Keysight Technologies Reports Second Quarter 2020 Results
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Keysight Technologies Reports Second Quarter 2020 Results

Strong operating margin and free cash flow despite COVID-19 supply chain disruption

SANTA ROSA, Calif. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — May 26, 2020 — Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) today reported financial results for the second fiscal quarter of 2020 ended April 30, 2020.

“Keysight delivered strong operating margin and free cash flow due to solid execution in a challenging environment. While supply chain disruptions dampened our revenue performance during the second half of the quarter, which includes April, our results demonstrated the resiliency of our operating model and durable cash generation as we reached a record cash balance of $1.8 billion,” said Ron Nersesian, Keysight’s Chairman, President and CEO. “Keysight is committed to the health and safety of our employees, customers and suppliers and acted quickly to implement risk mitigation measures in response to the pandemic. After site closures and limited capacity in March and April, we are pleased to announce that we are re-opening sites and ramping our production, which we expect to be back to 100% capacity by the end of the third quarter."

Second Quarter Financial Summary

Reporting Segments

CSG reported second quarter revenue of $653 million, down 18 percent, due to supply chain disruption related to the COVID-19 pandemic. From a demand perspective, investment continued in next-generation technologies such as 5G and 400G driving record 5G orders in the quarter; demand was strong in the U.S. for Aerospace Defense and Government solutions.

EISG reported revenue of $242 million in the second quarter, down 19 percent, due to supply chain disruption related to the COVID-19 pandemic. General electronics, education and automotive markets were weak, slightly offset by continued foundry investment in advanced process node technologies.

Outlook

After site closures resulted in limited production capacity in March and April, Keysight’s production operations and those of its suppliers are now ramping capacity. Continued progress is expected in the third quarter with third-quarter revenue, operating margin and earnings expected to be in line with, or better than, the most recent quarter. These expectations are based on the order funnel and a strong backlog position, and assume limited incremental supply chain constraints or disruption from additional shutdowns or a second wave of the pandemic.

Webcast

Keysight’s management will present more details about its second quarter FY2020 financial results and its third quarter FY2020 outlook on a conference call with investors today at 1:30 p.m. PT. This event will be webcast in listen-only mode. Listeners may log on to the call at www.investor.keysight.com under the “ Upcoming Events section and select “ Q2 2020 Keysight Technologies Inc. Earnings Conference Call” to participate or dial +1 833-968-2178 (U.S. only) or +1 778-560-2837 (International) and enter passcode 2171516.

The webcast will remain on the company site for 90 days. A telephone replay of the conference call will be available at approximately 4:30 p.m. PT after the call and remain available for one week. The replay may be accessed by dialing +1 800-585-8367 (or +1 416-621-4642 from outside the U.S.) and entering passcode 2171516.

Forward-Looking Statements

This communication contains forward-looking statements as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is subject to the safe harbors created therein. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect the expected results and are based on certain key assumptions of Keysight’s management and on currently available information. Due to such uncertainties and risks, no assurances can be given that such expectations or assumptions will prove to have been correct, and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Keysight undertakes no responsibility to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement. The forward-looking statements contained herein include, but are not limited to, information and future guidance on the company’s goals, priorities, revenues, demand, financial condition, earnings, impacts of US export control regulations, the expected growth of the markets the company sells into, operations, operating earnings, and tax rates that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause Keysight’s results to differ materially from management’s current expectations. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, changes in the demand for current and new products, technologies, and services; customer purchasing decisions and timing; the risk that we are not able to realize the savings or benefits expected from integration or restructuring activities; increased trade tension and tightening of export control regulations; impact on the supply chain causing delays in our ability to manufacture or deliver products and solutions to customers, the impact of social distancing requirements, slowdown in customer purchasing, order cancelations, a second wave of infection resulting in additional government mandated shutdowns, and labor shortages caused by pandemic conditions such as the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The words “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “will,” “should,” “forecast,” and similar expressions, as they relate to the company, are intended to identify forward-looking statements.

