UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

September 20, 2018
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)

MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
 
1-10658
 
75-1618004
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

8000 South Federal Way
Boise, Idaho 83716-9632
(Address of principal executive offices)

(208) 368-4000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)


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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
 
 
 
 
 





Item 2.02.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On September 20, 2018 , we announced the financial results for our fourth quarter and full year of fiscal 2018 ended August 30, 2018 . The full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing or document.

Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
 
 
(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit No.
 
Description
99.1
 








SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 
 
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date:
September 20, 2018
By:
/s/ David A. Zinsner
 
 
Name:
David A. Zinsner
 
 
Title:
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer





Exhibit 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contacts:
Farhan Ahmad
David Oro
 
Investor Relations
Media Relations
 
farhanahmad@micron.com
davidoro@micron.com
 
(408) 834-1927
(707) 558-8585


MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC., REPORTS RESULTS FOR THE
FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR OF FISCAL 2018

Record FY18 revenue over $30 billion driven by strong execution and diverse demand growth

BOISE, Idaho, September 20, 2018 – Micron Technology, Inc., (NASDAQ: MU) today announced results of operations for its fourth quarter and full year of fiscal 2018, which ended August 30, 2018.

Fiscal Q4 2018 highlights
Revenues of $8.44 billion , up 38 percent compared with the same period last year
GAAP net income of $4.33 billion , or $3.56 per diluted share
Non-GAAP net income of $4.31 billion , or $3.53 per diluted share
Operating cash flow of $5.16 billion, compared with $3.20 billion for the same period last year
Fiscal 2018 highlights
Revenues of $30.39 billion , up 50 percent compared with the prior fiscal year
GAAP net income of $14.14 billion , or $11.51 per diluted share
Non-GAAP net income of $14.70 billion , or $11.95 per diluted share
Operating cash flow of $17.40 billion , compared with $8.15 billion for the prior fiscal year

"Micron delivered an exceptional fourth quarter and capped record fiscal year results by becoming the second largest semiconductor company in the U.S.," said Sanjay Mehrotra, President and CEO of Micron Technology. "In the fourth quarter, we set revenue records across all our major markets, from automotive and industrial to mobile and cloud datacenters. The secular and diversified growth drivers in our industry combined with accelerating pace of transformation of the new Micron form a tremendous catalyst for us to create enduring value for our customers and investors in 2019 and the years ahead."

Quarterly Financial Results
(in millions, except per share amounts)
GAAP (1)
 
Non-GAAP (2)
FQ4-18
FQ3-18
FQ4-17
 
FQ4-18
FQ3-18
FQ4-17
Revenue
$
8,440
 
$
7,797
 
$
6,138
 
 
$
8,440
 
$
7,797
 
$
6,138
 
Gross margin
$
5,151
 
$
4,723
 
$
3,112
 
 
$
5,179
 
$
4,750
 
$
3,147
 
percent of revenue
61.0
%
 
60.6
%
 
50.7
%
 
 
61.4
%
 
60.9
%
 
51.3
%
 
Operating income
$
4,377
 
$
3,953
 
$
2,502
 
 
$
4,439
 
$
4,017
 
$
2,546
 
percent of revenue
51.9
%
 
50.7
%
 
40.8
%
 
 
52.6
%
 
51.5
%
 
41.5
%
 
Net income attributable to Micron
$
4,325
 
$
3,823
 
$
2,368
 
 
$
4,313
 
$
3,898
 
$
2,386
 
Diluted earnings per share
$
3.56
 
$
3.10
 
$
1.99
 
 
$
3.53
 
$
3.15
 
$
2.02
 





Annual Financial Results
 
 
(in millions, except per share amounts)
GAAP (1)
 
Non-GAAP (2)
 
 
FY 18
FY 17
 
FY 18
FY 17
 
 
Revenue
 
 
$
30,391
 
$
20,322
 
 
$
30,391
 
$
20,322
 
 
 
Gross margin
 
 
$
17,891
 
$
8,436
 
 
$
17,994
 
$
8,639
 
 
 
percent of revenue
 
 
58.9
%
 
41.5
%
 
 
59.2
%
 
42.5
%
 
 
 
