KLA-Tencor Reports Fiscal 2009 First Quarter Results

MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

KLA-Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC) today announced operating results for its first quarter of fiscal 2009, which ended on September 30, 2008. KLA-Tencor reported GAAP net income of $19 million and GAAP earnings per diluted share of $0.11 on revenue of $533 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2009.

"Macro-economic uncertainty, declining consumer demand, and limited access to financing are having an adverse impact on semiconductor capital equipment spending across all end markets and geographies. In response to sharp order declines and uncertain outlook, we are implementing actions to reduce costs, while still maintaining our strategic focus and strengthening KLA-Tencor's competitive position, and to lay the foundation for growth once the business environment improves," commented Rick Wallace, chief executive officer of KLA-Tencor. "Our market leadership, the exceptional value of our technology and our strong balance sheet provide us with the resources to maintain a high level of customer focus during this downturn."

                             GAAP Results
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                           Q1 FY 2009     Q4 FY 2008    Q1 FY 2008
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Revenues                   $ 533 million  $ 591 million $ 693 million
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Net Income                 $ 19 million   $ 76 million  $ 88 million
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Diluted Earnings per Share $ 0.11         $ 0.43        $ 0.46
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                           Non-GAAP Results
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                           Q1 FY 2009     Q4 FY 2008    Q1 FY 2008
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Net Income                 $ 55 million   $ 107 million $ 145 million
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Diluted Earnings per Share $ 0.32         $ 0.60        $ 0.75
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A reconciliation between GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income is provided following the financial statements that are part of this release. Non-GAAP results include the impact of stock-based compensation, but exclude the impact of acquisition, restatement and restructuring related items.

    Highlights for the first quarter of fiscal 2009

    --  Completed the acquisition of the Microelectronic Inspection
        Equipment (MIE) business unit of Vistec Semiconductor Systems.
        The MIE business unit manufactures and sells advanced
        semiconductor mask registration measurement tools and wafer
        manufacturing defect inspection systems.

    --  Generated cash flow from operations of $81 million.

    --  Introduced the eS35 e-beam inspection system, capable of
        detecting and classifying smaller physical defects and more
        subtle electrical defects at significantly higher speeds. The
        eS35 features improved sensitivity along with substantial
        throughput gains, to accelerate yield of 4Xnm and 3Xnm
        devices.

    --  Introduced the latest stylus surface profiling system, the
        P-6(TM), which offers a unique set of advanced features for
        scientific research and production environments, such as
        photovoltaic solar cell manufacturing.

    --  Introduced the Surfscan(R) SP2XP, a new monitor-wafer
        inspection system for the integrated circuit (IC) market that
        features improved sensitivity to defects on silicon, poly and
        metal films and enhanced ability to sort defects by type and
        size, to accelerate fabs' development of 3Xnm and 2Xnm
        next-generation devices.

    --  Introduced the Candela(TM) 7100 series for advanced defect
        inspection and classification of hard disk drive substrates
        and media, designed to help manufacturers identify and
        classify submicron critical defects such as pits, bumps,
        particles and buried defects, for maximizing yield and
        lowering total cost of inspection.

    --  Introduced the die-to-database version of its latest mask
        inspection technology, Wafer Plane Inspection(TM) (WPI). WPI
        allows leading-edge logic and foundry mask makers to
        concurrently detect defects on the mask and assess whether the
        defects are likely to print on the wafer.

    --  Introduced PROLITH(TM) 12, the latest industry-leading
        computational lithography tool, which enables researchers to
        cost-effectively explore the feasibility of various mask
        designs, photo materials and processes associated with Extreme
        Ultra-Violet (EUV) lithography.

KLA-Tencor will discuss its fiscal 2009 first quarter results, along with its outlook for the second quarter of fiscal 2009, on a conference call today beginning at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time. A webcast of the call will be available at: www.kla-tencor.com

Forward-Looking Statements:

Statements in this press release other than historical facts, such as statements regarding the benefit to customers of KLA-Tencor's products, anticipated performance of the company's products, anticipated market conditions, potential market opportunities for KLA-Tencor, anticipated steps designed to reduce KLA-Tencor's costs and the success of such efforts, KLA-Tencor's ability to sustain its current market position in the future, and demand for KLA-Tencor's products, are forward-looking statements, and are subject to the Safe Harbor provisions created by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on current information and expectations, and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in such statements due to various factors, including but not limited to: the demand for semiconductors; the financial condition of the global capital markets and the general macroeconomic environment; new and enhanced product offerings by competitors; cancellation of orders by customers; KLA-Tencor's inability to successfully integrate and manage businesses that it acquires, including ICOS Vision Systems Corporation NV and the MIE business unit; and changing customer demands. For other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected and anticipated in forward-looking statements in this release, please refer to KLA-Tencor's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2008, subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (including, but not limited to, the risk factors described therein).

