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PERICOM SEMICONDUCTOR REPORTS
FISCAL FOURTH QUARTER 2010 FINANCIAL RESULTS

 
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Net revenues increased 13% sequentially, and 40% year-over-year.
 
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Gross margin increased 146 basis points sequentially.
 
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GAAP net income attributable to Pericom shareholders increased 28% sequentially and 277% year-over-year.

San Jose, Calif. – August 9, 2010 - Pericom Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: PSEM), a worldwide supplier of high-speed integrated circuits and frequency control products, today announced results for its fiscal fourth quarter ended July 3, 2010.

Net revenues for the fourth quarter were $41.5 million, an increase of 13% from the $36.7 million reported in the third quarter, and up 40% from the $29.7 million reported in the comparable period last year.  When normalizing for the additional fourteenth week during the fourth quarter, net revenues increased by 5% sequentially, and 30% year-over-year.

Gross margin was 36.7%, up from 35.3% last quarter, and from 28.7% in the comparable period last year.

GAAP net income attributable to Pericom shareholders for the fourth quarter was $3.9 million, or $0.15 per diluted share, compared with net income of $3.1 million, or $0.12 per diluted share in the third quarter, and net income of $1.0 million, or $0.04 per diluted share in the comparable period last year.

The balance sheet remained very strong with cash and investments in marketable securities of $119 million at the end of the fourth quarter and cash and investments per basic share was $4.72 for the fourth quarter.  Working capital was $138 million and the current ratio was 6.25 to 1.00.

“We are pleased to report a sequential revenue increase, driven by increased demand from enterprise computing, networking and embedded applications” said Alex Hui, President and CEO of Pericom.   “We continued to expand gross margin and control operating expenses, which led to a 31% improvement in operating results compared with last quarter.”

“The book to bill ratio was significantly higher than one for the quarter just concluded which gives us a higher backlog entering Q1 fiscal 2011.   We continue to uncover new opportunities to deploy our first and second generation high-speed serial connectivity solutions and we have begun to work with key customers on initial deployment of our third generation solutions. We believe Pericom is well positioned to continue delivering both revenue growth and better operating results as we realize the opportunities in the end market segments that we serve with our expanding solutions and design win activities.”

New Products

In the June quarter, we continued to expand our serial connectivity solution with the introduction of 9 new products that work across the Signal Integrity, Timing and Connectivity product areas:

 
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Expanding its solutions for high-speed serial protocol signal integrity, Pericom introduced 2 new ReDriverTM products addressing SATA2 and USB3 protocols.  These products are intended for volume computing and embedded applications.
 
 
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Adding to high speed connectivity solutions, Pericom introduced 3 new switching and connectivity products across PCIe, USB, VGA, and Display Port protocols. The PCIe to USB2.0+PCIe product is the first to combine bridging and switching of multiple high-speed serial protocols. These products target the computing, server, networking, and embedded market segments.
 
 

 

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Expanding its timing solutions for next generation platforms, Pericom introduced 4 new products – 2 advanced clock generators aimed at access router networking platforms, 1 advanced crystal oscillator (XO) targeting 10Gb Ethernet, and a new family of very small footprint crystals aimed at volume ultra-mobility products such as cell phones, PDA, and smart card applications.

Share Repurchase Update

On April 29, 2008, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of $30 million of our common stock.  Pursuant to the 2008 authority, the Company repurchased 467,408 shares in the three months ended July 3, 2010 for an aggregate cost of $4,429,066 and an average per share purchase price of $9.48.  The remaining balance of potential share repurchases under the 2008 authority is approximately $17.8 million.

PTI Acquisition

Pericom announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all remaining outstanding shares of Pericom Technology, Inc. (“PTI”) for up to approximately $35 million in cash.  Pericom previously held a 40.6% ownership in PTI on a fully diluted basis and accounted for its investment in PTI using the equity method due to Pericom’s significant influence over its operations.  PTI is a fabless IC provider of timing, power management, and analog switch products that are sold primarily to Asian telecom, consumer, and ultra-mobility market segments.  The company was incorporated in the British Virgin Islands in 1994, and is headquartered in Hong Kong, with significant operations in Shanghai and Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China.  For additional information about the PTI acquisition, please refer to the Pericom press release library at http://www.pericom.com/press/211/ and click on the link for the press release dated August 9, 2010 describing Pericom’s acquisition of PTI.

