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Lattice Semiconductor Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2019 Results

February 11, 2020 4:00 PM

* GAAP represents U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Non-GAAP represents GAAP excluding the impact of certain activities which the Company's management excludes in analyzing the Company's operating results and in understanding trends in the Company's earnings. For a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP results, see accompanying tables "Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

HILLSBORO, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC), the low power programmable leader, announced financial results today for the fiscal fourth quarter and full year ended December 28, 2019.

Jim Anderson, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "We made solid progress in 2019, as we drove a 210 basis point improvement in gross margin on a non-GAAP basis, and an 88% increase in non-GAAP net income for the full year. We are seeing the benefits of our business and product strategy, which is aligned with our customers and 100% focused on power efficient FPGAs. We remain focused on driving further improvements as we increase our cadence of new hardware products, solutions, and software stacks, including the launch of Nexus, our next-generation FPGA platform. The launch was ahead of schedule and serves as a testament to the execution of our product roadmap."

Sherri Luther, Chief Financial Officer, said, "We achieved significant improvements across our key financial metrics in 2019. For the full year 2019, GAAP diluted EPS increased 252% compared to the full year 2018 and improved 300% in Q4 2019 as compared to Q4 2018. We increased cash flow from operations by 141% for the full year 2019, continuing our focus on cash generation. Our improved financial performance allowed us to significantly reduce our leverage ratio to 1.3, as defined in our credit agreement, compared to a leverage ratio of 3.0 in the year ago fourth quarter. We remain focused on profitability and cash generation as we drive additional progress towards our target model."

Selected Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2019 Financial Results and Comparisons (in thousands, except per share data)

GAAP Financial Results (unaudited)

Q4 2019

Q3 2019

Q4 2018

Q/Q

Y/Y

FY 2019

FY 2018

FY/FY

Revenue

$

100,237

$

103,469

$

95,977

(3.1

%)

+ 4.4

%

$

404,093

$

398,799

+ 1.3

%

Gross Margin %

59.2

%

59.4

%

56.6

%

(20) bps

+ 260 bps

59.0

%

55.0

%

+ 400 bps

R&D Expense %

19.5

%

19.4

%

20.1

%

+ 10 bps

(60) bps

19.5

%

20.7

%

(120) bps

SG&A Expense %

20.9

%

20.4

%

22.1

%

+ 50 bps

(120) bps

20.4

%

22.8

%

(240) bps

Operating Expense

$

43,802

$

44,751

$

56,026

(2.1

%)

(21.8

%)

$

179,381

$

222,559

(19.4

%)

Operating Income (Loss)

$

15,491

$

16,688

$

(1,720

)

(7.2

%)

n/m

$

59,041

$

(3,120

)

n/m

Net Income (Loss)

$

13,987

$

13,539

$

(7,121

)

+ 3.3

%

n/m

$

43,493

$

(26,322

)

n/m

Net Income (Loss) per Share - Basic

$

0.10

$

0.10

$

(0.05

)

+ $0.15

$

0.33

$

(0.21

)

+ $0.54

Net Income (Loss) per Share - Diluted

$

0.10

$

0.10

$

(0.05

)

+ $0.15

$

0.32

$

(0.21

)

+ $0.53

Non-GAAP* Financial Results (unaudited)

Q4 2019

Q3 2019

Q4 2018

Q/Q

Y/Y

FY 2019

FY 2018

FY/FY

Revenue

$

100,237

$

103,469

$

95,977

(3.1

%)

+ 4.4

%

$

404,093

$

398,799

+ 1.3

%

Gross Margin %

59.6

%

59.8

%

56.7

%

(20) bps

+ 290 bps

59.3

%

57.2

%

+ 210 bps

R&D Expense %

17.9

%

17.8

%

18.7

%

+ 10 bps

(80) bps

18.1

%

19.6

%

(150) bps

SG&A Expense %

17.4

%

16.9

%

19.9

%

+ 50 bps

(250) bps

17.5

%

20.7

%

(320) bps

Operating Expense

$

35,343

$

35,883

$

37,814

(1.5

%)

(6.5

%)

$

144,705

$

161,597

(10.5

%)