About KLA-Tencor:

KLA-Tencor Corporation is the world's leading supplier of process control and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related nanoelectronics industries. Headquartered in Milpitas, California, the company has sales and service offices around the world. An S&P 500 company, KLA-Tencor is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol KLAC. Additional information about the company is available at http://www.kla-tencor.com. (KLAC-F)

P-6, Surfscan, Candela, Wafer Plane Inspection and PROLITH are all trademarks of KLA-Tencor Corporation.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information:

The non-GAAP and supplemental information provided in this press release is a supplement to, and not a substitute for, our financial results presented in accordance with United States GAAP.

To supplement our condensed consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, we provide certain non-GAAP financial information, which is adjusted from results based on GAAP to exclude certain costs and expenses, as well as other supplemental information. The non-GAAP and supplemental information is provided to enhance the user's overall understanding of our operating performance and our prospects in the future. Specifically, we believe the non-GAAP information provides useful measures to both management and investors regarding financial and business trends relating to our financial performance by excluding certain costs and expenses that we believe are not indicative of our core operating results. The non-GAAP information is among the budgeting and planning tools that management uses for future forecasting. The presentation of non-GAAP and supplemental information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for results prepared and presented in accordance with United States GAAP.

KLA-Tencor Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Unaudited Balance Sheets

(In thousands)                          Sept. 30, 2008   June 30, 2008
                                       ---------------  --------------

ASSETS
Cash and short- and long-term
 investments                          $     1,306,511  $    1,579,383
Accounts receivable, net                      370,343         492,488
Inventories, net                              503,673         459,449
Other current assets                          488,094         546,591
Land, property and equipment, net             350,700         355,474
Goodwill                                      612,977         601,882
Purchased intangibles, net                    359,177         297,778
Other long-term assets                        490,772         515,345
                                       ---------------  --------------
Total assets                          $     4,482,247  $    4,848,390
                                       ===============  ==============

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable                      $       102,661  $      104,315
Deferred system profit                         82,130         150,797
Unearned revenue                               61,757          56,692
Other current liabilities                     529,038         638,528
                                       ---------------  --------------
Total current liabilities                     775,586         950,332

Non-current liabilities:
Income tax payable                             63,468          63,634
Unearned revenue                               24,087          31,745
Other non-current liabilities                 113,709          76,288
Long-term debt                                744,796         744,661
                                       ---------------  --------------
Total liabilities                           1,721,646       1,866,660

Stockholders' equity:
Common stock and capital in excess of
 par value                                    763,925         729,629
Retained earnings                           2,012,838       2,204,417
Accumulated other comprehensive
 income (loss)                                (16,162)         47,684
                                       ---------------  --------------
Total stockholders' equity                  2,760,601       2,981,730

                                       ---------------  --------------
Total liabilities and stockholders'
 equity                               $     4,482,247  $    4,848,390
                                       ===============  ==============
KLA-Tencor Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Unaudited Statements of Operations

                                             Three months ended
                                       -------------------------------
                                          Sept. 30,       Sept. 30,
(In thousands except per share data)        2008             2007
                                       ---------------  --------------

Revenues:
Product                               $        405,496 $       578,432
Service                                        127,017         114,588
                                       ---------------  --------------
Total revenues                                 532,513         693,020

Costs and operating expenses:
Costs of revenues                              258,203         305,893
Engineering, research and development          114,361          99,344
Selling, general and administrative            125,011         110,505
                                       ---------------  --------------
Total costs and operating expenses             497,575         515,742
                                       ---------------  --------------
Income from operations                          34,938         177,278

Interest income and other, net                   4,177          17,474
                                       ---------------  --------------
Income before income taxes and
 minority interest                              39,115         194,752
Provision for income taxes                      19,826         106,594

                                       ---------------  --------------
Net income                            $         19,289 $        88,158
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Net income per share:
Basic                                 $           0.11 $          0.47
                                       ===============  ==============
Diluted                               $           0.11 $          0.46
                                       ===============  ==============

Cash dividend paid per share          $           0.15 $          0.15
                                       ===============  ==============

