TER - Earnings call transcript Q3 2018

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Operator

Good morning. My name is Michelle, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Teradyne Q3 2018 earnings conference call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. After the speakers' remarks, there will be a question-and-answer session. to Investor call Relations. like Blanchard, to now of VP would turn over the Andrew I Please ahead. go

Andrew Blanchard

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Mark E. Jagiela

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Gregory R. Beecher

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the Now, to I'll turn back Andy. call

Andrew Blanchard

we'd questions. please now take reminder, Michelle, as some and Greg. to And limit one question Thanks, a follow-up. yourself a like to

Operator

the Thank with you. Please line And ahead. Arya Bank of your from first Vivek go America. comes question of

Vivek Arya

Thanks my question. for taking

the your in largest I past, at opportunity the complexity define used think smartphone to the have word you customer. growth

are So year? Wi-Fi you can that they different upgrading if, let's qualify or could complexity, what business standard, a general, say, sense for in us drive that doing is and next increased all as the enhancing processor give does to growth a in if

Mark E. Jagiela

Sure.

element. So, the generally Certainly, XX%. there's proportionately. related might and variety test count tester complexity of to scale yields. transistor being of grow roughly, count, speaking, Then, grow a time there's everything growth. transistor And one else If things transistors question is it XX%, doesn't equal,

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So factors. bit of sort that's of a principal a long answer, but those the are

Vivek Arya

Okay. you And trend. been then on the gross have above running margin side,

So, model the do you think to you to you think it's revise time target back or trend? get

Gregory R. Beecher

and we with the There's of Yes, a period model have number running puts been time. model. for of a the above takes

things ahead. were Some

Some things not ahead. were

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or that should are leaks here can and hold, be these – give So a back there. maybe it we point margins take,

Vivek Arya

Okay. Thank you.

Operator

Eastman question line the of Your Please with Baird. ahead. go from comes Richard next

Richard Eastman

to year the Yes. and UR also, refresh minute you to UR Could to of the speak for quarter, has or on And we in it, anything us how China? Could slow speak the into kind investments, the if maybe that, UR how I just just so? in for exposure a you as exiting next out? and out China side, investment tried to but that plays Greg, think, continue UR? plays do again, year? the you on down to does address Would

Mark E. Jagiela

that. part Well, I'll answer of

in business XX% number. quarter, that quarter UR's the China somewhere a move portion On range. the And of it's that's roughly bit is of can by little sort a – but rough

Richard Eastman

Okay.

Mark E. Jagiela

large rate China the America ahead And there. in plateauing a lagging. through quarter, and And And this particular, of in year, of North the other XXXX third was Europe. saw been it's sort we regions like growth in

script of all we're we but other third the total in the rate – a do in I at probably out the about what growth it's China can the take you that, from what and if I XX% quarter, in my – So, said again, and regions. XX% math is

On it. the let Greg OpEx, I'll answer

Gregory R. Beecher

market. It's As it this short-term, do high-growth though faster it seems be to tend of to level, where China. we a And investments, will period greater anything though a wouldn't low The a the in we equipment different. there's is investments be it's with investment very the they in a uncertainty lower-cost long-term, return, cost per capital do bit even – as in and just there person pause. believe a just very

that But So not now, going we plays this business. because of long-term, I need Universal to a see part is out. how would cutting I advocate Robots' back be think spending to significant

Richard Eastman

investment maybe into that QX then And and what like looks next year?

Gregory R. Beecher

level of Well, about when you a abstraction. up think Universal Robots, go let me

running for upper teens we're end margin growth, mid-teens we our gross is business about year, last this year. and but profitability XX% the up Let's then, with or say,

OpEx. So that delta, XX%, is really

Richard Eastman

Yes.

