OREANDA-NEWS. Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI), today announced financial results for its third quarter of fiscal year 2017, which ended July 29, 2017.

"The third quarter of 2017 was another excellent quarter for ADI, with strong revenue and earnings performance that exceeded the high end of our guidance," said Vincent Roche, President and CEO. "Revenue increased to $1.43 billion on a GAAP basis, and $1.46 billion on a non-GAAP basis, with broad-based year-over-year growth led by the highly diverse and profitable industrial market."

"The third quarter also represented our first full quarter with contributions from Linear Technology, and we are pleased with the early returns. Customers are engaged and excited by the value creation possibilities enabled by the combination, and we are making excellent progress on realizing our cost synergy targets."

"Looking ahead to the October quarter, we continue to see signs of positive business conditions and are planning for revenue in the fourth quarter to be in the range of $1.45 billion to $1.55 billion, with strong profitability."

ADI also announced that the Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.45 per outstanding share of common stock, representing an annual dividend per share of $1.80. The dividend will be paid on September 19, 2017 to all shareholders of record at the close of business on September 8, 2017.

Results for the Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2017

  • GAAP revenue totaled $1.43 billion; Non-GAAP revenue totaled $1.46 billion
  • GAAP gross margin of 53.5% of revenue; Non-GAAP gross margin of 70.5% of revenue
  • GAAP operating margin of 13.6% of revenue; Non-GAAP operating margin of 40.5% of revenue
  • GAAP diluted EPS of $0.18; Non-GAAP diluted EPS of $1.26

Please refer to the schedules provided for a summary of revenue and earnings, selected balance sheet information, and the cash flow statement for the third quarter of fiscal year 2017, as well as the immediately prior and year-ago quarters. Additional information on revenue by end market is provided on Schedule D.

Outlook for the Fourth Quarter of Fiscal Year 2017
The following statements are based on current expectations, and as indicated, are presented on a GAAP and non-GAAP basis. These statements are forward-looking and actual results may differ materially, as a result of, among other things, the important factors discussed at the end of this release. These statements supersede all prior statements regarding our business outlook set forth in prior ADI news releases, and ADI disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

                         
        GAAP       Non-GAAP Adjustments       Non-GAAP
Revenue       $1.45B to $1.55B       -       $1.45B to $1.55B
Gross Margin       Approx. 66%       $71 million (1)       Approx. 70.5%
Operating Expenses       Down approx. 3% to flat       $125 million (2)       Down approx. 3% to flat
Operating Margins       Approx. 28% to 30%       $196 million (3)       Approx. 41% to 42%
Interest & Other Expense       Approx. $65 million       -       Approx. $65 million
Tax Rate       Approx. 8%       $28 million (4)       Approx. 10%
Earnings per Share*       $0.84 to $0.98       $0.45 (5)       $1.29 to $1.43

(1) Non-GAAP gross margin excludes $71 million of costs comprised of the following:

  • $27 million related to the final amortization of step up through cost of sales
  • $35 million of recurring amortization of purchased intangible assets
  • $8 million of recurring depreciation of step up value on purchased fixed assets
  • $1 million of recurring fair value adjustment associated with the replacement of share-based awards in ADI's acquisition of Linear Technology

(2) Non-GAAP operating expenses exclude $125 million of costs comprised of the following:

  • $112 million of recurring amortization of purchased intangible assets
  • $8 million of recurring fair value adjustment associated with the replacement of share-based awards in ADI's acquisition of Linear Technology
  • $5 million of transaction related costs associated with ADI's acquisition of Linear Technology

(3) Non-GAAP operating margin excludes the reconciling adjustments noted in the two footnotes above

(4) Non-GAAP tax rate excludes the tax effects of the reconciling adjustments noted in the three footnotes above

(5) Non-GAAP earnings per share includes $0.45, which represents the net impact of the non-GAAP adjustments noted above on a per share basis consisting of:

  • acquisition-related expenses including amortization of step up value of inventory and purchased intangible assets, depreciation of step up value on purchased fixed assets, and the fair value adjustment associated with the replacement of share-based awards in ADI's acquisition of Linear Technology ($0.51)
  • acquisition-related transaction costs ($0.01)
  • the effect on income tax of the prior items ($0.07)

Conference Call Scheduled for Today, Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at 10:00 am ET
ADI will host a conference call to discuss third quarter fiscal 2017 results and short-term outlook today, beginning at 10:00 am ET. Investors may join via webcast, accessible at investor.analog.com, or by telephone (call 706-634-7193 ten minutes before the call begins and provide the password "ADI").

