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Exhibit 99.1
 
News Release
 
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
Contact:
William M. Lowe, Jr.
Richard J. Vatinelle
 
Executive Vice President and
Vice President and
 
Chief Financial Officer
Treasurer
 
williamlowe@kemet.com
richardvatinelle@kemet.com
 
864-963-6484
954-766-2800
 
KEMET REPORTS PRELIMINARY FISCAL YEAR AND FOURTH QUARTER 2018 RESULTS
 
Net Sales for the fiscal year of $1.2 billion up 58.3% over prior fiscal year 2017
Gross Margin for fiscal year 2018 of 28.4% compared to 24.7% for the prior fiscal year 2017
Net Sales for the quarter up 3.8% to $318.0 million compared to the prior quarter ended December 31, 2017
Cash Balance at March 31, 2018 of $286.8 million up $177.1 million compared to prior year March 31, 2017

Fort Lauderdale, Florida (May 17, 2018) - KEMET Corporation (the “Company”) (NYSE: KEM), a leading global supplier of electronic components, today reported preliminary results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2018.
 
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018, net sales were $1.2 billion, up 58.3% compared to $757.8 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017. Net sales of $318.0 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 increased 3.8% from net sales of $306.4 million for the prior quarter ended December 31, 2017, and increased 61.0% compared to net sales of $197.5 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2017.

“We finished the fiscal year strong in the March quarter with mix, shipments, and orders staying on pace, and even exceeding the prior quarter in all aspects. We continue to believe that this is a trend and not a bubble with the demand for our products remaining robust and our sales into the distribution channel balanced with distributor inventories,” stated Per Loof, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. “Looking out to our next fiscal year that began April 1, we believe that we will see another strong year of market demand and performance by the Company with sales growing year over year as additional capacity comes on line over the course of the fiscal year,” continued Loof.

U.S. GAAP net income for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 was $254.5 million, or $4.34 per diluted share compared to net income of $48.0 million, or $0.87 per diluted share for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017. U.S. GAAP net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 was $2.4 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, which included a $6.3 million unfavorable purchase accounting adjustment related to the TOKIN acquisition, compared to net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 of $52.9 million or $0.93 per diluted share.

For fiscal year 2018, our results include our 34% share of TOKIN's financial results for the period from April 1, 2017 to April 19, 2017 and all of TOKIN's financial results from April 20, 2017 to March 31, 2018. For fiscal year 2017, our results only included our 34% equity investment in TOKIN.
 
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018, non-U.S. GAAP Adjusted net income was $102.7 million, or $1.75 per diluted share compared to non-U.S. GAAP Adjusted net income of $23.9 million, or $0.43 per diluted share for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017. Non-U.S. GAAP Adjusted net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 was $26.4 million or $0.45 per diluted share, compared to a non-U.S. GAAP Adjusted net income of $7.8 million or $0.14 per diluted share for the quarter ended March 31, 2017.

Net income (loss) for the fiscal quarters and years ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 include various items affecting comparability as denoted in the U.S. GAAP to Non-U.S. GAAP reconciliation tables included hereafter.




About KEMET
 
The Company’s common stock is listed on the NYSE under the ticker symbol “KEM” (NYSE: KEM).  At the Investor Relations section of our web site at http://www.kemet.com/IR, users may subscribe to KEMET news releases and find additional information about our Company.  KEMET offers our customers the broadest selection of capacitor technologies in the industry, along with an expanding range of electromechanical devices, electromagnetic compatibility solutions and supercapacitors. Our vision is to be the preferred supplier of electronic component solutions demanding the highest standards of quality, delivery and service. Additional information about KEMET can be found at http://www.kemet.com.

Quiet Period
 
Beginning July 1, 2018, we will observe a quiet period during which the information provided in this news release and annual report on Form 10-K will no longer constitute our current expectations. During the quiet period, this information should be considered to be historical, applying prior to the quiet period only and not subject to update by management. The quiet period will extend until the day when our next quarterly earnings release is published.
 
Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Statements
 
Certain statements included herein contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws about the Company’s financial condition and results of operations that are based on management’s current expectations, estimates and projections about the markets, in which the Company operates, as well as management’s beliefs and assumptions. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” variations of such words and other similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, which are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in, or implied by, such forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s judgment only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly any of these forward-looking statements to reflect new information, future events or otherwise.
 
