EX-99.1 2 a2019q4exhibit991-pressrel.htm 2019 Q4 EXHIBIT 99.1 EARNINGS RELEASE Exhibit


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MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. REPORTS RESULTS FOR THE
FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR OF FISCAL 2019

Micron enters fiscal 2020 with strengthened product portfolio,
supported by solid Q4 and fiscal 2019 execution and performance

BOISE, Idaho, September 26, 2019 – Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MU) today announced results for its fourth quarter and full year of fiscal 2019, which ended August 29, 2019.

Fiscal Q4 2019 highlights
Revenues of $4.87 billion versus $4.79 billion for the prior quarter and $8.44 billion for the same period last year
GAAP net income of $561 million, or $0.49 per diluted share
Non-GAAP net income of $637 million, or $0.56 per diluted share
Operating cash flow of $2.23 billion versus $2.71 billion for the prior quarter and $5.16 billion for the same period last year
Fiscal 2019 highlights
Revenues of $23.41 billion versus $30.39 billion for the prior fiscal year
GAAP net income of $6.31 billion, or $5.51 per diluted share
Non-GAAP net income of $7.31 billion, or $6.35 per diluted share
Operating cash flow of $13.19 billion versus $17.40 billion for the prior fiscal year
Share repurchases of $2.66 billion under the authorized buyback program

"Micron delivered fourth quarter results ahead of expectations, capping a fiscal 2019 in which we executed well in a challenging environment, significantly improved our competitive position, and returned cash to shareholders through share repurchases," said Micron Technology President and CEO Sanjay Mehrotra. "We are encouraged by signs of improving industry demand, but are mindful of continued near-term macroeconomic and trade uncertainties. As markets recover, Micron is well positioned to address the robust secular demand for memory and storage solutions."
 
Quarterly Financial Results
(in millions, except per share amounts)
GAAP (1)
 
Non-GAAP (2)
FQ4-19
FQ3-19
FQ4-18
 
FQ4-19
FQ3-19
FQ4-18
Revenue
$
4,870
 
$
4,788
 
$
8,440
 
 
$
4,870
 
$
4,788
 
$
8,440
 
Gross margin
$
1,395
 
$
1,828
 
$
5,151
 
 
$
1,491
 
$
1,884
 
$
5,179
 
percent of revenue
28.6
%
 
38.2
%
 
61.0
%
 
 
30.6
%
 
39.3
%
 
61.4
%
 
Operating expenses
$
745
 
$
818
 
$
774
 
 
$
797
 
$
774
 
$
740
 
Operating income
$
650
 
$
1,010
 
$
4,377
 
 
$
694
 
$
1,110
 
$
4,439
 
percent of revenue
13.3
%
 
21.1
%
 
51.9
%
 
 
14.3
%
 
23.2
%
 
52.6
%
 
Net income attributable to Micron
$
561
 
$
840
 
$
4,325
 
 
$
637
 
$
1,198
 
$
4,313
 
Diluted earnings per share
$
0.49
 
$
0.74
 
$
3.56
 
 
$
0.56
 
$
1.05
 
$
3.53
 





Annual Financial Results
(in millions, except per share amounts)
GAAP (1)
 
