UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
 
xQUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 201829, 2019
 
OR
¨TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the transition period from to .
 
Commission File No. 0-121
KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 
PENNSYLVANIAPennsylvania23-1498399
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)(IRS Employer
 Identification No.)
 
23A Serangoon North Avenue 5, #01-01K&S Corporate Headquarters, Singapore554369
(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)
(215) (215) 784-6000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code) 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, and emerging growth company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filerx
Accelerated filer¨
Non-accelerated filer¨
(Do not check if a smallerSmaller reporting company)company
Emerging growth company
 
Smaller reporting company ¨
 
Emerging growth company ¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, Without Par ValueKLICThe Nasdaq Global Market

As of July 30, 2018,29, 2019, there were 67,571,99063,407,840 shares of the Registrant's Common Stock, no par value, outstanding.

KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.
 
FORM 10 – Q
 
June 30, 201829, 2019
 Index
 
  Page Number
   
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
   
Item 1.FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) 
   
 Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets as of June 30, 201829, 2019 and September 30, 201729, 2018
   
 Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended June 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018 and July 1, 2017 (As Restated)
   
 Consolidated Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three and nine months ended June 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018 and July 1, 2017 (As Restated)
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Shareholders' Equity for the three and nine months ended June 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018
   
 Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended June 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018 and July 1, 2017 (As Restated)
   
 Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements
   
Item 2.MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
   
Item 3.QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
   
Item 4.CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
   
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
   
Item 1A.RISK FACTORS
   
Item 2.UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
   
Item 6.EXHIBITS
   
 SIGNATURES





PART I. - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands)
Unaudited
As ofAs of
June 30, 2018 September 30, 2017June 29, 2019 September 29, 2018
ASSETS      
Current assets:      
Cash and cash equivalents$362,686
 $392,410
$395,538
 $320,630
Restricted cash514
 530
474
 518
Short-term investments258,000
 216,000
248,000
 293,000
Accounts and other receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $675 and $79 respectively256,694
 198,480
Accounts and other receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $0 and $385, respectively151,246
 243,373
Inventories, net123,293
 122,023
98,049
 115,191
Prepaid expenses and other current assets21,255
 23,939
25,133
 14,561
Total current assets1,022,442
 953,382
918,440
 987,273
  

Property, plant and equipment, net76,064
 67,762
74,851
 76,067
Goodwill56,649
 56,318
56,248
 56,550
Intangible assets, net55,131
 62,316
46,198
 52,871
Deferred income taxes11,781
 27,771
8,159
 9,017
Equity investments1,358
 1,502
6,301
 1,373
Other assets2,500
 2,056
2,372
 2,589
TOTAL ASSETS$1,225,925
 $1,171,107
$1,112,569
 $1,185,740
      
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 
  
 
  
Current liabilities: 
  
 
  
Short term debt$71,194
 $
Accounts payable$78,777
 $51,354
42,337
 48,527
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities106,193
 124,847
63,465
 105,978
Income taxes payable18,608
 16,780
12,258
 19,571
Total current liabilities203,578
 192,981
189,254
 174,076
   
Financing obligation15,437
 16,074
14,701
 15,187
Deferred income taxes27,316
 27,152
27,154
 25,591
Income taxes payable88,571
 6,438
84,617
 81,491
Other liabilities8,941
 8,432
9,408
 9,188
TOTAL LIABILITIES$343,843
 $251,077
$325,134
 $305,533
      
Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 16)

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 14)


 


      
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY: 
  
 
  
Preferred stock, without par value: 
  
 
  
Authorized 5,000 shares; issued - none$
 $
$
 $
Common stock, no par value: 
  
 
  
Authorized 200,000 shares; issued 84,601 and 83,953, respectively; outstanding 68,006 and 70,197 shares, respectively516,208
 506,515
Treasury stock, at cost, 16,595 and 13,756 shares, respectively(224,938) (157,604)
Authorized 200,000 shares; issued 85,349 and 84,659, respectively; outstanding 63,837 and 67,143 shares, respectively530,016
 519,244
Treasury stock, at cost, 21,512 and 17,516 shares, respectively(334,248) (248,664)
Retained earnings591,951
 569,080
595,803
 613,529
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) / income(1,139) 2,039
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(4,136) (3,902)
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY$882,082
 $920,030
$787,435
 $880,207
      
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY$1,225,925
 $1,171,107
$1,112,569
 $1,185,740
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated condensed financial statements.




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KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share data)
Unaudited
Three months ended Nine months endedThree months ended Nine months ended
June 30, 2018 
July 1, 2017
As Restated
 June 30, 2018 July 1, 2017
As Restated
June 29, 2019 June 30, 2018 June 29, 2019 June 30, 2018
Net revenue$268,834
 $243,897
 $704,297
 $593,149
$127,109
 $268,834
 $400,225
 $704,297
Cost of sales141,865
 129,894
 380,679
 318,456
68,329
 141,865
 211,073
 380,679
Gross profit126,969
 114,003
 323,618
 274,693
58,780
 126,969
 189,152
 323,618
Selling, general and administrative32,532
 37,144
 92,679
 95,747
28,724
 32,532
 87,626
 92,679
Research and development29,974
 25,980
 88,881
 72,505
28,229
 29,974
 87,609
 88,881
Impairment charges
 35,207
 
 35,207
Operating expenses62,506
 98,331
 181,560
 203,459
56,953
 62,506
 175,235
 181,560
Income from operations64,463
 15,672
 142,058
 71,234
1,827
 64,463
 13,917
 142,058
Interest income3,459
 1,751
 8,420
 4,502
3,956
 3,459
 11,647
 8,420
Interest expense(263) (264) (799) (787)(632) (263) (1,137) (799)
Income before income taxes67,659
 17,159
 149,679
 74,949
5,151
 67,659
 24,427
 149,679
Income tax expense/(benefit)7,282
 (17,657) 122,494
 (9,933)
Income tax expense3,864
 7,282
 19,106
 122,494
Share of results of equity-method investee, net of tax121
 7
 144
 7

 121
 72
 144
Net income$60,256
 $34,809
 $27,041
 $84,875
$1,287
 $60,256
 $5,249
 $27,041
              
Net income per share: 
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
Basic$0.87
 $0.49
 $0.39
 $1.20
$0.02
 $0.87
 $0.08
 $0.39
Diluted$0.86
 $0.48
 $0.38
 $1.18
$0.02
 $0.86
 $0.08
 $0.38
              
Cash dividends declared per share$0.12
 $
 $0.12
 $
       
Weighted average shares outstanding: 
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
Basic69,125
 71,063
 70,019
 70,960
64,683
 69,125
 65,914
 70,019
Diluted70,302
 72,483
 71,113
 72,169
65,431
 70,302
 66,597
 71,113
 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated condensed financial statements.





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KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(in thousands)
Unaudited
Three months ended Nine months endedThree months ended Nine months ended
June 30, 2018 
July 1, 2017
As Restated
 June 30, 2018 July 1, 2017
As Restated
June 29, 2019 June 30, 2018 June 29, 2019 June 30, 2018
Net income$60,256
 $34,809
 $27,041
 $84,875
$1,287
 $60,256
 $5,249
 $27,041
Other comprehensive income:       
Other comprehensive (loss)/income:       
Foreign currency translation adjustment(8,409) 2,668
 (817) (775)(42) (8,409) (1,430) (817)
Unrecognized actuarial gain/(loss) on pension plan, net of tax61
 (123) 36
 (38)
Unrecognized actuarial (loss)/gain on pension plan, net of tax(31) 61
 (9) 36
(8,348) 2,545
 (781) (813)(73) (8,348) (1,439) (781)
              
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:              
Unrealized (loss)/gain on derivative instruments, net of tax(1,542) 542
 (513) 70
(49) (1,542) 39
 (513)
Reclassification adjustment for (gain)/loss on derivative instruments recognized, net of tax(344) 263
 (1,884) 1,269
Reclassification adjustment for loss/(gain) on derivative instruments recognized, net of tax33
 (344) 1,165
 (1,884)
Net (increase)/decrease from derivatives designated as hedging instruments, net of tax(1,886) 805
 (2,397) 1,339
(16) (1,886) 1,204
 (2,397)
              
Total other comprehensive (loss)/income(10,234) 3,350
 (3,178) 526
Total other comprehensive loss(89) (10,234) (235) (3,178)
              
Comprehensive income$50,022
 $38,159
 $23,863
 $85,401
$1,198
 $50,022
 $5,014
 $23,863
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated condensed financial statements.


























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KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
(in thousands)
Unaudited
  Common Stock Treasury Stock Retained earnings Accumulated Other Comprehensive loss Shareholders' Equity
 Shares Amount    
Balances as of September 29, 201867,143
 $519,244
 $(248,664) $613,529
 $(3,902) $880,207
Issuance of stock for services rendered8
 195
 
 
 
 195
Repurchase of common stock(1,233) 
 (25,485) 
 
 (25,485)
Issuance of shares for market-based restricted stock and time-based restricted stock642
 
 
 
 
 
Equity-based compensation
 3,678
 
 
 
 3,678
Cumulative effect of accounting changes
 
 
 534
 
 534
Cash dividend declared
 
 
 (8,055) 
 (8,055)
Components of comprehensive income/(loss):          
Net income
 
 
 7,517
 
 7,517
Other comprehensive loss
 
 
 
 (182) (182)
Total comprehensive income/(loss)
 
 
 7,517
 (182) 7,335
Balances as of December 29, 201866,560
 $523,117
 $(274,149) $613,525
 $(4,084) $858,409
Issuance of stock for services rendered10
 195
 
 
 
 195
Repurchase of common stock(1,225) 
 (26,922) 
 
 (26,922)
Issuance of shares for market-based restricted stock and time-based restricted stock4
 
 
 
 
 
Equity-based compensation
 3,107
 
 
 
 3,107
Cash dividend declared
 
 
 (8,057) 
 (8,057)
Components of comprehensive (loss)/income:           
Net loss
 
 
 (3,555) 
 (3,555)
Other comprehensive income
 
 
 
 37
 37
Total comprehensive (loss)/income
 
 
 (3,555) 37
 (3,518)
Balances as of March 30, 201965,349
 $526,419
 $(301,071) $601,913
 $(4,047) $823,214
Issuance of stock for services rendered10
 222
 
 
 
 222
Repurchase of common stock(1,538) 
 (33,177) 
 
 (33,177)
Issuance of shares for market-based restricted stock and time-based restricted stock16
 
 
 
 
 
Equity-based compensation
 3,375
 
 
 
 3,375
Cash dividend declared
 
 
 (7,397) 
 (7,397)
Components of comprehensive income/(loss):           
Net income
 
 
 1,287
 
 1,287
Other comprehensive loss
 
 
 
 (89) (89)
Total comprehensive income / (loss)
 
 
 1,287
 (89) 1,198
Balances as of June 29, 201963,837
 $530,016
 $(334,248) $595,803
 $(4,136) $787,435


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KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
(in thousands)
Unaudited

  Common Stock Treasury Stock Retained earnings Accumulated Other Comprehensive income Shareholders' Equity
 Shares Amount    
Balances as of September 30, 201770,197
 $506,515
 $(157,604) $569,080
 $2,039
 $920,030
Issuance of stock for services rendered9
 195
 
 
 
 195
Repurchase of common stock(148) 
 (3,280) 
 
 (3,280)
Exercise of stock options6
 55
 
 
 
 55
Issuance of shares for market-based restricted stock and time-based restricted stock540
 
 
 
 
 
Equity-based compensation
 2,557
 
 
 
 2,557
Cumulative effect of accounting changes
 1,414
 
 4,006
 
 5,420
Components of comprehensive (loss)/income:           
Net loss
 
 
 (69,528) 
 (69,528)
Other comprehensive income
 
 
 
 1,825
 1,825
Total comprehensive (loss)/income
 
 
 (69,528) 1,825
 (67,703)
Balances as of December 30, 201770,604
 $510,736
 $(160,884) $503,558
 $3,864
 $857,274
Issuance of stock for services rendered8
 195
 
 
 
 195
Repurchase of common stock(898) 
 (21,470) 
 
 (21,470)
Issuance of shares for market-based restricted stock and time-based restricted stock73
 
 
 
 
 
Equity-based compensation
 2,384
 
 
 
 2,384
Components of comprehensive income:           
Net income
 
 
 36,313
 
 36,313
Other comprehensive income
 
 
 
 5,231
 5,231
Total comprehensive income
 
 
 36,313
 5,231
 41,544
Balances as of March 31, 201869,787
 $513,315
 $(182,354) $539,871
 $9,095
 $879,927
Issuance of stock for services rendered8
 195
 
 
 
 195
Repurchase of common stock(1,793) 
 (42,584) 
 
 (42,584)
Issuance of shares for market-based restricted stock and time-based restricted stock4
 
 
 
 
 
Equity-based compensation
 2,698
 
 
 
 2,698
Cash dividend declared
 
 
 (8,176) 
 (8,176)
Components of comprehensive income/(loss):           
Net income
 
 
 60,256
 
 60,256
Other comprehensive loss
 
 
 
 (10,234) (10,234)
Total comprehensive income / (loss)
 
 
 60,256
 (10,234) 50,022
Balances as of June 30, 201868,006
 $516,208
 $(224,938) $591,951
 $(1,139) $882,082

 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated condensed financial statements.



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KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
Unaudited
 Nine months ended
 June 29, 2019 June 30, 2018
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: 
  
Net income$5,249
 $27,041
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: 
  
Depreciation and amortization15,001
 14,163
Equity-based compensation and employee benefits10,772
 8,224
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation
 (50)
Adjustment for doubtful accounts(385) 675
Adjustment for inventory valuation2,059
 3,419
Deferred income taxes2,450
 21,480
Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment(19) (421)
Unrealized foreign currency translation117
 606
Share of results of equity-method investee72
 144
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: 
  
Accounts and other receivable92,696
 (58,949)
Inventory15,960
 (5,141)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets(10,623) 2,702
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities(48,148) (1,893)
Income taxes payable(3,655) 84,105
Other, net1,635
 (2,262)
Net cash provided by operating activities83,181
 93,843
    
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: 
  
Purchases of property, plant and equipment(9,665) (16,152)
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment39
 625
Purchase of equity investments(5,000) 
Purchase of short-term investments(489,000) (487,000)
Maturity of short-term investments534,000
 445,000
Net cash provided by /(used in) investing activities30,374
 (57,527)
    
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: 
  
Payment on debts(574) (526)
Proceeds from exercise of common stock options
 55
Repurchase of common stock(85,469) (65,334)
Dividend payment(23,902) 
Proceeds from short term debt71,194
 
Net cash used in financing activities(38,751) (65,805)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash60
 (251)
Changes in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash74,864
 (29,740)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period321,148
 392,940
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period$396,012
 $363,200
    
CASH PAID FOR: 
  
Interest$747
 $799
Income taxes, net of refunds$21,373
 $9,500
 Nine months ended
 June 30, 2018 
July 1, 2017
As Restated
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: 
  
Net income$27,041
 $84,875
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: 
  
Depreciation and amortization14,163
 11,739
Impairment charges
 35,207
Equity-based compensation and employee benefits8,224
 9,470
(Excess tax benefits)/Reversal of excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation(50) 742
Adjustment for doubtful accounts675
 (134)
Adjustment for inventory valuation3,419
 5,610
Deferred income taxes21,480
 (10,082)
Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment(421) (1,036)
Unrealized foreign currency translation606
 (1,849)
Share of results of equity-method investee144
 7
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: 
  
Accounts and other receivable(58,949) (83,619)
Inventory(5,141) (46,443)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets2,702
 (9,736)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities(1,893) 73,350
Income taxes payable84,105
 (2,639)
Other, net(2,262) 2,704
Net cash provided by operating activities93,843
 68,166
    
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: 
  
Purchases of property, plant and equipment(16,152) (22,052)
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment625
 1,352
Purchase of equity investments
 (1,312)
Purchase of short-term investments(487,000) (170,000)
Maturity of short-term investments445,000
 184,000
Net cash used in investing activities(57,527) (8,012)
    
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: 
  
Payment on debts(526) (444)
Proceeds from exercise of common stock options55
 403
Repurchase of common stock(65,334) (22)
Reversal of excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation
 (742)
Net cash used in financing activities(65,805) (805)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash(251) 673
Changes in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash(29,740) 60,022
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period*392,940
 423,907
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period$363,200
 $483,929
* Certain time deposits as at October 1, 2016 have been corrected from cash equivalents to short-term investments for comparative purposes.   
CASH PAID FOR: 
  
Interest$799
 $787
Income taxes$9,500
 $8,017
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KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Unaudited






NOTE 1: BASIS OF PRESENTATION
These consolidated condensed financial statements include the accounts of Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”), with appropriate elimination of intercompany balances and transactions.
The interim consolidated condensed financial statements are unaudited and, in management's opinion, include all adjustments (consisting only of normal and recurring adjustments except as described in Note 2)adjustments) necessary for a fair statement of results for these interim periods. The interim consolidated condensed financial statements do not include all of the information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's amended Annual Report on Form 10-K/A10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2017,29, 2018, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which includes Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 29, 2018 and September 30, 2017, and October 1, 2016, and the related Consolidated Statements of Operations, Statements of Other Comprehensive Income, Changes in Shareholders' Equity and Cash Flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended September 30, 2017.29, 2018. The results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for any other interim period or for a full year.
Fiscal Year
Each of the Company's first three fiscal quarters end on the Saturday that is 13 weeks after the end of the immediately preceding fiscal quarter. The fourth quarter of each fiscal year ends on the Saturday closest to September 30. Fiscal 20182019 quarters end on December 29, 2018, March 30, 2017, March 31, 2018,2019, June 30, 201829, 2019 and September 29, 2018.28, 2019. In fiscal years consisting of 53 weeks, the fourth quarter will consist of 14 weeks. Fiscal 20172018 quarters ended on December 30, 2017, March 31, 2016, April 1, 2017, July 1, 20172018, June 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017.29, 2018.
Nature of Business
The Company designs, manufactures and sells capital equipment and tools as well as services, maintains, repairs and upgrades equipment, all used to assemble semiconductor devices. The Company's operating results depend upon the capital and operating expenditures of semiconductor device manufacturers, integrated device manufacturers, outsourced semiconductor assembly and test providers (“OSATs”), and other electronics manufacturers including automotive electronics suppliers, worldwide which, in turn, depend on the current and anticipated market demand for semiconductors and products utilizing semiconductors. The semiconductor industry is highly volatile and experiences downturns and slowdowns which can have a severe negative effect on the semiconductor industry's demand for semiconductor capital equipment, including assembly equipment manufactured and sold by the Company and, to a lesser extent, tools, including those sold by the Company. These downturns and slowdowns have in the past adversely affected the Company's operating results. The Company believes such volatility will continue to characterize the industry and the Company's operations in the future.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of consolidated condensed financial statements requires management to make assumptions, estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, net revenue and expenses during the reporting periods, and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the consolidated condensed financial statements. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates estimates, including but not limited to, those related to accounts receivable, reserves for excess and obsolete inventory, carrying value and lives of fixed assets, goodwill and intangible assets,the valuation estimates and assessment of impairment and observable price adjustments, valuation allowances for deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities, repatriation of un-remitted foreign subsidiary earnings, equity-based compensation expense, and warranties. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions believed to be reasonable. As a result, management makes judgments regarding the carrying values of the Company's assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Authoritative pronouncements, historical experience and assumptions also are used as the basis for making estimates, and on an ongoing basis, management evaluates these estimates. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
Vulnerability to Certain Concentrations
Financial instruments which may subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk as of June 30,29, 2019 and September 29, 2018 and September 30, 2017 consisted primarily of trade receivables. The Company manages credit risk associated with investments by investing its excess cash in highly rated debt instruments of the U.S. Government and its agencies, financial institutions, and corporations. The Company has established investment guidelines relative to diversification and maturities designed to maintain safety and liquidity. These


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The Company's trade receivables result primarily from the sale of semiconductor equipment, related accessories and replacement parts, and tools to a relatively small number of large manufacturers in a highly concentrated industry. Write-offs of uncollectible accounts have historically not been significant. The Company actively monitors its customers' financial strength to reduce the risk of loss.
The Company's products are complex and require raw materials, components and subassemblies having a high degree of reliability, accuracy and performance. The Company relies on subcontractors to manufacture many of these components and subassemblies and it relies on sole source suppliers for some important components and raw material inventory.
Foreign Currency Translation and Remeasurement
The majority of the Company's business is transacted in U.S. dollars; however, the functional currencies of some of the Company's subsidiaries are their local currencies. In accordance with ASC No. 830, Foreign Currency Matters (“ASC 830”), for a subsidiary of the Company that has a functional currency other than the U.S. dollar, gains and losses resulting from the translation of the functional currency into U.S. dollars for financial statement presentation are not included in determining net income, but are accumulated in the cumulative translation adjustment account as a separate component of shareholders' equity (accumulated other comprehensive income / (loss)). Under ASC 830, cumulative translation adjustments are not adjusted for income taxes as they relate to indefinite investments in non-U.S. subsidiaries. Gains and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions are included in the determination of net income.
The Company's operations are exposed to changes in foreign currency exchange rates due to transactions denominated in currencies other than the location's functional currency. The Company is also exposed to foreign currency fluctuations that impact the remeasurement of net monetary assets of those operations whose functional currency, the U.S. dollar, differs from their respective local currencies, most notably in Israel, Malaysia, Singapore and Switzerland. In addition to net monetary remeasurement, the Company has exposures related to the translation of subsidiary financial statements from their functional currency, the local currency, into its reporting currency, the U.S. dollar, most notably in the Netherlands, China, Taiwan, Japan and Germany. The Company's U.S. operations also have foreign currency exposure due to net monetary assets denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar.
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company’s primary objective for holding derivative financial instruments is to manage the fluctuation in foreign exchange rates and accordingly is not speculative in nature. The Company’s international operations are exposed to changes in foreign exchange rates as described above. The Company has established a program to monitor the forecasted transaction currency risk to protect against foreign exchange rate volatility. Generally, the Company uses foreign exchange forward contracts in these hedging programs. These instruments, which have maturities of up to twelve months, are recorded at fair value and are included in prepaid expenses and other current assets, or accrued expenses and other current liabilities.
Our accounting policy for derivative financial instruments is based on whether they meet the criteria for designation as a cash flow hedge. A designated hedge with exposure to variability in the functional currency equivalent of the future foreign currency cash flows of a forecasted transaction is referred to as a cash flow hedge. The criteria for designating a derivative as a cash flow hedge include the assessment of the instrument’s effectiveness in risk reduction, matching of the derivative instrument to its underlying transaction, and the assessment of the probability that the underlying transaction will occur. For derivatives with cash flow hedge accounting designation, we report the after-tax gain / (loss) from the effective portion of the hedge as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income / (loss) and reclassify it into earnings in the same period in which the hedged transaction affects earnings and in the same line item on the Consolidated Condensed Statement of Operations as the impact of the hedged transaction. Derivatives that we designate as cash flow hedges are classified in the Consolidated Condensed Statement of Cash Flows in the same section as the underlying item, primarily within cash flows from operating activities.
The hedge effectiveness of these derivative instruments is evaluated by comparing the cumulative change in the fair value of the hedge contract with the cumulative change in the fair value of the forecasted cash flows of the hedged item.
If a cash flow hedge is discontinued because it is no longer probable that the original hedged transaction will occur as previously anticipated, the cumulative unrealized gain or loss on the related derivative is reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income / (loss) into earnings. Subsequent gain / (loss) on the related derivative instrument is recognized into earnings in each period until the instrument matures, is terminated, is re-designated as a qualified cash flow hedge, or is sold. Ineffective portions of cash flow hedges, as well as amounts excluded from the assessment of effectiveness, are recognized in earnings.




