Cirrus Logic : Shareholder Letter Q4FY2025

Published: 2025-05-07 04:13:51 ET CRUS

Published on 05/07/2025 at 04:13

‌Q4 and Full Fiscal Year 2025

Letter to Shareholders

May 6, 2025

‌May 6, 2025

Dear Shareholders,

Cirrus Logic reported full fiscal year revenue of $1.90 billion for FY25. GAAP and non-GAAP operating profit for the full fiscal year were 21.6 percent and 26.5 percent, respectively. We also delivered record GAAP and non-GAAP earnings per share in FY25 of $6.00 and $7.54, respectively. Revenue increased six percent year-over-year, while non-GAAP earnings per share increased 14 percent. Q4 FY25 revenue was

$424.5 million, above the top end of our guidance range, and GAAP and non-GAAP earnings per share were $1.31 and $1.67, respectively. Additionally, during the year we returned $261.0 million of cash to shareholders in the form of share repurchases. With approximately $835 million in cash and no debt, we believe that we are well-positioned to grow shareholder value by building on our strong track record of disciplined execution, leveraging our world-class supply chain management expertise, and investing in both our existing business and key areas to drive revenue diversification.

Turning to our strategy, in FY25 we made significant progress across our three growth principles: maintaining leadership in our core smartphone audio business; expanding in areas of high-performance mixed-signal (HPMS) functionality in smartphones; and leveraging both our audio and HPMS capabilities to drive penetration of new markets.

In our flagship smartphone audio business, we began shipping the latest-generation of our boosted amplifier and first 22-nanometer smart codec. Together, these products demonstrate our excellence in engineering execution and the culmination of years of close collaboration with our customer. We also expanded our HPMS content in smartphones as we benefited from increased unit shipments of our camera controllers and broadened our footprint with our general market haptic components.

Additionally, we made considerable progress leveraging our investments in audio and HPMS into new applications and markets. Our achievements in the laptop market, which is our most immediate growth opportunity, included securing our first high-volume mainstream design win with our latest PC codec, increasing our direct engagement with PC OEMs, and further expanding our presence in leading reference designs. We are on track with our expectations in this market, and we are optimistic about the momentum we are gaining. During FY25, we also made advancements with our general market business where we have been selectively developing new products that offer sustained differentiation. These components expand our product portfolio and revenue opportunities across various markets with long lifespans and strong gross margins.

In conclusion, we are proud of the progress we made in FY25 and would like to thank our employees for their hard work and dedication, and our customers for placing their trust in us as a partner.

Q4 FY25 GAAP Adj. Non-GAAP* FY25 GAAP Adj. Non-GAAP*

Revenue

$424.5

Revenue

$1,896.1

Gross Profit

$226.7

$0.4

$227.1

Gross Profit

$996.0

$1.3

$997.4

Gross Margin

53.4%

53.5%

Gross Margin

52.5%

52.6%

Operating Expense

$140.8

($20.8)

$120.0

Operating Expense

$585.7

($91.6)

$494.1

Operating Income

$85.9

$21.2

$107.1

Operating Income

$410.4

$92.9

$503.3

Operating Profit

20.2%

25.2%

Operating Profit

21.6%

26.5%

Interest Income

$8.6

Interest Income

$33.1

Other Income

$0.1

Other Income

$1.5

Income Tax Expense

$23.3

$1.8

$25.1

Income Tax Expense

$113.4

$7.9

$121.3

Net Income

$71.3

$19.4

$90.6

Net Income

$331.5

$85.1

$416.6

Diluted EPS

$1.31

$0.36

$1.67

Diluted EPS

$6.00

$1.54

$7.54

*Complete GAAP to Non-GAAP reconciliations available on page 12 Numbers may not sum due to rounding

$ millions, except EPS

‌Revenue and Gross Margin

Cirrus Logic reported revenue for FY25 of $1.90 billion, up six percent year over year. The increase in full year revenue was driven by sales associated with our latest-generation products and higher smartphone unit volumes. Revenue for the March quarter was $424.5 million, down 24 percent quarter over quarter and up 14 percent year over year. Q4 FY25 revenue was above the top end of our guidance range due to stronger-than-expected smartphone volumes. The decline in revenue on a sequential basis reflects a reduction in smartphone unit volumes. The year-over-year increase in revenue reflects higher smartphone unit volumes, as well as an increase in revenue associated with our latest-generation products.

