Multiple end-market and product revenue records reflect broad portfolio momentum
BOISE, Idaho, June 30, 2022 – Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MU) today announced results for its third quarter of fiscal 2022, which ended June 2, 2022.
Fiscal
Q3 2022 highlights
•Revenue of $8.64 billion versus $7.79 billion for the prior quarter and $7.42 billion for the same period last year
•GAAP net income of $2.63 billion, or $2.34 per diluted share
•Non-GAAP net income of $2.94 billion, or $2.59 per diluted share
•Operating cash flow of $3.84 billion versus $3.63 billion for the prior quarter and $3.56 billion for the same period last year
“Micron delivered record revenue in the fiscal third quarter driven by our team’s excellent execution across technology, products and manufacturing,” said Micron Technology
President and CEO Sanjay Mehrotra. “Recently, the industry demand environment has weakened, and we are taking action to moderate our supply growth in fiscal 2023. We are confident about the long-term secular demand for memory and storage and are well positioned to deliver strong cross-cycle financial performance.”
Quarterly Financial Results
(in
millions, except per share amounts)
GAAP(1)
Non-GAAP(2)
FQ3-22
FQ2-22
FQ3-21
FQ3-22
FQ2-22
FQ3-21
Revenue
$
8,642
$
7,786
$
7,422
$
8,642
$
7,786
$
7,422
Gross
margin
4,035
3,676
3,126
4,097
3,724
3,185
percent of revenue
46.7
%
47.2
%
42.1
%
47.4
%
47.8
%
42.9
%
Operating
expenses
1,031
1,130
1,327
953
974
821
Operating income
3,004
2,546
1,799
3,144
2,750
2,364
percent
of revenue
34.8
%
32.7
%
24.2
%
36.4
%
35.3
%
31.9
%
Net income
2,626
2,263
1,735
2,939
2,444
2,173
Diluted
earnings per share
2.34
2.00
1.52
2.59
2.14
1.88
Investments in capital expenditures, net(2) were $2.53 billion for the third quarter of 2022, which resulted in adjusted free cash flow(2) of $1.31 billion.
Micron repurchased approximately 13.8 million shares of its common stock for $981 million during the third quarter of fiscal 2022 and ended the quarter with cash, marketable investments, and restricted cash of $11.98 billion, for a net cash(2) position of $5.01 billion.
On June 30, 2022, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.115 per share, payable in cash on July 26, 2022, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on July 11, 2022.
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Business Outlook
The
following table presents Micron’s guidance for the fourth quarter of 2022:
FQ4-22
GAAP(1) Outlook
Non-GAAP(2) Outlook
Revenue
$7.2 billion ± $400 million
$7.2
billion ± $400 million
Gross margin
41.5% ± 1.5%
42.5% ± 1.5%
Operating expenses
$1.13 billion ± $25 million
$1.05 billion ± $25 million
Diluted earnings per share
$1.52 ± $0.20
$1.63 ± $0.20
Further information regarding Micron’s business outlook
is included in the prepared remarks and slides, which have been posted at investors.micron.com.
Investor Webcast
Micron will host a conference call on Thursday, June 30, 2022 at 2:30 p.m. Mountain time to discuss its third quarter financial results and provide forward-looking guidance for its fourth quarter. A live webcast of the call will be available online at investors.micron.com. A webcast replay will be available for one year after the call. For Investor Relations and other company updates, follow @MicronTech on Twitter at twitter.com/MicronTech.
About Micron Technology,
Inc.
We are an industry leader in innovative memory and storage solutions transforming how the world uses information to enrich life for all. With a relentless focus on our customers, technology leadership, and manufacturing and operational excellence, Micron delivers a rich portfolio of high-performance DRAM, NAND, and NOR memory and storage products through our Micron® and Crucial® brands. Every day, the innovations that our people create fuel the data economy, enabling advances in artificial intelligence and 5G applications that unleash opportunities — from the data center to the intelligent edge and across the client and mobile user experience. To learn more about Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MU), visit micron.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding our industry, demand for our products, our strategic position, and our financial and operating results. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. Please refer to the documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, specifically our most recent Form 10-K and Form 10-Q. These documents contain and identify important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially
from those contained in these forward-looking statements. These certain factors can be found at micron.com/certainfactors. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements. We are under no duty to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results.
(1)GAAP represents U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
(2)Non-GAAP represents GAAP excluding the impact of certain activities, which management excludes in analyzing our operating results and understanding trends in our
earnings, adjusted free cash flow, net cash, and business outlook. Further information regarding Micron’s use of non-GAAP measures and reconciliations between GAAP and non-GAAP measures are included within this press release.
