ICHOR HOLDINGS, LTD.
For the period ended Jun 27, 2025. Filed Aug 5, 2025.
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Jun 27, 2025 · Filed Aug 5, 2025
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Read the current filingPrevious report: 10-Q
Period ended 2025-03-28; filed 2025-05-06.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONSCurrent report: 10-Q
Period ended 2025-06-27; filed 2025-08-05.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONSThe baseline is this issuer’s latest earlier reporting period of the same form that was filed before the current report. A previous 10-Q is a different quarter, not a year-over-year comparison. Amendments are excluded.
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Current report
The decrease in gross margin from the second quarter of 2024 to the second quarter of 2025 was primarily due to increased material costs, unfavorable sales mix, and inventory write-off costs of $1.6 million associated with the planned exit from our Scotland operations, partially offset by reduced excess and obsolete inventory expense of $1.3 million.
Current report
The increase in selling, general, and administrative expenses from the second quarter of 2024 to the second quarter of 2025 was primarily due to increased exit disposal costs of $2.0 million associated with the planned exit from our Scotland operations, increased employee health insurance claims of $1.3 million, increased costs associated with software and IT services of $0.5 million, increased outside service provider costs of $0.3 million, increased share-based compensation expense of $0.2 million, and increased severance costs of $0.1 million.
Current report
Amortization expense remained substantially unchanged from the three and six months ended June 28, 2024 to the three and six months ended June 27, 2025.
Current report
(1)Represents costs associated with the exit from our Scotland operations. Included in this amount for the three and six months ended June 27, 2025 are write-off costs of inventories determined to be obsolete of $1.6 million and severance costs associated with affected employees. Severance costs totaling $0.3 million incurred during the first quarter of 2025 and previously presented under the heading "Other" have been re-allocated to facility shutdown costs for the three and six months ended June 27, 2025.
Current report
(2)Represents severance costs associated with our global reduction-in-force programs (other than severance costs associated with the exit from our Scotland operations, as described above).
Current report
(2)Represents costs associated with the exit from our Scotland operations. Included in this amount for the three and six months ended June 27, 2025 are write-off costs of inventories determined to be obsolete of $1.6 million, an impairment of the facility lease right-of-use asset of $1.3 million, accelerated depreciation charges of $0.6 million, other direct and incremental facility exit-related costs of $0.6 million, and severance costs associated with affected employees. Severance costs totaling $0.6 million incurred during the first quarter of 2025 and previously presented under the heading "Other" have been re-allocated to facility shutdown costs for the three and six months ended June 27, 2025.
Current report
(3)Represents severance costs associated with our global reduction-in-force programs (other than severance costs associated with the exit from our Scotland operations, as described above).
Current report
(2)Represents costs associated with the exit from our Scotland operations. Included in this amount for the three and six months ended June 27, 2025 are write-off costs of inventories determined to be obsolete of $1.6 million, an impairment of the facility lease right-of-use asset of $1.3 million, accelerated depreciation charges of $0.6 million, other direct and incremental facility exit-related costs of $0.6 million, and severance costs associated with affected employees. Severance costs totaling $0.6 million incurred during the first quarter of 2025 and previously presented under the heading "Other" have been re-allocated to facility shutdown costs for the three and six months ended June 27, 2025.
Current report
(3)Represents severance costs associated with our global reduction-in-force programs (other than severance costs associated with the exit from our Scotland operations, as described above).
Removed paragraphs (4)
Previous report
The decrease in amortization expense from the three months ended March 29, 2024 to the three months ended March 28, 2025 was due to certain intangible assets becoming fully amortized in the second half of 2024.
Previous report
(1)Represents severance costs associated with our global reduction-in-force programs. Additionally, the first quarter of 2025 includes severance costs incurred in connection with the planned exit from our Scotland operations.
Previous report
(2)Represents severance costs associated with our global reduction-in-force programs. Additionally, the first quarter of 2025 includes severance costs incurred in connection with the planned exit from our Scotland operations.
