Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ: LSCC) reported Q2 EPS of $0.17, $0.02 better than the analyst estimate of $0.15. Revenue for the quarter came in at $100.59 million versus the consensus estimate of $100.02 million.

• Revenue Grows 3% Sequentially in Q2 2020 Driven by Strong Demand in Communications and Computing
• Gross Margin Expands to 60.2% / 61.3% for Q2 2020 on a GAAP / Non-GAAP Basis, from 58.7% / 59.0%, respectively, for Q2 2019
• Net Income Improves to $0.08 / $0.17 Per Diluted Share for Q2 2020 on a GAAP / Non-GAAP Basis, from $0.06 / $0.15, respectively, for Q2 2019

Jim Anderson, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "We achieved 3% sequential revenue growth in the second quarter of 2020, with non-GAAP net income up 17% over the same period. Despite the challenging environment due to COVID-19, growth was led by strength in communications and computing, where we saw both sequential and year over year growth in 5G, servers and client computing. We are particularly pleased with our team's product roadmap execution, as we delivered the Certus-NX™ launch as promised in Q2. We remain on track to achieve two additional key milestones in the second half of 2020 with our third Lattice Nexus™ product and the next installment in our software solutions portfolio."

Sherri Luther, Chief Financial Officer, said, "We continued to see significant improvements in our key financial metrics for the second quarter of 2020 with a 33% increase in diluted EPS on a GAAP basis and a 13% increase on a non-GAAP basis compared to Q2 2019. Gross margin expanded 150 basis points on a GAAP basis and 230 basis points on a non-GAAP basis in the second quarter 2020, as compared to the year ago quarter. Year to date, we generated approximately $37 million of cash flow from operations and made accelerated debt repayments during the quarter, reducing our leverage ratio to below 1.5, as defined in our credit agreement. We remain focused on profitability and cash generation as we drive additional progress toward our target model."

GUIDANCE:

Lattice Semiconductor sees Q3 2020 revenue of $96-106 million, versus the consensus of $99.7 million.

• Revenue for the third quarter of 2020 is expected to be between $96 million and $106 million.
• Gross margin percentage for the third quarter of 2020 is expected to be 60.5% plus or minus 1% on a non-GAAP basis.
• Total operating expenses for the third quarter of 2020 are expected to be between $36.5 million and $37.5 million on a non-GAAP basis.

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