TERADYNE, INC.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Financial Statements (Unaudited):
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of October 2, 2022 and December 31, 2021
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months ended October 2, 2022 and October 3, 2021
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three and Nine Months ended October 2, 2022 and October 3, 2021
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Convertible Common Shares and Shareholders’ Equity for the Three and Nine Months ended October 2, 2022 and October 3, 2021
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended October 2, 2022 and October 3, 2021
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Controls and Procedures
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Legal Proceedings
Risk Factors
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Mine Safety Disclosures
Exhibits
Statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q which are not historical facts, so called “forward-looking statements,” are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Investors are cautioned that all forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including those detailed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. See also Part II, Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements which reflect management’s analysis only as of the date hereof. We assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect actual results or changes in factors or assumptions affecting forward-looking statements, except as may be required by law.
Overview
We are a leading global supplier of automation equipment for test and industrial applications. We design, develop, manufacture and sell automatic test systems used to test semiconductors, wireless products, data storage and complex electronics systems in many industries including the consumer electronics, wireless, automotive, industrial, computing, communications, and aerospace and defense industries. Our industrial automation products include collaborative robotic arms, autonomous mobile robots (“AMRs”) and advanced robotic control software used by global manufacturing, logistics and light industrial customers to improve quality, increase manufacturing and material handling efficiency and decrease manufacturing and logistics costs. Our automatic test equipment and industrial automation products and services include:
semiconductor test (“Semiconductor Test”) systems;
storage and system level test (“Storage Test”) systems, defense/aerospace (“Defense/Aerospace”) test instrumentation and systems and circuit-board test and inspection (“Production Board Test”) systems (collectively these products represent “System Test”);
wireless test (“Wireless Test”) systems; and
industrial automation (“Industrial Automation”) products.
The market for our test products is concentrated with a limited number of significant customers accounting for a substantial portion of the purchases of test equipment. A few customers drive significant demand for our test products both through direct sales and sales to the customers’ supply partners. We expect that sales of our test products will continue to be concentrated with a limited number of significant customers for the foreseeable future. In 2022, we expect lower demand in the mobility and compute segments of our Semiconductor Test business due to end market slowdown in these segments as well as slower technology transition in one of our largest end-markets. While there is uncertainty if end markets will recover in 2023, the ramp of 3 nanometer starting in 2023 followed by gate-all-around and increasing multichip packaging remain drivers of growth. We expect Semiconductor Test demand in the automotive and industrial segments to remain strong in 2022.
Our Industrial Automation segment consists of Universal Robots A/S (“UR”), a leading supplier of collaborative robotic arms and Mobile Industrial Robots A/S (“MiR”), a leading maker of AMRs for industrial automation. The market for our Industrial Automation segment products is dependent on the adoption of new automation technologies by large manufacturers as well as small and medium enterprises (SMEs) throughout the world.
Both our test and industrial automation businesses may continue to be impacted by supply constraints, which will in turn impact our revenue and is expected to increase costs in 2022. Through the third quarter of 2022, inflation has not had a material impact on our results. In the third quarter 2022, we were unable to supply approximately $10 million of revenue in our test businesses for which we had customer demand. Our fourth quarter 2022 forecast excludes approximately $15 million of revenue, primarily in our test businesses, due to these continued supply chain constraints.
Our financial statements are denominated in U.S. dollars. While the majority of our revenues are in U.S. dollars, approximately 70 percent of our Industrial Automation revenue is denominated in foreign currencies. In the third quarter of 2022, the strengthening of the U.S. dollar was a factor in lower than forecasted revenues in our Industrial Automation segment. Continued strengthening of the dollar may adversely impact revenue growth in the fourth quarter of 2022.
Our corporate strategy continues to focus on profitably gaining market share in our test businesses through the introduction of differentiated products that target expanding segments and accelerating growth through continued investment in our Industrial Automation businesses. We plan to execute on our strategy while balancing capital allocations between returning capital to our shareholders through stock repurchases and dividends and using capital for opportunistic acquisitions.
