DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Diodes Incorporated (NASDAQ: DIOD), a leading global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality application specific standard products within the broad discrete and analog semiconductor markets, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008. Diodes’ second quarter financials include one month of financial results from Zetex plc following the successful June completion of the acquisition.

Financial and Business Highlights:

• Revenue increased 20.5 percent over the prior year period and 21.4 percent sequentially to a record $116.0 million;
• Gross profit increased 29.1 percent over the same period last year and 24.1 percent sequentially to $39.6 million;
• Gross margin increased 220 basis points over the prior year period and 70 basis points sequentially to 34.1 percent;
• Achieved adjusted net income of $15.0 million, or $0.35 per share; and
• Completed the acquisition of Zetex.

Revenue for the second quarter of 2008 increased 20.5 percent to $116.0 million as compared to $96.3 million reported in the second quarter of 2007, and increased 21.4 percent when compared to $95.6 million reported in the first quarter of 2008.

Gross profit for the second quarter of 2008 increased 29.1 percent to $39.6 million, or 34.1 percent of revenue, compared to $30.7 million, or 31.9 percent of revenue, in the prior year quarter and $31.9 million, or 33.4 percent of revenue, in the first quarter of 2008.

Commenting on the quarter, Dr. Keh-Shew Lu, President and CEO of Diodes Incorporated, said, “I am pleased to report strong quarterly financial results, including record revenue at the high end of our guidance and a 24 percent sequential increase in gross profit. The growth achieved in the quarter resulted from strength in our core business, particularly in Asia, combined with the one-month contribution from the Zetex acquisition. We achieved these results despite the continued weakening of the global economic environment and are confident in our ability to achieve growth rates that consistently exceed those of the industry.”

Dr. Lu further commented, “In terms of the acquisition, our integration efforts are well underway with significant progress made in aligning and integrating the sales and distribution channels across all geographies. Zetex was accretive on an operational basis in the month of June, and we are well positioned to accelerate our growth through the extensive synergies and cross-selling opportunities of the combined companies, while capitalizing on the cost savings and operational benefits.”

Second quarter net income, which included a one-time, $1.5 million non-cash currency hedge loss related to the Zetex acquisition, was $13.1 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, compared to $12.2 million, or $0.29 per share, in the second quarter of 2007 and $14.2 million, or $0.33 per share, in the first quarter of 2008.

Adjusted net income for the second quarter of 2008, which excluded $1.2 million of SFAS 123R stock option expenses and the one-time non-cash currency hedge loss, was $15.0 million, or $0.35 per diluted share.

As of June 30, 2008, Diodes had approximately $86.1 million in cash, $294.7 million in long-term investments, $196.7 million in working capital, $400 million in long-term debt (including the convertible notes) and unused and available credit facilities of $49.5 million.

Business Outlook

Dr. Lu concluded, “As we look to the third quarter of 2008, we expect revenue to increase to between $134 million and $142 million. Included in the total revenue guidance is the expectation of approximately $27 million to $33 million of revenue associated with the Zetex acquisition. Additionally, we expect the overall gross profit to grow 13 percent to 20 percent from the second quarter. Because of the one-month contribution of the acquisition of Zetex in the second quarter, we are providing more detailed guidance for the third quarter only. Future guidance will not include the same amount of detail or a breakout of the Zetex results, since Zetex’s operations will become an integrated part of our business.”

The Company is in the process of obtaining third-party valuations per SFAS 141 for many of the assets and liabilities acquired. Therefore, the fair market value adjustments and corresponding depreciation and amortization are not being provided in this guidance. The adjustments to fair market value and corresponding depreciation and amortization may include, but are not limited to, valuations of inventories and property, plant and equipment, as well as valuation models for identifiable intangible assets.

When the purchase price valuation is complete the Company may revise its third quarter guidance to include the fair market value adjustments and corresponding depreciation and amortization charges to the financial statements. These purchase accounting rules should have no impact to the Company’s ongoing free cash flow but will affect U.S. GAAP gross margins and net income in future periods.

The following table provides the details of the third-quarter GAAP guidance excluding the purchase price valuation impact:

Revenue growth		15% to 22%
Gross profit growth		13% to 20%
SG&A, % of revenue		15.0% to 15.5%
R&D, % of revenue		5.0% to 5.5%
Other expense, net		$2.0 to $2.8 million
Tax rate		16.0% to 17.0%
Fully diluted share count		43.0 to 43.4 million

Conference Call

Diodes will host a conference call on Thursday, August 7, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. Central Time (11:00 a.m. Eastern Time) to discuss its second quarter 2008 financial results. Investors and analysts may join the conference call by dialing 1-888-713-4214 and providing the confirmation code 24472970. International callers may join the teleconference by dialing 1-617-213-4866. A telephone replay of the call will be available approximately two hours after the call and will be available until August 11, 2008, at midnight Pacific Time. The replay number is 1-888-286-8010 with a pass code of 18588755. International callers should dial 1-617-801-6888 and enter the same pass code at the prompt. Additionally, this conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet and can be accessed by all interested parties on the Investor section of Diodes' website at http://www.diodes.com. To listen to the live call, please go to the Investor section of Diodes website and click on the Conference Call link at least fifteen minutes prior to the start of the call to register, download, and install any necessary audio software. For those unable to participate during the live broadcast, a replay will be available shortly after the call on Diodes' website for approximately 60 days.

