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Exhibit 99.1
NEWS RELEASE
For more information contact:
FEI Company
Fletcher Chamberlin
Communications Director
(503) 726-7710
fletcher.chamberlin@fei.com
FEI Reports Results for the Second Quarter of 2013
Record Bookings of $237.7 million
Revenue of $222.5 million, Gross Margin of 48.0%, EPS of $0.72
HILLSBORO, Ore., August 1, 2013 - For the second quarter ended June 30, 2013, FEI Company (NASDAQ: FEIC) reported bookings that were the highest for any quarter in the company's history as well as improved gross margins and strong cash flow from operations.
Revenue of $222.5 million was a record for a second quarter and was up slightly compared to $221.5 million in the second quarter of 2012 and from $221.2 million in the first quarter of 2013. Diluted earnings per share were $0.72, compared with $0.74 in the second quarter of 2012 and $0.65 in the first quarter of 2013. Net income for the quarter was $30.0 million, compared with $30.3 million in the second quarter of 2012 and $26.8 million in the first quarter of 2013.
The gross margin in the second quarter was 48.0%, compared with 47.2% in the second quarter of 2012 and 46.4% the first quarter of 2013.
Net bookings in the second quarter were $237.7 million, the highest in any quarter in the company's history. That compares with net bookings of $210.1 million in the second quarter of 2012 and $230.7 million in the first quarter of 2013. Gross bookings were $236.4 million before a $1.3 million positive revaluation of the backlog for changes in foreign exchange rates. The book-to-bill ratio in the quarter was 1.07-to-1 and the backlog at the end of the quarter was $449.5 million, an increase of $24.7 million since the beginning of 2013.
“Bookings set an all-time record as we added $15.2 million to our backlog in the quarter,” commented Don Kania, president and CEO. “Revenue was at the low end of guidance, and earnings were ahead of expectations, driven by strong gross margins. Gross margins of 48% keep us on track toward our mid-2015 goal of 50%. Science Group revenue was up 14% from last year's second quarter, paced by continued strong demand outside the U.S and the acquisition of Visualization Sciences Group, completed in August last year. Industry Group revenue declined 12% from last year's second quarter but increased sequentially for the second quarter in a row, as we expected. Operating cash flow was very strong, as we benefit from our focus in this area.
“Third quarter revenue will be affected by normal seasonal factors, the timing of customer demand for shipments and our significant product introductions. We expect to exit the year with a strong fourth quarter.”
Total cash, investments and restricted cash at the end of the quarter were $464.3 million, an increase of $22.7 million from the end of the first quarter. Capital spending in the quarter was $37.5 million, including the previously-disclosed purchase of the company's facilities in Eindhoven, the Netherlands for $33.5 million. Cash flow provided by operating activities was positive $56.7 million, the second highest total for any quarter in the company's history.
Outlook
For the third quarter of 2013, revenue is expected to be in the range of $215 million to $225 million, and bookings are expected to be at least $230 million. GAAP earnings per share are expected to be in the range of $0.60 to $0.70. The effective tax rate for the third quarter is expected to be approximately 18%.





