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Littelfuse Reports Second Quarter Results For 2019

July 31, 2019 6:00 AM

Company increases dividend by 12% - continues double-digit increase

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ: LFUS), a global manufacturer of leading technologies in circuit protection, power control and sensing, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 29, 2019:

“We continue to work through the challenging business cycles in the electronics and automotive end markets which we expect to persist through this year,” said Dave Heinzmann, Littelfuse Chief Executive Officer. “We are actively managing costs while remaining focused on long-term growth drivers. During the quarter, we saw solid design activity and won business across a number of high-growth applications. With the strength of our core business and execution by our global teams, we are navigating the current environment as we deliver on our five-year growth strategy.”

For the third quarter of 2019*:

*Littelfuse provides guidance on a non-GAAP (adjusted) basis. GAAP items excluded from guidance may include the after-tax impact of items including acquisition and integration costs, restructuring, impairment and other charges, certain purchase accounting adjustments, non-operating foreign exchange adjustments and significant and unusual items. These items are uncertain, depend on various factors, and could be material to results computed in accordance with GAAP. Littelfuse is not able to forecast the excluded items in order to provide the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure without unreasonable efforts.

Dividend

The company’s Board of Directors approved a 12% increase in the quarterly cash dividend from $0.43 to $0.48. This equates to an annualized dividend of $1.92 per share. The dividend will be paid on September 5, 2019 to shareholders of record as of August 22, 2019.

Conference Call and Webcast Information

Littelfuse will host a conference call today, Wednesday, July 31, 2019, at 9:00 a.m. Central Time to discuss the results. The call will be broadcast live and available for replay at Littelfuse.com.

About Littelfuse

Littelfuse (NASDAQ: LFUS) is a global manufacturer of leading technologies in circuit protection, power control and sensing. Serving over 100,000 end customers, our products are found in automotive and commercial vehicles, industrial applications, data and telecommunications, medical devices, consumer electronics and appliances. Our 12,000 worldwide associates partner with customers to design, manufacture and deliver innovative, high-quality solutions, for a safer, greener and increasingly connected world - everywhere, every day. Learn more at Littelfuse.com.

“Safe Harbor” Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

The statements in this press release that are not historical facts are intended to constitute "forward-looking statements" entitled to the safe-harbor provisions of the PSLRA. These statements may involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, risks relating to product demand and market acceptance; economic conditions; the impact of competitive products and pricing; product quality problems or product recalls; capacity and supply difficulties or constraints; coal mining exposures reserves; failure of an indemnification for environmental liability; exchange rate fluctuations; commodity price fluctuations; the effect of Littelfuse, Inc.'s ("Littelfuse" or the "Company") accounting policies; labor disputes; restructuring costs in excess of expectations; pension plan asset returns less than assumed; integration of acquisitions; uncertainties related to political or regulatory changes and other risks which may be detailed in the company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize or should the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results and outcomes may differ materially from those indicated or implied in the forward-looking statements. This release should be read in conjunction with information provided in the financial statements appearing in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 29, 2018. For a further discussion of the risk factors of the company, please see Item 1A. "Risk Factors" to the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 29, 2018.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The information included in this press release includes the non-GAAP financial measures of organic revenue growth, adjusted operating income, adjusted operating margin, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted diluted earnings per share, adjusted effective tax rate, free cash flow, and adjusted leverage. Many of these non-GAAP financial measures exclude the effect of certain expenses and income not related directly to the underlying performance of our fundamental business operations. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures is set forth in the attached schedules.

The company believes that organic revenue growth, adjusted operating income, adjusted operating margin, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted diluted earnings per share, and adjusted effective tax rate provide useful information to investors regarding its operational performance because they enhance an investor’s overall understanding of our core financial performance and facilitate comparisons to historical results of operations, by excluding items that are not related directly to the underlying performance of our fundamental business operations or were not part of our business operations during a comparable period. The company believes free cash flow is a useful measure of its ability to generate cash. The company believes that all of these non-GAAP financial measures are commonly used by financial analysts and others in the industries in which we operate, and thus further provide useful information to investors. Management additionally uses these measures when assessing the performance of the business and for business planning purposes. Note that our definitions of these non-GAAP financial measures may differ from those terms as defined or used by other companies.

