Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (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, 2006

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 1-5560 04-2302115
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
20 Sylvan Road, Woburn, Massachusetts   01801
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   781-376-3000

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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

The information contained herein and in the accompanying exhibit shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

On July 20, 2006, Skyworks Solutions, Inc. announced its financial results for the three and nine month periods ended June 30, 2006. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement our consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, Skyworks Solutions, Inc. uses non-GAAP financial measures of operating results, net income and earnings per share, which are adjusted from results based on GAAP to exclude certain charges and non-recurring items. These non-GAAP financial measures are provided to enhance the user's overall understan ding of our current financial performance and our prospects for the future. Specifically, we believe the non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to both management and investors by excluding certain charges and non-recurring items that we believe are not indicative of our ongoing operations and economic performance. Additionally, since we have historically reported non-GAAP results to the investment community, the inclusion of non-GAAP financial measures provides consistency in our financial reporting. Further, these non-GAAP financial measures are one of the primary indicators management uses for planning and forecasting in future periods. The presentation of this additional information should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for results prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures is contained in the attached press release.





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits

99.1 Press Release dated July 20, 2006, announcing Skyworks Solutions, Inc.'s financial results for the three and nine month periods ended June 30, 2006.







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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.

         
    Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
          
July 20, 2006   By:   /s/ Allan M. Kline
       
        Name: Allan M. Kline
        Title: Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


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Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description

 
99.1
  Press Release dated July 20, 2006, announcing Skyworks Solutions, Inc.'s financial results for the three and nine month periods ended June 30, 2006.
EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

     
Skyworks Media Relations:
  Skyworks Investor Relations:
 
   
Pilar Barrigas
(949) 231-4700
  Thomas Schiller
(949) 231-3061

Skyworks Reports Third Fiscal Quarter 2006 Results

Delivers $197.1 Million in Revenue with a More Than 50 Percent Sequential
Improvement in Pro Forma Operating Income and $0.05 of Pro Forma Diluted EPS

WOBURN, Mass., July 20, 2006 – Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: SWKS), an industry leader in radio solutions and precision analog semiconductors, today announced revenue of $197.1 million for the third fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2006, up 6 percent sequentially when compared to $185.2 million in the prior quarter and versus $191.5 million in the same period a year ago. Excluding the company’s baseband product area and legacy assembly and test services operation, revenue for the quarter was up 14 percent year over year.

On a pro forma basis, operating income was $10.1 million in the third fiscal quarter, up 51 percent sequentially and yielding pro forma net income of $8.0 million, or $0.05 of pro forma diluted earnings per share, in line with previous guidance. GAAP operating income for the third fiscal quarter was $5.9 million and includes a $3.7 million charge related to the expensing of equity-based compensation in accordance with FASB Statement No. 123( R), resulting in net income of $3.0 million or $0.02 in diluted earnings per share.

Pro forma results, which are a supplement to financial results based on GAAP, exclude certain charges including equity-based compensation, amortization of intangible assets and non-recurring items. The company believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to both management and investors by excluding certain charges and non-recurring items that may not be indicative of Skyworks’ ongoing operations and economic performance.

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“Skyworks’ solid third fiscal quarter results reflect the ramp of several next-generation products supporting tier-one handset OEMs including Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Motorola and LG. In particular, our Intera™ front-end modules and Helios™ radios are increasingly powering some of the world’s most popular EDGE, WEDGE and WCDMA handsets,” said David J. Aldrich, Skyworks’ president and chief executive officer. “This differentiated offering, coupled with the introduction of a new wave of higher margin linear products, is positioning us for substantial growth over the long term.”

Third Fiscal Quarter Highlights

    Supported Samsung’s aggressive migration to EDGE with Helios™ radios across nearly 20 new models, including the SGH-E770 with MP3 functionality, the SGH-E900 fashion handset, the ultra slim SGH-X820 model, and the SGH-S400i slider

    Supplied Motorola compact and highly efficient power amplifiers for their ultra-thin, EVDO-compliant Q multimedia platform

    Powered a suite of Sony Ericsson handsets, including the popular Walkman® music phone and the Cyber-shot™ digital camera models, with front-end modules spanning GSM/GPRS, EDGE and WCDMA air interfaces

    Ramped complete radio solutions for LG’s “Chocolate” CDMA and GPRS series of handsets, a best seller in Korea and the winner of Europe’s 2006 Reddot and iF Design Awards

    Captured a strategic design win with proprietary front-end modules for 802.11n wireless LAN applications, enabling data rates of up to 200 Mbps

Business Outlook

“Our RF solutions continue to gain momentum among leading handset OEMs, highlighted by ramps at Samsung and Sony Ericsson. At the same time, our linear products portfolio is at record backlog with design wins transitioning into production. However, while handset demand remains robust, we experienced isolated forecast changes that reduced our demand signal for the fourth fiscal quarter,” said Allan M. Kline, Skyworks’ vice president and chief financial officer. “Accordingly, we are forecasting September quarterly revenue in the range of $197 to $200 million with pro forma operating income of between $10 and $11 million.”