Before we provide guidance for the first quarter, we would like to address the current macroeconomic and trade environment, including the potential impact of tariffs. Our outlook for the upcoming quarter is based on our current assessment of the environment as it stands today. As this situation is dynamic and future trade actions could potentially impact our business, we are closely monitoring developments. In addition, we are actively working with our customers and suppliers to adapt in the near term. In parallel, we continue to invest in geographic diversification of our supply chain, which we believe will better position the company to manage potential longer-term challenges stemming from the current trade environment.

In the June quarter, we expect revenue to range from $330 million to $390 million, down 15 percent sequentially and four percent year over year at the midpoint.

In both FY25 and Q4 FY25, revenue derived from our audio and HPMS product lines represented 60 percent and 40 percent of total revenue, respectively. One customer contributed approximately 89 percent of total revenue in FY25 and 88 percent of total revenue in Q4 FY25. Our relationship with our largest customer remains outstanding, with continued strong design activity across a wide range of products. While we understand there is interest in this customer, in accordance with our policy, we do not discuss specifics about this business.

619

542

555

481

424

372

374

360*

317

700

600

500

400

300

200

100

Q1/FY24 Q2/FY24 Q3/FY24 Q4/FY24 Q1/FY25 Q2/FY25 Q3/FY25 Q4/FY25 Q1/FY26

*Midpoint of guidance as of May 6, 2025

FY25 GAAP gross margin was 52.5 percent, compared to 51.2 percent in FY24. Non-GAAP gross margin for the full fiscal year was 52.6 percent, compared to 51.3 percent the prior year. The year-over-year increase in gross margin reflects a more favorable product mix. This was partially offset by unfavorable inventory reserve expense and higher supply chain costs. GAAP gross margin in the March quarter was 53.4 percent, compared to 53.6 percent in Q3 FY25 and 51.8 percent in Q4 FY24. Non-GAAP gross margin in the March quarter was 53.5 percent, compared to 53.6 percent in Q3 FY25 and 51.9 percent in Q4 FY24. On a year-over-year basis, the increase reflects a more favorable product mix. In the June quarter, we expect gross margin to range from 51 percent to 53 percent.

‌Operating Profit, Tax, and EPS

For FY25, Cirrus Logic delivered GAAP operating profit of 21.6 percent, compared to 19.2 percent the prior year. Non-GAAP operating profit was 26.5 percent, compared to 25.0 percent in FY24. GAAP operating expense for the full fiscal year was $585.7 million and included $82.8 million in stock-based compensation and $7.1 million in amortization of acquisition intangibles, and $1.7 million in lease impairments. GAAP operating expense in FY24 was $572.6 million and included $87.9 million in stock-based compensation, $8.3 million in amortization of acquisition intangibles, $4.1 million in acquisition-related costs and $2.0 million in restructuring costs. On a year-over-year basis, GAAP operating expense increased by $13.1 million primarily due to an increase in employee-related expenses and variable compensation. This was partially offset by a reduction in stock-based compensation and acquisition-related costs. Non-GAAP operating expense for the full fiscal year was $494.1 million, up $23.7 million from $470.4 million in FY24.

Operating profit for Q4 FY25 was 20.2 percent on a GAAP basis and 25.2 percent on a non-GAAP basis. GAAP operating expense for the quarter was $140.8 million and included $19.1 million in stock-based compensation and $1.6 million in amortization of acquisition intangibles. On a sequential basis, GAAP operating expense decreased by $11.2 million primarily due to lower employee-related expenses, variable compensation, and stock-based compensation. The decrease in operating expense also reflects a reduction in product development costs largely due to timing of tape outs. On a year-over-year basis, GAAP operating expense increased by $0.5 million largely due to higher employee-related expenses and variable compensation. This was mostly offset by a reduction in stock-based compensation and product development costs, primarily associated with the development and qualification of new products. Non-GAAP operating expense for the quarter was $120.0 million, down $9.2 million sequentially and up $3.5 million year over year. The company's total headcount exiting Q4 was 1,660.

