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DIODES INC DEL

For the period ended Mar 31, 2024. Filed May 9, 2024.

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Mar 31, 2024 · Filed May 9, 2024

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Item 1. Financial Statements

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

March 31,December 31,
20242023
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$266,202$315,457
Restricted cash4,3583,026
Short-term investments9,78210,174
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $8,254 and $5,641 at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively391,508371,930
Inventories429,363389,774
Prepaid expenses and other100,01697,024
Total current assets1,201,2291,187,385
Property, plant and equipment, net723,478746,169
Deferred tax assets50,91251,620
Goodwill146,941146,558
Intangible assets, net59,95263,937
Other long-term assets173,660171,990
Total assets$2,356,172$2,367,659
Liabilities
Current liabilities:
Lines of credit$48,928$40,685
Accounts payable149,228158,261
Accrued liabilities and other164,570179,674
Income tax payable13,28310,459
Current portion of long-term debt1,2704,419
Total current liabilities377,279393,498
Long-term debt, net of current portion19,63916,979
Deferred tax liabilities10,50913,662
Unrecognized tax benefits34,03534,035
Other long-term liabilities89,89999,808
Total liabilities531,361557,982
Commitments and contingencies (See Note 9)
Stockholders' equity
Preferred stock - par value $1.00 per share; 1,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding--
Common stock - par value $0.66 2/3 per share; 70,000,000 shares authorized; and 46,114,753 shares and 45,938,383 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively36,93636,819
Additional paid-in capital509,401509,861
Retained earnings1,689,3121,675,274
Treasury stock, at cost, 9,286,862 shares and 9,286,862 shares at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively(337,986)(337,986)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(149,073)(143,227)
Stockholders' equity1,748,5901,740,741
Noncontrolling interest76,22168,936
Total equity1,824,8111,809,677
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$2,356,172$2,367,659
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share data)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
20242023
Net sales$301,972$467,241
Cost of goods sold202,388272,787
Gross profit99,584194,454
Operating expenses
Selling, general and administrative53,73570,991
Research and development33,96433,232
Amortization of acquisition related intangible assets3,8103,852
Gain on disposal of fixed assets(4,872)(48)
Other operating income(1)-
Total operating expense86,636108,027
Income from operations12,94886,427
Other income (expense)
Interest income4,6141,772
Interest expense(532)(2,132)
Foreign currency gain (loss), net972(1,893)
Unrealized gain on investments3703,889
Other income434530
Total other income (expense)5,8582,166
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest18,80688,593
Income tax provision3,53716,616
Net income15,26971,977
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interest(1,231)(827)
Net income attributable to common stockholders$14,038$71,150
Earnings per share attributable to common stockholders:
Basic$0.30$1.56
Diluted$0.30$1.54
Number of shares used in earnings per share computation:
Basic46,03245,600
Diluted46,28546,161

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Three Months Ended
March 31,
20242023
Net income$15,269$71,977
Unrealized gain on defined benefit plan, net of tax1,6482,706
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net of tax8,814(3,342)
Unrealized foreign currency (loss) gain, net of tax(16,308)11,323
Comprehensive income9,42382,664
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest(1,231)(827)
Total comprehensive income attributable to common stockholders$8,192$81,837

