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SEOUL, South Korea–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aug. 11, 2025– Magnachip Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE: MX) (“Magnachip” or the “Company”) today announced that YJ Kim has agreed to step down as CEO and as a member of the Board of Directors, effective immediately. Camillo Martino, Chairman of the Board of Directors, has also been appointed Interim Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.

Magnachip’s Interim CEO and Chairman Camillo Martino said, “YJ Kim became CEO during a turbulent period in the Company’s history, and has led the firm for the past decade. However, Magnachip now faces several strategic, operational and financial challenges as it transitions to become a pure play power semiconductor company, and this requires new leadership. On behalf of the Board of Directors, I thank YJ for his service and wish him well in his future endeavors.”

Mr. Martino commented, “I am fully committed as Interim CEO and will spend most of my time in South Korea to accelerate our transition to a pure-play power company, while also focusing intensely on achieving sustainable profitability and maximizing shareholder value. Among the first actions being taken in our plan is cutting capital expenditures by more than 50% over the next two-plus years as we prioritize capital allocation. As part of our capital allocation plans, it is important that we invest in our Gumi fab to support the growth of our new-generation power products that are critical to our financial recovery. New-generation products are expected to increase our market competitiveness and result in higher average selling prices and gross profit margins. Capital expenditures, which recently had been forecast to range between $65-70 million through 2027, now are forecast to be in the range of $30-35 million, but the total net cash outlay by Magnachip currently is expected to range between $12-13 million, with the remainder covered by our bank equipment loan facility.

“In addition, we will continue to review all other available cost reduction initiatives to align our spending consistent with our goal to achieve Adjusted EBITDA¹ breakeven as soon as possible. One of the right-sizing initiatives being undertaken is headcount reduction, primarily through shared corporate functions. We are currently targeting to achieve annual savings of $2-3 million in operating expenses, with a payback period of 1.5 years.”

In concluding comment, Mr. Martino said, “As part of Magnachip’s capital allocation process, the Board will review all strategic alternatives including, but not limited to, a potential sale of the Company. The Board and management share the frustration of shareholders regarding the performance of the Company, and we are determined to optimize capital returns to shareholders. I will work closely with our management team to execute our strategic and financial plans and our new-generation power product roadmap.”

YJ Kim said, “I wish to thank Magnachip’s employees for their dedication to the Company, and the Board of Directors for its support. It’s been an honor to lead Magnachip over the past 10 years.”

 

Forward-Looking Statements

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About Magnachip Semiconductor

Magnachip is a designer and manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal power semiconductor platform solutions for various applications, including industrial, automotive, communication, consumer and computing. The Company provides a broad range of standard products to customers worldwide. Magnachip, with about 45 years of operating history, owns a portfolio of approximately 1,000 registered patents and pending applications, and has extensive engineering, design and manufacturing process expertise. For more information, please visit www.magnachip.com. Information on or accessible through Magnachip’s website is not a part of, and is not incorporated into, this release.

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Source: Magnachip Semiconductor Corporation

Q2 Results Summary

• Consolidated revenue from continuing operations (which includes Power Analog Solutions (“PAS”) and Power IC (“PIC”) businesses) increased 8.1% year-over-year to $47.6 million and was above the mid-point of our guidance range of $45.0 to $49.0 million.
• Consolidated gross profit margin from continuing operations of 20.4% was within our guidance range of 19.5% to 21.5%.
• Repurchased approximately 0.7 million shares for an aggregate purchase price of $2.3 million.

 

Q2 2025 Highlights

• Q2 was the fifth consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth from continuing operations primarily driven by Power Analog Solutions (PAS) growth in communications and computing applications, as well as strength in Power IC products.
• PAS revenue from the communication applications market increased 46.7% year-over-year, representing 20% of PAS revenue, while computing applications market revenue grew 45.1% year-over year and represented 8% of PAS revenue.
• Power IC (PIC) business increased 11.1% year-over-year in Q2 driven by strength for both TV-LED and OLED power ICs.
• Launched 28 new-generation PAS products in the first half of 2025.
• Had 71 design-wins in Q2, up 61% from the 44 wins achieved in the year ago quarter. The design-wins include both our new generation Gen 6 Super Junction products and low-voltage Gen 8 MOSFETs, as well as our prior generation medium-voltage and Super Junction products.

 

SEOUL, South Korea–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jul. 31, 2025– Magnachip Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE: MX) (“Magnachip” or the “Company”) today announced financial results for the second quarter 2025.

Y.J. Kim, Magnachip’s CEO said, “In Q2, Magnachip delivered our fifth consecutive quarter of year-over-year revenue growth from continuing operations, driven primarily by strong performances in our communications and computing applications businesses. The quarter also benefited from some pull-in activity by customers, which contributed to the overall strength of the results. In industrial applications, we continued to see solid demand across key end markets, including e-motors, LED lighting, and 5G battery management systems.”

