Company delivers solid performance amidst global pandemic
CHICAGO, February 3, 2021 — Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ: LFUS), a global manufacturer of leading technologies in circuit protection, power control and sensing, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 26, 2020:
Fourth Quarter 2020 Results
- Net sales of $400.7 million were up 18% versus the prior year period, and up 16% organically, led by higher than expected demand across a number of automotive, electronics and industrial end markets
- Segment performance versus the prior year period:
- Electronics sales grew 17% (up 16% organically)
- Automotive sales grew 22% (up 18% organically)
- Industrial sales grew 13% (up 5% organically)
- GAAP diluted EPS was $2.39; adjusted diluted EPS was $2.23, which benefited from a lower effective tax rate versus the forecasted rate equating to approximately $0.14 in EPS
- GAAP effective tax rate was 14.4% and the adjusted effective tax rate was 15.3%
- On January 28, the company completed the acquisition of Hartland Controls, a manufacturer and leading supplier of electrical components used primarily in HVAC and other industrial applications, with annualized sales of approximately $70 million
Full Year 2020 Results
- Net sales of $1.45 billion were down 4% in total and organically versus the prior year
- Segment performance versus the prior year:
- Electronics sales decreased 2% in total and organically
- Automotive sales decreased 8% (down 9% organically)
- Industrial sales decreased 2% (down 5% organically)
- GAAP diluted EPS was $5.29; adjusted diluted EPS was $6.40
- GAAP effective tax rate was 19.4% and the adjusted effective tax rate was 18.3%
- Cash flow from operations was $258.0 million and free cash flow was $201.8 million, representing a 155% conversion from net income
“We finished the year with our fourth quarter well ahead of expectations, with double-digit sales growth across all of our segments”, said
Dave Heinzmann, リテルヒューズ President and Chief Executive Officer. "While 2020 was a challenging year, we continued to meet our customer commitments while advancing our strategic growth initiatives. Building on this momentum, we are seeing a strong start to 2021, which positions us for long-term growth and improved profitability."
First Quarter of 2021*
For the first quarter, the company expects net sales in the range of $418 to $432 million, adjusted diluted EPS in the range of $1.76 to $1.92 and an adjusted effective tax rate of approximately 21%.
*リテルヒューズ provides guidance on a non-GAAP (adjusted) basis. GAAP items excluded from guidance may include the after-tax impact of items including acquisition and integration costs, restructuring, impairment and other charges, certain purchase accounting adjustments, non-operating foreign exchange adjustments and significant and unusual items. These items are uncertain, depend on various factors, and could be material to results computed in accordance with GAAP. リテルヒューズ is not able to forecast the excluded items in order to provide the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure without unreasonable efforts.
電話会議およびウェブキャスト情報
リテルヒューズ will host a conference call today, 2021年2月3日（水）, at 9:00 a.m. Central Time to discuss the results. The call will be broadcast live and available for replay at Littelfuse.com.
Virtual Investor and Analyst Event
リテルヒューズ will host a virtual investor and analyst event on February 23, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. Central Time. Interested parties can register for the event here or via the registration link on the investor relations page of the company’s website, Littelfuse.com. Presentation materials will be posted, and archived webcast made available after the event.
リテルヒューズ について
リテルヒューズ （NASDAQ : LFUS）は、回路保護、電力制御、センサーの分野において優れた技術の製品を手がける世界的メーカーです。当社の製品は自動車・商用車、工業用アプリケーション、データ・電気通信、医療機器、民生用電子機器、電化製品などに使用されており、100,000 人を超えるエンドユーザーにサービスを提供しています。当社が世界各地に抱える 11,000 名もの従業員は、より安全で環境にやさしい世界、常時接続化が進む世界に対応すべく、お客様と協力して革新的で高品質のソリューションを設計、製造、提供しています。詳細については Littelfuse.com をご覧ください。
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The statements in this press release that are not historical facts are intended to constitute "forward-looking statements" entitled to the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. These statements may involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, risks and uncertainties relating to general economic conditions; the severity and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and the measures taken in response thereto and the effects of those items on the company’s business; product demand and market acceptance; the impact of competitive products and pricing; product quality problems or product recalls; capacity and supply difficulties or constraints; coal mining exposures reserves; failure of an indemnification for environmental liability; exchange rate fluctuations; commodity price fluctuations; the effect of Littelfuse, Inc.'s ("Littelfuse" or the "Company") accounting policies; labor disputes; restructuring costs in excess of expectations; pension plan asset returns less than assumed; integration of acquisitions; uncertainties related to political or regulatory changes; and other risks which may be detailed in the company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. 単独または複数のこれらの危険性および不確実性が実現した場合、または基礎的前提が不正確であることが証明された場合、実際の結果および成果がこの将来の見通しに関する記述で提示または示唆されている内容と大きく異なる可能性があります。 This release should be read in conjunction with information provided in the financial statements appearing in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 28, 2019. Further discussion of the risk factors of the company can be found under the caption "Risk Factors" in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 28, 2019, under the caption "Risk Factors" in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 26, 2020, and in other filings and submissions with the SEC, each of which are available free of charge on the company’s investor relations website at investor.littelfuse.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof. The company does not undertake any obligation to update, amend or clarify these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the availability of new information.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The information included in this press release includes the non-GAAP financial measures of organic net sales growth (decline), adjusted operating income, adjusted operating margin, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted diluted earnings per share, adjusted income taxes, adjusted effective tax rate, free cash flow, consolidated total gross debt, consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the private placement senior notes), and ratio of consolidated total gross debt to consolidated EBITDA. Many of these non-GAAP financial measures exclude the effect of certain expenses and income not related directly to the underlying performance of our fundamental business operations.
A reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures is set forth in the attached schedules.
The company believes that organic net sales growth (decline), adjusted operating income, adjusted operating margin, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted diluted earnings per share, adjusted income taxes, and adjusted effective tax rate provide useful information to investors regarding its operational performance because they enhance an investor's overall understanding of our core financial performance and facilitate comparisons to historical results of operations, by excluding items that are not related directly to the underlying performance of our fundamental business operations or were not part of our business operations during a comparable period. The company believes that free cash flow is a useful measure of its ability to generate cash. The company believes that consolidated total gross debt, consolidated EBITDA, and ratio of consolidated total gross debt to consolidated EBITDA are useful measures of its credit position. The company believes that all of these non-GAAP financial measures are commonly used by financial analysts and others in the industries in which we operate, and thus further provide useful information to investors. Management additionally uses these measures when assessing the performance of the business and for business planning purposes. Note that our definitions of these non-GAAP financial measures may differ from those terms as defined or used by other companies.
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