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LITTELFUSE, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

June 29,
2019

December 29,
2018

ASSETS

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

474,781

$

489,733

Short-term investments

34

34

Trade receivables, less allowances of $34,468 and $36,038 at June 29, 2019 and December 29, 2018, respectively

245,723

232,892

Inventories

254,305

258,228

Prepaid income taxes and income taxes receivable

1,374

2,339

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

63,332

49,291

Total current assets

1,039,549

1,032,517

Net property, plant, and equipment

338,500

339,894

Intangible assets, net of amortization

341,174

361,474

Goodwill

826,408

826,715

Investments

25,456

25,405

Deferred income taxes

9,200

7,330

Right of use lease assets, net

23,280

Other assets

18,018

20,971

Total assets

$

2,621,585

$

2,614,306

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable

$

123,058

$

126,323

Accrued liabilities

111,696

138,405

Accrued income taxes

21,657

20,547

Current portion of long-term debt

10,000

10,000

Total current liabilities

266,411

295,275

Long-term debt, less current portion

676,940

684,730

Deferred income taxes

53,039

51,853

Accrued post-retirement benefits

30,666

31,874

Non-current operating lease liabilities

18,643

Other long-term liabilities

65,944

72,232

Total equity

1,509,942

1,478,342

Total liabilities and equity

$

2,621,585

$

2,614,306

LITTELFUSE, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF NET INCOME

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

(in thousands, except per share data)

June 29,
2019

June 30,
2018

June 29,
2019

June 30,
2018

Net sales

$

397,879

$

459,183

$

803,379

$

876,996

Cost of sales

256,071

290,196

506,343

558,386

Gross profit

141,808

168,987

297,036

318,610

Selling, general, and administrative expenses

57,666

73,244

120,621

150,758

Research and development expenses

21,458

22,748

42,867

45,288

Amortization of intangibles

10,050

13,373

20,241

25,371

Total operating expenses

89,174

109,365

183,729

221,417

Operating income

52,634

59,622

113,307

97,193

Interest expense

5,589

5,782

11,275

11,205

Foreign exchange (gain) loss

(3,575

)

3,200

668

(7,354

)

Other (income) expense, net

(2,947

)

(1,678

)

1,358

(3,621

)

Income before income taxes

53,567

52,318

100,006

96,963

Income taxes

9,775

9,992

19,225

18,609

Net income

$

43,792

$

42,326

$

80,781

$

78,354

Income per share:

Basic

$

1.77

$

1.69

$

3.27

$

3.18

Diluted

$

1.75

$

1.67

$

3.23

$

3.12

Weighted-average shares and equivalent shares outstanding:

Basic

24,740

25,004

24,729

24,671

Diluted

24,983

25,401

24,998

25,086

Comprehensive income

$

38,061

$

26,384

$

83,123

$

62,133

LITTELFUSE, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

Six Months Ended

(in thousands)

June 29, 2019

June 30, 2018

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Net income

$

80,781

$

78,354

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

62,053

105,559

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

Trade receivables

(13,242

)

(33,481

)

Inventories

6,230

(1,502

)

Accounts payable

(17,927

)

13,684

Accrued liabilities and income taxes

(36,713

)

(16,383

)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

(1,090

)

(5,316

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

80,092

140,915

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired

(775

)

(310,487

)

Purchases of property, plant, and equipment

(25,249

)

(40,315

)

Proceeds from sale of property, plant, and equipment

6,212

68

Net cash used in investing activities

(19,812

)

(350,734

)

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

Net (payments) proceeds from credit facility and senior notes

(7,500

)

209,975

Purchases of common stock

(49,861

)

Cash dividends paid

(21,274

)

(18,458

)

All other cash provided by financing activities

3,011

4,690

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

(75,624

)

196,207

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

392

(7,917

)

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents

(14,952

)

(21,529

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

489,733

429,676

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$

474,781

$

408,147

LITTELFUSE, INC.

