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| Contact: | Paul Coghlan | 5:00 EST | |
| | Vice President, Finance, Chief Financial Officer | April 16, 2013 | |
| | (408) 432-1900 | NATIONAL DISTRIBUTION | |
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY REPORTS SEQUENTIAL AND YEAR OVER YEAR QUARTERLY INCREASES IN REVENUES AND NET INCOME.
Milpitas, California, April 16, 2013, Linear Technology Corporation (NASDAQ:LLTC), a leading, independent manufacturer of high performance linear integrated circuits, today reported financial results for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2013. Quarterly revenues of $314.5 million for the third quarter of fiscal year 2013 increased $9.3 million or 3% over the previous quarter's revenue of $305.3 million and increased $2.2 million or 1% over $312.4 million reported in the third quarter of fiscal year 2012. Net income of $111.0 million increased $22.1 million or 25% over the second quarter of fiscal year 2013 and increased $12.5 million or 13% over the third quarter of fiscal year 2012. The current year fiscal quarter benefited from a lower tax rate of 12.75% as compared to 27% in the previous period and 23.75% in the prior year quarter. The Company's tax rate is lower primarily due to the reinstatement of the federal R&D tax credit and secondarily due to the release of estimated tax liabilities for fiscal years that are no longer subject to audit. Diluted earnings per share of $0.46 per share in the third quarter of fiscal year 2013 increased $0.08 per share or 18% over the second quarter of fiscal year 2013 and increased $0.04 per share or 10% over the third quarter of fiscal year 2012.
During the third quarter the Company's cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities increased by $155.1 million over the second quarter of fiscal year 2013 to $1.455 billion net of spending $24.2 million to purchase approximately 640,000 shares of its common stock in the open market. A cash dividend of $0.26 per share will be paid on May 29, 2013 to stockholders of record on May 17, 2013.
According to Lothar Maier, CEO, “We are pleased to report a solid quarter with sequential growth at the higher end of our guidance. We grew quarterly revenues 3% sequentially, had a positive book-to-bill ratio and improved our gross margin and operating margin as we continue to control spending where practical. The two end-markets most favorably impacted by the improved bookings were the automotive and industrial end-markets. Looking forward, customers generally acknowledge growth, but continue to order cautiously to the low-end of published lead times. As a result, we are currently estimating revenue growth in the same range we guided last quarter, 1% to 4% for our fiscal fourth quarter.”
Except for historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this press release are forward-looking statements. In particular, the statements regarding the demand for our products, our customers' ordering patterns and the anticipated trends in our sales and profits are forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements are dependent on certain risks and uncertainties, including such factors, among others, as the timing, volume and pricing of new orders received and shipped, the timely introduction of new processes and products, general and country specific conditions in the world economy and financial markets and other factors described in our 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 30, 2012.
Company officials will be discussing these results in greater detail in a conference call tomorrow, Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Coast Time. Those investors wishing to listen in may call 719-325-4856, or toll free 888-487-0360 before 8:15 a.m. to be included in the audience. There will be a live webcast of this conference call that can be accessed through www.linear.com or www.streetevents.com. A replay of the conference call will be available from April 17, 2013 through April 23, 2013. You may access the archive by calling (719) 457-0820 or toll free (888) 203-1112 and entering reservation #1042498. An archive of the webcast will also be available at www.linear.com and www.streetevents.com as of April 17, 2013 until the third quarter earnings release next year.
Linear Technology Corporation, a member of the S&P 500, has been designing, manufacturing and marketing a broad line of high performance analog integrated circuits for major companies worldwide for three decades. The Company's products provide an essential bridge between our analog world and the digital electronics in communications, networking, industrial, automotive, computer, medical, instrumentation, consumer, and military and aerospace systems. Linear Technology produces power management, data conversion, signal conditioning, RF and interface ICs, µModule subsystems, and wireless sensor network products. For more information, visit www.linear.com.
For further information contact Paul Coghlan at Linear Technology Corporation, 1630 McCarthy Blvd., Milpitas, California 95035-7417, (408) 432-1900.