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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on our Business
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic resulted in government authorities implementing numerous measures in an effort to contain the spread of the virus, such as travel bans and restrictions, limitations on gatherings or social distancing requirements, quarantines, shelter-in-place orders, vaccination and testing mandates, and business limitations and shutdowns. These measures have impacted our day-to-day operations and disrupted our business, workforce and operations, as well as the operations of our customers, contract manufacturers and suppliers. We are continuing to monitor the rapidly evolving situation regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in China, and the availability and impact of vaccinations globally. However, we are unable to accurately predict the full impact of COVID-19, which will depend on future developments that are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with accuracy, including, but not limited to, any new surges or new strains or variants of the virus in areas where we do business, the availability and use of vaccinations, any further government actions to contain the virus or treat its impact, continuing shutdowns in China, and how quickly and to what extent normal economic and operating conditions can resume.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been uncertainty and disruption in the global economy and our markets. We are not aware of any specific event or circumstance that would require an update to our estimates or judgments or a revision of the carrying value of our assets or liabilities as of November 4, 2022, the date of issuance of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Health and Safety
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have taken proactive, aggressive action to protect the health and safety of our employees, customers, contract manufacturers and suppliers, and we have complied with all government orders around the globe. The spread of COVID-19 has caused us to modify our business practices, which includes implementing social distancing protocols, limiting employee travel and requiring employees to work remotely. We may take further actions as may be required or recommended by government authorities or that we determine are in the best interests of our employees, customers, contract manufacturers and suppliers.
Operations
We believe the COVID-19 pandemic, and the numerous measures implemented by authorities in response, has adversely impacted our results of operations, including by increasing costs, but we cannot accurately estimate the amount of the impact to our third quarter of 2022 financial results or to our future financial results. In addition, the pandemic has disrupted our contract manufacturers and suppliers, and has resulted in supply constraints and short-term cost increases to meet customer demand. While the duration and severity of the pandemic may further impact our workforce and operations, as well as those of our customers, contract manufacturers and suppliers, we expect that our manufacturing facilities will remain operational, at sufficient capacity to support production based on demand and the availability of supply. We are monitoring our operations closely in an effort to avoid any potential productivity losses caused by responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Demand
The COVID-19 pandemic significantly increased economic uncertainty in our markets. Demand for our Test products in China and other countries was strong throughout 2021, but the COVID-19 pandemic could cause further economic disruption that could cause demand for our products to decline, which would adversely affect our business.
Liquidity
Although there is continued uncertainty related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our future results, we believe our business model and our current cash reserves leave us well-positioned to manage our business through this crisis. We have a strong balance sheet, as well as an operating model that we believe is capable of flexing up and down with extreme demand swings while still remaining profitable. Based on our analysis, we believe our existing balances of cash and cash equivalents and our currently anticipated operating cash flows will be sufficient to meet our working capital needs and other capital and liquidity requirements for the next twelve months. However, due to the uncertainty related to the future impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, in order to bolster our liquidity position, on May 1, 2020 we entered into a credit agreement providing for a three-year, senior secured revolving credit facility of $400 million. On December 10, 2021, we amended the credit agreement to extend its maturity to December 10, 2026 as further described in Note H: “Debt.” As described in Note U: “Subsequent Event”, the credit facility was increased to $750 million on October 5, 2022. As of November 4, 2022, we have not borrowed any funds under the credit facility.
We are continuing to monitor the evolving situation regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, the availability of vaccinations where we do business and guidance from government authorities around the world. In these circumstances, there may be developments outside our control requiring us to adjust our operating plan. As a result, given the uncertain nature of this situation, we are not able to accurately predict the full extent of the impact of COVID-19 on our business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, or cash flows in the future.
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Supply Chain Constraints and Inflationary Pressures
The global supply shortage of electrical components, including semiconductor chips, continued to impact our supply chain in the third quarter of 2022. As a result, we experienced, and expect to continue to experience, increases in our lead times and costs for certain components for certain of our products. In addition, while not material, inflationary pressures contributed to increased costs for product components and wage inflation, impacting our cost of products, gross margin and profit for the quarter. Our supply chain team, and our suppliers, continue to manage numerous supply, production, and logistics obstacles. While not material through the third quarter of 2022, in an effort to mitigate these risks, in some cases, we have incurred higher costs due to investment in supply chain resiliency and to secure available inventory or have extended or placed non-cancellable purchase commitments with semiconductor suppliers, which introduces inventory risk if our forecasts and assumptions prove inaccurate. We have also sourced components from additional suppliers and multi-sourced and pre-ordered components and finished goods inventory in some cases in an effort to reduce the impact of the adverse supply chain conditions we have experienced. There is no assurance that these efforts will be successful. In the third quarter 2022, we were unable to supply approximately $10 million of revenue in our test businesses for which we had customer demand. Our fourth quarter 2022 forecast excludes approximately $15 million of revenue, primarily in our test businesses, due to these continued supply chain constraints.
Impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on our Business
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in February 2022, did not have a significant impact on our business as we have minimal business in Russia and Ukraine, both directly and indirectly. However, following the invasion, the U.S. and other countries imposed significant sanctions against the Russian government and many Russian companies and individuals. Although we do not have significant operations in Russia, the sanctions and Russia’s response to the sanctions, have impacted our business in other countries and could have a negative impact on our future revenue and supply chain, either of which could adversely affect our business and financial results. In addition, the global economic uncertainty following the invasion, sanctions and Russia’s response to the sanctions could impact demand for our products.
Impact of October 7, 2022 U.S. Department of Commerce Regulations on our Business
On October 7, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce published new regulations restricting the export to China of advanced semiconductors, supercomputer technology, equipment for the manufacturing of advanced semiconductors and components and technology for the manufacturing in China of certain semiconductor manufacturing equipment. The new restrictions are lengthy and complex. We continue to assess the impact of these regulations on our business. We have determined that restrictions on the sale of semiconductor testers in China to test certain advanced semiconductors will impact our sales to certain companies in China. Several multinational companies manufacturing these advanced semiconductors in China have obtained one-year licenses allowing suppliers such as Teradyne to continue to provide testers to the facilities operated by these companies. We expect that other companies manufacturing advanced semiconductors in China will not receive licenses, thereby restricting our ability to provide testers to the facilities operated by these companies that do not receive a license. We also are assessing the filing of license requests to sell to and support certain customers in China for certain end uses that, if granted, may reduce the impact of these restrictions on our business. At this time, we do not know the impact these end user and end use restrictions will have on our business in China or on future revenues. In addition to the specific restrictions impacting our business, the regulations may have an adverse impact on certain actual or potential customers and on the global semiconductor industry. To the extent the regulations impact actual and potential customers or disrupt the global semiconductor industry, our business and revenues will be adversely impacted. We also have determined that the restrictions on the export of certain US origin components and technology for use in the development and production in China of certain semiconductor manufacturing equipment impact our manufacturing and development operations in China. We have received a temporary authorization from the U.S. Department of Commerce allowing us to continue our manufacturing and development operations in China until the U.S. Department of Commerce issues a license to replace this temporary authorization. We will file an application with the U.S. Department of Commerce for a license to replace the temporary authorization by November 17, 2022. We cannot assess the likelihood or timing of receiving this license. In addition to requesting a license, we are implementing procedures for minimizing the impact of these new regulations on our operations in China, but there is no assurance that these procedures will succeed.
See Part II—Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 for our risk factors regarding risks associated with both the COVID-19 pandemic and international conflicts.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
We have identified the policies which are critical to understanding our business and our results of operations. There have been no significant changes during the nine months ended October 2, 2022 to the items disclosed as our critical accounting policies and estimates in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, except as noted below.
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Critical accounting estimates are complex and may require significant judgment by management. Changes to the underlying assumptions may have a material impact on our financial condition and results of operations. These estimates may change, as new events occur, and additional information is obtained. Actual results could differ significantly from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
Convertible Debt
We adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) ASU 2020-06 – “Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity,” on January 1, 2022 using the modified retrospective method of adoption. Under ASU 2020-06, we account for a convertible debt instrument as a single liability measured at its amortized cost, as long as no other features require bifurcation and recognition as derivatives. Unsettled shares are recorded in current debt, and there is no recognition of a debt discount, which was previously amortized to interest expense. We use the if-converted method in the diluted EPS calculation for convertible instruments. As a result of adoption, we recorded an increase of $1.4 million to current debt for unsettled shares, an increase of $1.8 million to deferred tax assets, an increase of $6.6 million to long-term debt for unamortized debt discount, and an increase to retained earnings of $94.6 million for the reclassification of the equity component. Mezzanine equity representing unsettled shares value was reduced to zero and additional paid-in capital was reduced by $100.8 million.
Preparation of Financial Statements and Use of Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements. Actual results may differ significantly from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
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SELECTED RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Percentage of revenues:
Revenues:
Products
Services
Total revenues
Cost of revenues:
Cost of products
Cost of services
Total cost of revenues (exclusive of acquired intangible assets amortization shown separately below)
Gross profit
Operating expenses:
Selling and administrative
Engineering and development
Acquired intangible assets amortization
Restructuring and other
Total operating expenses
Income from operations
Non-operating (income) expense:
Interest income
Interest expense
Other (income) expense, net
Income before income taxes
Income tax provision
Net income
Results of Operations
Third Quarter 2022 Compared to Third Quarter 2021
Revenues
Revenues by our reportable segments were as follows:
Semiconductor Test
System Test
Industrial Automation
Wireless Test
Corporate and Eliminations
The decrease in Semiconductor Test revenues of $112.5 million, or 16.3%, was driven primarily by lower tester sales in mobile applications, partially offset by higher memory test sales. The increase in System Test revenues of $13.6 million, or 13.3%, was primarily due to higher sales in Storage Test of hard disk drive testers. The decrease in Industrial Automation revenues of $1.9 million, or 2.1%, was driven primarily by changes in foreign exchange rates. The decrease in Wireless Test revenues of $22.6 million, or 32.9%, was primarily due to a decrease in connectivity and cellular test product sales.