Non-GAAP (2)
FY 19
FY 18
 
FY 19
FY 18
Revenue
 
 
$
23,406
 
$
30,391
 
 
$
23,406
 
$
30,391
 
Gross margin
 
 
$
10,702
 
$
17,891
 
 
$
10,973
 
$
17,994
 
percent of revenue
 
 
45.7
%
 
58.9
%
 
 
46.9
%
 
59.2
%
 
Operating expenses
 
 
$
3,326
 
$
2,897
 
 
$
3,172
 
$
2,751
 
Operating income
 
 
$
7,376
 
$
14,994
 
 
$
7,801
 
$
15,243
 
percent of revenue
 
 
31.5
%
 
49.3
%
 
 
33.3
%
 
50.2
%
 
Net income attributable to Micron
 
 
$
6,313
 
$
14,135
 
 
$
7,314
 
$
14,700
 
Diluted earnings per share
 
 
$
5.51
 
$
11.51
 
 
$
6.35
 
$
11.95
 

Investments in capital expenditures, net of amounts funded by partners, were $1.97 billion for the fourth quarter of 2019 and $9.11 billion for the full year of 2019, which resulted in adjusted free cash flows(3) of $263 million for the fourth quarter of 2019 and $4.08 billion for the full year of 2019. Micron repurchased an aggregate of 67 million shares of its common stock for $2.66 billion during 2019 and ended the fourth quarter with cash, marketable investments, and restricted cash of $9.25 billion, for a net cash(4) position of $3.40 billion.

Business Outlook

The following table presents Micron's guidance for the first quarter of fiscal 2020:
FQ1-20
GAAP (1) Outlook
 
Non-GAAP (2) Outlook
Revenue
 $5.0 billion ± $200 million
 
$5.0 billion ± $200 million
Gross margin
25.5% ± 1.5%
 
26.5% ± 1.5%
Operating expenses
$818 million ± $25 million
 
$780 million ± $25 million
Diluted earnings per share
$0.42 ± $0.07
 
$0.46 ± $0.07

Micron expects investments in capital expenditures, net of amounts funded by partners, to be in the range of $7 billion to $8 billion for fiscal 2020. Further information regarding Micron's business outlook is included in the prepared remarks and slides, which have been posted at investors.micron.com.

Investor Webcast

Micron will host a conference call on Thursday, September 26, 2019 at 2:30 p.m. MT to discuss financial results and provide forward-looking guidance for its fiscal first quarter. The call, audio, and slides will be available online at investors.micron.com. A webcast replay will be available on the website until September 26, 2020. For Investor Relations and other company updates, follow @MicronTech on Twitter at twitter.com/MicronTech.

About Micron Technology, Inc.

We are an industry leader in innovative memory and storage solutions. Through our global brands Micron®, Crucial®, and Ballistix® our broad portfolio of high-performance memory and storage technologies, including DRAM, NAND, NOR Flash, and 3D XPoint™ memory, is transforming how the world uses information to enrich life. Backed by 40 years of technology leadership, our memory and





storage solutions enable disruptive trends, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, and autonomous vehicles, in key market segments like data center, networking, automotive, industrial, mobile, graphics, and client. Our common stock is traded on the Nasdaq under the MU symbol. To learn more about Micron Technology, Inc., visit micron.com.

Micron and the Micron orbit logo are trademarks of Micron Technology, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding the industry, our strategic position, and financial and operating results. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. Please refer to the documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, specifically our most recent Form 10-K and Form 10-Q. These documents contain and identify important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those contained in these forward-looking statements. These certain factors can be found at www.micron.com/certainfactors. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements. We are under no duty to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this release to conform these statements to actual results.



(1) 
GAAP represents U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
(2) 
Non-GAAP represents GAAP excluding the impact of certain activities, which management excludes in analyzing our operating results and understanding trends in our earnings. Non-GAAP shares used in per share calculations also include the impact of our outstanding capped call transactions and the effect of stock-based compensation.
(3) 
Adjusted free cash flow consists of cash provided by operating activities less investments in capital expenditures, net of amounts funded by partners.
(4) 
Net cash consists of cash, marketable investments, and restricted cash less current and long-term debt.

Further information regarding Micron's use of non-GAAP measures and reconciliations between GAAP and non-GAAP measures are included within this press release.





MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL SUMMARY
(in millions, except per share amounts)

 
 
4th Qtr.
 
3rd Qtr.
 
4th Qtr.
 
