FREMONT, CA--(Marketwired - Oct 29, 2015) - AXT, Inc. (
Third Quarter 2015 Results
Revenue for the third quarter of 2015 was $18.4 million compared with $21.0 million in the second quarter of 2015.
Gross margin was 25.1 percent of revenue for the third quarter of 2015, compared with 20.9 percent of revenue in the second quarter of 2015.
Operating expenses were $5.3 million in the third quarter of 2015, compared with $5.2 million in the second quarter of 2015.
Operating loss for the third quarter of 2015 was $0.7 million compared with $0.8 million in the second quarter of 2015.
Net interest and other income for the third quarter of 2015 was $0.8 million, compared with $1.1 million in the second quarter of 2015.
Net profit in the third quarter of 2015 was $42,000 compared with a net loss of $3,000 the second quarter of 2015.
Management Qualitative Comments
"Our business has continued to evolve as a direct reflection of the transformation in our industry," said Morris Young, chief executive officer. "We are seeing a growing shift within our revenue base towards indium phosphide, which has surpassed both semi-insulating gallium arsenide and semi-conducting gallium arsenide as the single largest segment of substrates in our sales composition. Its growth as a percentage of our revenues has had a favorable effect on our results. This was evident in Q3 as softness in other parts of our business caused us to fall short of our revenue guidance, but we outperformed our bottom line guidance to achieve break even profitability. We continue to actively invest in our future through focused R&D, technology M&A and the upgrade of our manufacturing infrastructure. We believe we are making the right investments to maximize our business opportunity and drive increased value for our shareholders."
Conference Call
The company will host a conference call to discuss these results today at 1:30 p.m. PT. The conference call can be accessed at (719) 457-2083 (passcode 968071). The call will also be simulcast on the Internet at www.axt.com. Replays will be available at (719) 457-0820 (passcode 968071) until November 5, 2015. Financial and statistical information to be discussed in the call will be available on the company's website immediately prior to commencement of the call. Additional investor information can be accessed at http://www.axt.com or by calling the company's Investor Relations Department at (510) 438-4700.
About AXT, Inc.
AXT designs, develops, manufactures and distributes high-performance compound and single element semiconductor substrates comprising gallium arsenide (GaAs), indium phosphide (InP) and germanium (Ge) through its manufacturing facilities in Beijing, China. In addition, AXT maintains its sales, administration and customer service functions at its headquarters in Fremont, California. The company's substrate products are used primarily in lighting display applications, wireless communications, fiber optic communications and solar cell. Its vertical gradient freeze (VGF) technique for manufacturing semiconductor substrates provides significant benefits over other methods and enabled AXT to become a leading manufacturer of such substrates. AXT has manufacturing facilities in China and invests in joint ventures in China producing raw materials. For more information, see AXT's website at http://www.axt.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
The foregoing paragraphs contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Federal securities laws, including, for example, statements regarding the market demand for our products, our market opportunity, and our expectations with respect to our business prospects. These forward-looking statements are based upon assumptions that are subject to uncertainties and factors relating to the company's operations and business environment, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements contained in the foregoing discussion. These uncertainties and factors include but are not limited to: overall conditions in the markets in which the company competes; global financial conditions and uncertainties; policies and regulations in China; market acceptance and demand for the company's products; the impact of factory closures or other events causing delays by our customers on the timing of sales of our products; our ability to control costs, our ability to utilize our manufacturing capacity; product yields and their impact on gross margins; and other factors as set forth in the company's annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and other filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each of these factors is difficult to predict and many are beyond the company's control. The company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
FINANCIAL TABLES TO FOLLOW
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | ||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited, in thousands, except per share data) | ||||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||||
2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 | |||||||||||||||
Revenue | $ | 18,371 | $ | 23,138 | $ | 59,445 | $ | 63,932 | ||||||||||
Cost of revenue | 13,766 | 17,820 | 45,706 | 51,736 | ||||||||||||||
Gross profit | 4,605 | 5,318 | 13,739 | 12,196 | ||||||||||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative | 3,659 | 3,505 | 12,685 | 10,629 | ||||||||||||||
Research and development | 1,657 | 1,160 | 4,287 | 2,922 | ||||||||||||||
Restructuring charge | -- | -- | -- | 907 | ||||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 5,316 | 4,665 | 16,972 | 14,458 | ||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from operations | (711 | ) | 653 | (3,233 | ) | (2,262 | ) | |||||||||||
Interest income, net | 102 | 106 | 307 | 360 | ||||||||||||||
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures | 167 | 390 | 777 | 1,502 | ||||||||||||||
Other income (expense), net | 496 | (236 | ) | 1,755 | 250 | |||||||||||||
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes | 54 | 913 | (394 | ) | (150 | ) | ||||||||||||
Provision for income taxes | 7 | 43 | 334 | 254 | ||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) | 47 | 870 | (728 | ) | (404 | ) | ||||||||||||
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest | (5 | ) | (226 | ) | (257 | ) | (673 | ) | ||||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to AXT, Inc. | $ | 42 | $ | 644 | $ | (985 | ) | $ | (1,077 | ) | ||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to AXT, Inc. per common share: | ||||||||||||||||||
Basic | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | 0.02 | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | (0.04 | ) | |||||||
Diluted | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | 0.02 | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | (0.04 | ) | |||||||
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding: | ||||||||||||||||||
Basic | 31,988 | 32,504 | 32,262 | 32,416 | ||||||||||||||
Diluted | 31,988 | 32,738 | 32,262 | 32,416 | ||||||||||||||
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | ||||||||||
(Unaudited, in thousands) | ||||||||||
September 30, | December 31, | |||||||||
2015 | 2014 | |||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||
Current assets | ||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 26,185 | $ | 28,814 | ||||||
Short-term investments | 8,551 | 12,340 | ||||||||
Accounts receivable, net | 17,110 | 17,864 | ||||||||
Inventories | 38,087 | 38,574 | ||||||||
Related party notes receivable - current | -- | 171 | ||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 3,619 | 5,430 | ||||||||
Total current assets | 93,552 | 103,193 | ||||||||
Long-term investments | 10,713 | 7,783 | ||||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | 32,346 | 33,862 | ||||||||
Related party notes receivable - long-term | 1,813 | 1,704 | ||||||||
Other assets | 14,721 | 14,975 | ||||||||
Total assets | $ | 153,145 | $ | 161,517 | ||||||
Liabilities and stockholders' equity: | ||||||||||
Current liabilities | ||||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 5,959 | $ | 7,137 | ||||||
Accrued liabilities | 5,513 | 7,634 | ||||||||
Total current liabilities | 11,472 | 14,771 | ||||||||
Long-term portion of royalty payments | 1,294 | 1,725 | ||||||||
Other long-term liabilities | 345 | 333 | ||||||||
Total liabilities | 13,111 | 16,829 | ||||||||
Stockholders' equity: | ||||||||||
Preferred stock | 3,532 | 3,532 | ||||||||
Common stock | 32 | 32 | ||||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 194,381 | 195,419 | ||||||||
Accumulated deficit | (69,378 | ) | (68,393 | ) | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | 5,166 | 7,673 | ||||||||
Total AXT, Inc. stockholders' equity | 133,733 | 138,263 | ||||||||
Noncontrolling interest | 6,301 | 6,425 | ||||||||
Total stockholders' equity | 140,034 | 144,688 | ||||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 153,145 | $ | 161,517 | ||||||
Contact Information:
Contacts:
Gary Fischer
Chief Financial Officer
(510) 438-4700
Leslie Green
Green Communications Consulting, LLC
(650) 312-9060