Mr. Kim added, “Looking to the back half of the year, we face an uncertain environment due to tariffs and pricing pressures on older-generation products, particularly in China. As a result, we currently anticipate a softer second half of the year relative to our prior expectations, and we now forecast 2025 revenue from continuing operations to be flattish as compared to our prior outlook for mid-to-high single-digit growth.”

Mr. Kim added, “While headwinds are impacting our near-term outlook, we are being proactive and decisive by taking structural actions to optimize operational efficiency and we are accelerating the development of a full array of a new generation of feature-rich power products which we expect will command higher prices and margins to drive future growth and profitability. We remain firmly committed to our 3-3-3 strategy of achieving $300 million in revenue with 30% gross margin, although the exact timing will depend largely upon various macroeconomic factors.”

 

Q2 2025 Financial Highlights

1. GAAP and non-GAAP metrics summarized herein do not include any amounts relating to the Display business, which has been classified as discontinued operations from Q1 2025, and we have reclassified certain prior year amounts to conform to the current year’s presentation.
2. Following the consummation of the sale of the Foundry Services Group business and Fab 4 in Q3 2020, we provided transitional foundry services to the buyer for foundry products manufactured in our fabrication facility located in Gumi, Korea, known as “Fab 3” (“Transitional Fab 3 Foundry Services”). The contractual obligation to provide the Transitional Fab 3 Foundry Services ended August 31, 2023, and we had wound down these foundry services by the end of 2024. Because these foundry services during the wind-down period had still been provided to the same buyer by us using our Fab 3 based on mutually agreed terms and conditions, we continued to report our revenue from providing these foundry services and related cost of sales within the Transitional Fab 3 Foundry Services line in our consolidated statement of operations until such wind down was completed. Management believes that disclosing revenue of Transitional Fab 3 Foundry Services separately from the Power solutions business allows investors to better understand the results of our core PAS and Power IC businesses.
3. Management believes that non-GAAP financial measures, when viewed in conjunction with GAAP results, can provide a meaningful understanding of the factors and trends affecting our business and operations and assist in evaluating our core operating performance. However, such non-GAAP financial measures have limitations and should not be considered as a substitute for net loss or as a better indicator of our operating performance than measures that are presented in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of historical GAAP results to non-GAAP results is included in this press release.

 

Q3 and Full-year 2025 Financial Guidance

While actual results may vary, Magnachip currently expects the following:

 

For Q3 2025:

• Consolidated revenue from continuing operations (which includes Power Analog Solutions and Power IC businesses) to be in the range of $44 to $48 million, down 3.5% sequentially and down 13.2% year-over-year at the mid-point on an equivalent basis due to pull-ins in Q2 from the second half of the year as well as competitive pricing pressure on its older generation products. This compares with equivalent revenue of $47.6 million in Q2 2025 and $53.0 million in Q3 2024.
• Consolidated gross profit margin from continuing operations to be in the range of 18.5% to 20.5%. This compares with equivalent gross profit margin of 20.4% in Q2 2025 and 22.0% in Q3 2024.

 

For the full-year 2025:

• Consolidated revenue from continuing operations is now expected to be flattish as compared to our previous forecast of mid-to-high single digit growth year-over-year, due to a challenging macroeconomic environment related to tariff uncertainty and pricing pressure on older generation products in China. This compares with equivalent revenue of $185.8 million in 2024.
• Consolidated gross profit margin from continuing operations between 19% to 20%, as compared to our previous forecast of 19.5% to 21.5%. The equivalent gross profit margin was 21.5% in 2024.

 

Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call

Magnachip will host a corresponding conference call at 2:00 p.m. PT / 5:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, July 31, 2025, to discuss its financial results. In advance of the conference call, all participants must use the following link to complete the online registration process. Upon registering, each participant will receive access details for this event including the dial-in numbers, a PIN number, and an e-mail with detailed instructions to join the conference call. A live and archived webcast of the conference call and a copy of earnings release will be accessible from the ‘Investors’ section of the Company’s website at www.magnachip.com.

