Fabrinet Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Results

• Fourth Quarter Revenue of $405 Million Exceeds Guidance Range
• Record Fiscal Year 2020 Revenue of $1.64 Billion and Record Operating Cash Flow of $151 Million
• Expands Share Repurchase Program, Resulting in $100 Million Available for Repurchase

BANGKOK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fabrinet (NYSE: FN), a leading provider of advanced optical packaging and precision optical, electro-mechanical and electronic manufacturing services to original equipment manufacturers of complex products, today announced its financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended June 26, 2020.

Seamus Grady, Chief Executive Officer of Fabrinet, said, �We exceeded our guidance for revenue and earnings in the fourth quarter, ending the year in a better position than ever to continue our success. This performance helped us generate record operating cash flow in fiscal 2020 and end the year with a record cash balance.”

Grady continued, “We remain optimistic about demand for products in the core markets we serve, despite COVID headwinds, and anticipate sequential growth in the first quarter. Going forward, we anticipate that we can extend our history of strong cash flow generation and see opportunities to continue investing in further growth while also more aggressively returning value to shareholders through an expanded share repurchase program.”

Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Highlights

GAAP Results

• Revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020 was $405.1 million, consistent with the comparable period in fiscal year 2019.
• GAAP net income for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020 was $28.0 million, compared to GAAP net income of $33.0 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019. GAAP net income for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020 included a foreign exchange loss of ($0.8) million, or ($0.02) per diluted share, compared to a foreign exchange gain of $1.8 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019.
• GAAP net income per diluted share for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020 was $0.75, compared to GAAP net income per diluted share of $0.88 for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019.

Non-GAAP Results

• Non-GAAP net income for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020 was $36.0 million, compared to non-GAAP net income of $37.6 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019. Non-GAAP net income for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020 included a foreign exchange loss of ($0.8) million, or ($0.02) per diluted share, compared to a foreign exchange gain of $1.8 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019.
• Non-GAAP net income per diluted share for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020 was $0.96, compared to non-GAAP net income per diluted share of $1.00 for the same period a year ago.

Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Highlights

GAAP Results

• Revenue for fiscal year 2020 was $1,641.8 million, compared to revenue of $1,584.3 million for fiscal year 2019.
• GAAP net income for fiscal year 2020 was $113.5 million, compared to GAAP net income of $121.0 million for fiscal year 2019. GAAP net income for fiscal year 2020 included a foreign exchange loss of ($3.8) million, or ($0.10) per diluted share, compared to a foreign exchange gain of $1.4 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, for fiscal year 2019.
• GAAP net income per diluted share for fiscal year 2020 was $3.01, compared to GAAP net income per diluted share of $3.23 for fiscal year 2019.

Non-GAAP Results

• Non-GAAP net income for fiscal year 2020 was $140.6 million, compared to non-GAAP net income of $142.6 million for fiscal year 2019. Non-GAAP net income for fiscal year 2020 included a foreign exchange loss of ($3.8) million, or ($0.10) per diluted share, compared to a foreign exchange gain of $1.4 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, for fiscal year 2019.
• Non-GAAP net income per diluted share for fiscal year 2020 was $3.73, compared to non-GAAP net income per diluted share of $3.81 for fiscal year 2019.

Share Repurchase Program Expanded

Fabrinet also announced that its Board of Directors has approved the repurchase of up to an additional $58.5 million of Fabrinet’s ordinary shares, bringing the aggregate authorization under Fabrinet’s existing share repurchase program to $168.5 million, with $100.0 million currently remaining.

Business Outlook

Based on information available as of August 17, 2020, Fabrinet is issuing guidance for its first quarter of fiscal year 2021 ending September 25, 2020, as follows:

• Fabrinet expects first quarter revenue to be in the range of $410 million to $430 million.
• GAAP net income per diluted share is expected to be in the range of $0.77 to $0.84, based on approximately 37.7 million fully diluted shares outstanding.
• Non-GAAP net income per diluted share is expected to be in the range of $0.93 to $1.00, based on approximately 37.7 million fully diluted shares outstanding.

Conference Call Information

What:			Fabrinet Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Results Call
When:			Monday, August 17, 2020
Time:			5:00 p.m. ET
Live Call:			(888) 357-3694, domestic
			(253) 237-1137, international
			Passcode: 7432775
Replay:			(855) 859-2056, domestic
			(404) 537-3406, international
			Passcode: 7432775
Webcast:			http://investor.fabrinet.com/ (live and replay)

This press release and any other information related to the call will also be posted on Fabrinet’s website at http://investor.fabrinet.com. A recorded version of this webcast will be available approximately two hours after the call and will be archived on Fabrinet’s website for a period of one year.

