Seagate Technology Reports Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2017 Financial Results
Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ: STX) (the “Company” or “Seagate”) today reported financial results for the quarter and fiscal
year ended June 30, 2017. For the fourth quarter, the Company reported revenue of $2.4 billion, gross margin of 27.7%, net income
of $114 million and diluted earnings per share of $0.38. On a non-GAAP basis, which excludes the net impact of certain items,
Seagate reported gross margin of 28.9%, net income of $192 million and diluted earnings per share of $0.65.
During the fourth quarter, the Company generated $243 million in cash flow from operations and returned approximately $400
million to shareholders in the form of dividends and share repurchases.
For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017, the Company reported revenue of $10.8 billion, gross margin of 29.5%, net income of
$772 million and diluted earnings per share of $2.58. On a non-GAAP basis, Seagate reported gross margin of 30.5%, net income of
$1.2 billion and diluted earnings per share of $4.12.
In fiscal year 2017, the Company generated approximately $1.9 billion in cash flow from operations and returned 53% of that to
shareholders in cash dividends of $561 million and share repurchases of 12.1 million ordinary shares for $460 million. Seagate’s
balance sheet remains healthy and during the fiscal year the Company successfully raised $1.25 billion in investment-grade debt and
repurchased and redeemed approximately $316 million of outstanding debt. Cash and cash equivalents totaled approximately $2.5
billion at the end of the fiscal year. There were 292 million ordinary shares issued and outstanding as of the end of the fiscal
year.
“The results of our performance this fiscal year reflect improved year-over-year profitability of our storage product portfolio
and business operations,” said Steve Luczo, Seagate’s chairman and chief executive officer. “Although the near-term dynamics of
technology shifts present demand variations for the storage industry from time to time, we continue to see growing storage demand
in the long-run driven by the proliferation of data growth from new technologies, emerging industries, and growing businesses. We
believe we have the vision, products, technology and experience to ensure our long-term success and shareholder value.”
For a detailed reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP results, see accompanying financial tables.
Seagate has issued a Supplemental Financial Information document, which is available on Seagate’s Investors Relations website at
www.seagate.com/investors.
Quarterly Cash Dividend
The Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.63 per share, which will be
payable on October 4, 2017 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on September 20, 2017. The payment of any future
quarterly dividends will be at the discretion of the Board and will be dependent upon Seagate’s financial position, results of
operations, available cash, cash flow, capital requirements and other factors deemed relevant by the Board.
Investor Communications
Seagate management will hold a public webcast today at 6:00 a.m. Pacific Time that can be accessed on its Investor Relations
website at www.seagate.com/investors. During today’s webcast, the Company will provide an outlook for its first fiscal
quarter of 2018, including key underlying assumptions.
An archived audio webcast of this event will be available on Seagate’s Investors Relations website at www.seagate.com/investors shortly following the event conclusion.
About Seagate
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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933
and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each as amended, including, in particular, statements about the
Company’s plans, strategies and prospects, financial projections, estimates of industry growth, market demand, shifts in technology
and dividend issuance plans for the fiscal quarter ending September 29, 2017 and beyond. These statements identify prospective
information and may include words such as “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,”
“projects,” “should,” “may,” “will,” or the negative of these words, variations of these words and comparable terminology. These
forward-looking statements are based on information available to the Company as of the date of this report and are based on
management’s current views and assumptions. These forward-looking statements are conditioned upon and also involve a number of
known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results, performance or events to differ
materially from those anticipated by these forward-looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties, and other factors may be beyond
the Company’s control and may pose a risk to the Company’s operating and financial condition. Such risks and uncertainties include,
but are not limited to: items that may be identified during its financial statement closing process that cause adjustments to the
estimates included in this report; the uncertainty in global economic conditions; the impact of the variable demand and adverse
pricing environment for disk drives; the Company’s ability to successfully qualify, manufacture and sell its disk drive products in
increasing volumes on a cost-effective basis and with acceptable quality; the impact of competitive product announcements; the
Company’s ability to achieve projected cost savings in connection with restructuring plans; possible excess industry supply with
respect to particular disk drive products; disruptions to its supply chain or production capabilities; unexpected advances in
competing technologies or changes in market trends; the development and introduction of products based on new technologies and
expansion into new data storage markets; the Company’s ability to comply with certain covenants in its credit facilities with
respect to financial ratios and financial condition tests; currency fluctuations that may impact the Company’s margins and
international sales; cyber-attacks or other data breaches that disrupt the Company’s operations or results in the dissemination of
proprietary or confidential information and cause reputational harm; and fluctuations in interest rates. Information concerning
risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause results to differ materially from the expectations described in this press
release is contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on
August 5, 2016, the “Risk Factors” section of which is incorporated into this press release by reference, and other documents
filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as
representing the Company’s views as of any subsequent date and the Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking
statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made.
