Coherent (COHR) 4 Aug 202020 Q3 Earnings call transcript

Good afternoon and welcome to Coherent Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Results Conference Call. All participants will be in listen-only mode. [Operator Instructions] Please note, this event is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to introduce Bret DiMarco, Executive Vice President and General Counsel. Please go ahead.

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Thanks, Jim.

comes go of O’Malley The ahead. next from Barclays. question Please Tom

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Great. Thanks, guys.

Thanks, Tom.

The go Mehdi Please next of question comes Hosseini from SIG. ahead.

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in you’re it way. proper So I thinking about the think

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Yes. Mehdi, it’s Kevin.

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OpEx if a think and So a XXs you’ll going basis the mid non-GAAP work I that’s good on you numbers, pretty see a number forward.

then And that positive the net shows your sustainable? trend Okay. Kevin, for time first share many to Is cash per in quarters. going a be

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from Solow question comes next CJS Securities. go Larry ahead. of Our Please

afternoon. good Hi,

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could if Larry, I add.

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Absolutely.

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from OpEx What think Yes, about the you of comp Larry side, standpoint. is cost side. sales an really the

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our an that operations, we and such. will overheads OpEx all sales, to marketing, COGS benefit standpoint, streamline that finance, corporate manufacturing extent So the the from

others David potentially As marketing will impact that add proper. we we’ll OpEx see for and

Fair enough.

appreciate I thanks, Thanks, great. And all Okay, Larry. again. clarification. that

Miller go Your next Benchmark question Please of comes from Mark ahead. Company. The

for you taking my question. Thank

the departure there Your report? charges -- from this material business Laser charges, in quarter’s any were was Fiber

Kevin. material, is Nothing Mark, this

see GAAP You’ll a reconciliation, the restructuring see little out of of getting some fiber bit to in kilowatt that that to you’ll non-GAAP of is related is there the business.

based compensation recent? it stock took in one this a is that quarters stock-based was new or higher timers Your than compensation a some there drove trend jump, previous

to the to with significant of and When commitments role. numbers such as a stock top did that John Andy equity that company and of that accelerate Yes. quarter. the It comp And has $X any quarter-over-quarter then on piece that made do then Andy we’ve the did and coming to and Advisor drives million Mark. increase. that, layer current to board on question, John happens, I transitioning appreciate grow rough Special

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close. So

Thank you.

you, Thank Mark.

Longbow question Research. next Nick ahead. Please comes The of from Todorov go

first reached the the good that half that was the have your hand thought versus actually at on because and I know supply we for a half Congrats I’m utilization data bit XXXX, at of a of services And XXXX and inventory least guys. had Hey, lowering portion, results data guys we you into third-party talking thanks. been looking little that chain on partners if execution. first have at. can look dive their that I Kevin, the Yes, up utilization, been trough.

in forward in customers up up here seeing is about ramp out June will pretty anything we substantially? the why how and be going changes think not preventing are scaling to how So from reaching why maybe services? we think first, the think should doing that Or quarter, increase of we as you should about -- there utilization an you the

shared, but areas, the the Hi, I the sequentially services, quarter. was improve other a that question. I on those up and quarter, little primarily numbers by materials the that for in utilization down. about the display completely was still bit was did see isn’t other $XX things the Nick, This throughout pretty thanks for Yes. We in talked offset Early behind processing. it million,

phones I and As supply of utilization the we look as in set mentioned XXXX, Panel grow should as our spring bit should earlier, services forward ramp therefore, fall a the business and up our to of and some as of of customers the phones rebound set well.

how normal, still level normal, above do And users? inventory, what to is least Okay. at that, it? it you just your would characterize the customers of below how Is related to visibility your -- and of

Nick. It’s below normal, still

I inventories. of think than just pandemic, quarters on that further We’ve everybody macro the the and down we really really in cash, of everybody, ago. managing given a focused thought I streamline couple environment even seen is come think;

sparingly inventory lower using are very they So and and threshold. lower maintaining their

Okay.

gross relative trajectory certain scaling next ELA to level pretty incremental should willing start to. a guys the but revenue provide guide guiding Are the up relative that think we that the you’re to are about how of So really to an you margin to growth into framework gross as September any -- ELAs the margin, year? to helping, obviously, revenue to think quarter we is are investors we you about good, guys think the

there, XXXX I is we peak to go the may if levels OLED back won’t get the back little those hits. but The get the to can be linear, going ELA be do a It I’m levels Nick, lumpy, back nearly can pretty dominant those forward. overall and periods XXXX ramp we portfolio. of we Yes. true it once when thinking, can to best was in

That’s very and helpful from last Okay. question me.

being previously interconnects. business a related tailwind we spoke many but the think businesses, XG I including to about for AIP PCB

will -- and those as about orders sales about up think, become, you should next activity. to see in ramp up XX% increasing think year. the mix I some that of eventually we third of smartphones then parties we mentioned some XG expect How starting Andy, you’re by

real XG you we on they side. the and for get then they and And good if via the the antenna both the technology need our them is chip more on that drilling phones on can optimize news about you Look need power. the also more OLED it, estate to with help you optimize

more net-net, the tailwind XG, So more of our the or technology. usage the

high will are XG you but the people through smartphones that the Now, continue XG off put us all goes next year. as mid-range, not readiness that in that of for goodness see be as things shelves should into from these the and and and ramping order tomorrow, the the end

Got Good it. Thanks, luck. guys.

Nick. you, Thank

Sachs. comes The of next go from question Brian Lee Please Goldman ahead.

the the like have OLED Andy, the there to that maybe, you’ve I the little but hop the if wanted had Hey, time new some questions. didn’t several Thanks first it And late. quarters this. for seems I to maybe, is any order, a for just there? in quarter were guys. this you in Kevin, I’ll taking covered where on But, start apologize of the bit I confirm orders business,

to to side equipment, And did display any inability answer The of systems. is customer. take sit did Yes. take high-end again, Brian. high-end in orders side attribute we for orders but ELA the that, Yes, we surrounding our with COVID, our none we that by not our

in do different to the the it’s and ramp. of but we communicate, forward see on All look virtually have see languages done orders often as we upcoming quarters based difficult, that’s do we two we --

Okay.

it of pause This more consider cancellations. have is would a cycle be to related something this just where correct? issue. seen That’s isn’t the and timing/COVID in So a no you you

And correct. COVID we would related primarily. That yes, is would this to timing see as temporary we view oriented

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Brian, again. Yes, Kevin

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