STMicroelectronics Reports Q4 and FY 2022 Financial Results
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STMicroelectronics Reports Q4 and FY 2022 Financial Results

PR No: C3154C

STMicroelectronics Reports Q4 and FY 2022 Financial Results

Geneva, January 26, 2023 - STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, reported U.S. GAAP financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2022. This press release also contains non-U.S. GAAP measures (see Appendix for additional information).

ST reported fourth quarter net revenues of $4.42 billion, gross margin of 47.5%, operating margin of 29.1%, and net income of $1.25 billion or $1.32 diluted earnings per share.

Jean-Marc Chery, STMicroelectronics President & CEO, commented:

Quarterly Financial Summary (U.S. GAAP)

(US$ m, except per share data)Q4 2022Q3 2022Q4 2021Q/QY/Y
Net Revenues$4,424$4,321$3,5562.4%24.4%
Gross Profit$2,102$2,059$1,6092.1%30.7%
Gross Margin47.5%47.6%45.2%-10 bps230 bps
Operating Income$1,287$1,272$8851.2%45.4%
Operating Margin29.1%29.4%24.9%-30 bps420 bps
Net Income (a)$1,248$1,099$75013.5%66.4%
Diluted Earnings Per Share (b)$1.32$1.16$0.8213.8%61.0%

(a)   Following a change in U.S. GAAP reporting guidance effective January 1, 2022, Q4 and Q3 2022 net income does not include phantom interests associated with convertible bonds. Prior year period has not been restated.
(b)   Q4 and Q3 2022 diluted earnings per share includes the full dilutive effect of our outstanding convertible debt, upon adoption on January 1, 2022 of the new U.S. GAAP reporting guidance. Prior year period has not been restated.

Annual Financial Summary (U.S. GAAP)

(US$ m, except earnings per share data)FY2022FY2021Y/Y
Net Revenues$16,128$12,76126.4%
Gross Profit$7,635$5,32643.4%
Gross Margin47.3%41.7%560 bps
Operating Income$4,439$2,41983.5%
Operating Margin27.5%19.0%850 bps
Net Income (a)$3,960$2,000+98.0%
Diluted Earnings Per Share (b)$4.19$2.16+94.0%

(a)   Following a change in U.S. GAAP reporting guidance effective January 1, 2022, FY 2022 net income does not include phantom interests associated with convertible bonds. Prior year period has not been restated.
(b)   FY 2022 diluted earnings per share includes the full dilutive effect of our outstanding convertible debt, upon adoption on January 1, 2022 of the new U.S. GAAP reporting guidance. Prior year period has not been restated.

Fourth Quarter 2022 Summary Review

Net Revenues By Product Group (US$ m)Q4 2022Q3 2022Q4 2021Q/QY/Y
Automotive and Discrete Group (ADG)1,6961,5631,2268.5%38.4%
Analog, MEMS and Sensors Group (AMS) (a)1,3391,3801,251-3.0%7.0%
Microcontrollers and Digital ICs Group (MDG) (a)1,3831,3741,0710.7%29.1%
Others648--
Total Net Revenues4,4244,3213,5562.4%24.4%

(a)   Effective July 1, 2022, the Low Power RF business unit was transferred from AMS (within the Analog sub-group) to MDG (within the Microcontrollers and Memories sub-group). Prior year period has been adjusted accordingly.

Net revenues totaled $4.42 billion, representing a year-over-year increase of 24.4%. On a year-over-year basis, the Company recorded higher net sales in all product groups and sub-groups except the Analog and MEMS sub-groups. Year-over-year net sales to OEMs and Distribution increased 26.8% and 19.5%, respectively. On a sequential basis, net revenues increased 2.4%, 60 basis points above the mid-point of the Company’s guidance. ADG and MDG reported increases in net revenues on a sequential basis, while AMS decreased.

Gross profit totaled $2.10 billion, representing a year-over-year increase of 30.7%. Gross margin of 47.5%, 20 basis points above the mid-point of the Company’s guidance, increased 230 basis points year-over-year, principally due to favorable pricing, improved product mix, positive currency effects, net of hedging, partially offset by the inflation of manufacturing input costs.

Operating income increased 45.4% to $1.29 billion, compared to $885 million in the year-ago quarter. The Company’s operating margin increased 420 basis points on a year-over-year basis to 29.1% of net revenues, compared to 24.9% in the 2021 fourth quarter.