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Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. Cash equivalents are measured at fair value based on level one measurement, or quoted market prices, as defined by ASC No. 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures.
Investments
Investments, other than cash equivalents, are classified as “trading,” “available-for-sale” or “held-to-maturity,” in accordance with ASC No. 320, Investments-Debt & Equity Securities, and depending upon the nature of the investment, its ultimate maturity date in the case of debt securities, and management's intentions with respect to holding the securities. Investments classified as “trading” are reported at fair market value, with unrealized gains or losses included in earnings. Investments classified as “available-for-sale” are reported at fair market value, with net unrealized gains or losses reflected as a separate component of shareholders' equity (accumulated other comprehensive income / (loss)). The fair market value of trading and available-for-sale securities is determined using quoted market prices at the balance sheet date. Investments classified as held-to-maturity are reported at amortized cost. Realized gains and losses are determined on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold.
Equity Investments
The Company applies theinvests in equity securities in companies to promote business and strategic objectives. Equity investments are measured and recorded as follows:
Equity method of accounting to investments are equity securities in investees that provide itthe Company with the ability to exercise significant influence over the entities in which it lacks a controlling financial interest and is not a primary beneficiary.interest. Our proportionate share of the income or loss is recognized on a one-quarter lag and is recorded as share of results of equity-method investee, net of tax.
Non-marketable equity securities are equity securities without readily determinable fair value that are measured and recorded using a measurement alternative that measures the securities at cost minus impairment, if any, plus or minus changes resulting from qualifying observable price changes.
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
The Company maintains allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from its customers' failure to make required payments. If the financial condition of the Company's customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances may be required. The Company is also subject to concentrations of customers and sales to a few geographic locations, which could also impact the collectability of certain receivables. If global or regional economic conditions deteriorate or political conditions were to change in some of the countries where the Company does business, it could have a significant impact on the results of operations, and the Company's ability to realize the full value of its accounts receivable.
Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (on a first-in first-out basis) or net realizable value. The Company generally provides reserves for obsolete inventory and for inventory considered to be in excess of demand. Demand is generally defined as 18 months forecasted future consumption for equipment, 24 months forecasted future consumption for spare parts, and 12 months forecasted future consumption for tools. Forecasted consumption is based upon internal projections, historical sales volumes, customer order activity and a review of consumable inventory levels at customers' facilities. The Company communicates forecasts of its future consumption to its suppliers and adjusts commitments to those suppliers accordingly. If required, the Company reserves the difference between the carrying value of its inventory and the lower of cost or net realizable value, based upon projections about future consumption, and market conditions. If actual market conditions are less favorable than projections, additional inventory reserves may be required.
Inventory reserve provision for certain subsidiaries is determined based on management's estimate of future consumption for equipment and spare parts. This estimate is based on historical sales volumes, internal projections and market developments and trends.
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment are carried at cost. The cost of additions and those improvements which increase the capacity or lengthen the useful lives of assets are capitalized, while repair and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred. Depreciation and amortization are provided on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives as follows: buildings 25 years; machinery, equipment, furniture and fittings 3 to 10 years; toolings 1 year; and leasehold improvements are based on the shorter of the life of lease or life of asset. Purchased computer software costs related to business and financial systems are amortized over a five-year period on a straight-line basis. Land is not depreciated.
Valuation of Long-Lived Assets
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to be disposed of by sale and establishes additional criteria that would have to be met to classify an asset as held for sale. The carrying amount of an asset or asset group is not recoverable to the extent it exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the asset or asset group. Estimates of future cash flows used to test the recoverability of a long-lived asset or asset group must incorporate the entity's own assumptions about its use of the asset or asset group and must factor in all available evidence.


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ASC 360 requires that long-lived assets be tested for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying amount may not be recoverable. Such events include significant under-performance relative to historical internal forecasts or projected future operating results; significant changes in the manner of use of the assets; significant negative industry or economic trends; or significant changes in market capitalization. During the three and nine months ended June 30, 2018,29, 2019, no "triggering" events occurred.
Accounting for Impairment of Goodwill
ASC No. 350, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other ("ASC 350") requires goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite lives to be reviewed for impairment annually, or more frequently if circumstances indicate a possible impairment. We assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value. If, after assessing the qualitative factors, a company determines that it is not more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value, then performing the two-step impairment test is unnecessary. However, if a company concludes otherwise, then it is required to perform the first step of the two-step goodwill impairment test. If the carrying value of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value in the first step of the test, then a company is required to perform the second step of the goodwill impairment test to measure the amount of the reporting unit's goodwill impairment loss, if any. 
In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment, which eliminates the requirement to perform a hypothetical purchase price allocation to measure goodwill impairment. Under this guidance, the goodwill impairment test is performed by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount, and recognizing an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, although it cannot exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. This ASU will be effective for us beginning in our first quarter of 2021 and early adoption is permitted. During the third quarter of 2017, we elected to prospectively adopt ASU2017-04. This eliminates the requirement to perform step 2 of the goodwill impairment test.
As part of the annual evaluation, the Company performs an impairment test of its goodwill in the fourth quarter of each fiscal year to coincide with the completion of its annual forecasting and refreshing of its business outlook processes. On an ongoing basis, the Company monitors if a “triggering” event has occurred that may have the effect of reducing the fair value of a reporting unit below its respective carrying value. Adverse changes in expected operating results and/or unfavorable changes in other economic factors used to estimate fair values could result in a non-cash impairment charge in the future.
Impairment assessments inherently involve judgment as to the assumptions made about the expected future cash flows and the impact of market conditions on those assumptions. Future events and changing market conditions may impact the assumptions as to prices, costs, growth rates or other factors that may result in changes in the estimates of future cash flows. Although the Company believes the assumptions that it has used in testing for impairment are reasonable, significant changes in any one of the assumptions could produce a significantly different result. Indicators of potential impairment may lead the Company to perform interim goodwill impairment assessments, including significant and unforeseen customer losses, a significant adverse change in legal factors or in the business climate, a significant adverse action or assessment by a regulator, a significant stock price decline or unanticipated competition.
For further information on goodwill and other intangible assets, see Note 63 below.
Revenue Recognition
In accordance with ASC No. 605, 606, Revenue Recognitionfrom Contracts with Customers, the Company recognizes revenue when persuasive evidencewe satisfy performance obligations as evidenced by the transfer of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurredcontrol of our products or services have been rendered,to customers. In general, the price is fixedCompany generates revenue from product sales, either directly to customers or determinable,to distributors. In determining whether a contract exists, we evaluate the collectability is reasonably assured, and customer acceptance, when applicable, has been received or we otherwise have been released from customer acceptance obligations. If terms of the sale provide foragreement, the relationship with the customer or distributor and their ability to pay.
The Company recognizes revenue from sales of our products, including sales to our distributors, at a point in time, generally upon shipment or delivery to the customer acceptance period, revenue is recognizedor distributor, depending upon the terms of the sales order. Control is considered transferred when title and risk of loss pass, when the customer becomes obligated to pay and, where applicable, when the customer has accepted the products or upon expiration of the acceptance period orperiod. For sales to distributors, payment is due on our standard commercial terms and is not contingent upon resale of the products.
Our business is subject to contingencies related to customer orders, including:
Right of Return: A large portion of our revenue comes from the sale of equipments used in the semiconductor assembly process. Other product sales relate to consumable products, which are sold in high-volume quantities, and are generally maintained at low stock levels at our customer's facility. Customer returns have historically represented a very small percentage of customer sales on an annual basis.


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Warranties: Our equipment is generally shipped with a one-year warranty against manufacturing defects. We establish reserves for estimated warranty expense when revenue for the related equipment is recognized. The reserve for estimated warranty expense is based upon historical experience and management's estimate of future expenses, including product parts replacement, freight charges and labor costs expected to be incurred to correct product failures during the warranty period.
Conditions of Acceptance: Sales of our consumable products generally do not have customer acceptance whichever occurs first. terms. In certain cases, sales of our equipment have customer acceptance clauses which may require the equipment to perform in accordance with customer specifications or when installed at the customer's facility. In such cases, if the terms of acceptance are satisfied at our facility prior to shipment, the revenue for the equipment will be recognized upon shipment. If the terms of acceptance are satisfied at our customers' facilities, the revenue for the equipment will not be recognized until acceptance, which is typically obtained after installation and testing, is received from the customer.
Service revenue is generally recognized over the period thattime as the services are provided.performed. For the three and nine months ended June 29, 2019, and June 30, 2018, the service revenue is not material.
The Company measures revenue based on the amount of consideration we expect to be entitled to in exchange for products or services. Any variable consideration such as sales incentives are recognized as a reduction of net revenue at the time of revenue recognition.
The length of time between invoicing and payment is not significant under any of our payment terms. In instances where the timing of revenue recognition differs from the timing of invoicing, we have determined our contracts generally do not include a significant financing component.
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Research and Development
The Company charges research and development costs associated with the development of new products to expense when incurred. In certain circumstances, pre-production machines that the Company intends to sell are carried as inventory until sold.
Income Taxes
In accordance with ASC No. 740, Income Taxes, deferred income taxes are determined using the balance sheet method. The Company records a valuation allowance to reduce its deferred tax assets to the amount it expects is more likely than not to be realized. While the Company has considered future taxable income and its ongoing tax planning strategies in assessing the need for the valuation allowance, if it were to determine that it would be able to realize its deferred tax assets in the future in excess of its net recorded amount, an adjustment to the deferred tax asset would increase income in the period when such determination is made. Likewise, should the Company determine it would not be able to realize all or part of its net deferred tax assets in the future, an adjustment to the deferred tax asset would decrease income in the period when such determination is made.
In accordance with ASC No. 740 Topic 10, Income Taxes, General (“ASC 740.10”), the Company accounts for uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken in its income tax return. Under ASC 740.10, the Company utilizes a two-step approach for evaluating uncertain tax positions. Step one, or recognition, requires a company to determine if the weight of available evidence indicates a tax position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination solely based on its technical merit. Step two, or measurement, is based on the largest amount of benefit, which is more likely than not to be realized on settlement with the taxing authority, including resolution of related appeals or litigation processes, if any.


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Equity-Based Compensation
The Company accounts for equity-based compensation under the provisions of ASC No. 718, Compensation - Stock Compensation (“ASC 718”). ASC 718 requires the recognition of the fair value of the equity-based compensation in net income. Compensation expense associated with Relative TSR Performance Share Units is determined using a Monte-Carlo valuation model, and compensation expense associated with time-based and Special/Growth Performance Share Units is determined based on the number of shares granted and the fair value on the date of grant. See Note 129 for a summary of the terms of these performance-based awards. The fair value of the Company's stock option awards areis estimated using a Black-Scholes option valuation model. The fair value of equity-based awards is amortized over the vesting period of the award and the Company elected to use the straight-line method for awards granted after the adoption of ASC 718.
Earnings per Share
Earnings per share (“EPS”) are calculated in accordance with ASC No. 260, Earnings per Share. Basic EPS include only the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS include the weighted average number of common shares and the dilutive effect of stock options, restricted stock awards, performance share units and restricted share units outstanding during the period, when such instruments are dilutive.
Accounting for Business Acquisitions
The Company accounts for business acquisitions in accordance with ASC No. 805, Business Combinations. The fair value of the net assets acquired and the results of operations of the acquired businesses are included in the Unaudited Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements from the acquisition date forward. The Company is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and results of operations during the reporting period. Estimates are used in accounting for, among other things, the fair value of acquired net operating assets, property, plant and equipment, deferred revenue, intangible assets and related deferred tax liabilities, useful lives of property, plant and equipment, and amortizable lives of acquired intangible assets. Any excess of the purchase consideration over the identified fair value of the assets and liabilities acquired is recognized as goodwill. The valuation of these tangible and identifiable intangible assets and liabilities is subject to further management review and may change materially between the preliminary allocation and end of the purchase price allocation period.


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Restructuring charges
Restructuring charges may consist of voluntary or involuntary severance-related charges, asset-related charges and other costs due to exit activities. We recognize voluntary termination benefits when an employee accepts the offered benefit arrangement. We recognize involuntary severance-related charges depending on whether the termination benefits are provided under an ongoing benefit arrangement or under a one-time benefit arrangement. If the former, we recognize the charges once they are probable and the amounts are estimable. If the latter, we recognize the charges once the benefits have been communicated to employees.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Restricted Cash
In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force). This update requires that a statement of cash flows explain the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. We adopted this ASU in the first quarter of 2018 on a retrospective basis. As of June 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017, restricted cash was $0.5 million. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on our cash flows.
Income Taxes
In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-16, Accounting for Income Taxes: Intra-Entity Asset Transfers of Assets Other than Inventory. The new guidance is effective for the Company beginning fiscal 2019 and requires the tax effects of intercompany transactions (other than transfers of inventory) to be recognized currently. The new guidance will be effective for us inCompany has adopted the first quarter of 2019. The modified retrospective approach will be required for the transition tobased on the new guidance with a cumulative-effect adjustment recorded in retained earningsand, as of the beginning of the period of adoption. We do not expectadoption, has recorded the adoptioncumulative effect of this ASU itselfadjustments related to have a material impact on our financial statements. However, the ultimate impactintra-entity transfers of adopting this ASU will depend on the balance of intellectual property transferred between our subsidiaries as of the adoption date.
Stock Compensation
In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. This ASU identifies areas for simplification involving several aspects of accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, an option to recognize gross stock compensation expense with actual forfeitures recognized as they occur, as well as certain classifications on the statement of cash flows. We adopted this ASU as of the beginning of the first quarter of 2018intangible and elected to account for forfeitures when they occur, on a modified retrospective basis. The adoption impact on the consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2018 was a cumulative adjustment of $1.4 million, decreasing the retained earnings and increasing capital surplus. We also recognized deferred taxfixed assets of $5.4$0.5 million with a correspondingin prior years as an increase into retained earnings. The adoption did not have any other material impacts on our financial statements.
In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-09, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting. This ASU specifies the modification accounting applicable to any entity which changes the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award. We elected to prospectively adopt this ASU as of the beginning of the first quarter of 2018. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on our financial statements.
Leases
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which requires the recognition of lease assets and lease liabilities by lessees for those leases classified as operating leases under current GAAP.
Subsequently in July 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-11 -Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements, provides additional information concerning the new leases standard in ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). The targeted improvements provide entities with additional and optional transition methods.
In November 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-20 – Leases (Topic 842): Narrow-Scope Improvements for Lessors. This ASU provides guidance in several areas, including the accounting policy election for sales taxes and other similar taxes collected from lessees, accounting for certain lessor costs and accounting for variable payments for contracts with lease and nonlease components.



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The Company will be effective for usadopt these ASUs utilizing the modified retrospective transition method through a cumulative-effect adjustment at the beginning in ourof its first quarter of fiscal 2020. In addition, we will elect the package of practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance that allowed us to apply prior conclusions related to lease definition, classification and initial direct costs. The adoption of this ASUthese ASUs will result in an increase in our consolidated balance sheets for these right of use assets and corresponding liabilities. However, the ultimate impact of adopting this ASUthese ASUs will depend on the Company's lease portfolio as of the adoption date. We are currently evaluating the effects of the adoption of this ASUthese ASUs on our financial statements.
Financial Instruments
In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01, Financial Instruments – Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (“ASU 2016-01”), which updates certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of financial instruments. We adopted this ASU as of the beginning of the first quarter of 2018. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on our financial statements.
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losses until it is probable a loss has been incurred, with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates. This ASU will be effective for us beginning in our first quarter of fiscal 2020. Early adoption is permitted beginning in our first quarter of 2019.2021. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this ASU on our financial statements.
Derivatives and Hedging
In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-12, Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities (Topic 815). The new guidance expands and refines hedge accounting for both financial and non-financial risks. The new guidance also modifies disclosure requirements for hedging activities. The new guidance will be effective for us beginning in our first quarter of fiscal 2020, and early adoption is permitted in any interim period. The Company is currently evaluatingWe do not expect the impact of the new guidance on its consolidated financial statements as well as whether to adopt the new guidance early.
Business Combinations
In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business, which provides a new framework for determining whether business development transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses. This ASU will be effective for us beginning in our first quarter of 2019. Earlier application is permitted for acquisition or derecognition events that occurred prior to issuance date or effective date of the guidance only when the transaction has not been reported in financial statements that have been issued or made available for issuance. We have elected to prospectively adopt this ASU as of the beginning of the first quarter of 2018. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on our financial statements.
Statement of Cash Flows
In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments. This ASU addresses the classification of certain specific cash flow issues including debt prepayment or extinguishment costs, settlement of certain debt instruments, contingent consideration payments made after a business combination, proceeds from the settlement of certain insurance claims and distributions received from equity method investees. We have elected to prospectively adopt this ASU as of the beginning of the first quarter of 2018. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on our financial statements.
Revenue Recognition
In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) (“ASU 2014-09”), which amends the existing accounting standards for revenue recognition. ASU 2014-09 is based on principles that govern the recognition of revenue at an amount an entity expects to be entitled when products are transferred to customers.
Subsequently, the FASB has issued the following standards related to ASU 2014-09: ASU No. 2016-08, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Principal versus Agent Considerations (“ASU 2016-08”); ASU No. 2016-10, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing (“ASU 2016-10”); ASU No. 2016-12, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients (“ASU 2016-12”); and ASU No. 2016-20, Technical Corrections and Improvements to Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASU 2016-20” and collectively, the “new revenue standards”).
The new revenue standards may be applied retrospectively to each prior period presented or retrospectively with the cumulative effect recognized as of the date of adoption. The new standard is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The new standard will be effective for the Company in the first quarter of its fiscal 2019. We havehas performed an initial evaluation of this ASU and its impact on the financial statements. This included tasks such as identifying contracts, performance obligations and reviewing the applicable revenue streams. We have completed our assessment and implemented policies, processes, and controls to support the standard's measurement and disclosure requirements. The new standard was adopted in the first quarter of fiscal 2019 using a modified retrospective approach.
Based on our review of all our customer agreements for the affected periods, our revenue from sales of our products, such as equipment and spare parts, will continue to reviewbe recognized at a point in time, generally upon shipment or delivery to customers or distributors, depending upon the terms of the sales order, consistent with our current revenue recognition model. Revenue related to the sale of services will generally continue to be recognized over time as the services are performed. In certain instances, where collection of consideration is not probable, recognition of revenue may occur later under the new model after we have completed all of our obligations under the contract. However, when adopting the new standard, we did not identify any balances where collection of consideration is not probable. This ASU did not have a material impact on the amount and timing of this guidance on revenue related activities,recognized in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Collaborative Arrangements
In November 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-18 – Collaborative Arrangements (Topic 808). This ASU clarifies that certain transactions between collaborative arrangement participants should be accounted for as revenue when the collaborative arrangement participant is a customer in the context of a unit of account and precludes recognizing as revenue consideration received from a collaborative arrangement participant if the participant is not a customer. This ASU will be effective for us in the first quarter of 2021 with early adoption permitted. This ASU requires retrospective adoption to the date we adopted ASC 606 by recognizing a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings of the earliest annual period presented. We are monitoring additional changes, modifications, clarifications or interpretations undertaken bycurrently evaluating the FASB. We do not expecttiming and the effects of the adoption of this ASU itself to have a material impact on our financial statements. However, the ultimate impact of adopting this ASU will depend on the Company's revenue portfolio as of the adoption date.