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Revenues by country as a percentage of total revenues were as follows (1):
Taiwan
Korea
China
United States
Europe
Philippines
Thailand
Malaysia
Japan
Singapore
Rest of World
Revenues attributable to a country are based on location of customer site.
Gross Profit
Our gross profit was as follows:
Percent of total revenues
Gross profit as a percent of revenue decreased by 1.4 points, primarily due to lower volume and product mix in Semiconductor Test and higher inventory reserves.
Selling and Administrative
Selling and administrative expenses were as follows:
The increase of $0.8 million in selling and administrative expenses was primarily driven by Semiconductor Test and Industrial Automation increase in headcount and greater spending, partially offset by lower variable compensation.
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Engineering and Development
Engineering and development expenses were as follows:
The increase of $4.5 million in engineering and development expenses was primarily driven by Semiconductor Test and Industrial Automation increase in headcount and greater spending, partially offset by lower variable compensation.
Restructuring and Other
During the three months ended October 2, 2022, we recorded $1.2 million of severance charges primarily in Industrial Automation, and a charge of $0.7 million for an increase in legal liabilities.
During the three months ended October 3, 2021, we recorded $0.6 million of severance charges primarily in Industrial Automation.
Interest and Other
Interest expense decreased by $3.0 million primarily due to the January 1, 2022 adoption of ASU 2020-06 which eliminated the amortization of the debt discount which was $2.3 million in the three months ended October 3, 2021. Other (income) expense, net decreased by $15.7 million primarily due to lower losses on convertible debt conversions partially offset by changes in unrealized losses on equity securities, from a $0.4 million loss in 2021 to a $2.2 million loss in 2022.
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes
Corporate and Eliminations (1)
Included in Corporate and Eliminations are legal and environmental fees, interest income, interest expense, net foreign exchange gains (losses), pension, intercompany eliminations, acquisition related charges and compensation and for the three months ended October 3, 2021, loss on convertible debt conversions.
The decrease in income before income taxes in Semiconductor Test was driven primarily by lower revenues in mobile applications, partially offset by higher memory test sales. The increase in income before income taxes in System Test was primarily due to higher sales in Storage Test of hard disk drive testers. The decrease in income before taxes in Wireless Test was driven primarily by a decrease in sales of connectivity and cellular test product sales.
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Income Taxes
The effective tax rate for the three months ended October 2, 2022 and October 3, 2021 was 18.9% and 13.8%, respectively. The increase in the effective tax rate from the three months ended October 3, 2021 to the three months ended October 2, 2022 was primarily attributable to a shift in the geographic distribution of income, which increases the income subject to taxation in higher tax rate jurisdictions relative to lower tax rate jurisdictions, an increase in non-deductible officers’ compensation and a reduction in the benefit related to the international provisions of the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. These increases were partially offset by an increase in benefit from tax credits.
Nine Months 2022 Compared to Nine Months 2021
The decrease in Semiconductor Test revenues of $450.9 million, or 22.0%, was driven primarily by lower tester sales in high performance compute processor and mobile applications. The increase in System Test revenues of $29.2 million, or 8.6%, was primarily due to higher sales in Storage Test of hard disk drive testers, and higher sales in Defense/Aerospace and in Production Board Test. The rise in Industrial Automation revenues of $29.6 million, or 11.2%, was driven primarily by higher demand for UR’s collaborative robotic arms and MiR’s autonomous mobile robots, partially offset by changes in foreign exchange rates. The decrease in Wireless Test revenues of $3.0 million, or 1.8%, was primarily due to a decrease in cellular test product sales, partially offset by an increase in connectivity test product sales.
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Gross profit as a percent of revenue increased by 0.1 points, primarily due to product mix in Semiconductor Test partially offset by lower volume.
The increase of $10.6 million in selling and administrative expenses was primarily driven by Semiconductor Test and Industrial Automation increase in headcount and greater spending, partially offset by lower variable compensation.
The increase of $14.2 million in engineering and development expenses was primarily driven by Semiconductor Test and Industrial Automation increase in headcount and greater spending, partially offset by lower variable compensation.
