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Microchip Technology Announces Record Net Sales for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2017

• For the quarter ended March 31, 2017

• For Fiscal Year 2017

CHANDLER, Ariz., May 09, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (NASDAQ:MCHP) - Microchip Technology Incorporated, a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today reported results for the three months and fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 as summarized in the following table:

(in millions, except per share amounts and percentages) Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 Year Ended March 31, 2017
 GAAP % of
 Net
Sales		Non-
GAAP1		 % of
 Net
Sales		GAAP % of
 Net
Sales		Non-
GAAP1		 % of
 Net
Sales
Net Sales$902.7 $902.7 $3,407.8 $3,501.7 
Gross Margin$532.859.0%$534.759.2%  $1,757.2    51.6%    $2,015.5    57.6%  
Operating Income$154.117.1%$321.235.6%$275.88.1%$1,107.731.6%
Other Expense$(82.3) $(18.8) $(186.0) $(83.3) 
Income Tax (Benefit) Provision$(65.1) $25.5 $(80.8) $87.4 
Net Income from Continuing Operations$136.915.2%$276.930.7%$170.65.0%$937.126.8%
Earnings per Diluted Share from Continuing Operations  57 cents $1.16 73 cents $3.99 
Net Loss from Discontinued Operations$——%  $(6.0)(0.2)%  
Loss per Diluted Share from Discontinued Operations0 cents   (2) cents   

1 See the "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" section of this release.

GAAP net sales for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017 were $902.7 million, up 61.9% from GAAP net sales of $557.6 million in the prior year's fourth fiscal quarter.  GAAP net income from continuing operations for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017 was $136.9 million, or 57 cents per diluted share, up from GAAP net income of $67.4 million, or 31 cents per diluted share, in the prior year's fourth fiscal quarter.

Non-GAAP net sales for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017 were $902.7 million, up 58.8% from non-GAAP net sales of $568.4 million in the prior year's fourth fiscal quarter.  Non-GAAP net income from continuing operations for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017 was $276.9 million, or $1.16 per diluted share, up 81.0% from non-GAAP net income of $153.0 million, or 70 cents per diluted share, in the prior year's fourth fiscal quarter.  For fiscal 2017 and fiscal 2016, our non-GAAP results exclude the effect of discontinued operations, share-based compensation, expenses related to our acquisition activities (including intangible asset amortization, inventory valuation costs, severance costs, and legal and other general and administrative expenses associated with acquisitions), preclusion of revenue recognition under GAAP for inventory in the distribution channel on the acquisition dates of our acquisitions, revenue recognition changes related to Atmel and Micrel distributors, a loss on the inducement and extinguishment of our convertible debentures, non-cash interest expense on our convertible debentures, gains on equity securities, impairments on available-for-sale investments, the related income tax implications of these items, tax adjustments in accordance with ASC 740-270 and non-recurring tax events.  Certain of these non-GAAP items are also reflected in our non-GAAP results for the fourth quarters of fiscal 2017 and fiscal 2016.  A reconciliation of our non-GAAP and GAAP results is included in this press release.

GAAP net sales for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 were $3.408 billion, an increase of 56.8% from net sales of $2.173 billion in the prior fiscal year.  On a GAAP basis, consolidated net income from continuing operations for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 was $170.6 million, or 73 cents per diluted share, a decrease of 47.4% from net income of $324.1 million, or $1.49 per diluted share in the prior fiscal year.

Non-GAAP net sales for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 were $3.502 billion, an increase of 58.2% from net sales of $2.214 billion in the prior fiscal year.  On a non-GAAP basis, net income from continuing operations for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 was $937.1 million, or $3.99 per diluted share, an increase of 60.6% from net income of $583.3 million, or $2.68 per diluted share, in the prior fiscal year.

Microchip announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of 36.15 cents per share.  The quarterly dividend is payable on June 6, 2017 to stockholders of record on May 23, 2017.

