# FORMFACTOR INC (FORM)

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CIK: 0001039399
SIC: 3674 Semiconductors & Related Devices
SIC breadcrumb: [Manufacturing](/division/D/) > [Electronic And Other Electrical Equipment And Components, Except Computer Equipment](/major-group/36/) > [SIC 3674 Semiconductors & Related Devices](/industry/3674/)
Latest 10-K filed: 2026-02-20
SEC page: https://www.sec.gov/edgar/browse/?CIK=1039399
Filing source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1039399/000103939926000009/form-20251227.htm

## At a glance

FY2025 · period end 2025-12-27 · filed 2026-02-20 · accession 0001039399-26-000009 · source: https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0001039399.json

| Metric | Value | FY | Provenance |
| --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| Revenue | 784,993,000 USD | 2025 | verified |
| Net income | 54,361,000 USD | 2025 | verified |
| Assets | 1,224,362,000 USD | 2025 | verified |
| Free cash flow | 11,740,000 USD | 2025 | computed |
| Net margin | 6.93% | 2025 | computed |
| Operating margin | 7.27% | 2025 | computed |
| Revenue YoY | +2.80% | 2025 | computed |
| ROE | 5.25% | 2025 | computed |

Computed values are grepcent-computed from the verified facts above and may differ from ratios the company itself reports. Free cash flow = operating cash flow − capital expenditures. Net margin = net income ÷ revenue. Operating margin = operating income ÷ revenue. Revenue YoY = FY2025 revenue ÷ FY2024 revenue − 1 (consecutive fiscal years only). ROE = net income ÷ period-end stockholders' equity.

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### Peer percentile fingerprint

| Ratio | FORM | Peer median | Percentile | N |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Net margin | 6.9% | 4.9% | 57 | 59 |
| Operating margin | 7.3% | 3.7% | 56 | 58 |
| Revenue growth | 2.8% | 15.5% | 27 | 61 |
| FCF margin | 1.5% | 8.9% | 24 | 60 |
| ROE | 5.3% | 3.8% | 53 | 58 |
| ROA | 4.4% | 1.6% | 58 | 61 |
| Liabilities / equity | 0.18 | 0.51 | 24 | 59 |
| Current ratio | 4.50 | 2.70 | 72 | 61 |

Percentile = share of the N covered peers reporting that ratio whose value is lower (ties counted half); computed among grepcent-covered companies in SIC industry 3674 Semiconductors & Related Devices, not the whole market. A higher percentile means a higher value of the ratio, not a better company. Ratios with fewer than 8 reporting peers are omitted. Latest reported values per company; fiscal periods may differ. Descriptive arithmetic - not a score, rating, or ranking.

## Selected Fundamentals
| Metric | Value | Unit | FY | Filed |
| --- | ---: | --- | ---: | --- |
| Revenue | 784993000 | USD | 2025 | 2026-02-20 |
| Net income | 54361000 | USD | 2025 | 2026-02-20 |
| Assets | 1224362000 | USD | 2025 | 2026-02-20 |

## Financials

Annual standardized facts from SEC companyfacts as of latest extracted filing date 2026-02-20. Source: https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0001039399.json. Derived margins, ratios, and free cash flow are computed from the extracted annual SEC facts.

