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TECHNOLOGIES, INC. EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL TRANSCRIPT]
Conference Call February 4, 2009
9:30 p.m. GMT
9:30 p.m. GMT
Operator
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. Welcome to the TTM
Technologies fourth quarter and full-year 2009 financial results conference call. During todays
presentation, all parties are in a listen-only mode. Following the presentation, the conference
will be open for questions. (Operator Instructions) This conference is being recorded today,
Thursday, February 4, 2010. Diane Weiglin, Executive Assistant with TTM Technologies will now
review TTMs disclosure statements.
Diane Weiglin TTM Technologies Executive Assistant
During the course of this call, the Company will make forward-looking statements subject to
known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those expressed or implied by such statements. Such risks and uncertainties include but are not
limited to fluctuations in quarterly and annual operating results, the volatility and cyclicality
of various industries that the Company serves and the impact of the current economic crisis and
other risks described in TTMs most recent SEC filings.
The Company assumes no obligation to update information provided in this conference call. The
Company also will present non-GAAP financial information in this call. For reconciliation of TTMs
non-GAAP financial information to the equivalent measures on the GAAP, please refer to the
Companys press release, which was filed with the SEC and which is posted on TTMs website. I would
now like to turn the conference over to Mr. Kent Alder, President and Chief Executive Officer.
Please go ahead, Kent.
Kent Alder TTM Technologies President, CEO
Thanks, Diane. Good afternoon and thanks for joining us for our 2009 fourth quarter conference
call. Joining me on todays call is TTMs CFO, Steve Richards. Ill begin with a review of our
business, Steve will review our financial performance and then we will open your call for your
questions. Today we announced our results for the full-year and fourth quarter of 2009. I want to
discuss a few highlights in the quarter. As predicted last quarter, we experienced significant
improvement in demand from our commercial customers. Our revenue of $149.9 million reflected an 8%
increase over the third quarter. Our balance sheet and cash position remain strong with, an
increase in cash, restricted cash, and short-term investments of $15 million in the fourth quarter.
Gross margins increased from 17.4% in the third quarter to 18.5% in the fourth quarter. Steve will
provide more details later in the presentation.
Now, I want to provide an overview of the quarter. Our printed circuit board manufacturing segment
recorded fourth quarter net sales of $128.2 million, compared with $123.2 million in the third
quarter. The increase was primarily due to strength in the networking communications and medical
industrial instrumentation end markets. Fourth quarter operating segment income was $5.7 million,
compared with a loss of $1.9 million in the third quarter. Fourth quarter operating segment income
reflected charges of $6.1 million associated with the Meadville transaction and our previously
announced printed circuit board plant closures. The third quarter loss included charges of $14
million, related to these same items. Excluding these charges, fourth quarter operating segment
income was $11.8 million compared to the third quarter operating segment income of $12.1 million.
On a sequential basis, panel production increased by approximately 11% primarily due to increased
demand from our commercial customers. Average price per panel decreased roughly 6% due to a change
in product mix. Market pricing remained stable.
For the backplane assembly segment, fourth quarter net sales were $29.3 million, compared with $24
million in the third quarter. This increase was primarily due to increased demand from our European
telecom customers. Fourth quarter operating segment income was $2.4 million compared with a loss of
$2.6 million in the third quarter. Operating segment income reflected $0.1 million, and $3.1
million in costs associated with the closure of the Hayward Facility in the fourth quarter and
third quarter respectively. Excluding these charges, fourth quarter operating income was $2.5
million compared to third quarter operating segment income of $0.5 million.
And as I stated earlier, we experienced increased demand from our commercial customers during the
quarter and this strength was broader based than we experienced in the third quarter, resulting in
higher revenue in both segments of our business. The networking communications increased to 38% of
sales in the fourth quarter from 35% in the third quarter. The increase was fueled by a resurgence
of orders from leading network customers, coupled with a general strength across the customer base.