In addition to the risks above, other risks that Keysight faces include those detailed in Keysight’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended Oct. 31, 2019 and Keysight’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended January 31, 2020.

Segment Data

Segment data reflects the results of our reportable segments under our management reporting system. Segment revenue excludes the impact of fair value adjustments to acquisition-related deferred revenue balances. Segment data are provided on page 6 of the attached tables.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to financial information prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP (“GAAP”), this document also contains certain non-GAAP financial measures based on management’s view of performance, including:

Income per share is based on weighted average diluted share count. See the attached supplemental schedules for reconciliations of each non-GAAP financial measure to its most directly comparable GAAP financial measure for the three months ended April 30, 2020. Following the reconciliations is a discussion of the items adjusted from our non-GAAP financial measures and the company’s reasons for including or excluding certain categories of income or expenses from our non-GAAP results.

About Keysight Technologies

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) is a leading technology company that helps enterprises, service providers and governments accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world. Keysight's solutions optimize networks and bring electronic products to market faster and at a lower cost with offerings from design simulation, to prototype validation, to manufacturing test, to optimization in networks and cloud environments. Customers span the worldwide communications ecosystem, aerospace and defense, automotive, energy, semiconductor and general electronics end markets. Keysight generated revenues of $4.3B in fiscal year 2019. More information is available at www.keysight.com.

Additional information about Keysight Technologies is available in the newsroom at www.keysight.com/go/news and on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube.

Source: IR-KEYS

KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
(In millions, except per share amounts)
 
(Unaudited)
PRELIMINARY
   
   
 

Three months ended

  April 30, Percent
 

2020

2019

Inc/(Dec)
   
Orders  

$1,089

$

1,121

(3)%

   
   
Net revenue  

$895

$

1,090

(18)%

   
Costs and expenses:  
Cost of products and services  

379

 

442

(14)%

Research and development  

166

 

171

(2)%

Selling, general and administrative  

251

 

300

(16)%

Other operating expense (income), net  

(3)

 

(8)

(57)%

Total costs and expenses  

793

 

905

(12)%

   
Income from operations  

102

 

185

(45)%

   
Interest income  

4

 

6

(37)%

Interest expense  

(20)

 

(20)

(2)%

Other income (expense), net  

22

 

22

3%

   
Income before taxes  

108

 

193

(44)%

   
Provision for income taxes  

37

 

40

(6)%

   
Net Income  

$71

$

153

(54)%

   
   
Net income per share:  
Basic  

$0.38

$

0.81

Diluted  

$0.37

$

0.80

   
Weighted average shares used in computing net income per share:
Basic  

187

 

188

Diluted  

189

 

191

   
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KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
(In millions, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
PRELIMINARY
   
   
 

Six months ended

 

April 30,

Percent
 

2020

2019

Inc/(Dec)
   
Orders  

$

2,230

$

2,137

4%

   
   
Net revenue  

$

1,990

$

2,096

(5)%

   
Costs and expenses:  
Cost of products and services  

 

819

 

870

(6)%

Research and development  

 

353

 

344

3%

Selling, general and administrative  

 

551

 

588

(6)%

Other operating expense (income), net  

 

(38)

 

(12)

208%

Total costs and expenses  

 

1,685

 

1,790

(6)%

   
Income from operations  

 

305

 

306

-

   
Interest income  

 

10

 

10

(5)%

Interest expense  

 

(39)

 

(40)

(2)%

Other income (expense), net  

 

34

 

37

(6)%

   
Income before taxes  

 

310

 

313

(1)%

   
Provision for income taxes  

 

76

 

46

65%

   
Net Income  

$

234

$

267

(12)%

   
   
Net income per share:  
Basic  

$

1.25

$

1.42

Diluted  

$

1.23

$

1.40

   
Weighted average shares used in computing net income per share:
Basic  

 

188

 

188

Diluted  

 

190

 

191

   
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KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(In millions, except par value and share amounts)
(Unaudited)
PRELIMINARY
   
   
 

April 30,

October 31,

 

