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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
February 11, 2019
AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
 
 
DELAWARE
 
000-29472
 
23-1722724
 
 
 
 
 
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

2045 EAST INNOVATION CIRCLE
TEMPE, AZ 85284
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(480) 821-5000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company o

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  o
 





Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein is financial information for Amkor Technology, Inc. for the three months and year ended December 31, 2018, and forward-looking statements relating to the first quarter and full year 2019 as presented in a press release dated February 11, 2019. The information in this Form 8-K and the exhibit attached hereto is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit
 
Description
 






SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC.
 
 
 
By:  
/s/ Megan Faust  
 
 
 
Megan Faust
 
 
 
Corporate Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 
 
 

Date: February 12, 2018



Exhibit

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News Release


Amkor Technology Reports Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2018

Fourth Quarter 2018 Highlights:
Fourth quarter net sales $1,081 million
Net income $28 million, earnings per diluted share $0.12
Gross margin 16.9%

Full Year 2018 Highlights:
Record sales $4.3 billion, 3% year-on-year growth
Net income $127 million, earnings per diluted share $0.53
EBITDA $837 million
Net cash from operations $663 million and free cash flow $120 million
Fourth consecutive year of positive free cash flow

TEMPE, Ariz. - February 11, 2019 - Amkor Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMKR), a leading provider of semiconductor packaging and test services, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2018.

“Both revenue and earnings were stronger than expected in the fourth quarter," said Steve Kelley, Amkor’s president and chief executive officer. “For full year 2018, sales increased 3% year over year to a record $4.3 billion. Broad customer engagement across multiple end markets drove our balanced growth.”

“Favorable product mix resulted in profitability that was above expectations for the quarter,” said Megan Faust, Amkor’s corporate vice president and chief financial officer. “We delivered $120 million of free cash flow in 2018, our fourth consecutive year of positive free cash flow. As a result, we ended the year with over $1 billion in liquidity, including $682 million of cash on hand.”

Results
Q4 2018
Q3 2018
Q4 2017
2018
2017
 
($ in millions, except per share amounts)
Net sales
$1,081
$1,144
$1,150
$4,316
$4,207
Gross margin
16.9%
17.5%
19.5%
16.5%
18.1%
Net income attributable to Amkor (1)
$28
$57
$100
$127
$264
Earnings per diluted share (1)
$0.12
$0.24
$0.42
$0.53
$1.10
EBITDA (1)(2)
$219
$235
$254
$837
$975
Annual free cash flow (1)(2)
 
 
 
$120
$209

(1) Q4 2018 net income includes a $17 million discrete income tax charge, or $0.07 per diluted share, driven by finalizing the accounting for U.S. tax reform. Q4 2017 net income includes a $42 million discrete income tax benefit, or $0.17 per diluted share, due to the estimated impact of U.S. tax reform. Full year 2017 net income also includes an after-tax gain of $82 million, or $0.34 per diluted share, from the sale of our K1 factory in Korea.

(2) EBITDA and free cash flow are non-GAAP measures. The reconciliations to the comparable GAAP measures are included below under "Selected Operating Data."

Cash and cash equivalents were $682 million, and total debt was $1.3 billion, at December 31, 2018.





Business Outlook

“We expect first quarter 2019 revenues to be around $880 million. Our first quarter revenue guidance reflects the inventory correction currently underway in the smartphone market," said Kelley.

First quarter 2019 outlook (unless otherwise noted):
Net sales of $840 million to $920 million
Gross margin of 9% to 13%
Net loss of $64 million to $16 million, or ($0.27) to ($0.07) per diluted share
Full year 2019 capital expenditures of around $475 million

Conference Call Information

Amkor will conduct a conference call on Monday, February 11, 2019, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. This call may include material information not included in this press release. This call is being webcast and can be accessed at Amkor's website: www.amkor.com. You may also access the call by dialing 1-877-645-6380 or 1-404-991-3911. A replay of the call will be made available at Amkor's website or by dialing 1-855-859-2056 or 1-404-537-3406 (conference ID 8157559). The webcast is also being distributed over NASDAQ OMX's investor distribution network to both institutional and individual investors. Institutional investors can access the call via NASDAQ OMX's password-protected event management site, Street Events (www.streetevents.com).

About Amkor

Amkor Technology, Inc. is one of the world’s largest providers of outsourced semiconductor packaging and test services. Founded in 1968, Amkor pioneered the outsourcing of IC packaging and test, and is now a strategic manufacturing partner for more than 250 of the world’s leading semiconductor companies, foundries and electronics OEMs. Amkor’s operational base includes production facilities, product development centers and sales and support offices located in key electronics manufacturing regions in Asia, Europe and the USA. For more information visit www.amkor.com.