During the nine months ended October 2, 2022, we recorded a charge of $14.7 million related to the arbitration claim filed against Teradyne and AutoGuide related to an earn-out dispute, which was settled on March 25, 2022 for $26.7 million, a charge of $2.7 million for an increase in environmental and legal liabilities, and $2.1 million of severance charges primarily in Industrial Automation. Previously, in the three months ended December 31, 2021, we recorded a charge of $12.0 million related to this earn-out dispute.
During the nine months ended October 3, 2021, we recorded a gain of $7.2 million for the decrease in the fair value of the AutoGuide contingent consideration liability, partially offset by a charge of $1.7 million for an increase in environmental and legal liabilities, and $1.2 million of severance charges primarily in Industrial Automation.
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Interest expense decreased by $12.7 million primarily due to the January 1, 2022 adoption of ASU 2020-06 which eliminated the amortization of the debt discount which was $9.1 million in the nine months ended October 3, 2021. Other (income) expense, net decreased by $4.7 million primarily due to changes in unrealized gains/losses on equity securities, from a $2.2 million gain in 2021 to an $11.0 million loss in 2022, partially offset by lower losses on convertible debt conversions.
Included in Corporate and Eliminations are legal and environmental fees, contingent consideration adjustments, interest income, interest expense, net foreign exchange gains (losses), pension, intercompany eliminations, acquisition related charges and compensation and for the nine months ended October 3, 2021, loss on convertible debt conversions.
The decrease in income before income taxes in Semiconductor Test was driven primarily by lower revenues in high performance compute processor and mobile applications. The increase in income before income taxes in System Test was primarily due to higher sales in Storage Test of system level and hard disk drive testers, and elevated sales in Defense/Aerospace and in Production Board Test. The decrease in income before taxes in Wireless Test was driven primarily by lower sales in cellular test products partially offset by elevated sales in connectivity test products. The loss before income taxes in Corporate and Eliminations was primarily due to legal settlement charges related to litigation for the earn-out dispute in connection with the AutoGuide acquisition.
The effective tax rate for the nine months ended October 2, 2022 and October 3, 2021 was 15.8% and 12.7%, respectively. The increase in the effective tax rate from the nine months ended October 3, 2021 to the nine months ended October 2, 2022 was primarily attributable to a shift in the geographic distribution of income, which increases the income subject to taxation in higher tax rate jurisdictions relative to lower tax rate jurisdictions, an increase in non-deductible officers’ compensation and a reduction in the benefit related to the international provisions of the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. These increases in expense were partially offset by increases in benefit from tax credits and discrete benefit related to equity compensation.
Contractual Obligations
There have been no changes outside of the ordinary course of business to our contractual obligations as disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities balances decreased by $613.2 million in the nine months ended October 2, 2022 to $887.1 million.
Operating activities during the nine months ended October 2, 2022 provided cash of $394.5 million. Changes in operating assets and liabilities used cash of $271.7 million. This was due to a $158.9 million increase in operating assets and a $112.8 million decrease in operating liabilities.
The increase in operating assets was due to a $94.3 million increase in prepayments and other assets due to prepayments to our contract manufacturers, a $68.8 million increase in inventories, partially offset by a $4.2 million decrease in accounts receivable.
The decrease in operating liabilities was due to a $82.9 million decrease in accrued employee compensation, a $31.4 million decrease in income taxes, a $7.5 million decrease in other accrued liabilities, a $5.9 million decrease in deferred revenue and customer advance payments and $3.9 million of retirement plan contributions, partially offset by an $18.7 million increase in accounts payable.
Investing activities during the nine months ended October 2, 2022 provided cash of $45.4 million due to $259.2 million and $182.1 million in proceeds from sales and maturities of marketable securities, respectively, partially offset by $267.2 million used for purchases of marketable securities, and $128.7 million used for purchases of property, plant and equipment.
Financing activities during the nine months ended October 2, 2022 used cash of $858.8 million due to $750.0 million used for the repurchase of 7.2 million shares of common stock at an average price of $103.83 per share, $52.6 million used for dividend payments, $52.0 million used for payments of convertible debt principal, and $33.0 million used for payment related to net settlements of employee stock compensation awards, partially offset by $28.7 million from the issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase and stock option plans.
Operating activities during the nine months ended October 3, 2021 provided cash of $767.1 million. Changes in operating assets and liabilities used cash of $167.7 million. This was due to a $219.9 million increase in operating assets and a $52.2 million increase in operating liabilities.
The increase in operating assets was due to a $138.6 million increase in prepayments and other assets due to prepayments to our contract manufacturers, a $103.3 million increase in accounts receivable due to greater sales, partially offset by a $21.9 million decrease in inventories.