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY

Common stock · Treasury stock · Additional paid-in · Retained · Accumulated other comprehensive · Total Diodes Incorporated stockholders' · Noncontrolling · Total
Shares · Amount · Shares · Amount · capital · earnings · loss · equity · interest · equity
Balance, December 31, 202355,225$36,819(9,287)$(337,986)$509,861$1,675,274$(143,227)$1,740,741$68,936$1,809,677
Total comprehensive income (loss)-----14,038(5,846)8,1921,2319,423
Net changes in noncontrolling interest-------6,0546,054
Common stock issued for share-based plans176117--(117)-----
Share-based compensation----5,049--5,049-5,049
Tax related to net share settlement----(5,392)--(5,392)-(5,392)
Balance, March 31, 202455,401$36,936(9,287)$(337,986)$509,401$1,689,312$(149,073)$1,748,590$76,221$1,824,811
Common stock · Treasury stock · Additional paid-in · Retained · Accumulated other comprehensive · Total Diodes Incorporated stockholders' · Noncontrolling · Total
Shares · Amount · Shares · Amount · capital · earnings · loss · equity · interest · equity
Balance, December 31, 202254,751$36,503(9,282)$(337,490)$494,773$1,448,092$(128,233)$1,513,645$69,274$1,582,919
Total comprehensive income (loss)-----71,15010,68781,83782782,664
Net changes in noncontrolling interest-------107107
Common stock issued for share-based plans237158--(158)-----
Share-based compensation----9,652--9,652-9,652
Tax related to net share settlement----(9,669)--(9,669)-(9,669)
Balance, March 31, 202354,988$36,661(9,282)$(337,490)$494,598$1,519,242$(117,546)$1,595,465$70,208$1,665,673

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

Three Months Ended
March 31,
20242023
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income$15,269$71,977
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities, net of effects of acquisitions
Depreciation31,03129,793
Amortization of intangible assets3,8103,852
Share-based compensation expense5,0729,820
Deferred income taxes(318)(404)
Investment gain(376)(3,829)
Gain on disposal of property, plant, and equipment(4,872)(48)
Other(3,334)347
Changes in operating assets:
Change in accounts receivable(17,731)1,544
Change in inventory(40,435)20,759
Change in other operating assets3,4784,964
Changes in operating liabilities:
Change in accounts payable(9,117)(17,718)
Change in accrued liabilities(15,469)(36,289)
Change in income tax payable2,85713,932
Change in other operating liabilities(1,008)1,111
Net cash flows from operating activities(31,143)99,811
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of property, plant, and equipment(20,381)(48,003)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant, and equipment12299
Proceeds from short-term investments1,563807
Purchases of short-term investments(1,483)(2,469)
Proceeds from sales of securities-417
Other1,9001,018
Net cash flows from investing activities(18,279)(48,131)
Cash flows from financing activities
Advances on lines of credit and short-term debt8,9268,173
Repayments of lines of credit and short-term debt-(10,139)
Proceeds from long-term debt3,155263
Repayments of long-term debt(3,439)(59,061)
Repayment of and proceeds from finance lease obligation(14)(7)
Taxes paid related to net share settlement(5,392)(9,669)
Net changes in noncontrolling interest171107
Other(225)15
Net cash flows from financing activities3,182(70,318)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents(1,683)3,446
Change in cash and cash equivalents, including restricted cash(47,923)(15,192)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period, including restricted cash318,483341,099
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period, including restricted cash$270,560$325,907

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Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Interest paid during the period$463$1,941
Taxes paid during the period$2,562$5,388
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Accounts payable balance related to the purchase of property, plant, and equipment$11,717$27,113

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1 – Summary of Operations and Significant Accounting Policies

Summary of Operations

Diodes Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries (collectively the “Company,” “we,” or “our” (Nasdaq: DIOD)), a Standard and Poor’s Smallcap 600 and Russell 3000 Index company, is a leading global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality application-specific standard products within the broad discrete, logic, analog, and mixed-signal semiconductor markets. The Company serves the industrial, automotive, computing, communications, and consumer markets.

The Company’s products include diodes; rectifiers; transistors; MOSFETs; Silicon Carbide (“SiC”) diodes and MOSFETs; protection devices; logic; photocoupler; voltage translators; amplifiers and comparators; sensors; and power management devices such as AC-DC converters, DC-DC switching, linear voltage regulators, voltage references, LED drivers, power switches, and voltage supervisors. We also have timing and connectivity solutions including clock ICs, crystal oscillators, PCIe packet switches, multi-protocol switches, interface products, and signal integrity solutions for high-speed signals.

