Advanced Energy Reports Third Quarter 2023 Results

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: AEIS), a global leader in highly engineered, precision power conversion, measurement, and control solutions, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023.

“In the third quarter, we delivered sequentially higher earnings and record operating cash flow on marginally lower revenue,” said Steve Kelley, president and CEO of Advanced Energy. “Our solid financial performance through the business cycle gives us the ability to invest in new products and technologies, as well as in improvements in manufacturing efficiency. These investments will drive future revenue growth and market share gains.”

Third Quarter Results

Sales were $410.0 million in the third quarter of 2023, compared with $415.5 million in the second quarter of 2023 and $516.3 million in the third quarter of 2022.

GAAP net income from continuing operations was $33.7 million or $0.89 per diluted share in the quarter, compared with $27.5 million or $0.73 per diluted share in the prior quarter, and $74.9 million or $1.99 per diluted share a year ago.

Non-GAAP net income was $48.5 million or $1.28 per diluted share in the third quarter of 2023. This compares with $41.9 million or $1.11 per diluted share in the second quarter of 2023, and $79.6 million or $2.12 per diluted share in the third quarter of 2022.

Advanced Energy generated a record $72.7 million in cash flow from continuing operations in the third quarter of 2023 and paid $3.8 million in quarterly dividends.

Also in the third quarter of 2023, Advanced Energy completed a private offering of $575 million aggregate principal amount of 2.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028. In conjunction with the offering, the company repurchased $40.0 million of common stock. Total cash on hand at the end of the quarter increased to $985.9 million.

Fourth Quarter 2023 Guidance

Based on the Company’s current view, beliefs, and assumptions, guidance is within the following ranges:

	Q4 2023
Revenue	$405 million +/- $15 million
GAAP EPS from continuing operations	$0.69 +/- $0.20
Non-GAAP EPS	$1.15 +/- $0.20

Conference Call

Management will host a conference call today, October 31, 2023, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss the third quarter financial results. To participate in the live earnings conference call, please dial 877-407-0890 approximately ten minutes prior to the start of the meeting and an operator will connect you. International participants can dial [phone]. A webcast will also be available on our investor web page at ir.advancedenergy.com in the Events & Presentations section. The archived webcast will be available approximately two hours following the end of the live event.

About Advanced Energy

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: AEIS) is a global leader in the design and manufacture of highly engineered, precision power conversion, measurement and control solutions for mission-critical applications and processes. Advanced Energy’s power solutions enable customer innovation in complex applications for a wide range of industries including semiconductor equipment, industrial production, medical and life sciences, data center computing, networking, and telecommunications. With engineering know-how and responsive service and support for customers around the globe, the company builds collaborative partnerships to meet technology advances, propels growth of its customers and innovates the future of power. Advanced Energy has devoted four decades to perfecting power. It is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, USA. For more information, visit www.advancedenergy.com.

Advanced Energy | Precision. Power. Performance. Trust.

Non-GAAP Measures

This release includes GAAP and non-GAAP income and per-share earnings data and other GAAP and non-GAAP financial information. The non-GAAP results presented below exclude the impact of non-cash related charges, such as stock-based compensation, amortization of intangible assets, and long-term unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses. In addition, we exclude discontinued operations and other non-recurring items such as acquisition-related costs, facility expansion and related costs, and restructuring expenses, as they are not indicative of future performance. The tax effect of our non-GAAP adjustments represents the anticipated annual tax rate applied to each non-GAAP adjustment after consideration of their respective book and tax treatments.

