Intevac Announces First Quarter 2022 Financial Results

Intevac, Inc. (NASDAQ:IVAC) today reported financial results for the first quarter ended April 2, 2022.

Q1 Highlights:

• Achieved new 12-year record high in quarterly bookings and backlog for thin-film equipment
  • New orders totaled $67 million
  • Backlog increased to $87 million

• Booked $54 million order for multiple 200 Lean® systems
• Announced multi-year upgrade and refurbishment agreement valued at over $20 million
• Completed significant amount of restructuring activities, which included streamlining the Company by eliminating one layer of senior management, as well as ceasing development and marketing activities in multiple growth initiatives
• Limited the Company's use of cash in Q1 to transaction-related costs, ending the quarter with total cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and investments of $117 million

"The first quarter of 2022 marked multiple important achievements for Intevac, which together build the foundation for future growth and profitability," commented Nigel Hunton, president and chief executive officer. "With two major announcements of planned media capacity additions on our industry-leading 200 Lean platform, Intevac is firmly established as the market leader for advanced HDD media production, and the backlog and visibility in our core HDD business is the strongest we've seen in at least 12 years, and gives us confidence for the future.

"During my first few months as CEO, we have already completed a significant amount of our restructuring activities, which in the first quarter included the elimination of an entire layer of management and the disposal of equipment that will no longer be utilized. Additional growth potential beyond the HDD industry has now been focused solely on Intevac's proprietary optically clear ballistic coatings, targeted at providing scratch protection and enhanced durability for multiple applications." Mr. Hunton concluded, "We will continue our efforts to streamline the Company, make targeted R&D investments and build continued momentum toward our objective of significant revenue growth and a return to profitability in 2023."

Intevac's non-GAAP adjusted results exclude the impact of the following, where applicable: (i) restructuring charges, (ii) fixed asset disposals associated with a restructuring program and (iii) discontinued operations. A reconciliation of the GAAP and non-GAAP adjusted results is provided in the financial table included in this release. See also "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" section.

First Quarter 2022 Summary

Revenues were $4.4 million, compared to $9.2 million in the first quarter of 2021, and consisted of HDD upgrades, spares and service. Revenues in first quarter of 2021 had included one MATRIX PVD system for advanced semiconductor packaging, as well as HDD upgrades, spares and service. Gross margin was 16.3%, compared to 23.1% in the first quarter of 2021. Operating expenses were $8.4 million, compared to $7.7 million in the first quarter of 2021. The operating loss of $7.7 million included $2.7 million of restructuring-related costs, including severance and loss on fixed asset disposals.

The net loss for the quarter was $7.9 million, or $0.32 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $6.5 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2021. The non-GAAP net loss for the first quarter of 2022 was $5.0 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, compared to a non-GAAP net loss of $5.5 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2021.

Order backlog was $87.2 million on April 2, 2022, compared to $24.7 million on January 1, 2022 and $4.2 million on April 3, 2021. Backlog at April 2, 2022 included nine 200 Lean HDD systems. Backlog at January 1, 2022 included one 200 Lean HDD system and the prior year period's backlog included solely HDD upgrades, spares and service.

The Company ended the quarter with $117.2 million of total cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and investments and $125.8 million in tangible book value.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Intevac's non-GAAP results exclude the impact, where applicable, of restructuring charges, fixed asset disposals associated with a restructuring program and discontinued operations. A reconciliation of the GAAP and non-GAAP results is provided in the financial tables included in this release.

Management uses non-GAAP results to evaluate the Company's operating and financial performance in light of business objectives and for planning purposes. These measures are not in accordance with GAAP and may differ from non-GAAP methods of accounting and reporting used by other companies. Intevac believes these measures enhance investors' ability to review the Company's business from the same perspective as the Company's management and facilitate comparisons of this period's results with prior periods. The presentation of this additional information should not be considered a substitute for results prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Conference Call Information

The Company will discuss its financial results and outlook in a conference call today at 1:30 p.m. PDT (4:30 p.m. EDT). To participate in the teleconference, please call toll-free (877) 407-0989 prior to the start time, and reference meeting number 13728744. For international callers, the dial-in number is +1 (201) 389-0921. You may also listen live via the Internet at https://www.webcast-eqs.com/intevac20220509_en/en or on the Company's investor relations website at https://ir.intevac.com/. For those unable to attend live, an archived webcast of the call will be available at the same link.

About Intevac

Founded in 1991, we are the world's leading provider of hard disk drive (HDD) media processing systems. Over the last 15 years, we have delivered over 160 200 Lean® systems, which currently represent at least 65% of the world's capacity for HDD disk media production. Today, we believe that all of the new media capacity additions for the HDD industry are being deployed on our 200 Lean platform. With over 30 years of leadership in designing, developing, and manufacturing high-productivity, thin-film processing systems, we also have opportunities to leverage our technology in additional applications, such as protective coatings for the display cover glass market.

For more information call 408-986-9888, or visit the Company's website at www.intevac.com.

200 Lean® is a registered trademark of Intevac, Inc.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release includes statements that constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "Reform Act"). Intevac claims the protection of the safe-harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Reform Act. These forward-looking statements are often characterized by the terms "may," "believes," "projects," "expects," or "anticipates," and do not reflect historical facts. Specific forward-looking statements contained in this press release include, but are not limited to: the Company's revenue growth potential and future financial performance. The forward-looking statements contained herein involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's expectations. These risks include, but are not limited to, global economic impacts of COVID-19 including shipment delays, availability of components, supply chain constraints and other disruptions related to COVID-19, and changes in market dynamics that could change the delivery schedule of our systems and upgrades, each of which could have a material impact on our business, our financial results, and the Company's stock price. These risks and other factors are detailed in the Company's periodic filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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