Combined GAAP R&D and SG&A expenses for Q1 FY26 are expected to range from $141 million to $147 million, including approximately $20 million in stock-based compensation expense and $2 million in amortization of acquisition intangibles, resulting in a non-GAAP operating expense range between $119 million and $125 million.

1,719

1,644

1,637

1,625

1,651

1,672

1,667

1,660

160

140

120

100

Q1 FY24 Q2 FY24 Q3 FY24 Q4 FY24 Q1 FY25 Q2 FY25 Q3 FY25 Q4 FY25 Q1 FY26

R&D

*Reflects midpoint of combined R&D and SG&A guidance as of May 6, 2025

GAAP tax expense for FY25 was $113.4 million on GAAP pre-tax income of $444.9 million, resulting in a full year GAAP effective tax rate of 25.5 percent. Non-GAAP tax expense for FY25 was $121.3 million on non-GAAP pre-tax income of $537.9 million, resulting in a full year non-GAAP effective tax rate of 22.5 percent. For the March quarter, GAAP tax expense was $23.3 million on GAAP pre-tax income of $94.6 million, resulting in an effective tax rate of 24.7 percent. Non-GAAP tax expense for the quarter was $25.1 million on non-GAAP pre-tax income of $115.7 million, resulting in a non-GAAP effective tax rate of 21.7 percent.

The GAAP and non-GAAP effective tax rates for FY25 and the March quarter were unfavorably impacted by a provision of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that requires companies to capitalize and amortize R&D expenses rather than deduct them in the current year. We continue to anticipate that the impact of capitalized R&D will become less pronounced as additional years of R&D expenses are amortized. We estimate that our FY26 non-GAAP effective tax rate will range from approximately 21 percent to 23 percent.

We delivered record GAAP and non-GAAP earnings per share in FY25. GAAP earnings per share was $6.00, compared to $4.90 the prior year. Non-GAAP earnings per share for the full fiscal year was $7.54, versus

$6.59 in FY24. GAAP earnings per share for the March quarter was $1.31, compared to earnings per share of $2.11 the prior quarter and earnings per share of $0.81 in Q4 FY24. Non-GAAP earnings per share for the March quarter was $1.67, versus $2.51 in Q3 FY25 and $1.24 in Q4 FY24.

‌Balance Sheet

Our cash and investment balance at the end of FY25 was $834.8 million, up from $699.9 million the prior year and $816.6 million in Q3 FY24. For the full fiscal year, cash flow from operations was strong at

$444.4 million. In FY25, we returned $261.0 million of cash to shareholders as we repurchased 2.3 million shares at an average price of $112.33. Cash flow from operations for the March quarter was $130.4 million. During the quarter, we repurchased 927,248 shares at an average price of $107.85, returning

$100.0 million of cash to shareholders. At the end of Q4 FY25, the company had $54.1 million remaining in its July 2022 share repurchase authorization. Subsequent to Q4 FY25, the Company utilized $25.0 million to repurchase 296,689 shares at an average price of $84.26 under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Furthermore, in March 2025 the Board of Directors authorized the company to repurchase up to an additional $500 million of Cirrus Logic common stock. Over the long term, we expect strong cash flow generation, and we will continue to evaluate potential uses of this cash, including investing in the business to pursue organic growth opportunities, M&A, and returning capital to shareholders through share repurchases.

Q4 FY25 inventory was $299.1 million, up from $275.6 million in Q3 FY25. In Q1 FY26, we expect inventory to decrease slightly as we continue to fulfill demand and manage our wafer purchase commitments per our long-term capacity agreement with GlobalFoundries.

‌Company Strategy

We remain committed to our three-pronged strategy for growing our business: first, maintaining our leadership position in smartphone audio; second, increasing HPMS content in smartphones; and third, leveraging our strength in audio and HPMS to expand into additional applications and markets with both existing and new components. In FY25, we continued to execute on strategic initiatives in each of these areas that we believe will drive growth and diversification in the future.

