PMT, Canvys and Healthcare Revenues Grow Versus Second Quarter FY21
Second Quarter Highlights
- Net sales of $54.0 million were up 27.3% from last year’s second quarter.
- Sales increased for PMG, Canvys, Healthcare and Semiconductor Wafer Fabrication Equipment products in the second quarter of fiscal 2023 versus the second quarter of fiscal 2023.
- Backlog increased to $146.9 million in the second quarter versus $126.5 million at the end of the first quarter.
- Gross margin was 32.7% of net sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2023 versus 33.8% of net sales in the prior year’s second quarter primarily due to product mix and higher global freight costs.
- Operating expenses decreased $0.4 million to $13.1 million compared to the prior year’s second quarter. This decrease was due to lower legal fees, partially offset by increased employee compensation expense, including higher incentive expense due to the substantially improved performance.
- Operating income was $4.5 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2023 compared to an operating income of $0.9 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2023.
- Earnings per common share (diluted) were $0.30 for the second quarter of fiscal 2023 compared to $0.05 per common share (diluted) in the second quarter of fiscal 2023.
- Cash and investments increased to $39.7 million as of November 27, 2023 versus $36.4 million on August 28, 2023.
LAFOX, Ill., Jan. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Richardson Electronics, Ltd. (NASDAQ: RELL) today reported financial results for its second quarter ended November 27, 2023. The Company also announced that its Board of Directors declared a $0.06 per share quarterly cash dividend.
“Our strong second quarter financial and operating performance is encouraging, as we produced our sixth consecutive quarter of increased revenues and our highest quarterly operating profit in 11 years,” said Edward J. Richardson, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President. “Our second quarter results reflect the success of our multiple growth strategies as well as strong performance of new products, including our new ULTRA3000. In addition, we are experiencing favorable demand trends across many of our global markets. I am also pleased by the significant improvement in profitability, which we believe demonstrates the power of our compelling financial model. With continued growth in our backlog, we remain confident that fiscal year 2023 will be a strong year of sales growth and improved profitability.”
Second Quarter Results
Net sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2023 increased 27.3% to $54.0 million compared to net sales of $42.4 million in the prior year’s second quarter due to higher net sales across all three business units. PMT sales increased $8.8 million or 26.7% from last year’s second quarter. Demand within PMT was driven by strong growth from our Power and Microwave new technology partners for various Power and Microwave applications including Power Management and 5G infrastructure, as well as increasing shipments of the ULTRA3000. In addition, sales for certain Electron Tube product lines increased from the second quarter of fiscal 2023. Canvys sales increased by $2.4 million or 36.5% due to strong customer demand in North America and Europe. Richardson Healthcare sales increased $0.3 million or 10.9% primarily due to a significant increase in demand for the ALTA750TM Tubes.
Gross margin was 32.7% of net sales during the second quarter of fiscal 2023 compared to 33.8% of net sales during the second quarter of fiscal 2023. PMT margin decreased to 33.5% from 34.2% due to a higher mix of lower margin PMG sales. Canvys margin as a percent of net sales decreased to 31.8% from 35.5% because of higher global freight costs. Healthcare gross margin was 24.5% in the second quarter of fiscal 2023 compared to 25.6% in the prior year’s second quarter primarily due to increased component scrap expense.
Operating expenses were $13.1 million compared to $13.5 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2023. The decrease in operating expenses resulted from lower legal fees, partially offset by higher employee compensation expenses.
The Company reported operating income of $4.5 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2023 compared to an operating income of $0.9 million in the prior year’s second quarter. Other income for the second quarter of fiscal 2023, including interest income and foreign exchange, was $0.2 million, compared to other expense of $0.1 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2023.
The income tax provision of $0.6 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2023 reflected a provision for foreign income taxes and the offset of a U.S. tax provision against the valuation allowance. In addition, state income taxes for Illinois increased due to the suspension of net operating loss carryforwards (“NOLs”) until the end of fiscal 2023. Net income for the second quarter of fiscal 2023 was $4.1 million compared to a net income of $0.7 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2023. Earnings per common share (diluted) were $0.30 in the second quarter of fiscal 2023 compared to $0.05 per common share (diluted) in the second quarter of fiscal 2023.
Cash and investments at the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2023 were $39.7 million compared to $36.4 million at the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2023 and $46.0 million at the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2023. The Company spent $0.8 million during the quarter on capital expenditures primarily related to its Healthcare and manufacturing businesses as well as its IT System, versus $0.6 million during the second quarter of fiscal 2023.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY – SIX MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 27, 2023
- Net sales for the first six months of fiscal 2023 were $107.7 million, an increase of 32.6%, compared to net sales of $81.2 million during the first six months of fiscal 2023. Sales increased by $21.6 million or 34.1% for PMT, $4.2 million or 31.1% for Canvys and $0.7 million or 15.3% for Richardson Healthcare.
