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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

 

NEWS RELEASE

 

 

LITTELFUSE REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR RESULTS

 

CHICAGO, February 1, 2017Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2016.

 

Fourth Quarter 2016 Highlights

 

Net sales were $284.5 million, up 29% versus the prior year period. Excluding revenue from acquisitions, e-house business divestiture and the extra week in the fourth quarter of 2015, sales were up 6%.

 

Growth by segment versus the prior year period:

 

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Electronics sales increased 60% (up 19% excluding acquisitions and 2015 extra week)

 

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Automotive sales increased 19% (up 2% excluding acquisitions and 2015 extra week)

 

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Industrial sales decreased 33% (down 26% excluding divestiture and 2015 extra week)

 

GAAP diluted EPS was $1.19; Adjusted EPS of $1.57 increased 38% over last year

 

Cash flow from operations was $80 million

 

The electronics book-to-bill ratio for the quarter was 1.05, and excludes the ON product portfolio acquisition

 

Completed private placement of approximately $350 million of USD and Euro senior notes

 

"We’re pleased with our strong fourth quarter finish, with both sales and earnings exceeding the midpoint of our guidance," said Dave Heinzmann, Chief Executive Officer. "Our results were led by strength across our electronics segment, along with solid performance in both our automotive fuse and sensor businesses. We continued to see end market weaknesses across our industrial segment and our commercial vehicle business in our automotive segment, impacting our overall growth for the quarter. Despite these challenges, we finished the quarter with strong earnings and cash flow growth.”  

 

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Full Year 2016 Highlights

 

Net sales were $1,056.2 million, a 22% increase versus the prior year period

 

Diluted GAAP EPS was $4.60; Adjusted EPS of $6.26 increased 26% over last year

 

GAAP effective tax rate of 15.2%, and adjusted effective tax rate of 18.1%, down nearly 900 and 700 basis points, respectively, over last year

 

Cash flow from operations was $180 million and capital expenditures were $46 million, resulting in free cash flow of $134 million

 

Expanded portfolio with acquisitions across circuit protection and power control platforms (PolySwitch, ON product portfolio and Menber’s)

 

"2016 was a milestone year for us, as we crossed $1 billion in revenue, with record earnings and cash flow. We also made substantial progress in growth from strategic acquisitions, adding approximately $250 million in annualized revenue from our three acquisitions,” said Gordon Hunter, Executive Chairman. “We are well positioned for success with our updated strategy, which focuses on accelerated organic growth, while continuing to add acquisitions aligned to our core circuit protection, sensor and power control platforms."

 

2017 Outlook

All comparisons are to the prior year period unless otherwise noted. Littelfuse provides guidance on a non-GAAP (adjusted) basis. GAAP items excluded from guidance may include the after-tax impact of items including acquisition and integration costs, impairment and severance charges, foreign exchange adjustments and unusual gains and losses. These items are uncertain, depend on various factors, and could be material to results computed in accordance with GAAP. Littelfuse is not able to forecast the excluded items in order to provide the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure without unreasonable efforts.

 

“With our strong finish in 2016, we head into the year with positive momentum, despite an environment of ongoing currency and commodity volatility,” said Meenal Sethna, Chief Financial Officer. “Considering this current environment, we remain focused on our financial goals of double-digit sales and earnings per share growth for 2017.”

 

For the first quarter of 2017, sales are expected to be in the range of $278 to $288 million. Adjusted earnings per share are expected to be in the range of $1.56 to $1.70.

 

For the full year, the company expects an adjusted effective tax rate in the range of 17 – 19%. In addition, capital expenditures are expected to be approximately $70 million. The capital expenditures include the incremental semiconductor manufacturing investment for the transfer of the ON product portfolio.

 

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Dividend

The company will pay a cash dividend on the company’s common stock of $0.33 per share on March 9, 2017 to shareholders of record as of February 23, 2017.

