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Exhibit 99.1
Contact: Arnold Agbayani
Vice President, Finance & CFO
IXYS Corporation
3540 Bassett Street
Santa Clara, California 95054
(408) 982-0700
IXYS Reports Record Revenues And Sixteen Consecutive Quarters Of Revenue Growth
SANTA CLARA, CALIF. January 18, 2001 -- IXYS Corporation (NASDAQ:SYXI) today
reported its eleventh consecutive quarter of record revenues and sixteenth
consecutive quarter of increased revenues. For the third quarter ended December
31, 2000 of fiscal 2001, revenues were $29.2 million. This represents a 49.0%
increase from the prior year quarter revenues of $19.6 million.
Net income for the quarter ended December 31, 2000 increased to $3,388,000
($0.12 per share - diluted), compared to net income of $1,789,000 ($0.07 per
share - diluted) in the prior year quarter, an increase of 89.4%.
Gross profit increased to $11.2 million, or 38.4% of net sales, for the third
quarter of fiscal 2001. This compares with gross profit of $6.9 million, or
35.4% of net sales, for the prior year quarter.
For the nine months ended December 31, 2000 IXYS reports record revenues of
$79.4 million and record gross profit of $29.1 million, or 36.6% of net sales.
This compares with the prior year nine-month period revenues of $54.1 million
and gross profit of $18.9 million, or 35.0% of net sales.
For the nine-month period ended December 31, 2000, net income (including $1.1
million of one-time income from a licensing agreement) was $9,770,000 ($0.35 per
share, diluted), compared to the prior year nine-month net income of $4,523,000
($0.18 per share, diluted), an increase of 116.0%.
"I thank our customers and congratulate the IXYS team for having achieved 16
consecutive quarters, or 4 straight years, of revenue growth. The fundamentals
of our business continue to be strong. In line with our revenues, our backlog is
also at a record level and is unprecedented in our history," said Nathan Zommer,
President and CEO. "I am especially pleased that our products contribute to
energy savings by increasing the efficiency of energy using devices. This is
very significant in view of the recent energy shortages experienced in
California."
IXYS develops and markets primarily high performance power semiconductor devices
that are used in controlling and converting electrical power efficiently in
power supplies, uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), motor drives, medical
systems and transportation.
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IXYS also serves its markets with a combination of digital and analog integrated
circuits (IC), including a line of unique high-speed, high-density static random
access memory (SRAM) for the telecom and industrial markets.
The statements in this news release, other than historical financial
information, may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from predicted results.
Further information on factors that could affect the Company's operations is
detailed and included in the Company's Form 10-K, as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, which includes the IXYS Corporation audited financial
statements as of March 31, 2000 and 1999. The Company undertakes no obligation
to publicly release the results of any revisions to these forward-looking
statements.
Additional information may be obtained by visiting IXYS' website at
http://www.ixys.com, or by contacting the Company directly.
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IXYS CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share data)
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March 31, December 31,
2000 2000
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(unaudited)
<S> <C> <C>
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents .......................... $ 9,759 $ 48,020
Trade accounts receivable, net ..................... 16,863 24,204
Inventories, net ................................... 21,477 29,313
Other current assets ............................... 585 321
Deferred income taxes .............................. 1,627 1,627
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Total current assets ....................... 50,311 103,485
Property and equipment, net ........................ 10,175 11,820
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net .......... 231 2,185
Other .............................................. 1,546 3,483
Deferred income taxes .............................. 782 782
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Total assets ............................... $ 63,045 $ 121,755
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current portion, capital leases .................... $ 1,365 $ 1,618
Current portion, long term debt .................... 2,789 426
Accounts payable ................................... 5,467 7,305
Accrued liabilities ................................ 10,345 13,943
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Total current liabilities .................. 19,966 23,292
Long term capital leases, net ...................... 1,783 2,935
Long term debt, net ................................ 5,544 87
Pension obligations ................................ 4,855 4,832
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Total liabilities .......................... 32,148 31,146
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Common stock, $0.01 par value:
Issued and outstanding: 24,008,166 in March , 2000
and 26,486,601 in December, 2000 ................. 240 265
Additional paid-in capital ......................... 43,204 92,617
Notes receivable from employees .................... (861) (823)
Cumulative translation adjustment .................. (1,988) (1,522)
Accumulated deficit ................................ (9,698) 72
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Total stockholders' equity ................. 30,897 90,609
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity . $ 63,045 $ 121,755
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IXYS CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except share data)
(unaudited)
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Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
December 31, December 31,
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1999 2000 1999 2000
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Net revenues ............................................. $ 19,592 $ 29,188 $ 54,081 $ 79,381
Cost of goods sold ....................................... 12,654 17,991 35,161 50,316
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Gross profit ..................................... 6,938 11,197 18,920 29,065
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Operating expenses:
Research, development and engineering ............ 1,130 1,715 3,500 4,096
Selling, general and administrative .............. 2,751 3,702 8,074 9,941
Acquisition of in-process research and development
Amortization of goodwill and intangibles ......... 116 58 347 366
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Total operating expenses ................. 3,997 5,475 11,921 14,403
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Operating income (loss) .......................... 2,941 5,722 6,999 14,662
Other income(expense), net ............................... (45) (260) (144) 1,089
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Income (loss) before income tax provision ........ 2,896 5,462 6,855 15,751
Income tax provision ..................................... 1,107 2,074 2,332 5,981
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Net income (loss) ........................................ $ 1,789 $ 3,388 $ 4,523 $ 9,770
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Net income (loss) per share - basic ...................... $ 0.07 $ 0.13 $ 0.19 $ 0.39
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Number of shares used in per share calculation - basic ... 23,970 25,971 23,929 25,182
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Net income (loss) per share - diluted .................... $ 0.07 $ 0.12 $ 0.18 $ 0.35
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Number of shares used in per share calculation - diluted . 24,938 28,703 24,809 27,884
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