PLAB 8-K
Photronics Inc (PLAB)
8-K
2026-02-25
For: 2025-02-25
View Original
Added on
April 07, 2026
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
|
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
|
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
|
|
||
|
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
|
(Commission File Number)
|
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
|
|
|
||
|
(Address of principal executive offices)
|
(Zip Code)
|
|
Registrant’s Telephone Number, including area code
|
(
|
|
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
|
||
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
|
Title of each class
|
Trading Symbol(s)
|
Name of each exchange on which registered
|
||||
|
|
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:
|
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
|
|
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
|
|
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
|
|
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
|
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this
chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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. ☐
| Item 2.02. |
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
|
On February 25, 2026, Photronics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release reporting first quarter fiscal 2026 financial results.
On February 27, 2026, the Company will conduct a conference call with respect to its financial results and other matters during which it will also
disclose a slide presentation.
A copy of the press release reporting the first quarter fiscal 2026 earnings is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and a copy of the slide
presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this report. The information contained in this Item 2.02 and the attached Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and shall
not be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
|
Item 9.01.
|
Financial Statements
and Exhibits.
|
|
(d)
|
Exhibits
|
|
Press Release dated February 25, 2026.
|
|
|
Photronics Q1 2026 Financial Results Conference Call February 27, 2026 slides.
|
|
|
10.4
|
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBLR document)
|
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 hereunto
duly authorized.
|
PHOTRONICS, INC.
(Registrant)
|
|||
|
By:
|
/s/ Christopher J. Lutzo
|
||
|
Name:
|
Christopher J. Lutzo
|
||
|
Title:
|
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
|
||
|
Date: February 25, 2026
|
|||
Exhibit 99.1
 |
For Further Information:
Ted Moreau
VP, Investor Relations
469.395.8175
|
Photronics Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2026 Results
BROOKFIELD, Conn. February 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Photronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLAB), a worldwide leader in photomask technologies and solutions, today reported financial results for its first quarter of
fiscal year 2026 ended February 1, 2026.
Commenting on the first quarter performance, Chairman and CEO George Macricostas said, “Photronics delivered strong results in our fiscal first quarter achieving record high-end IC revenue for the second consecutive
quarter. We remain on track with our facility expansion plans, which along with continuous process improvements and the refinement of our execution, will diversify our geographic revenue mix as industry regionalization continues.”
First Quarter Fiscal 2026 Results
| • |
Revenue was $225.1 million, up 6.1% year-over-year and up 4.3% sequentially.
|
| • |
GAAP Net income attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholders was $42.9 million, or $0.74 per diluted share, compared with $42.9 million, or $0.68 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2025 and $61.8 million, or $1.07 per diluted
share, in the fourth quarter of 2025.
|
| • |
Non-GAAP Net income attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholders was $35.7 million, or $0.61 per diluted share, compared with $32.4 million, or $0.52 per diluted share in the first quarter of 2025 and $34.6 million, or $0.60 per diluted
share, in the fourth quarter of 2025.
|
| • |
IC revenue was $165.3 million, an increase of 7% year-over-year and up 5% sequentially.
|
| • |
FPD revenue was $59.8 million, an increase of 3% both year-over-year and sequentially.
|
| • |
Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments at the end of the quarter were $636.9 million, of which $459.1 million was associated with our Joint Ventures, of which we own 50.01%.
|
| • |
Cash generated from operating activities was $97.3 million, and cash invested in organic growth through capital expenditures was $47.6 million.
|
Second Quarter Fiscal 2026 Guidance
For the second quarter of fiscal 2026, Photronics expects Revenue to be between $212 million and $220 million and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholders
to be between $0.49 and $0.55 per share.
Webcast
A webcast to discuss these results is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Eastern time on February 27, 2026. The call will be broadcast live and on-demand on the Events and Presentations link on the Photronics website.
Analysts and investors who wish to participate in the Q&A portion of the call should click conference registration. It is suggested that participants register fifteen minutes prior to the call's scheduled
start time.
