Three Months Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
GAAP
|
Non-GAAP(1)
|
|||||||||||||||
2023
|
2022
|
2023
|
2022
|
|||||||||||||
(dollars in thousands, except EPS)
|
||||||||||||||||
Revenue
|
$
|
170,321
|
$
|
108,542
|
$
|
170,321
|
$
|
108,542
|
||||||||
Gross margin
|
46.4
|
%
|
49.6
|
%
|
46.8
|
%
|
49.7
|
%
|
||||||||
Income from operations
|
$
|
23,374
|
$
|
16,670
|
$
|
36,046
|
$
|
19,164
|
||||||||
Net income attributable to ACM Research, Inc.
|
$
|
17,700
|
$
|
11,809
|
$
|
28,681
|
$
|
12,596
|
||||||||
Basic EPS
|
$
|
0.29
|
$
|
0.20
|
$
|
0.47
|
$
|
0.21
|
||||||||
Diluted EPS
|
$
|
0.26
|
$
|
0.18
|
$
|
0.43
|
$
|
0.19
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
GAAP
|
Non-GAAP(1)
|
|||||||||||||||
2023
|
2022
|
2023
|
2022
|
|||||||||||||
(dollars in thousands, except EPS)
|
||||||||||||||||
Revenue
|
$
|
557,723
|
$
|
388,832
|
$
|
557,723
|
$
|
388,832
|
||||||||
Gross margin
|
49.5
|
%
|
47.2
|
%
|
49.8
|
%
|
47.4
|
%
|
||||||||
Income from operations
|
$
|
95,839
|
$
|
59,035
|
$
|
123,177
|
$
|
66,765
|
||||||||
Net income attributable to ACM Research, Inc.
|
$
|
77,349
|
$
|
39,263
|
$
|
107,424 |
$
|
54,848
|
||||||||
Basic EPS
|
$
|
1.29
|
$
|
0.66
|
$
|
1.79
|
$
|
0.93
|
||||||||
Diluted EPS
|
$
|
1.16
|
$
|
0.59
|
$
|
1.63
|
$
|
0.83
|
(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 short-term
investments.
|
• |
Shipments. Total shipments in 2023 were $597 million, versus
$539 million in 2022. Total shipments in the fourth quarter of 2023 were $140 million, versus $197 million in the fourth 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.
|
• |
Received Qualification for SAPS Tool from US Manufacturer. ACM announced that its SAPS cleaning tool has been qualified for revenue from a large US manufacturer in the fourth
quarter of 2023. An Ultra C b backside cleaning and bevel etch tool is expected to be delivered to this customer in the second quarter of 2024.
|
• |
Proposed Private Offering. ACM’s principal operating
subsidiary, ACM Research (Shanghai), Inc. (“ACM Shanghai”) (SSEC: 688082.SS), announced that it intends to offer up to 43.6 million of its ordinary shares, subject to market conditions, the approval of ACM Shanghai’s shareholders,
completion of the review process by the Shanghai Stock Exchange, completion of the registration process by the China Securities Regulatory Commission, and other factors, in a private offering to qualified buyers, in compliance with the
requirements of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (the “Private Offering”). The gross proceeds to ACM Shanghai of the proposed Private Offering of up to RMB 4.5 billion ($625 million) are intended to be used for research and
development, capital expenditures and working capital. If consummated in full, we estimate that ACM’s equity interest in ACM Shanghai would decline from 82.1% to approximately 74.6%.
|
• |
Revenue was $557.7 million, up 43.4%, reflecting higher sales
of single wafer cleaning, Tahoe and semi-critical cleaning equipment, electro-chemical plating (“ECP”) (front-end and packaging), furnace and other technologies, and Advance packaging (excluding ECP), and services and spares. We attribute
the revenue growth to continued investments in mature process nodes by current and new mainland China-based customers amidst an ongoing target to achieve a greater share of the global semiconductor market, incremental contribution from
newly introduced tools, and additional penetration of our product portfolio across our customer base.
|
• |
Gross margin was 49.5%, up from 47.2%. Non-GAAP gross margin,
which excludes stock-based compensation, was 49.8%, up from 47.4%. Gross margin exceeded the range of 40% to 45% reflected in ACM’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 currency fluctuations. ACM 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 $180.4 million, an increase of 44.8%.
