Himax Reports Second Quarter 2011 Financial Results


  • Second quarter 2011 revenues in-line with guidance with gross margin of 18.6%
  • Expects third quarter revenues to remain flat or to decline slightly with gross margin to remain at the current level
  • Expects smartphone display drivers and CMOS image sensors to further grow in the third quarter

TAINAN, Taiwan, Aug. 9, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Himax Technologies, Inc. ("Himax" or "Company") (Nasdaq:HIMX) today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011.

For the second quarter of 2011, Himax reported net revenues of $160.6 million, representing a 14.5% decrease from $187.7 million in the second quarter of 2010, and a 13.8% increase from $141.1 million in the first quarter of 2011. Gross margin was 18.6% in the second quarter of 2011, down 180 basis points year-over-year and down 150 basis points, sequentially. Operating income in the second quarter was $3.4 million, compared to $13.0 million for the same period last year and $2.5 million in the previous quarter.

Net income attributable to Himax stockholders for the second quarter of 2011 was $3.6 million or $0.02 per diluted ADS, down from $12.0 million or $0.07 per diluted ADS in the second quarter of 2010, and up from $2.7 million or $0.02 per diluted ADS in the first quarter of 2011.

Excluding share-based compensation and acquisition-related charges, non-GAAP operating income for the second quarter of 2011 was $5.1 million, down from $15.4 million in the same period last year, and up from $4.3 million in the previous quarter.

Non-GAAP net income attributable to Himax stockholders for the second quarter of 2011 was $5.0 million or $0.03 per diluted ADS, down from $14.0 million or $0.08 per diluted ADS in the second quarter of 2010, and up from $4.1 million or $0.02 per diluted ADS in the first quarter of 2011.

Reconciliation of gross margin, operating margin, net margin and diluted EPS excluding share-based compensation and acquisition-related charges, a non-GAAP financial measure, to GAAP gross margin, GAAP operating margin, GAAP net margin and diluted GAAP EPS, most comparable GAAP figure, is set out in the attached reconciliation schedule.

Jordan Wu, President and Chief Executive Officer of Himax, commented, "For large panel display drivers, the 17.7% quarterly revenue growth in the second quarter was primarily the result of orders coming from one of our customers in China which was ramping up its new capacity. The third quarter outlook however, appears sluggish for large panel drivers. We are seeing reduced demand for all applications and many of our customers have responded to the uncertain global economic conditions by lowering capacity utilization for large panel products."

Mr. Wu continued, "The quarterly revenue growth for small and medium size display drivers was 4.3% in the second quarter, primarily a consequence of the weak feature phone demand particularly in China's white box market. However, we are seeing robust third quarter customer forecasts for the smart phone market from both our world-leading and Chinese brands. We remain the leading player in high-end panel drivers for smart phone applications. Our industry-leading HD720 high-resolution cellphone panel driver has been adopted by first-tier smart phone brands with shipments expected to commence at the end of the third quarter. The driver IC offers an unrivaled color and brightness enhancement feature which is very popular among our customers."

Mr. Wu continued, "We have seen significant progress in diversification of our revenue stream, with small and medium panel business expected to replace large panel to become our largest revenue contributor in the third quarter. Our non-driver segment continued to contribute positively to our top line growth, particularly the CMOS image sensor and LCOS micro-display products. Starting from the second quarter, the wafer shortage situation for CMOS image sensor has been gradually alleviated and we have been able to fulfill more customer orders. We expect the capacity shortage to further loosen going forward. We are also seeing an increase in demand for our LCOS pico-projector products, particularly for cellphone embedded applications targeting emerging markets.

Looking into the third quarter, the TFT-LCD industry is suffering from weak end market demand and general concerns for the outlook of the global economy. The market and economic conditions have reduced our visibility for orders and forecasts provided to us by our customers."

Mr. Wu added, "For the third quarter, we expect revenues to remain flat or to decline slightly with gross margin to remain at the current level. Taking into account our 2011 grant of restricted share units, or RSUs, at the end of September, our GAAP loss per ADS is expected to be in the range of 2 to 0 cents. Excluding share-based compensation and acquisition-related charges, our non-GAAP earnings per ADS is expected to be in the range of 0 to 2 cents. Our 2011 RSUs, subject to Himax's Board approval, is projected to be valued in the range of $3 million to $4 million, representing a 56% to 67% decline year over year. Almost all of the 2011 RSU is expected to be vested and expensed immediately on the grant date."

