SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): August 6, 2015
 
DIODES INCORPORATED
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware	002-25577	95-2039518	
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)	(Commission
File Number)	(IRS Employer
Identification No.)	
 	 	 	
4949 Hedgcoxe Road, Suite 200,
Plano, TX
 	75024	
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 	(Zip Code)	
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (972) 987-3900
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On August 6, 2015, Diodes Incorporated (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its second quarter 2015 financial results. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.
On August 6, 2015, Dr. Keh-Shew Lu, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, as well as Richard D. White, Chief Financial Officer, Mark King, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, and Laura Mehrl, Director of Investor Relations, participated in a conference call to discuss the Company’s second quarter 2015 financial results. A recording of the conference call has been posted on the Company’s website at www.diodes.com, and copy of a transcript of the conference call is furnished as Exhibit 99.2.
In the press release and earnings conference call, the Company utilizes financial measures and terms not calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) in order to provide investors with an alternative method for assessing the Company’s operating results in a manner that enables investors to more thoroughly evaluate its current performance as compared to past performance. The Company also believes these non-GAAP measures provide investors with a more informed baseline for modeling the Company’s future financial performance. Management uses these non-GAAP measures for the same purpose. The Company believes that investors should have access to the same set of tools that management uses in analyzing results. These non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to results prepared in accordance with GAAP, but should not be considered a substitute for or superior to GAAP results and may differ from similar measures used by other companies. See Exhibit 99.1 for a description and reconciliation with GAAP of the non-GAAP measures used.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
The press release in Exhibit 99.1 also provides an update on the Company’s business outlook, that is intended to be within the safe harbor provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “Act”) as comprising forward looking statements within the meaning of the Act.
From time to time, the Company may give corporate presentations to its customers, suppliers and other related interested parties. A copy of the Company’s corporate presentation slides, updated on August 6, 2015, is furnished as Exhibit 99.3.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
 
Exhibit	 	
Number	Description	
 	 	 	 	
99.1	 	 	Press release dated August 6,  2015	
99.2	 	 	Transcript of earnings conference call held on August 6, 2015	
99.3	 	 	Corporate presentation slides	
The information in this Form 8-K and the exhibits furnished hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

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.

 	DIODES INCORPORATED	
 	 	
Dated: August 11, 2015	By	/s/ Richard D. White  	
 	 	RICHARD D. WHITE 	
 	 	Chief Financial Officer 	

 

EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit	 	
Number	Description	
 	 	 	 	
99.1	 	 	Press release dated August 6, 2015	
99.2	 	 	Transcript of earnings conference call held on August 6, 2015	
99.3	 	 	Corporate presentation slides	

Exhibit 99.1

 
Diodes Incorporated Reports Second Quarter 2015 Financial Results
Achieves 6.4% Sequential Revenue Growth on Continued Strength in Industrial and Automotive Markets
 
Plano, Texas – August 6, 2015 -- Diodes Incorporated (Nasdaq: DIOD), a leading global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality application specific standard products within the broad discrete, logic and analog semiconductor markets, today reported its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2015.
 
Second Quarter Highlights
·	Revenue was $219.5 million, an increase of 6.4 percent from the $206.2 million in the first quarter 2015 and a decrease of 1.7 percent from the $223.2 million in the second quarter 2014;	

·	Gross profit was $69.4 million, compared to $63.9 million in the first quarter 2015 and $70.3 million in the second quarter 2014;	

·	Gross profit margin was 31.6 percent, compared to 31.0 percent in the first quarter 2015 and 31.5 percent in the second quarter 2014;	

·	GAAP net income was $15.1 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, compared to first quarter 2015 of $11.1 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, and second quarter 2014 of $17.4 million, or $0.36 per diluted share;	

·	Non-GAAP adjusted net income was $16.6 million, or $0.34 per diluted share, compared to $12.7 million, or $0.26  per diluted share, in first quarter 2015 and $18.2 million, or $0.38 per diluted share, in second quarter 2014;	

·	Excluding $2.5 million, net of tax, non-cash share-based compensation expense, GAAP and non-GAAP adjusted net income would have increased by $0.05 per diluted share; and	

·	Achieved $14.4 million of cash flow from operations, and ($9.0) million of free cash flow, including $23.3 million of capital expenditures primarily for the Chengdu site expansion. Net cash flow was ($27.5) million, which includes the pay down of $18.1 million of long-term debt.	
 
Commenting on the results, Dr. Keh-Shew Lu, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “Revenue was up 6.4 percent sequentially due to continued strength in the industrial and automotive markets, especially in Europe where revenue increased 8 percent after growing 14 percent last quarter despite the weak Euro. Our growth this quarter is particularly noteworthy considering the continued weakness in the computing market. Also significant, we improved gross margin 60 basis points sequentially despite pricing pressure in the computing market as we continued to benefit from our product mix improvements and cost reduction efforts.
 
“As mentioned in the past, we have been strategically focusing our efforts on increasing content in the industrial and automotive markets. We have introduced a growing number of new products that meet the stringent requirements of these markets. In fact, we have now achieved two consecutive quarters of industrial sales exceeding 23 percent of total revenue, and our automotive sales reached 5 percent on record automotive revenue. Additionally, we have expanded our technical and sales resources to deepen relationships with customers in North America and Europe, which we believe will contribute to growth in both the intermediate and long-term.
 
“We also continue to broaden our product offerings for high-volume portable electronics and are securing an increasing number of design wins in wireless charging as well as the wearables and Internet of Things markets. Although these markets are in the early stages of expansion, Diodes is well positioned to capture share in these growing markets based on our expertise in miniaturized and power efficient packaging.”
 
Second Quarter 2015
Revenue for the second quarter 2015 was $219.5 million, an increase of 6.4 percent from the $206.2 million in the first quarter 2015 and a decrease of 1.7 percent from the $223.2 million in the second quarter 2014. Revenue was up sequentially due primarily to continued strength in the industrial and automotive markets, which more than offset the softness in the computing market.
 
Gross profit for the second quarter 2015 was $69.4 million, or 31.6 percent of revenue, compared to the first quarter 2015 of $63.9 million, or 31.0 percent of revenue, and compared to the second quarter 2014 of $70.3 million, or 31.5 percent of revenue.  Gross profit margin was up 60 basis points sequentially due to the continued benefit of product mix improvements and cost reductions.
 
Operating expenses for the second quarter 2015 were $47.4 million, or 21.6 percent of revenue, compared to $47.0 million, or 22.8 percent of revenue in the first quarter 2015 and $47.2 million, or 21.1 percent of revenue in the second quarter 2014.  

 
Second quarter 2015 GAAP net income was $15.1 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, compared to first quarter 2015 of $11.1 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, and second quarter 2014 of $17.4 million, or $0.36 per diluted share.
 
Second quarter 2015 non-GAAP adjusted net income was $16.6 million, or $0.34 per diluted share, which excluded, net of tax, $1.5 million of non-cash, acquisition related intangible asset amortization costs.  This compares to non-GAAP adjusted net income of $12.7 million, or $0.26 per diluted share, in the first quarter 2015 and $18.2 million, or $0.38 per diluted share, in the second quarter 2014.
 
The following is a summary reconciliation of GAAP net income to non-GAAP adjusted net income and per share data, net of tax ( in thousands, except per share data):
 
 	Three Months Ended	 	
 	June 30, 2015	 	
GAAP net income	$	15,078	 	
 	 	 	 	
GAAP diluted earnings per share	$	0.31	 	
 	 	 	 	
Adjustments to reconcile net income to adjusted net income:	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
Amortization of acquisition related intangible assets	 	1,494	 	
 	 	 	 	
Non-GAAP adjusted net income	$	16,572	 	
 	 	 	 	
Non-GAAP adjusted diluted earnings per share	$	0.34	 	
 
(See the reconciliation tables of net income to adjusted net income near the end of the release for further details.)
 
Included in the second quarter of 2015 GAAP and non-GAAP adjusted net income was approximately $2.5 million, net of tax, of non-cash share-based compensation expense.  Excluding share-based compensation expense, both GAAP and non-GAAP adjusted diluted EPS would have increased by an additional $0.05 per share for each of the second quarter 2015, first quarter 2015 and second quarter 2014.
 
EBITDA (a non-GAAP measure), which represents earnings before net interest expense, income tax, depreciation and amortization, for the second quarter 2015, was $40.2 million, compared to $35.3 million for the first quarter 2015 and $42.9 million for the second quarter 2014.  For a reconciliation of GAAP net income to EBITDA, see the table near the end of the release for further details.
 
For the second quarter 2015, net cash provided by operating activities was $14.4 million. Free cash flow was ($9.0) million, which includes $23.3 million of capital expenditures primarily for the Chengdu site expansion. Net cash flow was ($27.5) million, which reflects the pay down of $18.1 million of long-term debt.
 
As of June 30, 2015, the Company had approximately $220 million in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, long-term debt totaled approximately $100 million, and working capital was approximately $508 million.  
 
The results announced today are preliminary, as they are subject to the Company finalizing its closing procedures and customary quarterly review by the Company's independent registered public accounting firm. As such, these results are subject to revision until the Company files its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter of 2015.
 
Business Outlook
Dr. Lu concluded, “For the third quarter of 2015, we expect revenue to range between $209 million and $225 million, or a decrease of 4.8 percent to an increase of 2.5 percent sequentially. At the midpoint of the guidance, total revenue is projected down 1 percent from the second quarter due to a significant reduction in the revenue associated with assembly test manufacturing services; revenue excluding manufacturing services is projected to grow approximately 3 percent sequentially.  We expect gross margin to be 31.5 percent, plus or minus 2 percent. Operating expenses are expected to be approximately 22.2 percent of revenue, plus or minus 1 percent. We expect our income tax rate to be 26 percent, plus or minus 3 percent, and shares used to calculate diluted EPS for the third quarter are anticipated to be approximately 49.6 million.  For 2015, we expect our capital expenditures to be 5 to 9 percent of revenue, excluding the Chengdu site expansion.”
 