| Metric | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Revenue | 383,881,000 | 548,441,000 | 529,675,000 | 589,464,000 | 693,616,000 | 769,674,000 | 747,937,000 | 663,102,000 | 763,599,000 | 784,993,000 |
| Net income | -6,557,000 | 40,913,000 | 104,036,000 | 39,346,000 | 78,523,000 | 83,924,000 | 50,738,000 | 82,387,000 | 69,614,000 | 54,361,000 |
| Operating income | -47,907,000 | 46,301,000 | 36,109,000 | 49,662,000 | 83,788,000 | 98,038,000 | 54,912,000 | 82,756,000 | 64,780,000 | 57,070,000 |
| Gross profit | 102,682,000 | 215,597,000 | 210,339,000 | 237,496,000 | 287,920,000 | 322,767,000 | 296,009,000 | 258,580,000 | 307,923,000 | 308,851,000 |
| Diluted EPS | -0.10 | 0.55 | 1.38 | 0.51 | 0.99 | 1.06 | 0.65 | 1.05 | 0.89 | 0.69 |
| Operating cash flow |  | 86,323,000 | 68,700,000 | 121,048,000 | 169,256,000 | 139,364,000 | 131,786,000 | 64,602,000 | 117,534,000 | 115,398,000 |
| Capital expenditures | 11,521,000 | 17,756,000 | 19,869,000 | 20,847,000 | 55,865,000 | 66,496,000 | 65,254,000 | 56,027,000 | 38,436,000 | 103,658,000 |
| Share buybacks | 0.00 | 18,970,000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 24,038,000 | 82,328,000 | 19,801,000 | 53,302,000 | 26,244,000 |
| Assets | 618,982,000 | 646,574,000 | 728,222,000 | 839,882,000 | 963,217,000 | 1,020,520,000 | 1,008,228,000 | 1,106,794,000 | 1,146,215,000 | 1,224,362,000 |
| Liabilities | 217,926,000 | 187,937,000 | 148,058,000 | 198,885,000 | 219,133,000 | 204,740,000 | 199,943,000 | 197,990,000 | 198,447,000 | 188,959,000 |
| Stockholders' equity | 401,056,000 | 458,637,000 | 580,164,000 | 640,997,000 | 744,084,000 | 815,780,000 | 808,285,000 | 908,804,000 | 947,768,000 | 1,035,403,000 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 101,408,000 | 91,184,000 | 98,472,000 | 144,545,000 | 187,225,000 | 151,010,000 | 109,130,000 | 177,812,000 | 190,728,000 | 103,330,000 |
| Free cash flow |  | 68,567,000 | 48,831,000 | 100,201,000 | 113,391,000 | 72,868,000 | 66,532,000 | 8,575,000 | 79,098,000 | 11,740,000 |

### Ratios

ROE and ROA use period-end equity/assets. Liabilities / equity uses total liabilities divided by stockholders' equity. Current ratio uses current assets divided by current liabilities when both are reported.

| Metric | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Net margin | -1.71% | 7.46% | 19.64% | 6.67% | 11.32% | 10.90% | 6.78% | 12.42% | 9.12% | 6.93% |
| Operating margin | -12.48% | 8.44% | 6.82% | 8.42% | 12.08% | 12.74% | 7.34% | 12.48% | 8.48% | 7.27% |
| Return on equity | -1.63% | 8.92% | 17.93% | 6.14% | 10.55% | 10.29% | 6.28% | 9.07% | 7.35% | 5.25% |
| Return on assets | -1.06% | 6.33% | 14.29% | 4.68% | 8.15% | 8.22% | 5.03% | 7.44% | 6.07% | 4.44% |
| Liabilities / equity | 0.54 | 0.41 | 0.26 | 0.31 | 0.29 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.18 |
| Current ratio | 3.08 | 3.32 | 3.30 | 3.07 | 3.15 | 3.52 | 3.17 | 4.38 | 4.61 | 4.50 |

## As-reported value updates

No tracked differences above grepcent's stated thresholds and capped precision rule were found between the earliest XBRL-filed value and the value currently on file for the standardized annual metrics grepcent tracks.


## Quarterly

Quarterly standardized facts from SEC companyfacts as of latest extracted filing date 2026-08-04. Source: https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0001039399.json.

Flow metrics use discrete quarter-length periods from 10-Q/10-Q/A filings. Q4 revenue and net income are derived only when annual FY and nine-month YTD facts exist for the same fiscal year; derived Q4 values are labeled. EPS Q4 is not derived.

| Quarter | End date | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS | Method |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 2022-Q3 | 2022-09-24 |  |  | 0.06 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2023-Q1 | 2023-04-01 |  |  | 0.02 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2023-Q2 | 2023-07-01 |  |  | 0.01 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2023-Q3 | 2023-09-30 | 171,575,000 | 4,371,000 | 0.06 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2023-Q4 | 2023-12-30 | 168,163,000 | 75,846,000 |  | derived Q4 = FY annual - nine-month YTD |
| 2024-Q1 | 2024-03-30 | 168,725,000 | 21,781,000 | 0.28 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2024-Q2 | 2024-06-29 | 197,474,000 | 19,392,000 | 0.25 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2024-Q3 | 2024-09-28 | 207,917,000 | 18,736,000 | 0.24 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2024-Q4 | 2024-12-28 | 189,483,000 | 9,705,000 |  | derived Q4 = FY annual - nine-month YTD |
| 2025-Q1 | 2025-03-29 | 171,356,000 | 6,401,000 | 0.08 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2025-Q2 | 2025-06-28 | 195,798,000 | 9,086,000 | 0.12 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2025-Q3 | 2025-09-27 | 202,676,000 | 15,656,000 | 0.20 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2025-Q4 | 2025-12-27 | 215,163,000 | 23,218,000 |  | derived Q4 = FY annual - nine-month YTD |
| 2026-Q1 | 2026-03-28 | 226,144,000 | 20,384,000 | 0.26 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2026-Q2 | 2026-06-27 | 258,242,000 | 56,207,000 | 0.71 | reported discrete quarter |

