CAMTEK ANNOUNCES RESULTS FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2023

Revenue of $80.5 million; Continued growth expected in the fourth quarter and into 2024

MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel, Nov. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Camtek Ltd. (NASDAQ: CAMT) (TASE: CAMT), announced today its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023.

Highlights of the Third Quarter of 2023

Revenue of $80.5 million; a 9% sequential growth;
GAAP operating income of $19.1 million; non-GAAP operating income of $22.2 million, representing an operating margin of 23.7% and 27.6% respectively;
GAAP net income of $22.1 million and non-GAAP net income of $25.2 million;
Positive operating cash flow of $12.4 million; and
FRT acquisition closed on October 31, 2023.

Forward-Looking Expectations

For the fourth quarter, management expects continued organic growth and, together with the contribution from the FRT business, Camtek’s fourth quarter revenue is expected to be at a record of between $87-89 million.

Management Comment 

Rafi Amit, Camtek’s CEO commented, “Since the beginning of the third quarter we have received orders for 240 systems including an order announced yesterday for 28 systems from a tier-one customer for the inspection and metrology of High Bandwidth Memory and Heterogeneous Integration applications. Most of the orders are for installation during 2024. This healthy backlog, with additional expected orders in the pipeline, points to a year of growth for Camtek and we expect record revenue in 2024.”

Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results

Revenues for the third quarter of 2023 were $80.5 million, an increase of 9% from the previous quarter and a decrease of 2% compared to the third quarter of 2022. 

Gross profit on a GAAP basis in the quarter totaled $39.0 million (48.5% of revenue), compared to a gross profit of $39.9 million (48.6% of revenue) in the third quarter of 2022. Gross profit on a non-GAAP basis in the quarter totaled $39.4 million (49.0% of revenue), compared to $40.2 million (49.0% of revenue) in the third quarter of 2022.

Operating profit on a GAAP basis in the quarter totaled $19.1 million (23.7% of revenue), compared to an operating profit of $20.6 million (25.2% of revenue) in the third quarter of 2022. Operating profit on a non-GAAP basis in the quarter totaled $22.2 million (27.6% of revenue), compared to $23.2 million (28.3% of revenue) in the third quarter of 2022.

Net income on a GAAP basis in the quarter totaled $22.1 million, or $0.46 per diluted share, compared to net income of $20.7 million, or $0.43 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2022. Net income on a non-GAAP basis in the quarter totaled $25.2 million, or $0.52 per diluted share, compared to non-GAAP net income of $23.3 million, or $0.48 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2022. 

Cash and cash equivalents, short-term and long-term deposits and marketable securities, as of September 30, 2023 were $517.1 million compared to $506.3 million as of June 30, 2023. It is noted that $100 million was paid out in the fourth quarter following the close of the acquisition of FRT. During the third quarter, Camtek generated $12.4 million in operating cash flow.

Conference Call

Camtek will host a video conference call today via Zoom, November 14, 2023, at 9:00 am ET (16:00 Israel time).

Rafi Amit, CEO, Moshe Eisenberg, CFO and Ramy Langer, COO will host the call and will be available to answer questions after presenting the results.

To participate in the call, please register using the following link well in advance of the call, which will email the link with which to access the call:

https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WNwmJGddQ9mcWUqW3MP34w

For those wishing to listen via phone, following registration, a dial-in link will also be sent.

For those unable to participate, a recording will be available on Camtek’s website at http://www.camtek.com  within a few hours after the call.

A summary presentation of the quarterly results will also be available on Camtek’s website.

ABOUT CAMTEK LTD.

Camtek is a leading high-end inspection and metrology equipment provider for the semiconductor industry. Camtek’s systems inspect IC and measure IC features on wafers in various phases of the production processes of semiconductor devices, from front-end and mid-end and up to the beginning of assembly (Post Dicing). Camtek’s systems inspect and measure wafers for some of the most demanding semiconductor market segments, including Advanced Interconnect Packaging, Heterogenous Integration, Memory and HBM, CMOS Image Sensors, Compound Semiconductors, MEMS, and RF, serving numerous industry’s leading global IDMs, OSATs, and foundries.