A replay will be available two hours after the completion of the call. The replay may be accessed for up to two weeks by dialing 855-859-2056 (replay only) and providing the conference ID: 33638977, or by visiting investor.analog.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Information
This release includes non-GAAP financial measures that are not in accordance with, nor an alternative to, generally accepted accounting principles and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies. In addition, these non-GAAP measures are not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles.

Schedules E and F of this press release provides the reconciliation of the Company's historical non-GAAP measures to their most comparable GAAP measures.

Management uses non-GAAP measures internally to evaluate the Company's operating performance from continuing operations against past periods and to budget and allocate resources in future periods. These non-GAAP measures also assist management in evaluating the Company's core business and trends across different reporting periods on a consistent basis. Management also uses these non-GAAP measures as the primary performance measurement when communicating with analysts and investors regarding the Company's earnings results and outlook and believes that the presentation of these non-GAAP measures is useful to investors because it provides investors with the operating results that management uses to manage the Company and enables investors and analysts to evaluate the Company's core business. Management also believes that the non-GAAP liquidity measure free cash flow is useful both internally and to investors because it provides information about the amount of cash generated after capital expenditures that is then available to repay debt obligations, make investments and fund acquisitions, and for certain other activities.

The following item is included in our Non-GAAP revenue, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP operating margin, and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share:

Acquisition-Related Deferred Revenue: Deferred revenue related to shipments of Linear Technology products by distributors to end customers that were received by the distributors prior to the Company's acquisition of Linear Technology. Business combination accounting principles require the write down of deferred revenue in conjunction with the acquisition. We included these revenues in our non-GAAP measures because they relate to a specific transaction and are reflective of our ongoing financial performance.

The following items are excluded from our non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP operating margin, and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share:

Acquisition-Related Expenses: Expenses incurred as a result of current and prior period acquisitions and primarily include expenses associated with the fair value adjustments to inventory, property, plant and equipment and amortization of acquisition related intangibles, which include acquired intangibles such as purchased technology and customer relationships. Expenses also include severance payments, equity award accelerations and the fair value adjustment associated with the replacement of share-based awards related to the Linear Technology acquisition. We excluded these costs from our non-GAAP measures because they relate to specific transactions and are not reflective of our ongoing financial performance.

The following items are excluded from our non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP operating margin, and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share:

Acquisition-Related Transaction Costs: Costs incurred as a result of the Linear Technology acquisition, including legal, accounting and other professional fees directly related to the acquisition. We excluded these costs from our non-GAAP measures because they relate to a specific transaction and are not reflective of our ongoing financial performance.

The following items are excluded from our non-GAAP diluted earnings per share:

Tax-Related Items: Tax adjustments associated with the non-GAAP items discussed above. In addition, in the third quarter of fiscal 2017, the Company released $50 million of reserves associated with a favorable ruling on its petition with the U.S. Tax Court regarding the beneficial treatment of dividends paid from foreign owned companies under The American Jobs Creation Act. Also, in the third quarter of fiscal 2017, the Company recorded $98 million of tax expense associated with the remittance of cash held outside of the United States related to the post-acquisition integration of Linear Technology. We excluded these tax-related items from our non-GAAP measures because they are not associated with the tax expense on our current operating results.

The following items are excluded from our calculation of non-GAAP free cash flow:

One Time Tax Payment: In the third quarter of fiscal 2017, the Company paid $750 million in income taxes associated with the acquisition of Linear. These payments were principally related to pre-acquisition liabilities but also included $98 million associated with the remittance of cash held outside of the United States related to the post-acquisition integration of Linear Technology. We excluded these payments from our non-GAAP free cash flow measure because they relate to a specific transaction and are not reflective of our ongoing financial performance.

These non-GAAP measures have material limitations in that they do not reflect all of the amounts associated with the Company's results of operations as determined in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, the Company's financial results presented in accordance with GAAP. In addition, the Company's non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to the non-GAAP measures reported by other companies. The Company's use of non-GAAP measures, and the underlying methodology when including or excluding certain items, is not necessarily an indication of the results of operations that may be expected in the future, or that the Company will not, in fact, record such items in future periods.