## Filed narrative (10-K & 10-Q)

## Business

Verbatim Item 1 Business section from FORM's latest 10-K: [/company/FORM/business/](/company/FORM/business/).

## Risk Factors

Verbatim Item 1A Risk Factors from FORM's latest 10-K: [/company/FORM/risk-factors/](/company/FORM/risk-factors/).

## Latest quarter (10-Q)

Latest 10-Q source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1039399/000103939926000033/form-20260627.htm

Extracted structurally from real Item 2 body heading to real Item 3/4 boundary. Published MD&A gate trimmed front/tail over-capture.
Confidence: high
Filing date: 2026-08-04
Report date: 2026-06-27

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Securities Act of 1933, which are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements include statements concerning, among other things, our business strategy (including the influence of anticipated trends and developments in our business and the markets in which we operate), financial and operating results, revenues, gross margins, liquidity, operating expenses, effective tax rate and deferred tax assets, products, projected costs and capital expenditure requirements, research and development programs, sales and marketing initiatives, competition and impact of accounting standards. In some cases, you can identify these statements by forward-looking words, such as “may,” “likely,” “will,” “could,” “forecast,” “should,” “expect,” “estimate,” “plan,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “target,” “believe,” “potential,” “continue,” the negative or plural of these words and other comparable terminology.

The forward-looking statements are only predictions based on our current expectations and our projections about future events. All forward-looking statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are based upon information available to us as of the filing date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. We have no obligation to update any of these statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these statements, including risks related to general market trends, the benefits of acquisitions and investments, including our capital expenditures, our restructuring plans, our credit facilities, our supply chain, our tax burden, uncertainties related to public health-related crises, the interpretation and impacts of changes in export controls, tariffs and other trade barriers, military conflicts, political volatility, legislative changes and similar factors, our ability to execute our business strategy including any plans of expansion, and other risks discussed in the section titled “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 27, 2025 and in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. You should carefully consider the numerous risks and uncertainties described under these sections.

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Unless expressly stated or the context otherwise requires, the terms “we,” “our,” “us” and “FormFactor” refer to FormFactor, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

Overview

FormFactor, Inc., headquartered in Livermore, California, is a leading provider of essential test and measurement technologies along the full semiconductor product lifecycle — from characterization, modeling, reliability, and design de-bug, to qualification and production test. We provide a broad range of high-performance probe cards, analytical probes, probe stations, thermal systems, and cryogenic systems to both semiconductor companies and scientific institutions. Our products provide electrical and optical information from a variety of semiconductor and electro-optical devices and integrated circuits from early research, through development, to high-volume production. Customers use our products and services to optimize device performance and advance yield knowledge.

We operate in two reportable segments consisting of the Probe Cards segment and the Systems segment. Sales of our probe cards and analytical probes are included in the Probe Cards segment, while sales of our probe stations, thermal systems and cryogenic systems are included in the Systems segment.

We generated net income of $76.6 million in the first six months of fiscal 2026, compared to $15.5 million in the first six months of fiscal 2025. The increase in net income was primarily attributable to higher revenues, including record quarterly revenue in both the first and second quarters of fiscal 2026, and improved gross margins. These favorable factors were partially offset by higher restructuring charges associated with initiatives to better align our cost structure and support gross margin improvement.

Recent Developments

Tariff refunds — Beginning in 2025, the United States imposed additional tariffs on a wide range of imported products under various legal authorities, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”). These tariffs were subsequently modified through incremental increases, decreases, pauses, and limited exemptions.

On February 20, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that tariffs imposed under IEEPA were not authorized by the statute. While the ruling did not establish a refund process, the U.S. Court of International Trade subsequently ordered U.S. Customs

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and Border Protection (“CBP”) to implement a process to administer refunds, which CBP began executing with the April 20, 2026 deployment of the Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (“CAPE”) system for certain IEEPA refund claims. We paid tariffs under IEEPA, and are following the established refund filing and validation process through the CAPE system, along with other importers seeking IEEPA refunds.

