Aehr Test Systems (NASDAQ: AEHR), a worldwide supplier of
semiconductor test and production burn-in equipment, today
announced financial results for its first quarter of fiscal 2024
ended August 31, 2023.
Fiscal First Quarter Financial Results:
- Net revenue was $20.6 million, up 93% from $10.7 million in the
first quarter of fiscal 2023.
- GAAP net income was $4.7 million, or $0.16 per diluted share,
up from GAAP net income of $589,000, or $0.02 per diluted share, in
the first quarter of fiscal 2023.
- Non-GAAP net income, which excludes the impact of stock-based
compensation, was $5.2 million, or $0.18 per diluted share,
compared to non-GAAP net income of $1.3 million, or $0.05 per
diluted share, in the first quarter of fiscal 2023.
- Bookings were $18.4 million for the quarter.
- Backlog as of August 31, 2023 was $22.3 million. Effective
backlog, which includes all orders received since the end of the
first quarter, is $24.0 million.
- Cash provided by operations was $3.9 million.
- Total cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments as of
August 31, 2023 were $51.0 million, up from $47.9 million at May
31, 2023.
An explanation of the use of non-GAAP financial measures and a
reconciliation of Aehr’s non-GAAP financial measures to the most
directly comparable GAAP financial measures can be found in the
accompanying tables.
Gayn Erickson, President and CEO of Aehr Test
Systems, commented:
“We finished the first quarter with solid revenue and non-GAAP
net income, the strongest first quarter in our history, which has
historically been our seasonally softest quarter. We are off to a
very good start to our fiscal year and are reaffirming our
expectation to grow fiscal full year revenue by at least 50% and
profit by over 90% year over year.
“During the quarter we had record shipments of our
FOX™ WaferPak full wafer Contactors in both revenue and units
and are very pleased with the continued stream of new designs we
are seeing. Our new design volume has tripled over the last nine
months as we are seeing more electric vehicles coming online with
their own specific device design for inverters and onboard
chargers.
“We have now received customer acceptance of both configurations
of our new fully automated FOX WaferPak Aligner, which allows hands
free operation of WaferPak handling and alignment and is available
either as a standalone unit or in full integration with the FOX-XP
system. We recognized revenue for two standalone WaferPak Aligners
in the first quarter and received customer acceptance and sign off
on two fully integrated WaferPak Aligners with the integrated
FOX-XPs in September. These acceptances and the associated revenue
recognition are a great way to start our second quarter and pave
the path for revenue recognition immediately upon future shipments
of these products.
“Additionally, we announced last month our sixth customer for
silicon carbide wafer level burn-in. This new customer is a
US-based multibillion-dollar semiconductor supplier that serves
several markets, including automotive, computing, consumer, energy,
industrial, and medical markets. After conducting a detailed
financial evaluation of Aehr and Aehr’s FOX family of products,
including multiple onsite visits to Aehr’s application lab, this
new customer purchased an initial FOX-NP system, WaferPak Aligner,
and multiple WaferPaks for engineering, qualification, and small
lot production of their silicon carbide power devices. This system
is configured with our new Bipolar Voltage Channel Module (BVCM)
and Very High Voltage Channel Module (VHVCM) options that enable
new advanced test and burn-in capabilities for silicon carbide
power semiconductors. This customer has indicated that as their
production capacity increases, they intend to quickly move to our
FOX-XP multi-wafer test and burn-in systems for high-volume
production.
“Including this newest customer, our last two announced
customers have selected our systems primarily for applications
other than electric vehicles including industrial, solar, and
commuter electric trains. This further extends our application
space beyond the opportunity we see in silicon carbide for traction
inverters and onboard and offboard chargers for electric vehicles.
These applications expand our market opportunity to include what
William Blair forecasts will be an additional 2.8 million 6”
equivalent wafers needed per year by 2030 for applications beyond
the 4.5 million 6” equivalent wafers per year it forecasts will be
needed just for electric vehicles.