About Photronics
Photronics is a leading worldwide manufacturer of integrated circuit (IC) and flat panel display (FPD) photomasks, which are high precision photographic quartz or glass plates that contain microscopic
images of electronic circuits. Photomasks are a key element in the manufacture of ICs and FPDs and are used as masters to transfer circuit patterns onto semiconductor wafers and FPD substrates. Founded in 1969, Photronics has been a trusted
photomask supplier for over 56 years. The company operates 11 strategically located manufacturing facilities in Asia, Europe, and North America. Additional information on the company can be accessed at www.photronics.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release constitute “forward-looking statements” regarding our industry, our strategic position, and our financial and operating results. These forward-looking statements are subject
to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially. Please refer to Item 1A “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended October 31, 2025 and other subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These documents contain and identify important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those contained in these
forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements. We are under no duty to update
any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this release to conform these statements to actual results.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Non-GAAP Net Income attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholders and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholders are "non-GAAP financial measures" as such term is defined by
Regulation G of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and may differ from similarly named non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. The attached financial supplement reconciles Photronics, Inc. financial results under GAAP to non-GAAP
financial information. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures that exclude certain items are useful for analysts and investors to evaluate our on-going performance because they enable a more meaningful comparison of our projected performance
with our historical results. These non-GAAP metrics are not a measure of consolidated operating results under U.S. GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to Net income (loss), Net income (loss) per share, or any other measure of
consolidated results under U.S. GAAP. The items excluded from these non-GAAP metrics, but included in the calculation of their closest GAAP equivalent, are significant components of the condensed consolidated statements of income and must be
considered in performing a comprehensive assessment of overall financial performance. Please refer to the non-GAAP reconciliations below.
Totals presented may not sum due to rounding.
PHOTRONICS, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
|
Three Months Ended
|
||||||||||||
|
February 1,
2026
|
October 31,
2025
|
February 2,
2025
|
||||||||||
|
Revenue
|
$
|
225,066
|
$
|
215,770
|
$
|
212,138
|
||||||
|
Cost of goods sold
|
146,364
|
140,236
|
136,603
|
|||||||||
|
Gross Profit
|
78,702
|
75,534
|
75,535
|
|||||||||
|
Gross margin %
|
35.0
|
%
|
35.0
|
%
|
35.6
|
%
|
||||||
|
Operating Expenses:
|
||||||||||||
|
Selling, general and administrative
|
21,311
|
20,001
|
19,101
|
|||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
|
Research and development
|
2,588
|
3,185
|
4,257
|
|||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
|
Total Operating Expenses
|
23,899
|
23,186
|
23,358
|
|||||||||
|
Other operating Income (expense)
|
56
|
(241
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||
|
Operating Income
|
54,859
|
52,107
|
52,177
|
|||||||||
|
Operating Margin
|
24.4
|
%
|
24.1
|
%
|
24.6
|
%
|
||||||
|
Other income, net
|
19,673
|
23,855
|
24,981
|
|||||||||
|
Income Before Income Tax Provision
|
74,532
|
75,962
|
77,158
|
|||||||||
|
Income tax provision (benefit)
|
14,355
|
(2,659
|
)
|
18,901
|
||||||||
|
Net Income
|
60,177
|
78,621
|
58,257
|
|||||||||
|
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
|
17,238
|
16,820
|
15,406
|
|||||||||
|
Net income attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholders
|
$
|
42,939
|
$
|
61,801
|
$
|
42,851
|
||||||
|
Earnings per share attributed to Photronics, Inc. shareholders:
|
||||||||||||
|
Basic
|
$
|
0.74
|
$
|
1.07
|
$
|
0.69
|
||||||
|
Diluted
|
$
|
0.74
|
$
|
1.07
|
$
|
0.68
|
||||||
|
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding:
|
||||||||||||
|
Basic
|
57,794
|
57,600
|
62,093
|
|||||||||
|
Diluted
|
58,390
|
57,977
|
62,661
|
|||||||||