As of June 27, 2026, we received approximately $0.8 million in IEEPA refunds. We anticipate refunds of approximately $7.0 million to $9.0 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2026.

2026 Restructuring Plans — In January 2026, we adopted restructuring plans that are intended to better align cost structure and support gross margin improvement to our target financial model, while also aligning manufacturing capabilities with current and anticipated business needs and our strategic priorities. As part of this restructuring plan, we are consolidating the manufacturing facilities located in Carlsbad and Baldwin Park, California to other sites. The Baldwin Park site manufactured through January 2026 and the Carlsbad site is expected to manufacture through December 2026.

Factory Expansion — In June 2025, we purchased a manufacturing site in Farmers Branch, Texas. We expect to begin production at this site late in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026, with a ramp to initial target production levels over the course of fiscal 2027. The facility expands our manufacturing footprint and is expected to support incremental production capacity and a more favorable cost structure overall, once ramped to initial target production levels.

Critical Accounting Estimates

Management’s Discussion and Analysis and Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, to the Consolidated Financial Statements in our 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K describe the significant accounting estimates and significant accounting policies used in preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements. Actual results in these areas could differ from management’s estimates. During the six months ended June 27, 2026, there were no significant changes in our significant accounting policies or estimates from those reported in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 27, 2025.

Results of Operations

The following table sets forth our operating results as a percentage of revenues for the periods indicated:

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Revenues by Segment and Market

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Foundry & Logic — The increase in Foundry & Logic product revenues for the three and six months ended June 27, 2026, compared to the three and six months ended June 28, 2025, was driven by stronger probe-card demand for networking and high-performance compute microprocessor designs.

DRAM — The increase in DRAM product revenues for the three and six months ended June 27, 2026, compared to the three and six months ended June 28, 2025, was primarily driven by increased demand for high-bandwidth memory (“HBM”) designs utilized in generative artificial intelligence applications, with additional contributions from higher demand for other non-HBM DRAM designs. Revenue growth from HBM products accounted for approximately 75% and 69% of the year-over-year increase in DRAM product revenues for the three- and six-month periods, respectively.

Flash — The decrease in Flash product revenues for the three and six months ended June 27, 2026, compared to the three and six months ended June 28, 2025, was driven by decreased customer production activity and demand for our products. A portion of Flash product reve

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## Latest 10-K MD&A (excerpt)

Latest 10-K Item 7 source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1039399/000103939926000009/form-20251227.htm
Complete FY 2025 MD&A: /company/FORM/mda/fy2025/

Extracted structurally from real Item 7 body heading to real Item 7A/8 boundary. Published MD&A gate trimmed front/tail over-capture.
Confidence: high
Filing date: 2026-02-20
Report date: 2025-12-27

Item 7:    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. In addition to historical consolidated financial information, the following discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions as described under the “Note Regarding Forward-Looking

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Statements” that appears earlier in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated by these forward-looking statements as a result of many factors, including those discussed under “Item 1A: Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Overview

FormFactor, Inc., headquartered in Livermore, California, is a leading provider of electrical and optical test and measurement technologies along the full semiconductor product lifecycle - from characterization, modeling, reliability, and design de-bug, to qualification and production test. We provide a broad range of high-performance probe cards, analytical probes, probe stations, thermal systems, and cryogenic systems to both semiconductor companies and scientific institutions. Our products provide electrical and optical information from a variety of semiconductor and electro-optical devices and integrated circuits from early research, through development, to high-volume production. Customers use our products and services to accelerate profitability by optimizing device performance, reducing scrap, and improving yields.

We operate in two reportable segments consisting of the Probe Cards segment and the Systems segment. Sales of our probe cards and analytical probes are included in the Probe Cards segment, while sales of our probe stations, thermal systems and cryogenic systems are included in the Systems segment.

Highlights during fiscal year 2025 include the following:

•Achieved record annual revenue of $785.0 million.

•Purchased a manufacturing site in Texas, which is expected to begin ramping production in late fiscal 2026.

•Benefited from growth driven by exposure to end markets supporting artificial intelligence–related infrastructure, including HBM.

•Made meaningful progress in establishing customer engagements to further diversify our customer base.