Diodes’ corporate headquarters and Americas’ sales offices are located in Plano, Texas and Milpitas, California. Design, marketing, and engineering centers are located in Plano and Milpitas, U.S.; Taipei and Taoyuan City, Taiwan; Shanghai and Yangzhou, China; Oldham, England; and Neuhaus, Germany. Diodes’ wafer fabrication facilities are located in South Portland, Maine, U.S., Oldham, England, and Greenock, Scotland; Shanghai and Wuxi, China; and Keelung and Hsinchu, Taiwan. Diodes has assembly and test facilities located in Shanghai, Chengdu, and Wuxi, China; Neuhaus, Germany; and Jhongli, Taiwan. Additional engineering, sales, warehouse, and logistics offices are located in Frankfurt and Munich, Germany; Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Wuhan, Yangzhou, and Qingdao, China; Milan, Italy; Oldham, England; Seongnam-si, South Korea; Singapore City, Singapore; Taipei and Kaohsiung, Taiwan; and Tokyo, Japan; with support offices throughout the world.

The Company’s manufacturing facilities have achieved certifications in the internationally recognized standards of ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, and, for automotive products, IATF 16949:2016 and the Company is also C-TPAT certified. We believe these quality awards reflect the superior quality-control techniques established at the Company and further enhance our credibility as a vendor-of-choice to original equipment manufacturers ("OEMs") increasingly concerned with quality and consistency.

Our market focus is on high-growth, end-user applications in the following areas:

Industrial: embedded systems, precision controls, and Artificial Intelligence of Things;

Automotive: connected driving, comfort/style/safety, and electrification/powertrain;

Computing: cloud computing including artificial intelligence servers, storage, and data center applications;

Communications: smartphones, 5G networks, advanced protocols, and charging solutions; and

Consumer: IoT, wearables, home automation, and smart infrastructure.

Basis of Presentation

The condensed consolidated financial data at December 31, 2023 are derived from audited financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 9, 2024 (“Form 10-K”). The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q. They do not include all information and footnotes necessary for a fair presentation of financial position, operating results, and cash flows in conformity with GAAP for complete financial statements. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes contained in our Form 10-K. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments and accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the operating results for the period presented have been included in the interim period. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for other interim periods or the year ending December 31, 2024.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from these estimates. As permitted under GAAP, interim accounting for certain expenses, including income taxes, are based on full year forecasts. For interim

-9- financial reporting purposes, income taxes are recorded based upon estimated annual effective income tax rates taking into consideration discrete items occurring in a quarter.

Dollar amounts and share amounts are presented in thousands, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted. Certain prior year’s balances may have been reclassified to conform to the current condensed consolidated financial statement presentation.

NOTE 2 – Earnings per Share

Earnings per share (“EPS”) is calculated by dividing net income attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of shares of Common Stock outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS is calculated similarly but includes potential dilution from the exercise of stock options and stock awards, except when the effect would be anti-dilutive. During the three month periods ended March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023, we paidno dividends on our Common Stock.

The table below sets forth the reconciliation between net income and the weighted average shares outstanding used for calculating basic and diluted EPS:

Three Months Ended
March 31,
20242023
Earnings (numerator)
Net income attributable to common stockholders$14,038$71,150
Shares (denominator)
Weighted average common shares outstanding (basic)46,03245,600
Dilutive effect of stock options and stock awards outstanding253561
Adjusted weighted average common shares outstanding (diluted)46,28546,161
Earnings per share attributable to common stockholders
Basic$0.30$1.56
Diluted$0.30$1.54
Stock options and stock awards excluded from EPS calculation because the effect would be anti-dilutive32675

NOTE 3 – Inventories

The table below sets forth inventories which are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value:

March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Finished goods$169,980$129,802
Work-in-progress74,43272,876
Raw materials184,951187,096
Total$429,363$389,774

NOTE 4 – Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The table below sets forth the changes in goodwill:

Balance at December 31, 2023$146,558
Acquisition1,857
Foreign currency translation adjustment(1,474)
Balance at March 31, 2024$146,941

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The table below sets forth the value of intangible assets, other than goodwill:

