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A Company Built On A COMPANY BUILT ON DIODES INCORPORATED 1998 ANNUAL REPORT DISCRETE SEMICONDUCTORS is our focus business. PRODUCTS include small signal transistors and MOSFETs, transient voltage suppressors (TVSs), zeners, Schottkys, manufacture and distribution of products. Marketed under diodes, rectifiers and bridges, available in popular axial and this brand identity, DIODES INC benefits from its worldwide surface-mount packages. name recognition. INDUSTRIES SERVED include automotive, consumer SALES & MARKETING accomplished through an ISO 9002 electronics, computing, and telecommunications. certified corporate logistics center in Southern California, MANUFACTURING FACILITIES located in China and Taiwan, five regional U.S. sales offices, a sales office in Taiwan, and are ISO 9000 & QS-9000 certified to ensure products of the via a team of manufacturers’ representatives. highest quality at competitive prices. DISTRIBUTION is further enhanced through an extensive STRATEGIC ALLIANCE with Vishay Lite-On Power network of major distributors. Semiconductor Pte., Ltd. (VLPSC), a joint venture between A COMPANY BUILT ON SERVICE dedicated to providing our Vishay Intertechnology and the Lite-On Group for the customers with reliable availability of high-quality products at competitive prices. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA) YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 INCOME STATEMENT DATA NET SALES $ 38,275 $ 58,190 $ 56,019 $ 65,699 $ 60,261 GROSS PROFIT 10,697 16,463 14,842 18,343 14,944 SELLING, GENERAL & ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 7,563 9,522 10,386 11,137 11,016 INCOME FROM OPERATIONS 3,134 6,941 4,456 7,206 3,928 INTEREST EXPENSE, NET 6 144 351 62 281 MINORITY INTEREST IN JOINT VENTURE – – 238 (15) (14) OTHER INCOME 437 513 295 627 551 INCOME BEFORE TAXES 3,565 7,310 4,638 7,756 4,184 PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES 1,202 2,610 1,673 2,631 1,511 NET INCOME 2,363 4,700 2,965 5,125 2,673 EARNINGS PER SHARE: BASIC $ 0.50 $ 0.96 $ 0.60 $ 1.03 $ 0.53 DILUTED $ 0.46 $ 0.90 $ 0.55 $ 0.93 $ 0.50 NUMBER OF SHARES USED IN COMPUTATION: 1 BASIC 4,753 4,881 4,959 4,971 5,029 DILUTED 5,137 5,220 5,362 5,482 5,371 BALANCE SHEET DATA TOTAL ASSETS $ 17,545 $ 29,363 $ 32,546 $ 38,354 $ 45,389 WORKING CAPITAL 9,411 13,263 17,403 18,699 16,639 STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY 10,770 16,499 19,464 24,453 27,460 NET SALES EARNINGS PER SHARE STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (in millions) (diluted) (in millions) $ 70 $ 1.00 $ 30 60 .80 50 20 .60 40 30 .40 10 20 .20 10 94 95 96 97 98 94 95 96 97 98 94 95 96 97 98 To ur Shareholders Nineteen ninety-eight was a difficult year for the semiconductor industry TO SERVICE OUR CUSTOMERS BETTER, DIODES INC HAS... as a whole, just as it was a challenging year for Diodes Incorporated. ...Expanded Manufacturing in More Favorable Cost Locations Net sales declined to $60.3 million from $65.7 million in 1997, and net income, after a $512,000, or $0.10 per share tax provision for a At our Diodes-China manufacturing facility, we have significantly planned earnings distribution from its Taiwan subsidiary, was $2.7 million, enhanced our manufacturing capacity of surface mount device (SMD) or $0.50 per diluted share, compared to $5.1 million, or $0.93 per diluted semiconductor packages, for which demand continues to be strong. share, in the prior year. These SMD semiconductors are widely used across a broad spectrum of high-density applications including: portable and hand-held computing Recent changes in Taiwan income tax policies caused management to devices, communication equipment, PCMCIA cards, compact entertainment reconsider its investment strategies in the fourth quarter of 1998 for systems, automotive electronic control systems such as anti-lock braking, current and future earnings at DIODES INC’S Taiwan subsidiary (Diodes- and DC to DC converters. With the new high-capacity equipment and 2 Taiwan). While a portion of its investment will remain in Taiwan, a more sophisticated operating systems, combined with a plentiful labor distribution of approximately $4.5 million will be made by Diodes-Taiwan supply, our cost of production of these high-density packages is now, to the Company in 1999. The decision was made, in part, because we believe, among the lowest in the industry. the changes in Taiwan income tax policies made it less favorable to accumulate earnings at Diodes-Taiwan and, in part, to allow the ...Strengthened Sales & Marketing Company to redirect its financial resources from Diodes-Taiwan to the In addition to enhancing the capacity and efficiency of our manufac- expansion of its KaiHong joint venture in Shanghai, China (Diodes-China). turing operations, in 1998 we reorganized and strengthened our sales Last year’s results reflected a persistent industry-wide pressure on and marketing efforts in both North America and Asia. prices that offset increases in the Company’s unit sales – most notably As part of this reorganization, Mark