Exhibit 99.1
Freescale Semiconductor Announces First Quarter 2010 Results
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 22, 2010--Freescale Semiconductor Holdings I, Ltd. today announced financial results for the first quarter ended April 2, 2010.
Highlights for the first quarter include:
- Net sales of $1.02 billion;
- Trailing twelve month Adjusted EBITDA of $759 million;
- Cash and cash equivalents of $1.19 billion at April 2, 2010.
"First quarter results continued to demonstrate solid growth in revenues and profitability for Freescale,” said Rich Beyer, chairman and CEO. “All of our businesses grew both sequentially and year over year, and we continue to solidify our embedded processing leadership with design wins in our automotive, networking, consumer and industrial markets.”
Operating Results
Net sales for the first quarter of 2010 were $1.02 billion, compared to $951 million in the fourth quarter of 2009 and $840 million in the first quarter last year.
The reported loss from operations for the three months ended April 2, 2010 was $61 million, compared to a loss of $261 million in the fourth quarter of 2009 and a loss of $351 million in the first quarter of 2009.
Adjusted operating earnings (defined in Note 1 to the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Information attached to this press release) for the three months ended April 2, 2010, were $95 million compared to earnings of $59 million in the fourth quarter of 2009 and a loss of $140 million in the first quarter of 2009.
Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA), (defined in Note 1 to the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Information attached to this press release) was $194 million for the first quarter of 2010, compared to $168 million in the fourth quarter of 2009 and a loss of $21 million in the first quarter of 2009.
Descriptions of adjusted gross margin, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted operating earnings/loss, cash flow and the reconciliations to our GAAP results are included in the tables and notes attached to this press release.
Product Revenues
The company’s net sales figures for the first quarter of 2010 are as follows:
- Microcontroller net sales were $374 million in the first quarter of 2010, compared to $333 million in the fourth quarter of 2009 and $248 million in the first quarter of 2009.
- RF, Analog and Sensor net sales were $245 million in the first quarter of 2010, compared to $221 million in the fourth quarter of 2009 and $184 million in the first quarter of 2009.
- Networking and Multimedia net sales were $255 million in the first quarter of 2010, compared to $251 million in the fourth quarter of 2009 and $228 million in the first quarter of 2009.
- Cellular net sales were $121 million in the first quarter of 2010, compared to $116 million in the fourth quarter of 2009 and $95 million in the first quarter of 2009.
- Other net sales were $25 million in the first quarter of 2010 compared to $30 million in the fourth quarter of 2009 and $85 million in the first quarter of 2009.
Extinguishment and Modification of Long-term Debt
During February and April 2010, the company issued approximately $2.1 billion in senior secured notes and used the proceeds and an amend and extend transaction to extend over $4.4 billion of near term maturities out to 2016 and 2018.
Financial Position
Cash and cash equivalents were $1.19 billion on April 2, 2010, inclusive of bond repurchases, capital expenditures and costs associated with the company’s refinancing transaction completed in February 2010. Cash and cash equivalents were $1.36 billion on December 31, 2009.
Conference Call and Webcast
Freescale's quarterly earnings call is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. Central Daylight Time on April 22, 2010. The company will offer a live webcast of the conference call over the Internet at www.freescale.com/investor.
Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements relate to our business strategy, goals and expectations concerning our market position, future operations, margins, profitability, liquidity and capital resources. Although we believe the assumptions upon which these forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, any of these assumptions could prove to be inaccurate and the forward-looking statements based on these assumptions could be incorrect. Our operations involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside our control, and any one of which, or a combination of which, could materially affect our results of operations and whether the forward-looking statements ultimately prove to be correct. Actual results and trends in the future may differ materially from those suggested or implied by the forward-looking statements depending on a variety of factors. Some of the factors that we believe could affect our results include our substantial indebtedness; our ability to service our outstanding indebtedness and the impact such indebtedness may have on the way we operate our business; the loss of one or more of our significant customers or strategic relationships; general economic and business conditions and any downturns in the cyclical industry in which we operate; our competitive environment and our ability to make technological advances; interruptions in our production or manufacturing capacity and our ability to obtain supplies; economic conditions in the industries in which our products are sold; maintenance and protection of our intellectual property; political and economic conditions in the countries where we conduct business; integration of future acquisitions into our business; the costs of environmental compliance and/or the imposition of liabilities under environmental laws and regulations; potential product liability claims; inability to make necessary capital expenditures; loss of key personnel; the financial viability of our customers, distributors or suppliers; and our ability to achieve cost savings as well as other matters described under "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and other filings with the SEC. We undertake no obligation to update any information contained in this press release.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Included within this press release and the accompanying tables and notes are non-GAAP financial measures that supplement the company's consolidated financial information prepared under GAAP. 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 measures provide a more meaningful representation of the company’s ongoing financial performance. In addition, the company uses Adjusted EBITDA to measure compliance with certain of its debt covenants. These non-GAAP measures are included solely for informational and comparative purposes and are not meant as a substitute for GAAP. You should consider them together with the consolidated financial information located in the tables attached to this press release.