Previous report
(2)Represents severance costs associated with our global reduction-in-force programs. Additionally, the first quarter of 2025 includes severance costs incurred in connection with the planned exit from our Scotland operations.
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Previous wording
This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. You should not place undue reliance on these statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this report are forward-looking statements. These statements relate to analyses and other information which are based on forecasts of future results and estimates of amounts not yet determinable. These statements also relate to our future prospects, developments and business strategies. These forward-looking statements are identified by the use of terms and phrases such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “will” and similar terms and phrases, including references to assumptions. However, these words are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. These statements are contained in many sections of this report, including in this Part I – Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. Although we believe that our plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that we will achieve those plans, intentions or expectations. All forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those that we expected. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations, or cautionary statements, include geopolitical, economic and market conditions, including high inflation, changes to trade, fiscal and monetary policy, high interest rates, currency fluctuations, challenges in the supply chain and any disruptions in the global economy as a result of the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East; dependence on expenditures by manufacturers and cyclical downturns in the semiconductor capital equipment industry; reliance on a very small number of original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) for a significant portion of sales; negotiating leverage held by our customers; competitiveness and rapid evolution of the industries in which we participate; keeping pace with developments in the industries we serve and with technological innovation generally; designing, developing and introducing new products that are accepted by OEMs in order to retain our existing customers and obtain new customers; managing our manufacturing and procurement process effectively; defects in our products that could damage our reputation, decrease market acceptance and result in potentially costly litigation; our dependence on a limited number of suppliers; and other factors set forth in this report, and those set forth in Part I – Item 1A. Risk Factors of our Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the fiscal year ended December 27, 2024 (“2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K”) and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission…
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Current wording
This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. You should not place undue reliance on these statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this report are forward-looking statements. These statements relate to analyses and other information which are based on forecasts of future results and estimates of amounts not yet determinable. These statements also relate to our future prospects, developments and business strategies. These forward-looking statements are identified by the use of terms and phrases such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “will,” and similar terms and phrases, including references to assumptions. However, these words are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. These statements are contained in many sections of this report, including in this Part I – Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. Although we believe that our plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that we will achieve those plans, intentions or expectations. All forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those that we expected. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations, or cautionary statements, include geopolitical, economic and market conditions, including high inflation, changes to tax, trade, fiscal and monetary policy, high interest rates, currency fluctuations, challenges in the supply chain and any disruptions in the global economy as a result of the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East; dependence on expenditures by manufacturers and cyclical downturns in the semiconductor capital equipment industry; reliance on a very small number of original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) for a significant portion of sales; being unable to attract, hire, integrate and retain key personnel and other necessary employees; negotiating leverage held by our customers; competitiveness and rapid evolution of the industries in which we participate; keeping pace with developments in the industries we serve and with technological innovation generally; designing, developing and introducing new products that are accepted by OEMs in order to retain our existing customers and obtain new customers; becoming involved in litigation and regulatory proceedings, which could require significant attention from our management and result in significant expense to us and disruptions in our business; managing our manufacturing and procurement process effectively; defects in our products that could damage our reputation, decrease market acceptance and result in potentially costly litigation; our dependence on a limited …
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Previous wording
Fluid delivery subsystems ensure accurate measurement and uniform delivery of specialty gases and chemicals at critical steps in the semiconductor manufacturing processes. Any malfunction or material degradation in fluid delivery reduces yields and increases the likelihood of manufacturing defects in these processes. Most original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) outsource all or a portion of the design, engineering, and manufacturing of their gas delivery subsystems to a few specialized suppliers, including us. Additionally, many OEMs are outsourcing the design, engineering, and manufacturing of their chemical delivery subsystems due to the increased fluid expertise required to manufacture these subsystems. Outsourcing these subsystems allows OEMs to leverage suppliers’ highly specialized engineering, design, and production skills while focusing their internal resources on their own value-added processes. Outsourcing enables OEMs to reduce their costs and development time, as well as provide growth opportunities for specialized subsystems suppliers like us.