 

Conference Call and Webcast Information 

Littelfuse will host a conference call today, Wednesday, February 1, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. Central / 11:00 a.m. Eastern time to discuss the results. The call will be broadcast live over the Internet and can be accessed through the company’s website: www.littelfuse.com. The call will be available for replay on the company’s website.

 

About Littelfuse

Founded in 1927, Littelfuse is the world leader in circuit protection with growing global platforms in power control and sensing. The company serves customers in the electronics, automotive and industrial markets with technologies including fuses, semiconductors, polymers, ceramics, relays and sensors. Littelfuse has over 10,000 employees in more than 40 locations throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. For more information, please visit the Littelfuse website: Littelfuse.com.

 

“Safe Harbor” Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

The statements in this press release that are not historical facts are intended to constitute "forward-looking statements" entitled to the safe-harbor provisions of the PSLRA. These statements may involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, risks relating to product demand and market acceptance, economic conditions, the impact of competitive products and pricing, product quality problems or product recalls, capacity and supply difficulties or constraints, coal mining exposures reserves, failure of an indemnification for environmental liability, exchange rate fluctuations, commodity price fluctuations, the effect of the company's accounting policies, labor disputes, restructuring costs in excess of expectations, pension plan asset returns less than assumed, integration of acquisitions, uncertainties related to political and regulatory changes and other risks which may be detailed in the company's other Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize or should the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results and outcomes may differ materially from those indicated or implied in the forward-looking statements. This release should be read in conjunction with information provided in the financial statements appearing in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 2, 2016. For a further discussion of the risk factors of the company, please see Item 1A. "Risk Factors" to the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 2, 2016.

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures 

The information included in this press release includes the non-GAAP financial measures of adjusted operating income, adjusted operating margin, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted

diluted earnings per share, adjusted effective tax rate and free cash flow. Many of these non-GAAP financial measures exclude the effect of certain expenses and income not related directly to the underlying performance of our fundamental business operations. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures is included herein.

 

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The company believes that adjusted operating income, adjusted operating margin, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted diluted earnings per share, and adjusted effective tax rate provide useful information to investors regarding its operational performance because they enhance an investor’s overall understanding of our core financial performance and facilitate comparisons to historical results of operations, by excluding items that are not related directly to the underlying performance of our fundamental business operations. The company believes free cash flow is a useful measure of its ability to generate cash. The company believes that all of these non-GAAP financial measures are commonly used by financial analysts and others in the industries in which we operate, and thus further provide useful information to investors. Management additionally uses these measures when assessing the performance of the business and for business planning purposes. Note that our definitions of these non-GAAP financial measures may differ from those terms as defined or used by other companies.

 

 

CONTACT: Meenal Sethna

Executive Vice President and CFO

(773) 628-0616

 

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LITTELFUSE, INC.

Net Sales and Operating Income by Business Unit

(In thousands of USD, unaudited)

                       

 

   

Fourth Quarter

   

Full Year

 
   

2016

   

2015

   

% Change

   

2016

   

2015

   

% Change

 
                                                 

Net Sales

                                               

Electronics

  $ 156,495     $ 97,948       60 %   $ 535,191     $ 405,497       32 %

Automotive

    105,556       88,493       19 %     415,200       339,957       22 %

Industrial

    22,467       33,579       (33 %)     105,768       122,410       (14 %)
                                                 

Total net sales

  $ 284,518     $ 220,020       29 %   $ 1,056,159     $ 867,864       22 %

 

 

   

Fourth Quarter

   

Full Year

 
   

2016

   

2015

   

% Change

   

2016

   

2015

   

% Change

 
                                                 

Operating Income/(Expense)

                                               

Electronics

  $ 34,842     $ 16,439       112 %   $ 117,088     $ 78,194       50 %

Automotive

    10,908       13,963       (22 %)     59,905       53,086       13 %

Industrial

    (143 )     4,874       (103 %)     3,615       18,094       (80 %)

Other (1)