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NOTE 2: RESTATEMENT OF CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
On May 10, 2018 and May 28, 2018, the Company’s Audit Committee, in consultation with the Board of Directors, concluded that the Company’s previously issued financial statements for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2017 and the three months ended December 30, 2017, respectively, could no longer be relied upon. This decision was reached after discussions with the Company’s senior management and outside advisers and as a result, we amended and restated our Form 10-K for fiscal 2017 and our Form 10-Q for the three months ended December 31, 2017.
The above was a result of the Company’s determination that, i) the warranty expense and warranty accrual accounts had been misstated for the quarter ended December 30, 2017 as a result of inaccurate and unsupported journal entries recorded due to management override of controls, and ii) the cost of sales and account payable accounts were misstated for the quarter ended December 30, 2017 as a result of falsified accounting records due to management override of controls. The management overrides of controls were identified during an internal investigation, which was concluded in May 2018, related to an unauthorized disbursement by a senior finance employee that was discovered after the end of the second fiscal quarter of 2018.
With respect to the journal entries impacting warranty expense and warranty accrual accounts, we determined that the manual journal entries initiated by this employee were made to correct the Company's failure to properly include labor costs in our warranty accrual, described below, lacked supporting documentation and were accounted for incorrectly. As a result, the Company identified overstatements of specific warranty accruals of $2.8 million and $15.9 million for fiscal 2016 and fiscal 2017, respectively.
In addition, the Company also identified adjustments that were required to be made to retained earnings, warranty expense and accrual accounts to correct the inappropriate exclusion of the estimated labor costs related to warranty repairs from its historical warranty accounting. While the latter adjustments are not deemed material, the Company has adjusted retained earnings, warranty expense and warranty accrual accounts as part of the restatement. As a result, the Company identified an understatement of warranty accruals relating to fiscal 2014 and prior years of $10.1 million in the aggregate, as the actual labor costs had instead been expensed in the periods incurred.
In addition to the understatement of warranty accruals relating to fiscal 2014 and in prior years, the warranty expense had also been misstated from fiscal 2015 through fiscal 2017, resulting in a cumulative understatement of income from operations of approximately $17.6 million. Of this understatement, approximately $14.8 million, $1.4 million, and $1.4 million was related to the fiscal years ended September 30, 2017, October 1, 2016 and October 3, 2015, respectively. The labor costs relating to warranty expenses were also incorrectly reported in selling, general and administrative expense instead of cost of sales for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2017, October 1, 2016 and October 3, 2015. The Consolidated Balance Sheets were also misstated for the annual periods from 2015 through 2017.
The Company also identified a misstatement in its previously reported consolidated condensed financial statements for the quarterly period ended December 30, 2017, relating to a reduction in the warranty accrual of $5.2 million. This reduction resulted in an understatement of cost of sales and provision for warranty. In addition, the labor costs relating to warranty expenses of $2.4 million were also incorrectly reported in selling, general and administrative expense instead of cost of sales.
In connection with the internal investigation, the Company identified an unauthorized payment that had been initiated by a senior finance employee to an unapproved vendor in the second fiscal quarter of fiscal 2018. The payment was made based on falsified accounting records where two manual journal entries totaling $5.8 million in the aggregate had been recorded in accounts payable and cost of sales. Management determined this to be a misappropriation of the Company's assets. Accordingly, the reported consolidated condensed financial statements for the quarterly period ended December 30, 2017 were restated, because the originally reported accounts payable and cost of sales were each overstated by $5.8 million. The unauthorized payment was subsequently recovered in full.
In addition, we have made related tax expense adjustments for the above matters.
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes the restated fiscal 2017 comparable prior quarter and year to date periods.





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CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share data)
Unaudited
  Three Months Ended
  July 1, 2017
  As Previously Reported Effect of Restatement As Restated
Cost of sales $132,199
 $(2,305) $129,894
Gross profit 111,698
 2,305
 114,003
Selling, general and administrative 39,047
 (1,903) 37,144
Operating expenses 100,234
 (1,903) 98,331
Income from operations 11,464
 4,208
 15,672
Income from operations before income taxes 12,951
 4,208
 17,159
Income tax (benefit) / expense (17,867) 210
 (17,657)
Net income $30,811
 $3,998
 $34,809
       
Net income per share:  
  
  
Basic $0.43
 $0.06
 $0.49
Diluted $0.43
 $0.06
 $0.48

  Nine Months Ended
  July 1, 2017
  As Previously Reported Effect of Restatement As Restated
Cost of sales $322,842
 $(4,386) $318,456
Gross profit 270,307
 4,386
 274,693
Selling, general and administrative 101,245
 (5,498) 95,747
Operating expenses 208,957
 (5,498) 203,459
Income from operations 61,350
 9,884
 71,234
Income from operations before income taxes 65,065
 9,884
 74,949
Income tax (benefit) / expense (10,377) 444
 (9,933)
Net income $75,435
 $9,440
 $84,875
       
Net income per share:  
  
  
Basic $1.06
 $0.13
 $1.20
Diluted $1.05
 $0.13
 $1.18



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CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(in thousands)
Unaudited
  Three Months Ended
  July 1, 2017
  As Previously Reported Effect of Restatement As Restated
Net income $30,811
 $3,998
 $34,809
Comprehensive income $34,161
 $3,998
 $38,159
  Nine Months Ended
  July 1, 2017
  As Previously Reported Effect of Restatement As Restated
Net income $75,435

$9,440

$84,875
Comprehensive income $75,961
 $9,440
 $85,401



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(in thousands)
Unaudited


  Nine Months Ended
  July 1, 2017
  As Previously Reported Effect of Restatement As Restated
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:  
  
  
Net income $75,435
 $9,440
 $84,875
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Deferred taxes (10,526) 444
 (10,082)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities 83,234
 (9,884) 73,350
Net cash provided by operating activities $68,166
 $
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NOTE 3: RESTRUCTURING
In fiscal 2016, the Company implemented a restructuring program to streamline its international operations and functions as well as to consolidate its organization structure to achieve our cost-reduction, productivity and efficiency initiatives. In fiscal 2017, the Company implemented a restructuring program to reallocate resources with respect to the EA/APMR ("Electronics Assembly/Hybrid") business unit.
The accrued cost as at June 30, 2018 of these restructuring programs is expected to be paid by fiscal 2019.
The following table is a summary of activity related to these restructuring programs for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2018 and July 1, 2017:
 Three months ended Nine months ended
 June 30, 2018 June 30, 2018
(in thousands)
Beginning of period (1)
 
Expenses (2)
 Payments 
End of period (1) 
 
Beginning of period (1)
 
Expenses (2)
 Payments 
End of period (1) 
Accrued Severance and benefits$297
 $(12) $(109) $176
 $2,892
 $(43) $(2,673) $176
Other exit costs1,260
 (54) 
 1,206
 1,736
 (213) (317) 1,206
 $1,557
 $(66) $(109) $1,382
 $4,628
 $(256) $(2,990) $1,382
 Three months ended Nine months ended
 July 1, 2017 July 1, 2017
(in thousands)
Beginning of period (1)
 
Expenses (2)
 Payments 
End of period (1) 
 
Beginning of period (1)
 
Expenses (2)
 Payments 
End of period (1) 
Accrued Severance and benefits$
 $2,307
 $
 $2,307
 $37
 $2,307
 $(37) $2,307
Other exit costs2,058
 37
 (199) 1,896
 6,525
 37
 (4,666) 1,896
 $2,058
 $2,344
 $(199) $4,203
 $6,562
 $2,344
 $(4,703) $4,203
(1)Included within accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets.
(2)Provision for severance and benefits and other exit costs are included within selling, general and administrative expenses on the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations.



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NOTE 4:2: BALANCE SHEET COMPONENTS
The following tables reflect the components of significant balance sheet accounts as of June 30,29, 2019 and September 29, 2018 and September 30, 2017:
 As of
(in thousands)June 29, 2019 September 29, 2018
    
Short term investments, available-for-sale(1)
$248,000
 $293,000
    
Inventories, net: 
  
Raw materials and supplies$58,336
 $63,894
Work in process31,590
 37,829
Finished goods35,890
 40,357
 125,816
 142,080
Inventory reserves(27,767) (26,889)
 $98,049
 $115,191
Property, plant and equipment, net: 
  
Land$2,182
 $2,182
Buildings and building improvements (2)
42,125
 41,616
Leasehold improvements (2)
24,125
 23,561
Data processing equipment and software36,027
 35,469
Machinery, equipment, furniture and fixtures74,189
 68,666
Construction in progress6,576
 6,940
 185,224
 178,434
Accumulated depreciation(110,373) (102,367)
 $74,851
 $76,067
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities: 
  
Accrued customer obligations (3)
$27,491
 $34,918
Wages and benefits16,623
 44,505
Dividend payable7,664
 8,057
Commissions and professional fees2,024
 5,549
Deferred rent1,763
 1,847
Severance355
 1,415
Other7,545
 9,687
 $63,465
 $105,978
 As of
(in thousands)June 30, 2018 September 30, 2017
    
Short term investments, available-for-sale(1)
$258,000
 $216,000
    
Inventories, net: 
  
Raw materials and supplies$59,817
 $44,239
Work in process50,561
 40,827
Finished goods38,914
 61,596
 149,292
 146,662
Inventory reserves(25,999) (24,639)
 $123,293
 $122,023
Property, plant and equipment, net: 
  
Land$2,182
 $2,182
Buildings and building improvements52,615
 50,910
Leasehold improvements12,898
 9,882
Data processing equipment and software35,391
 34,700
Machinery, equipment, furniture and fixtures67,087
 60,143
Construction in progress6,893
 8,000
 177,066
 165,817
Accumulated depreciation(101,002) (98,055)
 $76,064
 $67,762
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities: 
  
Wages and benefits$40,215
 $47,411
Accrued customer obligations (2)
35,108
 52,460
Commissions and professional fees5,938
 8,555
Dividends payable8,176
 
Deferred rent1,873
 1,930
Severance (3)
976
 3,828
Other13,907
 10,663
 $106,193
 $124,847
(1)All short-term investments were classified as available-for-sale and were measured at fair value based on level one measurement, or quoted market prices, as defined by ASC 820. The Company did not recognize any realized gains or losses on the sale of investments during the three and nine months ended June 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018 and July 1, 2017.2018.
(2)Certain balances as at September 29, 2018 relating to Property, plant and equipment have been reclassified. These reclassifications have no impact to the Consolidated Balance Sheet as at September 29, 2018.
(3)Represents customer advance payments, customer credit program, accrued warranty expense and accrued retrofit obligations.
(3)Includes the restructuring plan discussed in Note 3, severance payable in connection with the November 2017 departure of the Company's Chief Financial Officer of $0.6 million, and other severance payments.




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NOTE 5: BUSINESS COMBINATIONS
Acquisition of Liteq
On July 2, 2017, the Company, through a wholly owned subsidiary, acquired all of the outstanding equity interests of Liteq. Liteq is a lithography solutions provider for advanced packaging.
The purchase price consisted of EUR 25.0 million (approximately $28.6 million) cash paid at closing and additional potential earn-out payments based on Liteq's cumulative pre-tax earnings and cumulative engineering expenses for fiscal 2018 to 2022. The acquisition expands the Company's presence in the advanced packaging market.
The acquisition of Liteq was accounted for in accordance with ASC No. 805, Business Combinations, using the acquisition method. On July 2, 2018, the Company finalized the valuation of the tangible and identifiable intangible assets and liabilities in connection with the acquisition of Liteq and no further adjustment was recorded.
The following table summarizes the allocation of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on the fair values as of the acquisition date and related useful lives of the finite-lived intangible assets acquired:
(in thousands)July 2, 2017
Prepaid expenses and other current assets$199
Property, plant and equipment107
Intangibles18,060
Goodwill10,253
Accounts payable(157)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities(103)
Deferred tax liabilities(1,240)
Total purchase price, net of cash acquired$27,119
Tangible net assets (liabilities) were valued at their respective carrying amounts, which the Company believes approximate their current fair values at the acquisition date.
The valuation of identifiable intangible assets acquired, representing developed technology, reflects management’s estimates based on, among other factors, use of established valuation methods. The developed technology was determined using the relief from royalty method, and is amortized over the period of estimated benefit using the straight-line method and the estimated useful lives of ten years. The straight-line method of amortization represents the Company’s best estimate of the distribution of the economic value of the identifiable intangible assets. Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and includes the value of expected future cash flows of Liteq from expected synergies with our other affiliates and other unidentifiable intangible assets. None of the goodwill recorded as part of the acquisition will be deductible for income tax purposes.
In connection with the acquisition of Liteq, the Company recorded deferred tax liabilities relating to the acquired intangible assets, which are partially offset by the net amount of acquired net operating losses. The net amount of acquired net operating losses is comprised of net operating losses less the tax reserves and valuation allowance.
Acquisition of Assembléon
In 2015, the Company, through a wholly owned subsidiary, acquired all of the outstanding equity interests of Assembléon. The cash purchase price of approximately $97.4 million (EUR 80 million) consisted of $72.5 million for 100% of the equity of Assembléon and $24.9 million which was used by Assembléon to settle intercompany loans with its parent company. On January 18, 2018, the Company released $5.0 million (EUR 4.2 million) previously held in escrow, after the conclusion of a legal proceeding for which the Company asserted indemnification rights under the share purchase agreement.


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NOTE 6:3: GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Goodwill
Intangible assets classified as goodwill are not amortized. The goodwill established in connection with our acquisitions represents the estimated future economic benefits arising from the assets we acquired that did not qualify to be identified and recognized


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individually. The goodwill also includes the value of expected future cash flows of the acquisitions, expected synergies with our other affiliates and other unidentifiable intangible assets. The Company performs an annual impairment test of its goodwill during the fourth quarter of each fiscal year, which coincides with the completion of its annual forecasting and refreshing of business outlook process.
The Company performed its annual impairment test in the fourth quarter of fiscal 20172018 and concluded that no impairment charge was required. Any future adverse changes in expected operating results and/or unfavorable changes in other economic factors used to estimate fair values could result in a noncash impairment in the future.
During the three and nine months ended June 30, 2018,29, 2019, the Company reviewed qualitative factors to ascertain if a "triggering" event may have taken place that may have the effect of reducing the fair value of the reporting unit below its carrying value and concluded that no triggering event had occurred.

The following table summarizes the Company's recorded goodwill as of June 30, 201829, 2019 and September 30, 2017:29, 2018:
 As of
(in thousands)June 29, 2019 September 29, 2018
Capital Equipment$29,920
 $30,159
APS26,328
 26,391
Total goodwill$56,248
 $56,550

 As of
(in thousands)June 30, 2018 September 30, 2017
Capital Equipment$30,237
 $29,975
APS26,412
 26,343
 $56,649
 $56,318
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets with determinable lives are amortized over their estimated useful lives. The Company's intangible assets consist primarily of developed technology, customer relationships and trade and brand names.
The following table reflects net intangible assets as of June 30, 201829, 2019 and September 30, 2017:29, 2018: 
 As of Average estimated
(dollar amounts in thousands)June 29, 2019 September 29, 2018 
useful lives (in years)
Developed technology$89,334
 $90,500
 7.0 to 15.0
Accumulated amortization(48,243) (45,229)  
Net developed technology$41,091
 $45,271
  
      
Customer relationships$35,805
 $36,131
 5.0 to 6.0
Accumulated amortization(31,670) (29,820)  
Net customer relationships$4,135
 $6,311
  
      
Trade and brand names$7,321
 $7,377
 7.0 to 8.0
Accumulated amortization(6,349) (6,088)  
Net trade and brand names$972
 $1,289
  
      
Other intangible assets$2,500
 $2,500
 1.9
Accumulated amortization(2,500) (2,500)  
Net other intangible assets$
 $
  
      
Net intangible assets$46,198
 $52,871
  

 As of Average estimated
(dollar amounts in thousands)June 30, 2018 September 30, 2017 
useful lives (in years)
Technology$90,869
 $92,140
 7.0 to 15.0
Accumulated amortization(44,195) (41,162)  
Net technology$46,674
 $50,978
  
      
Customer relationships$36,244
 $36,968
 5.0 to 6.0
Accumulated amortization(29,185) (27,398)  
Net customer relationships$7,059
 $9,570
  
      
Trade and brand names$7,396
 $7,515
 7.0 to 8.0
Accumulated amortization(5,998) (5,747)  
Net trade and brand name$1,398
 $1,768
  
      
Other intangible assets$2,500
 $2,500
 1.9
Accumulated amortization(2,500) (2,500)  
Net other intangible assets$
 $
  
      
Net intangible assets$55,131
 $62,316
  






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The following table reflects estimated annual amortization expense related to intangible assets as of June 30, 2018:29, 2019:
As ofAs of
(in thousands)June 30, 2018June 29, 2019
Remaining fiscal 2018$1,921
Fiscal 20197,683
Remaining fiscal 2019$1,870
Fiscal 20207,683
7,479
Fiscal 20215,566
5,417
Fiscal 2022 and onwards32,278
Fiscal 20224,439
Fiscal 2023 and onwards26,993
Total amortization expense$55,131
$46,198


NOTE 7:4: CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, RESTRICTED CASH AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
Cash equivalents consist of instruments with remaining maturities of three months or less at the date of purchase. In general, these investments are free of trading restrictions.
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments consisted of the following as of June 30, 2018:29, 2019:
(in thousands)
Amortized
Cost
 
Unrealized
Gains
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Estimated
Fair Value
Amortized
Cost
 
Unrealized
Gains
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Estimated
Fair Value
Current assets:              
Cash$56,865
 $
 $
 $56,865
$261,806
 $
 $
 $261,806
Cash equivalents:              
Money market funds (1)
196,844
 
 (5) 196,839
123,726
 
 
 123,726
Time deposits (2)
89,017
 
 
 89,017
10,006
 
 
 10,006
Commercial paper (2)
19,965
 
 
 19,965
Total cash and cash equivalents$362,691
 $
 $(5) $362,686
$395,538
 $
 $
 $395,538
Restricted Cash (2)
514
 
 
 514
474
 
 
 474
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash$363,205
 $
 $(5) $363,200
$396,012
 $
 $
 $396,012
Short-term investments (2):
              
Time deposits162,000
 
 
 162,000
149,000
 
 
 149,000
Deposits (3)
96,000
 
 
 96,000
99,000
 
 
 99,000
Total short-term investments$258,000
 $
 $
 $258,000
$248,000
 $
 $
 $248,000
Total cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments$621,205
 $
 $(5) $621,200
$644,012
 $
 $
 $644,012
(1)The fair value was determined using unadjusted prices in active, accessible markets for identical assets, and as such they were classified as Level 1 assets in the fair value hierarchy.
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Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments consisted of the following as of September 30, 2017:29, 2018:
(in thousands)
Amortized
Cost
 
Unrealized
Gains
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Estimated
Fair Value
Current assets:       
Cash$42,446
 $
 $
 $42,446
Cash equivalents:       
Money market funds (1)
209,172
 
 (5) 209,167
Time deposits (2)
69,017
 
 
 69,017
Total cash and cash equivalents$320,635
 $
 $(5) $320,630
Restricted Cash (2)
518
 
 
 518
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash$321,153
 $
 $(5) $321,148
Short-term investments (2):
       
Time deposits197,000
 
 
 197,000
Deposits (3)
96,000
 
 
 96,000
Total short-term investments$293,000
 $
 $
 $293,000
Total cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments$614,153
 $
 $(5) $614,148
(in thousands)
Amortized
Cost
 
Unrealized
Gains
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Estimated
Fair Value
Current assets:       
Cash$65,759
 $
 $
 $65,759
Cash equivalents (1):
       
Money market funds232,069
 
 
 232,069
Time deposits89,087
 
 
 89,087
Commercial paper5,495
 
 
 5,495
Total cash and cash equivalents$392,410
 $
 $
 $392,410
Restricted Cash (1)
530
     530
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash$392,940
 $
 $
 $392,940
Short-term investments (1):
       
Time deposits120,000
 
 
 120,000
Deposits (2)
96,000
 
 
 96,000
Total short-term investments$216,000
 $
 $
 $216,000
Total cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments$608,940
 $
 $
 $608,940

(1)The fair value was determined using unadjusted prices in active, accessible markets for identical assets, and as such they were classified as Level 1 assets in the fair value hierarchy.
(2)Fair value approximates cost basis.
(2)(3)Represents deposits that require a notice period of three months for withdrawal.


