Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. FY 1999 Results (In thousands, except per share data) Operating Results: Three Months Ended Six Months Ended Nov-98 Nov-97 Nov-98 Nov-97 Net sales $45,349 $59,872 $90,541 $116,991 Gross margin 22,538 32,606 44,938 64,841 Operating expenses: Selling, service and administrative 13,306 14,703 26,771 28,272 Research, engineering and development 6,743 7,032 14,217 13,818 Merger related expenses 0 0 0 11,124 Total operating expenses 20,049 21,735 40,988 53,214 Operating income 2,489 10,871 3,950 11,627 Interest income 273 420 641 910 Other income (expense) 47 267 91 324 Income before income taxes 2,809 11,558 4,682 12,861 Provision for income taxes 960 3,583 1,592 6,804 Net income $1,849 $7,975 $3,090 $6,057 Net income per share - Basic $0.16 $0.72 $0.27 $0.55 Net income per share - Diluted $0.16 $0.70 $0.27 $0.53 Pro-forma EPS - Basic * N/A N/A N/A $1.46 Pro-forma EPS - Diluted * N/A N/A N/A $1.42 *Excludes the acquired research and development charge and transaction costs of mergers in fiscal 1998. Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. Analysis of FY 1999 Results (In thousands, except percentages) Three Months Ended Six Months Ended Nov-98 Nov-97 Nov-98 Nov-97 Sales detail: Semiconductor yield improvement systems $14,849 $16,612 $29,532 34,383 Capacitor production equipment 9,954 17,565 17,770 33,128 Laser fine tuning systems 6,181 4,886 13,129 11,278 Electronic packaging 11,096 10,365 22,784 17,950 Vision systems 3,270 10,444 7,327 20,252 Total $45,349 $59,872 $90,541 $116,991 Gross margin % 49.7% 54.5% 49.7% 55.5% Selling, service and administrative expense % 29.3% 24.6% 29.6% 24.2% Research, engineering and development expense % * 14.9% 11.7% 15.7% 11.8% Operating income margin % * 5.5% 18.2% 4.4% 19.4% Effective tax rate % * 34.2% 31.0% 34.0% 33.0% Average shares outstanding - Basic 11,400 11,075 11,392 11,022 Average shares outstanding - Diluted 11,584 11,417 11,619 11,363 *Excludes the acquired research and development charge and transaction costs of mergers in fiscal 1998. Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. FY 1999 Results (In thousands) Financial Position As Of: Nov-98 Aug-98 May-98 Cash and S/T investments $33,185 $31,513 $38,916 Trade receivables 70,762 69,569 61,890 Inventory 50,600 49,491 49,805 Deferred tax assets 4,788 4,788 4,788 Other current assets 4,733 5,315 3,558 Total current assets 164,068 160,676 158,957 Property and equipment, net 30,321 28,746 27,638 Deferred tax assets 2,692 2,692 2,692 Other assets 9,934 10,835 10,156 Total assets $207,015 $202,949 $199,443 Current liabilities $19,691 $18,455 $17,162 Long-term debt 0 0 0 Shareholders' equity 187,324 184,494 182,281 Total liabilities and equity $207,015 $202,949 $199,443 End of period shares outstanding 11,404 11,397 11,368 SOURCE Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. -0- 12/17/98 /CONTACT: investors, Joe Reinhart, 503-671-5500; or media, Kimberly McAlear, 503-671-5233, both of ESI/ /Web site: esio.com |