Investor Conference Call / Webcast Details

The Company's management will review detailed second quarter 2011 results on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 7:00 PM NYC (7:00 AM, Wednesday, August 10, Taiwan time). The conference dial-in numbers are +1-201-689-8471 (international) and +1-877-407-4018 (U.S. domestic). A live webcast of the conference call will be available on the Company's website at www.himax.com.tw. The playback will be available beginning two hours after the call through 12:00 PM Taiwan time on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 (midnight U.S. Eastern Standard Time) at www.himax.com.tw and by telephone at +1-858-384-5517 (international) or +1-877-870-5176 (U.S. domestic). The conference ID number is 375533.

About Himax Technologies, Inc.

Himax Technologies, Inc. designs, develops, and markets semiconductors that are critical components of flat panel displays. The Company's principal products are display drivers for large-sized TFT-LCD panels, which are used in desktop monitors, notebook computers and televisions, and display drivers for small- and medium-sized TFT-LCD panels, which are used in mobile handsets and consumer electronics products such as tablet PCs, netbook computers, digital cameras, mobile gaming devices, portable DVD players, digital photo frame and car navigation displays. In addition, the Company is expanding its product offerings to include timing controllers, touch controller ICs, LCD TV and monitor chipset solutions, LCOS projector solutions, power management ICs, CMOS Image Sensors, Infinitely Color Technology and 2D to 3D conversion solutions. Based in Tainan, Taiwan, the Company has regional offices in Hsinchu and Taipei, Taiwan; Ninbo, Foshan, Fuqing, Beijing, Shanghai, Suzhou and Shenzhen, China; Yokohama and Matsusaka, Japan; Cheonan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea; and Irvine California, USA.

Forward-Looking Statements:

Factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, general business and economic conditions and the state of the semiconductor industry; market acceptance and competitiveness of the driver and non-driver products developed by the Company; demand for end-use applications products; reliance on a small group of principal customers; the uncertainty of continued success in technological innovations; our ability to develop and protect our intellectual property; pricing pressures including declines in average selling prices; changes in customer order patterns; changes in estimated full-year effective tax rate; shortages in supply of key components; changes in environmental laws and regulations; exchange rate fluctuations; regulatory approvals for further investments in our subsidiaries; our ability to collect accounts receivable and manage inventory; the uncertainty of success in our Taiwan listing plan which is still under review by Taiwan regulatory authorities and subject to change due to, among other things, changes in either Taiwan or U.S. authorities' policies and Taiwan regulatory authorities' acceptance of the Company's Taiwan listing application and other risks described from time to time in the Company's SEC filings, including those risks identified in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in its Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2010 filed with SEC on dated May 20, 2011, as amended.

Tables Attached –

 

Himax Technologies, Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(These interim financials do not fully comply with US GAAP because they omit all interim disclosure required by US GAAP)
(Amounts in Thousands of U.S. Dollars, Except Per Share Data)
 
  Three Months
Ended June 30,
  Three Months
Ended March 31,
   2011    2010    2011
Revenues          
Revenues from third parties, net $ 92,450   $ 94,939   $ 74,093
Revenues from related parties, net  68,129    92,768    67,000
   160,579    187,707    141,093
           
Costs and expenses:          
Cost of revenues  130,682    149,388    112,783
Research and development  19,294    18,341    19,790
General and administrative  3,745    4,197    4,281
Sales and marketing  3,447    2,752    1,697
Total costs and expenses  157,168    174,678    138,551
           
Operating income  3,411    13,029    2,542
           
Non operating income (loss):          
Interest income  130    169    140
Equity in losses of equity method investees  (112)    (106)    (81)
Foreign exchange gains (losses), net  (100)    53    117
Interest expense  (102)    (5)    (97)
Other income (loss), net  478    72    (234)
   294    183    (155)
Earnings before income taxes  3,705    13,212    2,387
Income tax expense  926    2,174    597
Net income  2,779    11,038    1,790
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests  845    930    933
Net income attributable to Himax stockholders $ 3,624   $ 11,968   $ 2,723
           
Basic earnings per ordinary share attributable to Himax stockholders $ 0.01   $ 0.03   $ 0.01
Diluted earningsper ordinary shareattributable to Himax stockholders $ 0.01   $ 0.03   $ 0.01
Basic earnings per ADS attributable to Himax stockholders $ 0.02   $ 0.07   $ 0.02
Diluted earnings per ADSattributable to Himax stockholders $ 0.02   $ 0.07   $ 0.02
           