Current wording
Fluid delivery subsystems ensure accurate measurement and uniform delivery of specialty gases and chemicals at critical steps in the semiconductor manufacturing processes. Any malfunction or material degradation in fluid delivery reduces yields and increases the likelihood of manufacturing defects in these processes. Most OEMs outsource all or a portion of the design, engineering, and manufacturing of their gas delivery subsystems to a few specialized suppliers, including us. Additionally, many OEMs are outsourcing the design, engineering, and manufacturing of their chemical delivery subsystems due to the increased fluid expertise required to manufacture these subsystems. Outsourcing these subsystems allows OEMs to leverage suppliers’ highly specialized engineering, design, and production skills while focusing their internal resources on their own value-added processes. Outsourcing enables OEMs to reduce their costs and development time, as well as provide growth opportunities for specialized subsystems suppliers like us.
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We have a global footprint with production facilities in California, Minnesota, Oregon, Texas, Singapore, Malaysia, the United Kingdom, Korea, and Mexico.
Current wording
We have a global footprint with production facilities in California, Minnesota, Oregon, Texas, Singapore, Malaysia, Mexico, and Korea.
Previous wording
The semiconductor capital equipment industry is inherently cyclical. Overall semiconductor equipment spending in 2025 is anticipated to grow, particularly in our primary markets of etch and deposition, where current demand remains healthy among our customers. However, the global trade environment is uncertain and rapidly evolving as numerous countries propose new, increased or retaliatory tariffs. The outcome of ongoing negotiations between the United States and other countries with respect to these tariffs is highly uncertain, and could significantly affect our costs, prices for our products, and demand. To date, tariffs have not materially impacted demand for our products, as semiconductors are currently excluded from the "reciprocal tariffs" and our existing tariff exemption under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement applicable to imports from our operations in Mexico. However, we cannot provide any assurance that these exclusions and exemptions will remain in place indefinitely, or that any new or expanded tariffs will not have a material adverse impact on our business in the future.
Current wording
The semiconductor capital equipment industry is inherently cyclical. Overall semiconductor equipment spending in 2025 is anticipated to grow over 2024 levels, particularly in our primary markets of etch and deposition, where current demand remains healthy among our customers. However, the global trade environment and the outcome of ongoing negotiations between the United States and other countries with respect to tariffs remains uncertain and could materially affect our costs for materials, prices for our products, and demand. To date, although we have experienced modest increases in costs for certain of our materials, tariffs have not materially impacted demand for our products or costs for materials. Currently, semiconductors are excluded from the "reciprocal tariffs" and our tariff exemption under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement remains applicable to imports from our operations in Mexico. However, we cannot provide any assurance that these exclusions and exemptions will remain in place indefinitely, or that any new or expanded tariffs will not have a material adverse impact on our business in the future.
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Comparison of the Three Months Ended March 28, 2025 and March 29, 2024
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Comparison of the Three and Six Months Ended June 27, 2025 and June 28, 2024
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The increase in net sales from the three months ended March 29, 2024 to the three months ended March 28, 2025 was primarily due to increased customer demand as a result of a stronger semiconductor capital equipment spending environment.
Current wording
The increase in net sales from the three and six months ended June 28, 2024 to the three and six months ended June 27, 2025 was primarily due to increased customer demand as a result of a stronger semiconductor capital equipment spending environment.
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The increase in gross margin from the three months ended March 29, 2024 to the three months ended March 28, 2025 was primarily due to lower excess and obsolete inventory expense (+65bps), partially offset by unfavorable sales mix and increased factory overhead costs.
Current wording
The decrease in gross margin from the six months ended June 28, 2024 to the six months ended June 27, 2025 was primarily due to increased material costs, unfavorable sales mix, and inventory write-off costs of $1.6 million associated with the planned exit from our Scotland operations, partially offset by reduced excess and obsolete inventory expense of $2.9 million.
Previous wording
The increase in research and development expenses from the three months ended March 29, 2024 to the three months ended March 28, 2025 was primarily due to increased material and service costs from our new product development programs of $0.2 million and increased employee-related expenses of $0.3 million, inclusive of share-based compensation expense.