Operating Income

$

24,390

$

26,009

$

16,620

(6.2

%)

+ 46.8

%

$

94,801

$

66,611

+ 42.3

%

Net Income

$

22,897

$

22,943

$

11,131

(0.2

%)

+ 105.7

%

$

81,488

$

43,409

+ 87.7

%

Net Income per Share - Basic

$

0.17

$

0.17

$

0.09

+ $0.08

$

0.62

$

0.34

+ $0.28

Net Income per Share - Diluted

$

0.17

$

0.17

$

0.08

+ $0.09

$

0.59

$

0.33

+ $0.26

* GAAP represents U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Non-GAAP represents GAAP excluding the impact of certain activities which the Company's management excludes in analyzing the Company's operating results and in understanding trends in the Company's earnings. For a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP results, see accompanying tables "Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

2019 Highlights

Business Outlook - First Quarter of 2020:

Non-GAAP Financial Measures: In addition to financial measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), this earnings release makes reference to non-GAAP financial measures. With respect to the outlook for the first quarter of 2020, certain items that affect GAAP measurement of financial measures are out of the Company’s control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted. Consequently, the Company is unable to provide a reasonable estimate of GAAP measurement for guidance or a corresponding reconciliation to GAAP for the quarter. Additional information regarding the reasons the Company uses non-GAAP measures, a reconciliation of these measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures, and other information relating to these measures are included below, following the GAAP financial information.

Investor Conference Call / Webcast Details:

Lattice Semiconductor will review the Company's financial results for the fiscal fourth quarter and full year 2019, and business outlook on Tuesday, February 11 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The dial-in number for the live audio call is 1-888-684-5603 or 1-918-398-4852 with conference identification number 6890144. A live webcast of the conference call will also be available on the investor relations section of www.latticesemi.com. The Company's financial guidance will be limited to the comments on its public quarterly earnings call and the public business outlook statements contained in this press release.

Forward-Looking Statements Notice:

The foregoing paragraphs contain forward-looking statements that involve estimates, assumptions, risks and uncertainties. Any statements about our expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance are not historical facts and may be forward-looking. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements relating to: our belief that we will increase our cadence of new hardware products, solutions, and software stacks, including the launch of Nexus, our next-generation FPGA platform; our belief that we achieve our financial model targets; and the statements under the heading “Business Outlook - First Quarter of 2020.” Other forward-looking statements may be indicated by words such as “will,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “may,” “expect,” “plan,” “project,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “forecast,” “future,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “propose,” “potential,” “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology.

Estimates of future revenue are inherently uncertain due to such factors such as global economic conditions which may affect customer demand, pricing pressures, competitive actions, and international trade disputes and sanctions. Actual gross margin percentage and operating expenses could vary from the estimates on the basis of, among other things, changes in revenue levels, changes in product pricing and mix, changes in wafer, assembly, test and other costs, variations in manufacturing yields, the failure to sustain operational improvements, and the actual amount of compensation charges due to stock price changes. Actual results may differ materially from our expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties that relate more broadly to our overall business, including those risks more fully described in Lattice’s filings with the SEC including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2018, and Lattice’s quarterly reports filed on Form 10-Q. Lattice believes these and other risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. You should not unduly rely on forward-looking statements because actual results could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. In addition, any forward-looking statement applies only as of the date on which it is made. The Company does not intend to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures:

Included within this press release and the accompanying tables and notes are certain non-GAAP financial measures that supplement the Company's consolidated financial information prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The non-GAAP measures presented exclude charges and adjustments primarily related to stock-based compensation, restructuring plans and related charges, acquisition-related charges, amortization and impairment of acquired intangible assets, inventory adjustments related to restructured operations, loss on refinancing of long-term debt, and the estimated tax effect of these items. These charges and adjustments are a result of periodic or non-core operating activities of the Company. The Company describes these non-GAAP financial measures and reconciles them to the most directly comparable GAAP measures in the tables and notes attached to this press release.

The Company's management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide an additional and useful way of viewing aspects of our performance that, when viewed in conjunction with our GAAP results, provide a more comprehensive understanding of the various factors and trends affecting our ongoing financial performance and operating results than GAAP measures alone. Management also uses these non-GAAP measures for strategic and business decision-making, internal budgeting, forecasting, and resource allocation processes and believes that investors should have access to similar data.

