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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
 
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):
 
February 9, 2024
 
Cohu, Inc.
 

 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
 
Delaware
001-04298
95-1934119
             
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)
  
 
 
12367 Crosthwaite Circle, Poway,
California
 
92064
         
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
 
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
 
858-848-8100
 
Not Applicable
 

Former name or former address, if changed since last report
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of Each Class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $1.00 par value
COHU
The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
 
Emerging growth company
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
 
 

 
 
Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.
 
As previously disclosed, on October 1, 2018, Cohu, Inc. (collectively, the “Company”) entered into a Credit and Guaranty Agreement, as amended, by and among Cohu, Inc., Certain Subsidiaries of Cohu, Inc. (the “Borrowers”) and the lenders (“Lenders”) and Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as administrative agent and collateral agent (“DBNY”), (the “Credit Agreement”) for an aggregate principal amount of up to $350.0 million secured term loan facility (“Term Loan Credit Facility”) subject to certain terms and conditions. The maturity date under the Credit Agreement was October 1, 2025.
 
On February 9, 2024, Cohu entered into a payoff letter for a voluntary prepayment of the Term Loan Credit Facility (the “Payoff Letter”). Pursuant to the Payoff Letter, the Company paid a total of $29.4 million to Duetsche Bank, representing the outstanding principal, interest, fees, breakage costs and other amounts owing to the Lenders and thereby terminated the Credit Agreement. No early termination penalty was paid in connection with the Payoff Letter.
 
Pursuant to the Payoff Letter, the Lenders’ commitments to extend further credit to the Borrowers terminated; the DBNY released and terminated all liens or security interests granted to secure the obligations under the Credit Agreement and the Company was unconditionally released from its respective guaranties and obligations under the Term Loan Credit Facility and the Credit Agreement and related loan documents without further action (other than with respect to customary provisions and agreements that are expressly specified to survive the termination). DBNY returned to the Company, for the benefit of the Company, all of the collateral that it had in its possession.
 
The foregoing description of the Credit Agreement, as amended, does not purport to be complete and qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such documents, which are filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, and the corresponding amendment which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 1, 2023, each of which is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
 
On February 15, 2024, the Company issued a press release regarding its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 30, 2023. The Company’s press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.
 
The information in this Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
 
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information:
 
Included within this current report are non-GAAP financial measures, including non-GAAP Gross Margin/Profit, Income and Income (adjusted earnings) per share, Operating Income, Operating Expense, effective tax rate, free cash flow, net cash per share and Adjusted EBITDA that supplement the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations prepared under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). These non-GAAP financial measures adjust the Company’s actual results prepared under GAAP to exclude charges and the related income tax effect for: share-based compensation, the amortization of purchased intangible assets, manufacturing transition and severance costs, acquisition-related costs and associated professional fees, restructuring costs, inventory step-up, depreciation of purchase accounting adjustments to property, plant and equipment, employer payroll taxes related to accelerated vesting share-based awards, amortization of cloud-based software implementation costs (Adjusted EBITDA only) and loss on extinguishment of debt (Adjusted EBITDA only). Reconciliations of GAAP to non-GAAP amounts for the periods presented herein are provided in schedules accompanying this release and should be considered together with the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. With respect to any forward-looking non-GAAP figures, we are unable to provide without unreasonable efforts, at this time, a GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliation of any forward-looking figures due to their inherent uncertainty.
 
These non-GAAP measures are not meant as a substitute for GAAP, but are included solely for informational and comparative purposes. The Company’s management believes that this information can assist investors in evaluating the Company’s operational trends, financial performance, and cash generating capacity. Management uses non-GAAP measures for a variety of reasons, including to make operational decisions, to determine executive compensation in part, to forecast future operational results, and for comparison to our annual operating plan. However, the non-GAAP financial measures should not be regarded as a replacement for (or superior to) corresponding, similarly captioned, GAAP measures.
 
