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Xcerra Announces First Quarter Results

First Quarter Notables:

  • Semiconductor Test Solutions sales up 13% year-over-year
  • Record quarter for Diamondx sales
  • Two new customer wins for the MT2168 XT pick and place handler

NORWOOD, Mass., Dec. 01, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Xcerra Corporation (NASDAQ: XCRA ), today announced financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2016.

Net sales for the quarter were $80,085,000 compared to the prior quarter’s net sales of $91,234,000.  GAAP net income for the quarter was $18,000 or $0.00 per share.  Excluding restructuring charges of $107,000, and amortization of purchased intangible assets of $190,000, non-GAAP net income for the quarter was $315,000, or $0.01 per share. 

Dave Tacelli, president and chief executive officer, commented, “While sales were at the low end of guidance, our non-GAAP net income was at the high end. Earnings for the quarter outperformed our model due to a favorable product mix, which generated higher gross margins. As expected, we experienced softness in certain market segments, such as RF power amplifier testing, however, this was offset by strong demand for our Diamondx product, including shipments for testing flat panel display (FPD) driver ICs.

We are encouraged that our outlook for fiscal Q2 is stronger than a year ago and reflects a recovery in the RF PA space, additional FPD driver IC tester shipments, stronger handler sales and improvement in our EMS business segment.”

Second Quarter Fiscal 2016 Outlook

For the fiscal quarter ending January 31, 2017, net sales are expected to be in the range of $77 million to $81 million.  Non-GAAP net loss for the quarter is expected to be in the range of $(0.04) to $0.00 per share, assuming 54 million shares outstanding.  The non-GAAP net loss guidance excludes amortization of purchased intangible assets of approximately $0.2 million.

The Company will conduct a conference call today, December 1, 2016 at 10:00 AM EST to discuss this release.  The conference call may be accessed via telephone by dialing (877) 853-5334. The call will be simulcast via the Xcerra web site http://xcerra.com/investors/events-presentations/ .  Audio replays of the call can be heard through December 4, 2016, via telephone, by dialing (855) 859-2056; conference ID number 19762256.  A replay of the webcast can be accessed by visiting our web site 90 minutes following the conference call at http://xcerra.com/investors/events-presentations/ .  

Information About Non-GAAP Measures

Xcerra supplements its GAAP financial results by providing non-GAAP measures to evaluate the operating performance of the Company.  Non-GAAP net income for the quarter ended October 31, 2016 excludes the amortization of purchased intangible assets and restructuring charges.  Management believes these non-GAAP measures are useful for internal comparison to historical operating results as well as to the operating results of its competitors, and believes that this information is useful to investors for the same purposes.  A reconciliation between the Company’s GAAP and non-GAAP results is provided in the attached tables.  Readers are reminded that non-GAAP information is merely a supplement to, and not a replacement for, GAAP financial measures. 

Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements

Any statements in this presentation about future expectations, plans and prospects for the Company, financial guidance on revenue, financial operating results (including net income or loss), and earnings or loss per share, continued customer adoption of recent product introductions, product developments, potential customer expansion and any other statements about management's future expectations, beliefs, goals, plans or prospects constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the Company’s use of the words "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," "may," "will," "would," "should," "intends," "estimates," "seeks" or similar expressions, whether negative or affirmative. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including, but not limited to, the fluctuations in the demand for semiconductor devices, the ability of the Company to win orders from customers for the testing and handling of their new generation semiconductor devices and/or manufacturing processes, the fluctuations in the demand of our customer’s devices in the marketplace, the Company’s ability to timely develop new products, options and software applications and the level of customer demand for such products, options and software applications, the Company’s ability to meet acceptance requirements for newly developed products, the conditions affecting markets in which we compete, and the Company’s ability to meet its debt service obligations under its existing credit arrangement with Silicon Valley Bank, as well as the other important factors as are described in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including those included under the heading “Risk Factors" in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2016. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update any forward-looking statements after the date of this presentation.  