Gregory R. Beecher

So to you're going make. we're going investment continued see to that meaningful I think OpEx

built infrastructure partners channel you're going tuned. that channels. out who not you many because our to organization. same get going when more support. can going There's XXXX, Now, to have large the still finely We're XXXX have to growth OEM we're There's of OpEx accounts sales to and need There's pursue. we see

growth to. next OpEx than a So still be year, lot more But we XXXX. the see much after there's what for I would say, will we're modest getting

Richard Eastman

Thank Okay. you.

Operator

question Your ahead. Citi. Malik the Atif go Please from line next with of comes

Atif Malik

are baked [STMicroelectronics] auto, if in on it's TI, guys my the your seeing taking And And then analog quarter. a for companies, seeing couple a are question. you're of the you Mark, into you industrial, seeing side. I Thank follow-up. semiconductor guidance. December not understand it, I I'm weakness Hi. STMicro some just UR weakness have why curious

Mark E. Jagiela

demand the been accelerated Yeah. and third bullish Frankly, fact. our analog quite quarter, in has in

is this what issue of to say due intensity. test that I of back is to part So would

So the and may though are need complex the – fast, test going even some more sales of as time. automobiles devices new our into incrementally growing customers' not be

much test how of say, is ASP always a or there's ebb of analog an of a needed chip. any flow So per, let's bit chip and

if test actually seeing content we're of automotive been the automotive, little intensity. just bit look is the growing. has So this you year, Automotive, growing portion of analog in not but a at more microcontroller automotive

Atif Malik

of as UR there's guys? the start-up competitor Rethink And more business at companies. Automation a the is on looking you guys And if talked side, What about robotic for Okay. to Robotics any you their IP? of than interest the Industrial mean closing traditional being companies have in the

Mark E. Jagiela

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was the that on in and I that tens of and just not of in will churn go mechanics. cobot set around point much There a company. interested come of industry. talent And tens the they lot there's so were within and we it's out months. the are in start-ups were a IP globe again, that the really that of more We matter a interested at But

successful is stands market clearer UR the much for clearer. still alone. opportunity But becoming terms in breakouts, the and So of pretty

Atif Malik

Thank you.

Operator

the from of Your go C. comes Evercore. with next ahead. J. Muse Please question line

C. J. Muse

I taking for Good overall you Automation. both to first, morning. question. level I'm Industrial set guess, Thank my UR trying and Yeah.

based UR you December expect in could you the then, businesses what of reset share headwinds? million in for other that $XX with So you And of or us terms from like issues $XX the each XX% the you think of of it that's versus guide about coming quarter of it's versus that, three million, is in kind revenues? as half, terms roughly previous quantify China how Can on second out. looks much

Gregory R. Beecher

in not going but this thinking it have firmly already. do I'll be be see the of could XX% going all months that line. you That probably year can were between many hit year. also above, think there's range, we C. is in there's for could was waves yet. XX%. trend it we year And little looks adoption. like, XX%. way believe details, going It's that grew And think the nine of a We have out bit at XX%, It's when that haven't we UR might I last for grow to a look given in say, be I about to we J., type the time waves

a a I it's not line. – of be just than want new below smooth it shipping And kind other doesn't to illustrate above or So trend that mean we'll just is With this necessarily line. anything product. MiR

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C. J. Muse

XX% Okay. That's investments and guess, now And a A, were And model modeling great. today mid-teens as the a you've for as you. this quarter a update how B, always I with I guess XXXX. around you're of investments? great specific had relative revenues. follow-up, op about the on believe to all mid-teens I you're be I what guiding we every Thank then you And think business, guess we for margin about that? Can target for is OpEx think what lastly, or reset the do level there? should you running

Gregory R. Beecher

XX% North Automation, might And operating hire what wasn't frankly, were many than Industrial by higher And got we mid-XXs. to It J., planning. recall, we was is, in people Universal It wanted America. that particularly happening in What's we year, C. as didn't to, profit. last XX%. as was itself you Robots

some So North to do up America. in catching we had

artificially was, again, XX% So high.