“We continue to see increased interest from prospective new
customers for our solutions for silicon carbide wafer level
burn-in. In the last few weeks, we have attended two international
conferences in Europe and met with more than a dozen companies that
are not currently using our solutions, in addition to meeting with
all six of our current silicon carbide customers. These
face-to-face meetings included multiple meetings with one of the
market leaders in silicon carbide with whom we have been doing a
significant automotive qualification of wafer level burn-in for
well over two years. This benchmark and qualification process has
made even more progress in the last few months with a very large
number of wafers being run at our facility and multiple meetings
and reviews of the data. We continue to feel confident that this
customer will move forward with us using the FOX-XP multi-wafer
solution for their high-volume needs, including initial purchase
orders and system shipments within this fiscal year. In the next
few weeks, we also plan to meet with a significant number of
potential new customers as well as end users in Asia, as we are
seeing increasing activities and opportunities heating up there. It
is a very exciting time in the silicon carbide and electric vehicle
markets right now and we have never been busier.
“We are also in extensive engagements with multiple gallium
nitride suppliers, including companies that also supply silicon
carbide devices. Gallium nitride is similar to silicon carbide in
that both of these semiconductor compounds are considered wide
bandgap semiconductors that are able to withstand high-voltage
applications more directly than silicon. Gallium nitride
semiconductor material has characteristics that make it optimal for
lower power converter applications such as consumer power
converters, solar micro inverters, and industrial motor
controllers, compared with silicon carbide that is optimal for
higher power / higher voltage applications such as traction
inverters in electric vehicles, trucks, trains, and converters used
in charging infrastructure and storage. The gallium nitride market
is another potential growth driver for our wafer level solutions,
particularly for automotive and photovoltaic applications where
burn-in appears to be critical for meeting the initial quality and
reliability needs of those markets. This fiscal year, while we
do expect to recognize some revenue for systems, WaferPaks and
Aligners for gallium nitride applications, we continue to expect a
significant majority of our revenue to come from silicon
carbide.
“In addition to these power semiconductor applications, we
continue to be excited about the current application of silicon
photonics devices for fiber optic transceivers used in data centers
and data and telecommunication networks, as well as the major
market opportunity we see with the upcoming application of silicon
photonics integrated circuits for use in optical chip-to-chip
communication. As we’ve previously announced, we received a first
order from a current major silicon photonics
customer for a new configuration of our FOX-XP multi-wafer test and
burn-in system for use in very high-power silicon devices, and we
expect to receive orders for additional production systems as they
increase production of these devices. While we believe that it will
likely be several years before we will potentially see significant
revenue generated from this optical chip-to-chip communications
market, we are working with some of the leaders in silicon
photonics to ensure that we have the products and solutions
available to meet their needs for this potentially significant
market application.
“In conclusion, we are encouraged by the continued positive
momentum we are seeing for silicon carbide in electric vehicles and
are also excited about the expanding growth opportunities we are
seeing in several additional markets with current and prospective
customers.”
Fiscal 2024 Financial Guidance:
For the fiscal year ending May 31, 2024, Aehr is reiterating its
previously provided guidance for total revenue to be at least $100
million, representing growth of over 50% year over year, and GAAP
net income of at least $28 million, representing earnings growth of
greater than 90% year over year.
Management Conference Call and Webcast:
Aehr Test Systems will host a conference call and webcast today
at 5:00 p.m. Eastern (2:00 p.m. PT) to discuss its first quarter
fiscal 2024 operating results. To access the live call, dial +1
844-735-3765 (US and Canada) or +1 412-317-5712 (International) and
ask to join the Aehr Test Systems earnings call.
In addition, a live and archived webcast of the conference call
will be available over the Internet at www.aehr.com in the Investor
Relations section and may also be accessed by clicking here. A
replay of the conference call will also be available via telephone
beginning approximately two hours after conclusion of the live call
and will remain available for one week. To access the call replay,
dial +1 877-344-7529 (US and Canada) or +1 412-317-0088
(International) and enter replay passcode 3262937.