    (4,619 )     (5,422 )     (15 %)     (49,964 )     (45,217 )     10 %
                                                 

Total operating income

  $ 40,988     $ 29,854       37 %   $ 130,644     $ 104,157       25 %
                                                 

Interest expense

    2,342       1,070               8,628       4,091          

Foreign exchange (gain) loss

    7,586       259               472       (1,465 )        

Other (income) expense, net

    (690 )     (1,659 )             (1,730 )     (5,417 )        
                                                 

Income before taxes

  $ 31,750     $ 30,184       5 %   $ 123,274     $ 106,948       15 %

 

(1) "Other" typically includes special items such as acquisition-related costs, restructuring costs, asset impairments, and gains and losses on asset sales. (See Supplemental Financial Information for details on page 8.)

 

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LITTELFUSE, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands of USD, except share amounts)

 

    December 31, 2016     January 2, 2016  
   

(Unaudited)

         

ASSETS

               

Current assets:

               

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 275,124     $ 328,786  

Short-term investments

    3,690       4,179  

Accounts receivable, less allowances

    198,095       142,882  

Inventories

    114,063       98,629  

Prepaid income taxes and income taxes receivable

    11,671       1,510  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

    9,438       7,943  

Total current assets

    612,081       583,929  

Property, plant and equipment:

               

Land

    9,268       5,236  

Buildings

    80,553       71,383  

Equipment

    439,542       382,429  
      529,363       459,048  

Accumulated depreciation

    (312,188 )     (296,480 )

Net property, plant and equipment

    217,175       162,568  

Intangible assets, net of amortization:

               

Patents, licenses and software

    83,607       20,221  

Distribution network

    18,995       16,490  

Customer lists, trademarks and tradenames

    110,425       54,912  

Goodwill

    403,544       189,767  
      616,571       281,390  

Investments

    13,933       15,197  

Deferred income taxes

    20,585       8,333  

Other assets

    10,849       14,058  

Total assets

  $ 1,491,194     $ 1,065,475  
                 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

               

Current liabilities:

               

Accounts payable

  $ 90,712     $ 51,658  

Accrued payroll

    42,810       32,611  

Accrued expenses

    36,138       24,145  

Accrued severance

    2,785       3,798  

Accrued income taxes

    8,846       11,836  

Current portion of long-term debt

    6,250       87,000  

Total current liabilities

    187,541       211,048  

Long-term debt, less current portion

    447,892       83,753  

Deferred income taxes

    7,066       8,014  

Accrued post-retirement benefits

    13,398       5,653  

Other long-term liabilities

    20,366       17,755  

Total equity

    814,931       739,252  

Total liabilities and equity

  $ 1,491,194     $ 1,065,475  
                 

Common shares issued and outstanding of 22,738,895 and 22,420,785 at December 31, 2016 and January 2, 2016, respectively.

               

 

Note: Prior year numbers have been restated to reflect the correction of immaterial errors as disclosed in recent quarterly filings with the SEC.           

 

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LITTELFUSE, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(In thousands of USD, except per share data, unaudited)

 

    For the Three Months Ended     For the Twelve Months Ended  
                                 
    Dec. 31, 2016     Jan. 2, 2016     Dec. 31, 2016     Jan. 2, 2016  
                                 

Net sales

  $ 284,518     $ 220,020     $ 1,056,159     $ 867,864  
                                 

Cost of sales

    170,181       137,314       643,042       537,365  
                                 

Gross profit

    114,337       82,706       413,117       330,499  
                                 
                                 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

    56,082       41,595       206,129       153,714  

Research and development expenses

    11,314       8,578       42,198       30,802  

Pension settlement expenses

    -       (266 )     -       29,928  

Amortization of intangibles

    5,953       2,945       19,337       11,898  

Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets

    -       -       14,809       -  
      73,349       52,852       282,473       226,342  
                                 

Operating income

    40,988       29,854       130,644       104,157  
                                 

Interest expense

    2,342       1,070       8,628       4,091  

Foreign exchange (gain) loss

    7,586       259       472       (1,465 )