Conference Call
Diodes will host a conference call on Thursday, August 6, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. Central Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time) to discuss its second quarter 2015 financial results. Investors and analysts may join the conference call by dialing 1-855-232-8957 and providing the

confirmation code 81364333. International callers may join the teleconference by dialing 1-315-625-6979 and enter the same confirmation code at the prompt. A telephone replay of the call will be made available approximately two hours after the call and will remain available until Thursday, August 13, 2015 at midnight Central Time. The replay number is 1-855-859-2056with a pass code of 81364333. International callers should dial 1-404-537-3406 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 Investors section of Diodes' website at http://www.diodes.com. To listen to the live call, please go to the Investors section of Diodes’ website and click on the conference call link at least 15 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), a Standard and Poor's 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, logic and analog semiconductor markets. Diodes serves the consumer electronics, computing, communications, industrial, and automotive markets. Diodes' products include diodes, rectifiers, transistors, MOSFETs, protection devices, functional specific arrays, single gate logic, amplifiers and comparators, Hall-effect and temperature sensors; power management devices, including LED drivers, AC-DC converters and controllers, DC-DC switching and linear voltage regulators, and voltage references along with special function devices, such as USB power switches, load switches, voltage supervisors, and motor controllers. Diodes’ corporate headquarters and Americas' sales office are located in Plano, Texas. Design, marketing, and engineering centers are located in Plano; San Jose, California; Taipei, Taiwan; Manchester, England; and Neuhaus, Germany. Diodes’ wafer fabrication facilities are located in Kansas City, Missouri and Manchester, with two additional facilities located in Shanghai, China. Diodes has assembly and test facilities located in Shanghai and in Chengdu, China, as well as in Neuhaus and in Taipei. Additional engineering, sales, warehouse, and logistics offices are located in Taipei; Hong Kong; Manchester; Shanghai; Shenzhen, China; Seongnam-si, South Korea; and Munich, Germany, with support offices throughout the world. For further information, including SEC filings, visit Diodes’ website at 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 have been strategically focusing our efforts on increasing content in the industrial and automotive markets; we have introduced a growing number of new products that meet the stringent requirements of these markets; additionally, we have expanded our technical and sales resources to deepen relationships with customers in North America and Europe, which we believe will contribute to growth in both the intermediate and long-term; we also continue to broaden our product offerings for high-volume portable electronics and are securing an increasing number of design wins in wireless charging as well as the wearables and Internet of Things markets; although these markets are in the early stages of expansion, Diodes is well positioned to capture share in these growing markets based on our expertise in miniaturized and power efficient packaging; for the third quarter of 2015, we expect revenue to range between $209 million and $225 million, or a decrease of 4.8 percent to an increase of 2.5 percent sequentially; at the midpoint of the guidance, total revenue is projected down 1 percent from the second quarter due to a significant reduction in the revenue associated with assembly test manufacturing services; revenue excluding manufacturing services is projected to grow approximately 3 percent sequentially; we expect gross margin to be 31.5 percent, plus or minus 2 percent; operating expenses are expected to be approximately 22.2 percent of revenue, plus or minus 1 percent; we expect our income tax rate to be 26 percent, plus or minus 3 percent, and shares used to calculate diluted EPS for the third quarter are anticipated to be approximately 49.6 million; and for 2015, we expect our capital expenditures to be 5 to 9 percent of revenue, excluding the Chengdu site expansion.    Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, such factors as: the risk that such expectations may not be met; the risk that the expected benefits of acquisitions may not be realized; the risk that we may not be able to maintain our current growth strategy or continue to maintain our current performance, costs and loadings in our manufacturing facilities;  risks of domestic and foreign operations, including excessive operation costs, labor shortages, higher tax rates and our joint venture prospects; the risk of unfavorable currency exchange rates;  our future guidance may be incorrect; the global economic weakness may be more severe or last longer than we currently anticipated; breaches of our information technology systems; and other information including the “Risk Factors,” detailed from time to time in Diodes’ 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.

Company Contact:	 	 	Investor Relations Contact:	
Diodes Incorporated	 	 	Shelton Group	
Laura Mehr	 	 	Leanne Sievers	
Director of Investor Relations	 	 	EVP, Investor Relations	
P: 972-987-3959	 	 	P: 949-224-3874	
E: laura_mehrl@diodes.com	 	 	E: lsievers@sheltongroup.com	

DIODES INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share data)
 
 	Three Months Ended	 	 	Six Months Ended	 	
 	June 30,	 	 	June 30,	 	
 	2015	 	 	2014	 	 	2015	 	 	2014	 	
NET SALES	$	219,453	 	 	$	223,217	 	 	$	425,634	 	 	$	433,203	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
COST OF GOODS SOLD	 	150,016	 	 	 	152,913	 	 	 	292,284	 	 	 	301,318	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Gross profit	 	69,437	 	 	 	70,304	 	 	 	133,350	 	 	 	131,885	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
OPERATING EXPENSES	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Selling, general and administrative	 	31,882	 	 	 	33,291	 	 	 	63,613	 	 	 	65,621	 	
Research and development	 	13,590	 	 	 	12,781	 	 	 	26,899	 	 	 	25,701	 	
Amortization of acquisition related intangible assets	 	1,880	 	 	 	1,991	 	 	 	3,802	 	 	 	3,973	 	
Loss (gain) on sale of assets	 	87	 	 	 	(902	)	 	 	135	 	 	 	(896	)	
Total operating expenses	 	47,439	 	 	 	47,161	 	 	 	94,449	 	 	 	94,399	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Income from operations	 	21,998	 	 	 	23,143	 	 	 	38,901	 	 	 	37,486	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Interest income	 	244	 	 	 	437	 	 	 	542	 	 	 	834	 	
Interest expense	 	(757	)	 	 	(1,154	)	 	 	(1,821	)	 	 	(2,415	)	
Gain (loss) on securities carried at fair value	 	(125	)	 	 	1,860	 	 	 	(54	)	 	 	1,604	 	
Other	 	(103	)	 	 	(784	)	 	 	(348	)	 	 	(1,014	)	
Total other income (expenses)	 	(741	)	 	 	359	 	 	 	(1,681	)	 	 	(991	)	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest	 	21,257	 	 	 	23,502	 	 	 	37,220	 	 	 	36,495	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
INCOME TAX PROVISION	 	5,399	 	 	 	5,651	 	 	 	9,586	 	 	 	8,198	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
NET INCOME	 	15,858	 	 	 	17,851	 	 	 	27,634	 	 	 	28,297	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Less:  NET INCOME attributable to noncontrolling interest	 	(780	)	 	 	(466	)	 	 	(1,424	)	 	 	(710	)	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
NET INCOME attributable to common stockholders	$	15,078	 	 	$	17,385	 	 	$	26,210	 	 	$	27,587	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
EARNINGS PER SHARE attributable to common stockholders	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Basic	$	0.31	 	 	$	0.37	 	 	$	0.55	 	 	$	0.59	 	
Diluted	$	0.31	 	 	$	0.36	 	 	$	0.53	 	 	$	0.57	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Number of shares used in computation	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Basic	 	48,076	 	 	 	46,889	 	 	 	47,872	 	 	 	46,794	 	
Diluted	 	49,250	 	 	 	48,423	 	 	 	49,091	 	 	 	48,223	 	
 
Note: Throughout this release, we refer to “net income attributable to common stockholders” as “net income.”

 

DIODES INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO ADJUSTED NET INCOME
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
For the three months ended June 30, 2015:
 
 	Operating Expenses	 	 	Income Tax Provision	 	 	Net Income	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Per-GAAP	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	$	15,078	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Earnings per share (Per-GAAP)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Diluted	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	$	0.31	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Adjustments to reconcile net income to adjusted net income:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Amortization of acquisition related intangible assets	 	1,880	 	 	 	(386	)	 	 	1,494	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Adjusted (Non-GAAP)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	$	16,572	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Diluted shares used in computing earnings per share	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	49,250	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Adjusted earnings per share (Non-GAAP)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Diluted	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	$	0.34	 	
 
Note:  Included in GAAP and non-GAAP adjusted net income was approximately $2.5 million, net of tax, non-cash share-based compensation expense.  Excluding share-based compensation expense, both GAAP and non-GAAP adjusted diluted earnings per share would have improved by $0.05 per share.

DIODES INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO ADJUSTED NET INCOME – Cont.
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
For the three months ended June 30, 2014:
 
 	Operating Expenses	 	 	Income Tax Provision	 	 	Net Income	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Per-GAAP	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	$	17,385	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Earnings per share (Per-GAAP)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Diluted	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	$	0.36	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Adjustments to reconcile net income to adjusted net
   income:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Retention costs	 	258	 	 	 	(39	)	 	 	219	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Gain on sale of assets	 	(1,176	)	 	200	 	 	 	(976	)	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Amortization of acquisition related intangible assets	 	1,991	 	 	 	(410	)	 	 	1,581	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Adjusted (Non-GAAP)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	$	18,209	 	
Diluted shares used in computing earnings per share	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	48,423	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Adjusted earnings per share (Non-GAAP)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Diluted	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	$	0.38	 	
 
Note:  Included in GAAP and non-GAAP adjusted net income was approximately $2.2 million, net of tax, non-cash share-based compensation expense.  Excluding share-based compensation expense, both GAAP and non-GAAP adjusted diluted earnings per share would have improved by $0.05 per share.

DIODES INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO ADJUSTED NET INCOME – Cont.
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
For the Six months ended June 30, 2015:
 
 	Operating Expenses	 	 	Income Tax Provision	 	 	Net Income	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Per-GAAP	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	$	26,210	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Earnings per share (Per-GAAP)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Diluted	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	$	0.53	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Adjustments to reconcile net income to adjusted net income:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Retention costs	 	83	 	 	 	(13	)	 	 	70	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Amortization of acquisition related intangible assets	 	3,802	 	 	 	(781	)	 	 	3,021	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Adjusted (Non-GAAP)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	$	29,301	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Diluted shares used in computing earnings per share	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	49,091	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Adjusted earnings per share (Non-GAAP)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Diluted	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	$	0.60	 	
 
Note:  Included in GAAP and non-GAAP adjusted net income was approximately $4.9 million, net of tax, non-cash share-based compensation expense.  Excluding share-based compensation expense, both GAAP and non-GAAP adjusted diluted earnings per share would have improved by $0.10 per share.

DIODES INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO ADJUSTED NET INCOME – Cont.
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
For the Six months ended June 30, 2014:
 
 	Operating Expenses	 	 	Income Tax Provision	 	 	Net Income	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Per-GAAP	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	$	27,587	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Earnings per share (Per-GAAP)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Diluted	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	$	0.57	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Adjustments to reconcile net income to adjusted net
   income:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Retention costs	 	948	 	 	 	(143	)	 	 	805	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Gain on sale of assets	 	(1,176	)	 	200	 	 	 	(976	)	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Amortization of acquisition related intangible assets	 	3,972	 	 	 	(826	)	 	 	3,146	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Adjusted (Non-GAAP)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	$	30,563	 	
Diluted shares used in computing earnings per share	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	48,223	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Adjusted earnings per share (Non-GAAP)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Diluted	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	$	0.63	 	
 
Note:  Included in GAAP and non-GAAP adjusted net income was approximately $4.3 million, net of tax, non-cash share-based compensation expense.  Excluding share-based compensation expense, both GAAP and non-GAAP adjusted diluted earnings per share would have improved by $0.09 per share.