About Aehr Test Systems
Headquartered in Fremont, California, Aehr Test Systems is a
leading provider of test solutions for testing, burning-in, and
stabilizing semiconductor devices in wafer level, singulated die,
and package part form, and has installed thousands of systems
worldwide. Increasing quality, reliability, safety, and security
needs of semiconductors used across multiple applications,
including electric vehicles, electric vehicle charging
infrastructure, solar and wind power, computing, data and
telecommunications infrastructure, and solid-state memory and
storage, are driving additional test requirements, incremental
capacity needs, and new opportunities for Aehr Test products and
solutions. Aehr has developed and introduced several innovative
products including the FOX-P™ families of test and burn-in
systems and FOX WaferPak™ Aligner, FOX WaferPak Contactor, FOX
DiePak® Carrier and FOX DiePak Loader. The FOX-XP and FOX-NP
systems are full wafer contact and singulated die/module test and
burn-in systems that can test, burn-in, and stabilize a wide range
of devices such as leading-edge silicon carbide-based and other
power semiconductors, 2D and 3D sensors used in mobile phones,
tablets, and other computing devices, memory semiconductors,
processors, microcontrollers, systems-on-a-chip, and photonics and
integrated optical devices. The FOX-CP system is a low-cost
single-wafer compact test solution for logic, memory and photonic
devices and the newest addition to the FOX-P product family. The
FOX WaferPak Contactor contains a unique full wafer contactor
capable of testing wafers up to 300mm that enables IC manufacturers
to perform test, burn-in, and stabilization of full wafers on the
FOX-P systems. The FOX DiePak Carrier allows testing, burning in,
and stabilization of singulated bare die and modules up to 1024
devices in parallel per DiePak on the FOX-NP and FOX-XP systems up
to nine DiePaks at a time. For more information, please visit Aehr
Test Systems’ website at www.aehr.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements
within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking
statements generally relate to future events or Aehr’s future
financial or operating performance. In some cases, you can identify
forward-looking statements because they contain words such as
"may," "will," "should," "expects," "plans," "anticipates,” “going
to,” "could," "intends," "target," "projects," "contemplates,"
"believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential," “sees,” or
"continue," or the negative of these words or other similar terms
or expressions that concern Aehr’s expectations, strategy,
priorities, plans, or intentions. Forward-looking statements in
this press release include, but are not limited to, Aehr’s ability
to generate bookings and revenue increases in the future; the
timing of Aehr’s ability to recognize revenue; future requirements
and orders of Aehr’s new and existing customers; bookings
forecasted for proprietary WaferPak™ and DiePak consumables
across multiple market segments; shipping timelines for products
and follow-on capacity orders; the growth of Aehr’s systems and
consumables, including as a percentage of total revenue; financial
guidance for fiscal 2024, including related to revenue and
profitability, and expectations regarding fiscal 2024; Aehr’s
ability to expand its number of customers using its
FOX-P™ solutions; the ability to secure potential customer
engagements and Aehr’s plans to meet with potential new customers
and end users; expectations related to long-term demand for Aehr’s
products; market opportunity expansion; the growth and
attractiveness of key markets and Aehr’s ability to receive orders
and generate revenue in the future. The forward-looking statements
contained in this press release are also subject to other risks and
uncertainties, including those more fully described in Aehr’s
recent 10-K, 10-Q and other reports filed from time to time with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. Aehr disclaims any
obligation to update information contained in any forward-looking
statement to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the
date of this press release.
- Financial Tables to
Follow -
AEHR TEST SYSTEMS |
|
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
OPERATIONS |
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
August 31, |
|
May 31, |
|
August 31, |
(In thousands, except per share data) |
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
Revenue: |
|
|
|
|
|
Product |
$ |
19,357 |
|
|
$ |
21,002 |
|
|
$ |
9,588 |
|
Services |
|
1,267 |
|
|
|
1,267 |
|
|
|
1,083 |
|
Total revenue |
|
20,624 |
|
|
|
22,269 |
|
|
|
10,671 |
|
Cost of revenue: |
|
|
|
|
|
Product |
|
9,919 |
|
|
|
9,774 |
|
|
|
5,349 |
|
