EXHIBIT 99.1

II-VI Incorporated Reports Fiscal 2020 Second Quarter Results

First Complete Fiscal Quarter with Finisar
Revenue Exceeded Top End of Guidance

• Quarterly Revenue of $666.3 million, Exceeded Top End of our Guidance by 6% and the Analysts’ Consensus by 9%, with Strength Across Most Markets
• Quarterly GAAP Operating Loss Includes $91 million of One Time Transaction Expenses
• Quarterly Adjusted Operating Income Increased 28% Sequentially
• Continuing Progress on Integration and Cost Synergy Strategies
  

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- II-VI Incorporated (Nasdaq:IIVI) ("II-VI" or the "Company") today reported results for its fiscal 2020 second quarter ended December 31, 2019.

“The just-completed quarter marks the first full quarter of II-VI operations with Finisar included, since the transaction closed on September 24, 2019.  Revenue of $666.3M exceeded the top end of our guidance by 6% and the analysts’ consensus by 9%. This is driven by strength across our markets including optical communications, where stronger transceiver and ROADM sales exceeded our expectations, and sequential strength in 3D sensing, aerospace and defense and SiC substrates,” said Dr. Vincent D. Mattera, Jr. Chief Executive Officer of II-VI Incorporated. “We achieved record VCSEL product revenues and are completing our Sherman, Texas facility qualification. Across our markets, customer enthusiasm and support remain very high. We continue to make great progress on our integration and cost synergies, and look forward to addressing the market opportunities ahead."

1. Operating income (loss) is defined as earnings (loss) before income taxes, interest expense and other expense or income, net.
2. All adjusted amounts exclude certain non-GAAP adjustments for stock-based compensation, acquired intangible amortization expense, certain one-time transaction expenses, and restructuring and related items. See Table 4 for Reconciliation of Adjusted Operating Income (Loss) to Operating Income (Loss) and Net Earnings (Loss). See Table 6 for Reconciliation of Reported Net Earnings (Loss) to Adjusted Net Earnings.

Outlook

The outlook for the third fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2020 is revenue of $550 million to $600 million and earnings per diluted share on a non-GAAP basis of $0.02 to $0.32. This range includes an estimated minimum reduction of revenue of $50 million for the coronavirus. This is at today’s exchange rate and today’s estimated tax rate of 10%. The non-GAAP earnings per share includes the pre-tax amounts of $16 million in stock compensation, $34 million in amortization, and $13 million in costs to facilitate the integration. Non-GAAP adjustments are by their nature highly volatile and we have low visibility as to the range that may be incurred in the future.

Conference Call & Webcast Information

The Company will host a conference call at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, February 10, 2020 to discuss these results. Individuals wishing to participate in the webcast can access the event at the Company’s web site by visiting www.ii-vi.com/investors-events or via https://tinyurl.com/IIVIQ2FY20Earnings. If you wish to participate in the conference call, please dial (877) 316-5288 for U.S. calls, and (734) 385-4977 for international calls. To join the conference call, please enter ID# 5190659, then provide your name and company affiliation.

The conference call will be recorded, and a replay will be available to interested parties who are unable to attend the live call. This service will be available until 7:00 p.m. EST on Friday, February 14, 2020, by dialing (855) 859-2056 for U.S. calls and (404) 537-3406 for international calls, and entering ID# 5190659. 

About II-VI Incorporated

II-VI Incorporated, a global leader in engineered materials and optoelectronic components, is a vertically integrated manufacturing company that develops innovative products for diversified applications in communications, materials processing, aerospace & defense, semiconductor capital equipment, life sciences, consumer electronics, and automotive markets. Headquartered in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, the Company has research and development, manufacturing, sales, service, and distribution facilities worldwide. The Company produces a wide variety of application-specific photonic and electronic materials and components, and deploys them in various forms, including integrated with advanced software to support our customers. For more information, please visit us at www.ii-vi.com.

Forward-looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements relating to future events and expectations that are based on certain assumptions and contingencies. The forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and relate to the Company’s performance on a going-forward basis. The forward-looking statements in this press release involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results, performance or trends to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements herein or in previous disclosures.

