Tower Semiconductor Reports Third Quarter 2020 Results and Guides Fourth Quarter Significant Revenue Increase
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Tower Semiconductor Reports Third Quarter 2020 Results and Guides Fourth Quarter Significant Revenue Increase

MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel, Nov. 12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tower Semiconductor (NASDAQ: TSEM & TASE: TSEM) reported today its results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020.

Third Quarter Results Overview

Revenues for the third quarter of 2020 were $310 million, as compared to $310 million in the prior quarter and $312 million in the third quarter of 2019.

Gross profit and operating profit for the third quarter of 2020 were $53 million and $19 million as compared to $58 million and $22 million in the prior quarter and as compared to $58 million and $23 million in the third quarter of 2019.

Net profit for the third quarter of 2020 was $15 million, or $0.14 basic and diluted earnings per share, as compared to net profit of $19 million, or $0.18 basic and diluted earnings per share in the prior quarter, and $22 million or $0.21 basic and diluted earnings per share in the third quarter of 2019.

EBITDA for the third quarter of 2020 was $79 million, as compared to $82 million in the prior quarter and to $75 million in the third quarter of 2019.

As announced in the beginning of September, the Company’s IT safeguards identified a security incident on some of its systems. The Company took immediate actions to prevent damage, shutting down all of its Israeli and US IT systems, hence halting those facilities. In less than a week, all factories were returned to operational capability. Due to the effective procedures, there was no damage to the functional quality of the work in progress, with Company and customer data protected. Activities further securing the Company’s IT environment were put in place.

The impact of this event on Company’s operations was between 8-12 days of missed new wafer starts and, as the incident occurred during the last month of the quarter, during a demand ramp, it lost multiple weeks of full fab activity levels.

Cash flow generated from operations in the third quarter of 2020 was $69 million with investment in fixed assets, net of $67 million that included payments related to the 300mm facility capacity expansion program. In addition, in the third quarter of 2020, the company repaid $26 million of its debt.

Shareholders' equity as of September 30, 2020 was a record of $1.41 billion, as compared to $1.35 billion as of December 31, 2019, and current ratio as of September 30, 2020 was 4.1X as compared to 4.3X as of December 31, 2019.

Business Outlook
Tower Semiconductor expects revenues for the fourth quarter of 2020 to be $340 million, with an upward or downward range of 5%, demonstrating 10% quarter over quarter growth and 11% year over year growth.

Mr. Russell Ellwanger, Chief Executive Officer of Tower Semiconductor, commented: “Our fourth quarter of 2020 revenue growth guidance, 17% quarter over quarter and 14% year over year organic, driven by continued and increased strength in our RF and Power IC served markets, sets a good bridge to the new year. We look forward to 2021, with RF and Power IC continuing the present trend and increases in both industrial sensors and power discrete served markets, as evidenced by customer demand forecasts, and backed by market research reports. This strength should couple well with our increased 300mm and 200mm capability and capacity expansions.”

Teleconference and Webcast

Tower Semiconductor will host an investor conference call today, Thursday, November 12, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time (9:00 a.m. Central time, 8:00 a.m. Mountain time, 7:00 a.m. Pacific time and 5:00 p.m. Israel time) to discuss the company’s financial results for the third quarter of 2020 and its outlook.

This call will be webcast and can be accessed via Tower Semiconductor’s website at www.towersemi.com or by calling 1-888-642-5032 (U.S. Toll-Free), 03-918-0644 (Israel), +972-3-918-0644 (International). For those who are not available to listen to the live broadcast, the call will be archived on Tower Semiconductor’s website for 90 days.

