SkyWater Technology Reports First Quarter 2023 Results

SkyWater Technology (NASDAQ: SKYT), the trusted technology realization partner, today announced financial results for the first quarter 2023, ended April 2, 2023.

Highlights for Q1 2023:

• Revenue increased 37% year-over-year to a record $66.1 million.
• Gross margin increased to 24.9% on a GAAP basis, compared to (2.0)% in Q1 2022, and increased to 25.8% on a non-GAAP basis, compared to 1.1% in Q1 2022.
• Net loss to shareholders of $4.3 million, or $(0.10) per share on a GAAP basis, and net loss to shareholders of $2.5 million, or $(0.06) per share on a non-GAAP basis, compared to net loss to shareholders of $16.6 million, or $(0.42) per share on a GAAP basis, and net loss to shareholders $13.0 million, or $(0.33) per share on a non-GAAP basis in Q1 2022.
• Adjusted EBITDA of $8.1 million, or 12.3% of revenue, compared to $(4.8) million, or (10.0)% of revenue in Q1 2022.

“We are pleased to report a strong start to 2023, as we set another record for quarterly revenues,” commented Thomas Sonderman, SkyWater president and chief executive officer. “Q1 revenues exceeded our expectations going into the quarter, chiefly due to increased demand and urgency on multiple existing aerospace and defense programs. As we continue to demonstrate our ability to execute on several critical programs, in Q1 we were awarded extensions and expansions of several key contract awards, and as a result we have entered 2023 with an increased program scope on multiple defense initiatives. While this accelerated demand from government programs has been partially offset by further weakening in the commercial business environment year to date, our diversified portfolio and strong execution in the quarter provides us with continued confidence in our ability to approach our long-term annual revenue growth objective of 25% in 2023, in spite of the overall macro headwinds and softening semiconductor demand environment.”

Q1 Business Highlights:

• Record revenues exceeded expectations due to accelerated demand and expanded scope of multiple U.S. government contract awards year to date.
• Gross margin expansion ahead of schedule as a result of flow-through performance ahead of expectations, with strong adjusted EBITDA equal to 12% of quarterly revenues.
• Continued to make progress on the productization and qualification of SkyWater’s 90nm RadHard platform to prepare for the planned production ramp in 2025.
• Expanded development agreement with PsiQuantum to produce silicon photonic chips that will become part of future quantum computing systems.
• Continued confidence in securing CHIPS Act funding to further expand the capabilities at our existing sites in Minnesota and Florida, while transforming the industry with our unique Purdue partnership.

Q1 2023 Summary:

Q1 2023 Results:

• Revenue: Revenue of $66.1 million increased 37% year-over-year. Advanced Technology Services revenue of $48.3 million increased 82% year-over-year driven by continued momentum with key customers in the Aerospace & Defense sector. Advanced Technology Services revenue contained $0.5 million of tool revenue in the first quarter of 2023 and $1.0 million in the first quarter of 2022. Wafer Services revenue of $17.8 million decreased (17)% compared to the first quarter of 2022 driven by the GAAP accounting treatment of a revised large customer contract, which resulted in immediate revenue recognition of $8.2 million of work-in-process wafer inventory in the first quarter of 2022.
• Gross Profit (Loss): GAAP gross profit was $16.5 million, or 24.9% of revenue, compared to gross loss of $0.9 million, or (2.0)% of revenue, in the first quarter of 2022. Non-GAAP gross profit was $16.9 million, or 25.8% of revenue, compared to non-GAAP gross profit of $0.5 million, or 1.1% of revenue, in the first quarter of 2022.
• Net Loss: GAAP net loss to shareholders of $4.3 million, or $(0.10) per share, compared to a net loss to shareholders of $16.6 million, or $(0.42) per share, in the first quarter of 2022. Non-GAAP net loss to shareholders of $2.5 million, or $(0.06) per share, compared to a non-GAAP net loss to shareholders of $13.0 million, or $(0.33) per share, in the first quarter of 2022.
• Adjusted EBITDA: Adjusted EBITDA was $8.1 million, or 12.3% of revenue, compared to $(4.8) million, or (10.0)% of revenue, in the first quarter of 2022.
• Balance Sheet: Cash and cash equivalents of $13.8 million compared to $30.0 million on January 1, 2023.

A reconciliation between historical GAAP and non-GAAP information is contained in the tables below in the section titled, “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

Investor Webcast

SkyWater will host a conference call on Monday, May 8, 2023, at 3:30 p.m. CT to discuss its first quarter 2023 financial results. A live webcast of the call will be available online at IR.SkyWaterTechnology.com.