2020

2019

   
ASSETS  
   
Current assets:  
Cash and cash equivalents  

$

1,841

$

1,598

Accounts receivable, net  

 

485

 

668

Inventory  

 

756

 

705

Other current assets  

 

211

 

244

Total current assets  

 

3,293

 

3,215

   
Property, plant and equipment, net  

 

575

 

576

Operating lease right-of-use assets  

 

153

 

-

Goodwill  

 

1,217

 

1,209

Other intangible assets, net  

 

382

 

490

Long-term investments  

 

57

 

46

Long-term deferred tax assets  

 

726

 

755

Other assets  

 

354

 

332

Total assets  

$

6,757

$

6,623

   
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY  
   
Current liabilities:  
Accounts payable  

$

182

$

253

Employee compensation and benefits  

 

241

 

278

Deferred revenue  

 

391

 

334

Income and other taxes payable  

 

25

 

55

Operating lease liabilities  

 

38

 

-

Other accrued liabilities  

 

72

 

83

Total current liabilities  

 

949

 

1,003

   
Long-term debt  

 

1,788

 

1,788

Retirement and post-retirement benefits  

 

344

 

357

Long-term deferred revenue  

 

167

 

176

Long-term operating lease liabilities  

 

124

 

-

Other long-term liabilities  

 

300

 

295

Total liabilities  

 

3,672

 

3,619

   
Stockholders' Equity:  
Preferred stock; $0.01 par value; 100 million shares authorized; none issued and outstanding  

 

-

 

-

Common stock; $0.01 par value; 1 billion shares authorized; 195 million shares at April 30, 2020, and 194 million shares at October 31, 2019, issued  

 

2

 

2

Treasury stock at cost; 8.5 million shares at April 30, 2020 and 6.5 million shares at October 31, 2019  

 

(537)

 

(342)

Additional paid-in-capital  

 

2,044

 

2,013

Retained earnings  

 

2,143

 

1,909

Accumulated other comprehensive loss  

 

(567)

 

(578)

Total stockholders' equity  

 

3,085

 

3,004

Total liabilities and equity  

$

6,757

$

6,623

   
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KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
PRELIMINARY
 

Six months ended

 

April 30,

 

2020

2019

   
Cash flows from operating activities:  
Net income  

$

234

$

267

   
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:  
Depreciation  

 

50

 

48

Amortization  

 

109

 

103

Share-based compensation  

 

54

 

50

Deferred tax expense (benefit)  

 

27

 

(2)

Excess and obsolete inventory related charges  

 

12

 

13

Gain on insurance proceeds received for damage to property, plant and equipment  

 

(32)

 

-

Other non-cash expenses (income), net  

 

(10)

 

(3)

Changes in assets and liabilities:  
Accounts receivable  

 

178

 

(28)

Inventory  

 

(63)

 

(53)

Accounts payable  

 

(67)

 

1

Employee compensation and benefits  

 

(36)

 

5

Deferred revenue  

 

51

 

85

Income taxes payable  

 

1

 

(8)

Retirement and post-retirement benefits  

 

(6)

 

(23)

Other assets and liabilities  

 

(7)

 

6

Net cash provided by operating activities(a)  

 

495

 

461

   
Cash flows from investing activities:  
Investments in property, plant and equipment  

 

(55)

 

(60)

Insurance proceeds received for damage to property, plant and equipment  

 

32

 

-

Acquisition of businesses and intangible assets, net of cash acquired  

 

(5)

 

-

Proceeds from divestiture  

 

-

 

2

Proceeds from sale of investments  

 

-

 

7

Other investing activities  

 

-

 

2

Net cash used in investing activities  

 

(28)

 

(49)

   
Cash flows from financing activities:  
Proceeds from issuance of common stock under employee stock plans  

 

26

 

39

Payment of taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards  

 

(50)

 

(24)

Treasury stock repurchases  

 

(196)

 

(69)

Net cash used in financing activities  

 

(220)

 

(54)

   
Effect of exchange rate movements  

 

(4)

 

5

   
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash  

 

