OREANDA-NEWS. Xcerra Corporation (NASDAQ:XCRA), today announced financial results for its third fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2016.

Net sales for the quarter were $82,237,000 compared to the prior quarter’s sales of $72,334,000. GAAP net income for the quarter was $3,157,000, or $0.06 per diluted share. Excluding an impairment charge of $601,000 related to property held for sale, the income from discontinued operations of $2,189,000, tax benefit from divestiture of $1,929,000, restructuring charges of $120,000, and amortization of purchased intangible assets of $247,000, non-GAAP net income for the quarter was $7,000, or $0.00 per diluted share. 

Dave Tacelli, president and chief executive officer, commented, "We made solid progress in all aspects of our business during the quarter, especially within our Semiconductor Test Solutions segment. In addition to the expected seasonal recovery, which we see continuing into our July quarter, we received an initial order for our flat panel display driver IC solution, validating our solution for this new market opportunity.

Our next generation pick and place handler, the MT2168, is in high demand as its superior throughput, modular design and small footprint is generating significant interest in the market. Additionally we began validation with a second customer of our InCarrier handling solution for wafer level chip scale packaged (WLCSP) devices. This evaluation has proceeded quickly and is nearing completion, while an additional evaluation process has begun with a third customer. We expect to receive orders for this solution, with the first production units installed, this calendar year."

Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2016 Outlook

For the fiscal quarter ending July 31, 2016, net sales are expected to be in the range of $89 million to $93 million.  Non-GAAP net income for the quarter is expected to be in the range of $0.07 to $0.10 per share, assuming 53.5 million fully diluted shares outstanding.  The non-GAAP guidance excludes amortization of purchased intangible assets and the tax effect related to the gain on the sale of the Harbor Electronics business. 

The Company will conduct a conference call today, June 6, 2016, at 10:00 AM EDT to discuss this release.  The conference call may be accessed via telephone by dialing 877.853.5334. The call will be simulcast via the Xcerra web site http://xcerra.com/investors/events-presentations/.  Audio replays of the call can be heard through June 8, 2016 via telephone, by dialing 855.859.2056; conference ID number 5824731.  A replay of the webcast can be accessed by visiting our web site 90 minutes following the conference call at http://xcerra.com/investors/events-presentations/.

Information About Non-GAAP Measures

Xcerra supplements its GAAP financial results by providing non-GAAP measures to evaluate the operating performance of the Company.  Non-GAAP net income for the quarter ended April 30, 2016 excludes the impairment charge related to property held for sale, the income from discontinued operations, the tax benefit from the divestiture, amortization of purchased intangible assets, and restructuring charges.  Management believes these non-GAAP measures are useful for internal comparison to historical operating results as well as to the operating results of its competitors, and believes that this information is useful to investors for the same purposes. A reconciliation between the Company’s GAAP and non-GAAP results is provided in the attached tables.  Readers are reminded that non-GAAP information is merely a supplement to, and not a replacement for, GAAP financial measures. 

Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements

Any statements in this presentation about future expectations, plans and prospects for the Company, financial guidance on revenue, financial operating results (including net income or loss), and earnings or loss per share, continued customer adoption of recent product introductions, product developments, potential customer expansion and any other statements about management's future expectations, beliefs, goals, plans or prospects constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the Company’s use of the words "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," "may," "will," "would," "should," "intends," "estimates," "seeks" or similar expressions, whether negative or affirmative. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including, but not limited to, the fluctuations in the demand for semiconductor devices, the ability of the Company to win orders from customers for the testing and handling of their new generation semiconductor devices, the fluctuations in the demand of our customer’s devices in the marketplace, the Company’s ability to timely develop new products, options and software applications,  the level of customer demand for such products, options and software applications, the Company’s ability  to meet acceptance requirements for newly developed products, the conditions affecting the markets in which we compete, the Company’s ability to meet its debt service obligations under its existing credit arrangement with Silicon Valley Bank, as well as the other important factors as are described in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including those included under the heading “Risk Factors" in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2016. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update any forward-looking statements after the date of this presentation.

About Xcerra

Xcerra Corporation is comprised of four businesses in the semiconductor and electronics manufacturing test markets: atg-Luther & Maelzer, Everett Charles Technologies, LTX-Credence and Multitest. The combination of these businesses creates a company with a broad spectrum of semiconductor and PCB test expertise that drives innovative new products and services, and the ability to deliver to customers fully integrated semiconductor test cell solutions.  The Company addresses the broad, divergent requirements of the mobility, industrial, automotive and consumer end markets, offering a comprehensive portfolio of solutions and technologies, and a global network of strategically deployed applications and support resources. 

