FormFactor, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Results

July 27, 2010 at 4:05 PM EDT

LIVERMORE, CA, Jul 27, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX News Network) -- FormFactor, Inc. (NASDAQ: FORM) today announced its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2010, which ended on June 26, 2010. Quarterly revenues were $57.6 million, up 45.1% from $39.7 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2010, and up 84.6% from $31.2 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2009.

Net loss for the second quarter of fiscal 2010 was $33.9 million or $(0.68) per fully-diluted share, compared to a net loss for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 of $38.2 million or $(0.77) per fully-diluted share and a net loss for the second quarter of fiscal 2009 of $65.8 million or $(1.33) per fully-diluted share. On a Non-GAAP basis, net loss for the second quarter of fiscal 2010 was $27.5 million or $(0.55) per fully-diluted share, compared to a net loss for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 of $29.4 million or $(0.59) per fully-diluted share and a net loss for the second quarter of fiscal 2009 of $16.3 million or $(0.33) per fully-diluted share.

The second quarter of fiscal 2010 includes a pre-tax restructuring charge of $5.8 million, or $(0.12) per fully-diluted share, for severance benefits and the impairment of certain long-lived assets. The restructuring charge is part of an overall cost reduction plan that includes a workforce reduction announced on June 16, 2010. Offsetting this charge is a benefit of $3.3 million, or $0.07 per fully-diluted share, for the rescission of severance arrangements previously provided to certain Livermore manufacturing personnel in Q1 2010. The rescission was also a part of the overall cost reduction plan and reflects the company's decision to discontinue plans for Korea manufacturing operations and slow its transition of certain manufacturing operations to Singapore.

Separate from these restructuring charges, the company also recorded an expense of $0.6 million, or $(0.01) per fully-diluted share, for severance agreements, including stock option modifications, with former executives.

"The increased demand for semiconductors has contributed to sequential quarterly revenue growth for our company," said Carl Everett, CEO of FormFactor. "We remain focused on improving our operating efficiency and returning to profitability. To do this, we continue to make adjustments to our company and products that will best serve our customers' needs."

The company has posted its revenue breakdown by region and market on the Investors section of its website at www.formfactor.com. FormFactor will conduct a conference call at 1:30 p.m. PDT, or 4:30 p.m. EDT, today. The public is invited to listen to a live web cast of FormFactor's conference call on the Investors section of the company's website at www.formfactor.com. An audio replay of the conference call will also be made available approximately two hours after the conclusion of the call. The audio replay will remain available until July 29th, 2010 at 9:00 p.m. PDT, and can be accessed by dialing (800) 642-1687 (domestic) or (706) 645-9291 (international) and entering confirmation code 86662040.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures:

This press release highlights the company's financial results on both a GAAP and a non-GAAP basis. The GAAP results include certain charges that are excluded from non-GAAP results. By publishing the non-GAAP measures, management intends to provide investors with additional information to further analyze the company's performance, core results and underlying trends. FormFactor's management evaluates results and makes operating decisions using both GAAP and non-GAAP measures included in this press release. Non-GAAP results are not prepared in accordance with GAAP, and non-GAAP information should be considered a supplement to, and not a substitute for, financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. Investors and potential investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures attached to this press release.

About FormFactor:

Founded in 1993, FormFactor, Inc. (NASDAQ: FORM) is the leader in advanced wafer probe cards, which are used by semiconductor manufacturers to electrically test integrated circuits, or ICs. The company's wafer sort, burn-in and device performance testing products move IC testing upstream from post-packaging to the wafer level, enabling semiconductor manufacturers to lower their overall production costs, improve yields, and bring next-generation devices to market. FormFactor is headquartered in Livermore, California with operations in Europe, Asia and North America. For more information, visit the company's website at www.formfactor.com.

FormFactor and the FormFactor logo are registered trademarks of FormFactor, Inc. All other product, trademark, company or service names mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.

Forward-looking Statements:

Statements in this press release that are not strictly historical in nature are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including statements regarding business momentum, demand for our products and future growth. These forward-looking statements are based on current information and expectations that are inherently subject to change and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual events or results might differ materially from those in any forward-looking statement due to various factors, including, but not limited to: changes in the market environment, including the demand for DRAM and Flash memory devices and certain other semiconductor devices and the status and momentum of transitions to DDRIII and to smaller technology nodes; the company's ability to implement on a timely and efficient basis a cost reduction plan, including reductions in workforce and discontinuing of manufacturing activities in Korea, the company's ability to ramp its manufacturing activities and transition certain manufacturing activities to Singapore on an efficient and timely basis, the company's ability to improve operating efficiency and return to profitability, and to timely deliver new products that meet its customer's testing requirements and lower their overall cost of test. Additional information concerning factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those in any forward-looking statement is contained in the company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 26, 2009, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), and subsequent SEC filings. Copies of the company's SEC filings are available at http://investors.formfactor.com/edgar.cfm. The company assumes no obligation to update the information in this press release, to revise any forward-looking statements or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements.