 

Online registration: https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BIb2356d591003457bb5c262089f689a13

 

Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements

Information in this press release regarding Magnachip’s forecasts, business outlook, expectations and beliefs are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements include expectations about estimated historical or future operating results and financial performance, outlook and business plans, including third quarter and full year 2025 revenue and gross profit margin expectations, future growth and revenue opportunities from new and existing products and customers, the timing and extent of future revenue contributions by our products and businesses, and the impact of market conditions associated with inflation and higher interest rates, geopolitical conflicts including between Russia-Ukraine and between Israel-Hamas and Iran, sustained military action and conflict in the Red Sea, and global macroeconomic conditions resulting from trade and tariff actions instituted between the U.S. and other countries on Magnachip’s future operating results and financial performance. All forward-looking statements included in this release are based upon information available to Magnachip as of the date of this release, which may change, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results could differ materially from our current expectations. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, among others: the impact of changes in macroeconomic conditions, including those caused by or related to recent trade and tariff actions announced by the U.S. globally and the related retaliatory tariffs and disruptions in supply chains and global trade as a result thereof, inflation, potential recessions or other deteriorations, economic instability or civil unrest; geopolitical conflicts, including between Russia-Ukraine and between Israel-Hamas and Iran and sustained military action and conflict in the Red Sea; manufacturing capacity constraints or supply chain disruptions that may impact our ability to deliver our products or affect the price of components, which may lead to an increase in our costs and impact demand for our products from customers who are similarly affected by such capacity constraints or disruptions; the impact of competitive products and pricing; timely acceptance of our designs by customers; timely introduction of new products and technologies; our ability to ramp new products into volume production; industry-wide shifts in supply and demand for semiconductor products; overcapacity within the industry or at Magnachip; effective and cost-efficient utilization of manufacturing capacity; financial stability in foreign markets and the impact of foreign exchange rates; unanticipated costs and expenses or the inability to identify expenses that can be eliminated; compliance with U.S. and international trade and export laws and regulations by us, our customers and our distributors; change to or ratification of local or international laws and regulations, including those related to environment, health and safety; public health issues; other business interruptions that could disrupt supply or delivery of, or demand for, Magnachip’s products; and other risks detailed from time to time in Magnachip’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including our Form 10-K filed on March 14, 2025, and subsequent registration statements, amendments or other reports that we may file from time to time with the SEC and/or make available on our website. Magnachip assumes no obligation and does not intend to update the forward-looking statements provided, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

About Magnachip Semiconductor

Magnachip is a designer and manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal power semiconductor platform solutions for various applications, including industrial, automotive, communication, consumer and computing. The Company provides a broad range of standard products to customers worldwide. Magnachip, with about 45 years of operating history, owns a portfolio of approximately 1,000 registered patents and pending applications, and has extensive engineering, design and manufacturing process expertise. For more information, please visit www.magnachip.com. Information on or accessible through Magnachip’s website is not a part of, and is not incorporated into, this release.

 

1. We have reclassified prior period financial information to conform to the current year presentation that reflects the classification of the Display business as discontinued operations from Q1 2025.

1. We have reclassified prior period financial information to conform to the current year presentation that reflects the classification of the Display business as discontinued operations from Q1 2025.

We present Adjusted Operating Loss from continuing operations as a supplemental measure of our performance. We define Adjusted Operating Loss from continuing operations for the periods indicated as operating loss from continuing operations adjusted to exclude (i) Equity-based compensation expense and (ii) Other charges.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, we recorded $496 thousand of one-time employee incentives and $350 thousand of certain executive separation benefit related accruals.

1. We have reclassified prior period financial information to conform to the current year presentation that reflects the classification of the Display business as discontinued operations from Q1 2025.

We present Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations and Adjusted Income (Loss) from continuing operations as supplemental measures of our performance. We define Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations for the periods indicated as EBITDA – continuing operations (as defined below), adjusted to exclude (i) Equity-based compensation expense, (ii) Foreign currency loss (gain), net, (iii) Derivative valuation loss (gain), net and (iv) Other charges. EBITDA – continuing operations for the periods indicated is defined as income (loss) from continuing operations before interest income, interest expense, income tax benefit, net and depreciation and amortization.

We prepare Adjusted Income (Loss) from continuing operations by adjusting income (loss) from continuing operations to eliminate the impact of a number of non-cash expenses and other items that may be either one time or recurring that we do not consider to be indicative of our core ongoing operating performance. We believe that Adjusted Income (Loss) from continuing operations is particularly useful because it reflects the impact of our asset base and capital structure on our operating performance. We define Adjusted Income (Loss) from continuing operations for the periods as net income (loss), adjusted to exclude (i) Equity-based compensation expense, (ii) Foreign currency loss (gain), net, (iii) Derivative valuation loss (gain), net, (iv) Other charges and (v) Income tax effect on non-GAAP adjustments.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, we recorded $496 thousand of one-time employee incentives and $350 thousand of certain executive separation benefit related accruals.

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Steven C. Pelayo, CFA
The Blueshirt Group
Tel. +1 (360) 808-5154
steven@blueshirtgroup.co

Source: Magnachip Semiconductor Corporation