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 July 28, 2010 - 06:00 AM PST
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AVX Corporation Announces Preliminary First Quarter Results

Jul. 28, 2010 (Business Wire) -- AVX Corporation (NYSE: AVX) AVX today reported preliminary unaudited results for the first quarter ended June 30, 2010.

Highlights:

  • Revenue for the June 2010 quarter of $396.5 million increased 8% from the previous quarter and increased 36% from the first quarter of last year.
  • Gross Profit margin improved for the eighth consecutive quarter to 26% in the current quarter compared to 23% in the previous quarter and 19% in the same quarter last year.
  • Net income of $52.3 million, or $0.31 per share, for the June 2010 quarter.
  • Dividends of $7.7 million, or at a $0.18 per share annual rate, were paid during the first quarter of fiscal 2011.

Chief Executive Officer and President, John Gilbertson, stated, “We are pleased to report first quarter results that reflect sequential improvement over the previous quarter in both revenue and margins as we successfully leveraged the higher volumes with productivity improvements. We are encouraged by the overall outlook for the electronic component industry as end user demand for electronic products continued to increase as evidenced by the strong bookings we recorded during the quarter.”

For the quarter ended June 30, 2010, net sales increased sequentially over the previous quarter by $29.1 million, or 8%, to $396.5 million. Gross profit as a percent of sales improved over both the previous quarter and the same quarter last year to 26%. Net income for the quarter was $52.3 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, compared to net income of $46.5 million, or $0.27 per diluted share in the previous quarter and net income of $24.3 million, or $0.14 per diluted share in the first quarter of the prior fiscal year.

Chief Financial Officer, Kurt Cummings, stated, “We have continued to generate positive operating cash flows. The Company’s financial position remains exceptionally strong with cash and cash equivalents and short and long-term investments in securities of $938.1 million and no debt at June 30, 2010. During the quarter, the Company paid $7.7 million of dividends to stockholders and spent $1 million to repurchase shares of AVX stock on the open market which are held as treasury stock.”

AVX, headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina, is a leading manufacturer and supplier of a broad line of passive electronic components and related products.

Please visit our website at www.avx.com.

AVX CORPORATION

Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income

(unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

   
Three Months Ended
June 30,
2009 2010
Net sales $ 292,040 $ 396,537
Cost of sales 237,198 293,885
Restructuring charges 700 -
Gross profit 54,142 102,652
Selling, general & admin. expense 27,331 30,510
Restructuring charges 300 -
Profit from operations 26,511 72,142
Other income 2,054 2,572
Income before income taxes 28,565 74,714
Provision for taxes 4,285 22,414
Net income $ 24,280 $ 52,300
 
Basic income per share $ 0.14 $ 0.31
Diluted income per share $ 0.14 $ 0.31
 
Weighted average common
shares outstanding:
Basic 170,332 170,107
Diluted 170,332 170,467

AVX CORPORATION

Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets

(unaudited)

(in thousands)

   
March 31, June 30,
2010 2010
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 415,974 $ 413,243
Short-term investments in securities 262,709 324,888
Available-for-sale securities 9,767 4,265
Accounts receivable, net 195,983 215,689
Inventories 357,105 369,814
Other current assets 74,820 73,706
Total current assets 1,316,358 1,401,605
Long-term investments in securities 219,993 189,993
Long-term available-for-sale securities 5,339 5,740
Property, plant and equipment, net 247,029 233,648
Goodwill and other intangibles 249,412 248,288
Other assets 13,361 8,395
 
TOTAL ASSETS $ 2,051,492 $ 2,087,669
 
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Accounts payable $ 104,421 $ 113,987
Income taxes payable and accrued expenses 88,852 95,501
Total current liabilities 193,273 209,488
Other liabilities 57,212 54,664
 
TOTAL LIABILITIES 250,485 264,152
 
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 1,801,007 1,823,517
 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY $ 2,051,492 $ 2,087,669