March 31,December 31,
20242023
Intangible assets subject to amortization:
Gross carrying amount$250,747$250,747
Accumulated amortization(191,630)(187,820)
Foreign currency translation adjustment(8,333)(8,170)
Total intangible assets subject amortization50,78454,757
Intangible assets with indefinite lives:
Gross carrying amount10,30310,303
Foreign currency translation adjustment(1,135)(1,123)
Total intangible assets with indefinite lives9,1689,180
Total intangible assets, net$59,952$63,937

The table below sets forth amortization expense related to intangible assets subject to amortization:

Amortization expense20242023
Three Months Ended March 31,$3,810$3,852

NOTE 5 – Income Tax Provision

The table below sets forth information related to our income tax expense:

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2024 · 2023
Domestic pre-tax income$(1,574)$54,724
Foreign pre-tax income$20,380$33,869
Income tax provision$3,537$16,616
Effective tax rate18.8%18.8%
Impact of tax holidays on tax expense$(93)$(74)
Earnings per share impact of tax holidays:
Basic$-$-
Diluted$-$-

The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2024 is consistent when compared to the three months ended March 31, 2023, primarily due to the impact of the geographical mix of pre-tax income and loss across tax jurisdictions relative to the Company’s consolidated pre-tax income on the estimated annual effective income tax rate.

Our undistributed foreign earnings continue to be indefinitely reinvested in foreign operations, with limited exceptions related to certain earnings of European and Asian subsidiaries. Any future distributions of foreign earnings will not be subject to additional U.S. income tax but may be subject to non-U.S. withholding taxes.

We file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and in various state and foreign jurisdictions. We are no longer subject to U.S. federal income tax examinations by tax authorities for tax years before 2012. We are no longer subject to China income tax examinations by tax authorities for tax years before 2013. With respect to state and local jurisdictions and countries outside of the U.S. (other than China), with limited exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to income tax audits for years before 2017. Although the outcome of tax audits is always uncertain, the Company believes that adequate amounts of tax, interest, and penalties, if any, have been provided for in the Company’s reserve for any adjustments that may result from currently pending tax audits. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense. As of March 31, 2024, the gross amount of unrecognized tax benefits was approximately $50.5 million.

Several jurisdictions in which we operate have either enacted, or announced plans to enact, legislation consistent with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development Global Anti-Base Erosion Model Rules (“Pillar Two”) which introduced a global minimum effective tax rate of 15% applied on a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction basis. We have analyzed enacted legislation and do not anticipate that it will have a material impact on our effective tax rate for 2024; however, we continue to monitor future tax legislative changes in the jurisdictions in which we operate in order to evaluate the impacts on the consolidated financial statements.

It is reasonably possible that the amount of the unrecognized benefit with respect to certain of the Company’s unrecognized tax positions will significantly increase or decrease within the next 12 months. At this time, an estimate of the range of the reasonably possible outcomes cannot be made.

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NOTE 6 – Share-Based Compensation

The table below sets forth information related to our share-based compensation expense:

Three Months Ended
March 31,
20242023
Cost of goods sold$450$452
Selling, general and administrative3,3548,362
Research and development1,2681,006
Total share-based compensation expense$5,072$9,820

Share Grants. Share grants consist of restricted stock awards, restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and performance stock units (“PSUs”). Restricted stock awards and RSUs generally vest in equal annual installments over a four-year period and are measured based on the fair market value of the underlying stock on the date of grant. Compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite four-year service period. All new grants are awarded under the Company’s 2022 Equity Incentive Plan.

PSUs are measured based on the fair market value of the underlying stock on the date of grant, and compensation expense is recognized over the three-year performance period, with adjustments made to the expense to recognize the probable payout percentage.

As of March 31, 2024, total unrecognized share-based compensation expense related to share grants was approximately $61.6 million, before income taxes, and is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 2.3 years.

