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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

SemiLEDs Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year End 2012

Financial Results

 

Hsinchu, Taiwan (November 28, 2012) — SemiLEDs Corporation (NASDAQ: LEDS), “SemiLEDs” or the “Company,” a developer and manufacturer of LED chips and LED components, today announced its financial results for the fiscal fourth quarter and year end 2012, ended August 31, 2012.

 

Revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012 was $5.5 million, a 3% increase compared to $5.3 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011.

 

“The LED market is improving; China has started to release funding for new LED projects and our new products are gaining acceptance,” said Trung Doan, Chairman and CEO of SemiLEDs.  “While things are improving, we believe the best course of action is to remain focused on our operations in Taiwan. We are focused on getting our products qualified for our customers and ramping up sales of our products, and we look forward to calendar year 2013 as a turning point of SemiLEDs,” concluded Doan.

 

GAAP net loss attributable to SemiLEDs stockholders for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012 was $24.6 million, or a net loss of $0.90 per diluted share, compared to GAAP net loss attributable to SemiLEDs stockholders of $13.6 million, or a net loss of $0.50 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011. On a non-GAAP basis, net loss attributable to SemiLEDs stockholders for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012 was $16.6 million, or a net loss of $0.60 per diluted share, compared to non-GAAP net loss attributable to SemiLEDs stockholders of $13.2 million, or a net loss of $0.49 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011.

 

Revenue for fiscal 2012 was $29.3 million, a 14% decrease compared to $33.9 million for fiscal 2011.  GAAP net loss attributable to SemiLEDs stockholders for fiscal 2012 was $49.5 million, or a net loss of $1.80 per diluted share, compared to GAAP net loss attributable to SemiLEDs stockholders of $16.1 million, or a net loss of $0.88 per diluted share, for fiscal 2011.

 

On a non-GAAP basis, net loss attributable to SemiLEDs stockholders for fiscal 2012 was $37.8 million, or a net loss of $1.38 per diluted share, compared to non-GAAP net loss attributable to SemiLEDs stockholders of $14.3 million, or a net loss of $0.79 per diluted share, for fiscal 2011.

 

GAAP gross margin for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012 was negative 55%, compared with GAAP gross margin for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011 of negative 93%. Operating margin for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012 was negative 296%, compared with negative 228% in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011.  Margins for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012 were negatively impacted by reduction in revenues, an impairment charge on the Company’s long-lived assets of $7.5 million and a charge to bad debt expense of $1.4 million on accounts and notes receivable from China SemiLEDs.

 

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Fourth quarter results reflect the Company’s reduction of the carrying amount of its investment in China SemiLEDs to zero, compared to the third quarter ending balance of $8.7 million.  The reduction reflects primarily the Company’s recognition of its proportionate share of an impairment charge on China SemiLEDs’ long-lived assets related to the increased likelihood that shareholders of China SemiLEDs would fail to agree to and implement a restructuring plan for China SemiLEDs.

 

The Company’s cash and cash equivalents were $47.2 million at the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012, compared to the third quarter ending balance of $62.9 million. The Company also had short-term investments of $8.8 million at the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012, consisting of time deposits with initial maturities of greater than three months but less than one year.  Cash used in operating activities was $5.2 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012.

 

Conference Call Information

 

SemiLEDs will discuss these financial results in a conference call today at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (5:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time, 9:00 p.m. China Standard Time).  The public is invited to listen to a live webcast of the conference call on the Investors section of the Company’s website at http://investors.semileds.com/events.cfm.

 

A replay of the webcast will be available on the Investors section of the Company’s website approximately three hours after the conclusion of the call and remain available for approximately 90 calendar days.

 

About SemiLEDs

 

SemiLEDs develops and manufactures LED chips and LED components primarily for general lighting applications, including street lights and commercial, industrial and residential lighting, along with specialty industrial applications such as ultraviolet (UV) curing, medical/cosmetic, counterfeit detection, and horticulture. SemiLEDs sells blue, green and UV LED chips.

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

SemiLEDs has provided in this press release adjusted financial information that has not been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or GAAP. SemiLEDs uses these non-GAAP financial measures internally in analyzing its financial results and believes they are useful to investors, as a supplement to, but not as a substitute for, GAAP measures, in evaluating the Company’s operational performance. SemiLEDs believes that the use of these non-GAAP financial measures provides an additional tool for investors to use in evaluating operating results and trends, and in comparing its financial results with other companies in SemiLEDs’ industry, many of which present similar non-GAAP financial measures to investors. The historical non-GAAP financial measures presented above exclude the following items required to be included by GAAP: non-cash stock-based compensation charges, provision for litigation settlement, non-cash impairment charge on long-lived assets, and the related tax effect of the applicable items, if any. In addition to the non-GAAP financial measures discussed above, SemiLEDs also uses free cash flow as a measure of operating performance. Free cash flow represents cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures.

 

Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. A reconciliation of historic non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP results has been provided in the financial statement tables included in this press release.

