|
Three Months Ended June 30,
|
|||||||||||||||
|
GAAP
|
Non-GAAP(1)
|
||||||||||||||
|
2023
|
2022
|
2023
|
2022
|
||||||||||||
|
(dollars in thousands, except EPS)
|
|||||||||||||||
Revenue
|
$
|
144,577
|
$
|
104,395
|
$
|
144,577
|
$
|
104,395
|
||||||||
Gross margin
|
47.5
|
%
|
42.3
|
%
|
47.6
|
%
|
42.4
|
%
|
||||||||
Income from operations
|
$
|
30,430
|
$
|
20,035
|
$
|
32,447
|
$
|
22,004
|
||||||||
Net income attributable to ACM Research, Inc.
|
$
|
26,825
|
$
|
12,236
|
$
|
31,297
|
$
|
14,628
|
||||||||
Basic EPS
|
$
|
0.45
|
$
|
0.21
|
$
|
0.52
|
$
|
0.25
|
||||||||
Diluted EPS
|
$
|
0.41
|
$
|
0.18
|
$
|
0.48
|
$
|
0.22
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
|||||||||||||||
|
GAAP
|
Non-GAAP(1)
|
||||||||||||||
|
2023
|
2022
|
2023
|
2022
|
||||||||||||
|
(dollars in thousands, except EPS)
|
|||||||||||||||
Revenue
|
$
|
218,833
|
$
|
146,581
|
$
|
218,833
|
$
|
146,581
|
||||||||
Gross margin
|
49.6
|
%
|
43.6
|
%
|
49.8
|
%
|
43.7
|
%
|
||||||||
Income from operations
|
$
|
39,292
|
$
|
10,729
|
$
|
43,377
|
$
|
14,072
|
||||||||
Net income attributable to ACM Research, Inc.
|
$
|
33,970
|
$
|
6,450
|
$
|
41,164
|
$
|
14,074
|
||||||||
Basic EPS
|
$
|
0.57
|
$
|
0.11
|
$
|
0.69
|
$
|
0.24
|
||||||||
Diluted EPS
|
$
|
0.52
|
$
|
0.10
|
$
|
0.63
|
$
|
0.21
|
(1) |
Reconciliations to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) financial measures from non-GAAP financial measures are presented below under “Reconciliation of GAAP to
Non-GAAP Financial Measures.” Non-GAAP financial measures exclude stock-based compensation and, with respect to net income (loss) attributable to ACM Research, Inc. and basic and diluted earnings per share, also exclude unrealized loss on
trading securities.
|
• |
Shipments. Total shipments in the second quarter of 2023 were $153 million, up 37% from the second quarter of 2022. Total shipments include deliveries for revenue in the quarter and deliveries of first tool systems awaiting customer
acceptance for potential revenue in future quarters.
|
• |
Dividend. During its June 27, 2023 annual stockholder meeting, the stockholders of ACM
Research (Shanghai), Inc. (“ACM Shanghai”), approved, amongst other items, a dividend to be paid to its stockholders. The amount of the approved dividend is RMB 0.372 per share for an aggregate total of approximately RMB 161.3 million
(approximately $22.2 million).
|
• |
Auditor Resignation. On July 21, 2023, the Company was informed by Armanino LLP
(“Armanino”), the Company’s current independent auditor, that Armanino will resign as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm effective as of the earlier of (a) the date the Company engages a new independent registered
public accounting firm or (b) the filing of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2023. Armanino advised the Company that its decision to resign was due to Armanino’s decision to exit from the
practice of providing financial statement audit services to all public companies. In light of Armanino’s determination, the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors has initiated a process to select and appoint a new public
accounting firm to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accountant commencing with the audit of the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023.
|
• |
Revenue was $144.6 million, up 38.5%, reflecting higher sales of single wafer cleaning, Tahoe
and semi-critical cleaning equipment, and higher sales of Advance packaging (excluding ECP), services and spares.
