MALVERN, Pa., May 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vishay Intertechnology, Inc., (NYSE: VSH), one of the world's largest manufacturers of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components, today announced results for the fiscal first quarter ended March 30, 2024.

Highlights

1Q 2024 revenues of $746.3 million
Gross margin was 22.8% and included the negative impact of 74 basis points related to the addition of Newport
EPS of $0.22
1Q 2024 book-to-bill of 0.82 with book-to-bill of 0.73 for semiconductors and 0.91 for passive components
Backlog at quarter end was 5.0 months

"As expected, first quarter revenue declined 5% sequentially primarily due to ongoing semiconductor inventory digestion and lingering macro-economic uncertainties, particularly in Asia and Europe. Passive components revenue is stable to growing in Automotive with stronger growth in Aerospace/Defense. Gross margin for the quarter included a 74-basis point negative impact from the addition of Newport," said Joel Smejkal, President and Chief Executive Officer.

"Looking ahead, we still expect a recovery from the inventory correction in the second half of the year, led by passive components. During the year we intend to execute on the eight strategic growth levers we detailed at our Investor Day with a focus on investing in catch-up capacity, deepening our customer relationships and advancing our silicon carbide strategy as we prepare for the next upcycle in demand," added Mr. Smejkal.

2Q 2024 Outlook

For the second quarter of 2024, management expects revenues in the range of $750 million +/- $20 million, including a full quarter of Newport, and a gross profit margin in the range of 21.7% +/- 50 basis points, including the negative impact of approximately 160 basis points from the addition of Newport.

Conference Call

A conference call to discuss Vishay's first quarter financial results is scheduled for Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. ET. To participate in the live conference call, please pre-register at https://register.vevent.com/register/BI24d4dbbe131d4b2ca1cfe925114ed017.

A live audio webcast of the conference call and a PDF copy of the press release and the quarterly presentation will be accessible directly from the Investor Relations section of the Vishay website at http://ir.vishay.com.

There will be a replay of the conference call available on the Investor Relations website approximately one hour following the call and will remain available for 30 days.

About Vishay

Vishay manufactures one of the world's largest portfolios of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components that are essential to innovative designs in the automotive, industrial, computing, consumer, telecommunications, military, aerospace, and medical markets. Serving customers worldwide, Vishay is The DNA of tech®. Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. is a Fortune 1,000 Company listed on the NYSE (VSH). More on Vishay at www.Vishay.com.

This press release includes certain financial measures which are not recognized in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), including free cash; earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA"); and EBITDA margin; which are considered "non-GAAP financial measures" under the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rules. These non-GAAP measures supplement our GAAP measures of performance or liquidity and should not be viewed as an alternative to GAAP measures of performance or liquidity. Non-GAAP measures such as free cash, EBITDA, and EBITDA margin do not have uniform definitions. These measures, as calculated by Vishay, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. Management believes that such measures are meaningful to investors because they provide insight with respect to intrinsic operating results of the Company. Although the terms "free cash" and "EBITDA" are not defined in GAAP, the measures are derived using various line items measured in accordance with GAAP. The calculations of these measures are indicated on the accompanying reconciliation schedules and are more fully described in the Company's financial statements presented in its annual report on Form 10-K and its quarterly reports presented on Forms 10-Q.

Statements contained herein that relate to the Company's future performance, including forecasted revenues and margins, capital investment, capacity expansion, stockholder returns, and the performance of the economy in general, are forward-looking statements within the safe harbor provisions of Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words and expressions such as "intend," "suggest," "guide," "will," "expect," or other similar words or expressions often identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on current expectations only, and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, many of which are beyond our control. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results, performance, or achievements may vary materially from those anticipated, estimated or projected. Among the factors that could cause actual results to materially differ include: general business and economic conditions; manufacturing or supply chain interruptions or changes in customer demand (including due to political, economic, and health instability and military conflicts and hostilities); delays or difficulties in implementing our cost reduction strategies; delays or difficulties in expanding our manufacturing capacities; an inability to attract and retain highly qualified personnel; changes in foreign currency exchange rates; uncertainty related to the effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates; competition and technological changes in our industries; difficulties in new product development; difficulties in identifying suitable acquisition candidates, consummating a transaction on terms which we consider acceptable, and integration and performance of acquired businesses; that the Newport wafer fab will not be integrated successfully into the Company's overall business; that the expected benefits of the acquisition may not be realized; that the fab's standards, procedures and controls will not be brought into conformance within the Company's operation; difficulties in transitioning and retaining fab employees following the acquisition; difficulties in consolidating facilities and transferring processes and know-how; the diversion of our management's attention from the management of our current business; changes in U.S. and foreign trade regulations and tariffs, and uncertainty regarding the same; changes in applicable domestic and foreign tax regulations, and uncertainty regarding the same; changes in applicable accounting standards and other factors affecting our operations that are set forth in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our annual reports on Form 10-K and our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

The DNA of tech® is a trademark of Vishay Intertechnology.

Contact:

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.

