Form 8-K

 

 

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): July 20, 2011

 

 

Cohu, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-04298   95-1934119

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

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

 

 

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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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On July 20, 2011, Cohu, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release regarding its financial results for the second quarter ended June 25, 2011. 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.

In addition to financial results determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), the earnings press release also contains financial information determined by methods other than in accordance with GAAP. The Company’s management uses these non-GAAP measures in their analysis of the Company’s performance. 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 acquired intangible assets and inventory step-up adjustments. 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 believes these non-GAAP measures allow investors to evaluate the Company’s financial performance using some of the same measures as management. These disclosures should not be viewed as a substitute for operating results determined in accordance with GAAP, nor are they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures that may be presented by other companies.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

The exhibit listed below is being furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Exhibit No. - 99.1

Description – Second Quarter 2011 Earnings Release, dated July 20, 2011, of Cohu, Inc.

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.
  July 21, 2011     By:   /s/    JEFFREY D. JONES        
      Name:   Jeffrey D. Jones
      Title:   VP Finance and Chief Financial Officer


Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

99.1    Second Quarter 2011 Earnings Release, dated July 20, 2011, of Cohu, Inc.
Second Quarter 2011 Earnings Release

Exhibit 99.1

LOGO

Cohu Reports Second Quarter Operating Results

POWAY, Calif., July 20, 2011 — Cohu, Inc. (NASDAQ:COHU) today reported fiscal 2011 second quarter net sales of $80.9 million and GAAP net income of $5.1 million or $0.21 per share. Net sales for the first six months of 2011 were $170.6 million and GAAP net income was $11.6 million or $0.47 per share.

The Company also reported non-GAAP results, with second quarter 2011 net income of $6.8 million or $0.28 per share and net income of $15.5 million or $0.63 per share for the first six months of 2011.

GAAP Results

 

     Q2 FY 2011      Q1 FY 2011      Q2 FY 2010  

Net sales

   $ 80.9 million       $ 89.7 million       $ 74.9 million   

Net income

   $ 5.1 million       $ 6.6 million       $ 6.7 million   

Income per share

   $ 0.21       $ 0.27       $ 0.28   
     6 Months 2011      6 Months 2010         

Net sales

   $ 170.6 million       $ 139.7 million      

Net income

   $ 11.6 million       $ 7.6 million      

Income per share

   $ 0.47       $ 0.32      

Non-GAAP Results

 

     Q2 FY 2011      Q1 FY 2011      Q2 FY 2010  

Non-GAAP net income

   $ 6.8 million       $ 8.8 million       $ 8.7 million   

Non-GAAP income per share

   $ 0.28       $ 0.36       $ 0.36   
     6 Months 2011      6 Months 2010         

Non-GAAP net income

   $ 15.5 million       $ 11.8 million      

Non-GAAP income per share

   $ 0.63       $ 0.49      

Sales of semiconductor equipment accounted for 86.1% of fiscal 2011 second quarter sales. Microwave communications equipment and video cameras and related equipment contributed 7.3% and 6.6%, respectively, for the same period.

Orders were $80.6 million for the second quarter of 2011 and $75.3 million for the first quarter of 2011. Orders for semiconductor equipment were $69.1 million in the second quarter of 2011 compared to $61.1 million in the first quarter of 2011. Total consolidated backlog was $84.9 million at June 25, 2011 compared to $85.2 million at March 26, 2011. Cohu expects third quarter 2011 sales to be approximately $70 million.

James A. Donahue, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer stated, “Cohu’s semiconductor equipment operations achieved another strong quarter, with sales above expectations and a 13% sequential increase in orders, driven by demand for our high-speed pick-and-place test handlers and proprietary thermal handling product line.”

Donahue concluded, “Long term prospects are excellent, but some customers have recently become more cautious amid reports of slowing sales and growing inventories.”

Cohu’s Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share payable on October 28, 2011 to shareholders of record on September 2, 2011. Cohu has paid consecutive quarterly cash dividends since 1977.


Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information:

Included within this press release are non-GAAP financial measures that supplement the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income 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 acquired intangible assets and inventory step-up adjustments. 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 Income.