NOTE 8:5: EQUITY INVESTMENTS
Equity investments consisted of the following as of June 30, 201829, 2019 and September 30, 2017:29, 2018:
 As of
(in thousands)June 29, 2019 September 29, 2018
Non-marketable equity securities(1)
$5,000
 $
Equity method investments1,301
 1,373
Total$6,301
 $1,373

(1)On January 30, 2019, the Company made a $5.0 million investment in one of our collaborative partners, over which the Company does not have significant influence. During the three and nine months ended June 29, 2019, there was no impairment or adjustment to the observable price.
 As of
(in thousands)June 30, 2018 September 30, 2017
Equity method investment$1,358
 $1,502
The Company has an investment in one of our strategic suppliers which provides the Company with the ability to exercise significant influence over the investment vehicle, in which it lacks a controlling financial interest and is not a primary beneficiary. Our share of gains and losses in the equity method investment is recognized on a one-quarter lag, and is reflected as share of results of equity-method investee, net of tax, in the accompanying Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations.


NOTE 9:6: FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Accounting standards establish three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value: quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (referred to as Level 1), inputs other than Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly (referred to as Level 2) and unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology that are significant to the measurement of fair value of assets or liabilities (referred to as Level 3).
Assets and Liabilities Measured and Recorded at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
We measure certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis. There were no transfers between fair value measurement levels during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2018.29, 2019.
Fair Value Measurements on a Nonrecurring Basis
Our non-financial assets such as intangible assets and property, plant and equipment are carried at cost unless impairment is deemed to have occurred. Our equity method investments are recorded at fair value only if an impairment is recognized.




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Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Amounts reported as accounts receivables, prepaid expenses and other current assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate fair value.


NOTE 10:7: DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The Company’s international operations are exposed to changes in foreign exchange rates due to transactions denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars. Most of the Company’s revenue and cost of materials are transacted in U.S. dollars. However, a significant amount of the Company’s operating expenses are denominated in local currencies, primarily in Singapore.
The foreign currency exposure of our operating expenses is generally hedged with foreign exchange forward contracts. The Company’s foreign exchange risk management programs include using foreign exchange forward contracts with cash flow hedge accounting designation to hedge exposures to the variability in the U.S. dollar equivalent of forecasted non-U.S. dollar-denominated operating expenses. These instruments generally mature within twelve months. For these derivatives, we report the after-tax gain or loss from the effective portion of the hedge as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), and we reclassify it into earnings in the same period or periods in which the hedged transaction affects earnings and in the same line item on the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations as the impact of the hedged transaction.
The fair value of derivative instruments on our Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet as of June 30, 201829, 2019 and September 30, 201729, 2018 was as follows:
As ofAs of
(in thousands)June 30, 2018 September 30, 2017June 29, 2019 September 29, 2018
Notional Amount 
Fair Value Liability Derivatives(1)
 Notional Amount 
Fair Value Asset Derivatives(2)
Notional Amount 
Fair Value Asset Derivatives(1)
 Notional Amount 
Fair Value (Liability) Derivatives(2)
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:              
Foreign exchange forward contracts (3)
$39,967
 1,044
 $36,404
 $1,353
$34,806
 $134
 $43,095
 $(1,071)
Total derivatives$39,967
 1,044
 $36,404
 $1,353
$34,806
 $134
 $43,095
 $(1,071)
(1)The fair value of derivative assets is measured using level 2 fair value inputs and is included in prepaid expenses and other current assets on our Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet.
(2)The fair value of derivative liabilities is measured using level 2 fair value inputs and is included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities on our Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet.
(2)The fair value of derivative assets is measured using level 2 fair value inputs and is included in prepaid expenses and other current assets on our Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet.
(3)Hedged amounts expected to be recognized to income within the next twelve months.


The effects of derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges in our Consolidated Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended June 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018 and July 1, 2017 are as follows:
(in thousands)Three months ended Nine months endedThree months ended Nine months ended
June 30, 2018 July 1, 2017 June 30, 2018 July 1, 2017June 29, 2019 June 30, 2018 June 29, 2019 June 30, 2018
Foreign exchange forward contract in cash flow hedging relationships:              
Net (loss)/gain recognized in OCI, net of tax(1)
$(1,542) $542
 $(513) $70
$(49) $(1,542) $39
 $(513)
Net gain/(loss) reclassified from accumulated OCI into income, net of tax(2)
$344
 $(263) $1,884
 $(1,269)
Net gain recognized in income(3)
$
 $
 $
 $
Net (loss)/gain reclassified from accumulated OCI into income, net of tax(2)
$(33) $344
 $(1,165) $1,884
(1)Net change in the fair value of the effective portion classified in other comprehensive income (“OCI”).
(2)Effective portion classified as selling, general and administrative expense.
(3)Ineffective portion and amount excluded from effectiveness testing classified in selling, general and administrative expense.




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NOTE 11:8: DEBT AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS
Financing Obligation
On December 1, 2013, Kulicke & Soffa Pte Ltd. (“Pte”), the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, signed a lease with DBS Trustee Limited as trustee of Mapletree Industrial Trust (the “Landlord”) to lease from the Landlord approximately 198,000 square feet,


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representing approximately 70% of a building in Singapore as our corporate headquarters, as well as a manufacturing, technology, sales and service center (the “Building”). The lease has a 10-year non-cancellable term (the "Initial Term") and contains options to renew for 2 further 10-year terms. The annual rent and service charge for the Initial Term range from $4 million to $5 million Singapore dollars.
Pursuant to ASC No. 840, Leases ("ASC 840"), we have classified the Building on our balance sheet as property, plant and equipment, which we are depreciating over its estimated useful life of 25 years. We concluded that the term of the financing obligation is 10 years. This is equal to the non-cancellable term of our lease agreement with the Landlord. At the inception of the lease, the asset and financing obligation recorded on the balance sheet was $20.0 million, which was based on an interest rate of 6.3% over the Initial Term.  As of June 30, 2018,29, 2019, the financing obligation related to the Building is $16.2$15.5 million, which approximates fair value (Level 2). The financing obligation will be settled through a combination of periodic cash rental payments and the return of the leased property at the expiration of the lease. We do not report rent expense for the property, which is deemed owned for accounting purposes. Rather, rental payments required under the lease are considered debt service and applied to the deemed landlord financing obligation and interest expense. The Building and financing obligation are being amortized in a manner that will not generate a gain or loss upon lease termination.
Credit Facilities and Bank Guarantees
On November 22, 2013, the Company obtained a $5.0 million credit facility with Citibank in connection with the issuance of bank guarantees for operational purposes. As of June 30, 2018,29, 2019, the outstanding amount is $2.9$3.2 million.
On February 15, 2019, the Company entered into a Facility Letter and Overdraft Agreement (collectively, the “Facility Agreements”) with MUFG Bank, Ltd., Singapore Branch (the “Bank”). The Facility Agreements provide the Company with an overdraft facility of up to $100.0 million (the “Overdraft Facility”) for general corporate purposes. Amounts outstanding under the Overdraft Facility, including interest, are payable upon thirty days written demand by the Bank. Interest on the Overdraft Facility is calculated on a daily basis, and the applicable interest rate is calculated at the overnight U.S. Dollar LIBOR rate plus a margin of 1.5% per annum. The Overdraft Facility is an unsecured facility per the terms of the Facility Agreements. The Facility Agreements contain customary non-financial covenants, including, without limitation, covenants that restrict the Company’s ability to sell or dispose of its assets, cease owning at least 51% of one of its subsidiaries (the "Subsidiary"), or encumber its assets with material security interests (including any pledge of monies in the Subsidiary’s cash deposit account with the Bank). The Facility Agreements also contain typical events of default, including, without limitation, non-payment of financial obligations when due, cross defaults to other material indebtedness of the Company or any breach of a representation or warranty under the Facility Agreements. As of June 29, 2019, the outstanding amount under the Facility Agreements is $71.2 million.
In addition, the Company has other bank guarantees for operational purposes which are secured with corresponding deposits placed with the issuer banks. These amounts are shown as restricted cash in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets.


NOTE 12:9: SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
Common Stock and 401(k) Retirement Plan
The Company has a 401(k) retirement plan (the “Plan”) for eligible U.S. employees. The Plan allows for employee contributions and matching Company contributions from 4% to 6% based upon terms and conditions of the 401(k) Plan.
The following table reflects the Company’s contributions to the Plan during the three and nine months ended June 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018 and July 1, 2017:
 Three months ended Nine months ended
(in thousands)June 29, 2019 June 30, 2018 June 29, 2019 June 30, 2018
Cash$428
 $408
 $1,291
 $1,261
 Three months ended Nine months ended
(in thousands)June 30, 2018 July 1, 2017 June 30, 2018 July 1, 2017
Cash$408
 $390
 $1,261
 $1,307

Stock Repurchase Program
On August 15, 2017, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a program (the "Program") to repurchase up to $100 million of the Company’s common stock on or before August 1, 2020. On July 10, 2018, the Board of Directors increased the share repurchase authorization under the Program to $200 million. On January 31, 2019, the Board of Directors further increased the share repurchase under the Programto$300 million. The Company has entered into a written trading plan under Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act to facilitate repurchases under the Program. The Program may be suspended or discontinued at any time and is funded using the Company's available cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments. Under the Program, shares may be


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repurchased through open market and/or privately negotiated transactions at prices deemed appropriate by management. The timing and amount of repurchase transactions under the Program depend on market conditions as well as corporate and regulatory considerations. During the three and nine months ended June 30, 2018,29, 2019, the Company repurchased a total of 1.81.5 million and 2.84.0 million shares of common stock under the Program at a cost of $42.6$33.2 million and $67.3$85.6 million, respectively. The stock repurchases were recorded in the periods they were delivered and accounted for as treasury stock in the Company's Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet. The Company records treasury stock purchases under the cost method using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method. Upon reissuance of treasury stock, amounts in excess of the acquisition cost are credited to additional paid-in capital. If the Company reissues treasury stock at an amount below its acquisition cost and additional paid-in capital associated with prior treasury stock transactions is insufficient to cover the difference between acquisition cost and the reissue price, this difference is


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recorded against retained earnings. As of June 30, 2018,29, 2019, our remaining stock repurchase authorization under the Program was approximately $21.4 million.
On July 10, 2018, the Company's Board of Directors increased the share repurchase authorization under the Program by an additional $100$112.1 million.
Dividends
On June 14,May 20, 2019, February 28, 2019 and December 12, 2018, the Board of Directors declared and authorized the initiation of a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share of common stock. The first dividend payment of $8.2Dividends paid during the three and nine months ended June 29, 2019 totaled $7.8 million was made on July 16, 2018 to holders of record as of June 28, 2018.and $23.9 million, respectively. The declaration of any future cash dividend is at the discretion of the Board of Directors and will depend on the Company's financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, business conditions and other factors, as well as a determination that such dividends are in the best interests of the Company's stockholders.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
The following table reflects accumulated other comprehensive incomeloss reflected on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets as of June 30,29, 2019 and September 29, 2018 and September 30, 2017
 As of
(in thousands)June 29, 2019 September 29, 2018
Loss from foreign currency translation adjustments$(2,641) $(1,211)
Unrecognized actuarial loss on pension plan, net of tax(1,629) (1,620)
Unrealized gain/(loss) on hedging134
 (1,071)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss$(4,136) $(3,902)
 As of
(in thousands)June 30, 2018 September 30, 2017
Gain from foreign currency translation adjustments$1,605
 $2,422
Unrecognized actuarial loss on pension plan, net of tax(1,700) (1,736)
Unrealized (loss)/gain on hedging(1,044) 1,353
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)/income$(1,139) $2,039

Equity-Based Compensation
The Company has stockholder-approved equity-based employee compensation plans (the “Employee Plans”) and director compensation plans (the “Director Plans”) (collectively, the “Equity Plans”). As of June 30, 2018, 4.729, 2019, 4.0 million shares of common stock are available for grant to its employees and directors under the 2017 Equity Plan, including previously registered shares that have been carried forward for issuance from the 2009 Equity Plan.
In general, stock options and Time-based Restricted Share Units ("Time-based RSUs") awarded to employees vest annually over a three-year period provided the employee remains employed by the Company. The Company follows the non-substantive vesting method for stock options and recognizes compensation expense immediately for awards granted to retirement eligible employees, or over the period from the grant date to the date retirement eligibility is achieved.
Relative TSR Performance Share Units ("Relative TSR PSUs") entitles the employee to receive common shares of the Company on the award vesting date, if market performance objectives that measure relative total shareholder return (“TSR”) are attained. Relative TSR is calculated based upon the 90-calendar day average price of the Company's stock as compared to specific peer companies that comprise the GICS (45301020) Semiconductor Index. TSR is measured for the Company and each peer company over a performance period, which is generally three years. Vesting percentages range from 0% to 200% of awards granted. The provisions of the Relative TSR PSUs are reflected in the grant date fair value of the award; therefore, compensation expense is recognized regardless of whether the market condition is ultimately satisfied. Compensation expense is reversed if the award is forfeited prior to the vesting date.
Relative TSR Performance Share Units ("Relative TSR PSUs") entitles the employee to receive common shares of the Company on the award vesting date, if market performance objectives that measure relative total shareholder return (“TSR”) are attained. Relative TSR is calculated based upon the 90-calendar day average price of the Company's stock as compared to specific peer companies that comprise the GICS (45301020) Semiconductor Index. TSR is measured for the Company and each peer company over a performance period, which is generally three years. Vesting percentages range from 0% to 200% of awards granted. The provisions of the Relative TSR PSUs are reflected in the grant date fair value of the award; therefore, compensation expense is recognized regardless of whether the market condition is ultimately satisfied. Compensation expense is reversed if the award is forfeited prior to the vesting date.
Special/Growth Performance Share Units (“Special/Growth PSUs”) entitles the employee to receive common shares of the Company on the three-year anniversary of the grant date (if employed by the Company) if revenue growth targets set by the Management Development and Compensation Committee (“MDCC”) of the Board of Directors on the date of grant are met. If revenue growth targets are not met, the Special/Growth PSUs do not vest. Certain Special/Growth PSUs


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vest based on achievement of strategic goals over a certain time period or periods set by the MDCC. If the strategic goals are not achieved, the Special/Growth PSUs do not vest.
Equity-based compensation expense recognized in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended June 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018 and July 1, 2017 was based upon awards ultimately expected to vest. Following the early adoption of ASU 2016-09, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting in this quarter,vest, forfeitures have been accounted for when they occur.


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The following table reflects Time-based RSUs, Relative TSR PSUs, Special/Growth PSUs and common stock granted during the three and nine months ended June 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018 and July 1, 2017:
 Three months ended Nine months ended
(shares in thousands)June 29, 2019 June 30, 2018 June 29, 2019 June 30, 2018
Time-based RSUs2
 3
 521
 452
Relative TSR PSUs1
 1
 166
 154
Special/Growth PSUs1
 
 56
 59
Common stock10
 8
 28
 25
Equity-based compensation in shares14
 12
 771
 690

 Three months ended Nine months ended
(shares in thousands)June 30, 2018 July 1, 2017 June 30, 2018 July 1, 2017
Time-based RSUs3
 4
 452
 708
Relative TSR PSUs1
 5
 154
 386
Special/Growth PSUs
 
 59
 
Common stock8
 10
 25
 35
Equity-based compensation in shares12
 19
 690
 1,129
The following table reflects total equity-based compensation expense, which includes Time-based RSUs, Relative TSR PSUs, Special/Growth PSUs and common stock, included in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations during the three and nine months ended June 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018 and July 1, 2017
 Three months ended Nine months ended
(in thousands)June 29, 2019 June 30, 2018 June 29, 2019 June 30, 2018
Cost of sales$161
 $126
 $471
 $384
Selling, general and administrative2,616
 2,111
 7,871
 5,877
Research and development820
 656
 2,430
 1,963
Total equity-based compensation expense$3,597
 $2,893
 $10,772
 $8,224

 Three months ended Nine months ended
(in thousands)June 30, 2018 July 1, 2017 June 30, 2018 July 1, 2017
Cost of sales$126
 $97
 $384
 $344
Selling, general and administrative2,111
 2,179
 5,877
 7,363
Research and development656
 514
 1,963
 1,763
Total equity-based compensation expense$2,893
 $2,790
 $8,224
 $9,470
The following table reflects equity-based compensation expense, by type of award, for the three and nine months ended June 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018 and July 1, 2017:  
 Three months ended Nine months ended
(in thousands)June 29, 2019 June 30, 2018 June 29, 2019 June 30, 2018
Time-based RSUs$2,182
 $1,662
 $6,455
 $5,475
Relative TSR PSUs1,020
 935
 3,213
 1,910
Special/Growth PSUs173
 101
 492
 254
Common stock222
 195
 612
 585
Total equity-based compensation expense$3,597
 $2,893
 $10,772
 $8,224

 Three months ended Nine months ended
(in thousands)June 30, 2018 July 1, 2017 June 30, 2018 July 1, 2017
Time-based RSUs$1,662
 $1,756
 $5,475
 $6,289
Relative TSR PSUs935
 838
 1,910
 2,626
Special/Growth PSUs101
 
 254
 
Common stock195
 196
 585
 555
Total equity-based compensation expense$2,893
 $2,790
 $8,224
 $9,470




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NOTE 10: REVENUE AND CONTRACT LIABILITIES
The Company recognizes revenue when we satisfy performance obligations as evidenced by the transfer of control of our products or services to customers. In general, the Company generates revenue from product sales, either directly to customers or to distributors. In determining whether a contract exists, we evaluate the terms of the agreement, the relationship with the customer or distributor and their ability to pay. Service revenue is generally recognized over time as the services are performed. For the three and nine months ended June 29, 2019, and June 30, 2018, the service revenue is not material. Please refer to Note 1: Basis of Presentation- Revenue Recognition, for disclosure on the Company's revenue recognition.
The Company disaggregates revenue based on our reportable segments. The Company believes that disaggregating revenue into these categories achieves the disclosure objective to depict how the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors. Please refer to Note 13: Segment information, for disclosure of disaggregated revenue.


