ICHOR HOLDINGS, LTD. - Quarter Report: 2020 September (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

For the quarterly period ended September 25, 2020

OR

For the transition period from __ to __

Commission File Number: 001-37961

ICHOR HOLDINGS, LTD.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (510) 897-5200

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.     Yes  ☒    No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S‑T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes  ☒    No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non‑accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b‑2 of the Exchange Act.

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b‑2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ☐    No  ☒

As of October 28, 2020, the registrant had 23,162,445 ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value per share, outstanding.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

ICHOR HOLDINGS, LTD.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

See accompanying notes.

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ICHOR HOLDINGS, LTD.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

See accompanying notes.

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ICHOR HOLDINGS, LTD.

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity

(dollars in thousands)

(unaudited)

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ICHOR HOLDINGS, LTD.

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity (continued)

(dollars in thousands)

(unaudited)

See accompanying notes.

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ICHOR HOLDINGS, LTD.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

See accompanying notes.

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ICHOR HOLDINGS, LTD.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(dollar figures in tables in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

Note 1 – Basis of Presentation and Selected Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

These consolidated unaudited financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. (“GAAP”). All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation. All dollar figures presented in tables in the notes to consolidated financial statements are in thousands, except per share amounts. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted as permitted by the SEC's rules and regulations for interim reporting. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the year ended December 27, 2019.

Year End

We use a 52- or 53-week fiscal year ending on the last Friday in December. The three months ended September 25, 2020 and September 27, 2019 were both 13 weeks. References to the third quarter of 2020 and 2019 refer to the three-month periods then ended. References to fiscal year 2020 refer to our fiscal year ending December 25, 2020.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods presented. We base our estimates and judgments on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ from the estimates made by management. Significant estimates include inventory valuation, uncertain tax positions, fair value assigned to stock options granted, and impairment analysis for both definite‑lived intangible assets and goodwill.

Revenue Recognition

We recognize revenue when control of promised goods or services is transferred to our customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. This amount is recorded as net sales in our consolidated statements of operations.

Transaction price – In most of our contracts, prices are generally determined by a customer-issued purchase order and generally remain fixed over the duration of the contract. Certain contracts contain variable consideration, including early-payment discounts and rebates. When a contract includes variable consideration, we evaluate the estimate of the variable consideration to determine whether the estimate needs to be constrained; therefore, we include the variable consideration in the transaction price only to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal will not occur. Variable consideration estimates are updated at each reporting date. Historically, we have not incurred significant costs to obtain a contract. All amounts billed to a customer relating to shipping and handling are classified as net sales, while all costs incurred by us for shipping and handling are classified as cost of sales.

Performance obligations – Substantially all of our performance obligations pertain to promised goods (“products”), which are primarily comprised of fluid delivery subsystems, weldments, and other components. Most of our contracts contain a single performance obligation and are generally completed within twelve months. Product sales are recognized at a point-in-time, generally upon delivery, as such term is defined within the contract, as that is when control of the promised good has transferred. Products are covered by a standard assurance warranty, generally extended for a period of one to two years depending on the customer, which promises that delivered products conform to contract specifications. As such, we account for such warranties under ASC 460, Guarantees, and not as a separate performance obligation.

Contract balances – Accounts receivable represents our unconditional right to receive consideration from our customers. Accounts receivable are carried at invoice price less an estimate for doubtful accounts and estimated payment discounts. Payment terms vary by customer but are generally due within 15‑60 days. Historically, we have not incurred significant payment issues with our customers. We had no significant contract assets or liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets in any of the periods presented.

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Commitments and Contingencies

We are periodically involved in legal actions and claims that arise as a result of events that occur in the normal course of operations. The ultimate resolution of these actions is not expected to have a material effect on our financial position or results of operations. Subsequent to the end of the first quarter, but before the financial statements were issued, we reached a mutual settlement with the counterparty of a contract dispute and, accordingly, recorded a $1.4 million contract settlement loss to cost of sales, as the settlement provided evidence relating to a loss that existed at March 27, 2020.

Accounting Pronouncements Recently Adopted

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016‑13, Financial Instruments–Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. This standard changes the methodology for measuring credit losses on financial instruments and the timing of when such losses are recorded. We adopted the standard on the first day of the first quarter of 2020, and the adoption did not have a significant impact on our financial statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018‑15, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350‑40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract. The new guidance clarifies the accounting for implementation costs in cloud computing arrangements. We adopted the standard on the first day of the first quarter of 2020. During the third quarter, we incurred capitalizable implementation costs of approximately $3.0 million in connection with our implementation of a new company-wide ERP system that is classified as a hosting arrangement that is a service contract. Accordingly, these costs are included in Other noncurrent assets on our consolidated balance sheet as of September 25, 2020. Additionally, our cash used in operating activities for the nine months ended September 25, 2020 include $1.8 million in cash outflows associated with these capitalized implementation costs. As the ERP system was not yet in-service as of September 25, 2020, there was no amortization expense recognized during the nine months then ended.