The non-GAAP measures included in this release are not in accordance with, or an alternative for, similar measures calculated under generally accepted accounting principles and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies. In addition, these non-GAAP measures are not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles. We believe that these non-GAAP measures provide useful information to management and investors to evaluate business performance without the impacts of certain non-cash charges, non-economic foreign currency remeasurements, and other cash charges which are not part of our usual operations. We use these non-GAAP measures to assess performance against business objectives, make business decisions, develop budgets, forecast future periods, assess trends, and evaluate financial impacts of various scenarios. In addition, management’s incentive plans include these non-GAAP measures as criteria for achievements. Additionally, we believe that these non-GAAP measures, in combination with its financial results calculated in accordance with GAAP, provide investors with additional perspective. To gain a complete picture of all effects on our financial results from any and all events, management does (and investors should) rely upon the GAAP measures as well, as the items excluded from non-GAAP measures may contribute to not accurately reflecting the underlying performance of the company’s continuing operations for the period in which they are incurred. Furthermore, the use of non-GAAP measures has limitations in that such measures do not reflect all of the amounts associated with our results of operations as determined in accordance with GAAP, and these measures should only be used to evaluate our results of operations in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release and statements we make on the above announced conference call contain, in addition to historical information, forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Statements in this report that are not historical information are forward-looking statements. For example, statements relating to our beliefs, expectations and plans are forward-looking statements, as are statements that certain actions, conditions, or circumstances will continue. The inclusion of words such as "anticipate," "expect," "estimate," "can," "may," "might," "continue," "enables," "plan," "intend," "should," "could," "would," "likely," "potential," or "believe," as well as statements that events or circumstances "will" occur or continue, indicate forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: (a) supply chain disruptions and component shortages that may impact our ability to timely manufacture products and deliver to customers; (b) the effects of global macroeconomic conditions upon demand for our products and services, including supply chain cost increases, inflationary pressures, economic downturns, and volatility and cyclicality of the industries we serve; (c) the impact of political and geographical risks, including trade and export regulations, other effects of international disputes, war, terrorism, or geopolitical tensions; (d) managing backlog orders; (e) our ability to develop new products expeditiously and be successful in the design win process; (f) delays in capital spending by end-users in our served markets; (g) the risks and uncertainties related to the integration of acquired companies including SL Power Electronics; (h) the continuing spread of COVID-19 and its potential adverse impact on our operations; (i) our ability to avoid additional costs and lawsuits after the solar inverter wind-down; (j) the accuracy of our assumptions on which our financial statement projections are based; (k) the timing of orders received from customers; (l) our ability to realize benefits from cost improvement efforts including avoided costs, restructuring plans and inorganic growth; (m) unanticipated changes to management’s estimates, reserves or allowances; and (n) changes and adjustments to the tax expense and benefits related to the U.S. tax law changes, any of which could negatively impact our customers’ and our presence, operations, and financial results. These and other risks are described in Advanced Energy’s Form 10-K, Forms 10-Q and other reports and statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). These reports and statements are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Copies may also be obtained from Advanced Energy’s investor relations page at ir.advancedenergy.com or by contacting Advanced Energy’s investor relations at 970-407-6555. Forward-looking statements are made and based on information available to us on the date of this press release. Aspirational goals and targets discussed on the conference call or in the presentation materials should not be interpreted in any respect as guidance. We assume no obligation to update the information in this press release.

ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) (in thousands, except per share data)
		Three Months Ended												Nine Months Ended
		September 30,								June 30,				September 30,
		2023				2022				2023				2023				2022
Sales, net		$	409,991			$	516,274			$	415,508			$	1,250,539			$	1,354,682
Cost of sales			262,650				325,056				268,428				801,007				856,990
Gross profit			147,341				191,218				147,080				449,532				497,692
Gross margin %			35.9	%			37.0	%			35.4	%			35.9	%			36.7	%
Operating expenses:
Research and development			50,391				49,760				51,413				153,414				141,383
Selling, general, and administrative			55,131				56,716				55,613				166,102				161,056
Amortization of intangible assets			7,049				7,049				7,075				21,186				19,081
Restructuring			4,709				121				3,154				8,906				1,178
Total operating expenses			117,280				113,646				117,255				349,608				322,698
Operating income			30,061				77,572				29,825				99,924				174,994
Other income (expense), net			4,464				8,940				2,425				6,339				11,347
Income from continuing operations, before income tax			34,525				86,512				32,250				106,263				186,341
Provision for income tax			874				11,639				4,795				13,405				29,795
Income from continuing operations			33,651				74,873				27,455				92,858				156,546
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax			(930	)			(697	)			(315	)			(2,076	)			(615	)
Net income			32,721				74,176				27,140				90,782				155,931
Income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interest			—				9				—				—				16
Net income attributable to Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.		$	32,721			$	74,167			$	27,140			$	90,782			$	155,915
Basic weighted-average common shares outstanding			37,575				37,379				37,573				37,541				37,482
Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding			37,854				37,630				37,803				37,842				37,725
Earnings per share attributable to Advanced Energy Industries, Inc:
Continuing operations:
Basic earnings per share		$	0.90			$	2.00			$	0.73			$	2.47			$	4.18
Diluted earnings per share		$	0.89			$	1.99			$	0.73			$	2.45			$	4.15
Discontinued operations:
Basic loss per share		$	(0.02	)		$	(0.02	)		$	(0.01	)		$	(0.06	)		$	(0.02	)
Diluted loss per share		$	(0.02	)		$	(0.02	)		$	(0.01	)		$	(0.05	)		$	(0.02	)
Net income:
Basic earnings per share		$	0.87			$	1.98			$	0.72			$	2.42			$	4.16
Diluted earnings per share		$	0.86			$	1.97			$	0.72			$	2.40			$	4.13

ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) (in thousands)
		September 30,			December 31,
			2023			2022
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	985,931		$	458,818
Accounts and other receivables, net			270,348			300,683
Inventories			364,003			376,012
Other current assets			53,191			53,001
Total current assets			1,673,473			1,188,514
Property and equipment, net			161,671			148,462
Operating lease right-of-use assets			98,591			100,177
Other assets			110,027			84,056
Goodwill and intangible assets, net			449,924			470,959
Total assets		$	2,493,686		$	1,992,168
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		$	140,320		$	170,467
Other accrued expenses			137,015			185,805
Current portion of long-term debt			20,000			20,000
Current portion of operating lease liabilities			17,477			16,771
Total current liabilities			314,812			393,043
Long-term debt			899,848			353,262
Other long-term liabilities			178,155			179,596
Long-term liabilities			1,078,003			532,858
Total liabilities			1,392,815			925,901
Total stockholders' equity			1,100,871			1,066,267
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		$	2,493,686		$	1,992,168

ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) (in thousands)
		Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2023				2022
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income		$	90,782			$	155,931
Less: loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax			(2,076	)			(615	)
Income from continuing operations, net of income tax			92,858				156,546
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization			49,764				44,433
Stock-based compensation			22,813				15,008
Benefit for deferred income tax			(996	)			(2,496	)
Loss on disposal and sale of assets			394				(4,058	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of assets acquired			(36,593	)			(96,451	)
Net cash from operating activities from continuing operations			128,240				112,982
Net cash from operating activities from discontinued operations			(3,307	)			(81	)
Net cash from operating activities			124,933				112,901
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of investments			(3,447	)			—
Purchases of property and equipment			(46,782	)			(39,507	)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired			—				(145,779	)
Net cash from investing activities			(50,229	)			(185,286	)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from long-term borrowings			575,000				—
Payment of fees for long-term borrowings			(12,985	)			—
Payments on long-term borrowings			(15,000	)			(15,000	)
Dividend payments			(11,422	)			(11,407	)
Payment for purchase of note hedges			(115,000	)			—
Proceeds from sale of warrants			74,865				—
Purchase and retirement of common stock			(40,000	)			(25,955	)
Net payments related to stock-based awards			(1,254	)			(1,411	)
Net cash from financing activities			454,204				(53,773	)
EFFECT OF CURRENCY TRANSLATION ON CASH			(1,795	)			(9,161	)
NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS			527,113				(135,319	)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period			458,818				544,372
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period		$	985,931			$	409,053

ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES, INC. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED) (in thousands)
Net Sales by Market		Three Months Ended									Nine Months Ended
		September 30,						June 30,			September 30,
		2023			2022			2023			2023			2022
Semiconductor Equipment		$	185,033		$	266,600		$	173,177		$	552,419		$	698,354
Industrial and Medical			115,226			119,587			127,603			365,849			307,436
Data Center Computing			68,286			87,542			59,076			187,021			232,941
Telecom and Networking			41,446			42,545			55,652			145,250			115,951
Total		$	409,991		$	516,274		$	415,508		$	1,250,539		$	1,354,682

Net Sales by Geographic Region		Three Months Ended									Nine Months Ended
		September 30,						June 30,			September 30,
		2023			2022			2023			2023			2022
North America		$	184,783		$	238,115		$	171,516		$	537,241		$	626,953
Asia			178,190			215,401			186,498			543,871			557,629
Europe			46,088			61,456			56,213			164,867			157,972
Other			930			1,302			1,281			4,560			12,128
Total		$	409,991		$	516,274		$	415,508		$	1,250,539		$	1,354,682

ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES, INC. SELECTED OTHER DATA (UNAUDITED) (in thousands)
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP measure - operating expenses and operating income, excluding certain items		Three Months Ended												Nine Months Ended
		September 30,								June 30,				September 30,
		2023				2022				2023				2023				2022
Gross profit from continuing operations, as reported		$	147,341			$	191,218			$	147,080			$	449,532			$	497,692
Adjustments to gross profit:
Stock-based compensation			615				454				589				1,587				1,087
Facility expansion, relocation costs and other			171				1,662				60				1,188				4,133
Acquisition-related costs			44				66				97				194				(372	)
Non-GAAP gross profit			148,171				193,400				147,826				452,501				502,540
Non-GAAP gross margin			36.1	%			37.5	%			35.6	%			36.2	%			37.1	%
Operating expenses from continuing operations, as reported			117,280				113,646				117,255				349,608				322,698
Adjustments:
Amortization of intangible assets			(7,049	)			(7,049	)			(7,075	)			(21,186	)			(19,081	)
Stock-based compensation			(7,460	)			(5,568	)			(7,348	)			(21,226	)			(13,921	)
Acquisition-related costs			(611	)			(1,150	)			(1,165	)			(2,654	)			(6,977	)
Restructuring and other			(4,898	)			(121	)			(3,154	)			(9,095	)			(1,178	)
Non-GAAP operating expenses			97,262				99,758				98,513				295,447				281,541
Non-GAAP operating income		$	50,909			$	93,642			$	49,313			$	157,054			$	220,999
Non-GAAP operating margin			12.4	%			18.1	%			11.9	%			12.6	%			16.3	%

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP measure - income excluding certain items		Three Months Ended												Nine Months Ended
		September 30,								June 30,				September 30,
		2023				2022				2023				2023				2022
Income from continuing operations, less non-controlling interest, net of income tax		$	33,651			$	74,864			$	27,455			$	92,858			$	156,530
Adjustments:
Amortization of intangible assets			7,049				7,049				7,075				21,186				19,081
Acquisition-related costs			655				1,216				1,262				2,848				6,605
Facility expansion, relocation costs, and other			171				1,662				60				1,188				4,133
Restructuring and other			4,898				121				3,154				9,095				1,178
Unrealized foreign currency gain			(1,604	)			(6,169	)			(2,266	)			(2,817	)			(13,023	)
Acquisition-related costs and other included in other income (expense), net			(1,516	)			(4,685	)			—				(1,516	)			(4,600	)
Tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments			(1,101	)			855				(1,051	)			(3,273	)			(966	)
Non-GAAP income, net of income tax, excluding stock-based compensation			42,203				74,913				35,689				119,569				168,938
Stock-based compensation, net of tax			6,299				4,697				6,191				17,794				11,668
Non-GAAP income, net of income tax		$	48,502			$	79,610			$	41,880			$	137,363			$	180,606

ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES, INC. SELECTED OTHER DATA (UNAUDITED)
Reconciliation of non-GAAP measure - per share earnings excluding certain items		Three Months Ended									Nine Months Ended
		September 30,						June 30,			September 30,
		2023			2022			2023			2023			2022
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations, as reported		$	0.89		$	1.99		$	0.73		$	2.45		$	4.15
Add back:
Per share impact of non-GAAP adjustments, net of tax			0.39			0.13			0.38			1.18			0.64
Non-GAAP earnings per share		$	1.28		$	2.12		$	1.11		$	3.63		$	4.79

Reconciliation of Q4 2023 Guidance
		Low End				High End
Revenue		$390 million				$420 million
Reconciliation of non-GAAP earnings per share
GAAP earnings per share		$	0.49			$	0.89
Stock-based compensation			0.20				0.20
Amortization of intangible assets			0.19				0.19
Restructuring and other			0.17				0.17
Tax effects of excluded items			(0.10	)			(0.10	)
Non-GAAP earnings per share		$	0.95			$	1.35

 

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The Advanced Energy Industries Stock at the time of publication of the news with a raise of +1,07 % to 87,50USD on Nasdaq stock exchange (31. Oktober 2023, 20:56 Uhr).