Exhibit 99.1
INVESTOR CONTACT:
Judy Davies, VP, Investor Relations
+1 408-864-7549
judy.davies@verigy.com
Verigy Reports Financial Results for First Quarter of Fiscal 2007
CUPERTINO, Calif., Feb. 22, 2007 — Verigy Ltd. (NASDAQ: VRGY), a premier semiconductor test company, today reported financial results for its fiscal first quarter, ended Jan. 31, 2007.
First quarter revenue was $165 million, an 18 percent decline from the prior quarter revenue of $202 million and a 3 percent decline from $170 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2006. Orders for the first quarter were $133 million, down approximately 19 percent from the prior quarter of $164 million.
On a GAAP basis, net income for the quarter was approximately $13 million, or $0.22 per share, compared with net income of $14 million, or $0.25 per share in the prior quarter. Net income for the first quarter included approximately $3 million of charges related to separation and restructuring activities undertaken in connection with Verigy’s spin-off from Agilent Technologies last year. Excluding these charges related to the spin-off, non-GAAP net income was $16 million, or $0.28 per share.
“During our first quarter we continued to make progress throughout the company,” said Keith Barnes, Verigy president and chief executive officer. “Verigy’s balanced product portfolio, focused in both SOC and memory device
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test, helped us continue to deliver solid results even during a cyclically soft period in the semiconductor test industry. Operationally, we met our delivery commitments, penetrated new customer accounts in each product area, and achieved new design verification and production wins. We delivered good financial results in the quarter, and believe this is a validation that our focused operating model works.”
“Verigy exceeded the high range of our guidance for revenue and earnings per share on both a GAAP and non-GAAP basis,” added Bob Nikl, Verigy chief financial officer. “Despite the soft environment, we delivered strong bottom line performance. We maintained tight management of our working capital and exited the quarter debt-free with a cash balance of $300 million.”
Outlook for Q2 2007
For the fiscal second quarter ending Apr. 30, 2007, the company provided the following guidance:
· Revenue is expected to be in the range of $170 to $180 million.
· GAAP net income is expected to be in the range of $17 to $20 million, or $0.28 to $0.33 per share, including approximately $3.0 to $3.5 million of share-based compensation expense.
· On a non-GAAP basis, the company expects to report net income of $19 to $22 million, or $0.32 to $0.37 per share. To reconcile second quarter GAAP and non-GAAP net income and earnings per share, the company expects to exclude $2.0 to $2.5 million of charges related to separation and restructuring from the GAAP results.
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Conference Call and Webcast
Verigy’s management will present more details on its first quarter of fiscal year 2007 financial results on a conference call with investors today beginning at 1:30 p.m. (Pacific). This event will be webcast live in listen-only mode. Listeners may log on at http://investor.verigy.com and select “Q1 Fiscal Year 2007 Verigy Earnings Conference Call” in the “Events & Presentations” section. The webcast will remain available on the company’s Web site for seven days.
A telephone replay of the conference call will be available from 4:30 p.m. (Pacific) today through March 1, 2007. The replay number is +1 888-286-8010 toll-free, or international callers may dial +1 617-801-6888; enter pass code 15327412.
About Verigy
Verigy designs, develops, manufactures, sells and services advanced test systems and solutions for the memory and system-on-chip segments of the semiconductor industry. Verigy’s scalable platform systems are used by leading semiconductor companies worldwide in design validation, characterization, and high volume manufacturing test. Formerly part of Agilent Technologies, the company began doing business as Verigy on June 1, 2006 and completed its initial public offering on June 13, 2006. Information about Verigy can be found at www.verigy.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This earnings release contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding Verigy’s revenue and earnings, guidance for the second
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quarter and other statements that express the company’s expectations, beliefs, plans and forecasts. These forward-looking statements are based on current information and estimates, and are not guarantees of future performance or events. These statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, unforeseen changes in demand for semiconductors and thus for semiconductor test solutions, the strength of our customers’ businesses, and unforeseen changes in the demand for current and new products and technologies. Additional factors that may cause results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2006. The forward-looking statements, including guidance, are only valid as of this date, and Verigy undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statements.
Information About Non-GAAP Measures
Our management uses non-GAAP measures to evaluate the operating performance of the company. By eliminating the separation and restructuring charges associated with Verigy’s spin-off from Agilent Technologies, management believes it is better able to assess the operating performance of the business. Since management finds the non-GAAP information to be useful, we believe that our investors also benefit from seeing our results “through the eyes” of management in addition to seeing our GAAP results. This information also facilitates our management’s internal comparisons to our historical operating results as well as to the operating results of our competitors. A reconciliation between our GAAP and non-GAAP results is provided in the attached tables. Readers are reminded that non-GAAP numbers are merely a supplement to, and not a replacement for, GAAP
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financial measures. They should be read in conjunction with the GAAP financial measures.
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