About Xcerra

Xcerra Corporation is comprised of four businesses in the semiconductor and electronics manufacturing test markets: atg-Luther & Maelzer, Everett Charles Technologies, LTX-Credence and Multitest. The combination of these businesses creates a company with a broad spectrum of semiconductor and PCB test expertise that drives innovative new products and services, and the ability to deliver to customers fully integrated semiconductor test cell solutions.  The Company addresses the broad, divergent requirements of the mobility, industrial, automotive and consumer end markets, offering a comprehensive portfolio of solutions and technologies, and a global network of strategically deployed applications and support resources.  Additional information can be found at www.xcerra.com or at each product group’s website; www.atg-lm.com , www.ectinfo.com , www.ltxc.com and www.multitest.com

Xcerra is a trademark of Xcerra Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

   
Xcerra Corporation    
Consolidated Balance Sheets    
(in thousands)      
         
  ASSETS   October 31, 2016     July 31, 2016    
         
Current assets        
Cash and cash equivalents $ 75,630     $ 83,065    
Marketable securities   56,295       56,356    
Accounts receivable - trade, net   73,361       76,513    
Accounts receivable - other, net   1,478       304    
Inventories, net   70,239       69,986    
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   10,950       8,546    
Assets held for sale   2,448       2,448    
Total current assets   290,401       297,218    
         
Property and equipment, net   25,848       25,483    
Intangible assets, net   9,239       9,429    
Goodwill   43,850       43,850    
Other assets   2,264       2,103    
Total assets $ 371,602     $ 378,083    
         
  LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY          
Current liabilities        
Current portion of long-term debt $ 2,819     $ 2,822    
Accounts payable   21,558       25,924    
Other accrued expenses   31,101       31,588    
Deferred revenues   5,634       6,196    
Total current liabilities   61,112       66,530    
         
Term Loan   20,516       21,197    
Other long-term liabilities   8,711       8,518    
Stockholders' equity   281,263       281,838    
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 371,602     $ 378,083    
         

 

Xcerra Corporation    
Consolidated Statements of Operations    
(in thousands, except earnings per share data)      
(unaudited)      
   
  Three Months Ended  
  October 31,    
    2016     2015    
       
Net sales $ 80,085   $ 78,401    
Cost of sales   45,725     46,269    
Gross profit   34,360     32,132    
       
Engineering and product development expenses   15,296     15,063    
Selling, general, and administrative expenses   18,461     17,952    
Amortization of purchased intangible assets   190     414    
Restructuring   107     133    
Income (loss) from continuing operations   306     (1,430 )  
       
Other income, net   320     1,463    
               
Income from continuing operations before provision for income taxes   626     33    
Provision for income taxes   608     911    
Income (loss) from continuing operations   18     (878 )  
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax   -     (788 )  
Net income (loss) $ 18   $ (1,666 )  
       
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share:      
Net income (loss) from continuing operations $ 0.00   $ (0.02 )  
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax   0.00   $ (0.01 )  
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share $ 0.00   $ (0.03 )  
       
Weighted-average common shares used in computing net income (loss) per share:      
Basic   53,865     54,490    
Diluted   54,025     54,490    
       

 

Xcerra Corporation    
Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income (Los s) to Non-GAAP Net Income (Loss)      
(In thousands, except per share amounts)      
(unaudited)      
   
            Basic and  
  Three Months Basic   Diluted   Three Months   Diluted  
  Ended Earnings   Earnings     Ended   Earnings    
  October 31, 2016 Per Share   Per Share     October 31, 2015 Per Share    
               
GAAP net income (loss) $ 18   $ 0.00   $ 0.00     $ (1,666 ) $ (0.03 )  
Loss from discontinued operations   -     -     -       788     0.01    
Amortization of purchased intangible assets   190     0.00     0.00       414     0.01    
Restructuring   107     0.00     0.00       133     0.00    
Non-GAAP net income (loss) $ 315   $ 0.01   $ 0.01     $ (331 ) $ (0.01 )  
               
Weighted average shares outstanding:     53,865     54,025         54,490    
               

Investor Contact: Richard Yerganian, Vice President, Investor Relations Xcerra Corporation Tel. 781.467.5063 Email rich.yerganian@xcerra.com

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