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| Having some of our commodity products being supported by subcontractors also provides us some cost benefits here |
| Medical design activity continues to be strong as customers create technology for remote monitoring of patients |
| During the quarter, we continued staging of our multiyear plan to expand capacity to support our highest growth and highest return product line, drive higher revenue growth, expand margins and optimize returns, and ensure Vishay is ready to capitalize on the megatrends in e-mobility, sustainability and connectivity |
| Demand remains strong for medical diagnostic equipment and implantable devices, and shipments to a major customer resumed after a delay last quarter |
| This puts Vishay in a unique position to drive growth |
| We saw continued strong demand from commercial aviation customers and military weapon system contractors with high orders in the fourth quarter due to the two wars |
| At the same time, we are maintaining our operational disciplines, controlling cost to protect margins, while building in the ability to accelerate quickly as demand shifts up |
| Think customer first is strongly embraced across the organization |
| Design activity in automotive remains strong in each region, focused on ADAS plus e-mobility, including battery management systems, traction inverters and onboard chargers |
| We continue to better position Vishay on the distributor shelves by adding 7,200 part numbers during the quarter |
| Throughout 2023, we saw increasing demand for electronic content of internal combustion engines, hybrids, e-vehicles and greater vehicle production as supply chain stabilized |
| We will be more efficient and be able to reduce cost overall not having duplicate fixed cost, because we will be able to put most of this into a single front-end campus in Newport |
| For the year, Aerospace and Defense revenue increased 26.5% over last year |
| We have added incremental capacity both internally and externally to support the faster growth and highest margin key product lines |
| Feedback has been really good |
| Aerospace/Defense and Medical Markets continue as bright spots for Vishay |
| These steps will help to increase our participation in this high margin channel |
| As automotive OEMs reevaluate the pace of EV adoption, we see an uptick in volume for hybrid vehicle production |
| So the feedback has been good |
| So that’s good feedback |
| For the year, automotive revenue grew 12.7% |
| Compared to prior year’s fourth quarter, automotive revenue increased 9% and grew as a percent of the total |
| For the year, revenue grew 26.5% versus 2022 |
| Revenue from Medical customers grew 4.3% compared to the third quarter and 3.6% compared to last year |
| So I think it’s the initiatives of our Vishay operations team with efficiencies, material reductions, improvements in the processes, which is going to help us offset this, as well as those low-cost sites |
| I want to take a moment to express my deepest appreciation to all of the Vishay employees for their enthusiasm about the future and their energy and commitment to creating the new Vishay |
| Aerospace/Defense will continue to grow, medical as well |
| In Aerospace and Defense, our revenue increased 8.5% versus the third quarter and 31% versus last year |
| We plan to offset this with cost reductions and margin improvements |
| Decisions are being made with the customers and market dynamics in mind and we are engaging the OEMs, distributors and EMS partners on a regular basis because we have successfully invested in incremental capacity to help them scale |
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| Distribution revenue for the fourth quarter fell 8.2% sequentially and was 14.4% below prior year as a result of inventory adjustments in all regions |
| Demand in these consumer, computer and telecom markets has been weak all year and revenue for the year fell 20% versus 2022 |
| Europe and the Americas were also sluggish as customers continue to digest high inventory levels |
| EMS revenue declined 13.7% quarter-over-quarter and 24.2% year-over-year, reflecting another quarter of inventory adjustments in all regions, particularly in Europe, among non-global EMS companies and softening demand for industrial programs in Asia |
| Demand remained weak in Asia influenced by the ongoing economic slowdown in China |
| Revenue from other end markets declined both sequentially and year-over-year by 13.7% and 30%, respectively |
| Compared to the fourth quarter last year, revenues were down 8.2%, reflecting a volume decrease of 9.7% and a 0.2% reduction in pricing |
| EMS revenue for 2023 was 8.9% lower than last year |
| As expected, softer demand in industrial end markets due to the consumption of higher levels of finished goods inventory by many customers resulted in a revenue decrease from the third quarter |
| POS decreased 6.5%, with most of the decline coming from Europe, where customers were still reducing their forecast or cleaning up inventory positions |
| Compared to the third quarter, revenues decreased 8.0%, reflecting a 7.2% decrease in volume and a 0.7% reduction in pricing |
| After three quarters of sequential growth in 2023, automotive revenue declined 7.5% versus the third quarter |
| The industrial segment accounted for 34% of total revenue, declined 11.1% versus third quarter and 18.9% versus the fourth quarter last year |
| Soft demand from industrial customers and year-end inventory adjustments by some automotive customers accounted for this reduction |
| Operating income decreased $57.5 million versus the prior year due to lower volume related gross profit and higher SG&A expenses, primarily reflecting annual salary increases, general inflation and equity incentive compensation |
| On slide eight, you can see that the cash flow from operations of $6.3 million for the fourth quarter was lower than the third quarter and lower than the fourth quarter last year |
| Operating income decreased $37.3 million versus the third quarter on lower gross profit |
| For the year, distribution revenue declined 11% from 2022 |
| We invested $329.4 million in capital investments during the year, less than the $385 million we had planned at the beginning of the year due to delays in delivering and installing equipment |
| Compared to the third quarter, gross margin decreased primarily due to lower volume |
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