SMIC Reports 2017 Fourth Quarter Results

About SMIC

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation ("SMIC"; NYSE: SMI; SEHK: 981) is one of the leading semiconductor foundries in the world and the largest and most advanced foundry in mainland China. SMIC provides integrated circuit (IC) foundry and technology services on process nodes from 0.35 micron to 28 nanometer. Headquartered in Shanghai, China, SMIC has an international manufacturing and service base. In China, SMIC has a 300mm wafer fabrication facility (fab) and a 200mm fab in Shanghai; a 300mm fab and a 200mm fab in Shenzhen; a 300mm fab and a majority-owned 300mm fab for advanced nodes in Beijing; a 200mm fab in Tianjin and a majority-owned joint-venture 300mm bumping facility in Jiangyin; additionally, in Italy SMIC has a majority-owned 200mm fab. SMIC also has marketing and customer service offices in the U.S., Europe, Japan, and Taiwan, and a representative office in Hong Kong.

For more information, please visit www.smics.com.

Safe Harbor Statements

(Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995)

This press release contains, in addition to historical information, "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements, including statements under "First Quarter 2018 Guidance", "CapEx Summary" and the statements contained in the quotes of our co-Chief Executive Officers are based on SMIC's current assumptions, expectations and projections about future events. SMIC uses words like "believe," "anticipate," "intend," "estimate," "expect," "project," "target" and similar expressions to identify forward looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. These forward-looking statements are necessarily estimates reflecting the best judgment of SMIC's senior management and involve significant risks, both known and unknown, uncertainties and other factors that may cause SMIC's actual performance, financial condition or results of operations to be materially different from those suggested by the forward-looking statements including, among others, risks associated with cyclicality and market conditions in the semiconductor industry, intense competition in the semiconductor industry, SMIC's reliance on a small number of customers, timely wafer acceptance by SMIC's customers, timely introduction of new technologies, SMIC's ability to ramp new products into volume, supply and demand for semiconductor foundry services, industry overcapacity, shortages in equipment, components and raw materials, availability of manufacturing capacity, financial stability in end markets, orders or judgments from pending litigation, intensive intellectual property litigation in semiconductor industry, general economic conditions and fluctuations in currency exchange rates.

In addition to the information contained in this press release, you should also consider the information contained in our other filings with the SEC, including our annual report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on April 27, 2017, especially in the "Risk Factors" section and such other documents that we may file with the SEC or The Hong Kong Stock Exchange Limited ("SEHK") from time to time, including current reports on Form 6-K. Other unknown or unpredictable factors also could have material adverse effects on our future results, performance or achievements. In light of these risks, uncertainties, assumptions and factors, the forward-looking events discussed in this press release may not occur. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date stated or, if no date is stated, as of the date of this press release. Except as may be required by law, SMIC undertakes no obligation and does not intend to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

About Non-Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("non-GAAP") Financial Measures

To supplement SMIC's consolidated financial results presented in accordance with IFRS, SMIC uses in this press release non-GAAP measures of operating results that are adjusted to exclude finance cost, depreciation and amortization, income tax benefits and expenses, the effect of employee bonus accrual, government funding, gain or loss on the disposal of machinery and equipment and gain from the disposal of living quarters. This earnings release also includes first quarter 2018 guidance for non-GAAP operating expenses. The presentation of non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with IFRS. This earnings release includes EBITDA, EBITDA margin and non-GAAP operating expenses which consist of total operating expenses as adjusted to exclude the effect of employee bonus accrual, government funding, gain or loss on the disposal of machinery and equipment and gain from the disposal of living quarters. These non-GAAP financial measures are not calculated or presented in accordance with, and are not alternatives or substitutes for financial measures prepared in accordance with IFRS, and should be read only in conjunction with the Group's financial measures prepared in accordance with IFRS. The Group's non-GAAP financial measures may be different from similarly-titled non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies.