These non-GAAP measures are included solely for informational and comparative purposes and are not meant as a substitute for GAAP and should be considered together with the consolidated financial information located in the tables attached to this press release.

About Lattice Semiconductor Corporation:

Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ: LSCC) is the low power programmable leader. We solve customer problems across the network, from the Edge to the Cloud, in the growing communications, computing, industrial, automotive and consumer markets. Our technology, long-standing relationships, and commitment to world-class support lets our customers quickly and easily unleash their innovation to create a smart, secure and connected world.

For more information about Lattice, please visit www.latticesemi.com. You can also follow us via LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, WeChat, Weibo or Youku.

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

Three Months Ended

Twelve Months Ended

December 28,
2019

September 28,
2019

December 29,
2018

December 28,
2019

December 29,
2018

Revenue

$

100,237

$

103,469

$

95,977

$

404,093

$

398,799

Cost of sales

40,944

42,030

41,671

165,671

179,360

Gross margin

59,293

61,439

54,306

238,422

219,439

Operating expenses:

Research and development

19,543

20,032

19,296

78,617

82,449

Selling, general, and administrative

20,924

21,078

21,168

82,542

91,054

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

3,390

3,389

3,708

13,558

17,690

Restructuring

(55

)

252

11,854

4,664

17,349

Impairment of acquired intangible assets

12,486

Acquisition related charges

1,531

Total operating expenses

43,802

44,751

56,026

179,381

222,559

Income (loss) from operations

15,491

16,688

(1,720

)

59,041

(3,120

)

Interest expense

(1,184

)

(2,022

)

(5,018

)

(11,731

)

(20,600

)

Other expense, net

(228

)

(61

)

(3

)

(2,245

)

(249

)

Income (loss) before income taxes

14,079

14,605

(6,741

)

45,065

(23,969

)

Income tax expense

92

1,066

380

1,572

2,353

Net income (loss)

$

13,987

$

13,539

$

(7,121

)

$

43,493

$

(26,322

)

Net income (loss) per share:

Basic

$

0.10

$

0.10

$

(0.05

)

$

0.33

$

(0.21

)

Diluted

$

0.10

$

0.10

$

(0.05

)

$

0.32

$

(0.21

)

Shares used in per share calculations:

Basic

133,691

132,997

129,521

132,471

126,564

Diluted

138,196

138,894

129,521

137,274

126,564

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands)
(unaudited)

December 28,
2019

December 29,
2018

Assets

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

118,081

$

119,051

Short-term marketable securities

9,624

Accounts receivable, net

64,917

60,890

Inventories

54,980

67,096

Other current assets

24,452

27,762

Total current assets

262,430

284,423

Property and equipment, net

39,230

34,883

Operating lease right-of-use assets

23,591

Intangible assets, net

6,977

21,325

Goodwill

267,514

267,514

Deferred income taxes

478

215

Other long-term assets

11,796

15,327

$

612,016

$

623,687

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities

$

73,650

$

61,128

Current portion of long-term debt

21,474

8,290

Current portion of operating lease liabilities

4,686

Total current liabilities

99,810

69,418

Long-term debt, net of current portion

125,072

251,357

Long-term operating lease liabilities, net of current portion

21,438

Other long-term liabilities

38,028

44,455

Total liabilities

284,348

365,230

Stockholders' equity

327,668

258,457

$

612,016

$

623,687

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
(unaudited)

Twelve Months Ended

December 28,
2019

December 29,
2018

Cash flows from operating activities:

Net income (loss)

$

43,493

$

(26,322

)

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:

Depreciation and amortization

33,056

39,261

Impairment of acquired intangible assets

12,486

Stock-based compensation expense

18,899

13,646

Other non-cash adjustments

10,294

2,151

Net changes in assets and liabilities

18,395

10,236

Net cash provided by operating activities

124,137

51,458

Cash flows from investing activities:

Capital expenditures

(15,590

)

(8,384

)

Other investing activities

54

(12,726

)

Net cash used in investing activities

(15,536

)