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                             FORMFACTOR, INC.
              CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                 (In thousands, except per share amounts)
                               (Unaudited)
                              Three Months Ended       Six Months Ended
                            ----------------------  ----------------------
                             June 26,    June 27,    June 26,    June 27,
                               2010        2009        2010        2009
                            ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
Revenues                    $   57,640  $   31,198  $   97,306  $   58,567
Cost of revenues                54,709      32,524      96,703      63,572
                            ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
Gross profit (loss)              2,931      (1,326)        603      (5,005)
                            ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
Operating expenses:
  Research and development      15,997      13,938      31,088      28,047
  Selling, general and
   administrative               18,725      18,263      36,592      44,574
  Restructuring charges          2,513         264       6,063       7,943
                            ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
   Total operating expenses     37,235      32,465      73,743      80,564
                            ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
Operating loss                 (34,304)    (33,791)    (73,140)    (85,569)
Interest income, net               722         762       1,497       1,877
Other income (expense), net        (82)        (89)         35        (505)
                            ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
Loss before income taxes       (33,664)    (33,118)    (71,608)    (84,197)
Provision for (benefit
 from) income taxes                200      32,728         440      19,592
                            ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
Net loss                    $  (33,864) $  (65,846) $  (72,048) $ (103,789)
                            ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========
Net loss per share:
 Basic and Diluted          $    (0.68) $    (1.33) $    (1.44) $    (2.11)
                            ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========
Weighted-average number of
 shares used in per share
 calculations:
  Basic and Diluted             50,084      49,394      49,989      49,297
                            ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP
 Net loss:
                              Three Months Ended       Six Months Ended
                            ----------------------  ----------------------
                             June 26,    June 27,    June 26,    June 27,
                               2010        2009        2010        2009
                            ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
GAAP Net loss               $  (33,864) $  (65,846) $  (72,048) $ (103,789)
  Deferred tax valuation
   allowance                         -      44,683           -      44,683
  Stock-based compensation,
   net of related income-tax
   impact *                      3,894       4,722       9,152       7,755
  Restructuring charges,
   net of related
   income-tax impact*            2,513         167       6,063       5,018
                            ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
Non-GAAP Net loss           $  (27,457) $  (16,274) $  (56,833) $  (46,334)
                            ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========
Non-GAAP Net loss per share:
  Basic and Diluted         $    (0.55) $    (0.33) $    (1.14) $    (0.94)
                            ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========
Weighted-average number of
 shares used in per share
 calculations:
  Basic and Diluted             50,084      49,394      49,989      49,297
                            ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========
* There was no related income tax impact to stock-based compensation and
  restructuring charges in the second quarter of fiscal 2010 as a result of
  the valuation allowance recorded.
                           FORMFACTOR, INC.
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
               (In thousands, except per share amounts)
                            (Unaudited)
                                                    June 26,   December 26,
                                                      2010         2009
                                                  -----------  -----------
ASSETS
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents                       $    89,076  $   122,043
  Marketable securities                               308,685      327,192
  Accounts receivable, net                             44,105       29,412
  Inventories                                          35,792       25,548
  Deferred tax assets, net                              3,321        3,296
  Refundable income taxes                                 425       26,774
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets            14,130       12,346
                                                  -----------  -----------
    Total current assets                              495,534      546,611
  Restricted cash                                         680          680
  Property and equipment, net                          96,904       97,758
  Deferred tax assets, net                              2,299        2,202
  Other assets                                          8,027        8,717
                                                  -----------  -----------
    Total assets                                  $   603,444  $   655,968
                                                  ===========  ===========
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
  Accounts payable                                $    32,095  $    29,250
  Accrued liabilities                                  32,002       23,417
  Income taxes payable                                    272          481
  Deferred revenue                                      8,648       10,856
                                                  -----------  -----------
    Total current liabilities                          73,017       64,004
  Long-term income taxes payable                        6,423        6,423
  Deferred rent and other liabilities                   4,984        5,626
  Deferred tax liability                                2,134        2,134
                                                  -----------  -----------
    Total liabilities                                  86,558       78,187
                                                  -----------  -----------
Stockholders' equity
Common stock, $0.001 par value                             51           50
Additional paid-in capital                            641,164      630,333
Accumulated other comprehensive income                  1,574        1,253
Accumulated deficit                                  (125,903)     (53,855)
                                                  -----------  -----------
    Total stockholders' equity                        516,886      577,781
                                                  -----------  -----------
    Total liabilities and stockholders' equity    $   603,444  $   655,968
                                                  ===========  ===========

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