CAMTEK ANNOUNCES RECORD REVENUE FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2022

Revenue of $82.0 million; Expects Record Annual Revenue of around $320m for 2022

 MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Camtek Ltd. (NASDAQ: CAMT) (TASE: CAMT), today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2022.

Highlights of the Third Quarter of 2022

• Record quarterly revenue of $82.0 million; a 16% increase year-over-year;
• GAAP operating income of $20.6 million; non-GAAP operating income of $23.2 million, representing an operating margin of 25.2% and 28.3% respectively;
• GAAP net income of $20.7 million and non-GAAP net income of $23.3 million; and
• Strong operating cash flow of $25.3 million.

Forward-Looking Expectations

Management expects fourth quarter revenue to be similar to those of the third quarter, translating into record annual revenue of around $320 million for 2022.

Management Comment

Rafi Amit, Camtek's CEO commented, "We had another record quarter and are providing positive guidance for the fourth quarter. In an increasingly complex environment, we are positioned to achieve a record year in 2022, supported by the company's diversified customers, geographies, and various secular trends."

Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results

Revenue for the third quarter of 2022 was $82.0 million, an increase of 16% compared to the third quarter of 2021. 

Gross profit on a GAAP basis in the quarter totaled $39.9 million (48.6% of revenue), compared to a gross profit of $35.8 million (50.6% of revenue) in the third quarter of 2021. Gross profit on a non-GAAP basis in the quarter totaled $40.2 million (49.0% of revenue), compared to $36.0 million (50.9% of revenue) in the third quarter of 2021.

Operating profit on a GAAP basis in the quarter totaled $20.6 million (25.2% of revenue), compared to an operating profit of $20.1 million (28.5% of revenue) in the third quarter of 2021. Operating profit on a non-GAAP basis in the quarter totaled $23.2 million (28.3% of revenue), compared to $21.7 million (30.6% of revenue) in the third quarter of 2021.

Net income on a GAAP basis in the quarter totaled $20.7 million, or $0.43 per diluted share, compared to net income of $18.5 million, or $0.41 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2021. Net income on a non-GAAP basis in the quarter totaled $23.3 million, or $0.48 per diluted share, compared to non-GAAP net income of $20.0 million, or $0.45 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2021. 

Cash and cash equivalents and short-term deposits, as of September 30, 2022 were $392.3 million compared to $391 million as of June 30, 2022. In addition, there were $68.0 million in long-term deposits compared to $47.0 million as of June 30, 2022. During the quarter, Camtek generated $25.3 million in operating cash flow.

Conference Call

The Company will hold a conference call today starting at 9:00 am ET. Rafi Amit, CEO, Moshe Eisenberg, CFO and Ramy Langer, COO will host the call and will be available to answer questions after presenting the results.

To participate, please call one of the following telephone numbers a few minutes before the start of the call:

US:                              1 866 229 7198           at 9:00 am Eastern Time

Israel:                          03 918 0610                at 4:00 pm Israel Time

International:               +972 3 918 0610

Alternatively, the call will be webcast from a link on Camtek's investor relations website, at https://www.camtek.com/investors/

For those unable to participate, the call will be available for replay on Camtek's website beginning 24 hours after the call.

A summary presentation of the quarterly results will also be available on Camtek's website.

ABOUT CAMTEK LTD.

Camtek is a leading manufacturer of metrology and inspection equipment and a provider of software solutions serving the Advanced Packaging, Memory, CMOS Image Sensors, MEMS, RF and other segments in the mid end of the semiconductor industry.

Camtek provides dedicated solutions and crucial yield-enhancement data, enabling manufacturers to improve yield and drive down their production costs.

With eight offices around the world, Camtek has best-in-class sales and customer support organization, providing tailor-made solutions in line with customers' requirements.

This press release is available at http://www.camtek.com

This press release contains statements that may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, and the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are based on the current beliefs, expectations and assumptions of Camtek Ltd. ("we," "us" and "our"). Forward-looking statements include our expected revenues for the fourth quarter and full year of 2022 and can be identified by the use of words including "believe," "anticipate," "should," "intend," "plan," "will," "may," "expect," "estimate," "project," "positioned," "strategy," and similar expressions that are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Camtek to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Our actual results and performance could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of many factors, including as a result of formal or informal imposition by countries of new or revised export and/or import and doing-business regulations or sanctions, including but not limited to changes in U.S. trade policies,  which can be made without prior notice, and our ability to effectively address such global trade issues and changes and the impact of any such sanction on the markets we serve; the risks relating to the concentration of a significant portion of our business in certain countries in the Asia Pacific Region, particularly China (which is our largest territory), Taiwan and Korea, some of which might be subject to the trade restrictions referred to above or involved in trade wars with countries which might impose such trade restrictions; the impact of war in Ukraine, rising inflation, rising interest rates, volatile exchange rates and commodities' prices, the risk of the continuation of disruptions to our and our customers', providers', business partners' and contractors' businesses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, such as for example the impact of China-imposed lockdowns; our dependency upon the semiconductor industry and the risk that unfavorable economic conditions or low capital expenditures may negatively impact our operating results; anticipated trends and impacts related to industry component and substrate shortages and other supply chain challenges; the future purchase, use, and availability of components supplied by third parties; impurities and other disruptions to our customers' operations, which could lower production yields or interrupt manufacturing, and could result in the cancellation or delay of purchase of our products; the highly competitive nature of the markets we serve, some of which have dominant market participants with greater resources than us; the rapid evolvement of technology in the markets in which we operate, and our ability to adequately predict these changes or keep pace with emerging industry standards; changing industry and market trends; reduced demand for our products; the timely development of our new products and their adoption by the market; price reductions; and those other factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 20-F and other documents filed by the Company with the SEC as well as other documents that may be subsequently filed by Camtek from time to time with the SEC.

While we believe that we have a reasonable basis for each forward-looking statement contained in this press release, we caution you that these statements are based on a combination of facts and factors currently known by us and our projections of the future, about which we cannot be certain. In addition, any forward-looking statements represent Camtek's views only as of the date of this press release and should not be relied upon as representing its views as of any subsequent date. Camtek does not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements unless required by law.

This press release provides financial measures that exclude: (i) share based compensation expenses; and (ii) tax settlement expenses, and are therefore not calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance. The presentation of this non-GAAP financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. Management uses both GAAP and non-GAAP measures when evaluating the business internally and therefore felt it is important to make these non-GAAP adjustments available to investors. A reconciliation between the GAAP and non-GAAP results appears in the tables at the end of this press release.

SOURCE Camtek Ltd.