"Our March quarter financial results were outstanding," said Steve Sanghi, Chief Executive Officer.  "Our net sales were near the high end of our updated guidance from February 28, 2017, while non-GAAP gross margin percentage, operating profit percentage and diluted earnings per share all exceeded the high end of our guidance.  We were not able to provide GAAP guidance for the March quarter due to our February 2017 convertible debt offering and the related GAAP accounting impact not being available at that time."

Mr. Sanghi added, “Non-GAAP earnings per share was an all-time record and was 10 cents per share better than the mid-point of our February 28, 2017 guidance, and up 64.7% from the March quarter of a year ago due to improving sales, gross margin percentage, operating expense leverage and the successful execution of our core business as well as accretion from our acquisitions.  GAAP earnings per share for the March quarter was heavily impacted by acquisition-related expenses and hence, not meaningfully comparable to the March quarter a year ago.”

"Microcontroller revenue was a record $580.5 million in the March quarter and represented 64.3% of Microchip's overall revenue," said Ganesh Moorthy, President and Chief Operating Officer.  "In March 2017, Gartner Dataquest released their microcontroller market share report for 2016 which showed Microchip had gained market share in each of the 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit product lines, and climbed to the number three overall microcontroller ranking in the industry by revenue.  We believe we have the new product momentum and customer engagement to continue to gain even more share, as we further build the best performing microcontroller franchise in the industry."

Mr. Moorthy added, "Our analog business was also at record levels of $230.5 million in the March quarter and represented 25.5% of Microchip's overall revenue.  We continue to develop and introduce a wide range of innovative and proprietary new linear, mixed-signal, power, interface, timing and security products to fuel the future growth of our analog business."

Eric Bjornholt, Microchip's Chief Financial Officer, said, "The cash flow from operations in the December quarter was a record $322.6 million.  As of March 31, 2017, the consolidated cash and total investment position on our balance sheet was $1.41 billion."

Mr. Sanghi added, "I want to thank all of the employees of Microchip, including employees who joined us from our acquisitions worldwide for delivering such a strong quarter, as well as an outstanding fiscal year 2017."

Commenting on the business environment, Mr. Sanghi added, "We are seeing a very strong business environment for our products worldwide.  Our bookings rate is extremely strong.  Our inventories at Microchip as well as at distributors are at the low end of the normal range.  Therefore, we are starting to see some lengthening of our lead times.  We are starting to see challenges in fab, foundry, probe, assembly, and test capacity.  We have increased wafer starts in our three internal fabs and we are adding capacity in our three assembly and test facilities.  Despite all this, we are seeing significant business that we are not able to support by the customer requested dates."

Mr. Sanghi concluded, "We expect total net sales to be between $920.7 million and $965.9 million in the June 2017 quarter.  Having achieved non-GAAP operating profit of 35.6% in the March quarter which is very close to our long-term target of 36% non-GAAP operating profit, and reflecting confidence in our planned business improvements, we are revising our long-term operating model.  Our long-term non-GAAP operating model used to be 60% gross margin, 24% operating expenses and 36% operating profit.  Today we are revising it upwards to 62.5% non-GAAP gross margin, 22.5% non-GAAP operating expenses and 40% non-GAAP operating profit.  Microchip does not utilize a GAAP long-term operating model.”

Microchip's Highlights for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2017:

First Quarter Fiscal Year 2018 Outlook:

The following statements are based on current expectations.  These statements are forward-looking, and actual results may differ materially.  The table below provides our guidance on both a GAAP and non-GAAP basis for the June 30, 2017 quarter:

 Microchip Consolidated Guidance
 GAAP Non-GAAP
Adjustments		Non-GAAP1
    
Net Sales$920.7 to $965.9 million $920.7 to $965.9 million
Gross Margin259.15% to 59.65%$3.2 to $3.4 million59.5% to 60.0%
Operating Expenses38.35% to 38.85%$141.3 to $148.3 million23.0% to 23.5%
Operating Income20.3% to 21.3%$144.6 to $151.6 million36.0% to 37.0%
Other Expense$47.7 million$26.5 million$21.2 million
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)  (2.0%) to 2.0%$25.3 to $32.1 million8.0% to 9.0%
Net Income  $143.4 to $156.5 million    $138.9 to $152.8 million    $282.4 to $309.3 million  
Diluted Common Shares 
Outstanding3  		Approximately 242.3 to
243.3 million shares		 Approximately 242.3 to
243.3 million shares
Earnings per Diluted Share3
59 to 64 centsAbout 58 to 63 cents$1.17 to $1.27

1 See the "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" section of this release.
2 See Footnote 2 under the "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" section of this release.
3 Earnings per share has been calculated based on the diluted shares outstanding of Microchip on a consolidated basis.

