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Power Integrations Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Financial Results

POWI

Quarterly revenues were $89.5 million; GAAP earnings were $0.25 per diluted share; non-GAAP earnings were $0.22 per diluted share

Company repurchased 680 thousand shares during the quarter for $47 million

Power Integrations (NASDAQ: POWI) today announced financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2023. Net revenues for the fourth quarter were $89.5 million, down 29 percent compared to the prior quarter and down 28 percent from the fourth quarter of 2022. GAAP net income for the fourth quarter was $14.3 million or $0.25 per diluted share compared to $0.34 per diluted share in the prior quarter and $0.40 per diluted share in the fourth quarter of 2022.

For the full year, net revenues were $444.5 million, compared to $651.1 million in the prior year. Full-year GAAP net income was $55.7 million or $0.97 per diluted share compared to $2.93 per diluted share in the prior year. Full-year cash flow from operations was $65.8 million.

In addition to its GAAP results, the company provided non-GAAP measures that for the fourth quarter of 2023 exclude stock-based compensation, amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets and the related tax effects. Non-GAAP net income for the fourth quarter of 2023 was $12.7 million or $0.22 per diluted share compared to $0.46 per diluted share in the prior quarter and $0.48 per diluted share in the fourth quarter of 2022. For the full year, non-GAAP net income was $74.5 million or $1.29 per diluted share compared to $3.29 per diluted share in the prior year. A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial results is included with the tables accompanying this press release.

Commented Balu Balakrishnan, chairman and CEO of Power Integrations: “Fourth-quarter revenues declined as expected, and we project first-quarter sales to be about flat sequentially due to continued soft demand and elevated supply-chain inventories. However, channel inventory fell significantly in the fourth quarter, and we expect a further reduction in the first quarter. Based on lower inventories and seasonal patterns we expect sequential revenue growth beginning in the June quarter. We also expect gross margin to rise in the June quarter driven by the dollar/yen exchange rate, higher manufacturing utilization and end-market mix.”

During the fourth quarter Power Integrations repurchased 680 thousand shares of its common stock for $47.4 million. The company had $26.0 million remaining on its repurchase authorization as of December 31, 2023. Power Integrations paid a dividend of $0.20 per share on December 29, 2023, and will pay a dividend of $0.20 per share on March 29, 2024, to stockholders of record as of February 29, 2024.

Financial Outlook

The company issued the following forecast for the first quarter of 2024:

  • Revenues are expected to be $90 million plus or minus $5 million.
  • GAAP gross margin is expected to be approximately 51.5 percent; non-GAAP gross margin is expected to be approximately 52.5 percent. The difference between GAAP and non-GAAP gross margins is equally attributable to stock-based compensation and amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets.
  • GAAP operating expenses are expected to be approximately $49 million; non-GAAP operating expenses are expected to be approximately $42.5 million. Non-GAAP operating expenses are expected to exclude about $6.5 million of stock-based compensation.

Conference Call Today at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time

Power Integrations management will hold a conference call today at 1:30 p.m. Pacific time. Members of the investment community can register for the call by visiting the following link: https://registrations.events/direct/Q4I24588. A live webcast of the call will also be available on the investor section of the company's website, http://investors.power.com.

About Power Integrations

Power Integrations, Inc. is a leading innovator in semiconductor technologies for high-voltage power conversion. The company’s products are key building blocks in the clean-power ecosystem, enabling the generation of renewable energy as well as the efficient transmission and consumption of power in applications ranging from milliwatts to megawatts. For more information, please visit www.power.com.

Note Regarding Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to the company's consolidated financial statements, which are presented according to GAAP, the company provides certain non-GAAP financial information that excludes stock-based compensation expenses recorded under ASC 718-10, amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, net other operating expenses of $1.1 million in the second quarter of 2022 stemming from a patent-litigation settlement and an offsetting recovery from the liquidation of SemiSouth Laboratories, and the tax effects of these items. The company uses these measures in its financial and operational decision-making and, with respect to one measure, in setting performance targets for compensation purposes. The company believes that these non-GAAP measures offer important analytical tools to help investors understand its operating results, and to facilitate comparability with the results of companies that provide similar measures. Non-GAAP measures have limitations as analytical tools and are not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for GAAP financial information. For example, stock-based compensation is an important component of the company’s compensation mix and will continue to result in significant expenses in the company’s GAAP results for the foreseeable future but is not reflected in the non-GAAP measures. Also, other companies, including companies in Power Integrations’ industry, may calculate non-GAAP measures differently, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures. Reconciliations of non-GAAP measures to GAAP measures are attached to this press release.

Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

The above statements regarding the company’s forecast for its first-quarter financial performance, sequential growth beginning in the second quarter, channel inventory trends and rising gross margins over the course of the year are forward-looking statements reflecting management's current expectations and beliefs. These statements are based on current information that is, by its nature, subject to rapid and even abrupt change. Due to risks and uncertainties associated with the company's business, actual results could differ materially from those projected or implied by these statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the company’s ability to supply products and its ability to conduct other aspects of its business such as competing for new design wins; changes in global economic and geopolitical conditions, including such factors as inflation, armed conflicts and trade negotiations, which may impact the level of demand for the company’s products; potential changes and shifts in customer demand away from end products that utilize the company's integrated circuits to end products that do not incorporate the company's products; the effects of competition, which may cause the company’s revenues to decrease or cause the company to decrease its selling prices for its products; unforeseen costs and expenses; and unfavorable fluctuations in component costs or operating expenses resulting from changes in commodity prices and/or exchange rates. In addition, new product introductions and design wins are subject to the risks and uncertainties that typically accompany development and delivery of complex technologies to the marketplace, including product development delays and defects and market acceptance of the new products. These and other risk factors that may cause actual results to differ are more fully explained under the caption “Risk Factors” in the company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 7, 2023. The company is under no obligation (and expressly disclaims any obligation) to update or alter its forward-looking statements, whether because of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law.

Power Integrations and the Power Integrations logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Power Integrations, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

POWER INTEGRATIONS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(in thousands, except per-share amounts)
Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended

December 31,
2023

September 30,
2023

December 31,
2022

December 31,
2023

December 31,
2022

NET REVENUES

$

89,507

$

125,511

$

124,770

$

444,538

$

651,138

COST OF REVENUES

43,299

59,566

57,416

215,582

284,231

GROSS PROFIT

46,208

65,945

67,354

228,956

366,907

OPERATING EXPENSES:
Research and development

23,505

24,064

23,504

96,067

93,894

Sales and marketing

15,472

16,224

15,493

64,598

62,333

General and administrative

8,282

7,945

7,465

33,232

28,897

Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets

-

-

-

-

241

Other operating expenses, net

-

-

-

-

1,130

Total operating expenses

47,259

48,233

46,462

193,897

186,495

INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS

(1,051

)

17,712

20,892

35,059

180,412

OTHER INCOME

3,282

3,138

785

10,848

3,014

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

2,231

20,850

21,677

45,907

183,426

PROVISION (BENEFIT) FOR INCOME TAXES

(12,040

)

1,054

(1,138

)

(9,828

)

12,575

NET INCOME

$

14,271

$

19,796

$

22,815

$

55,735

$

170,851

EARNINGS PER SHARE:
Basic

$

0.25

$

0.34

$

0.40

$

0.97

$

2.96

Diluted

$

0.25

$

0.34

$

0.40

$

0.97

$

2.93

SHARES USED IN PER-SHARE CALCULATION:
Basic

56,937

57,383

57,094

57,195

57,801

Diluted

57,272

57,741

57,535

57,622

58,371

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended

December 31,
2023

September 30,
2023

December 31,
2022

December 31,
2023

December 31,
2022

Stock-based compensation expenses included in:
Cost of revenues

$

499

$

446

$

405

$

1,692

$

1,132

Research and development

2,947

2,895

2,716

10,939

10,428

Sales and marketing

1,827

1,787

1,643

6,888

6,035

General and administrative

2,230

1,777

1,890

9,009

4,769

Total stock-based compensation expense

$

7,503

$

6,905

$

6,654

$

28,528

$

22,364

Cost of revenues includes:
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets

$

482

$

482

$

482

$

1,928

$

1,928

Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
REVENUE MIX BY END MARKET

December 31,
2023

September 30,
2023

December 31,
2022

December 31,
2023

December 31,
2022

Communications

27

%

32

%

23

%

29

%

21

%

Computer

9

%

10

%

12

%

12

%

10

%

Consumer

29

%

26

%

26

%

27

%

33

%

Industrial

35

%

32

%

39

%

32

%

36

%

POWER INTEGRATIONS, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES TO GAAP RESULTS
(in thousands, except per-share amounts)
Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
December 31,
2023
September 30,
2023
December 31,
2022
December 31,
2023
December 31,
2022
RECONCILIATION OF GROSS PROFIT
GAAP gross profit

$

46,208

$

65,945

$

67,354

$

228,956

$

366,907

GAAP gross margin

51.6

%

52.5

%

54.0

%

51.5

%

56.3

%

Stock-based compensation included in cost of revenues

499

446

405

1,692

1,132

Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets

482

482

482

1,928

1,928

Non-GAAP gross profit

$

47,189

$

66,873

$

68,241

$

232,576

$

369,967

Non-GAAP gross margin

52.7

%

53.3

%

54.7

%

52.3

%

56.8

%

Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
RECONCILIATION OF OPERATING EXPENSES December 31,
2023
September 30,
2023
December 31,
2022
December 31,
2023
December 31,
2022
GAAP operating expenses

$

47,259

$

48,233

$

46,462

$

193,897

$

186,495

Less: Stock-based compensation expense included in operating expenses
Research and development

2,947

2,895

2,716

10,939

10,428

Sales and marketing

1,827

1,787

1,643

6,888

6,035

General and administrative

2,230

1,777

1,890

9,009

4,769

Total

7,004

6,459

6,249

26,836

21,232

Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets

-

-

-

-

241

Other operating expenses, net

-

-

-

-

1,130

Non-GAAP operating expenses

$

40,255

$

41,774

$

40,213

$

167,061

$

163,892

Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
RECONCILIATION OF INCOME FROM OPERATIONS December 31,
2023
September 30,
2023
December 31,
2022
December 31,
2023
December 31,
2022
GAAP income (loss) from operations

$

(1,051

)

$

17,712

$

20,892

$

35,059

$

180,412

GAAP operating margin

-1.2

%

14.1

%

16.7

%

7.9

%

27.7

%

Add: Total stock-based compensation

7,503

6,905

6,654

28,528

22,364

Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets

482

482

482

1,928

2,169

Other operating expenses, net

-

-

-

-

1,130

Non-GAAP income from operations

$

6,934

$

25,099

$

28,028

$

65,515

$

206,075

Non-GAAP operating margin

7.7

%

20.0

%

22.5

%

14.7

%

31.6

%

Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
RECONCILIATION OF PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES December 31,
2023
September 30,
2023
December 31,
2022
December 31,
2023
December 31,
2022
GAAP provision (benefit) for income taxes

$

(12,040

)

$

1,054

$

(1,138

)

$

(9,828

)

$

12,575

GAAP effective tax rate

-539.7

%

5.1

%

-5.2

%

-21.4

%

6.9

%

Tax effect of adjustments to GAAP results

(9,556

)

(580

)

(2,085

)

(11,653

)

(4,582

)

Non-GAAP provision (benefit) for income taxes

$

(2,484

)

$

1,634

$

947

$

1,825

$

17,157

Non-GAAP effective tax rate

-24.3

%

5.8

%

3.3

%

2.4

%

8.2

%

Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME PER SHARE (DILUTED) December 31,
2023
September 30,
2023
December 31,
2022
December 31,
2023
December 31,
2022
GAAP net income

$

14,271

$

19,796

$

22,815

$

55,735

$

170,851

Adjustments to GAAP net income
Stock-based compensation

7,503

6,905

6,654

28,528

22,364

Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets

482

482

482

1,928

2,169

Other operating expenses, net

-

-

-

-

1,130

Tax effect of items excluded from non-GAAP results

(9,556

)

(580

)

(2,085

)

(11,653

)

(4,582

)