243

 

363

   
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period  

 

1,600

 

917

   
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period  

$

1,843

$

1,280

   
   
(a) Cash payments included in operating activities:  
Income tax payments, net  

$

(47)

$

(48)

Interest payment on senior notes  

$

(38)

$

(38)

   
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KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP CORE REVENUE
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
PRELIMINARY
   
  Year-over-year compare
  Q2'20 Q2'19 Percent Inc/(Dec)
GAAP Revenue  

$

895

$

1,090

(18)%

Amortization of acquisition-related balances

 

 

-

 

3

Non-GAAP Revenue  

$

895

$

1,093

(18)%

Less: Revenue from acquisition or divestitures included in segment results

 

 

(6)

 

-

Currency impacts

 

 

3

 

-

Non-GAAP Core Revenue  

$

892

$

1,093

(18)%

   
Non-GAAP core revenue excludes impact of currency and revenue from acquisitions or divestitures closed within the last twelve months.
   
Please refer page 10 for discussion on our non-GAAP financial measures.
   
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KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
SEGMENT RESULTS INFORMATION
(In millions, except where noted)
(Unaudited)
PRELIMINARY
 
 
 
Communications Solutions Group(a) YoY
Q2'20 Q2'19 % Chg
Revenue

$

653

$

794

(18)%

Gross margin, %

 

63.1%

 

64.6%

Income from operations

$

114

$

190

Operating margin, %

 

18%

 

24%

 
 
Electronic Industrial Solutions Group YoY
Q2'20 Q2'19 % Chg
Revenue

$

242

$

299

(19)%

Gross margin, %

 

62.0%

 

61.3%

Income from operations

$

59

$

78

Operating margin, %

 

24%

 

26%

 
(a) Restated for the recently completed organizational change to manage our Ixia Solutions Group within our Communications Solutions Group effective Q1'20.
 
Net revenue for Communications Solutions Group excludes the impact of amortization of acquisition-related balances of $3 million for Q2'19. Segment revenue and income from operations are consistent with the respective non-GAAP measures as discussed on Page 10.
 
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KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NON-GAAP NET INCOME AND DILUTED EPS RECONCILIATIONS
(In millions, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
PRELIMINARY
           
           
  Three months ended Six months ended
  April 30, April 30,
 

2020

2019

2020

2019

  Net
Income
  Diluted
EPS
Net
Income
  Diluted
EPS
Net
Income
  Diluted
EPS
Net
Income
  Diluted
EPS
           
GAAP Net income  

$

71

 

$

0.37

$

153

 

$

0.80

$

234

 

$

1.23

$

267

 

$

1.40

Non-GAAP adjustments:          
Amortization of acquisition-related balances  

 

54

 

 

0.28

 

54

 

 

0.28

 

113

 

 

0.59

 

108

 

 

0.56

Share-based compensation  

 

15

 

 

0.08

 

23

 

 

0.12

 

54

 

 

0.29

 

50

 

 

0.26

Acquisition and integration costs  

 

2

 

 

0.01

 

1

 

 

0.01

 

4

 

 

0.02

 

3

 

 

0.02

Northern California wildfire-related impacts  

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

(32)

 

 

(0.17)

 

-

 

 

-

Restructuring and related costs  

 

1

 

 

0.01

 

6

 

 

0.03

 

3

 

 

0.01

 

6

 

 

0.03

Other  

 

(12)

 

 

(0.06)

 

(12)

 

 

(0.06)

 

(11)

 

 

(0.06)

 

(15)

 

 

(0.08)

Adjustment for taxes (a)  

 

17

 

 

0.09

 

8

 

 

0.04

 

23

 

 

0.13

 

(10)

 

 

(0.05)

Non-GAAP Net income  

$

148

 

$

0.78

$

233

 

$

1.22

$

388

 

$

2.04

$

409

 

$

2.14

           
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted  

 

189

 

 

191

 

 

190

 

 

191

 
           
(a) For both the three and six months ended April 30, 2020 and 2019, management uses a non-GAAP effective tax rate of 12%.
           