Peter Henrici

Executive Vice President, Corporate Development

+1-610-644-1300

VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY, INC.
Summary of Operations
(Unaudited - In thousands, except per share amounts)

	Fiscal quarters ended
	March 30, 2024			December 31, 2023			April 1, 2023

Net revenues	$	746,279		$	785,236		$	871,046
Costs of products sold		575,872			584,572			592,333
Gross profit		170,407			200,664			278,713
Gross margin		22.8	%		25.6	%		32.0	%

Selling, general, and administrative expenses		127,736			122,834			120,145
Operating income		42,671			77,830			158,568
Operating margin		5.7	%		9.9	%		18.2	%

Other income (expense):
Interest expense		(6,496	)		(6,454	)		(5,120	)
Other		8,087			9,268			3,329
Total other income (expense) - net		1,591			2,814			(1,791	)

Income before taxes		44,262			80,644			156,777

Income tax expense		12,819			28,690			44,588

Net earnings		31,443			51,954			112,189

Less: net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests		519			482			408

Net earnings attributable to Vishay stockholders	$	30,924		$	51,472		$	111,781

Basic earnings per share attributable to Vishay stockholders	$	0.22		$	0.37		$	0.79

Diluted earnings per share attributable to Vishay stockholders	$	0.22		$	0.37		$	0.79

Weighted average shares outstanding - basic		137,726			138,318			140,636

Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted		138,476			139,266			141,251

Cash dividends per share	$	0.10		$	0.10		$	0.10

VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY, INC.
Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
(In thousands)

	March 30, 2024			December 31, 2023
	(Unaudited)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	796,541		$	972,719
Short-term investments		37,418			35,808
Accounts receivable, net		411,203			426,674
Inventories:
Finished goods		166,684			167,083
Work in process		280,536			267,339
Raw materials		218,623			213,098
Total inventories		665,843			647,520

Prepaid expenses and other current assets		232,135			214,443
Total current assets		2,143,140			2,297,164

Property and equipment, at cost:
Land		84,302			77,006
Buildings and improvements		744,328			719,387
Machinery and equipment		3,171,593			3,053,868
Construction in progress		300,714			290,593
Allowance for depreciation		(2,857,344	)		(2,846,208	)
		1,443,593			1,294,646

Right of use assets		129,346			126,829
Deferred income taxes		135,786			137,394
Goodwill		238,890			201,416
Other intangible assets, net		73,444			72,333
Other assets		99,865			110,141
Total assets	$	4,264,064		$	4,239,923

VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY, INC.
Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets (continued)
(In thousands)

	March 30, 2024			December 31, 2023
	(Unaudited)

Liabilities and equity
Current liabilities:
Trade accounts payable	$	197,513		$	191,002
Payroll and related expenses		153,280			161,940
Lease liabilities		27,760			26,485
Other accrued expenses		258,773			239,350
Income taxes		72,018			73,098
Total current liabilities		709,344			691,875

Long-term debt less current portion		819,407			818,188
U.S. transition tax payable		47,027			47,027
Deferred income taxes		118,389			95,776
Long-term lease liabilities		103,594			102,830
Other liabilities		88,719			87,918
Accrued pension and other postretirement costs		190,356			195,503
Total liabilities		2,076,836			2,039,117

Equity:
Vishay stockholders' equity
Common stock		13,357			13,319
Class B convertible common stock		1,210			1,210
Capital in excess of par value		1,292,765			1,291,499
Retained earnings		1,058,531			1,041,372
Treasury stock (at cost)		(174,194	)		(161,656	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		(9,685	)		10,337
Total Vishay stockholders' equity		2,181,984			2,196,081
Noncontrolling interests		5,244			4,725
Total equity		2,187,228			2,200,806
Total liabilities and equity	$	4,264,064		$	4,239,923

VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY, INC.
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited - In thousands)
	Three fiscal months edned
	March 30, 2024			April 1, 2023
Operating activities
Net earnings	$	31,443		$	112,189
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		49,527			43,301
Gain on disposal of property and equipment		(625	)		(64	)
Inventory write-offs for obsolescence		8,179			8,986
Stock compensation expense		5,344			2,965
Deferred income taxes		4,376			7,329
Other		426			(2,696	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities		(18,459	)		(42,117	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		80,211			129,893

Investing activities
Purchase of property and equipment		(53,084	)		(45,574	)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment		751			326
Purchase and deposits for businesses, net of cash acquired		(168,616	)		-
Purchase of short-term investments		(19,232	)		(41	)
Maturity of short-term investments		17,611			121,768
Other investing activities		(1,219	)		(892	)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		(223,789	)		75,587

Financing activities
Net proceeds on revolving credit facility		-			65,000
Dividends paid to common stockholders		(12,542	)		(12,810	)
Dividends paid to Class B common stockholders		(1,210	)		(1,210	)
Repurchase of common stock held in treasury		(12,538	)		(20,173	)
Cash withholding taxes paid when shares withheld for vested equity awards		(4,053	)		(3,653	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(30,343	)		27,154
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		(2,257	)		4,075

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		(176,178	)		236,709

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		972,719			610,825
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	796,541		$	847,534

VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY, INC.
Reconciliation of Free Cash
(Unaudited - In thousands)
	Fiscal quarters ended
	March 30, 2024			December 31, 2023			April 1, 2023
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	80,211		$	6,268		$	129,893
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment		751			122			326
Less: Capital expenditures		(53,084	)		(145,331	)		(45,574	)
Free cash	$	27,878		$	(138,941	)	$	84,645

VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY, INC.
Reconciliation of EBITDA
(Unaudited - In thousands)
	Fiscal quarters ended
	March 30, 2024			December 31, 2023			April 1, 2023

GAAP net earnings attributable to Vishay stockholders	$	30,924		$	51,472		$	111,781
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests		519			482			408
Net earnings	$	31,443		$	51,954		$	112,189

Interest expense	$	6,496		$	6,454		$	5,120
Interest income		(9,053	)		(9,934	)		(5,944	)
Income taxes		12,819			28,690			44,588
Depreciation and amortization		49,527			50,463			43,301
EBITDA	$	91,232		$	127,627		$	199,254

EBITDA margin**		12.2	%		16.3	%		22.9	%

** EBITDA as a percentage of net revenues

Vishay Intertechnology Reports First Quarter 2024 Results