Our medical, industrial and instrumentation market experienced robust activity with sales
increasing from 9% in the third quarter to 10% in the fourth quarter. The strength in this end
market was broad-based with the biggest gains coming from the instrumentation customers. In the
aerospace and defense-end market, we experienced a slight increase in dollar sales due to year-end
pull-ins, partially offset by a smaller contribution from some of our key programs of prior
quarters. Overall, this end-market represented 42% of total sales in the fourth quarter, compared
to 44% in the third quarter.
Our computing storage and peripherals end-market fell to 10% of sales from 12% in the third quarter
and in terms of dollars, this end-market declined by less than $1 million. The decrease occurred as
a few higher volume production programs matured and resourced offshore. The same top-five customers
comprised 34% of sales in the fourth quarter compared to 35% in the third. In alphabetical order,
our top five OEM customers were Cisco, Huawei, Juniper, Northrup Grumman and Raytheon. None of
these customers represent 10% or more of net sales in the fourth quarter. Lead times have been
increased at our commercial facilities. At these facilities, lead times range from five to ten
weeks while lead times at aerospace defense facilities were relatively stable at four to eight
weeks. Keep in mind that some defense programs have a fourteen to twenty week lead time. At the end
of December, our printed circuit board book-to-bill ratio was 1.05 and as a reference, the IPC
book-to-bill ratio at the end of December was also 1.05.
I would like to take a moment to report on the progress of the Meadville transaction. You probably
noticed that we filed an S-4 prospectus with the SEC in December. The SEC has notified us that they
are not planning to review this document. We also have received approval on our Hart-Scott-Rodino
US antitrust filings and we have submitted our antitrust application in the Peoples Republic of
China and are a waiting approval. On Tuesday, the Committee on Foreign Investments in the US
informed us that it had completed its review of the transaction with no unresolved national
security concerns. Our next step is to hold a shareholder vote in March on the proposed
transaction. Meadville expects to hold its shareholder vote in March as well. We expect to
complete the transaction towards the end of the first quarter. Now, Steve will review our financial
performance for the quarter and discuss our outlook for the first quarter of 2010.
Steve Richards TTM Technologies CFO
Thanks, Kent. Good afternoon, everyone. As Kent mentioned, we experienced revenue growth in
the fourth quarter and increased operating income excluding plant closure and transaction costs. As
a reminder, I will discuss our results on a GAAP and non-GAAP basis. As noted in our opening
comments, we have included a reconciliation of our non-GAAP financial information in the press
release. With that, lets turn to the fourth quarter financial results.
Fourth quarter net sales of $149.9 million increased $10.8 million or 7.8% from third quarter net
sales of $139.1 million, due primarily to increased demand for commercial PCBs and back-end
assemblies, including $4 million of shipments accelerated from the first quarter into the fourth
quarter. Gross margin for the quarter of 18.5% increased from third quarter gross margin of 17.4%.
I want to highlight that during the fourth quarter we experienced an increase of $1.8 million in
medical expense in cost of goods sold due primarily to plant closures and a change in our medical
plans. This increase in expense reduced our gross margin by approximately 120 basis points in the
fourth quarter.
Selling and marketing expense for both the third and fourth quarters was $6.5 million. As a
percentage of net sales, selling and marketing expense in the fourth quarter fell to 4.3% from 4.7%
in the third quarter. Fourth quarter G&A expense including amortization of intangibles was $11.9
million or 8% of net sales, compared to third quarter G&A expense including amortization
intangibles of $10.3 million or 7.4% of net sales. Fourth quarter G&A expense included $4 million
in costs related to the Meadville transaction. These costs totaled $1.4 million in the third
quarter.
In the fourth quarter, we incurred stock-based compensation expense of $1.6 million, compared with
$1.5 million in the third quarter. 55% of the fourth quarter expense was recorded in G&A, 26% in
costs of goods sold and 9% in selling and markets. During the fourth quarter, we recorded
restructuring charges totaling $481,000, primarily related to the closure of our Los Angeles
facility.