Historical amounts are reclassified to conform with current presentation.
           
Please refer page 10 for discussion on our non-GAAP financial measures.    
           
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KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NON-GAAP OPERATING MARGIN RECONCILIATION
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
PRELIMINARY
 

Three months ended

April 30,

2020

2019

 
Income from operations, as reported

$

102

$

185

Amortization of acquisition-related balances

 

54

 

54

Share-based compensation

 

15

 

23

Acquisition and integration costs

 

2

 

-

Restructuring and related costs

 

1

 

6

Other

 

(1)

 

-

Non-GAAP income from operations

$

173

$

268

 
GAAP Operating Margin

 

11.4%

 

17.0%

Non-GAAP Operating Margin

 

19.4%

 

24.6%

 
Please refer page 10 for discussion on our non-GAAP financial measures.
 
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KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
FREE CASH FLOW
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
PRELIMINARY
   
   
   
  Q2'20
Net cash provided by operating activities  

$

298

Less: Investments in property, plant and equipment  

 

(23)

Free cash flow  

$

275

   
Free cash flow as a percentage of GAAP Revenue  

 

31%

   
   
Operating free cash flow is a non-GAAP measure which management believes provides useful information to management and investors about the amount of cash generated by the business after the acquisition of property and equipment, which can then be used for strategic opportunities including investing in the Company's business and making strategic acquisitions. Our management uses this measure which is a common one in our industry to compare ourselves to our competitors and to measure our own performance. A limitation of operating free cash flow is that it does not represent the total increase or decrease in the cash balance for the period. Our management compensates for this limitation by monitoring and providing the reader with a complete GAAP statement of cash flows which includes net cash provided by operating activities.
   
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Management uses both GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures to analyze and assess the overall performance of the business, to make operating decisions and to forecast and plan for future periods. We believe that our investors benefit from seeing our results “through the eyes of management” in addition to seeing our GAAP results. This information enhances investors’ understanding of the continuing performance of our business and facilitates comparison of performance to our historical and future periods.

Our non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies, including industry peer companies, limiting the usefulness of these measures for comparative purposes.

These non-GAAP measures should be considered supplemental to and not a substitute for financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. The discussion below presents information about each of the non-GAAP financial measures and the company’s reasons for including or excluding certain categories of income or expenses from our non-GAAP results. In future periods, we may exclude such items and may incur income and expenses similar to these excluded items. Accordingly, adjustments for these items and other similar items in our non-GAAP presentation should not be interpreted as implying that these items are non-recurring, infrequent or unusual.

Non-GAAP Revenue includes recognition of acquired deferred revenue that was written down to fair value in purchase accounting. Management believes that excluding fair value purchase accounting adjustments more closely correlates with the ordinary and ongoing course of the acquired company’s operations and facilitates analysis of revenue growth and business trends.

Non-GAAP Core Revenue is non-GAAP revenue (see Non-GAAP Revenue above) excluding the impact of foreign currency changes and revenue associated with businesses acquired and divested within the last twelve months. We exclude the impact of foreign currency changes as currency rates can fluctuate based on factors that are not within our control and can obscure revenue growth trends. As the nature, size and number of acquisitions can vary significantly from period to period and as compared to our peers, we exclude revenue associated with recently acquired businesses to facilitate comparisons of revenue growth and analysis of underlying business trends.

Non-GAAP Income from Operations, Non-GAAP Net Income and Non-GAAP Diluted EPS may include the following types of adjustments:

Management recognizes these items can have a material impact on our cash flows and/or our net income. Our GAAP financial statements, including our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, portray those effects. Although we believe it is useful for investors to see core performance free of special items, investors should understand that the excluded costs are actual expenses that may impact the cash available to us for other uses. To gain a complete picture of all effects on the company’s profit and loss from any and all events, management does (and investors should) rely upon the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations prepared in accordance with GAAP. The non-GAAP measures focus instead upon the core business of the company, which is only a subset, albeit a critical one, of the company’s performance.

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