Non-GAAP operating expenses, which exclude the effect of stock-based compensation, were $154.4 million, up 31.6%. Operating expenses as a percent of revenue increased to 32.3% from 32.0%. Non-GAAP operating expenses as a percent of revenue
decreased to 27.7% from 30.2%.
|
• |
Operating income was $95.8 million, up from $59.0 million. Non-GAAP operating income, which excludes the effect of stock-based compensation, was $123.2 million, up from $66.8 million.
|
• |
Unrealized loss on short-term investments was $2.7 million.
The loss reflects the change in market value of the investments by ACM Shanghai in short-term investments. The value is marked-to-market quarterly and is excluded in the non-GAAP financial metrics.
|
• |
Realized gain from sale of short-term investments was $9.0
million versus $1.1 million.
|
• |
Income tax expense was $19.4 million versus $16.8 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, ACM’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 $77.3
million, compared to net income of $39.3 million. Non-GAAP net income attributable to ACM Research, Inc., which excludes the effect of stock-based compensation and unrealized loss on short-term investments, was $107.4 million, compared to
non-GAAP net income of $54.8 million.
|
• |
Net income per diluted share attributable to ACM Research, Inc.
was $1.16, compared to $0.59. Non-GAAP net income per diluted share, which excludes the effect of stock-based compensation and unrealized loss on short-term investments, was $1.63, compared to $0.83.
|
• |
Cash and cash equivalents were $182.1 million at December 31,
2023, versus $207.1 million at September 30, 2023. Cash and cash equivalents, plus restricted cash and time deposits were $304.5 million at December 31, 2023, versus
$326.5 million at September 30, 2023.
|
• |
Revenue was $170.3 million, up 56.9%, reflecting higher sales
of single wafer cleaning, Tahoe and semi-critical cleaning equipment, ECP (front-end and packaging), furnace and other technologies, and Advance packaging (excluding ECP), and services and spares.
|
• |
Gross margin was 46.4% versus 49.6%. Non-GAAP gross margin,
which excludes stock-based compensation, was 46.8% versus 49.7%. Gross margin exceeded the range of 40% to 45% reflected in the ACM’s long-term business model. ACM 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 $55.7 million, an increase of 50.0%.
Non-GAAP operating expenses, which exclude the effect of stock-based compensation, were $43.6 million, up 25.4%. Operating expenses as a percent of revenue decreased to 32.7% from 34.2%. Non-GAAP operating expenses as a percent of revenue
increased to 25.6% from 32.0%.
|
• |
Operating income was $23.4 million, up from $16.7 million. Non-GAAP operating income, which excludes the effect of stock-based compensation, was $36.0 million, up from $19.2 million.
|
• |
Unrealized gain on short-term investments was $1.7 million.
The gain reflects the change in market value of the investments by ACM Shanghai in short-term investments. The value is marked-to-market quarterly and is excluded in the non-GAAP financial metrics.
|
• |
Income tax expense was $8.1 million, compared to $2.7
million.
|
• |
Net income attributable to ACM Research, Inc. was $17.7
million, compared to $11.8 million. Non-GAAP net income attributable to ACM Research, Inc., which excludes the effect of stock-based compensation and unrealized gain on short-term investments, was $28.7 million, up from $12.6 million.
|
• |
Net income per diluted share attributable to ACM Research, Inc.
was $0.26, compared to $0.18. Non-GAAP net income per diluted share, which excludes the effect of stock-based compensation and unrealized gain on short-term investments, was $0.43, up from $0.19.