(21,110

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

206,500

Original issue discount and debt issuance costs

(2,086

)

Repayment of long-term debt

(321,408

)

(43,759

)

Net cash flows related to stock compensation exercises

7,082

26,918

Net cash used in financing activities

(109,912

)

(16,841

)

Effect of exchange rate change on cash

341

(1,271

)

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

(970

)

12,236

Beginning cash and cash equivalents

119,051

106,815

Ending cash and cash equivalents

$

118,081

$

119,051

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information and non-cash investing and financing activities:

Interest paid

$

10,995

$

18,607

Income taxes paid, net of refunds

$

3,393

$

3,054

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation
Supplemental Historical Financial Information
(unaudited)

Three Months Ended

Twelve Months Ended

December 28,
2019

September 28,
2019

December 29,
2018

December 28,
2019

December 29,
2018

Balance Sheet Information

A/R Days Revenue Outstanding (DSO)

59

42

58

Inventory Days (DIO)

123

130

147

Revenue% (by Geography)

Asia

73%

77%

74%

74%

75%

Europe (incl. Africa)

11%

11%

10%

12%

11%

Americas

16%

12%

16%

14%

14%

Revenue% (by End Market)

Communications and Computing

38%

40%

34%

39%

31%

Industrial and Automotive

39%

36%

37%

37%

39%

Consumer

18%

18%

22%

19%

25%

Licensing and Services

5%

6%

7%

5%

5%

Revenue% (by Channel)

Distribution

84%

81%

76%

82%

83%

Direct

16%

19%

24%

18%

17%

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation

Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures

(in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended

Twelve Months Ended

December 28,
2019

September 28,
2019

December 29,
2018

December 28,
2019

December 29,
2018

Gross Margin Reconciliation

GAAP Gross margin

$

59,293

$

61,439

$

54,306

$

238,422

$

219,439

Stock-based compensation - gross margin

440

453

288

1,422

940

Inventory adjustment related to restructured operations

(160

)

(338

)

7,829

Non-GAAP Gross margin

$

59,733

$

61,892

$

54,434

$

239,506

$

228,208

Gross Margin % Reconciliation

GAAP Gross margin %

59.2

%

59.4

%

56.6

%

59.0

%

55.0

%

Cumulative effect of non-GAAP Gross Margin adjustments

0.4

%

0.4

%

0.1

%

0.3

%

2.2

%

Non-GAAP Gross margin %

59.6

%

59.8

%

56.7

%

59.3

%

57.2

%

Research and Development Expense % (R&D Expense %) Reconciliation

GAAP R&D Expense %

19.5

%

19.4

%

20.1

%

19.5

%

20.7

%

Stock-based compensation - R&D

(1.6

)%

(1.6

)%

(1.4

)%

(1.4

)%

(1.1

)%

Non-GAAP R&D Expense %

17.9

%

17.8

%

18.7

%

18.1

%

19.6

%

Selling, General, and Administrative Expense % (SG&A Expense %) Reconciliation

GAAP SG&A Expense %

20.9

%

20.4

%

22.1

%

20.4

%

22.8

%

Stock-based compensation - SG&A

(3.5

)%

(3.5

)%

(2.2

)%

(2.9

)%

(2.1

)%

Non-GAAP SG&A Expense %

17.4

%

16.9

%

19.9

%

17.5

%

20.7

%

Operating Expenses Reconciliation

GAAP Operating expenses

$

43,802

$

44,751

$

56,026

$

179,381

$

222,559

Stock-based compensation - operations

(5,124

)

(5,227

)

(3,450

)

(17,477

)

(12,706

)

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

(3,390

)

(3,389

)

(3,708

)

(13,558

)

(17,690

)

Restructuring charges

55

(252

)

(11,854

)

(4,664

)

(17,349

)

Impairment of acquired intangible assets

800

1,023

(11,686

)

Acquisition related charges

(1,531

)

Non-GAAP Operating expenses

$

35,343

$

35,883

$

37,814

$

144,705

$

161,597

Income from Operations Reconciliation

GAAP Income (loss) from operations

$

15,491

$

16,688

$

(1,720

)