Stock Modification. During the three months ended March 31, 2023 we modified previously granted stock awards for two corporate officers who retired. The result of the modifications resulted in the acceleration of the vesting of 54,525 stock awards for the corporate officers. The incremental expense recorded for this modification was approximately $2.1 million, which was expensed in selling, general, and administrative (“SG&A”) expense in the three months ended March 31, 2023.

NOTE 7 – Enterprise Wide Segment Information and Net Sales

Segment Reporting. For financial reporting purposes, we operate in a single segment, standard semiconductor products, through our various manufacturing and distribution facilities. We aggregate our products because the products are similar and have similar economic characteristics, use similar production processes and share similar customer type. Our primary operations include operations in Asia, the Americas, and Europe. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, one customer accounted for approximately $42.7 million or 14.2% of our net sales. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, two customers accounted for $51.8 million, or 11.1%, and $51.6 million, or 11.0%, of our net sales. One customer accounted for approximately 17.3% of our outstanding accounts receivable at March 31, 2024. All customers that accounted for 10% or more of our net sales during any period presented in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are broad-based global distributors that sell to thousands of different end users.

Disaggregation of Net Sales. We disaggregate net sales with customers into direct sales to end customers and distribution sales to distributors (“Distributors”) and by geographic area. Direct sales customers consist of those customers using our product in their manufacturing process, and Distributors are those customers who resell our products to third parties. We deliver our products to customers around the world for use in the industrial, automotive, computing, consumer, and communications markets. Further, most of our contracts are fixed-price arrangements, and are short term in nature, ranging from days to several months. The tables below set forth net sales based on the location of the subsidiary producing the net sale:

As of and for the
Three Months Ended March 31, 2024AsiaAmericasEuropeConsolidated
Total sales$329,426223,773$66,387$619,586
Intercompany elimination(148,884)(136,430)(32,300)(317,614)
Net sales$180,542$87,343$34,087$301,972
Property, plant and, equipment, net$529,187$82,838$111,453$723,478
Total assets$1,617,774$502,459$235,939$2,356,172
As of and for the
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023AsiaAmericasEuropeConsolidated
Total sales$424,162$331,407$100,045$855,614
Intercompany elimination(181,465)(175,151)(31,757)(388,373)
Net sales$242,697$156,256$68,288$467,241
Property, plant and, equipment, net$550,373$92,729$112,605$755,707
Total assets$1,590,485$442,763$252,313$2,285,561

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The tables below set forth net sales for the Company disaggregated into geographic locations based on shipment destination and by type(direct sales or Distributor):

For the Three Months Ended March 31,
Net Sales by Region20242023
Asia$228,420$324,167
Europe47,45076,990
Americas26,10266,084
Total net sales$301,972$467,241
Net Sales by Type
Direct sales$118,164$134,945
Distributor sales183,808332,296
Total net sales$301,972$467,241

Net sales from products shipped to China was $138.5 million and $179.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

NOTE 8 – Debt

Borrowings outstanding as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 are set forth in the table below:

March 31, · December 31, · Current Amount
Description20242023Interest RateMaturity
Short-term debt$48,928$40,685Various indices plus marginVarious during 2024
Long-term debt
Notes payable to Bank of Taiwan1,7631,8802-yr deposit rate floating plus 0.1148%June 2033
Notes payable to Bank of Taiwan1,5631,6262-yr deposit rate floating plus 0.082%September 2025
Notes payable to CTBC Bank3,1253,252TAIBOR 3M plus 0.5%March 2026
Notes payable to CTBC Bank12,41113,098TAIBOR 3M plus 0.5%May 2028
Notes payable to E Sun Bank1942171-M deposit rate floating plus 0.08%July 2027
Notes payable to E Sun Bank1,2281,3251-M deposit rate floating plus 0.08%July 2027
Notes payable to E Sun Bank625-1-M deposit rate floating plus 0.08%September 2026
Total long-term debt20,90921,398
Less: Current portion of long-term debt(1,270)(4,419)
Total long-term debt, net of current portion$19,639$16,979

Our Asia subsidiaries maintain short-term credit facilities with several financial institutions through our foreign entities worldwide totaling $153.1 million as of March 31, 2024. Other than two Taiwanese credit facilities that are collateralized by assets, our foreign credit lines are unsecured, uncommitted, and contain no restrictive covenants. These credit facilities bear interest at SOFR or similar indices plus a specified margin. Interest payments are due monthly on outstanding amounts under the credit lines. The unused and available credit under the various short-term credit facilities as of March 31, 2024 was approximately $103.7 million, net of $48.9 million advanced under our foreign credit lines and $0.4 million of credit used for import and export guarantee.

