Annual Growth of 25% Drove Record Revenue
and EPS
Fourth Quarter 2020 Highlights:
- Net sales $1.37 billion, up 16.3% year on year
- Gross margin 20.3%, operating income margin 11.6%
- Net income $127 million, earnings per diluted share $0.52
- EBITDA $288 million
Full Year 2020 Highlights:
- Net sales $5.05 billion, up 24.6% year on year
- Net income $338 million, earnings per diluted share $1.40
- EBITDA $960 million
- Net cash from operations $770 million and free cash flow $221
million
- Sixth consecutive year of positive free cash flow
Amkor Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMKR), a leading provider of
semiconductor packaging and test services, today announced
financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended
December 31, 2020.
“Better than expected demand for smartphone and automotive
products drove fourth quarter revenue up 16% year on year to a
record $1.37 billion,” said Giel Rutten, Amkor’s president and
chief executive officer. “For full year 2020, we delivered record
revenue of $5.05 billion, an increase of nearly $1 billion over
2019. Demand for advanced packages, particularly advanced SiP,
drove strong growth in the consumer, communications and computing
end markets.”
“High utilization drove gross margin over 20%, and operating
income margin reached 11.6% in the fourth quarter. The improved
profitability and continued spending discipline resulted in record
annual EPS of $1.40,” said Megan Faust, Amkor’s executive vice
president and chief financial officer. “In 2020, free cash flow
doubled from 2019 to a record $221 million. We also further
strengthened our balance sheet by lowering our blended borrowing
rate and paying down approximately $300 million in debt, ending the
year with all-time low net debt of $322 million.”
Results
Q4 2020 (1)
Q3 2020
Q4 2019 (2)
2020 (1)
2019 (3)
($ in millions, except per share
amounts)
Net sales
$1,371
$1,354
$1,178
$5,051
$4,053
Gross margin
20.3%
17.8%
18.9%
17.8%
16.0%
Operating income
$159
$127
$118
$457
$233
Net income attributable to Amkor
$127
$92
$99
$338
$121
Earnings per diluted share
$0.52
$0.38
$0.41
$1.40
$0.50
EBITDA (4)
$288
$255
$244
$960
$756
Annual free cash flow (4)
$221
$104
Net debt (4)
$322
$549
(1)
Q4 and full year 2020 net income
includes a $20 million discrete income tax benefit, or $0.08 per
diluted share, primarily related to changes in the valuation of
certain deferred tax assets.
(2)
Q4 2019 net income includes a $4
million discrete income tax benefit, or $0.01 per diluted share,
primarily related to changes in the valuation of certain deferred
tax assets.
(3)
Full year 2019 net income
includes an $8 million charge, or $0.03 per share, related to the
early redemption of $525 million of senior notes due 2022 and a net
$11 million discrete income tax charge, or $0.05 per diluted share,
related to changes in the valuation of certain deferred tax
assets.
(4)
EBITDA, free cash flow and net
debt are non-GAAP measures. The reconciliations to the comparable
GAAP measures are included below under “Selected Operating
Data.”
At December 31, 2020, total cash and short-term investments was
$832 million, and total debt was $1.154 billion.
Business Outlook
“We expect the first quarter to be another strong quarter, with
revenue projected to be 15% above the first quarter of 2020, driven
by continued recovery in automotive and better than seasonal demand
for smartphones,” said Rutten. “We see 2021 as another good growth
year for Amkor as 5G deployment, high performance computing, IoT
wearables and recovery in automotive are all expected to drive
strong demand for our services.”
