cohu20150730_8k.htm

 

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 30, 2015

 

 

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

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(Address of principal executive offices)

  

___________
(Zip Code)

  

  

  

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

  

858-848-8100

 

Not Applicable
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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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[  ]  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[  ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[  ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 
 

 

 

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On July 30, 2015, Cohu, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release regarding its financial results for the second quarter ended June 27, 2015. 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, manufacturing transition costs, employee severance costs, and asset impairment. 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.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No. - 99.1

 

Description – Second Quarter 2015 Earnings Release, dated July 30, 2015, 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 31, 2015 

  

 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 2015 Earnings Release, dated July 30, 2015, of Cohu, Inc.

 

ex99-1.htm

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

Cohu Reports Second Quarter 2015 Operating Results

 

 

Q2 sales of $75.2 million are up 19% sequentially

 

 

Q2 non-GAAP adjusted EPS of $0.27; GAAP income per share of $0.15 

 

 

Divested last non-core business, Broadcast Microwave Services

 

POWAY, Calif., July 30, 2015 -- Cohu, Inc. (NASDAQ:COHU) today reported fiscal 2015 second quarter net sales of $75.2 million and GAAP income of $3.9 million or $0.15 per share. The Company also reported non-GAAP results, with second quarter 2015 income of $7.2 million or $0.27 per share. (1)

 

GAAP Results (1)

                                       

(in millions, except per share amounts)

 

Q2 FY

2015

   

Q1 FY

2015

   

Q2 FY

2014

   

6 Months

2015

   

6 Months

2014

 
                                         

Net sales

  $ 75.2     $ 63.4     $ 74.3     $ 138.7     $ 134.5  
                                         

Income (loss)

  $ 3.9     $ (1.7 )   $ 2.2     $ 2.2     $ (0.5 )

Income (loss) per share

  $ 0.15     $ (0.07 )   $ 0.09     $ 0.08     $ (0.02 )

 

Non-GAAP Results (1)

                                       

(in millions, except per share amounts)

 

Q2 FY

2015

   

Q1 FY

2015

   

Q2 FY

2014

   

6 Months

2015

   

6 Months

2014

 
                                         

Income

  $ 7.2     $ 1.6     $ 5.4     $ 8.8     $ 6.3  

Income per share

  $ 0.27     $ 0.06     $ 0.21     $ 0.33     $ 0.25  

 

 

(1)

On June 10, 2015 the Company announced the sale of its mobile microwave communication equipment business, Broadcast Microwave Services, Inc. (“BMS”) and, as a result, the operating results of BMS have been presented as discontinued operations and all prior period amounts have been reclassified accordingly. All amounts presented are from continuing operations.

 

Cash from operations was $0.2 million for the second quarter of 2015 and total cash and investments at the end of the second quarter were $74.0 million.

 

Luis Müller, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cohu stated, “We delivered solid financial performance in the second quarter with earnings better than forecast. We also secured several design-wins, including the acceptance of the new Eclipse handler that incorporates our proprietary T-Core thermal technology at a major test subcontractor in Korea, sale of Saturn gravity handlers to a European-headquartered customer and qualification of the NY20 turret handler for RF device testing at a major US-based semiconductor manufacturer.”

 

Müller concluded, “We are focused on achieving our near term financial model, executing our strategy to gain handler market share and increasing our served market as we expand into adjacent verticals of test contactors and wafer level package test.”

 

Cohu expects third quarter 2015 sales to be approximately $66 million. Cohu's Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share payable on October 23, 2015 to shareholders of record on August 28, 2015.

 

 
 

 

 

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 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 acquired intangible assets, manufacturing transition costs, employee severance costs and asset impairment. 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.

 

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 regarding expectations of business and market conditions, sales, revenues, market share gains, expansion into the test contactor and wafer level package test markets 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, risks associated with acquisitions, inventory, goodwill and other asset write-downs; 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; 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. The forward-looking statements included in this release speak only as of the date hereof, and Cohu does not undertake any obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

 

About Cohu:

 

Cohu is a leading supplier of semiconductor test and inspection handlers, micro-electro mechanical system (MEMS) test modules, test contactors and thermal sub-systems used by global semiconductor manufacturers and test subcontractors.

 

Cohu will be conducting their conference call on Thursday, July 30, 2015 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.