|
• |
Gross margin was 47.5%, up from 42.3%. Non-GAAP gross margin, which excludes stock-based
compensation, was 47.6%, up from 42.4%. Gross margin exceeded the range of 40% to 45% reflected in the Company’s long-term business model. The increase in gross margin was due to a favorable product mix, improved gross margins for specific
product lines, and a favorable impact from fluctuations in the RMB to U.S. dollar exchange rate. The Company expects gross margin to vary from period to period due to a variety of factors, such as product mix, currency impacts and sales
volume.
|
• |
Operating expenses were $38.2 million, an increase of 58.4%. Non-GAAP operating expenses,
which exclude the effect of stock-based compensation, were $36.3 million, up 62.9%. Operating expenses as a percent of revenue increased to 26.4% from 23.1%. Non-GAAP operating expenses as a percent of revenue increased to 25.1% from 21.4%.
|
• |
Operating income was $30.4 million, up from $20.0 million. Non-GAAP operating income, which excludes the effect of stock-based compensation, was $32.4 million, up from $22.0 million.
|
• |
Unrealized loss on trading securities was $2.5 million. The loss reflects the change in
market value of the investments by ACM Shanghai in trading securities. The value is marked-to-market quarterly and is excluded in the non-GAAP financial metrics.
|
• |
Realized gain from sale of trading securities was $3.9 million, which generated net proceeds of $6.6 million.
|
• |
Income tax expense was $7.6 million, compared to $7.7 million. As a result of a change in
Section 174 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, that became effective on January 1, 2022, the Company’s effective tax rate remains elevated,
due primarily to the requirement to capitalize and amortize previously deductible research and experimental expenses.
|
• |
Net income attributable to ACM Research, Inc. was $26.8 million, up from $12.2 million.
Non-GAAP net income attributable to ACM Research, Inc., which excludes the effect of stock-based compensation and unrealized loss on trading securities, was $31.3 million, up from $14.6 million.
|
• |
Net income per diluted share attributable to ACM Research, Inc. was $0.41, up from $0.18.
Non-GAAP net income per diluted share, which excludes the effect of stock-based compensation and unrealized loss on trading securities, was $0.48, up from $0.22.
|
• |
Cash and cash equivalents were $257.4 million at June 30, 2023, versus $260.4 million at
March 31, 2023. Cash and cash equivalents, plus restricted cash and time deposits, were $376.1 million at June 30, 2023, versus $381.7 million at March
31, 2023.
|
In the United States:
|
The Blueshirt Group
|
In China:
|
The Blueshirt Group Asia
|
June 30, 2023
|
December 31, 2022
|
|||||||
(Unaudited)
|
||||||||
(In thousands)
|
||||||||
Assets
|
||||||||
Current assets:
|
||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
257,420
|
$
|
247,951
|
||||
Restricted cash
|
582
|
500
|
||||||
Short-term time deposits
|
6,000
|
70,492
|
||||||
Trading securities
|
6,375
|
20,209
|
||||||
Accounts receivable
|
200,745
|
182,936
|
||||||
Other receivables
|
34,491
|
29,617
|
||||||
Inventories
|
471,094
|
393,172
|
||||||
Advances to related party
|
1,155
|
3,322
|
||||||
Prepaid expenses
|
18,970
|
15,607
|
||||||
Total current assets
|
996,832
|
963,806
|
||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
159,013
|
82,875
|
||||||
Land use right, net
|
8,290
|
8,692
|
||||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net
|
7,809
|
2,489
|
||||||
Intangible assets, net
|
2,107