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Contract Liabilities
Our contract liabilities are primarily related to advance payments received from customers to secure product in future periods where we have received amounts in advance of satisfying performance obligations and are reported in the accompanying consolidated condensed balance sheets within accrued expenses and other current liabilities.
Contract liabilities increase as a result of receiving new advance payments from customers and decrease as revenue is recognized from customers purchasing product under advance payment arrangements upon meeting the performance obligations.
The following table shows the changes in contract liability balances during the three and nine months ended June 29, 2019:
  Three months ended Nine months ended
(in thousands) June 29, 2019 June 29, 2019
Contract liabilities, beginning of period $581
 $997
Revenue recognized (1,392) (6,909)
Additions 1,806
 6,907
Contract liabilities, end of period $995
 $995


NOTE 13:11: EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic income per share is calculated using the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Stock options and restricted stock are included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share, except when their effect would be anti-dilutive.
The following tables reflect a reconciliation of the shares used in the basic and diluted net income per share computation for the three and nine months ended June 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018 and July 1, 2017:2018: 
Three months endedThree months ended
(in thousands, except per share data)June 30, 2018 
July 1, 2017
As Restated
June 29, 2019 June 30, 2018
Basic Diluted Basic DilutedBasic Diluted Basic Diluted
NUMERATOR: 
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
Net income$60,256
 $60,256
 $34,809
 $34,809
$1,287
 $1,287
 $60,256
 $60,256
DENOMINATOR: 
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
Weighted average shares outstanding - Basic69,125
 69,125
 71,063
 71,063
64,683
 64,683
 69,125
 69,125
Dilutive effect of Equity Plans 
 1,177
  
 1,420
  748
   1,177
Weighted average shares outstanding - Diluted 
 70,302
  
 72,483
 
 65,431
  
 70,302
EPS: 
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
Net income per share - Basic$0.87
 $0.87
 $0.49
 $0.49
$0.02
 $0.02
 $0.87
 $0.87
Effect of dilutive shares 
 (0.01)  
 (0.01) 
 
  
 (0.01)
Net income per share - Diluted 
 $0.86
  
 $0.48
 
 $0.02
  
 $0.86


 Nine months ended
(in thousands, except per share data)June 30, 2018 
July 1, 2017
As Restated
 Basic Diluted Basic Diluted
NUMERATOR: 
  
  
  
Net income$27,041
 $27,041
 $84,875
 $84,875
DENOMINATOR: 
  
  
  
Weighted average shares outstanding - Basic70,019
 70,019
 70,960
 70,960
Dilutive effect of Equity Plans  1,094
  
 1,209
Weighted average shares outstanding - Diluted 
 71,113
  
 72,169
EPS: 
  
  
  
Net income per share - Basic$0.39
 $0.39
 $1.20
 $1.20
Effect of dilutive shares 
 (0.01)  
 (0.02)
Net income per share - Diluted 
 $0.38
  
 $1.18



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 Nine months ended
(in thousands, except per share data)June 29, 2019 June 30, 2018
 Basic Diluted Basic Diluted
NUMERATOR: 
  
  
  
Net income$5,249
 $5,249
 $27,041
 $27,041
DENOMINATOR: 
  
  
  
Weighted average shares outstanding - Basic65,914
 65,914
 70,019
 70,019
Dilutive effect of Equity Plans  683
  
 1,094
Weighted average shares outstanding - Diluted 
 66,597
  
 71,113
EPS: 
  
  
  
Net income per share - Basic$0.08
 $0.08
 $0.39
 $0.39
Effect of dilutive shares 
 
  
 (0.01)
Net income per share - Diluted 
 $0.08
  
 $0.38


NOTE 14:12: INCOME TAXES
The following table reflects the provision for income taxes and the effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended June 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018 and July 1, 2017:2018: 
 Three months ended Nine months ended
(dollar amounts in thousands)June 29, 2019 June 30, 2018 June 29, 2019 June 30, 2018
Income tax expense$3,864
 $7,282
 $19,106
 $122,494
Effective tax rate75.0% 10.8% 78.2% 81.9%

 Three months ended Nine months ended
(dollar amounts in thousands)June 30, 2018 
July 1, 2017
As Restated
 June 30, 2018 
July 1, 2017
As Restated
Income tax expense/(benefit)$7,282
 $(17,657) $122,494
 $(9,933)
Effective tax rate10.8% (102.9)% 81.9% (13.3)%
For the nine months ended June 29, 2019, the effective income tax rate differed from the federal statutory tax rate primarily due to tax expense related to adjustments to the one-time transition tax, valuation allowances recorded against certain tax credits and loss carryforwards, foreign withholding taxes, and tax liabilities from foreign operations, partially offset by tax benefits from profits generated in foreign operations subject to a lower statutory tax rate than the federal rate, tax credits, and the impact of tax holidays.
For the nine months ended June 30, 2018, the effective income tax rate differed from the federal statutory tax rate primarily due to tax expense related to the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “Act”"Act"), valuation allowances recorded against certain tax loss carryforwards, foreign withholding taxes, and tax liabilities from foreign operations, partially offset by tax benefits from profits generated in foreign operations subject to a lower statutory tax rate than the federal rate, the impact of tax holidays, tax benefits from domestic research expenditures, and foreign tax credit.
For the nine months ended July 1, 2017, the effective income tax rate differed from the federal statutory tax rate primarily due to tax benefits from electing to claim foreign tax credit, profits generated in foreign operations subject to a lower statutory tax rate than the federal rate, domestic research tax credit,credits, and the impact of tax holiday, partially offset by an increase for deferred taxes on unremitted earnings, foreign withholding taxes, and tax liabilities from foreign operations.holidays.
The increasedecrease in tax expense for the three months ended June 29, 2019 of $3.9 million from the tax expense for the three months ended June 30, 2018 toof $7.3 million from the tax benefit for the three months ended July 1, 2017 of $(17.7) million was primarily duerelated to a discrete tax benefit from electing to claim foreign tax credit reflecteddecrease in profits in fiscal 2017 and higher quarter-to-date profitability, offset by2019. The decrease in tax expense for the federal statutory tax rate. The increase innine months ended June 29, 2019 of $19.1 million from the tax expense for the nine months ended June 30, 2018 toof $122.5 million from the tax benefit for the nine months ended July 1, 2017 of $(9.9) million, of which $105.7 million was dueprimarily related to the enactment of the Act and the remaining amount was primarily due to a discrete tax benefit from electing to claim foreign tax credit reflected in fiscal 20172018 and higher year-to-date profitability,a decrease in profits in fiscal 2019, partially offset by a decrease in$10.2 million of tax expense related to adjustments to the federal statutory tax rate.
one-time transition tax. The Company's future effective tax rate would be affected by the enactment of the Act, by decrease in earnings in countries where it has lower statutory rates or increase in earnings in countries where it has higher statutory rates, by changes in the valuation of its deferred tax assets and liabilities, or by changes in tax laws, regulations, accounting principles, or interpretations thereof.
As of June 29, 2019, the Company’s undistributed foreign earnings are no longer deemed to be indefinitely reinvested outside the U.S. The Company recorded $0.7 million of tax expense in the second quarter of fiscal 2019 as part of the initial change in assertion.
It is reasonably possible that the amount of the unrecognized tax benefit with respect to certain unrecognized tax positions will increase or decrease during the next 12 months due to the expected lapse of statutes of limitation and / or settlements of tax examinations. The Company recently completed an income tax examination by the Internal Revenue Service which resulted in an insignificant impact to the financial statements. The Company is under income tax examination by tax authorities in certain foreign jurisdictions.
In the first quarter of fiscal 2018, excess tax benefits from stock based compensation of $5.4 million, previously offset against deferred tax assets, were reflected in the consolidated balance sheets as a component of retained earnings as a result of the adoption of ASU 2016-09. Please refer to Note 12 for more details regarding the adoption of ASU 2016-09.
2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”) was signed into legislation. The Act, among other changes, reduces the U.S. federal corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%, implements a modified territorial tax system that includes a one-time transition tax on deemed repatriation of previously untaxed accumulated earnings and profits of certain foreign subsidiaries, and creates new taxes on certain foreign-sourced earnings.

At December 30, 2017, the Company has reflected the income tax effects of the Act for which the accounting under Accounting Standards Codification Topic 740, Income Taxes is complete. For those items for which the accounting is not yet complete, but for which a reasonable estimate could be made, we have recorded the provisional tax expense in the Statement of Operations. As described below, we have made a reasonable estimate of the effects on our existing deferred tax balances and the one-time transition tax. We recognized an aggregate net discrete tax provision of $105.7 million, comprised primarily of approximately $2.6 million from the re-measurement of U.S. deferred tax assets and liabilities using the relevant tax rate at which we expect them to reverse in the future and approximately $103.2 million from the one-time transition tax on deemed repatriation of previously untaxed accumulated earnings and profits of certain foreign subsidiaries, net of deemed taxes paid. For the period ended June 30, 2018, there have been no other material changes to the provisional tax expense.




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Unaudited (continued)




The discrete tax provision incorporates assumptions made based upon our current interpretation ofIn accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 ("SAB 118"), the Act, existing laws and regulations, and information available through July 20, 2018. The final impact of the Act may differ significantly from this estimates, due to, among other things, changes in interpretations and assumptions made by the Company as a result of additional information, additional guidance that may be issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury or any other relevant governing body. The accounting for the tax effects for the Act will bewas completed by December 22, 2018 in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 (“SAB 118”).
the first quarter of fiscal 2019. In addition, we willthe Company has made an accounting policy election to record the income tax effects of theits global intangible low-taxed income (“GILTI”) as well as all other changes enacted bya period cost in the Act as incurred for fiscal years beginning after 2018 (our fiscal 2019).period the tax is incurred.
Provisional Amounts
Deferred tax assets and liabilities: We have re-measured our U.S. deferred tax assets and liabilities based on the relevant tax rates at which they are expected to reverse, which is estimated to be at either at the blended tax rate of 24.5% (applicable for fiscal 2018) or 21% (applicable for fiscal 2019 and later). Because we are still analyzing certain aspects of the Act and refining our calculations, which could potentially affect the measurement of these balances and change our estimated deferred tax amounts, we have recorded a provisional amount related to the re-measurement of our deferred tax balance of $2.6 million.
One-time transition tax: The one-time transition tax has been estimated based on our accumulated post-1986 deferred foreign income that has not previously been subject to U.S. income tax. Because we have not yet completed our calculation of the one-time transition tax, we have recorded a provisional income tax expense of $103.2 million related to the one-time transition tax of our foreign subsidiaries. No additional U.S. income taxes have been provided for any remaining undistributed foreign earnings not subject to the transition tax or any additional outside basis difference inherent in these entities as these amounts continue to be indefinitely reinvested in foreign operations.


NOTE 15:13: SEGMENT INFORMATION
Reportable segments are defined as components of an enterprise that engage in business activities for which discrete financial information is available and regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision maker in deciding how to allocate resources and to assess performance. The Company's Chief Executive Officer is the Company's chief operating decision maker. The chief operating decision-makerdecision maker does not review discrete asset information.
In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017, we reorganized our reporting structure into The Company operates two reportable segments consisting of: (i) Capital Equipment; and (ii) APS. As a result of this re-alignment, the Company has aggregated twelve operating segments as of June 30, 2018, with six operating segments within the Capital Equipment reportable segmentAftermarket Products and six operating segments in the APS reportable segment. Subsequently, we have recasted financial results for the three and nine months ended July 1, 2017 based on the revised segment structure. The change in the segments was a result of changes to our organizational structure initiated during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017 to streamline business operations to improve profitability and competitiveness and reflects a change in the manner in which our chief operating decision maker reviews information to assess our performance and make decisions about resource allocation. As part of these actions, we transitioned to a new internal management structure whereby the operating management responsible for tools used to assemble semiconductor devices, including integrated circuits (“ICs”Services ("APS"), high and low powered discrete devices, light-emitting diodes (“LEDs”) and power modules, services, spares, maintenance, repair and upgrading operating segments was brought under common leadership in the APS segment. The restructuring actions were completed in fiscal year 2017. As a result of the reorganization, the Capital Equipment segment is comprised of the manufacturing and selling of ball bonders, wafer level bonders, wedge bonders, advanced packaging and electronic assembly solutions to semiconductor device manufacturers, IDMs, OSATs, other electronics manufacturers and automotive electronics suppliers.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Unaudited (continued)


.
The following table reflects operating information by segment for the three and nine months ended June 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018 and July 1, 2017:2018: 
 Three months ended Nine months ended
(in thousands)June 29, 2019 June 30, 2018 June 29, 2019 June 30, 2018
Net revenue: 
  
  
  
      Capital Equipment$89,860
 $229,462
 $286,364
 $578,197
      APS37,249
 39,372
 113,861
 126,100
              Net revenue127,109
 268,834
 400,225
 704,297
(Loss)/income from operations: 
  
  
  
      Capital Equipment(6,449) 57,771
 (10,563) 116,615
      APS8,276
 6,692
 24,480
 25,443
              Income from operations$1,827
 $64,463
 $13,917
 $142,058
 Three months ended Nine months ended
(in thousands)June 30, 2018 
July 1, 2017
As Restated
 June 30, 2018 
July 1, 2017
As Restated
Net revenue: 
  
  
  
      Capital Equipment$229,462
 $202,240
 $578,197
 $477,957
      APS39,372
 41,657
 126,100
 115,192
              Net revenue268,834
 243,897
 704,297
 593,149
Income from operations: 
  
  
  
      Capital Equipment57,771
 30,982
 116,615
 73,836
      APS6,692
 (15,310) 25,443
 (2,602)
              Income from operations$64,463
 $15,672
 $142,058
 $71,234

The following tables reflect capital expenditures, depreciation expense and amortization expense for the three and nine months ended June 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018 and July 1, 2017.2018.
Three months ended Nine months endedThree months ended Nine months ended
(in thousands)June 30, 2018 July 1, 2017 June 30, 2018 July 1, 2017June 29, 2019 June 30, 2018 June 29, 2019 June 30, 2018
Capital expenditures:     
  
     
  
Capital Equipment$999
 $1,423
 $4,878
 $12,907
$646
 $999
 $4,118
 $4,878
APS3,072
 2,380
 11,603
 9,002
1,490
 3,072
 5,194
��11,603
$4,071
 $3,803
 $16,481
 $21,909
$2,136
 $4,071
 $9,312
 $16,481
 Three months ended Nine months ended
(in thousands)June 29, 2019 June 30, 2018 June 29, 2019 June 30, 2018
Depreciation expense: 
  
  
  
      Capital Equipment$1,800
 $1,926
 $5,540
 $5,601
      APS1,352
 1,063
 3,872
 2,635
 $3,152
 $2,989
 $9,412
 $8,236
        
Amortization expense:       
      Capital Equipment$989
 $1,053
 $2,999
 $3,188
      APS854
 909
 2,590
 2,739
 $1,843
 $1,962
 $5,589
 $5,927




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 Three months ended Nine months ended
(in thousands)June 30, 2018 July 1, 2017 June 30, 2018 July 1, 2017
Depreciation expense: 
  
  
  
      Capital Equipment$1,926
 $1,599
 $5,601
 $4,660
      APS1,063
 843
 2,635
 2,513
 $2,989
 $2,442
 $8,236
 $7,173
        
Amortization expense:       
      Capital Equipment$1,053
 $594
 $3,188
 $1,782
      APS909
 927
 2,739
 2,784
 $1,962
 $1,521
 $5,927
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NOTE 16:14: COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND CONCENTRATIONS
Warranty Expense
The Company's equipment is generally shipped with a one-year warranty against manufacturing defects. The Company establishes reserves for estimated warranty expense when revenue for the related equipment is recognized. The reserve for estimated warranty expense is based upon historical experience and management's estimate of future warranty costs, including product part replacement, freight charges and labor costs incurred in correcting product failures during the warranty period.


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Unaudited (continued)


The following table reflects the reserve for warranty activity for the three and nine months ended June 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018 and July 1, 2017. The prior year periods have been adjusted for the restatement described in Note 2, "Restatement of Consolidated Financial Statements":2018: 
 Three months ended Nine months ended
(in thousands)June 29, 2019
 June 30, 2018 June 29, 2019 June 30, 2018
Reserve for warranty, beginning of period$13,885
 $14,197
 $14,475
 $13,796
Provision for warranty3,143
 3,204
 8,874
 9,384
Utilization of reserve(3,073) (3,027) (9,394) (8,806)
Reserve for warranty, end of period$13,955
 $14,374
 $13,955
 $14,374
 Three months ended Nine months ended
(in thousands)June 30, 2018
 
July 1, 2017
As Restated
 June 30, 2018 
July 1, 2017
As Restated
Reserve for warranty, beginning of period (As Restated)$14,197
 $13,289
 $13,796
 $12,544
Provision for warranty3,204
 3,121
 9,384
 8,849
Utilization of reserve(3,027) (2,570) (8,806) (7,553)
Reserve for warranty, end of period$14,374
 $13,840
 $14,374
 $13,840

Other Commitments and Contingencies
The following table reflects obligations not reflected on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2018:29, 2019:
 
 Payments due by fiscal year 
 Payments due by fiscal year
(in thousands)Total 2018 2019 2020 2021 thereafterTotal 2019 2020 2021 2022 thereafter
Inventory purchase obligation (1)$149,414
 $149,414
 $
 $
 $
 $
$85,829
 $85,829
 $
 $
 $
 $
Operating lease obligations (2)18,968
 856
 3,623
 3,190
 2,201
 9,098
17,534
 1,051
 4,215
 2,672
 2,156
 7,440
Total$168,382
 $150,270
 $3,623
 $3,190
 $2,201
 $9,098
$103,363
 $86,880
 $4,215
 $2,672
 $2,156
 $7,440
(1)The Company orders inventory components in the normal course of its business. A portion of these orders are non-cancellable, however, some orders impose varying penalties and charges in the event of cancellation.
(2)
The Company has minimum rental commitments under various leases (excluding taxes, insurance, maintenance and repairs, which are also paid by the Company) primarily for various facility and equipment leases, which expire periodically through 20232027 (not including lease extension options, if applicable).
Pursuant to ASC No. 840, Leases, for lessee's involvement in asset construction, the Company was considered the owner of the Building during the construction phase. The Building was completed on December 1, 2013 and Pte signed an agreement with the Landlord to lease from the Landlord approximately 198,000 square feet, representing approximately 70% of the Building. Following the completion of construction, we performed a sale-leaseback analysis pursuant to ASC 840-40 and determined that because of our continuing involvement, ASC 840-40 precluded us from derecognizing the asset and associated financing obligation. As such, we reclassified the asset from construction in progress to property, plant and equipment and began to depreciate the building over its estimated useful life of 25 years. We concluded that the term of the financing obligation is 10 years. This is equal to the non-cancellable term of our lease agreement with the Landlord. As of June 30, 2018,29, 2019, we recorded a financing obligation related to the Building of $16.2$15.5 million (see Note 118 above). The financing obligation is not reflected in the table above.
Concentrations
The following table reflects significant customer concentrations as a percentage of net revenue for the nine months ended June 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018 and July 1, 2017.2018.
 Nine months ended
 June 30, 201829, 2019 July 1, 2017June 30, 2018
Haoseng Industrial Company Limited (1)
Micron Technology, Inc
12.810.9% *
Haoseng Industrial Company Limited (1)
*
12.8%
(1) Distributor of the Company's products.
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The following table reflects significant customer concentrations as a percentage of total accounts receivable as of June 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018 and July 1, 2017:2018:
 As of
 June 29, 2019 June 30, 2018
Super Power International (1)
15.8% 13.0%
Forehope Electronic (Ningbo) Co Ltd14.4% *
Micron Technology, Inc10.2% *
Haoseng Industrial Company Limited (1)
*
 27.6%
 As of
 June 30, 2018 July 1, 2017
Haoseng Industrial Company Limited (1)
27.6% 21.8%
Super Power International Ltd (1)
13.0% 10.3%
Siliconware Precision Industries Ltd.*
 13.4%

(1) Distributor of the Company's products.
* Represented less than 10% of total accounts receivable


NOTE 15: SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On July 29, 2019, the Company entered into foreign exchange forward contracts with notional amount of $13.6 million. The Company entered into these foreign exchange forward contracts to hedge a portion of our forecasted foreign currency-denominated expenses in the normal course of business and, accordingly, they are not speculative in nature. These foreign exchange forward contracts have maturities of up to twelve months.




