Vicor Corporation Reports Results for the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2018

ANDOVER, MA, April 24, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vicor Corporation (NASDAQ:VICR) today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2018.  These results will be discussed later today at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, during management’s quarterly investor conference call.  The details for the call are presented below. 

Revenues for the first quarter ended March 31, 2018 increased to $65,269,000, compared to $54,462,000 for the corresponding period a year ago, and increased from $58,771,000 for the fourth quarter of 2017. First quarter bookings increased to $81,907,000 from $57,891,000 for the corresponding period a year ago, and increased from $71,343,000 for the fourth quarter of 2017.

Gross margin increased to $30,211,000 for the first quarter of 2018, compared to $23,652,000 for the corresponding period a year ago, and increased from $26,931,000 for the fourth quarter of 2017.  Gross margin, as a percentage of revenue, increased to 46.3% for the first quarter of 2018, compared to 43.4% for the corresponding period a year ago, and increased from 45.8% for the fourth quarter of 2017. 

Net income for the first quarter was $3,943,000, or $0.10 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $(974,000), or $(0.02) per share, for the corresponding period a year ago and net income of $1,611,000, or $0.04 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2017.      

Cash used for operating activities totaled $812,000 for the first quarter of 2018, compared to cash used for operating activities of $1,347,000 for the corresponding period a year ago and cash used for operating activities of $3,752,000 for the preceding fourth quarter of 2017. Cash and cash equivalents sequentially decreased by $1,552,000 to approximately $42,678,000 at the end of the first quarter of 2018 from $44,230,000 at the end of the fourth quarter of 2017.

Total backlog at the end of the first quarter of 2018 was $89,975,000, compared to $73,054,000 at the end of 2017.

Commenting on recent developments, Dr. Patrizio Vinciarelli, Chief Executive Officer, stated, “The transition of XPUs (CPUs, GPUs and ASICs) to 48V is accelerating with the recent introduction of GPUs whose high performance is enabled by Power-on-Package (“PoP”) Modular Current Multipliers (“MCMs”). We believe data center and automotive applications of accelerated computing platforms will bring about broader conversion from 12V legacy infrastructure to 48V to efficiently power AI processors that draw more than 1000 Amperes at less than 1V while demanding greater I/O connectivity. This emerging trend is being reflected in our bookings and revenue growth.”

Dr. Vinciarelli continued, “With $90 million in backlog as of the end of Q1, Q2 revenues may increase nearly 10% sequentially. With rising volumes and economies of scale, gross margins are also expected to increase.”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

For more information on Vicor and its products, please visit the Company’s website at www.vicorpower.com.

Earnings Conference Call

Vicor will be holding its investor conference call today, Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.  Shareholders interested in participating in the call should call 888-419-5570 at approximately 4:50 p.m. and use the Passcode 77979059.  Internet users may listen to a real-time audio broadcast of the conference call on the Investor Relations section of Vicor’s website at www.vicorpower.com.  Please go to the website at least 15 minutes prior to the call to register, download and install any necessary software.  For those who cannot participate in the conference call, a replay will be available, shortly after the conclusion of the call, through May 9, 2018.  The replay dial-in number is 888-286-8010 and the Passcode is 74685691.  In addition, a webcast replay of the conference call will also be available on the Investor Relations section of Vicor’s website at www.vicorpower.com beginning shortly after the conclusion of the call.

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  Any statement in this press release that is not a statement of historical fact is a forward-looking statement, and, the words “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “estimates,” “plans,” “assumes,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “should,” “continue,” “prospective,” “project,” and other similar expressions identify forward-looking statements.  Forward-looking statements also include statements regarding bookings, shipments, revenue, profitability, targeted markets, increase in manufacturing capacity and utilization thereof, future products and capital resources. These statements are based upon management’s current expectations and estimates as to the prospective events and circumstances that may or may not be within the company’s control and as to which there can be no assurance.  Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those economic, business, operational and financial considerations set forth in Vicor’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, under Part I, Item I — “Business,” under Part I, Item 1A — “Risk Factors,” under Part I, Item 3 — “Legal Proceedings,” and under Part II, Item 7 — “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”  The risk factors set forth in the Annual Report on Form 10-K may not be exhaustive.  Therefore, the information contained in the Annual Report on Form 10-K should be read together with other reports and documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time, including Forms 10-Q, 8-K and 10-K, which may supplement, modify, supersede or update those risk factors.  Vicor does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of future events or developments.

Vicor Corporation designs, develops, manufactures and markets modular power components and complete power systems based upon a portfolio of patented technologies.  Headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, Vicor sells its products primarily to customers in the higher-performance, higher-power segments of the power systems market, including aerospace and defense electronics, enterprise and high performance computing, industrial equipment and automation, telecommunications and network infrastructure, and vehicles and transportation markets.

For further information contact:
                                                     
James A. Simms, Chief Financial Officer
Voice: 978-470-2900
Facsimile: 978-749-3439
invrel@vicorpower.com