to year was XX.X%. back a XXXX, it you If go earlier

it's So again. mid-teens. mid-teens of kind It'll this year been be

happen we going we're channel together, out during And showed is believe we really whole new or the we is territories It's longer Industrial so is the aggressive because drop it's we're sales Universal growth, can as model are that or infrastructure term, what into new businesses. a custom I with credible. fast, managers, build then that the with profit achievable. and you think Automation Robots, put catching still hiring reasonable not and the model what infrastructure. But expanding get our we to see going still growing in up and other

range see what we're there's probably if fine at tuning, to but good. that's I look We'll the any overall, So is a pretty year it think targeting. once

C. J. Muse

Very helpful. you. Thank

Operator

your line from Tim of question go ahead. UBS. Please And next with the comes Arcuri

Andrew Blanchard

Hey, Tim.

Thanks. You on might mute be there.

Timothy Arcuri

Hello?

Andrew Blanchard

Yeah.

Timothy Arcuri

me? you hear Can

Andrew Blanchard

Yes.

Timothy Arcuri

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Mark E. Jagiela

Yeah.

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Timothy Arcuri

Well, those change so Yeah. big was it. a it cut in like for things. it just just Got seems half,

these okay, those such year new that we this a test So kind normalized are that the where baseline. this times think sort grow factors a have we like can this year of that we year adjustment grow of Or yield year? do to and reverse you – that year make factors of there you And next baseline of do next are help that, factors negatively impacted of? off mix is think off so some grow next going us

Mark E. Jagiela

QX of now, there. give I at why think, time forecast we know. next don't to the wait test try insight right the till to product That's to we have for this point a year's year usually

have one year of to of on So a things the happened data that it'd this the what's do time I baseline, new test new we piece have be like some form look going don't pure this do the is speculation. think that but part.

Timothy Arcuri

And on awesome. follow-up to just thanks, wanted prior Greg, I Okay, question. the then,

I think think Energid low like and the as high teens? and to that like XXs about right UR way business it? is segment if December, the IA in So, of to it Is right the in MiR

Gregory R. Beecher

under be million will be Energid about $XX and should $X MiR million. Well,

balance is Universal Robots. the So

Timothy Arcuri

Which would that you right? high get for is to XXs UR,

Gregory R. Beecher

for forecasting the on possible. fourth UR quarter, certainly UR. but what Well, in it depends you UR for put That's not the XXs. be We're number in could

Timothy Arcuri

Okay, awesome. Thanks so much.

Operator

diversified about John needing talked $XXX complexity $X.X kind (USA) to the being in and Good of $X.X believe SOC come similarly I comment, go Please overall that to comments the guess memory back overall immune above upsiding market? to of test of prepared of and you're year. the in Pitzer at I'm at you ask $XXX expect Suisse. think we're I'm your about think job given that do ahead. we just morning, do Your through next to digestion? that the LLC for I that Do test you question. Credit Thanks some curious, And question from - billion means is some customers, or to a when John speaking comes Suisse Securities it? trying talking of for market, million go you is, analog good this market billion number that this with letting $X.X from that the Yeah. did you market to trend have look line above SOC what the with from really which seeing of $X.X you you market you've the Or trend perhaps Mark, get you billion million. me period trend billion, more prepared Credit guys. Pitzer William a digestion a insulated is line your been

Mark E. Jagiela

Yeah.

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will expect normal and I the And buoy up that business so, automotive continue with the such. to variations

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to what right SOC essentially, – I now. So, I or in it in hot XXXX, not XXXX close the do we're case, was mean. think, abnormally

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Mark E. Jagiela

or question think RF the first millimeter of in in Test, you about Semi also processing a not backend all devices. testing consumer these the because move It's much devices. XG only do infrastructure me in question and of around pipes wave of data it's Test when to a handsets Semi data XG, or Well, that let in

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Operator

Your Company. comes Krish from from Sankar next question Cowen and

Your line is open.