Weighted average number of shares:
Basic                                          172,088         187,789
Diluted                                        174,386         193,043
KLA-Tencor Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Unaudited Statements of Cash Flows

                                                Three months ended
                                                   September 30,
                                             -------------------------
(In thousands)                                   2008         2007
-------------------------------------------- ------------ ------------
Cash flows from operating activities:
    Net income                               $    19,289  $    88,158
    Adjustments to reconcile net income to
     net cash provided by operating
     activities:
         Depreciation and amortization            42,708       24,952
         Impairment charges                       12,358            -
         Non-cash, stock-based compensation       34,382       28,083
         Tax benefit (charge) from employee
          stock options                             (618)       6,516
         Excess tax benefit from stock-based
          compensation                            (1,689)      (2,840)
         Net gain on sale of marketable
          securities and other investments          (128)         (62)
         Gain on sale of real estate              (1,368)           -
         Changes in assets and liabilities:
              (Increase) decrease in
               accounts receivable, net          131,364      (18,755)
              (Increase) decrease in
               inventories                       (16,739)      39,697
              Decrease in other assets            50,623       15,155
              Increase (decrease) in
               accounts payable                   (9,881)      26,320
              Increase (decrease) in
               deferred system profit            (68,667)       6,299
              Decrease in other liabilities     (110,277)      (7,738)
                                             ------------ ------------
                Net cash provided by
                 operating activities             81,357      205,785
                                             ------------ ------------
Cash flows from investing activities:
    Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash
     received                                   (127,023)           -
    Capital expenditures, net                    (10,132)     (14,883)
    Proceeds from sale of real estate              2,466            -
    Purchase of available-for-sale
     securities                                 (394,378)    (336,373)
    Proceeds from sale and maturity of
     available-for-sale securities               269,235      555,683
    Purchase of trading securities                (8,939)     (23,880)
    Proceeds from sale of trading securities      11,704       23,257
                                             ------------ ------------
                Net cash provided by (used
                 in) investing activities       (257,067)     203,804
                                             ------------ ------------
Cash flows from financing activities:
    Issuance of common stock                       5,967       96,655
    Tax withholding payment related to
     vested and released restricted stock
     units                                       (10,342)           -
    Common stock repurchases                    (177,469)    (683,534)
    Payment of dividends to stockholders         (25,840)     (28,459)
    Excess tax benefit from stock-based
     compensation                                  1,689        2,840
                                             ------------ ------------
                Net cash used in financing
                 activities                     (205,995)    (612,498)
                                             ------------ ------------
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and
 cash equivalents                                (12,942)      (5,551)
                                             ------------ ------------
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents       (394,647)    (208,460)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of
 period                                        1,128,106      722,511
                                             ------------ ------------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period   $   733,459  $   514,051
                                             ============ ============

  Supplemental cash flow disclosures:
    Income taxes paid, net                   $    11,042  $    31,858
    Interest paid                            $       424  $       395
KLA-Tencor Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Unaudited Supplemental Information
(In thousands except per share data)

Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to Non-GAAP Net Income
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                                              Three months ended
                                         -----------------------------
                                         Sept. 30,  June 30, Sept. 30,
                                              2008      2008      2007
                                         -----------------------------