 

 
ADJUSTED NET INCOME and ADJUSTED EARNINGS PER SHARE (Non-GAAP)
This consists of generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) net income and earnings per share, which are then adjusted solely for the purpose of adjusting for amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets and retention costs. Excluding the above items provides investors with a better depiction of the Company’s operating results and provides a more informed baseline for modeling future earnings expectations. The Company excludes the above items to evaluate the Company’s operating performance, to develop budgets, and to manage cash expenditures. Presentation of the above non-GAAP measures allows investors to review the Company’s results of operations from the same viewpoint as the Company’s management and Board of Directors. The Company has historically provided similar non-GAAP financial measures to provide investors an enhanced understanding of its operations, facilitate investors’ analyses and comparisons of its current and past results of operations and provide insight into its future performance. The Company also believes the non-GAAP measures are useful to investors because they provide additional information that research analysts use to evaluate semiconductor companies. These non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to results prepared in accordance with GAAP, but should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, GAAP results and may differ from measures used by other companies. The Company recommends a review of net income and earnings per share on both a GAAP and non-GAAP basis to obtain a comprehensive view of the Company’s results. The Company provides a reconciliation of GAAP net income and GAAP earnings per share to non-GAAP adjusted net income and non-GAAP adjusted earnings per share.
Retention costs – The Company excluded costs related to the employee retention plan in connection with the acquisition of BCD Semiconductor Manufacturing Limited. The retention payments are payable at the 12, 18 and 24 month anniversaries of the acquisition with the majority of the expense occurring in the second 12 months. Although these retention costs recurred every quarter until the final retention payment was made in second quarter 2015, they are not part of the normal annual salaries and therefore have been excluded. The Company believes the exclusion of this item provides investors an enhanced view of certain costs the Company may incur from time to time and facilitates comparisons with the results of other periods that may not reflect such costs.
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets – The Company excluded this item, including developed technologies and customer relationships. The fair value of the acquisition-related intangible assets, which was recognized through purchase accounting, is amortized using straight-line methods which approximate the proportion of future cash flows estimated to be generated each period over the estimated useful lives of the applicable assets. The Company believes the exclusion of this item is appropriate because a significant portion of the purchase price for its acquisitions was allocated to the intangible assets that have short lives and exclusion of the amortization expense allows comparisons of operating results that are consistent over time for both the Company’s newly acquired and long-held businesses. In addition, the Company excluded this item because there is significant variability and unpredictability among companies with respect to this expense.
CASH FLOW ITEMS
Free cash flow (FCF) (Non-GAAP)
FCF for the second quarter 2015 is calculated by subtracting capital expenditures from cash flow from operations.  For the second quarter 2015, FCF was ($9.0) million and represents the cash and cash equivalents that we are able to generate after taking into account cash outlays required to maintain or expand property, plant and equipment. FCF is important because it allows us to pursue opportunities to develop new products, make acquisitions and reduce debt.

 
CONSOLIDATED RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO EBITDA
EBITDA represents earnings before net interest expense, income tax provision, depreciation and amortization. Management believes EBITDA is useful to investors because it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties, such as financial institutions in extending credit and in evaluating companies in our industry, and provides further clarity on our profitability. In addition, management uses EBITDA, along with other GAAP and non-GAAP measures, in evaluating our operating performance compared to that of other companies in our industry. The calculation of EBITDA generally eliminates the effects of financing, operating in different income tax jurisdictions, and accounting effects of capital spending, including the impact of our asset base, which can differ depending on the book value of assets and the accounting methods used to compute depreciation and amortization expense.  EBITDA is not a recognized measurement under 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 used by other companies. For example, our EBITDA takes into account all net interest expense, income tax provision, depreciation and amortization without taking into account any amounts attributable to noncontrolling interest .  Furthermore, EBITDA is not intended to be a measure of free cash flow for management’s discretionary use, as it does not consider certain cash requirements such as tax and debt service payments.
The following table provides a reconciliation of net income to EBITDA (in thousands, unaudited):
 
 	Three Months Ended	 	 	Six Months Ended	 	
 	June 30,	 	 	June 30,	 	
 	2015	 	 	2014	 	 	2015	 	 	2014	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net income (per-GAAP)	$	15,078	 	 	$	17,385	 	 	$	26,210	 	 	$	27,587	 	
Plus:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Interest expense, net	 	513	 	 	 	717	 	 	 	1,279	 	 	 	1,581	 	
Income tax provision	 	5,399	 	 	 	5,651	 	 	 	9,586	 	 	 	8,198	 	
Depreciation and amortization	 	19,198	 	 	 	19,157	 	 	 	38,370	 	 	 	38,333	 	
EBITDA (Non-GAAP)	$	40,188	 	 	$	42,910	 	 	$	75,445	 	 	$	75,699	 	

 

 

 
DIODES INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
ASSETS
(in thousands)
 
 	June 30,	 	 	December 31,	 	
 	2015	 	 	2014	 	
 	(unaudited)	 	 	 	 	 	
CURRENT ASSETS	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cash and cash equivalents	$	194,592	 	 	$	243,000	 	
Short-term investments	 	25,844	 	 	 	11,726	 	
Accounts receivable, net	 	206,637	 	 	 	188,248	 	
Inventories	 	195,274	 	 	 	182,026	 	
Deferred income taxes, current	 	11,317	 	 	 	11,295	 	
Prepaid expenses and other	 	47,882	 	 	 	50,510	 	
Total current assets	 	681,546	 	 	 	686,805	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, net	 	341,538	 	 	 	309,931	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES, non-current	 	32,474	 	 	 	32,550	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
OTHER ASSETS	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Goodwill	 	82,067	 	 	 	81,229	 	
Intangible assets, net	 	41,278	 	 	 	45,028	 	
Other	 	26,281	 	 	 	23,614	 	
Total assets	$	1,205,184	 	 	$	1,179,157	 	

 
DIODES INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
(in thousands, except share data)
 
 	June 30,	 	 	December 31,	 	
 	2015	 	 	2014	 	
 	(unaudited)	 	 	 	 	 	
CURRENT LIABILITIES	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Lines of credit	$	979	 	 	$	1,064	 	
Accounts payable	 	88,321	 	 	 	79,390	 	
Accrued liabilities	 	76,957	 	 	 	60,436	 	
Income tax payable	 	7,187	 	 	 	8,381	 	
Total current liabilities	 	173,444	 	 	 	149,271	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
LONG-TERM DEBT, net of current portion	 	99,684	 	 	 	140,787	 	
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES	 	77,115	 	 	 	78,932	 	
Total liabilities	 	350,243	 	 	 	368,990	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
EQUITY	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Diodes Incorporated stockholders' equity	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Preferred stock - par value $1.00 per share; 1,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued or
   outstanding	 	-	 	 	 	-	 	
Common stock - par value $0.66 2/3 per share; 70,000,000 shares authorized; 48,241,281 and
  47,591,092 issued and outstanding at  June 30, 2015 and  December 31, 2014, respectively	 	32,162	 	 	 	31,729	 	
Additional paid-in capital	 	330,339	 	 	 	314,942	 	
Retained earnings	 	516,216	 	 	 	490,006	 	
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	 	(67,118	)	 	 	(68,402	)	
Total Diodes Incorporated stockholders' equity	 	811,599	 	 	 	768,275	 	
Noncontrolling interest	 	43,342	 	 	 	41,892	 	
Total equity	 	854,941	 	 	 	810,167	 	
Total liabilities and equity	$	1,205,184	 	 	$	1,179,157	 	

Exhibit 99.2 
Corporate Participants: Dr. Keh-Shew Lu, Richard White, Mark King and Laura Mehrl
 
Conference Call Participants:
Steve Smigie  Raymond James & Associates - Analyst
Harsh Kumar Stephens Inc. - Analyst
Gary Mobley The Benchmark Company - Analyst
Christopher Longiaru Sidoti & Co. - Analyst
Shawn Harrison Longbow Research - Analyst
Liwen Zhang Blaylock Robert Van, LLC - Analyst
Suji Desilva Topeka Capital Markets - Analyst
Operator:
 
Good afternoon and welcome to Diodes Incorporated second-quarter 2015 financial results conference call. (Operator Instructions). As a reminder, this conference call is being recorded today August 6, 2015.
 
I would now like to turn the call over to Leanne Sievers, of Shelton Group Investor Relations. Leanne, please go ahead.
Leanne Sievers, EVP of Shelton Group
 
Good afternoon and welcome to Diodes second-quarter financial results conference call. I am Leanne Sievers, Executive Vice President of Shelton Group, Diodes' Investor Relations firm.
 
With us today are Diodes President and CEO, Dr. Keh-Shew Lu; Chief Financial Officer, Rick White; Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Mark King; and Director of Investor Relations, Laura Mehrl.
 
Before I turn the call over to Dr. Lu, I would like to remind our listeners that management's prepared remarks contain forward-looking statements which are subject to risks and uncertainties and management may make additional forward-looking statements in response to your questions. Therefore the Company claims the protection of the Safe Harbor for forward-looking statements that is contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ from those discussed today and therefore we refer you to a more detailed discussion of the risks and uncertainties in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
In addition, any projections as to the Company's future performance represent management's estimates as of today August 6, 2015. Diodes assume no obligation to update these projections in the future as market conditions may or may not change. Additionally, the Company's press release and management segment during this conference call will include discussions of certain measures and financial information in GAAP and non-GAAP terms. Included in the Company's press release or definitions and reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP items which provide additional details.
 
Also throughout the Company's press release and management statements during this conference call, we refer to net income attributable to common stockholders as GAAP net income.
 
For those of you are unable to listen to the entire call at this time, a recording will be available via webcast for 60 days in the investor relations section of Diodes' website at www.diodes.com.
 
Now I will turn the call over Diodes President and CEO, Dr. Keh-Shew Lu. Dr. Lu, please go ahead.
Dr. Keh-Shew Lu, President and CEO
 
Thank you, Leanne. Welcome everyone and thank you for joining us today. I am pleased to report our second-quarter revenue was up 6.4% sequentially due to continued strength in industrial and automotive markets. Especially in Europe where revenue increased 8% after growing 14% last quarter.
 
Even despite the weak euro, our growth this quarter is very noteworthy considering the continued weakness in the computing market. Also significant, we improved gross margin 60 basis points sequentially despite pricing pressure in the computing market as we continue to benefit from our product mix improvements and the cost reduction efforts.