The Company maintains a long-term credit facility (“Credit Agreement”). The Credit Agreement consists of a Revolving Credit Facility in the amount of $225.0 million, including a swing line sublimit equal to the lesser of $50.0 million and the Revolving Credit Facility, a letter of credit sublimit equal to the lesser of $100.0 million and the Revolving Credit Facility, and an alternative currency sublimit equal to the lesser of $40.0 million and the Revolving Credit Facility. The Company has the option to increase the Credit Facility and/or incur Incremental Term Loans in an aggregate principal amount of up to $350.0 million. The Credit Agreement bears interest at Term SOFR or similar other indices plus a specified margin and matures in May 2028. There wasno outstanding balance at March 31, 2024.

NOTE 9 – Commitments and Contingencies

Purchase Commitments. We have entered into non-cancelable purchase contracts for capital expenditures, primarily for manufacturing equipment, for approximately $23.5 million at March 31, 2024. As of March 31, 2024, we also had a commitment to purchase approximately $40.2 million of wafers to be used in our manufacturing process. These wafer purchases are scheduled to occur through 2025.

Defined Benefit Plan. We have a contributory defined benefit plan that covers certain employees in the United Kingdom. As of March 31, 2024, the underfunded liability for this defined benefit plan was approximately $10.1 million. We have agreed to a revised schedule of contributions of GBP 2.0 million (approximately $2.6 million based on a GBP: USD exchange rate of 1:1.3) to be paid annually with effect from January 1, 2023 to address the deficit revealed by the valuation (with the annual payments to be made by December 31, 2023 through December 31, 2028). A final payment of GBP 1.5 million (approximately $2.0 million based on a GBP: USD rate of 1:1.3) will be made by December 31, 2029.

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Contingencies. From time to time, we are involved in various legal proceedings that arise in the normal course of business. While we intend to defend any lawsuit vigorously, we presently believe that the ultimate outcome of any pending legal proceeding will not have any material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, cash flows, or operating results. However, litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties, and unfavorable rulings could occur. An unfavorable ruling could include monetary damages, which could impact our business and operating results for the period in which the ruling occurs and future periods. Based on available information available, we evaluate the likelihood of potential outcomes of all pending disputes. We record an appropriate liability when the amount of any liability associated with a pending dispute is deemed probable and reasonably estimable. In addition, we do not accrue for estimated legal fees and other directly related costs as they are expensed as incurred. The Company is not currently a party to any pending litigation that we consider material.

Note 10 – Derivative Financial Instruments

We use derivative instruments to manage risks related to foreign currencies, interest rates, and the net investment risk in our foreign subsidiaries. Our objectives for holding derivatives include reducing, eliminating, and efficiently managing the economic impact of these exposures as effectively as possible. Our derivative programs include strategies that both qualify and do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment.

Hedges of Foreign Currency Risk. We are exposed to fluctuations in various foreign currencies against our different functional currencies. We use foreign currency forward agreements to manage this exposure. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, we had $400.8 million and $230.4 million, respectively, of outstanding foreign currency forward agreements that are intended to preserve the economic value of foreign currency denominated monetary assets and liabilities; these instruments are not designated for hedge accounting treatment in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) No. 815.

Hedges of Interest Rate and Net Investment Risk. The Company’s objectives in using interest rate derivatives are to add stability to interest expense and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements. To accomplish these objectives, the Company primarily uses interest rate swaps, including interest rate collars, as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount. The Company makes use of cross-currency swaps and foreign-currency forward contracts to decrease the foreign exchange risk inherent in the Company’s investment in some of its foreign subsidiaries.