By product group, compared with the year-ago quarter:

Automotive and Discrete Group (ADG):

Analog, MEMS and Sensors Group (AMS):

Microcontrollers and Digital ICs Group (MDG):

Net income increased to $1.25 billion, including a one-time non-cash income tax benefit of $141 million, compared to $750 million in the year-ago quarter, and diluted earnings per share increased to $1.32 compared to $0.82 in the year-ago quarter.

Cash Flow and Balance Sheet Highlights

    Trailing 12 Months
(US$ m) Q4 2022Q3 2022Q4 2021Q4 2022Q4 2021TTM Change
Net cash from operating activities1,5501,6518815,2023,060+70.0%
Free cash flow (non-U.S. GAAP)6036763141,5911,120+42.1%

Capital expenditure payments, net of proceeds from sales, were $920 million in the fourth quarter and $3.52 billion for the full year 2022. In the respective year-ago periods, capital expenditures, net, were $548 million and $1.83 billion.

Inventory at the end of the fourth quarter was $2.58 billion, compared to $1.97 billion in the year-ago quarter. Days sales of inventory at quarter-end was 101 days compared to 91 days in the year-ago quarter.

Net cash from operating activities was $1.55 billion in the fourth quarter. For the full year 2022, net cash from operating activities increased 70.0% to $5.20 billion, representing 32.3% of total revenues.

Free cash flow (non-U.S. GAAP) was $603 million and $1.59 billion in the fourth quarter and full year, respectively, compared to $314 million and $1.12 billion in the year-ago respective periods.

In the fourth quarter, the Company paid cash dividends to its stockholders totaling $54 million and executed a $87 million share buy-back as part of its current share repurchase program.

ST’s net financial position (non-U.S. GAAP) was $1.80 billion at December 31, 2022 compared to $1.46 billion at October 1, 2022 and reflected total liquidity of $4.52 billion and total financial debt of $2.72 billion.

Business Outlook

The Company’s guidance, at the mid-point, for the 2023 first quarter is:

Conference Call and Webcast Information

STMicroelectronics will conduct a conference call with analysts, investors and reporters to discuss its fourth quarter and full year 2022 financial results and current business outlook today at 9:30 a.m. Central European Time (CET) / 3:30 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time (ET). A live webcast (listen-only mode) of the conference call will be accessible at ST’s website, http://investors.st.com, and will be available for replay until February 10, 2023.

Use of Supplemental Non-U.S. GAAP Financial Information

This press release contains supplemental non-U.S. GAAP financial information.

Readers are cautioned that these measures are unaudited and not prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and should not be considered as a substitute for U.S. GAAP financial measures. In addition, such non-U.S. GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similarly titled information from other companies. To compensate for these limitations, the supplemental non-U.S. GAAP financial information should not be read in isolation, but only in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

See the Appendix of this press release for a reconciliation of the Company’s non-U.S. GAAP financial measures to their corresponding U.S. GAAP financial measures.

Forward-looking Information

Some of the statements contained in this release that are not historical facts are statements of future expectations and other forward-looking statements (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 or Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each as amended) that are based on management’s current views and assumptions, and are conditioned upon and also involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance, or events to differ materially from those anticipated by such statements, due to, among other factors:

Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, which may cause actual results and performance of our business to differ materially and adversely from the forward-looking statements. Certain forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward looking terminology, such as “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “are expected to,” “should,” “would be,” “seeks” or “anticipates” or similar expressions or the negative thereof or other variations thereof or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy, plans or intentions.

Some of these risks are set forth and are discussed in more detail in “Item 3. Key Information — Risk Factors” included in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2021 as filed with the SEC on February 24, 2022. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described in this press release as anticipated, believed, or expected. We do not intend, and do not assume any obligation, to update any industry information or forward-looking statements set forth in this release to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

Unfavorable changes in the above or other risks or uncertainties listed under “Item 3. Key Information — Risk Factors”
from time to time in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings, could have a material adverse effect on our business
and/or financial condition.