The Company presents its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The financial information included in the tables below includes unaudited condensed financial data. Some of the financial information in this release and/ or in related public disclosures or filings with respect to the financial statements and/ or results of the Company, which we describe in this release as “adjusted” financial measures, are non-GAAP financial measures as defined in Regulation G and related reporting requirements promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission as they apply to our Company. These adjusted financial measures are calculated excluding one or both of the following: (1) amortization of acquired intangible assets and (2) compensation expenses in respect of equity grants to directors, officers, and employees. These adjusted financial measures should be evaluated in conjunction with, and are not a substitute for, GAAP financial measures. The tables also present the GAAP financial measures, which are most comparable to the adjusted financial measures, as well as a reconciliation between the adjusted financial measures and the comparable GAAP financial measures. As used and/ or presented in this release and/ or in related public disclosures or filings with respect to the financial statements and/ or results of the Company, as well as calculated in the tables herein, the term Earnings Before Interest Tax Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) consists of net profit in accordance with GAAP, excluding financing and other income (expense), net, taxes, non-controlling interest, depreciation and amortization expense and stock-based compensation expense. EBITDA is reconciled in the tables below from GAAP operating profit. EBITDA is not a required GAAP financial measure and may not be comparable to a similarly titled measure employed by other companies. EBITDA and the adjusted financial information presented herein and/ or in related public disclosures or filings with respect to the financial statements and/ or results of the Company, should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for operating profit, net profit or loss, cash flows provided by operating, investing and financing activities, per share data or other profit or cash flow statement data prepared in accordance with GAAP. The term Net Cash, as used and/ or presented in this release and/ or in related public disclosures or filings with respect to the financial statements and/ or results of the Company, is comprised of cash, cash equivalents, short-term deposits and marketable securities less debt amounts as presented in the balance sheets included herein. The term Net Cash is not a required GAAP financial measure, may not be comparable to a similarly titled measure employed by other companies and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for cash, debt, operating profit, net profit or loss, cash flows provided by operating, investing and financing activities, per share data or other profit or cash flow statement data prepared in accordance with GAAP. The term Free Cash Flow, as used and/ or presented in this release and/ or in related public disclosures or filings with respect to the financial statements and/ or results of the Company, is calculated to be net cash provided by operating activities (in the amounts of $69 million, $67 million and $73 million for the three months periods ended September 30, 2020, June 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019, respectively) less cash used for investments in property and equipment, net (in the amounts of $67 million, $63 million and $43 million for the three months periods ended September 30, 2020, June 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019, respectively). The term Free Cash Flow is not a required GAAP financial measure, may not be comparable to a similarly titled measure employed by other companies and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for operating profit, net profit or loss, cash flows provided by operating, investing and financing activities, per share data or other profit or cash flow statement data prepared in accordance with GAAP.

About Tower Semiconductor

Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (NASDAQ: TSEM, TASE: TSEM), the leader in high-value analog semiconductor foundry solutions, provides technology and manufacturing platforms for integrated circuits (ICs) in growing markets such as consumer, industrial, automotive, mobile, infrastructure, medical and aerospace and defense. Tower Semiconductor focuses on creating positive and sustainable impact on the world through long term partnerships and its advanced and innovative analog technology offering, comprised of a broad range of customizable process platforms such as SiGe, BiCMOS, mixed-signal/CMOS, RF CMOS, CMOS image sensor, non-imaging sensors, integrated power management (BCD and 700V), and MEMS. Tower Semiconductor also provides world-class design enablement for a quick and accurate design cycle as well as Transfer Optimization and development Process Services (TOPS) to IDMs and fabless companies. To provide multi-fab sourcing and extended capacity for its customers, Tower Semiconductor operates two manufacturing facilities in Israel (150mm and 200mm), two in the U.S. (200mm) and three facilities in Japan (two 200mm and one 300mm) through TPSCo. For more information, please visit www.towersemi.com.

CONTACTS:
Noit Levy | Investor Relations | +972 74 737 7556 | noitle@towersemi.com