Investor Conference Call -- 2:00 p.m. Pacific time, Thursday, August 1, 2013
Parties interested in listening to FEI's quarterly conference call may do so by dialing 1-877-941-0843 (U.S., toll-free) or +1-480-629-9770 (international and toll), with the conference title: FEI Second Quarter Earnings Call, Conference ID 4628658. A telephone replay of the call will be available at 1-800-406-7325 (U.S., toll-free) or 1-303-590-3030 (international and toll) with the passcode: 4628658#. The call can also be accessed via the web by going to FEI's Investor Relations page at http://investor.fei.com/events.cfm., where the webcast will also be archived.
Safe Harbor Statement
This news release contains forward-looking statements that include statements regarding potential continued improvement in certain markets, as well as our guidance for revenue, earnings per share and bookings for the third quarter of 2013 and our revenue and general outlook for the fourth quarter of 2013. Forward-looking statements may also be identified by words and phrases that refer to future expectations, such as “guidance”, “guiding”, “toward”, “plan”, “expect”, “expects”, “are expected”, “is expected”, “will”, “projecting”, “look forward” and other similar words and phrases. Factors that could affect these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the global economic environment; lower than expected customer orders and potential weakness of the Science and Industry market segments; lower than expected customer orders for recently-introduced new products; potential disruption in manufacturing or unexpected additional costs due to the transition from older to newer products; potential reduced governmental spending due to budget constraints and uncertainty around global sovereign debt, which could affect the Science market segment; potential disruption in the company's operations due to organization changes; risks associated with building and shipping a high percentage of the company's quarterly revenue in the last month of the quarter; risks associated with a high percentage of the company's revenue coming from “turns” business, when the order for a product is placed by the customer in the same quarter as the planned shipment; cyclical changes in the data storage and semiconductor industries, which are the major components of Industry market segment revenue; limitations in our manufacturing capacity for certain products; problems in obtaining necessary product components in sufficient volumes on a timely basis from our supply chain; the relative mix of higher-margin and lower-margin products; fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, which can affect margins or the competitive pricing of our products; additional costs related to future merger and acquisition activity; failure of the company to achieve anticipated benefits of acquisitions and collaborations, including failure to achieve financial goals and integrate acquisitions successfully; reduced profitability due to failure to achieve or sustain margin improvement in service or product manufacturing; potential customer requests to defer planned shipments; increased competition and new product offerings from competitors; lower average sales prices and reduced margins on some product sales due to increased competition; failure of the company's products and technology, including new products, to find acceptance with customers; inability to deploy products as expected or delays in shipping products due to technical problems or barriers; bankruptcy or insolvency of customers or suppliers; changes in tax rate and laws, accounting rules regarding taxes or agreements with tax authorities; the ongoing determination of the effectiveness of foreign exchange hedge transactions; potential shipment or supply chain disruptions due to natural disasters or terrorist attacks; changes to or potential additional restructurings and reorganizations not presently anticipated; reduced sales due to geopolitical risks; changes in trade policies and tariff regulations; changes in the regulatory environment in the nations where we do business; and additional selling, general and administrative or research and development expenses. Please also refer to our Form 10-K, Forms 10-Q, Forms 8-K and other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for additional information on these factors and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. FEI assumes no duty to update forward-looking statements.
About FEI
FEI Company (Nasdaq: FEIC) is a leading supplier of scientific instruments for nanoscale applications and solutions in industry and science. With more than 60 years of technological innovation and leadership, FEI has set the performance standard in transmission electron microscopes (TEM), scanning electron microscopes (SEM) and DualBeams™, which combine a SEM with a focused ion beam (FIB). Headquartered in Hillsboro, Ore., USA, FEI has over 2,500 employees and sales and service operations in more than 50 countries around the world. More information can be found at: www.fei.com.





FEI Company and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
 
June 30,
2013
 
March 31,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
CURRENT ASSETS:
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
304,070

 
$
271,675

 
$
266,302

Short-term investments in marketable securities
93,868

 
97,590

 
79,532

Short-term restricted cash
13,697

 
14,257

 
14,522

Receivables, net
197,051

 
215,833

 
211,160

Inventories, net
187,032

 
185,254

 
192,540

Deferred tax assets
11,610

 
11,760

 
12,245

Other current assets
31,021

 
31,004

 
29,332

Total current assets
838,349

 
827,373

 
805,633

Non-current investments in marketable securities
18,422

 
28,190

 
29,179

Long-term restricted cash
34,238

 
29,936

 
27,425

Non-current inventories
63,185

 
63,564

 
65,116

Property plant and equipment, net
140,002

 
103,743

 
109,872

Intangible assets, net
48,136

 
48,806

 
51,499

Goodwill
129,122

 
128,172

 
131,320

Deferred tax assets
1,695

 
829

 
5,092

Other assets, net
8,668

 
8,891

 
9,087

TOTAL
$
1,281,817

 
$
1,239,504

 
$
1,234,223

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
58,707

 
$
55,390

 
$
54,847

Accrued liabilities
52,248

 
50,275

 
59,273

Deferred revenue
81,959

 
83,699

 
74,736

Income taxes payable
1,131

 
1,952

 
1,343

Accrued restructuring, reorganization and relocation
1,054

 
2,796

 
2,692

Convertible debt

 
89,010

 
89,010

Other current liabilities
28,745

 
36,527

 
36,902

Total current liabilities
223,844

 
319,649

 
318,803

Other liabilities
74,696

 
67,107

 
75,517

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred stock - 500 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding

 

 

Common stock - 70,000 shares authorized; 41,755, 38,567 and 38,478 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2013, March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
622,257

