International Rectifier Announces First Quarter Fiscal Year 2010 Results

November 5, 2009 4:15 PM EST

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- International Rectifier Corporation (NYSE: IRF) today announced financial results for the first quarter fiscal year 2010, ended September 27, 2009. Revenue for the first quarter fiscal year 2010 was $179.4 million, a 12% increase from $159.6 million in the fourth quarter fiscal year 2009 and a 27% decrease from $244.5 million in the first quarter fiscal year 2009. Revenue for the fourth quarter fiscal year 2009 included $2.7 million of Transition Services segment revenue. The first quarter fiscal year 2009 included $18.7 million of Intellectual Property revenue recognized from a one-time patent license amendment and $12.4 million of Transition Services segment revenue.

International Rectifier reported a first quarter fiscal year 2010 net loss of $16.9 million, or $0.24 per share, compared with net income of $29.1 million, or $0.40 per share in the prior quarter, and a net loss of $4.2 million, or $0.06 per share in the first quarter fiscal year 2009. The results for the fourth quarter fiscal year 2009 included a $96.1 million gain on the divestiture of the Power Control Systems (PCS) business, related to the settlement agreement with Vishay Intertechnology, Inc., a $45.0 million charge related to an agreement in principle to settle the pending securities class action litigation, a $9.6 million tax benefit and a $9.5 million expense recovery from an insurance reimbursement.

Gross margin was 26.4%, up from 20.8% in the prior quarter and down from 39.4% in the first quarter fiscal year 2009. Gross margin for the first quarter fiscal year 2009 included a benefit from $18.7 million of Intellectual Property revenue with a 100% gross margin recognized from a one-time patent license amendment.

Research and development expenses for the first quarter fiscal year 2010 were $22.8 million, down from $26.2 million in the prior quarter.

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the first quarter fiscal year 2010 were $43.6 million, compared with $83.0 million in the prior quarter. Selling, general and administrative expenses for the fourth quarter fiscal year 2009 included a $45.0 million charge related to the agreement in principle to settle the pending securities class action litigation and a $9.5 million expense recovery from an insurance reimbursement.

Cash, cash equivalents and marketable investments totaled $591.0 million at the end of the first quarter fiscal year 2010. This included restricted cash of $3.9 million. Net cash used in operating activities for the first quarter fiscal year 2010 was $7.1 million.

The Company had 71,270,161 shares outstanding at the end of the quarter.

Second Quarter Outlook

International Rectifier President and Chief Executive Officer Oleg Khaykin stated: "The growth momentum we experienced in the September quarter continues into the December quarter. We currently expect second quarter fiscal year 2010 revenue to range from $185 million to $200 million."

"The strong design win activity in the past year in discrete products, servers and notebooks and energy saving appliances, together with recovery in automotive and industrial demand, is starting to show results. We are confident that we are taking steps in the right direction to better position IR for future growth."

Segment Table Information

The customer segment tables included with this release for the Company's fiscal quarters ended September 27, 2009, June 28, 2009 and September 28, 2008, respectively, reconcile revenue and gross margin for the Company's ongoing customer segments to the consolidated total amounts of such measures for the Company.

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

The Company expects to file its 2010 fiscal first quarter report on Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday, November 6, 2009. This financial report will be available for viewing and download at http://investor.irf.com.

About International Rectifier

International Rectifier Corporation (NYSE: IRF) is a world leader in power management technology. IR's analog, digital, and mixed signal ICs, and other advanced power management products, enable high performance computing and save energy in a wide variety of business and consumer applications. Leading manufacturers of computers, energy efficient appliances, lighting, automobiles, satellites, aircraft, and defense systems rely on IR's power management solutions to power their next generation products. For more information, go to www.irf.com.

Forward-Looking Statements:

This document contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements relate to expectations concerning matters that (a) are not historical facts, (b) predict or forecast future events or results, or (c) embody assumptions that may prove to have been inaccurate. These forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. When we use words such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "will" or similar expressions, we are making forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot give readers any assurance that such expectations will prove correct. The actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements as a result of numerous factors, many of which are beyond our control. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations include, but are not limited to, reduced demand arising from a decline or volatility in general market and economic conditions; reduced margins from low factory utilization and inventory reduction efforts; continued volatility and further deterioration of the capital markets; the effects of longer lead times for certain products on meeting demand; unexpected costs or delays in implementing our cost savings programs, including the ability to transfer, consolidate and qualify product lines and unexpected costs in connection with the closure of facilities; the ability of the Company to achieve the expected reductions in headcount and expected savings; the impact of regulatory, investigative and legal actions; increased competition in the highly competitive semiconductor business that could adversely affect the prices of our products; the effects of manufacturing, operational and vendor disruptions and inefficiencies from swine flu and similar influenza; our ability to maintain current IP licenses and obtain new IP licenses; the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting that we have identified that could impact our ability to report our results of operations and financial condition accurately and in a timely manner and the extensive work remaining to remedy these material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting; and other uncertainties disclosed in the Company's reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q. Additionally, to the foregoing factors should be added the financial, market, supply disruption and other ramifications of terrorist actions and natural disasters.