The inclusion of Seagate’s website address in this press release is intended to be an inactive textual reference only and not
an active hyperlink. The information contained in, or that can be accessed through, Seagate’s website and social media channels are
not part of this press release.
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SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY PLC
|
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
|
(In millions)
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
June 30,
2017
|
|
July 1,
2016 (a)
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
2,539 |
|
|
$ |
1,125 |
Short-term investments |
|
— |
|
|
6 |
Accounts receivable, net |
|
1,199 |
|
|
1,318 |
Inventories |
|
982 |
|
|
868 |
Other current assets |
|
321 |
|
|
216 |
Total current assets |
|
5,041 |
|
|
3,533 |
Property, equipment and leasehold improvements, net |
|
1,875 |
|
|
2,160 |
Goodwill |
|
1,238 |
|
|
1,237 |
Other intangible assets, net |
|
281 |
|
|
448 |
Deferred income taxes |
|
609 |
|
|
616 |
Other assets, net |
|
224 |
|
|
219 |
Total Assets |
|
$ |
9,268 |
|
|
$ |
8,213 |
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY |
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable |
|
$ |
1,626 |
|
|
$ |
1,517 |
Accrued employee compensation |
|
237 |
|
|
184 |
Accrued warranty |
|
113 |
|
|
104 |
Accrued expenses |
|
650 |
|
|
444 |
Total current liabilities |
|
2,626 |
|
|
2,249 |
Long-term accrued warranty |
|
120 |
|
|
102 |
Long-term accrued income taxes |
|
15 |
|
|
14 |
Other non-current liabilities |
|
122 |
|
|
164 |
Long-term debt |
|
5,021 |
|
|
4,091 |
Total Liabilities |
|
7,904 |
|
|
6,620 |
|
|
|
|
|
Equity: |
|
|
|
|
Total Equity |
|
1,364 |
|
|
1,593 |
Total Liabilities and Equity |
|
$ |
9,268 |
|
|
$ |
8,213 |
(a) The information in this column was derived from the Company’s audited Consolidated Balance Sheet as of July 1,
2016.
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SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY PLC
|
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
|
(In millions, except per share data)
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the Three Months Ended |
|
For the Fiscal Years Ended |
|
|
June 30,
2017
|
|
July 1,
2016
|
|
June 30,
2017
|
|
July 1,
2016 (a)
|
Revenue |
|
$ |
2,406 |
|
|
$ |
2,654 |
|
|
$ |
10,771 |
|
|
$ |
11,160 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of revenue |
|
1,740 |
|
|
1,992 |
|
|
7,597 |
|
|
8,545 |
|
Product development |
|
288 |
|
|
307 |
|
|
1,232 |
|
|
1,237 |
|
Marketing and administrative |
|
149 |
|
|
143 |
|
|
606 |
|
|
635 |
|
Amortization of intangibles |
|
19 |
|
|
29 |
|
|
104 |
|
|
123 |
|
Restructuring and other, net |
|
14 |
|
|
80 |
|
|
178 |
|
|
175 |
|
Total operating expenses |
|
2,210 |
|
|
2,551 |
|
|
9,717 |
|
|
10,715 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from operations |
|
196 |
|
|
103 |
|
|
1,054 |
|
|
445 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income |
|
5 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
12 |
|
|
3 |
|
Interest expense |
|
(62 |
) |
|
(51 |
) |
|
(222 |
) |
|
(193 |
) |
Other, net |
|
(19 |
) |
|
1 |
|
|
(29 |
) |
|
19 |
|
Other expense, net |
|
(76 |
) |
|
(49 |
) |
|
(239 |
) |
|
(171 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before income taxes |
|
120 |
|
|
54 |
|
|
815 |
|
|
274 |
|
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes |
|
6 |
|
|
(16 |
) |
|
43 |
|
|
26 |
|
Net income |
|
$ |
114 |