Smartphones

In smartphone audio, we were delighted to see our next-generation custom boosted amplifier and first 22-nanometer smart codec begin shipping in smartphones launched in FY25. These new components are a culmination of years of engineering dedication and close collaboration with our customer. They deliver significant performance improvements over prior generations, enabling our customer to build more compelling and power-efficient devices for users while also saving vital board space. We anticipate that

these new products will ship for multiple smartphone generations, providing sustained revenue contribution in the coming years while also enabling us to deploy our R&D resources to focus on new projects that can drive further innovation and growth. In addition, we continued to see interest in our general market audio components, and in FY25, multiple leading Android OEMs introduced flagship smartphones that featured our boosted amplifiers. As we have indicated previously, we continue to support customers in the Android market, however, the majority of our general market R&D investments are focused on developing products for other markets.

Beyond audio, we made solid progress on our strategy to drive product diversification through our HPMS product line. In FY25, we maintained strong customer engagement on our haptics solutions. Multiple leading Android OEMs introduced their latest flagship smartphones featuring Cirrus Logic haptic drivers, with the most recent launching during the March quarter. Additionally, we were excited to see the camera technology continue to be highlighted as an important differentiator in the latest generation of a key customer's devices. This year we benefited from increased unit shipments of our camera controllers. Our investment in camera technology has been key in driving expansion in our HPMS product line as the value of our camera content has grown over the last five years. We continue to believe the camera represents an exciting area for us to increase value and enhance customer products. In addition, we are also investing in new product development in power and battery technologies, which we view as a greenfield opportunity within the HPMS category. Customer engagement on these opportunities has been encouraging, and we are actively pursuing sockets where we can deliver more efficient and flexible solutions through the integration of digital processing and control alongside analog circuits.

New Applications and Markets

Outside of smartphones, we are extremely pleased with the progress we have made this past year with leveraging our intellectual property and engineering capabilities into new applications and markets. This has been showcased with our expansion in the laptop market. We are on track with our expectations in this market and passed several important milestones in FY25. These included securing our first high-volume mainstream design win with our latest PC codec, increasing our direct engagement with PC OEMs, and further expanding our presence in leading reference designs. We are currently shipping content to each of the top five laptop OEMs and expect more end products utilizing our components to come to market over the next year. The industry's desire for thinner, lighter, and more power-efficient designs, along with the adoption of AI-enabled platforms and the MIPI SoundWire® interface, has created meaningful opportunities for Cirrus Logic. Looking ahead, we are executing on our roadmap of next-generation amplifiers and codecs, which are expected to broaden our portfolio and address a wider range of the laptop market as customers seek to optimize performance across tiers and retail price points. We are excited about the growing number of end products featuring our technology and remain focused on increasing content per device and expanding our overall market share in the future.

Beyond laptops, we also have a well-established general market business that spans a large number of customers across the professional audio, automotive, industrial, and imaging end markets. Over the past few years, we have been selectively investing in product families within these end markets and developing new components that offer sustained differentiation. These products expand our product portfolio and revenue opportunity across various markets with long lifespans and strong gross margins. The first of these components was an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) that launched in FY24. This past year we built on this success with the introduction of a series of digital-to-analog converters (DACs) and an ultra-high-performance audio codec. We are actively engaged with customers on these new products, and the first devices featuring these components came to market during the fourth quarter. Furthermore, we are also sampling our latest timing products that are designed to enable superior audio experiences

and enhance functionality. These components are being designed into both automotive and professional audio systems, and we expect initial revenue in FY26. Additionally, we recently started sampling a family of high-performance analog front-end components targeting imaging applications. We are pleased with our progress to date in these areas and are committed to continue leveraging our substantial portfolio of technologies to expand our product reach in additional applications and markets.

