Amkor technology reports record financial results for the third quarter 2022
Tempe, ariz.--(business wire)--amkor technology, inc. (nasdaq: amkr), a leading provider of semiconductor packaging and test services, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended september 30, 2022. record third quarter 2022 highlights net sales $2.1 billion, up 24% year-on-year gross profit $421 million, operating income $319 million net income $306 million, earnings per diluted share $1.24 ebitda $481 million “amkor delivered outstanding results in the third quarter. revenue of $2.1 billion and eps of $1.24 are quarterly records, with all end markets hitting new record revenue levels. quality execution of steep production ramps for new high-volume products drove this excellent performance,” said giel rutten, amkor’s president and chief executive officer. “despite macroeconomic uncertainty, we remain well positioned to execute on our strategy, leveraging our leadership position in advanced packaging and our broad geographic footprint to support the industry megatrends of 5g, iot, automotive, and hpc.” quarterly financial results ($ in millions, except per share data) q3 2022 q2 2022 q3 2021 net sales $2,084 $1,505 $1,681 gross margin 20.2% 16.6% 19.3% operating income $319 $143 $211 operating income margin 15.3% 9.5% 12.6% net income attributable to amkor $306 $125 $181 earnings per diluted share $1.24 $0.51 $0.74 ebitda (1) $481 $302 $358 (1) ebitda is a non-gaap financial measure. the reconciliation to the most directly comparable gaap financial measure is included below under “selected operating data.” at september 30, 2022, total cash and short-term investments was $0.9 billion, and total debt was $1.1 billion. the company paid a quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share on september 26, 2022. the declaration and payment of future dividends, as well as any record and payment dates, are subject to the approval of the board of directors. business outlook the following information presents amkor’s guidance for the fourth quarter 2022 (unless otherwise noted): net sales of $1.80 billion to $1.90 billion gross margin of 16.0% to 18.0% net income of $150 million to $195 million, or $0.60 to $0.80 per diluted share full year 2022 capital expenditures of approximately $900 million conference call information amkor will conduct a conference call on monday, october 31, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. eastern time. this call may include material information not included in this press release. to access the live audio webcast and the accompanying slide presentation, visit the investor relations section of amkor’s website, located at ir.amkor.com. the live call can also be accessed by dialing 1-877-407-4019 or 1-201-689-8337. about amkor technology, inc. amkor technology, inc. is one of the world’s largest providers of outsourced semiconductor packaging and test services. founded in 1968, amkor pioneered the outsourcing of ic packaging and test and is now a strategic manufacturing partner for the world’s leading semiconductor companies, foundries and electronics oems. amkor’s operational base includes production facilities, product development centers, and sales and support offices located in key electronics manufacturing regions in asia, europe and the usa. for more information visit amkor.com. amkor technology, inc. selected operating data q3 2022 q2 2022 q3 2021 net sales data: net sales (in millions): advanced products (1) $ 1,640 $ 1,084 $ 1,236 mainstream products (2) 444 421 445 total net sales $ 2,084 $ 1,505 $ 1,681 packaging services 87 % 87 % 87 % test services 13 % 13 % 13 % net sales from top ten customers 67 % 65 % 64 % end market data: communications (smart phones, tablets) 47 % 37 % 43 % consumer (ar & gaming, connected home, home electronics, wearables) 20 % 22 % 22 % automotive, industrial and other (adas, electrification, infotainment, safety) 18 % 23 % 20 % computing (data center, infrastructure, pc/laptop, storage) 15 % 18 % 15 % total 100 % 100 % 100 % gross margin data: net sales 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % cost of sales: materials 53.3 % 49.2 % 48.3 % labor 8.6 % 11.8 % 11.5 % other manufacturing 17.9 % 22.4 % 20.9 % gross margin 20.2 % 16.6 % 19.3 % (1) advanced products include flip chip, memory and wafer-level processing and related test services. (2) mainstream products include all other wirebond packaging and related test services. amkor technology, inc. selected operating data in this press release, we refer to ebitda, which is not defined by u.s. gaap. we define ebitda as net income before interest expense, income tax expense and depreciation and amortization. we believe ebitda to be relevant and useful information to our investors because it provides additional information in assessing our financial operating results. our management uses ebitda in evaluating our operating performance, and our ability to service debt, and our ability to fund capital expenditures and pay dividends. however, ebitda has certain limitations in that it does not reflect the impact of certain expenses on our consolidated statements of income, including interest expense, which is a necessary element of our costs because we have borrowed money in order to finance our operations, income tax expense, which is a necessary element of our costs because taxes are imposed by law, and depreciation and