NET SALES AND OPERATING INCOME BY SEGMENT

(Unaudited)

Second Quarter

Year-to-Date

(in thousands)

2019

2018

Change

%

Growth /(Decline)

2019

2018

Change

%

Growth /(Decline)

Net sales

Electronics

$

259,553

$

299,357

$

(39,804

)

(13.3

)%

$

524,947

$

563,768

$

(38,821

)

(6.9

)%

Automotive

108,650

127,172

(18,522

)

(14.6

)%

222,133

253,302

(31,169

)

(12.3

)%

Industrial

29,676

32,654

(2,978

)

(9.1

)%

56,299

59,926

(3,627

)

(6.1

)%

Total net sales

$

397,879

$

459,183

$

(61,304

)

(13.4

)%

$

803,379

$

876,996

$

(73,617

)

(8.4

)%

Operating income (loss)

Electronics

$

43,630

$

67,311

$

(23,681

)

(35.2

)%

$

92,666

$

121,275

$

(28,609

)

(23.6

)%

Automotive

10,349

15,711

(5,362

)

(34.1

)%

23,550

34,102

(10,552

)

(30.9

)%

Industrial

5,831

5,279

552

10.5

%

9,336

9,988

(652

)

(6.5

)%

Other(a)

(7,176

)

(28,679

)

N.M.

(12,245

)

(68,172

)

N.M.

Total operating income

$

52,634

$

59,622

$

(6,988

)

(11.7

)%

$

113,307

$

97,193

$

16,114

16.6

%

Operating Margin

13.2

%

13.0

%

14.1

%

11.1

%

Interest expense

5,589

5,782

11,275

11,205

Foreign exchange (gain) loss

(3,575

)

3,200

668

(7,354

)

Other (income) expense, net

(2,947

)

(1,678

)

1,358

(3,621

)

Income before income taxes

$

53,567

$

52,318

$

1,249

2.4

%

$

100,006

$

96,963

$

3,043

3.1

%

(a) "other" typically includes non-GAAP adjustments such as acquisition-related and integration costs, purchase accounting inventory adjustments and other charges, and restructuring charges. (See Supplemental Financial Information for details.)

N.M. - Not meaningful

Second Quarter

Year-to-Date

(in thousands)

2019

2018

%

Growth /(Decline)

2019

2018

%

Growth /(Decline)

Operating Margin

Electronics

16.8

%

22.5

%

(5.7

)%

17.7

%

21.5

%

(3.9

)%

Automotive

9.5

%

12.4

%

(2.8

)%

10.6

%

13.5

%

(2.9

)%

Industrial

19.6

%

16.2

%

3.5

%

16.6

%

16.7

%

(0.1

)%

LITTELFUSE, INC.

SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION

(In millions of USD except per share amounts unaudited)

Non-GAAP EPS reconciliation

Q2-19

Q2-18

YTD-19

YTD-18

GAAP diluted EPS

$

1.75

$

1.67

$

3.23

$

3.12

EPS impact of Non-GAAP adjustments (below)

0.16

1.01

0.64

1.95

Adjusted diluted EPS

$

1.91

$

2.68

$

3.87

$

5.07

Non-GAAP adjustments - (income)/expense

Q2-19

Q2-18

YTD-19

YTD-18

Acquisition related and integration costs (a)

$

1.5

$

2.3

$

3.8

$

14.1

Restructuring, impairment and other charges (b)

5.7

4.3

8.4

5.0

Amortization backlog - IXYS (c)

3.1

5.6

Change in control - IXYS (d)

2.1

Acquisition related stock-based compensation charge (e)

4.5

Purchase accounting inventory adjustments (f)

19.0

36.9

Non-GAAP adjustments to operating income

7.2

28.7

12.2

68.2

Other expense, net (g)

0.6

5.8

Non-operating foreign exchange (gain) loss

(3.6

)

3.2

0.7

(7.4

)

Non-GAAP adjustments to income before income taxes

4.2

31.9

18.7

60.8

Income taxes (h)