This press release includes forward-looking statements, which are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results may vary from those projected or implied by such forward-looking statements and you should not place any undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, risks and uncertainties associated with: (i) demand in our customers’ end markets; (ii) over demand for our foundry services and/or products that exceeds our capacity; (iii) maintaining existing customers and attracting additional customers, (iv) high utilization and its effect on cycle time, yield and on schedule delivery which may cause customers to transfer their product(s) to other fabs, (v) operating results fluctuate from quarter to quarter making it difficult to predict future performance, (vi) impact of our debt and other liabilities on our financial position and operations, (vii) our ability to successfully execute acquisitions, integrate them into our business, utilize our expanded capacity and find new business, (viii) fluctuations in cash flow, (ix) our ability to satisfy the covenants stipulated in our agreements with our lender banks and bondholders (as of September 30, 2020 we are in compliance with all such covenants included in our banks’ agreements, bond G indenture and others), (x) pending litigation, (xi) new customer engagements, qualification and production ramp-up at our facilities, including TPSCo and the San Antonio facility, (xii) meeting the conditions set in the approval certificates received from the Israeli Investment Center under which we received a significant amount of grants in past years, (xiii) receipt of orders that are lower than the customer purchase commitments, (xiv) failure to receive orders currently expected, (xv) possible incurrence of additional indebtedness, (xvi) effect of global recession, unfavorable economic conditions and/or credit crisis, (xvii) our ability to accurately forecast financial performance, which is affected by limited order backlog and lengthy sales cycles, (xviii) possible situations of obsolete inventory if forecasted demand exceeds actual demand when we manufacture products before receipt of customer orders, (xix) the cyclical nature of the semiconductor industry and the resulting periodic overcapacity, fluctuations in operating results and future average selling price erosion, (xx) the execution of debt re-financing and/or fundraising to enable the service of our debt and/or other liabilities and/or for strategic opportunities and the possible unavailability of such financing and/ or the availability of such financing in unfavorable terms , (xxi) operating our facilities at high utilization rates which is critical in order to cover a portion or all of the high level of fixed costs associated with operating a foundry, and our debt, in order to improve our results, (xxii) the purchase of equipment to increase capacity, the timely completion of the equipment installation, technology transfer and raising the funds therefor, (xxiii) the concentration of our business in the semiconductor industry, (xxiv) product returns, (xxv) our ability to maintain and develop our technology processes and services to keep pace with new technology, evolving standards, changing customer and end-user requirements, new product introductions and short product life cycles, (xxvi) competing effectively, (xxvii) use of outsourced foundry services by both fabless semiconductor companies and integrated device manufacturers; (xxviii) achieving acceptable device yields, product performance and delivery times, (xxix) our dependence on intellectual property rights of others, our ability to operate our business without infringing others’ intellectual property rights and our ability to enforce our intellectual property against infringement, (xxx) our fab3 landlord’s construction project adjacent to our fabrication facility, including possible temporary reductions or interruptions in the supply of utilities and/ or fab manufacturing, as well as claims that our noise abatement efforts are not adequate under the terms of the amended lease; (xxxi) retention of key employees and recruitment and retention of skilled qualified personnel, (xxxii) exposure to inflation, currency rates (mainly the Israeli Shekel and Japanese Yen) and interest rate fluctuations and risks associated with doing business locally and internationally, as well fluctuations in the market price of our traded securities, (xxxiii) issuance of ordinary shares as a result of conversion and/or exercise of any of our convertible securities, as well as any sale of shares by any of our shareholders, or any market expectation thereof, which may depress the market price of our ordinary shares and may impair our ability to raise future capital, (xxxiv) meeting regulatory requirements worldwide, including environmental and governmental regulations, (xxxv) potential engagement for fab establishment, joint venture and/or capital lease transactions for capacity enhancement in advanced technologies, (xxxvi) potential effect on TPSCo and the Company due to the sale of PSCS (a company holding 49% of TPSCo) by Panasonic to Nuvoton, (xxxvii) industry and market impact due to the coronavirus and its potential impact on our business, operational continuity, supply chain, revenue and profitability; (xxxviii) potential security, cyber and privacy breaches, including the recently announced security incident, and (xxxix) business interruption due to fire and other natural disasters, the security situation in Israel and other events beyond our control such as power interruptions.

A more complete discussion of risks and uncertainties that may affect the accuracy of forward-looking statements included in this press release or which may otherwise affect our business is included under the heading "Risk Factors" in Tower’s most recent filings on Forms 20-F and 6-K, as were filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and the Israel Securities Authority. Future results may differ materially from those previously reported. The Company does not intend to update, and expressly disclaims any obligation to update, the information contained in this release.

(Financial tables follow)


TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
(dollars in thousands)
           
           
      September 30, June 30, December 31,
      2020 2020 2019
           
A S S E T S      
           
 CURRENT ASSETS      
  Cash and cash equivalents$207,704$258,793$355,561
  Short-term deposits 313,029 269,263 215,609
  Marketable securities 183,946 195,886 176,070
  Trade accounts receivable 118,111 128,401 126,966
  Inventories 204,933 210,129 192,256
  Other current assets 30,379 28,158 22,019
   Total current assets 1,058,102 1,090,630 1,088,481
           
 LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS 41,303 41,219 40,085
           
 PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET 780,596 765,895 681,939
           
 GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET 15,806 16,298 17,281
           
 DEFERRED TAX AND OTHER LONG-TERM ASSETS, NET88,878 91,834 105,047
           
   TOTAL ASSETS$1,984,685$2,005,876$1,932,833
           
           
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY      
           
 CURRENT LIABILITIES      
  Short-term debt$86,717$79,668$65,932
  Trade accounts payable 104,354 154,517 119,199
  Deferred revenue and customers' advances 9,660 8,455 10,322
  Other current liabilities 58,098 68,192 57,603
   Total current liabilities 258,829 310,832 253,056
           