Non-GAAP net income

$

12,700

$

26,603

$

27,866

$

74,538

$

191,932

Average shares outstanding for calculation of non-GAAP net income per share (diluted)

57,272

57,741

57,535

57,622

58,371

Non-GAAP net income per share (diluted)

$

0.22

$

0.46

$

0.48

$

1.29

$

3.29

GAAP net income per share (diluted)

$

0.25

$

0.34

$

0.40

$

0.97

$

2.93

POWER INTEGRATIONS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands)
December 31, 2023 September 30, 2023 December 31, 2022
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents

$

63,929

$

94,743

$

105,372

Short-term marketable securities

247,640

261,896

248,441

Accounts receivable, net

14,674

28,539

20,836

Inventories

163,164

150,246

135,420

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

22,193

20,692

15,004

Total current assets

511,600

556,116

525,073

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net

164,213

166,391

176,681

INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net

4,424

4,967

6,597

GOODWILL

91,849

91,849

91,849

DEFERRED TAX ASSETS

28,325

28,943

19,034

OTHER ASSETS

19,457

17,224

20,862

Total assets

$

819,868

$

865,490

$

840,096

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable

$

26,390

$

28,553

$

30,088

Accrued payroll and related expenses

13,551

13,778

14,778

Taxes payable

1,016

774

938

Other accrued liabilities

7,910

10,316

12,572

Total current liabilities

48,867

53,421

58,376

LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:
Income taxes payable

6,244

16,724

15,757

Other liabilities

12,516

10,288

10,747

Total liabilities

67,627

80,433

84,880

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Common stock

23

23

24

Additional paid-in capital

-

19,429

-

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(1,462

)

(5,730

)

(7,344

)

Retained earnings

753,680

771,335

762,536

Total stockholders' equity

752,241

785,057

755,216

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

819,868

$

865,490

$

840,096

POWER INTEGRATIONS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
December 31,
2023
September 30,
2023
December 31,
2022
December 31,
2023
December 31,
2022
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income

$

14,271

$

19,796

$

22,815

$

55,735

$

170,851

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities
Depreciation

8,887

8,663

8,875

35,203

34,930

Amortization of intangible assets

543

544

544

2,173

2,415

Loss on disposal of property and equipment

14

64

209

100

1,371

Stock-based compensation expense

7,503

6,905

6,654

28,528

22,364

Amortization of premium (accretion of discount) on marketable securities

(497

)

(273

)

654

(351

)

3,292

Deferred income taxes

705

(7,170

)

4,824

(9,247

)

(2,566

)

Increase (decrease) in accounts receivable allowance for credit losses

-

-

-

(454

)

690

Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable

13,865

3,538

(4,761

)

6,616

19,867

Inventories

(12,918

)

(505

)

(15,328

)

(27,744

)

(36,154

)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

(346

)

6,404

(1,085

)

(1,183

)

7,343

Accounts payable

(2,553

)

(11,695

)

2,038

(5,435

)

(3,836

)

Taxes payable and other accrued liabilities

(13,207

)

455

(1,341

)

(18,182

)

(5,224

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

16,267

26,726

24,098

65,759

215,343

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property and equipment

(6,143

)

(7,530

)

(5,767

)

(20,884

)

(39,211

)

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

-

-

-

-

1,202

Purchases of marketable securities

(18,196

)

(62,205

)

(28,576

)

(191,211

)

(55,820

)

Proceeds from sales and maturities of marketable securities

36,045

63,256

11,151

197,942

172,165

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

11,706

(6,479

)

(23,192

)

(14,153

)

78,336

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock

-

3,139

-

6,237

6,162

Repurchase of common stock

(47,444

)

(1,835

)

(18,745

)

(55,278

)

(311,094

)

Payments of dividends to stockholders

(11,343

)

(10,904

)

(10,263

)

(44,008

)

(41,492

)

Net cash used in financing activities

(58,787

)

(9,600

)

(29,008

)

(93,049

)

(346,424

)

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

(30,814

)

10,647

(28,102

)

(41,443

)

(52,745

)

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD

94,743

84,096

133,474

105,372

158,117

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD

$

63,929

$

94,743

$

105,372

$

63,929

$

105,372