1  Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures:  Our non-GAAP adjustments, where applicable, include the effect of discontinued operations, share-based compensation, expenses related to our acquisition activities (including intangible asset amortization, inventory valuation costs, severance costs, and legal and other general and administrative expenses associated with acquisitions), preclusion of revenue recognition under GAAP for inventory in the distribution channel on the acquisition dates of our acquisitions, revenue recognition changes related to Atmel and Micrel distributors resulting from changes to business practices with those distributors, a loss on the inducement and extinguishment of our convertible debentures, non-cash interest expense on our convertible debentures, gains on equity securities, impairments on available-for-sale investments, the related income tax implications of these items, tax adjustments in accordance with ASC 740-270 and non-recurring tax events.  Our non-GAAP results for the twelve months ended March 31, 2017 reflect an adjustment for a manufacturing excursion issue with one of our suppliers.  Our non-GAAP net sales outlook for the June 2017 quarter reflects accounting for revenue for Atmel distributors on a sell-through basis.  Net sales from Atmel's sell-through distributors that the distributors owned as of the acquisition date is not recognized for GAAP purposes.  We believe that our disclosure of non-GAAP net sales provides investors with useful information regarding the actual end market demand for our products.

We are required to estimate the cost of certain forms of share-based compensation, including employee stock options, restricted stock units and our employee stock purchase plan, and to record a commensurate expense in our income statement.  Share-based compensation expense is a non-cash expense that varies in amount from period to period and is affected by the price of our stock at the date of grant.  The price of our stock is affected by market forces that are difficult to predict and are not within the control of management.  Our other non-GAAP adjustments are either non-cash expenses, unusual or infrequent items or other expenses related to transactions.  Management excludes all of these items from its internal operating forecasts and models.

We are using non-GAAP net sales, non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross profit percentage, non-GAAP operating expenses in dollars and as a percentage of sales including non-GAAP research and development expenses and non-GAAP selling, general and administrative expenses, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP other expense, net, non-GAAP income tax rate, non-GAAP net income from continuing operations, and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share from continuing operations which exclude the items noted above, as applicable, to permit additional analysis of our performance.

Management believes these non-GAAP measures are useful to investors because they enhance the understanding of our historical financial performance and comparability between periods.  Many of our investors have requested that we disclose this non-GAAP information because they believe it is useful in understanding our performance as it excludes non-cash and other charges that many investors feel may obscure our underlying operating results.  Management uses these non-GAAP measures to manage and assess the profitability of our business.  Specifically, we do not consider such items when developing and monitoring our budgets and spending.  Our determination of the above non-GAAP measures might not be the same as similarly titled measures used by other companies, and it should not be construed as a substitute for amounts determined in accordance with GAAP.  There are limitations associated with using non-GAAP measures, including that they exclude financial information that some may consider important in evaluating our performance.  Management compensates for this by presenting information on both a GAAP and non-GAAP basis for investors and providing reconciliations of the GAAP and non-GAAP results.

2  Generally, gross margin fluctuates over time, driven primarily by the mix of microcontrollers, mixed-signal products, analog products and memory products sold and licensing revenue; variances in manufacturing yields; fixed cost absorption; wafer fab loading levels; costs of wafers from foundries; inventory reserves; pricing pressures in our non-proprietary product lines; and competitive and economic conditions.  Operating expenses fluctuate over time, primarily due to net sales and profit levels.