‌Summary and Guidance

For the June quarter we expect the following results:

Revenue to range between $330 million and $390 million;

GAAP gross margin to be between 51 percent and 53 percent; and

Combined GAAP R&D and SG&A expenses to range between $141 million and $147 million, including approximately $20 million in stock-based compensation expense and $2 million in amortization of acquisition intangibles, resulting in a non-GAAP operating expense range between

$119 million and $125 million.

In conclusion, we are pleased to have delivered six percent revenue growth and record earnings per share in FY25. We also made meaningful progress executing on our strategy to drive product and market diversification as we delivered our latest-generation custom boosted amplifier and our first 22-nanometer smart codec, gained traction in the laptop market, and introduced a series of general market components that expand our product portfolio and revenue opportunities across various markets. With a deep commitment to engineering excellence and an innovative roadmap, we believe Cirrus Logic is well-positioned to grow long-term shareholder value.

Sincerely,

President &

Chief Executive Officer

Chief Financial Officer

‌Conference Call Q&A Session

Cirrus Logic will host a live Q&A session at 5 p.m. EDT today to answer questions related to its financial results and business outlook. Participants may listen to the conference call on the Cirrus Logic website.

A replay of the webcast can be accessed on the Cirrus Logic website approximately two hours following its completion or by calling (609) 800-9909 or toll-free at (800) 770-2030 (Access Code: 95424)

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information

To supplement Cirrus Logic's financial statements presented on a GAAP basis, Cirrus has provided non-GAAP financial information, including non-GAAP net income, diluted earnings per share, operating income and profit, operating expenses, gross margin and profit, tax expense, tax expense impact on earnings per share, effective tax rate, free cash flow, and free cash flow margin. A reconciliation of the adjustments to GAAP results is included in the tables below. We are also providing guidance on our expected non-GAAP expected effective tax rate. We are not able to provide guidance on our GAAP effective tax rate or a related reconciliation without unreasonable efforts since our future GAAP effective tax rate depends on our future stock price and related stock-based compensation information that is not currently available.

Non-GAAP financial information is not meant as a substitute for GAAP results but is included because management believes such information is useful to our investors for informational and comparative purposes. In addition, certain non-GAAP financial information is used internally by management to evaluate and manage the company. The non-GAAP financial information used by Cirrus Logic may differ from that used by other companies. These non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, the results prepared in accordance with GAAP.

‌Safe Harbor Statement

Except for historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this shareholder letter contain forward-looking statements, including statements about our expectation that future trade actions could potentially impact our business; our ability to grow shareholder value, leverage our world-class supply chain management expertise, and invest in our existing business and key areas to drive revenue diversification; our ability to develop new general market products that expand our revenue opportunities across various markets with long lifespans and strong gross margins; our expectation for strong cash flow generation over the long term; our expectation that inventory will decrease slightly in Q1 FY26 as we continue to fulfill demand and manage our wafer purchase commitments per our long-term capacity agreement with GlobalFoundries; our ability to maintain our leadership position in smartphone audio; our ability to increase HPMS content in smartphones; our ability to leverage our strength in audio and HPMS to expand into additional applications and markets with both new and existing components; our expectation that our new custom boosted amplifier and our first 22-nanometer smart codec will ship for multiple smartphone generations and provide sustained revenue contribution; our ability to deploy our R&D resources on new projects that can drive further innovation and growth; our belief that cameras represent an area for us to increase value and enhance customer products; our expectation that more end products utilizing our components will come to market over the next year; our ability to execute on our roadmap of next-generation amplifiers and codecs, which are expected to broaden our portfolio and address a wider range of the laptop market; our ability to increase content per device and expand our overall market share; our expectation that our timing products will contribute initial revenue in FY26; our ability to expand our product reach in additional applications and markets; our non-GAAP effective tax rate for the full fiscal year 2026; our expectation that the impact of capitalized R&D will become less pronounced as additional years of R&D expenses are amortized for tax purposes; and our forecasts for the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 revenue, gross margin, combined research and development and selling, general and administrative expense levels, stock-based compensation expense, and amortization of acquisition intangibles. In some cases, forward-looking statements are identified by words such as "emerge," "expect," "anticipate," "foresee," "target," "project," "believe," "goals," "opportunity," "estimates," "intend," "will," and variations of these types of words and similar expressions. In addition, any statements that refer to our plans, expectations, strategies, or other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on