Operating income
 
 
$
14,994
 
$
5,868
 
 
$
15,243
 
$
6,232
 
 
 
percent of revenue
 
 
49.3
%
 
28.9
%
 
 
50.2
%
 
30.7
%
 
 
 
Net income attributable to Micron
 
 
$
14,135
 
$
5,089
 
 
$
14,700
 
$
5,648
 
 
 
Diluted earnings per share
 
 
$
11.51
 
$
4.41
 
 
$
11.95
 
$
4.96
 
 
 

Revenues for the fourth quarter of 2018 were 8 percent higher compared to the third quarter of 2018, reflecting increased demand broadly across our products and end markets. Our overall gross margin was 61.0 percent for the fourth quarter of 2018 compared to 60.6 percent in the third quarter benefiting from strong execution across our product portfolio.

Investments in capital expenditures, net of amounts funded by partners, were $2.06 billion for the fourth quarter of 2018 and $8.20 billion for the full year of 2018 , which resulted in adjusted free cash flows (3) of $3.09 billion for the fourth quarter of 2018 and $9.20 billion for the full year of 2018. We repurchased or converted $2.23 billion principal amount of our debt during the quarter and $6.96 billion for the full year of 2018, lowering our total carrying value of debt to $4.64 billion exiting the fiscal year. We ended the fourth quarter in a record net cash position of $2.72 billion with cash, marketable investments, and restricted cash of $7.36 billion.

We will host a conference call on Thursday, September 20, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. MT to discuss our financial results. The call, audio, and slides will be available online at investors.micron.com . A webcast replay will be available on our website until September 20, 2019. A taped audio replay of the conference call will also be available at 1-404-537-3406 or 1-855-859-2056 (conference number: 5685754) beginning at 5:30 p.m. MT, Thursday, September 20, 2018 and continuing through Thursday, September 27, 2018. For Investor Relations and other company updates, follow @MicronTech on Twitter at twitter.com/MicronTech .

We are an industry leader in innovative memory and storage solutions. Through our global brands Micron®, Crucial® and Ballistix® our broad portfolio of high-performance memory and storage technologies, including DRAM, NAND, NOR Flash and 3D XPoint™ memory, is transforming how the world uses information to enrich life. Backed by 40 years of technology leadership, our memory and storage solutions enable disruptive trends, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, and autonomous vehicles, in key market segments like cloud, data center, networking and mobile. Our common stock is traded on the NASDAQ under the MU symbol. To learn more about Micron Technology, Inc., visit micron.com .

The Micron logo and Micron symbol are trademarks of Micron Technology, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding the industry and our strategic position and financial results. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. Please refer to the documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, specifically our most recent Form 10-K and Form 10-Q. These





documents contain and identify important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those contained in these forward-looking statements. These certain factors can be found at www.micron.com/certainfactors . Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements. We are under no duty to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this release to conform these statements to actual results.

(1) GAAP represents U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
(2) Non-GAAP represents GAAP excluding the impact of certain activities which our management excludes in analyzing our operating results and understanding trends in our earnings. Non-GAAP also includes the impact on shares used in per share calculations of our outstanding capped call transactions and from the exclusion of stock-based compensation. For a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP results, see the accompanying financial tables and footnotes.
(3) Adjusted free cash flow consists of cash provided by operating activities of $5.16 billion for the fourth quarter of 2018 and $17.40 billion for the full year of 2018 less investments in capital expenditures, net of amounts funded by partners, for the respective periods.






MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL SUMMARY
(in millions except per share amounts)

 
 
4 th  Qtr.
 
3 rd  Qtr.
 
4 th  Qtr.
 