The table below sets forth the fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instruments as well as their classification on our condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023:

Fair Value
Other Assets · Other Liabilities
2024 · 2023 · 2024 · 2023
Cross-currency swaps$2,588$-$4,497$6,936
Foreign-currency forward contracts414-5,83010,202

NOTE 11 – Leases

The Company leases certain assets used in its business, including land, buildings, and equipment. These leased assets are used for operational and administrative purposes.

The components of lease expense are set forth in the table below:

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2024 · 2023
Operating lease expense$3,533$3,273
Finance lease expense:
Amortization of assets87
Interest on lease liabilities11
Short-term lease expense551178
Variable lease expense1,2451,031
Total lease expense$5,338$4,490

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The table below sets forth supplemental balance sheet information related to leases. In our condensed consolidated balance sheets, right of use (“ROU”) assets are included in other long-term assets while lease liabilities are located in accrued liabilities and other for the current portion and other long-term liabilities for the non-current portion:

March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Operating leases:
Operating lease ROU assets$50,746$50,833
Current operating lease liabilities9,7698,840
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities26,40427,289
Total operating lease liabilities$36,173$36,129
Finance leases:
Finance lease ROU assets$2,715$2,717
Accumulated amortization(2,585)(2,573)
Finance lease ROU assets, net$130$144
Current finance lease liabilities$52$52
Non-current finance lease liabilities8094
Total finance lease liabilities$132$146
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years):
Operating leases7.37.8
Finance leases3.53.6
Weighted average discount rate:
Operating leases4.1%4.1%
Finance leases3.6%3.6%

The table below sets forth supplemental cash flow and other information related to leases:

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2024March 31, 2023
Cash paid for the amounts included in the measurements of lease liabilities:
Operating cash outflows from operating leases$5,241$3,871
Operating cash outflows from finance leases11
Financing cash outflow from finance leases147
ROU assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities incurred:
Operating leases3,61312,616

The table below sets forth information about lease liability maturities:

Operating Leases · Finance Leases
2024$8,469$42
20259,82041
20266,74421
20274,03919
20281,96517
20291,427-
2030 and thereafter10,020-
Total lease payments42,484140
Less: imputed interest(6,311)(8)
Total lease obligations36,173132
Less: current obligations(9,769)(52)
Long-term lease obligations$26,404$80

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NOTE 12 – Employee Benefit Plans

We maintain a Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Deferred Compensation Plan”) for executive officers, key employees, and members of the Board of Directors. The Deferred Compensation Plan allows eligible participants to defer the receipt of eligible compensation, including equity awards, until designated future dates. We offset our obligations under the Deferred Compensation Plan primarily by investing in the actual underlying investments. At March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, these investments totaled approximately$15.8 million and $14.6 million, respectively.

NOTE 13– Related Parties

We conduct business with the following related parties: Keylink International (B.V.I.) Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates (“Keylink”), Nuvoton Technology Corporation (“Nuvoton”), Jiyuan Crystal Photoelectric Frequency Technology Ltd. (“JCP”), and Atlas Magnetics, Co. (“Atlas”).

Keylink is a 5% joint venture partner in our Shanghai assembly and test facilities. We sell products to, and purchase inventory from, companies owned by Keylink. In addition, our subsidiaries in China lease their manufacturing facilities in Shanghai from, and subcontract a portion of our manufacturing process (metal plating and environmental services) to, Keylink. We also pay a consulting fee to Keylink.

Warren Chen, a member of the Company’s board of directors serves as a member of the Nuvoton board of directors. We purchase wafers from Nuvoton for use in our production process. We have an agreement to purchase approximately $15.8 million of wafers from Nuvoton that ends in the fourth quarter of 2025. We consider our relationship with Nuvoton to be mutually beneficial, and plan to continue our strategic alliance with Nuvoton.

JCP is a frequency control product manufacturing company from which we purchase material and in which we have made an equity investment that we account for using the equity method of accounting.

