ENTEGRIS INC (ENTG) FY 2023 MD&A
This page reproduces the company's own Item 7 MD&A text from the linked SEC filing. It is filer text, not grepcent analysis, scoring, or investment advice.
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s consolidated financial condition and results of operations should be read along with the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes thereto included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve numerous risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those described in Item 1A, “Risk Factors” and the “Cautionary Statements” section of this Item 7 below. You should review Item 1A “Risk Factors” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for a discussion of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results described in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in the following discussion and analysis. The Company has elected to omit discussion of the earliest of the three years covered by the consolidated financial statements presented except for the segment analysis. Information pertaining to fiscal year 2021 results of operations and the year-over-year comparison of changes in our Financial Condition and Results of Operations as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 can be found in Part II, Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, filed on February 23, 2023.
Cautionary Statements
This Annual Report on Form 10-K and the portions of the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement incorporated by reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K contain “forward-looking statements.” The words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “project,” “should,” “may,” “will,” “would” or the negative thereof and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements may include statements about supply chain matters; inflationary pressures; future period guidance or projections; the Company’s performance relative to its markets, including the drivers of such performance; market and technology trends, including the duration and drivers of any growth trends; the development of new products and the success of their introductions; the focus of the Company’s ER&D projects; the Company’s ability to execute on our business strategies, including with respect to the Company’s expansion of its manufacturing presence in Taiwan and in Colorado Springs; the Company’s capital allocation strategy, which may be modified at any time for any reason, including share repurchases, dividends, debt repayments and potential acquisitions; the impact of the acquisitions and divestitures the Company has made and commercial partnerships the Company has established, including the acquisition of CMC Materials (now known as CMC Materials LLC) (“CMC Materials”); trends relating to the fluctuation of currency exchange rates; future capital and other expenditures, including estimates thereof; the Company’s expected tax rate; the impact, financial or otherwise, of any organizational changes; the impact of accounting pronouncements; quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk; and other matters. These forward-looking statements are based on current management expectations and assumptions only as of the date of this Annual Report, are not guarantees of future performance and involve substantial risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict and that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, weakening of global and/or regional economic conditions, generally or specifically in the semiconductor industry, which could decrease the demand for the Company’s products and solutions; the level of, and obligations associated with, the Company’s indebtedness, including the debts incurred in connection with the acquisition of CMC Materials; risks related to the acquisition and integration of CMC Materials, including unanticipated difficulties or expenditures relating thereto, the ability to achieve the anticipated synergies and value-creation contemplated by the acquisition of CMC Materials and the diversion of management time on transaction-related matters; raw material shortages, supply and labor constraints, price increases, inflationary pressures and rising interest rates; operational, political and legal risks of the Company’s international operations; the Company’s dependence on sole source and limited source suppliers; the Company’s ability to meet rapid demand shifts; the Company’s ability to continue technological innovation and introduce new products to meet customers’ rapidly changing requirements; substantial competition; the Company’s concentrated customer base; the Company’s ability to identify, complete and integrate acquisitions, joint ventures, divestitures or other similar transactions; the Company’s ability to effectively implement any organizational changes; the Company’s ability to protect and enforce intellectual property rights; the impact of regional and global instabilities, hostilities and geopolitical uncertainty, including, but not limited to, the ongoing conflicts between Ukraine and Russia, between Israel and Hamas and the current conflict in the Red Sea, as well as the global responses thereto; the increasing complexity of certain manufacturing processes; changes in government regulations of the countries in which the Company operates, including the imposition of tariffs, export controls and other trade laws and restrictions and changes to national security and international trade policy, especially as they relate to China; fluctuation of currency exchange rates; fluctuations in the market price of the Company’s stock; and other matters. These forward-looking statements are based on current management expectations and assumptions only as of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. They are not guarantees of future performance and involve substantial risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict and that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the risk factors and additional information described in this Annual Report on Form 10-K under the caption “Risk Factors,” elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and in the Company’s other periodic filings. Except as required under the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Company undertakes
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no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements or information contained herein, which speak as of their respective dates.
Overview
This overview is not a complete discussion of the Company’s financial condition, changes in financial condition and results of operations; it is intended merely to facilitate an understanding of the most salient aspects of its financial condition and operating performance and to provide a context for the detailed discussion and analysis that follows, and must be read in its entirety in order to fully understand the Company’s financial condition and results of operations.
The Company is a leading supplier of mission-critical advanced materials and process solutions for the semiconductor and other high-technology industries. We leverage our unique breadth of capabilities to help our customers improve their productivity, performance and technology in the most advanced manufacturing environments.
In the third quarter of 2023, the Company realigned its segments into three reportable segments discussed below, which align with the key elements of the advanced semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem. The current annual and succeeding annual periods will disclose the reportable segments with prior periods recast to reflect the change.
•The Materials Solutions segment, or MS, provides materials-based solutions, such as chemical mechanical planarization (“CMP”) slurries and pads, deposition materials, process chemistries and gases, formulated cleans, etchants and other specialty materials that enable our customers to achieve better device performance and faster time to yield, while providing for lower total cost of ownership.
▪The Microcontamination Control segment, or MC, offers advanced solutions that improve customers’ yield, device reliability and cost by filtering and purifying critical liquid chemistries and gases used in semiconductor manufacturing processes and other high-technology industries.
▪The Advanced Materials Handling segment, or AMH, develops solutions that improve customers’ yields by protecting critical materials during manufacturing, transportation, and storage, including products that monitor, protect, transport and deliver critical liquid chemistries, wafers, and other substrates for a broad set of applications in the semiconductor, life sciences and other high-technology industries.
These segments share common business systems and processes, technology centers and technology roadmaps. With the complementary capabilities across these segments, we believe we are uniquely positioned to create new, co-optimized and increasingly integrated solutions for our customers, which should translate into improved device performance, lower cost of ownership and faster time to market. This capability has been further enhanced with the acquisition of CMC Materials. For example, we can now develop and provide complementary offerings solving customers’ complex manufacturing challenges across the deposition, CMP process and post-CMP modules with co-optimized products from each of our divisions, such as advanced deposition materials, CMP slurries, pads and post-CMP cleaning chemistries from our MS segment, CMP slurry filters from our MC segment, and CMP slurry high-purity packaging and fluid monitoring systems from our AMH segment.