Note 2 – Inventories

Inventories consist of the following:

Note 3 – Property and Equipment and Other Noncurrent Assets

Property and equipment consist of the following:

Depreciation expense was $3.0 million and $2.2 million for the third quarter of 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $8.0 million and $6.3 million for the nine months ended September 25, 2020 and September 27, 2019, respectively.

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Cloud Computing Implementation Costs

Pursuant to ASU 2018-15, we capitalize implementation costs associated with hosting arrangement that are service contracts. These costs are recorded to prepaid expenses or other noncurrent assets. To-date, these costs are those incurred to implement a new company-wide ERP system.

The following table summarizes capitalized cloud computing implementation costs:

Note 4 – Intangible Assets

Definite‑lived intangible assets consist of the following:

Note 5 – Leases

Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. For purposes of calculating operating lease ROU assets and operating lease liabilities, we use the non-cancellable lease term plus options to extend that we are reasonably certain to take. Lease expense for operating lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Our leases generally do not provide an implicit rate. As such, we use our incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments.

We lease facilities under various non-cancellable operating leases expiring through 2025. In addition to base rental payments, we are generally responsible for our proportionate share of operating expenses, including facility maintenance, insurance, and property taxes. As these amounts are variable, they are not included in lease liabilities. As of September 25, 2020, we had no operating leases executed for which the rental period had not yet commenced.

The components of lease expense are as follows:

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Supplemental cash flow information related to leases is as follows:

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases is as follows:

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable leases as of September 25, 2020 are as follows:

Note 6 – Income Taxes

Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act

In response to the COVID‑19 pandemic, the CARES Act was signed into law in March 2020. The CARES Act lifts certain deduction limitations originally imposed by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “2017 Tax Act”). Corporate taxpayers may carryback net operating losses (“NOLs”) originating in 2018 through 2020 for up to five years, which was not previously allowed under the 2017 Tax Act. The CARES Act also eliminates the existing limitation on taxable income of 80% by allowing corporate entities to fully utilize NOL carryforwards to offset taxable income in 2018, 2019, or 2020. Taxpayers may generally deduct interest up to the sum of 50% of adjusted taxable income, plus business interest income, subject to the existing 30% limit under the 2017 Tax Act, for 2019 and 2020. The CARES Act allows taxpayers with alternative minimum tax credits to claim a refund in 2020 for the entire amount of the credits instead of recovering the credits through refunds over a period of years, as originally enacted by the 2017 Tax Act.

In addition, the CARES Act raises the corporate charitable deduction limit to 25% of taxable income and makes qualified improvement property generally eligible for 15-year cost-recovery and 100% bonus depreciation.

With the enactment of the CARES Act, we expect to generate an additional income tax refund of approximately $1.0 million from our NOL carryback provision, resulting from the benefit from additional interest and depreciation deductions.

Income tax information for the periods reported are as follows:

Our effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 25, 2020 differs from the statutory rate due to taxes on foreign income that differ from the U.S. tax rate, including a tax holiday in Singapore, the impact of stock option exercises, and return-to-provision adjustments related to recently filed tax returns.

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Our effective tax rate for the third quarter of 2019 differs from the statutory rate due to taxes on foreign income that differ from the U.S. tax rate and return-to-provision adjustments related to recently filed tax returns. Our effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 27, 2019 differs from the statutory rate due to taxes on foreign income that differ from the U.S. tax rate, the release of certain tax reserves related to statute of limitation expirations and settlements, and excess tax benefits from share-based compensation.

The ending balance for the unrecognized tax benefits for uncertain tax positions was approximately $2.3 million at September 25, 2020. The related interest was insignificant and penalties were $0.4 million. The uncertain tax positions that are reasonably possible to decrease in the next twelve months are insignificant.

As of September 25, 2020, we were not under examination by tax authorities.