Services |
|
724 |
|
|
|
1,016 |
|
|
|
841 |
|
Total cost of revenue |
|
10,643 |
|
|
|
10,790 |
|
|
|
6,190 |
|
Gross profit |
|
9,981 |
|
|
|
11,479 |
|
|
|
4,481 |
|
Operating expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
Research and development |
|
2,457 |
|
|
|
2,253 |
|
|
|
1,498 |
|
Selling, general and administrative |
|
3,409 |
|
|
|
3,587 |
|
|
|
2,525 |
|
Total operating expenses |
|
5,866 |
|
|
|
5,840 |
|
|
|
4,023 |
|
Income from operations |
|
4,115 |
|
|
|
5,639 |
|
|
|
458 |
|
Interest income, net |
|
581 |
|
|
|
487 |
|
|
|
121 |
|
Other income (expense), net |
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
24 |
|
Income before provision for income taxes |
|
4,690 |
|
|
|
6,122 |
|
|
|
603 |
|
Provision for income taxes |
|
16 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
14 |
|
Net income |
$ |
4,674 |
|
|
$ |
6,111 |
|
|
$ |
589 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income per share: |
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
$ |
0.16 |
|
|
$ |
0.21 |
|
|
$ |
0.02 |
|
Diluted |
$ |
0.16 |
|
|
$ |
0.21 |
|
|
$ |
0.02 |
|
Shares used in per share calculations: |
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
|
28,649 |
|
|
|
28,425 |
|
|
|
27,242 |
|
Diluted |
|
29,632 |
|
|
|
29,572 |
|
|
|
28,788 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AEHR TEST SYSTEMS |
|
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP RESULTS |
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
|
August 31, |
|
May 31, |
|
August 31, |
|
(in thousands, except per share data) |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
Reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP gross
profit |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GAAP gross profit |
|
$ |
9,981 |
|
|
$ |
11,479 |
|
|
$ |
4,481 |
|
|
Special items: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
a) Stock-based compensation expense |
|
|
63 |
|
|
|
80 |
|
|
|
91 |
|
|
Non-GAAP gross profit |
|
$ |
10,044 |
|
|
$ |
11,559 |
|
|
$ |
4,572 |
|
|
Reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP operating
expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GAAP operating expenses |
|
$ |
5,866 |
|
|
$ |
5,840 |
|
|
$ |
4,023 |
|
|
Special items: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
a) Stock-based compensation expense |
|
|
(459 |
) |
|
|
(574 |
) |
|
|
(619 |
) |
|
Non-GAAP operating expenses |
|
$ |
5,407 |
|
|
$ |
5,266 |
|
|
$ |
3,404 |
|
|
Reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP income from
operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GAAP income from operations |
|
$ |
4,115 |
|
|
$ |
5,639 |
|
|
$ |
458 |
|
|
Special items: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
a) Stock-based compensation expense |
|
|
522 |
|
|
|
654 |
|
|
|
710 |
|
|
Non-GAAP income from operations |
|
$ |
4,637 |
|
|
$ |
6,293 |
|
|
$ |
1,168 |
|
|
Reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP income before
taxes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GAAP income before taxes |
|
$ |
4,690 |
|
|
$ |
6,122 |
|
|
$ |
603 |
|
|
Special items: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
a) Stock-based compensation expense |
|
|
522 |
|
|
|
654 |
|
|
|
710 |
|
|
Non-GAAP income before taxes |
|
$ |
5,212 |
|
|
$ |
6,776 |
|
|
$ |
1,313 |
|
|
Reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP net income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GAAP net income |
|
$ |
4,674 |
|
|
$ |
6,111 |
|
|
$ |
589 |
|
|
Special items: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
a) Stock-based compensation expense |
|
|
522 |
|
|
|
654 |
|
|
|
710 |
|
|
Non-GAAP net income |
|
$ |
5,196 |
|
|
$ |
6,765 |
|
|
$ |
1,299 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GAAP income diluted per share |
|
$ |
0.16 |
|
|
$ |
0.21 |
|
|
$ |
0.02 |
|
|
Non-GAAP income diluted per share |
|
$ |
0.18 |
|
|
$ |
0.23 |
|
|
$ |
0.05 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-GAAP measures should not be considered a replacement for
GAAP results. The Non-GAAP measures indicated above are financial
measures the Company uses to evaluate the underlying results and
operating performance of the business. The limitation of these
measures are that they exclude items that impact the Company’s
current period GAAP measures. This limitation is best addressed by
using these measures in combination with the most directly
comparable GAAP financial measures. These measures are not in
accordance with GAAP and may differ from non-GAAP methods of
accounting and reporting used by other companies.
We believe these measures enhance investors’ ability to review
the Company’s business from the same perspective as the Company’s
management and facilitate comparisons of this period’s results with
prior periods.