About Diodes Incorporated

Diodes Incorporated (NASDAQ: DIOD), an S&P SmallCap 600 and Russell 3000 Index company, is a leading global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality application specific standard products within the broad discrete and analog semiconductor markets, serving the consumer electronics, computing, communications, industrial and automotive markets. Diodes’ products include diodes, rectifiers, transistors, MOSFETs, protection devices, functional specific arrays, amplifiers and comparators, Hall-effect sensors and temperature sensors, power management devices including LED drivers, DC-DC switching, regulators, linear voltage regulators and voltage reference along with special function devices including USB power switch, load switch, voltage supervisor and motor controllers. The Company has its corporate offices in Dallas, Texas, with a sales, marketing, engineering and logistics office in Southern California; design centers in Dallas, San Jose, Taipei, England and Germany; wafer fabrication facilities in Kansas City, Missouri, and Manchester, England; two manufacturing facilities in Shanghai, China, one in Neuhaus, Germany, and a joint venture facility in Chengdu, China; engineering, sales, warehouse and logistics offices in Taipei, Hong Kong and Manchester, England, and sales and support offices throughout the world. For further information, including SEC filings, visit the Company’s website at http://www.diodes.com.

Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Any statements set forth above that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Such statements include statements regarding our expectation that: we are confident in our ability to achieve growth rates that consistently exceed those of the industry; we are well positioned to accelerate our growth through the extensive synergies and cross-selling opportunities of the combined companies while capitalizing on the cost savings and operational benefits; we expect revenue to increase in the third quarter to between $134 million and $142 million; we expect to include approximately $27 million to $33 million of revenue associated with the Zetex acquisition in our total revenue guidance; we expect our overall gross profit to grow 13 percent to 20 percent from the second quarter; the adjustments to fair market value and corresponding depreciation and amortization may include, but are not limited to, valuations of inventories and property, plant and equipment, as well as valuation models for identifiable intangible assets; and we expect that purchase accounting rules should have no impact to our ongoing free cash flow but will affect U.S. GAAP gross margins and net income in the future periods. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, such factors as the Company’s business strategy, the introduction and market reception to new product announcements, fluctuations in product demand and supply, prospects for the U.S. and global economy; the continue introduction of new products, the Company's ability to maintain customer and vendor relationships, technological advancements, impact of competitive products and pricing, growth in targeted markets, successful integration of acquired companies and/or assets, the Company’s ability to successfully make additional acquisitions, risks of domestic and foreign operations, uncertainties in the Auction Rate Securities market; currency exchange rates; availability of tax credits, and other information detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Recent news releases, annual reports, and SEC filings are available at the Company's website: http://www.diodes.com. Written requests may be sent directly to the Company, or they may be e-mailed to: diodes-fin@diodes.com.

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED INCOME STATEMENT and BALANCE SHEET FOLLOW

DIODES INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
		Three months ended								Six months ended
		June 30,								June 30,
			2007				2008				2007				2008
Net sales		$	96,283			$	116,018			$	188,303			$	211,598
Cost of goods sold			65,605				76,400				128,102				140,064
Gross profit			30,678				39,618				60,201				71,534
Selling, general and administrative expenses			13,397				17,127				26,075				31,786
Research and development expenses			3,156				4,994				6,100				8,730
Gain on disposal of fixed assets			1,770				-				1,770				(45	)
Total operating expenses			18,323				22,121				33,946				40,471
Income from operations			12,355				17,497				26,255				31,063
Other income (expense)
Interest income			4,285				2,554				8,320				8,002
Interest expense			(1,696	)			(2,285	)			(3,421	)			(3,983	)
Other			72				(1,202	)			(56	)			(1,496	)
			2,661				(933	)			4,843				2,523
Income before income taxes and minority interest			15,016				16,564				31,098				33,586
Income tax provision			(2,221	)			(2,781	)			(4,879	)			(4,996	)
Income before minority interest			12,795				13,783				26,219				28,590
Minority interest in joint venture earnings			(546	)			(675	)			(961	)			(1,279	)
Net income		$	12,249			$	13,108			$	25,258			$	27,311
Earnings per share
Basic		$	0.31			$	0.32			$	0.64			$	0.68
Diluted		$	0.29			$	0.31			$	0.60			$	0.64
Number of shares used in computation
Basic			39,397				40,616				39,220				40,431
Diluted			42,023				42,843				41,897				42,695
DIODES INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO ADJUSTED NET INCOME
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

