MANCHESTER, N.H., Oct. 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. (“Allegro” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq:ALGM), a global leader in power and sensing semiconductor solutions for motion control and energy efficient systems, today announced financial results for its second quarter of fiscal year 2022 that ended September 24, 2021. The Company’s net sales increased 3% sequentially and 42% over the same period of the prior year to a new quarterly record of $193.6 million. The Company’s successful execution of its strategic manufacturing and product portfolio transformation supported strong gross margins and significant earnings per share growth.

Quarter Highlights:

• Total net sales of $193.6 million exceeded expectations due to strength in industrial and other end markets.
• Automotive net sales of $126.0 million were up 41% year-over-year.
• Record Industrial net sales of $36.3 million were up 68% year-over-year.
• The Company continues to see record backlog and low inventory across the supply chain.
• GAAP gross margin of 53.0% and non-GAAP gross margin of 53.8% contributed to record high profitability.
• GAAP operating income for the quarter increased to $38.6 million, or 19.9% of net sales. Non-GAAP operating income increased to $46.6 million, or 24.1% of net sales, rising 11% sequentially.
• Earnings per share exceeded expectations, with GAAP diluted EPS increasing to $0.17 in Q2 and non-GAAP diluted EPS increasing by 11% sequentially to $0.20.

“Our strong Q2 performance highlights two key differentiators in the Allegro business model - our diversification into high growth markets and our structural transformation to achieve improved gross margins,” said Ravi Vig, President and CEO of Allegro MicroSystems. “We are pleased with the progress in both our top line and our gross margin expansion. Despite temporary COVID-related supply chain disruptions affecting fiscal Q3, supply recovery is already underway giving us confidence in a return to growth in Q4 and confidence in revenue growth of about 28% in fiscal 2022. Based on strong end market positioning, business fundamentals, and design win momentum, we believe we are well positioned to deliver low to mid-teens revenue growth and strong gross margins for fiscal 2023.”

Business Summary and Outlook

Automotive represented 65% of revenue and declined 6% sequentially. Revenue was up 41% year-over year, led by the Company’s strategic focus areas of ADAS and xEV which continue to steadily increase as a percent of automotive revenue.

Industrial end markets represented 19% of revenue and increased 20% sequentially and 68% year over year, reaching a new quarterly high. Revenue increased sequentially across all of the Company’s industrial end markets, including green energy and data center, showcasing the diverse nature of the business.

For the third quarter ending December 24, 2021, the Company expects total net sales to be in the range of $180 million to $185 million. The anticipated sequential decline reflects the impact of COVID-related shutdowns of third-party factories in Malaysia that occurred recently. These factories are back online and, given continued strong demand and record levels of backlog, the Company expects a return to sequential growth in the fourth quarter. Based on accelerating design win momentum, the Company now has confidence in revenue growth in the low to mid-teens for fiscal 2023. Non-GAAP gross margin for the third quarter is expected to remain about flat to the new higher levels, and non-GAAP earnings per diluted share for the same period are expected to be in the range of $0.18.

Allegro has not provided a reconciliation of its third fiscal quarter outlook for non-GAAP gross margin and non-GAAP earnings per diluted share because estimates of all of the reconciling items cannot be provided without unreasonable efforts. It is difficult to reasonably provide a forward-looking estimate between such forward-looking non-GAAP measures and the comparable forward-looking GAAP measures. Certain factors that are materially significant to Allegro’s ability to estimate these items are out of its control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted.

Earnings Webcast

A webcast will be held on Thursday, October 28, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time. Ravi Vig, President and Chief Executive Officer and Paul Walsh, Chief Financial Officer, will discuss Allegro’s financial results.

The webcast will be available on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at investors.allegromicro.com. A recording of the webcast will be posted in the same location shortly after the call concludes and will be available for at least 30 days.

About Allegro MicroSystems

Allegro MicroSystems is a leading global designer, developer, fabless manufacturer and marketer of sensor integrated circuits (“ICs”) and application-specific analog power ICs enabling emerging technologies in the automotive and industrial markets. Allegro’s diverse product portfolio provides efficient and reliable solutions for the electrification of vehicles, automotive ADAS safety features, automation for Industry 4.0 and power saving technologies for data centers and green energy applications.

Forward-Looking Statements

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Forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations, beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to us. Such statements are subject to a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions, and actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements due to various important factors, including, but not limited to: downturns or volatility in general economic conditions, including as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in the automotive market; our ability to compete effectively, expand our market share and increase our net sales and profitability; our ability to compensate for decreases in average selling prices of our products; the cyclical nature of the analog semiconductor industry; shifts in our product mix or customer mix, which could negatively impact our gross margin; our ability to manage any sustained yield problems or other delays at our third-party wafer fabrication facilities or in the final assembly and test of our products; any disruptions at our primary third-party wafer fabrication facilities; our ability to fully realize the benefits of past and potential future initiatives designed to improve our competitiveness, growth and profitability; our ability to accurately predict our quarterly net sales and operating results; our ability to adjust our supply chain volume to account for changing market conditions and customer demand; our reliance on a limited number of third-party wafer fabrication facilities and suppliers of other materials; our dependence on manufacturing operations in the Philippines; our reliance on distributors to generate sales; our indebtedness may limit our flexibility to operate our business; the loss of one or more significant end customers; our ability to develop new product features or new products in a timely and cost-effective manner; our ability to meet customers’ quality requirements; uncertainties related to the design win process and our ability to recover design and development expenses and to generate timely or sufficient net sales or margins; changes in government trade policies, including the imposition of tariffs and export restrictions; our exposures to warranty claims, product liability claims and product recalls; our ability to protect our proprietary technology and inventions through patents or trade secrets; our ability to commercialize our products without infringing third-party intellectual property rights; disruptions or breaches of our information technology systems; risks related to governmental regulation and other legal obligations, including privacy, data protection, information security, consumer protection, environmental and occupational health and safety, anti-corruption and anti-bribery, and trade controls; our dependence on international customers and operations; the availability of rebates, tax credits and other financial incentives on end-user demands for certain products; the volatility of currency exchange rates; risks related to acquisitions of and investments in new businesses, products or technologies, joint ventures and other strategic transactions; our ability to raise capital to support our growth strategy; our ability to effectively manage our growth and to retain key and highly skilled personnel; changes in tax rates or the adoption of new tax legislation; risks related to litigation, including securities class action litigation; and our ability to accurately estimate market opportunity and growth forecasts; and other important factors discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on May 19, 2021, as any such factors may be updated from time to time in our other filings with the SEC, which are accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov  and the Investors Relations page of our website at investors.allegromicro.com .