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Vishay (VSH) Q3 Earnings Top Estimates, Revenues Fall Y/Y

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Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (VSH - Free Report) reported third-quarter 2019 adjusted earnings of 26 cents per share, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4 cents. However, the figure declined 56.7% year over year and 27.8% sequentially.

Revenues of $628.33 million were down 19.5% from the year-ago quarter and 8.3% from the prior quarter. However, the figure beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $619.38 million.

The company suffered from weakening demand from distributors thanks to high level of inventories in the supply chain. This primarily led to sluggish performance of the company during the reported quarter.

Further, reducing manufacturing capacities hurt certain product segments, which led to decline in the top line. Moreover, imposition of U.S. tariffs continued to be a headwind during the third quarter.

Vishay’s book-to-bill ratio was 0.72 at the end of the third quarter.

The company anticipates high level of inventories in the supply chain act as a headwind in the days ahead.

Nevertheless, the company’s ongoing inventory correction remains positive. Further, its continued focus toward expanding manufacturing capacities remains a tailwind. Additionally, Vishay has initiated global cost reduction and management rejuvenation programs.

All these strong endeavors are likely to aid financial performance in the near term, which in turn will instill optimism in the stock.

Coming to price performance, Vishay has returned 12.7% on a year-to-date basis, outperforming the industry’s rally of 10.3%.



Product Segments in Detail

Resistors & Inductors:
This product segment generated revenues of $227 million (36% of total revenues), down 9% year over year. The book-to-bill ratio for this product is at 0.86 in the reported quarter. Vishay’s declining manufacturing capacities in MELFs and thin film resistor chips led to fall in revenues within this segment. Further, high level of inventory at distributors also weighed on the reported results.

Nevertheless, the company continued to experience strong momentum across automobile, industrial and medical end markets with resistors and inductors.

MOSFET: This product line generated revenues of $127 million (20% of total revenues), declining 12% year over year. The book-to-bill ratio for this product stood at 0.54 at the end of the reported quarter. The segment bears the brunt of declining inventories in the supply chain, which is hurting the selling price of this product line.

However, strong momentum of this product line in the automotive end market remains a positive. Additionally, expanding internal and foundry capacities for MOSFETs remain tailwinds.

Capacitors: This product line generated revenues of $98 million (16% of total revenues), up 14% year over year. The book-to-bill ratio for this product was pegged at 0.76 in the reported quarter. Lower volume production remains a major headwind.

However, this product line enjoyed solid momentum across America and Europe. Further, growing opportunities for capacitors in the areas of power transmission and electro cars were tailwinds. Additionally, the company’s solid momentum in the U.S. military market contributed to the results. Moreover, governmental programs in China continued to benefit this product segment.

Diodes: The segment generated revenues of $124 million (20% of total revenues), slumping 33% from the year-ago quarter. This was primarily owing to the distributors holding high level of inventories. The book-to-bill ratio for this product stood at 0.57 during the quarter under review.

Nevertheless, the strong momentum of this product line in the automotive and industrial sector remains a major positive.

Optoelectronics: This product line generated revenues of $51 million (8% of total revenues) during the reported quarter. The figure was down 33% from the year-ago quarter. The book-to-bill ratio for this product stood at 0.86 during the reported quarter. The segment’s top line was hurt by unfavorable product mix and high inventories held by distributors.

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise

 

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise

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Operating Details

In third-quarter 2019, gross margin came in at 23.9%, contracting 640 bps on a year-over-year basis.

Selling, general and administrative expenses were $91.8 million, declining 6.5% year over year. However, as a percentage of total revenues, the figure expanded 200 bps from the year-ago quarter.

Further, operating margin came in 8.1%, which significantly contracted 960 bps on a year-over-year basis.

Balance Sheet & Cash Flows

As of Sep 28, 2019, cash and cash equivalents were $731.5 million, decreasing from $790.9 million as of Jun 29, 2019. Short-term investments were $56 million, up from $163,000 in the previous quarter. Inventories were $444.6 million, down from $463.5 million in the previous quarter.

In the third quarter, the company generated $76.2 million of cash from operations, up from $56.3 million in the previous quarter.

The company’s free cash flow in the reported quarter came in $46.1 million, increasing from $22.6 million in the previous quarter.

Guidance

For fourth-quarter 2019, Vishay expects total revenues to be in the range of $580 million to $620 million.

Further, the company anticipates gross margin to lie between the range of 23% and 24%.

Zacks Rank & Key Picks

Vishay currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).

Some better-ranked stocks in the broader technology sector are NetEase, Inc. (NTES - Free Report) , Itron, Inc. (ITRI - Free Report) and Five9, Inc. (FIVN - Free Report) . All the stocks sport a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.

Long-term earnings growth rate for NetEase, Itron and Five9 is currently pegged at 31.93%, 25 and 10%, respectively.

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