With manufacturing facilities in Israel and Germany, and eight offices around the world, Camtek provides state of the art solutions in line with customers’ requirements.

This press release is available at www.camtek.com

This press release contains statements that may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are based on the current beliefs, expectations and assumptions of Camtek Ltd. (“we,” “us” and “our”). Forward-looking statements include our expected revenue for fourth quarter and full year 2023 and can be identified by the use of words including “believe,” “anticipate,” “should,” “intend,” “plan,” “will,” “may,” “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “positioned,” “strategy,” and similar expressions that are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Camtek to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Our actual results and performance could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of many factors, including the effect of the evolving nature of the recent war in Gaza between Israel and the Hamas; the impact of war in Ukraine, rising inflation, rising interest rates, volatile exchange rates and commodities’ prices, ; our dependency upon the semiconductor industry and the risk that unfavorable economic conditions or low capital expenditures may negatively impact our operating results; anticipated trends and impacts related to industry component and substrate shortages and other supply chain challenges; the future purchase, use, and availability of components supplied by third parties; impurities and other disruptions to our customers’ operations, which could lower production yields or interrupt manufacturing, and could result in the cancellation or delay of purchase of our products; formal or informal imposition by countries of new or revised export and/or import and doing-business regulations or sanctions, including but not limited to changes in U.S. trade policies, changes or uncertainty related to the U.S. government entity list and changes in the ability to sell products incorporating U.S originated technology, which can be made without prior notice, and our ability to effectively address such global trade issues and changes; the risks relating to the concentration of a significant portion of our business in certain countries in the Asia Pacific Region, particularly China (which is our largest territory), Taiwan and Korea, some of which might be subject to the trade restrictions referred to above or involved in trade wars with countries which might impose such trade restrictions; changing industry and market trends; reduced demand for our products; and those other factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 20-F and other documents filed by the Company with the SEC as well as other documents that may be subsequently filed by Camtek from time to time with the SEC.

While we believe that we have a reasonable basis for each forward-looking statement contained in this press release, we caution you that these statements are based on a combination of facts and factors currently known by us and our projections of the future, about which we cannot be certain. In addition, any forward-looking statements represent Camtek’s views only as of the date of this press release and should not be relied upon as representing its views as of any subsequent date. Camtek does not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements unless required by law.

This press release provides financial measures that exclude share based compensation expenses and are therefore not calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance. The presentation of this non-GAAP financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. Management uses both GAAP and non-GAAP measures when evaluating the business internally and therefore felt it is important to make these non-GAAP adjustments available to investors. A reconciliation between the GAAP and non-GAAP results appears in the tables at the end of this press release.

CAMTEK LTD. and its subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands)

September 30,

December 31,

2023

2022

U.S. dollars

Assets

Current assets

Cash and cash equivalents

167,585

148,156

Short-term deposits

195,400

251,500

Marketable securities

26,729

Trade accounts receivable, net

91,370

80,611

Inventories

64,717

65,541

Other current assets

16,537

11,156

Total current assets

562,338

556,964

Long-term deposits

54,000

79,000

Marketable securities

73,368

Long term inventory

8,008

5,357

Deferred tax asset, net

574

1,004

Other assets, net

2,412

1,024

Property, plant and equipment, net

36,977

33,141

Intangible assets, net

652

597

Total non-current assets

175,991

120,123

Total assets

738,329

677,087

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

Current liabilities

Trade accounts payable

33,706

31,667

Other current liabilities

46,231

56,833

Total current liabilities

79,937

88,500

Long-term liabilities

Other long-term liabilities

10,228

8,748

Convertible notes

196,557

195,737

Total long-term liabilities

206,785

204,485

Total liabilities

286,722

292,985

Shareholders’ equity

Ordinary shares NIS 0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized at September 30, 2023 and at December 31, 2022;