Note 7 – Employee Benefit Programs

401(k) Plan

We sponsor a 401(k) plan available to employees of our U.S.‑based subsidiaries. Participants may make salary deferral contributions not to exceed 50% of a participant’s annual compensation or the maximum amount otherwise allowed by law. Eligible employees receive a discretionary matching contribution equal to 50% of a participant’s deferral, up to an annual maximum of 4% of a participant’s annual compensation. Matching contributions were $0.5 million and $0.4 million for the third quarter of 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $1.5 million and $1.1 million for the nine months ended September 25, 2020 and September 27, 2019, respectively.

Note 8 – Long-Term Debt

Long‑term debt consists of the following:

On February 15, 2018, we amended and restated our credit agreement, which replaced our existing credit facilities with a $175.0 million term loan and a $125.0 million revolving credit facility (collectively, “credit facilities”). The amendment reduced our borrowing rate, depending on our leverage ratio, and extended the maturity date. We incurred debt issuance costs of $2.1 million in connection with the amendment. The amendment did not meet the definition of an extinguishment and was accounted for as a debt modification.

Interest is charged at either the Base Rate or the Eurodollar rate (as such terms are defined in the credit agreement) at our option, plus an applicable margin. The Base Rate is equal to the higher of i) the Prime Rate, ii) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.5%, or iii) the Eurodollar Rate plus 1.00%. The Eurodollar rate is equal to LIBOR, subject to a 1.00% floor for the term loan. The applicable margin on Base Rate and Eurodollar Rate loans is 0.75‑1.50% and 1.75‑2.50% per annum, respectively, depending on our leverage ratio. We are also charged a commitment fee of 0.20%-0.35% on the unused portion of our revolving credit facility. Base Rate interest payments and commitment fees are due quarterly. Eurodollar interest payments are due on the last day of the applicable interest period. At September 25, 2020, the term loan and revolving credit facility bore interest at the Eurodollar rate option of 3.50% and 2.78%, respectively.

Term loan principal payments of $2.2 million are due on a quarterly basis. The credit facilities mature on February 15, 2023.

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Note 9 – Share‑Based Compensation

The 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2016 Plan”) provides for grants of share‑based awards to employees, directors, and consultants. Awards may be in the form of stock options (“options”), tandem and non‑tandem stock appreciation rights, restricted share awards or restricted share units (“RSUs”), performance awards, and other share‑based awards. Forfeited or expired awards are returned to the incentive plan pool for future grants. Awards generally vest over four years, 25% on the first anniversary of the date of grant and quarterly thereafter over the remaining 3 years. Upon vesting of RSUs, employees may elect to have shares withheld to cover statutory minimum withholding taxes. Shares withheld are not reflected as an issuance of ordinary shares within our consolidated statements of shareholders’ equity, as the shares were never issued, and the associated tax payments are reflected as financing activities within our consolidated statements of cash flows.

Share‑based compensation expense across all plans for options, RSUs, and employee share purchase rights was $2.4 million and $1.8 million for the third quarter of 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $7.4 million and $4.6 million for the nine months ended September 25, 2020 and September 27, 2019, respectively.

Stock Options

The following table summarizes option activity:

Restricted Share Units

The following table summarizes RSU activity:

Employee Share Purchase Plan

The 2017 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “2017 ESPP”) grants employees the ability to designate a portion of their base-pay to purchase ordinary shares at a price equal to 85% of the fair market value of our ordinary shares on the first or last day of each 6 month purchase period. Purchase periods begin on January 1 or July 1 and end on June 30 or December 31, or the next business day if such date is not a business day. Shares are purchased on the last day of the purchase period.

During the nine months ended September 25, 2020, 33,188 ordinary shares were purchased by eligible employees under the 2017 ESPP. As of September 25, 2020, approximately 2.4 million ordinary shares remain available for purchase under the 2017 ESPP.

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Note 10 – Segment Information

Our Chief Operating Decision Maker, the Chief Executive Officer, reviews our results of operations on a consolidated level and executive staff is structured by function rather than by product category. Therefore, we operate in one operating segment. Key resources, decisions, and assessment of performance are also analyzed on a company‑wide level.

Foreign operations are conducted primarily through our wholly owned subsidiaries in Singapore and Malaysia. Our principal markets include North America, Asia and, to a lesser degree, Europe. Sales by geographic area represent sales to unaffiliated customers.

All information on sales by geographic area is based upon the location to which the products were shipped. The following table sets forth sales by geographic area:

Foreign long-lived assets, exclusive of deferred tax assets, were $28.1 million and $30.3 million at September 25, 2020 and December 27, 2019, respectively.

