MKSI - Earnings call transcript Q4 2017

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Operator

Good day ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the MKS Instruments' Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2017 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. Later, we will conduct a question-and-answer session, and instructions will follow at that time. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. I would now like to introduce your host for today's conference, Seth Bagshaw, Senior VP, Chief Financial Officer.

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Seth Bagshaw

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Jerry Colella

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John Lee

Jerry. Thanks,

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Seth Bagshaw

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have from fully of million our We exiting now closing the cost year-and-a-half synergies date. fourth realized quarter approximately a $XX the targeted or

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Operator

first from our from question Deutsche And Ho Bank. is Instructions] Sidney [Operator

is now line Your open.

Sidney Ho

Thanks for questions, congratulations. my taking and

especially And [ph] about the of and So, very ask revenue mid-point, X%. sequential think I only semis the the how because this your suggested for markets lead growth growth in were your we between is shipments, advanced your one of how but market that strong reason strong the growth would semi was the I that customers think shipments QX QX will QX? given the at largest should up X% guidance the advanced quarter. revenues in

Jerry Colella

Yes, this is Jerry.

times pre-buy the things between can't may they and of us. because pre-build you always is one the So that sometimes shipments customers' make or our projected correlation our from revenue, often

strong one we customers as So example, larger as the QX. projected QX, a with an had that very a an of example, had

we it's business strong. So the consistent expect quarter-to-quarter this be make inventory of to timing semiconductor correlation of still and And very difficult buys. the to because

business very for they two, pre-buy, a have to We start Korea, sometimes again. strong they then in quarter a or and buy they

and which So general midpoint business in And the projected up I I we strong strong. another will in imply be midpoint, about the consistent think the would XXX to think quarter.

Sidney Ho

Power to follow-up my maybe year last your just some was at give does for quite WFE your Then you business up NAND driven great And XX% If, that semi the outperformance outperformed the position had last really Okay. growth growth driven to is to change is, bit much? a WFE RF WFE the has on let's that few your say, very is side. Do a the XD expect profile you by mainly by years. DRAM, continue? relative WFE context, which

Jerry Colella

No.

XXXX, who I year Korea, And we with $XXX have think position in an And lot the was million, example. around growth think lots I DRAM, And of will it advantages revenue with the is mobile. of like OEMs invest logic strong. there'll and in client in over in and our and last NAND. as of graphics, a from XD DRAM XX-nanometer $XX position one very Korea our in continue still people networking, Intel and million. our bit with and Hynix hear in was cloud, be We to enterprise, opportunity is still

So see we to expect and we with growth DRAM customers. on continue NAND our to very to there. outpace WFE based expect And strong XD of growth position with the continued the

Sidney Ho

for Okay. question And one me. last maybe

probably cash Plus going of year. How you lower specifically, this the for suggest do math tax free envelop you that forward? we flow to now More $XXX overseas my million bring should the priority your U.S. the cash rate, can over back about get you about cash how back With think the think your capital I usage? to think can returns

Seth Bagshaw

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million. operating the the a in January model, you free point give is So is model, cash here capital XXXX assuming consistent, $XXX operating about the that, to data work

capital. consistent. on consistent think forward is our based that's model working long-term I plan So historical a still a and good plan current And going

dividends, raised are times the the We're dividend, returns So the sheet point the level. [ph] And think we pretty issued again, where and aggressively. we us. now at do a the definitely balance pretty opportunity balance us. pretty for a is future. social delever sheet number support and the think of important a quite debt there's comfortable more I It's good in to in for acquisitions And

think I time, is before, point, we're be growth much or over this acquisitions take to balance delever the little the and so want dividend pretty going the then at look same So the really we give was for a it exactly strategy forward. at sheet bit, where

John Lee

is for we're, financially think the another I Yes, acquisition, organization prepared. prepared besides

One that sure over is XX of been reasons right time And we the my beginning deliver one why it's that now amount us. for whether is is at to take we're But we a or were for of going is the successful things And strategy we very And of is to tuck-in ready also something it's what at acquisition, thought the effort the -- successful next exactly going team the and we we've timing make companies. it. know the acquisition. what significant. integrating that into because our of

what what's seeing matter a sense. it's of makes and available Now

Sidney Ho

much. very you Thank Great.

John Lee

You're welcome.

Jerry Colella

Thank you.