3  Diluted Common Shares Outstanding can vary for, among other things, the trading price of our common stock, the exercise of options or vesting of restricted stock units, the potential for incremental dilutive shares from our convertible debentures (additional information regarding our share count is available in the investor relations section of our website under the heading "Supplemental Financial Information"), and repurchases or issuances of shares of our common stock.  The diluted common shares outstanding presented in the guidance table above assumes an average Microchip stock price in the June 2017 quarter between $77 and $80 per share (however, we make no prediction as to what our actual share price will be for such period or any other period and we cannot estimate what our stock option exercise activity will be during the quarter).

 
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(in thousands except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
       
  Three Months ended Twelve Months Ended
  March 31, March 31,
  2017 2016 2017 2016
         
Net sales
 $ 902,666  $ 557,647  $ 3,407,807  $ 2,173,334 
Cost of sales 369,840  254,868  1,650,611  967,870 
Gross profit 532,826  302,779  1,757,196  1,205,464 
         
Research and development 127,182  95,638  545,293  372,596 
Selling, general and administrative 111,160  78,293  499,811  301,670 
Amortization of acquired intangible assets 94,311  48,132  337,667  174,896 
Special charges and other, net 46,086  770  98,608  3,957 
Operating expenses 378,739  222,833  1,481,379  853,119 
         
Operating income
 154,087  79,946  275,817  352,345 
Losses on equity method investments (55) (56) (222) (345)
Other expense, net (82,230) (22,277) (185,808) (70,707)
         
Income before income taxes 71,802  57,613  89,787  281,293 
Income tax benefit (65,106) (9,742) (80,805) (42,632)
Net income from continuing operations 136,908  67,355  170,592  323,925 
Discontinued operations:        
Loss from discontinued operations —  —  (7,514) — 
Income tax benefit —  —  (1,561) — 
Net loss from discontinued operations —  —  (5,953) — 
         
Net income 136,908  67,355  164,639  323,925 
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests —  —  —  207 
Net income attributable to Microchip Technology $136,908  $67,355  $164,639  $324,132 
         
Basic net income per common share attributable to Microchip Technology stockholders
        
Net income from continuing operations $0.61  $0.33  $0.79  $1.59 
Net loss from discontinued operations —  —  (0.03) — 
Net income attributable to Microchip Technology $0.61  $0.33  $0.76  $1.59 
Diluted net income per common share attributable to Microchip Technology stockholders
        
Net income from continuing operations $0.57  $0.31  $0.73  $1.49 
Net loss from discontinued operations —  —  (0.02) — 
Net income attributable to Microchip Technology $0.57  $0.31  $0.71  $1.49 
         
Basic common shares outstanding 222,703  203,736  217,196  203,384 
Diluted common shares outstanding 239,171  217,711  234,806  217,388 
             


 
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands)
    
    
ASSETS
    
 March 31,
 2017 2016
 (Unaudited)  
Cash and short-term investments$1,302,772  $2,446,035 
Accounts receivable, net478,373  290,183 
Inventories417,202  306,815 
Assets held for sale6,459  —
Other current assets100,234  53,680 
Total current assets2,305,040  3,096,713 
    
Property, plant and equipment, net683,338  609,396 
Long-term investments107,457  118,549 
Other assets4,582,741  1,713,225 
Total assets$  7,678,576  $  5,537,883 
    
    
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
    
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities$361,683  $198,577 
Deferred income on shipments to distributors  292,815  183,432 
Current portion of long-term debt49,952  — 
Total current liabilities704,450  382,009 
    
Long-term debt2,900,524  2,453,405 
Long-term income tax payable176,640  111,061 
Long-term deferred tax liability409,045  399,218 
Other long-term liabilities217,206  41,271 
    
Stockholders' equity3,270,711  2,150,919 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$7,678,576  $5,537,883 
        


 
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES
(in thousands except per share amounts and percentages)
(unaudited)
 
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP NET SALES TO NON-GAAP NET SALES      
 
 Three Months ended Twelve Months Ended
 March 31, March 31,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
Net sales, as reported$902,666  $557,647  $3,407,807  $2,173,334 
Distributor revenue recognition adjustment  —  10,791  93,879  40,501 
Non-GAAP net sales$   902,666  $   568,438  $   3,501,686  $  2,213,835 
                