First quarter 2021 outlook (unless otherwise noted):
- Net sales of $1.27 billion to $1.37 billion
- Gross margin of 17% to 20%
- Net income of $70 million to $118 million, or $0.29 to $0.48
per diluted share
- Full year 2021 capital expenditures to be around $700
million
Conference Call Information
Amkor will conduct a conference call on Monday, February 8,
2021, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. This call may include material
information not included in this press release. This call is being
webcast and can be accessed at Amkor’s website: www.amkor.com. You
may also access the call by dialing 1-877-407-4019 or
1-201-689-8337. A replay of the call will be made available at
Amkor’s website or by dialing 1-877-660-6853 or 1-201-612-7415
(conference ID 13715048). The webcast is also being distributed
over NASDAQ OMX’s investor distribution network to both
institutional and individual investors. Institutional investors can
access the call via NASDAQ OMX’s password-protected event
management site, Street Events (www.streetevents.com).
About Amkor
Amkor Technology, Inc. is one of the world’s largest providers
of outsourced semiconductor packaging and test services. Founded in
1968, Amkor pioneered the outsourcing of IC packaging and test, and
is now a strategic manufacturing partner for the world’s leading
semiconductor companies, foundries and electronics OEMs. Amkor’s
operational base includes production facilities, product
development centers and sales and support offices located in key
electronics manufacturing regions in Asia, Europe and the USA. For
more information visit www.amkor.com.
AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Selected Operating
Data
Q4 2020
Q3 2020
Q4 2019
2020
2019
Net Sales Data:
Net sales (in millions):
Advanced products (1)
$
868
$
899
$
667
$
3,202
$
2,111
Mainstream products (2)
503
455
511
1,849
1,942
Total net sales
$
1,371
$
1,354
$
1,178
$
5,051
$
4,053
Packaging services
85
%
86
%
84
%
85
%
83
%
Test services
15
%
14
%
16
%
15
%
17
%
Net sales from top ten customers
61
%
63
%
65
%
65
%
63
%
End Market Distribution Data:
Communications (handheld devices,
smartphones, tablets)
46
%
43
%
37
%
41
%
38
%
Consumer (connected home, set-top boxes,
televisions, visual imaging, wearables)
19
%
25
%
24
%
24
%
18
%
Automotive, industrial and other (driver
assist, infotainment, performance, safety)
19
%
17
%
25
%
20
%
27
%
Computing (datacenter, infrastructure,
PC/laptops, storage)
16
%
15
%
14
%
15
%
17
%
Total
100
%
100
%
100
%
100
%
100
%
Gross Margin Data:
Net sales
100.0
%
100.0
%
100.0
%
100.0
%
100.0
%
Cost of sales:
Materials
44.6
%
46.9
%
42.6
%
45.5
%
40.0
%
Labor
12.9
%
12.8
%
13.9
%
13.4
%
16.0
%
Other manufacturing
22.2
%
22.5
%
24.6
%
23.3
%
28.0
%
Gross margin
20.3
%
17.8
%
18.9
%
17.8
%
16.0
%
(1) Advanced products include flip chip
and wafer-level processing and related test services
(2) Mainstream products include wirebond
packaging and related test services
AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC. Selected Operating
Data
In this press release, we refer to EBITDA, which is not defined
by U.S. GAAP. We define EBITDA as net income before interest
expense, income tax expense and depreciation and amortization. We
believe EBITDA to be relevant and useful information to our
investors because it provides additional information in assessing
our financial operating results. Our management uses EBITDA in
evaluating our operating performance, and our ability to service
debt, and our ability to fund capital expenditures and pay
dividends. However, EBITDA has certain limitations in that it does
not reflect the impact of certain expenses on our consolidated
statements of income, including interest expense, which is a
necessary element of our costs because we have borrowed money in
order to finance our operations, income tax expense, which is a
necessary element of our costs because taxes are imposed by law,
and depreciation and amortization, which is a necessary element of
our costs because we use capital assets to generate income. EBITDA
should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for,
or superior to, operating income, net income or other measures of
financial performance prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Furthermore our definition of EBITDA may not be comparable to
similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Below is our
reconciliation of EBITDA to U.S. GAAP net income.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Reconciliation:
Q4 2020
Q3 2020
Q4 2019
2020
2019
(in millions)
EBITDA Data:
Net income
$
127
$
93
$
100
$
340
$
123
Plus: Interest expense
15
16
17
64
72
Plus: Income tax expense
13
16
1
46
37
Plus: Depreciation & amortization
133
130
126
510
524
EBITDA
$
288
$
255
$
244
$
960
$
756
In this press release, we refer to free cash flow, which is not
defined by U.S. GAAP. We define free cash flow as net cash provided
by operating activities less payments for property, plant and
equipment, plus proceeds from the sale of and insurance recovery
for property, plant and equipment, if applicable. We believe free
cash flow to be relevant and useful information to our investors
because it provides them with additional information in assessing
our liquidity, capital resources and financial operating results.