Other (income) expense, net

    (690 )     (1,659 )     (1,730 )     (5,417 )
                                 

Income before income taxes

    31,750       30,184       123,274       106,948  

Income taxes

    4,505       9,321       18,786       26,082  
                                 

Net income

  $ 27,245     $ 20,863     $ 104,488     $ 80,866  
                                 

Net income per share:

                               

Basic

  $ 1.20     $ 0.93     $ 4.63     $ 3.58  

Diluted

  $ 1.19     $ 0.92     $ 4.60     $ 3.56  
                                 

Weighted average shares and equivalent shares outstanding:

                               

Basic

    22,692       22,403       22,559       22,565  

Diluted

    22,863       22,564       22,727       22,719  
                                 

Comprehensive income

  $ 7,818     $ 10,425     $ 75,580     $ 56,321  

 

Note: Prior year numbers have been restated to reflect the correction of immaterial errors as disclosed in recent quarterly filings with the SEC.                    

 

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LITTELFUSE, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands of USD, unaudited)

 

    For the Twelve Months Ended  
    Dec. 31, 2016     Jan. 2, 2016  
                 

OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

               

Net income

  $ 104,488     $ 80,866  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

               

Depreciation

    33,800       29,701  

Amortization of intangibles

    19,337       11,898  

Impairment of intangible assets and goodwill

    14,809       -  

Provision for bad debts

    -       164  

Loss on sale of product line

    1,391       -  

Stock-based compensation

    11,987       10,266  

Non-cash inventory charge

    7,834       -  

Net loss on pension settlement, net of tax

    -       19,308  

Excess tax benefit on stock-based compensation

    (3,421 )     (1,891 )

Loss on sale of assets

    813       1,253  

Deferred income taxes

    (5,269 )     11,479  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

               

Accounts receivable

    (23,466 )     (14,377 )

Inventories

    8,539       (3,577 )

Accounts payable

    19,190       2,573  

Accrued expenses (including post retirement)

    2,287       6,482  

Accrued payroll and severance

    6,131       5,883  

Accrued taxes

    (18,062 )     557  

Prepaid expenses and other

    (255 )     5,241  

Net cash provided by operating activities

    180,133       165,826  
                 

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

               

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

    (46,228 )     (44,019 )

Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired

    (471,118 )     (4,558 )

Purchases of investments

    -       (3,500 )

Proceeds from maturities of short-term investments

    345       -  

Decrease in entrusted loan receivable

    5,510       7,811  

Proceeds from sale of assets

    248       102  

Net cash used in investing activities

    (511,243 )     (44,164 )
                 

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

               

Proceeds of revolving credit facility

    367,000       49,000  

Proceeds of term loan

    125,000       -  

Payments of revolving credit facility

    (331,500 )     (55,500 )

Payments of term loan

    (89,688 )     (8,750 )

Net Proceeds from Sr. Notes Payable

    226,428       -  

Payments of entrusted loan

    (5,510 )     (7,811 )

Debt issuance costs paid

    (3,583 )     (42 )

Cash dividends paid

    (27,866 )     (24,341 )

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

    20,494       9,150  

Excess tax benefit on share-based compensation

    3,421       1,891  

Purchases of common stock

    -       (31,252 )

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

    284,196       (67,655 )
                 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

    (6,748 )     (22,792 )
                 

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

    (53,662 )     31,215  

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

    328,786       297,571  

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

  $ 275,124     $ 328,786  

 

Note: Prior year numbers have been restated to reflect the correction of immaterial errors as disclosed in recent quarterly filings with the SEC.

 

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LITTELFUSE, INC.