Operating income for the fourth quarter was $7.3 million compared to an operating loss of $5.4
million for the third quarter. Excluding plant closure and transaction costs, fourth quarter
operating income was $13.4 million. Fourth quarter interest expense, which includes amortization of
deferred financing costs was $2.8 million dollars compared to interest expense of $2.9 million in
the third quarter. Fourth quarter interest expense included $1.4 million of non-cash interest on
our convertible debt. Fourth quarter interest income was $111,000 compared to third quarter
interest income of $196,000. Fourth quarter other net income was $305,000. This compares to third
quarter other net income of $57,000. This account usually consists of foreign currency translation
adjustments for our international operations, however, in the fourth quarter, we recorded a
$325,000 unrealized gain on our investment in the reserve primary fund.
You may recall that we reported an unrealized loss of $579,000 in the third quarter of 2008 due to
this funds holdings in Lehman Brothers commercial paper. In January, we received $1.35 million
which is our last material distribution from the fund and reflected a smaller loss than we
anticipated.
Our effective tax rate was 43.6% in the fourth quarter, due to a true-up of the full-year tax
provision compared with 39.4% in the third quarter. Net income for the fourth quarter was $2.8
million or $0.06 per diluted share, compared to the third quarter net loss of $4.9 million or $0.11
per basic share. Excluding plant closure and transaction costs, the net income for the fourth
quarter was $6.2 million or $0.14 per diluted share. Fourth quarter non-GAAP income was $8.4
million or $0.19 per diluted share. This compares to third quarter non-GAAP net income of $7.8
million dollars or $0.18 per diluted share. Non-GAAP net income excludes amortization of
intangibles, stock-based expense, non-cash convertible debt interest expense, asset impairment and
restructuring charges, inventory write-down, costs related to the Meadville holdings transaction
and miscellaneous plant closing costs, as well as the income tax effects related to the expenses.
Adjusted in EBITDA which excludes asset impairment charges for the fourth quarter was $14.7 million
dollars or 9.8% of net sales. We have a third quarter adjusted EBITDA of $10.7 million or 7.7% of
net sales.
Looking at our balance sheet, we continue to build cash. Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash
and short-term investments at the end of the fourth quarter totaled $215.7 million, an increase of
$15 million from $2.7 million at the end of the third quarter. Restricted cash largely represents
the funds we will use to complete the Meadville transaction. Cash flow from operations in the
fourth quarter was $16.7 million. Net capital expenditures for the quarter were approximately $2.1
million, and depreciation was $4.6 million.
For the first quarter of 2010, were providing guidance for TTM only and not Meadville. We expect
revenue in the range of $132 million to $140 million. The decline from the revenue of $149.9
million in the fourth quarter reflects two key factors. First, the closure of the Los Angeles and
Hayward plants will result in a net quarterly revenue reduction of approximately $5 million.
Second, our first quarter revenue will be reduced by another $4 million due to the order
acceleration that I discussed earlier. We expect GAAP earnings in the range from $0.06 to $0.11 per
diluted share and non-GAAP earnings in the range from $0.14 to $0.19 per diluted share. Our gross
margin percentage is expected to be in the range from 18% to 20%. We expect that SG&A expense,
including amortization of intangibles, will be about `12% of revenue. We expect to incur
approximately $1.3 million in costs related to the Meadville transaction, that will be included in
this SG&A expense. We expect our tax rate to be approximately 39%. With that, lets open the call to
your questions.
QUESTION AND ANSWER
Operator
Thank you, sir. We will begin the question-and-answer session. (Operator Instructions) Our
first question comes from the line of Jiwon Lee with Sidoti and Company. Please go ahead.
Jiwon Lee Sidoti & Co. Analyst
Good afternoon, thank you for taking my questions. First, I wanted to ask what kind of
assumptions on your top-line for the first quarter guidance when in terms of your commercial
business and the aerospace and defense?
Kent Alder TTM Technologies President, CEO
That is a good question. This is Kent and were assuming in aerospace and defense to be, for
the fourth quarter to the first quarter, down about $3 million to about a $59 million, $60 million
run rate which, in the first quarter, would probably be closer to 43% of our total sales. I think,
with regards to aerospace and defense work, what Id like to do is make sure that everyone keeps in
mind that the broad customer base we have there and the numerous programs were involved with, and
we have some programs were involved with that are growing, other programs that are nearing the end
of life stages, and some of the programs we have had in the past that are more tactical in nature
may be related to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have had growth rates that were not currently
seeing. And some of these programs have gone through a growth stage so were more level within
those programs. But like I mentioned, we have other programs that are ramping. So I think when you
look at aerospace and defense in the first quarter and maybe get a longer-term perspective, we
should be pretty stable at that level through the rest of 2010.
