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IPG PHOTONICS ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER 2017 FINANCIAL RESULTS
Revenue Grows 38% and Earnings per Diluted Share Increases 50%, Exceeding the High-End of Guidance
OXFORD, Mass. – May 2, 2017 - IPG Photonics Corporation (NASDAQ: IPGP) today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2017.
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
(In millions, except per share data)
 
2017
 
2016
 
% Change
Revenue
 
$
285.8

 
$
207.2

 
38
%
Gross margin
 
55.0
%
 
55.2
%
 
 
Operating income
 
$
101.5

 
$
70.0

 
45
%
Operating margin
 
35.5
%
 
33.8
%
 
 
Net income attributable to IPG Photonics Corporation
 
$
74.9

 
$
49.3

 
52
%
Earnings per diluted share
 
$
1.38

 
$
0.92

 
50
%
Management Comments
"Our first quarter results were driven by rapid growth across our core products, applications and geographies. First quarter revenue and EPS were above the high end of our guidance as the pace at which our fiber lasers are replacing conventional lasers and non-laser technology appears to be accelerating. During the first quarter we achieved record sales of $285.8 million, which increased 38% year over year, while EPS of $1.38 increased 50% year over year," said Dr. Valentin Gapontsev, IPG Photonics' Chief Executive Officer.
Materials processing sales increased 33% year-over-year in the first quarter and accounted for approximately 92% of total sales driven by strength in cutting and welding. Sales to other markets were up 140% year-over-year driven by strong sales in telecom and advanced applications. Demand within IPG's core materials processing business was especially strong in China, which grew 89% year over year in the first quarter. Sales of high-power lasers increased 42% year over year from rapid growth in cutting and welding applications while sales of QCW lasers increased 148% year over year driven by growth in welding and percussion hole drilling.
During the first quarter, IPG generated $50.8 million in cash from operations and used $21.9 million to finance capital expenditures. IPG ended the quarter with $862.8 million in cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments, representing an increase of $32.2 million from December 31, 2016.
Business Outlook and Financial Guidance
"We achieved record orders during the quarter, with a book-to-bill ratio greater than one. Based on our current backlog, we believe we are in excellent position to deliver strong results again in the second quarter," said Dr. Gapontsev.
IPG Photonics expects revenue in the range of $320 million to $340 million for the second quarter of 2017. The Company anticipates earnings per diluted share in the range of $1.50 to $1.70 based on 54,370,000 diluted common shares, which includes 53,368,000 basic common shares outstanding and 1,002,000 potentially dilutive options at March 31, 2017.
Dr. Gapontsev added, "The magnitude of our first quarter out-performance and second quarter revenue guidance has exceeded our expectations when compared to those assumed in our annual guidance of 10% to 14% revenue growth in 2017. As such, we believe the stronger-than-expected performance and guidance for the first half of the year should be treated as additive to our full-year revenue growth outlook. However, it should not be used, at this time, as an assumption for out-performance in the second half of the year. While order flow remains strong, our visibility into the back half of the year, particularly the fourth quarter, remains somewhat limited."
As discussed in more detail in the "Safe Harbor" passage of this news release, actual results may differ from this guidance due to various factors including, but not limited to, product demand, order cancellations and delays, competition and general





