For the fourth quarter of 2019, highlights include:

• Revenue of $1,401.8 million
• GAAP and non-GAAP gross margin of 34.6 percent
• GAAP operating margin of 9.9 percent and non-GAAP operating margin of 12.3 percent
• Operating cash flow of $91.7 million and free cash flow of ($20.7) million
• GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.14 and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.30

For 2019, highlights include:

• Revenue of $5,517.9 million
• Gross margin of 35.8 percent and non-GAAP gross margin of 36.1 percent
• GAAP operating margin of 7.8 percent and non-GAAP operating margin of 14.1 percent
• Operating cash flow of $694.7 million and free cash flow of $160.1 million
• GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.51 and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of $1.49 

PHOENIX — (BUSINESS WIRE) — February 3, 2020 — ON Semiconductor Corporation (Nasdaq: ON) today announced that total revenue in the fourth quarter of 2019 was $1,401.8 million, down approximately seven percent compared to the same quarter last year. Fourth quarter revenue was up approximately one percent as compared to revenue in the third quarter of 2019.

“Our performance in 2019 validates the transforming nature of our business, as we expect to outperform most of our peer group against a backdrop of challenging macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions. We believe that our strong competitive position in automotive, industrial, and cloud-power semiconductor end-markets, and exposure to secular trends in these markets continue to be the key drivers of our superior performance,” said Keith Jackson, president and CEO of ON Semiconductor. “Along with strong revenue performance, we are taking substantial measures to expand our margins by making structural changes to our manufacturing footprint, and accelerating the timeline for production at our 300mm fab.”

“In the fourth quarter, we saw moderate improvement in business trends, and the improvement has continued thus far in the first quarter of 2020. With improving macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions, solid product portfolio with exposure to the most attractive semiconductor end-markets, and ongoing structural improvements to our cost structure, ON Semiconductor is well positioned to deliver strong near to mid-term performance.”

FIRST QUARTER 2020 OUTLOOK

Based on product booking trends, backlog levels, and estimated turns levels, the Company anticipates that first quarter of 2020 revenue will be approximately $1,355 to $1,405 million.

GAAP and non-GAAP gross margin for first quarter 2020 is expected to be between 33.7 percent and 34.7 percent.

The outlook for the first quarter of 2020 includes anticipated stock-based compensation expense of approximately $19 million to $21 million. Net cash paid for income taxes is expected to be $14 million to $18 million.

The following table outlines ON Semiconductor's projected first quarter of 2020 GAAP and non-GAAP outlook.

TELECONFERENCE

ON Semiconductor will host a conference call for the financial community at 9 a.m. Eastern Time (EST) on Feb. 3, 2020 to discuss this announcement and ON Semiconductor’s results for the fourth quarter of 2019 and year then ended. The Company will also provide a real-time audio webcast of the teleconference on the Investor Relations page of its website at http://www.onsemi.com. The webcast replay will be available at this site approximately one hour following the live broadcast and will continue to be available for approximately 30 days following the conference call. Investors and interested parties can also access the conference call through a telephone call by dialing (877) 356-3762 (U.S./Canada) or (262) 558-6155 (International). In order to join this conference call, you will be required to provide the Conference ID Number, which is 9592878.

About ON Semiconductor

ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ON) is driving energy efficient innovations, empowering customers to reduce global energy use. The Company is a leading supplier of semiconductor-based solutions, offering a comprehensive portfolio of energy efficient power management, analog, sensors, logic, timing, connectivity, discrete, SoC and custom devices. The Company’s products help engineers solve their unique design challenges in automotive, communications, computing, consumer, industrial, medical, aerospace and defense applications. ON Semiconductor operates a responsive, reliable, world-class supply chain and quality program, a robust compliance and ethics program and a network of manufacturing facilities, sales offices and design centers in key markets throughout North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific regions. For more information, visit http://www.onsemi.com.

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