And our aerospace and defense, when we purchased the Tyco Company back in 2007, we were running
about 27% of sales and now were up to 42% so we have had a pretty good run there. Our growth rate
over that time has been 20% to 24%, so, we achieved some pretty significant growth over the last
three years. I think another important aspect to remember there is that within that aerospace and
defense end-market, the defense portion has grown from 70% to 85% so I think you can see the
strength that we have with customers and with the programs that were involved in. When you look at
the commercial part of our business, computing and storage, we think that will be relatively flat
on a dollar basis. Medical, industrial, instrumentation should be pretty flat on a dollar basis.
The networking and communications will probably be off a little bit there and some of that relates
to the plant closures that we have had and also with some of the year-end pull-ins that we have
had. Every time you go through a capacity restructuring and you close facilities, its disruptive
to the normal ordering pattern of customers. The customers will want to order some security product
and have that in store and so forth, so you will see kind of a boost of ordering as we close the
facilities and the next quarter, it may be off a little bit so that in subsequent quarters, its
more level. So thats what were going through here with some of the fourth quarter to first
quarter comparisons. If you simply compared, say, $149.9 million fourth quarter to midpoint of $136
million one could misinterpret that as the wrong trend. So I think you have to take these factors
into consideration, some of the year-end pull-ins as well as the plant closures being somewhat
disruptive to the order pattern, but our business overall in commercial, particularly networking
communications is pretty strong. Very active, very healthy and I think as we go forward, well see
some benefits from that.
Jiwon Lee Sidoti & Co. Analyst
I was wondering because some of your large networking and communications OEMs have been
putting out fairly strong, at least the near-term outlook. I was wondering whether there was
anything in addition to that when you put out this guidance sort of going back to the second part
of the question, the defense order. Youre suggesting from the fourth quarter level where you are
now, you expect the defense business to be fairly steady going forward.
Kent Alder TTM Technologies President, CEO
I think it will be more steady from the first quarter. Well be off a couple million dollars
in the first quarter relative to the fourth quarter and after that, it will be relatively stable. I
mean it might drop slightly but it will be stable throughout the rest of the year and when you hear
our customers talk about strength, I mean that filters right down to us and were experiencing that
same strength that our larger OEMs have referenced.
Jiwon Lee Sidoti & Co. Analyst
I see and then how should we sort of timeline the progress of the Meadville transaction
heading into, you know, respective companies, shareholders meetings, what is left in terms of the
regulatory hurdle?
Kent Alder TTM Technologies President, CEO
The things that we have left are the two shareholder votes with TTM and with Meadville and
then the antitrust approval in China. The antitrust approval in China, the clock has started there
so were just waiting for comments back from that so we expect that to close in the latter part of
March.
Steve Richards TTM Technologies CFO
February.
Kent Alder TTM Technologies President, CEO
The PRC approval, but the Meadville transaction, we hope to close that in the latter part of
March and I think thats the exciting part. Our next conference call, we can talk about, in
addition to our business here in North America, like were discussing here, but well have a lot
broader topics to talk about with the Meadville acquisition and the global economy and how the
companies are coming together and so forth. So were looking forward to completing this
transaction, its been a rather long road with the complications of Hong Kong company and the US
company and all the regulatory approvals that we have to get and so forth. Been a rather long road
and were near the end there and were excited about bringing these two companies together.
Jiwon Lee Sidoti & Co. Analyst
Lastly for me, anything from the Meadville, sort of a sales outlook and how theyre doing that
you could communicate to us?
Kent Alder TTM Technologies President, CEO
I think, I wouldnt want to get into that deeply but everything, were satisfied with what
Meadville is experiencing. You can look at China and the growth that theyve had there and
understand that Meadvilles participating in that growth.
