NEENAH, WI – April 19, 2017 – Plexus (NASDAQ: PLXS) today announced financial results for its fiscal second quarter ended April 1, 2017, and guidance for its fiscal third quarter ending July 1, 2017.
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Three Months Ended
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Apr 1, 2017
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Apr 1, 2017
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Jul 1, 2017
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Q2F17 Results
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Q2F17 Guidance
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Q3F17 Guidance
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Summary GAAP Items
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Revenue (in millions)
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$604
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$620 to $650
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$595 to $625
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Operating margin
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5.4
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%
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4.9% to 5.2%
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4.8% to 5.2%
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Diluted EPS (1)
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$0.84
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$0.71 to $0.79
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$0.68 to $0.76
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Summary Non-GAAP Items (2)
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Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
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16.8
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%
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Economic Return
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6.3
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%
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(1)
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Includes stock-based compensation expense of $0.13 for Q2F17 results and $0.13 for Q3F17 guidance.
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(2)
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Refer to Non-GAAP Supplemental Information in Tables 1 and 2 for non-GAAP financial measures discussed in this release, such as ROIC and Economic Return, and a reconciliation of these measures to GAAP.
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Fiscal Second Quarter 2017 Information
- Won 26 Manufacturing Solutions programs during the quarter representing approximately $202 million in annualized revenue when fully ramped into production
- Trailing four quarter Manufacturing Solutions wins total approximately $813 million in annualized revenue
- Purchased $6.8 million of our shares at an average price of $55.61 per share
Todd Kelsey, President and CEO, commented, “We delivered GAAP diluted EPS of $0.84, $0.05 above the top end of our guidance range. Robust productivity improvements, favorable product mix, and exceptional engineering solutions performance all contributed. We delivered solid earnings despite weaker than anticipated sales within our Communications market sector, resulting in revenue of $604 million.”
Mr. Kelsey continued, “Looking ahead to the fiscal third quarter, we currently expect that continued end-market weakness within our Communications market sector and a forecast adjustment with a large Industrial/Commercial customer will offset meaningful growth within the remainder of our business. As a result, we are guiding revenue in the range of $595 million to $625 million. When coupled with anticipated operating margin performance at the high end of our target range, we expect fiscal third quarter 2017 GAAP diluted EPS to be in the range of $0.68 to $0.76.”
Patrick Jermain, Senior Vice President and CFO, commented, “During the fiscal second quarter, we further improved our operating performance, delivering GAAP operating margin of 5.4%. We believe our strong operating performance over the last several quarters will continue and are guiding GAAP operating margin in the range of 4.8% to 5.2% for the fiscal third quarter.”
Mr. Jermain continued, “Return on Invested Capital was 16.8% for the fiscal second quarter, 630 basis points above our weighted average cost of capital. We were pleased to generate this level of return given the challenging revenue environment, which negatively impacted our cash cycle days. While accounts receivable days sequentially improved, inventory days increased significantly, primarily due to lower than anticipated revenue and increased inventory to support ramping new programs. Prudent management of capital expenditures during the quarter offset higher working capital, resulting in a similar level of invested capital to the prior quarter. Through the first six months of fiscal 2017, we have exceeded our cash flow expectations by delivering more than $90 million in free cash flow.”
Mr. Kelsey concluded, “While we are mindful of the near-term revenue challenges, we remain confident in our longer term outlook for achieving meaningful growth. Our funnel of qualified manufacturing opportunities reached a record of $3 billion this quarter and our wins in both manufacturing and engineering continue to exceed our goals as we gain share with key customers and grow our underlying business.”
Quarterly Comparison
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Three Months Ended
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Apr 1, 2017
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Dec 31, 2016
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Apr 2, 2016
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(in thousands, except EPS)
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Q2F17
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Q1F17
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Q2F16
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Revenue
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$604,349
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$635,019
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$618,660
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Gross profit
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$63,800
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$64,356
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$53,272
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Operating profit
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$32,571
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$33,903
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$23,346
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Net income
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$29,295
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$28,179
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$16,787
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Diluted EPS
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$0.84
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$0.82
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$0.50
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Adjusted net income*
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$29,295
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$28,179
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$18,704
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Adjusted diluted EPS*
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$0.84
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$0.82
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$0.55
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Gross margin
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10.6
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%
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10.1
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%
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8.6
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%
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Operating margin
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5.4
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%
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5.3
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%
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3.8
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%
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Adjusted operating margin*
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5.4
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%
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5.3
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%
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4.1
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%
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ROIC*
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16.8
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%
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17.3
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%
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11.6
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Economic Return*
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6.3
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%
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6.8
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%
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0.6
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%
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*Refer to Non-GAAP Supplemental Information Tables 1 and 2 for a reconciliation to GAAP measures.