0.2

6.1

2.8

11.9

Non-GAAP adjustments to net income

$

4.0

$

25.8

$

15.9

$

48.9

Total EPS impact

$

0.16

$

1.01

$

0.64

$

1.95

Adjusted operating margin /Adjusted EBITDA reconciliation

Q2-19

Q2-18

YTD-19

YTD-18

Net sales

$

397.9

$

459.2

$

803.4

$

877.0

GAAP operating income

$

52.6

$

59.6

$

113.3

$

97.2

Add back non-GAAP adjustments

7.2

28.7

12.2

68.2

Adjusted operating income

$

59.8

$

88.3

$

125.5

$

165.4

Adjusted operating margin

15.0

%

19.2

%

15.6

%

18.9

%

Add back amortization

10.1

10.3

20.2

19.8

Add back depreciation

12.6

12.8

25.7

24.4

Adjusted EBITDA

$

82.5

$

111.4

$

171.4

$

209.6

Adjusted EBITDA margin

20.7

%

24.3

%

21.3

%

23.9

%

Net sales reconciliation

Q2-19 vs. Q2-18

Electronics

Automotive

Industrial

Total

Net sales growth

(13

)%

(15

)%

(9

)%

(13

)%

Less:

Divestitures

(1

)%

(9

)%

FX impact

(1

)%

(3

)%

(1

)%

(2

)%

Organic net sales growth

(11

)%

(12

)%

1

%

(11

)%

Net sales reconciliation

2019 YTD vs. 2018 YTD

Electronics

Automotive

Industrial

Total

Net sales growth

(7

)%

(12

)%

(6

)%

(8

)%

Less:

Acquisitions

2

%

2

%

Divestitures

%

%

(7

)%

(1

)%

FX impact

(2

)%

(3

)%

(1

)%

(2

)%

Organic net sales growth

(7

)%

(9

)%

2

%

(7

)%

Income tax reconciliation

Q2-19

Q2-18

YTD-19

YTD-18

Income taxes

$

9.8

$

10.0

$

19.2

$

18.6

Effective rate

18.2

%

19.1

%

19.2

%

19.2

%

Non-GAAP adjustments - income taxes

0.2

6.1

2.8

11.9

Adjusted income taxes

$

10.0

$

16.1

$

22.0

$

30.5

Adjusted effective rate

17.3

%

19.1

%

18.5

%

19.3

%

Free cash flow reconciliation

Q2-19

Q2-18

YTD-19

YTD-18

Net cash provided by operating activities

$

49.2

$

71.6

$

80.1

$

140.9

Less: Purchases of property, plant and equipment

(11.2

)

(22.4

)

(25.2

)

(40.3

)

Free cash flow

$

38.0

$

49.2

$

54.8

$

100.6

Q3-18

Q4-18

Q1-19

Q2-19

For the Twelve Months Ended June 29, 2019

Adjusted EBITDA

$

110.5

$

84.3

$

89.1

$

82.5

$

366.4

June 29, 2019

Current portion of long-term debt

$

10.0

Long-term debt, less current portion

676.9

Total debt

$

686.9

Less: Cash

474.8

Net debt

$

212.1

Adjusted Gross Leverage (defined as total debt divided by adjusted EBITDA)

1.9

Adjusted Net Leverage (defined as net debt divided by adjusted EBITDA)

0.6

Note: Total will not always foot due to rounding.

(a) reflected in selling, general and administrative expenses ("SG&A").

(b) $2.5 million and $3.2 million and $0.5 million and $3.8 million reflected in cost of sales and SG&A, respectively for the three months ended June 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018, and $3.1 million and $5.3 million and $0.9 million and $4.1 million reflected in cost of sales and SG&A, respectively for the six months ended June 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018.

(c) reflected in amortization of intangibles.

(d) reflected in SG&A.

(e) $2.4 million, $1.6 million and $0.5 million reflected in SG&A, research and development expenses and cost of sales, respectively.

(f) reflected in cost of sales.

(g) $0.6 million costs primarily related to a sale of building for three months ended June 29, 2019. Year-to-date amounts included $2.8 million impairment charges to certain other investments, $2.6 million loss on the disposal of a business, and $0.4 million gain primarily related to the final payments for the acquisition of Monolith.

(h) reflected the tax impact associated with the non-GAAP adjustments.

CONTACT: Trisha Tuntland

Head of Investor Relations

(773) 628-2163

Source: Littelfuse, Inc.

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