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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)
October 30, 2017
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:
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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 and nine months ended September 30, 2017, and forward-looking statements relating to the fourth quarter and full year 2017 as presented in a press release dated October 30, 2017. 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.
99.1
 
Text of Press Release dated October 30, 2017, which is furnished (not filed) herewith.






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: October 30, 2017





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News Release


Amkor Technology Reports Financial Results for the Third Quarter 2017

Third Quarter Highlights
Net sales $1,135 million, up 15% sequentially
Gross margin 19.1%
Net income $54 million, earnings per diluted share $0.23
EBITDA $243 million
Redemption of $200 million of Senior Notes due 2021, with annualized interest savings of approximately $13 million

TEMPE, Ariz. - October 30, 2017 - Amkor Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMKR), a leading provider of semiconductor packaging and test services, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2017.

"We achieved record sales in the third quarter, up 15% sequentially and 5% year-over-year," said Steve Kelley, Amkor's president and chief executive officer. "Demand was strong in nearly all end markets, and our factories executed well.”

Results
Q3 2017
 
Q2 2017
 
Q3 2016
 
($ in millions, except per share data)
Net sales
$1,135
 
$989
 
$1,086
Gross margin
19.1%
 
17.4%
 
19.7%
Net income attributable to Amkor
$54
 
$116
 
$60
Earnings per diluted share
$0.23
 
$0.48
 
$0.25
EBITDA**
$243
 
$316
 
$249
Net cash provided by operating activities
$214
 
$97
 
$219
Free cash flow**
$74
 
$43
 
$106

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

"As part of our 2017 Japan factory consolidation plan, we incurred approximately $10 million of one-time costs in the third quarter,” said Megan Faust, Amkor’s corporate vice president and chief financial officer. “After completion of the plan in the fourth quarter, we expect annualized savings from this initiative of around $30 million, including a $25 million reduction in manufacturing costs."

"Our focus on CapEx discipline has driven improved free cash flow," added Faust. "During the quarter we redeemed $200 million of the outstanding $400 million of our Senior Notes due 2021 using cash on hand. This will result in annualized pre-tax interest savings of approximately $13 million."

Cash and cash equivalents were $519 million and total debt was $1.4 billion, at September 30, 2017.






Business Outlook

"We expect solid fourth quarter demand in mobile communications and our other end markets, leading to another year of record sales for Amkor," said Kelley.

Fourth quarter and full year 2017 outlook:

Fourth quarter
Net sales of $1.05 billion to $1.13 billion
Gross margin of 17% to 18.5%
Net income of $34 million to $54 million, or $0.14 to $0.23 per share

Full year
Net sales of approximately $4.13 billion
Gross margin of approximately 17.5%
Net income of approximately $205 million, or around $0.85 per share (including an after tax gain of $0.34 per share from sale of K1 factory in Korea)
Full year capital expenditures of approximately $550 million






Conference Call Information

Amkor will conduct a conference call on Monday, October 30, 2017, 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 98894733). 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 Technology, Inc.

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 operating base includes 10 million square feet of floor space, with production facilities, product development centers, and sales and support offices located in key electronics manufacturing regions in Asia, Europe and the U.S. For more information, visit www.amkor.com.







Contacts:

Amkor Technology, Inc.
Megan Faust
Corporate Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
480-786-7707
megan.faust@amkor.com

Greg Johnson
Vice President, Finance and Investor Relations
480-786-7594
greg.johnson@amkor.com






AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Selected Operating Data

 
Q3 2017
 
Q2 2017
 
Q3 2016
Net Sales Data:
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales (in millions):
 
 
 
 
 
Advanced products*
$
554

 
$
431

 
$
480

Mainstream products**
581

 
558

 
606

Total net sales
$
1,135

 
$
989

 
$
1,086

 


 


 


Packaging services
82
%
 
81
%
 
82
%
Test services
18
%
 
19
%
 
18
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales from top ten customers
67
%
 
67
%
 
68
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
End Market Distribution Data (an approximation including representative devices and applications based on a sampling of our largest customers):
 
 
 
 
 
Communications (smart phones, tablets, handheld devices, wireless LAN)
46
%
 
42
%
 
47
%
Automotive and industrial (infotainment, safety, performance, comfort)
24
%
 
26
%
 
24
%
Consumer (televisions, set top boxes, gaming, portable media, digital cameras)
13
%
 
14
%
 
14
%
Networking (servers, routers, switches)
10
%
 
10
%
 
9
%
Computing (PCs, hard disk drives, printers, peripherals, servers)
7
%
 
8
%
 
6
%
Total
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross Margin Data:
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
100.0
%
Cost of sales:
 
 
 
 
 
Materials
37.1
%
 
35.3
%
 
37.2
%
Labor
15.2
%
 
16.4
%
 
14.6
%
Other manufacturing
28.6
%
 
30.9
%
 
28.5
%
Gross margin
19.1
%
 
17.4
%
 
19.7
%


* Advanced products include flip chip and wafer-level processing and related test services
** 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 Measure Reconciliation:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Q3 2017
 
Q2 2017
 
Q3 2016
 
(in millions)
EBITDA Data:
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
56

 
$
116

 
$
61

Plus: Interest expense
20

 
22

 
23

Plus: Income tax expense
19

 
33

 
24

Plus: Depreciation & amortization
148

 
145

 
141

EBITDA
$
243

 
$
316

 
$
249


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:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Q3 2017
 
Q2 2017
 
Q3 2016
 
(in millions)
Free Cash Flow Data:
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
$
214