Year Ended
 
 
August 29,
2019
 
May 30,
2019
 
August 30,
2018
 
August 29,
2019
 
August 30,
2018
Revenue (1)
 
$
4,870

 
$
4,788

 
$
8,440

 
$
23,406

 
$
30,391

Cost of goods sold
 
3,475

 
2,960

 
3,289

 
12,704

 
12,500

Gross margin
 
1,395

 
1,828

 
5,151

 
10,702

 
17,891

Selling, general, and administrative
 
212

 
206

 
215

 
836

 
813

Research and development
 
623

 
606

 
567

 
2,441

 
2,141

Other operating (income) expense, net (2)
 
(90
)
 
6

 
(8
)
 
49

 
(57
)
Operating income
 
650

 
1,010

 
4,377

 
7,376

 
14,994

Interest income (expense), net
 
18

 
23

 
(16
)
 
77

 
(222
)
Other non-operating income (expense), net (3)
 
(13
)
 
(317
)
 
(15
)
 
(405
)
 
(465
)
Income tax (provision) benefit
 
(71
)
 
135

 
(20
)
 
(693
)
 
(168
)
Equity in net income (loss) of equity method investees
 
2

 

 

 
3

 
(1
)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
 
(25
)
 
(11
)
 
(1
)
 
(45
)
 
(3
)
Net income attributable to Micron
 
$
561

 
$
840

 
$
4,325

 
$
6,313

 
$
14,135

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per share
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
$
0.51

 
$
0.76

 
$
3.73

 
$
5.67

 
$
12.27

Diluted
 
0.49

 
0.74

 
3.56

 
5.51

 
11.51

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Number of shares used in per share calculations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
1,104

 
1,105

 
1,159

 
1,114

 
1,152

Diluted
 
1,128

 
1,129

 
1,216

 
1,143

 
1,229






CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL SUMMARY, Continued

As of
 
August 29,
2019
 
May 30,
2019
 
August 30,
2018
Cash and short-term investments
 
$
7,955

 
$
6,689

 
$
6,802

Receivables (1)
 
3,195

 
3,257

 
5,478

Inventories
 
5,118

 
4,905

 
3,595

Total current assets (1)
 
16,503

 
15,066

 
16,039

Long-term marketable investments
 
1,164

 
1,167

 
473

Property, plant, and equipment
 
28,240

 
27,138

 
23,672

Total assets
 
48,887

 
46,288

 
43,376

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
 
4,626

 
3,494

 
4,374

Current debt (3)
 
1,310

 
1,346

 
859

Total current liabilities
 
6,390

 
5,397

 
5,754

Long-term debt (3)
 
4,541

 
3,563

 
3,777

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Micron shareholders' equity (1)
 
35,881

 
35,323

 
32,294

Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries
 
889

 
867

 
870

Total equity
 
36,770

 
36,190

 
33,164

 
 
 
Year Ended
 
 
August 29,
2019
 
August 30,
2018
Net cash provided by operating activities
 
$
13,189

 
$
17,400

Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities
 
(10,085
)
 
(8,216
)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities
 
(2,438
)
 
(7,776
)
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
5,473

 
4,860

Investments in capital expenditures
 
(9,855
)
 
(9,085
)
Repayments of debt
 
(3,340
)
 
(10,194
)
Payments to acquire treasury stock
 
(2,729
)
 
(71
)
Proceeds from issuance of stock
 
179

 
1,655

Proceeds from issuance of debt (3)
 
3,550

 
1,009


(1) 
In the first quarter of 2019, we adopted ASU 2014-09 – Revenue from Contracts with Customers (as amended, "ASC 606"), which supersedes nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. The core principal of ASC 606 is that an entity should recognize revenue when it transfers control of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. We adopted ASC 606 in the first quarter of 2019 under the modified retrospective method and, in connection therewith, made certain adjustments to our opening balances as of August 31, 2018. Adjustments to opening balances included an increase to receivables of $114 million, reduction of deferred tax assets of $92 million, increase of other current assets of $30 million, and an increase to retained earnings of $50 million.

(2) 
In the fourth quarter of 2019, we finalized the sale of our 200mm fabrication facility in Singapore and recognized gains of $128 million in other operating (income) expense, net.

(3) 
On July 12, 2019, we issued $900 million and $850 million in principal of senior unsecured notes due in 2027 and 2030, respectively. On July 31, 2019, we prepaid $728 million in principal of our senior secured Term Loan B due 2022 and recognized a loss of $7 million in other non-operating income (expense), net.






MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES
(in millions, except per share amounts)
 
4th Qtr.
 
3rd Qtr.
 
4th Qtr.
 
Year Ended
 
August 29, 2019
 
May 30, 2019
 
August 30, 2018
 
August 29, 2019
 
August 30, 2018
GAAP gross margin
$
1,395

 
$
1,828

 
$
5,151

 
$
10,702

 
$
17,891

Stock-based compensation
29

 
24

 
21

 
102

 
83

Start-up and preproduction costs
12

 
23

 

 
58

 

Employee severance
47

 

 

 
73

 

Other
8

 
9

 
7

 
38

 
20

Non-GAAP gross margin
$
1,491

 
$
1,884

 
$
5,179

 
$
10,973

 
$
17,994

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP operating income
$
650

 
$
1,010

 
$
4,377

 
$
7,376

 
$
14,994

Stock-based compensation
67

 
58

 
47

 
243

 
198

Start-up and preproduction costs
12

 
23

 

 
58

 

Employee severance
79

 

 

 
116

 

Restructure and asset impairments
(122
)
 
9

 
7

 
(32
)
 
28

Other
8

 
10

 
8

 
40

 
23

Non-GAAP operating income
$
694

 
$
1,110

 
$
4,439


$
7,801


$
15,243

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP net income attributable to Micron
$
561

 
$
840

 
$
4,325

 
$
6,313

 
$
14,135

Stock-based compensation
67

 
58

 
47

 
243

 
198

Start-up and preproduction costs
12

 
23

 

 
58

 

Employee severance
79

 

 

 
116

 

Restructure and asset impairments
(122
)
 
9

 
7

 
(32
)
 
28

Amortization of debt discount and other costs
10

 
10

 
23

 
49

 
101

(Gain) loss on debt repurchases and conversions
10

 
317

 
(1
)
 
396

 
385

(Gain) loss from changes in currency exchange rates

 
1

 
15

 
9

 
75

Other
13

 
12

 
8

 
48

 
28

Impact of U.S. income tax reform

 
(42
)
 
(83
)
 
(9
)
 
(174
)
Estimated tax effects of above, non-cash changes in net deferred income taxes, and assessments of tax exposures
7

 
(30
)
 
(28
)
 
123

 
(76
)
Non-GAAP net income attributable to Micron
$
637

 
$
1,198

 
$
4,313


$
7,314


$
14,700

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP weighted-average common shares outstanding - Diluted
1,128

 
1,129

 
1,216

 
1,143

 
1,229

Adjustment for capped calls and stock-based compensation
6

 
6

 
4

 
7

 
1

Non-GAAP weighted-average common shares outstanding - Diluted
1,134

 
1,135

 
1,220


1,150


1,230

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP diluted earnings per share
$
0.49

 
$
0.74

 
$
3.56

 
$
5.51

 
$
11.51

Effects of the above adjustments
0.07

 
0.31

 
(0.03
)
 
0.84

 
0.44

Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share
$
0.56

 
$
1.05

 
$
3.53


$
6.35


$
11.95








RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES, Continued

 
4th Qtr.
 
3rd Qtr.
 
4th Qtr.
 
Year Ended
 
August 29, 2019
 
May 30, 2019
 
August 30, 2018
 
August 29, 2019
 
August 30, 2018
GAAP net cash provided by operating activities
$
2,233

 
$
2,711

 
$
5,155

 
$
13,189

 
$
17,400

Expenditures for property, plant, and equipment
(2,028
)
 
(2,403
)
 
(2,251
)
 
(9,780
)
 
(8,879
)
Payments on equipment purchase contracts
(21
)
 
(17
)
 
(36
)
 
(75
)
 