|
1,255
|
||||||
Long-term time deposits
|
112,104
|
101,956
|
||||||
Deferred tax assets
|
11,249
|
6,703
|
||||||
Long-term investments
|
16,122
|
17,459
|
||||||
Other long-term assets
|
3,388
|
50,265
|
||||||
Total assets
|
$
|
1,316,914
|
$
|
1,235,500
|
||||
Liabilities and Equity
|
||||||||
Current liabilities:
|
||||||||
Short-term borrowings
|
$
|
53,976
|
$
|
56,004
|
||||
Current portion of long-term borrowings
|
3,239
|
2,322
|
||||||
Related party accounts payable
|
11,879
|
14,468
|
||||||
Accounts payable
|
106,861
|
101,735
|
||||||
Advances from customers
|
195,485
|
153,773
|
||||||
Deferred revenue
|
5,050
|
4,174
|
||||||
Income taxes payable
|
10,324
|
3,469
|
||||||
FIN-48 payable
|
6,446
|
6,686
|
||||||
Other payables and accrued expenses
|
59,997
|
52,201
|
||||||
Current portion of operating lease liability
|
3,042
|
1,382
|
||||||
Total current liabilities
|
456,299
|
396,214
|
||||||
Long-term borrowings
|
15,899
|
18,687
|
||||||
Long-term operating lease liability
|
4,767
|
1,107
|
||||||
Other long-term liabilities
|
6,566
|
7,321
|
||||||
Total liabilities
|
483,531
|
423,329
|
||||||
Commitments and contingencies
|
||||||||
Equity:
|
||||||||
Stockholders’ equity:
|
||||||||
Class A Common stock
|
5
|
5
|
||||||
Class B Common stock
|
1
|
1
|
||||||
Additional paid-in capital
|
612,699
|
604,089
|
||||||
Retained earnings
|
124,284
|
94,426
|
||||||
Statutory surplus reserve
|
16,881
|
16,881
|
||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
(61,916
|
)
|
(40,546
|
)
|
||||
Total ACM Research, Inc. stockholders’ equity
|
691,954
|
674,856
|
||||||
Non-controlling interests
|
141,429
|
137,315
|
||||||
Total equity
|
833,383
|
812,171
|
||||||
Total liabilities and equity
|
$
|
1,316,914
|
$
|
1,235,500
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30,
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
||||||||||||||
|
2023
|
2022
|
2023
|
2022
|
||||||||||||
|
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
||||||||||||||
|
( In thousands, except share and per
share data)
|
( In thousands, except share and per
share data)
|
||||||||||||||
Revenue
|
$
|
144,577
|
$
|
104,395
|
$
|
218,833
|
$
|
146,581
|
||||||||
Cost of revenue
|
75,938
|
60,238
|
110,208
|
82,738
|
||||||||||||
Gross profit
|
68,639
|
44,157
|
108,625
|
63,843
|
||||||||||||
Operating expenses:
|
||||||||||||||||
Sales and marketing
|
11,439
|
7,664
|
20,776
|
14,361
|
||||||||||||
Research and development
|
20,064
|
11,367
|
34,093
|
28,713
|
||||||||||||
General and administrative
|
6,706
|
5,091
|
14,464
|
10,040
|
||||||||||||
Total operating expenses
|
38,209
|
24,122
|
69,333
|
53,114
|
||||||||||||
Income from operations
|
30,430
|
20,035
|
39,292
|
10,729
|
||||||||||||
Interest income
|
2,346
|
2,144
|
4,131
|
3,949
|
||||||||||||
Interest expense
|
(649
|
)
|
(306
|
)
|
(1,344
|
)
|
(567
|
)
|
||||||||
Realized gain from sale of trading securities
|
3,919
|
-
|
7,913
|
-
|
||||||||||||
Unrealized loss on trading securities
|
(2,455
|
)
|
(423
|
)
|
(3,109
|
)
|
(4,281
|
)
|
||||||||
Other income, net
|
3,724
|
2,505
|
2,306
|
2,742
|
||||||||||||
Equity income in net income of affiliates
|
3,920
|
472
|
3,888
|
401
|
||||||||||||
Income before income taxes
|
41,235
|
24,427
|
53,077
|
12,973
|
||||||||||||
Income tax expense
|
(7,638
|
)
|
(7,679
|
)
|
(10,517
|
)
|
(3,668
|
)
|
||||||||
Net income
|
33,597
|
16,748
|
42,560
|
9,305
|
||||||||||||
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests
|
6,772
|
4,512
|
8,590
|
2,855
|
||||||||||||
Net income attributable to ACM Research, Inc.