 
$
97

 
$
219

Less: Purchases of property, plant and equipment
(142
)
 
(183
)
 
(126
)
Plus: Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment
2

 
129

 
13

Free cash flow
$
74

 
$
43

 
$
106






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

 
For the Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
Net sales
$
1,135,027

 
$
1,086,014

 
$
3,038,074

 
$
2,872,022

Cost of sales
918,389

 
872,214

 
2,506,295

 
2,403,732

Gross profit
216,638

 
213,800

 
531,779

 
468,290

Selling, general and administrative
75,567

 
72,363

 
220,045

 
216,894

Research and development
42,834

 
26,822

 
128,658

 
84,145

Gain on sale of real estate

 

 
(108,109
)
 

Total operating expenses
118,401

 
99,185

 
240,594

 
301,039

Operating income
98,237

 
114,615

 
291,185

 
167,251

Interest expense
20,321

 
21,488

 
63,733

 
58,496

Interest expense, related party
180

 
1,243

 
1,715

 
3,727

Other (income) expense, net
3,354

 
6,657

 
11,028

 
9,607

Total other expense, net
23,855

 
29,388

 
76,476

 
71,830

Income before taxes
74,382

 
85,227

 
214,709

 
95,421

Income tax expense
18,752

 
24,086

 
51,764

 
29,319

Net income
55,630

 
61,141

 
162,945

 
66,102

Net income attributable to non-controlling interests
(1,195
)
 
(1,052
)
 
(3,009
)
 
(2,175
)
Net income attributable to Amkor
$
54,435

 
$
60,089

 
$
159,936

 
$
63,927

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to Amkor per common share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
0.23

 
$
0.25

 
$
0.67

 
$
0.27

Diluted
$
0.23

 
$
0.25

 
$
0.67

 
$
0.27

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shares used in computing per common share amounts:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
239,068

 
237,353

 
238,873

 
237,157

Diluted
239,640

 
238,192

 
239,610

 
237,586








AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)


 
September 30,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
 
(In thousands)
ASSETS
Current assets:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
519,449

 
$
549,518

Restricted cash
2,000

 
2,000

Accounts receivable, net of allowances
691,700

 
563,107

Inventories
314,207

 
267,990

Other current assets
39,116

 
27,081

Total current assets
1,566,472

 
1,409,696

Property, plant and equipment, net
2,706,715

 
2,564,648

Goodwill
25,076

 
24,122

Restricted cash
4,224

 
3,977

Other assets
109,782

 
89,643

Total assets
$
4,412,269

 
$
4,092,086

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
Short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt
$
117,970

 
$
35,192

Trade accounts payable
562,330

 
487,430

Capital expenditures payable
289,780

 
144,370

Accrued expenses
385,659

 
338,669

Total current liabilities
1,355,739

 
1,005,661

Long-term debt
1,243,697

 
1,364,638

Long-term debt, related party

 
75,000

Pension and severance obligations
179,112

 
166,701

Other non-current liabilities
50,871

 
76,682

Total liabilities
2,829,419

 
2,688,682

 
 
 
 
Stockholders’ equity:
 
 
 
Preferred stock

 

Common stock
285

 
284

Additional paid-in capital
1,901,381

 
1,895,089

Accumulated deficit
(143,621
)
 
(303,557
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
18,309

 
6,262

Treasury stock
(215,917
)
 
(214,490
)
Total Amkor stockholders’ equity
1,560,437

 
1,383,588

Non-controlling interests in subsidiaries
22,413

 
19,816

Total equity
1,582,850

 
1,403,404

Total liabilities and equity
$
4,412,269

 
$
4,092,086





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

 
For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
Net income
$
162,945

 
$
66,102

Depreciation and amortization
435,667

 
416,517

Gain on sale of real estate
(108,109
)
 

Other operating activities and non-cash items
(9,763
)
 
(4,382
)
Changes in assets and liabilities
(66,829
)
 
13,379

Net cash provided by operating activities
413,911

 
491,616

Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
Payments for property, plant and equipment
(413,974
)
 
(481,670
)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment
133,320

 
13,687

Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired
(43,771
)
 

Other investing activities
(1,600
)
 
(143
)
Net cash used in investing activities
(326,025
)
 
(468,126
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
Proceeds from revolving credit facilities
75,000

 
115,000

Payments of revolving credit facilities

 
(155,000
)
Proceeds from short-term debt
50,333

 
27,594

Payments of short-term debt
(52,068
)
 
(36,211
)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
223,976

 
45,000

Payments of long-term debt
(398,755
)
 
(12,955
)
Payments of long-term debt, related party
(17,837
)
 

Payment of deferred consideration for purchase of facility
(3,890
)
 

Payments of capital lease obligations
(4,123
)
 
(1,691
)
Other financing activities
425

 
1,585

Net cash used in financing activities
(126,939
)
 
(16,678
)
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
9,231

 
21,885

Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
(29,822
)
 
28,697

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period
555,495

 
527,348

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period
$
525,673

 
$
556,045

 





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, without limitation, statements regarding the expected timing for completion of and annualized savings from our factory consolidation plan, the amount of interest savings generated by the redemption of $200 million of our 2021 Senior Notes, and 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;
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, 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 possible tax reforms proposed by new administrations), 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 newly 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 manufacturing yields;
dependence on international operations and sales and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, particularly in Japan;
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;
environmental and other governmental regulations, including regulatory efforts by foreign governments to support local competitors; 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, 2016 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.