II-VI Incorporated Reports Q1 Fiscal 2019 Results


  • Revenues Increased 20% Compared to Q1FY18
  • GAAP EPS of $0.40 Increased 25%; Adjusted EPS of $0.56 Increased 12% Compared to Q1FY18
  • Operating income increased 25% compared to Q1FY18, 23% on an adjusted basis

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 01, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- II-VI Incorporated (Nasdaq:IIVI) ("II-VI" or the "Company") today reported results for its fiscal first quarter ended September 30, 2018.

“We delivered a solid first quarter, and ended with a record order backlog. Compared to Q1FY18, the communications end market clearly remains strong for II-VI, growing 20% year over year, our military business grew 30%, our industrial end market revenue grew 10%, and demand for 3D sensing exceeded our expectations with shipments growing over 200%. Sales of SiC substrates grew more than 50%, and our increases in scale of SiC manufacturing positions us well to capture longer term opportunities as 5G and Electric Vehicles ramp,” said Dr. Vincent D. Mattera, Jr.  “We recently issued a press release announcing our strategic collaboration with the market leader in GaN RF devices, Sumitomo Electric Device Innovations, Inc. to manufacture state-of-the-art GaN on SiC devices to enable next generation wireless networks as part of our investment in an optoelectronic materials and device platform. We continue to deepen our engagements with large and strategic customers across all end markets. We expect to deliver continued strong operating performance in fiscal Q2 2019, even as we continue to make strategic investments and scale our operations to meet accelerating customers’ demands.”

Table 1 
$ Millions, except per share amounts 
(Unaudited) 
               
           % Increase
  Three Months Ended  (Decrease) from
               
  Sept 30,  June 30,  Sept 30,  June 30,  Sept 30,
  2018  2018  2017  2018  2017
               
Revenues $314.4  $321.1  $261.5  (2%)  20%
               
Operating income $37.2  $38.2  $29.8  (3%)  25%
Adjusted operating income (1) $39.1  $38.2  $31.8  2%  23%
               
Net earnings $26.1  $27.2  $21.1  (4%)  24%
Adjusted net earnings (1) $37.0  $33.7  $32.6  10%  13%
               
Diluted earnings per share $0.40  $0.42  $0.32  (5%)  25%
Adjusted diluted earnings per share (1) $0.56  $0.52  $0.50  8%  12%

The Company’s adjusted net earnings in Q1FY19 excludes the following items: share-based compensation of $5.3 million, amortization expense of $3.7 million and certain one-time transaction expense of $1.9 million. Details by financial statement caption are found on Table 7.

Other Selected Financial Metrics               
Book to Bill (2)  1.04   1.03   0.96       
Gross margin  39.4%  39.7%  40.5%  (30 bps)  (110 bps)
Operating margin  11.8%  11.9%  11.4%  (10 bps)  40 bps
Adjusted operating margin (1)  12.4%  11.9%  12.2%  50 bps  20 bps
Return on sales  8.3%  8.5%  8.1%  (20 bps)  20 bps
Adjusted return on sales (1)  11.8%  10.5%  12.5%  130 bps  (70 bps)
(1)  Excludes certain non-GAAP adjustments for share-based compensation, acquired amortization expense, certain one-time transaction expense and the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. See Table 7 for Reconciliation of Reported Earnings to Adjusted Net Earnings.
(2)  Book to Bill is calculated by dividing orders the Company expects to convert to revenue within the next twelve months by revenues recognized during the period.

Outlook

The outlook for the second fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2018 is revenues of $333 million to $345 million and earnings per diluted share of $0.44 to $0.48 including $0.05 per share of one time costs and transaction costs for our transactions and collaborations recently announced. On an adjusted basis, earnings per diluted share is estimated at $0.65 to $0.69 which includes $0.10 for share based compensation, $0.06 for amortization expense, and $0.05 for one time and transaction costs, but excluding any refinements to the transition tax as the Company finalizes its implementation of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.  This is all at prevailing exchange rates. 

Comparable results for the quarter ended December 31, 2017 were revenues of $281.5 million and diluted earnings per share of $0.15. The $0.15 diluted earnings per share for the quarter ended December 31, 2017 included $0.24 of expenses relating to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. As discussed in more detail below, actual results may differ from these forecasts due to various factors including, but not limited to, changes in product demand, competition and general economic conditions.

Segment Information

Operating income is defined as earnings before income taxes, interest expense and other expense or income, net. 