ADJUSTED NET INCOME

This measure consists of generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, net income, which is then adjusted solely for the purpose of adjusting for non-cash share-based compensation expense and restructuring costs. Excluding the non-cash share-based compensation expense and the restructuring costs adjustments provides investors with a better depiction of the Company’s operating results and provides a more informed baseline for modeling future earnings expectations. We recommend a review of net income on both a non-GAAP basis and GAAP basis be performed to get a comprehensive view of our results. We provide a reconciliation of adjusted net income to GAAP net income below.

ADJUSTED EARNINGS PER SHARE

This non-GAAP financial measure is the portion of the Company’s GAAP net income assigned to each share of stock, excluding non-cash share-based compensation expense and restructuring costs. Excluding the non-cash share-based compensation expense and the restructuring costs adjustments provides a more informed baseline for modeling future earnings expectations. We recommend a review of diluted EPS on both a non-GAAP basis and GAAP basis be performed to get a comprehensive view of our results. Information on how these share calculations are made is below.

		Three months ended						Six months ended
		June 30,						June 30,
			2007			2008			2007			2008
Net income		$	12,249		$	13,108		$	25,258		$	27,311
Adjustments to reconcile net income to adjusted net income:
Stock option expense included in cost of goods sold:			78			52			160			105
Stock option expense included in selling and general administrative expenses:			1,205			1,072			2,508			2,151
Stock option expense included in research and development expenses:			118			110			243			211
Total stock option expense			1,402			1,234			2,911			2,467
Restructuring costs			1,770			-			1,770			-
Other adjustments			55			1,540			95			1,540
Income tax benefit related to stock option expense, restructuring costs and other adjustments			479			874			828			1,174
Adjusted net income		$	14,997		$	15,008		$	29,206		$	30,144
Diluted shares used in computing earnings per share			42,023			42,843			41,897			42,695
Incremental shares considered to be outstanding:			847			558			898			546
Adjusted diluted shares used in computing Adjusted earnings per share			42,870			43,402			42,795			43,241
Adjusted earnings per share
Basic		$	0.38		$	0.37		$	0.74		$	0.75
Diluted		$	0.35		$	0.35		$	0.68		$	0.70
DIODES INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO EBITDA

EBITDA represents earnings before net interest expense, income tax provision, depreciation and amortization. Our management believes EBITDA is useful to investors because it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in evaluating companies in our industry. In addition, our management believes that EBITDA is useful in evaluating our operating performance compared to that of other companies in our industry because the calculation of EBITDA generally eliminates the effects of financing and income taxes and the accounting effects of capital spending, which items may vary for different companies for reasons unrelated to overall operating performance. As a result, our management uses EBITDA as a measure to evaluate the performance of our business. However, EBITDA is not a recognized measurement under generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, and when analyzing our operating performance, investors should use EBITDA in addition to, and not as an alternative for, income from operations and net income, each as determined in accordance with GAAP. Because not all companies use identical calculations, our presentation of EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. Furthermore, EBITDA is not intended to be a measure of free cash flow for our management’s discretionary use, as it does not consider certain cash requirements such as a tax and debt service payments.

The following table provides a reconciliation of net income to EBITDA (in thousands, unaudited):

		Three Months Ended
		June 30,
			2007				2008
Net Income		$	12,249			$	13,108
Plus:
Interest expense (income), net			(2,590	)			(269	)
Income tax provision			2,221				2,781
Depreciation and amortization			6,424				9,275
EBITDA		$	18,304			$	24,895
		Six Months Ended
		June 30,
			2007				2008
Net Income		$	25,258			$	27,311
Plus:
Interest expense (income), net			(4,900	)			(4,019	)
Income tax provision			4,879				4,996
Depreciation and amortization			12,396				16,931
EBITDA		$	37,633			$	45,219

DIODES INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
ASSETS
(in thousands, except share data)
		December 31,				June 30,
			2007				2008
CURRENT ASSETS						(unaudited)
Cash and cash equivalents		$	56,179			$	86,132
Short-term investments			323,472				-
Total cash and short-term investments			379,651				86,132
Accounts receivable
Customers			84,638				108,556
Related parties			5,405				3,994
			90,043				112,550
Less: Allowance for doubtful receivables			(465	)			(616	)
			89,578				111,934
Inventories			53,031				101,649
Deferred income taxes, current			5,174				6,620
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			10,576				15,088
Total current assets