About Analog Devices
Analog Devices (NASDAQ: ADI) is the leading global high-performance analog technology company dedicated to solving the toughest engineering challenges. We enable our customers to interpret the world around us by intelligently bridging the physical and digital with unmatched technologies that sense, measure, power, connect and interpret. 

Analog Devices and the Analog Devices logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of Analog Devices, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners.

         

Analog Devices, Third Quarter, Fiscal 2017

 

Schedule A

Revenue and Earnings Summary (Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per-share amounts)
         
        Three Months Ended
        3Q 17       2Q 17       3Q 16
        July 29,
2017		       April 29,
2017		       July 30,
2016
Revenue       $ 1,433,902         $ 1,147,982         $ 869,591  
Year-to-year change       65 %       47 %       1 %
Quarter-to-quarter change       25 %       17 %       12 %
Cost of sales (1)       667,278         507,539         297,301  
Gross margin       766,624         640,443         572,290  
Gross margin percentage       53.5 %       55.8 %       65.8 %
Year-to-year change (basis points)       (1,230 )       (980 )       (10 )
Quarter-to-quarter change (basis points)       (230 )       (1,010 )       20  
Operating expenses:                        
R&D (1)       275,670         235,232         163,227  
Selling, marketing and G&A (1)       183,980         190,686         122,909  
Amortization of intangibles       112,153         68,690         17,447  
Total operating expenses       571,803         494,608         303,583  
Total operating expenses percentage       39.9 %       43.1 %       34.9 %
Year-to-year change (basis points)       500         410         (30 )
Quarter-to-quarter change (basis points)       (320 )       430         (410 )
Operating income       194,821         145,835         268,707  
Operating income percentage       13.6 %       12.7 %       30.9 %
Year-to-year change (basis points)       (1,730 )       (1,390 )       20  
Quarter-to-quarter change (basis points)       90         (1,430 )       430  
Other expense       68,023         59,121         12,307  
Income before income tax       126,798         86,714         256,400  
Provision (benefit) for income taxes       57,882         (6,850 )       25,970  
Tax rate percentage       45.6 %       (7.9 )%       10.1 %
Net income (2)       $ 68,916         $ 93,564         $ 230,430  
                         
Shares used for EPS - basic       367,315         341,316         307,135  
Shares used for EPS - diluted       371,159         345,654         310,558  
                         
Earnings per common share - basic       $ 0.18         $ 0.27         $ 0.75  
Earnings per common share - diluted       $ 0.18         $ 0.27         $ 0.74  
                         
Dividends paid per share       $ 0.45         $ 0.45         $ 0.42  
                         

(1) Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:

                        

Cost of sales

       $ 4,375         $ 2,566         $ 1,844  
R&D       $ 15,781         $ 11,910         $ 6,682  
Selling, marketing and G&A       $ 12,668         $ 8,010         $ 8,093  

(2) Under the two-class method, earnings per share is calculated using net earnings allocable to common shares, which is derived by reducing net income by the income allocable to participating securities. Net income allocable to common shares used in the basic and diluted earnings per share calculation was $67,935 for the three months ended July 29, 2017. There was no net income allocated to participating securities in the three months ended April 29, 2017 or July 30, 2016.

                         

Analog Devices, Third Quarter, Fiscal 2017

 

Schedule B

Selected Balance Sheet Information (Unaudited)

(In thousands)
                         
        3Q 17       2Q 17       3Q 16
        July 29,
2017		       April 29,
2017		       July 30,
2016
Cash & short-term investments       $ 908,569         $ 6,188,372         $ 3,803,434
Accounts receivable, net       692,552         630,353         452,944
Inventories (1)       519,695         647,858         392,303
Other current assets       67,827         68,884         79,207
Total current assets       2,188,643         7,535,467         4,727,888
PP&E, net       1,098,848         1,089,319         629,094
Investments       60,464         55,815         54,077
Goodwill       12,241,815         12,269,501         1,639,033
Intangible assets, net       5,440,692         5,587,862         529,035
Other       84,533         84,719         105,926
Total assets       $ 21,114,995         $ 26,622,683         $ 7,685,053
                         
Deferred income on shipments to distributors, net       $ 449,663         $ 377,792         $ 327,444
Other current liabilities       651,414         750,321         351,249
Debt, current       —         4,321,169         —
Long-term debt       8,199,230         8,572,364         1,731,758
Deferred income taxes       1,730,253         2,431,410         133,412
Other non-current liabilities       161,535         203,032         157,857
Shareholders' equity       9,922,900         9,966,595         4,983,333
Total liabilities & equity       $ 21,114,995         $ 26,622,683         $ 7,685,053

(1) Includes $4,628, $3,007, and $2,554 related to stock-based compensation in 3Q17, 2Q17, and 3Q16, respectively.