$

59,041

$

(3,120

)

Stock-based compensation - gross margin

440

453

288

1,422

940

Inventory adjustment related to restructured operations

(160

)

(338

)

7,829

Stock-based compensation - operations

5,124

5,227

3,450

17,477

12,706

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

3,390

3,389

3,708

13,558

17,690

Restructuring charges

(55

)

252

11,854

4,664

17,349

Impairment of acquired intangible assets

(800

)

(1,023

)

11,686

Acquisition related charges

1,531

Non-GAAP Income from operations

$

24,390

$

26,009

$

16,620

$

94,801

$

66,611

Income from Operations % Reconciliation

GAAP Income (loss) from operations %

15.5

%

16.1

%

(1.8

)%

14.6

%

(0.8

)%

Cumulative effect of non-GAAP Gross Margin and Operating adjustments

8.8

%

9.0

%

19.1

%

8.9

%

17.5

%

Non-GAAP Income from operations %

24.3

%

25.1

%

17.3

%

23.5

%

16.7

%

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation

Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures

(in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended

Twelve Months Ended

December 28,
2019

September 28,
2019

December 29,
2018

December 28,
2019

December 29,
2018

Other Expense, Net Reconciliation

GAAP Other expense, net

$

(228

)

$

(61

)

$

(3

)

$

(2,245

)

$

(249

)

Loss on refinancing of long-term debt

2,235

Non-GAAP Other expense, net

$

(228

)

$

(61

)

$

(3

)

$

(10

)

$

(249

)

Income Tax Expense Reconciliation

GAAP Income tax expense

$

92

$

1,066

$

380

$

1,572

$

2,353

Estimated tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments (1)

(11

)

(83

)

88

Non-GAAP Income tax expense

$

81

$

983

$

468

$

1,572

$

2,353

Net Income Reconciliation

GAAP Net income (loss)

$

13,987

$

13,539

$

(7,121

)

$

43,493

$

(26,322

)

Stock-based compensation - gross margin

440

453

288

1,422

940

Inventory adjustment related to restructured operations

(160

)

(338

)

7,829

Stock-based compensation - operations

5,124

5,227

3,450

17,477

12,706

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

3,390

3,389

3,708

13,558

17,690

Restructuring charges

(55

)

252

11,854

4,664

17,349

Impairment of acquired intangible assets

(800

)

(1,023

)

11,686

Acquisition related charges

1,531

Loss on refinancing of long-term debt

2,235

Estimated tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments (1)

11

83

(88

)

Non-GAAP Net income

$

22,897

$

22,943

$

11,131

$

81,488

$

43,409

Net Income Per Share Reconciliation

GAAP Net income (loss) per share - basic

$

0.10

$

0.10

$

(0.05

)

$

0.33

$

(0.21

)

Cumulative effect of Non-GAAP adjustments

0.07

0.07

0.14

0.29

0.55

Non-GAAP Net income per share - basic

$

0.17

$

0.17

$

0.09

$

0.62

$

0.34

GAAP Net income (loss) per share - diluted

$

0.10

$

0.10

$

(0.05

)

$

0.32

$

(0.21

)

Cumulative effect of Non-GAAP adjustments

0.07

0.07

0.13

0.27

0.54

Non-GAAP Net income per share - diluted

$

0.17

$

0.17

$

0.08

$

0.59

$

0.33

Shares used in per share calculations:

Basic

133,691

132,997

129,521

132,471

126,564

Diluted - GAAP (2)

138,196

138,894

129,521

137,274

126,564

Diluted - Non-GAAP (2)

138,196

138,894

132,471

137,274

129,766

(1)

We calculate non-GAAP tax expense by applying our tax provision model to year-to-date and projected income after adjusting for non-GAAP items. The difference between calculated values for GAAP and non-GAAP tax expense has been included as the “Estimated tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments.”

(2)

Diluted shares are calculated using the GAAP treasury stock method. In a loss position, diluted shares equal basic shares.

MEDIA:

Bob Nelson

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation

408-826-6339

[email protected]

INVESTORS:

Rick Muscha

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation

408-826-6000

[email protected]

Source: Lattice Semiconductor Corporation

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