AEHR TEST SYSTEMS |
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS |
(Unaudited) |
|
|
August 31, |
|
May 31, |
(In thousands, except par value) |
|
2023 |
|
|
2023 |
|
ASSETS |
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
50,955 |
|
|
$ |
30,054 |
|
Short-term investments |
|
- |
|
|
|
17,853 |
|
Accounts receivable, net |
|
13,161 |
|
|
|
16,594 |
|
Inventories |
|
31,557 |
|
|
|
23,908 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
540 |
|
|
|
621 |
|
Total current assets |
|
96,213 |
|
|
|
89,030 |
|
Property and equipment, net |
|
3,083 |
|
|
|
2,759 |
|
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net |
|
5,951 |
|
|
|
6,123 |
|
Other non-current assets |
|
222 |
|
|
|
231 |
|
Total assets |
$ |
105,469 |
|
|
$ |
98,143 |
|
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
Accounts payable |
|
8,328 |
|
|
|
9,206 |
|
Accrued expenses |
|
4,536 |
|
|
|
4,143 |
|
Operating lease liabilities, short-term |
|
275 |
|
|
|
137 |
|
Deferred revenue, short-term |
|
6,114 |
|
|
|
2,822 |
|
Total current liabilities |
|
19,253 |
|
|
|
16,308 |
|
Operating lease liabilities, long-term |
|
5,997 |
|
|
|
6,163 |
|
Deferred revenue, long-term |
|
33 |
|
|
|
31 |
|
Other long-term liabilities |
|
41 |
|
|
|
41 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
25,324 |
|
|
|
22,543 |
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value: Authorized: 10,000 shares; |
|
|
|
Issued and outstanding: none |
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Common stock, $0.01 par value: Authorized: 75,000 shares; |
|
|
|
Issued and outstanding: 28,763 shares and 28,539 shares at August
31, 2023 and May 31, 2023, respectively |
|
288 |
|
|
|
285 |
|
Additional paid-in-capital |
|
127,630 |
|
|
|
127,776 |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
|
(141 |
) |
|
|
(155 |
) |
Accumulated deficit |
|
(47,632 |
) |
|
|
(52,306 |
) |
Total shareholders' equity |
|
80,145 |
|
|
|
75,600 |
|
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity |
$ |
105,469 |
|
|
$ |
98,143 |
|
|
|
|
|
The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of May 31, 2023 has
been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at
that date |
|
|
AEHR TEST SYSTEMS |
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH
FLOWS |
(Unaudited) |
|
|
Three Months Ended August 31, |
(In thousands) |
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
Cash flows from operating activities: |
|
|
|
Net income |
$ |
4,674 |
|
|
$ |
589 |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
operating activities: |
|
|
|
Stock-based compensation expense |
|
522 |
|
|
|
710 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
138 |
|
|
|
104 |
|
Accretion of investment discount |
|
(130 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Non-cash lease expenses |
|
172 |
|
|
|
177 |
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
Accounts receivable |
|
3,437 |
|
|
|
7,648 |
|
Inventories |
|
(7,704 |
) |
|
|
(2,323 |
) |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
90 |
|
|
|
(210 |
) |
Accounts payable |
|
(939 |
) |
|
|
(769 |
) |
Accrued expenses |
|
355 |
|
|
|
(1,130 |
) |
Deferred revenue |
|
3,294 |
|
|
|
855 |
|
Operating lease liabilities |
|
(28 |
) |
|
|
(192 |
) |
Income taxes payable |
|
20 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
3,901 |
|
|
|
5,461 |
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from investing activities: |
|
|
|
Purchases of property and equipment |
|
(284 |
) |
|
|
(84 |
) |
Proceeds from maturities of investments |
|
18,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
|
17,716 |
|
|
|
(84 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities: |
|
|
|
Proceeds from issuance of common stock under employee plans |
|
318 |
|
|
|
455 |
|
Shares repurchased for tax withholdings on vesting of restricted
stock units |
|
(1,012 |
) |
|
|
(1,179 |
) |
Net cash used in financing activities |
|
(694 |
) |
|
|
(724 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and
restricted cash |
|
(22 |
) |
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
|
20,901 |
|
|
|
4,663 |
|
|
|
|
|
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period
(1) |
|
30,204 |
|
|
|
31,564 |
|
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period (1) |
$ |
51,105 |
|
|
$ |
36,227 |
|
|
|
|
|
(1) Includes restricted cash in other assets. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contacts: |
|
|
|
Aehr Test
SystemsChris SiuChief Financial Officercsiu@aehr.com |
MKR Investor Relations
Inc.Todd Kehrli or Jim ByersAnalyst/Investor Contact(323)
468-2300aehr@mkr-group.com |
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