 LONG-TERM DEBT 229,266 219,764 245,821
           
 LONG-TERM CUSTOMERS' ADVANCES 25,780 27,570 28,196
           
 LONG-TERM EMPLOYEE RELATED LIABILITIES 16,717 14,970 13,285
           
 DEFERRED TAX AND OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES 40,536 40,596 45,752
           
   TOTAL LIABILITIES 571,128 613,732 586,110
           
   TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 1,413,557 1,392,144 1,346,723
           
    TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY$1,984,685$2,005,876$1,932,833
           


TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
(dollars and share count in thousands, except per share data)
         
         
    Three Months Ended
    September 30,
 June 30, September 30,
    2020  2020  2019 
         
REVENUES$310,212 $310,090 $312,122 
         
COST OF REVENUES 256,751  252,385  253,841 
         
  GROSS PROFIT 53,461  57,705  58,281 
         
OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES:      
         
 Research and development 19,569  19,424  18,722 
 Marketing, general and administrative 14,803  16,154  16,840 
         
    34,372  35,578  35,562 
         
         
  OPERATING PROFIT 19,089  22,127  22,719 
         
FINANCING AND OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE), NET (565) 1,831  (426)
         
  PROFIT BEFORE INCOME TAX 18,524  23,958  22,293 
         
INCOME TAX BENEFIT (EXPENSE), NET (2,798) (2,484) 61 
         
  NET PROFIT 15,726  21,474  22,354 
         
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest (528) (2,422) (166)
         
  NET PROFIT ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE COMPANY$15,198 $19,052 $22,188 
         
         
BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE$0.14 $0.18 $0.21 
         
Weighted average number of shares 107,475  106,956  106,644 
         
         
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE$0.14 $0.18 $0.21 
         
Weighted average number of shares 108,500  108,277  107,601 
         
         
RECONCILIATION FROM GAAP NET PROFIT TO ADJUSTED NET PROFIT:    
         
 GAAP NET PROFIT$15,198 $19,052 $22,188 
  Stock based compensation 3,460  3,795  3,775 
  Amortization of acquired intangible assets 490  493  492 
 ADJUSTED NET PROFIT$19,148 $23,340 $26,455 
         
ADJUSTED BASIC AND DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE$0.18 $0.22 $0.25 
         


TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
(dollars and share count in thousands, except per share data)
       
       
    Nine Months Ended
    September 30,
    2020  2019 
       
REVENUES$920,473 $928,293 
       
COST OF REVENUES 756,764  753,454 
       
  GROSS PROFIT 163,709  174,839 
       
OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES:    
       
 Research and development 58,407  56,702 
 Marketing, general and administrative 47,648  50,319 
       
    106,055  107,021 
       
       
  OPERATING PROFIT 57,654  67,818 
       
FINANCING AND OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE), NET (847) 1,247 
       
  PROFIT BEFORE INCOME TAX 56,807  69,065 
       
INCOME TAX EXPENSE, NET (3,576) (588)
       
  NET PROFIT 53,231  68,477 
       
Net loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interest (1,961) 864 
       
  NET PROFIT ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE COMPANY$51,270 $69,341 
       
       
BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE$0.48 $0.65 
       
Weighted average number of shares 107,083  106,103 
       
       
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE$0.47 $0.65 
       
Weighted average number of shares 108,311  107,252 
       
       
RECONCILIATION FROM GAAP NET PROFIT TO ADJUSTED NET PROFIT:  
       
 GAAP NET PROFIT$51,270 $69,341 
  Stock based compensation 11,798  11,482 
  Amortization of acquired intangible assets 1,293  2,627 
 ADJUSTED NET PROFIT$64,361 $83,450 
       
ADJUSTED EARNINGS PER SHARE:    
       
 Basic$0.60 $0.79 
       
 Diluted$0.59 $0.78 
       


TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
RECONCILIATION FROM GAAP OPERATING PROFIT TO EBITDA (UNAUDITED)
(dollars in thousands)
        
        
   Three months ended
   September 30, June 30, September 30,
   2020 2020 2019
        
GAAP OPERATING PROFIT $19,089$22,127$22,719
 Depreciation of fixed assets  56,131 55,175 48,355
 Stock based compensation 3,460 3,795 3,775
 Amortization of acquired intangible assets 490 493 492
        