Jiwon Lee Sidoti & Co. Analyst
Thanks, Ill step out for now and let others take questions.
Operator
Thank you, the next question comes from the line of Shawn Harrison with Longbow Research.
Please go ahead.
Shawn Longbow Longbow Research Analyst
A few quick clarifications, first. The $5 million of business thats I guess stepping down
with the facility closures, do you anticipate to recoup any of that in the second quarter?
Kent Alder TTM Technologies President, CEO
I think that $4 million to $5 million, Shawn, is work that is more likely to be gone
permanently, and I think when we close facilities, we dont anticipate maintaining 100% of the work
and a lot of the work that we dont maintain is probably work that is a better fit elsewhere
outside the Company. So while our top-line might go down as we realign facilities and restructure
our footprint and so forth, our margins will improve. So, we probably wont see that work come back
to us but overall, thats not the driving force, its the margin improvement that we were after.
Shawn Longbow Longbow Research Analyst
Okay. And a few quick follow-ups as well. The restructuring savings, that $49 million, will
that all fall into the March quarter or will some of that trickle into the June quarter?
Steve Richards TTM Technologies CFO
I think, by and large, all of it should happen in March. I think in the second quarter. Our
Hayward facility will be running for most of this quarter, but Los Angeles was shut down at the end
of November in the fourth quarter so well see our margin expectation for the first quarter include
some cost savings from the plant closure in LA, offset by some closure costs related to wrapping up
those facilities, selling assets and so forth. And then Hayward, we will wrap up the plant
production in the first quarter. In Q2, you see a pretty clean run-rate for cost savings with most
of the costs behind us from the closures.
Shawn Longbow Longbow Research Analyst
Okay, so maybe $2 million in savings in the first quarter and get to that 3 1/2 per quarter
run rate in the second quarter or something like that?
Steve Richards TTM Technologies CFO
That will be a reasonable assumption.
Shawn Longbow Longbow Research Analyst
Okay. Any changes, I guess in 2010 in terms of stock-based compensation and then, Steve, your
comment on the medical costs, I am guessing that is just a head wind going forward that extra, a
little over $1 million that you just have to deal with.
Steve Richards TTM Technologies CFO
Let me take your questions both of your questions in two parts, Shawn. The stock-based
comp expense should be fairly stable every quarter throughout this year. Obviously, it will depend
to some degree on any stock-based compensation awards that the board gives both to our existing
employees and possibly as a result of the Meadville combination. But for right now, assuming were
not factoring the Meadville transaction into our outlook, Id assume that our stock-based comp
numbers should stay the same, quarter-on-quarter. In terms of the medical, we had a kind of
unfortunate combination of factors in the fourth quarter, many of which will not repeat. We did
change plans from one provider to the next because we think we can get better rates from the new
provider. But there were some transition costs from one plan to the next of about $0.5 million. We
also, not surprisingly, saw a bit of an uptick in usage of the old plan as employees took steps to
maximize the fact that they met their deductible for the prior plan.
So of the $1.6 million to $1.8 million in increased costs, I think about two-thirds of those costs
should not recur. The other third might be a bit of a headwind as you mentioned. Its hard to know
still because certainly whenever you close a plant, you see an uptick in the usage of medical
benefits. And also under the new COBRA rules, were seeing more of our employees maintain their
medical benefits through us and that means increased usage as well since were a self-insured plan.
So I think about two-thirds of that spike should not recur, about a third may and thats just not
clear to us yet, depending on usage,.
Shawn Longbow Longbow Research Analyst
Wrapping up for me, I wanted to just be clear. Your commentary on flat for the rest of the
year was more related to the aerospace and defense and that you think within networking
communications, your business should see the trickle-down effect of the strength of your larger
customers there?
Kent Alder TTM Technologies President, CEO
Thanks, Shawn, that is exactly right and I am glad you helped us clarify that.
Shawn Longbow Longbow Research Analyst
Thank you. Thanks, Ill jump off the call.
Operator
Thank you, the next question comes from the line of Matt Sheerin with Thomas Weisel Partners.
Please go ahead.