Our management uses free cash flow in evaluating our liquidity, and
our ability to service debt, and our ability to fund capital
expenditures and pay dividends. However, free cash flow has certain
limitations, including that it does not represent the residual cash
flow available for discretionary expenditures since other,
non-discretionary expenditures, such as mandatory debt service, are
not deducted from the measure. The amount of mandatory versus
discretionary expenditures can vary significantly between periods.
This measure should be considered in addition to, and not as a
substitute for, or superior to, other measures of liquidity or
financial performance prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, such
as net cash provided by operating activities. Furthermore, our
definition of free cash flow may not be comparable to similarly
titled measures reported by other companies. Below is our
reconciliation of free cash flow to U.S. GAAP net cash provided by
operating activities.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Reconciliation:
2020
2019
(in millions)
Free Cash Flow Data:
Net cash provided by operating
activities
$
770
$
564
Less: Purchases of property, plant and
equipment
(553
)
(472
)
Plus: Proceeds from sale of and insurance
recovery for property, plant and equipment
4
12
Free cash flow
$
221
$
104
AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC. Selected
Operating Data
This press release also includes net debt, which is not defined
by U.S. GAAP. We define net debt as total debt as reported on the
consolidated balance sheet less the sum of cash and cash
equivalents, and short term investments. We believe net debt to be
relevant and useful information to our investors because it
provides them with additional information in assessing our capital
structure, financial leverage, and our ability to reduce debt and
to fund investing and financing activities. This measure should be
considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, or superior
to, total debt, prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Furthermore,
our definition of net debt may not be comparable to similarly
titled measures reported by other companies.
Non-GAAP Financial Measure
Reconciliation:
2020
2019
(in millions)
Net Debt Data:
Total Debt
$
1,154
$
1,450
Less: Cash and Cash Equivalents
(698
)
(895
)
Less: Short-term Investments
(134
)
(6
)
Net Debt
$
322
$
549
AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
INCOME
(Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended
December 31,
For the Year Ended December
31,
2020
2019
2020
2019
(In thousands, except per
share data)
Net sales
$
1,371,041
$
1,178,464
$
5,050,589
$
4,052,650
Cost of sales
1,092,540
955,480
4,149,775
3,403,211
Gross profit
278,501
222,984
900,814
649,439
Selling, general and administrative
78,219
71,828
302,842
278,631
Research and development
41,103
32,771
140,727
137,638
Total operating expenses
119,322
104,599
443,569
416,269
Operating income
159,179
118,385
457,245
233,170
Interest expense
14,707
16,673
64,168
71,587
Other (income) expense, net
4,828
1,132
6,395
1,773
Total other expense, net
19,535
17,805
70,563
73,360
Income before taxes
139,644
100,580
386,682
159,810
Income tax expense
12,679
764
46,183
37,182
Net income
126,965
99,816
340,499
122,628
Net income attributable to noncontrolling
interests
(291
)
(669
)
(2,361
)
(1,740
)
Net income attributable to Amkor
$
126,674
$
99,147
$
338,138
$
120,888
Net income attributable to Amkor per
common share:
Basic
$
0.52
$
0.41
$
1.40
$
0.50
Diluted
$
0.52
$
0.41
$
1.40
$
0.50
Shares used in computing per common share
amounts:
Basic
242,333
240,384
241,509
239,725
Diluted
243,356
241,146
242,248
240,122
AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE
SHEETS
(Unaudited)
December 31,
2020
2019
(In thousands)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
698,002
$
894,948
Restricted cash
1,007
610
Short-term investments
133,769
6,348
Accounts receivable, net of allowances
962,643
850,753
Inventories
297,293
220,602
Other current assets
40,218
28,272
Total current assets
2,132,932
2,001,533
Property, plant and equipment, net
2,566,002
2,404,850
Operating lease right of use assets
147,236
148,549
Goodwill
27,325
25,976
Restricted cash
3,188
2,974
Other assets
145,628
111,733
Total assets
$
5,022,311
$
4,695,615
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings and current portion
of long-term debt
$
149,007
$
144,479
Trade accounts payable
636,434