As I have mentioned in the past, we have been strategically focusing our efforts on increasing content in the industrial and automotive markets. We have now achieved two consecutive quarters of industrial sales exceeding 23% of total revenue. Automotive sales reached 5% with record automotive revenue.
 
We have introduced a growing number of new products that meet the stringent requirements of those markets. We also continue to broaden our product offering for high-volume, portable electronics and are securing an increasing number of design wins in wireless charging as well as the wearable and the Internet of Things markets. Although this market are in the earlier stage of expansion, Diodes is well-positioned to capture shares in those growing markets based on our expertise in miniturization and power efficient packaging.
 
With that I will now turn the call over to Rick to discuss our second-quarter financial results as well as third-quarter guidance in more detail.
Rick White, CFO
 
Thanks, Dr. Lu, and good afternoon, everyone. Revenue for the second quarter 2015 was $219.5 million, an increase of 6.4% from the $206.2 million in the first quarter of 2015 and a decrease of 1.7% from the $223.2 million in the second quarter of 2014. Revenue was up sequentially due primarily to continued strength in the industrial and automotive markets which more than offset the softness in the computing market.
 
Gross profit for the second quarter 2015 was $69.4 million or 31.6% of revenue compared to the first quarter 2015 of $63.9 million or 31% of revenue and compared to the second quarter 2014 of $70.3 million or 31.5% of revenue. Gross profit margin was up 60 basis points sequentially due to the continued benefit of product mix improvements and cost reductions.
 
GAAP operating expenses for the second quarter 2015 were $47.4 million or 21.6% of revenue compared to $47 million or 22.8% of revenue in the first quarter 2015 and $47.2 million or 21.1% of revenue in the second quarter 2014.
 
Looking specifically at selling, general and administrative expenses, SG&A was approximately $31.9 million for the second quarter or 14.5% of revenue compared to $31.7 million or 15.4% of revenue in the first quarter 2015 and $33.3 million or 14.9% of revenue in the second quarter 2014. Investment in research and development for the second quarter was approximately $13.6 million or 6.2% of revenue compared to $13.3 million or 6.5% of revenue last quarter 2015 and $12.8 million or 5.7% of revenue in the second quarter 2014.
 
Combined, SG&A plus R&D was $45.5 million or 20.7% of revenue which was down 110 basis points from the $45 million or 21.8% of revenue in the first quarter 2015. Total other expense amounted to approximately $700,000 for the quarter. This was primarily driven by $750,000 of interest expense while $200,000 of interest income was offset by foreign currency losses. Income before taxes and noncontrolling interest in the second quarter 2015 amounted to $21.3 million compared to income of $16 million in the first quarter 2015 and $23.5 million in the second quarter 2014.
 
Turning to income taxes, our effective income tax rate for the second quarter was approximately 25.4% which was at the midpoint of our guidance range of 25% plus or minus 3%.
 
GAAP net income for the second quarter 2015 was $15.1 million or $0.31 per diluted share compared to first quarter 2015 of $11.1 million or $0.23 per diluted share and second quarter 2014 of $17.4 million or $0.36 per diluted share. The share count used to compute GAAP diluted EPS for the second quarter 2015 was 49.3 million shares.
 
Second quarter 2015 non-GAAP adjusted net income was $16.6 million or $0.34 per diluted share which excluded net of tax $1.5 million of non-cash acquisition related intangible asset amortization costs. This compares to non-GAAP adjusted net income of $12.7 million or $0.26 per diluted share in the first quarter 2015 and $18.2 million or $0.38 per diluted share in the second quarter 2014.
 
We have included in our earnings release a reconciliation of GAAP net income to non-GAAP adjusted net income which provides additional details. Included in the second quarter 2015 GAAP and non-GAAP adjusted net income was approximately $2.5 million net of tax, non-cash share-based compensation expense. Excluding share-based compensation expense, both GAAP and non-GAAP adjusted diluted EPS would have increased by an additional $0.05 per diluted share in the second quarter.
 
Cash flow generated from operations was $14.4 million for the second quarter. Free cash flow was a negative $9 million for the second quarter which included $23.3 million of capital expenditures primarily for the Chengdu site expansion. Net cash flow was a negative $27.5 million including the paydown of approximately $18.1 million of long-term debt.
 
Turning to the balance sheet. At the end of the second quarter, cash and cash equivalents totaled approximately $220 million including $26 million in short-term investments. Working capital was approximately $508 million. At the end of the second quarter, inventory increased by $8 million from the end of the first quarter 2015 to approximately $195 million. Inventory in the quarter reflects a $4 million increase in raw materials, a $3 million increase in finished goods and a $1 million increase in work in process.

Inventory days were 116 in the second quarter compared to 117 days last quarter. At the end of the second quarter, accounts receivable was approximately $207 million, up over $29 million from the first quarter driven primarily by the higher revenue in the second quarter. AR days were 80, similar to last quarter.
 
Our long-term debt totaled approximately $99.7 million, down $18.1 million from the first quarter. Capital expenditures for the second quarter were $23.3 million or 10.6% of revenue which includes the expansion of our Chengdu site. Second-quarter depreciation and amortization expense was $19.2 million.
 
Now turning to our outlook. For the third quarter of 2015, we expect revenue to range between $209 million and $225 million or a decrease of 4.8% to an increase of 2.5% sequentially. At the midpoint of the guidance, total revenue is projected down 1% from the second quarter due to a significant reduction in the revenue associated with assembly test manufacturing services. Revenue excluding manufacturing services, is projected to grow approximately 3% sequentially. We expect gross margin to be 31.5% plus or minus 2%. Operating expenses are expected to be approximately 22.2% of revenue plus or minus 1%.
 
We expect our income tax rate to be 26% plus or minus 3% and shares used to calculate diluted EPS for the third quarter are anticipated to be approximately 49.6 million. For 2015, we expect our capital expenditures to be 5% to 9% of revenue excluding the Chengdu site expansion.
 
With that said, I will now turn the call over to Mark King.
Mark King, Senior VP of Sales and Marketing
 
Thank you, Rick, and good afternoon. Revenue was up 6.4% sequentially driven by continued growth in Europe which increased 8% after growing 14% last quarter. As Dr. Lu mentioned, we continue to make great progress in our automotive and industrial markets in terms of revenue growth, new product introduction and design wins.
 
Asia was also up 7% in the quarter despite continued softness in the computing segment. North America was flat quarter on quarter. POP and distributor POS were up 6.3% and 1.7% respectively. Distributor inventory was up 7% as distributors position for expected ramps in key projects. Inventory remained in line but at higher levels due to the softer second quarter.
 
Turning to global sales, Asia represented 78% of revenue, North America 11% and Europe also 11%. We continue to have a high level of customer engagement across product lines, regions and end markets with increasing design win momentum as a result of our ongoing new product initiatives. We had a record quarter in auto sales with this end market surpassing 5% of revenue. Our logic products also had a record quarter, up 80% sequentially driven by key design wins in the portable space.
 
We also had a record revenue quarter for our MOSFET protection devices and BJT products driven by broad-based applications and end equipments. Our LED lighting and AC to DC product lines also continued to gain strong momentum in terms of design wins and revenue.
 
In terms of our end markets, consumer represented 33% of revenue, communications 22%, computing 17%, industrial 23% and automotive was 5%.
 
During the second quarter, Diodes once again extended its broad-based product offering investing in development resources and launching products for a wide range of high-volume, high growth markets and applications. Starting with the consumer market, Diodes launched products for TV and power supply applications leveraging our MOSFET and SBR devices including our MOS bridges as well as Diodes' proprietary new trench SBR technology. Design wins for MOS and SBR product families were once again extremely strong.
 
For large-scale consumer products, we released a high efficiency boost controller for LED backlighting and flat-panel TVs. We also released two families of dual high PSRR low noise, low dropout regulators that are intended for noise sensitive applications such as audio, video and RF subsystems in a wide range of applications including TVs, set-top boxes as well as portable electronics.
 
Other significant wins in the consumer market include audio, CMOS LDOs, standard linears and logic wins for flat-panel TVs as well as new opportunities for CMOS LDOs in game consoles and in load switch in DVR storage.
 
Also during the quarter, we continued to see solid traction for our audio amplifier product line with several wins in wireless speaker market as well as the release of a high efficiency Class B audio amplifier that helps extend battery life in portable electronics. We continue to have strong momentum in the portable and wearables space as a result of Diodes' expertise in miniaturized and power efficient packaging.
 
In the communications market, Diodes launched additional MOSFETs, SBR and TBS products in miniature leaded and leadless packaging all aimed at space savings and improved battery life. In particular, Diodes launched the first TBS device in its new high

reliability micro miniature ESN package technology for this market. We also continue to expand our penetration in portable equipment with significant smartphone wins for our CMOS LDOs as well as our linear hall devices.
 
Also in support of the communications market, we secured 16 significant design wins for our AC to DC product line supporting charger and power adapter products at seven different major suppliers. In the computing space as mentioned previously, we continued to see ongoing weakness but this was partially offset by further traction in notebook and tablets with additional MOSFET and SBR products launched.
 
Further, we released an ultralow sensitivity omnipolar hall switch with micropower sleep function for use in computing and battery-powered consumer products such as smart covers for notebooks, tablets and cell phones. We also released several family of single channel current limit power switches that support dual port applications where a single USB port is used for data communication between host and a peripheral device while simultaneously charging the battery of the peripheral.
 
Turning to the industrial market, we continue to see strong design win momentum and customer traction from a broad base of applications. During the quarter we introduced a self-protected resettable electronic fuse designed to enhance system reliability against catastrophic failures in a wide range of demanding applications from industrial supplies to hard disk drives. Key wins in the industrial space include all sensors for an electronic lock that is part of an IOT smart connected home product line as well as sensors for home appliances and standard linear devices in e-meters and light goods.
 
We also extended our family of BJT linear regulators to offer 8 volt and 12 volt output products together with a 40 volt synchronous controller for power supply applications and two linear LED drivers from our smart bipolar platform. We also saw first revenue in the quarter on two key projects for LED drivers in retrofit LED bulb replacement.
 
Finally in the automotive market which is a key focus area for Diodes, we launched a significant number of new automotive qualified products including 15 new products with additions to our rugged 175 degrees C-rated portfolio and 40 and 60 volt parts based on Diodes' Shielded Gate wafer technology for applications such as motordrive.
 
Also in the quarter we secured a significant number of design wins from our MOS, BJT, TBS, SBR and IntelliFET product groups. While further enhancing our industry-leading bipolar technology with the first in a series of automotive qualified linear regulator devices. More recently, Diodes released Hall-effect latches for automotive market that offer eight magnetic sensitivity options to cover requirements of numerous applications including encoding and position control for various motors, pumps, fans and valves found in the vehicle cabin.
 