|
|
$ |
70 |
|
|
$ |
772 |
|
|
$ |
248 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income per share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
|
$ |
0.39 |
|
|
$ |
0.23 |
|
|
$ |
2.61 |
|
|
$ |
0.83 |
|
Diluted |
|
0.38 |
|
|
0.23 |
|
|
2.58 |
|
|
0.82 |
|
Number of shares used in per share calculations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
|
294 |
|
|
299 |
|
|
296 |
|
|
299 |
|
Diluted |
|
297 |
|
|
300 |
|
|
299 |
|
|
302 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash dividends declared per share |
|
$ |
0.63 |
|
|
$ |
0.63 |
|
|
$ |
2.52 |
|
|
$ |
2.43 |
|
(a) The information in this column was derived from the Company’s audited Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year
ended July 1, 2016.
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SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY PLC
|
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
|
(In millions)
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the Fiscal Years Ended |
|
|
June 30,
2017
|
|
July 1,
2016 (a)
|
OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
$ |
772 |
|
|
$ |
248 |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
749 |
|
|
815 |
|
Share-based compensation |
|
137 |
|
|
120 |
|
Loss (gain) on redemption and repurchase of debt |
|
7 |
|
|
(3 |
) |
Impairment of long-lived assets |
|
42 |
|
|
26 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
3 |
|
|
(2 |
) |
Other non-cash operating activities, net |
|
20 |
|
|
12 |
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable, net |
|
122 |
|
|
464 |
|
Inventories |
|
(114 |
) |
|
145 |
|
Accounts payable |
|
121 |
|
|
(24 |
) |
Accrued employee compensation |
|
53 |
|
|
(78 |
) |
Accrued expenses, income taxes and warranty |
|
47 |
|
|
(42 |
) |
Other assets and liabilities |
|
(43 |
) |
|
(1 |
) |
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
1,916 |
|
|
1,680 |
|
INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
Acquisition of property, equipment and leasehold improvements |
|
(434 |
) |
|
(587 |
) |
Purchases of strategic investments |
|
(37 |
) |
|
— |
|
Maturities of short-term investments |
|
6 |
|
|
— |
|
Cash used in acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired |
|
— |
|
|
(634 |
) |
Other investing activities, net |
|
6 |
|
|
10 |
|
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
(459 |
) |
|
(1,211 |
) |
FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
Net proceeds from issuance of long-term debt |
|
1,232 |
|
|
— |
|
Redemption and repurchase of debt |
|
(316 |
) |
|
(22 |
) |
Proceeds from issuance of ordinary shares under employee stock plans |
|
86 |
|
|
79 |
|
Dividends to shareholders |
|
(561 |
) |
|
(727 |
) |
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards |
|
(27 |
) |
|
(56 |
) |
Repurchases of ordinary shares |
|
(460 |
) |
|
(1,090 |
) |
Other financing activities, net |
|
— |
|
|
(4 |
) |
Net cash used in financing activities |
|
(46 |
) |
|
(1,820 |
) |
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
|
|
— |
|
|
(3 |
) |
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
|
1,411 |
|
|
(1,354 |
) |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the beginning of the year |
|
1,132 |
|
|
2,486 |
|
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of the year |
|
$ |
2,543 |
|
|
$ |
1,132 |
|
(a) The information in this column was derived from the Company’s audited Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the year
ended July 1, 2016.