Impact of New Export Control Regulations
On October 17, 2023, the U.S Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) announced updates to export control regulations, originally issued on October 7, 2022, regarding the sale of certain products and services related to advanced computing items, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, and items that can support end uses related to the development and production of advanced-node integrated circuits and semiconductor manufacturing equipment, among others. The updated rules modify and expand restrictions on the sale of products and the provision of certain services by U.S. persons to some companies and domestic fabs located in certain countries, including China, without prior U.S. governmental authorization. See Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information regarding risk associated with the impact of new export control regulations, including under the caption “Tariffs, export controls and other trade laws and restrictions resulting from international trade disputes, strained international relations and changes to foreign and national security policy, especially as they relate to China, could have an adverse impact on our operations and reduce the competitiveness or availability of our products relative to local and global competitors.”
Impact of Conflicts in the Middle East
The military conflict between Israel and militant groups led by Hamas and the current conflict in the Red Sea have caused uncertainty in the global markets, including, but not limited to, disruptions to shipping routes. Revenue relating to products manufactured from raw materials or components sourced from or through this region does not constitute a material portion of our business and historically we have not had significant revenue in this region. There continues to be uncertainty regarding the ultimate impact these conflicts will have on the global economy, supply chains, logistics, fuel prices, raw material pricing and our business.
Recent Events
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On February 10, 2023, the Company terminated the definitive agreement with Infineum to sell its PIM business. At the time of the termination, the transaction had not received clearance under the HSR Act. In accordance with the terms of the definitive agreement, the Company received a $12.0 million termination fee from Infineum in the first quarter of 2023. Also in the first quarter of 2023, the Company incurred a fee of $1.1 million to the third-party financial adviser it had engaged to assist with the transaction. The assets and liabilities of the PIM business are classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2023. See Note 5 to our consolidated financial statements for further discussion.
On March 1, 2023, the Company completed its divestiture of the QED business. The Company received proceeds of $134.3 million. See Note 5 to our consolidated financial statements for further discussion.
On March 10, 2023 and September 11, 2023, the Company amended its Existing Credit Agreement. The First Amendment, dated March 10, 2023, provided for, among other things, the refinancing of the Company’s then-outstanding term loans B under the senior secured term loan facility due 2029 in an aggregate principal amount of $2.495 billion with a new tranche of term loans B in an aggregate principal amount of $2.495 billion. The amended loans under the First Amendment bore interest at a rate per annum equal to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus an applicable margin of 2.75% which was a reduction from the applicable margin of 3.00% prior to the First Amendment. The Second Amendment, dated September 11, 2023, provides for, among other things, the refinancing of the Company’s outstanding term loans B under the senior secured term loan facility due 2029 in an aggregate principal amount of $2.318 billion with a new tranche of term loans B in an aggregate principal amount of $2.318 billion. The outstanding term loans B under the amended senior secured term loan facility due 2029 bear interest, at a rate per annum equal to the SOFR plus an applicable margin of 2.50% which is a reduction from the applicable margin of 2.75% provided for in the First Amendment. See Note 11 to our consolidated financial statements for further discussion.
On June 5, 2023, the Company announced the termination of an Alliance Agreement (the “Alliance Agreement”) between the Company and MacDermid Enthone Inc., a global business unit of Element Solutions Inc. (“MacDermid Enthone”). In connection with the termination of the Alliance Agreement, Entegris received net proceeds of $191.2 million in 2023. See Note 5 to our consolidated financial statements for further discussion.
On October 2, 2023, the Company completed its divestiture of the Electronic Chemicals (“EC”) business. The Company received cash proceeds of $737.1 million, or net proceeds of $675.2 million. See Note 5 to our consolidated financial statements for further discussion.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations are based upon the Company’s consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires the Company to make estimates, assumptions and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. At each balance sheet date, management evaluates its estimates, including, but not limited to, those related to long-lived assets (property, plant and equipment, and identified intangible assets), goodwill and income taxes. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and various other assumptions that management believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. Management’s utilization of different judgments or estimates could result in material differences in the amount and timing of the Company’s results of operations for any period. In addition, actual results could be different from the Company’s current estimates, possibly resulting in increased future charges to earnings.
Our critical accounting policies that are most significantly affected by estimates, assumptions and judgments used in the preparation of the Company's consolidated financial statements relate to business acquisitions and are discussed below. See Note 1 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements for additional information about the Company’s other significant accounting policies.
Impairment of Goodwill
Goodwill is tested for impairment annually as of August 31. If circumstances change during interim periods between annual tests that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying value, the Company will test goodwill for impairment. Factors that would necessitate an interim goodwill impairment assessment include a sustained decline in the Company's stock price, effects on a reporting unit such as a change in the composition or carrying amounts of its net assets, prolonged negative industry or economic trends, or significant under-performance relative to expected, historical or projected future operating results. Management uses judgment to determine whether to use a qualitative analysis or a quantitative fair value measurement for its goodwill impairment testing. The Company's fair value measurement approach combines the income and market valuation techniques for each of the Company’s reporting units that carry goodwill. These valuation techniques use estimates and assumptions including, but not limited to, the determination of appropriate market
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comparable, projected future cash flows (including timing and profitability), the discount rate reflecting the risk inherent in future cash flows, the perpetual growth rate, and projected future economic and market conditions.
If a reporting unit fails the quantitative impairment test, impairment expense is immediately recorded as the difference between the reporting unit’s fair value and carrying value not to exceed the amount of goodwill recorded.
Business Acquisitions
The Company accounts for acquired businesses using the acquisition method of accounting, which requires that the assets acquired and liabilities assumed be recorded at the date of acquisition at their respective fair values. The judgments made in determining the estimated fair value assigned to each class of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, as well as asset lives, can materially impact net income. Accordingly, for significant items, the Company typically obtains assistance from a third-party valuation firm.
There are several methods that can be used to determine the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination. For intangible assets, the Company normally utilizes the “income method,” which starts with a forecast of all of the expected future net cash flows attributable to the subject intangible asset. These cash flows are then adjusted to present value by applying an appropriate discount rate that reflects the risk factors associated with the cash flow streams. Depending on the asset valued, the key assumptions included one or more of the following: (1) future revenue growth rates, (2) future gross margin, (3) future selling, general and administrative expenses, (4) royalty rates, and (5) discount rates.
Estimating the useful life of an intangible asset also requires judgment. For example, different types of intangible assets will have different useful lives, influenced by the nature of the asset, competitive environment, and rate of change in the industry. Certain assets may even be considered to have indefinite useful lives. All of these judgments and estimates can significantly impact the determination of the amortization period of the intangible asset, and thus net income.