         

Analog Devices, Third Quarter, Fiscal 2017

 

Schedule C

Cash Flow Statement (Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 
         
        Three Months Ended
        3Q 17       2Q 17       3Q 16
        July 29,
2017		       April 29,
2017		       July 30,
2016
Cash flows from operating activities:                        
Net Income       $ 68,916         $ 93,564         $ 230,430  
Adjustments to reconcile net income                        
to net cash provided by operations:                        
Depreciation       55,217         48,772         33,732  
Amortization of intangibles       147,238         88,770         18,916  
Stock-based compensation expense       32,824         22,486         16,619  
Cost of goods sold for inventory acquired       195,565         121,113         —  
Other non-cash activity       (42,762 )       11,078         1,127  
Excess tax benefit - stock options       (4,282 )       (17,851 )       (2,982 )
Deferred income taxes       98,510         (79,980 )       12,250  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities       (915,509 )       233,512         (56,089 )
Total adjustments       (433,199 )       427,900         23,573  
Net cash (used for) provided by operating activities       (364,283 )       521,464         254,003  
Percent of revenue       (25.4 )%       45.4 %       29.2 %
                         
Cash flows from investing activities:                        
Purchases of short-term available-for-sale investments       (37 )       (378,540 )       (2,284,166 )
Maturities of short-term available-for-sale investments       270,918         1,247,493         2,078,716  
Sales of short-term available-for-sale investments       219,799         69,787         139,805  
Additions to property, plant and equipment       (63,617 )       (46,929 )       (37,528 )
Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired       70         (9,686,497 )       —  
Change in other assets       (1,062 )       (6,117 )       (8,591 )
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities       426,071         (8,800,803 )       (111,764 )
                         
Cash flows from financing activities:                        
Proceeds from debt       —         9,083,858         —  
Debt repayments       (4,700,000 )       —         —  
Payments for deferred financing fees       —         —         (22,208 )
Dividend payments to shareholders       (166,265 )       (139,314 )       (128,954 )
Repurchase of common stock       (8,955 )       (23,874 )       (23,022 )
Proceeds from employee stock plans       17,971         52,841         16,633  
Excess tax benefit - stock options       4,282         17,851         2,982  
Change in other financing activities       9         (2,237 )       (2,093 )
Net cash (used for) provided by financing activities       (4,852,958 )       8,989,125         (156,662 )
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash       1,996         694         (1,569 )
                         
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents       (4,789,174 )       710,480         (15,992 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period       5,697,743         4,987,263         1,119,662  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period       $ 908,569         $ 5,697,743         $ 1,103,670  
                                     
         

Analog Devices, Third Quarter, Fiscal 2017

 

Schedule D
Revenue Trends by End Market (Unaudited)
(In thousands)
         

The categorization of revenue by end market is determined using a variety of data points including the technical characteristics of the product, the "sold to" customer information, the "ship to" customer information and the end customer product or application into which our product will be incorporated. As data systems for capturing and tracking this data evolve and improve, the categorization of products by end market can vary over time. When this occurs we reclassify revenue by end market for prior periods. Such reclassifications typically do not materially change the sizing of, or the underlying trends of results within, each end market.
         
         
        Three Months Ended
        July 29,
2017		       April 29,
2017		       July 30,
2016
        Revenue       % *       Q/Q %       Y/Y %       Revenue       Revenue
Industrial       $ 700,213         49%       29%       87%       $ 542,742         $ 373,923
Automotive       227,462         16%       25%       69%       181,768         134,804
Consumer       252,498         18%       19%       36%       211,311         186,171
Communications       253,729         18%       20%       45%       212,161         174,693
Total Revenue       $ 1,433,902         100%       25%       65%       $ 1,147,982         $ 869,591

____________
* The sum of the individual percentages does not equal the total due to rounding.

               

Analog Devices, Third Quarter, Fiscal 2017

 

Schedule E

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP to GAAP Revenue and Earnings Measures (In thousands, except per-share amounts)
(Unaudited)

See "Non-GAAP Financial Information" in this press release for a description of the items excluded from our non-GAAP
measures.
         
