- Fiscal 2008 annual return on equity 22%, up from 16% in prior year
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Net revenues of $1.84 billion in fiscal 2008 were flat with the prior fiscal year. Fiscal 2008 net income was $374.0 million, up 7% from $350.7 million. Fiscal 2008 earnings per diluted share were $1.25, up 23% from $1.02 per diluted share in the prior fiscal year.
As previously announced on February 25, 2008, the Xilinx Board of Directors increased the quarterly cash dividend to $0.14 from $0.12 per common share, payable on May 28, 2008 to all stockholders of record at the close of business on May 7, 2008.
Additional fourth quarter comparisons are represented in the charts below:
GAAP Results
(In millions, except EPS)
Growth Rates
Q4 FY 2008 Q3 FY 2008 Q4 FY 2007 Q-T-Q Y-T-Y
Net revenues $475.8 $474.8 $443.5 0% 7%
Operating income $117.0 $115.3 $79.4 1% 47%
Net income $96.5 $103.6 $87.6 -7% 10%
Diluted earnings
per share $0.34 $0.35 $0.27 -3% 26%
Sales from New Products, led by strength from the Virtex(R)-5 FPGA family, increased 10% sequentially and represented 38% of total sales, up from 35% in the prior quarter and up from 24% in the same quarter a year ago.
"We remain keenly focused on increasing operating efficiencies and I am pleased with our progress in this area," said Moshe Gavrielov, President and Chief Executive Officer. "Gross margin in the March quarter was 63.4% -- the highest we have reported in nearly four years. Operating margin was 24.6% in the March quarter, up from 17.9% in the same quarter a year ago primarily due to improved gross margin coupled with continued expense controls."
Net Revenues by Geography:
Percentages Growth Rates
Q4 Q3 Q4
FY 2008 FY 2008 FY 2007 Q-T-Q Y-T-Y
North America 38% 41% 39% -7% 4%
Asia Pacific 28% 27% 26% 5% 18%
Europe 23% 22% 24% 7% 5%
Japan 11% 10% 11% 3% -1%
Net Revenues by End Market:
Percentages Growth Rates
Q4 Q3 Q4
FY 2008 FY 2008 FY 2007 Q-T-Q Y-T-Y
Communications 42% 41% 44% 2% 2%
Industrial & Other 33% 33% 30% 0% 17%
Consumer & Automotive 17% 17% 16% -2% 10%
Data Processing 8% 9% 10% -2% -6%
Net Revenues by Product*:
Percentages Growth Rates
Q4 Q3 Q4
FY 2008 FY 2008 FY 2007 Q-T-Q Y-T-Y
New 38% 35% 24% 10% 67%
Mainstream 42% 45% 52% -7% -15%
Base 14% 14% 18% -1% -12%
Support 6% 6% 6% 1% 14%
* Products are classified as follows:
New Products: Virtex-5, Virtex-4, Spartan(R)-3, and CoolRunner(TM)- II
products
Mainstream Products: Virtex-II, Spartan-II, CoolRunner and Virtex-E
products
Base Products: Virtex, Spartan, XC4000 and XC9500 products
Support Products: Configuration solutions, HardWire, Software &
Support/Services
Fiscal 2008 Highlights:
-- Ongoing efforts to improve operating margin and capital structure paid
off in fiscal 2008. Operating margin was 23% in fiscal 2008, up from
19% in the prior fiscal year as a result of gross margin expansion
coupled with expense reduction efforts. Annual return on equity was
22% in fiscal 2008, up from 16% in the prior fiscal year, primarily due
to improved operating efficiency and capital structure. During the
fiscal year, Xilinx repurchased 24 million shares of common stock and
announced an increase in its dividend to $0.14 per diluted share,
resulting in a dividend yield of 2.4%, higher than the dividend yield
of the S&P 500.
-- Xilinx improved its 65nm sales leadership with strong growth from its
Virtex-5 FPGA family. Shipping over a year before competing products,
sales from the Virtex-5 family increased more than 70% sequentially in
the March quarter. Recently, Xilinx introduced Virtex-5 FXT devices
which deliver in system integration for designs that demand
high-performance processing and high-speed serial I/Os, enabling
designers to reduce system costs, board space and component count.
Xilinx estimates that it currently supplies over 90% of the PLD
industry's 65nm sales.
-- Xilinx delivered the ISE(R) Design Suite 10.1, a single unified release
providing FPGA logic, embedded and DSP designers with immediate access
to the Company's entire line of design tools with full
interoperability. The ISE Design Suite offers significantly faster
implementations with an average of 2X faster run-times and up to
38% faster performance.
-- Xilinx realized record sales in the Consumer & Automotive and
Industrial and Other end markets in fiscal 2008. These combined
categories represented 49% of sales in fiscal 2008, up from 45% in the
prior fiscal year and up from 36% three years ago. Growth in these end
markets was primarily driven by strength in defense and automotive
applications and validates the Company's focused end market
diversification efforts.
Key Statistics:
Q4 Q3 Q4
FY 2008 FY 2008 FY 2007
Annual Return on Equity (%)* 22 21 16
Operating Cash Flow ($M) 102 208 106
Depreciation Expense ($M) 14 13 18
Capital Expenditures ($M) 6 11 63
Combined Inventory Days 92 91 120
Revenue Turns (%) 60 59 59
* Return on equity calculation: Annualized net income/average
stockholders' equity
Business Outlook -- June Quarter Fiscal 2009
-- Revenues are expected to be up 3% to down 1% sequentially.
