MILPITAS, Calif., Jan. 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- KLA-Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ: KLAC) today announced operating results for its second quarter of fiscal year 2017, which ended on December 31, 2016, and reported GAAP net income of $238 million and GAAP earnings per diluted share of $1.52 on revenues of $877 million.

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"I am pleased to announce that KLA-Tencor's business continues to perform at a very high level, as we delivered another quarter of outstanding results in Q2 of fiscal 2017, exceeding our guidance for shipments, revenue and Non-GAAP earnings per diluted share for the period," commented Rick Wallace, President and Chief Executive Officer of KLA-Tencor. "In addition, new orders topped $1 billion for the first time in the December quarter, reflecting KLA-Tencor's market leadership and the critical role process control plays in enabling our customers' success at the leading edge. These outstanding results are against the backdrop of a healthy overall demand environment for wafer fab equipment in the marketplace today, and position KLA-Tencor with good momentum heading into calendar 2017."



                             GAAP Results

                         Q2 FY 2017       Q1 FY 2017      Q2 FY 2016

    Revenues               $877 million     $751 million    $710 million
    --------               ------------     ------------    ------------

    Net Income             $238 million     $178 million    $152 million
                           ------------     ------------    ------------

    Earnings per Diluted
     Share                        $1.52             $1.13            $0.98
    --------------------          -----             -----            -----


                         Non-GAAP Results

                         Q2 FY 2017       Q1 FY 2017      Q2 FY 2016

    Net Income             $238 million     $182 million    $162 million
                           ------------     ------------    ------------

    Earnings per Diluted
     Share                        $1.52             $1.16            $1.04
    --------------------          -----             -----            -----

A reconciliation between GAAP operating results and non-GAAP operating results is provided following the financial statements included in this release. Non-GAAP results include the impact of stock-based compensation, but exclude the impact of acquisitions, restructuring, severance, merger and other related charges and certain discrete tax items. KLA-Tencor will discuss the results for its fiscal year 2017 second quarter, along with its outlook, on a conference call today beginning at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. A webcast of the call will be available at: www.kla-tencor.com.

About KLA-Tencor:

KLA-Tencor Corporation, a leading provider of process control and yield management solutions, partners with customers around the world to develop state-of-the-art inspection and metrology technologies. These technologies serve the semiconductor, LED and other related nanoelectronics industries. With a portfolio of industry-standard products and a team of world-class engineers and scientists, the company has created superior solutions for its customers for 40 years. Headquartered in Milpitas, Calif., KLA-Tencor has dedicated customer operations and service centers around the world. Additional information may be found at http://www.kla-tencor.com. (KLAC-F)

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information:

The non-GAAP and supplemental information provided in this press release is a supplement to, and not a substitute for, KLA-Tencor's financial results presented in accordance with United States GAAP.

To supplement KLA-Tencor's condensed consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, the company provides certain non-GAAP financial information, which is adjusted from results based on GAAP to exclude certain costs and expenses (benefits), as well as other supplemental information. The non-GAAP and supplemental information is provided to enhance the user's overall understanding of KLA-Tencor's operating performance and its prospects in the future. Specifically, KLA-Tencor believes that the non-GAAP information provides useful measures to both management and investors regarding financial and business trends relating to KLA-Tencor's financial performance by excluding certain costs and expenses (benefits) that the company believes are not indicative of its core operating results. The non-GAAP information is among the budgeting and planning tools that management uses for future forecasting. However, because there are no standardized or generally accepted definitions for most non-GAAP financial metrics, definitions of non-GAAP financial metrics (for example, determining which costs and expenses (benefits) to exclude when calculating such a metric) are inherently subject to significant discretion. As a result, non-GAAP financial metrics may be defined very differently from company to company, or even from period to period within the same company, which can potentially limit the usefulness of such information to an investor. The presentation of non-GAAP and supplemental information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for results prepared and presented in accordance with United States GAAP.



