Deswell announces second quarter results
Macao--(business wire)--deswell industries, inc. (nasdaq: dswl) today announced its financial results for the fiscal second quarter ended september 30, 2011. net sales for the second quarter ended september 30, 2011 were $18.0 million, a decrease of 25.0% compared to net sales of $24.0 million for the same quarter ended september 30, 2010. net sales decreased by 41.3% to $7.7 million in the company’s plastic segment and by 5.2% to 10.3 million in the electronic and metallic segment. the operating loss in the second quarter was $0.2 million, compared to an operating loss of $1.7 million for the same quarter of fiscal 2011. total gross margin increased to 14.0% in the second quarter ended september 30, 2011 compared to 12.0% in the same quarter last year. gross profit margin in the plastic segment increased to 16.3% of net sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2012 compared to 10.5% of net sales for the same quarter of last fiscal year. the increase of gross profit margin was mainly due to an increase in the selling price of products, production of high margin items and improvement in operating efficiency. gross profit margin in the electronic and metallic segment decreased to 12.3% of net sales for the second quarter ended september 30, 2011 compared to 14.0% of net sales for the year-ago quarter. the decrease in gross margin in the electronic and metallic segment was mainly attributable to an increase in the labor cost as a result in overtime allowances as well as increase in factory overheads. the company reported a net loss of $0.9 million for the second quarter ended september 30, 2011 compared to a net loss of $1.6 million for the quarter ended september 30, 2010. basic and diluted net loss per share was ($0.056), (based on 16,197,000 and 16,199,000 weighted average shares outstanding, respectively) compared to basic and diluted net loss per share of ($0.10), (based on 16,194,000 and 16,205,000 weighted average shares outstanding, respectively) for the same quarter ended september 30, 2010. net sales for the six months ended september 30, 2011 were $36.3 million, a decrease of 18.3%, compared to sales of $44.5 million for the corresponding period in fiscal 2011. operating loss for the six months ended september 30, 2011 was $0.1 million, compared to operating loss of $4.4 million for the first six months of fiscal 2011. the company reported a net loss of $0.8 million in the first half of fiscal 2012, compared to a net loss of $3.9 million for the six months ended september 30, 2010. deswell reported basic and diluted net loss per share of ($0.052) for the first six months of fiscal 2012, (based on 16,197,000 and 16,201,000 weighted average share outstanding, respectively), compared to basic and diluted loss per share of ($0.24), (based on 16,194,000 and 16,200,000 weighted average shares outstanding, respectively), for the prior corresponding period. the company's financial position remained strong at the end of the second quarter of fiscal year 2012, with $25.2 million in cash and cash equivalents at september 30, 2011, compared to $35.6 million at march 31, 2011. working capital totaled $59.5 million as of september 30, 2011, versus $59.7 million as of march 31, 2011. furthermore, the company has no long-term or short-term borrowings at september 30, 2011. mr. franki tse, chief executive officer, commented, “many of our customers were impacted by weak demand in their own markets, mainly in the u.s. and europe. it is our expectation that the challenging world economic situation will inevitably affect us in the coming few quarters. we have managed our expenses aggressively and improved our information technology with the successful implementation of a new sap system in our electronic and metallic segment. gross margins have continued to improve and we have reduced our sg&a expenses effectively. hence, our net loss was minimized, and our cash flow remains healthy with cash provided by operating activities for the six months at $5.9 million.” second quarter dividends the company also announced that on november 29, 2011 its board of directors declared a dividend of $0.02 per share for the fiscal second quarter ended september 30, 2011. the dividend will be payable on december 29, 2011 to shareholders of record as of december 5, 2011. about deswell deswell manufactures injection-molded plastic parts and components, electronic products and subassemblies, and metallic products for original equipment manufacturers (“oems”) and contract manufacturers at its factories in the people’s republic of china. the company produces a wide variety of plastic parts and components used in the manufacture of consumer and industrial products; printed circuit board assemblies using surface mount (“smt”) and finished products such as telephones, telephone answering machines, sophisticated studio-quality audio equipment and computer peripherals. the company’s customers include vtech telecommunications ltd. and digidesign inc. to learn more about deswell industries, inc., please visit the company’s website at www.deswell.com. forward-looking statements statements in this press release that are "forward-looking statements" are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties. for example, our statements regarding our expected growth in sales from the electronic and metallic division in the coming year and our efforts to reduce overhead costs in our plastic division are forward-looking statements. actual results could differ materially because of the following factors, among others, which may cause revenues and income to fall short of anticipated levels or our overhead expenses to increase: our dependence on a few major customers; vigorous competition forcing product price reductions or discounts; the timing and amount of significant orders from our relatively few significant customers; continuing increases in resin prices that cannot be passed on to customers; unexpected production delays; obsolete inventory or product returns; losses resulting from fraudulent activity of our customers or employees; labor shortages that increase labor and costs; changes in the mix of product products we manufacture and sell; adverse currency fluctuations in the renminbi and hong kong dollar when translated to us dollars; potential new accounting pronouncements; and the effects of travel restrictions and quarantines associated with major health problems, such as the severe acute respiratory syndrome, on general economic activity. for further information regarding risks and uncertainties associated with the company’s business, please refer to the “risk factors” section of company’s annual report on form 20-f, copies of which may be obtained from the website maintained by the securities and exchange commission at http://www.sec.gov. all information in this release is made as of the date of this press release. deswell undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement to conform the statement to actual results or changes in deswell’s expectations. 2011 2011 2011 2010 2011 2010