Note 11 – Earnings per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share and a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator used in the calculation:

A combined total of approximately 1,215,000, 1,481,000, 1,306,000, and 1,622,000 potentially dilutive options and RSUs were excluded from the calculation of net income per share for the third quarter of 2020 and 2019 and the nine months ended September 25, 2020 and September 27, 2019, respectively, because including them would have been antidilutive under the treasury stock method.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with our consolidated unaudited financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this report. The following discussion contains forward‑looking statements based upon our current plans, expectations, and beliefs that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward‑looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to these differences include those discussed below and elsewhere in this report, particularly in “Risk Factors.”

Overview

We are a leader in the design, engineering and manufacturing of critical fluid delivery subsystems for semiconductor capital equipment. Our primary offerings include gas and chemical delivery subsystems, collectively known as fluid delivery subsystems, which are key elements of the process tools used in the manufacturing of semiconductor devices. Our gas delivery subsystems deliver, monitor and control precise quantities of the specialized gases used in semiconductor manufacturing processes such as etch and deposition. Our chemical delivery subsystems precisely blend and dispense the reactive liquid chemistries used in semiconductor manufacturing processes such as electroplating and cleaning. We also manufacture certain components such as weldments and precision machined components for use in fluid delivery systems for direct sales to our customers. This vertically integrated portion of our business is primarily focused on metal and plastic parts that are used in gas and chemical systems, respectively.

Fluid delivery subsystems ensure accurate measurement and uniform delivery of specialty gases and chemicals at critical steps in the semiconductor manufacturing process. Any malfunction or material degradation in fluid delivery reduces yields and increases the likelihood of manufacturing defects in these processes. Historically, semiconductor OEMs internally designed and manufactured the fluid delivery subsystems used in their process tools. Currently, most OEMs outsource the design, engineering, and manufacturing of their gas delivery subsystems to a few specialized suppliers, including us. Additionally, many OEMs are also increasingly outsourcing the design, engineering, and manufacturing of their chemical delivery subsystems due to the increased fluid expertise required to manufacture these subsystems. Outsourcing these subsystems has allowed OEMs to leverage the suppliers’ highly specialized engineering, design, and production skills while focusing their internal resources on their own value-added processes. We believe that this outsourcing trend has enabled OEMs to reduce their fixed costs and development time, as well as provided significant growth opportunities for specialized subsystems suppliers like us.

We have a global footprint and are headquartered in California, with production facilities in Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, California, Florida, Minnesota, Oregon, and Texas. Our two largest customers by revenue were Lam Research and Applied Materials for all periods presented.

The following summarizes key financial information for the periods indicated:

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COVID-19 Pandemic and Market Conditions Update

The COVID‑19 pandemic and related economic repercussions have created, and are expected to continue to create, significant volatility, uncertainty, and turmoil in our industry. As a result of governmental shelter-in-place orders instituted in March 2020, our facilities in California and Malaysia were shut down for durations ranging from approximately 1‑3 weeks near the end of the first quarter. While our facilities are currently not subject to any site-wide government shutdowns, “social distancing” guidelines are resulting, and will continue to result in, reduced factory capacity. In addition, an increase in direct costs within our factories associated with employee personal protective equipment (“PPE”), facility cleaning and layout changes, together with increases in logistics costs and employee labor costs, as well as other operating inefficiencies have resulted in, and may continue to result in, lower revenues and operating margins. The extent and duration of these impacts cannot be specifically quantified given the dynamic nature and breadth of the pandemic’s impact on our operations and that of our customers and suppliers.

In response to the COVID‑19 pandemic, we have instituted weekly Business Continuity Plan (“BCP”) meetings with executive management, including our CEO, to address new challenges to our current operating environment and review the effectiveness of our current BCP approach to managing our business. As necessary, our CEO communicates with our board of directors regarding our BCP to ensure all stakeholders remain informed of COVID‑19 challenges affecting our business and the measures taken to address them. We have implemented, at minimum, the following steps at our facilities in order to ensure the safety and welfare of our employees, customers, suppliers, and visitors to our operations: (1) PPE has been provided to all employees and temperature screening is performed on all personnel entering our facilities, (2) production work environments have been set up and altered to meet social distancing guidelines, (3) most of our non-direct line manufacturing employees are working remotely, (4) business travel has largely stopped, with exceptions requiring CEO staff member approval, (5) increased cleaning and sanitizing of our facilities, (6) production shift schedule changes to reduce the number of employees per shift within each production facility, and (7) office work spaces have been enhanced to reduce transmission as certain office employees return to work.

Results of Operations

The following table sets forth our unaudited results of operations for the periods presented. The period‑to‑period comparison of results is not necessarily indicative of results for future periods.