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Veeco Reports Third Quarter 2016 Financial Results

/EINPresswire.com/ -- PLAINVIEW, NY--(Marketwired - November 01, 2016) - Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ: VECO)

Third Quarter 2016 Results Summary:

  • Recognized revenue of $85.5 million
  • GAAP net loss per share of $1.78, includes pre-tax restructuring and asset impairment charges of $57.8 million
  • Narrowed non-GAAP net loss per share to $0.05
  • Achieved positive non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA of $2.9 million
  • Generated $7 million in cash from operations

Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ: VECO) today announced financial results for its third fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2016. Results are reported in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") and are also reported adjusting for certain items ("Non-GAAP"). A reconciliation between GAAP and Non-GAAP operating results is provided at the end of this press release.

 
U.S. dollars in millions, except per share data
 
GAAP Results   Q3 '16   Q3 '15
 Revenue   $85.5   $140.7
 Net income (loss)   ($69.6)   $5.3
 Diluted earnings (loss) per share   ($1.78)   $0.13
         
Non-GAAP Results   Q3 '16   Q3 '15
 Adjusted net income (loss)   ($1.8)   $13.6
 Adjusted EBITDA   $2.9   $21.8
 Adjusted diluted earnings (loss) per share   ($0.05)   $0.33
         

"Veeco executed well in the third quarter, delivering revenue above the top end of our guidance range and generating positive adjusted EBITDA and cash flows from operations," commented John R. Peeler, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "We are seeing a clear improvement in LED industry conditions and solid demand for our MOCVD products. We continue to win LED lighting and display opportunities with our TurboDisc® EPIK™700 Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition ("MOCVD") system and expand our positions in red, orange and yellow LEDs with our TurboDisc® K475i™ Arsenic Phosphide ("As/P") system.

"We remain focused on improving the Company's through-cycle profitability. We are executing against our cost reduction initiatives, including our recently announced plans to significantly reduce investments in Atomic Layer Deposition ("ALD") technology development. These actions are expected to lower our quarterly adjusted EBITDA breakeven level to approximately $75 million in revenue, starting in the first quarter of 2017. Overall, I'm pleased with our ongoing execution and the positive momentum of our business looking ahead," Mr. Peeler concluded.

In the third quarter, the company recorded total asset impairment and restructuring charges of $57.8 million. Of these charges, the vast majority were non-cash relating to an intangible ALD asset impairment and $1.8 million were restructuring charges requiring cash.
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Guidance and Outlook

The following guidance is provided for Veeco's fourth quarter 2016:

  • Revenue is expected to be in the range of $85 million to $100 million
  • GAAP Gross Margin is expected to be in the range of 37% to 39% and non-GAAP Gross Margin is expected to be in the range of 38% to 40%
  • GAAP Net Income (loss) is expected to be in the range of ($13) million to ($7) million and non-GAAP Net Income (loss) is expected to be in the range of ($3) million to $3 million
  • GAAP earnings (loss) per share is expected to be in the range of ($0.34) to ($0.19) and non-GAAP earnings (loss) per share is expected to be in the range of ($0.07) to $0.07
  • Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be between $0 and $6 million

Please refer to the tables at the end of this press release for further details.

Conference Call Information

A conference call reviewing these results has been scheduled for today, November 1, 2016 starting at 5:00pm ET. To join the call, dial 1-888-430-8709 (toll free) or 1-719-325-2448 and use passcode 6493222. The call will also be webcast live on the Veeco website at ir.veeco.com. A replay of the webcast will be made available on the Veeco website beginning at 8:00pm ET this evening. We will post an accompanying slide presentation to our website prior to the beginning of the call.

About Veeco

Veeco's process equipment solutions enable the manufacture of LEDs, displays, power electronics, compound semiconductors, hard disk drives, semiconductors, MEMS and wireless chips. We are the leader in MOCVD, MBE, Ion Beam, Wet Etch single wafer processing and other advanced thin film process technologies. Our high performance systems drive innovation in energy efficiency, consumer electronics and network storage and allow our customers to maximize productivity and achieve lower cost of ownership. For information on our company, products and worldwide service and support, please visit www.veeco.com.