|
In the United States:
|
The Blueshirt Group
|
Steven Pelayo
|
|
+1 (360) 808-5154
|
|
steven@blueshirtgroup.co
|
|
In China:
|
The Blueshirt Group Asia
|
Gary Dvorchak, CFA
|
|
+86 (138) 1079-1480
|
|
gary@blueshirtgroup.co
|
December 31, 2023
|
December 31, 2022
|
|||||||
(Unaudited)
|
||||||||
(In thousands)
|
||||||||
Assets
|
||||||||
Current assets:
|
||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
182,090
|
$
|
247,951
|
||||
Restricted cash
|
1,083
|
500
|
||||||
Short-term time deposits
|
80,524
|
70,492
|
||||||
Short-term investment
|
21,312
|
20,209
|
||||||
Accounts receivable, net
|
283,186
|
182,936
|
||||||
Other receivables
|
40,065
|
29,617
|
||||||
Inventories, net
|
545,395
|
393,172
|
||||||
Advances to related party
|
2,432
|
3,322
|
||||||
Prepaid expenses
|
20,023
|
15,607
|
||||||
Total current assets
|
1,176,110
|
963,806
|
||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
201,848
|
82,875
|
||||||
Land use right, net
|
8,367
|
8,692
|
||||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net
|
7,026
|
2,489
|
||||||
Intangible assets, net
|
2,538
|
1,255
|
||||||
Long-term time deposits
|
40,818
|
101,956
|
||||||
Deferred tax assets
|
20,271
|
6,703
|
||||||
Long-term investments
|
27,880
|
17,459
|
||||||
Other long-term assets
|
6,050
|
50,265
|
||||||
Total assets
|
$
|
1,490,908
|
$
|
1,235,500
|
||||
Liabilities and Equity
|
||||||||
Current liabilities:
|
||||||||
Short-term borrowings
|
$
|
31,335
|
$
|
56,004
|
||||
Current portion of long-term borrowings
|
6,783
|
2,322
|
||||||
Related party accounts payable
|
11,407
|
14,468
|
||||||
Accounts payable
|
141,814
|
101,735
|
||||||
Advances from customers
|
181,368
|
153,773
|
||||||
Deferred revenue
|
3,687
|
4,174
|
||||||
Income taxes payable
|
6,401
|
3,469
|
||||||
FIN-48 payable
|
12,149
|
6,686
|
||||||
Other payables and accrued expenses
|
102,951
|
52,201
|
||||||
Current portion of operating lease liability
|
2,764
|
1,382
|
||||||
Total current liabilities
|
500,659
|
396,214
|
||||||
Long-term borrowings
|
53,952
|
18,687
|
||||||
Long-term operating lease liability
|
4,262
|
1,107
|
||||||
Other long-term liabilities
|
5,873
|
7,321
|
||||||
Total liabilities
|
564,746
|
423,329
|
||||||
Commitments and contingencies
|
||||||||
Equity:
|
||||||||
Stockholders’ equity:
|
||||||||
Class A Common stock
|
6
|
5
|
||||||
Class B Common stock
|
1
|
1
|
||||||
Additional paid-in capital
|
629,845
|
604,089
|
||||||
Retained earnings
|
156,827
|
94,426
|
||||||
Statutory surplus reserve
|
30,060
|
16,881
|
||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
(49,349
|
)
|
(40,546
|
)
|
||||
Total ACM Research, Inc. stockholders’ equity
|
767,390
|
674,856
|
||||||
Non-controlling interests
|
158,772
|
137,315
|
||||||
Total equity
|
926,162
|
812,171
|
||||||
Total liabilities and equity
|
$
|
1,490,908
|
$
|
1,235,500
|
Three Months Ended December 31,
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||
2023
|
2022
|
2023
|
2022
|
|||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||||||||||
( In thousands, except share and per share data)
|
( In thousands, except share and per share data)
|
|||||||||||||||
Revenue
|
$
|
170,321
|
$
|
108,542
|
$
|
557,723
|
$
|
388,832
|
||||||||
Cost of revenue
|
91,245
|
54,737
|
281,508
|
205,217
|
||||||||||||
Gross profit
|
79,076
|
53,805
|
276,215
|
183,615
|
||||||||||||
Operating expenses:
|
||||||||||||||||
Sales and marketing
|
9,440
|
12,395
|
47,019
|
39,889
|
||||||||||||
Research and development
|
32,465
|
17,835
|
92,709
|
62,226
|
||||||||||||
General and administrative
|
13,797
|
6,905
|
40,648
|
22,465
|
||||||||||||
Total operating expenses
|
55,702
|
37,135
|
180,376
|
124,580
|
||||||||||||
Income from operations
|
23,374
|
16,670
|
95,839
|
59,035
|
||||||||||||
Interest income
|
2,071
|
2,775
|
8,354
|
8,740
|
||||||||||||
Interest expense
|
(697
|
)
|
(669
|
)
|
(2,681
|
)
|
(1,655
|
)
|
||||||||
Realized gain (loss) from sale of short-term investments
|
478
|
(20
|
)
|
9,047
|
1,116
|
|||||||||||
Unrealized gain (loss) on short-term investments
|
1,691
|
1,707
|
(2,737
|
)
|
(7,855
|
)
|
||||||||||
Other income (expense), net
|
(1,714
|
)
|
(6,634
|
)
|
(1,558
|
)
|
3,315
|
|||||||||
Income from equity method investments
|
6,224
|
3,014
|
9,952
|
4,666
|
||||||||||||
Income before income taxes
|
31,427
|
16,843
|
116,216
|
67,362
|
||||||||||||
Income tax expense
|
(8,129
|
)
|
(2,660
|
)
|
(19,364
|
)
|
(16,798
|
)
|
||||||||
Net income
|
23,298
|
14,183
|
96,852
|
50,564
|
||||||||||||
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests
|
5,598
|
2,374
|
19,503
|
11,301
|
||||||||||||
Net income attributable to ACM Research, Inc.