46,957,047 issued shares at September 30, 2023 and 46,505,318 at December 31, 2022;

44,864,671 shares outstanding at September 30, 2023 and 44,412,942 at December 31, 2022;

 

175

 

175

Additional paid-in capital

196,768

187,105

Retained earnings

256,562

198,720

453,505

386,000

Treasury stock, at cost (2,092,376 shares as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022)

 

(1,898)

 

(1,898)

Total shareholders’ equity

451,607

384,102

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

738,329

677,087

Camtek Ltd.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except share data)

 

 

Nine months ended

 September 30,

 

Three months ended

September 30,

 

Year ended

December 31,

2023

2022

2023

2022

2022

U.S. dollars

U.S. dollars

U.S. dollars

Revenues

226,685

238,734

80,470

81,990

320,909

Cost of revenues

118,840

118,824

41,462

42,131

161,053

Gross profit

107,845

119,910

39,008

39,859

159,856

Operating expenses:

Research and development costs

23,428

22,175

7,756

6,976

28,859

Selling, general and administrative

36,224

36,698

12,187

12,247

49,499

Total operating expenses

59,652

58,873

19,943

19,223

78,358

Operating income

48,193

61,037

19,065

20,636

81,498

Financial income, net

16,536

2,889

5,672

2,029

6,690

Income before income taxes

64,729

63,926

24,737

22,665

88,188

Income tax expense

(6,887)

(5,650)

(2,679)

(1,950)

(8,239)

Net income 

57,842

58,276

22,058

20,715

79,949

Earnings per share information:

 

Nine months ended

 September 30,

 

Three months

ended September 30,

 

Year ended

December 31,

2023

2022

2023

2022

2022

U.S. dollars

U.S. dollars

U.S. dollars

Basic net earnings per share

1.30

1.30

0.49

0.47

1.81

Diluted net earnings per share

1.20

1.21

0.46

0.43

1.66

Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding

    (in thousands):

Basic

44,614

44,778

44,728

44,370

44,158

Diluted

48,682

48,200

48,965

48,306

48,229

Camtek Ltd.

Reconciliation of GAAP To Non-GAAP results

(In thousands, except share data)

Nine Months ended

 September 30,

Three Months ended

September 30,

Year ended

December 31,

2023

2022

2023

2022

2022

U.S. dollars

U.S. dollars

U.S. dollars

Reported net income attributable to Camtek Ltd. on GAAP basis

 

57,842

58,276

22,058

20,715

79,949

Share-based compensation

9,657

8,152

3,137

2,560

10,523

Non-GAAP net income

67,499

66,428

25,195

23,275

90,472

Non–GAAP net income per diluted share

 

1.39

1.25

0.51

0.48

1.88

Gross margin on GAAP basis

47.5 %

50.2 %

48.5 %

48.6 %

49.8 %

Reported gross profit on GAAP basis

107,845

119,910

39,008

39,859

159,856

Share-based compensation

1,196

922

389

295

1,217

Non- GAAP gross profit

109,041

120,832

39,397

40,154

161,073

Non-GAAP gross margin

48.1 %

50.6 %

49.0 %

49.0 %

50.2 %

Reported operating income attributable to Camtek Ltd. on GAAP basis

 

48,193

 

61,037

 

19,065

 

20,636

 

70,898

Share-based compensation

9,657

8,152

3,137

2,560

5,815

Non-GAAP operating income

57,850

69,189

22,202

23,196

76,713

CAMTEK LTD.

Moshe Eisenberg, CFO

Tel: +972 4 604 8308

Mobile: +972 54 900 7100

[email protected]m

 

 INTERNATIONAL INVESTOR RELATIONS  

EK Global Investor Relations

Ehud Helft
Tel: (US) 1 212 378 8040

[email protected]

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