In summary during the quarter, Diodes continued to make great progress on our new product and expansion initiatives in the industrial and automotive markets while also further improving our product mix across our offerings to drive further improvements in gross margin.
 
We achieved revenue records in a number of product categories and generated further momentum in the high-volume portable space. We are also well-positioned to gain long-term share in emerging markets such as wireless charging, wearables and IOTs with our deep expertise in miniaturized and power efficient packaging.
 
With that, I will open the floor to questions. Operator?
Upon Completion of the Q&A…
Dr. Lu:  Thank you for your participation today. Operator, you may now disconnect.

 
Diodes 2Q 2015 EARNINGS CALL
QUESTION AND ANSWER
 
Operator
 
(Operator Instructions) Steve Smigie, Raymond James.
 
Steve Smigie - Raymond James & Associates, Inc. - Analyst
 
Great, thanks a lot, guys, and good job in what is a pretty tough environment here. I was hoping you could comment a little bit on the assembly and test changes there. You talked about 3% growth excluding the assembly and test issues so for that growth are you including the assembly and test in your Q2 number to get to that 3%? And just a little bit of color actually in the assembly and test? Thanks.
 
Mark King - Diodes Inc. - SVP, Sales and Marketing
 
We were just letting you know that our standard business product rate was running at about up 3% so we had kind of a one-off quarter with our assembly test business where it was down significantly so we just wanted to give a little bit more granularity to our performance. It has been very, very consistent. This is kind of a one-off adjustment that is going on with our customer there so it was significant so that is why we brought it up.
 
Steve Smigie - Raymond James & Associates - Analyst
 
Okay, great. And then you guys made some progress on Chengdu during the quarter. Can you talk about what the implications of that are in terms of ramping that for packaging, etc. and what we might see in margins as a result of that?
 
Keh-Shew Lu - Diodes Inc. - President and CEO
 
Our Chengdu operation, we have been talking about that for a while and due to the space in Shanghai is kind of full now so we need to kick out the Chengdu project to prepare for our future expansion. And I remember several years ago we bought the land and then we built the building and we set up the pilot line operations three years ago and now the building is done and we are putting up equipment so when we started what we already qualified our Chengdu operation so we are moving the production equipment, we are kicking off the Chengdu site.
 
Steve Smigie - Raymond James & Associates - Analyst
 
Okay, great. I know you only do one quarter ahead in terms of guidance and revenue but as we think about December, it is typically down I think about 5% sequentially but it has already been a little bit soft in June into September for you guys as well as other folks. Does that suggest December is probably not going to be down quite as much as seasonal?
 
Keh-Shew Lu - Diodes Inc. - President and CEO
 
I hope so. Because I think this year, I think everybody sees that there has been the softness in the third quarter instead of typically it is a strong quarter. And so we hope the fourth quarter won't be down like in the past so currently we are hoping the fourth quarter maybe flatters -- we don't know but it won't be as bad as in the past.
 
Steve Smigie - Raymond James & Associates - Analyst
 
Okay. If I could sneak one last one in, Dr. Lu, I think you bought some shares of Diodes back in 2008, 2009 right at the bottom and I think I saw a filing go across that you might have purchased 700,000 shares recently. I'm not sure if that is actual outright purchasing. I didn't get a chance look at the filing closely but I was just curious if you were out buying stock for yourself here?
 
Rick White - Diodes Inc. - CFO

 
No, this is Rick. That 700,000 shares was not a purchase, that was Dr. Lu's employment agreement that expired at the end of May and then he signed a new employment agreement for seven years which included that stock award of 700,000 and the details of that employment agreement were part of that 8-K filing that we did.
 
Steve Smigie - Raymond James & Associates - Analyst
 
Okay, great. Thank you.
 
Operator
 
Harsh Kumar, Stephens.
 
Harsh Kumar - Stephens Inc. - Analyst
 
Good job on a tough environment as well. A question for you, Dr. Lu. We always consider your company to be closer to China and what is actually going on there than most of the others given your scale of operations there. I am curious if you could just talk qualitatively about what the state of affairs is, is it a real slowdown, is it just inventory? Anything you can throw at us would be helpful.
 
Keh-Shew Lu - Diodes Inc. - President and CEO
 
I think the way we view the China market has actually slowed down and we see that including our own business inside China. Now China if you separate two business, two kinds of business, one is they are doing assembly of OEM or ODM for multi-nation companies and export those products outside of China, that business did not really go down, but China internal consumption has really slowed down.
 
Harsh Kumar - Stephens Inc. - Analyst
 
Okay, that is very helpful, Dr. Lu. And then a question, the test and assembly services business, how big was it? Was it 5%, 10% of revenues? I am just curious how much it fell off and are you expecting that it will come back or it will just go away?
 
Keh-Shew Lu - Diodes Inc. - President and CEO
 
I think we believe it will go back up. Okay.
 
But this is the one -- we do the assembly and the testing service for other companies and typically they don't give us only one quarter of forecast so when we get that forecast in the past, they tend to track with our own business, that is why we never mentioned it but this time for some reason we don't know, the forecast they give to us significantly went down. And that is why we just need to report it that way.
 
Now I do hope it will go back to normal in next quarter.
 
Mark King - Diodes Inc. - SVP, Sales and Marketing
 
We should expect some improvement in Q4 and then be back to normal on a regular basis.
 
Harsh Kumar - Stephens Inc. - Analyst
 
Great, thank you. My last question, Dr. Lu, I think you talked about weakness in computing a couple times on the call, when I put the numbers in, I put the breakdown in, it is basically flattish call it give or take? I'm trying to understand were you expecting a pickup in June that didn't happen or do you get some unexpected strength in an area but your core computing was down. If you could explain that Mark or Dr. Lu.
 
Mark King - Diodes Inc. - SVP, Sales and Marketing

 
I think we expected it to be better than it was in the quarter or we expected to get some real gain. But you are correct, it was more flattish and actually went down slightly as a percentage or was relatively even. So I mean I just think that it is kind of in a market that is not really going anywhere. Where we have added a lot of new products into the area but we still can't get the revenue out of them. So we expect a little bit of upside as projects in the marketplace gets a little bit better but we just haven't been able to achieve that yet with some of our (inaudible) .
 
Harsh Kumar - Stephens Inc. - Analyst
 
Mark, as a follow-up, is this like (inaudible) Intel platform delay, do you think that is causing it or you think it is just something else altogether?
 
Mark King - Diodes Inc. - SVP, Sales and Marketing
 
I think there is just a lot of hesitancy and a demand issue whether it be the delays or whatever, it is just an overall unit output.
 
Harsh Kumar - Stephens Inc. - Analyst
 
Thanks, guys.
 
Keh-Shew Lu - Diodes Inc. - President and CEO
 
If you really look at it, since our second quarter versus the first quarter is up 6.4%, and if you assume the percentage of the revenue from computing is the same, then it is not really going down. So if you use a percentage, yes, computing percentage second quarter versus the first quarter it is flat. But don't forget our total revenue second quarter versus the first quarter is up 6.4% so I don't want to be, don't want to be misleading. If you look at 1Q, our computing is 18% of our revenue and 2Q is 17% of our revenue. So let's don't forget we while we grow up 6.4%.
 
Harsh Kumar - Stephens Inc. - Analyst
 
I get it, I get it. Thank you for the clarification, Dr. Lu.
 
Operator
 
(Operator Instructions). Gary Mobley, Benchmark.
 
Gary Mobley - The Benchmark Company - Analyst
 
Good afternoon. I just had a question for you on the topic of share buyback. What share price does it become more beneficial as measured in accretion or whatever metric to buy back stock versus paying down your debt as you have been doing for the last several quarters?
 
Rick White - Diodes Inc. - CFO
 
Clearly I think overall from a financial perspective, it is better for us to buy back -- to pay down the debt. The interest cost is more than offsetting the reduction in shares with the same amount of money plus Dr. Lu is still in M&A mode and if we buy back shares or do a dividend, that money would not be available for M&A activity. So all of this is in there together but right now from an interest rate standpoint, we believe it is more beneficial to pay down the debt.
 
Gary Mobley - The Benchmark Company - Analyst
 
Okay. On the topic of M&A, what does the pipeline look for you guys? Have valuation expectations for targets come down and has the pipeline changed at all?
 
Keh-Shew Lu - Diodes Inc. - President and CEO

 
I think M&A, we still -- M&A is still one of the major growth strategies for us and so I am still aggressively looking for opportunities for M&A and with the stock going down obviously the expectation would be relatively going down too but until we really get on it, I cannot make any comment.
 
Gary Mobley - The Benchmark Company - Analyst
 
Okay. If I am not mistaken there has been a positive bias to your tax rate. It has been increasing. It has been higher than what you have been forecasting and I'm assuming that is a function of your profits originating increasingly out of Europe in a higher tax jurisdiction. Can you verify that and can you give us a little color on the tax rate outlook for Q4 in 2016?
 
Rick White - Diodes Inc. - CFO
 
Yes, so in the first quarter we were at 26.2%. In the second quarter we were at 25.4% so we have been pretty consistent over the last six months. We think if the profitability remains the same as it has been with Europe, US and the Asian mix, that it will stay in that 26% range, that is why we put our guidance together 26% plus or minus 3%.
 
So I think you can use that same rate next year assuming there aren't any major changes in the profitability of the company.
 
Gary Mobley - The Benchmark Company - Analyst
 
Okay, that is it for me. Thanks, guys.
 
Operator
 
Christopher Longiaru, Sidoti & Company.
 
Christopher Longiaru - Sidoti & Co. - Analyst
 
Nice work in a tough environment. My first question just has to do with internal utilization. I think you have commented on this in the past. Can you give us an idea what internal utilization is and also what the outsource manufacturing and test services, what the difference was in utilization and will be based on that?
 
Keh-Shew Lu - Diodes Inc. - President and CEO
 
Let me just answer your last question first, okay. You look at our outside service went down significantly but overall is we said 1% down from the midpoint because our own internal or our own business is up midpoint 3%. And therefore if you look at down 1%, our utilization has not really changed that much from assembly and testing point of view.
 
Christopher Longiaru - Sidoti & Co. - Analyst
 
And I think packaging and test last quarter was about 90%. Is that still the number?
 
Keh-Shew Lu - Diodes Inc. - President and CEO
 
Slightly better than 90.
 
Rick White - Diodes Inc. - CFO
 
Slightly better than that.
 