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Results of Operations
Year ended December 31, 2023 compared to year ended December 31, 2022
The following table sets forth the results of operations and the relationship between various components of operations, stated as a percent of net sales, for 2023 and 2022.
| (Dollars in thousands) | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % of net sales | % of net sales | ||||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 3,523,926 | 100.0 | % | $ | 3,282,033 | 100.0 | % | |||||
| Cost of sales | 2,026,321 | 57.5 | 1,885,620 | 57.5 | |||||||||
| Gross profit | 1,497,605 | 42.5 | 1,396,413 | 42.5 | |||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 576,194 | 16.4 | 543,485 | 16.6 | |||||||||
| Engineering, research and development expenses | 277,313 | 7.9 | 228,994 | 7.0 | |||||||||
| Amortization of intangible assets | 214,477 | 6.1 | 143,953 | 4.4 | |||||||||
| Goodwill impairment | 115,217 | 3.3 | — | — | |||||||||
| Gain on termination of Alliance Agreement | (184,754) | (5.2) | — | — | |||||||||
| Operating income | 499,158 | 14.2 | 479,981 | 14.6 | |||||||||
| Interest expense | 312,378 | 8.9 | 212,669 | 6.5 | |||||||||
| Interest income | (11,257) | (0.3) | (3,694) | (0.1) | |||||||||
| Other expense, net | 25,367 | 0.7 | 23,926 | 0.7 | |||||||||
| Income before income taxes | 172,670 | 4.9 | 247,080 | 7.5 | |||||||||
| Income tax (benefit) expense | (8,413) | (0.2) | 38,160 | 1.2 | |||||||||
| Equity in net loss of affiliates | 414 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| Net income | $ | 180,669 | 5.1 | $ | 208,920 | 6.4 |
Net sales For 2023, net sales were $3,523.9 million, increased by $241.9 million, or 7%, from 2022. An analysis of the factors underlying the increase in net sales is presented in the following table:
| (In thousands) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Net sales in 2022 | $ | 3,282,033 |
| Increase associated with CMC Materials acquisition | 537,837 | |
| Decrease associated with divestitures | (116,211) | |
| Decrease mainly associated with volume exclusive of CMC Materials | (146,503) | |
| Decrease associated with effect of foreign currency translation | (33,230) | |
| Net sales in 2023 | $ | 3,523,926 |
The sales increase was attributable, in part, to a total of $537.8 million of sales of new products resulting from the acquisition of CMC Materials. This increase was partially offset by an absence of sales totaling $116.2 million resulting from the divestitures of QED and the Electronic Chemicals business as well as the termination of the Alliance Agreement. Total net sales also reflected unfavorable foreign currency translation effects of $33.2 million, mainly due to the significant weakening of the Japanese yen relative to the U.S. dollar, and decreased demand from customers in the semiconductor market, resulting in a decrease of $146.5 million compared to the year ago period ended December 31, 2022.
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Sales percentage on a geographic basis for 2023 and 2022 and the percentage increase (decrease) in sales for 2023 compared to sales for 2022 were as follows:
| Year ended | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | Percentage increase (decrease) in sales | ||||||
| North America | 25 | % | 24 | % | 12 | % | ||
| Taiwan | 17 | % | 20 | % | (11) | % | ||
| China | 16 | % | 15 | % | 13 | % | ||
| South Korea | 13 | % | 13 | % | 7 | % | ||
| Japan | 10 | % | 11 | % | 5 | % | ||
| Europe | 11 | % | 10 | % | 24 | % | ||
| Southeast Asia | 7 | % | 7 | % | 12 | % |
The increase in sales to customers for all countries and regions, except Taiwan, in the table above was principally driven by the inclusion of sales from the acquisition of CMC Materials. The decrease in sales in Taiwan primarily relates to lower sales demand of AMH and MC products partially offset by an increase in sales resulting from the inclusion of sales from the CMC Materials acquisition.
Gross margin
The following table sets forth gross margin as a percentage of net sales:
| 2023 | 2022 | Percentage point change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin as a percentage of net sales: | 42.5 | % | 42.5 | % | — |
Gross margin was unchanged for 2023 compared to 2022, which was primarily due to the absence of a $61.9 million charge for fair value write-up of acquired CMC Materials inventory sold during the year ended December 31, 2022, partially offsetting the effect of lower plant utilization in 2023.
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses consist primarily of payroll and related expenses for the sales and administrative staff, professional fees (including accounting, legal and technology costs and expenses), and sales and marketing costs. SG&A expenses for 2023 increased $32.7 million, or 6%, to $576.2 million from $543.5 million in 2022.
An analysis of the factors underlying the increase in SG&A expenses is presented in the following table:
| (In thousands) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Selling, general and administrative expenses in 2022 | $ | 543,485 |
| Employee costs, mainly driven by the inclusion of CMC Materials | 35,671 | |
| Impairment on long-lived assets, see Note 3 to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements | 30,464 | |
| Loss on sale of businesses, see Note 5 to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements | 23,822 | |
| Professional costs, mainly driven by the inclusion of CMC Materials | 14,321 | |
| Computer supplies expense, mainly driven by the inclusion of CMC Materials | 6,367 | |
| Project related expense, mainly driven by the inclusion of CMC Materials | 3,995 | |
| Integration, deal and transaction costs, mainly due to CMC Materials acquisition in prior year | (95,712) | |
| Other increases, net | 13,781 | |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses in 2023 | $ | 576,194 |
Engineering, research and development expenses
ER&D expenses consist of expenses for the support of current product lines and the development of new products and manufacturing technologies. These expenses were $277.3 million in 2023 and $229.0 million in 2022.
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An analysis of the factors underlying the increase in ER&D expenses is presented in the following table:
| (In thousands) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Engineering, research and development expense in 2022 | $ | 228,994 |
| Employee costs, mainly driven by the inclusion of CMC Materials | 27,434 | |
| Depreciation expense, mainly driven by the inclusion of CMC Materials | 11,983 | |
| Project related costs, mainly driven by the inclusion of CMC Materials | 4,902 | |
| Other increases, net | 4,000 | |
| Engineering, research and development expense in 2023 | $ | 277,313 |
The Company’s overall ER&D efforts will continue to focus on developing and improving its technology platforms for semiconductor and advanced processing applications and identifying and developing products for new applications. The Company often works directly with its customers to address their particular needs.
Amortization of intangible assets Amortization of intangible assets was $214.5 million in 2023 compared to $144.0 million for 2022. The increase primarily reflects the full-year of amortization expense associated with the intangible assets acquired in the CMC Materials acquisition.
Goodwill impairment The Company recorded a goodwill impairment charges of $115.2 million in 2023. See Note 3 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements for further discussion.