Krish Sankar

Greg, the guys. quarters sequentially Yeah. Test them. on, question. the slowdown One that QX? revenues fact that's memory if improved frontend down that's three Semi digestion fair on be water two after given and Historically, the Hi. from your been low had to this my two all at QX QX. has Thanks of is taking and you or it Mark memory impact I mark – or assume, for analog all QX going look you to could going for the see it's guys in Is

Mark E. Jagiela

a know I don't statement, that what yes, as think we expect. I would could – that's could

four I and past a is automation QX. they the for think, a years. as is – QX peak. the larger down example, That's in become been true QX always from businesses, for then And

the mobility piece, between of sort at move The the beginnings Test of begin that QX ramp very the of next We a but that year. they tail Semi And again QX, part around as bigger and drive will that that negative March usually we delta, summer see become expect to to Teradyne, can April. end the QX. of tend for to

of So wild one that's card. the kind

example, an Test, The other LitePoint, look strong. pretty System businesses, as

expect, of in growth a little we'd bit see I would there So QX.

to, back going QX. down. but is I it's happen factor to the know million timing it's the So how with automation QX. in much, is the swing we with to what's ramp what's down And what from don't groups. or key know going the going be really maybe of going be so $XX okay, happen mobility They're But

Krish Sankar

focused the a holes Or target think and needed follow-up side all between have like, need probably on, that's Energid, side, do small right. plugged, like All do factors right, of vision collision Universal IA Robots, like there also you you businesses, are the then, feel the And handlers? of to and to robotics some you as that the the that been you scale the large All MiR on guys of avoidance? at helpful. the and bin including have business things looking of other be key picking historically to components

Gregory R. Beecher

take that I'll one.

we not ecosystem the take do that into cobots, there's provides brought it can Energid, because going that they're enabling in us But technologies the capability. cobots for we We thought path advanced we that greatly limited planning think case it new was I capability being best in XD could see and if products find didn't now. that may for pick-and-place. extend to help the be other it, applications what that of,

specific So situation. the it's very to

take vision you lot an good already. of example, there's vision there out a If as modules

that may use there's So be it with is we come play. to parties I our next opportunities we're be to, into couple easy would there do M&A lot the versus so involved there's vision other over there'd But But where funnel software, really to vision simply third in expect very capable. who are making easier make use the a getting of the anything it's because in years. to with looking things opportunities at, of

Krish Sankar

Thanks, Greg.

Operator

KeyBanc from Capital Your Weston comes from next Twigg Markets. question

is line Your open.

Weston David Twigg

your can market? you ones. exposure space, my us the a for have I what overall couple One, is the question. help taking just auto on quick of Hi. understand Thanks to auto

Mark E. Jagiela

some going a minute. numbers here see. for to just Let's I'm at look

would I maybe $XXX Test to million due to swings that automotive, million between are Semi it around So revenue of but – revenue-wise, so in in year a we say, million, or $XXX a general, $XXX little range.

Weston David Twigg

I able really tariff then heading stuff. any broader test either with war potential not concerns? in having other – had related that demand the conversations your trade tariff But demand customers manage, you a trade impact into you're XXXX to they're I know, or to to just related war don't was are – or that mentioned in you to, are concerning Good. having slowdown helpful. I were question And guess, having That's you and the Okay. general, that tariffs and related the semi

Gregory R. Beecher

no. moment, the At

continue this tell up Semi In Suzhou, China China. China, year year. fact, could level there about scenarios. ship are Test support we are our of certainly compared it last in products manufacture we customers some that we we UltraFLEX provide scenario in sales And But Chinese our to the What to to if of types conversations happened? all and

So reason But level. as place see a the they we medium pause only a we the in spot. can back where for enterprise the think we're small where see and is distributors, it's at come through UR good that that more uncertainty the

the Test Semi still aggressively going Now strong, China. moving are in very companies

there. So seeing slowdown we're any not

Weston David Twigg

helpful. Okay. you. That's very Thank

Operator

comes question next from Your Toshiya Sachs. Hari Goldman from

open. Your line is

Toshiya Hari

talked year-over-year Thank growing it think much. test about your was you past – months. the you Mark, so nine about memory about XX% business over I

as nicely kind share growing picking And related and a some at here. your platform million to to clearly to well? lower that mentioned up purely memory You're expect point. there? is test package business you test you Or business – Is TAM your NAND the the up function Magnum of of a that, revert picking some couple that $XXX flash times you've

given grow think During do potential you that your downside, for business, you to test share can reversion memory continue the to growth?