economic conditions. This guidance is based upon current market conditions and expectations, and is subject to the risks outlined in the Company's reports with the SEC, and assumes exchange rates relative to the U.S. Dollar of Euro 0.94, Russian Ruble 56, Japanese Yen 112 and Chinese Yuan 6.90, respectively.
Supplemental Financial Information
Additional supplemental financial information is provided in the First Quarter 2017 Financial Data Workbook available on the investor relations section of the Company’s website at investor.ipgphotonics.com.
Conference Call Reminder
The Company will hold a conference call today, May 2, 2017 at 10:00 am ET. To access the call, please dial 877-407-6184 in the US or 201-389-0877 internationally. A live webcast of the call will also be available and archived on the investor relations section of the Company’s website at investor.ipgphotonics.com.
Contact
James Hillier
Vice President of Investor Relations
IPG Photonics Corporation
508-373-1467
jhillier@ipgphotonics.com
About IPG Photonics Corporation
IPG Photonics Corporation is the world leader in high-power fiber lasers and amplifiers. Founded in 1990, IPG pioneered the development and commercialization of optical fiber-based lasers for use in diverse applications, primarily materials processing. Fiber lasers have revolutionized the industry by delivering superior performance, reliability and usability at a lower total cost of ownership compared with conventional lasers, allowing end users to increase productivity and decrease operating costs. IPG has its headquarters in Oxford, Massachusetts, and has additional plants and offices throughout the world. For more information, please visit www.ipgphotonics.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
Information and statements provided by IPG and its employees, including statements in this press release, that relate to future plans, events or performance are forward-looking statements. These statements involve risks and uncertainties. Any statements in this press release that are not statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, delivering a strong set of results again in the second quarter, guidance for the second quarter of 2017 and full-year revenue growth outlook. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include risks and uncertainties, including risks associated with the strength or weakness of the business conditions in industries and geographic markets that IPG serves, particularly the effect of downturns in the markets IPG serves; uncertainties and adverse changes in the general economic conditions of markets; IPG's ability to penetrate new applications for fiber lasers and increase market share; the rate of acceptance and penetration of IPG's products; inability to manage risks associated with international customers and operations; foreign currency fluctuations; high levels of fixed costs from IPG's vertical integration; the appropriateness of IPG's manufacturing capacity for the level of demand; competitive factors, including declining average selling prices; the effect of acquisitions and investments; inventory write-downs; asset impairment charges; intellectual property infringement claims and litigation; interruption in supply of key components; manufacturing risks; government regulations and trade sanctions; and other risks identified in IPG's SEC filings. Readers are encouraged to refer to the risk factors described in IPG's Annual Report on Form 10-K (filed with the SEC on February 27, 2017) and its periodic reports filed with the SEC, as applicable. Actual results, events and performance may differ materially. Readers are cautioned not to rely on the forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. IPG undertakes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.





IPG PHOTONICS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
 
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
(in thousands, except per share data)
NET SALES
 
$
285,846

 
$
207,248

COST OF SALES
 
128,579

 
92,838

GROSS PROFIT
 
157,267

 
114,410

OPERATING EXPENSES:
 
 
 
 
Sales and marketing
 
10,827

 
8,034

Research and development
 
22,780

 
17,489

General and administrative
 
17,726

 
13,901

Loss on foreign exchange
 
4,453

 
4,967

Total operating expenses
 
55,786

 
44,391

OPERATING INCOME
 
101,481

 
70,019

OTHER (EXPENSE) INCOME, Net:
 
 
 
 
Interest income, net
 
308

 
192

Other (expense) income, net
 
(529
)
 
7

Total other (expense) income
 
(221
)
 
199

INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
 
101,260

 
70,218

PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
 
(26,328
)
 
(20,890
)
NET INCOME
 
74,932

 
49,328

LESS: NET (LOSS) INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
 
(13
)
 
2

NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO IPG PHOTONICS CORPORATION
 
$
74,945

 
$
49,326

NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO IPG PHOTONICS CORPORATION PER SHARE:
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
$
1.40

 
$
0.93

Diluted
 
$
1.38

 
$
0.92

WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING:
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
53,368

 
52,898

Diluted
 
54,370

 
53,621








IPG PHOTONICS CORPORATION
SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE OF STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION AND ACCOUNTING STANDARD IMPACTS TO NET INCOME AND EARNINGS PER SHARE
 
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands)
 
2017
 
2016
Cost of sales
 
$
1,391

 
$
1,419

Sales and marketing
 
452

 
415

Research and development
 
1,205

 
1,093

General and administrative
 
2,303

 
2,032

Total stock-based compensation
 
5,351

 
4,959

Tax benefit recognized
 
(1,720
)
 
(1,584
)
Net stock-based compensation
 
$
3,631

 
$
3,375


(In thousands, except share and per share data)
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
Excess tax benefit on exercise of stock options included in net income
 
$
4,130

 
$

Increase in weighted-average diluted shares outstanding
 
184,161

 