our current expectations, estimates, and assumptions and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, and readers should not place undue reliance on such statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following: the level and timing of orders and shipments during the first quarter of fiscal year 2026, customer cancellations of orders, or the failure to place orders consistent with forecasts; or changes in government trade policies, including the imposition of tariffs and export restrictions, could have an adverse impact on our business operations and sales; changes with respect to our current expectations of future smartphone unit volumes; and the risk factors listed in our Form 10-K for the year ended March 30, 2024 and in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available at https://www.sec.gov. The foregoing information concerning our business outlook represents our outlook as of the date of this news release, and we expressly disclaim any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new developments or otherwise.

Cirrus Logic, Cirrus and the Cirrus Logic logo are registered trademarks of Cirrus Logic, Inc. All other company or product names noted herein may be trademarks of their respective holders.

‌Summary of Financial Data Below:

Mar. 29,

2025

Dec. 28,

2024

Mar. 30,

2024

Mar. 29,

2025

Mar. 30,

2024

Q4'25

Q3'25

Q4'24

Q4'25

Q4'24

Audio

$ 255,326

$ 346,272

$ 226,681

$ 1,137,157

$ 1,083,939

High-Performance Mixed-Signal

169,130

209,466

145,146

758,920

704,951

Net sales

424,456

555,738

371,827

1,896,077

1,788,890

Cost of sales

197,720

257,951

179,202

900,039

872,818

Gross profit

226,736

297,787

192,625

996,038

916,072

Gross margin

53.4 %

53.6 %

51.8 %

52.5%

51.2 %

Research and development

103,420

112,976

103,383

434,684

426,475

Selling, general and administrative

37,370

39,042

36,866

150,995

144,172

Restructuring costs

1,959

Total operating expenses

140,790

152,018

140,249

585,679

572,606

Income from operations

85,946

145,769

52,376

410,359

343,466

Interest income

8,604

8,146

7,360

33,086

20,578

Other income (expense)

(214)

(78)

1,469

(108)

Income before income taxes

94,605

153,701

59,658

444,914

363,936

Provision for income taxes

23,338

37,696

14,816

113,407

89,364

Net income

$ 71,267

$ 116,005

$ 44,842

$ 331,507

$ 274,572

Basic earnings per share

$ 1.35

$ 2.19

$ 0.83

$ 6.24

$ 5.06

Diluted earnings per share:

$ 1.31

$ 2.11

$ 0.81

$ 6.00

$ 4.90

Weighted average number of shares: Basic

52,756

53,081

53,739

53,135

54,290

Diluted

54,324

55,076

55,559

55,241

56,021

Prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

‌Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended

Mar. 29,

Dec. 28,

Mar. 30,

Mar. 29,

Mar. 30,

2025

2024

2025

2024

Net Income Reconciliation

Q4'25

Q3'25

Q4'24

Q4'25

Q4'24

GAAP Net Income

$ 71,267

$ 116,005

$ 44,842

$ 331,507

$ 274,572

Amortization of acquisition intangibles

1,647

1,973

7,130

8,285

Stock-based compensation expense

19,491

20,823

22,158

84,146

89,271

Lease impairment

661

1,680

Restructuring costs

1,959

Acquisition-related costs

4,105

Adjustment to income taxes

(1,772)

(827)

(7,866)

(8,926)

Non-GAAP Net Income

$ 90,633 $ 138,309 $ 69,048

416,597

369,266

Earnings Per Share Reconciliation

GAAP Diluted earnings per share

$ 1.31

$ 2.11

$ 0.81

$ 6.00

$ 4.90

Effect of Amortization of acquisition intangibles

0.03

0.13

0.15

Effect of Stock-based compensation expense

0.36

0.38

0.40

1.52

1.59

Effect of Lease impairment

0.01

0.03

Effect of Restructuring costs

0.04

Effect of Acquisition-related costs

0.07

Effect of Adjustment to income taxes

(0.03)

