04.27.17
STMicroelectronics reported financial results for the first quarter ended April 1, 2017. First quarter net revenues totaled $1.82 billion, gross margin was 37.6%, and net income was $108 million, or $0.12 per share.
“The positive momentum we have had over the last quarters has continued entering 2017,” said Carlo Bozotti, STMicroelectronics president and CEO.
“In the first quarter, both revenues and gross margin were better than the mid-point of the guidance,” Bozotti added. “Year-over-year, revenues increased 12.9%, with a synchronized and well-balanced growth across product groups, regions and sales channels. Both operating and net income significantly improved year-over-year, increasing to $129 million and $108 million, respectively, in the first quarter. Free cash flow, during a quarter of higher capital spending to support our growth plans, doubled to $62 million on a year-over-year basis.
“Our objective for 2017 is to achieve sustainable revenue growth and margin expansion through our strategic focus on Internet of Things and Smart Driving. Our results in this first quarter are putting us on the right trajectory.”
On a year-over-year basis, first quarter net revenues increased by 12.9% on solid growth across all product families. Analog and MEMS Group (AMG) revenues increased 19.9% compared to the year-ago period, driven by strong growth in MEMS and analog products. Microcontrollers and Digital ICs Group (MDG) revenues increased year-over-year by 11.4%, or 14.6% excluding discontinued businesses, mainly due to strong growth in general purpose microcontrollers and growth in digital products.
Automotive and Discrete Group (ADG) revenues increased year-over-year by 5.6% reflecting growth in automotive and strong growth in power discrete products. Imaging Product Division revenues in the first quarter more than doubled compared to the year-ago quarter, driven by ST’s Time-of-Flight technology.
By region of shipment, Asia Pacific, EMEA, and the Americas grew on a year-over-year basis 17.4%, 8.0%, and 5.7%, respectively.
First quarter gross profit was $685 million and gross margin was 37.6%, 60 basis points above the midpoint of the company’s guidance.
Operating income in the first quarter of $129 million was stable in comparison to the prior quarter and increased by $162 million on a year-over-year basis.
“Entering the second quarter, we continue to see healthy demand, with strong booking trends across all our product groups and regions,” Bozotti said. “As a result, we expect second quarter revenues to increase about 5.0% on a sequential basis, representing year-over-year growth of about 12.3% at the mid-point of our guidance range. We anticipate another quarter of margin expansion with second quarter gross margin of about 38.1% at the mid-point, leading to strong year-over-year improvement in operating and net income.”
“The positive momentum we have had over the last quarters has continued entering 2017,” said Carlo Bozotti, STMicroelectronics president and CEO.
“In the first quarter, both revenues and gross margin were better than the mid-point of the guidance,” Bozotti added. “Year-over-year, revenues increased 12.9%, with a synchronized and well-balanced growth across product groups, regions and sales channels. Both operating and net income significantly improved year-over-year, increasing to $129 million and $108 million, respectively, in the first quarter. Free cash flow, during a quarter of higher capital spending to support our growth plans, doubled to $62 million on a year-over-year basis.
“Our objective for 2017 is to achieve sustainable revenue growth and margin expansion through our strategic focus on Internet of Things and Smart Driving. Our results in this first quarter are putting us on the right trajectory.”
On a year-over-year basis, first quarter net revenues increased by 12.9% on solid growth across all product families. Analog and MEMS Group (AMG) revenues increased 19.9% compared to the year-ago period, driven by strong growth in MEMS and analog products. Microcontrollers and Digital ICs Group (MDG) revenues increased year-over-year by 11.4%, or 14.6% excluding discontinued businesses, mainly due to strong growth in general purpose microcontrollers and growth in digital products.
Automotive and Discrete Group (ADG) revenues increased year-over-year by 5.6% reflecting growth in automotive and strong growth in power discrete products. Imaging Product Division revenues in the first quarter more than doubled compared to the year-ago quarter, driven by ST’s Time-of-Flight technology.
By region of shipment, Asia Pacific, EMEA, and the Americas grew on a year-over-year basis 17.4%, 8.0%, and 5.7%, respectively.
First quarter gross profit was $685 million and gross margin was 37.6%, 60 basis points above the midpoint of the company’s guidance.
Operating income in the first quarter of $129 million was stable in comparison to the prior quarter and increased by $162 million on a year-over-year basis.
“Entering the second quarter, we continue to see healthy demand, with strong booking trends across all our product groups and regions,” Bozotti said. “As a result, we expect second quarter revenues to increase about 5.0% on a sequential basis, representing year-over-year growth of about 12.3% at the mid-point of our guidance range. We anticipate another quarter of margin expansion with second quarter gross margin of about 38.1% at the mid-point, leading to strong year-over-year improvement in operating and net income.”
