Micron Technology, Inc. Announces Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2019 Fiscal Year

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<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "BOISE, Idaho, September 26, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Micron Technology, Inc. (MU) announced today the results of its fourth quarter and its full year for fiscal year 2019, ended August 29, 2019.
"data-reactid =" 12 "> BOISE, Idaho, September 26, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Micron Technology, Inc. (MU) announced today the results of its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September 29, 2019 August, 2019.

Highlights of the fourth quarter of 2019

Revenues of $ 4.87 billion compared with $ 4.79 billion for the previous quarter and $ 8.44 billion for the same period last year
GAAP net income of $ 561 million, or $ 0.49 per diluted share
Non-GAAP net income of $ 637 million, or $ 0.56 per diluted share
Cash flow from operations of $ 2.23 billion, compared with $ 2.71 billion for the previous quarter and $ 5.16 billion for the same period last year

Highlights of the 2019 financial year

Revenues of $ 23.41 billion versus $ 30.39 billion for the prior year
GAAP net income of $ 6.31 billion, or $ 5.51 per diluted share
Non-GAAP net income of $ 7.31 billion, or $ 6.35 per diluted share
Cash flow from operations of $ 13.19 billion compared to $ 17.40 billion for the prior year
Share buybacks of $ 2.66 billion under the authorized buyback program

"Micron has released fourth quarter results above expectations, limiting the fiscal year 2019 in which we performed well in a challenging environment, significantly improved our competitive position and returned liquidity to shareholders through redemptions of the year. shares, "said Sanjay Mehrotra, chairman and chief executive officer of Micron Technology. "We are encouraged by the signs of improving industry demand, but we are paying attention to persistent macroeconomic and business uncertainties in the near term." As markets recover, Micron is well positioned to meet robust secular demand in memory and storage solutions. "


Quarterly financial results
(in millions, except per share amounts)	GAAP ⁽¹⁾						Non-GAAP ⁽²⁾
	FQ4-19		FQ3-19		FQ4-18		FQ4-19		FQ3-19		FQ4-18
Returned	$	4,870	$	4,788	$	8,440	$	4,870	$	4,788	$	8,440
Gross margin	$	1,395	$	1,828	$	5,151	$	1,491	$	1,884	$	5,179
percentage of income	28.6%		38.2%		61.0%		30.6%		39.3%		61.4%
Operating expenses	$	745	$	818	$	774	$	797	$	774	$	740
Operating product	$	650	$	1,010	$	4,377	$	694	$	1,110	$	4,439
percentage of income	13.3%		21.1%		51.9%		14.3%		23.2%		52.6%
Net income attributable to Micron	$	561	$	840	$	4,325	$	637	$	1,198	$	4,313
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.49	$	0.74	$	3.56	$	0.56	$	1.05	$	3.53

Annual financial results
(in millions, except per share amounts)	GAAP ⁽¹⁾				Non-GAAP ⁽²⁾
	19th year		18th year		19th year		18th year
Returned	$	23,406	$	30.391	$	23,406	$	30.391
Gross margin	$	10,702	$	17,891	$	10,973	$	17,994
percentage of income	45.7%		58.9%		46.9%		59.2%
Operating expenses	$	3,326	$	2,897	$	3,172	$	2,751
Operating product	$	7,376	$	14,994	$	7,801	$	15,243
percentage of income	31.5%		49.3%		33.3%		50.2%
Net income attributable to Micron	$	6,313	$	14,135	$	7,314	$	14,700
Diluted earnings per share	$	5.51	$	11.51	$	6.35	$	11.95

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Business Outlook

The following table presents Micron's forecast for the first quarter of fiscal year 2020:

FQ1-20	GAAP ⁽¹⁾ Perspective; view; vision; horizon	Non-GAAP ⁽²⁾ Perspective; view; vision; horizon
Returned	$ 5.0 billion ± $ 200 million	$ 5.0 billion ± $ 200 million
Gross margin	25.5% ± 1.5%	26.5% ± 1.5%
Operating expenses	$ 818 million ± $ 25 million	$ 780 million ± $ 25 million
Diluted earnings per share	$ 0.42 ± $ 0.07	$ 0.46 ± $ 0.07

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Investor Webcast

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About Micron Technology, Inc.