Basic Weighted Average Outstanding Ordinary Shares  354,629    355,426    354,633
Diluted Weighted Average Outstanding Ordinary Shares  356,138    358,011    355,833

 

 
Himax Technologies, Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(Amounts in Thousands of U.S. Dollars, Except Per Share Data)
   
  Six Months Ended
  June 30,
  2011   2010
Revenues      
Revenues from third parties, net $ 166,543   $ 165,879
Revenues from related parties, net 135,129   197,326
  301,672   363,205
       
Costs and expenses:      
Cost of revenues 243,465   290,161
Research and development 39,084   36,149
General and administrative 8,026   8,240
Sales and marketing 5,144   5,501
Total costs and expenses 295,719   340,051
       
Operating income 5,953   23,154
       
Non operating income (loss):      
Interest income 270   273
Equity in losses of equity method investees (193)   (165)
Foreign exchange gains, net 17   42
Interest expense (199)   (5)
Other income, net 244   160
  139   305
Earnings before income taxes 6,092   23,459
 Income tax expense 1,523   4,223
Net income 4,569   19,236
Net loss attributable to the noncontrolling interests 1,778   1,870
Net income attributable to Himax stockholders $ 6,347   $ 21,106
       
Basic earnings per ordinary share attributable to Himax stockholders $ 0.02   $ 0.06
Diluted earningsper ordinary shareattributable to Himax stockholders $ 0.02   $ 0.06
Basic earnings per ADS attributable to Himax stockholders $ 0.04   $ 0.12
Diluted earnings per ADSattributable to Himax stockholders $ 0.04   $ 0.12
       
Basic Weighted Average Outstanding Shares 354,631   356,486
Diluted Weighted Average Outstanding Shares 356,000   358,517

 

       
Himax Technologies, Inc.      
Unaudited Supplemental Financial Information      
(Amounts in Thousands of U.S. Dollars)      
       
The amount of share-based compensation included in applicable statements of income categories is summarized as follows: Three Months
Ended June 30,
  Three Months
Ended March 31,
  2011   2010   2011
Share-based compensation          
Cost of revenues $ 11   $ 21   $ 11
Research and development  866    1,375    869
General and administrative  143    228    142
Sales and marketing  139    218    140
Income tax benefit  (177)    (131)    (178)
Total $ 982   $ 1,711   $ 984
           
The amount of acquisition-related charges included in applicable statements of income categories is summarized as follows:          
           
Acquisition-related charges          
Research and development $ 258   $ 258   $ 258
Sales and marketing  290    290    289
Income tax benefit  (125)    (200)    (125)
Total $ 423   $ 348   $ 422

 

   
Himax Technologies, Inc.  
Unaudited Supplemental Financial Information  
(Amounts in Thousands of U.S. Dollars)  
   
The amount of share-based compensation included in applicable statements of income categories is summarized as follows:  Six Months Ended
 June 30,
      2011   2010
Share-based compensation          
Cost of revenues     $ 22   $ 43
Research and development      1,735    2,749
General and administrative      285    457
Sales and marketing      279    436
Income tax benefit      (355)    (318)
Total     $ 1,966   $ 3,367
           
The amount of acquisition-related charges included in applicable statements of income categories is summarized as follows:          
           
Research and development     $ 516   $ 517
Sales and marketing      579    579
Income tax benefit      (250)    (339)
Total     $ 845   $ 757

 

 
Himax Technologies, Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Amounts in Thousands of U.S. Dollars, Except Per Share Data)
    June 30,   March 31,   December 31,
    2011   2011   2010
Assets            
Current assets:            
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 103,887   $ 109,519   $ 96,842
Investments in marketable securities available-for-sale    174    6,834    8,632
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts, sales returns and discounts  92,362    83,098    80,212
Accounts receivable from related parties, less allowance for sales returns and discounts    86,947    83,690    95,964
Inventories    124,350    130,057    117,988
Deferred income taxes    12,148    11,871    11,977
Restricted cash and cash equivalents    57,500    57,500    58,500
Prepaid expenses and other current assets    16,607    16,136    15,809
Total current assets   $ 493,975   $ 498,705   $ 485,924
             