-- Gross margin is expected to be approximately 63% to 64%.
-- Operating expenses are expected to be approximately flat sequentially.
-- Other income including interest expense is expected to be approximately
$6 million.
-- Tax rate is expected to be approximately 21%.
-- Fully diluted share count is expected to be approximately 280 million
shares.
This release contains forward-looking statements and projections. Forward-looking statements and projections can often be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as "expect", "may," "will," "could," "believe," "anticipate," "estimate," "continue," "plan," "intend," "project" or other similar words. Undue reliance should not be placed on such forward-looking statements and projections, which speak only as of the date they are made. We undertake no obligation to update such forward-looking statements. Actual events and results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements and are subject to risks and uncertainties including the general health of global economies as well as of the semiconductor industry, the health of our end markets and our customers' customers, our ability to forecast end customer demand, customer acceptance of our new products, the ability of our customers to manage their inventories, a high dependence on turns business, more customer volume discounts than expected, greater product mix changes than anticipated, fluctuations in manufacturing yields, our ability to deliver product in a timely manner, our ability to successfully manage production at multiple foundries, variability in wafer pricing, and other risk factors listed in our most recent Forms 10-K and 10-Q.
About Xilinx
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XILINX, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended Year Ended
Mar. 29, Mar. 31, Dec. 29, Mar. 29, Mar. 31,
2008 2007 2007 2008 2007
(Unaudited)(Unaudited)(Unaudited) (Unaudited) (1)
Net revenues $475,760 $443,472 $474,806 $1,841,372 $1,842,739
Cost of revenues 173,974 168,041 174,414 686,988 718,643
Gross margin 301,786 275,431 300,392 1,154,384 1,124,096
Operating expenses:
Research and
development 90,888 98,476 91,011 358,063 388,101
Selling, general
and administrative 92,469 95,657 92,453 365,325 375,510
Amortization of
acquisition-
related
intangibles 1,426 1,940 1,582 6,802 8,009
Litigation
settlements and
contingencies - - - - 2,500
Stock-based
compensation
related to prior
years - - - - 2,209
Total operating
expenses 184,783 196,073 185,046 730,190 776,329
Operating income 117,003 79,358 115,346 424,194 347,767
Impairment loss on
investments (2,850) - - (2,850) (1,950)
Interest and other,
net 5,328 21,916 14,385 52,750 85,329
Income before income
taxes 119,481 101,274 129,731 474,094 431,146
Provision for income
taxes 23,002 13,648 26,139 100,047 80,474
Net income $96,479 $87,626 $103,592 $374,047 $350,672
Net income per
common share:
Basic $0.34 $0.27 $0.36 $1.27 $1.04
Diluted $0.34 $0.27 $0.35 $1.25 $1.02
Cash dividends
declared per common
share $0.12 $0.09 $0.12 $0.48 $0.36
Shares used in per
share calculations:
Basic 284,523 325,115 289,703 295,050 337,920
Diluted 286,321 330,243 293,036 298,636 343,636
(1) Derived from audited financial statements
XILINX, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands)
March 29, March 31,
2008 2007
(Unaudited) (1)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash, cash equivalents and
short-term investments $1,296,435 $1,137,915
Accounts receivable, net 249,147 182,295
Inventories 130,250 174,572
Deferred tax assets and other
current assets 144,364 205,320
Total current assets 1,820,196 1,700,102
Net property, plant and equipment 404,430 413,036
Long-term investments 564,269 675,713
Investment in United Microelectronics
Corporation - 67,050
Other assets 348,212 323,454
Total Assets $3,137,107 $3,179,355
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued
liabilities $228,988 $214,317
Deferred income on shipments to
distributors 111,678 89,052
Total current liabilities 340,666 303,369
Convertible debentures 999,851 999,597
Deferred tax liabilities 84,486 102,329
Other long-term liabilities 40,281 1,320
Stockholders' equity 1,671,823 1,772,740
Total Liabilities and Stockholders'
Equity $3,137,107 $3,179,355
(1) Derived from audited financial statements
XILINX, INC.
SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(In thousands)
Three Months Ended Year Ended
Mar. 29, Mar. 31, Dec. 29, Mar. 29, Mar. 31,
2008 2007 2007 2008 2007
(Unaudited)(Unaudited)(Unaudited)(Unaudited) (1)
SELECTED CASH FLOW
INFORMATION:
Depreciation $13,876 $17,895 $13,497 $54,199 $55,998
Amortization 4,219 4,536 4,328 17,756 17,926
Stock-based
compensation 17,697 20,135 16,456 66,427 90,292
Net cash provided
by operating
activities 101,841 105,633 207,744 580,975 551,568
Purchases of
property, plant
and equipment (6,238) (63,183) (10,737) (45,593) (110,777)
Payment of
dividends to
stockholders (34,093) (29,613) (34,480) (139,974) (120,833)
Repurchases of
common stock (200,000) (1,030,000) (200,000) (550,000) (1,430,000)
Proceeds from
issuance of
common stock to
employees and
excess tax
benefit 57,700 51,376 11,610 148,094 155,549
STOCK-BASED
COMPENSATION
INCLUDED IN:
Cost of revenues $1,820 $1,985 $1,937 $7,605 $10,345
Research and
development 8,908 9,407 7,977 31,433 41,610
Selling, general
and
administrative 6,970 8,742 6,542 27,389 38,337
(1) Derived from audited financial statements
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