 

 
Forward Looking Statements:
 
Certain statements contained in this current report may be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding expectations related to our AI inspection software products or our new factory in the Philippines; expanding Cohu’s recurring revenue; Cohu’s FY2024 outlook, including quarterly projections; expected market condition improvements or other forecasts based upon customer input; and any other statements that are predictive in nature and depend upon or refer to future events or conditions; and/or include words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “would,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “likely,” “believe,” “estimate,” “project,” “intend;” and/or other similar expressions among others. Statements that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on current beliefs and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties and are not guarantees of future performance. Any third-party industry analyst forecasts quoted are for reference only and Cohu does not adopt or affirm any such forecasts.
 
Actual results and future business conditions could differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement as a result of various factors, including, without limitation: new product investments and product enhancements which may not be commercially successful; the semiconductor industry is seasonal, cyclical, volatile and unpredictable; recent erosion in mobile, automotive and industrial market sales; our ability to manage and deliver high quality products and services; failure of sole source contract manufacturer or our ability to manage third-party raw material, component and/or service providers; ongoing inflationary pressures on material and operational costs coupled with rising interest rates; economic recession; the semiconductor industry is intensely competitive, subject to rapid technological changes, and experiences consolidation of key customers for semiconductor test equipment; a limited number of customers account for a substantial percentage of net sales; significant exports to foreign countries with economic and political instability and competition from a number of Asia-based manufacturers; our relationships with customers may deteriorate; loss of key personnel; risks of using artificial intelligence within Cohu’s product developments and business; reliance on foreign locations and geopolitical instability in such locations critical to Cohu and its customers; natural disasters, war and climate-related changes, including related economic impacts; levels of debt; access to sufficient capital on reasonable or favorable terms; foreign operations and related currency fluctuations; required or desired accounting charges and the cost or effectiveness of accounting controls; instability of financial institutions where we maintain cash deposits and potential loss of uninsured cash deposits; significant goodwill and other intangibles as percentage of our total assets; increasingly restrictive trade and export regulations impacting our ability to sell products, specifically within China; risks associated with acquisitions, investments and divestitures such as integration and synergies; constraints related to corporate governance structures; share repurchases and related impacts; financial or operating results that are below forecast or credit rating changes impacting our stock price or financing ability; law/regulatory changes and including environmental or tax law changes; significant volatility in our stock price; the risk of cybersecurity breaches; enforcing or defending intellectual property claims or other litigation.
 
These and other risks and uncertainties are discussed more fully in Cohu’s filings with the SEC, including our most recent Form 10-K and Form 10-Q, and the other filings made by Cohu with the SEC from time to time, which are available via the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as required by applicable law, Cohu does not undertake any obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statement, or to make any other forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
 
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
The Exhibit listed below is being furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K.
 
(d) Exhibits
 
Exhibit No. - 99.1
 
Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Earnings Release, dated February 15, 2024, of Cohu, Inc.
 
Exhibit No. - 104
 
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
 
 

 
 
SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
Cohu, Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
 
February 15, 2024
By:
/s/ Jeffrey D. Jones
       
 
 
Name: Jeffrey D. Jones
 
 
Title: Senior VP Finance and Chief Financial
Officer
 
 

 
 
Exhibit Index
 
Exhibit No.
 
 
Description
 
99.1
 
Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Earnings Release, dated February 15, 2024, of Cohu, Inc.
     
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
 
 
ex_626350.htm

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

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Cohu Reports Fourth Quarter 2023 Results

 

 

Full year 2023 revenue of $636 million

 

 

Fourth quarter revenue $137 million

 

 

Fourth quarter gross margin of 47.7%; non-GAAP gross margin of 48.5%

 

 

Paid off the remaining balance of $29.3 million of Term Loan B in early first quarter 2024

 

 

Introduced AI inspection software to increase vision yield, expanding recurring business

 

POWAY, Calif., February 15, 2024 – Cohu, Inc. (NASDAQ: COHU), a global leader in semiconductor equipment and services, today reported fiscal 2023 fourth quarter net sales of $137.2 million and GAAP loss of $2.0 million or $0.04 per share. Net sales for full year 2023 were $636.3 million with GAAP income of $28.2 million or $0.59 per share.