Gain on termination of Alliance Agreement In connection with the termination of the Alliance Agreement, the Company recognized a pre-tax gain, net of $184.8 million in 2023. See Note 5 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements for further discussion.
Interest expense Interest expense was $312.4 million in 2023 and $212.7 million in 2022. Interest expense includes interest associated with debt outstanding and the amortization of debt issuance costs associated with such borrowings. The increase was primarily driven by a full year of interest expense based on timing on CMC Materials close in 2022.
Interest income Interest income was $11.3 million in 2023 and $3.7 million in 2022. The increase reflects rising average interest rates and cash balances.
Other expense, net Other expense, net, was $25.4 million in 2023 compared to $23.9 million in 2022.
In 2023, other expense, net consisted mainly of loss of extinguishment and modification of debt of $29.9 million associated with the repayments on the Company’s bridge credit facility and senior secured term loan facility and the amendments of the Company’s Existing Credit Agreement (see Note 11 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements) and foreign currency transaction losses of $5.7 million, partially offset by net proceeds received of $10.9 million resulting from the termination of the definitive agreement with Infineum related to the PIM business.
In 2022, other expense, net consisted mainly of consisted mainly of foreign currency transaction losses of $23.0 million.
Income tax expense The Company recorded income tax benefit of $8.4 million in 2023 compared to income tax expense of $38.2 million in 2022. The Company’s effective tax rate was (4.9)% in 2023 compared to an effective tax rate of 15.4% in 2022.
The decrease in the effective tax rate from 2022 to 2023 relates to a tax benefit of $17.4 million recorded in 2023 related to divestiture and impairment activity. Additionally, the tax rate was lower in 2023 due to changes to the jurisdictional income mix resulting from the acquisition of CMC Materials and the temporary changes in the U.S. tax regulations pertaining to foreign tax credits. The tax rate in 2022 was higher due to non-deductible acquisition related costs and a decrease in discrete benefits related to share-based compensation.
Net income Net income was $180.7 million, or $1.20 per diluted share, in 2023 compared to net income of $208.9 million, or $1.46 per diluted share, in 2022. The decrease reflects the Company’s aforementioned operating results described in greater detail above.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures Information The Company’s consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The Company also utilizes certain non-GAAP financial measures as a complement to financial measures provided in accordance with GAAP in order to better assess and reflect trends affecting the Company’s business and results of operations. See “Non-GAAP Information” included below in this section for additional detail, including the reconciliation of the Company’s non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures.
The Company’s non-GAAP financial measures include Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Operating Income, together with related percentage changes, and Non-GAAP Earnings Per Share, or EPS.
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Adjusted EBITDA decreased to $942.4 million in 2023, compared to $973.2 million in 2022. Adjusted EBITDA as a percent of net sales was 26.7% in 2023 compared to 29.7% in 2022. Adjusted Operating Income decreased by 8.1% to $769.7 million in 2023, compared to $837.9 million in 2022. Adjusted Operating Income as a percent of net sales was 21.8% in 2023 compared to 25.5% in 2022. Non-GAAP EPS decreased 29.2% to $2.64 in 2023, compared to $3.73 in 2022. The decreases in Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Operating Income are primarily due to lower plant utilization and higher operating expenses. The decrease in Non-GAAP EPS is primarily attributable to higher interest expense associated with debt financing in connection with the CMC Materials acquisition.
Segment Analysis
In the third quarter of 2023, in order to align its segment financial reporting with a change in its business structure, the Company realigned its segments. Following the segment realignment, the Company’s three reportable segments are as follows (1) Materials Solutions, (2) Microcontamination Control, and (3) Advanced Materials Handling. Accordingly, our segment information was restated retroactively in the third quarter of fiscal year 2023. The segment realignment had no impact on the Microcontamination Control or Advanced Materials Handling segment financial reporting. See Note 21 to the consolidated financial statements for additional information on the Company’s three segments.
The following table and discussion reflects the results of operations of the Company’s three reportable segments for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021.
| (In thousands) | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |||||||
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| Materials Solutions | ||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 1,689,467 | $ | 1,380,208 | $ | 711,291 | ||||
| Segment profit | 296,375 | 219,189 | 167,807 | |||||||
| Microcontamination Control | ||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 1,127,555 | $ | 1,105,996 | $ | 919,363 | ||||
| Segment profit | 395,348 | 411,475 | 321,300 | |||||||
| Advanced Materials Handling | ||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 758,648 | $ | 846,492 | $ | 704,946 | ||||
| Segment profit | 136,100 | 183,738 | 159,995 | |||||||
| Unallocated general and administrative expenses | $ | 114,188 | $ | 190,468 | $ | 49,478 |
Materials Solutions (MS)
For 2023, MS net sales increased to $1,689.5 million, up 22% from $1,380.2 million in 2022. The sales increase primarily reflects the inclusion of sales of product lines resulting from the acquisition of CMC Materials totaling $537.8 million, partially offset by an absence of sales totaling $116.2 million resulting from the divestitures of QED and the EC business, the termination of the Alliance Agreement and decline in demand across the semiconductor market.
MS reported a segment profit of $296.4 million for 2023, up 35% compared to $219.2 million in 2022. The increase in MS’s profit in 2023 was primarily associated with a gain of $184.8 million resulting from the termination of the Alliance Agreement (see Note 5 to our consolidated financial statements for further discussion), the absence of a $61.9 million charge for a fair value write-up resulting from the sale of acquired CMC Materials inventory that was recorded in the year-ago period and segment profit attributed to the CMC Materials acquisition, partially offset by a goodwill impairment charge of $104.8 million related to the EC reporting unit (see Note 3 to our consolidated financials statements for further discussion), a $8.9 million loss on asset held for sale related to the EC reporting unit, a goodwill impairment charge of $10.4 million, long-lived asset impairment charge of $30.5 million (see Note 3 to our consolidated financials statements for further discussion) and a $14.9 million loss on the sale of QED.
For 2022, MS net sales increased to $1,380.2 million, up 94% from $711.3 million in 2021. The sales increase primarily reflects the inclusion of sales of $594.4 million attributed to acquisitions, primarily of CMC Materials, and also reflects modestly improved sales of advanced deposition materials, formulated cleans, selective etch and specialty coating products.
MS reported a segment profit of $219.2 million for 2022, up 31% compared to $167.8 million in 2021. The increase in MS’s profit in 2022 was primarily due to the segment profit attributed to the CMC Materials acquisition, partially offset by unfavorable product mix and a $61.9 million charge for a fair value write-up resulting from the sale of acquired CMC Materials inventory.
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Microcontamination Control (MC)
For 2023, MC net sales increased to $1,127.6 million, up 2% from $1,106.0 million in 2022. The sales increase was primarily due to improved sales from liquid filtration products.