amortization, which is a necessary element of our costs because we use capital assets to generate income. ebitda should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, operating income, net income or other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with u.s. gaap. furthermore, our definition of ebitda may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. below is our reconciliation of ebitda to u.s. gaap net income. non-gaap financial measure reconciliation: (in millions) q3 2022 q2 2022 q3 2021 ebitda data: net income $ 306 $ 125 $ 182 plus: interest expense 15 15 13 plus: income tax expense 4 11 17 plus: depreciation & amortization 156 151 146 ebitda $ 481 $ 302 $ 358 amkor technology, inc. consolidated statements of income (in thousands, except per share data) (unaudited) for the three months ended september 30, for the nine months ended september 30, 2022 2021 2022 2021 net sales $ 2,083,691 $ 1,681,000 $ 5,185,375 $ 4,413,685 cost of sales 1,662,463 1,356,168 4,189,662 3,550,499 gross profit 421,228 324,832 995,713 863,186 selling, general and administrative 67,947 72,581 213,774 223,538 research and development 33,994 40,790 109,835 128,624 total operating expenses 101,941 113,371 323,609 352,162 operating income 319,287 211,461 672,104 511,024 interest expense 14,879 12,896 43,620 38,333 other (income) expense, net (5,692 ) (501 ) (18,829 ) (508 ) total other expense, net 9,187 12,395 24,791 37,825 income before taxes 310,100 199,066 647,313 473,199 income tax expense 3,643 17,219 44,159 44,875 net income 306,457 181,847 603,154 428,324 net income attributable to non-controlling interests (376 ) (993 ) (1,632 ) (1,855 ) net income attributable to amkor $ 306,081 $ 180,854 $ 601,522 $ 426,469 net income attributable to amkor per common share: basic $ 1.25 $ 0.74 $ 2.46 $ 1.75 diluted $ 1.24 $ 0.74 $ 2.45 $ 1.74 shares used in computing per common share amounts: basic 244,744 244,100 244,581 243,746 diluted 246,094 245,942 246,015 245,611 amkor technology, inc. consolidated balance sheets (in thousands) (unaudited) september 30, 2022 december 31, 2021 assets current assets: cash and cash equivalents $ 624,084 $ 826,744 restricted cash — 962 short-term investments 308,063 251,530 accounts receivable, net of allowances 1,550,517 1,258,767 inventories 669,297 484,959 other current assets 49,185 33,601 total current assets 3,201,146 2,856,563 property, plant and equipment, net 3,087,061 2,871,058 operating lease right of use assets 168,778 159,742 goodwill 19,492 24,516 restricted cash 3,235 3,815 other assets 214,212 122,860 total assets $ 6,693,924 $ 6,038,554 liabilities and equity current liabilities: short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt $ 123,521 $ 153,008 trade accounts payable 927,527 828,727 capital expenditures payable 287,936 210,875 short-term operating lease liability 69,161 64,233 accrued expenses 381,012 422,892 total current liabilities 1,789,157 1,679,735 long-term debt 1,001,544 984,988 pension and severance obligations 104,206 120,472 long-term operating lease liabilities 73,776 83,937 other non-current liabilities 206,398 196,876 total liabilities 3,175,081 3,066,008 stockholders’ equity: preferred stock — — common stock 291 290 additional paid-in capital 1,991,045 1,977,134 retained earnings 1,728,740 1,163,939 accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (13,583 ) 19,978 treasury stock (219,147 ) (219,065 ) total amkor stockholders’ equity 3,487,346 2,942,276 non-controlling interests in subsidiaries 31,497 30,270 total equity 3,518,843 2,972,546 total liabilities and equity $ 6,693,924 $ 6,038,554 amkor technology, inc. condensed consolidated statements of cash flows (in thousands) (unaudited) for the nine months ended september 30, 2022 2021 cash flows from operating activities: net income $ 603,154 $ 428,324 depreciation and amortization 455,679 420,970 other operating activities and non-cash items (20,396 ) 22,222 changes in assets and liabilities (492,673 ) (239,897 ) net cash provided by operating activities 545,764 631,619 cash flows from investing activities: payments for property, plant and equipment (575,502 ) (491,425 ) proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 2,691 2,722 payments for short-term investments (364,274 ) (348,822 ) proceeds from sale of short-term investments 26,202 70,085 proceeds from maturities of short-term investments 274,452 165,774 other investing activities (86,785 ) (34,703 ) net cash used in investing activities (723,216 ) (636,369 ) cash flows from financing activities: proceeds from revolving credit facilities 80,000 — payments of revolving credit facilities (80,000 ) — proceeds from short-term debt 29,711 15,514 payments of short-term debt (21,662 ) (14,228 ) proceeds from issuance of long-term debt 250,000 154,784 payments of long-term debt (183,493 ) (250,402 ) payments of finance lease obligations (26,938 ) (12,785 ) payments of dividends (36,725 ) (38,993 ) other financing activities (4,152 ) 9,462 net cash provided by (used in) in financing activities 6,741 (136,648 ) effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (33,491 ) (10,770 ) net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (204,202 ) (152,168 ) cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period 831,521 702,197 cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period $ 627,319 $ 550,029 forward-looking statement disclaimer this