 

The Company also reported non-GAAP results, with fourth quarter 2023 income of $11.1 million or $0.23 per share and income of $77.9 million or $1.62 per share for full year 2023.

 

GAAP Results

                                       

(in millions, except per share amounts)

 

Q4 FY

2023

   

Q3 FY

2023

   

Q4 FY

2022

   

12 Months

2023

   

12 Months

2022

 
                                         

Net sales

  $ 137.2     $ 150.8     $ 191.1     $ 636.3     $ 812.8  

Net income (loss)

  $ (2.0 )   $ 3.9     $ 21.6     $ 28.2     $ 96.8  

Net income (loss) per share

  $ (0.04 )   $ 0.08     $ 0.45     $ 0.59     $ 1.98  

 

Non-GAAP Results

                                       

(in millions, except per share amounts)

 

Q4 FY

2023

   

Q3 FY

2023

   

Q4 FY

2022

   

12 Months

2023

   

12 Months

2022

 
                                         

Net income

  $ 11.1     $ 16.9     $ 33.5     $ 77.9     $ 141.9  

Net income per share

  $ 0.23     $ 0.35     $ 0.70     $ 1.62     $ 2.91  

 

Total cash and investments at the end of fourth quarter 2023 were $335.7 million and our Term Loan B principal amount was $29.3 million; however, on February 9, 2024, the Company paid off the remaining amounts owed under the loan. Cohu repurchased 390,285 shares of its common stock during fourth quarter 2023 for an aggregate amount of approximately $12.8 million.

 

“Fourth quarter results were in-line or better than guidance with strong gross margin and profitability. We launched AI inspection software with two customers and opened our new factory in the Philippines which is ramping manufacturing of test contactors, both aligned with our strategy to expand recurring business. Cohu achieved recurring revenue of $310 million over the last twelve months with a 3-year compound growth rate of 5%,” said Cohu President and CEO Luis Müller. “Although demand for systems is likely to remain subdued in the near-term, our customers have been forecasting a recovery for the second half of 2024.”

 

Cohu expects first quarter 2024 sales to be in a range of $107 million +/- $6 million.

 

 

 

Conference Call Information:

 

The Company will host a live conference call and webcast with slides to discuss fourth quarter 2023 results at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time/4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on February 15, 2024. Interested parties may listen live via webcast on Cohu’s investor relations website at https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/5ovoraj2.

 

To participate via telephone and join the call live, please register in advance at https://register.vevent.com/register/BI94bbc71cea5a4b439ae74a94ccfd02e2 to receive the dial-in number along with a unique PIN number that can be used to access the call.

 

About Cohu:

 

Cohu (NASDAQ: COHU) is a global technology leader supplying test, automation, inspection and metrology products and services to the semiconductor industry. Cohu’s differentiated and broad product portfolio enables optimized yield and productivity, accelerating customers’ manufacturing time-to-market. Additional information can be found at www.cohu.com.

 

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information:

 

Included within this press release and accompanying materials are non-GAAP financial measures, including non-GAAP Gross Margin/Profit, Income and Income (adjusted earnings) per share, Operating Income, Operating Expense, effective tax rate, free cash flow, net cash per share and Adjusted EBITDA that supplement the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations prepared under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). These non-GAAP financial measures adjust the Company’s actual results prepared under GAAP to exclude charges and the related income tax effect for: share-based compensation, the amortization of purchased intangible assets, manufacturing transition and severance costs, acquisition-related costs and associated professional fees, restructuring costs, inventory step-up, depreciation of purchase accounting adjustments to property, plant and equipment, employer payroll taxes related to accelerated vesting share-based awards, amortization of cloud-based software implementation costs (Adjusted EBITDA only) and loss on extinguishment of debt (Adjusted EBITDA only). Reconciliations of GAAP to non-GAAP amounts for the periods presented herein are provided in schedules accompanying this release and should be considered together with the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. With respect to any forward-looking non-GAAP figures, we are unable to provide without unreasonable efforts, at this time, a GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliation of any forward-looking figures due to their inherent uncertainty.