NOTE: A conference call will begin today at 5:15 p.m. Eastern time (2:15 p.m. Pacific time). Participants can join the call by dialing 706-679-3195 or by logging onto the Internet at http://investor.irf.com or http://www.streetevents.com at least 15 minutes ahead of the start time. A replay of the call will be available from approximately 5:15 p.m. Pacific time on Thursday, November 5, through Thursday, November 12, 2009. To listen to the replay by phone, call 800-642-1687 or 706-645-9291 for international callers and enter reservation number 37154132. To listen to the replay over the Internet, please go to http://investor.irf.com. The live call and replay will also be available on www.streetevents.com.

The Company plans to present an updated investor presentation at its 2009 Annual Meeting to be held at The Belamar Hotel, located at 3501 Sepulveda Boulevard in Manhattan Beach, California next Monday, November 9, at 9:00 a.m. A copy of the presentation will be posted and available for viewing at the Company's investor relations website at http://investor.irf.com that morning prior to the annual meeting.


INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share data)

                                      Three Months Ended

                                      September 27,  June 28,     September 28,
                                      2009           2009 (1)     2008

Revenues                              $ 179,371      $ 159,557    $ 244,474

Cost of sales                           132,014        126,372      148,082

Gross profit                            47,357         33,185       96,392

Selling, general and administrative     43,582         82,959       64,877
expense

Research and development expense        22,827         26,214       24,717

Amortization of acquisition-related     1,094          1,117        1,097
intangible assets

Asset impairment, restructuring and     167            (71     )    471
other charges

Gain on divestiture                     --             (96,136 )    --

Operating (loss) income                 (20,313 )      19,102       5,230

Other expense, net                      778            2,910        14,582

Interest income, net                    (3,970  )      (3,312  )    (5,060  )

Loss (income) before income taxes       (17,121 )      19,504       (4,292  )

Benefit from income taxes               (221    )      (9,589  )    (106    )

Net (loss) income                     $ (16,900 )    $ 29,093     $ (4,186  )

Net (loss) income per share-basic     $ (0.24   )    $ 0.40       $ (0.06   )

Net (loss) income per share-diluted   $ (0.24   )    $ 0.40       $ (0.06   )

Average common shares                   71,218         71,885       72,843
outstanding--basic

Average common shares and potentially
dilutive

securities outstanding--diluted         71,218         71,895       72,843



(1) Beginning in fiscal year 2010 the Company's restricted stock units are treated as participating securities for the purpose of computing basic and diluted earnings per share as a result of the adoption of FASB ASC 260-10-45 (formerly FSP EITF 03-6-1) effective for the first quarter of fiscal 2010. Prior period basic and diluted shares have been adjusted to reflect this change.


INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands)

                                     September 27,  June 28,       September 28,
                                     2009           2009           2008 (1)(2)

Assets

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents            $ 292,499      $ 365,761      $ 302,782

Restricted cash                        3,925          3,925          4,341

Short-term investments                 199,116        113,247        102,965

Trade accounts receivable, net         112,928        97,572         110,322

Inventories                            152,586        151,121        175,889

Current deferred tax assets            1,248          1,223          13,071

Prepaid expenses and other             30,002         28,556         52,851
receivables

Total current assets                   792,304        761,405        762,221

Restricted cash                        --             --             15,046

Long-term investments                  95,278         121,508        286,696

Property, plant and equipment, net     358,684        369,713        488,810

Goodwill                               74,955         74,955         98,822

Acquisition-related intangible         10,727         11,821         15,128
assets, net

Long-term deferred tax assets          7,913          7,994          89,971

Other assets                           55,652         53,911         54,696

Total assets                         $ 1,395,513    $ 1,401,307    $ 1,811,390

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable                     $ 70,627       $ 62,570       $ 66,349

Accrued income taxes                   8,417          6,830          29,992

Accrued salaries, wages and            20,890         22,325         26,989
commissions

