• Fourth Quarter Revenue of $405 Million Exceeds Guidance Range
• Record Fiscal Year 2020 Revenue of $1.64 Billion and Record Operating Cash Flow of $151 Million
• Expands Share Repurchase Program, Resulting in $100 Million Available for Repurchase

BANGKOK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fabrinet (NYSE: FN), a leading provider of advanced optical packaging and precision optical, electro-mechanical and electronic manufacturing services to original equipment manufacturers of complex products, today announced its financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended June 26, 2020.

Seamus Grady, Chief Executive Officer of Fabrinet, said, �We exceeded our guidance for revenue and earnings in the fourth quarter, ending the year in a better position than ever to continue our success. This performance helped us generate record operating cash flow in fiscal 2020 and end the year with a record cash balance.�

Grady continued, �We remain optimistic about demand for products in the core markets we serve, despite COVID headwinds, and anticipate sequential growth in the first quarter. Going forward, we anticipate that we can extend our history of strong cash flow generation and see opportunities to continue investing in further growth while also more aggressively returning value to shareholders through an expanded share repurchase program.�

Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Highlights

GAAP Results

• Revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020 was $405.1 million, consistent with the comparable period in fiscal year 2019.
• GAAP net income for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020 was $28.0 million, compared to GAAP net income of $33.0 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019. GAAP net income for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020 included a foreign exchange loss of ($0.8) million, or ($0.02) per diluted share, compared to a foreign exchange gain of $1.8 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019.
• GAAP net income per diluted share for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020 was $0.75, compared to GAAP net income per diluted share of $0.88 for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019.

Non-GAAP Results

• Non-GAAP net income for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020 was $36.0 million, compared to non-GAAP net income of $37.6 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019. Non-GAAP net income for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020 included a foreign exchange loss of ($0.8) million, or ($0.02) per diluted share, compared to a foreign exchange gain of $1.8 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019.
• Non-GAAP net income per diluted share for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020 was $0.96, compared to non-GAAP net income per diluted share of $1.00 for the same period a year ago.

Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Highlights

GAAP Results

• Revenue for fiscal year 2020 was $1,641.8 million, compared to revenue of $1,584.3 million for fiscal year 2019.
• GAAP net income for fiscal year 2020 was $113.5 million, compared to GAAP net income of $121.0 million for fiscal year 2019. GAAP net income for fiscal year 2020 included a foreign exchange loss of ($3.8) million, or ($0.10) per diluted share, compared to a foreign exchange gain of $1.4 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, for fiscal year 2019.
• GAAP net income per diluted share for fiscal year 2020 was $3.01, compared to GAAP net income per diluted share of $3.23 for fiscal year 2019.

Non-GAAP Results

• Non-GAAP net income for fiscal year 2020 was $140.6 million, compared to non-GAAP net income of $142.6 million for fiscal year 2019. Non-GAAP net income for fiscal year 2020 included a foreign exchange loss of ($3.8) million, or ($0.10) per diluted share, compared to a foreign exchange gain of $1.4 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, for fiscal year 2019.
• Non-GAAP net income per diluted share for fiscal year 2020 was $3.73, compared to non-GAAP net income per diluted share of $3.81 for fiscal year 2019.

Share Repurchase Program Expanded

Fabrinet also announced that its Board of Directors has approved the repurchase of up to an additional $58.5 million of Fabrinet�s ordinary shares, bringing the aggregate authorization under Fabrinet�s existing share repurchase program to $168.5 million, with $100.0 million currently remaining.

Business Outlook

Based on information available as of August 17, 2020, Fabrinet is issuing guidance for its first quarter of fiscal year 2021 ending September 25, 2020, as follows:

• Fabrinet expects first quarter revenue to be in the range of $410 million to $430 million.
• GAAP net income per diluted share is expected to be in the range of $0.77 to $0.84, based on approximately 37.7 million fully diluted shares outstanding.
• Non-GAAP net income per diluted share is expected to be in the range of $0.93 to $1.00, based on approximately 37.7 million fully diluted shares outstanding.

Conference Call Information

This press release and any other information related to the call will also be posted on Fabrinet�s website at http://investor.fabrinet.com. A recorded version of this webcast will be available approximately two hours after the call and will be archived on Fabrinet�s website for a period of one year.

About Fabrinet

Fabrinet is a leading provider of advanced optical packaging and precision optical, electro-mechanical, and electronic manufacturing services to original equipment manufacturers of complex products, such as optical communication components, modules and subsystems, automotive components, medical devices, industrial lasers and sensors. Fabrinet offers a broad range of advanced optical and electro-mechanical capabilities across the entire manufacturing process, including process design and engineering, supply chain management, manufacturing, advanced packaging, integration, final assembly and testing. Fabrinet focuses on production of high complexity products in any mix and any volume. Fabrinet maintains engineering and manufacturing resources and facilities in Thailand, the United States of America, the People�s Republic of China and the United Kingdom. For more information visit: www.fabrinet.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

�Safe Harbor� Statement Under U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include: (1) statements regarding demand for products in the core markets we serve; (2) our expectations that we will be able to continue our success, achieve sequential growth in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021, extend our history of strong cash flow generation, invest in growth opportunities, and return value to shareholders through an expanded share repurchase program;; and (3) all of the statements under the "Business Outlook" section regarding our expected revenue, GAAP and non-GAAP net income per share, and fully diluted shares outstanding for the first quarter of fiscal year 2021. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results could vary materially from these forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: less customer demand for our products and services than forecasted; less growth in the optical communications, industrial lasers and sensors markets than we forecast; difficulties expanding into additional markets, such as the semiconductor processing, biotechnology, metrology and materials processing markets; increased competition in the optical manufacturing services markets; difficulties in delivering products and services that compete effectively from a price and performance perspective; our reliance on a small number of customers and suppliers; difficulties in managing our operating costs; difficulties in managing and operating our business across multiple countries (including Thailand, the People's Republic of China, the U.S. and the U.K.); and other important factors as described in reports and documents we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including the factors described under the section captioned �Risk Factors� in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed on May 5, 2020. We disclaim any obligation to update information contained in these forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Use of Non-GAAP Financials

We refer to the non-GAAP financial measures cited above in making operating decisions because they provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our ongoing operational performance. Non-GAAP net income excludes: share-based compensation expenses; depreciation of fair value uplift; ASC 606 adoption impact on gross profit; severance payments; expenses related to our CFO search; amortization of intangibles; goodwill impairment charge; business combination expenses and consulting fee; amortization of debt issuance costs; and expenses related to reduction in workforce. We have excluded these items in order to enhance investors� understanding of our underlying operations. The use of these non-GAAP financial measures has material limitations because they should not be used to evaluate our company without reference to their corresponding GAAP financial measures. As such, we compensate for these material limitations by using these non-GAAP financial measures in conjunction with GAAP financial measures.

These non-GAAP financial measures are used to: (1) measure company performance against historical results, (2) facilitate comparisons to our competitors� operating results, and (3) allow greater transparency with respect to information used by management in making financial and operational decisions. In addition, these non-GAAP financial measures are used to measure company performance for the purposes of determining employee incentive plan compensation.

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the consolidated balance sheets that sums to the total of the same amounts shown in the consolidated statements of cash flows:

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Contacts

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