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Item 2. - MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


Forward-Looking Statements
In addition to historical information, this filing contains statements relating to future events or our future results. These statements are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and are subject to the safe harbor provisions created by statute. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, our future revenue, sustained, increasing, continuing or strengthening, or decreasing or weakening, demand for our products, replacement demand, our research and development efforts, our ability to identify and realize new growth opportunities, our ability to control costs and our operational flexibility as a result of (among other factors):
projected growth rates in the overall semiconductor industry, the semiconductor assembly equipment market, and the market for semiconductor packaging materials; and
projected demand for ball, wedge bonder, advanced packaging and electronic assembly equipment and for tools, spare parts and services.
Generally, words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “plan,” “continue,” “goal” and “believe,” or the negative of or other variations on these and other similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date of this filing. We do not undertake to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and involve risks and uncertainties. Our future results could differ significantly from those expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, those described below and under the heading “Risk Factors” in this report and in our amended Annual Report on Form 10-K/A10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 201729, 2018 (the “Annual Report”) and our other reports and registration statements filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This discussion should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements and Notes included in this report, as well as our audited financial statements included in the Annual Report.
We operate in a rapidly changing and competitive environment. New risks emerge from time to time and it is not possible for us to predict all risks that may affect us. Future events and actual results, performance and achievements could differ materially from those set forth in, contemplated by or underlying the forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they were made. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect actual results or changes in, or additions to, the factors affecting such forward-looking statement. Given those risks and uncertainties, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as predictions of actual results.
OVERVIEW
Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. ("We", the "Company" or "K&S") designs, manufactures and sells capital equipment and tools used to assemble semiconductor devices, including integrated circuits (“ICs”), high and low powered discrete devices, light-emitting diodes (“LEDs”), and power modules. In addition, we have a portfolio of equipment that are used to assemble components onto electronic circuit boards. We also service, maintain, repair and upgrade our equipment. Our customers primarily consist of semiconductor device manufacturers, integrated device manufacturers ("IDMs"), outsourced semiconductor assembly and test providers (“OSATs”), other electronics manufacturers and automotive electronics suppliers.
Our goal is to be the technology leader and the most competitive supplier in terms of cost and performance in each of our major product lines. Accordingly, we invest in research and engineering projects intended to enhance our position as a leader in the semiconductor assembly technology. We also remain focused on our cost structure through continuous improvement and optimization of operations. Cost reduction efforts are an important part of our normal ongoing operations and are intended to generate savings without compromising overall product quality and service levels.
In fiscal 2017, we reorganized our reporting structure intoThe Company operates two reportable segments consisting of: (i) Capital Equipment;Equipment and (ii) Aftermarket Products and Services ("APS"). As a result of this re-alignment, theThe Company has aggregated twelve operating segments as of June 30, 2018,29, 2019, with six operating segments within the Capital Equipment reportable segment and six operating segments in thewithin APS reportable segment. Subsequently, we have recasted reportable segment information to reflect the current segment structure and conform to the current period presentation. The change in the segments was a result of changes to our organizational structure initiated during fiscal 2017 to streamline business operations to improve profitability and competitiveness and reflects a change in the manner in which our chief operating decision maker reviews information to assess our performance and make decisions about resource allocation. As part of these actions, we transitioned to a new internal management structure whereby the operating management responsible for tools used to assemble semiconductor devices, including integrated circuits (“ICs”), high and low powered discrete devices, light-emitting diodes (“LEDs”) and power modules, services, spares, maintenance,


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repair and upgrading operating segments was brought under common leadership in the APS segment. The restructuring actions were completed in fiscal year 2017. As a result of the reorganization, theOur Capital Equipment segment is comprised of the manufacturing and selling of ball bonders, wafer level bonders, wedge bonders, advanced packaging and electronic assembly solutions to semiconductor device manufacturers, IDMs, OSATs, other electronics manufacturers and automotive electronics suppliers. Our APS segment is comprised of the manufacturing and selling of a variety
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of tools for a broad range of semiconductor packaging applications, spare parts, equipment repair, maintenance and servicing, training services, refurbishment and upgrades for our operating segments and the reorganization actions, please refer to Note 15, "Segment Information," to our Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements included under Item 1. Our prior period reportable segment information has been recasted to reflect the current segment structure and conform to the current period presentation.equipment.
Business Environment
The semiconductor business environment is highly volatile and is driven by internal dynamics, both cyclical and seasonal, in addition to macroeconomic forces. Over the long term, semiconductor consumption has historically grown, and is forecast to continue to grow. This growth is driven, in part, by regular advances in device performance and by price declines that result from improvements in manufacturing technology. In order to exploit these trends, semiconductor manufacturers, both IDMs and OSATs, periodically invest aggressively in latest generation capital equipment. This buying pattern often leads to periods of excess supply and reduced capital spending—the so-called semiconductor cycle. Within this broad semiconductor cycle there are also, generally weaker, seasonal effects that are specifically tied to annual, end-consumer purchasing patterns. Typically, semiconductor manufacturers prepare for heightened demand by adding or replacing equipment capacity by the end of the September quarter. Occasionally, this results in subsequent reductions in the December quarter. This annual seasonality can be overshadowed by effects of the broader semiconductor cycle. Macroeconomic factors also affect the industry, primarily through their effect on business and consumer demand for electronic devices, as well as other products that have significant electronic content such as automobiles, white goods, and telecommunication equipment.
The U.S. and other foreign countries have levied tariffs on certain goods and have introduced retaliatory measures or other trade restrictions, which has resulted in uncertainties in the semiconductor, LED, memory and automotive markets. While the Company anticipates long-term growth in semiconductor consumption, the softening in demand, which began in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018, is expected to continue through fiscal 2019.
Our Capital Equipment segment is primarily affected by the industry's internal cyclical and seasonal dynamics in addition to broader macroeconomic factors that can positively or negatively affect our financial performance. The sales mix of IDM and OSAT customers in any period also impacts financial performance, as changes in this mix can affect our products' average selling prices and gross margins due to differences in volume purchases and machine configurations required by each customer type.
Our APS segment has historically been less volatile than our Capital Equipment segment. APS sales are more directly tied to semiconductor unit consumption rather than capacity requirements and production capability improvements. 
We continue to position our business to leverage our research and development leadership and innovation and to focus our efforts on mitigating volatility, improving profitability and ensuring longer-term growth. We remain focused on operational excellence, expanding our product offerings and managing our business efficiently throughout the business cycles. Our visibility into future demand is generally limited, forecasting is difficult, and we generally experience typical industry seasonality.
To limit potential adverse cyclical, seasonal and macroeconomic effects on our financial position, we have continued our efforts to maintain a strong balance sheet. As of June 30, 2018,29, 2019, our total cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments, net of bank overdraft, were $621.2$572.8 million, a $12.3$41.3 million increasedecrease from the prior fiscal year end. The bank overdraft allows us to meet our short-term funding needs, while we align our cash balances with our long term capital allocation strategy. We believe this strong cash position will allow us to continue to invest in product development and pursue non-organic opportunities.
Technology Leadership
We compete largely by offering our customers advanced equipment and expendable tools available for the interconnect processes. We believe our technology leadership contributes to the strong market positions of our ball bonder, wedge bonder and expendable tools products. To maintain our competitive advantage, we invest in product development activities designed to produce improvements to existing products and to deliver next-generation products. These investments often focus as much on improvements in the semiconductor assembly process as on specific pieces of assembly equipment or expendable tools. In order to generate these improvements, we typically work in close collaboration with customers, end users, and other industry members. In addition to producing technical advances, these collaborative development efforts strengthen customer relationships and enhance our reputation as a technology leader and solutions provider.
In addition to gold, silver alloy wire and aluminum wire, our leadership in the industry's use of copper wire for the bonding process is an example of the benefits of our collaborative efforts. By working with customers, material suppliers, and other equipment suppliers, we have developed a series of robust, high-yielding production processes, which have made copper wire widely accepted and significantly reduced the cost of assembling an integrated circuit.
Our leadership also has allowed us to maintain a competitive position in the latest generations of goldball bonders. Gen-S is our smart bonder series and copper ball bonders, which enables our customersRAPID™ is the first product in the series to handleaddress the leading technologies in termsIndustry 4.0 requirements. The key features of this series include Real-time Process & Performance Monitoring, Real-time Equipment Health Monitoring, Advanced Data Analytics & Traceability, Predictive Maintenance Monitoring & Analysis, and Detection & Enhanced Post bond pad pitch, silicon with the latest node and complex wire bonding requirement. We continue to see demand for our large bondable area ("LA" and “ELA”) configured machines. BothInspection.




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LA and ELA option are now available on all of our Power Series (PS) models and allow our customers to gain added efficiencies and to reduce the cost of packaging.
We optimize our bonder platforms to deliver variants of our products to serve emerging high-growth markets. For example, we have developed extensions of our main ball bondingGen-S platforms (IConnPSMEM PLUS)(Rapid™ MEM) to address opportunities in memory assembly, in particular for NAND Flash storage.   
Our leading technology for wedge bonder equipment uses ribbon or heavy wire for different applications such as power electronics, automotive and semiconductor applications. The advanced interconnect capabilities of PowerFusionPS improve the processing of high-density power packages, due to an expanded bondable area, wider leadframe capability, indexing accuracy and teach mode. In all cases, we are making a concerted effort to develop commonality of subsystems and design practices, in order to improve performance and design efficiencies. We believe this will benefit us as it increases synergies between the various engineering product groups. Furthermore, we continually research adjacent market segments where our technologies could be used. ManyAlthough many of these initiatives are in the early stages of development, and some have already yielded results.
results such as the Asterion™ hybrid wedge bonder which is built on an enhanced architecture that includes an expanded bond area, new robust pattern recognition capabilities and extremely tight process controls. Another example of our developing equipment for high-growth niche markets is our AT Premier PLUS. This machine utilizes a modified wire bonding process to mechanically place bumps on devices in a wafer format, for variants of the flip chip assembly process. Typical applications include complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (“CMOS”) image sensors, surface acoustical wave (“SAW”) filters and high brightness LEDs. These applications are commonly used in most, if not all, smartphones available today in the market. We also have expanded the use of AT Premier PLUS for wafer level wire bonding for micro-electro-mechanical systems (“MEMS”) and other sensors.
Our technology leadership and bonding process know-how have enabled us to develop highly function-specific equipment with high throughput and accuracy. This forms the foundation for our advanced packaging equipment development. We established a dedicated team to develop and manufacture advanced packaging bonders for the emerging 2.5 dimensional integrated circuit (“2.5D IC”) and 3 dimensional integrated circuit (“3D IC”) markets. By reducing the interconnect dimensions, 2.5D ICs and 3D ICs are expected to provide form factor, performance and power efficiency enhancements over traditional flip-chip packages in production today. High-performance processing and memory applications, in addition to mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets, are anticipated to be earlier adopters of this new packaging technology.
We have also broadened our advanced packaging solutions for mass reflow to include flip chip, wafer level packaging ("WLP"), fan-out wafer level packaging ("FOWLP"), advanced package-on-package, embedded die, and System-in-Package ("SiP"). These solutions enable us to diversify our business while further expanding market reach into the automotive, LED lighting, medical and industrial segments with electronic assembly solutions.
We bring the same technology focus to our APS business, driving tool design and manufacturing technology to optimize the performance and process capability of the equipment in which our tools are used. For all our equipment products, expendable tools are an integral part of their process capability. We believe our unique ability to simultaneously develop both equipment and tools, spare parts and services is a core strength supporting our products' technological differentiation.
Products and Services
The following tables reflect net revenue by business segment for the three and nine months ended June 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018 and July 1, 2017:2018:
 Three months ended
 June 29, 2019 June 30, 2018
(dollar amounts in thousands)Net revenues % of total net
revenue
 Net revenues % of total net
revenue
Capital Equipment$89,860
 70.7% $229,462
 85.4%
APS37,249
 29.3% 39,372
 14.6%
 $127,109
 100.0% $268,834
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Three months endedNine months ended
June 30, 2018 July 1, 2017June 29, 2019 June 30, 2018
(dollar amounts in thousands)Net revenues % of total net
revenue
 Net revenues % of total net
revenue
Net revenues % of total net
revenue
 Net revenues % of total net
revenue
Capital Equipment$229,462
 85.4% $202,240
 82.9%$286,364
 71.6% $578,197
 82.1%
APS39,372
 14.6% 41,657
 17.1%113,861
 28.4% 126,100
 17.9%
$268,834
 100.0% $243,897
 100.0%$400,225
 100.0% $704,297
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 Nine months ended
 June 30, 2018 July 1, 2017
(dollar amounts in thousands)Net revenues % of total net
revenue
 Net revenues % of total net
revenue
Capital Equipment$578,197
 82.1% $477,957
 80.6%
APS126,100
 17.9% 115,192
 19.4%
 $704,297
 100.0% $593,149
 100.0%

Capital Equipment Segment
In our Capital Equipment segment, we manufacture and sell a line of ball bonders, wafer level bonders, wedge bonders, advanced packaging and electronic assembly solutions that are sold to semiconductor device manufacturers, IDMs, OSATs, other electronics manufacturers and automotive electronics suppliers.


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Our principal Capital Equipment segment products include:
Business LineProduct Name (1)Typical Served Market
Ball bonders
IConnPSPLUS series (2) (3) (4)
Advanced and ultra fine pitch applications
IConnPS ProCu PLUS series(2) (3) (4)
High-end copper wire applications demanding advanced process capability and high productivity
IConnPS MEM PLUS series (2) (3) (4)
Memory applications
ConnXPSPLUS series (2) (3) (4)
Bonder for low-to-medium pin count applications
ConnXPS LED PLUS  (2) (3) (4)
LED applications
ConnXPS ELITE (2) (3) (4)
Bonder for discrete and low pin count applications
RAPID Pro (2) (3) (4)Wire applications demanding real-time monitoring and diagnostics
OptoLuxLED applications
Wedge bonders
3600PLUS
Power hybrid and automotive modules using either heavy aluminum wire or PowerRibbon®
3700PLUS
Hybrid and automotive modules using thin aluminum wire
PowerFusionPSTL
PowerFusionPSHL
PowerFusionPSHLx
Power semiconductors using either aluminum wire or PowerRibbon®
AsterionPower hybrid and automotive modules with extended area using heavy and thin aluminum
AsterionEV
Extended area for battery bonding and dual lane hybrid module bonding
Advanced Packaging
AT Premier PLUS
Advanced wafer level bonding application
APAMA C2SThermo-compression for chip-to-substrate and chip-to-chip bonding applications
APAMA C2WThermo-compression for chip-to-wafer and high density fan-out wafer level packaging ("HD FOWLP") bonding applications
APAMA DAHigh performance and productivity die attach bonder for single or stack die bonding
LITEQ 500A
LITEQ 500B
Lithographic stepper for the formation of redistribution layer ("RDL") in FOWLP, fan-in wafer level packaging ("FIWLP") and flip chip ("FC")
Hybrid SeriesAdvanced packages assembly applications requiring high throughput such as flip chip, WLP, FOWLP, embedded die, SiP, package-on-package ("POP"), and modules
KatalystHigh performance and high accuracy flip chip bonder
(1) Power Series (PS)
(2) Standard version
(3) Large area version
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Business LineProduct Name (1)Typical Served Market
Electronics AssemblyiX SeriesAdvanced Surface Mount Technology ("SMT") applications requiring extremely high output of passive and active components
iFlex SeriesAdvanced SMT applications requiring multi-lane or line balancing solutions for standard or oddform passive and active components

Ball Bonders
Automatic ball bonders represent the largest portion of our semiconductor equipment business. Our portfolio of ball bonding products includes:
The IConnPS PLUS series: high-performance ball bonders which can be configured for either gold or copper wire.
The IConnPS ProCu PLUS series: high-performance copper wire ball bonders for advanced wafer nodes.
The IConnPSMEM PLUS series: ball bonders designed for the assembly of stacked memory devices.
The ConnXPSPLUS series: cost-performance ball bonders which can be configured for either gold or copper wire.
The ConnXPS LED PLUS and Optolux: ball bonders targeted specifically at the fast growing LED market.
ConnXPS ELITE: ball bonders for discrete and low pin count applications.
RAPID Pro: ball bonders for applications demanding real-time monitoring and diagnostics.
Our ball bonders are capable of performing very fine pitch bonding, as well as creating the complex loop shapes needed in the assembly of advanced semiconductor packages and bonding on the latest silicon. Most of our installed base of gold wire bonders can also be retrofitted for copper applications through kits we sell separately.
We also offer an integrated CIS line solution utilizing our ball bonders and APAMA DA. The CIS line is an integrated line solution combining our ball bonders and APAMA DA into a single line along with an oven and buffer. It provides a complete solution to CMOS Image Sensor manufacturers where the sensors can be attached and wire-bonded onto substrates on the same line before final lens assembly.
Wedge Bonders
We design and manufacture wedge bonders for the power semiconductor and automotive markets. Wedge bonders may use either aluminum wire or aluminum ribbon to connect semiconductor chips in power packages, power hybrids and automotive modules for products such as motor control modules or inverters for hybrid cars. In addition, our wedge bonder products can be used in the high reliability interconnections of rechargeable batteries in hybrid and electric automotive applications.
Our portfolio of wedge bonding products includes:
The 3600PLUS:  high speed, high accuracy wire bonders designed for power modules, automotive packages and other heavy wire multi-chip module applications.
The 3700PLUS: wire bonders designed for hybrid and automotive modules using thin aluminum wire.
The PowerFusionPS Semiconductor Wedge Bonders - Configurable in single, dual and multi-head configurations using aluminum wire and PowerRibbonTM:
The PowerFusionPSTL: designed for single row leadframe and high volume power semiconductor applications.
The PowerFusionPSHL and PowerFusionPSHLx: designed for advanced power semiconductor applications.
The AsterionTM and AsterionTM EV:  latest generation hybrid wedge bonder designed for larger area, higher speed and accuracy wedge bonders for power modules, automotive packages, battery applications and other aluminum wedge interconnect applications.
While wedge bonding traditionally utilizes aluminum wire, all of our wedge bonders may be modified to bond aluminum ribbon using our proprietary PowerRibbon® process. Aluminum ribbon offers device makers performance advantages over traditional round wire and is increasingly used for high current packages and automotive applications.
Our PowerFusionPSseries are driven by new powerful direct-drive motion systems and expanded pattern recognition capabilities. PowerFusionPSseries improve the processing of high-density power packages, due to an expanded bondable area, wider leadframe capability, indexing accuracy and teach mode.


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Advanced Packaging
Our AT Premier PLUS utilize a modified wire bonding process to mechanically place bumps on devices, while still in a wafer format for variants of the flip chip assembly process. Typical applications include CMOS image sensors, SAW filters, MEMS and high brightness LEDs. These applications are commonly used in most, if not all, smartphones available today in the market.
Our APAMA (Advanced Packaging with Adaptive Machine Analytics) C2S (chip-to-substrate) bonder is designed for high accuracy thermo-compression bonding ("TCB") applications. It delivers die-stacking solutions for 2.5D and 3D or through silicon via ("TSV") ICs.
Our APAMA Chip-to-Wafer (“C2W”) bonder enables APAMA's high throughput architecture to be applied to 2.5D and 3D packages using silicon or glass interposers. The C2W dual head system also provides an adaptable manufacturing platform addressing applications which require highly accurate die placement such as High Density FOWLP. The C2W platform, combined with the capacity of the C2S platform, enables the APAMA TCB systems to support assembly for the full range of stacked TSV products.
Our Hybrid series broadens our advanced packaging product offering with solutions for flip chip, WLP, FOWLP, POP, embedded die, SiP and modules markets.
Our APAMA DA provides high-accuracy and high-throughput die attach targeting advanced single and multi-die applications supporting the image sensor, memory as well as other advanced packaging markets.
With the acquisition of Liteq, we have broadened our product offering with Lithographic stepper typically used for the formation of RDL in FOWLP, FIWLP and FC.
Our Katalyst™ high performance and high accuracy flip chip bonder delivers solutions with a focus on productivity, accuracy and speed, advanced capabilities, and ease of use.
Electronic Assembly
Our iX and iFlex series machines enable us to diversify our business with SMT placement technologies, thereby expanding market reach into the automotive, LED lighting, medical and industrial segments with Electronic Assembly solutions.
APS Segment
In our APS segment, we manufacture and sell a variety of tools for a broad range of semiconductor packaging applications. Our principal APS segment products include:
Capillaries:  expendable tools used in ball bonders. Made of ceramic and other elements, a capillary guides the wire during the ball bonding process. Its features help control the bonding process. We design and build capillaries suitable for a broad range of applications, including for use on our competitors' equipment. In addition to capillaries used for gold wire bonding, we have developed capillaries for use with copper wire to achieve optimal performance in copper wire bonding.
Dicing blades:  expendable tools used by semiconductor manufacturers to cut silicon wafers into individual semiconductor die or to cut packaged semiconductor units into individual units.
Bonding wedges:  expendable tools used in heavy wire wedge bonders. Wedge tools are used for both wire and ribbon applications.
We also offer spare parts, equipment repair, maintenance and servicing, training services, and upgrades for our equipment.
Our K&S Care service is designed to help customers operate their machines at an optimum level under the care of our trained specialists. K&S Care includes a range of programs, offering different levels of service depending on customer needs.