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Xcerra Corporation        
Consolidated Balance Sheets        
 (in thousands)         
 (unaudited)         
         
 ASSETS   April 30, 2016     July 31, 2015   
         
 Current assets         
 Cash and cash equivalents  $   75,669     $   77,858    
 Marketable securities    59,256       60,593    
 Accounts receivable - trade, net    77,065       81,313    
 Accounts receivable - other, net    535       326    
 Inventories, net    71,495       60,593    
 Prepaid expenses and other current assets    11,174       8,393    
 Assets held for sale      2,239       10,454    
 Total current assets    297,433       299,530    
         
 Property and equipment, net    26,343       31,450    
 Intangible assets, net    9,675       10,640    
 Goodwill    43,850       43,850    
 Other assets    2,469       2,005    
 Total assets  $   379,770     $   387,475    
         
 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY         
 Current liabilities         
 Current portion of long-term debt  $   2,829     $   2,509    
 Accounts payable    27,106       27,492    
 Other accrued expenses    33,981       35,579    
 Deferred revenues    8,222       7,466    
 Liabilities held for sale      -        1,147    
 Total current liabilities    72,138       74,193    
         
 Term Loan    21,877       23,938    
 Other long-term liabilities    10,703       10,876    
 Stockholders' equity    275,052       278,468    
 Total liabilities and stockholders' equity  $   379,770     $   387,475    
         
Xcerra Corporation                      
Consolidated Statements of Operations                      
 (in thousands, except earnings per share data)                       
 (unaudited)                       
  Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended            
  April 30,    April 30,            
    2016     2015       2016     2015              
                       
Net sales $   82,237   $   96,232     $   232,972   $   295,907              
Cost of sales   46,333     51,664       135,231     161,476              
Gross profit   35,904     44,568       97,741     134,431              
                       
Engineering and product development expenses   15,438     16,261       45,335     47,947              
Selling, general, and administrative expenses   19,475     20,327       56,335     60,749              
Amortization of purchased intangible assets    247     425       957     1,410              
Restructuring      120       530         504       1,468              
Income (loss) from continuing operations   624     7,025       (5,390 )   22,857              
                       
Other (loss)  income, net   (1,419 )   (33 )     493     3,546              
(Loss) income from continuing operations before provision for income taxes   (795 )   6,992       (4,897 )   26,403              
(Benefit) provision for income taxes   (1,763 )   967       828     3,293              
Income (loss) from continuing operations   968     6,025       (5,725 )   23,110              
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax   2,189     (1,287 )     9,765     (2,380 )            
Net income (loss) $   3,157   $   4,738     $   4,040   $   20,730              
                       
Basic net income (loss) per share:                      
Net income (loss) from continuing operations $   0.02   $   0.11     $   (0.11 ) $   0.43              
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax   0.04     (0.02 )   $   0.18     (0.04 )            
Basic net income (loss) per share $   0.06   $   0.09     $   0.08   $   0.39              
                       
Diluted net income (loss) per share:                       
Net income (loss) from continuing operations $   0.02   $   0.11     $   (0.11 ) $   0.43              
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax   0.04     (0.02 )     0.18   $   (0.04 )            
Diluted net income (loss) per share  $   0.06   $   0.09     $   0.07   $   0.38              
                       
Weighted-average common shares used in computing net income (loss) per share:                       
Basic     53,506     54,548       53,837     53,333              
Diluted   53,506     55,131       53,897     54,143              
                       
Xcerra Corporation                
Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to Non-GAAP Net (Loss) Income                 
 (In thousands, except per share amounts)                 
 (unaudited)                 
                 
  Three Months Basic Diluted   Three Months  Basic  Diluted  
  Ended Earnings Earnings   Ended Earnings Earnings   
  April 30, 2016 Per Share Per Share   April 30, 2015 Per Share Per Share  
                 
GAAP net income (loss) $   3,157   $   0.06   $   0.06     $   4,738   $   0.09   $   0.09    
(Income) loss from discontinued operations     (2,189 )     (0.04 )     (0.04 )       1,287       0.02       0.02    
Amortization of purchased intangible assets      247       0.00       0.00         425       0.01       0.01    
Restructuring      120       0.00       0.00         530       0.01       0.01    
Impairment of property held for sale     601       0.01       0.01         -        -        -     
Tax benefit from divestiture     (1,929 )     (0.04 )     (0.04 )       -        -        -     
Non-GAAP net (loss) income  $   7   $   0.00   $   0.00     $   6,980   $   0.13   $   0.13    
                 
Weighted average shares outstanding:     53,506     53,506           54,548       55,131    
                 
                 
  Nine Months Basic Diluted   Nine Months Basic Diluted  
  Ended Earnings Earnings   Ended Earnings Earnings  
  April 30, 2016 Per Share Per Share    April 30, 2015 Per Share Per Share  
                 
GAAP net income  $   4,040   $   0.08   $   0.07     $   20,730   $   0.39   $   0.38    
(Gain) loss from discontinued operations     (9,765 )     (0.18 )     (0.18 )       2,380       0.04       0.04    
Amortization of purchased intangible assets      957       0.02       0.02         1,410       0.03       0.03    
Restructuring      504       0.01       0.01         1,468       0.03       0.03    
Impairment of property held for sale     601       0.01       0.01         -        -        -     
Tax benefit from divestiture     (792 )     (0.01 )     (0.01 )       -        -        -     
Amortization of inventory step up for purchase accounting      -        -        -          1,991       0.04       0.04    
Gain from financing activities (Other income, net)     -        -        -          (2,685 )     (0.05 )     (0.05 )  
Non-GAAP net (loss) income $   (4,455 ) $   (0.08 ) $   (0.08 )   $   25,294   $   0.47   $   0.47    
                 
Weighted average shares outstanding:     53,837     53,897         53,333     54,143