The change in operating liabilities was due to increases of $63.5 million in other accrued liabilities, $23.8 million in accounts payable, and $8.7 million in deferred revenue and customer advance payments, partially offset by a $17.4 million decrease in income taxes, a $22.3 million decrease in accrued employee compensation, and $4.1 million of retirement plan contributions.
Investing activities during the nine months ended October 3, 2021 provided cash of $156.1 million due to $571.3 million and $209.4 million in proceeds from maturities and sales of marketable securities, partially offset by $509.5 million used for purchases of marketable securities, $103.2 million used for purchases of property, plant and equipment and $12.0 million used for an investment in MachineMetrics, Inc.(“MachineMetrics”).
Financing activities during the nine months ended October 3, 2021 used cash of $757.3 million due to $406.2 million used for the repurchase of 3.3 million shares of common stock at an average price of $123.53 per share, $302.0 million used for payments of convertible debt principal, $49.7 million used for dividend payments, and $32.0 million used for payments related to net settlements of employee stock compensation awards, partially offset by $32.6 million from the issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase and stock option plans.
In January 2022, May 2022 and August 2022, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.11 per share. Dividend payments for the three and nine months ended October 2, 2022 were $17.1 million and $52.6 million, respectively.
In January 2021, May 2021 and August 2021, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share. Dividend payments for the three and nine months ended October 3, 2021were $16.4 million and $49.7 million, respectively.
In January 2021, our Board of Directors approved a new repurchase program for up to $2.0 billion of common stock. Unless terminated by resolution of our Board of Directors, the repurchase program will expire when we have repurchased all shares authorized for repurchase under the share repurchase program.
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During the nine months ended October 2, 2022, we repurchased 7.2 million shares of common stock for $750.0 million at an average price of $103.83 per share. During the nine months ended October 3, 2021, we repurchased 3.3 million shares of common stock for $406.2 million at an average price of $123.53 per share. The cumulative repurchases under the $2.0 billion common stock repurchase program as of October 2, 2022 were 12.0 million shares of common stock for $1,350.0 million at an average price per share of $112.55.
While we declared a quarterly cash dividend and authorized a share repurchase program, we may reduce or eliminate the cash dividend or share repurchase program in the future. Future cash dividends and stock repurchases are subject to the discretion of our Board of Directors, which will consider, among other things, our earnings, capital requirements and financial condition.
On May 1, 2020, we entered into a credit agreement providing a three-year, senior secured revolving credit facility of $400 million. On December 10, 2021, the credit agreement was amended to extend the senior secured revolving credit facility to December 10, 2026. On October 5, 2022, the credit agreement was amended to increase the amount of the credit facility to $750.0 million from $400.0 million. As of November 4, 2022, we have not borrowed any funds under the credit facility.
We believe our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities balance will be sufficient to pay our quarterly dividend and meet our working capital and expenditure needs for at least the next twelve months. At this time, the COVID-19 pandemic has not had an impact on our liquidity, but there is no assurance that continued impacts resulting from the pandemic will not have an adverse effect in the future.
Equity Compensation Plans
As discussed in Note Q: “Stock-Based Compensation” in our 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K, we have a 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and a 2006 Equity and Cash Compensation Incentive Plan (the “2006 Equity Plan”).
The purpose of the 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan is to encourage stock ownership by all eligible employees of Teradyne. The purpose of the 2006 Equity Plan is to provide equity ownership and compensation opportunities in Teradyne to our employees, officers, directors, consultants and/or advisors. Both plans were approved by our shareholders.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
For the nine months ended October 2, 2022, there were no recently issued accounting pronouncements that had, or are expected to have, a material impact to our consolidated financial statements.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risks
For “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” affecting Teradyne, see Part 2 Item 7A, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risks,” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 23, 2022. There were no material changes in our exposure to market risk from those set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.