- Gross profit increased to $34.0 million during the first six months of fiscal 2023, compared to $26.7 million during the first six months of fiscal 2023. As a percentage of net sales, gross margin decreased to 31.5% of net sales during the first six months of fiscal 2023, compared to 32.9% of net sales during the first six months of fiscal 2023, primarily because of an unfavorable product mix in PMT and higher global freight costs in Canvys, partially offset by improved manufacturing efficiencies for Healthcare.
- Operating expenses increased to $26.6 million for the first six months of fiscal 2023, compared to $26.5 million for the first six months of fiscal 2023. The increase in operating expenses resulted from higher employee compensation and travel expenses, partially offset by lower legal expenses.
- Operating income during the first six months of fiscal 2023 was $7.3 million, compared to an operating income of $0.2 million during the first six months of fiscal 2023.
- Other income for the first six months of fiscal 2023, including interest income and foreign exchange, was $0.1 million, as compared to other expense of $0.5 million in the first six months of fiscal 2023.
- The income tax provision of $0.7 million during the first six months of fiscal 2023 reflected a provision for foreign income taxes and the offset of a U.S. tax provision against the valuation allowance. In addition, state income taxes for Illinois increased due to the suspension of NOLs until the end of fiscal 2023.
- Net income for the first six months of fiscal 2023 was $6.8 million, versus a net loss of $0.5 million during the first six months of fiscal 2023. Earnings per common share (diluted) were $0.50 for the first six months of fiscal 2023 compared to a net loss of $0.04 per common share (diluted) for the first six months of fiscal 2023.
CASH DIVIDEND DECLARED
The Board of Directors of Richardson Electronics declared a $0.06 quarterly dividend per share to holders of common stock and a $0.054 cash dividend per share to holders of Class B common stock. The dividend will be payable on February 23, 2023, to common stockholders of record as of February 4, 2023.
CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION
On Thursday, January 6, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. CST, Edward J. Richardson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Robert J. Ben, Chief Financial Officer, will host a conference call to discuss the Company’s second quarter fiscal year 2023 results. A question and answer session will be included as part of the call’s agenda.
Participant Instructions
To listen to the call, please dial (USA/CANADA) (866) 784-8065 or (International) (602) 563-8684 and enter Conference ID: 2592902 approximately five minutes before the start of the call. A replay of the call will be available beginning at 1:00 p.m. CST on January 6, 2023, for seven days. The telephone number for the replay is (855) 859-2056; Conference ID: 2592902.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This release includes certain “forward-looking” statements as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Statements in this press release regarding the Company’s business that are not historical facts represent “forward-looking” statements that involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on August 2, 2023, and other reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company assumes no responsibility to update the “forward-looking” statements in this release as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
ABOUT RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS, LTD.
Richardson Electronics, Ltd. is a leading global provider of engineered solutions, power grid and microwave tubes and related consumables; power conversion and RF and microwave components; high value flat panel detector solutions, replacement parts, tubes, and service training for diagnostic imaging equipment; and customized display solutions. We serve customers in the alternative energy, healthcare, aviation, broadcast, communications, industrial, marine, medical, military, scientific and semiconductor markets. The Company’s strategy is to provide specialized technical expertise and “engineered solutions” based on our core engineering and manufacturing capabilities. The Company provides solutions and adds value through design-in support, systems integration, prototype design and manufacturing, testing, logistics and aftermarket technical service and repair through its global infrastructure. More information is available at www.rell.com.
Richardson Electronics, Ltd. common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol RELL.