|
$
|
17,700
|
$
|
11,809
|
$
|
77,349
|
$
|
39,263
|
||||||||
Comprehensive income (loss):
|
||||||||||||||||
Net income
|
23,298
|
14,183
|
96,852
|
50,564
|
||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax
|
11,214
|
21,232
|
(10,617
|
)
|
(59,102
|
)
|
||||||||||
Comprehensive Income (loss)
|
34,512
|
35,415
|
86,235
|
(8,538
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests
|
5,807
|
6,232
|
17,689
|
1,854
|
||||||||||||
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to ACM Research, Inc.
|
$
|
28,705
|
$
|
29,183
|
$
|
68,546
|
$
|
(10,392
|
)
|
|||||||
Net income attributable to ACM Research, Inc. per common share:
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic
|
$
|
0.29
|
$
|
0.20
|
$
|
1.29
|
$
|
0.66
|
||||||||
Diluted
|
$
|
0.26
|
$
|
0.18
|
$
|
1.16
|
$
|
0.59
|
||||||||
Weighted average common shares outstanding used in computing per share amounts:
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic
|
60,792,349
|
59,568,562
|
60,164,670
|
59,235,975
|
||||||||||||
Diluted
|
65,911,901
|
64,198,325
|
64,870,543
|
65,341,771
|
`
|
Three Months Ended December 31,
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||
2023
|
2022
|
2023
|
2022
|
|||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||||||||||
($ in thousands) |
||||||||||||||||
Single wafer cleaning, Tahoe and semi-critical cleaning equipment
|
$
|
122,292
|
$
|
74,603
|
$
|
403,851
|
$
|
272,939
|
||||||||
ECP (front-end and packaging), furnace and other technologies
|
32,133
|
20,213
|
103,356
|
77,482
|
||||||||||||
Advanced packaging (excluding ECP), services & spares
|
15,896
|
13,726
|
50,516
|
38,411
|
||||||||||||
Total Revenue By Product Category
|
$
|
170,321
|
$
|
108,542
|
$
|
557,723
|
$
|
388,832
|
||||||||
2023
|
2022
|
2023
|
2022
|
|||||||||||||
Mainland China
|
$
|
165,441
|
$
|
104,167
|
$
|
540,969
|
$
|
377,752
|
||||||||
Other Regions
|
4,880
|
4,375
|
16,754
|
11,080
|
||||||||||||
Total Revenue By Region
|
$
|
170,321
|
$
|
108,542
|
$
|
557,723
|
$
|
388,832
|
Three Months Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023
|
2022
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Actual
|
SBC
|
Other non-
operating
adjustments
|
Adjusted
|
Actual
|
SBC
|
Other non-
operating
adjustments
|
Adjusted
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
(GAAP)
|
(Non-GAAP)
|
(GAAP)
|
(Non-GAAP)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(In thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue
|
$
|
170,321
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
170,321
|
$
|
108,542
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
108,542
|
||||||||||||||||
Cost of revenue
|
(91,245
|
)
|
(568
|
)
|
-
|
(90,677
|
)
|
(54,737
|
)
|
(137
|
)
|
-
|
(54,600
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||
Gross profit
|
79,076
|
(568
|
)
|
-
|
79,644
|
53,805
|
(137
|
)
|
-
|
53,942
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Gross margin
|
46.4
|
%
|
0.3
|
%
|
-
|
46.8
|
%
|
49.6
|
%
|
0.1
|
%
|
-
|
49.7
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sales and marketing
|
(9,440
|
)
|
(2,279
|
)
|
-
|
(7,161
|
)
|
(12,395
|
)
|
(600
|
)
|
-
|
(11,795
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||
Research and development
|
(32,465
|
)
|
(3,628
|
)
|
-
|
(28,837
|
)
|
(17,835
|
)
|
(832
|
)
|
-
|
(17,003
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||
General and administrative
|
(13,797
|
)
|
(6,197
|
)
|
-
|
(7,600
|
)
|
(6,905
|
)
|
(925
|
)
|
-
|
(5,980
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||
Total operating expenses
|
(55,702
|
)
|
(12,104
|
)
|
-
|
(43,598
|
)
|
(37,135
|
)
|
(2,357
|
)
|
-
|
(34,778
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from operations
|
$
|
23,374
|
$
|
(12,672
|
)
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
36,046
|
$
|
16,670
|
$
|
(2,494
|
)
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
19,164
|
||||||||||||||
Unrealized gain on short-term investments
|
1,691
|
-
|
1,691
|
-
|
1,707
|
-
|
1,707
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to ACM Research, Inc.