We generated net income of $54.4 million in fiscal 2025 compared to net income of $69.6 million in fiscal 2024 and net income of $82.4 million in fiscal 2023.

The decrease in net income in fiscal 2025 compared to fiscal 2024 was primarily due to the gain on sale of business recognized in fiscal 2024 from the sale of our China operations that did not repeat in fiscal 2025. Excluding the impact from the fiscal 2024 gain, our financial performance was driven by record revenue levels led by strong growth in our DRAM product segment, particularly with demand for HBM chips utilized in generative artificial intelligence applications. Despite this revenue growth, gross margins declined year over year, though third and fourth quarters have shown meaningful improvement in gross margins compared to the first half of fiscal 2025 and second half of fiscal 2024.

The decrease in net income in fiscal 2024 compared to fiscal 2023 was primarily due to a reduced gain on sale of business with the fiscal 2024 gain from the sale of our China operations being less than the fiscal 2023 gain from the sale of our FRT business further described below. Excluding the impact of gains in each period, our financial performance was driven by the strengthening of certain areas of the semiconductor industry, which increased demand in some markets within our Probe Cards segment, particularly with demand for HBM chips utilized in generative artificial intelligence applications and the ramp of new mobile application processor designs. While we experienced growth in total revenues year over year, the Systems segment was negatively impacted due to the absence of metrology system sales as a result of the sale of our FRT Metrology business in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023.

Recent Developments

Restructure — In January 2026, we adopted restructuring plans that are intended to better align cost structure and support gross margin improvement to our target financial model, while also aligning manufacturing capabilities with current and anticipated business needs and our strategic priorities. As part of this restructuring plan, we are consolidating the manufacturing facilities located in Carlsbad and Baldwin Park, California to other sites. The Baldwin Park site manufactured through January 2026 and the Carlsbad site is expected to manufacture through December 2026.

Acquisition — In December 2025, we acquired Keystone Photonics. This acquisition strengthened our position at the forefront of AI infrastructure demand, and strengthened our position at the forefront of the explosive market growth in silicon photonics (“SiPh”), extending our integrated test system leadership and leveraging our unique lab-to-fab position as SiPh and co-packaged optics manufacturers leap from concept to high-volume production.

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Factory Expansion — In June 2025, we purchased a manufacturing site in Farmers Branch, Texas, which comprises four structures and includes 50,000 square feet of existing clean room space. This manufacturing facility enabled us to acquire a scarce, fit-for-purpose asset that aligned with our strategic roadmap and provides significant operational flexibility. Located in a lower-operating cost region, it was one of a handful of existing available facilities in the U.S. that had a clean room and came equipped with the infrastructure to meet our future manufacturing needs.

Investment Acquisition — In February 2025, we acquired a 20% equity interest in FICT Limited (“FICT”). Headquartered in Nagano, Japan, FICT is a provider of semiconductor test and high-performance computing industries with complex multi-layer organic substrates, printed circuit boards, and related leading-edge technologies and services.

Fiscal Year

We operate on a 52/53 week fiscal year, whereby the fiscal year ends on the last Saturday of December. The fiscal years ended December 27, 2025, December 28, 2024 and December 30, 2023 each included 52 weeks.

Use of Estimates

Preparation of our financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

Critical Accounting Policies

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of net revenue and expenses in the reporting period. Our accounting policies are fundamental to understanding our financial condition and results of operations reported in our financial statements and related disclosures. We have identified the following accounting policies as being critical because they require our management to make particularly difficult, subjective and/or complex judgments about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. Our management has discussed the development, selection, application and disclosure of these critical accounting policies with the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors.

Inventory Valuation

We state our inventories at the lower of cost (principally standard cost which approximates actual cost on a first in, first out basis) or net realizable value. We regularly assess the value of our inventory and will periodically write down its value for estimated excess inventory and product obsolescence based upon an analysis of existing inventory quantities compared to estimated future consumption. Future consumption is estimated based upon assumptions about how past consumption, recent purchases, backlog and other factors may indicate future consumption. On a quarterly basis, we review existing inventory quantities in comparison to our past consumption, recent purchases, backlog and other factors to determine what inventory quantities, if any, may not be sellable. Based on this analysis, we record an adjustment to the cost basis of inventory when evidence exists that the net realizable value of inventory is lower than its cost, which occurs when we have excess and/or obsolete inventory.