|
$
|
26,825
|
$
|
12,236
|
$
|
33,970
|
$
|
6,450
|
||||||||
Comprehensive income (loss):
|
||||||||||||||||
Net income
|
33,597
|
16,748
|
42,560
|
9,305
|
||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment
|
(35,269
|
)
|
(40,372
|
)
|
(25,846
|
)
|
(37,918
|
)
|
||||||||
Comprehensive Income (loss)
|
(1,672
|
)
|
(23,624
|
)
|
16,714
|
(28,613
|
)
|
|||||||||
Less: Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests and redeemable non-controlling interests
|
652
|
(2,248
|
)
|
4,114
|
(3,321
|
)
|
||||||||||
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to ACM Research, Inc.
|
$
|
(2,324
|
)
|
$
|
(21,376
|
)
|
$
|
12,600
|
$
|
(25,292
|
)
|
|||||
|
||||||||||||||||
Net income attributable to ACM Research, Inc. per common share:
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic
|
$
|
0.45
|
$
|
0.21
|
$
|
0.57
|
$
|
0.11
|
||||||||
Diluted
|
$
|
0.41
|
$
|
0.18
|
$
|
0.52
|
$
|
0.10
|
||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||
Weighted average common shares outstanding used in computing per share amounts:
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic
|
59,898,149
|
59,177,643
|
59,817,903
|
59,003,484
|
||||||||||||
Diluted
|
64,929,638
|
65,478,677
|
64,968,900
|
65,772,973
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30,
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
||||||||||||||
|
2023
|
2022
|
2023
|
2022
|
||||||||||||
|
($ in thousands)
|
|||||||||||||||
Single wafer cleaning, Tahoe and semi-critical cleaning equipment
|
$
|
112,528
|
$
|
72,583
|
$
|
149,142
|
$
|
98,616
|
||||||||
ECP (front-end and packaging), furnace and other technologies
|
19,117
|
20,500
|
45,715
|
32,748
|
||||||||||||
Advanced packaging (excluding ECP), services & spares
|
12,932
|
11,312
|
23,976
|
15,217
|
||||||||||||
Total Revenue By Product Category
|
$
|
144,577
|
$
|
104,395
|
$
|
218,833
|
$
|
146,581
|
||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||
Wet-cleaning and other front-end processing tools
|
$
|
122,415
|
$
|
79,553
|
$
|
178,797
|
$
|
111,254
|
||||||||
Advanced packaging, other processing tools, services and spares
|
22,162
|
24,842
|
40,036
|
35,327
|
||||||||||||
Total Revenue Front-end and Back-End
|
$
|
144,577
|
$
|
104,395
|
$
|
218,833
|
$
|
146,581
|
Three Months Ended June 30,
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
|||||||||||||||
2023
|
2022
|
2023
|
2022
|
|||||||||||||
Mainland China
|
$
|
134,767
|
$
|
100,275
|
$
|
207,226
|
$
|
142,405
|
||||||||
Other Regions
|
9,810
|
4,120
|
11,607
|
4,176
|
||||||||||||
Total Revenue By Region
|
$
|
144,577
|
$
|
104,395
|
$
|
218,833
|
$
|
146,581
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30,
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2023
|
2022
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Actual
(GAAP) |
SBC
|
Other non-operating adjustments
|
Adjusted
(Non-GAAP) |
Actual
(GAAP) |
SBC
|
Other non-operating adjustments
|
Adjusted
(Non-GAAP) |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
(In thousands)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue
|
$
|
144,577
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
144,577
|
$
|
104,395
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
104,395
|
||||||||||||||||
Cost of revenue
|
(75,938
|
)
|
(125
|
)
|
-
|
(75,813
|
)
|
(60,238
|
)
|
(140
|
)
|
-
|
(60,098
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||
Gross profit
|
68,639
|
(125
|
)
|
-
|
68,764
|
44,157
|
(140
|
)
|
-
|
44,297
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sales and marketing
|
(11,439
|
)
|
(431
|
)
|
-
|
(11,008
|
)
|
(7,664
|
)
|
(574
|
)
|
-
|
(7,090
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||
Research and development
|
(20,064
|
)
|
(709
|
)
|
-
|
(19,355
|
)
|
(11,367
|
)
|
(656
|
)
|
-
|
(10,711
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||
General and administrative
|
(6,706
|
)
|
(752
|
)
|
-
|
(5,954
|
)
|
(5,091
|
)
|
(599
|
)
|
-
|
(4,492
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||
Total operating expenses
|
(38,209
|
)
|
(1,892
|
)
|
-
|
(36,317
|
)
|
(24,122
|
)
|
(1,829
|
)
|
-
|
(22,293
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from operations
|
$
|
30,430
|
$
|
(2,017
|
)
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
32,447
|
$
|
20,035
|
$
|
(1,969
|
)
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
22,004
|
||||||||||||||
Unrealized loss on trading securities
|
(2,455
|
)
|
-
|
(2,455
|
)
|
-
|
(423
|
)
|
-
|
(423
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to ACM Research, Inc.