Contacts:

Amkor Technology, Inc.

Vincent Keenan
Vice President, Investor Relations
480-786-7594
vincent.keenan@amkor.com





AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Selected Operating Data

 
Q4 2018
 
Q3 2018
 
Q4 2017
 
2018
 
2017
Net Sales Data:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales (in millions):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Advanced products (1)
$
564

 
$
582

 
$
582

 
$
2,118

 
$
1,966

Mainstream products (2)
517

 
562

 
568

 
2,198

 
2,241

Total net sales
$
1,081

 
$
1,144

 
$
1,150

 
$
4,316

 
$
4,207

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Packaging services
84
%
 
84
%
 
82
%
 
83
%
 
82
%
Test services
16
%
 
16
%
 
18
%
 
17
%
 
18
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales from top ten customers
61
%
 
62
%
 
67
%
 
62
%
 
67
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
End Market Distribution Data:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Communications (smartphones, tablets, handheld devices)
45
%
 
47
%
 
48
%
 
44
%
 
43
%
Automotive, industrial and other (driver assist, infotainment, safety, performance)
25
%
 
25
%
 
23
%
 
26
%
 
26
%
Computing (datacenter, infrastructure, PC/laptops, storage)
18
%
 
17
%
 
17
%
 
18
%
 
18
%
Consumer (set-top boxes, televisions, connected home, personal electronics, visual imaging)
12
%
 
11
%
 
12
%
 
12
%
 
13
%
Total
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross Margin Data:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
100.0
%
Cost of sales:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Materials
38.8
%
 
40.3
%
 
37.5
%
 
38.7
%
 
36.4
%
Labor
16.0
%
 
15.1
%
 
14.6
%
 
16.1
%
 
15.6
%
Other manufacturing
28.3
%
 
27.1
%
 
28.4
%
 
28.7
%
 
29.9
%
Gross margin
16.9
%
 
17.5
%
 
19.5
%
 
16.5
%
 
18.1
%

(1) Advanced products include flip chip and wafer-level processing and related test services
(2) Mainstream products include wirebond packaging and related test services




























AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Selected Operating Data









In the press release above we provide EBITDA, which is not defined by U.S. GAAP. We define EBITDA as net income before interest expense, income tax expense and depreciation and amortization. We believe EBITDA to be relevant and useful information to our investors because it provides additional information in assessing our financial operating results. Our management uses EBITDA in evaluating our operating performance, our ability to service debt and our ability to fund capital expenditures. However, EBITDA has certain limitations in that it does not reflect the impact of certain expenses on our consolidated statements of income, including interest expense, which is a necessary element of our costs because we have borrowed money in order to finance our operations, income tax expense, which is a necessary element of our costs because taxes are imposed by law, and depreciation and amortization, which is a necessary element of our costs because we use capital assets to generate income. EBITDA should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, operating income, net income or other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Furthermore our definition of EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Below is our reconciliation of EBITDA to U.S. GAAP net income.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciliation:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Q4 2018
 
Q3 2018
 
Q4 2017
 
2018
 
2017
 
(in millions)
EBITDA Data:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
29

 
$
57

 
$
101

 
$
130

 
$
268

Plus: Interest expense
18

 
20

 
20

 
79

 
85

Plus: Income tax expense (benefit)
29

 
14

 
(14
)
 
56

 
40

Plus: Depreciation & amortization
143

 
144

 
147

 
572

 
582

EBITDA
$
219

 
$
235

 
$
254

 
$
837

 
$
975


In the press release above we refer to free cash flow, which is not defined by U.S. GAAP. We define free cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities less payments for property, plant and equipment, plus proceeds from the sale of and insurance recovery for property, plant and equipment, if applicable. We believe free cash flow to be relevant and useful information to our investors because it provides them with additional information in assessing our liquidity, capital resources and financial operating results. Our management uses free cash flow in evaluating our liquidity, our ability to service debt and our ability to fund capital expenditures. However, free cash flow has certain limitations, including that it does not represent the residual cash flow available for discretionary expenditures since other, non-discretionary expenditures, such as mandatory debt service, are not deducted from the measure. The amount of mandatory versus discretionary expenditures can vary significantly between periods. This measure should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, other measures of liquidity or financial performance prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, such as net cash provided by operating activities. Furthermore, our definition of free cash flow may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Below is our reconciliation of free cash flow to U.S. GAAP net cash provided by operating activities.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciliation:
 
 
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
 
Free Cash Flow Data:
 
 
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
$
663

 
$
618

Less: Purchases of property, plant and equipment
(547
)
 
(551
)
Plus: Proceeds from sale of and insurance recovery for property, plant and equipment (1)
4

 
142

Free cash flow
$
120

 
$
209


(1) Full year 2017 includes proceeds from the sale of our K1 factory in Korea of $128 million.







AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)

 
For the Three Months Ended December 31,
 
For the Year Ended December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
Net sales
$
1,081,271

 
$
1,150,478

 
$
4,316,466

 
$
4,207,031

Cost of sales
898,901

 
926,137

 
3,605,901

 
3,445,952

Gross profit
182,370

 
224,341

 
710,565

 
761,079

Selling, general and administrative
69,353

 
77,386

 
295,239

 
297,021

Research and development
37,636

 
37,937

 
157,182

 
166,627

Gain on sale of real estate

 

 

 
(108,109
)
Total operating expenses
106,989

 
115,323

 
452,421

 
355,539

Operating income
75,381

 
109,018

 
258,144

 
405,540

Interest expense
18,038

 
20,106

 
78,946

 
83,839

Interest expense, related party

 

 

 
1,715

Other (income) expense, net
(363
)
 
1,340

 
(6,617
)
 
12,490

Total other expense, net
17,675

 
21,446

 
72,329

 
98,044

Income before taxes
57,706

 
87,572

 
185,815

 
307,496

Income tax expense (benefit)
28,812

 
(13,613
)
 
56,250

 
39,791

Net income
28,894

 
101,185

 
129,565

 
267,705

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(599
)
 
(1,126
)
 
(2,473
)
 
(4,155
)
Net income attributable to Amkor
$
28,295

 
$
100,059

 
$
127,092

 
$
263,550

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to Amkor per common share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
0.12

 
$
0.42

 
$
0.53

 
$
1.10

Diluted
$
0.12

 
$
0.42

 
$
0.53

 
$
1.10

Shares used in computing per common share amounts:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
239,378

 
239,128

 
239,329

 
238,937

Diluted
239,596

 
239,814

 
239,741

 
239,651





AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)

 
December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
(In thousands)
ASSETS
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
681,569

 
$
596,364

Restricted cash
2,589

 
2,000

Accounts receivable, net of allowances
724,456

 
798,264

Inventories
230,589

 
213,649

Other current assets
32,005

 
33,727

Total current assets
1,671,208

 
1,644,004

Property, plant and equipment, net
2,650,448

 
2,695,065

Goodwill
25,720

 
25,036

Restricted cash
3,893

 
4,487

Other assets
144,178

 
139,796

Total assets
$
4,495,447

 
$
4,508,388

 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
Short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt
$
114,579

 
$
123,848

Trade accounts payable
530,398

 
569,085

Capital expenditures payable
255,237

 
294,258

Accrued expenses
258,209

 
330,868

Total current liabilities
1,158,423

 
1,318,059

Long-term debt
1,217,732

 
1,240,581

Pension and severance obligations
184,321

 
182,216

Other non-current liabilities
79,071

 
47,823

Total liabilities
2,639,547

 
2,788,679

 
 
 
 
Amkor stockholders’ equity:
 
 
 
Preferred stock

 

Common stock
285

 
285

Additional paid-in capital
1,909,425

 
1,903,357

Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)
113,189

 
(13,903
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
23,812

 
22,519

Treasury stock
(216,171
)
 
(215,982
)
Total Amkor stockholders’ equity
1,830,540

 
1,696,276

Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries
25,360

 
23,433

Total equity
1,855,900

 
1,719,709

Total liabilities and equity
$
4,495,447

 
$
4,508,388





AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)


 
For the Year Ended December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
(In thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
Net income
$
129,565

 
$
267,705

Depreciation and amortization
571,961

 
581,940

Gain on sale of real estate

 
(108,109
)
Proceeds from insurance recovery for property, plant and equipment
(1,371
)
 

Deferred income taxes
(13,110
)
 
(42,189
)
Other operating activities and non-cash items
16,889

 
424

Changes in assets and liabilities
(40,524
)
 
(81,504
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
663,410

 
618,267

 
 
 
 
Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
Payments for property, plant and equipment
(547,122
)
 
(550,943
)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment
2,841

 
141,530

Proceeds from insurance recovery for property, plant and equipment
1,371

 

Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired

 
(43,771
)
Other investing activities
5,527

 
(1,648
)
Net cash used in investing activities
(537,383
)
 
(454,832
)
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
Proceeds from revolving credit facilities

 
75,000

Payments of revolving credit facilities
(75,000
)
 

Proceeds from short-term debt
23,341

 
77,781

Payments of short-term debt
(46,631
)
 
(70,236
)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
596,226

 
223,976

Payments of long-term debt
(535,738
)
 
(405,269
)
Payments of long-term debt, related party

 
(17,837
)
Payment of deferred consideration for purchase of facility

 
(3,890
)
Payments of capital lease obligations
(3,930
)
 
(5,340
)
Proceeds from issuance of stock through share-based compensation plans
1,050

 
3,124

Other financing activities
59

 
(2,195
)
Net cash used in financing activities
(40,623
)
 
(124,886
)
 
 
 
 
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
(204
)
 
8,807

 
 
 
 
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
85,200

 
47,356

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period
602,851

 
555,495

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period
$
688,051

 
$
602,851





Forward-Looking Statement Disclaimer

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws. All statements other than statements of historical fact are considered forward-looking statements including all of the statements made under "Business Outlook" above. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that could affect future results and cause actual results and events to differ materially from historical and expected results and those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the following:
the highly unpredictable nature, cyclicality, and rate of growth of the semiconductor industry;
timing and volume of orders relative to production capacity and the inability to achieve high capacity utilization rates, control costs and improve profitability;
laws, rules, regulations and policies imposed by the U.S. or foreign governments in areas such as tariffs, customs, duties and other restrictive trade barriers, national security, data privacy and cybersecurity, antitrust and competition, tax, currency and banking, privacy, labor, environmental, health and safety, and in particular the recent increase in protectionist measures considered or adopted by the U.S. and foreign governments;
laws, rules, regulations and policies within China and other countries that may favor domestic companies over non-domestic companies, including customer or government supported efforts to promote the development and growth of local competitors;
volatility of consumer demand, double booking by customers and deterioration in forecasts from our customers for products incorporating our semiconductor packages, including any slowdown in demand or changes in customer forecasts for smartphones or other mobile devices and generally soft end market demand for electronic devices;
delays, lower manufacturing yields and supply constraints relating to wafers, particularly for advanced nodes and related technologies;
dependence on key customers, the impact of changes in our market share and prices for our services with those customers and the business and financial condition of those customers;
the performance of our business, interest rate fluctuations and other economic and market conditions, the cash needs and investment opportunities for the business, the need for additional capacity and facilities to service customer demand and the availability of cash flow from operations or financing;
the effect of the global economy on credit markets, financial institutions, customers, suppliers and consumers, including the uncertain macroeconomic environment;
the highly unpredictable nature and costs of litigation and other legal activities and the risk of adverse results of such matters and the impact of other legal proceedings;
changes in tax rates and taxes as a result of changes in U.S. or foreign tax law or the interpretations thereof (including the impact of recent U.S. tax reform), changes in our organizational structure, changes in the jurisdictions in which our income is determined to be earned and taxed, the outcome of tax reviews, audits and ruling requests, our ability to realize deferred tax assets and the expiration of tax holidays;
curtailment of outsourcing by our customers;
our substantial indebtedness and restrictive covenants;
failure to realize sufficient cash flow or access to other sources of liquidity to fund capital expenditures;
the effects of an economic slowdown in major economies worldwide;
disruptions in our business or deficiencies in our controls resulting from the integration of acquired operations, particularly J-Devices, or the implementation and security of, and changes to, our enterprise resource planning, factory shop floor systems and other management information systems;
there can be no assurance regarding when our new K5 factory and research and development center in Korea will be fully utilized, or that the actual scope, costs, timeline or benefits of the project will be consistent with our current expectations;




economic effects of terrorist attacks, political instability, natural disasters and military conflict;
competition, competitive pricing and declines in average selling prices;
fluctuations in packaging and test manufacturing yields;
dependence on international operations and sales, and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, particularly in Japan and Korea;
dependence on raw material and equipment suppliers and changes in raw material and precious metal costs;
dependence on key personnel;
enforcement of and compliance with intellectual property rights; and
technological challenges.
Other important risk factors that could affect the outcome of the events set forth in these statements and that could affect our operating results and financial condition are discussed in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 and in the company's subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission made prior to or after the date hereof. Amkor undertakes no obligation to review or update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this press release.