 

These non-GAAP measures are not meant as a substitute for GAAP, but are included solely for informational and comparative purposes. The Company’s management believes that this information can assist investors in evaluating the Company’s operational trends, financial performance, and cash generating capacity. Management uses non-GAAP measures for a variety of reasons, including to make operational decisions, to determine executive compensation in part, to forecast future operational results, and for comparison to our annual operating plan. However, the non-GAAP financial measures should not be regarded as a replacement for (or superior to) corresponding, similarly captioned, GAAP measures.

 

Forward Looking Statements:

 

Certain statements contained in this release and accompanying materials may be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding expectations related to our AI inspection software products or our new factory in the Philippines; expanding Cohu’s recurring revenue; Cohu’s FY2024 outlook, including quarterly projections; expected market condition improvements or other forecasts based upon customer input; and any other statements that are predictive in nature and depend upon or refer to future events or conditions; and/or include words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “would,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “likely,” “believe,” “estimate,” “project,” “intend;” and/or other similar expressions among others. Statements that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on current beliefs and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties and are not guarantees of future performance. Any third-party industry analyst forecasts quoted are for reference only and Cohu does not adopt or affirm any such forecasts.

 

 

 

Actual results and future business conditions could differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement as a result of various factors, including, without limitation: new product investments and product enhancements which may not be commercially successful; the semiconductor industry is seasonal, cyclical, volatile and unpredictable; recent erosion in mobile, automotive and industrial market sales; our ability to manage and deliver high quality products and services; failure of sole source contract manufacturer or our ability to manage third-party raw material, component and/or service providers; ongoing inflationary pressures on material and operational costs coupled with rising interest rates; economic recession; the semiconductor industry is intensely competitive, subject to rapid technological changes, and experiences consolidation of key customers for semiconductor test equipment; a limited number of customers account for a substantial percentage of net sales; significant exports to foreign countries with economic and political instability and competition from a number of Asia-based manufacturers; our relationships with customers may deteriorate; loss of key personnel; risks of using artificial intelligence within Cohu’s product developments and business; reliance on foreign locations and geopolitical instability in such locations critical to Cohu and its customers; natural disasters, war and climate-related changes, including related economic impacts; levels of debt; access to sufficient capital on reasonable or favorable terms; foreign operations and related currency fluctuations; required or desired accounting charges and the cost or effectiveness of accounting controls; instability of financial institutions where we maintain cash deposits and potential loss of uninsured cash deposits; significant goodwill and other intangibles as percentage of our total assets; increasingly restrictive trade and export regulations impacting our ability to sell products, specifically within China; risks associated with acquisitions, investments and divestitures such as integration and synergies; constraints related to corporate governance structures; share repurchases and related impacts; financial or operating results that are below forecast or credit rating changes impacting our stock price or financing ability; law/regulatory changes and including environmental or tax law changes; significant volatility in our stock price; the risk of cybersecurity breaches; enforcing or defending intellectual property claims or other litigation.

 

These and other risks and uncertainties are discussed more fully in Cohu’s filings with the SEC, including our most recent Form 10-K and Form 10-Q, and the other filings made by Cohu with the SEC from time to time, which are available via the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as required by applicable law, Cohu does not undertake any obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statement, or to make any other forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

For press releases and other information of interest to investors, please visit Cohu’s website at www.cohu.com.

 

Contact:

Cohu, Inc.
Jeffrey D. Jones - Investor Relations
858-848-8106

 

 

 

COHU, INC.

                               

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

                 

(Unaudited)

                               

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

                         
                                 
   

Three Months Ended (1)

   

Twelve Months Ended (1)

 
   

December 30,

   

December 31,

   

December 30,

   

December 31,

 
   

2023 (2)

   

2022

   

2023

   

2022

 
                                 

Net sales

  $ 137,226     $ 191,105     $ 636,322     $ 812,775  

Cost and expenses:

                               

Cost of sales (excluding amortization)

    71,816       97,954       333,454       429,449  

Research and development

    22,117       22,951       88,571       92,589  

Selling, general and administrative

    32,846       34,849       132,249       131,390  

Amortization of purchased intangible assets

    9,738       8,103       36,355       33,185  

Restructuring charges

    375       5       2,421       605  
      136,892       163,862       593,050       687,218  