About STMicroelectronics

At ST, we are more than 50,000 creators and makers of semiconductor technologies mastering the semiconductor supply chain with state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities. An integrated device manufacturer, we work with more than 200,000 customers and thousands of partners to design and build products, solutions, and ecosystems that address their challenges and opportunities, and the need to support a more sustainable world. Our technologies enable smarter mobility, more efficient power and energy management, and the wide-scale deployment of the Internet of Things and connectivity. ST is committed to becoming carbon neutral by 2027. Further information can be found at  www.st.com.

For further information, please contact:

INVESTOR RELATIONS:
Céline Berthier
Group VP, Investor Relations
Tel: +41 22 929 58 12
celine.berthier@st.com

MEDIA RELATIONS:
Alexis Breton
Corporate External Communications
Tel: + 33 6 59 16 79 08
alexis.breton@st.com

STMicroelectronics N.V.   
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME   
(In millions of U.S. dollars, except per share data ($))   
    
 Three months ended 
 December 31,December 31, 
 20222021 
 (Unaudited)(Unaudited) 
    
Net sales 4,408 3,542  
Other revenues 16 14  
NET REVENUES 4,424 3,556  
Cost of sales (2,322) (1,947) 
GROSS PROFIT 2,102 1,609  
Selling, general and administrative (378) (350) 
Research and development (472) (402) 
Other income and expenses, net 35 32  
Impairment, restructuring charges and other related closure costs - (4) 
Total operating expenses (815) (724) 
OPERATING INCOME 1,287 885  
Interest income (expense), net 33 (5) 
Other components of pension benefit costs (3) (2) 
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND NONCONTROLLING INTEREST 1,317 878  
Income tax expense (66) (127) 
NET INCOME 1,251 751  
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest (3) (1) 
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO PARENT COMPANY STOCKHOLDERS 1,248 750  
    
EARNINGS PER SHARE (BASIC) ATTRIBUTABLE TO PARENT COMPANY STOCKHOLDERS 1.38 0.83  
EARNINGS PER SHARE (DILUTED) ATTRIBUTABLE TO PARENT COMPANY STOCKHOLDERS 1.32 0.82  
    
NUMBER OF WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES USED IN CALCULATING DILUTED EPS944.2917.7 
    


STMicroelectronics N.V.   
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME   
(In millions of U.S. dollars, except per share data ($))   
    
 Twelve months ended 
 December 31,December 31, 
 20222021 
 (Unaudited)(Audited) 
    
Net sales 16,083 12,729  
Other revenues 45 32  
NET REVENUES 16,128 12,761  
Cost of sales (8,493) (7,435) 
GROSS PROFIT 7,635 5,326  
Selling, general and administrative (1,454) (1,323) 
Research and development (1,901) (1,723) 
Other income and expenses, net 159 141  
Impairment, restructuring charges and other related closure costs - (2) 
Total operating expenses (3,196) (2,907) 
OPERATING INCOME 4,439 2,419  
Interest income (expense), net 58 (29) 
Other components of pension benefit costs (11) (10) 
Gain (loss) on financial instruments, net - (43) 
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND NONCONTROLLING INTEREST 4,486 2,337  
Income tax expense (520) (331) 
NET INCOME 3,966 2,006  
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest (6) (6) 
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO PARENT COMPANY STOCKHOLDERS 3,960 2,000  
    
EARNINGS PER SHARE (BASIC) ATTRIBUTABLE TO PARENT COMPANY STOCKHOLDERS 4.37 2.21  
EARNINGS PER SHARE (DILUTED) ATTRIBUTABLE TO PARENT COMPANY STOCKHOLDERS 4.19 2.16  
    
NUMBER OF WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES USED IN CALCULATING DILUTED EPS946.2924.8 
    


    
STMicroelectronics N.V.   
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS   
As atDecember 31,October 1,December 31,
In millions of U.S. dollars202220222021
 (Unaudited)(Unaudited)(Audited)
ASSETS   
Current assets:   
Cash and cash equivalents3,258 2,812 3,225
Short-term deposits581 780 291
Marketable securities679 496 -
Trade accounts receivable, net1,970 2,227 1,759
Inventories2,583 2,381 1,972
Other current assets734 618 581
Total current assets9,8059,3147,828
Goodwill297282313
Other intangible assets, net405438438
Property, plant and equipment, net8,2017,0935,660
Non-current deferred tax assets602526652
Long-term investments111010
Other non-current assets661615639
 10,1778,9647,712
Total assets19,98218,27815,540
    
