Preliminary FY22 fourth quarter net sales expected to increase 19.9%-23.8% year-over-year to $60.5 – $62.5 million; total backlog increases to $206.2 million

LAFOX, Ill., June 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Richardson Electronics, Ltd. (NASDAQ: RELL) today announced preliminary net sales and backlog results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended May 28, 2022, in conjunction with the Company’s presentation at the LD Micro Invitational XII Investor Conference on June 8 at 2:30 P.M. PT / 5:30 P.M. ET. The presentation will be streamed live at https://ldinv12.mysequire.com/ and will also be posted on the Company’s investor relations website at https://www.rell.com/investor-relations.

Preliminary fiscal year 2022 fourth quarter net sales are expected to be between $60.5 and $62.5 million, representing 19.9%-23.8% growth compared to the prior year’s fourth quarter. On a full-year basis, net sales are expected to be between $222.0 and $226.0 million, representing 25.5%-27.7% growth compared to fiscal year 2021. Sales increased across the Company’s three business units for both the fourth quarter and fiscal year from the same periods a year ago due to strong end-market demand and successful new product expansion initiatives. Backlog also increased for the fourth quarter to $206.2 million from $175.6 million at the end of the third quarter, and $110.0 million at the end of the prior year’s fourth quarter.

“We are extremely pleased with the Company’s performance in the fourth quarter. In fact, we have now had eight consecutive quarters of sequential sales growth with higher backlog demonstrating strong momentum as we head into fiscal year 2023,” said Edward J. Richardson, Richardson Electronics’ Chief Executive Officer. “During the fourth quarter, we continued fulfilling orders for our patented ULTRA3000® Pitch Energy Module (PEM), an ultracapacitor-based plug and play replacement for batteries within GE wind turbine pitch systems. Sales to our semiconductor wafer fabrication equipment customers and demand for our power grid and microwave tubes also remained strong. In addition, Canvys, our custom display business, had record quarterly sales during the fourth quarter. We look forward to sharing our full financial results and providing an update on our outlook for fiscal year 2023 when we release fourth quarter and full year results on July 20, 2022.”

About Richardson Electronics, Ltd.

Richardson Electronics, Ltd. is a leading global manufacturer of engineered solutions, power grid and microwave tubes and related consumables; power conversion and RF and microwave components; high-value replacement parts, tubes, and service training for diagnostic imaging equipment; and customized display solutions. More than 60% of our products are manufactured in LaFox, Illinois, Marlborough, Massachusetts, or Donaueschingen, Germany, or by one of our manufacturing partners throughout the world. All of our partners manufacture to our strict specifications and per our supplier code of conduct. We serve customers in the alternative energy, healthcare, aviation, broadcast, communications, industrial, marine, medical, military, scientific and semiconductor markets. The Company’s strategy is to provide specialized technical expertise and “engineered solutions” based on our core engineering and manufacturing capabilities. The Company provides solutions and adds value through design-in support, systems integration, prototype design and manufacturing, testing, logistics and aftermarket technical service and repair through its global infrastructure. More information is available at www.rell.com.

Richardson Electronics, Ltd. common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol RELL.

Forward-Looking Statements

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