Year Ended
 
 
August 30,
2018
 
May 31,
2018
 
August 31,
2017
 
August 30,
2018
 
August 31,
2017
Net sales
 
$
8,440

 
$
7,797

 
$
6,138

 
$
30,391

 
$
20,322

Cost of goods sold
 
3,289

 
3,074

 
3,026

 
12,500

 
11,886

Gross margin
 
5,151

 
4,723

 
3,112

 
17,891

 
8,436

Selling, general, and administrative
 
215

 
211

 
193

 
813

 
743

Research and development
 
567

 
603

 
447

 
2,141

 
1,824

Other operating (income) expense, net
 
(8
)
 
(44
)
 
(30
)
 
(57
)
 
1

Operating income
 
4,377

 
3,953

 
2,502

 
14,994

 
5,868

Interest income (expense), net
 
(16
)
 
(44
)
 
(132
)
 
(222
)
 
(560
)
Other non-operating income (expense), net (1)
 
(15
)
 
(193
)
 
(49
)
 
(465
)
 
(112
)
Income tax (provision) benefit (2)
 
(20
)
 
109

 
47

 
(168
)
 
(114
)
Equity in net income (loss) of equity method investees
 

 
(2
)
 
1

 
(1
)
 
8

Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests
 
(1
)
 

 
(1
)
 
(3
)
 
(1
)
Net income attributable to Micron
 
$
4,325

 
$
3,823

 
$
2,368

 
$
14,135

 
$
5,089

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per share
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
$
3.73

 
$
3.30

 
$
2.13

 
$
12.27

 
$
4.67

Diluted
 
3.56

 
3.10

 
1.99

 
11.51

 
4.41

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Number of shares used in per share calculations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
1,159

 
1,159

 
1,109

 
1,152

 
1,089

Diluted
 
1,216

 
1,235

 
1,187

 
1,229

 
1,154






CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL SUMMARY, Continued
As of
 
August 30,
2018
 
May 31,
2018
 
August 31,
2017
Cash and short-term investments
 
$
6,802

 
$
7,071

 
$
5,428

Receivables
 
5,478

 
4,912

 
3,759

Inventories
 
3,595

 
3,369

 
3,123

Total current assets
 
16,039

 
15,499

 
12,457

Long-term marketable investments
 
473

 
487

 
617

Property, plant, and equipment, net
 
23,672

 
22,705

 
19,431

Restricted cash
 
81

 
119

 
107

Total assets
 
43,376

 
41,845

 
35,336

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
 
4,611

 
3,998

 
3,664

Current debt (1)
 
859

 
1,454

 
1,262

Total current liabilities
 
5,754

 
5,883

 
5,334

Long-term debt (1)
 
3,777

 
5,890

 
9,872

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Micron shareholders' equity (3)
 
32,294

 
28,649

 
18,621

Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries
 
870

 
869

 
849

Total equity
 
33,164

 
29,518

 
19,470


 
 
Year Ended
 
 
August 30,
2018
 
August 31,
2017
Net cash provided by operating activities
 
$
17,400

 
$
8,153

Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities
 
(8,216
)
 
(7,537
)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities
 
(7,776
)
 
349

 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
4,860

 
3,986

Investments in capital expenditures
 
(9,085
)
 
(5,253
)
Acquisition of Inotera
 

 
(2,634
)
Repayments of debt
 
(10,194
)
 
(2,558
)
Proceeds from issuance of stock (3)
 
1,655

 
142

Proceeds from issuance of debt
 
1,009

 
3,311








(1)
In the fourth quarter of 2018, we prepaid or repurchased debt with an aggregate principal amount of $2.00 billion and recognized non-operating losses of $9 million. In addition, we settled convertible notes with an aggregate principal amount of $228 million for cash of $1.27 billion and recognized non-operating gains of $25 million. As of August 30, 2018, $35 million of aggregate principal amount of our convertible notes had converted but will not settle until the first quarter of 2019. As a result of the unsettled conversions, the carrying value of debt increased by $132 million as of August 30, 2018 and we recognized non-operating losses of $15 million in the fourth quarter of 2018.

In the third quarter of 2018, we prepaid debt with an aggregate principal amount of $2.08 billion and recognized non-operating losses of $42 million. In addition, we repurchased or settled convertible notes with an aggregate principal amount of $228 million for cash of $1.11 billion and recognized non-operating losses of $32 million. In the second quarter of 2018, we settled convertible notes with an aggregate principal amount of $65 million for cash of $295 million. In the first quarter of 2018, we redeemed notes with an aggregate principal amount of $2.25 billion for cash of $2.42 billion and recognized non-operating losses of $190 million.

During 2018, Intel Corporation provided non-interest bearing convertible debt financing of $1.01 billion to IM Flash Technologies, LLC ("IMFT") pursuant to the terms of the IMFT joint venture agreement.