RECONCILIATION OF GAAP GROSS PROFIT TO NON-GAAP GROSS PROFIT
 Three Months ended Twelve Months Ended
 March 31, March 31,
 2017 2016  2017  2016
Gross profit, as reported$  532,826  $  302,779  $  1,757,196  $  1,205,464 
Distributor revenue recognition adjustment, net of product cost—  5,395   50,323   23,794 
Share-based compensation expense3,248  1,927   18,713   8,252 
Manufacturing excursion(1,350) 3,624   (550)  3,624 
Acquisition-related restructuring and acquired inventory valuation costs  —  18,197   189,774   45,646 
Non-GAAP gross profit$ 534,724  $ 331,922  $ 2,015,456  $ 1,286,780 
Non-GAAP gross profit percentage59.2% 58.4%  57.6%  58.1%
              


RECONCILIATION OF GAAP RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES TO NON-GAAP RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES
 Three Months ended Twelve Months Ended
 March 31, March 31,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
Research and development expenses, as reported$  127,182  $  95,638  $  545,293  $  372,596 
Share-based compensation expense(9,232) (8,399) (46,801) (32,022)
Acquisition-related and other costs(833) —  (808) — 
Non-GAAP research and development expenses$117,117  $87,239  $497,684  $340,574 
Non-GAAP research and development expenses as a percentage of net sales      13.0% 15.3% 14.2% 15.4%
            


RECONCILIATION OF GAAP SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES TO NON-GAAP SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
 Three Months ended Twelve Months Ended
 March 31, March 31,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
Selling, general and administrative expenses, as reported$111,160  $ 78,293  $ 499,811  $ 301,670 
Share-based compensation expense(9,586) (6,991) (62,641) (31,146)
Acquisition-related and other costs(5,139) (5,040) (27,131) (9,738)
Non-GAAP selling, general and administrative expenses$96,435  $66,262  $410,039  $260,786 
Non-GAAP selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales  10.7% 11.7% 11.7% 11.8%
            


RECONCILIATION OF GAAP OPERATING EXPENSES TO NON-GAAP OPERATING EXPENSES
 Three Months ended Twelve Months Ended
 March 31, March 31,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
Operating expenses, as reported$378,739  $222,833  $1,481,379  $853,119 
Share-based compensation expense(18,818) (15,390) (109,442) (63,168)
Acquisition-related and other costs(5,972) (5,040) (27,939) (9,738)
Amortization of acquired intangible assets(94,311) (48,132) (337,667) (174,896)
Special charges and other, net(46,086) (770) (98,608) (3,957)
Non-GAAP operating expenses$213,552  $153,501  $907,723  $601,360 
Non-GAAP operating expenses as a percentage of net sales  23.7% 27.0% 25.9% 27.2%
            


RECONCILIATION OF GAAP OPERATING INCOME TO NON-GAAP OPERATING INCOME  
 Three Months ended Twelve Months Ended
 March 31, March 31,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
Operating income, as reported$154,087  $79,946  $275,817  $352,345 
Distributor revenue recognition adjustment—  5,395  50,323  23,794 
Share-based compensation expense22,066  17,317  128,155  71,420 
Manufacturing excursion(1,350) 3,624  (550) 3,624 
Acquisition-related restructuring, acquired inventory valuation and other costs  5,972  23,237  217,713  55,384 
Amortization of acquired intangible assets94,311  48,132  337,667  174,896 
Special charges and other, net46,086  770  98,608  3,957 
Non-GAAP operating income$321,172  $178,421  $1,107,733  $685,420 
Non-GAAP operating income as a percentage of net sales35.6% 31.4% 31.6% 31.0%
            