Keh-Shew Lu - Diodes Inc. - President and CEO
 
90%.

 
Christopher Longiaru - Sidoti & Co. - Analyst
 
And then just in terms of with your guide I mean people have seen some pretty strong comps pressure. Doesn't seem with your guide like it is as strong. Can you comment on your communications demand at this point and give us a little more color into what you are seeing especially in China?
 
Mark King - Diodes Inc. - SVP, Sales and Marketing
 
I would say our communications is a little mixed. We are making progress in the communications market in China but we are pretty heavily involved in the big guys so there is some balance there on that. So I think that is about as much as I can say about it. We still see some great opportunities in that area but it is a little bit of a mixed market there.
 
Christopher Longiaru - Sidoti & Co. - Analyst
 
I will jump out with that. Thanks for the color, guys.
 
Operator
 
Shawn Harrison, Longbow Research.
 
Shawn Harrison - Longbow Research - Analyst
 
Good afternoon, good evening, everybody. Related to the weakness in the assembly and test business that you take on further customers, is there a specific end market that it will negatively affect this quarter?
 
Keh-Shew Lu - Diodes Inc. - President and CEO
 
I don't think we can disclose that. We do the assembly and test service for some of the customers and unfortunately, they don't give us long-term forecasts, they just tell us how much they need help from us every quarter. And typically in the past they are not that far away from the general market so we do not mention it because it is just part of the general market up and down.
 
But this time we don't know the reason, they don't tell us but the loading forecast is significantly down so we just need to make that statement because it affects our revenue and we get to say our own business midpoint is actually up 3%.
 
Shawn Harrison - Longbow Research - Analyst
 
Okay. Mark, I want to go back to your comment on inventory distribution. I think you used the term a little bit high. Are you anticipating any kind of inventory correction in distribution or just kind of lower orders, is that baked into the guidance here this quarter given how you view?
 
Mark King - Diodes Inc. - SVP, Sales and Marketing
 
We baked that into the guidance. I think we expected our POS at the end of the second quarter to be able bit better than it was and I think they expected it to be a little bit better than it was. So I think we will have a little bit more mute -- we have taken into consideration a little bit more muting in the quarters and in the Q3 as part of our guidance.
 
Shawn Harrison - Longbow Research - Analyst
 
Was there any specific region where it was a little less than anticipated in terms of the point of sale?
 
Mark King - Diodes Inc. - SVP, Sales and Marketing
 
No, I think they were all pretty consistent.

 
Shawn Harrison - Longbow Research - Analyst
 
Thanks a lot, everybody.
 
Operator
 
Liwen Zhang, Blaylock.
 
Liwen Zhang - Blaylock Robert Van, LLC - Analyst
 
Thank you for taking my questions. So the first question regarding your topline this year given the December quarter is seasonally down quarter and even though a little bit better than seasonal right now, you are expecting. So it seems like this year kind of flattish versus last year at the most. So in terms of your growth strategy, are you going to acquire somebody soon to help with the top line?
 
Keh-Shew Lu - Diodes Inc. - President and CEO
 
We are not discussing M&A until we get the M&A done so we cannot give you any forecasts or any comment about M&A. And as I say, yes M&A is still one of the key growth strategies we use for growth.
 
Liwen Zhang - Blaylock Robert Van, LLC - Analyst
 
Okay, thanks. My second one is your account receivables seems real increased significantly at the end of Q2. And what happened? Is the June quarter a back-end loaded quarter? Just help me to understand. Thanks.
 
Rick White - Diodes Inc. - CFO
 
So the June quarter as most quarters for us, the revenue goes up through the months of the quarter and so the third month of the quarter is bigger than the other two months and that occurred in June maybe a little more than the other quarters. But if you look at the AR days based on revenue, they were 80 and that was similar to last quarter as well. So from an overall AR perspective, it had to do with timing during the quarter rather than some problems associated with AR.
 
Liwen Zhang - Blaylock Robert Van, LLC - Analyst
 
Okay, got it. Thanks. That is all I had.
 
Operator
 
Suji Desilva, Topeka.
 
Suji Desilva - Topeka Capital Markets - Analyst
 
A quick question on the packaging itself, on the advanced packages, are those still tight or are those easing up at this point?
 
Mark King - Diodes Inc. - SVP, Sales and Marketing
 
We had a lot of investment in the quarter in our advanced packaging ramping for the third quarter on some new projects and design wins. So I think that they are tight but we have got them under control now.
 
Suji Desilva - Topeka Capital Markets - Analyst
 
And are you saying, Mark, that you have some new projects that will ramp into advanced packaging in the third quarter?

Mark King - Diodes Inc. - SVP, Sales and Marketing
 
Right, that have been ramping toward the end of the second quarter into the third quarter and we have been expanding vigorously on those things in the first part of the year to support our customer base. And I think we have got -- we are in pretty good shape on capacity at this point.
 
Suji Desilva - Topeka Capital Markets - Analyst
 
Okay, great. And then on just the disti inventories, are you seeing an increased reluctance of the distributors to hold inventory? I know you gave some color already but -- or is it more normal course business with just slightly elevated inventory?
 
Mark King - Diodes Inc. - SVP, Sales and Marketing
 
I think if you look at the big guys, they report inventory every quarter and they are very sensitized to it so I think you will we may see some pressure from that area. But I don't think it is anything more abnormal than we normally experience. When things are looking like they are going to fly, everybody is trying to get inventory and when everybody is a little bit nervous, everybody gets cautious.
 
Suji Desilva - Topeka Capital Markets - Analyst
 
Understood.
 
Mark King - Diodes Inc. - SVP, Sales and Marketing
 
So there is not a lot of people out there looking to make a lot of deals for inventory so it is more flow through and then kind of working through and rebalancing and so forth. So I don't think it is anything out of the ordinary. Obviously when things -- when the guidances are closer to flat or slightly up or slightly down, people buy less products.
 
Suji Desilva - Topeka Capital Markets - Analyst
 
Okay. And then the last question is really around the diversification effort into auto and industrial. Can you talk about the ramp timeframe and the design wins, how long those take to get to revenue and what the mix percent could be in four quarters or so just to understand how quickly that comes online for you guys?
 
Keh-Shew Lu - Diodes Inc. - President and CEO
 
Well, we don't really can tell you, we don't really know from a design win to the revenue because it is different customer, different product line and it is vary -- for example, for automotive, it takes years for a design win production. For consumer market is diverse, design win to production it can be some of them can be in three months. So it varies so much different I think I cannot give you how long it will take. Especially someone then is the season. For example if they are buying for it the new season during Christmas or when they make the new product then from the time they give us design win and ask us to prepare to the production is very short. So varied from the product line.
 
Mark King - Diodes Inc. - SVP, Sales and Marketing
 
I was just going to say in automotive what we have done is kind of selected a group of customers in Tier 1 and a group of customers in Tier 2. So we have been able to make some progress over the last three or four quarters with actually growing our revenue quite well in the second tier while we start to build our first tier automotive position.
 
So our first tier automotive position might take you three years to get your first couple of parts in. But we have been working on this for some time so it is really hard to predict when those things are going to come around but there is also a lot of opportunities to ramp product within a year in some of the second tier automotive customers.
 
So I think we have got a lot of emphasis in that area. I think industrial is quicker than automotive but also takes a significant amount of time to develop yourself as the vendor especially in the products that we are trying to position, they are a little bit more sensitized to these products versus some more commodity or standard or more simple products.

Keh-Shew Lu - Diodes Inc. - President and CEO
 
Add it up, if you look at several years ago automotive is only 3% of our revenue and last several quarters, it goes up to about 4% of our revenue and this quarter actually in the third quarter now is a 5% of our revenue. And you know about 2013, I mentioned we formed the automotive business unit and we start to focus on growing automotive. But like I say, the design win here with the production is longer and we started to see the results and that is why you see in automotive revenue as a percentage of our total revenue is up. In the second quarter versus the first quarter we grew 6.4% in automotive. Obviously have that (inaudible) number but is from 4% to 5% and I think the effort, we have been working on it since 2013. Obviously it is paying off and we have good hope of automotive will continue more growth, higher growth than our other business.
 
Suji Desilva - Topeka Capital Markets - Analyst
 
Thanks for the color.
 
Operator
 
Steve Smigie, Raymond James.
 
Steve Smigie - Raymond James & Associates - Analyst
 
Thanks a lot for the opportunity for the follow-up. I was just curious, I missed this. But I was hoping you could talk a little bit about July and August orders because you mentioned orders typically trend higher throughout the quarter and then gets a reset. Some of your competitors or a couple of companies have talked about July orders picking up a little bit and giving them a little feeling a little bit better feel than they had had so I was just curious you talk about July and maybe what you've seen in the first few days of August? Thanks.
 
Mark King - Diodes Inc. - SVP, Sales and Marketing
 
I think we are on track. Obviously we are giving our guidance today so we are on track with what we see with our backlog and so forth. I don't think it is running away but I think it has improved. There was a period in June that was relatively slow and relatively soft and I think we moved a little bit better rate than --.
 
Keh-Shew Lu - Diodes Inc. - President and CEO
 
Our midpoint is our own business, our midpoint is up 3% from the third quarter to the second quarter.
 
Steve Smigie - Raymond James & Associates - Analyst
 
Yes, that is actually pretty good on the core business. And then we've had a lot of questions on Asia and just curious any thoughts here on Europe? Obviously you have Greece having issues and that is potentially making people in the Eurozone nervous and just curious if you have really seen that or if orders are trending better there as well?
 
Mark King - Diodes Inc. - SVP, Sales and Marketing
 
I think our orders have been holding on pretty well but we kind of hold our breath with the summer in Europe every day.
 
Steve Smigie - Raymond James & Associates - Analyst
 
Fair enough. Would you guys expect to have any 10% customers in the third quarter?
 
Rick White - Diodes Inc. - CFO
 
We don't give 10% customers except at year-end so we can't disclose that right now.

Steve Smigie - Raymond James & Associates - Analyst
 
Okay, great. And then just on gross margin, just hoping -- obviously industrywide revenue levels are a little bit lower here, can you talk about how you might expect gross margins to sort of trend going forward and any update on how you feel about your loadings at BCD?
 
Keh-Shew Lu - Diodes Inc. - President and CEO
 
BCD loadings, we are talking about is the wafer fab, okay, and BCD loading is still soft, continued soft and I think last quarter I mentioned about we have qualified our SBR wafer into the BCD. We did that and I think we just qualified now so we will start to ramp it. But we are very careful with our ramp so the third quarter going to be slow ramp than the fourth quarter of SBR move to BCD will be full ramp. But even that BCD wafer fab loading is still soft. But that is just the wafer fab portion. And BCD packaging, we move into SKE, our Shanghai assembly site and with the Chengdu site start to ramp up the production, we are moving some of the BCD loading into our Chengdu site to support Chengdu's ramp up.
 