Matt Sheerin Thomas Weisel Partners Analyst
Yes, thanks. A question on that $4 million pull-in that you saw, was that because the customer
wanted the parts in an accelerated manner or did it have to do with the closure of the plants?
Kent Alder TTM Technologies President, CEO
The pull-in was in customer demand. That was a pull-in from the customer to move the product
ahead of schedule, and the good thing about that, Matt, is when you compare this year with last
year, last year we were experiencing customers wanting to push things out and so forth. This year
is just the opposite. The customers were excited to get their product and moving product in.
Matt Sheerin Thomas Weisel Partners Analyst
Then, from that customer, I think you said it was in the networking space, are you seeing as a
pull-in, that sort a drop-off as they adjust their own inventories or is the forecast from that
customer still encouraging
Kent Alder TTM Technologies President, CEO
The forecast from the customers is still very encouraging. It was a timing issue as to when we
ship the product. At the end of the fourth quarter or the beginning of the first quarter. But
overall, throughout the fourth quarter, were still excited about the growth opportunity.
Matt Sheerin Thomas Weisel Partners Analyst
So without that, you would have been basically at your guidance, or the mid-point of your
guidance, right?
Kent Alder TTM Technologies President, CEO
Yes, wed have been down another $4 million.
Matt Sheerin Thomas Weisel Partners Analyst
Im not sure if you talked about the quick-turn business, did you see an increase there
because of some customer demand?
Kent Alder TTM Technologies President, CEO
Our quick-turn business, again, was, we were just about 10% for the quarter and I think were
about 10.8% for the third quarter. Our quick-turn business, its improving, but we have
transitioned our quick-turn to very high-tech type products. We wont see that percentage change
too much within our business as we go forward. It should be pretty constant at about the 10%, 11%,
12% range.
Matt Sheerin Thomas Weisel Partners Analyst
Okay. And with the Hayward closure, are we going to see another drop-off in revenue next
quarter, in the June quarter?
Kent Alder TTM Technologies President, CEO
I dont think so, youre talking about the second quarter. No, I think thats all behind us
now. I think, Matt, youve given me an opportunity here to talk about in the fourth quarter, our
Company, we had a lot of distractions. When you talk about reducing your footprint, closing
facilities, and then negotiating a transaction with the Meadville group, we had a lot of energy and
resources spent on those types of activities, and as we start to go forward now, most of those will
be behind us. We can focus on operational efficiencies and growth and so forth. So a lot of these
moving parts, if you will, will be behind us now. We can get into a more normal running of the
business, really focused on the operations and so forth.
Matt Sheerin Thomas Weisel Partners Analyst
Okay, and just, a question on the medical costs impacting the gross margin, so you said some
of that is going to go away, Steve?
Steve Richards TTM Technologies CFO
Yes, about two-thirds of the increase, about $1.2 million should be all costs related to
transition from the old plan to the new plan.
Matt Sheerin Thomas Weisel Partners Analyst
Okay
Steve Richards TTM Technologies CFO
Not recurring. How much of the remaining, say half million continues will simply just be a
time will tell. We have seen increased usage of late probably due to the layoffs we have done and
so forth. I think that should abate to some degree in the first quarter.
Matt Sheerin Thomas Weisel Partners Analyst
Okay.
Steve Richards TTM Technologies CFO
Its hard to know exactly how much.
Matt Sheerin Thomas Weisel Partners Analyst
And the gross margin increase you talked to, that is without that number, right? You were just
giving an apples-to-apples?
Steve Richards TTM Technologies CFO
The gross margin for the fourth quarter was indeed 18.5 percent but if you were to add back
some of the dramatic increases you saw medically, you would get 120 basis points above.
Matt Sheerin Thomas Weisel Partners Analyst
Yes. Okay, and lets see, so backing into your guidance for the next quarter, implies the
gross margins, I am sure part of that will be up nicely, part of that is the restructuring you
talked about, some of the medical going away, and I imagine the L.A. facility was not that
profitable, so that is going to help, too, correct?