To the extent that this news release discusses expectations or otherwise makes statements about the future, such statements are forward-looking and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the statements made. These factors include the risks discussed in the Business Description and Management's Discussion and Analysis sections of Veeco's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 and in our subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and press releases. Veeco does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances after the date of such statements.

   
   
   
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations  
(in thousands, except per share amounts)  
(unaudited)  
   
    Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,  
    2016     2015   2016     2015  
Net sales   $ 85,482     $ 140,744   $ 238,842     $ 370,494  
Cost of sales     52,027       86,494     141,991       232,038  
Gross profit     33,455       54,250     96,851       138,456  
Operating expenses, net:                              
  Research and development     19,892       19,200     63,545       57,904  
  Selling, general, and administrative     18,396       21,905     58,230       69,153  
  Amortization of intangible assets     5,261       5,891     15,785       21,832  
  Restructuring     1,798       469     3,993       3,509  
  Asset impairment     56,035       -     69,662       126  
  Other, net     795       207     884       (795 )
Total operating expenses, net     102,177       47,672     212,099       151,729  
Operating income (loss)     (68,722 )     6,578     (115,248 )     (13,273 )
  Interest income, net     260       161     713       442  
Income (loss) before income taxes     (68,462 )     6,739     (114,535 )     (12,831 )
  Income tax expense     1,136       1,433     2,677       9,360  
Net income (loss)   $ (69,598 )   $ 5,306   $ (117,212 )   $ (22,191 )
                               
Income (loss) per common share:                              
  Basic   $ (1.78 )   $ 0.13   $ (2.99 )   $ (0.56 )
  Diluted   $ (1.78 )   $ 0.13   $ (2.99 )   $ (0.56 )
                               
Weighted average number of shares:                              
  Basic     39,131       40,846     39,193       39,729  
  Diluted     39,131       40,979     39,193       39,729  
                               
                               
 
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
         
    September 30, 2016   December 31, 2015
             
Assets            
Current assets:            
  Cash and cash equivalents   $ 274,018   $ 269,232
  Short-term investments     62,835     116,050
  Accounts receivable, net     50,463     49,524
  Inventories     86,651     77,469
  Deferred cost of sales     3,165     2,100
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets     19,099     22,760
  Assets held for sale     12,129     5,000
    Total current assets     508,360     542,135
Property, plant and equipment, net     57,557     79,590
Intangible assets, net     61,812     131,674
Goodwill     114,908     114,908
Deferred income taxes     1,384     1,384
Other assets     21,047     21,098
    Total assets   $ 765,068   $ 890,789
             
Liabilities and stockholders' equity            
Current liabilities:            
  Accounts payable   $ 27,455   $ 30,074
  Accrued expenses and other current liabilities     38,421     49,393
  Customer deposits and deferred revenue     79,699     76,216
  Income taxes payable     1,825     6,208
  Current portion of long-term debt     361     340
    Total current liabilities     147,761     162,231
Deferred income taxes     13,146     11,211
Long-term debt     920     1,193
Other liabilities     6,503     1,539
  Total liabilities     168,330     176,174
               
  Total stockholders' equity     596,738     714,615
               
    Total liabilities and stockholders' equity   $ 765,068   $ 890,789
             
             
   
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Data  
(in thousands, except per share amounts)  
(unaudited)  
                             
          Non-GAAP Adjustments        
Three months ended September 30, 2016   GAAP     Share-based Compensation     Amortization   Other     Non-GAAP  
Net sales   $ 85,482                     $ 85,482  
Gross profit     33,455     607         355       34,417  
Gross margin     39.1%                       40.3%  
Research and development     19,892     (993 )               18,899  
Selling, general, and administrative and Other     19,191     (2,143 )       (1,368 )     15,680  
Net income (loss)     (69,598 )   3,743     5,261   58,831       (1,763 )
                                 
Income (loss) per common share:                                
  Basic   $ (1.78 )                   $ (0.05 )
  Diluted     (1.78 )                     (0.05 )
Weighted average number of shares:                                
  Basic     39,131                       39,131  
  Diluted     39,131                       39,131  
                                 
Veeco Instruments Inc. and Subsidiaries  
Other Non-GAAP Adjustments  
(in thousands)  
(unaudited)  
   
Three months ended September 30, 2016      
  Asset impairment   56,035  
  Restructuring   1,798  
  Acquisition related   63  
  Accelerated depreciation   355  
  Pension termination   1,305  
  Non-GAAP tax adjustment *   (725 )
    Total Other   58,831  
       
* - The 'with or without' method is utilized to determine the income tax effect of all non-GAAP adjustments.  
   