About Fabrinet

Fabrinet is a leading provider of advanced optical packaging and precision optical, electro-mechanical, and electronic manufacturing services to original equipment manufacturers of complex products, such as optical communication components, modules and subsystems, automotive components, medical devices, industrial lasers and sensors. Fabrinet offers a broad range of advanced optical and electro-mechanical capabilities across the entire manufacturing process, including process design and engineering, supply chain management, manufacturing, advanced packaging, integration, final assembly and testing. Fabrinet focuses on production of high complexity products in any mix and any volume. Fabrinet maintains engineering and manufacturing resources and facilities in Thailand, the United States of America, the People’s Republic of China and the United Kingdom. For more information visit: www.fabrinet.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

“Safe Harbor” Statement Under U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include: (1) statements regarding demand for products in the core markets we serve; (2) our expectations that we will be able to continue our success, achieve sequential growth in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021, extend our history of strong cash flow generation, invest in growth opportunities, and return value to shareholders through an expanded share repurchase program;; and (3) all of the statements under the “Business Outlook” section regarding our expected revenue, GAAP and non-GAAP net income per share, and fully diluted shares outstanding for the first quarter of fiscal year 2021. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results could vary materially from these forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: less customer demand for our products and services than forecasted; less growth in the optical communications, industrial lasers and sensors markets than we forecast; difficulties expanding into additional markets, such as the semiconductor processing, biotechnology, metrology and materials processing markets; increased competition in the optical manufacturing services markets; difficulties in delivering products and services that compete effectively from a price and performance perspective; our reliance on a small number of customers and suppliers; difficulties in managing our operating costs; difficulties in managing and operating our business across multiple countries (including Thailand, the People’s Republic of China, the U.S. and the U.K.); and other important factors as described in reports and documents we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including the factors described under the section captioned “Risk Factors” in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed on May 5, 2020. We disclaim any obligation to update information contained in these forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Use of Non-GAAP Financials

We refer to the non-GAAP financial measures cited above in making operating decisions because they provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our ongoing operational performance. Non-GAAP net income excludes: share-based compensation expenses; depreciation of fair value uplift; ASC 606 adoption impact on gross profit; severance payments; expenses related to our CFO search; amortization of intangibles; goodwill impairment charge; business combination expenses and consulting fee; amortization of debt issuance costs; and expenses related to reduction in workforce. We have excluded these items in order to enhance investors’ understanding of our underlying operations. The use of these non-GAAP financial measures has material limitations because they should not be used to evaluate our company without reference to their corresponding GAAP financial measures. As such, we compensate for these material limitations by using these non-GAAP financial measures in conjunction with GAAP financial measures.

These non-GAAP financial measures are used to: (1) measure company performance against historical results, (2) facilitate comparisons to our competitors’ operating results, and (3) allow greater transparency with respect to information used by management in making financial and operational decisions. In addition, these non-GAAP financial measures are used to measure company performance for the purposes of determining employee incentive plan compensation.

FABRINET CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share data and par value)		June 26, 2020				June 28, 2019
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$		225,430		$	180,839
Short-term restricted cash				7,402			—
Short-term investments				262,693			256,493
Trade accounts receivable, net				272,665			260,602
Contract assets				13,256			12,447
Inventories				309,786			293,612
Other receivable				24,310			—
Prepaid expenses				5,399			8,827
Other current assets				13,915			11,015
Total current assets				1,134,856			1,023,835
Non-current assets
Long-term restricted cash				—			7,402
Property, plant and equipment, net				228,274			210,686
Intangibles, net				4,312			3,887
Operating right-of-use assets				8,068			—
Goodwill				—			3,705
Deferred tax assets				5,675			5,679
Other non-current assets				202			124
Total non-current assets				246,531			231,483
Total Assets		$		1,381,387		$	1,255,318
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Current liabilities
Long-term borrowings, current portion, net		$		12,156		$	3,250
Trade accounts payable				251,603			257,617
Fixed assets payable				15,127			7,317
Contract liabilities				1,556			2,239
Operating lease liabilities, current portion				1,979			—
Income tax payable				2,242			1,801
Accrued payroll, bonus and related expenses				19,265			16,510
Accrued expenses				12,104			8,997
Other payables				21,514			15,317
Total current liabilities		337,546				313,048
Non-current liabilities
Long-term borrowings, non-current portion, net			39,514			57,688
Deferred tax liability				4,729			3,561
Operating lease liabilities, non-current portion			5,873			—
Severance liabilities			17,379			15,209
Other non-current liabilities			1,937			2,713
Total non-current liabilities			69,432			79,171
Total Liabilities				406,978		392,219
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ equity
Preferred shares (5,000,000 shares authorized, $0.01 par value; no shares issued and
outstanding as of June 26, 2020 and June 28, 2019)			—			—
Ordinary shares (500,000,000 shares authorized, $0.01 par value; 38,471,967 shares and
38,230,753 shares issued as of June 26, 2020 and June 28, 2019, respectively; and 36,727,864 shares and 36,841,650 shares
outstanding as of June 26, 2020 and June 28, 2019, respectively)				385			382
Additional paid-in capital				175,610		158,299
Less: Treasury shares (1,744,103 shares and 1,389,103 shares as of June 26, 2020
and June 28, 2019, respectively)				(68,501)		(47,779)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss				(1,147)		(2,386)
Retained earnings				868,062		754,583
Total Shareholders’ Equity			974,409			863,099
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity			$	1,381,387		$	1,255,318