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 believes these non-GAAP measures allow investors to evaluate Cohu’s financial performance using some of the same measures as management. 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 matters discussed in this release, including statements concerning Cohu’s expectations of business conditions, orders, sales, revenues and operating results are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or forecasted. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, our ability to convert new products under development into production on a timely basis, support product development and meet customer delivery and acceptance requirements for next generation equipment; our reliance on third-party contract manufacturers; failure to obtain customer acceptance resulting in the inability to recognize revenue and accounts receivable collection problems; customer orders may be canceled or delayed; inventory, goodwill and other intangible asset write-downs; the concentration of our revenues from a limited number of customers; intense competition in the semiconductor test handler industry; our reliance on patents and intellectual property; compliance with U.S. export regulations; and the cyclical and unpredictable nature of capital expenditures by semiconductor manufacturers. These and other risks and uncertainties are discussed more fully in Cohu’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the most recently filed Form 10-K and Form 10-Q. Cohu assumes no obligation to update the information in this release.

About Cohu:

Cohu is a supplier of test handling, burn-in, thermal subsystems and MEMS test solutions used by the global semiconductor industry, microwave communications and video equipment.

Cohu will be conducting their conference call on Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time/4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The call will be webcast at www.cohu.com. Replays of the call can be accessed at www.cohu.com.

For press releases and other information of interest to investors, please visit Cohu’s website at www.cohu.com. Contact: Jeffrey D. Jones - Investor Relations (858) 848-8106


COHU, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

     Three Months Ended (1)      Six Months Ended (1)  
     June 25,
2011
     June 26,
2010
     June 25,
2011
     June 26,
2010
 

Net sales

   $ 80,896      $ 74,869      $ 170,596      $ 139,699  

Cost and expenses:

           

Cost of sales

     54,349        47,441        115,234        92,272  

Research and development

     9,284        9,012        18,367        17,661  

Selling, general and administrative

     11,434        9,489        23,524        19,368  
                                   
     75,067        65,942        157,125        129,301  
                                   

Income from operations

     5,829        8,927        13,471        10,398  

Interest and other, net

     116        138        226        312  
                                   

Income before income taxes

     5,945        9,065        13,697        10,710  

Income tax provision

     895        2,367        2,073        3,105  
                                   

Net income

   $ 5,050      $ 6,698      $ 11,624      $ 7,605  
                                   

Income per share:

           

Basic

   $ 0.21      $ 0.28      $ 0.48      $ 0.32  
                                   

Diluted

   $ 0.21      $ 0.28      $ 0.47      $ 0.32  
                                   

Weighted average shares used in computing income per share:

           

Basic

     24,103        23,657        24,060        23,603  
                                   

Diluted

     24,484        24,086        24,483        23,978  
                                   

 

(1) The three- and six-month periods ended June 25, 2011 and June 26, 2010 were each comprised of 13 weeks and 26 weeks, respectively.


COHU, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands) (Unaudited)

 

     June 25,
2011
     December 25,
2010
 

Assets:

     

Current assets:

     

Cash and investments

   $ 101,392      $ 98,175  

Accounts receivable

     53,323        66,801  

Inventories

     76,656        63,224  

Deferred taxes and other

     12,935        12,017  
                 

Total current assets

     244,306        240,217  

Property, plant & equipment, net

     39,006        39,804  

Goodwill

     61,361        58,498  

Intangible assets, net

     26,166        26,523  

Other assets

     1,052        1,001  
                 

Total assets

   $ 371,891      $ 366,043  
                 

Liabilities & Stockholders’ Equity:

     

Current liabilities:

     

Deferred profit

   $ 7,653      $ 14,834  

Other current liabilities

     49,888        56,700  
                 

Total current liabilities

     57,541        71,534  

Deferred taxes and other noncurrent liabilities

     19,887        19,784  

Stockholders’ equity

     294,463        274,725  
                 

Total liabilities & stockholders’ equity

   $ 371,891      $ 366,043  
                 


COHU, INC.

