DGAP-Ad-hoc: Dialog Semiconductor Plc. / Key word(s): Quarter Results
DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR EXPECTS HIGHER THAN ANTICIPATED PROFITABILITY IN Q2
2019.
17-Jul-2019 / 00:09 CET/CEST
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*London, UK, 16 July 2019* - Dialog Semiconductor Plc (XETRA: DLG), expects
higher than anticipated profitability in Q2 2019.
In Q2 2019 the Company expects operating profit of approximately US$216
million and underlying1 operating profit of approximately US$82 million.
Operating profit includes approximately US$28 million of other operating
income comprising a gain of approximately US$16 million on the transfer of
assets to Apple and income of approximately US$12 million from specific
non-recurring engineering contracts. Underlying1 operating profit includes
other operating income of approximately US$12 million from specific
non-recurring engineering contracts.
Operating profit and underlying operating profit were higher than
anticipated mainly due to Q2 2019 revenue expected to be 1% over the high
end of the guidance range communicated on 9 May 2019. In Q2 2019 the Company
expects IFRS revenue of approximately US$482 million and underlying revenue
of approximately US$336 million. The guidance communicated on 9 May 2019 was
IFRS revenue range of US$438 million to US$478 million and underlying1
revenue range of US$293 million to US$333 million.
At 28 June 2019, the Company had US$1,141 million of cash and cash
equivalents.
The Company will publish its results for the quarter ended 28 June 2019 on
30 July 2019.
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1. Underlying measures of performance quoted in this announcement are
non-IFRS measures. Our use of underlying measures is explained on pages 156
to 161 of our 2018 Annual Report and Accounts. Reconciliations of the
underlying measures to the nearest equivalent IFRS measures will be
presented in our Q2 2019 Interim Report.
Contact:
Jose Cano
Director, Investor Relations
jose.cano@diasemi.com
+44(0)1793756961
Information and Explanation of the Issuer to this News:
*For further information please contact: *
*Dialog Semiconductor*
*Jose Cano *
Head of Investor Relations
T: +44 (0)1793 756 961
jose.cano@diasemi.com
*FTI Consulting* *London*
Matt Dixon
T: +44 (0)2037 271 137
matt.dixon@fticonsulting.com
*FTI Consulting Frankfurt*
Anja Meusel
T: +49 (0) 69 9203 7120
Anja.Meusel@fticonsulting.com
*About Dialog Semiconductor*
Dialog Semiconductor is a leading provider of integrated circuits (ICs) that
power mobile devices and the Internet of Things. Dialog solutions are
integral to some of today's leading mobile devices and the enabling element
for increasing performance and productivity on the go. From making
smartphones more power efficient and shortening charging times, enabling
home appliances to be controlled from anywhere, to connecting the next
generation of wearable devices, Dialog's decades of experience and
world-class innovation help manufacturers get to what's next.
Dialog operates a fabless business model and is a socially responsible
employer pursuing many programs to benefit the employees, community, other
stakeholders and the environment in which we operate. Dialog Semiconductor
Plc is headquartered in London with a global sales, R&D and marketing
organization. In 2018, it had approximately $1.44 billion in revenue. It
currently has approximately 2,000 employees worldwide. The company is listed
on the Frankfurt (FWB: DLG) stock exchange (Regulated Market, Prime
Standard, ISIN GB0059822006) and is a member of the German TecDAX and MDAX
indices. For more information, visit www.dialog-semiconductor.com [1].
*Forward Looking Statements*
This press release contains 'forward-looking statements' that reflect
management's current views with respect to future events. The words
'anticipate,' 'believe,' 'estimate', 'expect,' 'intend,' 'may,' 'plan,'
'project' and 'should' and similar expressions identify forward-looking
statements. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties,
including, but not limited to: an economic downturn in the semiconductor and
telecommunications markets; changes in currency exchange rates and interest
rates, the timing of customer orders and manufacturing lead times,
insufficient, excess or obsolete inventory, the impact of competing products
and their pricing, political risks in the countries in which we operate or
sale and supply constraints. If any of these or other risks and
uncertainties occur (some of which are described under the heading 'Managing
risk and uncertainty' in Dialog Semiconductor's most recent Annual Report)
or if the assumptions underlying any of these statements prove incorrect,
then actual results may be materially different from those expressed or
implied by such statements. We do not intend or assume any obligation to
update any forward-looking statement which speaks only as of the date on
which it is made, however, any subsequent statement will supersede any
previous statement.
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Company: Dialog Semiconductor Plc.
Tower Bridge House, St. Katharine's Way
E1W 1AA London
United Kingdom
Phone: +49 7021 805-412
Fax: +49 7021 805-200
E-mail: jose.cano@diasemi.com
Internet: www.dialog-semiconductor.com
ISIN: GB0059822006
WKN: 927200
Indices: MDAX, TecDAX
Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated
Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover,
Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange
EQS News ID: 842247
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