(206
)
Amounts funded by partners
79

 
213

 
225

 
747

 
889

Adjusted free cash flow
$
263


$
504


$
3,093


$
4,081


$
9,204


As of
 
August 29, 2019
 
May 30, 2019
 
August 30, 2018
Cash and short-term investments
 
$
7,955

 
$
6,689

 
$
6,802

Current and noncurrent restricted cash
 
127

 
77

 
81

Long-term marketable investments
 
1,164

 
1,167

 
473

Current and long-term debt
 
(5,851
)
 
(4,909
)
 
(4,636
)
Net cash
 
$
3,395

 
$
3,024

 
$
2,720


The tables above reconcile GAAP to non-GAAP measures of gross margin, operating income, net income attributable to Micron, diluted shares, diluted earnings per share, adjusted free cash flow, and net cash. The non-GAAP adjustments above may or may not be infrequent or nonrecurring in nature, but are a result of periodic or non-core operating activities. We believe this non-GAAP information is helpful in understanding trends and in analyzing our operating results and earnings. We are providing this information to investors to assist in performing analysis of our operating results. When evaluating performance and making decisions on how to allocate our resources, management uses this non-GAAP information and believes investors should have access to similar data when making their investment decisions. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures increase transparency by providing investors with useful supplemental information about the financial performance of our business, enabling enhanced comparison of our operating results between periods and with peer companies. The presentation of these adjusted amounts varies from numbers presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP and therefore may not be comparable to amounts reported by other companies. Our management excludes the following items in analyzing our operating results and understanding trends in our earnings:

Stock-based compensation;
Flow-through of business acquisition-related inventory adjustments;
Acquisition-related costs;
Start-up and preproduction costs;
Employee severance;
Restructure and asset impairments;
Amortization of debt discount and other costs, including the accretion of non-cash interest expense associated with our convertible debt and MMJ creditor debt;
Gains and losses from debt repurchases and conversions;
Gains and losses from changes in currency exchange rates;
Gains and losses from business acquisition activities;
Impact of U.S. income tax reform for the one-time transition tax, release of U.S. valuation allowance, and remeasurement of net deferred taxes reflecting lower U.S. corporate tax rates; and
The estimated tax effects of above, non-cash changes in net deferred income taxes, and assessments of tax exposures.

Our outstanding capped call transactions are anti-dilutive in GAAP earnings per share but are expected to mitigate the dilutive effect of our convertible notes. In periods with non-GAAP income attributable to Micron, non-GAAP diluted shares include the impact of capped calls based on the average share price for the period the capped calls are outstanding. Non-GAAP diluted shares are also adjusted for the impact of additional shares resulting from the exclusion of stock-based compensation from non-GAAP income.





MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP OUTLOOK
(in millions, except per share amounts)

 
 
GAAP Outlook
 
Adjustments
 
Non-GAAP Outlook
Revenue
 $5.0 billion ± $200 million
 

 
 
$5.0 billion ± $200 million
Gross margin
25.5% ± 1.5%
 
1%

A
 
26.5% ± 1.5%
Operating expenses
$818 million ± $25 million
 
$38 million

B
 
$780 million ± $25 million
Diluted earnings per share (1)
$0.42 ± $0.07
 
$0.04

A, B, C
 
$0.46 ± $0.07
Non-GAAP Adjustments
 
 
 
 
 
 
A
Stock-based compensation – cost of goods sold
 
$
30

A
Other – cost of goods sold
 
7

B
Stock-based compensation – sales, general, and administrative
 
20

B
Stock-based compensation – research and development
 
18

C
Amortization of debt discount and other costs
 
7

C
(Gain) loss on debt repurchases and conversions
 
(77
)
C
Tax effects of the above items and non-cash changes in net deferred income taxes
 
35

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
40


(1) 
GAAP and non-GAAP earnings per share are based on approximately 1.13 billion diluted shares.

The tables above reconcile our GAAP to non-GAAP guidance based on the current outlook. The guidance does not incorporate the impact of any potential business combinations, divestitures, restructuring activities, balance sheet valuation adjustments, strategic investments, financing transactions, and other significant transactions. The timing and impact of such items are dependent on future events that may be uncertain or outside of our control.