571,054
Capital expenditures payable
181,339
77,044
Accrued expenses
349,207
267,226
Total current liabilities
1,315,987
1,059,803
Long-term debt
1,005,339
1,305,755
Pension and severance obligations
159,610
176,971
Long-term operating lease liabilities
84,420
91,107
Other non-current liabilities
102,996
71,740
Total liabilities
2,668,352
2,705,376
Amkor stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock
—
—
Common stock
289
287
Additional paid-in capital
1,953,378
1,927,739
Retained earnings
562,502
234,077
Accumulated other comprehensive income
27,270
19,115
Treasury stock
(217,740
)
(217,479
)
Total Amkor stockholders’ equity
2,325,699
1,963,739
Noncontrolling interests in
subsidiaries
28,260
26,500
Total equity
2,353,959
1,990,239
Total liabilities and equity
$
5,022,311
$
4,695,615
AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
For the Year Ended December
31,
2020
2019
(In thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income
$
340,499
$
122,628
Depreciation and amortization
510,396
524,177
Other operating activities and non-cash
items
12,594
42,935
Changes in assets and liabilities
(93,456
)
(125,890
)
Net cash provided by operating
activities
770,033
563,850
Cash flows from investing activities:
Payments for property, plant and
equipment
(553,021
)
(472,433
)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and
equipment
3,819
10,117
Proceeds from insurance recovery for
property, plant and equipment
—
1,538
Payments for short-term investments
(535,368
)
(5,935
)
Proceeds from sale of short-term
investments
247,081
—
Proceeds from maturities of short-term
investments
159,015
6,469
Other investing activities
39,769
(2,245
)
Net cash used in investing activities
(638,705
)
(462,489
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from revolving credit
facilities
312,000
272,700
Payments of revolving credit
facilities
(332,000
)
(272,700
)
Proceeds from short-term debt
86,769
51,434
Payments of short-term debt
(87,353
)
(52,635
)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term
debt
331,033
975,575
Payments of long-term debt
(648,514
)
(862,927
)
Payments of finance lease obligations
(9,851
)
(6,574
)
Other financing activities
14,197
3,377
Net cash (used in) provided by financing
activities
(333,719
)
108,250
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on
cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
6,056
870
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash
equivalents and restricted cash
(196,335
)
210,481
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted
cash, beginning of period
898,532
688,051
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted
cash, end of period
$
702,197
$
898,532
Forward-Looking Statement Disclaimer
This press release contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of federal securities laws. All statements other than
statements of historical fact are considered forward-looking
statements, including all of the statements made under “Business
Outlook” above. These forward-looking statements involve a number
of risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that could
affect future results and cause actual results and events to differ
materially from historical and expected results and those expressed
or implied in the forward-looking statements, including, but not
limited to, the following:
- health conditions or pandemics, such as Covid-19, impacting
labor availability and operating capacity, capital availability,
the supply chain and consumer demand for our customers’ products
and services;
- dependence on the highly cyclical, volatile semiconductor
industry;
- industry downturns and declines in global economic and
financial conditions;
- fluctuation in demand for semiconductors and conditions in the
semiconductor industry generally, as well as by specific customers,
such as inventory reductions by our customers impacting demand in
key markets;
- changes in our capacity and capacity utilization rates and
fluctuations in our manufacturing yields;
- changes in costs, quality, availability and delivery times of
raw materials, components and equipment, including any disruption
in the supply of certain materials due to regulations and customer
requirements, as well as production delays, wage inflation,
fluctuations in commodity prices and supply constraints;
- the development, transition and ramp to high volume manufacture
of more advanced silicon nodes and evolving wafer, packaging and