Income from operations

    334       27,243       43,272       125,557  

Other (expense) income:

                               

Interest expense

    (754 )     (1,249 )     (3,382 )     (4,177 )

Interest income

    2,847       2,461       11,504       4,012  

Foreign transaction gain (loss)

    (2,924 )     (2,344 )     (5,209 )     1,635  

Loss on extinguishment of debt

    -       -       (369 )     (312 )

Income (loss) from operations before taxes

    (497 )     26,111       45,816       126,715  

Income tax provision

    1,531       4,483       17,660       29,868  

Net income (loss)

  $ (2,028 )   $ 21,628     $ 28,156     $ 96,847  
                                 

Income (loss) per share:

                               

Basic:

  $ (0.04 )   $ 0.46     $ 0.59     $ 2.01  

Diluted:

  $ (0.04 )   $ 0.45     $ 0.59     $ 1.98  
                                 

Weighted average shares used in computing income (loss) per share: (3)

                               

Basic

    47,369       47,477       47,486       48,178  

Diluted

    47,369       48,175       48,025       48,799  

 

(1)

The three- and twelve-month periods ended December 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 were both comprised of 13 weeks and 52 weeks, respectively.

 

(2)

On January 30, 2023 the Company completed the acquisition of MCT Worldwide, LLC (“MCT”) and on October 2, 2023 the Company completed the acquisition of Equiptest Engineering Pte. Ltd. (“EQT”). The results of MCT’s and EQT’s operations have been included since those dates.

 

(3)

For the three-month period ended December 30, 2023, potentially dilutive securities were excluded from the per share computations due to their antidilutive effect.

 

 

 

COHU, INC.

               

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

               

(Unaudited)

               

(in thousands)

               
   

December 30,

   

December 31,

 
   

2023

   

2022

 

Assets:

               

Current assets:

               

Cash and investments

  $ 335,698     $ 385,576  

Accounts receivable

    124,624       176,148  

Inventories

    155,793       170,141  

Other current assets

    22,703       32,986  

Total current assets

    638,818       764,851  

Property, plant & equipment, net

    69,085       65,011  

Goodwill

    241,658       213,539  

Intangible assets, net

    151,770       140,104  

Operating lease right of use assets

    16,778       22,804  

Other assets

    32,243       21,105  

Total assets

  $ 1,150,352     $ 1,227,414  
                 

Liabilities & Stockholders Equity:

               

Current liabilities:

               

Short-term borrowings

  $ 1,773     $ 1,907  

Current installments of long-term debt

    4,551       4,404  

Deferred profit

    3,586       8,022  

Other current liabilities

    93,511       146,539  

Total current liabilities

    103,421       160,872  

Long-term debt

    34,303       72,664  

Non-current operating lease liabilities

    13,175       19,209  

Other noncurrent liabilities

    49,283       45,828  

Cohu stockholders’ equity

    950,170       928,841  

Total liabilities & stockholders’ equity

  $ 1,150,352     $ 1,227,414  

 

 

 

COHU, INC.

                       

Supplemental Reconciliation of GAAP Results to Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited)

 

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

                       
   

Three Months Ended

 
   

December 30,

   

September 30,

   

December 31,

 
   

2023

   

2023

   

2022

 

Income from operations - GAAP basis (a)

  $ 334     $ 7,402     $ 27,243  

Non-GAAP adjustments:

                       

Share-based compensation included in (b):

                       

Cost of sales (COS)

    226       223       168  

Research and development (R&D)

    860       849       767  

Selling, general and administrative (SG&A)

    3,471       3,262       2,888  
      4,557       4,334       3,823  

Amortization of purchased intangible assets (c)

    9,738       8,857       8,103  

Restructuring charges related to inventory adjustments in COS (d)

    (3 )     (18 )     (35 )

Restructuring charges (d)

    375       742       5  

Manufacturing and sales transition costs included in (e):

                       

COS

    7       -       (13 )