Mark E. Jagiela

Okay.

element year of DRAM another in test well. wafer this product from some have flash in of And things. applications we The then in So Magnum most is finding the growth our two is that. test the are in sales element wafer one come test as for new memory

for and of question? in buckets, sort our you it'd be But for then to second those a if in So it the And test the chunks. growth of be the first NAND part biggest final well. the are there's in And of it bit some were finally, test little core put test organic area. wafer wafer DRAM then then flash, growth would as

Andrew Blanchard

the Could grow gets share as we market smaller?

Mark E. Jagiela

yes. share, Oh,

up midterm revert to of new there a product moves pipeline we to XX% a that million or XXXX tough because of in the that in mid-XXs, of concentration bigger So have a think we move products it on where the one We memory points be share slog to that point. to the than faster. back in that our two bit SOC, in are so, our some chunks by number we based is and memory. the Share view is, should able as year current $XXX can move kind

Toshiya Hari

had I adoption on follow-up, cobot a as then And rates. great. a Okay, question

going You business? there inflect your the you UR guys we'll waves? If adoption have when can Do for talked introduced recently one think Thank being you do just waves of those you. forward. think the in see to growth upside drive that expectations about of rate the not, you e-Series of your

Gregory R. Beecher

think initial drive I an e-Series wave. the can

some today cobots path-planning. think of really waves where I from Actin with very aren't technologies planning, the enabling don't as bigger – come such path Energid have this they good

or limited they're bin. So very or pick to as they maneuver up a a what say, around, tray can

with example. growing beauty out markets. at website, we thought believe, But a software, there's That the who lot tasks then R&D by a you looked bins we would not to a need or closer could vertical platform. third-parties time, see And number different them they build we'll the clearest our accessible able make is many from this, certified And have That's are our on UR+ see jobs, So end have they of we you about. things of tedious dollars of of is picking to probably to be many applications. with of that over and those the number cobots. this if trays, me others

Toshiya Hari

path XXXX that a the XXXX mentioned, Or... you just or Greg, planning that is sort of And, example dynamic?

Gregory R. Beecher

be Yes. some meaningful we And otherwise that would would there'll there. we XXXX, that XXXX have. sales year of the Yes. I not wave have a End I think expect is would

Toshiya Hari

Thanks Okay. so much.

Gregory R. Beecher

Certainly.

Operator

from Ho from Stifel. Patrick comes question next Your

is line Your open.

Patrick J Ho

very Maybe regarding the Weston's just you much. Thank of China question off tariffs. and following

the memory local that Chinese you remind you produced? around guess, to is tariff bit little manufacturing opportunities I where what market potentially of guess, to, detailed, hand? Magnum market the shift And of the a if in some supply the can do out potential Given market first that longer-term us get I

Gregory R. Beecher

Nextest the in obviously is U.S., on in Well, score, product not that a it's which the Magnum is Malaysia, so plus.

about a configuration sites those amount a to of and then ship characterization. avoid there's testers, we U.S., very did year that the the do move and for China legitimately. – the other – small of into configuration were those the ago, would to outside We Now, of given we able, small engineering testers box-build unique have we tariff

don't because But need we'll to of Test, So for particularly of to think large can't there Semi is move it's most manufacturing. some ability some all our things manufacturing, in but you around, I amounts move Asia.

already And So, take Robots, they're there. you Universal Denmark. it's then, in

is but So have U.S. the only place we Mil/Aero – manufacturing the and offshore. in everything business, is It's LitePoint. our really else Mil/Aero