GAAP net income                          $ 19,289  $ 76,010  $ 88,158
Adjustments to reconcile GAAP net income to non-GAAP net income
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Acquisition related charges             a  40,330    50,377    12,366
Restructuring, severance and other      b   4,161    (1,391)    2,279
Restatement related charges             c   3,784     2,660     2,111
Income tax effect of non-GAAP
 adjustments                            d (12,214)  (12,038)   (6,320)
Non recurring tax item                  e       -    (8,438)   46,613
                                         --------- --------- ---------
Non-GAAP net income                      $ 55,350  $107,180  $145,207
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GAAP net income per diluted share        $   0.11  $   0.43  $   0.46
                                         ========= ========= =========
Non-GAAP net income per diluted share    $   0.32  $   0.60  $   0.75
                                         ========= ========= =========
Shares used in diluted shares
 calculation                              174,386   178,090   193,043
                                         ========= ========= =========
Impact of items included in Condensed Consolidated Unaudited
 Statements of Operations:
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                    Acquisition Restructuring, Restatement Total pre-
                      related    severance and   related    tax GAAP
                      charges        other       charges     to non-
                                                              GAAP
                                                            adjustment
                    --------------------------------------------------
Costs of revenues    $   18,204   $      (377) $         - $    17,827
Engineering,
 research and
 development             10,126          (299)           -       9,827
Sales, general and
 administrative          12,000         4,837        3,784      20,621
                    --------------------------------------------------
Total in three
 months ended
 September 30, 2008  $   40,330   $     4,161  $     3,784 $    48,275
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Total in three
 months ended June
 30, 2008            $   50,377   $    (1,391) $     2,660 $    51,646
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Total in three
 months ended
 September 30, 2007  $   12,366   $     2,279  $     2,111 $    16,756
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                                            Three months ended
                                   -----------------------------------
                                     Sept. 30,    June 30,   Sept. 30,
                                          2008        2008        2007
                                   -----------------------------------
Stock-based compensation
-----------------------------------
Costs of revenues                   $    5,456 $     5,418 $     6,253
Engineering, research and
 development                             9,971       8,870       8,592
Sales, general and administrative       18,955      14,992      13,238
                                   -----------------------------------
Total                               $   34,382 $    29,280 $    28,083
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To supplement our condensed consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, we provide certain non-GAAP financial information, which is adjusted from results based on GAAP to exclude certain costs and expenses, as well as other supplemental information. The non-GAAP and supplemental information is provided to enhance the user's overall understanding of our operating performance and our prospects in the future. Specifically, we believe the non-GAAP information provides useful measures to both management and investors regarding financial and business trends relating to our financial performance by excluding certain costs and expenses that we believe are not indicative of our core operating results. The non-GAAP information is among the budgeting and planning tools that management uses for future forecasting. The presentation of non-GAAP and supplemental information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for results prepared and presented in accordance with United States GAAP.

a  Acquisition related charges include impairment and amortization of
    intangible assets, inventory fair value adjustments, in-process
    research and development associated with acquisitions, asset
    impairment from discontinuing acquired products as well as making
    acquired products available for sale, and realized and unrealized
    gains and losses resulting from the Euro call option contracts
    related to KLA-Tencor's acquisition of ICOS Vision Systems
    Corporation NV. Management believes that the expense associated
    with the impairment and amortization of acquisition related
    intangible assets is appropriate to be excluded because a
    significant portion of the purchase price for acquisitions may be
    allocated to intangible assets that have short lives, and
    exclusion of the amortization expense allows comparisons of
    operating results that are consistent over time for both KLA-
    Tencor's newly acquired and long-held businesses. Management
    believes that it is appropriate to exclude asset impairment from
    discontinuing acquired products as well as inventory fair value
    adjustments, in-process research and development and gains and
    losses on foreign exchange contracts associated with business
    acquisitions as they are not indicative of ongoing operating
    results and therefore limit comparability. Management believes
    excluding these items helps investors compare our operating
    performance with our results in prior periods as well as with the
    performance of other companies.

b  Restructuring, severance and other includes gains and costs
    associated with the company's facilities divestment program,
    worldwide reduction in force, entry into a severance and
    consulting agreement with its president/chief operating officer,
    gains from sale of facilities and one-time inventory write-off
    associated with the disposal of service inventory in excess of
    future needs. Management believes that it is appropriate to
    exclude those items as they are not indicative of ongoing
    operating results and therefore limit comparability. Management
    believes excluding these items helps investors compare our
    operating performance with our results in prior periods as well as
    with the performance of other companies.

c  Restatement related charges include compensation related to
    reimbursement payments by KLA-Tencor to non-executive employees
    for penalty taxes under section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code,
    as well as legal and other expenses related to the stock option
    investigation, shareholder litigation and related matters.
    Management believes that it is appropriate to exclude those items
    as they are not indicative of ongoing operating results and
    therefore limit comparability. Management believes excluding these
    items helps investors compare our operating performance with our
    results in prior periods as well as with the performance of other
    companies.

d  Income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments includes the income tax
    effects of the excluded items noted above. Management believes
    that it is appropriate to exclude the tax effects of the items
    noted above in order to present a more meaningful measure of non-
    GAAP net income.

e  Non recurring tax items includes the U.S. tax impact associated
    with the implementation of our global manufacturing strategy and a
    benefit from revision of the amount of undistributed earnings of
    foreign subsidiaries considered to be permanently reinvested
    outside the United States. Management believes that it is
    appropriate to exclude these items as they are not indicative of
    ongoing operating results and therefore limit comparability.
    Management believes excluding these items helps investors compare
    our operating performance with our results in prior periods as
    well as with the performance of other companies.

Source: KLA-Tencor Corporation