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY   
Current liabilities:   
Short-term debt175155143
Trade accounts payable2,1221,8671,582
Other payables and accrued liabilities1,3851,3611,101
Dividends payable to stockholders6011455
Accrued income tax9533968
Total current liabilities3,8373,8362,949
Long-term debt2,542 2,476 2,396
Post-employment benefit obligations331 401 442
Long-term deferred tax liabilities60 43 64
Other long-term liabilities454 544 416
 3,3873,4643,318
Total liabilities7,2247,3006,267
Commitment and contingencies   
Equity   
Parent company stockholders' equity   
Common stock (preferred stock: 540,000,000 shares authorized, not issued; common stock: Euro 1.04 par value, 1,200,000,000 shares authorized, 911,281,920 shares issued, 903,865,763 shares outstanding)1,1571,1571,157
Additional paid-in capital2,631 2,568 2,533
Retained earnings8,713 7,470 5,223
Accumulated other comprehensive income 460 (93)496
Treasury stock(268)(185)(200)
Total parent company stockholders' equity12,69310,9179,209
Noncontrolling interest656164
Total equity12,75810,9789,273
Total liabilities and equity19,98218,27815,540
    
    


    
STMicroelectronics N.V.   
    
SELECTED CASH FLOW DATA   
    
Cash Flow Data (in US$ millions)Q4 2022Q3 2022Q4 2021
    
Net Cash from operating activities                  1,550                   1,651                      881
Net Cash used in investing activities                   (924)                (1,851)                   (508)
Net Cash used in financing activities                   (185)                       (5)                   (256)
Net Cash increase (decrease)                     446                    (216)                     113
    
Selected Cash Flow Data (in US$ millions)Q4 2022Q3 2022Q4 2021
    
Depreciation & amortization                     331 312267
Net payment for Capital expenditures                   (920)                   (955)                   (548)
Dividends paid to stockholders                     (54)                     (55)                     (60)
Change in inventories, net                   (125)                   (126)                     (20)
    

Appendix
STMicroelectronics
Supplemental Financial Information

 Q4 2022Q3 2022Q2 2022Q1 2022Q4 2021FY 2022FY 2021
Net Revenues By Market Channel (%)       
Total OEM68%67%65%66%67%67%66%
Distribution32%33%35%34%33%33%34%
        
€/$ Effective Rate1.041.081.121.151.171.101.18
        
Product Group Data (US$ m)       
Automotive & Discrete Group (ADG)       
- Net Revenues1,6961,5631,4541,2561,2265,9694,350
- Operating Income 4704043592352161,469512
Analog, MEMS & Sensors Group (AMS) (a)       
- Net Revenues1,3391,3801,1151,0771,2514,9114,587
- Operating Income 3463762692463371,2371,022
Microcontrollers & Digital ICs Group (MDG) (a)       
- Net Revenues1,3831,3741,2631,2081,0715,2283,802
- Operating Income 4955044254073161,830908
Others (b)       
- Net Revenues645582022
- Operating Income (Loss)(24)(12)(49)(11)16(97)(23)
Total       
- Net Revenues4,4244,3213,8373,5463,55616,12812,761
- Operating Income1,2871,2721,0048778854,4392,419

(a)  Effective July 1, 2022, the Low Power RF business unit was transferred from AMS (within the Analog sub-group) to MDG (within the Microcontrollers and Memories sub-group). Prior periods have been adjusted accordingly.
(b)  Net revenues of Others include revenues from sales assembly services and other revenues. Operating income (loss) of Others includes items such as unused capacity charges, including reduced manufacturing activity due to COVID-19 and incidents leading to power outage, impairment, restructuring charges and other related closure costs, management reorganization costs, phase out and start-up costs of certain manufacturing facilities, and other unallocated income (expenses) such as: strategic or special research and development programs, certain corporate-level operating expenses, patent claims and litigations, and other costs that are not allocated to product groups, as well as operating earnings of other products. Others includes:

(US$ m)Q4 2022Q3 2022Q2 2022Q1 2022Q4 2021FY 2022FY 2021
Unused Capacity Charges--139-2216
Impairment & Restructuring Charges----4-2