Operator

you. Thank

Ho from is Stifel Nicolaus. from Patrick question next Our

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Patrick Ho

Thank guys. you and first off Jerry, very you. for much, maybe congrats

acquired more In able your Newport, mention terms new the when a drive Motion and prepared of growth little at market in have Newport those more business that you you grow or rate businesses? been in expansion the of of you remarks a tactics faster than or your of majority independent. that & growth to did this some a Newport some color was Light helped give Can you've how businesses it maybe from better-than-expected about on those little detail

Jerry Colella

Sure.

too, driving Lee because team COO, So with it. I'll John John's lot as obviously, of tag a

first organization. aggressive And setting just what it's watch the people think boss very goals of being I for -- all, the watches.

looking that markets recognizing X% so in growing were And X% and at the their at while were they growing to markets X%.

for So we our market us, double of at grow minimum rate. have we to always saw a

So and operations, phenomenal first sale having done the for which sales, centralizing Two, team very aggressive setting that's a the job thing, selling realigning has centralizing us the goals. by organizations the laser. around

or So suite I'm lasers motion, I sell rather of just just the than I I products photonics enter an account. selling sell when or entire

want with like comes then had we dollars size. order within the I first just planning years the it's ago. distributed whereas we And the our our in R&D lastly, And accomplish we've implemented Thirdly, got about the had to we in And laser focused on. in There's Newport a high-growth significant is that being company that last where and up strategic have kiosk strategic really some year. general then Newport, all And on Newport five process wouldn't -- several we very have opportunities team had and really about them, that great entered with the bought been Newport our years, planning focused to more Korean opportunities we've last user their some allocating think particularly from in a areas the business for dollars that them, we've wins growth specifically to that large and along the some approached seen on when products that selling. they thus matters. prescriptive we grow. we when in democratic very last particular, process customers size And with year think high-growth come way. resources end by in particular; some past there's Korea, of were and And doing own they've team they -- we in the

particular away great dollars and So focus for opportunity which would we actually area interest it a high from has in put an some of us. area into created of take Newport

different being and more things, John I Patrick, the don't So anything focused. to it's but a whole wants if business running to that. different basically bunch much know add of

John Lee

that the the thing two drove so as semi only Newport as the I where to well that drove emphasis And laser in are in on a strategic two those planning people, side the is the of Yes, the capital, areas us would of process put the add, investments areas growth. was micro-processing, Patrick, applications. lot

Jerry Colella

last you -- if and Yes, one look thing. at just

we pretty every at went acquisition MS and technically. and we look improved have was from The companies business ago Electric made you from has underperforming public, dramatically. those power operationally, that we bought If financially, much when that MKS years

a charge company and leading as that RPS which for financially bought, ago, it's company ASTeX, our public growth company. business. it's Now as leading And we well customer-centric. the was operationally underperforming the RPS now in the was The business years the

tried apply out has it of to consistently. to I get how best how the and it, it's a So been terms true and acquire had in program company, that think MKS of

Patrick Ho

Great, a that's you. for really helpful. question And follow-up Seth,

just especially the terms morning, product mix the revenue because that of road, Is Newport looking target gross or long-term you that on the previous to are updated you from gross show acquisition. there the continue there the increase models. help margins given down model expansion post other line to this that'll In simply rise continues margin operating also issues, your

Seth Bagshaw

Yes, good question, Patrick.

like -- $X.X at making is you profitability billion. revenue And the at of that model model. last is the if that posted is yes, model night So, today's we look sort assumed

basis the the and variable model XX% the in out probably to the put new margin, margin, not when in improvement point XX-plus get that mix marketplace you the variable still in gross what's in on product which we model. this that But products develop just historically said is there's there case based is last we've the year. range $X.X So, billion

margin has also but XX So basis a uptick development. gross mix product for is again in real that volume, the model in an uptick,

So impact gross in the that's margin that an on model.

Jerry Colella

Yes, to amplify just Pat, that. and

we've on profit month cash in which part of company. where past recovery our the One what is can cash move through have of been the of for teams, still about improved we company and they their occur cash that in talked the single we And improve we five integration month, profit to the profitability a and Every profitability and MKS And they things them focused every do when as we've place occur. years. flow this into synergy move own recovery past and the team. Newport standalone

thing, exactly that they're So aspect business profitability that we the on. every the will continue to of improve at to month go the of sustainably can every at look And the company. same looking

that that's these and So result of over as -- published in going the focus a the the is improvements direct change. well, years that not Seth's number of model to

Patrick Ho

as you whole, going to score for can Great. weekend's I I for you game. you're who And maybe know final pick. question a assume guys a this me give

Jerry Colella

XX-XX, Pat.

Patrick Ho

guys. lot a Thanks

Jerry Colella

you're Okay, welcome.