test technologies may cause production delays, lower manufacturing
yields and supply constraints for new wafers and other
materials;
- absence of backlog, the short-term nature of our customers’
commitments, double bookings by customers and deterioration in
customer forecasts and the impact of these factors, including the
possible delay, rescheduling and cancellation of large orders, or
the timing and volume of orders relative to our production
capacity;
- dependence on key customers or concentration of customers in
certain end markets, such as mobile communications and
automotive;
- dependence on international factories and operations and risks
relating to our customers’ and vendors’ international
operations;
- laws, rules, regulations and policies imposed by U.S. or other
governments, such as tariffs, customs, duties and other restrictive
trade barriers, national security, data privacy and cybersecurity,
antitrust and competition, tax, currency and banking, labor,
environmental, health and safety, and in particular the recent
increase in tariffs, customs, duties and other restrictive trade
barriers considered or adopted by U.S. and other governments;
- laws, rules, regulations and policies within China and other
countries that may favor domestic companies over non-domestic
companies, including customer- or government-supported efforts to
promote the development and growth of local competitors;
- fluctuations in currency exchange rates, particularly the
dollar/yen exchange rate for our operations in Japan;
- competition with established competitors in the packaging and
test business, the internal capabilities of integrated device
manufacturers and new competitors, including foundries;
- decisions by our integrated device manufacturer and foundry
customers to curtail outsourcing;
- difficulty achieving high capacity utilization rates due to
high percentage of fixed costs;
- our substantial investments in equipment and facilities to
support the demand of our customers;
- there can be no assurance regarding when our factory and
research and development center in Korea will be fully utilized, or
that the actual scope, costs, timeline or benefits of the project
will be consistent with our expectations;
- the historical downward pressure on the prices of our packaging
and test services;
- any warranty claims, product return and liability risks, and
the risk of negative publicity if our products fail, as well as the
risk of litigation incident to our business;
- our substantial indebtedness and restrictive covenants in the
indentures and agreements governing our current and future
indebtedness;
- the possibility that we may decrease or suspend our quarterly
dividend;
- difficulty funding our liquidity needs;
- our significant severance plan obligations associated with our
manufacturing operations in Korea;
- maintaining an effective system of internal controls;
- difficulty attracting, retaining or replacing qualified
personnel;
- our continuing development and implementation of changes to,
and maintenance and security of, our information technology
systems;
- challenges with integrating diverse operations;
- any changes in tax laws, taxing authorities not agreeing with
our interpretation of applicable tax laws, including whether we
continue to qualify for tax holidays, or any requirements to
establish or adjust valuation allowances on deferred tax
assets;
- our ability to develop new proprietary technology, protect our
proprietary technology, operate without infringing the proprietary
rights of others and implement new technologies;
- natural disasters and other calamities, health conditions or
pandemics, political instability, hostilities or other disruptions;
and
- the ability of certain of our stockholders to effectively
determine or substantially influence the outcome of matters
requiring stockholder approval.
Other important risk factors that could affect the outcome of
the events set forth in these statements and that could affect our
operating results and financial condition are discussed in the
company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2019 and in the company’s subsequent filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission made prior to or after the date
hereof. Amkor undertakes no obligation to review or update any
forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances
occurring after the date of this press release except as may be
required by law.
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