In addition to market risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, we have an equity price risk related to the fair value of our convertible senior unsecured notes issued in December 2016. In December 2016, Teradyne issued $460 million aggregate principal amount of 1.25% convertible senior unsecured notes (the “Notes”) due December 15, 2023. As of October 2, 2022, $65.0 million of principal remained outstanding and the Notes had a fair value of $154.5 million. The table below provides a sensitivity analysis of hypothetical 10% changes of Teradyne’s stock price as of the end of the third quarter of 2022 and the estimated impact on the fair value of the Notes. The selected scenarios are not predictions of future events, but rather are intended to illustrate the effect such event may have on the fair value of the Notes. The fair value of the Notes is subject to equity price risk due to the convertible feature. The fair value of the Notes will generally increase as Teradyne’s common stock price increases and will generally decrease as the common stock price declines in value. The change in stock price affects the fair value of the Notes, but does not impact Teradyne’s financial position, cash flows or results of operations due to the fixed nature of the debt obligation. Additionally, we carry the Notes at face value less unamortized discount on our balance sheet, and we present the fair value for required disclosure purposes only. In connection with the offering of the Notes we also sold warrants to the option counterparties. These transactions have been accounted for as an adjustment to our shareholders’ equity. The convertible note hedge transactions are expected to reduce the potential equity dilution upon conversion of the Notes. The warrants along with any shares issuable upon conversion of the Notes will have a dilutive effect on our earnings per share to the extent that the average market price of our common stock for a given reporting period exceeds the applicable strike price or conversion price of the warrants or Notes, respectively.
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10% Increase
No Change
10% Decrease
As of the end of the period covered by this report, our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) or Rule 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective in ensuring that material information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, including ensuring that such material information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the three months ended October 2, 2022 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
We are subject to various legal proceedings and claims which have arisen in the ordinary course of business such as, but not limited to, patent, employment, commercial and environmental matters. Teradyne believes that it has meritorious defenses against all pending claims and intends to vigorously contest them. While it is not possible to predict or determine the outcomes of any pending claims or to provide possible ranges of losses that may arise, Teradyne believes the potential losses associated with all of these actions are unlikely to have a material adverse effect on its business, financial position or results of operations.
On March 8, 2021, Industrial Automation LLC submitted a demand for arbitration against Teradyne and AutoGuide in Wilmington, Delaware alleging that Teradyne and AutoGuide breached certain provisions of the Membership Interests Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), dated as of October 18, 2019, among Industrial Automation LLC, Teradyne and AutoGuide. The arbitration demand sought full acceleration of the maximum earn-out amount payable under the Purchase Agreement, or $106.9 million, for the alleged breach of the earn-out provisions of the Purchase Agreement. On March 25, 2022, the arbitration claim was settled for $26.7 million. As a result, Teradyne has no remaining earn-out obligations.
In addition to other information set forth in this Form 10-Q, including the risk discussed below, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, “Item 1A: Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. The risk factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K remain applicable to our business and many of these risks could be further increased due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only risks that we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.
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The global supply shortage of electrical components and inflationary cost increases has impacted our ability to meet customer demand and could adversely affect our business and financial results.
During 2022, there has been a global supply shortage of electrical components, including semiconductor chips. As a result, we have experienced, and expect to continue to experience, increases in our lead times and costs for certain components for certain products and delays in the delivery of some orders placed by our customers. While not material, year to date 2022, in an effort to mitigate these risks, in some cases, we have incurred higher costs due to investment in supply chain resiliency and to secure available inventory or have extended or placed non-cancellable purchase commitments with semiconductor suppliers, which introduces inventory risk if our forecasts and assumptions prove inaccurate. We have also sourced components from additional suppliers and multi-sourced and pre-ordered components and finished goods inventory in some cases in an effort to reduce the impact of the adverse supply chain conditions we have experienced. However, if we are unable to secure manufacturing capacities from our current or new suppliers and contract manufacturers, on acceptable terms or at all, or successfully manage our purchase commitments and inventory for components, our ability to deliver our products to our customers in the desired quantities, at competitive prices or in a timely manner may be negatively impacted for the remainder of 2022 and into 2023. In the third quarter 2022, we were unable to supply approximately $10 million of revenue in our test businesses for which we had customer demand. Our fourth quarter 2022 forecast excludes approximately $15 million of revenue, primarily in our test businesses, due to these continued supply chain constraints. Also, our suppliers and contract manufacturers have increased their prices, which increased our cost of products. We have been and may continue to be, affected by wage inflation. We have, and may continue to attempt to, offset the effect of these inflationary pressures by increasing the prices of our products. However, we may not be fully able to pass additional costs on to our customers, which could have a negative impact on our results of operations and financial condition.
Trade regulations and restrictions impact our ability to manufacture certain products and to sell products to and support certain customers, which may materially adversely affect our sales and results of operations.