About Freescale Semiconductor
Freescale Semiconductor is a global leader in the design and manufacture of embedded semiconductors for the automotive, consumer, industrial and networking markets. The privately held company is based in Austin, Texas, and has design, research and development, manufacturing or sales operations around the world. www.freescale.com.
Freescale™ and the Freescale logo are trademarks of Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. © Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. 2010.
| Freescale Semiconductor Holdings I, Ltd. |
| Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations |
| (Unaudited) |
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| Three Months Ended |
| (in millions) | April 2, | | December 31, | | April 3, |
| 2010 | | 2009 | | 2009 |
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| Net sales | $ | 1,020 | | | $ | 951 | | | $ | 840 | |
| Cost of sales | | 651 | | | | 642 | | | | 664 | |
| Gross margin | | 369 | | | | 309 | | | | 176 | |
| Selling, general and administrative | | 117 | | | | 117 | | | | 137 | |
| Research and development | | 191 | | | | 185 | | | | 244 | |
| Amortization expense for acquired intangible assets | | 121 | | | | 120 | | | | 122 | |
| Reorganization of businesses and other | | 1 | | | | 148 | | | | 24 | |
| Operating loss | | (61 | ) | | | (261 | ) | | | (351 | ) |
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Gain (loss) on extinguishment or modification of long-term debt, net | | (47 | ) | | | 7 | | | | 2,264 | |
| Other expense, net | | (153 | ) | | | (131 | ) | | | (168 | ) |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | | (261 | ) | | | (385 | ) | | | 1,745 | |
| Income tax benefit | | (4 | ) | | | (271 | ) | | | (11 | ) |
| Net income (loss) | $ | (257 | ) | | $ | (114 | ) | | $ | 1,756 | |
| Freescale Semiconductor Holdings I, Ltd. |
| Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures |
| (Unaudited) |
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| | Three Months Ended |
| (in millions) | | April 2, | | December 31, | | April 3, |
| | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2009 |
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| Adjusted gross margin | | $ | 402 | | | $ | 358 | | | $ | 237 | |
| Incremental depreciation and amortization expense | | | 33 | | | | 49 | | | | 61 | |
| Gross margin | | $ | 369 | | | $ | 309 | | | $ | 176 | |
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| Adjusted operating earnings (loss) | | $ | 95 | | | $ | 59 | | | $ | (140 | ) |
| Incremental depreciation and amortization expense | | | 34 | | | | 52 | | | | 65 | |
| Amortization expense for acquired intangible assets | | | 121 | | | | 120 | | | | 122 | |
| Reorganization of businesses and other | | | 1 | | | | 148 | | | | 24 | |
| Operating loss | | $ | (61 | ) | | $ | (261 | ) | | $ | (351 | ) |
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| EBITDA excluding the effects of purchase accounting and other items | | $ | 194 | | | $ | 168 | | | $ | (21 | ) |
| Reorganization of businesses and other | | | 1 | | | | 148 | | | | 24 | |
| (Gain) loss on extinguishment or modification of long-term debt, net | | | 47 | | | | (7 | ) | | | (2,264 | ) |
| Fair value adjustment on interest rate swaps and caps | | | 6 | | | | - | | | | (1 | ) |
| EBITDA | | $ | 140 | | | $ | 27 | | | $ | 2,220 | |
| Depreciation | | | 121 | | | | 148 | | | | 171 | |
| Amortization* | | | 135 | | | | 136 | | | | 137 | |
| Interest expense, net | | | 145 | | | | 128 | | | | 167 | |
Income tax benefit | | | (4 | ) | | | (271 | ) | | | (11 | ) |
| Net income (loss) | | $ | (257 | ) | | $ | (114 | ) | | $ | 1,756 | |
* Excludes amortization of debt issuance costs, which are included in interest expense, net.
