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Press Release
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Source: Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.
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Ultra Clean Reports First Quarter 2011 Financial Results
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Monday, April 25, 2011 4:45 pm EDT
Company Exceeds Revenue Guidance as Gross Margins Rebound in its First Quarter of Fiscal 2011
HAYWARD, Calif., April 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: UCTT), a leading developer and supplier of critical subsystems for the semiconductor capital equipment, flat panel, medical, energy and research industries, today reported its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2011 ended April 1, 2011.
Revenue for the first quarter was $126.7 million, an increase of 5.3% from the fourth quarter 2010 and an increase of 28.7% from the same period a year ago. Semiconductor revenue was 80% of total revenue for the first quarter. The US accounted for 71% of the total revenue for the first quarter. Gross margin for the first quarter was 13.9%, compared to 12.3% for the fourth quarter 2010 and 12.6% for the first quarter a year ago.
The company recorded net income of $5.8 million, or $0.25 per share on 23.5 million shares, for the first quarter compared to net income of $3.9 million, or $0.17 per share on 23.0 million shares, for the fourth quarter 2010 and net income of $3.9 million, or $0.17 per share on 22.9 million shares, for the first quarter of 2010. The company’s tax rate for the first quarter 2011 was 26%.
Cash at the end of the first quarter 2011 was $35.3 million, an increase of $0.6 million from the prior quarter. Net inventory was $65.2 million at the end of the first quarter 2011, an increase of $5.9 million from the prior quarter. Accounts receivable and accounts payable increased $3.4 million and $2.8 million, respectively.
Clarence Granger, Ultra Clean’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer stated: “We are very pleased with our operating results for the first quarter of 2011 as we exceeded our guidance for both revenue and earnings per share. UCT again set an all-time record for revenue, and our gross margins were higher than the previous quarter by 1.6 basis points as we focused on improving key elements of our operations during the quarter. Moving ahead to the second quarter of 2011 we anticipate a continued increase in overall demand as well as continued progress in penetrating the HB-LED market.”
Commenting on Ultra Clean’s corporate guidance, Granger noted: “Revenue guidance for the second quarter 2011 is $128 million to $133 million, with earnings per share in the range of $0.26 to $0.29. We are forecasting a tax rate of 26%.”
Ultra Clean will conduct a conference call today, Monday, April 25, 2011, beginning at 1:45 p.m. PDT at 888-561-5097 (domestic) and 706-679-7569 (international). A replay of the webcast will be available for fourteen days following the conference call at 800-642-1687 (domestic) and 706-645-9291 (international). The confirmation number for the live broadcast and replay is 59575645 (all callers). The conference call will also be webcast live and be available for fourteen days on our website.
About Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. is a leading developer and supplier of critical subsystems for the semiconductor capital equipment, flat panel, medical, energy and research industries. Ultra Clean offers its customers an integrated outsourced solution for gas delivery systems and other subassemblies, improved design-to-delivery cycle times, component neutral design and manufacturing and component testing capabilities. Ultra Clean's customers are primarily original equipment manufacturers for the semiconductor capital equipment, flat panel, medical, energy and research industries. Ultra Clean is headquartered in Hayward, California. Additional information is available at www.uct.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
The foregoing information contains, or may be deemed to contain, "forward-looking statements" (as defined in the US Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) which reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial performance. We use words such as "anticipates," "believes," "plan," "expect," "future,"' "intends," "may," "will," "should," "estimates," "predicts," "potential," "continue" and similar expressions to identify these forward-looking statements. Forward looking statements included in the press release include estimates made with respect to our second quarter 2011 revenue and earnings per share. All forward-looking statements address matters that involve risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, our actual results may differ materially from the results predicted or implied by these forward- looking statements. These risks, uncertainties and other factors include, among others, those identified in "Risk Factors," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations'' and elsewhere in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. undertakes no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information future developments or otherwise.
Contact:
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.
Casey Eichler
CFO
510/576-4704
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For the three months ended
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April 1, 2011
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April 2, 2010
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Sales
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$ | 126,719 | $ | 98,467 | ||||
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Cost of goods sold
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109,167 | 86,091 | ||||||
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Gross profit
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17,552 | 12,376 | ||||||
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Operating expenses:
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Research and development
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1,605 | 1,057 | ||||||
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Sales and marketing
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2,057 | 1,633 | ||||||
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General and administrative
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5,703 | 5,063 | ||||||
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Total operating expenses
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9,365 | 7,753 | ||||||
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Income from operations
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8,187 | 4,623 | ||||||
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Interest and other income (expense), net
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(368 | ) | (155 | ) | ||||
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Income before income taxes
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7,819 | 4,468 | ||||||
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Income tax provision
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1,999 | 618 | ||||||
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Net income
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$ | 5,820 | $ | 3,850 | ||||
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Net income per share:
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Basic
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$ | 0.26 | $ | 0.18 | ||||
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Diluted
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$ | 0.25 | $ | 0.17 | ||||
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Shares used in computing net income per share:
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Basic
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22,468 | 21,501 | ||||||
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Diluted
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23,516 | 22,918 | ||||||
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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
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(Unaudited; in thousands)
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April 1,
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December 31,
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ASSETS
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2011
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2010
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Current assets:
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$ | 35,283 | $ | 34,654 | ||||
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Accounts receivable
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58,002 | 54,589 | ||||||
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Inventory
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65,152 | 59,288 | ||||||
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Other current assets
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7,138 | 5,935 | ||||||
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Total current assets
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165,575 | 154,466 | ||||||
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Equipment and leasehold improvements, net
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9,487 | 8,971 | ||||||
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Purchased intangibles, net
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8,987 | 8,987 | ||||||
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Other non-current assets
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592 | 571 | ||||||
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Total assets
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$ | 184,641 | $ | 172,995 | ||||
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LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
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Current liabilities:
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Bank borrowings
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$ | 3,762 | $ | 4,110 | ||||
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Accounts payable
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48,740 | 45,957 | ||||||
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Other current liabilities
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9,992 | 7,654 | ||||||
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Total current liabilities
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62,494 | 57,721 | ||||||
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Bank debt and other long-term liabilities
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26,560 | 27,765 | ||||||
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Total liabilities
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89,054 | 85,486 | ||||||
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Stockholders' equity:
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Common stock
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101,717 | 99,459 | ||||||
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Accumulated deficit
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(6,130 | ) | (11,950 | ) | ||||
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Total stockholders' equity
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95,587 | 87,509 | ||||||
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
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$ | 184,641 | $ | 172,995 | ||||