TOKYO, Japan ― Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced the consolidated financial forecasts and forecasts of cash dividends for the full year ending December 31, 2020.
The Group reports its consolidated forecasts for the full year results as a range because of the difficulty of forecasting results with high accuracy due to the short-term volatility of the semiconductor market. Additionally, in order to provide useful information to better understand the Group’s constant business results, figures such as revenue, gross margin and operating margin are presented in the non-GAAP format, which excludes or adjusts the non-recurring items related to acquisitions and other adjustments including non-recurring expenses or income from the financial figures (GAAP, IFRS basis) following a certain set of rules. The gross margin and operating margin forecasts are given assuming the midpoint in the net sales forecast.
1. Consolidated forecasts for the full year ending December 31, 2020
(January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020)
In millions of yen
| Non-GAAP Revenue | Non-GAAP Gross Margin | Non-GAAP Operating Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Original forecasts | --- | --- | --- |
| Forecasts as of October 29, 2020 | 707,093 to 715,093 |
47.3% | 19.0% |
| Increase (decrease) | --- | --- | --- |
| Percent change | --- | --- | --- |
| Reference: Corresponding period of the previous year (January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019) |
718,243 | 42.9% | 12.9% |
Note: Non-GAAP figures are calculated by removing or adjusting non-recurring items and other adjustments from GAAP (IFRS based) figures following a certain set of rules. The Group believes non-GAAP measures provide useful information in understanding and evaluating the Group’s constant business results, and therefore results are provided in non-GAAP base. This adjustment and exclusion include the amortization of intangible assets recognized from acquisitions, other PPA (purchase price allocation) adjustments and costs relating to acquisitions, stock-based compensation, as well as other non-recurring expenses and income the Group believes to be applicable.
Following the acquisition of Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (hereinafter “IDT”) and the absorption type merger of IDT with Renesas Electronics America Inc., since January 1, 2020, the Group has begun the integration of business processes and IT systems, etc. as part of the “One Renesas” promotion. With these processes as a momentum, expense classifications have been revised in order to appropriately display the Group’s financial status and business performance. Changes in classifications have been applied retroactively; therefore, the consolidated financial results of the year ended December 31, 2019 have been reclassified.
The consolidated forecasts for the full year ending December 31, 2020 are calculated by combining the forecasts for the three months ending December 31, 2020, to the financial results of the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The consolidated forecasts for the full year ending December 31, 2020 are calculated at the rate of 107 yen per USD and 121 yen per Euro.
2. Forecasts of cash dividends for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020
| Dividends per share | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At the end of first quarter | At the end of second quarter | At the end of third quarter | At the end of year | Total | |
| Previous forecasts | － | － | － | － | － |
| Forecasts as of October 29, 2020 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||
| Results for the year ending December 31, 2020 | － | 0.00 | － | ||
| Results for the year ended December 31, 2019 | － | 0.00 | － | 0.00 | 0.00 |
The Group will divert its retained earnings for strategic investment opportunities that will enable the Group to respond to rapid environmental changes in order to thrive in the global marketplace, thus increasing shareholder profit by improving corporate value. Based on a long-term standpoint, the Group aims to realize stable and sustained growth in profits to allow dividends to be reinstated. For the full year ending December 31, 2020, the Group suspends year-end dividend payment.
Refer to Renesas Electronics' earnings report “Renesas Electronics Reports Financial Results for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2020 (PDF: 642KB)” issued on October 29, 2020 for more details.
The statements with respect to the financial outlook of the Group are forward-looking statements involving risks and uncertainties. The Company cautions you in advance that actual results may vary materially from such forward-looking statements due to several important factors.
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