PHOTRONICS, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
|
February 1,
2026
|
October 31,
2025
|
|||||||
|
Assets
|
||||||||
|
Current assets:
|
||||||||
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
544,133
|
$
|
492,256
|
||||
|
Short-term investments
|
92,738
|
95,909
|
||||||
|
Accounts receivable
|
199,490
|
195,921
|
||||||
|
Inventories
|
62,653
|
61,767
|
||||||
|
Other current assets
|
47,235
|
44,199
|
||||||
|
Total current assets
|
946,249
|
890,052
|
||||||
|
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
894,620
|
854,436
|
||||||
|
Other assets
|
60,550
|
60,046
|
||||||
|
Total assets
|
$
|
1,901,419
|
$
|
1,804,534
|
||||
|
Liabilities and Equity
|
||||||||
|
Current liabilities:
|
||||||||
|
Current portion of long-term debt
|
$
|
11
|
$
|
11
|
||||
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
206,638
|
165,862
|
||||||
|
Total current liabilities
|
206,649
|
165,873
|
||||||
|
Long-term debt
|
10
|
13
|
||||||
|
Other liabilities
|
44,839
|
41,341
|
||||||
|
Equity:
|
||||||||
|
Photronics, Inc. shareholders' equity
|
1,211,390
|
1,173,589
|
||||||
|
Noncontrolling interests
|
438,531
|
423,718
|
||||||
|
Total equity
|
1,649,921
|
1,597,307
|
||||||
|
Total liabilities and equity
|
$
|
1,901,419
|
$
|
1,804,534
|
||||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
|
Three Months Ended
|
||||||||
|
February 1,
2026
|
February 2,
2025
|
|||||||
|
Cash flows from operating activities:
|
||||||||
|
Net income
|
$
|
60,177
|
$
|
58,257
|
||||
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
|
||||||||
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
19,802
|
20,792
|
||||||
|
Share-based compensation
|
2,851
|
3,334
|
||||||
|
Changes in operating assets, liabilities and other
|
14,424
|
(3,917
|
)
|
|||||
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
97,254
|
78,466
|
||||||
|
Cash flows from investing activities:
|
||||||||
|
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
|
(47,635
|
)
|
(35,200
|
)
|
||||
|
Purchases of short-term investments
|
(36,611
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
|
Proceeds from maturities of short-term investments
|
41,483
|
41,482
|
||||||
|
Government incentives
|
2,567
|
620
|
||||||
|
Other
|
(80
|
)
|
(57
|
)
|
||||
|
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
|
(40,276
|
)
|
6,845
|
|||||
|
Cash flows from financing activities:
|
||||||||
|
Repayments of debt
|
(3
|
)
|
(15,343
|
)
|
||||
|
Common stock repurchases
|
-
|
(4,573
|
)
|
|||||
|
Proceeds from share-based arrangements
|
752
|
1,433
|
||||||
|
Net settlements of restricted stock awards
|
-
|
(1,995
|
)
|
|||||
|
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
749
|
(20,478
|
)
|
|||||
|
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
|
(5,915
|
)
|
(21,202
|
)
|
||||
|
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
|
51,812
|
43,631
|
||||||
|
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period
|
495,113
|
601,243
|
||||||
|
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period
|
546,925
|
644,874
|
||||||
|
Less: Ending restricted cash
|
2,792
|
2,674
|
||||||
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$
|
544,133
|
$
|
642,200
|
||||
PHOTRONICS, INC.
Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP to non-GAAP:
Net income and diluted earnings per share attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholders
Net income and diluted earnings per share attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholders
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
|
Three Months ended
|
||||||||||||
|
February 1,
2026
|
October 31,
2025
|
February 2,
2025
|
||||||||||
|
U.S. GAAP net income attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholders
|
$
|
42,939
|
$
|
61,801
|
$
|
42,851
|
||||||
|
FX (gain) loss
|
(12,865
|
)
|
(18,615
|
)
|
(18,443
|
)
|
||||||
|
Estimated tax effects of FX (gain) loss
|
2,553
|
4,781
|
5,152
|
|||||||||
|
Estimated noncontrolling interest effects of above
|
3,032
|
3,341
|
2,823
|
|||||||||
|
Reversal of deferred tax valuation allowance
|
-
|
(16,751
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||
|
Non-GAAP net income attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholders
|
$
|
35,659
|
$
|
34,557
|
$
|
32,383
|
||||||
|
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding - Diluted
|
58,390
|
57,977
|
62,661
|
|||||||||
|
U.S. GAAP diluted earnings per share attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholders
|
$
|
0.74
|
$
|
1.07
|
$
|
0.68
|
||||||
|
Effects of non-GAAP adjustments above
|
(0.13
|
)
|
(0.47
|
)
|
(0.16
|
)
|
||||||
|
Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholders
|
$
|
0.61
|
$
|
0.60
|
$
|
0.52
|
||||||
Exhibit 99.2