Factors that may cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following: (i) adverse economic conditions could impact our ability to realize operating plans if the demand for our products declines, and such conditions could adversely affect our liquidity and ability to continue to operate and could cause a write down of long-lived assets or goodwill; (ii) an increase in the cost or a decrease in the availability of our principal or single-sourced purchased raw materials; (iii) changes in the competitive environment; (iv) uncertainty of the timing of customer product qualifications in heavily regulated industries; (v) economic, political, or regulatory changes in the countries in which we operate; (vi) difficulties, delays, or unexpected costs in completing the restructuring plans; (vii) acquisitions and other strategic transactions expose us to a variety of risks; (viii) acquisition of TOKIN may not achieve all of the anticipated results; (ix) our business could be negatively impacted by increased regulatory scrutiny and litigation; (x) difficulties associated with retaining, attracting, and training effective employees and management; (xi) the need to develop innovative products to maintain customer relationships and offset potential price erosion in older products; (xii) exposure to claims alleging product defects; (xiii) the impact of laws and regulations that apply to our business, including those relating to environmental matters and cyber security; (xiv) the impact of international laws relating to trade, export controls and foreign corrupt practices; (xv) changes impacting international trade and corporate tax provisions related to the global manufacturing and sales of our products may have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations; (xvi) volatility of financial and credit markets affecting our access to capital; (xvii) the need to reduce the total costs of our products to remain competitive; (xviii) potential limitation on the use of net operating losses to offset possible future taxable income; (xix) restrictions in our debt agreements that could limit our flexibility in operating our business; (xx) disruption to our information technology systems to function properly or control unauthorized access to our systems may cause business disruptions; (xxi) economic and demographic experience for pension and other post-retirement benefit plans could be less favorable than our assumptions; (xxii) fluctuation in distributor sales could adversely affect our results of operations, (xxiii) earthquakes and other natural disasters could disrupt our operations and have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations, (xxiv) volatility in our stock price.




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KEMET CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
 
Quarter Ended March 31,
 
Fiscal Year Ended
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Net sales
$
318,047

 
$
197,519

 
$
1,199,926

 
$
757,791

Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of sales (1)
229,628

 
147,338

 
859,533

 
570,864

Selling, general and administrative expenses (1)
47,821

 
29,539

 
173,620

 
107,658

Research and development (1)
10,562

 
6,442

 
39,619

 
27,398

Restructuring charges
8,307

 
1,087

 
14,843

 
5,404

Gain (loss) on write down and disposal of long-lived assets
(70
)
 
4,171

 
(992
)
 
10,671

Total operating costs and expenses
296,248

 
188,577

 
1,086,623

 
721,995

Operating income (loss)
21,799

 
8,942

 
113,303

 
35,796

Non-operating (income) expense:
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

Interest income
(396
)
 
(10
)
 
(809
)
 
(24
)
Interest expense
7,150

 
10,004

 
32,882

 
39,755

Acquisition (gain) loss
6,303

 

 
(130,880
)
 

Change in value of TOKIN options

 
(14,200
)
 

 
(10,700
)
Other (income) expense, net
3,531

 
1,756

 
24,592

 
(3,871
)
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity income (loss) from equity method investments
5,211

 
11,392

 
187,518

 
10,636

Income tax expense (benefit)
3,091

 
(150
)
 
9,181

 
4,290

Income (loss) before equity income (loss) from equity method investments
2,120

 
11,542

 
178,337

 
6,346

Equity income (loss) from equity method investments
313

 
41,372

 
76,192

 
41,643

Net income (loss)
$
2,433

 
$
52,914

 
$
254,529

 
$
47,989

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Net income (loss) per basic share
$
0.04

 
$
1.13

 
$
4.82

 
$
1.03

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Net income (loss) per diluted share
$
0.04

 
$
0.93

 
$
4.34

 
$
0.87

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted-average shares outstanding:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Basic
57,025

 
46,803

 
52,798

 
46,552

Diluted
59,063

 
57,130

 
58,640

 
55,389

_________________ 
(1) Quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 adjusted due to the adoption of ASU No. 2017-07, Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost.