Supplemental Financial Information

(in millions of USD except share amounts)

 

    Q4-16     Q4-15     FY-16     FY-15  

GAAP EPS Reconciliation

                               
                                 

GAAP diluted EPS

  $ 1.19     $ 0.92     $ 4.60     $ 3.56  

EPS impact of special items (below)

    0.38       0.21       1.66       1.42  

Adjusted diluted EPS

  $ 1.57     $ 1.14     $ 6.26     $ 4.98  
                                 
                                 

Non-GAAP Adjustments - (income)/expense

                               
                                 

Reed switch manufacturing transfer costs

  $ (0.1 )   $ 2.1     $ 1.6     $ 5.2  

Restructuring

    1.2       (0.3 )     2.5       3.6  

Acquisitions/divestiture/purchase acctg adjs

    3.5       3.9       31.1       4.7  

Pension wind-up

    -       (0.3 )     -       31.9  

Impairment of intangible assets

    -       -       14.8       -  

Adjustment to Operating income

    4.6       5.4       50.0       45.2  

Foreign exchange loss/(gain)

    7.6       0.3       0.5       (1.4 )

Adjustment to income before income taxes

  $ 12.2     $ 5.6     $ 50.5     $ 43.8  

Income taxes

    3.5       0.9       12.6       11.5  

Adjustment to net income

  $ 8.7     $ 4.7     $ 37.9     $ 32.3  
                                 

Total EPS impact

  $ 0.38     $ 0.21     $ 1.66     $ 1.42  

 

 

    Q4-16     Q4-15     FY-16     FY-15  

Operating margin / EBITDA reconciliation

                               
                                 

Net sales

  $ 284.5     $ 220.0     $ 1,056.1     $ 867.8  
                                 

GAAP operating income

  $ 41.0     $ 29.9     $ 130.7     $ 104.2  

Add back special operating items

    4.6       5.4       49.9       45.2  

Adjusted operating income

  $ 45.6     $ 35.3     $ 180.6     $ 149.4  

Adjusted operating margin

    16.0 %     16.0 %     17.1 %     17.2 %
                                 

Add back amortization

    6.0       2.9       19.4       11.9  

Add back depreciation

    9.0       7.5       33.8       29.7  

Adjusted EBITDA

  $ 60.6     $ 45.7     $ 233.8     $ 191.0  

Adjusted EBITDA margin

    21.3 %     20.8 %     22.1 %     22.0 %

  

Note: Totals will not always foot due to rounding

Note: Prior year numbers have been restated to reflect the correction of immaterial errors as disclosed in recent quarterly filings with the SEC.

 

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Q4 2016 vs. Q4 2015

 
   

Electronics

   

Automotive

   

Industrial

   

Total

 
Net sales reconciliation                                
                                 

Net sales growth

    60 %     19 %     -33 %     29 %

Less:

                               

Acquisitions

    45 %     21 %     0 %     29 %

Divestitures

    0 %     0 %     -4 %     -1 %

53rd Week

    -5 %     -3 %     -3 %     -4 %

Adjusted net sales growth

    19 %     2 %     -26 %     6 %

 

 

   

Q4-16

   

Q4-15

   

FY-16

   

FY-15

 
Income tax reconciliation                                
                                 

Income taxes

  $ 4.5     $ 9.3     $ 18.8     $ 26.1  

Effective rate

    14.2 %     30.9 %     15.2 %     24.4 %
                                 

Non-GAAP adjustment - income taxes

    3.5       0.9       12.6       11.5  
                                 

Adjusted income taxes

  $ 8.0     $ 10.2     $ 31.4     $ 37.6  

Adjusted effective rate

    18.3 %     28.5 %     18.1 %     25.0 %
                                 

Free Cash Flow reconciliation

                               
                                 

Net cash provided by operating activities

  $ 80.1     $ 52.2     $ 180.1     $ 165.8  

Less:

                               

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

    (11.7 )     (9.0 )     (46.2 )     (43.5 )

Free Cash Flow

  $ 68.4     $ 43.2     $ 133.9     $ 122.3  

 

Note: Totals will not always foot due to rounding

Note: Prior year numbers have been restated to reflect the correction of immaterial errors as disclosed in recent quarterly filings with the SEC.

 

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