Patrick J Ho

some And type introduced? of products a the software hardware And just you before applications? it as whether the follow-up my you the Great. long business. these them the Can like how your e-Series you're helpful, in development bit you of in develop that of takes introducing as through products, application or of That's give some of Greg. little question, color the applications you about of continue for IA talked to terms

Mark E. Jagiela

Yeah.

on about all in roughly. be to that two as major and the And coming. horizon think development it's real, year-and-a-half will cycle. And as I e-Series that two development think begin say, this example one platform one, next selling said done, is about picking the a we an enables bin really wave. what's have is an I and economical a It's will that Greg a probably, – solution not probably summer, in bin-picking it years I'd So that XXXX. will a vision-based The and described, was biggest and impact half

like the are for the major Robotics. So, script, impact, another three in it years a meaningful three, a be area from that. things, I like, it Grippers innovation Soft and for innovation a half is example, the Other where has measurable might about talked time start time till we needed.

a Here's company opens developing fragile more a applications. that That a allows year a gripper Teradyne, half. but of company to that applicable and about up many probably was or of objects. small for outside manipulation That us, development

years from figure of innovation. sort So of magnitude depending to the anywhere a year on the in space three the

Patrick J Ho

much. you Thank very Great.

Andrew Blanchard

operator, sneak close. before question Okay. quick just one in we can we And

Operator

final your from And question then is Duley Okay. David Steelhead.

Your line open. is

David A. Duley

my Thanks of have guess. but follow-ons, question. answered, just of Most for taking them been I a couple

us than much of those like more the more InFO test past You've a mentioned packaging advanced than standard is of intensive package one a just that in types package? you remind standard package. Could test-intensive how

Mark E. Jagiela

Yeah.

a package. package of with the there's versus So, advanced traditional couple is a is some semiconductor has factor package to of an compared One packages or a same factors. parallelism terms contacting And degree time. other can test the of say, same limited tested that of not that bump be the on advanced the you the in degree silicon. been, package these complexity – in advanced of, which or piece let's recently be, to and semiconductor factor could essential all traditional a The the is of achieve we about some it's then, side level XX% need on with interconnects get

in up characterization mismatches when impedance of crosstalk So you're environment. package the an goes advanced and

of amount a be That's impactful, it might the of less interconnects goes necessarily header. X% a those testing but up. like So

put maybe you together, two when XX%. So the

David A. Duley

in have back memory you lower? same market? mentioned Chinese really guess I guys be higher handicap market China us you Will start that. do Or type expect is, with you to what you buy or in guys that Help domestic it you currently in share then, Okay. those of seen the equipment. the And memory. said to haven't you about those have

Mark E. Jagiela

participate in in that Let's And the I we of since to say be expect historically see. DRAM, would to wafer low have actually, where some flash concentrated, have would higher and in that test. higher, it we because spaces, we share in I we expect too. test both very it would package be DRAM

XX%, if – be now worldwide out. So should right roughly share is better slightly be China overall, China our than should that, starting

David A. Duley

you. Thank

Andrew Blanchard

so back so for are Look folks, I'll the of away. Thanks straight in much time. to out forward queue, to you the in and And left get anyone we days Okay, you Thanks today. joining talking ahead. to us weeks much.

Operator

you, Thank call. conclude will everyone. conference This today's

You may now disconnect.

Andrew Blanchard	Teradyne, Inc.
Mark E. Jagiela	Teradyne, Inc.
Gregory R. Beecher	Teradyne, Inc.
Vivek Arya	Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Richard Eastman	Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc.
Atif Malik	Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
C. J. Muse	Evercore ISI
Timothy Arcuri	UBS Securities LLC
John William Pitzer	Credit Suisse Securities (NYSE:USA) LLC
Krish Sankar	Cowen and Company, LLC
Weston David Twigg	KeyBanc Capital Markets, Inc.
Toshiya Hari	Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Patrick J Ho	Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc.
David A. Duley	Steelhead Securities LLC

Teradyne (TER) 24 Oct 182018 Q3 Earnings call transcript