Current deferred tax liabilities       2,793          2,793          2,266

Other accrued expenses                 116,201        114,043        99,402

Total current liabilities              218,928        208,561        224,998

Long-term deferred tax liabilities     5,266          4,439          4,975

Deferred gain on divestiture           --             --             112,922

Other long-term liabilities            53,270         53,055         56,332

Total liabilities                      277,464        266,055        399,227

Commitments and contingencies

Stockholders' equity:

Common shares                          73,181         73,101         72,876

Capital contributed in excess of par   984,916        981,786        974,313
value of shares

Treasury stock, at cost                (23,632   )    (23,632   )    --

Retained earnings                      68,115         85,015         328,246

Accumulated other comprehensive        15,469         18,982         36,728
income

Total stockholders' equity             1,118,049      1,135,252      1,412,163

Total liabilities and stockholders'  $ 1,395,513    $ 1,401,307    $ 1,811,390
equity



(1) In the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2009, the Company changed its method of accounting for patent-related costs. Prior periods have been restated to reflect this change.

(2) Certain reclassifications have been made to the previously reported amounts to conform to the current presentation.


INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

                                                    Three Months Ended

                                                    September 27,  September 28,
                                                    2009           2008

Cash flow from operating activities:

Net loss                                            $ (16,900  )   $ (4,186  )

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used
in operating activities:

Depreciation and amortization                         16,558         16,622

Amortization of acquisition-related intangible        1,093          1,097
assets

Stock compensation expense                            2,539          1,190

Provision for bad debt                                41             225

Provision for inventory write-downs                   (5,135   )     951

Deferred income taxes                                 (1,830   )     163

Write-down of investments                             1,905          15,198

(Gain) loss on derivatives                            (1,256   )     178

(Gain) loss on sale of investments                    (2,560   )     927

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net      (2,425   )     (52,260 )

Other                                                 901            3,764

Net cash used in operating activities                 (7,069   )     (16,131 )

Cash flow from investing activities:

Additions to property, plant and equipment            (9,466   )     (4,799  )

Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment   50             19

Additions to restricted cash                          --             (34     )

Sale or maturities of investments                     52,757         60,086

Purchase of investments                               (110,420 )     (57,444 )

Other, net                                            --             1,032

Net cash used in investing activities                 (67,079  )     (1,140  )

Cash flow from financing activities:

Proceeds from exercise of stock options and stock     870            981
participation plan

Net settlement of restricted stock units              (192     )     --

Other, net                                            --             (129    )

Net cash provided by financing activities             678            852

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash      208            (1,263  )
equivalents

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents             (73,262  )     (17,682 )

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period        365,761        320,464

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period            $ 292,499      $ 302,782



For the three months ended September 27, 2009 and September 28, 2008, revenue and gross margin by reportable segments are as follows (in thousands, except percentages):


                  Three Months Ended              Three Months Ended
                  September 27, 2009              September 28, 2008

                  (Unaudited)                     (Unaudited)

Business Segment  Revenues   Percentage  Gross    Revenues   Percentage  Gross
                             of Total    Margin              of Total    Margin

Power Management  $ 66,524   37.1  %     5.3   %  $ 73,778   30.2  %     21.4  %
Devices

Energy-Saving       37,863   21.1        34.6       46,136   18.9        42.9
Products

HiRel               32,609   18.2        48.2       37,352   15.3        52.7

Automotive          13,192   7.4         18.3       17,593   7.2         33.4
Products

Enterprise Power    27,445   15.3        39.6       37,279   15.2        42.6

Ongoing customer    177,633  99.0        25.7       212,138  86.8        36.3
segments total

Intellectual        1,738    1.0         100.0      19,967   8.2         100.0
Property

Ongoing segments    179,371  100.0       26.4       232,105  95.0        41.8
total

Transition          -        -           -          12,369   5.0         (4.7  )
Services

Consolidated      $ 179,371  100.0 %     26.4  %  $ 244,474  100.0 %     39.4  %
total



For the three months ended June 28, 2009, revenue and gross margin by reportable segments are as follows (in thousands, except percentages):


                                 Three Months Ended

                                 June 28, 2009

                                 (Unaudited)

Business Segment                 Revenues   Percentage  Gross
                                            of Total    Margin

Power Management Devices         $ 54,433   34.1  %     (1.5  )%

Energy-Saving Products             30,255   19.0        21.0

HiRel                              37,527   23.5        49.5

Automotive Products                12,340   7.7         8.4

Enterprise Power                   19,534   12.2        36.0

Ongoing customer segments total    154,089  96.6        20.9

Intellectual Property              2,748    1.7         100.0

Ongoing segments total             156,837  98.3        22.3

Transition Services                2,720    1.7         (63.7 )

Consolidated total               $ 159,557  100.0 %     20.8  %




    Source: International Rectifier Corporation


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