First Quarter 2022 Summary
Revenues were $4.4 million, compared to $9.2 million in the first quarter of 2021, and consisted of HDD upgrades, spares and service. Revenues in first quarter of 2021 had included one MATRIX PVD system for advanced semiconductor packaging, as well as HDD upgrades, spares and service. Gross margin was 16.3%, compared to 23.1% in the first quarter of 2021. Operating expenses were $8.4 million, compared to $7.7 million in the first quarter of 2021. The operating loss of $7.7 million included $2.7 million of restructuring-related costs, including severance and loss on fixed asset disposals.
The net loss for the quarter was $7.9 million, or $0.32 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $6.5 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2021. The non-GAAP net loss for the first quarter of 2022 was $5.0 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, compared to a non-GAAP net loss of $5.5 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2021.
Order backlog was $87.2 million on April 2, 2022, compared to $24.7 million on January 1, 2022 and $4.2 million on April 3, 2021. Backlog at April 2, 2022 included nine 200 Lean HDD systems. Backlog at January 1, 2022 included one 200 Lean HDD system and the prior year period’s backlog included solely HDD upgrades, spares and service.
The Company ended the quarter with $117.2 million of total cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and investments and $125.8 million in tangible book value.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Intevac’s non-GAAP results exclude the impact, where applicable, of restructuring charges, fixed asset disposals associated with a restructuring program and discontinued operations. A reconciliation of the GAAP and non-GAAP results is provided in the financial tables included in this release.
Management uses non-GAAP results to evaluate the Company’s operating and financial performance in light of business objectives and for planning purposes. These measures are not in accordance with GAAP and may differ from non-GAAP methods of accounting and reporting used by other companies. Intevac believes these measures enhance investors’ ability to review the Company’s business from the same perspective as the Company’s management and facilitate comparisons of this period’s results with prior periods. The presentation of this additional information should not be considered a substitute for results prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Conference Call Information
The Company will discuss its financial results and outlook in a conference call today at 1:30 p.m. PDT (4:30 p.m. EDT). To participate in the teleconference, please call toll-free (877) 407-0989 prior to the start time, and reference meeting number 13728744. For international callers, the dial-in number is +1 (201) 389-0921. You may also listen live via the Internet at https://www.webcast-eqs.com/intevac20220509_en/en or on the Company’s investor relations website at https://ir.intevac.com/. For those unable to attend live, an archived webcast of the call will be available at the same link.
About Intevac
Founded in 1991, we are the world’s leading provider of hard disk drive (HDD) media processing systems. Over the last 15 years, we have delivered over 160 200 Lean® systems, which currently represent at least 65% of the world’s capacity for HDD disk media production. Today, we believe that all of the new media capacity additions for the HDD industry are being deployed on our 200 Lean platform. With over 30 years of leadership in designing, developing, and manufacturing high-productivity, thin-film processing systems, we also have opportunities to leverage our technology in additional applications, such as protective coatings for the display cover glass market.