Current wording
The decrease and increase in research and development expenses from the three and six months ended June 28, 2024 to the three and six months ended June 27, 2025, respectively, was primarily due to fluctuations in material and service costs from our new product development programs and in employee-related expenses, inclusive of share-based compensation expense, and professional legal expenses.
Previous wording
The increase in selling, general, and administrative expense from the three months ended March 29, 2024 to the three months ended March 28, 2025 was primarily due to increased share based compensation expense of $1.7 million, increased IT system and related support costs of $0.6 million, increase outside service and software provider costs of $0.5 million, and increased severance costs associated with our global reduction-in-force programs of $0.3, partially offset by reduced transaction-related costs associated with our acquisitions pipeline of $0.8 million.
Current wording
The increase in selling, general, and administrative expenses from the six months ended June 28, 2024 to the six months ended June 27, 2025 was primarily due to increased share based compensation expense of $2.0 million, increased exit disposal costs of $2.0 million associated with the planned exit from our Scotland operations, increased employee health insurance claims of $1.5 million, increased costs associated with software and IT services of $1.0 million, increased outside service provider costs of $0.8 million, and increased severance costs of $0.4 million, partially offset by reduced transaction-related costs associated with our acquisitions pipeline of $0.8 million.
Previous wording
The decrease in interest expense, net from the three months ended March 29, 2024 to the three months ended March 28, 2025 was primarily due to a decrease in our weighted average borrowings outstanding and a decrease in our weighted average borrowing rate. The reduction in our weighted average borrowings outstanding was primarily due to paying off our revolving credit facility near the end of the first quarter of 2024. The decrease in our weighted average borrowing rate was due to lower applicable margin as a result of a lower leverage ratio (-41 bps) and lower Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") rates, the variable portion of our borrowing rate (-96 bps).
Current wording
The decrease in interest expense, net from the three and six months ended June 28, 2024 to the three and six months ended June 27, 2025 was primarily due to a decrease in our weighted average borrowings outstanding and a decrease in our weighted average borrowing rate. The reduction in our weighted average borrowings outstanding was primarily due to paying off our revolving credit facility near the end of the first quarter of 2024. The decrease in our weighted average borrowing rate was due to lower applicable margin as a result of a lower leverage ratio (-49 and -46 bps, respectively) and lower Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") rates, the variable portion of our borrowing rate (-90 and -92 bps, respectively).
Previous wording
The change in other expense, net from the three months ended March 29, 2024 to the three months ended March 28, 2025 was primarily due to currency exchange rate fluctuations related to our local currency payables and cash holdings of our foreign operations.
Current wording
The change in other expense, net from the three and six months ended June 28, 2024 to the three and six months ended June 27, 2025 was primarily due to currency exchange rate fluctuations related to our local currency payables and cash holdings of our foreign operations.
Previous wording
The increase in income tax expense from the three months ended March 29, 2024 to the three months ended March 28, 2025 was primarily due to additional tax expense provisioned in Singapore in connection with Pillar Two minimum tax rules and discrete expense from recording a valuation allowance against our Scotland and Korea deferred tax assets in the first quarter of 2025.
Current wording
The increase in income tax expense from the three and six months ended June 28, 2024 to the three and six months ended June 27, 2025 was primarily due to additional tax expense provisioned in Singapore in connection with Pillar Two minimum tax rules and increased withholding taxes.
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Non-GAAP results have limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider them in isolation or as a substitute for our results reported under GAAP. Other companies may calculate non-GAAP results differently or may use other measures to evaluate their performance, both of which could reduce the usefulness of our non-GAAP results as a tool for comparison.
Current wording
Non-GAAP results have limitations as analytical tools, and you should not consider them in isolation or as substitutes for our results reported under GAAP. Other companies may calculate non-GAAP results differently or may use other measures to evaluate their performance, both of which could reduce the usefulness of our non-GAAP results as tools for comparison.
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(3)Adjusts GAAP income tax expense for the impact of our non-GAAP adjustments, which are presented on a gross basis.
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(4)Adjusts GAAP income tax expense for the impact of our non-GAAP adjustments, which are presented on a gross basis.