EBITDA$79,170 $81,590$75,341
        
        
   Nine months ended  
   September 30, September 30,  
   2020 2019  
        
GAAP OPERATING PROFIT $57,654$67,818  
 Depreciation of fixed assets  162,790 142,362  
 Stock based compensation 11,798 11,482  
 Amortization of acquired intangible assets 1,293 2,627  
        
EBITDA$233,535$224,289  
        


TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED SOURCES AND USES REPORT (UNAUDITED)
(dollars in thousands)
        
        
   Three months ended
   September 30,  June 30,  September 30, 
   2020  2020  2019 
        
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - BEGINNING OF PERIOD$258,793 $251,348 $405,158 
        
 Net cash provided by operating activities 68,612  66,603  72,735 
 Investments in property and equipment, net (66,862) (62,537) (43,017)
 Exercise of options 272  1,127  43 
 Debt repaid, net (26,355) (5,000) (5,606)
 Effect of Japanese Yen exchange rate change over cash balance 2,227  682  (104)
 Investments in short-term deposits, marketable securities and other assets, net (28,983) 6,570  (11,573)
        
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - END OF PERIOD$207,704 $258,793 $417,636 
        
        
        
   Nine months ended  
   September 30,  
   2020  2019   
        
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - BEGINNING OF PERIOD$355,561 $385,091   
        
 Net cash provided by operating activities 203,551  219,759   
 Investments in property and equipment, net (192,306) (128,462)  
 Exercise of options 1,486  440   
 Debt repaid, net (55,552) (16,155)  
 Effect of Japanese Yen exchange rate change over cash balance 2,733  2,361   
 Investments in short-term deposits, marketable securities and other assets, net (107,769) (45,398)  
        
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - END OF PERIOD$207,704 $417,636   
        


TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
(dollars in thousands)
               
      Nine months ended Three months ended
      September 30,  September 30,  September 30,  June 30,  September 30, 
      2020  2019  2020  2020  2019 
               
CASH FLOWS - OPERATING ACTIVITIES          
               
 Net profit for the period$53,231 $68,477 $15,726 $21,474 $22,354 
               
 Adjustments to reconcile net profit for the period          
  to net cash provided by operating activities:          
   Income and expense items not involving cash flows:          
    Depreciation and amortization 177,576  158,070  60,277  60,268  53,203 
    Effect of exchange rate differences on debentures (82) 9,300  828  3,159  3,095 
    Other expense (income), net (332) (711) 558  (876) (266)
   Changes in assets and liabilities:          
    Trade accounts receivable 10,260  30,775  11,556  (12,981) (496)
    Other assets (2,508) (7,733) (7,630) (1,998) (1,978)
    Inventories (10,691) (16,293) 6,689  (11,209) (13,276)
    Trade accounts payable (23,249) (3,094) (10,299) (6,751) 12,110 
    Deferred revenue and customers' advances  (3,094) (9,471) (596) (1,927) 4,178 
    Other current liabilities (103) (8,340) (10,832) 13,977  (6,494)
    Long-term employee related liabilities 3,847  7  1,793  2,109  (32)
    Deferred tax, net and other long-term liabilities (1,304) (1,228) 542  1,358  337 
    Net cash provided by operating activities 203,551  219,759  68,612  66,603  72,735 
               
CASH FLOWS - INVESTING ACTIVITIES          
 Investments in property and equipment, net (192,306) (128,462) (66,862) (62,537) (43,017)
 Investments in deposits, marketable securities and other assets, net (107,769) (45,398) (28,983) 6,570  (11,573)
    Net cash used in investing activities (300,075) (173,860) (95,845) (55,967) (54,590)
               
CASH FLOWS - FINANCING ACTIVITIES          
               
 Debt repaid, net (55,552) (16,155) (26,355) (5,000) (5,606)
 Exercise of options 1,486  440  272  1,127  43 
    Net cash used in financing activities (54,066) (15,715) (26,083) (3,873) (5,563)
               
EFFECT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATE CHANGE 2,733  2,361  2,227  682  (104)
               
               
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (147,857) 32,545  (51,089) 7,445  12,478 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - BEGINNING OF PERIOD 355,561  385,091  258,793  251,348  405,158 
               
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - END OF PERIOD$207,704 $417,636 $207,704 $258,793 $417,636 
               

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