|
$
|
17,700
|
$
|
(12,672
|
)
|
$
|
1,691
|
$
|
28,681
|
$
|
11,809
|
$
|
(2,494
|
)
|
$
|
1,707
|
$
|
12,596
|
||||||||||||||
Basic EPS
|
$
|
0.29
|
$
|
0.47
|
$
|
0.20
|
$
|
0.21
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diluted EPS
|
$
|
0.26
|
$
|
0.43
|
$
|
0.18
|
$
|
0.19
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023
|
2022
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Actual
|
SBC
|
Other non-
operating
adjustments
|
Adjusted
|
Actual
|
SBC
|
Other non-
operating
adjustments
|
Adjusted
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
(GAAP)
|
(Non-GAAP)
|
(GAAP)
|
(Non-GAAP)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(In thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue
|
$
|
557,723
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
557,723
|
$
|
388,832
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
388,832
|
||||||||||||||||
Cost of revenue
|
(281,508
|
)
|
(1,406
|
)
|
-
|
(280,102
|
)
|
(205,217
|
)
|
(520
|
)
|
-
|
(204,697
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||
Gross profit
|
276,215
|
(1,406
|
)
|
-
|
277,621
|
183,615
|
(520
|
)
|
-
|
184,135
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Gross margin
|
49.5
|
%
|
0.3
|
%
|
-
|
49.8
|
%
|
47.2
|
%
|
0.1
|
%
|
-
|
47.4
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sales and marketing
|
(47,019
|
)
|
(5,684
|
)
|
-
|
(41,335
|
)
|
(39,889
|
)
|
(1,877
|
)
|
-
|
(38,012
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||
Research and development
|
(92,709
|
)
|
(8,459
|
)
|
-
|
(84,250
|
)
|
(62,226
|
)
|
(2,565
|
)
|
-
|
(59,661
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||
General and administrative
|
(40,648
|
)
|
(11,789
|
)
|
-
|
(28,859
|
)
|
(22,465
|
)
|
(2,768
|
)
|
-
|
(19,697
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||
Total operating expenses
|
(180,376
|
)
|
(25,932
|
)
|
-
|
(154,444
|
)
|
(124,580
|
)
|
(7,210
|
)
|
-
|
(117,370
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from operations
|
$
|
95,839
|
$
|
(27,338
|
)
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
123,177
|
$
|
59,035
|
$
|
(7,730
|
)
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
66,765
|
||||||||||||||
Unrealized loss on short-term investments
|
(2,737
|
)
|
-
|
(2,737
|
)
|
-
|
(7,855
|
)
|
-
|
(7,855
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to ACM Research, Inc.
|
$
|
77,349
|
$
|
(27,338
|
)
|
$
|
(2,737
|
)
|
$
|
107,424
|
$
|
39,263
|
$
|
(7,730
|
)
|
$
|
(7,855
|
)
|
$
|
54,848
|
||||||||||||
Basic EPS
|
$
|
1.29
|
$
|
1.79
|
$
|
0.66
|
$
|
0.93
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diluted EPS
|
$
|
1.16
|
$
|
1.63
|
$
|
0.59
|
$
|
0.83
|