The Company believes that all forward-looking statements made by it in this release have a reasonable basis, but there can be no assurance that management’s expectations, beliefs or projections as expressed in the forward-looking statements will actually occur or prove to be correct. In addition to general industry and global economic conditions, factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to: (i) the failure of any one or more of the assumptions stated above to prove to be correct; (ii) the risks relating to forward-looking statements and other “Risk Factors” discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019; (iii) the purchasing patterns of customers and end-users; (iv) the timely release of new products, and acceptance of such new products by the market; (v) the introduction of new products by competitors and other competitive responses; (vi) the Company’s ability to assimilate recently acquired businesses, and risks, costs and uncertainties associated with such acquisitions; and/or (vii) the Company’s ability to devise and execute strategies to respond to market conditions. The Company disclaims any obligation to update information contained in these forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or developments, or otherwise.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company has disclosed financial measurements in this press release that present financial information considered to be non-GAAP financial measures. These measurements are not a substitute for GAAP measurements, although the Company's management uses these measurements as an aid in monitoring the Company's on-going financial performance. The adjusted non-GAAP net earnings, the adjusted non-GAAP earnings per share and the adjusted operating income measure earnings and operating income (loss), respectively, excluding non-recurring or unusual items that are considered by the management to be outside the Company’s standard operation and excluding certain non-cash items. EBITDA is an adjusted non-GAAP financial measurement that is considered by management to be useful in measuring the profitability between companies within the industry by reflecting operating results of the Company excluding non-operating factors. There are limitations associated with the use of non-GAAP financial measures, including that such measures may not be entirely comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies, due to potential differences among calculation methodologies. Thus, there can be no assurance that items excluded from the non-GAAP financial measures will not occur in the future, or that there could be cash costs associated with items excluded from the non-GAAP financial measures. The Company compensates for these limitations by using these non-GAAP financial measures as supplements to GAAP financial measures and by providing the reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures to their most comparable GAAP financial measures. Investors should consider adjusted measures in addition to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, financial performance measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.

* During the three months ended December 31, 2019, “Unallocated and Other” primarily includes continuing transaction costs related to the Finisar acquisition.  Finisar results have been consolidated into the Photonic Solutions and Compound Semiconductors segments during the three months ended December 31, 2019.  During the three months ended September 30, 2019, “Unallocated and Other” includes transaction costs and other charges related to the acquisition of Finisar.  See Table 3 for the reconciliation of segment adjusted operating income (loss) to reported segment operating income (loss).

*Amounts may not recalculate due to rounding.

*Amounts may not recalculate due to rounding.

1. Adjusted EBITDA excludes non-GAAP adjustments for share-based compensation, acquired intangibles amortization expense, certain one-time transaction expense and the impact of and restructuring and related items.
2. EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization.
3. EBITDA margin is defined as earnings before interest, incomes taxes, depreciation and amortization divided by revenues.

Amounts may not recalculate due to rounding.

1. The preliminary fair value adjustment of $87.7 million represents the preliminary step up value adjustment of acquired inventory from the Finisar acquisition.
2. Total share-based compensation expense for the six months ended December 31, 2019 is $35.4 million, of which $10.7 million was incurred in relation to severance related expenses as described below in note (5).
3. Transaction costs represent acquisition costs related to the Finisar acquisition.
4. Restructuring and related expenses represent ongoing expenses to achieve the Company’s cost synergy strategy.
5. In connection with the acquisition of Finisar, the Company recorded $19.0 million of compensation in the condensed consolidated statement of earnings (loss), of which $18.1 million was associated with Finisar’s executive severance and retention agreements. Included in this amount is $10.7 million of share-based compensation.
6. For the six months ended December 31, 2019, one-time costs related to the Finisar acquisition include $35.9 million of acquisition fees, $1.7 million in additional interest related to the new credit facilities entered into as part of the Finisar acquisition, and $3.9 million of other expenses related to debt extinguishment costs of former debt.
7.  “Finisar results” includes the consolidated Finisar operations for the period between the acquisition date of September 24, 2019 and September 30, 2019.  Finisar results have been consolidated into the Photonic Solutions and Compound Semiconductors segments during the three months ended December 31, 2019. 

CONTACT:          

Mary Jane Raymond
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

investor.relations@ii-vi.com
www.ii-vi.com/contact-us

412-601-0407