We are subject to U.S. laws and regulations that limit and restrict the export of some of our products and services and may restrict our transactions with certain customers, business partners and other persons. In certain circumstances, export control and economic sanctions regulations prohibit the export of certain products, services and technologies, and in other circumstances are required to obtain an export license before exporting the controlled item. We must also comply with export restrictions and laws imposed by other countries affecting trade and investments. We maintain an export compliance program but there are risks that the compliance controls could be circumvented, exposing us to legal liabilities. Compliance with these laws has not significantly limited our sales but could significantly limit them in the future. Changes in, and responses to, U.S. trade policy could reduce the competitiveness of our products and cause our sales to drop, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
The U.S. government from time to time has issued export restrictions that prohibit U.S. companies from exporting U.S. manufactured products, foreign manufactured products with more than 25% controlled U.S. content, as well as U.S. origin technology. For example, the U.S. Department of Commerce has restricted the access of U.S. origin technologies to certain Chinese companies by adding those companies to the Entity List under U.S. Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”).
On May 16, 2019, Huawei and 68 of its affiliates, including HiSilicon, were added to the U.S. Department of Commerce Entity List under the EAR. This action by the U.S. Department of Commerce imposed new export licensing requirements on exports, re-exports, and in-country transfers of all U.S. regulated products, software and technology to the designated Huawei entities. On August 17, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce published final regulations expanding the scope of the U.S. EAR to include additional products that would become subject to export restrictions relating to Huawei entities including HiSilicon. These new regulations restrict the sale to Huawei and the designated Huawei entities of certain non-U.S. made items, such as semiconductor devices, manufactured for or sold to Huawei entities including HiSilicon under specific, detailed conditions set forth in the new regulations. These new regulations have impacted our sales to Huawei, HiSilicon and their suppliers. We are taking appropriate actions, including filing license applications and obtaining licenses from the U.S. Department of Commerce. However, we do not expect these actions will mitigate the impact of the regulations on our sales to Huawei, HiSilicon and other suppliers. As a result, the regulations will continue to have an adverse impact on our business and financial results. It is uncertain the extent these new regulations and any additional regulations that may be implemented by the U.S. Department of Commerce or other government agency may have on our business with other customers or potential customers. Also, our controls related to Entity List compliance could be circumvented, exposing us to legal liabilities.
On April 28, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce published new export control regulations for certain U.S. products and technology sold to military end users or for military end-use in China, Russia and Venezuela. The definition of military end user is broad. The regulations went into effect on June 29, 2020. In December 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce issued a list of companies in China and other countries that it considered to be military end users. Compliance with the new export controls has impacted our ability to sell products to certain customers in China. In addition, while we maintain an export compliance program, our compliance controls could be circumvented, exposing us to legal liabilities. We will continue to assess the impact of the new export controls on our business and operations and take appropriate actions, including filing for licenses with the U.S. Department of Commerce, to minimize any disruption. However, we cannot be certain that the actions we take will mitigate all the risks associated with the export controls that may impact our business.
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In response to the regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce, the Chinese government has passed new laws, including blocking legislation, which may impact our business activities in China. The Company is assessing the potential impact of these new Chinese laws and monitoring relevant laws and regulations issued by the Chinese government. The impact of these new Chinese laws on our business activities in China remains uncertain at this time.
Foreign currency exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates may affect the Company’s ability to realize projected growth rates in its sales and earnings.
Our financial statements are denominated in U.S. dollars. While the majority of our revenues are in U.S. dollars, approximately 70 percent of our Industrial Automation revenue is denominated in foreign currencies. Correspondingly, our results of operations and our ability to realize projected growth rates in sales and earnings could be adversely affected if the U.S. dollar strengthens significantly against foreign currencies.
In January 2021, Teradyne’s Board of Directors approved a new repurchase program for up to $2.0 billion of common stock. During the nine months ended October 2, 2022, we repurchased 7.2 million shares of common stock for $750.0 million at an average price of $103.83 per share. During the nine months ended October 3, 2021, we repurchased 3.3 million shares of common stock for $406.2 million at an average price of $123.53 per share. The cumulative repurchases under the $2.0 billion common stock repurchase program as of October 2, 2022 were 12.0 million shares of common stock for $1,350.0 million at an average price per share of $112.55.
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The following table includes information with respect to repurchases we made of our common stock during the three months ended October 2, 2022 (in thousands except per share price):
Period
July 4, 2022 - July 31, 2022
August 1, 2022 – August 28, 2022
August 29, 2022 – October 2, 2022
Includes approximately two thousand shares at an average price of $89.37 withheld from employees for the payment of taxes.
We satisfy U.S. federal and state minimum withholding tax obligations due upon the vesting and the conversion of restricted stock units into shares of our common stock, by automatically withholding from the shares being issued, a number of shares with an aggregate fair market value on the date of such vesting and conversion that would satisfy the minimum withholding amount due.
Not Applicable
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
/s/ SANJAY MEHTA
Sanjay Mehta
Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
(Duly Authorized Officer
and Principal Financial Officer)
November 4, 2022
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