    KLA-Tencor Corporation

    Condensed Consolidated Unaudited Balance Sheets


    (In thousands)                                  December 31, 2016            June 30, 2016
    -------------                                   -----------------            -------------

    ASSETS

    Cash, cash equivalents and
     marketable securities                                            $2,592,977                   $2,491,294

    Accounts receivable, net                                  663,852                      613,233

    Inventories                                               671,172                      698,635

    Other current assets                                      103,638                       64,870

    Land, property and equipment,
     net                                                      279,966                      278,014

    Goodwill                                                  335,170                      335,177

    Deferred income taxes, non-
     current                                                  259,507                      302,219

    Purchased intangibles, net                                  2,551                        4,331

    Other non-current assets                                  185,623                      174,659

    Total assets                                                      $5,094,456                   $4,962,432
                                                                      ==========                   ==========

    LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS'
     EQUITY

    Current liabilities:

    Accounts payable                                                    $116,163                     $106,517

    Deferred system profit                                    193,942                      174,551

    Unearned revenue                                           56,750                       59,147

    Current portion of long-term
     debt                                                     249,958                            -

    Other current liabilities                                 570,923                      662,208
                                                              -------                      -------

    Total current liabilities                               1,187,736                    1,002,423

    Non-current liabilities:

    Long-term debt                                          2,729,239                    3,057,936

    Unearned revenue                                           62,619                       56,336

    Other non-current liabilities                             149,766                      156,623
                                                              -------                      -------

    Total liabilities                                       4,129,360                    4,273,318

    Stockholders' equity:

    Common stock and capital in
     excess of par value                                      483,077                      452,974

    Retained earnings                                         534,175                      284,825

    Accumulated other
     comprehensive income (loss)                             (52,156)                    (48,685)
                                                              -------                      -------

    Total stockholders' equity                                965,096                      689,114
                                                              -------                      -------

    Total liabilities and
     stockholders' equity                                             $5,094,456                   $4,962,432
                                                                      ==========                   ==========


    KLA-Tencor Corporation

    Condensed Consolidated Unaudited Statements of Operations


                                           Three months ended December 31,         Six months ended December 31,

    (In thousands,
     except per share
     amounts)                                   2016                        2015                   2016          2015
    -----------------                           ----                        ----                   ----          ----

    Revenues:

    Product                                             $683,733                      $527,780                        $1,245,486  $988,519

    Service                                  193,152                       182,465                  382,072               364,370
                                             -------                       -------                  -------               -------

    Total revenues                           876,885                       710,245                1,627,558             1,352,889

    Costs and expenses:

    Costs of revenues                        318,507                       280,980                  596,343               551,224

    Research and
     development                             130,912                       118,272                  260,145               238,215

    Selling, general and
     administrative                           93,532                        96,532                  187,920               188,195

    Interest expense and
     other, net                               27,089                        28,986                   54,085                55,481
                                              ------                        ------                   ------                ------

    Income before income
     taxes                                   306,845                       185,475                  529,065               319,774

    Provision for income
     taxes                                    68,594                        33,268                  112,713                62,670
                                                                                                  -------                ------

    Net income                                          $238,251                      $152,207                          $416,352  $257,104
                                                        ========                      ========                          ========  ========

    Net income per
     share:

    Basic                                                  $1.52                         $0.98                             $2.66     $1.65

    Diluted                                                $1.52                         $0.98                             $2.65     $1.64

    Cash dividends
     declared per share                                    $0.54                         $0.52                             $1.06     $1.04
                                                           -----                         -----                             -----     -----

    Weighted-average
     number of shares:

    Basic                                    156,335                       155,252                  156,232               156,036

    Diluted                                  157,123                       155,996                  157,071               156,971


    KLA-Tencor Corporation

    Condensed Consolidated Unaudited Statements of Cash Flows


                                                                  Three months ended

                                                   December 31,

    (In
     thousands)                                              2016                  2015
    -----------                                              ----                  ----

    Cash flows from operating
     activities:

    Net income                                                    $238,251                         $152,207

    Adjustments to reconcile net
     income to net cash provided
     by operating activities:

    Depreciation
     and
     amortization                                          14,892                           16,529

    Asset
     impairment
     charges                                                    -                             358

    Non-cash
     stock-based
     compensation
     expense                                               12,444                           11,325

    Excess tax
     benefit from
     equity
     awards                                                     -                         (1,382)

    Net gain on
     sales of
     marketable
     securities
     and other
     investments                                            (681)                            (25)

    Changes in assets and
     liabilities:

    Decrease
     (increase)
     in accounts
     receivable,
     net                                                 (24,386)                          32,098

    Decrease
     (increase)
     in
     inventories                                           13,132                         (36,668)

    Increase in
     other assets                                        (28,315)                        (38,044)

    Increase in
     accounts
     payable                                               11,786                           15,047