Steve Richards TTM Technologies CFO
The work that is transferring from L.A. to our other facilities which we actually saw a bit
of that even in the fourth quarter as we shut down the L.A. plant and some of the other plants took
on the work that work will be more profitable at the plants that its transferring to. Because
they were already pretty busy and now theyll be more busy. Of course, you know that our business
has a lot of fixed costs.
Matt Sheerin Thomas Weisel Partners Analyst
But you said youre going to lose $5 million from that, how much is actually transferring per
quarter?
Steve Richards TTM Technologies CFO
Ive got the number for you but keep in mind, Hayward is still open this quarter for most of
the first quarter, so its not like transferring a whole lot in the first quarter, about $1
million, but the L.A. work thats transferring is about $4 million or so. Obviously how it pans out
for the quarter, but about $4 million to $5 million of our Q1 revenue is transfers from the L.A.
plant.
Matt Sheerin Thomas Weisel Partners Analyst
Okay, and about so half of that business is basically going away?
Steve Richards TTM Technologies CFO
Yes.
Matt Sheerin Thomas Weisel Partners Analyst
And I guess I didnt hear, but why are you losing half of that business? Its just not
profitable? The customers are going to use someone locally?
Kent Alder TTM Technologies President, CEO
I think the customers look to other suppliers and have an opportunity to find a fit, or a home
for that work, is a better fit than what we could do within TTM.
Matt Sheerin Thomas Weisel Partners Analyst
Okay, and just lastly, I know you do a lot of your, the networking in Chippewa. What is the
capacity utilization like there right now?
Kent Alder TTM Technologies President, CEO
Our capacity utilization overall, were running in our printed circuit board division is about
84% in the fourth quarter and we ran about 80% in the third quarter. So, our utilization is up. You
notice that our lead times have extended so were looking at our facilities having a little longer
lead time trying to balance the work and I think that will also be a plus when I talked about
focusing on operations, these are the kind of things were talking about is making sure that we
have a balanced workload in our facilities where we can, and operating our facilities at a high
capacity utilization rate.
Matt Sheerin Thomas Weisel Partners Analyst
Okay, thanks.
Operator
Thank you,. Im showing there are no further questions in the queue. I will turn it over to
Mr. Alder for closing comments.
Kent Alder TTM Technologies President, CEO
Okay. I would like to thank everyone for joining us on our call today. Were excited about the
future. I think we have a lot of the restructuring with the Company taking place and behind us so
that as we look forward to 2010, were well-positioned here and pretty excited about the future.
Thank you, everyone, and well look forward to our call next quarter and that should be after we
complete our Meadville transaction. Thank you, everyone.
Steve Richards TTM Technologies CFO
Thanks.
Operator
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Important Information Relating to the Proposed Transaction
This document does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any
securities of Meadville Holdings Limited (Meadville) or TTM Technologies, Inc. (TTM) or a
solicitation of any vote or approval. In connection with the proposed transactions described in
this document, TTM will file relevant materials with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(the SEC) at www.sec.gov, and Meadville will publish certain relevant materials on the websites
of the Securities and Futures Commission at www.sfc.hk and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong at
www.hkex.com.hk. On December 24, 2009 TTM filed a preliminary Registration Statement on Form S-4
with the SEC that includes a proxy statement for the shareholders of TTM and a U.S. prospectus for
Meadville and the shareholders of Meadville. Before making any voting or investment decision, TTMs
and Meadvilles shareholders and investors are urged to read the circular and proxy statement/U.S.
prospectus regarding such transactions when they become available because they will contain
important information. The proxy statement/U.S. prospectus and other documents that are and will be
filed by TTM with the SEC are available free of charge at the SECs website, www.sec.gov, or by
directing a request when such a filing is made to TTM, 2630 S. Harbor Blvd., Santa Ana, CA 92704,
Attention: Investor Relations.
Participants in Solicitation
TTM, its directors and certain of its executive officers may be considered participants in the
solicitation of proxies in connection with the transactions described in this document. Information
about the directors and executive officers of TTM is set out in TTMs definitive proxy statement,
which was filed with the SEC on March 26, 2009. Investors may obtain additional information
regarding the interests of such participants by reading the proxy statement/U.S. prospectus which
TTM will file with the SEC when it becomes available.