Fiscal third quarter 2021
financial resultsJuly 22, 2021
PLEXUS CORP.
Any statements made during our call today and information included in the supporting material that is not historical in nature, such as statements in the future tense and statements that include "believe," "expect," "intend," "plan," "anticipate," and similar terms and concepts, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees since there are inherent difficulties in predicting future results, and actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. For a list of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed, please refer to the Company’s periodic SEC filings, particularly the risk factors in our Form 10-K filing for the fiscal year ended October 03, 2020, as supplemented by our Form 10-Q filings, and the Safe Harbor and Fair Disclosure statement in yesterday’s press release.
Plexus provides non-GAAP supplemental information, such as ROIC, economic return, and free cash flow, because those measures are used for internal management goals and decision making, and because they provide additional insight into financial performance. In addition, management uses these and other non-GAAP measures, such as adjusted operating income, adjusted operating margin, adjusted net income, and adjusted earnings per share, to provide a better understanding of core performance for purposes of period-to-period comparisons. For a full reconciliation of non-GAAP supplemental information please refer to yesterday’s press release and our periodic SEC filings.
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Safe harbor and fair disclosure statement
PLEXUS CORP.
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Fiscal third quarter results
Results exceeded our expectations communicated June 8, 2021
• Penang team exceeded expectations
• Engineering Solutions team produced outstanding results
Q3 MFG wins of $275M, Trailing Four Quarters (TFQ) wins of $1.1B
• 5 new logos (total of 17 in F21)
• Multiple AMS wins, including expansion of new relationship highlighted last quarter
(1) Includes $0.04 in restructuring charges and $0.21 of
stock-based compensation expense
(2) Includes $0.22 of stock-based compensation expense
Q3F21 Results Q2F21 Results
Revenue ($ millions) $814 $881
GAAP Diluted EPS $0.95(1) $1.42(2)
PLEXUS CORP.
Plexus Penang Status
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PLEXUS APPROVED FOR ON-SITE VACCINATION CLINIC
• Began vaccinating team members, customers and suppliers on July 14
• 17,000 doses administered by July 25
• Second doses occur in mid-August
OPERATIONAL STATUS IMPROVING
• Currently allowed to function with 80% of workforce vs. 60% for late Q3F21
• Output is now near normal capacity
PLEXUS CORP.
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Fiscal 2021 fourth quarter guidance
Q4F21 Guidance
Revenue $875 to $915 million
GAAP Diluted EPS $1.13 to $1.29*
REVENUE GUIDE
• HC/LS and IND demand strong
• Penang workforce levels and supply chain constraints
limiting upside
EPS GUIDE
• GAAP operating margin of 4.8% to 5.2%, including 70
bps of stock-based compensation expense
FISCAL 2022 OUTLOOK
• Growth catalysts provide optimism for Fiscal 2022 and
beyond
• Double-digit revenue growth, operating margins
consistently > 5% * Includes $0.22 of stock-based compensation expense.
PLEXUS CORP.
Revenue in millions
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Performance by sector
Q3F21Jul 3, 2021
Q2F21Apr 3, 2021
Q3F21 vs. Q2F21Q4F21 Expectations(percentage points)
Industrial $372 46% $407 46% - 9% Up low double
Healthcare and Life Sciences $324 40% $350 40% - 7% Up high single
Aerospace and Defense $118 14% $124 14% - 5% Up high single
Total Revenue $814 100% $881 100% - 8%
PLEXUS CORP.
Manufacturing winsQ3F21 wins: $275M
New programs: 31
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PLEXUS CORP.
AMER: wins support growth in US manufacturing facilities
APAC: maintaining a healthy TFQ wins
EMEA: wins expand Aftermarket Service offering in Oradea
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Manufacturing wins by region
AMER$162M
APAC$91M
EMEA$22M
Q3F21
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PLEXUS CORP.
IND: added 2 new logos
HC/LS: exceptional wins, including 2 new logos
A/D: strong wins, including a new logo in Defense
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Manufacturing wins by sector
HC/LS $159M
IND $47M
A/D $69M
Q3F21
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PLEXUS CORP.
AFTERMARKET SERVICES (HC/LS)
• Service and repair of non-Plexus manufactured devices
• Locations: Guadalajara, Mexico & Oradea, Romania
ULTRASOUND DEVICE (HC/LS)
• Cardiac imaging
• Production location: Oradea, Romania
DIABETES MONITOR (HC/LS)
• Expanded relationship into Asia-Pacific
• Production location: Penang, Malaysia
SELF-SERVE KIOSK (IND)
• Turnkey high-level assembly
• Production location: Appleton, Wisconsin
INDUSTRIAL CONTROLLER (IND)
• Optimized for artificial intelligence applications
• Production location: Penang, Malaysia
LARGE DEFENSE PROGRAM (A/D)
• Complex prototyping and volume production in the US
• Production location: Neenah, Wisconsin
COMMERCIAL SPACE (A/D)
• Growing customer relationship with new assemblies
• Production location: Boise, Idaho
Fiscal third quarter wins highlights
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Manufacturing funnel
HC/LS$1,765MIND
$673M
A/D$671M
Q3F21
Qualified manufacturing funnel exceeds $3.1 billion
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Q3F21 GAAP Operating Margin: 4.5%
Penang manufacturing and global engineering teams outperformed expectations
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Operating performance
*Represents midpoint of guidance
PLEXUS CORP.
Cash flow and balance sheet
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Q3F21 Comments
Free cash flow $31 millionCash from operations: $42 millionCapital expenditures: $11 million
Share repurchases $27.3 million Approx. 292,000 shares at an average price of $93.53 per share
Cash balance $307 million Sequentially higher by $13 million
Total debt $248 million Gross debt to EBITDA ratio of 1.0x
Return on invested capital 15.9% 780 basis points above fiscal 2021 WACC of 8.1%
Cash cycle days 80 days Within guidance range of 77 to 81 days
PLEXUS CORP.
Working capital trends
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Q4F19 Q1F20 Q2F20 Q3F20 Q4F20 Q1F21 Q2F21 Q3F21
Inventory Days 87 87 99 97 85 93 89 108
Contract Asset Days 10 12 13 12 11 12 12 13
A/R Days 55 49 55 55 48 53 52 52
A/P Days 55 61 62 65 57 59 61 71
Customer Deposit Days 17 16 18 20 18 19 20 22
Net Cash Cycle Days 80 71 87 79 69 80 72 80
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PLEXUS CORP.
Fiscal fourth quarter 2021 guidance
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Guidance
Revenue $875 to $915 million
GAAP diluted EPS $1.13 to $1.29
Gross margin 9.2% to 9.6%
SG&A $39.0 to $40.0 million
GAAP operating margin 4.8% to 5.2%
Depreciation and amortization Approximately $15 million
Non-operating expenses $3.8 to $4.2 million
Effective tax rate 13% to 15%
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding Approximately 29 million
Cash cycle days 82 to 86 days
Q&A
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