|
$
|
26,825
|
$
|
(2,017
|
)
|
$
|
(2,455
|
)
|
$
|
31,297
|
$
|
12,236
|
$
|
(1,969
|
)
|
$
|
(423
|
)
|
$
|
14,628
|
||||||||||||
Basic EPS
|
$
|
0.45
|
$
|
0.52
|
$
|
0.21
|
$
|
0.25
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diluted EPS
|
$
|
0.41
|
$
|
0.48
|
$
|
0.18
|
$
|
0.22
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2023
|
2022
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Actual
(GAAP)
|
SBC
|
Other non-operating adjustments
|
Adjusted
(Non-GAAP) |
Actual
(GAAP) |
SBC
|
Other non-operating adjustments
|
Adjusted
(Non-GAAP) |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
(In thousands)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue
|
$
|
218,833
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
218,833
|
$
|
146,581
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
146,581
|
||||||||||||||||
Cost of revenue
|
(110,208
|
)
|
(250
|
)
|
-
|
(109,958
|
)
|
(82,738
|
)
|
(253
|
)
|
-
|
(82,485
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||
Gross profit
|
108,625
|
(250
|
)
|
-
|
108,875
|
63,843
|
(253
|
)
|
-
|
64,096
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sales and marketing
|
(20,776
|
)
|
(862
|
)
|
-
|
(19,914
|
)
|
(14,361
|
)
|
(928
|
)
|
-
|
(13,433
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||
Research and development
|
(34,093
|
)
|
(1,410
|
)
|
-
|
(32,683
|
)
|
(28,713
|
)
|
(1,067
|
)
|
-
|
(27,646
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||
General and administrative
|
(14,464
|
)
|
(1,563
|
)
|
-
|
(12,901
|
)
|
(10,040
|
)
|
(1,095
|
)
|
-
|
(8,945
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||
Total operating expenses
|
(69,333
|
)
|
(3,835
|
)
|
-
|
(65,498
|
)
|
(53,114
|
)
|
(3,090
|
)
|
-
|
(50,024
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||
Income from operations
|
$
|
39,292
|
$
|
(4,085
|
)
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
43,377
|
$
|
10,729
|
$
|
(3,343
|
)
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
14,072
|
||||||||||||||
Unrealized loss on trading securities
|
(3,109
|
)
|
-
|
(3,109
|
)
|
-
|
(4,281
|
)
|
-
|
(4,281
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to ACM Research, Inc.
|
$
|
33,970
|
$
|
(4,085
|
)
|
$
|
(3,109
|
)
|
$
|
41,164
|
$
|
6,450
|
$
|
(3,343
|
)
|
$
|
(4,281
|
)
|
$
|
14,074
|
||||||||||||
Basic EPS
|
$
|
0.57
|
$
|
0.69
|
$
|
0.11
|
$
|
0.24
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diluted EPS
|
$
|
0.52
|
$
|
0.63
|
$
|
0.10
|
$
|
0.21
|