MC reported a segment profit of $395.3 million for 2023, down 4% compared to $411.5 million in 2022. The decrease in MC’s profit in 2023 was primarily due to increased costs associated with the ramp up of our new manufacturing facility in Taiwan and increased investment in research and development.
For 2022, MC net sales increased to $1,106.0 million, up 20% from $919.4 million in 2021. The sales increase was due to improved performance across substantially all platforms, with growth especially strong in liquid filtration and gas filtration products.
MC reported a segment profit of $411.5 million for 2022, up 28% compared to $321.3 million in 2021. The increase in MC’s
profit in 2022 was primarily due to higher gross profit related to the increased sales volume, partially offset by higher operating
expenses of 17%, primarily due to higher compensation costs.
Advanced Materials Handling (AMH)
For 2023, AMH net sales decreased 10% to $758.6 million from $846.5 million in 2022. The sales decrease was mainly due to lower sales from our microenvironment solutions products.
AMH reported a segment profit of $136.1 million for 2023, down 26% compared to $183.7 million in 2022. The decrease in AMH’s profit in 2023 was primarily due to lower sales and lower factory utilization.
For 2022, AMH net sales increased 20% to $846.5 million from $704.9 million in 2021. The sales increase was mainly due to improved sales from wafer handling and fluid handling.
AMH reported a segment profit of $183.7 million for 2022, up 15% compared to $160.0 million in 2021. The increase in AMH’s profit in 2022 was primarily due to higher sales volume, partially offset by a 16% increase in operating expenses, primarily due to higher compensation costs.
Unallocated general and administrative expenses
Unallocated general and administrative expenses for 2023 totaled $114.2 million compared to $190.5 million for 2022. The $76.3 million decrease is primarily due to a $95.7 million decrease in deal, transaction and integration costs related to the acquisition of CMC Materials, partially offset by an increase in employee costs of $14.1 million.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We consider the following when assessing our liquidity and capital resources:
| In thousands | December 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | $ | 456,929 | $ | 563,439 | ||
| Working capital | 1,463,332 | 1,573,254 | ||||
| Total debt | 4,577,141 | 5,784,893 |
The Company has historically financed its operations and capital requirements through cash flow from its operating activities, long-term loans, lease financing and borrowings under domestic and international short-term lines of credit.
Based on our analysis, we believe our existing balances of domestic cash and cash equivalents and our currently anticipated operating cash flows will be sufficient to meet our cash needs arising in the ordinary course of business for the next twelve months and for the longer term.
We may seek to take advantage of opportunities to raise additional capital through additional debt financing or through public or private sales of securities. If in the future our available liquidity is not sufficient to meet the Company’s operating and debt service obligations as they come due, management would need to pursue alternative arrangements through additional equity or debt financing in order to meet the Company’s cash requirements. There can be no assurance that any such financing would be available on commercially acceptable terms, or at all. During 2023, we did not experience difficulty accessing capital and credit markets, but future volatility in the capital and credit markets may increase costs associated with issuing debt instruments or affect our ability to access those markets. In addition, it is possible that our ability to access the capital and credit markets could be limited at a time when we would like, or need, to do so, which could have an adverse impact on our ability to refinance maturing debt and/or react to changing economic and business conditions.
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In summary, our cash flows for each period were as follows:
| (in thousands) | Year ended December 31, 2023 | Year ended December 31, 2022 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 629,562 | $ | 352,283 | ||
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 553,071 | (4,945,709) | ||||
| Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | (1,282,629) | 4,766,203 | ||||
| (Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | (106,510) | 160,874 |
Operating activities
Cash provided by operating activities is net income adjusted for certain non-cash items and changes in assets and liabilities.
Compared to 2022, the $277.3 million increase in cash provided by operating activities in 2023 was primarily driven by $288.9 million of changes in operating assets and liabilities, offset by a $11.7 million decrease of net income adjusted for non-cash reconciling items.
Changes in operating assets and liabilities were driven by changes in trade accounts and notes receivable, inventories, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, income taxes payable and refundable income taxes. The change for trade receivables was mainly due to lower sales. The change for inventory was driven by the Company’s initiative to reduce inventory. The change for accounts payable and accrued liabilities was driven by lower vendor purchases and timing of payments. The change for income taxes payable and refundable income taxes was due to larger tax payments compared to the previous year.
Investing activities
Investing cash flows consist primarily of capital expenditures, cash used for acquisitions, proceeds from sales of businesses and proceeds from sales of property and equipment.
In 2023, there was $553.1 million of cash provided by investing activities compared to $4,945.7 million cash used in investing activities in 2022. The decrease resulted primarily from the absence of the prior-year acquisition of CMC Materials, partially offset by proceeds from the sale of QED and the EC businesses totaling $815.0 million, net proceeds from the termination of the Alliance Agreement totaling $199.3 million in the current year, and a $9.4 million decrease in capital expenditures in the current year compared to the prior year.
Acquisition of property and equipment totaled $456.8 million in 2023, which primarily reflected investments in facilities, equipment and tooling, compared to $466.2 million in 2022, which also primarily reflected investments in equipment and tooling. Capital expenditures in 2023 generally reflected more spending related to growth capacity, including our previously announced investment in our KSP site and new facility in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
In 2022, the Company acquired CMC Materials. The cash used to acquire these assets was $4,474.9 million, net of cash acquired. The transaction is described in further detail in Note 4 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Financing activities
Financing cash flows consist primarily of repurchases of common stock, payment of dividends to stockholders, issuance and repayment of short-term and long-term debt, and proceeds from the sale of shares of common stock through employee equity incentive plans.
In 2023, there was $1,282.6 million of cash used in financing activities compared to $4,766.2 million cash provided by in financing activities in 2022. The change was primarily due to the net debt activity, which was a use of cash of $1,259.7 million in 2023 compared to a source of cash of $4,831.3 million. See Note 11 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements for further discussion of the debt financing that occurred during the year.
The Company’s total dividend payments were $60.2 million in 2023 compared to $57.3 million in 2022. The Company has paid a cash dividend in each quarter since the fourth quarter of 2017. On January 17, 2024, the Company’s board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share to be paid on February 21, 2024 to shareholders of record as of January 31, 2024.