RECONCILIATION OF GAAP OTHER EXPENSE, NET TO NON-GAAP OTHER EXPENSE, NET
 Three Months ended Twelve Months Ended
 March 31, March 31,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
Other expense, net, as reported$(82,230) $(22,277) $(185,808) $(70,707)
Loss on induced conversion and extinguishment of convertible debt  43,879  —  43,879  — 
Non-cash other expense, net19,641  15,920  57,885  53,005 
Gain on equity securities and equity method investment—  —  (468) (16,147)
Impairment on available-for-sale investment—  —  1,433  3,995 
Other expenses on acquisition restructuring—  —  —  501 
Non-GAAP other expense, net$(18,710) $(6,357) $(83,079) $(29,353)
Non-GAAP other expense, net, as a percentage of net sales(2.1)% (1.1)% (2.4)% (1.3)%
            


RECONCILIATION OF GAAP INCOME TAX BENEFIT TO NON-GAAP INCOME TAX PROVISION 
 Three Months ended Twelve Months Ended
 March 31, March 31,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
Income tax benefit, as reported$(65,106) $(9,742) $(80,805) $(42,632)
Income tax rate, as reported(90.7)% (16.9)% (90.0)% (15.2)%
Distributor revenue recognition adjustment—  1,911  4,164  8,721 
Share-based compensation expense7,592  5,446  44,214  23,012 
Manufacturing excursion(495) 1,324  (200) 1,324 
Acquisition-related restructuring, acquired inventory valuation costs, intangible asset amortization and other costs  8,465  2,018  37,095  34,799 
Special charges and other, net17,335  31  35,404  1,445 
Loss on induced conversion and extinguishment of convertible debt16,082  —  16,082  — 
Non-cash other expense, net7,198  5,692  21,215  19,426 
Gain on equity securities and equity method investment—  —  (172) (31)
Impairment on available-for-sale investment—  —  526  1,472 
Non-recurring tax events(476) 12,300  9,859  24,706 
Tax adjustment in accordance with ASC 740-270
34,901  —  —  — 
Non-GAAP income tax provision$25,496  $18,980  $87,382  $72,242 
Non-GAAP income tax rate8.4% 11.0% 8.5% 11.0%
            


RECONCILIATION OF GAAP NET INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS AND GAAP DILUTED NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS ATTRIBUTABLE TO MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY STOCKHOLDERS TO NON-GAAP NET INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS AND NON-GAAP DILUTED NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS ATTRIBUTABLE TO MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY STOCKHOLDERS
 Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
 March 31, March 31,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
Net income from continuing operations, as reported$136,908  $67,355  $170,592  $324,132 
Distributor revenue recognition adjustment, net of tax effect—  3,484  46,159  15,073 
Share-based compensation expense, net of tax effect14,474  11,871  83,941  48,408 
Manufacturing excursion, net of tax effect(855) 2,300  (350) 2,300 
Acquisition-related restructuring, acquired inventory valuation costs, intangible asset amortization and other costs, net of tax effect91,818  69,351  518,285  195,982 
Special charges and other, net of tax effect28,751  739  63,204  2,512 
Loss on induced conversion and extinguishment of convertible debt, net of tax effect27,797  —  27,797  — 
Non-cash other expense, net of tax effect12,443  10,228  36,670  33,579 
Noncontrolling interests—  —  —  (375)
Gain on equity securities and equity method investment, net of tax effect—  —  (296) (16,116)
Impairment on available-for-sale investment, net of tax effect—  —  907  2,523 
Non-recurring tax events476  (12,300) (9,859) (24,706)
Tax adjustment in accordance with ASC 740-270(34,901) —  —  — 
Non-GAAP net income from continuing operations$276,911  $153,028  $937,050  $583,312 
Non-GAAP net income from continuing operations as a percentage of net sales30.7% 26.9% 26.8% 26.3%
GAAP net income from continuing operations as a percentage of net sales15.2% 12.1% 5.0% 14.9%
Diluted net income per common share from continuing operations attributable to Microchip Technology stockholders, as reported$0.57  $0.31  $0.73  $1.49 
Non-GAAP diluted net income per common share from continuing operations attributable to Microchip Technology stockholders$1.16  $0.70  $3.99  $2.68 
Diluted common shares outstanding, as reported239,171  217,711  234,806  217,388 
Diluted common shares outstanding Non-GAAP239,171  217,711  234,806  217,260 
            

Microchip will host a conference call today, May 9, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) to discuss this release.  This call will be simulcast over the Internet at www.microchip.com.  The webcast will be available for replay until May 23, 2017.