R&D

    -       -       (7 )

SG&A

    527       61       1,723  
      534       61       1,703  

Inventory step-up included in COS (f)

    868       -       -  

Acquisition costs included in SG&A (g)

    288       758       72  
                         

Depreciation of PP&E step-up included in SG&A (h)

    30       14       -  

Income from operations - non-GAAP basis (i)

  $ 16,721     $ 22,150     $ 40,914  

Net income (loss) - GAAP basis

  $ (2,028 )   $ 3,915     $ 21,628  

Non-GAAP adjustments (as scheduled above)

    16,387       14,748       13,671  

Tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments (j)

    (3,239 )     (1,754 )     (1,761 )

Net income - non-GAAP basis

  $ 11,120     $ 16,909     $ 33,538  

GAAP net income (loss) per share - diluted

  $ (0.04 )   $ 0.08     $ 0.45  

Non-GAAP net income per share - diluted (k)

  $ 0.23     $ 0.35     $ 0.70  

Management believes the presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures, when taken together with the corresponding GAAP financial measures, provides meaningful supplemental information regarding the Company’s operating performance. Our management uses these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing the Company's operating results, as well as when planning, forecasting and analyzing future periods and these non-GAAP measures allow investors to evaluate the Company’s financial performance using some of the same measures as management. Management views share-based compensation as an expense that is unrelated to the Company’s operational performance as it does not require cash payments and can vary in amount from period to period and the elimination of amortization charges provides better comparability of pre- and post-acquisition operating results and to results of businesses utilizing internally developed intangible assets. Management initiated certain restructuring activities including employee headcount reductions and other organizational changes to align our business strategies in light of the merger with Xcerra and the acquisitions of MCT and EQT. Restructuring costs have been excluded because such expense is not used by Management to assess the core profitability of Cohu’s business operations. PP&E and inventory step-up costs have been excluded by management as they are unrelated to the core operating activities of the Company. Acquisition costs have been excluded by management as they are unrelated to the core operating activities of the Company and the frequency and variability in the nature of the charges can vary significantly from period to period. Excluding this data provides investors with a basis to compare Cohu’s performance against the performance of other companies without this variability. However, the non-GAAP financial measures should not be regarded as a replacement for (or superior to) corresponding, similarly captioned, GAAP measures. The presentation of non-GAAP financial measures above may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies and investors should be careful when comparing our non-GAAP financial measures to those of other companies.

 

 

(a)

0.2%, 4.9% and 14.3% of net sales, respectively.

 

(b)

To eliminate compensation expense for employee stock options, stock units and our employee stock purchase plan.

 

(c)

To eliminate the amortization of acquired intangible assets.

 

(d)

To eliminate restructuring costs incurred related to the integration of MCT and Xcerra.

 

(e)

To eliminate the manufacturing transition and severance costs.

 

(f)

To eliminate amortization of inventory step up charges related to the acquisition of MCT and EQT.

 

(g)

To eliminate professional fees and other direct incremental expenses incurred related to acquisitions.

 

(h)

To eliminate depreciation of PP&E step up charges related to the acquisition of MCT and EQT.

 

(i)

12.2%, 14.7% and 21.4% of net sales, respectively.

 

(j)

To adjust the provision for income taxes related to the adjustments described above based on applicable tax rates.

 

(k)

The three months ended December 30, 2023 was computed using 47,795 shares outstanding, as the effect of dilutive securities was excluded from GAAP diluted common shares due to the reported net loss under GAAP, but are included for non-GAAP diluted common shares since the Company has non-GAAP net income. All other periods presented were calculated using the number of GAAP diluted shares outstanding.

 

 

 

COHU, INC.