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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following tables reflect our income from operations for the three and nine months ended June 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018 and July 1, 2017:
Three months ended    Three months ended    
(dollar amounts in thousands)June 30, 2018 
July 1, 2017
As Restated
 $ Change % ChangeJune 29, 2019 June 30, 2018 $ Change % Change
Net revenue$268,834
 $243,897
 $24,937
 10.2 %$127,109
 $268,834
 $(141,725) (52.7)%
Cost of sales141,865
 129,894
 11,971
 9.2 %68,329
 141,865
 (73,536) (51.8)%
Gross profit126,969
 114,003
 12,966
 11.4 %58,780
 126,969
 (68,189) (53.7)%
Selling, general and administrative32,532
 37,144
 (4,612) (12.4)%28,724
 32,532
 (3,808) (11.7)%
Research and development29,974
 25,980
 3,994
 15.4 %28,229
 29,974
 (1,745) (5.8)%
Impairment charges
 35,207
 (35,207) N/A
Operating expenses62,506
 98,331
 (35,825) (36.4)%56,953
 62,506
 (5,553) (8.9)%
Income from operations$64,463
 $15,672
 $48,791
 311.3 %
(Loss)/income from operations$1,827
 $64,463
 $(62,636) (97.2)%
       
Nine months ended    Nine months ended    
(dollar amounts in thousands)June 30, 2018 
July 1, 2017
As Restated
 $ Change % ChangeJune 29, 2019 June 29, 2018 $ Change % Change
Net revenue$704,297
 $593,149
 $111,148
 18.7 %$400,225
 $704,297
 $(304,072) (43.2)%
Cost of sales380,679
 318,456
 62,223
 19.5 %211,073
 380,679
 (169,606) (44.6)%
Gross profit323,618
 274,693
 48,925
 17.8 %189,152
 323,618
 (134,466) (41.6)%
Selling, general and administrative92,679
 95,747
 (3,068) (3.2)%87,626
 92,679
 (5,053) (5.5)%
Research and development88,881
 72,505
 16,376
 22.6 %87,609
 88,881
 (1,272) (1.4)%
Impairment charges
 35,207
 (35,207) N/A
Operating expenses181,560
 203,459
 (21,899) (10.8)%175,235
 181,560
 (6,325) (3.5)%
Income from operations$142,058
 $71,234
 $70,824
 99.4 %
Income/(loss) from operations$13,917
 $142,058
 $(128,141) (90.2)%
Our net revenues for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2018 increased29, 2019 decreased as compared to our net revenues for the three and nine months ended July 1, 2017.June 30, 2018. The increasedecrease in net revenue was primarily due to higherlower volume as a result of higherlower demand from our customers, particularly in our Capital Equipment segment, due to growing market demand in consumer, enterprise, automotive and industrial applications.segment.
The semiconductor industry is volatile and our operating results are adversely impacted by volatile worldwide economic conditions. Though the semiconductor industry's cycle can be independent of the general economy, global economic conditions may have fluctuated significantlya direct impact on demand for semiconductor units and ultimately demand for semiconductor capital equipment and expendable tools. Accordingly, our business and financial performance is impacted, both positively and negatively, by fluctuations in the pastmacroeconomic environment. Our visibility into future demand is generally limited and areforecasting is difficult. There can be no assurances regarding levels of demand for our products and we believe historic industry-wide volatility will persist.
The U.S. and other foreign countries have levied tariffs on certain goods and have introduced retaliatory measures or other trade restrictions, which has resulted in uncertainties in the semiconductor, LED, memory and automotive markets. While the Company anticipates long-term growth in semiconductor consumption, the softening in demand, which began in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018, is expected to continue to do so in the future.through fiscal 2019.
Net Revenue
Approximately 94.2%93.2% and 92.4%94.2% of our net revenue for the three months ended June 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018, and July 1, 2017, respectively, was for shipments to customer locations outside of the U.S., primarily in the Asia/Pacific region. In the Asia/Pacific region, our customer base ishas also becomingbecome more geographically concentrated as a result of economic and industry conditions. Approximately 49.9%49.0% and 38.8%49.9% of our net revenue for the three months ended June 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018, and July 1, 2017, respectively, was for shipments to customers located in China.
Likewise, approximatelyApproximately 93.6% and 91.6% and 91.9% of our net revenue for the nine months ended June 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018, and July 1, 2017, respectively, was for shipments to customer locations outside of the U.S., primarily in the Asia/Pacific region. Within the Asia/Pacific region, our customer base has also become more geographically concentrated as a result of economic and industry conditions. Approximately 45.6%42.1% and 41.2%45.6% of our net revenue for the nine months ended June 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018, and July 1, 2017, respectively, was for shipments to customers located in China.




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The following tables reflect net revenue by business segment for the three and nine months ended June 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018 and July 1, 2017:2018: 
Three months ended    Three months ended    
(dollar amounts in thousands)June 30, 2018 July 1, 2017 $ Change % ChangeJune 29, 2019 June 30, 2018 $ Change % Change
Capital Equipment$229,462
 $202,240
 $27,222
 13.5 %$89,860
 $229,462
 $(139,602) (60.8)%
APS39,372
 41,657
 (2,285) (5.5)%37,249
 39,372
 (2,123) (5.4)%
Total net revenue$268,834
 $243,897
 $24,937
 10.2 %$127,109
 $268,834
 $(141,725) (52.7)%
Nine months ended    Nine months ended    
(dollar amounts in thousands)June 30, 2018 July 1, 2017 $ Change % ChangeJune 29, 2019 June 30, 2018 $ Change % Change
Capital Equipment$578,197
 $477,957
 $100,240
 21.0%$286,364
 $578,197
 $(291,833) (50.5)%
APS126,100
 115,192
 10,908
 9.5%113,861
 126,100
 (12,239) (9.7)%
Total net revenue$704,297
 $593,149
 $111,148
 18.7%$400,225
 $704,297
 $(304,072) (43.2)%
       
Capital Equipment
The following table reflects the components of Capital Equipment net revenue change between the three and nine months ended June 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018 and July 1, 2017
June 30, 2018 vs. July 1, 2017June 29, 2019 vs. June 30, 2018
Three months ended Nine months endedThree months ended Nine months ended
(in thousands)Price Volume $ Change Price Volume $ ChangePrice Volume $ Change Price Volume $ Change
Capital Equipment$(11,797) $39,019
 $27,222
 $(15,095) $115,335
 $100,240
$(70) $(139,532) $(139,602) $(2,035) $(289,798) $(291,833)
For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2018,29, 2019, the higherlower Capital Equipment net revenue as compared to the prior year period was primarily due to higherlower volume. The higher saleslower volume was primarily due to growing market demanddecrease in consumer, enterprise,customer investments as a result of uncertainties in semiconductor, LED, memory and automotive and industrial applications. The higher sales volume was partially offset by unfavorable price variance primarily due to competition in the IC and LED markets.
APS
The following table reflects the components of APS net revenue change between the three and nine months ended June 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018 and July 1, 2017:2018: 
June 30, 2018 vs. July 1, 2017June 29, 2019 vs. June 30, 2018
Three months ended Nine months endedThree months ended Nine months ended
(in thousands)Price Volume $ Change Price Volume $ ChangePrice Volume $ Change Price Volume $ Change
APS$(450) $(1,835) $(2,285) $(694) $11,602
 $10,908
$(2,314) $191
 $(2,123) $(7,045) $(5,194) $(12,239)
For the three months ended June 30, 2018,29, 2019, the lower APS net revenue as compared to prior year period was primarily due to lower volume from EA/APMR Aftermarket.price. The lower price was due to competition and unfavorable product mix in the capillaries business.
For the nine months ended June 30, 2018,29, 2019, the higherlower APS net revenue as compared to prior year period was primarily due to higher contribution from saleslower price and lower volume. The lower price was due to competition and unfavorable product mix in the capillaries business. The lower volume was due to lower utilization of capillaries, spares and wedge bonder consumables.our products.





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Gross Profit
The following tables reflect gross profit by reportable segment for the three and nine months ended June 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018 and July 1, 2017
Three months ended    Three months ended    
(dollar amounts in thousands)June 30, 2018 
July 1, 2017
As Restated
 $ Change % ChangeJune 29, 2019 June 29, 2018 $ Change % Change
Capital Equipment$104,847
 $91,053
 $13,794
 15.1 %$38,127
 $104,847
 $(66,720) (63.6)%
APS22,122
 22,950
 (828) (3.6)%20,653
 22,122
 (1,469) (6.6)%
Total gross profit$126,969
 $114,003
 $12,966
 11.4 %$58,780
 $126,969
 $(68,189) (53.7)%
Nine months ended    Nine months ended    
(dollar amounts in thousands)June 30, 2018 
July 1, 2017
As Restated
 $ Change % ChangeJune 29, 2019 June 30, 2018 $ Change % Change
Capital Equipment$254,158
 $209,273
 $44,885
 21.4%$124,906
 $254,158
 $(129,252) (50.9)%
APS69,460
 65,420
 4,040
 6.2%64,246
 69,460
 (5,214) (7.5)%
Total gross profit$323,618
 $274,693
 $48,925
 17.8%$189,152
 $323,618
 $(134,466) (41.6)%
       


The following tables reflect gross profit as a percentage of net revenue by reportable segments for the three and nine months ended June 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018 and July 1, 2017:2018: 
Three months ended Basis PointThree months ended Basis Point
June 30, 2018 
July 1, 2017
As Restated
 ChangeJune 29, 2019 June 30, 2018 Change
Capital Equipment45.7% 45.0% 7042.4% 45.7% (330)
APS56.2% 55.1% 11055.4% 56.2% (80)
Total gross margin47.2% 46.7% 5046.2% 47.2% (100)
Nine months ended Basis PointNine months ended Basis Point
June 30, 2018 
July 1, 2017
As Restated
 ChangeJune 29, 2019 June 30, 2018 Change
Capital Equipment44.0% 43.8% 20
43.6% 44.0% (40)
APS55.1% 56.8% (170)56.4% 55.1% 130
Total gross margin45.9% 46.3% (40)47.3% 45.9% 140
     
For the three months ended June 29, 2019, the lower gross profit margin as compared to the prior year period was primarily due to lower gross margin from Capital Equipment as a result of unfavorable product mix, partially offset by a higher proportion of sales in APS, which generally have a higher gross margin.
For the nine months ended June 29, 2019, the higher gross profit margin as compared to the prior year period was primarily due to a higher proportion of sales in APS, which generally have a higher gross margin.
Capital Equipment
The following table reflects the components of Capital Equipment gross profit change between the three and nine months ended June 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018 and July 1, 2017
June 30, 2018 vs. July 1, 2017
As Restated
June 29, 2019 vs. June 30, 2018
Three months ended Nine months endedThree months ended Nine months ended
(in thousands)Price Cost Volume $ Change Price Cost Volume $ ChangePrice Cost Volume $ Change Price Cost Volume $ Change
Capital Equipment$(11,797) $6,589
 $19,002
 $13,794
 $(15,095) $6,878
 $53,102
 $44,885
$(70) $(1,624) $(65,026) $(66,720) $(2,035) $(1,235) $(125,982) $(129,252)
For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2018,29, 2019, the higherlower Capital Equipment gross profit as compared to the prior year period was primarily due to higherlower volume and lowerhigher cost. The higher saleslower volume was primarily due to growing market demanddecrease in consumer, enterprise,customer investments as a result of uncertainties in semiconductor, LED, memory and automotive and industrial applications.markets. The lowerhigher cost was primarily due to favorable product mix and cost efficiency. The higher sales volume andthe lower cost were partially offset by unfavorable price variance primarily due to competition in IC and LED markets.absorption of the fixed manufacturing costs.





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APS
The following table reflects the components of APS gross profit change between the three and nine months ended June 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018 and July 1, 2017:2018: 
June 30, 2018 vs. July 1, 2017June 29, 2019 vs. June 30, 2018
Three months ended Nine months endedThree months ended Nine months ended
(in thousands)Price Cost Volume $ Change Price Cost Volume $ ChangePrice Cost Volume $ Change Price Cost Volume $ Change
APS$(450) $(63) $(315) $(828) $(694) $471
 $4,263
 $4,040
$(2,314) $650
 $195
 $(1,469) $(7,045) $2,182
 $(351) $(5,214)
For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2018,29, 2019, the lower APS gross profit as compared to prior year period was primarily due to lower price reductionas a result of competition and unfavorable product mix in tools and lower volume from EA/APMR Aftermarket.
For the nine months ended June 30, 2018,capillaries business. This was partially offset by the higher APS gross profit as compared to prior year period was primarilyfavorable cost impact mainly due to higher contributionefficiency from sales of capillaries, spares and wedge bonder consumables.factory automation in capillary manufacturing.
Operating Expenses
The following tables reflect operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue for the three and nine months ended June 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018 and July 1, 2017:2018:
Three months ended Basis pointThree months ended Basis point
June 30, 2018 
July 1, 2017
As Restated
 changeJune 29, 2019 June 30, 2018 change
Selling, general & administrative12.1% 15.2% (310)22.6% 12.1% 1,050
Research & development11.1% 10.7% 40
22.2% 11.1% 1,110
Impairment charges% 14.4% (1,440)
Total23.2% 40.3% (1,710)44.8% 23.2% 2,160
 Nine months ended Basis point
 June 29, 2019 June 30, 2018 change
Selling, general & administrative21.9% 13.2% 870
Research & development21.9% 12.6% 930
Total43.8% 25.8% 1,800
      
 Nine months ended Basis point
 June 30, 2018 
July 1, 2017
As Restated
 change
Selling, general & administrative13.2% 16.1% (290)
Research & development12.6% 12.2% 40
Impairment charges% 5.9% (590)
Total25.8% 34.2% (840)
Selling, General and Administrative (“SG&A”)
For the three months ended June 30, 2018,29, 2019, lower SG&A expenses as compared to prior year period waswere primarily due to $2.1$6.2 million severance and restructuring expenselower staff costs mainly as a result of decrease in the prior period, $1.8incentive compensation. This was partially offset by $1.4 million net favorableunfavorable variance in foreign exchange and $1.8$0.6 million lower professional fees. These were partially offset by inclusion of $1.1 million of expenses related to the recently acquired Lithography business.higher severance expense.
For the nine months ended June 30, 2018,29, 2019, lower SG&A expenses as compared to the prior year period waswere primarily due to $6.1$6.9 million lower staff costs mainly as a result of decrease in incentive compensation, $1.3 million lower severance and $2.1restructuring expenses, and $1.1 million of net favorable variancechange in foreign exchange.doubtful debt. These were partially offset by inclusion of $3.1$3.4 million of expenses related to the recently acquired Lithography business, $0.8 million of net provision of doubtful debt, $0.8 million recovery of insurance claimsunfavorable variance in the previous period and $0.6 million lower net gain on disposal of fixed assets.foreign exchange.
Research and Development (“R&D”)
For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2018, higher29, 2019, lower R&D expenses as compared to the prior year periods wereperiod was primarily due to higherlower staff costs mainly as a result of decrease in incentive compensation. This was partially offset by higher investment in the development of Advanced Packaging products and inclusion of R&D expenses related to the recently acquired Lithography business.
Impairment Charges
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advanced packaging products.
Interest Income and Expense
The following tables reflect interest income and interest expense for the three and nine months ended June 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018 and July 1, 2017:2018: 
 Three months ended    
(dollar amounts in thousands)June 30, 2018 July 1, 2017 $ Change % Change
Interest income$3,459
 $1,751
 $1,708
 97.5 %
Interest expense$(263) $(264) $1
 (0.4)%
Nine months ended    Three months ended    
(dollar amounts in thousands)June 30, 2018 July 1, 2017 $ Change % ChangeJune 29, 2019 June 30, 2018 $ Change % Change
Interest income$8,420
 $4,502
 $3,918
 87.0%$3,956
 $3,459
 $497
 14.4%
Interest expense$(799) $(787) $(12) 1.5%$(632) $(263) $(369) 140.3%


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 Nine months ended    
(dollar amounts in thousands)June 29, 2019 June 30, 2018 $ Change % Change
Interest income$11,647
 $8,420
 $3,227
 38.3%
Interest expense$(1,137) $(799) $(338) 42.3%
        
For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2018,29, 2019, interest income was higher as compared to the prior year periods.period. This was primarily due to higher interest rates and a larger average cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments balance.rates.
Interest expense for the three and nine months ended June 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018 and July 1, 2017 was primarily attributable to the interest on the financing obligation relating to our corporate headquarters, which was incurred subsequent to the completion of the building in December 2013, as well as interest on the overdraft facility. (Refer to Note 118 of Item 1).
Provision for Income Taxes
The following table reflects the provision for income taxes and the effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended June 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018 and July 1, 2017:2018: 
Three months ended Nine months endedThree months ended Nine months ended
(dollar amounts in thousands)June 30, 2018 
July 1, 2017
As Restated
 June 30, 2018 
July 1, 2017
As Restated
June 29, 2019 June 30, 2018 June 29, 2019 June 30, 2018
Income tax expense/(benefit)$7,282
 $(17,657) $122,494
 $(9,933)
Income tax expense$3,864
 $7,282
 $19,106
 $122,494
Effective tax rate10.8% (102.9)% 81.9% (13.3)%75.0% 10.8% 78.2% 81.9%
Please refer to Note 1412 of Item 1 for discussion on the provision for income taxes and the effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended June 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018 and July 1, 2017.2018.


LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
The following table reflects total cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments as of June 30,29, 2019 and September 29, 2018 and September 30, 2017:
As of  As of  
(dollar amounts in thousands)June 30, 2018 September 30, 2017 ChangeJune 29, 2019 September 29, 2018 Change
Cash and cash equivalents$362,686
 $392,410
 $(29,724)$395,538
 $320,630
 $74,908
Restricted cash514
 530
 (16)474
 518
 (44)
Short-term investments258,000
 216,000
 42,000
248,000
 293,000
 (45,000)
Total cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments$621,200
 $608,940
 $12,260
$644,012
 $614,148
 $29,864
Percentage of total assets50.7% 52.0%  
57.9% 51.8%  

The following table reflects a summary of the Consolidated Condensed Statement of Cash Flow information for the nine months ended June 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018 and July 1, 2017:

2018:

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(in thousands)June 29, 2019 June 30, 2018
Net cash provided by operating activities$83,181
 $93,843
Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities30,374
 (57,527)
Net cash used in financing activities(38,751) (65,805)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash60
 (251)
Changes in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash$74,864
 $(29,740)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period321,148
 392,940
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period$396,012
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 Nine months ended
(in thousands)June 30, 2018 
July 1, 2017
As Restated
Net cash provided by operating activities$93,843
 $68,166
Net cash used in investing activities(57,527) (8,012)
Net cash used in financing activities(65,805) (805)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash(251) 673
Changes in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash$(29,740) $60,022
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period392,940
 423,907
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period$363,200
 $483,929
Nine months ended June 29, 2019
Net cash provided by operating activities was primarily due to the increase in net change in operating assets and liabilities of $47.9 million, non-cash adjustments to net income of $30.1 million and net income of $5.2 million. The increase in net change in operating assets and liabilities was primarily driven by a decrease in accounts and notes receivable of $92.7 million related to the lower sales and a decrease in inventory of $16.0 million. This was partially offset by a decrease in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities of $48.1 million, also related to the lower sales, an increase in prepaid expenses and other assets of $10.6 million, and a decrease in income tax payable of $3.7 million.
The decrease in accounts receivable was due to higher sales in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018 as compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2019 as well as timing of collections. The decrease in inventory was due to decreased manufacturing activities in third quarter of fiscal 2019 as compared to the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018 in response to lower sales levels in fiscal 2019. The lower accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities were primarily due to lower accruals on incentive compensation and other bonuses as a result of payment made in fiscal 2019 and lower purchases due to lower manufacturing activities. The decrease in income tax payable was mainly due to payment of tax during fiscal 2019.
Net cash provided by investing activities was due to net redemption of short-term investments of $45.0 million. This was partially offset by capital expenditures of $9.7 million and an equity investment of $5.0 million in one of our collaborative partners.
Net cash used in financing activities was primarily due to common stock repurchases of $85.5 million and dividend payment of $23.9 million. These were partially offset by an overdraft of $71.2 million.
Nine months ended June 30, 2018
Net cash provided by operating activities was primarily due to the combination of non-cash adjustments to net income of $48.2 million, increase in net change in operating assets and liabilities of $18.6 million and net income of $27.0 million. The increase in net change in operating assets and liabilities was primarily driven by an increase in income tax payable of $84.1 million. This was partially offset by an increase in accounts and notes receivable of $58.9 million, increase in inventory of $5.1 million, and a decrease in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities of $1.9 million.
The increase in income tax payable was mainly due to additional tax payable on the repatriation of foreign earnings subsequent to the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the "Act"). The increase in accounts receivables was due to higher sales in the third quarter of fiscal 2018 as compared to the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017 as well as timing of collections. The increase in net inventories was primarily due to variations in the timing of our customer orders.
Net cash used in investing activities was due to purchases of short-term investments of $487.0 million, and capital expenditures of $16.2 million. This was offset by the proceeds from the maturity of short-term investments of $445.0 million.
Net cash used in financing activities was primarily due to common stock repurchases of $65.3 million.
Nine months ended July 1, 2017 (As Restated)
Net cash provided by operating activities was primarily due to the combination of net income of $84.9 million, non-cash adjustments of $49.7 million and working capital changes of $(66.4) million. The change in working capital was primarily driven by an increase in accounts and notes receivable of $83.6 million, an increase in inventories of $46.4 million, and an increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets of $9.7 million, all related to the overall increase in sales. This was partially offset by a corresponding increase in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities of $73.4 million, also primarily related to the increased sales.
Net cash used in investing activities was due to purchases of short-term investments of $170.0 million, capital expenditures of $22.1 million and an equity investment of $1.3 million. This was offset by the proceeds from the maturity of short-term investments of $184.0 million and the proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment of $1.4 million.
Net cash used in financing activities relates to the reversal of excess tax benefits of $0.7 million.
Fiscal 20182019 Liquidity and Capital Resource Outlook
We expect our aggregate fiscal 20182019 capital expenditures to be between $18.0$11.0 million and $20.0$13.0 million, of which approximately $16.2$9.3 million has been incurred through the third quarter.The actual amounts for 2019 will vary depending on market conditions. Expenditures are anticipated to be primarily used for R&D projects, enhancements to our manufacturing operations in Asia, improvements to our information technology infrastructure and leasehold improvements for our facilities.
We believe that our existing cash and investments and anticipated cash flows from operations will be sufficient to meet our liquidity and capital requirements for at least the next twelve months. Our liquidity is affected by many factors, some based on normal operations of our business and others related to global economic conditions and industry uncertainties, which we cannot predict. We also cannot predict economic conditions and industry downturns or the timing, strength or duration of recoveries. We intend to continue to use our cash for working capital needs and for general corporate purposes.
We may seek, as we believe appropriate, additional debt or equity financing that would provide capital for corporate purposes, working capital funding, additional liquidity needs or to fund future growth opportunities, including possible acquisitions. The timing and amount of potential capital requirements cannot be determined at this time and will depend on a number of factors,