About SkyWater Technology

SkyWater (NASDAQ: SKYT) is a U.S.-based semiconductor manufacturer and a DMEA-accredited Category 1A Trusted Foundry. SkyWater’s Technology as a Service model streamlines the path to production for customers with development services, volume production and heterogeneous integration solutions in its world-class U.S. facilities. This pioneering model enables innovators to co-create the next wave of technology with diverse categories including mixed-signal CMOS, ROICs, rad-hard ICs, power management, MEMS, superconducting ICs, photonics, carbon nanotubes and interposers. SkyWater serves growing markets including aerospace & defense, automotive, biomedical, cloud & computing, consumer, industrial and IoT. For more information, visit: www.skywatertechnology.com.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Preliminary Results

The Company’s results for the fiscal quarter ended April 2, 2023 are preliminary, unaudited and subject to the finalization of the Company’s first quarter review and full-year audit and should not be viewed as a substitute for full financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. The Company cautions that actual results may differ materially from those described in this press release.

SkyWater Technology Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements that are based on the Company’s current expectations or forecasts of future events, rather than past, events and outcomes, and such statements are not guarantees of future performance. Forward-looking statements include all statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this presentation, including information or predictions concerning the Company’s future business, results of operations, financial performance, plans and objectives, competitive position, market trends, and potential growth and market opportunities. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by words such as “intends,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continues,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “expects,” “believes,” “should,” “could,” “may,” “will,” “targets,” “projects,” “seeks” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology.

Forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions, which may cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Key factors that could cause the Company’s actual results to be different than expected or anticipated include, but are not limited to: our goals and strategies; our future business development, financial condition and results of operations; our ability to continue operating our sole semiconductor foundry at full capacity; our ability to appropriately respond to changing technologies on a timely and cost-effective basis; our customer relationships and our ability to retain and expand our customer relationships; our ability to accurately predict our future revenues for the purpose of appropriately budgeting and adjusting our expenses; our expectations regarding dependence on our largest customers; our ability to diversify our customer base and develop relationships in new markets; the performance and reliability of our third-party suppliers and manufacturers; our ability to procure tools, materials, and chemicals amid industry-wide supply chain shortages; our ability to control costs, including our operating and capital expenses; the size and growth potential of the markets for our solutions, and our ability to serve and expand our presence in those markets; the level of demand in our customers’ end markets; our ability to attract, train and retain key qualified personnel in a competitive labor market; adverse litigation judgments, settlements or other litigation-related costs; changes in trade policies, including the imposition of tariffs; our ability to raise additional capital or financing; our ability to accurately forecast demand; the level and timing of U.S. government program funding; our ability to maintain compliance with certain U.S. government contracting requirements; regulatory developments in the United States and foreign countries; our ability to protect our intellectual property rights; our ability to meet our long-term growth targets; and other factors discussed in the “Risk Factors” section of the annual report on Form 10-K the Company filed with the SEC on March 15, 2023 and in other documents that the Company files with the SEC, which are available at http://www.sec.gov. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release.

Supplemental Revenue Information by Quarter

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We provide supplemental, non-GAAP financial information that our management utilizes to evaluate our ongoing financial performance and provide additional insight to investors as supplemental information to our results reported using U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). We provide non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP net loss to shareholders, and non-GAAP net loss per share. We provide these non-GAAP financial measures because we believe this non-GAAP presentation provides a baseline for analyzing trends in our business and to exclude certain items that may not be indicative of our core operating results. The non-GAAP financial measures disclosed in this earnings press release should not be viewed as an alternative to, or more meaningful than, the reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, because our non-GAAP measures are not determined in accordance with GAAP, these measures are susceptible to differing calculations, and not all comparable or peer companies may calculate their non-GAAP measures in the same manner. As a result, the non-GAAP financial measures presented in this earnings press release may not be directly comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies.

We also provide adjusted earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) and adjusted EBITDA margin as supplemental non-GAAP measurements. We define adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) before interest expense, income tax provision (benefit), depreciation and amortization, equity-based compensation and certain other items that we do not view as indicative of our ongoing performance, including SkyWater Florida start-up costs and net income attributable to non-controlling interests. We believe adjusted EBITDA is a useful performance measure because it allows for an effective evaluation of our operating performance when compared to our peers, without regard to our financing methods or capital structure. We exclude the items listed above from net income or loss in arriving at adjusted EBITDA because these amounts can vary substantially within our industry depending upon accounting methods and book values of assets, capital structures and the method by which the assets were acquired. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net income determined in accordance with GAAP. Certain items excluded from adjusted EBITDA are significant components in understanding and assessing financial performance, including, but not limited to, the cost of capital, income taxes, and the historic cost bases of depreciable assets, none of which are reflected in adjusted EBITDA. Our presentation of adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an indication that our results will be unaffected by the items excluded from adjusted EBITDA. In future fiscal periods, we may exclude such items and may incur income and expenses similar to these excluded items. Accordingly, the exclusion of these items and other similar items in our non-GAAP presentation should not be interpreted as implying that these items are non-recurring, infrequent or unusual, unless otherwise expressly indicated.

The following tables present a reconciliation of the most directly comparable financial measures, calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, to our non-GAAP financial measures.

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