               

Supplemental Reconciliation of GAAP Results to Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited)

 

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

               
   

Twelve Months Ended

 
   

December 30,

   

December 31,

 
   

2023

   

2022

 

Income from operations - GAAP basis (a)

  $ 43,272     $ 125,557  

Non-GAAP adjustments:

               

Share-based compensation included in (b):

               

Cost of sales (COS)

    845       646  

Research and development (R&D)

    3,394       3,100  

Selling, general and administrative (SG&A)

    12,998       11,172  
      17,237       14,918  

Amortization of purchased intangible assets (c)

    36,355       33,185  

Restructuring charges related to inventory adjustments in COS (d)

    (62 )     (454 )

Restructuring charges (d)

    2,421       605  

Manufacturing and sales transition costs included in (e):

               

COS

    25       (13 )

R&D

    22       (7 )

SG&A

    1,007       1,723  
      1,054       1,703  

Inventory step-up included in COS (f)

    1,141       -  

Acquisition costs included in SG&A (g)

    1,571       72  

Depreciation of PP&E step-up included in SG&A (h)

    67       -  

Payroll taxes related to accelerated vesting of share-based awards included in SG&A (i)

    -       132  

Income from operations - non-GAAP basis (j)

  $ 103,056     $ 175,718  

Net income - GAAP basis

  $ 28,156     $ 96,847  

Non-GAAP adjustments (as scheduled above)

    59,784       50,161  

Tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments (k)

    (10,054 )     (5,063 )

Net income - non-GAAP basis

  $ 77,886     $ 141,945  

GAAP net income per share - diluted

  $ 0.59     $ 1.98  

Non-GAAP income per share - diluted (l)

  $ 1.62     $ 2.91  

Management believes the presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures, when taken together with the corresponding GAAP financial measures, provides meaningful supplemental information regarding the Company’s operating performance. Our management uses these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing the Company's operating results, as well as when planning, forecasting and analyzing future periods and these non-GAAP measures allow investors to evaluate the Company’s financial performance using some of the same measures as management. Management views share-based compensation as an expense that is unrelated to the Company’s operational performance as it does not require cash payments and can vary in amount from period to period and the elimination of amortization charges provides better comparability of pre- and post-acquisition operating results and to results of businesses utilizing internally developed intangible assets. Management initiated certain restructuring activities including employee headcount reductions and other organizational changes to align our business strategies in light of the merger with Xcerra and the acquisitions of MCT and EQT. Restructuring costs have been excluded because such expense is not used by Management to assess the core profitability of Cohu’s business operations. PP&E and inventory step-up costs have been excluded by management as they are unrelated to the core operating activities of the Company. Acquisition costs have been excluded by management as they are unrelated to the core operating activities of the Company and the frequency and variability in the nature of the charges can vary significantly from period to period. Employer payroll taxes related to accelerated severance stock-based compensation are dependent on the Company's stock price and the timing and size of the vesting of their restricted stock, over which management has limited to no control, and as such management does not believe it correlates to the company's operation of the business. Excluding this data provides investors with a basis to compare Cohu’s performance against the performance of other companies without this variability. However, the non-GAAP financial measures should not be regarded as a replacement for (or superior to) corresponding, similarly captioned, GAAP measures. The presentation of non-GAAP financial measures above may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies and investors should be careful when comparing our non-GAAP financial measures to those of other companies.

 

 

(a)

6.8% and 15.4% of net sales, respectively.

 

(b)

To eliminate compensation expense for employee stock options, stock units and our employee stock purchase plan.

 

(c)

To eliminate the amortization of acquired intangible assets.

 

(d)

To eliminate restructuring costs incurred related to the integration of MCT and Xcerra.

 

(e)

To eliminate the manufacturing transition and severance costs.

 

(f)

To eliminate amortization of inventory step up charges related to the acquisition of MCT and EQT.

 

(g)

To eliminate professional fees and other direct incremental expenses incurred related to acquisitions.

 

(h)

To eliminate the property, plant & equipment step-up depreciation accelerated related to the acquisition of MCT and EQT.

 

(i)

To eliminate the impact of employer payroll taxes associated with the acceleration of Pascal Rondé share-based awards under the terms of his separation agreement.

 

(j)

16.2% and 21.6% of net sales, respectively.

 

(k)

To adjust the provision for income taxes related to the adjustments described above based on applicable tax rates.

 

(l)

All periods presented were computed using the number of GAAP diluted shares outstanding.

 

 

 

COHU, INC.