(0.02)

(0.14)

(0.16)

Non-GAAP Diluted earnings per share

$ 1.67

$ 2.51

$ 1.24

$ 7.54

$ 6.59

Operating Income Reconciliation

GAAP Operating Income

$ 85,946

$ 145,769

$ 52,376

$ 410,359

$ 343,466

GAAP Operating Profit

20.2 %

26.2 %

14.1 %

21.6 %

19.2 %

Amortization of acquisition intangibles

1,647

1,973

7,130

8,285

Stock-based compensation expense - COGS

360

351

362

1,332

1,403

Stock-based compensation expense - R&D

13,079

14,498

15,483

59,184

63,678

Stock-based compensation expense - SG&A

6,052

5,974

6,313

23,630

24,190

Lease impairment

661

1,680

Restructuring costs

1,959

Acquisition-related costs

4,105

Non-GAAP Operating Income

$ 107,084

$ 168,900

$ 76,507

$ 503,315

$ 447,086

Non-GAAP Operating Profit

25.2 %

30.4 %

20.6 %

26.5 %

25.0 %

Operating Expense Reconciliation

GAAP Operating Expenses

$ 140,790

$ 152,018

$ 140,249

$ 585,679

$ 572,606

Amortization of acquisition intangibles

(1,647)

(1,973)

(7,130)

(8,285)

Stock-based compensation expense - R&D

(13,079)

(14,498)

(15,483)

(59,184)

(63,678)

Stock-based compensation expense - SG&A

(6,052)

(5,974)

(6,313)

(23,630)

(24,190)

Lease impairment

(661)

(1,680)

Restructuring costs

(1,959)

Acquisition-related costs

(4,105)

Non-GAAP Operating Expenses

$ 120,012

$ 129,238

$ 116,480

$ 494,055

$ 470,389

Gross Margin/Profit Reconciliation

GAAP Gross Profit

$ 226,736

$ 297,787

$ 192,625

$ 996,038

$ 916,072

GAAP Gross Margin

53.4 %

53.6 %

51.8 %

52.5 %

51.2 %

Stock-based compensation expense - COGS

360

351

362

1,332

1,403

Non-GAAP Gross Profit

$ 227,096

$ 298,138

$ 192,987

$ 997,370

$ 917,475

Non-GAAP Gross Margin

53.5 %

53.6 %

51.9 %

52.6 %

51.3 %

Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended

Mar. 29,

2025

Dec. 28,

2024

Mar. 30,

2024

Mar. 29,

2025

Mar. 30,

2024

Effective Tax Rate Reconciliation

Q4'25

Q3'25

Q4'24

Q4'25

Q4'24

GAAP Tax Expense

$ 23,338

$ 37,696

$ 14,816

$ 113,407

$ 89,364

GAAP Effective Tax Rate

24.7 %

24.5 %

24.8 %

25.5 %

24.6 %

Adjustments to income taxes

1,772

827

(75)

7,866

8,926

Non-GAAP Tax Expense

$ 25,110 $ 38,523 $ 14,741

121,273

98,290

Non-GAAP Effective Tax Rate

21.7 %

21.8 %

17.6 %

22.5 %

21.0 %

Tax Impact to EPS Reconciliation

GAAP Tax Expense

$ 0.43

$ 0.68

$ 0.27

$ 2.05

$ 1.60

Adjustments to income taxes

0.03

0.02

0.14

0.16

Non-GAAP Tax Expense

$ 0.46

$ 0.70

$ 0.27

$ 2.19

$ 1.76

Mar. 29,

2025

Dec. 28,

2024

Mar. 30,

2024

ASSETS

Current assets

Cash and cash equivalents

$ 539,620

$ 526,444

$ 502,764

Marketable securities

56,160

37,535

23,778

Accounts receivable, net

216,009

261,943

162,478

Inventories

299,092

275,558

227,248

Prepaid wafers

52,560

66,113

86,679

Other current assets

76,293

82,857

103,245

Total current Assets

1,239,734

1,250,450

1,106,192

Long-term marketable securities

239,036

252,594

173,374

Right-of-use lease assets

126,688

129,597

138,288

Property and equipment, net

159,900

163,837

170,175

Intangibles, net

27,461

23,957

29,578

Goodwill

435,936

Deferred tax asset

48,150

40,895

48,649

Long-term prepaid wafers

15,512

23,020

60,750

Other assets

34,656

42,954

68,634

Total assets $ 2,327,073 $ 2,363,240 $ 2,231,576 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current liabilities