Pro forma operating income excludes an estimated $4 million of FASB Statement No. 123( R) related expense.

Skyworks will discuss its business outlook in more detail on its conference call to be held with investors and analysts today at 5:00 p.m. eastern time (ET).

Skyworks’ Third Fiscal Quarter 2006 Conference Call

Skyworks will host a conference call at 5:00 p.m. ET time today to discuss results for the third fiscal quarter of 2006 and current business prospects. To listen to the conference call via the Internet, please visit the Investor Relations section of Skyworks’ Web site at www.skyworksinc.com. To listen to the conference call via telephone, please call 866.550.6338 (domestic) or 347.284.6930 (international), security code: Skyworks.

Playback of the conference call will begin at 9 p.m. ET on Thursday, July 20, and end at 9 p.m. ET on Thursday, July 27, 2006. The replay will be available on Skyworks’ Web site or by calling 888.203.1112 (domestic) or 719.457.0820 (international); access code: 6291482#.

About Skyworks

Skyworks Solutions, Inc. is an industry leader in radio solutions and precision analog semiconductors servicing a diversified set of mobile communications applications. The company’s power amplifiers, front-end modules and direct conversion transceivers are at the heart of many of today’s leading-edge multimedia handsets, cellular base stations and wireless networking platforms. Skyworks also offers a portfolio of highly innovative linear products, supporting a diverse set of automotive, broadband, industrial and medical customers.

Headquartered in Woburn, Mass., Skyworks is worldwide with engineering, manufacturing, sales and service facilities throughout Asia, Europe and North America. For more information, please visit Skyworks’ Web site at: www.skyworksinc.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

This news release includes “forward-looking statements” intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include information relating to future results of Skyworks (including certain projections and business trends). Forward-looking statements can often be identified by words such as “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “believes,” “plans,” “may,” “will,” “continue,” similar expressions, and variations or negatives of these words. All such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from those projected, and may affect our future operating results, financial position and cash flows.

These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: global economic and market conditions, such as the cyclical nature of the semiconductor industry and the markets addressed by the company’s and its customers’ products; demand for and market acceptance of new and existing products; the ability to develop, manufacture and market innovative products in a rapidly changing technological environment; the ability to compete with products and prices in an intensely competitive industry; product obsolescence; losses or curtailments of purchases or payments from key customers, or the timing of customer inventory adjustments; the timing of new product introductions; the availability and extent of utilization of raw materials, critical manufacturing equipment and manufacturing capacity; pricing pressures and other competitive factors; changes in product mix; fluctuations in manufacturing yields; the ability to continue to grow and maintain an intellectual property portfolio and obtain needed licenses from third parties; the ability to attract and retain qualified personnel; labor relations of the company, its customers and suppliers; economic, social and political conditions in the countries in which Skyworks, its customers or its suppliers operate, including security and health risks, possible disruptions in transportation networks and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; and the uncertainties of litigation, as well as other risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to those detailed from time to time in the company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof, and the company undertakes no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Note to Editors: Skyworks, Skyworks Solutions and Helios are trademarks or registered trademarks of Skyworks Solutions, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and in other countries. All other brands and names listed are trademarks of their respective companies.

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SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
UNAUDITED GAAP CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

                                                 
                    Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
                    June 30,   July 1,   June 30,   July 1,
                    2006   2005   2006   2005
(in thousands, except per share amounts)                                        
Net revenues
                  $ 197,058     $ 191,532     $ 580,617     $ 602,197  
Cost of goods sold
                    123,711       113,658       363,197       363,705  
 
                                               
Gross profit
                    73,347       77,874       217,420       238,492  
Operating expenses:
                                               
   Research and development
            40,619       39,823       123,606       115,612  
   Selling, general and administrative
    26,333       25,745       75,296       78,027  
   Amortization of intangibles
    536       536       1,608       1,818  
 
                                               
      Total operating expenses
    67,488       66,104       200,510       195,457  
Operating income
                    5,859       11,770       16,910       43,035  
   Interest expense
            (3,231 )     (3,683 )     (11,489 )     (10,851 )
   Other income, net
            1,822       1,536       6,571       3,724  
 
                                               
Income before income taxes
            4,450       9,623       11,992       35,908  
(Credit) provision for income taxes
            1,445       2,234       3,774       13,358  
 
                                               
Net income
                  $ 3,005     $ 7,389     $ 8,218     $ 22,550  
 
                                               
   Earnings per share:
                                       
      Basic
  $ 0.02     $ 0.05     $ 0.05     $ 0.14  
      Diluted
  $ 0.02     $ 0.05     $ 0.05     $ 0.14  
   Weighted average shares:
                                       
      Basic
    159,708       157,809       159,122       157,161  
      Diluted
    160,885       158,682       159,742       158,621  

SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
UNAUDITED RECONCILIATION OF PRO FORMA NON-GAAP MEASURES

                                 
    Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
    June 30,   July 1,   June 30,   July 1,
    2006   2005   2006   2005
(in thousands)
                               
GAAP operating income
  $ 5,859     $ 11,770     $ 16,910     $ 43,035  
Stock-based compensation expense [a]
    3,670             10,289        
Restructuring charges [b]
                1,796        
Lease and leasehold improvements [c]
                      886  
Amortization of intangible assets
    536       536       1,608       1,818  
Pro forma operating income
  $ 10,065     $ 12,306     $ 30,603     $ 45,739  
 
                               
 
                               
 
                               
GAAP net income
  $ 3,005     $ 7,389     $ 8,218     $ 22,550  
Stock-based compensation expense [a]
    3,670             10,289        
Restructuring charges [b]
                1,796        
Lease and leasehold improvements [c]
                      886  
Amortization of intangible assets
    536       536       1,608       1,818  
Deferred financing expense adjustment [d]
                572        
Tax adjustments [e]
    793       1,511       972       10,700  
Pro forma net income
  $ 8,004     $ 9,436     $ 23,455     $ 35,954  
 
                               
 
                               
 
                               
GAAP net income per share, diluted
  $ 0.02     $ 0.05     $ 0.05     $ 0.14  
Stock-based compensation expense [a]
    0.02             0.06        
Restructuring charges [b]
                0.01        
Lease and leasehold improvements [c]
                      0.01  
Amortization of intangible assets
                0.01       0.01  
Deferred financing expense adjustment [d]
                0.01        
Tax adjustments [e]
    0.01       0.01       0.01       0.07  
 
                               
Pro forma net income per share, diluted
  $ 0.05     $ 0.06     $ 0.15     $ 0.23  
 
                               

    [a] These charges represent expense recognized in accordance with FASB Statement No. 123R, Share-Based Payment. Approximately $0.6 million, $1.5 million and $1.6 million were included in cost of goods sold, research and development expense and selling, general and administrative expense, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2006. Approximately $1.5 million, $4.5 million and $4.3 million were included in cost of goods sold, research and development expense and selling, general and administrative expense, respectively, for the nine months ended June 30, 2006.

    [b] The charges recorded during the first quarter of fiscal 2006 primarily related to a continued reduction in the level of activity within the Company’s cellular baseband product area. Approximately $0.4 million, $1.2 million and $0.2 million were included in cost of goods sold, research and development expense and selling, general and administrative expense, respectively.

    [c] These charges represent an aggregate adjustment for the correction of an error in the manner in which the Company accounted for scheduled rent increases and amortization of leasehold improvements.

    [d] This charge represents a reduction in deferred financing costs associated with the redemption of $50.7 million of the Company’s 4.75% convertible subordinated notes.

    [e] During the three months and nine months ended June 30, 2006, this adjustment primarily relates to foreign exchange translation associated with the Company’s foreign deferred tax assets. During the three months ended July 1, 2005, this charge represents a non-cash tax charge related to the utilization of pre-merger deferred tax assets. During the nine months ended July 1, 2005, these charges primarily represent non-cash charges related to the utilization of pre-merger deferred tax assets and a reduction in the expected benefit of foreign deferred tax assets resulting from a change in regulated foreign tax rates.

The above pro forma non-GAAP measures are based upon our unaudited consolidated statements of operations for the periods shown. These non-GAAP financial measures are provided to enhance the user’s overall understanding of our current financial performance and our prospects for the future. Specifically, we believe the non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to both management and investors by excluding certain charges and non-recurring items that we believe are not indicative of our ongoing operations and economic performance. Additionally, since we have historically reported non-GAAP results to the investment community, the inclusion of non-GAAP financial measures provides consistency in our financial reporting. Further, these non-GAAP financial measures are one of the primary indicators management uses for planning and forecasting in future periods. The presentation of this additional information should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for results prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

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SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

                         
            June 30,   Sept. 30,
            2006   2005
(in thousands)                        
Assets
                       
Current assets:
                       
Cash and cash equivalents
          $ 98,505     $ 122,535  
   Short-term investments
    56,005       113,325  
Accounts receivable, net
            204,257       171,454  
Inventories
            101,962       77,400  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    9,964       11,268  
Property, plant and equipment, net
    159,232       150,838  
Goodwill and intangible assets, net
    508,094       511,119  
Other assets
            28,743       29,904  
Total assets
          $ 1,166,762     $ 1,187,843  
 
                       
Liabilities and Equity
                       
Current liabilities:
                       
Short-term debt
          $ 50,000     $ 50,000  
Accounts payable
            75,804       72,276  
Accrued liabilities and other current liabilities
    35,877       35,959  
Long-term debt
            179,335       230,000  
Other long-term liabilities
            7,214       7,044  
Stockholders’ equity
            818,532       792,564  
Total liabilities and equity
          $ 1,166,762     $ 1,187,843  
 
                       

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