Repurchases of common stock - withholdings on employee equity awards
(116)
(84)
Proceeds from issuance of debt
2,000
1,188
Other
99
92
Net
cash provided by (used for) financing activities
(2,140)
(437)
Effect of changes in currency exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
(71)
44
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
1,432
136
Cash,
cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period
7,829
7,690
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period
$
9,261
$
7,826
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NOTES
(Unaudited)
Lehi,
Utah Fab and 3D XPoint
In the second quarter of 2021, we updated our portfolio strategy to further strengthen our focus on memory and storage innovations for the data center market. In connection therewith, we determined that there was insufficient market validation to justify the ongoing investments required to commercialize 3D XPoint at scale. Accordingly, we ceased development of 3D XPoint technology and engaged in discussions with potential buyers for the sale of our facility located in Lehi that was dedicated to 3D XPoint production. As a result, we classified the property, plant, and equipment as held for sale and ceased depreciating the assets. On June 30, 2021, we announced a definitive agreement to sell our Lehi facility to Texas Instruments Incorporated (“TI”) and closed the sale on October 22,
2021.
In the first quarter of 2022, we received $893 million from TI for the sale of the Lehi facility and disposed of $918 million of net assets, consisting primarily of property, plant, and equipment of $921 million; $55 million of other assets, consisting primarily of a receivable for reimbursement of property taxes, equipment spare parts, and raw materials; and $58 million of liabilities, consisting primarily of a finance lease obligation. As a result of the disposition of the Lehi facility, we recognized a loss of $23 million included in restructure and asset impairments in the first quarter of 2022.
In the third quarter of 2021, we recognized a charge of $435 million included in restructure and asset impairments in connection with the definitive agreement with TI (and a tax benefit of $104 million included in income tax (provision) benefit)
to write down the assets held for sale to the expected consideration, net of estimated selling costs. In the second quarter of 2021, we also recognized a charge of $49 million in cost of goods sold to write down 3D XPoint inventory in connection with our decision to cease further development of this technology.
Debt Activity
On November 1, 2021, we issued in a public offering $1.00 billion in principal amount of 2.703% senior notes due 2032 (green bonds), $500 million in principal amount of 3.366% senior notes due 2041, and $500 million in principal amount of 3.477% senior notes due 2051, and received aggregate net proceeds of $1.99 billion.
On November 17, 2021, we redeemed $1.25 billion
in principal amount of our 2.497% senior notes due 2023 and $600 million in principal amount of our 4.640% senior notes due 2024 for $1.93 billion in cash and recognized a non-operating loss of $83 million.
The tables above reconcile GAAP to non-GAAP measures of gross margin, operating expenses, operating income, net income, diluted shares, diluted earnings per share, adjusted free cash flow, and net cash. The non-GAAP adjustments above may or may not be infrequent 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 in analyzing our operating results and earnings. We are providing this information to investors to assist in performing
analysis of our operating results. When evaluating performance and making decisions on how to allocate our 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 increase transparency by providing investors with useful supplemental information about the financial performance of our business, enabling enhanced comparison of our operating results between periods and with peer companies. The presentation of these adjusted amounts varies from amounts presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP and therefore may not be comparable to amounts reported by other companies. Our management excludes the following items in analyzing our operating results and understanding trends in our earnings:
•Stock-based compensation;
•Flow-through
of business acquisition-related inventory adjustments;
•Acquisition-related costs;
•Employee severance;
•Gains and losses from settlements and patent license charges;
•Restructure and asset impairments;
•Amortization of debt discount and other costs;
•Gains and losses from debt repurchases and conversions;
•Gains and losses from business acquisition activities; and
•The estimated tax effects of above, non-cash changes in net deferred income
taxes, assessments of tax exposures, certain tax matters related to prior fiscal periods, and significant changes in tax law.
Non-GAAP diluted shares are adjusted for the impact of additional shares resulting from the exclusion of stock-based compensation from non-GAAP income.
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RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP OUTLOOK
FQ4-22
GAAP
Outlook
Adjustments
Non-GAAP Outlook
Revenue
$7.2 billion ± $400 million
—
$7.2 billion ± $400 million
Gross margin
41.5%
± 1.5%
1%
A
42.5% ± 1.5%
Operating expenses
$1.13 billion ± $25 million
$83 million
B
$1.05 billion ± $25 million
Diluted earnings per share(1)
$1.52 ± $0.20
$0.11
A,
B, C
$1.63 ± $0.20
Non-GAAP Adjustments
(in millions)
A
Stock-based
compensation – cost of goods sold
$
45
A
Other – cost of goods sold
4
B
Stock-based compensation – research and development
48
B
Stock-based compensation –
sales, general, and administrative
35
C
Tax effects of the above items and other tax adjustments
(9)
$
123
(1)GAAP earnings per share based on approximately 1.12 billion diluted shares
and non-GAAP earnings per share based on approximately 1.13 billion diluted shares.
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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Dates Referenced Herein and Documents Incorporated by Reference