Richardson Electronics, Ltd.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
| Unaudited | Audited | |||||||
| November 27, 2021 |
May 29, 2023 | |||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 39,665 | $ | 43,316 | ||||
| Accounts receivable, less allowance of $259 and $202, respectively | 27,489 | 25,096 | ||||||
| Inventories, net | 70,741 | 63,508 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | 3,380 | 2,385 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 141,275 | 134,305 | ||||||
| Non-current assets: | ||||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 17,091 | 17,067 | ||||||
| Intangible assets, net | 2,139 | 2,270 | ||||||
| Lease ROU asset | 3,841 | 2,570 | ||||||
| Non-current deferred income taxes | 503 | 541 | ||||||
| Total non-current assets | 23,574 | 22,448 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 164,849 | $ | 156,753 | ||||
| Liabilities | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 18,871 | $ | 16,979 | ||||
| Accrued liabilities | 15,411 | 14,182 | ||||||
| Lease liability current | 1,252 | 1,066 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 35,534 | 32,227 | ||||||
| Non-current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Non-current deferred income tax liabilities | 235 | 242 | ||||||
| Lease liability non-current | 2,388 | 1,358 | ||||||
| Other non-current liabilities | 1,279 | 1,366 | ||||||
| Total non-current liabilities | 3,902 | 2,966 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 39,436 | 35,193 | ||||||
| Stockholders’ equity | ||||||||
| Common stock, $0.05 par value; issued and outstanding 11,338 shares on November 27, 2023 and 11,160 shares on May 29, 2023 |
567 | 558 | ||||||
| Class B common stock, convertible, $0.05 par value; issued and outstanding 2,097 shares on November 27, 2023 and May 29, 2023 |
105 | 105 | ||||||
| Preferred stock, $1.00 par value, no shares issued | — | — | ||||||
| Additional paid-in-capital | 63,794 | 62,707 | ||||||
| Retained earnings | 58,476 | 53,297 | ||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 2,471 | 4,893 | ||||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | 125,413 | 121,560 | ||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 164,849 | $ | 156,753 | ||||
Richardson Electronics, Ltd.
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
| Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
| November 27, 2023 |
November 28, 2020 |
November 27, 2023 |
November 28, 2020 |
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| Net sales | $ | 53,979 | $ | 42,418 | $ | 107,683 | $ | 81,230 | ||||||||
| Cost of sales | 36,322 | 28,075 | 73,729 | 54,528 | ||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 17,657 | 14,343 | 33,954 | 26,702 | ||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 13,135 | 13,491 | 26,604 | 26,467 | ||||||||||||
| Loss on disposal of assets | 2 | — | 2 | — | ||||||||||||
| Operating income | 4,520 | 852 | 7,348 | 235 | ||||||||||||
| Other expense (income): | ||||||||||||||||
| Investment/interest income | (8 | ) | (15 | ) | (25 | ) | (33 | ) | ||||||||
| Foreign exchange (gain) loss | (150 | ) | 143 | (123 | ) | 585 | ||||||||||
| Other, net | 6 | (18 | ) | 22 | (36 | ) | ||||||||||
| Total other (income) expense | (152 | ) | 110 | (126 | ) | 516 | ||||||||||
| Income (loss) before income taxes | 4,672 | 742 | 7,474 | (281 | ) | |||||||||||
| Income tax provision | 550 | 53 | 717 | 177 | ||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | 4,122 | 689 | 6,757 | (458 | ) | |||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation (loss) gain, net of tax | (1,420 | ) | 477 | (2,422 | ) | 2,613 | ||||||||||
| Comprehensive income | $ | 2,702 | $ | 1,166 | $ | 4,335 | $ | 2,155 | ||||||||
| Net income (loss) per share: | ||||||||||||||||
| Common shares – Basic | $ | 0.31 | $ | 0.05 | $ | 0.52 | $ | (0.04 | ) | |||||||
| Class B common shares – Basic | 0.28 | 0.05 | 0.46 | (0.03 | ) | |||||||||||
| Common shares – Diluted | 0.30 | 0.05 | 0.50 | (0.04 | ) | |||||||||||
| Class B common shares – Diluted | 0.27 | 0.05 | 0.45 | (0.03 | ) | |||||||||||
| Weighted average number of shares: | ||||||||||||||||
| Common shares – Basic | 11,270 | 11,111 | 11,232 | 11,090 | ||||||||||||
| Class B common shares – Basic | 2,097 | 2,097 | 2,097 | 2,097 | ||||||||||||
| Common shares – Diluted | 11,697 | 11,128 | 11,568 | 11,090 | ||||||||||||
| Class B common shares – Diluted | 2,097 | 2,097 | 2,097 | 2,097 | ||||||||||||
| Dividends per share: | ||||||||||||||||
| Common share | $ | 0.060 | $ | 0.060 | $ | 0.120 | $ | 0.120 | ||||||||
| Class B common share | 0.054 | 0.054 | 0.108 | 0.108 | ||||||||||||
Richardson Electronics, Ltd.