Fiscal Q1 2011 Outlook

The following statements are based on current expectations. These statements are forward looking, and actual results may differ materially.

 
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Revenues in the first fiscal quarter are expected to be in the range of $40.5 million to $42.5 million.

 
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Gross margins are expected to be in the 36% to 38% range.

 
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Operating expenses are expected to be in the range of $11.0 to $11.5 million, which include stock-based compensation expense of approximately $1.2 million.

 
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Other income is expected to be approximately $0.9 million.

 
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Net income from unconsolidated affiliates PTI and JCP is expected to be approximately $0.6 million.

 
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The effective tax rate is expected to be approximately 32%.

Fiscal Q1 2011 Outlook – with the acquisition of PTI

We expect to complete the acquisition of PTI  late in the first quarter. Below is our guidance with the inclusion of PTI as if the acquisition is completed at the start of September. These statements are forward looking, and actual results may differ materially.

 
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Revenues in the first fiscal quarter are expected to be in the range of $42.0 million to $45.0 million.

 
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Gross margins are expected to be in the 37% to 38% range.

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Operating expenses are expected to be in the range of $11.9 to $12.5 million, which include stock-based compensation expense of approximately $1.2 million, and also $0.5 million of one-time acquisition related expense.

 
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Other income is expected to be approximately $0.9 million.

 
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Net income from unconsolidated affiliates PTI (before acquisition) and  JCP is expected to be approximately $0.4 million.

 
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The effective tax rate is expected to be approximately 31%.

Conference Call

The press release will be followed by a conference call beginning at 1:30 p.m. Pacific time. To listen to the call, dial (877) 377-7103 and reference “Pericom”. A slide presentation will accompany the conference call.  To view the slides, please visit the investor relations section of www.pericom.com.

The Pericom financial results conference call will be available via a live webcast on the investor relations section of the web site at http://www.pericom.com.  Access the web site 15 minutes prior to the start of the call to download and install any necessary audio software. An archived webcast replay will be available on the web site for approximately 90 days.

A taped replay of the conference call will be made available for the period from this evening through midnight on Monday, August 16th. To listen to the replay, dial (800) 642-1687 and reference conference ID 92282911.

About Pericom

Pericom Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: PSEM) enables serial connectivity with the industry's most complete solutions for the computing, communications and consumer market segments. Pericom's analog, digital and mixed-signal integrated circuits, along with its SaRonix-eCERA frequency control products are essential in the timing, switching, bridging and conditioning of high-speed signals required by today's ever-increasing speed and bandwidth demanding applications. Company headquarters is in San Jose, California, with design centers and technical sales and support offices globally. http://www.pericom.com.

This press release contains forward-looking statements as defined under The Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements in this release include the statements under the captions ”Fiscal Q1 2011 Outlook” and ”Fiscal Q1 2011 Outlook – With the Acquisition of PTI”, which regard the anticipated revenues, gross margin, operating expenses, other income and tax rate in the first fiscal quarter of 2011, and statements regarding continuing to drive improvements in gross margin and operating overhead, an increasing need for our products, Pericom being well positioned for the next phase of growth, and continuing revenue growth and delivering improved operating results. The Company’s actual results could differ materially from what is set forth in such forward-looking statements due to a variety of risk factors, including softness in demand for our products, price erosion for certain of our products, unexpected difficulties in developing new products, customer decisions to reduce inventory, economic or financial difficulties experienced by our customers, or technological and market changes. All forward-looking statements included in this document are made as of the date hereof, based on information available to the Company as of the date hereof, and Pericom assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements. Parties receiving this release are encouraged to review our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 27, 2010, our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 27, 2009, and, in particular, the risk factors sections contained in those reports.

