Resilient business model continues to deliver strong year-to-date performance

Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS), a diversified, industrial technology manufacturing company empowering a sustainable, connected, and safer world, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended July 1, 2023:

Net sales of $612.0 million were down 1% versus the prior year period, and down 8% organically
GAAP diluted EPS was $2.79; adjusted diluted EPS was $3.12
Cash flow from operations was $98.2 million and free cash flow was $82.4 million
On June 28, the company entered into a purchase agreement to acquire a 200mm wafer fab from Elmos Semiconductor SE, enhancing its power semiconductor capabilities to support long-term business opportunities in high-growth industrial end markets
The company's Board of Directors approved an 8% increase in the quarterly cash dividend from $0.60 to $0.65; this equates to an annualized dividend of $2.60 per share
On July 28, the company released its 2022 Sustainability Report on littelfuse.com/about-us/sustainability

"We delivered solid results in the second quarter driven by our strong operating fundamentals, within an ongoing dynamic environment," said Dave Heinzmann, Littelfuse President and Chief Executive Officer. "During the quarter, we secured significant new business in sustainability, connectivity, and safety applications, and continued to advance our strategic investments in high-growth end markets. Our strong overall performance to date, in 2023, reflects the resiliency of our business model. Looking ahead, our diverse technologies and capabilities, and the strength of our execution, continue to position us to deliver on our long-term growth strategy."

Third Quarter of 2023*

Based on current market conditions, for the third quarter the company expects,

Net sales in the range of $570 to $595 million, adjusted diluted EPS in the range of $2.48 to $2.72 and an adjusted effective tax rate of approximately 19.5%

*Littelfuse 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. Littelfuse is not able to forecast the excluded items in order to provide the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure without unreasonable efforts.

Dividend

The company will pay a cash dividend on its common stock of $0.65 per share on September 7, 2023, to shareholders of record as of August 24, 2023

Conference Call and Webcast Information

Littelfuse will host a conference call on Wednesday, August 2, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. Central Time to discuss the results. The call will be broadcast and available for replay at Littelfuse.com. A slide presentation is available in the Investor Relations section of the company's website at Littelfuse.com.

About Littelfuse

Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) is a diversified, industrial technology manufacturing company empowering a sustainable, connected, and safer world. Across more than 20 countries, and with approximately 18,000 global associates, we partner with customers to design and deliver innovative, reliable solutions. Serving over 100,000 end customers, our products are found in a variety of industrial, transportation and electronics end markets – everywhere, every day. Learn more at Littelfuse.com.

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

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. Such statements are based on Littelfuse, Inc.'s ("Littelfuse" or the "Company") current expectations and are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties, include, but are 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; cybersecurity matters; failure of an indemnification for environmental liability; exchange rate fluctuations; commodity and other raw material price fluctuations; the effect of Littelfuse's 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. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize or should the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results and outcomes may differ materially from those indicated or implied in the forward-looking statements. 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 31, 2022. 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 31, 2022, 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 (decline) growth, 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, net debt, consolidated EBITDA, and consolidated net leverage ratio (as defined in the credit agreement). 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 (decline) growth, 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 net debt, consolidated EBITDA, and consolidated net leverage ratio 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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LITTELFUSE, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

	(Unaudited)
(in thousands)	July 1, 2023		December 31, 2022
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	480,743	$	562,588
Short-term investments		84		84
Trade receivables, less allowances of $86,968 and $83,562 at July 1, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively		339,637		306,578
Inventories		527,151		547,690
Prepaid income taxes and income taxes receivable		3,407		7,215
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		90,324		87,641
Total current assets		1,441,346		1,511,796
Net property, plant, and equipment		481,567		481,110
Intangible assets, net of amortization		628,333		593,970
Goodwill		1,289,188		1,186,922
Investments		25,248		24,121
Deferred income taxes		13,394		14,367
Right of use lease assets, net		56,379		57,382
Other long-term assets		40,259		34,066
Total assets	$	3,975,714	$	3,903,734
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	173,353	$	208,571
Accrued liabilities		143,843		187,057
Accrued income taxes		41,049		41,793
Current portion of long-term debt		137,435		134,874
Total current liabilities		495,680		572,295
Long-term debt, less current portion		864,223		866,623
Deferred income taxes		104,121		100,230
Accrued post-retirement benefits		30,038		28,037
Non-current operating lease liabilities		43,571		45,661
Other long-term liabilities		80,830		79,510
Total equity		2,357,251		2,211,378
Total liabilities and equity	$	3,975,714	$	3,903,734