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Other Liquidity and Capital Resources Considerations
Debt at par value outstanding
| (In thousands) | December 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior secured term loan due 2029 | $ | 1,373,774 | $ | 2,495,000 | ||
| Senior secured notes due 2029 at 4.75% | 1,600,000 | 1,600,000 | ||||
| Senior unsecured notes due 2030 at 5.95% | 895,000 | 895,000 | ||||
| Senior unsecured notes due 2029 at 3.625% | 400,000 | 400,000 | ||||
| Senior unsecured notes due 2028 at 4.375% | 400,000 | 400,000 | ||||
| Bridge credit facility due 2023 | — | 135,000 | ||||
| Revolving facility due 2027 | — | — | ||||
| Total debt (par value) | $ | 4,668,774 | $ | 5,925,000 |
On March 10, 2023, and September 11, 2023, the Company amended its Existing Credit Agreement. The First Amendment, dated March 10, 2023, provided for, among other things, the refinancing of the Company’s outstanding term loans B under the senior secured term loan facility due 2029 in an aggregate principal amount of $2.495 billion with a new tranche of term loans B in an aggregate principal amount of $2.495 billion. The amended loans under the First Amendment bore interest at a rate per annum equal to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus an applicable margin of 2.75% which was a reduction from the applicable margin of 3.00% prior to the First Amendment. The Second Amendment, dated September 11, 2023, provides for, among other things, the refinancing of the Company’s outstanding term loans B under the senior secured term loan facility due 2029 in an aggregate principal amount of $2.318 billion with a new tranche of term loans B in an aggregate principal amount of $2.318 billion. Under the Second Amendment, the outstanding term loans B under the amended senior secured term loan facility due 2029 will bear interest, at a rate per annum equal to the SOFR plus an applicable margin of 2.50% which is a reduction from the applicable margin of 2.75% provided for in the First Amendment. See Note 11 to our consolidated financial statements for further discussion.
During the fiscal year 2023, the Company repaid $1.1 billion of the outstanding borrowings under the New Tranche B Term Loan and $135.0 million in full repayment of all outstanding borrowings under the bridge credit facility.
Through December 31, 2023, the Company was in compliance with all applicable financial covenants included in the terms of its debt arrangements.
The Company has commitments under the Revolving Facility of $575.0 million. The Revolving Facility bears interest at a rate per annum equal to, at the Company’s option, either a base rate (such as prime rate) or SOFR, plus, in each case, an applicable margin. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2023, there were no borrowings under this Revolving Facility and no balance was outstanding at December 31, 2023.
The Company also has a line of credit with one bank that provides for borrowings of Japanese yen for the Company’s Japanese subsidiary equivalent to an aggregate of approximately $7.1 million. There were no outstanding borrowings under this line of credit and no balance was outstanding at December 31, 2023.
Cash and cash requirements
| (In thousands) | December 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 456,929 | $ | 561,559 | ||
| U.S. | 154,015 | 136,262 | ||||
| Non-U.S. | 302,914 | 425,297 | ||||
| Restricted cash - U.S. | — | 1,880 | ||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | $ | 456,929 | $ | 563,439 |
Our cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand and highly liquid debt securities with original maturities of three months or less, which are valued at cost and approximate fair value. We utilize a variety of funding strategies in an effort to ensure that our worldwide cash is available in the locations in which it is needed.
Our restricted cash represented cash held in a “Rabbi” trust and is not available for general corporate purposes. See Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements for additional information. The Company had no restricted cash as of December 31, 2023.
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We have cash requirements to support working capital needs, capital expenditures, business acquisitions, contractual obligations, commitments, principal and interest payments on debt and other liquidity requirements associated with our operations. We generally intend to use available cash and funds generated from our operations to meet these cash requirements, but in the event that additional liquidity is required we may also borrow under our Revolving Facility.
The following table summarizes our short and long-term cash requirements as of December 31, 2023:
| (In thousands) | Total | Due within one year of December 31, 2023 | Due later than one year from December 31, 2023 | |||||||
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| Long-term debt (principal) | $ | 4,668,774 | $ | — | $ | 4,668,774 | ||||
| Interest payments on long-term debt | 1,314,383 | 236,790 | 1,077,593 | |||||||
| Capital purchase obligations | 136,357 | 57,363 | 78,994 | |||||||
| Supply purchase obligations | 11,658 | 6,333 | 5,325 | |||||||
| Operating and financing leases | 105,841 | 20,343 | 85,498 | |||||||
| Income tax liabilities | 267,545 | 77,403 | 190,142 | |||||||
| Total | $ | 6,504,558 | $ | 398,232 | $ | 6,106,326 |
Long-term debt and interest payments on long-term debt. We have contractual obligations for principal and interest payments on our long-term debt. See Note 11 of the consolidated financials for additional information. Debt obligations are classified based on their stated maturity date, regardless of their classification on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. Interest projections on both variable and fixed rate long-term debt are based on interest rates effective as of December 31, 2023 and do not include $91.6 million for net unamortized discounts and debt issuance costs. On July 28, 2022, the Company entered into a floating-to-fixed interest rate swap agreement to hedge the variability in SOFR-based interest payments associated with $1.95 billion of its $2.495 billion Initial Term Loan Facility. The notional amount of the swap is $1.4 billion at December 31, 2023 and is scheduled to decrease quarterly and will expire on December 30, 2025. The impact of the interest rate swap is not considered in the interest payments above.
Capital purchase obligations. We have capital purchase obligations that represent commitments for the construction or purchase of property, plant and equipment. They were not recorded as liabilities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2023, as the Company had not yet received the related goods or taken title to the property.
We expect capital expenditure spending to be approximately $350.0 million in 2024 for growth capacity investments and the construction of our new manufacturing facility in Colorado.
Supply purchase obligations. We have non-cancelable commitments, including take-or-pay contracts, that are not presented as capital purchase commitments above. They were not recorded as liabilities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2023, as the Company had not yet received the related goods or taken title to the property.
Operating and financing lease commitments. Commitments under operating and financing leases primarily relate to leasehold properties. See Note 15 of the consolidated financials for additional information.
Income tax liabilities. Of the tax liabilities included in the table above, $67.7 million relates to uncertain tax positions. We are unable to accurately predict when these amounts will be realized or released. However, it is reasonably possible that there could be significant changes to our unrecognized tax benefits in the next twelve months due to an unforeseeable event (such as a tax audit settlement). See Note 17 of the consolidated financials for additional information.
New Accounting Pronouncements
Recently adopted accounting pronouncements Refer to Note 1 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements for a discussion of accounting pronouncements implemented in 2023.
Recently issued accounting pronouncements Refer to Note 1 of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for a discussion of accounting pronouncements recently issued but not yet adopted.
Non-GAAP Information The Company’s consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with GAAP.