Note 1: Adjusted gross margin and adjusted operating earnings (loss) represent gross margin and operating earnings (loss) adjusted for the following as necessary: incremental depreciation expense for property, plant and equipment fair value step-up and associated with reduction in lives of certain manufacturing assets, amortization of acquired intangible assets, and reorganization of businesses and other charges. Adjusted gross margin and adjusted operating earnings (loss) are not recognized terms under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (U.S. GAAP). Adjusted gross margin and adjusted operating earnings (loss) do not represent gross margin or operating earnings (loss), as those terms are defined under U. S. GAAP, and should not be considered as alternatives to gross margin or operating earnings (loss) as an indicator of our operating performance. We have included information concerning adjusted gross margin and adjusted operating earnings (loss) because we use such information when evaluating gross margin and operating earnings (loss) to better evaluate the underlying performance of the Company. Adjusted gross margin and adjusted operating earnings (loss) as presented herein are not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures.
EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) excluding the effects of purchase accounting and other items is a non-U.S. GAAP financial measure. We have included information concerning EBITDA excluding the effects of purchase accounting and other items because we use such information when evaluating operating earnings (loss) to better evaluate the underlying performance of the Company. EBITDA excluding the effects of purchase accounting and other items does not represent, and should not be considered an alternative to, net income (loss), operating earnings (loss), or cash flow from operations as those terms are defined by U.S. GAAP and does not necessarily indicate whether cash flows will be sufficient to fund cash needs. While EBITDA excluding the effects of purchase accounting and other items and similar measures are frequently used as measures of operations and the ability to meet debt service requirements by other companies, our use of this financial measure is not necessarily comparable to such other similarly titled captions of other companies.
| Freescale Semiconductor Holdings I, Ltd. |
| Product Group Net Sales Information |
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| (in millions) | | | Three Months Ended |
| | | April 2, | | December 31, | | April 3, |
| | | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2009 |
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| Microcontroller (a) | | | $ | 374 | | $ | 333 | | $ | 248 |
| Cellular (b) | | | | 121 | | | 116 | | | 95 |
| Networking and Multimedia (c) | | | | 255 | | | 251 | | | 228 |
| RF, Analog and Sensors (d) | | | | 245 | | | 221 | | | 184 |
| Other (e) | | | | 25 | | | 30 | | | 85 |
| | | $ | 1,020 | | $ | 951 | | $ | 840 |
(a) Microcontroller includes our microcontroller portfolio for automotive, consumer and industrial applications, as well as Infotainment, Multimedia & Telematics Operations.
(b) Cellular includes baseband, RF transceivers, power management, software and full platform development for the wireless handset market.
(c) Networking & Multimedia includes our processor portfolio based on Power Architecture™, StarCore® DSP and i.MX platforms. This group includes the Networking Systems Division and Digital Home Operation and the Multimedia Applications Division.
(d) RF, Analog & Sensor incorporates the technologies of our RF, analog power management and sensing solutions.
(e) Other includes licensing of intellectual property, sales of wafers to other semiconductor companies, and other miscellaneous items.
| Freescale Semiconductor Holdings I, Ltd. |
| Adjusted EBITDA |
| (Unaudited) |
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| (in millions) | | Twelve months
ended April 2, 2010 |
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| Net loss | | $ | (1,265 | ) |
| Interest expense, net | | | 534 | |
| Income tax benefit | | | (239 | ) |
| Depreciation and amortization* | | | 1,141 | |
| EBITDA | | $ | 171 | |
| Non-cash stock-based employee compensation (1) | | | 28 | |
| Other non-cash charges (2) | | | 16 | |
| Non-recurring/one-time items (3) | | | 334 | |
| Cost savings (4) | | | 177 | |
| Other defined terms (5) | | | 33 | |
| Adjusted EBITDA | | $ | 759 | |
* Excludes amortization of debt issuance costs, which are included in interest expense, net.
(1) Reflects non-cash stock-based employee compensation expense under the provisions of FASB ASC 718, Compensation--Stock Compensation.
(2) Reflects the non-cash charges related to impairments of property, plant, and equipment, and other non-cash items.
(3) Reflects gain on debt extinguishment, loss on modification of debt, and our reorganization of business program.