Contact: Aaron Tachibana
Pericom Semiconductor
Tel: 408 435-0800
atachibana@pericom.com

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Pericom Semiconductor Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

   
Three Months Ended
   
Twelve Months Ended
 
   
July 3
   
Mar 27
   
Jun 27
   
July 3
   
Jun 27
 
   
2010
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
                               
Net revenues
  $ 41,495     $ 36,661     $ 29,721     $ 146,913     $ 128,645  
                                         
Cost of revenues
    26,246       23,723       21,193       96,146       85,514  
                                         
Gross profit
    15,249       12,938       8,528       50,767       43,131  
                                         
Operating expenses:
                                       
                                         
Research and development
    4,575       4,251       4,117       17,208       16,697  
                                         
Selling, general and administrative
    7,413       6,201       5,343       26,478       22,833  
                                         
Restructuring charge
    -       -       74       -       584  
                                         
Total operating expenses
    11,988       10,452       9,534       43,686       40,114  
                                         
Income (loss) from operations
    3,261       2,486       (1,006 )     7,081       3,017  
                                         
Interest and other income
    1,072       1,219       1,677       5,222       5,548  
                                         
Other than temporary decline in value of investment
    -       -       -       -       (506 )
                                         
Income before income taxes
    4,333       3,705       671       12,303       8,059  
                                         
Income tax expense (benefit)
    1,174       1,260       (135 )     3,911       2,209  
                                         
Net income from consolidated companies
    3,159       2,445       806       8,392       5,850  
                                         
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates
    759       608       256       2,430       351  
                                         
Net income
    3,918       3,053       1,062       10,822       6,201  
                                         
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
    -       -       (22 )     (28 )     (114 )
                                         
Net income attributable to Pericom shareholders
  $ 3,918     $ 3,053     $ 1,040     $ 10,794     $ 6,087  
                                         
Basic income per share to Pericom shareholders
  $ 0.16     $ 0.12     $ 0.04     $ 0.42     $ 0.24  
                                         
Diluted income per share to Pericom shareholders
  $ 0.15     $ 0.12     $ 0.04     $ 0.42     $ 0.24  
                                         
Shares used in computing basic income per share
    25,210       25,386       25,354       25,412       25,417  
                                         
Shares used in computing diluted income per share
    25,582       25,697       25,485       25,717       25,626  

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San Jose, CA 95134
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NEWS RELEASE, August 9, 2010
 


Pericom Semiconductor Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands)
(unaudited)

   
As of
   
As of
 
   
July 3, 2010
   
Jun 27, 2009
 
Assets
           
             
Current assets:
           
             
Cash & cash equivalents
  $ 29,495     $ 37,321  
Restricted cash
    -       3,200  
Short-term investments
    76,454       75,471  
Accounts receivable - trade
    25,365       22,875  
Inventories
    23,431       16,340  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    6,825       3,738  
Deferred income taxes
    3,119       2,433  
Total current assets
    164,689       161,378  
                 
Property, plant and equipment-net
    50,760       47,238  
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates
    13,183       10,826  
Deferred income taxes non current
    3,868       4,913  
Long-term investments in marketable securities
    12,977       11,780  
Goodwill
    1,681       1,673  
Intangible assets
    1,452       1,764  
Other assets
    7,438       6,742  
Total assets
  $ 256,048     $ 246,314  
                 
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
               
                 
Current liabilities:
               
                 
Accounts payable
  $ 15,585     $ 10,824  
Accrued liabilities and other
    10,781       15,118  
Current portion of long-term debt
    -       60  
Total current liabilities
    26,366       26,002  
                 
Long-term debt
    -       1,610  
Industrial development subsidy
    6,577       3,718  
Other long-term liabilities
    1,199       1,287  
Total liabilities
    34,142       32,617  
                 
Shareholders' equity:
               
Common stock and paid in capital
    130,536       133,162  
Retained earnings and other comprehensive income
    91,370       79,302  
Total Pericom shareholders' equity
    221,906       212,464  
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries
    -       1,233  
Total shareholders' equity
    221,906       213,697  
                 
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
  $ 256,048     $ 246,314  

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Pericom Semiconductor Corporation
Share-Based Compensation
(In thousands)
(unaudited)

   
Three Months Ended
   
Twelve Months Ended
 
   
July 3
   
Mar 27
   
Jun 27
   
July 3
   
Jun 27
 
   
2010
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
                               
Cost of revenues
  $ 88     $ 70     $ 52     $ 286     $ 244  
                                         
Research and development
    441       371       359       1,506       1,407  
                                         
Selling, general and administrative
    659       557       477       2,257       1,935  
                                         
    $ 1,188     $ 998     $ 888     $ 4,049     $ 3,586  

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3545 North First Street
San Jose, CA 95134
(408) 435-0800