Use of non-GAAP financial information
The Company uses non-GAAP measures of adjusted revenue, gross margin, net income, diluted earnings per share and operating
expenses which are adjusted from results based on GAAP to exclude certain expenses, gains and losses. These non-GAAP financial
measures may be provided to enhance the user’s overall understanding of the Company’s current financial performance and its
prospects for the future. Specifically, the Company believes non-GAAP results provide useful information to both management and
investors as these non-GAAP results exclude certain expenses, gains and losses that it believes are not indicative of its core
operating results and because it is similar to the approach used in connection with the financial models and estimates published by
financial analysts who follow the Company.
These non-GAAP results are some of the primary measurements management uses to assess the Company’s performance, allocate
resources and plan for future periods. Reported non-GAAP results should only be considered as supplemental to results prepared in
accordance with GAAP, and not considered as a substitute for, or superior to, GAAP results. These non-GAAP measures may differ from
the non-GAAP measures reported by other companies in its industry.
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SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY PLC
|
ADJUSTMENTS TO GAAP NET INCOME AND DILUTED NET INCOME PER SHARE
|
(In millions, except per share amounts)
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the Three
Months Ended
June 30, 2017
|
|
For the Fiscal
Year Ended
June 30, 2017
|
Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
GAAP Net Income |
|
|
|
$ |
114 |
|
|
$ |
772 |
|
Non-GAAP adjustments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue |
|
A |
|
— |
|
|
(1 |
) |
Cost of revenue |
|
B |
|
30 |
|
|
109 |
|
Product development |
|
C |
|
13 |
|
|
44 |
|
Marketing and administrative |
|
D |
|
3 |
|
|
4 |
|
Amortization of intangibles |
|
E |
|
18 |
|
|
99 |
|
Restructuring and other, net |
|
F |
|
14 |
|
|
178 |
|
Other expense, net |
|
G |
|
6 |
|
|
30 |
|
Provision for income taxes |
|
H |
|
(6 |
) |
|
(3 |
) |
Non-GAAP net income |
|
|
|
$ |
192 |
|
|
$ |
1,232 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reconciliation of GAAP Diluted Net Income Per Share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
GAAP |
|
|
|
$ |
0.38 |
|
|
$ |
2.58 |
|
Non-GAAP |
|
|
|
$ |
0.65 |
|
|
$ |
4.12 |
|
Shares used in diluted net income per share calculation |
|
|
|
297 |
|
|
299 |
|
A
|
|
For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017, Revenue has been adjusted on a non-GAAP
basis for changes in the sales provision for discontinued products. |
|
|
|
B
|
|
For the three months and fiscal year ended June 30, 2017, Cost of revenue has been
adjusted on a non-GAAP to exclude amortization of intangibles associated with acquisitions, accelerated depreciation, the write
off of certain fixed assets and inventory related to restructuring and other charges. |
|
|
|
C
|
|
For the three months and fiscal year ended June 30, 2017, Product development
expenses have been adjusted on a non-GAAP basis to exclude accelerated depreciation and the write off of certain assets related
to restructuring and other charges. |
|
|
|
D
|
|
For the three months and fiscal year ended June 30, 2017, Marketing and
administrative expenses have been adjusted on a non-GAAP basis primarily to reflect the impact of certain strategic development
costs and the write off of certain fixed assets. |
|
|
|
E
|
|
For the three months and fiscal year ended June 30, 2017, Amortization of intangibles
primarily related to our acquisitions has been excluded on a non-GAAP basis. |
|
|
|
F
|
|
For the three months and fiscal year ended June 30, 2017, Restructuring and other,
net, has been adjusted on a non-GAAP basis primarily related to reductions in our workforce and facility exit costs as a result
of our ongoing focus on cost efficiencies in all areas of our business. |
|
|
|
G
|
|
For the three months and fiscal year ended June 30, 2017, Other expense, net, has
been adjusted on a non-GAAP basis to exclude the net impact of losses recognized on the early redemption and repurchase of debt
and impairment of certain strategic investments. |
|
|
|
H
|
|
For the three months and fiscal year ended June 30, 2017, Provision for income taxes
represents the tax effects of non-GAAP adjustments determined using a hybrid with and without method and effective tax rate for
the applicable adjustment and jurisdiction. |
|
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