The Company also utilizes certain non-GAAP financial measures as a complement to financial measures provided in accordance with GAAP in order to better assess and reflect trends affecting the Company’s business and results of operations. These non-GAAP financial measures include Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Operating Income, together with related measures thereof, and Non-GAAP EPS, as well as certain other supplemental non-GAAP financial measures included in the discussion of the Company’s financial results.
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Adjusted EBITDA is defined by the Company as net income before, as applicable, (1) income tax (benefit) expense, (2) interest expense, (3) interest income, (4) other expense, net, (5) goodwill impairment, (6) deal and transaction costs, (7) integration costs, (8) contractual costs and non-cash integration costs, (9) restructuring costs, (10) loss (gain) on sale of businesses, (11) charge for fair value write-up of acquired inventory sold, (12) gain on termination of the Alliance Agreement, (13) impairment of long-lived assets, (14) amortization of intangible assets and (15) depreciation. Adjusted Operating Income is defined by the Company as Adjusted EBITDA exclusive of the depreciation addback noted above. The Company also utilizes ratios of non-GAAP financial measures such as Adjusted EBITDA to Company net sales and Adjusted Operating Income (referred to as Adjusted EBITDA Margin and Adjusted Operating Margin, respectively).
Non-GAAP Net Income is defined by the Company as net income before, as applicable, (1) goodwill impairment, (2) deal and transaction costs, (3) integration costs, (4) contractual costs and non-cash integration costs, (5) restructuring costs, (6) loss on extinguishment of debt and modification, (7) loss (gain) on sale of businesses, (8) gain on termination of the Alliance Agreement, (9) Infineum termination fee, net, (10) charge for fair value write-up of sale of acquired inventory, (11) interest expense, net, (12) impairment of long-lived assets, (13) amortization of intangible assets, (14) the tax effect of the foregoing adjustments to net income, stated on a per share basis, divided by diluted weighted average shares outstanding. Non-GAAP EPS is defined as our Non-GAAP Net Income divided by our diluted weighted-average shares outstanding.
The Company provides supplemental non-GAAP financial measures to help management and investors to better understand its business and believes these measures provide investors and analysts additional and meaningful information for the assessment of the Company’s ongoing results. Management also uses these non-GAAP measures to assist in the evaluation of the performance of its business segments and to make operating decisions.
Management believes the Company’s non-GAAP measures help indicate the Company’s baseline performance before certain gains, losses or other charges that may not be indicative of the Company’s business or future outlook and offer a useful view of business performance in that the measures provide a more consistent means of comparing performance. The Company believes the non-GAAP measures aid investors’ overall understanding of the Company’s results by providing a higher degree of transparency for such items and providing a level of disclosure that will help investors understand how management plans, measures and evaluates the Company’s business performance. Management believes that the inclusion of non-GAAP measures provides greater consistency in its financial reporting from period-to-period and facilitates investors’ understanding of the Company’s historical operating trends by providing an additional basis for comparisons to prior periods.
Management uses Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Operating Income to assist it in evaluations of the Company’s operating performance by excluding items that management does not consider as relevant in the results of its ongoing operations. Internally, these non-GAAP measures are used by management for planning and forecasting purposes, including the preparation of internal budgets; for allocating resources to enhance financial performance; for evaluating the effectiveness of operational strategies; and for evaluating the Company’s capacity to fund capital expenditures, secure financing and expand its business.
In addition, and as a consequence of the importance of these non-GAAP financial measures in managing its business, the Company’s Board of Directors uses non-GAAP financial measures in the evaluation process to determine management compensation.
The Company believes that certain analysts and investors use Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Operating Income and Non-GAAP EPS as supplemental measures to evaluate the overall operating performance of firms in the Company’s industry. Additionally, lenders or potential lenders use Adjusted EBITDA measures to evaluate the Company’s creditworthiness.
The presentation of non-GAAP financial measures is not meant to be considered in isolation, as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures or information provided in accordance with GAAP. Management strongly encourages investors to review the Company’s consolidated financial statements in their entirety and to not rely on any single financial measure.
Management notes that the use of non-GAAP measures has limitations, including but not limited to:
First, non-GAAP financial measures are not standardized. Accordingly, the methodology used to produce the Company’s non-GAAP financial measures is not computed under GAAP and may differ notably from the methodology used by other companies. For example, the Company’s non-GAAP measure of Adjusted EBITDA may not be directly comparable to EBITDA or an Adjusted EBITDA measure reported by other companies.
Second, the Company’s non-GAAP financial measures exclude items such as amortization and depreciation that are recurring. Amortization of intangibles and depreciation have been, and will continue to be for the foreseeable future, significant recurring expenses with an impact upon the Company’s results of operations, notwithstanding the lack of immediate impact upon cash flows.
Third, there is no assurance that the Company will not have future charges for fair value write-up of acquired inventory, restructuring activities, deal and transaction costs, integration costs, asset or goodwill impairments, loss on extinguishment of debt or similar items and, therefore, may need to record additional charges (or credits) associated with such items, including the
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tax effects thereon. The exclusion of these items in the Company’s non-GAAP measures should not be construed as an implication that these costs are unusual, infrequent or non-recurring.
Management considers these limitations by providing specific information regarding the GAAP amounts excluded from these non-GAAP financial measures and evaluating these non-GAAP financial measures together with their most directly comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. The calculations of Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Operating Income, and Non-GAAP EPS, and reconciliations between these financial measures and their most directly comparable GAAP equivalents, are presented below in the accompanying tables.
The reconciliation of GAAP measures to adjusted operating income and Adjusted EBITDA for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 are presented below:
| (In thousands) | 2023 | 2022 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net sales | $ | 3,523,926 | $ | 3,282,033 | ||
| Net income | $ | 180,669 | $ | 208,920 | ||
| Net income - as a % of net sales | 5.1 | % | 6.4 | % | ||
| Adjustments to net income | ||||||
| Equity in net loss of affiliates | 414 | — | ||||
| Income tax (benefit) expense | (8,413) | 38,160 | ||||
| Interest expense | 312,378 | 212,669 | ||||
| Interest income | (11,257) | (3,694) | ||||
| Other expense, net | 25,367 | 23,926 | ||||
| GAAP – Operating income | 499,158 | 479,981 | ||||
| Operating margin - as a % of net sales | 14.2 | % | 14.6 | % | ||
| Goodwill impairment 1 | 115,217 | — | ||||
| Deal and transaction costs 2 | 3,001 | 39,543 | ||||
| Integration costs: | ||||||
| Professional fees 3 | 36,650 | 35,422 | ||||
| Severance costs 4 | 1,478 | 6,269 | ||||
| Retention costs 5 | 1,687 | 1,987 | ||||
| Other costs 6 | 13,710 | 7,053 | ||||
| Contractual and non-cash integration costs: | ||||||
| CMC Materials retention costs 7 | — | 18,030 | ||||
| Stock-based compensation alignment 8 | — | 21,584 | ||||
| Change in control costs 9 | — | 22,350 | ||||
| Restructuring costs 10 | 14,745 | — | ||||
| Loss (gain) on sale of businesses 11 | 23,839 | (254) | ||||
| Charge for fair value write-up of acquired inventory sold 12 | — | 61,932 | ||||
| Gain on termination of Alliance Agreement 13 | (184,754) | — | ||||
| Impairment of long-lived assets 14 | 30,464 | — | ||||
| Amortization of intangible assets 15 | 214,477 | 143,953 | ||||
| Adjusted Operating Income | 769,672 | 837,850 | ||||
| Adjusted Operating Margin | 21.8 | % | 25.5 | % | ||
| Depreciation | 172,683 | 135,371 | ||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 942,355 | $ | 973,221 | ||
| Adjusted EBITDA – as a % of net sales | 26.7 | % | 29.7 | % |
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1 Non-cash impairment charges associated with goodwill.