LITTELFUSE, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF NET INCOME
(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
(in thousands, except per share data)	July 1, 2023			July 2, 2022		July 1, 2023			July 2, 2022
Net sales	$	611,997		$	618,436	$	1,221,779		$	1,241,766
Cost of sales		377,165			355,465		741,990			720,199
Gross profit		234,832			262,971		479,789			521,567

Selling, general, and administrative expenses		94,543			93,093		182,853			168,601
Research and development expenses		24,496			23,488		51,786			43,044
Amortization of intangibles		16,885			11,592		33,751			24,316
Restructuring, impairment, and other charges		6,855			634		8,705			852
Total operating expenses		142,779			128,807		277,095			236,813
Operating income		92,053			134,164		202,694			284,754

Interest expense		10,056			4,368		19,702			8,670
Foreign exchange (gain) loss		(1,404	)		14,124		(3,079	)		21,860
Other (income) expense, net		(2,050	)		6,060		(8,283	)		10,487
Income before income taxes		85,451			109,612		194,354			243,737
Income taxes		15,380			22,596		35,538			39,203
Net income	$	70,071		$	87,016	$	158,816		$	204,534

Earnings per share:
Basic	$	2.82		$	3.52	$	6.40		$	8.28
Diluted	$	2.79		$	3.48	$	6.33		$	8.19

Weighted-average shares and equivalent shares outstanding:
Basic		24,839			24,734		24,810			24,712
Diluted		25,095			24,985		25,078			24,986

Comprehensive income	$	55,160		$	55,667	$	157,188		$	170,982

LITTELFUSE, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)

	Six Months Ended
(in thousands)	July 1, 2023			July 2, 2022
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$	158,816		$	204,534
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:		83,347			114,659
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade receivables		(30,562	)		(76,807	)
Inventories		26,638			(70,285	)
Accounts payable		(33,796	)		9,153
Accrued liabilities and income taxes		(57,790	)		(23,107	)
Prepaid expenses and other assets		4,980			7,175
Net cash provided by operating activities		151,633			165,322

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired		(158,260	)		(9,758	)
Purchases of property, plant, and equipment		(41,501	)		(56,151	)
Net proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment, and other		741			542
Net cash used in investing activities		(199,020	)		(65,367	)

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net payments of credit facility		(3,750	)		275,000
Cash dividends paid		(29,790	)		(26,201	)
All other cash provided by (used in) financing activities		854			(3,782	)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		(32,686	)		245,017
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash		(1,772	)		(15,511	)
(Decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash		(81,845	)		329,461
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period		564,939			482,836
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period	$	483,094		$	812,297

LITTELFUSE, INC.
NET SALES AND OPERATING INCOME BY SEGMENT
(Unaudited)

	Second Quarter								Year-to-Date
(in thousands)	2023			2022			% Growth / (Decline)		2023			2022			% Growth /(Decline)
Net sales
Electronics	$	350,147		$	358,176		(2.2	)%	$	708,740		$	723,997		(2.1	)%
Transportation		172,048			182,027		(5.5	)%		338,689			366,531		(7.6	)%
Industrial		89,802			78,233		14.8	%		174,350			151,238		15.3	%
Total net sales	$	611,997		$	618,436		(1.0	)%	$	1,221,779		$	1,241,766		(1.6	)%

Operating income
Electronics	$	79,844		$	105,958		(24.6	)%	$	170,006		$	226,535		(25.0	)%
Transportation		7,789			18,309		(57.5	)%		16,321			44,617		(63.4	)%
Industrial		15,108			15,285		(1.2	)%		32,249			27,790		16.0	%
Other(a)		(10,688	)		(5,388	)	N.M.			(15,882	)		(14,188	)	N.M.
Total operating income	$	92,053		$	134,164		(31.4	)%	$	202,694		$	284,754		(28.8	)%
Operating Margin		15.0	%		21.7	%				16.6	%		22.9	%

Interest expense		10,056			4,368					19,702			8,670
Foreign exchange (gain) loss		(1,404	)		14,124					(3,079	)		21,860
Other (income) expense, net		(2,050	)		6,060					(8,283	)		10,487
Income before income taxes	$	85,451		$	109,612		(22.0	)%	$	194,354		$	243,737		(20.3	)%

(a) "other" typically includes non-GAAP adjustments such as acquisition-related and integration costs, purchase accounting inventory adjustments and restructuring and impairment charges. (See Supplemental Financial Information for details.)