King, the Company’s Vice President in Asia, where our growing customer base includes manufacturers of of Sales since 1992, was promoted to the position of Vice President of computer motherboards, modems, and disk drives. Sales and Marketing. We also appointed new Regional Sales Managers Although difficult, 1998 nonetheless marked the 9th consecutive year in the Northwest and Southeast United States, and we added sales and – and the 35th consecutive quarter – in which the Company has been support personnel at Diodes-Taiwan. profitable. We finished the year with $2.4 million in cash, $16.6 million In 1998 we also continued to enhance our uniform brand identity, in working capital, $6.0 million in long-term debt, and shareholders’ first announced in late 1997, under which the Company’s discrete equity of $27.5 million – in addition to $14 million in an unused semiconductor products are increasingly being marketed under the credit facility. This is one of the strongest balance sheets in DIODES INC’S brand name Vishay/Lite-On Power Semiconductor. This brand name is a history, and it provides the Company with a solid basis for growth. benefit DIODES INC receives from its affiliation with Vishay With the increase in computer and communication product demand, Intertechnology (Vishay) and the Lite-On Group. there seems to be a resumption of growth in the Asian market, Another significant benefit from the affiliation with Vishay was the although the pressure on pricing is still prevalent. A similar pattern is broadening of our distribution network to include major distributors occurring in the North American market. DIODES INC’S management such as Arrow, Future, Kent, Marshall and TTI, to complement our continues to position the Company for increased market share and already strong channel. participation in this future growth pattern and enhanced profitability. DIODES INC Customer Base Raymond Soong 1998 OEM Sales Chairman of the Board Telecom Automotive 14% 11% Industrial 9% Computer Michael A. Rosenberg 31% Consumer President and 16% Chief Executive Officer ...Enhanced Information Technology ON-TIME DELIVERY The Company’s IT enhancements will facilitate further efficiencies in In a further boost to efficiency and improved customer support, we inventory control through its warehouses and distribution have begun efforts to install a new information technology (IT) network and will help ensure immediate product availability and on- software system to streamline and consolidate on a real-time basis the time delivery to satisfy built-to-order trends in the industry. operations of Diodes-Taiwan and Diodes-China with our headquarters in Southern California. This new IT system will insure that all facilities are DEPENDABLE CUSTOMER SUPPORT linked together to improve our management of sales, manufacturing and A team of sales and marketing professionals supported by applications inventory control. and design engineers – dedicated to improving the match between DIODES INC’S products and our customers’ requirements – is providing We have also modified portions of our software to ensure that the a level of customer service that is a major key to our continued success. Company’s computer systems used in managing inventory, financial 3 data, and various internal operations – as well as those used in man- LOOKING AHEAD ufacturing and engineering – continue to function properly with respect Although the near-term outlook for selling prices remains to dates in the year 2000 (Y2K) and thereafter. The Company is also in uncertain, it seems clear that semiconductor sales will continue to be touch with its business partners to ensure that third-party operations driven by a strong demand for laptops, portable telephones, and other continue to be reliable with regard to Y2K issues. The total cost of the computer and communications devices. Y2K project has been expensed as incurred and was not considered to With our expanded manufacturing, sales and marketing capabilities be a material expense. and the resources of Vishay/LPSC at our disposal, today we are in a ...Focused on Growth through Service better position than ever to assure our customers timely delivery of top-quality products at truly competitive prices. We have long felt that in putting our customers first we best serve the interests of the Company and its shareholders, and the As ever, we thank you, our shareholders, for your continued management of DIODES INC believes that the following four major commitment to the Company’s success. We also thank our components will make your Company a world-class service company in customers and distributors for their continued patronage, and our the semiconductor industry: employees for their dedicated hard work. COMPETITIVE PRICES With state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment and access to a large Sincerely, labor pool, our expanded Diodes-China facility now has, we believe, among the lowest cost structures, thereby enabling us to assure our customers of consistently competitive prices.
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