BE Semiconductor Industries : N.V. Announces Q1-19 Results; Revenue and Net Income of € 81.4 Million and € 9.5 Million, Respectively; Solid Performance in Challenging Market
April 26, 2019 at 01:03 am EDT
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Duiven, the Netherlands, April 26, 2019 - BE Semiconductor Industries N.V. (the 'Company' or 'Besi') (Euronext Amsterdam: BESI; OTC markets: BESIY, Nasdaq International Designation), a leading manufacturer of assembly equipment for the semiconductor industry, today announced its results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2019.
Key Highlights
Revenue of € 81.4 million is down 12.0% vs. Q4-18. Better than guidance (-15%). Down 47.4% vs. Q1-18 due to adverse impact of industry downturn on Besi's principal end user application markets
Orders of € 83.4 million, up 0.4% vs. Q4-18 as customer demand stabilizes. Down 59.5% vs. Q1-18
Gross margin of 55.9% remains at attractive levels despite significantly lower revenue vs. Q4-18 and Q1-18 reflecting alignment of production overhead with current demand. At midpoint of guidance
Net income of € 9.5 million, down € 13.2 million vs. Q4-18 primarily due to 12% revenue decrease and, as anticipated, higher share based compensation expense. Down € 27.6 million (-74.4%) vs. Q1-18
Net cash and deposits increase by € 30.3 million (+15.2%) vs. December 31, 2018 to reach € 229.7 million as solid quarterly cash generation continues
Outlook
Q2-19 revenue expected to increase by approximately 5% vs. Q1-19 reflecting more stable market conditions. Gross margin anticipated to remain in 55%-57% range
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BE Semiconductor Industries N.V. (Besi) specializes in the design, manufacturing and marketing of semiconductor assembly equipment for the global semiconductor and electronics industries. The group develops leading edge assembly processes and equipment for leadframe, substrate and wafer level packaging applications in a wide range of end-user markets including electronics, mobile Internet, computer, automotive, industrial, RFID, LED and solar energy.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Ireland (7.5%), Europe (8.2%), China (35.5%), Malaysia (8.4%), Korea (7.3%), Taiwan (6.5%), Thailand ( 3.6%), Asia/Pacific (11.8%), United States (8.8%) and other (2.4%).
BE Semiconductor Industries : N.V. Announces Q1-19 Results; Revenue and Net Income of € 81.4 Million and € 9.5 Million, Respectively; Solid Performance in Challenging Market