N.M. - Not meaningful

	Second Quarter						Year-to-Date
(in thousands)	2023		2022		% (Decline)		2023		2022		% Growth /(Decline)
Operating Margin
Electronics	22.8	%	29.6	%	(6.8	)%	24.0	%	31.3	%	(7.3	)%
Transportation	4.5	%	10.1	%	(5.6	)%	4.8	%	12.2	%	(7.4	)%
Industrial	16.8	%	19.5	%	(2.7	)%	18.5	%	18.4	%	0.1	%

LITTELFUSE, INC.
SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(In millions of USD except per share amounts - unaudited)

Non-GAAP EPS reconciliation
	Q2-23		Q2-22		YTD-23		YTD-22
GAAP diluted EPS	$	2.79	$	3.48	$	6.33	$	8.19
EPS impact of Non-GAAP adjustments (below)		0.33		0.78		0.42		1.06
Adjusted diluted EPS	$	3.12	$	4.26	$	6.75	$	9.25

Non-GAAP adjustments - (income) / expense
	Q2-23			Q2-22			YTD-23			YTD-22
Acquisition-related and integration costs (a)	$	3.8		$	4.8		$	7.2		$	8.6
Purchase accounting inventory adjustments (b)		—			—			—			4.8
Restructuring, impairment and other charges (c)		6.9			0.6			8.7			0.8
Non-GAAP adjustments to operating income		10.7			5.4			15.9			14.2
Other income, net (d)		—			(0.5	)		(0.2	)		(0.5	)
Non-operating foreign exchange (gain) loss		(1.4	)		14.1			(3.1	)		21.9
Non-GAAP adjustments to income before income taxes		9.3			19.0			12.6			35.6
Income taxes (e)		1.0			(0.4	)		1.9			9.1
Non-GAAP adjustments to net income	$	8.3		$	19.4		$	10.7		$	26.5

Total EPS impact	$	0.33		$	0.78		$	0.42		$	1.06

Adjusted operating margin / Adjusted EBITDA reconciliation
	Q2-23			Q2-22			YTD-23			YTD-22
Net sales	$	612.0		$	618.4		$	1,221.8		$	1,241.8
GAAP operating income	$	92.1		$	134.2		$	202.7		$	284.8
Add back non-GAAP adjustments		10.7			5.4			15.9			14.2
Adjusted operating income	$	102.8		$	139.6		$	218.6		$	299.0
Adjusted operating margin		16.8	%		22.6	%		17.9	%		24.1	%
Add back amortization		16.9			11.6			33.8			24.3
Add back depreciation		18.0			15.7			35.6			31.3
Adjusted EBITDA	$	137.7		$	166.9		$	288.0		$	354.6
Adjusted EBITDA margin		22.5	%		27.0	%		23.6	%		28.6	%

Adjusted EBITDA by Segment	Q2-23									Q2-22
	Electronics			Transportation			Industrial			Electronics			Transportation			Industrial
GAAP operating income	$	79.8		$	7.8		$	15.1		$	106.0		$	18.3		$	15.3
Add:
Add back amortization		10.1			4.2			2.7			6.1			4.3			1.2
Add back depreciation		9.7			6.9			1.4			8.4			6.3			1.0
Adjusted EBITDA	$	99.6		$	18.9		$	19.2		$	120.5		$	28.9		$	17.5
Adjusted EBITDA Margin		28.5	%		11.0	%		21.4	%		33.6	%		15.9	%		22.3	%