Table 2                 
Segment Book to Bill, Revenues, Operating Income and Margins  
$ Millions      
(Unaudited)                 
                  
   Three Months Ended  % Increase (Decrease) from
                  
  Sept 30,  June 30,  Sept 30,  June 30,  Sept 30,
  2018  2018  2017  2018  2017
Book to Bill:                 
II-VI Laser Solutions  0.98    0.95    1.15       
II-VI Photonics  1.09    1.17    0.74       
II-VI Performance Products  1.04    0.90    1.13       
Total Book to Bill  1.04    1.03    0.96       
                  
Revenues:                 
II-VI Laser Solutions $106.2   $108.4   $87.9   (2%)  21%
II-VI Photonics  135.1    133.2    116.0   1%  16%
II-VI Performance Products  73.1    79.5    57.6   (8%)  27%
Total Revenues $314.4   $321.1   $261.5   (2%)  20%
                  
Operating Income:                 
Adjusted II-VI Laser Solutions $12.3   $14.6   $4.7   (16%)  162%
Acquired business's one-time expenses  -    -    (2.0)  -  -
II-VI Laser Solutions $12.3   $14.6   $2.7   (16%)  356%
                  
Adjusted II-VI Photonics  17.8    14.1    20.1   26%  (11%)
Acquired business's one-time expenses  (1.9)   -    -   -  -
II-VI Photonics $15.9   $14.1   $20.1   13%  (21%)
                  
II-VI Performance Products $9.0   $9.5   $7.0   (5%)  29%
Total Operating Income $37.2   $38.2   $29.8   (3%)  25%
                  
Adjusted Operating Income $39.1   $38.2   $31.8   2%  23%
                  
Operating Margin:                 
Adjusted II-VI Laser Solutions  11.6%   13.5%   5.3%  (190 bps)  630 bps
II-VI Laser Solutions  11.6%   13.5%   3.1%  (190 bps)  850 bps
Adjusted II-VI Photonics  13.2%   10.6%   17.3%  260 bps  (410 bps)
II-VI Photonics  11.8%   10.6%   17.3%  120 bps  (550 bps)
II-VI Performance Products  12.3%   11.9%   12.2%  40 bps  10 bps
Total Operating Margin  11.8%   11.9%   11.4%  (10 bps)  40 bps
Adjusted Operating Margin  12.4%   11.9%   12.2%  50 bps  20 bps

Table 3 is a reconciliation of Adjusted Operating Income reported in this press release to reported Net Earnings.

Table 3            
Reconciliation of Operating Income to Net Earnings
$ Millions            
(Unaudited)   Three Months Ended
             
   Sept 30,   June 30,
  Sept 30,
   2018  2018  2017
             
Adjusted operating income  $39.1   $38.2   $31.8 
Acquired business's one-time expenses   1.9    -    2.0 
Operating income  $37.2   $38.2   $29.8 
Interest expense   5.6    5.1    3.6 
Other expense (income), net   (0.7)   (1.1)   (0.7)
Income taxes   6.2    7.0    5.8 
Net Earnings  $26.1   $27.2   $21.1 
 

Table 4 is a reconciliation of Operating Income reported in this press release to Adjusted EBITDA.

Table 4           
Reconciliation of Operating Income to Adjusted EBITDA
$ Millions           
(Unaudited)  Three Months Ended
            
  Sept 30,  June 30,  Sept 30,
  2018  2018  2017
            
Operating income $37.2   $38.2  $29.8 
Depreciation and amortization  22.2    22.7   18.9 
Other income (expense), net  0.7    1.1   0.7 
Acquired business's one-time expenses  1.9    -   2.0 
Acquired depreciation and amortization  (0.2)   -   (1.0)
Adjusted EBITDA $61.8   $62.0  $50.4 
 

Table 5 is a reconciliation of EBITDA reported in this press release to reported Net Earnings.

Table 5           
Reconciliation of EBITDA to Net Earnings
$ Millions           
(Unaudited)  Three Months Ended
            
  Sept 30,  June 30,  Sept 30,
  2018  2018  2017
            
Adjusted EBITDA (5) $61.8   $62.0   $50.4 
Adjusted EBITDA margin  19.7%   19.3%   19.3%
Acquired business's one-time expenses  (1.9)   -    (2.0)
Acquired depreciation and amortization  0.2    -    1.0 
EBITDA (3) $60.1   $62.0   $49.4 
EBITDA margin (4)  19.1%   19.3%   18.9%
Interest expense $5.6   $5.1   $3.6 
Depreciation and amortization  22.2    22.7    18.9 
Income taxes  6.2    7.0    5.8 
Net Earnings $26.1   $27.2   $21.1 
(3)  EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. 
(4)  EBITDA margin is defined as earnings before interest, incomes taxes, depreciation and amortization divided by revenues.
(5)  Adjusted EBITDA excludes non-GAAP adjustments for certain one-time transaction expenses and acquired depreciation and amortization.