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KEMET CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
 
 
March 31, 2018
 
March 31, 2017
ASSETS
 

 
 

Current assets:
 

 
 

Cash and cash equivalents
$
286,846

 
$
109,774

Accounts receivable, net
144,076

 
92,526

Inventories, net
204,386

 
147,955

Prepaid and other current assets (1)
41,160

 
28,782

Total current assets
676,468

 
379,037

Property, plant and equipment, net
405,316

 
209,311

Goodwill
40,294

 
40,294

Intangible assets, net
59,907

 
29,781

Equity method investments
12,016

 
63,416

Deferred income taxes (1)
13,837

 
8,367

Other assets
10,431

 
4,119

Total assets
$
1,218,269

 
$
734,325

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 

 
 

Current liabilities:
 

 
 

Current portion of long-term debt
$
20,540

 
$
2,000

Accounts payable
139,989

 
69,674

Accrued expenses
122,377

 
57,752

Income taxes payable
2,010

 
715

Total current liabilities
284,916

 
130,141

Long-term debt
304,083

 
386,211

Other non-current obligations
151,736

 
60,131

Deferred income taxes
14,571

 
3,370

Total liabilities
755,306

 
579,853

Commitments and contingencies
 
 
 
Stockholders’ equity:
 

 
 

Preferred stock, par value $0.01, authorized 10,000 shares, none issued

 

Common stock, par value $0.01, authorized 175,000 shares, issued 56,641 and 46,689 shares at March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively
566

 
467

Additional paid-in capital
462,737

 
447,671

Retained earnings (deficit) (1)
2,675

 
(251,854
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
(3,015
)
 
(41,812
)
Total stockholders’ equity
462,963

 
154,472

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
1,218,269

 
$
734,325

_________________
(1) March 31, 2017 adjusted due to the adoption of Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2016-16, Income Taxes - Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory


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KEMET CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
 
Fiscal Years Ended March 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
Net income (loss)
 
$
254,529

 
$
47,989

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
49,755

 
37,338

Equity (income) loss from equity method investments
 
(76,192
)
 
(41,643
)
       Acquisition (gain) loss
 
(130,880
)
 

Non-cash debt and financing costs
 
2,467

 
761

(Gain) loss on early extinguishment of debt
 
486

 

Stock-based compensation expense
 
7,657

 
4,720

Write down of receivables
 
162

 
64

Change in value of TOKIN options
 

 
(10,700
)
Pension and other post-retirement benefits
 
4,717

 
2,543

Change in deferred income taxes
 
613

 
(19
)
Net (gain) loss on write down and disposal of long-lived assets
 
(992
)
 
10,671

Rent receivable
 
2,645

 

Other, net
 
(71
)
 
(327
)
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of the effect of acquisitions:
 
 
 
 
Accounts receivable
 
30,084

 
(12
)
Inventories
 
(13,827
)
 
16,805

Prepaid expenses and other assets
 
4,330

 
(1,769
)
Accounts payable
 
(16,053
)
 
6,170

Accrued income taxes
 
1,317

 
144

Other operating liabilities
 
113

 
(1,068
)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
 
120,860

 
71,667

Investing activities:
 
 
 
 
Capital expenditures
 
(65,004
)
 
(25,617
)
Investment in Novasentis
 
(3,000
)
 

Proceeds from dividend
 
2,745

 

Acquisitions, net of cash received
 
163,985

 

Proceeds from sale of assets
 
3,638

 
19

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
 
102,364

 
(25,598
)
















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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (Continued)

 
 
Fiscal Years Ended March 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
Financing activities:
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from revolving line of credit
 

 
12,000

Payments of revolving line of credit
 
(33,881
)
 
(12,000
)
Proceeds from issuance of debt
 
334,978

 
2,314

Payment of long-term debt
 
(365,938
)
 
(2,428
)
Debt issuance costs
 
(5,002
)
 

Proceeds from exercise of stock options
 
5,207

 
1,133

Proceeds from exercise of stock warrants
 
8,838

 

Purchase of treasury stock
 

 
(1,144
)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
 
(55,798
)
 
(125
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
 
167,426

 
45,944

Effect of foreign currency fluctuations on cash
 
9,646

 
(1,174
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of fiscal year
 
109,774

 
65,004

Cash and cash equivalents at end of fiscal year
 
$
286,846

 
$
109,774



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Non-U.S. GAAP Financial Measures
 
The Company utilizes certain Non-U.S. GAAP financial measures, including "Adjusted gross margin", "Adjusted operating income (loss)", “Adjusted net income (loss)”, “Adjusted net income (loss) per share” and “Adjusted EBITDA”.  Management believes that investors may find it useful to review the Company’s financial results as adjusted to exclude items as determined by management as further described below.
 
