FormFactor, Inc. Reports 2021 Fourth Quarter Results

LIVERMORE, Calif., Feb. 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FormFactor, Inc. (Nasdaq: FORM) today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021 ended December 25, 2021. Quarterly revenues were $205.0 million, an increase of 7.9% compared to $190.0 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2021, an increase of 4.0% from $197.0 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020. For fiscal 2021, FormFactor recorded revenues of $770 million, up 11.0% from $694 million in fiscal 2020.

  • Delivered Q4 revenue above the outlook range, EPS at the high end of the outlook range
  • Achieved record Systems segment revenue, launched cryogenic testing as a service for quantum applications
  • Began customer shipments from new Livermore Manufacturing Center

“FormFactor posted revenue of over $200 million for the first time in our history, capping a record year that produced over three-quarters of a billion dollars in revenue and nearly $100 million of GAAP operating income,” said Mike Slessor, CEO of FormFactor, Inc. “I’d like to take this opportunity to thank the worldwide FormFactor team for their perseverance and dedication that produced these outstanding results.”

Fourth Quarter Highlights

On a GAAP basis, net income for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021 was $25.9 million, or $0.33 per fully-diluted share, compared to net income for the third quarter of fiscal 2021 of $20.5 million, or $0.26 per fully-diluted share, and net income for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020 of $19.3 million, or $0.24 per fully-diluted share. Net income for fiscal 2021 was $83.9 million, or $1.06 per fully-diluted share, compared to net income for fiscal 2020 of $78.5 million, or $0.99, per fully-diluted share. Gross margin for the fourth quarter of 2021 was 43.7%, compared with 42.2% in the third quarter of 2021, and 39.4% in the fourth quarter of 2020. Gross margin for fiscal 2021 was 41.9%, compared to 41.5% for fiscal 2020.

On a non-GAAP basis, net income for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021 was $34.7 million, or $0.44 per fully-diluted share, compared to net income for the third quarter of fiscal 2021 of $31.6 million, or $0.40 per fully-diluted share, and net income for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020 of $35.3 million, or $0.44 per fully-diluted share. Net income for fiscal 2021 was $125.5 million, or $1.59 per fully-diluted share, compared to net income of $118.0 million, or $1.49 per fully-diluted share for fiscal 2020. On a non-GAAP basis, gross margin for the fourth quarter of 2021 was 44.3%, compared with 46.0% in the third quarter of 2021, and 43.4% in the fourth quarter of 2020. Non-GAAP gross margin for fiscal 2021 was 44.9%, compared to 45.4% for fiscal 2020.

A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures is provided in the schedules included below.

Free cash flow for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021 was $23.9 million, compared to free cash flow for the third quarter of fiscal 2021 of $14.4 million, and free cash flow for the fourth quarter of 2020 of $31.4 million. Free cash flow for fiscal 2021 and fiscal 2020 was $73.7 million and $114.8 million, respectively. A reconciliation of net cash provided by operating activities to non-GAAP free cash flow is provided in the schedules included below.

Outlook

Dr. Slessor added, “As we start 2022, we continue to benefit from solid demand across all our served markets in probe cards and engineering systems. We believe our leadership position in our attractive served markets, paired with our differentiated strategy and disciplined execution, will drive continued growth and share gains as we progress towards our target model and beyond.”

For the first quarter ending March 26, 2022, FormFactor is providing the following outlook*:

   GAAP  Reconciling
Items**
  Non-GAAP
Revenue $188 million to $200 million  $188 million to $200 million
Gross Margin 42% to 45% $3 million 44% to 47%
Net income per diluted share $0.23 to $0.31 $0.12 $0.35 to $0.43
*This outlook assumes consistent foreign currency rates.
**Reconciling items are stock-based compensation, restructuring charges, and amortization of intangibles and fixed asset fair value adjustments due to acquisitions.
 

We posted our revenue breakdown by geographic region, by market segment and with customers with greater than 10% of total revenue on the Investor Relations section of our website at www.formfactor.com. We will conduct a conference call at 1:25 p.m. PST, or 4:25 p.m. EST, today.

The public is invited to listen to a live webcast of FormFactor’s conference call on the Investor Relations section of our web site at www.formfactor.com. A telephone replay of the conference call will be available approximately two hours after the conclusion of the call. The telephone replay will be available through February 9, 2022 4:25 p.m. PST, and can be accessed by dialing (855) 859-2056 (domestic) or (404) 537-3406 (international) and entering confirmation code 8851319. Additionally, the replay will be available on the Investor Relations section of our website, www.formfactor.com.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information:

To supplement our condensed consolidated financial results prepared under generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, we disclose certain non-GAAP measures of non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP net income per basic and diluted share, non-GAAP revenue, Non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating expenses and non-GAAP operating income, that are adjusted from the nearest GAAP financial measure to exclude certain costs, expenses, gains and losses. Reconciliations of the adjustments to GAAP results for the three and twelve months ended December 25, 2021 and for outlook provided before, as well as for the comparable periods of fiscal 2020, are provided below, and on the Investor Relations section of our website at www.formfactor.com. Information regarding the ways in which management uses non-GAAP financial information to evaluate its business, management's reasons for using this non-GAAP financial information, and limitations associated with the use of non-GAAP financial information, is included under “About our Non-GAAP Financial Measures” following the tables below.

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