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SemiLEDs Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year End 2021 Financial Results
HSINCHU, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SemiLEDs Corporation (NASDAQ: LEDS), “SemiLEDs” or the “Company,” a developer and manufacturer of LED chips and LED
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[{"type":"text","content":" HSINCHU, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nSemiLEDs Corporation (NASDAQ: LEDS), “SemiLEDs” or the “Company,” a developer and manufacturer of LED chips and LED components, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of fiscal year 2021, ended August 31, 2021.\n\nRevenues for both the fourth quarter and third quarter of fiscal 2021 were $1.4 million. GAAP net loss attributable to SemiLEDs stockholders for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021 increased to $1.8 million, or $(0.42) per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $64thousand, or $(0.02) per diluted share, in the third quarter of fiscal 2021.\n\nGAAP gross margin for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021 decreased to 11%, compared with gross margin for the third quarter of fiscal 2021 of 46%. Operating margin for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021 decreased to negative 135%, compared with negative 41% for the third quarter of fiscal 2021. The Company’s cash and cash equivalents were $4.8 million at August 31, 2021, compared to $1.7 million at the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2021.\n\nWe are unable to forecast revenues for the first quarter ending November 30, 2021 at this time given the continuing uncertain impact of COVID-19 on the economy and the Company.\n\nRevenues for fiscal year 2021 decreased to $4.7 million, compared to $6.1 million in fiscal year 2020. GAAP net loss attributable to SemiLEDs stockholders for fiscal year 2021 increased to $2.9 million, or $(0.68) per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $544 thousand, or $(0.15) per diluted share, in fiscal year 2020.\n\nGAAP gross margin for fiscal year 2021 decreased to 22%, compared with gross margin for fiscal year 2020 of 26%. Operating margin for fiscal year 2021 decreased to negative 83%, compared with negative 34% in fiscal year 2020. The Company’s cash and cash equivalents were $4.8 million as of August 31, 2021, compared to $2.8 million as of August 31, 2020.\n\nAbout SemiLEDs\n\nSemiLEDs develops and manufactures LED chips and LED components for general lighting applications, including street lights and commercial, industrial, system and residential lighting, along with specialty industrial applications such as ultraviolet (UV) curing, medical/cosmetic, counterfeit detection, horticulture, architectural lighting and entertainment lighting. SemiLEDs sells blue, white, green and ...