Steve Smigie - Raymond James & Associates - Analyst
 
Okay. Just can you talk about the OpEx dollars as you look at December, March? I have seen some restructurings like Vishay and some other companies out there. Are you anticipating anything like that given the revenue levels or it seems like your guide actually you are kind of maybe seeking a little bit of strength. So I am just curious how you are thinking about OpEx going forward here?
 
Keh-Shew Lu - Diodes Inc. - President and CEO
 
We have been in control of our OpEx very steady so we are not taking the action in reduction of force or aggressive and we are really careful of adding the people and we are adding the people, we kept the people because again, people is the most important asset for the company. We will continue our strategy it carefully grows and carefully increases but keep the people we have.
 
Steve Smigie - Raymond James & Associates - Analyst
 
Okay, great.
 
Rick White - Diodes Inc. - CFO
 
I was just going to say if you look at the SG&A, it was $45 million in the first-quarter, it was $45.5 million in the second quarter so what Dr. Lu was talking about, from a consistency standpoint, is pretty straightforward.
 
Steve Smigie - Raymond James & Associates - Analyst
 
Okay, thanks again, guys. I appreciate it.
 
Operator
 
Christopher Longiaru, Sidoti & Company.
 
Christopher Longiaru - Sidoti & Co. - Analyst
 
Thanks for taking my follow-up. I was just wondering if your expectation concerning the guide for computing was about flat or is there continued pressure expected in the guide?
 
Mark King - Diodes Inc. - SVP, Sales and Marketing
 
I would say flat to slightly up.
 
Christopher Longiaru - Sidoti & Co. - Analyst

 
What was that? I couldn't hear you.
 
Mark King - Diodes Inc. - SVP, Sales and Marketing
 
Flattish to slightly up.
 
Christopher Longiaru - Sidoti & Co. - Analyst
 
Flattish to slightly up, okay. That is all I had, guys. Thank you.
 
Operator
 
Harsh Kumar, Stephens.
 
Harsh Kumar - Stephens Inc. - Analyst
 
Actually I'm going to follow up on the previous question. I was going to ask you to elaborate a little bit on the different segments as you think of the guide. Dr. Lu, given the design win momentum, should we expect industrial automotive to be up in the September quarter? And if the hit is coming if computing is up, where's the hit coming? Which sector is taking a hit in September?
 
Keh-Shew Lu - Diodes Inc. - President and CEO
 
Well, I think automotive yes we will continue gaining the strength over there, and unfortunately, it is the small portion of the revenue so even if increased higher it is still a small portion of our revenue. Industrial, I think we already significantly improved so if we can keep in that kind of percentage we are happy. Okay. I already said it in the speech, we had consistently two quarters now at 20% of our revenue while our revenue is increased from 1Q to 2Q. So you can see it is continuing to improve and that kind of percentage as a percent of total revenue, it won't be that easy to move, but we want to continue to see the strength in both industrial and automotive area. Computing, I think Mark has already said we maybe be slightly up but it will be a similar percentage. Then consumer -- well --
 
Mark King - Diodes Inc. - SVP, Sales and Marketing
 
The second half of the year is generally 3-C based.
 
Harsh Kumar - Stephens Inc. - Analyst
 
I'm sorry, I couldn't hear that, Mark.
 
Mark King - Diodes Inc. - SVP, Sales and Marketing
 
I would say the second half of the year is generally 3-C based.
 
Keh-Shew Lu - Diodes Inc. - President and CEO
 
Consumer, computer, communications.
 
Mark King - Diodes Inc. - SVP, Sales and Marketing
 
So Asia growth in this period will probably dominate so that will probably impact those segments but it is a complicated mix to pre-predict.
 
Keh-Shew Lu - Diodes Inc. - President and CEO

But I think from quarter to quarter you probably won't see a major change.
 
Harsh Kumar - Stephens Inc. - Analyst
 
Okay. Fair enough. Thank you very much, Dr. Lu. Very helpful.
 
Operator
 
Liwen Zhang, Blaylock.
 
Liwen Zhang - Blaylock Robert Van, LLC - Analyst
 
Thank you for letting me ask a follow-up. So first, congratulations on the Chengdu facility starting mass production. Because of that and also given that (inaudible) Shanghai facility utilization rates still at a lower level, so will you consider to retake a low profit business aggressively down the road?
 
Keh-Shew Lu - Diodes Inc. - President and CEO
 
I don't think we are going to be take a low profit business although we continue working on product mix improvement. What we say is if we continue growing and then our Shanghai cannot or is limited to growth now and then in Chengdu is where we are growing in our future capacity needs.
 
And I want to put some color in here. We in Chengdu, we have our own plating line now. In Shanghai, we use a subcon to do the plating, and plating is one of the key assembly costs to us. Assembly cost plating is one of the key costs, and we decided to have our own plating operation in Chengdu so we will try to separate our product line for the product need plating, we will gradually move the loading into Chengdu, and for the product don't need plating like QFN and DFN, they don't need plating, we would expand the production in Shanghai. So we kind of gradually moved our product separately in two locations and the product need plating we put more and more capacity in Chengdu and while the product don't need plating, we have put more capacity in Shanghai and reduced the plating capacity in the Shanghai to keep the space for plating product. So this is the strategic move and in the future that will help us to reduce the cost.
 
Liwen Zhang - Blaylock Robert Van, LLC - Analyst
 
I see. Thank you so much for the details.
 
Operator
 
I'm showing no further questions. I would like to hand the call back to Dr. Lu for any closing remarks.
 
Keh-Shew Lu - Diodes Inc. - President and CEO
 
Thank you for your participation today. Operator, you may now disconnect.
 
Operator
 
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for participating in today's conference. That does conclude today's program. You may all disconnect. Have a great day, everyone.

Investor Relations Presentation August, 2015 Exhibit 99.3

Safe Harbor Statement Page Any statements set forth herein 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 forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding update to Diodes Incorporated’s third quarter 2015 business outlook as of August 6, 2015, which includes the following: expect revenue to range between $209 million and $225 million, or a decrease of 4.8 percent to an increase of 2.5 percent sequentially; at the midpoint of the guidance, total revenue is projected down 1 percent from the second quarter due to a significant reduction in the revenue associated with assembly test manufacturing services; revenue excluding manufacturing services is projected to grow approximately 3 percent sequentially; expect gross profit margin to be 31.5 percent, plus or minus 2 percent; operating expenses are expected to be approximately 22.0 percent of revenue, plus or minus 1 percent; expect income tax rate to be 26 percent, plus or minus 3 percent, and shares used to calculate diluted EPS for the third quarter are anticipated to be approximately 49.6 million; for 2015, we expect our capital expenditures to be 5 to 9 percent of revenue, excluding the Chengdu site expansion; and other statements identified by words such as “estimates,” “expects,” “projects,” “plans,” “will” and similar expressions. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, such factors as: the risk that such expectations may not be met: the risk that the expected benefits of acquisitions may not be realized; Diodes’ business and growth strategy; the introduction and market reception to new product announcements; fluctuations in product demand and supply; prospects for the global economy; continued introduction of new products; Diodes’ 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; Diodes’ ability to successfully make additional acquisitions; risks of domestic and foreign operations, including excessive operation costs, labor shortages, higher tax rates and joint venture prospects; unfavorable currency exchange rates; availability of tax credits; Diodes’ ability to maintain its current growth strategy or continue to maintain its current performance and loadings in manufacturing facilities; our future guidance may be incorrect; the global economic weakness may be more severe or last longer than Diodes currently anticipate; breaches of our information technology systems; and other information, including the “Risk Factors,” detailed from time to time in filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. This presentation also contains non-GAAP measures. See the Company’s press release on August 6, 2015 titled, “Diodes Incorporated Reports Second Quarter 2015 Financial Results” for detailed information related to the Company’s non-GAAP measures and a reconciliation of GAAP net income to non-GAAP net income.

Management Representative Page Dr. Keh-Shew Lu President and CEO President and CEO Since 2005 Texas Instruments 28 years Experience: Senior Vice President of TI Worldwide Analog and Logic President of Texas Instruments – Asia Education: Master's Degree and Doctorate in Electrical Engineering Texas Tech University Bachelor's Degree in Engineering National Cheng Kung University - Taiwan

Company Representative Page Laura Mehrl Director of Investor Relations Since May 2010 Experience: Director of Investor Relations, Diodes Incorporated, Plano, Texas Senior Business Development Manager, STMicroelectronics, Carrollton, Texas Sales Director for Analog Devices Inc., Shanghai, China Product Marketing Manager at Texas Instruments (TI), Dallas, Texas Senior Engineer at Lattice Semiconductor Inc., Hillsboro, Oregon Wafer fab design engineer and product engineer at TI, Lubbock, Texas Education: MBA with concentration in International Marketing, Texas Tech University BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Iowa

Page A leading global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality application specific, standard products within the broad discrete, logic and analog markets, serving the consumer, computing, communications, Industrial and automotive segments. About Diodes Incorporated

Business Objective To consistently achieve above-market profitable growth, utilizing our innovative and cost-effective packaging and silicon technology, suited for high volume, high growth markets by leveraging process expertise and design excellence to deliver high quality semiconductor products. Page

2014 Total Semiconductor Market ($336 bn) Significant Market Opportunity Page $142 bn $30 bn $79 bn $44 bn $20 bn Diodes’ SAM: $10 - $12 bn Diodes’ SAM: $14 - $16 bn Opto $20 bn Std Logic Analog Discrete Micro/Special Memory Diodes’ SAM: $2 - $4 bn

Diodes Growth Strategy Page Many Paths for Growth: Product Portfolio Product arena Product line expansion Performance enhancement Application Space Targeted end equipment Broad customer base Increased product coverage Packaging Breadth Broad packaging portfolio Increased power density Small form factor

2006 2010 Product Portfolio Progression Page Discrete Diodes MOSFETs Rectifiers Transistors Protection Devices Analog Power Management Power Switches Standard Linear Sensors LED Drivers AC-DC Converters Logic Low Voltage CMOS High Speed CMOS Advanced Ultra-Low Power CMOS