(4) Reflects cost savings that we expect to achieve from certain initiatives where actions have begun or have already been completed.
(5) Reflects other adjustments required in calculating our debt covenant compliance.
Note 2: Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (Adjusted EBITDA) is a non-U.S. GAAP measure used to determine our compliance with certain covenants contained in the Credit Facility and the indentures governing the Senior Notes and Senior Subordinated Notes. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA adjusted to add back certain non-cash, non-recurring and other items that are included in EBITDA and/or net income (loss), as required by various covenants in the indentures and the Credit Facility. We believe that the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA for the twelve months ended April 2, 2010 is appropriate to provide additional information to investors to demonstrate compliance with our financing covenants. Our ability to engage in activities such as incurring additional indebtedness, making investments and paying dividends is tied to ratios based on Adjusted EBITDA.
Adjusted EBITDA does not represent, and should not be considered an alternative to, net income (loss), operating earnings (loss), or cash flow from operations as those terms are defined by U.S. GAAP and does not necessarily indicate whether cash flows will be sufficient to fund cash needs. While Adjusted EBITDA and similar measures are frequently used as measures of operations and the ability to meet debt service requirements by other companies, our use of Adjusted EBITDA is not necessarily comparable to such other similarly titled captions of other companies. The definition of Adjusted EBITDA in the indentures and the Credit Facility allows us to add back certain charges that are deducted in calculating EBITDA and/or net income (loss). However, some of these expenses may recur, vary greatly and are difficult to predict. Further, our debt instruments required that Adjusted EBITDA be calculated for the most recent four fiscal quarters. As a result, the measure can be disproportionately affected by a particularly strong or weak quarter. Further, it may not be comparable to the measure for any subsequent four-quarter period or any complete fiscal year.
| Freescale Semiconductor Holdings I, Ltd. |
| Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets |
| (Unaudited) |
| (in millions) |
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| | April 2, | | December 31, | | April 3, |
| | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2009 |
| ASSETS | | | | | | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 1,191 | | | $ | 1,363 | | | $ | 939 | |
| Short-term investments | | | - | | | | - | | | | 483 | |
| Accounts receivable, net | | | 432 | | | | 379 | | | | 383 | |
| Inventory, net | | | 617 | | | | 606 | | | | 697 | |
| Other current assets | | | 326 | | | | 335 | | | | 425 | |
| Total current assets | | | 2,566 | | | | 2,683 | | | | 2,927 | |
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| Property, plant and equipment, net | | | 1,234 | | | | 1,315 | | | | 1,765 | |
| Intangible assets, net | | | 657 | | | | 780 | | | | 1,146 | |
| Other assets, net | | | 337 | | | | 315 | | | | 438 | |
| Total assets | | $ | 4,794 | | | $ | 5,093 | | | $ | 6,276 | |
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| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT | | | | | | |
| Notes payable and current portion of long-term debt and capital lease obligations | | $ | 96 | | | $ | 114 | | | $ | 142 | |
| Accounts payable | | | 355 | | | | 300 | | | | 282 | |
| Accrued liabilities and other | | | 494 | | | | 481 | | | | 570 | |
| Total current liabilities | | | 945 | | | | 895 | | | | 994 | |
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| Long-term debt | | | 7,378 | | | | 7,430 | | | | 7,496 | |
| Deferred tax liabilities | | | 130 | | | | 131 | | | | 378 | |
| Other liabilities | | | 486 | | | | 531 | | | | 328 | |
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| Stockholders' deficit | | | (4,145 | ) | | | (3,894 | ) | | | (2,920 | ) |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit | | $ | 4,794 | | | $ | 5,093 | | | $ | 6,276 | |
| Freescale Semiconductor Holdings I, Ltd. |
| Cash Flow Summary |
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| | Three months ended |
| (in millions) | | April 2, | | December 31, | | April 3, |
| | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2009 |
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| Cash flows from operations | | $ | 26 | | | $ | 147 | | | $ | (80 | ) |
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| Cash flows from investing activities | | $ | (48 | ) | | $ | (51 | ) | | $ | (16 | ) |
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| Cash flows from financing activities | | $ | (135 | ) | | $ | (59 | ) | | $ | 142 | |
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| Effect of exchange rate change on cash and cash equivalents | | $ | (15 | ) | | $ | (8 | ) | | $ | (7 | ) |
CONTACT:
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or
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