 
523,387

 
516,907

Retained earnings
333,120

 
308,130

 
284,440

Accumulated other comprehensive income
27,900

 
21,231

 
38,556

Total shareholders’ equity
983,277

 
852,748

 
839,903

TOTAL
$
1,281,817

 
$
1,239,504

 
$
1,234,223






FEI Company and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
 
 
Thirteen Weeks Ended
 
Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
 
June 30,
2013
 
March 31,
2013
 
July 1,
2012
 
June 30,
2013
 
July 1,
2012
NET SALES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Products
$
170,337

 
$
169,495

 
$
172,644

 
$
339,832

 
$
341,988

Service
52,141

 
51,694

 
48,808

 
103,835

 
97,019

Total net sales
222,478

 
221,189

 
221,452

 
443,667

 
439,007

COST OF SALES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Products
82,680

 
85,183

 
85,993

 
167,863

 
173,331

Service
32,901

 
33,455

 
31,030

 
66,356

 
63,136

Total cost of sales
115,581

 
118,638

 
117,023

 
234,219

 
236,467

Gross margin
106,897

 
102,551

 
104,429

 
209,448

 
202,540

OPERATING EXPENSES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Research and development
25,413

 
24,809

 
23,306

 
50,222

 
46,028

Selling, general and administrative
42,639

 
43,524

 
42,045

 
86,163

 
83,368

Restructuring, reorganization and relocation
395

 
695

 

 
1,090

 

Total operating expenses
68,447

 
69,028

 
65,351

 
137,475

 
129,396

OPERATING INCOME
38,450

 
33,523

 
39,078

 
71,973

 
73,144

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE), NET
(1,452
)
 
(1,505
)
 
(1,255
)
 
(2,957
)
 
(3,318
)
INCOME BEFORE TAXES
36,998

 
32,018

 
37,823

 
69,016

 
69,826

INCOME TAX EXPENSE (BENEFIT)
7,005

 
5,217

 
7,530

 
12,222

 
13,866

NET INCOME
$
29,993

 
$
26,801

 
$
30,293

 
$
56,794

 
$
55,960

BASIC NET INCOME PER SHARE DATA
$
0.76

 
$
0.70

 
$
0.80

 
$
1.46

 
$
1.48

DILUTED NET INCOME PER SHARE DATA
0.72

 
0.65

 
0.74

 
1.36

 
1.37

WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
39,496

 
38,522

 
37,993

 
39,012

 
37,939

Diluted
42,281

 
42,136

 
41,614

 
42,227

 
41,579






FEI Company and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
 
 
Thirteen Weeks Ended (1)
 
Twenty-Six Weeks Ended (1)
 
June 30,
2013
 
March 31,
2013
 
July 1,
2012
 
June 30,
2013
 
July 1,
2012
NET SALES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Products
76.6
 %
 
76.6
 %
 
78.0
 %
 
76.6
 %
 
77.9
 %
Service
23.4

 
23.4

 
22.0

 
23.4

 
22.1

Total net sales
100.0
 %
 
100.0
 %
 
100.0
 %
 
100.0
 %
 
100.0
 %
COST OF SALES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Products
37.2
 %
 
38.5
 %
 
38.8
 %
 
37.8
 %
 
39.5
 %
Service
14.8

 
15.1

 
14.0

 
15.0

 
14.4

Total cost of sales
52.0
 %
 
53.6
 %
 
52.8
 %
 
52.8
 %
 
53.9
 %
GROSS MARGIN:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Products
51.5
 %
 
49.7
 %
 
50.2
 %
 
50.6
 %
 
49.3
 %
Service
36.9

 
35.3

 
36.4

 
36.1

 
34.9

Gross margin
48.0

 
46.4

 
47.2

 
47.2

 
46.1

OPERATING EXPENSES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Research and development
11.4
 %
 
11.2
 %
 
10.5
 %
 
11.3
 %
 
10.5
 %
Selling, general and administrative
19.2

 
19.7

 
19.0

 
19.4

 
19.0

Restructuring, reorganization and relocation
0.2

 
0.3

 

 
0.2

 

Total operating expenses
30.8
 %
 
31.2
 %
 
29.5
 %
 
31.0
 %
 
29.5
 %
OPERATING INCOME
17.3
 %
 
15.2
 %
 
17.6
 %
 
16.2
 %
 
16.7
 %
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE), NET
(0.7
)%
 
(0.7
)%
 
(0.6
)%
 
(0.7
)%
 
(0.8
)%
INCOME BEFORE TAXES
16.6
 %
 
14.5
 %
 
17.1
 %
 
15.6
 %
 
15.9
 %
INCOME TAX EXPENSE (BENEFIT)
3.1
 %
 
2.4
 %
 
3.4
 %
 
2.8
 %
 
3.2
 %
NET INCOME
13.5
 %
 
12.1
 %
 
13.7
 %
 
12.8
 %
 
12.7
 %
 
(1) 
Percentages may not add due to rounding.






