BE SEMICONDUCTOR : Besi Reports Net Income of € 6.3 Million and € 39.3 Million for Q3-15 and YTD-15, Respectively. Net Cash Position Expands to € 109.0 Million. Backlog Indicates Q4-15 Revenue Comparable to Q3-15
October 22, 2015 at 06:03 am
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Duiven, the Netherlands, October 22, 2015 - BE Semiconductor Industries N.V. (the 'Company' or 'Besi') (Euronext Amsterdam: BESI; OTCQX: BESIY), a leading manufacturer of assembly equipment for the semiconductor industry, today announced its results for the third quarter and first nine months ended September 30, 2015.
Key Highlights Q3-15
Revenue of € 72.1 million, down 30.9% and 30.3% vs. Q2-15 and Q3-14 due primarily to lower demand for die attach and molding systems for smart phone, tablet and mainstream electronics applications and customer push outs to subsequent quarters due to industry downturn
Orders of € 74.9 million down 18.5% vs. Q2-15 and 17.6% vs. Q3-14 due to lower orders for advanced packaging and automotive applications partially offset by growth in TCB and die sorting bookings for high end cloud server applications as well as higher singulation and solar plating orders
Gross margins of 48.7% increased vs. 47.9% in Q2-15 and 45.3% in Q3-14 and exceeded guidance due primarily to material cost efficiencies from Asian supply chain and personnel transfer and forex benefits
Operating expenses down by € 3.3 million (10.3%) sequentially and better than guidance
Net income of € 6.3 million declined vs. € 15.5 million in Q2-15 and € 21.5 million in Q3-14 but was higher than expected due to better gross margin and operating expense development
Net cash increased by € 22.9 million (+26.6%) year over year to reach € 109.0 million
Share buyback program commenced to enhance shareholder value
Key Highlights YTD-15/YTD-14
Revenue of € 271.4 million down 6.3% vs. YTD-14 due to reduced demand for smart phones and mainstream electronics partially offset by growth in high end cloud server and solar applications
Orders of € 271.0 million down 16.9% primarily due to lower bookings by Asian subcontractors for flip chip and multi module die attach and ultra-thin molding equipment for smart phone and other advanced packaging applications. Partially offset by significant growth in TCB and die sorting orders
Gross margins increased to 48.5% vs. 43.8% in YTD-14 due primarily to material cost efficiencies and forex gains
Net income of € 39.3 million down € 12.1 million vs YTD-14. Net margin of 14.5% vs. 17.7% YTD-14
Outlook
Q4-15 revenue expected to be within a range of +10% to -10% vs. Q3-15 levels. Continued strong cash flow generation forecast
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BE Semiconductor Industries N.V. (Besi) specializes in the design, manufacturing and marketing of semiconductor assembly equipment for the global semiconductor and electronics industries. The group develops leading edge assembly processes and equipment for leadframe, substrate and wafer level packaging applications in a wide range of end-user markets including electronics, mobile Internet, computer, automotive, industrial, RFID, LED and solar energy.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Ireland (7.5%), Europe (8.2%), China (35.5%), Malaysia (8.4%), Korea (7.3%), Taiwan (6.5%), Thailand ( 3.6%), Asia/Pacific (11.8%), United States (8.8%) and other (2.4%).
BE SEMICONDUCTOR : Besi Reports Net Income of € 6.3 Million and € 39.3 Million for Q3-15 and YTD-15, Respectively. Net Cash Position Expands to € 109.0 Million. Backlog Indicates Q4-15 Revenue Comparable to Q3-15