NASDAQ$AMKR

Amkor Technology Inc · Q4 2020 earnings

Q4 2020 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Amkor's Q4 2020 financial results were released, showcasing record revenue and EPS driven by annual growth of 25%.

Amkor Technology reported record fourth-quarter revenue of $1.37 billion, a 16.3% increase year-over-year, driven by better-than-expected demand for smartphone and automotive products. The company's gross margin was 20.3%, and operating income margin reached 11.6%. Net income for the quarter was $127 million, with earnings per diluted share of $0.52.

  • Net sales reached $1.37 billion, up 16.3% year-over-year.
  • Gross margin was 20.3%, with an operating income margin of 11.6%.
  • Net income was $127 million, translating to earnings per diluted share of $0.52.
  • EBITDA stood at $288 million.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$1.37B

Previous: $1.18B+16.4%
EPS (adj)

$0.44

Previous: $0.40+10.0%
Packaging services mix

85.0%

Previous: 84.0%+1.2%
Test services mix

15.0%

Previous: 16.0%-6.3%
Communications revenue mix

46.0%

Previous: 37.0%+24.3%
Computing revenue mix

16.0%

Previous: 14.0%+14.3%
Automotive & industrial mix

19.0%

Previous: 25.0%-24.0%
Consumer revenue mix

19.0%

Previous: 24.0%-20.8%
Capital Expenditures

$277M

Previous: $144M+92.8%
Free Cash Flow

$221M

Previous: $104M+112.5%
Net Income

$127M

Previous: $99M+28.3%
Operating Income

$159M

Previous: $118M+34.7%
Gross Profit

$279M

Previous: $223M+24.9%
Cash & Equivalents

$698M

Previous: $895M-22.0%
Total Assets

$5.02B

Previous: $4.7B+7.0%
Stock-Based Comp

$8.03M

Previous: $6.91M+16.2%

Revenue & EPS history

Amkor · Revenue · Quarterly

$1.37B

Q4 2020+16.4%vs Q4 2019
Beat estimate in 13 of 16 quarters(81%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Amkor · $1.37B total across 2 segments · Q4 2020

  • Advanced products
    $868M+30.1%
  • Mainstream products
    $503M-1.6%

Forward guidance

Amkor expects a strong first quarter in 2021, with revenue projected to be 15% above the first quarter of 2020. The company anticipates 2021 to be another good growth year, driven by 5G deployment, high-performance computing, IoT wearables, and recovery in automotive.

Tailwinds

  • Continued recovery in automotive sector.
  • Better than seasonal demand for smartphones.
  • Growth driven by 5G deployment.
  • Strong demand from high performance computing.
  • Increased adoption of IoT wearables.

Headwinds

  • Health conditions or pandemics, such as Covid-19, impacting labor availability and operating capacity, capital availability, the supply chain and consumer demand for our customers’ products and services
  • Dependence on the highly cyclical, volatile semiconductor industry
  • Industry downturns and declines in global economic and financial conditions
  • Fluctuation in demand for semiconductors and conditions in the semiconductor industry generally, as well as by specific customers, such as inventory reductions by our customers impacting demand in key markets
  • Changes in costs, quality, availability and delivery times of raw materials, components and equipment, including any disruption in the supply of certain materials due to regulations and customer requirements, as well as production delays, wage inflation, fluctuations in commodity prices and supply constraints

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2020

Historical avgQ4 2020

+1.6%

Avg return

Earnings day

+2.4%

Avg return

5 days after

+4.1%

Avg return

30 days after

55%

38 / 69 earnings

Positive

+37.8%

Q3 2019

Best reaction

-21.3%

Q4 2015

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-5.7%-6.0%-6.7%
Q4 2025+1.8%-9.6%-21.4%
Q3 2025-3.1%-2.7%+5.2%
Q2 2025-3.1%-6.2%+3.8%
Q1 2025-2.6%+3.8%+7.1%
Q4 2024-11.3%-7.6%-22.0%
Q3 2024-6.4%-13.0%-12.9%
Q2 2024-20.0%-25.0%-14.5%
Q1 2024+5.6%+5.6%+6.2%
Q4 2023-4.0%-2.4%+10.0%
Q3 2023+0.4%+14.7%+36.5%
Q2 2023+0.1%-4.8%-5.8%
Q1 2023-5.9%-3.5%+10.8%
Q4 2022+0.0%-3.9%-11.6%
Q3 2022-1.5%+1.3%+34.7%
Q2 2022+9.5%+12.3%-0.2%
Q1 2022-2.4%+3.3%+7.9%
Q4 2021+15.7%+12.2%+7.9%
Q3 2021-0.1%-1.6%+4.4%
Q2 2021+2.3%+7.3%+13.5%
Q1 2021-11.6%-15.1%-11.5%
Q4 2020+8.6%+35.6%+20.6%
Q3 2020-15.3%-10.8%+7.4%
Q2 2020+18.6%+12.6%+7.9%
Q1 2020+1.7%+3.4%+16.6%
Q4 2019+19.5%+14.0%-21.9%
Q3 2019+37.8%+19.7%+13.9%
Q2 2019+19.3%+11.7%+5.6%
Q1 2019-6.3%-13.1%-27.8%
Q4 2018+6.4%+13.1%+2.5%
Q3 2018+19.9%+19.4%+14.4%
Q2 2018-2.9%+1.2%-3.4%
Q1 2018-4.2%-3.5%+4.1%
Q4 2017+8.2%+9.3%+20.1%
Q3 2017+5.7%+1.9%-2.2%
Q2 2017-9.5%-16.4%-14.6%
Q1 2017-1.7%-2.3%-2.0%
Q4 2016-3.6%+0.8%+9.2%
Q3 2016+11.3%+13.5%+28.6%
Q2 2016+16.1%+28.1%+44.7%
Q1 2016+1.7%
Q4 2015-21.3%
Q3 2015+8.9%
Q2 2015-16.7%
Q1 2015-8.2%
Q4 2014+23.9%
Q3 2014-16.3%
Q2 2014-3.7%
Q1 2014+8.9%
Q4 2013-0.8%
Q3 2013+8.2%
Q2 2013-1.4%
Q1 2013+11.6%
Q4 2012+2.5%
Q3 2012-4.9%
Q2 2012+2.9%
Q1 2012+4.2%
Q4 2011+2.3%
Q3 2011+6.1%
Q2 2011-9.5%
Q1 2010+2.0%
Q1 2011-0.6%
Q4 2008+3.9%
Q4 2010+3.9%
Q3 2009+1.2%
Q3 2010+1.2%
Q2 2009+3.6%
Q4 2009+3.6%
Q2 2010+3.6%

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