At the point of loss recognition, a new, lower cost basis for that inventory is established, and subsequent changes in facts and circumstances do not result in the restoration or increase in that newly established cost basis. Market conditions are subject to change, and demand for our products can fluctuate significantly. Actual consumption of inventories could differ from forecasted demand, and this difference could have a material impact on our gross profit and inventory balances based on additional provisions for excess or obsolete inventories, or a benefit from the sale of inventories previously written down.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue is recognized upon transferring control of products and services, and the amounts recognized reflect the consideration we expect to be entitled to receive in exchange for these products and services. An arrangement may include some or all of the following products and services: probe cards, systems, accessories, engineering services, installation services, service contracts and extended warranty contracts.

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A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to the customer. In contracts with multiple performance obligations, we identify each performance obligation and evaluate whether the performance obligation is distinct within the context of the contract at contract inception. Performance obligations that are not distinct at contract inception are combined and accounted for as one unit of account. Generally, the performance obligations in a contract are considered distinct within the context of the contract and are accounted for as separate units of account.

Our products may be customized to our customers’ specifications; however, control of our product is typically transferred to the customer at the point in time the product is either shipped or delivered, depending on the terms of the arrangement, as the criteria for over time recognition is not met. In limited circumstances, substantive acceptance by the customer exists which results in the deferral of revenue until acceptance is formally received from the customer. Judgment may be required in determining if the acceptance clause is substantive. In certain instances control of products is transferred to the customer over time based on performance and in those instances we utilize an appropriate input or output measure to determine to what extent control has transferred to the customer. Judgment may be required in determining an appropriate measure of performance.

Installation services are routinely provided to customers purchasing our systems. Installation services are a distinct performance obligation apart from the systems and are recognized in the period they are performed. Service contracts, which include repair and mainte

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Read the full FY 2025 MD&A: /company/FORM/mda/fy2025/
All MD&A years: /company/FORM/mda/


## MD&A history

Prior-year 10-K MD&A spans are extracted from SEC filings with the same bounded parser used for the latest filing. Each year's full verbatim text is on its own sub-page.

- [FY 2024 MD&A](/company/FORM/mda/fy2024/): filed 2025-02-21; accession 0001039399-25-000023 (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1039399/000103939925000023/form-20241228.htm)
- [FY 2023 MD&A](/company/FORM/mda/fy2023/): filed 2024-02-23; accession 0001039399-24-000007 (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1039399/000103939924000007/form-20231230.htm)
- [FY 2022 MD&A](/company/FORM/mda/fy2022/): filed 2023-02-24; accession 0001039399-23-000010 (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1039399/000103939923000010/form-20221231.htm)
- [FY 2021 MD&A](/company/FORM/mda/fy2021/): filed 2022-02-18; accession 0001039399-22-000014 (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1039399/000103939922000014/form-20211225.htm)




## Macro cross-references

Indicators mapped to this company's SIC classification (industry 3674 Semiconductors & Related Devices) by grepcent's deterministic macro-sector crosswalk. A navigational mapping, not a statistical or causal claim.

- [INDPRO](/indicator/INDPRO/): Industrial Production: Total Index
- [TCU](/indicator/TCU/): Capacity Utilization: Total Index
- [PPIACO](/indicator/PPIACO/): Producer Price Index by Commodity: All Commodities
- [GDPC1](/indicator/GDPC1/): Real Gross Domestic Product
- [DGS10](/indicator/DGS10/): Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 10-Year Constant Maturity
- [FEDFUNDS](/indicator/FEDFUNDS/): Federal Funds Effective Rate
- [CES0500000003](/indicator/CES0500000003/): Average Hourly Earnings of All Employees, Total Private
- [PAYEMS](/indicator/PAYEMS/): All Employees, Total Nonfarm

Macro-to-micro threads including this sector: [Inflation (CPI / PCE / PPI)](/thread/inflation-cpi-pce-ppi/), [US labor market](/thread/us-labor-market/), [Growth & output](/thread/growth-output/), [Money & trade](/thread/money-trade/), [Government finances](/thread/government-finances/), [Sector employment](/thread/sector-employment/), [Industrial orders & inventories](/thread/industrial-orders/), [Trade & external](/thread/trade-external/).

All macro indicators: /indicators/


## For LLMs & downloads

Markdown twin: /company/FORM.md · JSON record: /company/FORM.json · verified financials: /company/FORM/financials.json / /company/FORM/financials.csv · machine TOC for the whole site: /llms.txt