IPG PHOTONICS CORPORATION
SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE OF ACQUISITION RELATED COSTS AND OTHER CHARGES
 
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands)
 
2017
 
2016
Amortization of intangible assets
 
 
 
 
Cost of sales
 
$
745

 
$
345

Sales and marketing
 
160

 
38

Research and development
 
160

 
160

Impairment charge related to long-lived asset
 
 
 
 
General and administrative
 
162

 

Total acquisition related costs and other charges
 
$
1,227

 
$
543

 
    






IPG PHOTONICS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
 
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
(In thousands, except share and per
share data)
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
697,778

 
$
623,855

Short-term investments
 
165,025

 
206,779

Accounts receivable, net
 
180,226

 
155,901

Inventories
 
261,893

 
239,010

Prepaid income taxes
 
41,959

 
34,128

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
 
44,133

 
41,289

Total current assets
 
1,391,014

 
1,300,962

DEFERRED INCOME TAXES, NET
 
47,048

 
42,442

GOODWILL
 
19,831

 
19,828

INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET
 
27,892

 
28,789

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET
 
395,858

 
379,375

OTHER ASSETS
 
20,930

 
18,603

TOTAL
 
$
1,902,573

 
$
1,789,999

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
 
 
 
 
Current portion of long-term debt
 
$
3,188

 
$
3,188

Accounts payable
 
25,388

 
28,048

Accrued expenses and other liabilities
 
105,737

 
102,485

Income taxes payable
 
23,423

 
24,554

Total current liabilities
 
157,736

 
158,275

DEFERRED INCOME TAXES AND OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
 
41,726

 
36,365

LONG-TERM DEBT, NET OF CURRENT PORTION
 
36,839

 
37,635

Total liabilities
 
236,301

 
232,275

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
 
 
 
 
IPG PHOTONICS CORPORATION STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
 
 
 
 
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 175,000,000 shares authorized; 53,636,419 and 53,425,945 shares issued and outstanding, respectively, at March 31, 2017; 53,354,579 and 53,251,805 shares issued and outstanding, respectively, at December 31, 2016
 
5

 
5

Treasury stock, at cost (210,474 and 102,774 shares held)
 
(21,485
)
 
(8,946
)
Additional paid-in capital
 
668,003

 
650,974

Retained earnings
 
1,171,198

 
1,094,108

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
 
(151,626
)
 
(178,583
)
Total IPG Photonics Corporation stockholders' equity
 
1,666,095

 
1,557,558

NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
 
177

 
166

Total equity
 
$
1,666,272

 
$
1,557,724

TOTAL
 
$
1,902,573

 
$
1,789,999







IPG PHOTONICS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
(In thousands)
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
74,932

 
$
49,328

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
14,504

 
11,394

Provisions for inventory, warranty & bad debt
 
9,002

 
8,927

Other
 
13,863

 
7,195

Changes in assets and liabilities that used cash:
 
 
 
 
Accounts receivable/payable
 
(24,361
)
 
1,391

Inventories
 
(22,408
)
 
(19,365
)
Other
 
(14,712
)
 
6,027

Net cash provided by operating activities
 
50,820

 
64,897

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
 
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
 
(21,875
)
 
(24,960
)
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment
 
99

 
129

Purchases of short-term investments
 
(28,173
)
 
(29,899
)
Proceeds from short-term investments
 
70,370

 
10,000

Other
 
(47
)
 
46

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
 
20,374

 
(44,684
)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
 
Line-of-credit facilities
 

 
(9
)
Principal payments on long-term borrowings
 
(797
)
 
(500
)
Exercise of employee stock options and shares withheld to cover employee restricted stock taxes
 
9,600

 
2,644

Purchase of Treasury Stock, at cost
 
(12,539
)
 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
 
(3,736
)
 
2,135

EFFECT OF CHANGES IN EXCHANGE RATES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
 
6,465

 
8,812

NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
 
73,923

 
31,160

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS — Beginning of period
 
623,855

 
582,532

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS — End of period
 
$
697,778

 
$
613,692

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
 
 
 
 
Cash paid for interest
 
$
447

 
$
171

Cash paid for income taxes
 
$
31,371

 
$
11,955