FABRINET CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
					Three Months Ended									Twelve Months Ended
(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data)					June 26, 2020				June 28, 2019					June 26, 2020				June 28, 2019
Revenues					$	405,113			$	405,127				$	1,641,836			$		1,584,335
Cost of revenues						(358,489	)			(358,501	)				(1,455,731	)				(1,405,111	)
Gross profit						46,624				46,626					186,105					179,224
Selling, general and administrative expenses						(18,185	)			(13,771	)				(68,374	)				(55,067	)
Expenses related to reduction in workforce						(313	)			(789	)				(329	)				(1,516	)
Operating income						28,126				32,066					117,402					122,641
Interest income						1,512				1,929					7,592					6,699
Interest expense						(232	)			(1,708	)				(3,044	)				(5,381	)
Foreign exchange gain (loss), net						(848	)			1,814					(3,797	)				1,406
Other income (expense), net						112				70					1,089					868
Income before income taxes						28,670				34,171					119,242					126,233
Income tax expense						(646	)			(1,214	)				(5,763	)				(5,278	)
Net income						28,024				32,957					113,479					120,955
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Change in net unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities						1,941				644					538					2,043
Change in net unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments						7,289				1					570					(1	)
Change in retirement benefit plan – prior service cost						50				(2,537	)				528					(2,537	)
Change in foreign currency translation adjustment						(44	)			(415	)				(397	)				(634	)
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax						9,236				(2,307	)				1,239					(1,129	)
Net comprehensive income					$	37,260			$	30,650				$	114,718			$		119,826
Earnings per share
Basic					$	0.76			$	0.89				$	3.07			$		3.29
Diluted					$	0.75			$	0.88				$	3.01			$		3.23
Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding (thousands of shares)
Basic						36,723				36,836					36,908					36,798
Diluted						37,571				37,511					37,665					37,415

FABRINET CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
		Years Ended
(in thousands of U. S. dollars)		June 26, 2020				June 28, 2019
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income		$	113,479			$	120,955
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
Depreciation and amortization			30,875				29,944
Loss (gain) on disposal and impairment of property, plant and equipment			329				(4	)
Loss on disposal of intangibles			—				149
Loss on impairment of goodwill			3,514				—
(Gain) loss from sales and maturities of available-for-sale securities			(96	)			135
Accretion of premiums on short-term investments			(508	)			(592	)
Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs			26				—
Allowance for doubtful accounts (reversal)			240				36
Unrealized loss (gain) on exchange rate and fair value of foreign currency forward contracts			1,963				(6,980	)
Unrealized loss on fair value of interest rate swaps			1,672				2,591
Amortization of fair value at hedge inception of interest rate swaps			(1,220	)			—
Share-based compensation			22,203				17,157
Deferred income tax			1,262				879
Other non-cash expenses			(619	)			(450	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Trade accounts receivable			(12,260	)			(13,494	)
Contract assets			(809	)			(2,570	)
Inventories			(16,174	)			(44,598	)
Other current assets and non-current assets			(182	)			(2,777	)
Trade accounts payable			(5,990	)			38,807
Contract liabilities			(683	)			2,239
Income tax payable			442				1,092
Severance liabilities			2,802				3,343
Other current liabilities and non-current liabilities			10,394				1,532
Net cash provided by operating activities			150,660				147,394
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of short-term investments			(196,373	)			(233,080	)
Proceeds from sales of short-term investments			48,808				99,142
Proceeds from maturities of short-term investments			142,508				54,215
Funds provided to customer to support transfer of manufacturing operations			(24,310	)			—
Purchase of property, plant and equipment			(42,327	)			(18,661	)
Purchase of intangibles			(1,180	)			(282	)
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment			1,626				599
Net cash used in investing activities			(71,248	)			(98,067	)
Cash flows from financing activities
Payment of debt issuance costs			(153	)			—
Proceeds from short-term borrowings			—				—
Repayment of short-term borrowings			—				—
Proceeds from long-term borrowings			60,938				—
Repayment of long-term borrowings			(70,079	)			(3,250	)
Proceeds from issuance of ordinary shares under employee share option plan			—				—
Repayment of finance lease liabilities			(400	)			(468	)
Repurchase of ordinary shares			(20,722	)			(5,378	)
Release of restricted cash held in connection with business acquisition			—				(3,478	)
Withholding tax related to net share settlement of restricted share units			(4,889	)			(10,649	)
Net cash used in financing activities			(35,305	)			(23,223	)
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		$	44,107			$	26,104
Movement in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period		$	188,241			$	161,433
Increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			44,107				26,104
Effect of exchange rate on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			484				704
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period		$	232,832			$	188,241

