Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C., April 20th, 2007 - Inotera Memories, Inc.(TAIEX:3474)today announced sales revenues of NTD 12,270 million, net income of NTD 3,875 million and earnings per share of NTD 1.25 based on weighted average outstanding shares of 3,111 million for the first quarter ended March 31st, 2007. All numbers are unaudited.
Year-on-year, sales revenues increased 44%, while net income and EPS increased 45% and 32% respectively. Quarter-on-quarter, sales revenues represented a 5 % increase, while net income and EPS decreased 21% and 21% respectively. First quarter results were significantly affected by a decline in DRAM average selling prices of 24% quarter-on-quarter partially offset by a 32 % increase in megabit shipments. As a result, gross margin and operating margin in the first quarter were 37 % and 35 %, respectively, compared to 45% and 44%, respectively in the fourth quarter of 2006.
Inotera's sequential wafer shipment growth reached 18% and bit shipments increased 32% in the first quarter. The company expects its bit shipments to increase by more than 20% for the second quarter sequentially and more than 80% for the year 2007 compared to last year, revised from the previous guidance of 70% due to a faster-than-expected ramp-up of Fab-2 manufacturing capacity.
On April 12th, the Company's Board of Directors approved the introduction of the 80nm trench technology in the second half of year 2007 in order to fulfill Qimonda's product requirements. This technology is a cost-efficient shrink of the mature 90nm technology currently employed by Inotera, and the introduction of 80nm is not expected to require any significant additional capital expenditures. At the same time, the conversion to 70/75nm technology remains on schedule to start mass production in the fourth quarter of 2007.
About Inotera
Inotera Memories, Inc. was incorporated on January 23rd, 2003. Inotera was founded as a joint venture by Infineon Technologies AG and Nanya Technology Corporation. Inotera's production facility has been designed to manufacture high-density and high-performance commodity DRAM(Dynamic Random Access Memory)products using state of the art trench technology. The collaboration of Qimonda's (the former Memory Products Group of Infineon Technologies) world leading technology and Nanya's cost efficiency in mass production have developed an innovative facility which are highly productive, highly competitive and leading edge in the DRAM industry.
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Spokesperson
Charles Kau, President
Press Contact
Jennifer Chien
Tel. 03-327-2988 Ext. 3938
E-mail:jenniferchien@inotera.com
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Unaudited Financial Summary
For the First Quarter of Year 2007
|
Unit: Million NTD, except for EPS data |
1Q07 |
4Q06 |
QoQ |
1Q06 |
YoY |
|
Net Operating Revenues |
12,270 |
|
11,699 |
|
+5% |
8,539 |
|
+44% |
|
Gross Profit |
4,498 |
|
5,257 |
|
-14% |
2,939 |
|
+53% |
|
SG&A Expenses |
-97 |
|
-98 |
|
|
-61 |
|
|
|
R&D Expenses |
-79 |
|
-39 |
|
|
-98 |
|
|
|
Total Operating Expenses |
-176 |
|
-137 |
|
|
-159 |
|
|
|
Operating Income |
4,322 |
|
5,120 |
|
-16% |
2,780 |
|
+55% |
|
Non-operating Income (Expense) |
-118 |
|
-146 |
|
|
-121 |
|
|
|
Income before Income Tax |
4,204 |
|
4,974 |
|
|
2,659 |
|
|
|
Income Tax Benefit (Expense) |
-329 |
|
-81 |
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
Net Income before acct. principles changes |
3,875 |
|
4,893 |
|
-21% |
2,668 |
|
+45% |
|
EPS before acct. principles changes |
$1.25 |
|
$1.59 |
|
|
$ 1.05 |
|
|
|
Cum. Effect of acct. principles changes* |
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
-238 |
|
|
|
Net Income after acct. principles changes |
3,875 |
|
4,893 |
|
|
2,430 |
|
|
|
Weighted Average Shares (million shares) |
3,111 |
|
3,077 |
|
|
2,558 |
|
|
|
EPS after acct. principles changes |
$1.25 |
|
$1.59 |
|
-21% |
$ 0.95 |
|
+32% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross Margin (%) |
37% |
|
45% |
|
|
34% |
|
|
|
Operating Margin (%) |
35% |
|
44% |
|
|
33% |
|
|
|
Non-operating Income (Expense) (%) |
-1% |
|
-1% |
|
|
-1% |
|
|
|
Income Tax Benefit (Expense) (%) |
-3% |
|
-1% |
|
|
0% |
|
|
|
Net Margin (% ) before acct. principles changes |
32% |
|
42% |
|
|
31% |
|
|
|
Net Margin (%) after acct. principles changes |
32% |
|
42% |
|
|
28% |
|
|
|
EBITDA Margin (%) |
67% |
|
70% |
|
|
67% |
|
|