These tables include financial measures adjusted for the impact of certain items; these financial measures are therefore not calculated in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). These Non-GAAP financial measures exclude items such as: share-based compensation expense; charges relating to restructuring initiatives; non-cash asset impairments; certain other non-operating gains and losses; and acquisition-related items such as transaction costs, non-cash amortization of acquired intangible assets, and incremental transaction-related compensation.  
   
These Non-GAAP financial measures may be different from Non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. By excluding these items, Non-GAAP financial measures are intended to facilitate meaningful comparisons to historical operating results, competitors' operating results, and estimates made by securities analysts. Management is evaluated on key performance metrics including adjusted EBITDA, which is used to determine management incentive compensation as well as to forecast future periods. These Non-GAAP financial measures may be useful to investors in allowing for greater transparency of supplemental information used by management in its financial and operational decision-making. In addition, similar Non-GAAP financial measures have historically been reported to investors; the inclusion of comparable numbers provides consistency in financial reporting. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of the Non-GAAP financial measures used in this news release to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.  
   
   
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Data
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
                         
        Non-GAAP Adjustments      
Three months September 30, 2015   GAAP   Share-based Compensation     Amortization   Other     Non-GAAP
Net sales   $ 140,744                   $ 140,744
Gross profit     54,250   787                 55,037
Gross margin     38.5%                     39.1%
Research and development     19,200   (1,044 )               18,156
Selling, general, and administrative and Other     22,112   (3,288 )       (188 )     18,636
Net income (loss)     5,306   5,119     5,891   (2,675 )     13,641
                             
Income (loss) per common share:                            
  Basic   $ 0.13                   $ 0.33
  Diluted     0.13                     0.33
Weighted average number of shares:                            
  Basic     40,846                     40,846
  Diluted     40,979                     40,979
                             
Veeco Instruments Inc. and Subsidiaries  
Other Non-GAAP Adjustments  
(in thousands)  
(unaudited)  
Three months September 30, 2015      
  Restructuring   469  
  Acquisition related   188  
  One-time legal settlement   395  
  Non-GAAP tax adjustment *   (3,727 )
    Total Other   (2,675 )
       
* - The 'with or without' method is utilized to determine the income tax effect of all non-GAAP adjustments.  
   
These tables include financial measures adjusted for the impact of certain items; these financial measures are therefore not calculated in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). These Non-GAAP financial measures exclude items such as: share-based compensation expense; charges relating to restructuring initiatives; non-cash asset impairments; certain other non-operating gains and losses; and acquisition-related items such as transaction costs, non-cash amortization of acquired intangible assets, and incremental transaction-related compensation.  
   
These Non-GAAP financial measures may be different from Non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. By excluding these items, Non-GAAP financial measures are intended to facilitate meaningful comparisons to historical operating results, competitors' operating results, and estimates made by securities analysts. Management is evaluated on key performance metrics including adjusted EBITDA, which is used to determine management incentive compensation as well as to forecast future periods. These Non-GAAP financial measures may be useful to investors in allowing for greater transparency of supplemental information used by management in its financial and operational decision-making. In addition, similar Non-GAAP financial measures have historically been reported to investors; the inclusion of comparable numbers provides consistency in financial reporting. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of the Non-GAAP financial measures used in this news release to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.  
   
