Sixth Straight Quarter of Record Revenue Culminates in 35% Growth Year for Fiscal 2023

BLOOMINGTON, Minn.: SkyWater Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: SKYT), the trusted technology realization partner, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2023 ended December 31, 2023.

Financial Highlights for Q4 2023:

• Revenue increased 22% year-over-year to a record $79.2 million.
• Gross margin decreased to 15.2% on a GAAP basis, compared to 25.4% in Q4 2022, and decreased to 17.4% on a non-GAAP basis, compared to 26.1% in Q4 2022.
• Net loss to shareholders of $10.3 million, or $(0.22) per share on a GAAP basis, and net loss to shareholders of $1.1 million, or $(0.02) per share on a non-GAAP basis, compared to net loss to shareholders of $3.0 million, or $(0.07) per share on a GAAP basis, and net loss to shareholders $1.5 million, or $(0.03) per share on a non-GAAP basis in Q4 2022.
• Adjusted EBITDA of $10.6 million, or 13.4% of revenue, compared to $10.3 million, or 15.9% of revenue in Q4 2022.

Financial Highlights for Fiscal Year 2023:

• Revenue increased 35% year-over-year to a record $286.7 million.
• Gross margin increased to 20.7% on a GAAP basis, compared to 12.2% in fiscal year 2022, and increased to 22.0% on a non-GAAP basis, compared to 13.7% in fiscal year 2022.
• Net loss to shareholders of $30.8 million, or $(0.68) per share on a GAAP basis, and net loss to shareholders of $7.7 million, or $(0.17) per share on a non-GAAP basis, compared to net loss to shareholders of $39.6 million, or $(0.97) per share on a GAAP basis, and net loss to shareholders $30.3 million, or $(0.74) per share on a non-GAAP basis in fiscal year 2022.
• Adjusted EBITDA of $37.2 million, or 13.0% of revenue, compared to $7.7 million, or 3.6% of revenue in fiscal year 2022.

“We are pleased to deliver a solid finish to fiscal 2023, with revenue growth exceeding our earlier expectations as a result of strong customer demand for our differentiated Advanced Technology Services (ATS) business,” commented Thomas Sonderman, SkyWater president and chief executive officer. “We are now entering a multi-year stage of increased levels of customer investments in our production capacity and capabilities, and we anticipate these investments will enable SkyWater to achieve another year of revenue growth in 2024. The continued robust demand for our ATS business demonstrates that our customers’ innovation investments remain strong.”

Recent Business Highlights:

• Significantly exceeded long-term growth targets in fiscal 2023, led by strong growth in ATS development revenue, which exceeded 50% year-over-year.
• Secured customer commitments for capital investment over the next several years, supporting continued year-over-year revenue growth ahead.
• Announced a Department of Defense award of up to $190 million for our Florida operation, reflecting the significant effort underway to expand advanced packaging capabilities domestically.
• Submitted our full CHIPS application during Q4, targeting modernization and equipment upgrades to enhance production at our Bloomington, Minnesota manufacturing facility.
• Continued momentum in bio-medical diagnostic applications culminated in the recent milestone announcement that Nautilus Biotech will be transitioning from ATS to Wafer Services for supply of its silicon-based microfluidic bio chips for proteome analysis.
• Our strategic business transformation initiatives of 2023 are enabling us to deploy a leaner and more efficient organization toward delivering consistent, continuous enhancements in productivity and output in our ATS business.

Q4 2023 Summary:

Fiscal Year 2023 Summary:

Q4 2023 Results:

• Revenue: Revenue of $79.2 million increased 22% year-over-year. Total ATS revenue of $67.1 million increased 40% year-over-year. Total ATS revenue included $9.9 million of tool revenue in the fourth quarter of 2023 and $0.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2022. Wafer Services revenue of $12.0 million decreased 30% compared to the fourth quarter of 2022.
• Gross Profit: GAAP gross profit was $12.0 million, or 15.2% of total revenue, compared to gross profit of $16.6 million, or 25.4% of total revenue, in the fourth quarter of 2022. Non-GAAP gross profit was $13.8 million, or 17.4% of total revenue, compared to non-GAAP gross profit of $17.0 million, or 26.1% of total revenue, in the fourth quarter of 2022.
• Operating Expenses: GAAP operating expenses were $18.0 million, compared to $15.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2022, and included $5.3 million of project-based management consulting transformation fees related to long-term improvement in automation and operational efficiency that were not a component of operating expenses in the fourth quarter of 2022.
• Net Loss: GAAP net loss to shareholders of $10.3 million, or $(0.22) per share, compared to a net loss to shareholders of $3.0 million, or $(0.07) per share, in the fourth quarter of 2022. Non-GAAP net loss to shareholders of $1.1 million, or $(0.02) per share, compared to a non-GAAP net loss to shareholders of $1.5 million, or $(0.03) per share, in the fourth quarter of 2022.
• Adjusted EBITDA: Adjusted EBITDA was $10.6 million, or 13.4% of total revenue, compared to $10.3 million, or 15.9% of total revenue, in the fourth quarter of 2022.