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Supplemental Non-U.S. GAAP Financial Information
U. S. GAAP – Non-U.S. GAAP Reconciliation

The supplemental non-U.S. GAAP information presented in this press release is unaudited and subject to inherent limitations. Such non-U.S. GAAP information is not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles and should not be considered as a substitute for U.S. GAAP measurements. Also, our supplemental non-U.S. GAAP financial information may not be comparable to similarly titled non-U.S. GAAP measures used by other companies. Further, specific limitations for individual non-U.S. GAAP measures, and the reasons for presenting non-U.S. GAAP financial information, are set forth in the paragraphs below. To compensate for these limitations, the supplemental non-U.S. GAAP financial information should not be read in isolation, but only in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

The Company believes that these non-U.S. GAAP financial measures provide useful information for investors and management because they offer, when read in conjunction with the Company’s U.S. GAAP financials, (i) the ability to make more meaningful period-to-period comparisons of the Company’s on-going operating results, (ii) the ability to better identify trends in the Company’s business and perform related trend analysis, and (iii)  to facilitate a comparison of the Company’s results of operations against investor and analyst financial models and valuations, which may exclude these items.

Net Financial Position (non-U.S. GAAP measure)

Net Financial Position, a non-U.S. GAAP measure, represents the difference between our total liquidity and our total financial debt. Our total liquidity includes cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, if any, short-term deposits, and marketable securities, and our total financial debt includes short-term debt and long-term debt, as reported in our Consolidated Balance Sheets.

We believe our Net Financial Position provides useful information for investors and management because it gives evidence of our global position either in terms of net indebtedness or net cash by measuring our capital resources based on cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, if any, short-term deposits and marketable securities and the total level of our financial debt. Our definition of Net Financial Position may differ from definitions used by other companies, and therefore, comparability may be limited.

(US$ m)Dec 31 2022Oct 1 2022Jul 2 2022Apr 2 2022Dec 31 2021
Cash and cash equivalents3,2582,8123,0282,8283,225
Short term deposits581780186427291
Marketable securities679496229139-
Total liquidity4,5184,0883,4433,3943,516
Short-term debt (175)(155)(134)(140)(143)
Long-term debt (a)(2,542)(2,476)(2,385)(2,414)(2,396)
Total financial debt(2,717)(2,631)(2,519)(2,554)(2,539)
Net Financial Position (b)1,8011,457924840977

(a)  Long-term debt contains standard conditions but does not impose minimum financial ratios. Also, committed credit facilities for $1.3 billion equivalent, are currently undrawn.
(b)  Q4, Q3, Q2 and Q1 2022 net financial position includes a $107 million increase in long-term debt following the adoption on January 1, 2022 of the new U.S. GAAP reporting guidance related to convertible debt. Prior year period has not been restated.

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STMicroelectronics

Free Cash Flow (non-U.S. GAAP measure)

Free Cash Flow, which is a non-U.S. GAAP measure, is defined as (i) net cash from operating activities plus (ii) net cash used in investing activities, excluding payment for purchases of (and proceeds from matured) marketable securities and net investment in (and proceeds from) short-term deposits, which are considered as temporary financial investments. This definition ultimately results in net cash from operating activities plus payment for purchase (and proceeds from sale) of tangible, intangible and financial assets and net cash paid for business acquisitions.

We believe Free Cash Flow provides useful information for investors and management because it measures our capacity to generate cash from our operating and investing activities to sustain our operations. Free Cash Flow does not represent total cash flow since it does not include the cash flows generated by, or used in, financing activities.

Free Cash Flow reconciles with the total cash flow and the net cash increase (decrease) by including the payment for purchases of (and proceeds from matured) marketable securities and net investment in (and proceeds from) short-term deposits, the net cash from (used in) financing activities and the effect of changes in exchange rates. Our definition of Free Cash Flow may differ from definitions used by other companies.

(US$ m)Q4 2022Q3 2022Q2 2022Q1 2022Q4 2021FY 2022FY 2021
Net cash from operating activities1,5501,6511,0569458815,2023,060
Net cash used in investing activities(924)(1,851)(676)(1,140)(508)(4,591)(1,518)
Payment for purchase of (and proceeds from matured) marketable securities and net investment in (and proceeds from) short-term deposits(23)876(150)277(59)980(422)
Free Cash Flow603676230823141,5911,120

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