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
U.S. GAAP (unaudited)
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| | Three Months Ended | | Nine Months Ended |
| | March 31, 2013 | | December 30, 2012 | | April 1, 2012 | | March 31,
2013 |
| April 1,
2012 |
| Revenues | $ | 314,542 |
| | $ | 305,281 |
| | $ | 312,357 |
| | $ | 954,971 |
| | $ | 936,610 |
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Cost of sales (1) | 79,259 |
| | 78,185 |
| | 77,662 |
| | 241,202 |
| | 231,276 |
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| Gross profit | 235,283 |
| | 227,096 |
| | 234,695 |
| | 713,769 |
| | 705,334 |
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| Expenses: | | | | | | | | | |
Research & development (1) | 58,517 |
| | 57,304 |
| | 57,580 |
| | 174,624 |
| | 164,988 |
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Selling, general & administrative (1) | 38,480 |
| | 37,090 |
| | 37,182 |
| | 113,074 |
| | 109,776 |
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| | 96,997 |
| | 94,394 |
| | 94,762 |
| | 287,698 |
| | 274,764 |
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| Operating income | 138,286 |
| | 132,702 |
| | 139,933 |
| | 426,071 |
| | 430,570 |
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| Interest expense | (6,812 | ) | | (6,835 | ) | | (6,902 | ) | | (20,502 | ) | | (20,768 | ) |
Amortization of debt discount(2) | (5,294 | ) | | (5,219 | ) | | (5,002 | ) | | (15,659 | ) | | (14,795 | ) |
| Acquisition related costs | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (3,195 | ) |
| Interest and other income | 1,004 |
| | 1,043 |
| | 1,152 |
| | 3,050 |
| | 3,519 |
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| Income before income taxes | 127,184 |
| | 121,691 |
| | 129,181 |
| | 392,960 |
| | 395,331 |
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| Provision for income taxes | 16,216 |
| | 32,857 |
| | 30,682 |
| | 87,976 |
| | 100,546 |
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| Net income | $ | 110,968 |
| | $ | 88,834 |
| | $ | 98,499 |
| | $ | 304,984 |
| | $ | 294,785 |
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| Earnings per share: | | | | | | | | | |
| Basic | $ | 0.47 |
| | $ | 0.38 |
| | $ | 0.42 |
| | $ | 1.29 |
| | $ | 1.27 |
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| Diluted | $ | 0.46 |
| | $ | 0.38 |
| | $ | 0.42 |
| | $ | 1.28 |
| | $ | 1.26 |
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| Shares used in determining earnings per share: | | | | | | | | | |
| Basic | 237,296 |
| | 235,852 |
| | 233,346 |
| | 236,323 |
| | 232,568 |
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| Diluted | 238,641 |
| | 236,850 |
| | 234,822 |
| | 237,388 |
| | 233,887 |
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| Includes the following non-cash charges: | | | | | | |
(1) Stock-based compensation | | | | | | | | | |
| Cost of sales | $ | 1,998 |
| | $ | 1,984 |
| | $ | 1,902 |
| | $ | 5,952 |
| | $ | 5,650 |
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| Research & development | 9,324 |
| | 9,255 |
| | 8,876 |
| | 27,775 |
| | 26,372 |
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| Selling, general & administrative | 4,812 |
| | 4,778 |
| | 4,580 |
| | 14,335 |
| | 13,608 |
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(2) Amortization of debt discount (non- | | | | | | | | | |
| cash interest expense) | 5,294 |
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| 5,219 |
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| 5,002 |
| | 15,659 |
| | 14,795 |
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LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands)
U.S. GAAP (unaudited)
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| | March 31,
2013 | | July 1,
2012 |
| ASSETS: | | | |
| Current assets: | | | |
| Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities | $ | 1,454,508 |
| | $ | 1,203,059 |
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| Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful | |
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| accounts of $1,891 ($2,035 at July 1, 2012) | 143,047 |
| | 153,090 |
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| Inventories | 86,559 |
| | 79,664 |
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| Deferred tax assets and other current assets | 75,712 |
| | 69,597 |
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| Total current assets | 1,759,826 |
| | 1,505,410 |
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| Property, plant & equipment, net | 295,315 |
| | 320,222 |
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| Other noncurrent assets | 18,590 |
| | 25,436 |
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| Total assets | $ | 2,073,731 |
| | $ | 1,851,068 |
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| LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY: | |