Investment securities, including securities measured at fair value    24,706    24,568    24,622
Equity method investments    623    781    869
Property, plant and equipment, net    54,045    48,658    47,561
Deferred income taxes    25,077    24,502    24,729
Goodwill    26,846    26,846    26,846
Intangible assets, net    5,575    6,125    6,674
Other assets    1,943    2,043    2,395
     138,815    133,523    133,696
Total assets   $ 632,790   $ 632,228   $ 619,620
             
Liabilities and Equity        
Current liabilities:            
Short-term debt   $ 57,000   $ 57,000   $ 57,000
Accounts payable    125,770    124,066    115,922
Income taxes payable    5,264    9,182    9,125
Deferred income taxes    100    94    96
Other accrued expenses and other current liabilities  47,088    25,843    23,605
Total current liabilities   $ 235,222   $ 216,185   $ 205,748
Other liabilities    5,761    6,786    6,896
Total liabilities   240,983   222,971   212,644
             
Equity            
Himax stockholders' equity:            
Ordinary shares, US$0.3 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized; 353,781,070 shares, 353,842,764 shares, and 353,842,764 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2011, March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, respectively $ 106,134   $ 106,153   $ 106,153
Additional paid-in capital    101,422    100,824    100,291
Accumulated other comprehensive income    971    994    1,204
Unappropriated retained earnings   183,350   200,953   198,230
Himax stockholders' equity   $ 391,877   $ 408,924   $ 405,878
Noncontrolling interests    (70)    333    1,098
Total equity   $ 391,807   $ 409,257   $ 406,976
Total liabilities and equity   $ 632,790   $ 632,228   $ 619,620

 

 
Himax Technologies, Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Amounts in Thousands of U.S.Dollars)
    Three Months
Ended
June 30,
  Three Months
Ended
March 31,
    2011   2010   2011
             
Cash flows from operating activities:            
Net income   $ 2,779   $ 11,038   $ 1,790
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:            
Depreciation and amortization    3,172    3,463    3,279
Share-based compensation expenses    1,159    1,842    1,162
Equity in losses of equity method investees    112    106    81
Gain on disposal of marketable securities, net    (194)    (19)    (193)
Gain on disposal of equity method investment    (313)   --   --
Unrealized loss on conversion option    144   --    460
Interest income from amortization of discount on investment in corporate bonds    (41)   --    (48)
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)    (983)    2,639    242
Inventories write downs    1,804    1,371    2,764
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:            
Accounts receivable    (9,264)    (25,211)    (2,886)
Accounts receivable from related parties    (3,244)    9,827    12,289
Inventories    3,903    (15,230)    (14,833)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets    (100)    1,098    (325)
Accounts payable    1,704    18,352    8,144
Income taxes payable    (3,912)    (8,844)    52
Other accrued expenses and other current liabilities    683    2,464    258
Other liabilities    (906)    (602)    (11)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities    (3,497)    2,294    12,225
             
Cash flows from investing activities:            
Purchase of property and equipment    (8,674)    (1,720)    (1,851)
Purchase of available-for-sale marketable securities    (2,840)    (4,257)    (6,014)
Disposal of available-for-sale marketable securities    9,501    5,514    7,733
Purchase of investment securities --    (1,024)   --
Release (pledge) of restricted cash equivalents and marketable securities  (4)    (62)    1,002
Decrease (increase) in other assets    (32)    134    1
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities    (2,049)    (1,415)    871

 

Himax Technologies, Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Amounts in Thousands of U.S.Dollars)
             
    Three Months
Ended
June 30,
  Three Months
Ended
March 31,
    2011   2010   2011
Cash flows from financing activities:            
Proceeds from issuance of new shares by subsidiaries   $ 10    76    21
Payments to acquire ordinary shares for retirement    (67)    (2,903)    --
Proceeds from disposal of subsidiary shares to noncontrolling interests by Himax Technologies Limited    --    94    --
Purchase of subsidiary shares from noncontrolling interests    (67)    (109)    (461)
Proceeds from borrowing of short-term debt    --    160,000    --
Repayment of short-term debt    --    (160,000)    --
Net cash used in financing activities    (124)    (2,842)    (440)
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents    38     (2)    21 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents    (5,632)   (1,965)    12,677
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period    109,519   155,932    96,842
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period   $ 103,887   $ 153,967   $ 109,519
             
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:            
 Cash paid during the period for:            
 Interest expense   $ 79   $ 5   $ 97
 Income taxes   $ 5,979   $ 8,196   $ 206
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash financing activities:            
 Dividend Payable   $ 21,227   $ 44,188   $ --