    Increase
     (decrease)
     in deferred
     system
     profit                                                 8,302                          (2,339)

    Decrease in
     other
     liabilities                                         (23,012)                        (48,782)
                                                          -------                          -------

    Net cash
     provided by
     operating
     activities                                           222,413                          100,324

    Cash flows from investing
     activities:

    Acquisition
     of non-
     marketable
     securities                                             (900)                               -

    Capital
     expenditures,
     net                                                  (8,629)                         (7,938)

    Proceeds from
     sale of
     assets                                                 2,582                            1,215

    Purchases of
     available-
     for-sale
     securities                                         (372,950)                       (281,503)

    Proceeds from
     sale of
     available-
     for-sale
     securities                                            78,136                          284,734

    Proceeds from
     maturity of
     available-
     for-sale
     securities                                           159,077                          141,362

    Purchases of
     trading
     securities                                          (20,813)                        (16,738)

    Proceeds from
     sale of
     trading
     securities                                            23,164                           20,036
                                                           ------                           ------

    Net cash
     provided by
     (used in)
     investing
     activities                                         (140,333)                         141,168

    Cash flows from financing
     activities:

    Repayment of
     debt                                                (40,000)                        (20,000)

    Issuance of
     common stock                                          23,694                           21,908

    Tax
     withholding
     payments
     related to
     vested and
     released
     restricted
     stock units                                             (79)                           (495)

    Common stock
     repurchases                                                -                        (39,119)

    Payment of
     dividends to
     stockholders                                        (84,529)                        (81,380)

    Excess tax
     benefit from
     equity
     awards                                                     -                           1,382
                                                              ---                           -----

    Net cash used
     in financing
     activities                                         (100,914)                       (117,704)

    Effect of
     exchange
     rate changes
     on cash and
     cash
     equivalents                                         (10,458)                           (894)
                                                          -------                             ----

    Net increase
     (decrease)
     in cash and
     cash
     equivalents                                         (29,292)                         122,894

    Cash and cash
     equivalents
     at beginning
     of period                                            966,325                          763,697
                                                          -------                          -------

    Cash and cash
     equivalents
     at end of
     period                                                       $937,033                         $886,591
                                                                  ========                         ========

    Supplemental cash flow
     disclosures:

    Income taxes
     paid, net                                                     $71,164                          $51,631

    Interest paid                                                  $56,773                          $56,711

    Non-cash activities:

    Purchase of
     land,
     property and
     equipment -
     investing
     activities                                                     $1,985                           $2,253

    Dividends
     payable -
     financing
     activities                                                    $12,763                          $20,284


    KLA-Tencor Corporation

    Condensed Consolidated Unaudited Supplemental Information

    (In thousands, except per share amounts)


    Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to Non-GAAP Net Income
    --------------------------------------------------------


                                                                                                Three months ended                                Six months ended

                                                                          December                September          December           December            December
                                                                           31, 2016                30, 2016           31, 2015           31, 2016            31, 2015
                                                                           --------                --------           --------           --------            --------

    GAAP net income                                                        $238,251                                    $178,101                                $152,207                   $416,352             $257,104

    Adjustments to reconcile GAAP net
     income to non-GAAP net income:
    ---------------------------------

                                                             Acquisition-related charges      a                  513                     1,267                            1,309          1,780           4,890

                                                              Restructuring, severance and other
                                                              related charges                 b                    -                        -                           1,742              -          8,808

                                                             Merger-related charges           c                4,069                     3,605                            8,820          7,674           8,820

                                                              Income tax effect of non-GAAP
                                                              adjustments                     d              (1,580)                  (1,259)                         (2,321)       (2,839)        (5,669)

                                                             Discrete tax items               e              (3,064)                        -                               -       (3,064)              -


    Non-GAAP net income                                                    $238,189                                    $181,714                                $161,757                   $419,903             $273,953
                                                                           ========                                    ========                                ========                   ========             ========

    GAAP net income per diluted share                                         $1.52                                       $1.13                                   $0.98                      $2.65                $1.64
                                                                              =====                                       =====                                   =====                      =====                =====

    Non-GAAP net income per diluted share                                     $1.52                                       $1.16                                   $1.04                      $2.67                $1.75
                                                                              =====                                       =====                                   =====                      =====                =====

    Shares used in diluted shares
     calculation                                                157,123                              157,021                    155,996                          157,071        156,971
                                                                =======                              =======                    =======                          =======        =======