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| Current liabilities: | |
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| Accounts payable | $ | 12,069 |
| | $ | 11,459 |
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| Accrued income taxes, payroll & other accrued liabilities | 82,570 |
| | 117,789 |
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| Deferred income on shipments to distributors | 41,797 |
| | 41,333 |
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| Total current liabilities | 136,436 |
| | 170,581 |
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| Convertible senior notes | 821,259 |
| | 805,599 |
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| Deferred tax and other noncurrent liabilities | 165,567 |
| | 138,380 |
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| Stockholders’ equity: | |
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| Common stock | 1,713,597 |
| | 1,588,045 |
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| Accumulated deficit | (762,997 | ) | | (851,702 | ) |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | (131 | ) | | 165 |
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| Total stockholders’ equity | 950,469 |
| | 736,508 |
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| | $ | 2,073,731 |
| | $ | 1,851,068 |
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LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
RECONCILIATION OF U.S. GAAP NET INCOME TO NON-GAAP NET INCOME
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
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| | Three Months Ended | | Nine Months Ended |
| | March 31, 2013 | | December 30, 2012 | | April 1, 2012 | | March 31,
2013 | | April 1,
2012 |
| Reported net income | | | | | | | | | |
| (GAAP basis) | $ | 110,968 |
| | $ | 88,834 |
| | $ | 98,499 |
| | $ | 304,984 |
| | $ | 294,785 |
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| | | | | | | | | | |
| Stock-based compensation | 16,134 |
| | 16,017 |
| | 15,358 |
| | 48,062 |
| | 45,630 |
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| Amortization of debt | |
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| | |
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discount(1) | 5,294 |
| | 5,219 |
| | 5,002 |
| | 15,659 |
| | 14,795 |
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| Acquisition related costs | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 3,195 |
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| Income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments | (2,732 | ) | | (5,734 | ) | | (4,836 | ) | | (14,266 | ) | | (16,181 | ) |
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| Non-GAAP net income | $ | 129,664 |
| | $ | 104,336 |
| | $ | 114,023 |
| | $ | 354,439 |
| | $ | 342,224 |
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| Non-GAAP earnings per share | | | | | | | | | |
| Basic | $ | 0.55 |
| | $ | 0.44 |
| | $ | 0.49 |
| | $ | 1.50 |
| | $ | 1.47 |
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| Diluted | $ | 0.54 |
| | $ | 0.44 |
| | $ | 0.49 |
| | $ | 1.49 |
| | $ | 1.46 |
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1) Amortization of debt discount is non-cash interest expense related to the Company’s Convertible Senior Notes.
The Company’s non-GAAP measures set forth above exclude charges related to stock-based compensation and the amortization of the Company’s debt discount which is a non-cash interest expense. In addition, the Company's non-GAAP measures exclude the special expense items related to the acquisition. The Company’s management uses non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP earnings per share to evaluate the Company’s current operating results and financial results and to compare them against historical financial results. The Company excludes stock-based compensation, non-cash interest expenses, acquisition related costs and the related tax effects primarily because they are significant special expense estimates, which management separates for consideration when evaluating and managing business operations. In addition management believes it is useful to investors because it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in evaluating the Company and provides further clarity on its profitability.
In addition, the Company believes that providing investors with these non-GAAP measurements enhances their ability to compare the Company’s business against that of its many competitors who employ and disclose similar non-GAAP measures. This financial measure may be different from non-GAAP methods of accounting and reporting used by the Company’s competitors to the extent their non-GAAP measures include other items. The presentation of this additional information should not be considered a substitute for net income or net income per diluted share prepared in accordance with GAAP.