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
| Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
| November 27, 2023 |
November 28, 2020 |
November 27, 2023 |
November 28, 2020 |
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| Operating activities: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | 4,122 | $ | 689 | $ | 6,757 | $ | (458 | ) | |||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | ||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 859 | 873 | 1,688 | 1,746 | ||||||||||||
| Inventory provisions | 57 | 215 | 140 | 452 | ||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | 153 | 178 | 372 | 379 | ||||||||||||
| Loss on disposal of assets | 2 | — | 2 | — | ||||||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | (23 | ) | (55 | ) | 12 | (53 | ) | |||||||||
| Change in assets and liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
| Accounts receivable | 1,862 | 687 | (3,146 | ) | (167 | ) | ||||||||||
| Inventories | (4,225 | ) | 613 | (9,182 | ) | (1,008 | ) | |||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | (994 | ) | (381 | ) | (1,056 | ) | (272 | ) | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | 1,695 | 211 | 2,302 | (2,523 | ) | |||||||||||
| Accrued liabilities | 1,032 | 1,633 | 1,512 | 3,412 | ||||||||||||
| Other | 91 | (236 | ) | 357 | (438 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 4,631 | 4,427 | (242 | ) | 1,070 | |||||||||||
| Investing activities: | ||||||||||||||||
| Capital expenditures | (770 | ) | (562 | ) | (1,607 | ) | (1,280 | ) | ||||||||
| Proceeds from maturity of investments | — | — | — | 16,000 | ||||||||||||
| Purchases of investments | — | — | — | (9,000 | ) | |||||||||||
| Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | (770 | ) | (562 | ) | (1,607 | ) | 5,720 | |||||||||
| Financing activities: | ||||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock | 672 | — | 724 | — | ||||||||||||
| Cash dividends paid | (792 | ) | (780 | ) | (1,578 | ) | (1,560 | ) | ||||||||
| Payment of financing lease principal | (46 | ) | (46 | ) | (91 | ) | (91 | ) | ||||||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | (166 | ) | (826 | ) | (945 | ) | (1,651 | ) | ||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | (448 | ) | 489 | (857 | ) | 1,349 | ||||||||||
| Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 3,247 | 3,528 | (3,651 | ) | 6,488 | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 36,418 | 33,495 | 43,316 | 30,535 | ||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 39,665 | $ | 37,023 | $ | 39,665 | $ | 37,023 | ||||||||
Richardson Electronics, Ltd.
Unaudited Net Sales and Gross Profit
For the Second Quarter and First Six Months of Fiscal 2023 and 2023
($ in thousands)
| By Strategic Business Unit: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Sales | ||||||||||||||||
| Q2 FY 2023 | Q2 FY 2023 | % Change | ||||||||||||||
| PMT | $ | 41,737 | $ | 32,929 | 26.7 | % | ||||||||||
| Canvys | 9,150 | 6,701 | 36.5 | % | ||||||||||||
| Healthcare | 3,092 | 2,788 | 10.9 | % | ||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 53,979 | $ | 42,418 | 27.3 | % | ||||||||||
| YTD FY 2023 | YTD FY 2023 | % Change | ||||||||||||||
| PMT | $ | 84,746 | $ | 63,181 | 34.1 | % | ||||||||||
| Canvys | 17,591 | 13,413 | 31.1 | % | ||||||||||||
| Healthcare | 5,346 | 4,636 | 15.3 | % | ||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 107,683 | $ | 81,230 | 32.6 | % | ||||||||||
| Gross Profit | ||||||||||||||||
| Q2 FY 2023 | % of Net Sales | Q2 FY 2023 | % of Net Sales | |||||||||||||
| PMT | $ | 13,986 | 33.5 | % | $ | 11,251 | 34.2 | % | ||||||||
| Canvys | 2,912 | 31.8 | % | 2,379 | 35.5 | % | ||||||||||
| Healthcare | 759 | 24.5 | % | 713 | 25.6 | % | ||||||||||
| Total | $ | 17,657 | 32.7 | % | $ | 14,343 | 33.8 | % | ||||||||
| YTD FY 2023 | % of Net Sales | YTD FY 2023 | % of Net Sales | |||||||||||||
| PMT | $ | 26,917 | 31.8 | % | $ | 21,222 | 33.6 | % | ||||||||
| Canvys | 5,730 | 32.6 | % | 4,663 | 34.8 | % | ||||||||||
| Healthcare | 1,307 | 24.4 | % | 817 | 17.6 | % | ||||||||||
| Total | $ | 33,954 | 31.5 | % | $ | 26,702 | 32.9 | % | ||||||||
| For Details Contact: | 40W267 Keslinger Road | |
| Edward J. Richardson | Robert J. Ben | PO BOX 393 |
| Chairman and CEO | EVP & CFO | LaFox, IL 60147-0393 USA |
| Phone: (630) 208-2320 | (630) 208-2203 | (630) 208-2200 | Fax: (630) 208-2550 |