Adjusted EBITDA by Segment	YTD-23									YTD-22
	Electronics			Transportation			Industrial			Electronics			Transportation			Industrial
GAAP operating income	$	170.0		$	16.3		$	32.2		$	226.5		$	44.6		$	27.8
Add:
Add back amortization		20.3			8.6			4.9			12.8			9.0			2.5
Add back depreciation		19.5			13.6			2.5			17.1			12.3			1.9
Adjusted EBITDA	$	209.9		$	38.5		$	39.6		$	256.4		$	65.9		$	32.2
Adjusted EBITDA Margin		29.6	%		11.4	%		22.8	%		35.4	%		18.0	%		21.3	%

Net sales reconciliation	Q2-23 vs. Q2-22
	Electronics		Transportation		Industrial		Total
Net sales (decline) growth	(2	)%	(5	)%	15	%	(1	)%
Less:
Acquisitions	11	%	1	%	6	%	7	%
FX impact	—	%	—	%	—	%	—	%
Organic net sales (decline) growth	(13	)%	(6	)%	9	%	(8	)%

Net sales reconciliation	YTD-23 vs. YTD-22
	Electronics		Transportation		Industrial		Total
Net sales (decline) growth	(2	)%	(8	)%	15	%	(2	)%
Less:
Acquisitions	12	%	—	%	5	%	7	%
FX impact	(1	)%	(1	)%	(1	)%	(1	)%
Organic net sales (decline) growth	(13	)%	(7	)%	11	%	(8	)%

Income tax reconciliation
	Q2-23			Q2-22			YTD-23			YTD-22
Income taxes	$	15.4		$	22.6		$	35.5		$	39.2
Effective rate		18.0	%		20.6	%		18.3	%		16.1	%
Non-GAAP adjustments - income taxes		1.0			(0.4	)		1.9			9.1
Adjusted income taxes	$	16.4		$	22.2		$	37.4		$	48.3
Adjusted effective rate		17.4	%		17.3	%		18.1	%		17.3	%
Free cash flow reconciliation
	Q2-23			Q2-22			YTD-23			YTD-22
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	98.2		$	113.6		$	151.6		$	165.3
Less: Purchases of property, plant and equipment		(15.8	)		(26.4	)		(41.5	)		(56.2	)
Free cash flow	$	82.4		$	87.2		$	110.1		$	109.1

Consolidated Total Debt	As of July 1, 2023
Consolidated Total Debt	$	1,001.7
Unamortized debt issuance costs		4.3
Consolidated funded indebtedness		1,006.0
Cash held in U.S. (up to $400 million)		127.4
Net debt	$	878.6

Consolidated EBITDA	Twelve Months Ended July 1, 2023
Net Income	$	327.4
Interest expense		37.2
Income taxes		66.1
Depreciation		69.3
Amortization		65.1
Non-cash additions:
Stock-based compensation expense		24.6
Purchase accounting inventory step-up charge		10.8
Unrealized loss on investments		0.8
Impairment charges		8.5
Other		19.4
Consolidated EBITDA (1)	$	629.2

Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) *	1.4x

* Our Credit Agreement and Private Placement Note with maturities ranging from 2023 to 2032, contain financial ratio covenants providing that if, as of the last day of each fiscal quarter, the Consolidated Net Leverage ratio at such time for the then most recently concluded period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Company exceeds 3.50:1.00, an Event of Default (as defined in the Credit Agreement and Private Placement Senior Notes) is triggered.

The Credit Agreement and Private Placement Senior Notes were amended in Q2 2022 and now allow for the addition of acquisition and integration costs up to 15% of Consolidated EBITDA and the netting of up to $400M of Available Cash (Cash held by US Subsidiaries).

(1) Represents Consolidated EBITDA as defined in our Credit Agreement and Private Placement Senior Notes and is calculated using the most recently concluded period of four consecutive quarters.

Note: Total will not always foot due to rounding.

(a) reflected in selling, general and administrative expenses ("SG&A").

(b) reflected in cost of sales.

(d) reflected YTD gain of $0.2 million from the sale of a building within the Electronics segment in the first quarter of 2023. 2022 amount included $0.5 million gain from the sale of a building within Transportation segment.

(e) reflected the tax impact associated with the non-GAAP adjustments, and 2022 amount includes the one-time net benefit of $7.2 million that resulted from the dissolution of one of the Company's affiliates.

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Littelfuse Reports Second Quarter Results for 2023