Accounts payable

$ 63,162

$ 77,907

$ 55,545

Accrued salaries and benefits

52,075

48,029

47,612

Lease liability

21,811

21,858

20,640

Other accrued liabilities

58,140

63,119

62,596

Total current liabilities

195,188

210,913

186,393

Non-current lease liability

121,908

124,622

134,576

Non-current income taxes

44,040

43,401

52,013

Other long-term liabilities

16,488

21,506

41,580

Total long-term liabilities

182,436

189,529

228,169

Stockholders' equity:

Capital stock

1,860,281

1,840,791

1,760,701

Accumulated earnings

90,351

124,101

58,916

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(1,183)

(2,094)

(2,603)

Total stockholders' equity

1,949,449

1,962,798

1,817,014

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$ 2,327,073

$ 2,363,240

$ 2,231,576

Prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

Mar. 29,

2025

Mar. 30,

2024

Q4'25

Q4'24

Cash flows from operating activities: Net income

$ 71,267

$ 44,842

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization

13,150

12,009

Stock-based compensation expense

19,491

22,158

Deferred income taxes

(7,497)

(14,426)

Loss on retirement or write-off of long-lived assets

Other non-cash charges

(33)

Net change in operating assets and liabilities: Accounts receivable, net

45,934

54,791

Inventories

(23,534)

29,427

Prepaid wafers

21,061

10,917

Other assets

11,341

6,621

Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities

(17,937)

(2,411)

Income taxes payable

(2,858)

6,510

Net cash provided by operating activities

130,386

170,526

Cash flows from investing activities:

Maturities and sales of available-for-sale marketable securities

9,392

13,614

Purchases of available-for-sale marketable securities

(13,322)

(108,174)

Purchases of property, equipment and software

(3,429)

(7,057)

Investments in technology

(5,752)

(638)

Net cash used in investing activities

(13,111)

(102,255)

Cash flows from financing activities:

Net proceeds from the issuance of common stock

2,719

Repurchase of stock to satisfy employee tax withholding obligations

(4,099)

(2,165)

Repurchase and retirement of common stock

(100,000)

(49,992)

Net cash used in financing activities

(104,099)

(49,438)

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

13,176

18,833

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

526,444

483,931

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$ 539,620

$ 502,764

Prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

Free cash flow, a non-GAAP financial measure, is GAAP cash flow from operations (or cash provided by operating activities) less capital expenditures. Capital expenditures include purchases of property, equipment and software as well as investments in technology, as presented within our GAAP Consolidated Condensed Statement of Cash Flows. Free cash flow margin represents free cash flow divided by revenue.

Mar. 29,

2025

Mar. 29,

2025

Dec. 28,

2024

Sep. 28,

2024

Jun. 29,

2024

Q4'25

Q3'25

Q2'25

Q1'25

Net cash provided by operating activities (GAAP)

$ 444,366

$ 130,386

$ 218,588

$ 8,231

$ 87,161

Capital expenditures

(28,753)

(9,181)

(6,687)

(2,740)

(10,145)

Free Cash Flow (Non-GAAP)

$ 415,613

$ 121,205

$ 211,901

$ 5,491

$ 77,016

Cash Flow from Operations as a Percentage of Revenue (GAAP)

23 %

31 %

39 %

2 %

23 %

Capital Expenditures as a Percentage of Revenue (GAAP)

2 %

1 %

3 %

Free Cash Flow Margin (Non-GAAP)

22 %

29 %

38 %

1 %

21 %

Operating Expense Reconciliation

Stock-based compensation expense (20)

Amortization of acquisition intangibles (2)

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