A reconciliation between historical GAAP and non-GAAP information is contained in the tables below in the section titled, “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

Investor Webcast

SkyWater will host a conference call on Monday, February 26, 2024, at 3:30 p.m. CT to discuss its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2023 financial results. A live webcast of the call will be available online at IR.SkyWaterTechnology.com.

About SkyWater Technology

SkyWater (NASDAQ: SKYT) is a U.S.-based semiconductor manufacturer and a DMEA-accredited Category 1A Trusted Foundry. SkyWater’s Technology as a Service model streamlines the path to production for customers with development services, volume production and heterogeneous integration solutions in its world-class U.S. facilities. This pioneering model enables innovators to co-create the next wave of technology with diverse categories including mixed-signal CMOS, read-out ICs, rad-hard ICs, power management, MEMS, superconducting ICs, photonics, carbon nanotubes and interposers. SkyWater serves growing markets including aerospace & defense, automotive, biomedical, cloud & computing, consumer, industrial and IoT. For more information, visit: www.skywatertechnology.com.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Preliminary Results

The Company’s results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 are preliminary, unaudited and subject to the finalization of the Company’s fourth quarter review and full-year audit and should not be viewed as a substitute for full financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. The Company cautions that actual results may differ materially from those described in this press release.

SkyWater Technology Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements that are based on the Company’s current expectations or forecasts of future events, rather than past events and outcomes, and such statements are not guarantees of future performance. Forward-looking statements include all statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this presentation, including information or predictions concerning the Company’s future business, results of operations, financial performance, plans and objectives, competitive position, market trends, and potential growth and market opportunities. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by words such as “intends,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continues,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “expects,” “believes,” “should,” “could,” “may,” “will,” “targets,” “projects,” “seeks” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology.

Forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions, which may cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Key factors that could cause the Company’s actual results to be different than expected or anticipated include, but are not limited to: our goals and strategies; our future business development, financial condition and results of operations; our ability to continue operating our fabrication facilities at full capacity; our ability to appropriately respond to changing technologies on a timely and cost-effective basis; our customer relationships and our ability to retain and expand our customer relationships; our ability to accurately predict our future revenues for the purpose of appropriately budgeting and adjusting our expenses; our expectations regarding dependence on our largest customers; our ability to diversify our customer base and develop relationships in new markets; the performance and reliability of our third-party suppliers and manufacturers; our ability to procure tools, materials, and chemicals; our ability to control costs, including our operating and capital expenses; the size and growth potential of the markets for our solutions, and our ability to serve and expand our presence in those markets; the level of demand in our customers’ end markets; our ability to attract, train and retain key qualified personnel in a competitive labor market; adverse litigation judgments, settlements or other litigation-related costs; changes in trade policies, including the imposition of tariffs; our ability to raise additional capital or financing; our ability to accurately forecast demand; the level and timing of U.S. government program funding; our ability to maintain compliance with certain U.S. government contracting requirements; regulatory developments in the United States and foreign countries; our ability to protect our intellectual property rights; our ability to meet our long-term growth targets; and other factors discussed in the “Risk Factors” section of the annual report on Form 10-K the Company filed with the SEC on March 15, 2023 and in other documents that the Company files with the SEC, which are available at http://www.sec.gov. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release.

SKYWATER TECHNOLOGY, INC. Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
	December 31, 2023				January 1, 2023
	(in thousands, except share data)
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	18,382			$	30,025
Accounts receivable (net of allowance for credit losses of $180 and $1,638, respectively)		65,961				28,045
Contract assets (net of allowance for credit losses of $99 and $0, respectively)		29,666				34,625
Inventory		15,341				13,397
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		16,853				10,290
Income tax receivable		172				169
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