Table 6 is a table of other selected financial information.

Table 6
Other Selected Financial Information
$ Millions, except share information        
(Unaudited) Three Months Ended
         
  Sept 30,  June 30,  Sept 30,
  2018  2018  2017
         
Share-based compensation expense, pre-tax$5.3 $4.4 $6.3
Cash paid for shares repurchased$- $- $49.9
Shares repurchased -  -  1,414,900

Webcast Information

The Company will host a conference call at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, November 1, 2018 to discuss these results. The conference call will be broadcast live over the internet and can be accessed by all interested parties from the Company's website at www.ii-vi.com as well as at https://tinyurl.com/y94sze3f. A replay of the webcast will be available for two weeks following the call.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company has disclosed financial measurements in this press release that present financial information considered to be non-GAAP financial measures. These measurements are not a substitute for GAAP measurements, although the Company's management uses these measurements as an aid in monitoring the Company's on-going financial performance. The adjusted non-GAAP net earnings and the adjusted non-GAAP earnings per share measure the earnings of the Company, excluding non-recurring or unusual items that are considered by the management to be outside the Company’s standard operation and excluding certain non-cash items. EBITDA is an adjusted non-GAAP financial measurement that is considered by management to be useful in measuring the profitability between companies within the industry by reflecting operating results of the Company excluding non-operating factors. There are limitations associated with the use of non-GAAP financial measures, including that such measures may not be entirely comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies, due to potential differences among calculation methodologies. Thus, there can be no assurance that items excluded from the non-GAAP financial measures will not occur in the future, or that there could be cash costs associated with items excluded from the non-GAAP financial measures. The Company compensates for these limitations by using these non-GAAP financial measures as supplements to GAAP financial measures and by providing the reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures to their most comparable GAAP financial measures. Investors should consider adjusted measures in addition to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, financial performance measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.

About II-VI Incorporated

II-VI Incorporated, a global leader in engineered materials and optoelectronic components, is a vertically integrated manufacturing company that develops innovative products for diversified applications in the industrial, optical communications, military, life sciences, semiconductor equipment, and consumer markets. Headquartered in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, the Company has research and development, manufacturing, sales, service, and distribution facilities worldwide. The Company produces a wide variety of application-specific photonic and electronic materials and components, and deploys them in various forms, including integrated with advanced software to enable our customers. For more information, please visit us at www.ii-vi.com.

Forward-looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements relating to future events and expectations that are based on certain assumptions and contingencies. The forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and relate to the Company's performance on a going-forward basis. The forward-looking statements in this press release involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results, performance or trends to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements herein or in previous disclosures. The Company believes that all forward-looking statements made by it in this release have a reasonable basis, but there can be no assurance that management's expectations, beliefs or projections as expressed in the forward-looking statements will actually occur or prove to be correct. In addition to general industry and global economic conditions, factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to: (i) the failure of any one or more of the assumptions stated above to prove to be correct; (ii) the risks relating to forward-looking statements and other "Risk Factors" discussed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018 and in the Company’s subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission; (iii) the purchasing patterns of customers and end-users; (iv) the timely release of new products, and acceptance of such new products by the market; (v) the introduction of new products by competitors and other competitive responses; (vi) the Company's ability to assimilate recently acquired businesses, and risks, costs and uncertainties associated with such acquisitions; (vii) our ability to achieve the anticipated benefits of capital investments that we make; (viii) the Company's ability to devise and execute strategies to respond to market conditions; and/or (ix) risks related to the recent U.S. tax legislation and the Company’s continuing analysis of its impact on the Company. The Company disclaims any obligation to update information contained in these forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or developments, or otherwise.

II-VI Incorporated and Subsidiaries 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings (Unaudited) 
($000 except per share data) 
             
  Three Months Ended 
  September 30,  June 30,  September 30, 
  2018  2018  2017 
Revenues $314,433  $321,075  $261,503 
             
Costs, Expenses & Other Expense (Income)            
Cost of goods sold  190,526   193,580   155,528 
Internal research and development  33,171   33,346   25,574 
Selling, general and administrative  53,523   55,924   50,624 
Interest expense  5,584   5,049   3,645 
Other expense (income), net  (713)  (1,031)  (767)
Total Costs, Expenses, & Other Expense (Income)  282,091   286,868   234,604 
             