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Plexus provides non-GAAP supplemental information, such as ROIC, Economic Return, and free cash flow, because such measures are used for internal management goals and decision making, and because they provide management and investors additional insight into financial performance. In addition, management uses these and other non-GAAP measures, such as adjusted net income and adjusted operating margin, to provide a better understanding of core performance for purposes of period-to-period comparisons. Plexus believes that these measures are also useful to investors because they provide further insight by eliminating the effect of items that are not reflective of continuing operations. For a full reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to comparable GAAP measures, please refer to Non-GAAP Supplemental Information and the attached Non-GAAP Supplemental Information Tables.
Business Segment and Market Sector Revenue
The Company measures operational performance and allocates resources on a geographic segment basis. Plexus also reports revenue based on the market sector breakout set forth in the table below, which reflects the Company’s global market sector focused business development strategy. Top 10 customers comprised 54% of revenue during the quarter, down six percentage points from the fiscal first quarter of 2017.
Business Segments ($ in millions)
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Three Months Ended
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Apr 1, 2017
Q2F17
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Dec 31, 2016
Q1F17
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Apr 2, 2016
Q2F16
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Americas
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$
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272
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$
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315
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$
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330
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Asia-Pacific
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310
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310
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271
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Europe, Middle East, and Africa
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44
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39
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44
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Elimination of inter-segment sales
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(22)
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(29)
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(26)
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Total Revenue
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$
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604
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$
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635
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$
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619
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Market Sectors ($ in millions)
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Three Months Ended
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Apr 1, 2017
Q2F17
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Dec 31, 2016
Q1F17
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Apr 2, 2016
Q2F16
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Healthcare/Life Sciences
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$
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205
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34
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%
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$
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211
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33
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%
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$
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190
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31
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Industrial/Commercial
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192
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32
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%
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206
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32
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%
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169
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27
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%
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Communications
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108
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18
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%
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131
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21
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%
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157
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25
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Defense/Security/Aerospace
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99
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16
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%
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87
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14
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%
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103
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17
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Total Revenue
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$
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604
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$
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635
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$
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619
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Non-GAAP Supplemental Information
ROIC and Economic Return
ROIC for the fiscal second quarter of 2017 was 16.8%. The Company defines ROIC as tax-effected annualized adjusted operating profit divided by average invested capital over a three-quarter period for the second quarter. Invested capital is defined as equity plus debt, less cash and cash equivalents. The Company’s weighted average cost of capital for fiscal 2017 is 10.5%. ROIC for the quarter less the Company’s weighted average cost of capital resulted in an Economic Return of 6.3%.
Free Cash Flow Calculation
The Company defines free cash flow as cash flows provided by operations less capital expenditures. For the three months ended April 1, 2017, cash flows provided by operations was $26.2 million, less capital expenditures of $7.7 million, resulting in free cash flow of $18.5 million. For the six months ended April 1, 2017, cash flows provided by operations was $105.6 million, less capital expenditures of $14.6 million, resulting in free cash flow of $91.0 million.
Cash Cycle Days
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Three Months Ended
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Apr 1, 2017
Q2F17
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Dec 31, 2016
Q1F17
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Apr 2, 2016
Q2F16
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Days in Accounts Receivable
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48
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49
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48
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Days in Inventory
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103
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90
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91
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Days in Accounts Payable
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(64)
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(60)
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(62)
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Days in Cash Deposits
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(14)
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(13)
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(11)
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Annualized Cash Cycle Days*
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73
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66
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66
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*We calculate cash cycle days as the sum of days in accounts receivable and days in inventory, less days in accounts payable and days in cash deposits.
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Conference Call and Webcast Information
What:
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Plexus Fiscal Q2 2017 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast
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When:
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Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time
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Where:
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Participants are encouraged to join the live webcast at the investor relations section of the Plexus website, www.plexus.com, or directly at: http://edge.media-server.com/m/p/756xeit2/lan/en
Conference call at +1.800.708.4540 with passcode: 44538872
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Replay:
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The webcast will be archived on the Plexus website and available via telephone replay at +1.888.843.7419 or +1.630.652.3042 with passcode: 44538872
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