Operator

question Thank D.A. you. Tom Diffely is And from Davidson. from our next

is line now open. Your

Tom Diffely

Yes, good morning.

market because question. has generation margins. the you that better in mix guess your or the replacement on a gives that follow-up gross design different is better talk the margin When better just mix, is you designed is next about it moving more to So margin it it's towards I products

John Lee

the performance, that releasing A Hi, cost. for, are lot products comes Tom, but you're newer Yes, better of from John. improvement not it's just right. designed

some of off, some products our And of legacy roll in product margin. get as those improvement the we groups, the this gross in

big it. of So that's a part

Tom Diffely

is your you as business as a where you real fast It want while out the it's I surprised ahead and Newport second you fast to get for product, its assume wins takes guys when I focus little that ramp this at the would has, year. mean of up. a figure grown then are And in a Okay. multiyear like new still process that develop your look growing it it design just that's mean, attention, to seems us. growth to that then you a

Jerry Colella

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a specific I And the its in think that's company changes. the exactly have what that that the a we make of really responded there of MKS people proud we to company. lose a we're although sure saw has very foundation. way running company, doesn't

responding Newport to a And that changes operations, side. sales leading there needed changes You done tremendous up. team screw But that. a have lot the the to been be the in business John's done to don't and made job want a a And of great people have get job to financial has to. adapted

not the particularly market, surprised. the has we I'm growth is manufacturing, in to -- industrial I'm happy company. profitability some no, pleasantly the but come not do think improve of really markets, the like back. We that we more surprised. So telecom can But the it, business there we and electronic thin-film like industrial about manufacturing,

Light MKS. of lots there's interesting & to So Motion can bring things that

Tom Diffely

rollout, too. long When that customers to from get product? a another focus to way get How segment, new And how ramp to that to take it or that product long the stages planning maybe initial process? you does is new ask on Okay. market

John Lee

Tom, this John. is

to timing of than the But think plays, Newport is time. manufacturing So in is when little model would semi. technologies. generation industrial fab design to and in, next a you always build I that designing we've to get OEM then end Semi you in a into takes the the it user an an the quality markets expect has that an has if, much then end-user OEM faster experienced with bit

Copy that Exact take at much be of seems And manufacturing, to to you can well. don't adoption. depending. five and things constraints But industrial obviously years like faster have So two it kinds as those some

Tom Diffely

And great. fact at much market. comes you the way from actual share how you're is look and semi parse when you gains? that the just above that XX% much above-average-growth business, there of the growth growing Is markets, obviously Okay, out the how some the then leveraged to higher can

John Lee

is this Tom, John. Yes,

multiple be that. EUV from but also I benefited to in that though being think would in would comes would from we're say difficult, I well going have as say benefit I we that that positioned patterning.

-- reducing positioned. we're forward, worried just the patterning think, well taking So going about always EUV multiple we're I But markets.

we're well markets positioned growth So semi. are the that high in all in

Tom Diffely

surprised. And look tax, great. when you at Okay, guess little the a I then Seth,

Your tax we've if from down because go curious XX% companies your all below those? down the of R&D to that clearer, tax there like why easy that tax the rates down most don't to taxes their down in they but are credits into things range, seen go goes is that, as explanation to XX%, going XX% way low-XXs, than lower while I'm

Seth Bagshaw

think there I one. is Yes,

taxable U.S. we still So, a fairly are income. on centric

the big lot are IP of have well. in U.S. OEM United to as customers Obviously in located all our we shift So we States

U.S. fair So, amount in of the taxable there been has income

six States. X% about When point by on XXXX, high-level it, the X%. the rates that, driving speaking tax XX% you the in of is about times it… United drops roughly figure XX% our So consolidated is That's what's

Tom Diffely

great. Okay,

your for thanks time. Okay,

Seth Bagshaw

thanks, Yes, Tom.

Operator

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Weston Twigg

my Hi. question. Thanks for taking

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John Lee

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then and in and have on front-loaded sort quarter we United the normalizes, that's later cost States, in the first mostly in that the year. goes it fringe So, a seasonality of down

that in there, get full-year the if you through the with models. have So, factor you with

Weston Twigg

Got it, okay.

John Lee

Yes.

Weston Twigg

down usually QX down revenue? that the a about service QX, little year in service was wondering I you maybe it's was through but QX, also what revenue are or in on expecting

Seth Bagshaw

pro-forma we've that grew XXXX. the still are full-year Those goals revenue service internal and X% for pretty in Well, a year, aggressive. grown on X% basis,

I for So, XXXX. rate again really those QX, would XXXX, have on don't at available, the that if grow a detail levels, have that our it I but for think higher. goal to want grow higher not in be the we year, to don't the

Weston Twigg

XXXX a the do question, Okay. growth non-semi good, share been And have I guess us a then for revenue that biz? growth has target rate non-semi you with you for could similar pretty

Jerry Colella

are Well, last and at always in, about it markets grew we the say, year XX. take we XX%, least

So, the average is some of industrial range. in the markets of X% the

would So, be weren't we surprised. those if XX we

will be double-digit. it the So

Weston Twigg

thank you. Got Okay. it,

Jerry Colella

You are welcome.

Operator

turn Thank you. to the remarks. call time, Chief and questions. further no to for will I At back this Executive Officer over like I'm showing Jerry Colella, closing President

Jerry Colella

you. Thank

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Operator

participation gentlemen, This and today's concludes in the thank conference. Ladies you program. for your

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MKS Instruments (MKSI) 1 Feb 182017 Q4 Earnings call transcript