Adjusted Gross Margin
 
Adjusted gross margin represents net sales less cost of sales excluding adjustments which are outlined in the quantitative reconciliation provided below.  Management uses Adjusted gross margin to facilitate our analysis and understanding of our business operations by excluding the items outlined in the quantitative reconciliation provided below which might otherwise
make comparisons of our ongoing business with prior periods more difficult and obscure trends in ongoing operations.
The Company believes that Adjusted gross margin is useful to investors because it provides a supplemental way to understand the underlying operating performance of the Company.  Adjusted gross margin should not be considered as an alternative to gross margin or any other performance measure derived in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
 
The following table provides a reconciliation from U.S. GAAP gross margin to Non-U.S. GAAP Adjusted gross margin (amounts in thousands, except percentages):
 
 
Quarters Ended
 
Fiscal Years Ended
 
March 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
 
March 31, 2017
 
March 31, 2018
 
March 31, 2017
 
(Unaudited)
Net sales
$
318,047


$
306,408


$
197,519


$
1,199,926


$
757,791

Cost of sales (1)
229,628

 
213,947

 
147,338

 
859,533

 
570,864

Gross Margin (U.S. GAAP) (1)
88,419


92,461


50,181


340,393


186,927

Gross margin as a % of net sales
27.8
%
 
30.2
%
 
25.4
%
 
28.4
%
 
24.7
%
Non-U.S. GAAP-adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Plant start-up costs
929






929


427

Stock-based compensation expense
465


402


391


1,519


1,384

Adjusted gross margin (non-GAAP) (1)
$
89,813


$
92,863


$
50,572


$
342,841


$
188,738

Adjusted gross margin as a % of net sales
28.2
%

30.3
%

25.6
%

28.6
%

24.9
%
_________________ 
(1) Quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 adjusted due to the adoption of ASU No. 2017-07, Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost.


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Adjusted Operating Income (Loss)

Adjusted operating income (loss) represents operating income (loss), excluding adjustments which are outlined in the quantitative reconciliation provided below. We use Adjusted operating income (loss) to facilitate our analysis and understanding of our business operations by excluding the items outlined in the quantitative reconciliation provided below which might otherwise make comparisons of our ongoing business with prior periods more difficult and obscure trends in ongoing operations. The Company believes that Adjusted operating income (loss) is useful to investors because it provides a supplemental way to understand our underlying operating performance and allows investors to monitor and understand changes in our ability to generate income from ongoing business operations. Adjusted operating income (loss) should not be considered as an alternative to operating income (loss) or any other performance measure derived in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

Adjusted operating income (loss) is calculated as follows (amounts in thousands):
 
 
Quarters Ended
 
Fiscal Year Ended
 
 
March 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
 
March 31, 2017
 
March 31, 2018
 
March 31, 2017
 
 
(Unaudited)
Operating income (loss) (U.S. GAAP) (1)
 
$
21,799


$
32,077


$
8,942

 
$
113,303

 
$
35,796

Adjustments:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
ERP integration costs/IT transition costs
 
80




1,760

 
80

 
7,045

Stock-based compensation expense
 
2,820


2,206


1,249

 
7,657

 
4,720

Restructuring charges
 
8,307


3,530


1,087

 
14,843

 
5,404

Legal expenses/fines related to antitrust class actions
 
1,738

 
1,482

 
406

 
6,736


2,640

TOKIN investment-related expenses
 




497

 

 
1,101

Plant start-up costs
 
929





 
929

 
427

(Gain) loss on write down and disposal of long-lived assets
 
(70
)

(902
)

4,171

 
(992
)
 
10,671

Adjusted operating income (loss) (non-GAAP) (1)
 
$
35,603


$
38,393


$
18,112

 
$
142,556

 
$
67,804

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(1) Quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 adjusted due to the adoption of ASU No. 2017-07, Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost.

Adjusted Net Income (Loss) and Adjusted Net Income (Loss) Per Share
 
“Adjusted net income (loss)” and “Adjusted net income (loss) per basic and diluted share” represent net income (loss) and net income (loss) per basic and diluted share excluding adjustments which are outlined in the quantitative reconciliation provided below.  The Company believes that these non-U.S. GAAP financial measures are useful to investors because they provide a supplemental way to understand the underlying operating performance of the Company and allows investors to monitor and understand changes in our ability to generate income from ongoing business operations.  Management uses these non-U.S. GAAP financial measures to evaluate operating performance by excluding the items outlined in the quantitative reconciliation provided earlier in this presentation which might otherwise make comparisons of our ongoing business with prior periods more difficult and obscure trends in ongoing operations. Non-U.S. GAAP financial measures should not be considered as an alternative to net income, operating income or any other performance measures derived in accordance with U.S. GAAP.