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including our actual and projected demand for our products, semiconductor and semiconductor capital equipment industry conditions, competitive factors, and the condition of financial markets.
As of June 30, 201829, 2019 and September 30, 2017,29, 2018, approximately $531.3$637.2 million and $565.0$545.0 million of cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments were held by the Company's foreign subsidiaries, respectively. As a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, signed into law on December 22, 2017, the cash amountsamount as of June 30, 2018 are29, 2019 is expected to be available for use in the U.S. without incurring additional U.S. income tax. Please refer to Note 14


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Share Repurchase Program
On August 15, 2017, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a program (the "Program") to repurchase up to $100 million in total of the Company’s common stock on or before August 1, 2020. On July 10, 2018, the Board of Directors increased the share repurchase authorization under the Program to $200 million. On January 31, 2019, the Board of Directors further increased the share repurchase under the Programto$300 million. The Company has entered into a written trading plan under Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act to facilitate repurchases under the Program. The Program may be suspended or discontinued at any time and is funded using the Company's available cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments. Under the Program, shares may be repurchased through open market and/or privately negotiated transactions at prices deemed appropriate by management. The timing and amount of repurchase transactions under the Program depend on market conditions as well as corporate and regulatory considerations. During the three and nine months ended June 30, 2018,29, 2019, the Company repurchased a total of 1.81.5 million and 2.84.0 million shares of common stock under the Program at a cost of $42.6$33.2 million and $67.3$85.6 million, respectively. As of June 30, 2018,29, 2019, our remaining stock repurchase authorization under the Program was approximately $21.4$112.1 million.
On July 10, 2018, the Company's Board of Directors increased the share repurchase authorization under the Program by an additional $100 million.
Dividends
On June 14,May 20, 2019, February 28, 2019, and December 12, 2018, the Board of Directors declared and authorized the initiation of a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share of common stock. The first dividend payment of $8.2Dividends paid during the three and nine months ended June 29, 2019 totaled $7.8 million was made on July 16, 2018 to holders of record as of June 28, 2018.and $23.9 million, respectively. The declaration of any future cash dividend is at the discretion of the Board of Directors and will depend on the Company's financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, business conditions and other factors, as well as a determination that cashsuch dividends are in the best interests of the Company's stockholders.
Other Obligations and Contingent Payments
In accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, certain obligations and commitments are not required to be included in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets and Statements of Operations. These obligations and commitments, while entered into in the normal course of business, may have a material impact on our liquidity. Certain of the following commitments as of June 30, 201829, 2019 are appropriately not included in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets and Statements of Operations included in this Form 10-Q; however, they have been disclosed in the table below for additional information.
The Company’s other non-current liabilities in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets consist primarily of deferred tax liabilities, gross long-term tax payable and retirement obligations. As of June 30, 2018,29, 2019, the Company had deferred tax liabilities of $27.3$27.2 million and long-term tax payable of $6.0$20.5 million of which the Company is unable to make a reasonably reliable estimate of the timing of payments due to uncertainties in the timing of tax audit outcomes; therefore, such amounts are not included in the below contractual obligation table. In addition, the Company has retirement obligations and other severances of $7.4$7.7 million which are payable on employee departures.
The following table presents certain payments due by the Company under contractual obligations with minimum firm commitments as of June 30, 2018:29, 2019:
   Payments due in
(in thousands)Total Less than 1 year 1 - 3 years 3 - 5 years More than 5 years
Inventory purchase obligations (1)
$149,414
 $149,414
 $
 $
 $
Operating lease obligations (2)
18,968
 3,635
 5,758
 3,708
 5,867
Long-term tax payable (3)
(reflected on our Balance Sheets)
82,576
 6,563
 13,384
 13,185
 49,444
Asset retirement obligations (4)
(reflected on our Balance Sheets)
1,509
 118
 366
 
 1,025
Total$252,467
 $159,730
 $19,508
 $16,893
 $56,336


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   Payments due in
(in thousands)Total Less than 1 year 1 - 3 years 3 - 5 years More than 5 years
Inventory purchase obligations (1)
$85,829
 $85,829
 $
 $
 $
Operating lease obligations (2)
17,534
 4,343
 5,255
 3,857
 4,079
Long-term tax payable (3)
(reflected on our Balance Sheets)
64,099
 
 13,684
 19,671
 30,744
Asset retirement obligations (4)
(reflected on our Balance Sheets)
1,612
 87
 365
 1,038
 122
Total$169,074
 $90,259
 $19,304
 $24,566
 $34,945
(1)We order inventory components in the normal course of our business. A portion of these orders are non-cancellable and a portion may have varying penalties and charges in the event of cancellation.
(2)Represents minimum rental commitments under various leases (excluding taxes, insurance, maintenance and repairs, which are also paid by us) primarily for various facility and equipment leases, which expire periodically through 20262027 (not including lease extension options, if applicable).
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In accordance with ASC No. 840, Leases ("ASC 840"), the Company was considered to be the owner of its headquarters during the construction phase due to its involvement in the asset construction. As a result of the Company's continued involvement during the lease term, the Company did not fulfill the criteria to apply sale-leaseback accounting under ASC 840. Therefore, at completion, the building remained on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet, and the corresponding financing obligation was reclassified to long-term liability. As of June 30, 2018,29, 2019, we recorded a financing obligation of $16.2$15.5 million. The financing obligation is not reflected in the table above.
(3)Associated with the one-time transition tax of our foreign subsidiaries in relation to the Act. (Refer to Note 1412 of Item 1).
(4)Asset retirement obligations are associated with commitments to return the property to its original condition upon lease termination at various sites.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
Credit facilities and Bank Guarantees
On November 22, 2013, the Company obtained a $5.0 million credit facility with Citibank in connection with the issuance of bank guarantees for operational purposes. As of June 30, 2018,29, 2019, the outstanding amount is $2.9$3.2 million.
On February 15, 2019, the Company entered into a Facility Letter and Overdraft Agreement (collectively, the “Facility Agreements”) with MUFG Bank, Ltd., Singapore Branch (the “Bank”). The Facility Agreements provide the Company with an overdraft facility of up to $100.0 million (the “Overdraft Facility”) for general corporate purposes. Amounts outstanding under the Overdraft Facility, including interest, are payable upon thirty days written demand by the Bank. Interest on the Overdraft Facility is calculated on a daily basis, and the applicable interest rate is calculated at the overnight U.S. Dollar LIBOR rate plus a margin of 1.5% per annum. The Overdraft Facility is an unsecured facility per the terms of the Facility Agreements. The Facility Agreements contain customary non-financial covenants, including, without limitation, covenants that restrict the Company’s ability to sell or dispose of its assets, cease owning at least 51% of one of its subsidiaries (the "Subsidiary"). or encumber its assets with material security interests (including any pledge of monies in the Subsidiary’s cash deposit account with the Bank). The Facility Agreements also contain typical events of default, including, without limitation, non-payment of financial obligations when due, cross defaults to other material indebtedness of the Company or any breach of a representation or warranty under the Facility Agreements. As of June 29, 2019, the outstanding amount is $71.2 million.
In addition, the Company has other bank guarantees for operational purposes which are secured with corresponding deposits placed with the issuer banks. These amounts are shown as restricted cash in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets.
As of June 30, 2018,29, 2019, we did not have any other off-balance sheet arrangements, such as contingent interests or obligations associated with variable interest entities.


Item 3. - QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Interest Rate Risk
Our available-for-sale securities, if applicable, may consist of short-term investments in highly rated debt instruments of the U.S. Government and its agencies, financial institutions, and corporations. We continually monitor our exposure to changes in interest rates and credit ratings of issuers with respect to any available-for-sale securities and target an average life to maturity of less than 18 months. Accordingly, we believe that the effects on us of changes in interest rates and credit ratings of issuers are limited and would not have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations.
Foreign Currency Risk
Our international operations are exposed to changes in foreign currency exchange rates due to transactions denominated in currencies other than the location's functional currency. Our international operations are also exposed to foreign currency fluctuations that impact the remeasurement of net monetary assets of those operations whose functional currency, the U.S. dollar, differs from their respective local currencies, most notably in Israel, Malaysia, Singapore and Switzerland. In addition to net monetary remeasurement, we have exposures related to the translation of subsidiary financial statements from their functional currency, the local currency, into its reporting currency, the U.S. dollar, most notably in the Netherlands, China, Taiwan, Japan and Germany. Our U.S. operations also have foreign currency exposure due to net monetary assets denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar.
Based on our foreign currency exposure as of June 30, 2018,29, 2019, a 10.0% fluctuation could impact our financial position, results of operations or cash flows by $2.0$1.0 to $3.0$2.0 million. Our attempts to hedge against these risks may not be successful and may result in a material adverse impact on our financial results and cash flow.
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twelve months. We have foreign exchange forward contracts with a notional amount of $40.0$34.8 million outstanding as of June 30, 2018.29, 2019.



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Item 4. - CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer, haveevaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of June 29, 2019. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of June 29, 2019 our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective in providing reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by us in reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as of June 30, 2018 because ofamended, is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the material weaknessestime periods specified in our internal control over financial reporting discussed below.
Material Weaknesses in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
We identified the following two control deficiencies that each constitute a material weakness:
(i) Material weakness related to manual journal entries
We did not maintain effective controls over the recordingSecurities and review of manual journal entries relatedExchange Commission's rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our warranty accrualmanagement, including the Chief Executive Officer and accounts payable. Specifically, effective control over the review of journal entries was not maintainedChief Financial Officer, as a result of management override of journal entries of the accrual for warranty and accounts payable. The management overrides of controls were identified during an internal investigation, which was concluded in May 2018, relatedappropriate, to an unauthorized disbursement by a senior finance employee that was discovered after the end of the second fiscal quarter of 2018. We determined that manual journal entries initiated by this employee were made to correct the Company's failure to properly include labor costs in our warranty accrual, lacked supporting documentation and were accounted for incorrectly. In addition we determined that the manual journal entries to record accounts payable were based on falsified accounting records. This control deficiency resulted in the misstatement of our warranty expense and warranty accrual accounts and related financial disclosures as well as the misstatement of our cost of sales and accounts payable accounts, and in the restatement of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2017 and October 1, 2016 as well as the restatement of the consolidated condensed financial statements for the quarter ended December 30, 2017.
(ii) Material weakness related to cash disbursements
We did not maintain effective control over the Company’s cash disbursements. Specifically, effective control over the approval of cash disbursements was not maintained. This control deficiency did not result in a misstatement.
Additionally, these control deficiencies could result in additional misstatements of account balances or disclosures that would result in a material misstatement to the annual or interim consolidated financial statements that would not be prevented or detected. Accordingly, our management has determined that these control deficiencies constitute material weaknesses.
Management’s Plans for Remediation of the Material Weaknesses
In response to the material weaknesses identified above we have developed a plan with the oversight of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors to remediate these material weaknesses. During the quarter ended June 30, 2018, we executed or are in the process of executing the following as part of our plan to remediate these material weaknesses:
(i) Material weakness related to manual journal entries
Enhance the procedures and tighten grant of authority approval requirements for journal entries to improve precision of the review and accountability.
Conduct town hall meetings throughout the Company's worldwide organization led by executive management to reinforce Company's corporate culture and policies and procedures.
Provide additional training to finance personnel on roles and responsibilities, including line of communications in the event of concerns.
Change certain finance management.
(ii) Material weakness related to cash disbursements
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Provide additional training to finance personnel on roles and responsibilities, including line of communications in the event of concerns.
These material weaknesses will not be considered remediated until the applicable remedial controls operate for a sufficient period of time and management has concluded, through testing, that these controls are operating effectively.allow timely decisions regarding disclosure.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f). Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP.
DuringIn connection with the quarter ended June 30, 2018, we made these significant changes inevaluation by our management, including with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of our internal control over financial reporting:
(i) Material weakness related to manual journal entries
Enhanced procedures and tightened grant of authority approval requirements for journal entries to improve precision of review and accountability.
(ii) Material weakness related to cash disbursements
Revamped bank mandate for certain entities to tighten approval limits for cash disbursements and mandated appropriate executive management as signers.
Except as described above, there has beenreporting, no change in the Company's internal control over financial reportingchanges during the three months ended June 30, 2018, that has29, 2019 were identified to have materially affected, or isare reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company'sour internal control over financial reporting.






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PART II. - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1A. - RISK FACTORS
Certain Risks Related to Our Business
There have been no material changes from the risk factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors”, of our 2017 amended2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A,10-K, except as follows:
U.S. federal income tax reform could adversely affect us.
On December 22, 2017, the Tax CutsSubstantially all of our sales and Jobs Act (the "Act") was signed into legislation. The Act, among other changes, reducesmanufacturing operations are located outside of the U.S. federal corporate tax rate, and we rely on independent foreign distribution channels for certain product lines, all of which subject us to risks, including risks from 35%changes in trade regulations, currency fluctuations, political instability and conflicts.
Approximately 92.3%, 92.9%, and 92.4% of our net revenue for fiscal 2018, 2017, and 2016, respectively, was for shipments to 21%, implements a modified territorial tax system that includes a one-time transition tax on deemed repatriation of previously untaxed accumulated earnings and profits of certain foreign subsidiaries, and creates new taxes on certain foreign-sourced earnings.
At December 30, 2017, the Company has reflected the income tax effectscustomers located outside of the Act for which the accounting under Accounting Standards Codification Topic 740, Income Taxes is complete. For those items for which the accounting is not yet complete, but for which a reasonable estimate could be made, we have recorded the provisional tax expenseU.S., primarily in the Statement of Operations. As described below, we have made a reasonable estimate ofAsia/Pacific region. In the effects onAsia/Pacific region, our existing deferred tax balances and the one-time transition tax. For these items, we recognized an aggregate net discrete tax provision of $105.7 million, comprised primarily of approximately $2.6 million from the re-measurement of U.S. deferred tax assets and liabilities using the relevant tax rate at which we expect them to reverse in the future and approximately $103.2 million from the one-time transition tax on deemed repatriation of previously untaxed accumulated earnings and profits of certain foreign subsidiaries. We continue to examine the impact of certain provisions of the Act that will become applicable in fiscal year 2019 related tocustomer base erosion anti-abuse tax (“BEAT”), global intangible low-taxed income (“GILTI”), and other provisions that could adversely affect our effective tax rate in the future. For the period ended June 30, 2018, there has been no material changes to the provisional tax expense. The Company will continue to monitor changes in state and local tax laws to determine if state and local taxing authorities intend to conform or deviate from changes to U.S. federal tax legislationis also becoming more geographically concentrated as a result of economic and industry conditions. Approximately 46.0%, 40.0% and 33.7% of our net revenue for the Act.fiscal 2018, 2017, and 2016 was for shipments to customers located in China.We expect our future performance to depend on our ability to continue to compete in foreign markets, particularly in the Asia/Pacific region. Some of these economies have been highly volatile, resulting in significant fluctuation in local currencies, and political and economic instability. These conditions may continue or worsen, which may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results.We also rely on non-U.S. suppliers for materials and components used in our products, and substantially all of our manufacturing operations are located in countries other than the U.S. We manufacture our ball, wedge and APAMA bonders in Singapore, our Hybrid and Electronic Assembly solutions in the Netherlands, our dicing blades, capillaries and bonding wedges in China and capillary blanks in Israel. In addition, our corporate headquarters is in Singapore and we have sales, service and support personnel in Singapore, Israel, Taiwan, China, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Japan, Thailand, the U.S., Germany, Mexico, Switzerland and the Netherlands. We also rely on independent foreign distribution channels for certain of our product lines. As a result, a major portion of our business is subject to the risks associated with international, and particularly Asia/Pacific, commerce, such as:

risks of war and civil disturbances or other events that may limit or disrupt manufacturing and markets;
seizure of our foreign assets, including cash;
longer payment cycles in foreign markets;
foreign exchange restrictions and capital controls;
restrictions on the repatriation of our assets, including cash;
significant foreign and U.S. taxes on repatriated cash;
difficulties of staffing and managing dispersed international operations;
possible disagreements with tax authorities;
episodic events outside our control such as, for example, outbreaks of influenza or other illnesses;
natural disasters such as earthquakes, fires or floods;
tariff and currency fluctuations;
changing political conditions;
labor work stoppages and strikes in our factories or the factories of our suppliers;
foreign governments' monetary policies and regulatory requirements;
less protective foreign intellectual property laws;
new laws and regulations; and
legal systems which are less developed and may be less predictable than those in the U.S.
In addition, there is a potential risk of conflict and instability in the relationship between Taiwan and China. Conflict or instability could disrupt the operations of our customers and/or suppliers in both Taiwan and China. Additionally, our manufacturing operations in China could be disrupted by any conflict.
Our international operations also depend upon favorable trade relations between the U.S. and those foreign countries in which our customers, subcontractors and materials suppliers have operations. A protectionist trade environment in either the U.S. or those foreign countries in which we do business, such as a change in the current tariff structures, export compliance or other trade policies, may materially and adversely affect our ability to sell our products in foreign markets.


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The U.S. and other foreign countries have levied tariffs on certain goods and have introduced retaliatory measures or other trade restrictions that may impact our customer investment in manufacturing equipment, reduce the competitiveness of our products, or inhibit our ability to sell products or purchase necessary equipment and supplies. We cannot predict what further actions may ultimately be taken with respect to tariffs or trade relations between the U.S. and other countries, what products may be subject to such actions, or what actions may be taken by other countries in retaliation. Further changes in trade policy, tariffs, additional taxes, restrictions on exports or other trade barriers, or restrictions on supplies, equipment, and raw materials, may limit our ability to produce products, increase our selling and/or manufacturing costs, reduce the competitiveness of our products, or inhibit our ability to sell products or purchase necessary equipment and supplies, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, or financial condition.
Item 2. - UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
The following table summarizes the repurchases of common stock during the three months ended June 30, 201829, 2019 (in millions, except number of shares, which are reflected in thousands, and per share amounts):
PeriodTotal Number of Shares Purchased Average Price Paid Per Share Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs 
Approximate Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (1)
April 1, 2018 to April 28, 2018 322
 $24.78
 322
 $56.0
April 29, 2018 to June 2, 2018 420
 $22.88
 420
 $46.4
June 3, 2018 to June 30, 2018 1,051
 $23.79
 1,051
 $21.4
For the three months ended June 30, 2018 1,793
   1,793
  
PeriodTotal Number of Shares Purchased Average Price Paid Per Share Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs 
Approximate Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (1)
March 31, 2019 to April 27, 2019 307
 $23.71
 307
 $138.0
April 28, 2019 to June 1, 2019 666
 $20.60
 666
 $124.3
June 2, 2019 to June 29, 2019 565
 $21.53
 565
 $112.1
For the three months ended June 29, 2019 1,538
   1,538
  
(1) On August 15, 2017, the Company announced that itsCompany's Board of Directors approvedauthorized a share repurchase program (the "Program") that authorizes theto repurchase of up to $100 million in total of the Company's common shares, from time to time over the three year period endingstock on or before August 1, 2020. On July 10, 2018, the Board of Directors increased the share repurchase authorization under the Program to $200 million. On January 31, 2019, the Board of Directors further increased the share repurchase under the Programto$300 million. The Company may purchase shares of its common stock through open market and privately negotiated transactions at prices deemed appropriate by management. The Company has entered into a written trading plan under Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act to facilitate repurchases under the Program. The Program may be suspended or discontinued at any time and will be funded using the Company's available cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments. The timing and amount of repurchase transactions under the Program depend on market conditions as well as corporate and regulatory considerations. On July 10, 2018, the Company's Board of Directors increased the share repurchase authorization under the Program by an additional $100 million.






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Item 6. -     EXHIBITS
Exhibit No. Description
   
31.1 Certification of Fusen Chen, Chief Executive Officer of Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc., pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule15d-14(a)Rule 15d-14(a).
   
31.2 Certification of Lester Wong, Interim Chief Financial Officer of Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc., pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a).
   
32.1 Certification of Fusen Chen, Chief Executive Officer of Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc., pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
32.2 Certification of Lester Wong, Interim Chief Financial Officer of Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc., pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
101.INS XBRL Instance Document.
   
101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
   
101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
   
101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
   
101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
   
101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.






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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.
  
Date: August 2, 20182019By:/s/ LESTER WONG
  Lester Wong
  Senior Vice President, Interim Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel






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EXHIBIT INDEX
   
Exhibit No. Description
   
31.1 
   
31.2 
   
32.1 
   
32.2 
   
101.INS XBRL Instance Document.
   
101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
   
101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
   
101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
   
101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
   
101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
 




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