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

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

     Three Months Ended  
     June 25,
2011
    March 26,
2011
    June 26,
2010
 

Income from operations - GAAP basis (a)

   $ 5,829     $ 7,642     $ 8,927  

Non-GAAP adjustments:

      

Share-based compensation included in (b):

      

Cost of goods sold

     90       92       68  

Research and development

     266       336       204  

Selling, general and administrative

     582       620       474  
                        
     938       1,048       746  

Amortization of intangible assets included in (c):

      

Cost of goods sold

     930       1,222       1,284  

Research and development

     —          —          —     

Selling, general and administrative

     171       196       204  
                        
     1,101       1,418       1,488  
                        

Income from operations - non-GAAP basis (d)

   $ 7,868     $ 10,108     $ 11,161  
                        

Net income - GAAP basis

   $ 5,050     $ 6,574     $ 6,698  

Non-GAAP adjustments (as scheduled above)

     2,039       2,466       2,234  

Tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments (e)

     (321     (280     (274
                        

Net income - non-GAAP basis

   $ 6,768     $ 8,760     $ 8,658  
                        

GAAP net income per share - diluted

   $ 0.21     $ 0.27     $ 0.28  

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

   $ 0.28     $ 0.36     $ 0.36  

 

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. However, the non-GAAP financial measures should not be regarded as a replacement for 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) 7.2%, 8.5% and 11.9% of net sales, respectively.
(b) To eliminate compensation expense for employee stock options, restricted stock units and our employee stock purchase plan.
(c) To eliminate the amortization of intangible assets acquired in the fiscal 2008 acquisition of Rasco for the three months ended June 25, 2011 and the amortization of intangible assets acquired in the fiscal 2008 acquisition of Rasco, the fiscal 2007 acquisition of Tandberg Television AVS GmbH and the fiscal 2006 acquisition of Unigen for all other periods.
(d) 9.7%, 11.3% and 14.9% of net sales, respectively.
(e) To adjust the provision for income taxes related to the adjustments described in notes (b), (c) and (d) above based on applicable tax rates.
(f) Computed using number of GAAP diluted shares outstanding for each period presented.


COHU, INC.

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

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

     Six Months Ended  
     June 25,
2011
    June 26,
2010
 

Income from operations - GAAP basis (a)

   $ 13,471     $ 10,398  

Non-GAAP adjustments:

    

Share-based compensation included in (b):

    

Cost of goods sold

     182       149  

Research and development

     602       466  

Selling, general and administrative

     1,202       966  
                
     1,986       1,581  

Amortization of intangible assets included in (c):

    

Cost of goods sold

     2,152       2,645  

Research and development

     —          —     

Selling, general and administrative

     367       420  
                
     2,519       3,065  

Inventory step-up included in costs of goods sold (d)

     —          180  
                

Income from operations - non-GAAP basis (e)

   $ 17,976     $ 15,224  
                

Net income - GAAP basis

   $ 11,624     $ 7,605  

Non-GAAP adjustments (as scheduled above)

     4,505       4,826  

Tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments (f)

     (601     (658
                

Net income - non-GAAP basis

   $ 15,528     $ 11,773  
                

GAAP net income per share - diluted

   $ 0.47     $ 0.32  

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

   $ 0.63     $ 0.49  

 

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 has excluded inventory step-up costs associated with our acquisition of Rasco, primarily because it is not reflective of our ongoing operating results, and is not used by management to assess the core profitability of our business operations. However, the non-GAAP financial measures should not be regarded as a replacement for 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) 7.9% and 7.4% of net sales, respectively.
(b) To eliminate compensation expense for employee stock options, restricted stock units and our employee stock purchase plan.
(c) To eliminate the amortization of intangible assets acquired in the fiscal 2008 acquisition of Rasco, the fiscal 2007 acquisition of Tandberg Television AVS GmbH and the fiscal 2006 acquisition of Unigen.
(d) To eliminate the inventory step-up associated with certain semiconductor test systems sold.
(e) 10.5% and 10.9% of net sales, respectively.
(f) To adjust the provision for income taxes related to the adjustments described in notes (b), (c) and (d) above based on applicable tax rates.
(g) Computed using number of GAAP diluted shares outstanding for each period presented.