        Three Months Ended
        3Q 17       2Q 17       3Q 16
        July 29,
2017		       April 29,
2017		       July 30,
2016
GAAP Revenue       $ 1,433,902         $ 1,147,982         $ 869,591  
Y/Y Revenue growth %       65 %       47 %       1 %
Q/Q Revenue growth %       25 %       17 %       12 %
Acquisition-Related Deferred Revenues       24,576         60,759         —  
Non-GAAP Revenue       $ 1,458,478         $ 1,208,741         $ 869,591  
Y/Y Revenue growth %       68 %       55 %       1 %
Q/Q Revenue growth %       21 %       23 %       12 %
                               
GAAP Gross Margin       $ 766,624         $ 640,443         $ 572,290  
Gross Margin Percentage       53.5 %       55.8 %       65.8 %
Acquisition-Related Deferred Revenues       19,782         46,480         —  
Acquisition-Related Expenses       241,554         150,732         1,888  
Non-GAAP Gross Margin       $ 1,027,960         $ 837,655         $ 574,178  
Gross Margin Percentage       70.5 %       69.3 %       66.0 %
                               
GAAP Operating Expenses       $ 571,803         $ 494,608         $ 303,583  
Percent of Revenue       39.9 %       43.1 %       34.9 %
Acquisition-Related Expenses       (126,732 )       (75,361 )       (17,582 )
Acquisition-Related Transaction Costs       (8,017 )       (39,266 )       (8,310 )
Non-GAAP Operating Expenses       $ 437,054         $ 379,981         $ 277,691  
Percent of Non-GAAP Revenue       30.0 %       31.4 %       31.9 %
                               
GAAP Operating Income/Margin       $ 194,821         $ 145,835         $ 268,707  
Percent of Revenue       13.6 %       12.7 %       30.9 %
Acquisition-Related Revenues       19,782         46,480         —  
Acquisition-Related Expenses       368,286         225,392         19,470  
Acquisition-Related Transaction Costs       8,017         39,966         8,310  
Non-GAAP Operating Income/Margin      

$

 590,906         $ 457,673         $ 296,487  
Percent of Non-GAAP Revenue       40.5 %       37.9 %       34.1 %
                                     
GAAP Diluted EPS      

$

0.18

        

$

0.27

        

$

0.74

  
Acquisition-Related Deferred Revenue      

0.05

        

0.13

        

—

  
Acquisition-Related Expenses      

0.99

        

0.65

        

0.06

  
Acquisition-Related Transaction Costs      

0.02

        

0.12

        

0.03

  
Income Tax Effect of Above Items      

(0.10

)

      

(0.09

)

      

(0.01

)
Impact of State Tax Valuation Release      

—

        

(0.05

)

      

—

  

Impact of Reversal of Prior Period Tax Liabilities

       (0.14

)

       —         —  

Impact of Tax Remittance for Linear Integration

       0.26

 

       —

 

 

     —

 
Non-GAAP Diluted EPS      

$

1.26

        

$

1.03

        

$

0.82

  
         

Analog Devices, Third Quarter, Fiscal 2017

 

Schedule F

Reconciliation of Adjusted Free Cash Flow to Adjusted Net Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)
         
        Three Months Ended
        3Q 17       2Q 17       3Q 16
        July 29,
2017		       April 29,
2017		       July 30,
2016
Net cash (used for) provided by operating activities       $ (364,283 )       $ 521,464         $ 254,003  
Net cash (used for) provided by operating activities as a % of Revenue       (25.4 )%       45.4 %       29.2 %
Non-GAAP adjustments:                        
Federal income tax payments       750,000         —         —  
Adjusted cash flows from operations       $ 385,717         $ 521,464         $ 254,003  
% of Revenue       26.4 % (1 )     43.1 % (1 )     29.2 %
Capital expenditures       (63,617 )       (46,929 )       (37,528 )
Adjusted free cash flow       $ 322,100         $ 474,535         $ 216,475  
% of Revenue       22.1 % (1 )     39.3 % (1 )     24.9 %

(1) 3Q17 and 2Q17 Revenue on a non-GAAP basis and includes acquisition-related deferred revenue outlined on Schedule E.