Earnings Before Income Taxes  32,342   34,207   26,899 
             
Income Taxes  6,193   7,040   5,758 
             
Net Earnings $26,149  $27,167  $21,141 
             
             
Diluted Earnings Per Share $0.40  $0.42  $0.32 
             
Basic Earnings Per Share $0.41  $0.44  $0.34 
             
Average Shares Outstanding  - Diluted  66,158   65,158   65,283 
Average Shares Outstanding  - Basic  63,420   62,521   62,744 


II-VI Incorporated and Subsidiaries 
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) 
($000)  
         
  September 30,  June 30, 
  2018  2018 
Assets        
Current Assets        
Cash and cash equivalents $271,343  $247,038  
Accounts receivable  229,134   215,032  
Inventories  265,101   248,268  
Prepaid and refundable income taxes  7,700   7,845  
Prepaid and other current assets  44,081   43,654  
Total Current Assets  817,359   761,837  
Property, plant & equipment, net  541,519   524,890  
Goodwill  298,308   270,678  
Other intangible assets, net  137,270   125,069  
Investments  75,289   69,215  
Deferred income taxes  2,064   2,046  
Other assets  8,834   7,926  
Total Assets $1,880,643  $1,761,661  
         
Liabilities and Shareholders Equity        
Current Liabilities        
Current portion of long-term debt $20,000  $20,000  
Accounts payable  97,417   89,774  
Accruals and other current liabilities  107,883   126,693  
Total Current Liabilities  225,300   236,467  
Long-term debt  517,144   419,013  
Deferred income taxes  29,205   27,241  
Other liabilities  65,406   54,629  
Total Liabilities  837,055   737,350  
Total Shareholders’ Equity  1,043,588   1,024,311  
Total Liabilities and Shareholders Equity $1,880,643  $1,761,661  
 


II-VI Incorporated and Subsidiaries 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) 
($000)  
         
  Three Months Ended 
  September 30, 
  2018  2017  
Cash Flows from Operating Activities        
Net cash provided by operating activities $19,005  $12,383  
         
Cash Flows from Investing Activities        
Additions to property, plant & equipment  (35,902)  (37,426 
Purchases of businesses  (45,229)  (79,465 
Purchase of equity investment  (4,480)  -  
Other investing activities  36   136  
Net cash used in investing activities  (85,575)  (116,755) 
         
Cash Flows from Financing Activities        
Proceeds from issuance of 0.25% convertible senior notes due 2022  -   345,000  
Proceeds from borrowings under Credit Facility  120,000   40,000  
Payments on borrowings under Credit Facility  (25,000)  (257,000 
Payment on earnout consideration  (2,500)  -  
Purchases of treasury stock  -   (49,875 
Proceeds from exercises of stock options  5,042   3,706  
Payments in satisfaction of employees' minimum tax obligations  (4,570)  (3,608 
Debt issuance costs  -   (10,061) 
Net cash provided by financing activities  92,972   68,162  
         
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents  (2,097)  5,607  
         
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  24,305   (30,603) 
         
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period  247,038   271,888  
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period $271,343  $241,285  
 


Table 7
II-VI Incorporated and Subsidiaries
Reconciliation of Selected Non-GAAP Financial Measurements
($ Millions, except per share amounts)
         
Reconciliation of Reported Net Earnings to Adjusted Net Earnings
(Unaudited)
         
  Three Months Ended
         
  Sept 30,  June 30,  Sept 30,
  2018  2018  2017
         
Reported Net Earnings $26.1  $27.2   $21.1 
         
Add back (deduct) special items:        
Share-based compensation expense in COGS  1.0   0.6    1.0 
Share-based compensation expense in SG&A  4.3   3.8    5.3 
Amortization expense  3.7   3.6    3.6 
Acquired businesses' s one-time expenses  1.9   -    2.0 
Tax adjustment  -   (0.2)   - 
Impact of the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act"  -   (1.3)   - 
         
Income tax impact on one-time items  -   -    (0.4)
         
Adjusted Net Earnings $37.0  $33.7   $32.6 
         
Per share data:        
Reported Net Earnings:        
Net Earnings - Diluted Earnings Per Share $0.40  $0.42   $0.32 
Net Earnings - Basic Earnings Per Share $0.41  $0.44   $0.34 
         
Per share, After-Tax Impact of Special Items on        
Net Earnings - Diluted Earnings Per Share $0.16  $0.10   $0.18 
Net Earnings - Basic Earnings Per Share $0.17  $0.10   $0.18 
         
Adjusted Net Earnings        
Adjusted Net Earnings - Diluted Earnings Per Share $0.56  $0.52   $0.50 
Adjusted Net Earnings - Basic Earnings Per Share $0.58  $0.54   $0.52 

CONTACT:           

Mark Lourie
Director, Corporate Communications
Mark.lourie@ii-vi.com
www.ii-vi.com