Cypress Reports First Quarter 2019 Results

SAN JOSE, Calif. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — April 25, 2019 — Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: CY), today announced its first quarter 2019 results with the following highlights:

$539.0 million in revenue, in line with guidance
GAAP and non-GAAP gross margins were 37.6% and 47.4%, respectively, and represent a 110 bps and 150 bps increase year-over-year
GAAP and Non-GAAP diluted EPS were $0.05 and $0.27, respectively, above the high-end of guidance
Closed the NAND JV to exit the business and increase focus on high-growth IoT and automotive end markets

"We delivered a solid first quarter with revenue, gross margin, and diluted EPS meeting or exceeding our guidance," said Hassane El-Khoury, Cypress’ president and chief executive officer. "Despite uncertain market conditions, Cypress’ world-class connect and compute solutions continue to gain strong momentum. Overall design activity increased 15%, led by Automotive and IoT, and in particular we saw strength in automotive platform wins for our new Traveo-II MCU during the quarter. With our focus on these high-growth markets, we remain committed to our Cypress 3.0 strategy while continuing to execute to our long-term financial model."

Revenue and earnings for the quarter are shown below with comparable periods:

(In thousands, except per-share data)


	GAAP									NON-GAAP¹
	Q1 2019			Q4 2018			Q1 2018			Q1 2019			Q4 2018			Q1 2018
Revenue	$	539,004		$	604,474		$	582,241		$	539,004		$	604,474		$	582,241
Gross margin	37.6		%	37.3		%	36.5		%	47.4		%	47.8		%	45.9		%
Operating margin	5.9		%	0.5		%	6.1		%	21.1		%	24.5		%	19.5		%
Net income	$	19,714		$	267,114		$	9,078		$	102,104		$	130,990		$	100,296
Diluted EPS	$	0.05		$	0.72		$	0.02		$	0.27		$	0.35		$	0.27

1.		See the "Reconciliation of GAAP Financial Measures to Non-GAAP Financial Measures" tables ("Non-GAAP Reconciliation Tables") included below.


REVENUE SUMMARY
(In thousands, except percentages)
(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2019		December 30, 2018		April 1, 2018			Sequential Change		Year-over-year Change
Business Unit¹
MCD	$	310,389	$	355,793	$	336,710		(12.8)%		(7.8)%
MPD	$	228,615	$	248,681	$	245,531		(8.1)%		(6.9)%
Total	$	539,004	$	604,474	$	582,241		(10.8)%		(7.4)%


			Three Months Ended
End Market			March 31, 2019				December 30, 2018		April 1, 2018
IoT			28.5%				31.5%		31.9%
Automotive			36.7%				35.5%		34.3%
Legacy			34.8%				33.0%		33.8%
Total			100%				100%		100%

1.		The Microcontroller and Connectivity Division ("MCD") includes microcontroller, wireless connectivity and USB products and the Memory Products Division ("MPD") includes RAM, Flash and AgigA Tech products.

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