 

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Forward Looking Statements

 

This press release contains statements that may constitute “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact could be deemed forward-looking, including, but not limited to, any projections of future revenues, income, margins or other financial information; any statements about historical results that may suggest trends for SemiLEDs’ business; any statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations; any statements of expectation or belief regarding recovery of the LED industry, market opportunities and other future events or technology developments; any statements regarding SemiLEDs’ position to capitalize on any market opportunities; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections of future SemiLEDs’ or industry performance based on management’s judgment, beliefs, current trends and market conditions and involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. SemiLEDs’ Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and other SemiLEDs filings with the SEC (which you may obtain for free at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov) discuss some of the important risks and other factors that may affect SemiLEDs’ business, results of operations and financial condition. SemiLEDs undertakes no intent or obligation to publicly update or revise any of these forward looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

 

Contacts:

 

David Young

Chief Financial Officer

SemiLEDs Corporation

415-471-2700

investor@semileds.com

 

Erica Mannion

Investor Relations

Sapphire Investor Relations, LLC

415-471-2700

investor@semileds.com

 

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SEMILEDS CORPORATION

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands of U.S. dollars)

 

 

 

August 31,
2012

 

August 31,
2011

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

47,228

 

$

83,619

 

Short-term investments

 

8,831

 

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

4,759

 

4,655

 

Accounts receivable from related parties, net

 

157

 

825

 

Inventories

 

13,016

 

16,217

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

1,130

 

1,542

 

Total current assets

 

75,121

 

106,858

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

46,642

 

51,804

 

Intangible assets, net

 

1,552

 

1,853

 

Goodwill

 

1,072

 

1,106

 

Investments in unconsolidated entities

 

1,821

 

15,579

 

Other assets

 

1,326

 

1,126

 

TOTAL ASSETS

 

$

127,534

 

$

178,326

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Notes payable to banks

 

$

1,585

 

$

972

 

Current installments of long-term debt

 

967

 

981

 

Accounts payable

 

5,768

 

4,464

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

4,969

 

7,361

 

Deferred income, current portion

 

51

 

51

 

Total current liabilities

 

13,340

 

13,829

 

Long-term debt, excluding current installments

 

4,953

 

6,105

 

Deferred income, net of current portion

 

390

 

441

 

Total liabilities

 

18,683

 

20,375

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

EQUITY:

 

 

 

 

 

SemiLEDs stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

 

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

167,070

 

164,370

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

5,179

 

6,982

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(64,431

)

(14,974

)

Total SemiLEDs stockholders’ equity

 

107,818

 

156,378

 

Noncontrolling interests

 

1,033

 

1,573

 

Total equity

 

108,851

 

157,951

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

$

127,534

 

$

178,326

 

 

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SEMILEDS CORPORATION

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In thousands of U.S. dollars and shares, except per share data)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
August 31,

 

Years Ended
August 31,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues, net

 

$

5,469

 

$

5,329

 

$

29,299

 

$

33,902

 

Cost of revenues

 

8,473

 

10,306

 

34,901

 

29,434

 

Gross profit (loss)

 

(3,004

)

(4,977

)

(5,602

)

4,468

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

1,508

 

2,330

 

7,443

 

4,556

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

4,145

 

4,828

 

14,300

 

11,642

 

Impairment of long-lived assets

 

7,507

 

 

7,507

 

 

Provision for litigation settlement

 

 

 

1,500

 

 

Total operating expenses

 

13,160

 

7,158

 

30,750

 

16,198

 

Loss from operations

 

(16,164

)

(12,135

)

(36,352

)

(11,730

)

Other income (expenses):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in losses from unconsolidated entities, net

 

(8,744

)

(1,124

)

(13,619

)

(3,126

)

Interest income, net

 

27

 

18

 

37

 

28

 

Other income, net

 

49

 

47

 

193

 

130

 

Foreign currency transaction gain (loss), net

 

130

 

205

 

(208

)

(715

)

Total other expenses, net

 

(8,538

)

(854

)

(13,597

)

(3,683

)

Loss before income taxes

 

(24,702

)

(12,989

)

(49,949

)

(15,413

)

Income tax expense

 

 

678

 

 

725

 

Net loss

 

(24,702

)

(13,667

)

(49,949

)

(16,138

)

Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

(83

)

(34

)

(492

)

(34

)

Net loss attributable to SemiLEDs stockholders

 

$

(24,619

)

$

(13,633

)

$

(49,457

)

$

(16,104

)

Net loss attributable to SemiLEDs common stockholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted

 

$

(24,619

)

$

(13,633

)

$

(49,457

)

$

(19,174

)

Net loss per share attributable to SemiLEDs common stockholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted

 

$

(0.90

)

$

(0.50

)

$

(1.80

)

$

(0.88

)

Shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to SemiLEDs common stockholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted

 

27,487

 

27,275

 

27,414

 

21,887

 

 

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SEMILEDS CORPORATION

 

Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures

(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
August 31,

 

Years Ended
August 31,

 

Non-GAAP Net Loss

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP net loss attributable to SemiLEDs stockholders

 

$

(24,619

)

$

(13,633

)

$

(49,457

)

$

(16,104

)

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

502

 

397

 

2,616

 

1,785

 

Provision for litigation settlement

 

 

 

1,500

 

 

Impairment of long-lived assets

 

7,507

 

 

7,507

 

 

Income tax effect

 

 

 

 

 

Non-GAAP net loss attributable to SemiLEDs stockholders

 

$

(16,610

)

$

(13,236

)

$

(37,834

)

$

(14,319

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted net loss per share attributable to SemiLEDs common stockholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP net loss

 

$

(0.90

)

$

(0.50

)

$

(1.80

)

$

(0.88

)

Non-GAAP net loss

 

$

(0.60

)

$

(0.49

)

$

(1.38

)

$

(0.79

)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
August 31,

 

Years Ended
August 31,

 

Free Cash Flow

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in operating activities

 

$

(5,234

)

$

(2,025

)

$

(15,771

)

$

(2,050

)

Less: Capital expenditures

 

1,218

 

4,972

 

11,569

 

21,462

 

Total free cash flows

 

$

(6,452

)

$

(6,997

)

$

(27,340

)

$

(23,512

)

 

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