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The following table provides reconciliation from U.S. GAAP net income (loss) to non-U.S. GAAP adjusted net income (loss):

U.S. GAAP to Non- U.S. GAAP Reconciliation
 
 
Quarters Ended
 
Fiscal Year Ended
 
 
March 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
 
March 31, 2017
 
March 31, 2018
 
March 31, 2017
 
 
(Unaudited, Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
U.S. GAAP
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Net sales
 
$
318,047


$
306,408


$
197,519

 
$
1,199,926

 
$
757,791

Net income (loss)
 
$
2,433


$
18,641


$
52,914

 
$
254,529

 
$
47,989

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss) per basic share
 
$
0.04

 
$
0.33

 
$
1.13

 
$
4.82

 
$
1.03

Net income (loss) per diluted share
 
$
0.04

 
$
0.32

 
$
0.93

 
$
4.34

 
$
0.87

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-U.S. GAAP
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Net income (loss) (U.S. GAAP)
 
2,433

 
18,641

 
52,914

 
254,529

 
47,989

Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Change in value of TOKIN options
 

 

 
(14,200
)
 

 
(10,700
)
Equity (income) loss from equity method investments
 
(313
)
 
(238
)
 
(41,372
)
 
(76,192
)
 
(41,643
)
Acquisition (gain) loss
 
6,303

 
(310
)
 

 
(130,880
)
 

Restructuring charges
 
8,307

 
3,530

 
1,087

 
14,843

 
5,404

ERP integration costs/IT transition costs
 
80

 

 
1,760

 
80

 
7,045

Stock-based compensation
 
2,820

 
2,206

 
1,249

 
7,657

 
4,720

Legal expenses/fines related to antitrust class actions
 
1,095

 
4,073

 
406

 
16,636

 
2,640

Net foreign exchange (gain) loss
 
3,972

 
2,239

 
1,507

 
13,145

 
(3,758
)
TOKIN investment related expenses
 

 

 
497

 

 
1,101

Plant start-up costs
 
929

 

 

 
929

 
427

Amortization included in interest expense
 
647

 
696

 
200

 
2,467

 
761

(Gain) loss on write down and disposals of long-lived assets
 
(70
)
 
(902
)
 
4,171

 
(992
)
 
10,671

Income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments (1)
 
156

 
667

 
(374
)
 
(30
)
 
(741
)
(Gain) loss on early extinguishment of debt
 

 

 

 
486

 

Adjusted net income (loss) (non-GAAP)
 
$
26,359

 
$
30,602

 
$
7,845

 
$
102,678

 
$
23,916

Adjusted net income (loss) per basic share (non-GAAP)
 
$
0.46

 
$
0.54

 
$
0.17

 
$
1.94

 
$
0.51

Adjusted net income (loss) per diluted share (non-GAAP)
 
$
0.45

 
$
0.52

 
$
0.14

 
$
1.75

 
$
0.43

Weighted average shares outstanding:
 


 


 


 
 
 
 
Basic
 
57,025

 
56,778

 
46,803

 
52,798

 
46,552

Diluted (2)
 
59,063

 
58,937

 
57,130

 
58,640

 
55,389

_________________
(1) The income tax effect of the excluded items is calculated by applying the applicable jurisdictional income tax rate, considering the deferred tax valuation for each applicable jurisdiction.
(2) Used to calculate adjusted net income (loss) per diluted share.

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Adjusted EBITDA
 
Adjusted EBITDA represents net income (loss) before net interest expense, income tax expense (benefit), and depreciation and amortization expense, adjusted to exclude certain items which are outlined in the quantitative reconciliation provided herein.  We use Adjusted EBITDA to monitor and evaluate our operating performance and to facilitate internal and external comparisons of the historical operating performance of our business.  We present Adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental measure of our performance and ability to service debt.  We also present Adjusted EBITDA because we believe such measure is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in our industry.
 
We believe Adjusted EBITDA is an appropriate supplemental measure of debt service capacity because cash expenditures on interest are, by definition, available to pay interest, and tax expense is inversely correlated to interest expense because tax expense goes down as deductible interest expense goes up; depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges. The other adjustments to arrive at Adjusted EBITDA are excluded in order to better reflect our continuing operations.
 