FEI Company and Subsidiaries
Supplemental Data Table
(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
 
Q2 Ended June 30, 2013
Q1 Ended March 31, 2013
Q2 Ended July 1, 2012
 
Twenty-Six Weeks Ended June 30, 2013
Twenty-Six Weeks Ended July 1, 2012
Income Statement Highlights
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Consolidated sales
$
222.5

$
221.2

$
221.5

 
$
443.7

$
439.0

 Gross margin
48.0
%
46.4
%
47.2
%
 
47.2
%
46.1
%
 Stock compensation expense
$
4.3

$
4.4

$
3.1

 
$
8.7

$
6.7

 Net income
$
30.0

$
26.8

$
30.3

 
$
56.8

$
56.0

 Diluted net income per share
$
0.72

$
0.65

$
0.74

 
$
1.36

$
1.37

 Interest expense add back included in the calculation of diluted EPS
$
0.3

$
0.5

$
0.5

 
$
0.8

$
0.9

Sales Highlights
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales by Market Segment
 
 
 
 
 
 
Industry
$
103.7

$
99.1

$
117.4

 
$
202.8

$
229.0

Science
118.8

122.1

104.1

 
240.9

210.0

Sales by Geography
 
 
 
 
 
 
USA & Canada
$
61.5

$
68.7

$
75.4

 
$
130.2

$
144.5

Europe
70.5

65.7

47.0

 
136.2

110.0

Asia-Pacific and Rest of World
90.5

86.8

99.1

 
177.3

184.5

Gross Margin by Market Segment
 
 
 
 
 
 
Industry
51.9
%
51.0
%
51.1
%
 
51.4
%
50.9
%
Science
44.7

42.6

42.8

 
43.6

41.0

Bookings and Backlog
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Bookings - Total
$
237.7

$
230.7

$
210.1

 
$
468.4

$
431.9

 Book-to-bill Ratio
1.07

1.04

0.95

 
1.06

0.98

 Backlog - Total
$
449.5

$
434.2

$
423.6

 
$
449.5

$
423.6

 Backlog - Service
120.5

102.0

95.8

 
120.5

95.8

Bookings by Market Segment
 
 
 
 
 
 
Industry
$
106.9

$
104.5

$
85.3

 
$
211.4

$
210.4

Science
130.8

126.2

124.8

 
257.0

221.5

Bookings by Geography
 
 
 
 
 
 
USA & Canada
$
79.2

$
55.5

$
76.5

 
$
134.7

$
139.7

Europe
59.1

64.0

48.3

 
123.1

103.0

Asia-Pacific and Rest of World
99.4

111.2

85.3

 
210.6

189.2

Balance Sheet Highlights
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash, equivalents, investments, restricted cash
$
464.3

$
441.6

$
419.8

 
$
464.3

$
419.8

Operating cash generated (used)
$
56.7

$
34.8

$
41.3

 
$
91.5

$
9.1

Accounts receivable
$
197.1

$
215.8

$
212.3

 
$
197.1

$
212.3

Days sales outstanding (DSO)
81

89

87

 
81

87

Inventory turnover
1.9

1.9

1.8

 
1.9

1.8

Fixed asset investment
$
37.5

$
5.0

$
5.4

 
$
42.6

$
11.6

Depreciation expense
$
5.6

$
5.8

$
5.3

 
$
11.5

$
10.5

Working capital
$
614.5

$
507.7

$
483.1

 
$
614.5

$
483.1

Headcount (permanent and temporary)
2,568

2,576

2,312

 
2,568

2,312

Euro average rate
1.302

1.322

1.289

 
1.312

1.302

Euro ending rate
1.308

1.282

1.264

 
1.308

1.264

Yen average rate
98.761

91.775

80.083

 
95.268

79.505

Yen ending rate
99.025

94.160

79.425

 
99.025

79.425