SKY Rectifiers MOSFETs Bipolar LDO DC-DC (Asynchronous) AC-DC (Secondary side controllers) LED Drivers (DC Input) Performance Enhancement Page Diodes’ product upgrade has expanded our SAM. SBR® (Super Barrier Rectifiers) (Vb < 400v) DIOFETTM (Low RDS(on), Vb < 100V) CMOS LDO (Low power) DC-DC (Asynchronous, high current) AC-DC (Primary side controllers, Secondary side controllers) LED Drivers (AC Input) DIODESTARTM Rectifiers (Vb > 600v) DIODESTARTM MOSFETs (Ultra low RDS(on), Vb > 600V) Low Noise LDO DC-DC (Synchronous, with low & high current) AC-DC (Quick Charging Controller solutions) LED Drivers (Full-Voltage Range, Triac-Dimmable/Non-Dimmable)

Efficiency, Functionality and Control for Smartphones Page LED Backlighting LED Drivers Boost Converters Schottky Diodes LCD / OLED Display Bias LCD Bias ICs OLED Bias ICs Schottky Diodes LED Flash Module Camera Flash Drivers ZXMN series MOSFETs Keypad Backlighting LED Drivers Boost Converters Schottky Diodes System Voltage Conversion Low Dropout Regulators DC-DC Converters Schottky Diodes Low-Saturation Bipolar Transistors GPS Antenna Detection Current Monitors Battery Power Management USB Power Switches Current Monitors Charger ICs Low-Saturation Bipolar Transistors ZXMP series MOSFETs RF Power Amplifier Low Dropout Regulators Audio Amplifier Class D Amplifier System Interface USB Power Switches Zener and TVS Arrays

Page Strong Relationships Drive LCD/LED TV Product Roadmaps LCD Display Buffer 40V High-gain BJT System Power Conversion Low Dropout Regulators DC-DC Converters Voltage References Synchronous MOSFET Controllers 40V/100V SBR and Schottkys Bridge Rectifier Diodes LCD LED Backlighting Current Monitors 400V High-gain NPN BJT 60V/100V High-gain NPN BJT 60V/100V N-channel MOSFETS CCFL Backlighting 30V Low On-resistance MOSFETs System Interface USB Power Switches Zener and TVS Arrays System Power Management Buck DC-DC Converters Low Dropout Regulators 20V/30V/40V SBR® and Schottkys 30V P-Channel MOSFETs 30V Low-saturation PNP BJT Antenna Tuner DC-DC Converters 40V Schottkys Audio Amplifier Buck DC-DC Converters Schottky Diodes SBR Class D Amplifier

Page Product Breadth and Performance for Computing Platforms LCD / LED Backlighting LED Drivers Boost Converters Schottky Diodes Battery Power Management Current Monitors Load Switches Low-Saturation BJT ZXMP series MOSFETs System Voltage Conversion Low Dropout Regulators DC-DC Converters Schottky Diodes Low-Saturation BJT Open / Close Detection Hall Effect Sensors Hall Effect Drivers System Power Management Buck DC-DC Converters Low Dropout Regulators Super Barrier Rectifiers Schottky Diodes P-Channel MOSFETs Low-Saturation BJT System Interface USB Power Switches Zener and TVS Arrays Audio Amplifier Buck DC-DC Converters Schottky Diodes Super Barrier Rectifiers Class D Amplifier Wireless Connectivity DC-DC Converters Low Dropout Regulators

Page Automotive Networking ESD Protection TVS Protection Seat Control Module Hall Sensor SBR IntelliFET® Voltage Reference Body Control Module Bipolar Transistors Shunt Regulator Voltage Reference IntelliFET MOSFETs Hall Sensor Braking Control Unit Voltage Reference IntelliFETs MOSFETs Hall Sensor Powertrain MOSFET Hall Sensor Super Barrier Rectifier® (SBR) Daytime Running Lights LED Drivers Schottky Diodes MOSFETs Bipolar Transistors Interior Light LED Drivers Schottky Diodes MOSFETs Bipolar Transistors SBR and IntelliFET are registered trademarks of Diodes Incorporated Automotive Quality for Demanding Automotive Applications

Page Power and Signal Management for the Broad Industrial Market Power Management AC-DC Converters DC-DC Converters LDO Regulators HV Regulators Shunt Regulators Gate Drivers Synchronous Rectifiers HV Rectifiers and Bridges SBRs HV Switches Signal Conditioning Op Amps Comparators Linear Hall Voltage Reference Logic Current Monitors ESD Protection TVS Protection Illumination LED Drivers Synchronous Rectifiers HV Rectifiers and Bridges SBRs HV Switches MOSFETs System Protection Hall Sensors ESD Protection TVS Protection Motor Control Hall Sensors Motor Control/Drivers MOSFETs H-Bridges SBR Gate Drivers Actuators/Drivers Hall Sensors Relay Drivers IntelliFET MOSFETs

Page Market Trend Complete Charger and Power Adapter Solution and Trend Primary Rectifiers Bridges Diodes Switches HV BJT PSR Controllers AP3775/6 Secondary Rectifiers Schottky Diodes SBR® Sync. Rectifiers Standby Power Cost System Efficiency New Technology PSR Accelerator AP434X

TSSOP-8/14/16L SOT89 SC59 SOD323 SOT353/363 SOT143/SC82 SOT543/553 /563/666 PM-III SOT223 ~ 2013 SOT953/963 QSOP-16/20L TSOT23-5/6 DFN0603 PowerDI-5SP Power5060-8L ITO220AC-S DFN1114-3 DFN5060-4 Power3333-8L DFN0808-4 DFN0806-3 PD-123/323 PowerDI3030 MSOP-8/10L TO263-3/5L TO220-3L DFN/QFN Series 0.4~0.8mm Thick 1.0*0.6~5*5 Body 2~32 pin DFN0910-6 DFN2030B-8 SOP-8/14/16L-EP MSOP-8/10L- EP TO252-3/4/5L SOD523 SOD323F SOIC-14/16L TO220-5L ITO220S TO262AA QFN5050-32 SOP-8L QFN4040-20 PD-5 SOT23 SOT523 SOT25/26 PowerDI3333-8 (Stack die + Clip) DFN2030B-6 DFN2050-6 (Stack Die) DFN0604-3 SOD923 PD3333-8 (Clip) SOP7L DFN2020B-2 2014 ~ TO252-4L (Stack die+Al wire) DCALGA+CLIP Flip Chip LGA SOD123 QFN3030-20 DFN1608-2 DFN0806-6 Packaging Focus: Miniaturization and Power Efficiency Page

Page Packaging Focus: Miniaturization and Power Efficiency Power Efficiency Miniaturization DDFN0402 Possibly the smallest Discrete semiconductor package. Compared to a TO252, the PowerDI®5 package delivers twice the power density from a 55% smaller footprint. PowerDI®5 TO252

Page Shanghai-based packaging with capacity approximately 30 billion units The new packaging facility in Chengdu has a potential capacity of 5X that of Shanghai Additional packaging facilities in Neuhaus, Germany and in Chengdu, China Two discrete fabs, two analog fabs in Kansas City, Missouri (5” and 6”), Oldham, United Kingdom (6”), and Shanghai (6”) respectively Bipolar, BiCMOS, CMOS & BCD process Strong engineering capabilities CapEx Model = 5% - 9% of Revenue Packaging Wafer Fabs Economies of Scale: Production Units in Shanghai (bn) 2001 – 2014 (CAGR: 28%) Efficient Manufacturing + Superior Processes

Collaborative Customer Relationships Page Quanta

Annual Revenue Growth Rates Outperforming the Industry Page Industry (Discrete + Analog + Logic) 2004 to 2014 Growth Diodes Inc.: 17.0% SAM Industry: 3.2% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% -10% -20% 35.60% 18.1% 15.6% -3.3% 59.9% 13.5% 16.9% 0.5% 8.0% -1.3% 4.0% -12.2% 41.1% 34.4% 3.6% -6.2% -0.20% -7.1% 30.5% 6.8% 7.7% 11.4% 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Revenue Growth ( In millions ) +41% +3.6% -0.2% +7.7% ( Acquisition Years ) * * * * * +30.5% Page

Revenue Profile – 2Q2015 By Channel By Region By End Market Page 11% 78% 11% Asia Pacific Europe North America 69% 31% Distribution OEM / EMS 17% 23% 22% 33% 5% Industrial Consumer Communications Automotive Computing

Second Quarter 2015 Financial Performance Page In millions, except per share 2Q14 1Q15 2Q15 Q/Q Y/Y Revenue $223.2 $206.2 $219.5 $13.3 -$3.7 Revenue Growth       6.4% - 1.7% Gross Margin % (GAAP) 31.5% 31.0% 31.6% 60bp 10bp Gross Profit (GAAP) $70.3 $63.9 $69.4 $5.5 -$0.9 Net Income (GAAP) $17.4 $11.1 $15.1 $4.0 -$2.3 Net Income (non-GAAP) $18.2 $12.7 $16.6 $3.9 -$1.6 EPS (non-GAAP) $0.38 $0.26 $0.34 $0.08 -$0.04 Cash Flow from Operations $33.9 $38.6 $14.4 -$24.2 -$19.5 EBITDA (non-GAAP) $42.9 $35.3 $40.2 $4.9 -$2.7

Balance Sheet Page Dec 31, 2014 Cash $197 $243 $194 Short-term Investments $23 $12 $26 Inventory $180 $182 $195 Current Assets $650 $687 $682 Total Assets $1162 $1179 $1205 Long-term Debt $183 $141 $100 Total Liabilities $419 $369 $350 Total Equity $744 $810 $855 June 30, 2015 In millions Dec 31, 2013

Page Expect revenue to range between $209 million and $225 million, or a decrease of 4.8 percent to an increase of 2.5 percent sequentially; - At the midpoint of the guidance, total revenue is projected down 1 percent from the second quarter due to a significant reduction in the revenue associated with assembly test manufacturing services; - Revenue excluding manufacturing services is projected to grow approximately 3 percent sequentially. Expect gross profit margin to be 31.5 percent, plus or minus 2 percent; Operating expenses are expected to be approximately 22.0 percent of revenue, plus or minus 1 percent; Expect income tax rate to be 26 percent, plus or minus 3 percent, and shares used to calculate diluted EPS for the third quarter are anticipated to be approximately 49.6 million; and For 2015, we expect our capital expenditures to be 5 to 9 percent of revenue, excluding the Chengdu site expansion.   3Q 2015 Business Outlook

Diodes Strategy: Profitable Growth Page

Thank you Company Contact: Diodes Incorporated Laura Mehrl Director of Investor Relations P: 972-987-3959 E: laura_mehrl@diodes.com Investor Relations Contact: Shelton Group Leanne K. Sievers EVP, Investor Relations P: 949-224-3874 E: lsievers@diodes.com www.diodes.com Diodes was named one of the 10 Best Stocks of the Past 20 Years March 2012