2 Deal and transaction costs associated with CMC Materials acquisition and completed and announced divestitures.
3 Represents professional and vendor fees recorded in connection with services provided by consultants, accountants, lawyers and other third-party service providers to assist us in integrating CMC Materials into our operations. These fees arise outside of the ordinary course of our continuing operations.
4 Represents severance charges related to the integration of the CMC Materials acquisition.
5 Represents retention charges related directly to the CMC Materials acquisition and completed and announced divestitures, and are not part of our normal, recurring cash operating expenses.
6 Represents other employee related costs and other costs incurred relating to the CMC Materials acquisition and the completed and announced divestitures. These costs arise outside of the ordinary course of our continuing operations.
7 Represents non-recurring costs associated with the CMC Materials retention program that was agreed upon and set forth in the definitive acquisition agreement.
8 Represents the non-cash incremental expense associated with adopting retirement vesting obligations on Entegris equity awards, similar to those of CMC Materials equity awards.
9 Relates to the change in control agreements that were in place with management of CMC Materials prior to the acquisition and the associated expense post-acquisition.
10 Restructuring charges resulting from cost saving initiatives.
11 Loss (gain) from the sale of our businesses.
12 Represents the additional cost of goods sold recognized in connection with the step-up of inventory valuation related to CMC Materials acquisition.
13 Gain on termination of the Alliance Agreement with MacDermid Enthone.
14 Impairment of long-lived assets.
15 Non-cash amortization expense associated with intangibles acquired in acquisitions.
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The reconciliation of GAAP measures to Non-GAAP EPS for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 are presented below:
| (In thousands, except per share data) | 2023 | 2022 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | $ | 180,669 | $ | 208,920 | ||
| Adjustments to net income: | ||||||
| Goodwill impairment 1 | 115,217 | — | ||||
| Deal and transaction costs 2 | 3,001 | 39,543 | ||||
| Integration costs: | ||||||
| Professional fees 3 | 36,650 | 35,422 | ||||
| Severance costs 4 | 1,478 | 6,269 | ||||
| Retention costs 5 | 1,687 | 1,987 | ||||
| Other costs 6 | 13,710 | 7,053 | ||||
| Contractual and non-cash integration costs: | ||||||
| CMC Materials retention costs 7 | — | 18,030 | ||||
| Stock-based compensation alignment 8 | — | 21,584 | ||||
| Change in control costs 9 | — | 22,350 | ||||
| Restructuring costs 10 | 14,745 | — | ||||
| Loss on extinguishment of debt and modification 11 | 29,896 | 3,287 | ||||
| Loss (gain) on sale of businesses 12 | 23,839 | (254) | ||||
| Gain on termination of Alliance Agreement 13 | (184,754) | — | ||||
| Infineum termination fee, net 14 | (10,877) | — | ||||
| Charge for fair value write-up of acquired inventory sold 15 | — | 61,932 | ||||
| Interest expense, net 16 | — | 29,822 | ||||
| Impairment on long-lived assets 17 | 30,464 | — | ||||
| Amortization of intangible assets 18 | 214,477 | 143,953 | ||||
| Tax effect of adjustments to net income and discrete tax items 19 | (71,284) | (65,728) | ||||
| Non-GAAP net income | $ | 398,918 | $ | 534,170 | ||
| Diluted earnings per common share | $ | 1.20 | $ | 1.46 | ||
| Effect of adjustments to net income | $ | 1.45 | $ | 2.27 | ||
| Diluted non-GAAP earnings per common share | $ | 2.64 | $ | 3.73 | ||
| Diluted weighted average shares outstanding | 150,945 | 143,146 |
1 Non-cash impairment charges associated with goodwill.
2 Deal and transaction costs associated with the CMC Materials acquisition and completed and announced divestitures.
3 Represents professional and vendor fees recorded in connection with services provided by consultants, accountants, lawyers and other third-party service providers to assist us in integrating CMC Materials into our operations. These fees arise outside of the ordinary course of our continuing operations.
4 Represents severance charges related to the integration of CMC Materials.
5 Represents retention charges related directly to the CMC Materials acquisition and completed and announced divestitures, and are not part of our normal, recurring cash operating expenses.
6 Represents other employee-related costs and other costs incurred relating to the CMC Materials acquisition and completed and announced divestitures. These costs arise outside of the ordinary course of our continuing operations.
7 Represents non-recurring costs associated with the CMC retention program that was agreed upon and set forth in the definitive acquisition agreement.
8 Represents the non-cash incremental expense associated with adopting retirement vesting obligations on Entegris equity awards, similar to those of CMC Materials equity awards.
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9 Relates to the change in control agreements that were in place with management of CMC Materials prior to the acquisition and the associated expense post-acquisition.
10 Restructuring charges resulting from cost saving initiatives.
11 Non-recurring loss on extinguishment of debt and modification of our debt.
12 Loss (gain) from the sale of our businesses.
13 Gain on termination of the Alliance Agreement with MacDermid Enthone.
14 Non-recurring gain from the termination fee with Infineum.
15 Represents the additional cost of goods sold recognized in connection with the step-up of inventory valuation related to the CMC Materials acquisition.
16 Non-recurring interest costs related to the financing of the CMC Materials acquisition.
17 Impairment of long-lived assets.
18 Non-cash amortization expense associated with intangibles acquired in acquisitions.
19 The tax effect of pre-tax adjustments to net income was calculated using the applicable marginal tax rate for each respective year.