Benchmark Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2024 Results

Benchmark Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:BHE) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2024.

Fourth quarter 2024 results⁽¹⁾:

• Revenue of $657 million with year-over-year growth in Semi-Cap, A&D and Industrials offset by anticipated weakness in Medical and AC&C
• GAAP and non-GAAP gross margin of 10.3% and 10.4%
• GAAP and Non-GAAP operating margin of 4.3% and 5.1%
• GAAP and non-GAAP earnings per share of $0.50 and $0.61
• Delivered 7^th consecutive quarter of positive Free Cash Flow

Full year 2024 results⁽¹⁾:

• Revenue of $2.7 billion driven by strength in Semi-Cap and A&D
• GAAP and non-GAAP gross margin of 10.2%, up 70 and 60 basis points year-over-year
• GAAP and non-GAAP operating margin of 4.1% and 5.1%
• GAAP earnings per share of $1.72, with non-GAAP earnings of $2.29
• Delivered $156 million in Free Cash Flow

"The past year has reinforced that our strategy is working, as we have continued to drive margin expansion and free cash flow generation. Our demonstrated execution across cycles gives me confidence in our ability to continue to drive value for our stakeholders," said Jeff Benck, Benchmark's President and CEO.

Benck continued: "We will continue to focus on maintaining financial discipline during this dynamic environment, while strategically investing in our future growth. To that end, we are breaking ground on our fourth building in Penang, Malaysia in support of our ongoing momentum in the Semiconductor Capital Equipment sector."

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Fourth Quarter 2024 Industry Sector Update

Revenue and percentage of sales by industry sector were as follows.

Revenue decreased quarter over quarter primarily due to decreases in Advanced Computing and Communications (AC&C) sales, which were partially offset by increases in Semi-Cap and A&D sales. Revenue decreased year-over-year primarily due to decreases in Medical and AC&C sales, which were partially offset by increases in Semi-Cap and A&D sales.

First Quarter 2025 Guidance

• Revenue between $620 million - $660 million
• Diluted GAAP earnings per share between $0.34 - $0.40
• Diluted non-GAAP earnings per share between $0.48 - $0.54
• Non-GAAP earnings per share guidance excludes stock-based compensation expense of approximately $4.5 million and other non-operating expenses of $2.6 million to $2.8 million which includes restructuring, amortization of intangibles and other expenses.

Fourth Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call to discuss the results today at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The live webcast of the call and accompanying reference materials will be accessible by logging on to the Company's website at www.bench.com. A replay of the broadcast will also be available on the Company's website.

About Benchmark Electronics, Inc.

Benchmark provides comprehensive solutions across the entire product life cycle by leading through its innovative technology and engineering design services, leveraging its optimized global supply chain and delivering world-class manufacturing services in the following industries: semiconductor capital equipment, complex industrials, medical, commercial aerospace, defense, and advanced computing and communications. Benchmark's global operations include facilities in seven countries and its common shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BHE.

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Management discloses certain non-GAAP information to provide investors with additional information to analyze the Company's performance and underlying trends. These non-GAAP financial measures exclude restructuring charges, stock-based compensation expense, amortization of intangible assets acquired in business combinations, certain legal and other settlement losses (gains), customer insolvency losses (recoveries), asset impairments, other significant non-recurring costs and the related tax impacts of all of the above. A detailed reconciliation between GAAP results and results excluding certain items ("non-GAAP") is included in the following tables attached to this document. In situations where a non-GAAP reconciliation has not been provided, the Company was unable to provide such a reconciliation without unreasonable effort due to the uncertainty and inherent difficulty predicting the occurrence, the financial impact and the periods in which the non-GAAP adjustments may be recognized. Management uses non-GAAP measures that exclude certain items in order to better assess operating performance and help investors compare results with our previous guidance. This document also references "free cash flow", a non-GAAP measure, which the Company defines as cash flow from operations less additions to property, plant and equipment and purchased software. The Company's non-GAAP information is not necessarily comparable to the non-GAAP information used by other companies. Non-GAAP information should not be viewed as a substitute for, or superior to, net income or other data prepared in accordance with GAAP as a measure of the Company's profitability or liquidity. Readers should consider the types of events and transactions for which adjustments have been made.

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