FABRINET CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)
			Years Ended
(in thousands of U. S. dollars)			June 26 2020			June 28, 2019
Supplemental disclosures
Cash paid for
Interest			$	1,688		$	2,605
Taxes			$	8,466		$	7,637
Cash received for interest			$	9,676		$	5,811
Non-cash investing and financing activities
Construction, software and equipment related payables			$	15,127		$	7,317

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the consolidated balance sheets that sums to the total of the same amounts shown in the consolidated statements of cash flows:

		As of
(amount in thousands)		June 26, 2020			June 28, 2019
Cash and cash equivalents		$	225,430		$	180,839
Restricted cash			7,402			7,402
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		$	232,832		$	188,241

FABRINET RECONCILIATION OF GAAP MEASURES TO NON-GAAP MEASURES
			Three Months Ended						Twelve Months Ended
			June 26, 2020			June 28, 2019			June 26, 2020				June 28, 2019
(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data)			Net income	Diluted EPS		Net income	Diluted EPS		Net income	Diluted EPS			Net income	Diluted EPS
GAAP measures			28,024	0.75		32,957	0.88		113,479	3.01			120,955	3.23
	Items reconciling GAAP net income & EPS to non-GAAP net income & EPS:
	Related to cost of revenues:
		Share-based compensation expenses	1,298	0.03		1,271	0.03		6,098	0.16			5,655	0.15
		Depreciation of fair value uplift	80	0.00		86	0.00		327	0.01			341	0.01
		ASC 606 adoption impact on gross profit	–	–		–	–		–	–			(31)	(0.00)
	Total related to gross profit		1,378	0.04		1,357	0.04		6,425	0.17			5,965	0.16
	Related to selling, general and administrative expenses:
		Share-based compensation expenses	2,604	0.07		2,513	0.07		16,105	0.43			11,502	0.31
		Expenses related to CFO search	–	–		(567)	(0.02)		–	–			290	0.01
		Amortization of intangibles	131	0.00		163	0.00		562	0.01			694	0.02
		Goodwill impairment charge	3,514	0.09		–	–		3,514	0.09			–	–
		Business combination expenses and consulting fee	–	–		224	0.01		–	–			552	0.01
		Severance payments and others	–	–		171	0.00		150	0.00			1,120	0.03
	Total related to selling, general and administrative expenses		6,249	0.17		2,504	0.07		20,331	0.54			14,158	0.38
	Related to other incomes and other expenses:
		Expenses related to reduction in workforce	313	0.01		789	0.02		329	0.01			1,516	0.04
		Amortization of debt issuance costs	8	0.00		–	–		26	0.00			–	–
	Total related to other incomes and other expenses		321	0.01		789	0.02		355	0.01			1,516	0.04
	Total related to net income & EPS		7,948	0.21		4,650	0.12		27,111	0.72			21,639	0.58
Non-GAAP measures			35,972	0.96		37,607	1.00		140,590		3.73		142,594	3.81
Shares used in computing diluted net income per share
	GAAP diluted shares			37,571			37,511			37,665				37,415
	Non-GAAP diluted shares			37,571			37,511			37,665				37,415

FABRINET RECONCILIATION OF NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES TO FREE CASH FLOW
(amount in thousands)		Three Months Ended								Twelve Months Ended
		June 26, 2020				June 28, 2019				June 26, 2020				June 28, 2019
Net cash provided by operating activities		$	46,212			$	41,890			$	150,660			$	147,394
Less: Purchase of property, plant and equipment			(14,845	)			(5,450	)			(42,327	)			(18,661	)
Non-GAAP free cash flow		$	31,367			$	36,440			$	108,333			$	128,733

FABRINET GUIDANCE FOR QUARTER ENDING SEPTEMBER 25, 2020 RECONCILIATION OF GAAP MEASURES TO NON-GAAP MEASURES
	Diluted
	EPS
GAAP net income per diluted share:	$0.77 to $0.84
Related to cost of revenues:
Share-based compensation expenses	0.04
Total related to gross profit	0.04
Related to selling, general and administrative expenses:
Share-based compensation expenses	0.11
Business combination expenses	0.01
Total related to selling, general and administrative expenses	0.12
Total related to net income & EPS	0.16
Non-GAAP net income per diluted share	$0.93 to $1.00

 

Contacts

Investors:
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