SMIC believes that use of these non-GAAP financial measures facilitates investors' and management's comparisons to SMIC's historical performance. The Group's management regularly uses these non-GAAP financial measures to understand, manage and evaluate the Group's business and make financial and operational decisions.

The accompanying table has more information and reconciliations of each non-GAAP financial measure to its most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. A reconciliation of non-GAAP guidance measures to corresponding GAAP measures is not available on a forward-looking basis because the effect of these adjustment items excluded for the purpose of non-GAAP operating expenses guidance are subject to some unpredictable conditions that cannot be estimated with reasonable certainty.

Contact:

Investor Relations
+86-21-3861-0000 ext. 12804
ir@smics.com

Summary of Fourth Quarter 2017 Operating Results

Amounts in US$ thousands, except for EPS and operating data


4Q17


3Q17

QoQ

4Q16

YoY

Revenue

787,174


769,723

2.3%

814,802

-3.4%

Cost of sales

(638,678)


(592,426)

7.8%

(568,790)

12.3%

Gross profit

148,496


177,297

-16.2%

246,012

-39.6%

Operating expenses

(145,323)


(154,592)

-6.0%

(196,994)

-26.2%

Profit from operations

3,173


22,705

-86.0%

49,018

-93.5%

Other income (expense), net

(6,086)


7,290

-

473

-

(Loss) profit before tax

(2,913)


29,995

-

49,491

-

Income tax benefit

1,217


595

104.5%

8,547

-85.8%

(Loss) p rofit   for the period

(1,696)


30,590

-

58,038

-

Other comprehensive income (loss):







Exchange differences on translating foreign operations

8,458


5,686

48.8%

(11,250)

-

Change in value of available-for-sale financial assets

(67)


(455)

-85.3%

617

-

Cash flow hedges

(595)


5,620

-

(34,912)

-98.3%

Actuarial gains and losses on defined benefit plans

(556)


32

-

1,438

-

Share of other comprehensive income of joint ventures accounted for using equity method ( 4 )

11,755


5,891

99.5%

-

-

Total comprehensive income   for the period

17,299


47,364

-63.5%

13,931

24.2%








Profit (loss) for the period attributable to:







SMIC

47,718


25,899

84.2%

104,008

-54.1%

Non-controlling interests

(49,414)


4,691

-

(45,970)

7.5%

(Loss) p rofit   for the period

(1,696)


30,590

-

58,038

-








Gross margin

18.9%


23.0%


30.2%









Earnings per ordinary share ( 1 ) Basic

$0.01


$0.01


$0.02


Diluted

$0.01


$0.01


$0.02


Earnings per ADS ( 2 )

Basic

$0.05


$0.03


$0.12


Diluted

$0.05


$0.03


$0.11


 

Wafers shipped (in 8" equivalent wafers)

1,124,821


1,076,039


1,096,011


Capacity utilization ( 3 )

85.8%


83.9%


96.5%


 

Note:

(1)  Based on weighted average ordinary shares of 4,729 million (basic) and 5,159 million (diluted) in 4 Q17, 4,651 million (basic) and 4,690 million (diluted) in 3Q17, and 4,239 million (basic) and 5,055 million (diluted) in 4Q16 . The basic and diluted earnings per share for 4 Q16 have been adjusted to reflect the impact of the share consolidation, on the basis that every ten ordinary shares of par value of $0.0004 each consolidated into one consolidated share of par value of $0.004 each, which was accounted for as a reverse stock split effective on December 7, 2016 ("Share Consolidation")

(2)  Each   ADS represents 5 ordinary shares.

(3)  B ased on total equivalent wafers out divided by estimated total quarterly capacity .  

(4)  The comparative figure of 3Q17 has been revised to conform the current period's presentation. Such revision reflected the increase of US$5.9 million in the "share of other comprehensive income of joint ventures accounted for using equity method" in the 3Q17 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income, and both the "reserves" and "investment in joint ventures" in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as of September 30, 2017.



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