    Pre-tax impact of items included in Condensed Consolidated Unaudited Statements of Operations
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                          Acquisition-               Restructuring,                Merger-related             Total pre-tax
                                             related
                                             charges                  severance and                    charges                GAAP to non-
                                                                      other related
                                                                         charges                                                   GAAP
                                                                                                                               adjustments
                                                                                                                            -----------

    Three months ended
     December 31, 2016
    ------------------

    Costs of revenues                                       $500                                 $                 -                          $348     $848

    Research and
     development                                     -                             -                                 1,054                   1,054

    Selling, general
     and administrative                             13                              -                                 2,667                   2,680

    Total in three
     months ended
     December 31, 2016                                      $513                                 $                 -                        $4,069   $4,582
                                                            ====                               ===               ===                        ======   ======

    Three months ended
     September 30, 2016
    -------------------

    Costs of revenues                                       $650                                 $                 -                          $260     $910

    Research and
     development                                     -                             -                                   982                     982

    Selling, general
     and administrative                            617                              -                                 2,363                   2,980
                                                   ---                            ---                                 -----

    Total in three
     months ended
     September 30, 2016                                   $1,267                                 $                 -                        $3,605   $4,872
                                                          ======                               ===               ===                        ======   ======

    Three months ended
     December 31, 2015
    ------------------

    Costs of revenues                                       $663                                                $470                            $67   $1,200

    Research and
     development                                     -                           479                                      -                    479

    Selling, general
     and administrative                            646                            793                                  8,753                  10,192

    Total in three
     months ended
     December 31, 2015                                    $1,309                                              $1,742                         $8,820  $11,871
                                                          ======                                              ======                         ======  =======

To supplement our condensed consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, we provide certain non-GAAP financial information, which is adjusted from results based on GAAP to exclude certain costs and expenses, as well as other supplemental information. The non-GAAP and supplemental information is provided to enhance the user's overall understanding of our operating performance and our prospects in the future. Specifically, we believe that the non-GAAP information provides useful measures to both management and investors regarding financial and business trends relating to our financial performance by excluding certain costs and expenses that we believe are not indicative of our core operating results. The non-GAAP information is among the budgeting and planning tools that management uses for future forecasting. However, because there are no standardized or generally accepted definitions for most non-GAAP financial metrics, definitions of non-GAAP financial metrics (for example, determining which costs and expenses to exclude when calculating such a metric) are inherently subject to significant discretion. As a result, non-GAAP financial metrics may be defined very differently from company to company, or even from period to period within the same company, which can potentially limit the usefulness of such information to an investor. The presentation of non-GAAP and supplemental information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for results prepared and presented in accordance with United States GAAP.

a. Acquisition-related charges includes amortization of intangible assets associated with acquisitions. Management believes that the expense associated with the amortization of acquisition related intangible assets is appropriate to be excluded because a significant portion of the purchase price for acquisitions may be allocated to intangible assets that have short lives, and exclusion of these expenses allows comparisons of operating results that are consistent over time for both KLA-Tencor's newly acquired and long-held businesses. Management believes excluding these items helps investors compare our operating performance with our results in prior periods as well as with the performance of other companies. b. Restructuring, severance and other related charges include costs associated with employee severance and other exit costs, and impairment of certain long-lived assets. Management believes excluding these items helps investors compare our operating performance with our results in prior periods as well as with the performance of other companies. c. Merger-related charges associated with the terminated merger agreement between KLA-Tencor and Lam Research Corporation ("Lam") primarily includes employee retention-related expenses, legal expenses and other costs. Management believes that it is appropriate to exclude these items as they are not indicative of ongoing operating results and therefore limit comparability and excluding these items helps investors compare our operating performance with our results in prior periods as well as with the performance of other companies. d. Income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments includes the income tax effects of the excluded items noted above. Management believes that it is appropriate to exclude the tax effects of the items noted above in order to present a more meaningful measure of non-GAAP net income. e. Discrete tax items includes the tax impact of certain merger-related charges that only became deductible during the three months ended December 31, 2016 as a result of the termination of the proposed merger between KLA-Tencor and Lam. Management believes that it is appropriate to exclude these items as they are not indicative of ongoing operating results and therefore limit comparability. Management believes excluding these items helps investors compare our operating performance with our results in prior periods as well as with the performance of other companies.

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