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Forward-looking statements

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	⁽¹⁾GAAP is the generally accepted accounting principles of the United States.
	⁽²⁾Non-GAAP is GAAP excluding the impact of certain activities, which management excludes in analyzing our operating results and understanding the trends in our results. The non-GAAP shares used in the per share calculations also include the impact of our ongoing capped call transactions and the effect of stock-based compensation.
	⁽³⁾Adjusted free cash flow includes cash provided by operating activities less capital investments, net of amounts funded by partners.
	⁽⁴⁾Net cash includes cash, marketable investments and restricted cash, less current and long-term debt.

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MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL SUMMARY (in millions, except per share amounts)

	4^th Qtr.			3^rd Qtr.			4^th Qtr.			Year ended
	August 29 2019			May 30 2019			August 30 2018			August 29 2019			August 30 2018
Returned ⁽¹⁾	$	4,870		$	4,788		$	8,440		$	23,406		$	30.391
Cost of goods sold	3,475			2,960			3,289			12,704			12,500
Gross margin	1,395			1,828			5,151			10,702			17,891
Selling, general and administrative expenses	212			206			215			836			813
Research and development	623			606			567			2,441			2,141
Other net operating expenses (income) ⁽²⁾	(90		)	6			(8		)	49			(57		)
Operating product	650			1,010			4,377			7,376			14,994
Net interest income (expense)	18			23			(16		)	77			(222		)
Other non-operating income (expense), net ⁽³⁾	(13		)	(317		)	(15		)	(405		)	(465		)
Tax benefit (provision)	(71		)	135			(20		)	(693		)	(168		)
Equity in the net income of companies accounted for by the equity method	2			–			–			3			(1		)
Net income attributable to minority interests	(25		)	(11		)	(1		)	(45		)	(3		)
Net income attributable to Micron	$	561		$	840		$	4,325		$	6,313		$	14,135

Earnings per share
Basic	$	0.51		$	0.76		$	3.73		$	5.67		$	12,27
Diluted	0.49			0.74			3.56			5.51			11.51

Number of shares used in the calculations per share
Basic	1,104			1 105			1,159			1,114			1,152
Diluted	1,128			1,129			1,216			1,143			1,229

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL SUMMARY, continued

From	August 29 2019		May 30 2019		August 30 2018
Cash and short-term investments	$	7,955	$	6,689	$	6,802
receivables ⁽¹⁾	3,195		3,257		5,478
inventories	5.118		4,905		3,595
Total current assets ⁽¹⁾	16,503		15,066		16,039
Long-term tradable investments	1,164		1,167		473
Property, plant and equipment	28,240		27.138		23,672
Total assets	48,887		46,288		43.376

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	4,626		3,494		4,374
Current debt ⁽³⁾	1,310		1,346		859
Total current liabilities	6,390		5,397		5,754
Long-term debt ⁽³⁾	4,541		3,563		3,777

Total equity of Micron ⁽¹⁾	35,881		35,323		32.294
Minority interest in subsidiaries	889		867		870
Total equity	36,770		36.190		33.164

	Year ended
	August 29 2019			August 30 2018
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	13,189		$	17,400
Net cash provided by (used for) investment activities	(10,085		)	(8216		)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities	(2,438		)	(7,776		)

Depreciation and amortization	5,473			4,860
Capital investments	(9,855		)	(9085		)
Repayment of debt	(3,340		)	(10.194		)
Payments to acquire own shares	(2,729		)	(71		)
Proceeds from the issuance of shares	179			1,655
Debt issue product ⁽³⁾	3,550			1,009

