Gross profit margin of 21.4% in Q2 met the updated guidance and our total revenue of $205.1 million during the same period significantly exceeded the updated guidance. The better-than-expected revenue performance was due to stronger-than-expected customer demand across the board and throughout the quarter. OLED revenue increased 50.4% sequentially, Power increased 13.5% and Foundry increased 28.1%, all as compared to Q1 2019.
Our OLED business benefited from the launch of six new OLED smartphones in Asia. We also secured four new design wins. Our40-nm display driver accounted for the majority of our OLED revenue in Q2 but our industry leading28-nm display driver now has entered mass production and will be a key revenue driver going forward. The pickup in revenue from the Power business reflected healthy demand from television, industrial and smartphone markets, with our Premium products accounting for over half of Power revenue. The improvement in the Foundry business reflected increased customer demand, primarily for applications in the computer and consumer end markets, and also from smartphones.
As for the strategic evaluation of the Foundry business and Fab 4, I’m encouraged by where we are in the ongoing process. Our decisions regarding the outcome of the strategic evaluation process will be guided by what the Board and management consider to be the best available path to improve MagnaChip’s profitability and to maximize shareholder value.
CFO Jonathan Kim Comments on Q2
Gross profit margin of 21.4% met our updated guidance provided inmid-June, and was significantly higher than the guidance range of16-18% provided at the end of April. The improvement in gross profit margin was due primarily to higher fab utilization as a result of a significant increase in Foundry loading and revenue during Q2, and despite a reserve of $2.2 million related to a legacy display product. Our cash balance increased in Q2 to $123.8 million from $105.8 million in Q1, and inventories declined sequentially. We generated net operating cash flow of $28.8 million in Q2 and $17.2 million in the first half of 2019.
Second Quarter Financial Review
Total Revenue
Total revenue in the second quarter of 2019 was $205.1 million, up 2.7% as compared to reported revenue of $199.7 million from the second quarter of 2018, and up 30.4% from $157.4 million in the first quarter of 2019.
Segment Revenue
Foundry Services Group revenue in the second quarter was $73.1 million, down 9.7% from the second quarter of 2018, and up 28.1% sequentially. Standard Products Group revenue in the second quarter was $132 million, up 11.2% from the second quarter of 2018, and up 31.6% sequentially.
Total Gross Profit and Gross Profit Margin
Total gross profit in the second quarter of 2019 was $43.8 million or 21.4% as a percentage of revenue, as compared with gross profit of $53.9 million or 27% in the second quarter of 2018, and $22.7 million or 14.4% in the first quarter of 2019.