press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which are often characterized by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue” or “intend,” by the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology 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constraints, production delays, fluctuations in commodity prices and wage inflation; dependence on international factories and operations and risks relating to our customers’ and vendors’ international operations; laws, rules, regulations and policies imposed by u.s. or other governments, such as tariffs, customs, duties, export controls, sanctions and other restrictive trade barriers and national security, data privacy and cybersecurity, antitrust and competition, tax, currency and banking, labor, environmental, health and safety laws; our substantial indebtedness and restrictive covenants in the indentures and agreements governing our current and future indebtedness; fluctuations in interest rates and changes in credit risk; difficulty funding our liquidity needs; dependence on key customers or concentration of customers in certain end markets, such as communications and automotive and industrial; fluctuation in demand for semiconductors and conditions in the semiconductor industry generally, as well as by specific customers, such as inventory reductions by our customers impacting demand in key markets; our substantial investments in equipment and facilities to support the demand of our customers; difficulty attracting, retaining or replacing qualified personnel; difficulty achieving high capacity utilization rates due to high percentage of fixed costs; changes in our capacity and capacity utilization rates and fluctuations in our manufacturing yields; competition with established competitors in the packaging and test business, the internal capabilities of integrated device manufacturers and new competitors, including foundries; decisions by our integrated device manufacturer and foundry customers to curtail outsourcing; maintaining an effective system of internal controls; the absence of backlog, the short-term nature of our customers’ commitments, double bookings by customers and deterioration in customer forecasts and the impact of these factors, including the possible delay, rescheduling and cancellation of large orders, or the timing and volume of orders relative to our production capacity; the development, transition and ramp to high volume manufacture of more advanced silicon nodes and evolving wafer, packaging and test services technologies, which may cause production delays, lower manufacturing yields and supply constraints for new wafers and other materials; the historical downward pressure on the prices of our packaging and test services; laws, rules, regulations and policies within china and other countries that may favor domestic companies over non-domestic companies, including customer- or government-supported efforts to promote the development and growth of local competitors; fluctuations in currency exchange rates, particularly the dollar/yen exchange rate for our operations in japan; any warranty claims, product return and liability risks, and the risk of negative publicity if our products fail, as well as the risk of litigation incident to our business; the possibility that we may decrease or suspend our quarterly dividend; our continuing development and implementation of changes to, and maintenance and security of, our information technology systems; challenges with integrating diverse operations; any changes in tax laws, taxing authorities not agreeing with our interpretation of applicable tax laws, including whether we continue to qualify for tax holidays, or any requirements to establish or adjust valuation allowances on deferred tax assets; our ability to develop new proprietary technology, protect our proprietary technology, operate without infringing the proprietary rights of others and implement new technologies; our significant severance plan obligations associated with our manufacturing operations in korea; natural disasters and other calamities, political instability, hostilities or other disruptions; and the ability of certain of our stockholders to effectively determine or substantially influence the outcome of matters requiring stockholder approval. other important risk factors that could affect the outcome of the events set forth in these statements and that could affect our operating results and financial condition are discussed in the company’s annual report on form 10-k for the year ended december 31, 2021 (the “form 10-k”) and from time to time in our other reports filed with or furnished to the securities and exchange commission (“sec”). you should carefully consider the trends, risks and uncertainties described in this press release, the form 10-k and other reports filed with or furnished to the sec before making any investment decision with respect to our securities. if any of these trends, risks or uncertainties continues or occurs, our business, financial condition or operating results could be materially and adversely affected, the trading prices of our securities could decline, and you could lose part or all of your investment. all forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. we assume no obligation to review or update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this press release except as may be required by applicable law.