 

 
Himax Technologies, Inc.
Unaudited Supplemental Data – Reconciliation Schedule
(Amounts in Thousands of U.S. Dollars)
 
Gross Margin, Operating Margin and Net Margin Excluding Share-based Compensation and Acquisition-Related Charges:
  Three Months
Ended June 30,
  Three Months
Ended March 31,
   2011     2010    2011
Revenues $ 160,579   $ 187,707   $ 141,093
           
Gross profit  29,897    38,319    28,310
Add: Share-based compensation – Cost of revenues  11    21    11
Gross profit excluding share-based compensation  29,908    38,340    28,321
Gross margin excluding share-based compensation  18.6%    20.4%    20.1%
           
Operating income  3,411    13,029    2,542
Add: Share-based compensation  1,159    1,842    1,162
Operating income excluding share-based compensation  4,570    14,871    3,704
Add: Acquisition-related charges – Intangible assets amortization  548    548    547
Operating income excluding share-based compensation and acquisition-related charges  5,118    15,419    4,251
Operating margin excluding share-based compensation and acquisition-related charges  3.2%    8.2%    3.0%
Net income attributable to Himax stockholders  3,624    11,968    2,723
Add: Share-based compensation, net of tax  982    1,711    984
Add: Acquisition-related charges, net of tax  423    348    422
Net income attributable to Himax stockholders excluding share-based compensation and acquisition-related charges  5,029    14,027    4,129
Net margin attributable to Himax stockholders excluding share-based compensation and acquisition-related charges  3.1%    7.5%    2.9%
           
*Gross margin excluding share-based compensation equals gross profit excluding share-based compensation divided by revenues
*Operating margin excluding share-based compensation and acquisition-related charges equals operating income excluding share-based compensation and acquisition-related charges divided by revenues
*Net margin attributable to Himax stockholders excluding share-based compensation and acquisition-related charges equals net income attributable to Himax stockholders excluding share-based compensation and acquisition-related charges divided by revenues

 

Himax Technologies, Inc.
Unaudited Supplemental Data – Reconciliation Schedule
(Amounts in Thousands of U.S. Dollars)
 
Gross Margin, Operating Margin and Net Margin Excluding Share-based Compensation and Acquisition-Related Charges:
  Six Months
Ended June 30,
   2011    2010
Revenues $ 301,672   $ 363,205
       
Gross profit 58,207   73,044
Add: Share-based compensation – Cost of revenues 22   43
Gross profit excluding share-based compensation 58,229   73,087
Gross margin excluding share-based compensation 19.3%   20.1%
           
Operating income 5,953   23,154
Add: Share-based compensation 2,321   3,685
Operating income excluding share-based compensation 8,274   26,839
Add: Acquisition-related charges – Intangible assets amortization 1,095   1,096
Operating income excluding share-based compensation and acquisition-related charges 9,369   27,935
Operating margin excluding share-based compensation and acquisition-related charges 3.1%   7.7%
Net income attributable to Himax stockholders 6,347   21,106
Add: Share-based compensation, net of tax 1,966   3,367
Add: Acquisition-related charges, net of tax 845   757
Net income attributable to Himax stockholders excluding share-based compensation and acquisition-related charges 9,158   25,230
Net margin attributable to Himax stockholders excluding share-based compensation and acquisition-related charges 3.0%   6.9%
           
*Gross margin excluding share-based compensation equals gross profit excluding share-based compensation divided by revenues
*Operating margin excluding share-based compensation and acquisition-related charges equals operating income excluding share-based compensation and acquisition-related charges divided by revenues
*Net margin attributable to Himax stockholders excluding share-based compensation and acquisition-related charges equals net income attributable to Himax stockholders excluding share-based compensation and acquisition-related charges divided by revenues

 

Diluted Earnings Per Ordinary Share Attributable to Himax Stockholders Excluding Share-based Compensation and Acquisition-Related Charges:
 
 
 
Three Months
Ended June 30,
  Six Months
Ended June 30,
  2011   2011
Diluted GAAP EPS attributable to Himax stockholders $0.01   $0.02
Add: Share-based compensation per diluted share $0.01   $0.01
Add: Acquisition-related charges per diluted share $ --   $ --
       
Diluted non GAAP EPS attributable to Himax stockholders excluding share-based compensation and acquisition-related charges $0.01   $0.03
       
Numbers do not add up due to rounding


            

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