A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available at approximately 8:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on May 9, 2017 and will remain available until 8:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on May 23, 2017.  Interested parties may listen to the replay by dialing 719-457-0820 and entering access code 9260868.

Cautionary Statement:

The statements in this release relating to improving sales, gross margin percentage, operating expense leverage, successful execution of our core business and accretion from our acquisitions, having the new product momentum and customer engagement to continue to gain even more microcontroller market share, building the best performing microcontroller franchise in the industry, continuing to develop and introduce a wide range of innovative and proprietary new products to fuel the future growth of our analog business, seeing a very strong business environment for our products worldwide, lengthening of our leadtimes, challenges in our fab, foundry, probe, assembly and test capacity, adding capacity in our three assembly and test facilities, being unable to support customer request dates, expecting net sales in the June 2017 quarter to be between $920.7 million and $965.9 million, confidence in our planned business improvements, our revised long-term Non-GAAP operating model being 62.5% gross margin, 22.5% operating expenses and 40% operating profit, our financing activities being a financially accretive transaction, that our MOST technology is still a leading standard for automotive infotainment, our first quarter fiscal 2018 GAAP and Non-GAAP guidance including net sales, gross margin, operating expenses, operating income, other expense, income tax (benefit)/expense, net income, diluted common shares outstanding, earnings per diluted share, inventory days, capital expenditures for the June 2017 quarter and for all of fiscal 2018, continuing to invest to support the growth of our production capabilities for fast growing new products and technologies, that Non-GAAP results provide investors with useful information regarding the actual end market demand for our products, and assumed average stock price in the June 2017 quarter are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially, including, but not limited to: any economic uncertainty due to monetary policy, political or other issues in the U.S. or internationally, any unexpected fluctuations or weakness in the U.S. and global economies (including China), changes in demand or market acceptance of our products and the products of our customers; foreign currency effects on our business; the mix of inventory we hold and our ability to satisfy short-term orders from our inventory; changes in utilization of our manufacturing capacity and our ability to effectively manage and expand our production levels; competitive developments including pricing pressures; the level of orders that are received and can be shipped in a quarter; the level of sell-through of our products through distribution; changes or fluctuations in customer order patterns and seasonality; our ability to successfully integrate the operations and employees, retain key employees and customers and otherwise realize the expected synergies and benefits of our Atmel acquisition; our ability to continue to realize the expected benefits of our other acquisitions; the impact of any other significant acquisitions that we may make; our ability to obtain a sufficient supply of wafers from third party wafer foundries and the cost of such wafers, the costs and outcome of any current or future tax audit or any litigation or other matters involving intellectual property, customers, or other issues; our actual average stock price in the June 2017 quarter and the impact such price will have on our share count; fluctuations in our stock price and trading volume which could impact the number of shares we acquire under our share repurchase program and the timing of such repurchases; disruptions in our business or the businesses of our customers or suppliers due to natural disasters (including any floods in Thailand), terrorist activity, armed conflict, war, worldwide oil prices and supply, public health concerns or disruptions in the transportation system; and general economic, industry or political conditions in the United States or internationally.

For a detailed discussion of these and other risk factors, please refer to Microchip's filings on Forms 10-K and 10-Q.  You can obtain copies of Forms 10-K and 10-Q and other relevant documents for free at Microchip's website ( www.microchip.com) or the SEC's website ( www.sec.gov) or from commercial document retrieval services.

Stockholders of Microchip are cautioned not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date such statements are made.  Microchip does not undertake any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements to reflect events, circumstances or new information after this May 9, 2017 press release, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

About Microchip:

Microchip Technology Incorporated is a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, providing low-risk product development, lower total system cost and faster time to market for thousands of diverse customer applications worldwide.  Headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, Microchip offers outstanding technical support along with dependable delivery and quality.  For more information, visit the Microchip website at www.microchip.com. 

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