	⁽¹⁾In the first quarter of 2019, we adopted the ASU 2014-09 – Revenue from contracts with customers (as amended, "ASC 606"), which replaces substantially all of the existing revenue recognition guidance in accordance with US generally accepted accounting principles. The basic premise of ASC 606 is that an entity must recognize income when it transfers control of the promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration that the entity expects to be entitled to exchange of these goods or services. We adopted ASC 606 in the first quarter of 2019 using the modified retrospective method and made certain adjustments to our opening balances as at August 31, 2018. These adjustments included an increase in accounts receivable of $ 114 million, a reduction in deferred tax assets. $ 92 million, increase in other current assets by $ 30 million and increase in retained earnings of $ 50 million.
	⁽²⁾In the fourth quarter of 2019, we completed the sale of our 200mm manufacturing facility in Singapore and recorded gains of $ 128 million in other net operating expenses (income).
	⁽³⁾On July 12, 2019, we issued $ 900 million and $ 850 million senior unsecured debt maturing in 2027 and 2030, respectively. On July 31, 2019, we prepaid $ 728 million principal amount of our secured Senior Guaranteed Term B Borrowings maturing in 2022 and recorded a loss of $ 7 million in other non-operating income (expense), net.


MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES (in millions, except per share amounts)

	4^th Qtr.			3^rd Qtr.			4^th Qtr.			Year ended
	August 29 2019			May 30 2019			August 30 2018			August 29 2019			August 30 2018
GAAP gross margin	$	1,395		$	1,828		$	5,151		$	10,702		$	17,891
Stock-based compensation	29			24			21			102			83
Start-up and pre-production costs	12			23			–			58			–
Severance pay	47			–			–			73			–
Other	8			9			seven			38			20
Gross margin not in accordance with GAAP	$	1,491		$	1,884		$	5,179		$	10,973		$	17,994

GAAP operating income	$	650		$	1,010		$	4,377		$	7,376		$	14,994
Stock-based compensation	67			58			47			243			198
Start-up and pre-production costs	12			23			–			58			–
Severance pay	79			–			–			116			–
Restructuring and depreciation of assets	(122		)	9			seven			(32		)	28
Other	8			ten			8			40			23
Non-GAAP operating income	$	694		$	1,110		$	4,439		$	7,801		$	15,243

GAAP net income attributable to Micron	$	561		$	840		$	4,325		$	6,313		$	14,135
Stock-based compensation	67			58			47			243			198
Start-up and pre-production costs	12			23			–			58			–
Severance pay	79			–			–			116			–
Restructuring and depreciation of assets	(122		)	9			seven			(32		)	28
Depreciation of the debt discount and other costs	ten			ten			23			49			101
(Gain) loss on redemptions and debt conversions	ten			317			(1		)	396			385
(Gain) loss resulting from changes in exchange rates	–			1			15			9			75
Other	13			12			8			48			28
Impact of Income Tax Reform in the United States	–			(42		)	(83		)	(9		)	(174		)
Estimated Tax Impact from Above, Non-cash Changes in Net Income Tax and Tax Risk Assessments	seven			(30		)	(28		)	123			(76		)
Non-GAAP Net Income Attributable to Micron	$	637		$	1,198		$	4,313		$	7,314		$	14,700

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding under GAAP – Diluted	1,128			1,129			1,216			1,143			1,229
Adjustment for capped calls and stock-based compensation	6			6			4			seven			1
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding undiluted under GAAP – diluted	1,134			1,135			1,220			1,150			1,230

GAAP diluted earnings per share	$	0.49		$	0.74		$	3.56		$	5.51		$	11.51
Effects of the adjustments above	0.07			0.31			(0.03		)	0.84			0.44
Diluted earnings per non-GAAP share	$	0.56		$	1.05		$	3.53		$	6.35		$	11.95

RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES, Continued

	4^th Qtr.			3^rd Qtr.			4^th Qtr.			Year ended
	August 29 2019			May 30 2019			August 30 2018			August 29 2019			August 30 2018
Net cash generated by operating activities under GAAP	$	2,233		$	2,711		$	5,155		$	13.189		$	17,400
Expenditures for property, plant, and equipment	(2,028		)	(2,403		)	(2,251		)	(9,780		)	(8.879		)
Payments on equipment purchase contracts	(21		)	(17		)	(36		)	(75		)	(206		)
Amounts funded by partners	79			213			225			747			889
Adjusted free cash flow	$	263		$	504		$	3,093		$	4,081		$	9,204

As of	August 29, 2019			May 30, 2019			August 30, 2018
Cash and short-term investments	$	7,955		$	6.689		$	6,802
Current and noncurrent restricted cash	127			77			81
Long-term marketable investments	1,164			1,167			473
Current and long-term debt	(5.851		)	(4,909		)	(4,636		)
Net cash	$	3,395		$	3,024		$	2,720

The tables above reconcile GAAP to non-GAAP measures of gross margin, operating income, net income attributable to Micron, diluted earnings, diluted earnings per share, free cash flow, and net cash. The non-GAAP adjustments may not be of any significance or nonrecurring in nature, but are a result of periodic or non-core operating activities. We believe this non-GAAP information is helpful in understanding trends and operating results. We are providing this information to investors in our operations. When assessing performance and making decisions on how to allocate resources, management uses this non-GAAP information and believes investors should have access to similar data when making their investment decisions. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures by providing investors with additional information about the financial performance of our business. The presentation of US GAAP can be compared to other companies. Our management excludes the following items in our operating income and understanding trends in our earnings:

Stock-based compensation;
Flow-through of business acquisition-related inventory adjustments;
Acquisition-related costs;
Start-up and preproduction costs;
Employee severance;
Restructure and asset impairments;
Amortization of debt and other costs, including the accretion of non-cash interest expenses and their convertible debt and MMJ creditor debt;
Gains and losses from debt repurchases and conversions;
Gains and losses from foreign exchange rates;
Gains and losses from business acquisition activities;
Impact of U.S. income tax reform for the one-time transition tax, release of U.S. valuation allowance, and remeasurement of net deferred income tax U.S. corporate tax rates; and
The tax rate of above, non-cash changes in net income taxes, and assessments of tax exposures.

Our outstanding capped call transactions are anti-dilutive in GAAP earnings per share but are expected to mitigate the dilutive effect of our convertible notes. Inces with non-GAAP income attributable to Micron, non-GAAP diluted shares include the impact of capped calls based on the average share price for the period the capped calls are outstanding. Non-GAAP diluted shares are also affected by the impact of non-GAAP income.


MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP OUTLOOK (in millions, except per share amounts)

	GAAP Outlook	Ajustements			Non-GAAP Outlook
Revenue	$5.0 billion ± $200 million		–		$5.0 billion ± $200 million
Gross margin	25.5% ± 1.5%		1%	A	26.5% ± 1.5%
Operating expenses	$818 million ± $25 million	$38 million		B	$780 million ± $25 million
Diluted earnings per share ⁽¹⁾	$0.42 ± $0.07	$0.04		A, B, C	$0.46 ± $0.07

Non-GAAP Adjustments
A	Stock-based compensation – cost of goods sold	$	30
A	Other – cost of goods sold	seven
B	Stock-based compensation – sales, general, and administrative	20
B	Stock-based compensation – research and development	18
VS	Amortization of debt discount and other costs	seven
VS	(Gain) loss on debt repurchases and conversions	(77		)
VS	Tax effects of the above items and non-cash changes in net deferred income taxes	35
		$	40

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The tables above reconcile our GAAP to non-GAAP guidance based on the current outlook. The guidance does not incorporate the impact of any potential business combinations, divestitures, restructuring activities, balance sheet valuation adjustments, strategic investments, financing transactions, and other significant transactions. The timing and impact of such items are dependent on future events that may be uncertain or outside of our control.

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