In evaluating adjusted EBITDA, you should be aware that in the future we may incur expenses similar to the adjustments noted below.  Our presentation of Adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by these types of adjustments.  Adjusted EBITDA is not a measurement of our financial performance under U.S. GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net income, operating income or any other performance measures derived in accordance with U.S. GAAP or as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities as a measure of our liquidity.
 
Our Adjusted EBITDA measure has limitations as an analytical tool, and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under U.S. GAAP.  Some of these limitations are:

it does not reflect our cash expenditures, future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
it does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs;
it does not reflect any income tax expense or benefit, including any potential changes to income taxes resulting from The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted on December 22, 2017;
it does not reflect the significant interest expense or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payment on our debt;
although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future, and our Adjusted EBITDA measure does not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements;
it is not adjusted for all non-cash income or expense items that are reflected in our statements of cash flows;
it does not reflect the impact of earnings or charges resulting from matters we consider not to be indicative of our ongoing operations;
it does not reflect limitations on or costs related to transferring earnings from our subsidiaries to us; and
other companies in our industry may calculate this measure differently than we do, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.

Because of these limitations, Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as a measure of discretionary cash available to us to invest in the growth of our business or as a measure of cash that will be available to us to meet our obligations.  You should compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on our U.S. GAAP results and using Adjusted EBITDA as supplementary information.

















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The following table provides a reconciliation from U.S. GAAP net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA (amounts in thousands):

 
Fiscal Year 2018
 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Total
 
(Unaudited)
Net income (loss) (U.S. GAAP)
$
220,606

$
12,849

$
18,641

$
2,433

$
254,529

 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
Income tax expense (benefit)
1,150

2,880

2,060

3,091

9,181

Interest expense, net
10,894

7,270

7,155

6,754

32,073

Depreciation and amortization
12,243

13,326

11,125

13,061

49,755

EBITDA (non-GAAP)
244,893

36,325

38,981

25,339

345,538

Excluding the following items:
 
 
 
 
 
Equity (income) loss from equity method investments
(75,417
)
(224
)
(238
)
(313
)
(76,192
)
Acquisition (gain) loss
(135,588
)
(1,285
)
(310
)
6,303

(130,880
)
ERP integration costs/IT transition costs



80

80

Stock-based compensation
1,101

1,530

2,206

2,820

7,657

Restructuring charges
1,613

1,393

3,530

8,307

14,843

Legal expenses/fines related to antitrust class actions
1,141

10,327

4,073

1,095

16,636

Net foreign exchange (gain) loss
5,043

1,891

2,239

3,972

13,145

Plant start-up costs



929

929

(Gain) loss on write down and disposals of long-lived assets
19

(39
)
(902
)
(70
)
(992
)
(Gain) loss on early extinguishment of debt
486




486

Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP)
$
43,291

$
49,918

$
49,579

$
48,462

$
191,250

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2017
 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Total
 
(Unaudited)
Net income (loss) (U.S. GAAP)
$
(12,205
)
$
(4,998
)
$
12,278

$
52,914

$
47,989

 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
Income tax expense (benefit)
1,800

830

1,810

(150
)
4,290

Interest expense, net
9,920

9,904

9,913

9,994

39,731

Depreciation and amortization
9,436

9,440

9,095

9,367

37,338

EBITDA (non-GAAP)
8,951

15,176

33,096

72,125

129,348

Excluding the following items:
 
 
 
 
 
Change in value of TOKIN options
12,000

(1,600
)
(6,900
)
(14,200
)
(10,700
)
Equity (income) loss from equity method investments
(223
)
(181
)
133

(41,372
)
(41,643
)
ERP integration costs/IT transition costs
1,768

1,783

1,734

1,760

7,045

Stock-based compensation
1,228

1,104

1,139

1,249

4,720

Restructuring charges
688

3,998

(369
)
1,087

5,404

Legal expenses/fines related to antitrust class actions
1,175

766

293

406

2,640

Net foreign exchange (gain) loss
(1,920
)
(724
)
(2,621
)
1,507

(3,758
)
TOKIN investment-related expenses
206

194

204

497

1,101

Plant start-up costs
308

119



427

(Gain) loss on write down and disposals of long-lived assets
91

6,277

132

4,171

10,671

Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP)
$
24,272

$
26,912

$
26,841

$
27,230

$
105,255


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