Atlas is an early stage privately held fabless wafer design company in which the Company holds a majority interest. The Company determined that Atlas is a variable interest entity (“VIE”) and the Company does not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact Atlas. The Company has therefore determined that the Company is not the primary beneficiary. Consequently, we do not consolidate the assets and liabilities of Atlas in the Company’s financial statements. For additional information related to Atlas see Note 14 - Equity Investments - Unconsolidated VIE, below.

The tables below set forth the revenues, expenses, accounts receivable and accounts payable with our related parties:

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2024 · 2023
Keylink:
Net sales$2,115$3,407
Purchases$370$356
Plating, rental and consulting expense$3,938$4,425
Nuvoton:
Net sales$4$7
Purchases$1,975$2,978
JCP:
Purchases$81$99
Atlas:
Purchases$389$-

The table below sets forth accounts receivable from, and accounts payable to, related parties:

March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Keylink:
Accounts receivable$32,644$34,774
Accounts payable$32,510$33,882
Nuvoton:
Accounts receivable$4$26
Accounts payable$1,180$924
JCP:
Accounts payable$89$159
Atlas:
Accounts payable$219$133

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Note 14 - Equity Investments

The Company maintains equity investments in companies which are accounted for under the measurement alternative described in ASC 321-10-35-2 for equity securities that lack readily determinable fair values. As of March 31, 2024, the Company had $55.6 million of investments accounted for under the measurement alternative.

Unconsolidated VIE

During July 2021, the Company acquired an interest in Atlas, an early stage privately held fabless wafer design company located in the western United States. The Company’s initial investment in July 2021 was $10.0 million of preferred stock and a $5.0 million convertible promissory note. In April 2023, the Company acquired an additional interest in Atlas by purchasing $13.9 million of preferred stock. The primary purpose for providing the additional investment in Atlas was for continued access to developing technology with potential future benefit to the Company. As part of the April 2023 agreement, the Company’s previously held convertible note converted to $5.2 million of preferred stock and at March 31, 2024, the Company owned more than 50% of Atlas. The Company determined that Atlas is a VIE and a related party. While the Company does own more that 50% of Atlas, according to the voting agreement governing the transaction, the Company does not have the power to control the board of directors or direct the activities that most significantly impact Atlas, including:

The hiring and firing of officers (i.e., CEO, CFO, etc.) – The hiring and firing of personnel responsible for making the key daily decisions and implementing the strategic operating direction will determine the success the Company has in their initiatives, thereby affecting the economic performance;

Determining the business plan and budget, including incurring additional indebtedness or issuing additional equity interests – As Atlas is thinly capitalized, the decisions around when and how to obtain cash will influence whether AM can continue operating; and

Determining the strategic operating direction of Atlas – The decisions made around the significant operating direction of Atlas will significantly impact the overall performance of the Company by determining where and how Atlas limited capital is spent without having significant revenues to keep the Company operating.

As the Company is not the primary beneficiary of Atlas, the Company did not consolidate the assets and liabilities of Atlas in our financial statements and instead accounts for the investment under the measurement alternative described in ASC 321-10-35-2 using the available measurement alternative for equity securities that lack readily determinable fair value. As such, the Company’s investment is measured at cost less impairment, and adjusted to fair value if there are any observable price changes for identical or similar investment of the same issuer.

Atlas is funded through debt and equity. The Company's maximum exposure to loss is limited to its investment in Atlas and notes receivable and accrued interest owed to the Company from Atlas. The following is a summary of the Company’s holdings in Atlas, a VIE, in which we are not the primary beneficiary:

The following is a summary of the Company’s holdings in the Atlas, a VIE, in which we are not the primary beneficiary:

March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
VIE total assets$26,465$26,445
VIE total liabilities4,7094,532
Diodes' equity in VIE$44,420$44,420
Diodes' note receivable from VIE4,0004,000
Diodes' interest receivable from VIE9545
Diodes' maximum exposure to loss$48,515$48,465

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