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Exhibit 99.1

SemiLEDs Reports First Quarter Fiscal Year 2020

Financial Results

Hsinchu, Taiwan (January 10, 2020) — SemiLEDs Corporation (NASDAQ: LEDS), “SemiLEDs” or the “Company,” a developer and manufacturer of LED chips and LED components, today announced its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2020, ended November 30, 2019.

Revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2020 was $1.6 million, compared to $1.6 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019. GAAP net loss attributable to SemiLEDs stockholders for the first quarter of fiscal 2020 was $317 thousand, compared to a loss of $881 thousand in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019, or a net loss of $0.09 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $0.25 per diluted share for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019.

GAAP gross margin for the first quarter of fiscal 2020 was 33%, compared with gross margin for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019 of 21%. Operating margin for the first quarter of fiscal 2020 was negative 36%, compared with negative 66% in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019. The Company’s cash and cash equivalents was $688 thousand at November 30, 2019, compared to $1.4 million at the end of fiscal 2019.

We expect revenue for the second quarter ending February 28, 2020 to be approximately $1.2 million +/- 10%.

The Chinese New Year (CNY) of 2020 will begin on January 24, 2020. Our office and factory in Chunan will be closed from January 18, 2020 until February 2, 2020 and will resume operations on Monday, February 3, 2020.

About SemiLEDs

SemiLEDs develops and manufactures LED chips and LED components for general lighting applications, including street lights and commercial, industrial, system and residential lighting, along with specialty industrial applications such as ultraviolet (UV) curing, medical/cosmetic, counterfeit detection, horticulture, architectural lighting and entertainment lighting. SemiLEDs sells blue, white, green and UV LED chips.


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Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains statements that may constitute “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact could be deemed forward-looking, including, but not limited to, any projection of future revenues, any statements about historical results that may suggest trends for SemiLEDs’ business; any statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations; any statements of expectation or belief regarding recovery of the LED industry, market opportunities and other future events or technology developments; any statements regarding SemiLEDs’ position to capitalize on any market opportunities; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections of future SemiLEDs’ or industry performance based on management’s judgment, beliefs, current trends and market conditions and involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. SemiLEDs’ Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and other SemiLEDs filings with the SEC (which you may obtain for free at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov) discuss some of the important risks and other factors that may affect SemiLEDs’ business, results of operations and financial condition. SemiLEDs undertakes no intent or obligation to publicly update or revise any of these forward looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. SemiLEDs has not filed its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended November 30, 2019. As a result, all financial results described here should be considered preliminary, and are subject to change to reflect any necessary adjustments, or changes in accounting estimates, that are identified prior to the time the Company files the Form 10-Q.

Contacts:

Christopher Lee

Chief Financial Officer

SemiLEDs Corporation

+886-37-586788

investor@semileds.com

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SEMILEDS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands of U.S. dollars)

 

 

November 30,

 

 

August 31,

 

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2019

 

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

688

 

 

$

1,363

 

 

Restricted cash and cash equivalents

 

 

81

 

 

 

19

 

 

Accounts receivable (including related parties), net

 

 

936

 

 

 

703

 

 

Inventories

 

 

2,312

 

 

 

2,083

 

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

884

 

 

 

460

 

 

Assets held for sale

 

 

401

 

 

 

 

 

Total current assets

 

 

5,302

 

 

 

4,628

 

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

 

5,935

 

 

 

5,878

 

 

Operating lease right of use assets

 

 

307

 

 

 

 

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

93

 

 

 

93

 

 

Investments in unconsolidated entities

 

 

920

 

 

 

894

 

 

Other assets

 

 

186

 

 

 

169

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

 

$

12,743

 

 

$

11,662

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current installments of long-term debt

 

$

410

 

 

$

398

 

 

Accounts payable

 

 

649

 

 

 

680

 

 

Advance receipt toward the convertible note

 

 

500

 

 

 

500

 

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

 

2,677

 

 

 

2,342

 

 

Operating lease liabilities, current

 

 

148

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities held for sale

 

 

790

 

 

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

5,174

 

 

 

3,920

 

 

Long-term debt, excluding current installments

 

 

5,932

 

 

 

5,954

 

 

Operating lease liabilities, less current portion

 

 

159

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

 

11,265

 

 

 

9,874

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EQUITY:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SemiLEDs stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

175,839

 

 

 

175,804

 

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

 

3,729

 

 

 

3,753

 

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(178,133

)

 

 

(177,816

)

 

Total SemiLEDs stockholders’ equity

 

 

1,435

 

 

 

1,741

 

 

Noncontrolling interests

 

 

43

 

 

 

47

 

 

Total equity

 

 

1,478

 

 

 

1,788

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

$

12,743

 

 

$

11,662

 

 

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SEMILEDS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In thousands of U.S. dollars and shares, except per share data)

 

 

  

 

Three  Months  Ended

 

 

 

 

November 30,

 

 

August 31,

 

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2019

 

 

Revenues, net

 

$

1,563

 

 

$

1,555

 

 

Cost of revenues

 

 

1,045

 

 

 

1,226

 

 

Gross profit

 

 

518

 

 

 

329

 

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

 

430

 

 

 

537

 

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

726

 

 

 

819

 

 

Gain on disposals of long-lived assets

 

 

(79

)

 

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

1,077

 

 

 

1,356

 

 

Loss from operations

 

 

(559

)

 

 

(1,027

)

 

Other income (expenses):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expenses, net

 

 

(78

)

 

 

(75

)

 

Other income, net

 

 

157

 

 

 

202

 

 

Foreign currency transaction gain (loss), net

 

 

158

 

 

 

20

 

 

Total other income, net

 

 

237

 

 

 

147

 

 

Loss before income taxes

 

 

(322

)

 

 

(880

)

 

Income tax expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

 

(322

)

 

 

(880

)

 

Less: Net profit (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

(5

)

 

 

1

 

 

Net loss attributable to SemiLEDs stockholders

 

$

(317

)

 

$

(881

)

 

Net loss per share attributable to SemiLEDs stockholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted

 

$

(0.09

)

 

$

(0.25

)

 

Shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to SemiLEDs stockholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted

 

 

3,595

 

 

 

3,592

 

 

 

 

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