                       

Supplemental Reconciliation of GAAP Results to Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited)

 

(in thousands)

                       
   

Three Months Ended

 
   

December 30,

   

September 30,

   

December 31,

 
   

2023

   

2023

   

2022

 
                         

Gross Profit Reconciliation

                       

Gross profit - GAAP basis (excluding amortization) (1)

  $ 65,410     $ 70,895     $ 93,151  

Non-GAAP adjustments to cost of sales (as scheduled above)

    1,098       205       120  

Gross profit - Non-GAAP basis

  $ 66,508     $ 71,100     $ 93,271  
                         

As a percentage of net sales:

                       

GAAP gross profit

    47.7 %     47.0 %     48.7 %

Non-GAAP gross profit

    48.5 %     47.1 %     48.8 %

Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation

                       

Net income - GAAP Basis

  $ (2,028 )   $ 3,915     $ 21,628  

Income tax provision

    1,531       4,721       4,483  

Interest expense

    754       773       1,249  

Interest income

    (2,847 )     (3,207 )     (2,461 )

Amortization of purchased intangible assets

    9,738       8,857       8,103  

Depreciation

    3,372       3,319       3,268  

Amortization of cloud-based software implementation costs (2)

    700       700       626  

Other non-GAAP adjustments (as scheduled above)

    6,619       5,877       5,568  

Adjusted EBITDA

  $ 17,839     $ 24,955     $ 42,464  
                         

As a percentage of net sales:

                       

Net income - GAAP Basis

    (1.5 )%     2.6 %     11.3 %

Adjusted EBITDA

    13.0 %     16.5 %     22.2 %

Operating Expense Reconciliation

                       

Operating Expense - GAAP basis

  $ 65,076     $ 63,493     $ 65,908  

Non-GAAP adjustments to operating expenses (as scheduled above)

    (15,289 )     (14,543 )     (13,551 )

Operating Expenses - Non-GAAP basis

  $ 49,787     $ 48,950     $ 52,357  

 

(1)

Excludes amortization of $7,476, $6,948 and $6,350 for the three months ending December 30, 2023, September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

 

(2)

Represents amortization of capitalized implementation costs related to cloud-based software arrangements that are included within SG&A.

 

   

Twelve Months Ended

 
   

December 30,

   

December 31,

 
   

2023

   

2022

 

Gross Profit Reconciliation

               

Gross profit - GAAP basis (excluding amortization) (1)

  $ 302,868     $ 383,326  

Non-GAAP adjustments to cost of sales (as scheduled above)

    1,949       179  

Gross profit - Non-GAAP basis

  $ 304,817     $ 383,505  
                 

As a percentage of net sales:

               

GAAP gross profit

    47.6 %     47.2 %

Non-GAAP gross profit

    47.9 %     47.2 %

Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation

               

Net income (loss) - GAAP Basis

  $ 28,156     $ 96,847  

Income tax provision

    17,660       29,868  

Interest expense

    3,382       4,177  

Interest income

    (11,504 )     (4,012 )

Amortization of purchased intangible assets

    36,355       33,185  

Depreciation

    13,389       12,831  

Amortization of cloud-based software implementation costs (2)

    2,800       2,060  

Loss on extinguishment of debt

    369       312  

Other non-GAAP adjustments (as scheduled above)

    23,362       16,976  

Adjusted EBITDA

  $ 113,969     $ 192,244  
                 

As a percentage of net sales:

               

Net income (loss) - GAAP Basis

    4.4 %     11.9 %

Adjusted EBITDA

    17.9 %     23.7 %

Operating Expense Reconciliation

               

Operating Expense - GAAP basis

  $ 259,596     $ 257,769  

Non-GAAP adjustments to operating expenses (as scheduled above)

    (57,835 )     (49,982 )

Operating Expenses - Non-GAAP basis

  $ 201,761     $ 207,787  

 

(1)

Excludes amortization of $28,417 and $26,023 for the twelve months ending December 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

 

(2)

Represents amortization of capitalized implementation costs related to cloud-based software arrangements that are included within SG&A.