   
Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA  
(in thousands)  
(unaudited)  
   
    Three months ended September 30,  
    2016     2015  
GAAP Net income (loss)   $ (69,598 )   $ 5,306  
Share-based compensation     3,743       5,119  
Amortization     5,261       5,891  
Asset impairment     56,035       -  
Restructuring     1,798       469  
Acquisition related     63       188  
One-time legal settlement     -       395  
Accelerated depreciation     355       -  
Pension termination     1,305       -  
Interest income     (260 )     (161 )
Depreciation     3,104       3,151  
Income tax expense (benefit)     1,136       1,433  
Adjusted EBITDA   $ 2,942     $ 21,791  
                 
This table includes financial measures adjusted for the impact of certain items; these financial measures are therefore not calculated in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). These Non-GAAP financial measures exclude items such as: share-based compensation expense; charges relating to restructuring initiatives; non-cash asset impairments; certain other non-operating gains and losses; and acquisition-related items such as transaction costs, non-cash amortization of acquired intangible assets, and incremental transaction-related compensation.  
   
These Non-GAAP financial measures may be different from Non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. By excluding these items, Non-GAAP financial measures are intended to facilitate meaningful comparisons to historical operating results, competitors' operating results, and estimates made by securities analysts. Management is evaluated on key performance metrics including adjusted EBITDA, which is used to determine management incentive compensation as well as to forecast future periods. These Non-GAAP financial measures may be useful to investors in allowing for greater transparency of supplemental information used by management in its financial and operational decision-making. In addition, similar Non-GAAP financial measures have historically been reported to investors; the inclusion of comparable numbers provides consistency in financial reporting. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of the Non-GAAP financial measures used in this news release to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.  
   
   
Veeco Instruments Inc. and Subsidiaries
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Data
(in millions, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
                             
            Non-GAAP Adjustments        
Guidance for the three months ended December 31, 2016   GAAP   Share-based Compensation   Amortization   Other   Non-GAAP
Net sales   $ 85 - $ 100               $ 85 - $ 100
                             
Gross profit   31 - 39   1   -   -   32 - 40
  Gross margin   37% - 39%               38% - 40%
                             
Net income (loss)   $(13) - $(7)   5   4   1    (3) - 3
                             
Income (loss) per diluted common share   $(0.34) - $(0.19)               $(0.07) - $0.07
  Weighted average number of shares   39   39               39   40
Veeco Instruments Inc. and Subsidiaries  
Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA  
(in millions)  
(unaudited)  
           
Guidance for the three months ended December 31, 2016          
GAAP Net income (loss) $ (13 ) - $ (7 )
Share-based compensation   5   -   5  
Amortization   4   -   4  
Restructuring   1   -   1  
Interest (income) expense   0   -   0  
Depreciation   3   -   3  
Income tax expense (benefit) *   0   -   0  
Adjusted EBITDA $ 0   - $ 6  
               
Note: Amounts may not calculate precisely due to rounding.        
         
* - The 'with or without' method is utilized to determine the income tax effect of all non-GAAP adjustments.  
   
These tables include financial measures adjusted for the impact of certain items; these financial measures are therefore not calculated in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). These Non-GAAP financial measures exclude items such as: share-based compensation expense; charges relating to restructuring initiatives; non-cash asset impairments; certain other non-operating gains and losses; and acquisition-related items such as transaction costs, non-cash amortization of acquired intangible assets, and incremental transaction-related compensation.  
   
These Non-GAAP financial measures may be different from Non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. By excluding these items, Non-GAAP financial measures are intended to facilitate meaningful comparisons to historical operating results, competitors' operating results, and estimates made by securities analysts. Management is evaluated on key performance metrics including adjusted EBITDA, which is used to determine management incentive compensation as well as to forecast future periods. These Non-GAAP financial measures may be useful to investors in allowing for greater transparency of supplemental information used by management in its financial and operational decision-making. In addition, similar Non-GAAP financial measures have historically been reported to investors; the inclusion of comparable numbers provides consistency in financial reporting. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of the Non-GAAP financial measures used in this news release to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.  

Veeco Contacts:

Investors:
Shanye Hudson
516-677-0200 x1272
shudson@veeco.com

Media:
Jeffrey Pina
516-677-0200 x1222
jpina@veeco.com

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