                               

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

                 

(Unaudited)

                               

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

                         
                                 
   

Three Months Ended (1)

   

Six Months Ended (1)

 
   

June 27,

   

June 28,

   

June 27,

   

June 28,

 
   

2015

   

2014

   

2015

   

2014

 
                                 

Net sales

  $ 75,211     $ 74,299     $ 138,658     $ 134,469  

Cost and expenses:

                               

Cost of sales

    49,509       50,036       92,811       90,176  

Research and development

    7,731       8,884       16,296       18,348  

Selling, general and administrative

    13,811       12,473       26,083       25,860  
      71,051       71,393       135,190       134,384  

Income from operations

    4,160       2,906       3,468       85  

Interest and other, net

    4       5       10       19  

Income from continuing operations before taxes

    4,164       2,911       3,478       104  

Income tax provision

    277       711       1,311       611  

Income (loss) from continuing operations

    3,887       2,200       2,167       (507 )
                                 

Discontinued operations:

                               

Income (loss) from discontinued operations before taxes (2)

    (3,959 )     2,024       (4,973 )     1,427  

Income tax provision

    -       61       6       105  

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

    (3,959 )     1,963       (4,979 )     1,322  

Net income (loss)

  $ (72 )   $ 4,163     $ (2,812 )   $ 815  
                                 

Income (loss) per share:

                               
                                 

Basic:

                               

Income (loss) from continuing operations

  $ 0.15     $ 0.09     $ 0.08     $ (0.02 )

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

    (0.15 )     0.07       (0.19 )     0.05  

Net income (loss)

  $ 0.00     $ 0.16     $ (0.11 )   $ 0.03  
                                 

Diluted:

                               

Income (loss) from continuing operations

  $ 0.15     $ 0.09     $ 0.08     $ (0.02 )

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

    (0.15 )     0.07       (0.19 )     0.05  

Net income (loss)

  $ 0.00     $ 0.16     $ (0.11 )   $ 0.03  
                                 

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

                               

Basic

    26,059       25,324       25,905       25,223  

Diluted

    26,722       25,797       26,620       25,223  

 

(1)

The three- and six-month periods ended June 27, 2015 and June 28, 2014 were comprised of 13 weeks and 26 weeks, respectively. On June 10, 2015 the Company announced the sale of its mobile microwave communications equipment business and, as a result, the operating results of BMS have been presented as discontinued operations and all prior period amounts have been reclassified accordingly.

 

 

(2)

Current year amounts include the loss generated by the sale of our mobile microwave communication equipment business totaling $2.9 million and $3.0 million for the three- and six-month periods ended June 27, 2015, respectively. Prior year amounts include a gain on sale of our video camera business of $4.2 million and $4.1 million for the three- and six-month periods ended June 28, 2014, respectively.

 

 

(3)

The Company has utilized the "control number" concept in the computation of diluted earnings per share to determine whether a potential common stock instrument is dilutive. The control number used is income (loss) from continuing operations. The control number concept requires that the same number of potentially dilutive securities applied in computing diluted earnings per share from continuing operations be applied to all other categories of income or loss, regardless of their anti-dilutive effect on such categories. Therefore, no dilutive effect is recognized in the calculation of income from discontinued operations per share for the six months ended June 28, 2014.

 

 
 

 

 

COHU, INC.

               

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

               

(in thousands) (Unaudited)

               
                 
                 
                 
   

June 27,

   

December 27,

 
    2015 (1)     2014 (1) (2)  

Assets:

               

Current assets:

               

Cash and investments

  $ 74,041     $ 72,040  

Accounts receivable

    69,784       70,490  

Inventories

    53,213       49,200  

Deferred taxes and other

    11,695       12,769  

Current assets of discontinued operations

    -       10,318  

Total current assets

    208,733       214,817  

Property, plant & equipment, net

    30,958       31,854  

Goodwill

    61,295       63,132  

Intangible assets, net

    30,160       33,087  

Other assets

    5,633       5,928  

Total assets

  $ 336,779     $ 348,818  
                 

Liabilities & Stockholders’ Equity:

               

Current liabilities:

               

Deferred profit

  $ 7,648     $ 6,941  

Other current liabilities

    56,112       58,754  

Current liabilities of discontinued operations

    -       2,783  

Total current liabilities

    63,760       68,478  

Other noncurrent liabilities

    33,852       32,566  

Noncurrent liabilities of discontinued operations

    -       706  

Stockholders’ equity

    239,167       247,068  

Total liabilities & stockholders’ equity

  $ 336,779     $ 348,818  

 

(1)

On June 10, 2015 the Company announced the sale of its mobile microwave communication equipment business and, as a result, the operating results of BMS have been presented as discontinued operations and all prior period amounts have been reclassified accordingly.

 

 

(2)

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform with current period presentation.

 

 
 

 

 

COHU, INC.