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(4)During the first quarter of 2025, we recorded a valuation allowance against the deferred tax assets from Scotland and Korea operations.
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(5)During the first quarter of 2025, we recorded a valuation allowance against the deferred tax assets from Scotland and Korea operations.
Previous wording
We ended the first quarter of 2025 with cash and cash equivalents of $109.3 million, an increase of $0.6 million from the prior year ended December 27, 2024. The increase was primarily due to net cash provided by operating activities of $19.0 million and net cash received from share-based compensation of $2.0 million, partially offset by capital expenditures of $18.5 million and net payments on credit facilities of $1.9 million.
Current wording
We ended the second quarter of 2025 with cash and cash equivalents of $92.2 million, a decrease of $16.4 million from the prior year ended December 27, 2024. The decrease was primarily due to capital expenditures of $25.8 million and net payments on credit facilities of $3.8 million, partially offset by net cash provided by operating activities of $11.5 million.
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Our cash provided by operating activities of $19.0 million for the three months ended March 28, 2025 consisted of net non-cash charges of $12.5 million, consisting primarily of depreciation and amortization of $8.1 million and share-based compensation expense of $4.1 million, and a decrease in our net operating assets and liabilities of $11.0 million, partially offset by net loss of $4.6 million.
Current wording
Our cash provided by operating activities of $11.5 million for the six months ended June 27, 2025 consisted of net non-cash charges of $27.2 million, consisting primarily of depreciation and amortization of $16.1 million and share-based compensation expense of $8.4 million, partially offset by a net loss of $14.0 million and an increase in net operating assets and liabilities of $1.8 million.
Previous wording
The decrease in our net operating assets and liabilities of $11.0 million during the three months ended March 28, 2025 was primarily due to an increase in accounts payable of $14.3 million and a decrease in accounts receivable of $6.8 million, partially offset by an increase in inventories of $13.4 million.
Current wording
The increase in our net operating assets and liabilities of $1.8 million for the six months ended June 27, 2025, was primarily due to an increase in inventory of $9.3 million and a decrease in other liabilities of $2.9 million, partially offset by a decrease in accounts receivable of $5.8 million and a decrease in prepaid expense and other assets of $4.8 million.
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The increase in cash provided by operating activities from the three months ended March 29, 2024 to the three months ended March 28, 2025 was primarily due to favorable changes in working capital of $7.4 million, a reduction in net loss of $4.4 million, and an increase in net non-cash charges of $2.4 million.
Current wording
The decrease in cash provided by operating activities from the six months ended June 28, 2024 to the six months ended June 27, 2025 was primarily due to unfavorable changes in working capital of $15.9 million, partially offset by an increase in net non-cash charges of $4.9 million and a decrease in net loss of $0.1 million.
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Cash used in investing activities during the three months ended March 28, 2025 and March 29, 2024 consisted of capital expenditures.
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Cash used in investing activities during the six months ended June 27, 2025 and June 28, 2024 consisted of capital expenditures.
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Cash provided by financing activities during the three months ended March 28, 2025 consisted of net proceeds from share-based compensation activity of $2.0 million, partially offset by net payment on our credit facilities of $1.9 million. The decrease in cash provided by financing activities from the three months ended March 29, 2024 to the three months ended March 28, 2025 was primarily due to 2024 net proceeds of $136.7 million from our issuance of 3.8 million ordinary shares in March 2024 in connection with an underwritten public offering which were partially used to make net payments on our credit facilities of $116.9 million.
Current wording
Cash used in financing activities during the six months ended June 27, 2025 consisted of net payments on our credit facilities of $3.8 million, partially offset by net proceeds from share-based compensation activity of $1.6 million. The decrease in cash provided by financing activities from the six months ended June 28, 2024 to the six months ended June 27, 2025 was primarily due to 2024 net proceeds of $136.7 million from our issuance of 3.8 million ordinary shares in the first quarter of 2024 in connection with an underwritten public offering, partially offset by the payoff of our revolving credit facility of $115 million in the first quarter of 2024.