                       

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

 

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

                       
   

Three Months Ended

 
   

June 27,

   

March 28,

   

June 28,

 
   

2015

   

2015

   

2014

 
                         

Income (loss) from operations - GAAP basis (a)

  $ 4,160     $ (692 )   $ 2,906  

Non-GAAP adjustments:

                       

Share-based compensation included in (b):

                       

Cost of goods sold

    198       115       190  

Research and development

    254       331       422  

Selling, general and administrative

    1,294       1,252       1,001  
      1,746       1,698       1,613  

Amortization of intangible assets included in (c):

                       

Cost of goods sold

    1,361       1,385       1,570  

Selling, general and administrative

    384       390       432  
      1,745       1,775       2,002  

Manufacturing transition and severance costs included in (d):

                       

Research and development

    -       -       20  

Selling, general and administrative

    311       39       214  
      311       39       234  
                         
                         

Asset impairment included in selling, general and administrative (e)

    -       273       -  

Income from operations - non-GAAP basis (f)

  $ 7,962     $ 3,093     $ 6,755  
                         

Income (loss) from continuing operations - GAAP basis

  $ 3,887     $ (1,720 )   $ 2,200  

Non-GAAP adjustments (as scheduled above)

    3,802       3,785       3,849  

Tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments (g)

    (476 )     (450 )     (683 )

Income from continuing operations - non-GAAP basis

  $ 7,213     $ 1,615     $ 5,366  

GAAP income (loss) from continuing operations per share - diluted

  $ 0.15     $ (0.07 )   $ 0.09  

Non-GAAP income from continuing operations per share - diluted (h)

  $ 0.27     $ 0.06     $ 0.21  

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. Manufacturing transition costs relate principally to employee severance expenses incurred as a result of moving certain manufacturing activities to Asia as part of our cost reduction efforts and employee severance are costs incurred in conjunction with the termination of certain employees to streamline our operations and reduce costs.  Management has excluded these costs primarily because they are not reflective of the ongoing operating results and they are not used to assess ongoing operational performance. Impairments are incurred when specific assets or a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value. Management has excluded this item because it is not reflective of the ongoing operating results and because of the infrequent and non-cash nature of this activity. 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 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)

5.5%, (1.1)% and 3.9% 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 manufacturing transition and employee severance costs.

 

(e)

To eliminate the asset impairment charge recorded in the first quarter of 2015.

 

(f)

10.6%, 4.9% and 9.1% of net sales, respectively.

 

(g)

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

 

(h)

Computed using 26,519 diluted shares outstanding for the three-month period ended March 28, 2015 as the effect of dilutive securities was excluded from GAAP diluted common shares due to the reported loss from continuing operations under GAAP, but are included for non-GAAP diluted common shares since the Company has non-GAAP income from continuing operations. All other periods presented were computed using number of GAAP diluted shares outstanding for each period.

 

 
 

 

 

COHU, INC.

               

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

 

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

               
   

Six Months Ended

 
   

June 27,

   

June 28,

 
   

2015

   

2014

 
                 

Income from operations - GAAP basis (a)

  $ 3,468     $ 85  

Non-GAAP adjustments:

               

Share-based compensation included in (b):

               

Cost of goods sold

    313       265  

Research and development

    585       911  

Selling, general and administrative

    2,546       1,872  
      3,444       3,048  

Amortization of intangible assets included in (c):

               

Cost of goods sold

    2,746       3,143  

Selling, general and administrative

    774       862  
      3,520       4,005  
                 

Manufacturing transition and severance costs included in (d):

               

Research and development

    -       20  

Selling, general and administrative

    350       998  
      350       1,018  
                 

Asset impairment included in selling, general and administrative (e)

    273       -  

Income from operations - non-GAAP basis (f)

  $ 11,055     $ 8,156  
                 

Income (loss) from continuing operations - GAAP basis

  $ 2,167     $ (507 )

Non-GAAP adjustments (as scheduled above)

    7,587       8,071  

Tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments (g)

    (926 )     (1,237 )

Income from continuing operations - non-GAAP basis

  $ 8,828     $ 6,327  

GAAP income (loss) per share - diluted

  $ 0.08     $ (0.02 )

Non-GAAP income per share - diluted (h)

  $ 0.33     $ 0.25  


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. Manufacturing transition costs relate principally to employee severance expenses incurred as a result of moving certain manufacturing activities to Asia as part of our cost reduction efforts and employee severance are costs incurred in conjunction with the termination of certain employees to streamline our operations and reduce costs. Management has excluded these costs primarily because they are not reflective of the ongoing operating results and they are not used to assess ongoing operational performance. Impairments are incurred when specific assets or a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value. Management has excluded this item because it is not reflective of the ongoing operating results and because of the infrequent and non-cash nature of this activity. 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 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)

2.5% and 0.1% 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 manufacturing transition and employee severance costs.

 

(e)

To eliminate the asset impairment charge recorded in the first quarter of 2015.

 

(f)

8.0% and 6.1% of net sales, respectively.

 

(g)

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

 

(h)

The six months ended June 28, 2014 was computed using 25,460 shares outstanding as the effect of dilutive securities was excluded from GAAP diluted common shares due to the reported loss from continuing operations under GAAP, but are included for non-GAAP diluted common shares since the Company has non-GAAP income from continuing operations. All other periods presented were computed using number of GAAP diluted shares outstanding for each period.