(2)
On December 22, 2017, the United States enacted comprehensive tax legislation commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the "Tax Act") which lowers the U.S. corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21% and significantly affects how income from foreign operations is taxed in the United States. As a result of our fiscal year-end, our U.S. statutory federal rate was 25.7% for 2018 (based on the 35% corporate rate through December 31, 2017 and 21% from that date through the end of fiscal year 2018) and will be 21% for subsequent years. The Tax Act imposed a one-time transition tax in 2018 on the higher of accumulated foreign income, as determined as of November 2, 2017 or December 31, 2017 (the "Repatriation Tax"); provided a U.S. federal tax exemption on foreign earnings distributed to the United States; and, beginning in 2019, creates a new minimum tax on certain foreign earnings in excess of a deemed return on tangible assets (the "Foreign Minimum Tax"). The Tax Act allows us to elect to pay any Repatriation Tax due in eight annual interest-free payments in increasing amounts beginning in December 2018.

The Securities and Exchange Commission Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 allows the use of provisional amounts (reasonable estimates) if our analyses of the impacts of the Tax Act has not been completed when our financial statements are issued. The provisional amounts below were revised during 2018 and represent reasonable estimates of the effects of the Tax Act for which the analysis is not yet complete. Our income tax (provision) benefit consisted of the following:
 
 
4 th  Qtr.
 
3 rd  Qtr.
 
4 th  Qtr.
 
Year Ended
 
 
August 30,
2018
 
May 31,
2018
 
August 31,
2017
 
August 30, 2018
 
August 31, 2017
Provisional estimate for the Repatriation Tax, net of adjustments related to uncertain tax positions
 
$
83

 
$
222

 
$

 
$
(1,030
)
 
$

Remeasurement of deferred tax assets and liabilities reflecting the lower U.S. corporate tax rates
 

 

 

 
(133
)
 

Provisional estimate for the release of the valuation allowance on the net deferred tax assets of our U.S. operations
 

 

 

 
1,337

 

Utilization of and other changes in net deferred tax assets of MMJ, MMT, and MTTW
 
10

 
(35
)
 
106

 
(68
)
 
54

Other income tax (provision) benefit
 
(113
)
 
(78
)
 
(59
)
 
(274
)
 
(168
)
 
 
$
(20
)
 
$
109

 
$
47

 
$
(168
)
 
$
(114
)

(3)
In October 2017, we issued 34 million shares of our common stock in a public offering for $41.00 per share for proceeds of $1.36 billion , net of underwriting fees and other offering costs.






MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP RESULTS
(in millions, except per share amounts)
 
 
4 th  Qtr.
 
3 rd  Qtr.
 
4 th  Qtr.
 
August 30, 2018
 
May 31, 2018
 
August 31, 2017
 
GAAP
Adj
Non-GAAP
 
GAAP
Adj
Non-GAAP
 
 
GAAP
Adj
Non-GAAP
Net sales
$
8,440
 
$

$
8,440
 
 
$
7,797
 
$

$
7,797
 
 
$
6,138
 
$

$
6,138
 
Cost of goods sold
3,289
 
(28
)
3,261
 
 
3,074
 
(27
)
3,047
 
 
3,026
 
(35
)
2,991
 
Gross margin
5,151
 
28

5,179
 
 
4,723
 
27

4,750
 
 
3,112
 
35

3,147
 
percent of revenue
61.0
%
 
 
61.4
%
 
 
60.6
%
 
 
60.9
%
 
 
50.7
%
 
 
51.3
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Selling, general, and administrative
215
 
(13
)
202
 
 
211
 
(14
)
197
 
 
193
 
(22
)
171
 
Research and development
567
 
(14
)
553
 
 
603
 
(15
)
588
 
 
447
 
(14
)
433
 
Other operating (income) expense, net
(8
)
(7
)
(15
)
 
(44
)
(8
)
(52
)
 
(30
)
27

(3
)
Operating expenses
774
 
(34
)
740
 
 
770
 
(37
)
733
 
 
610
 
(9
)
601
 
Operating income (loss)
4,377
 
62

4,439
 
 
3,953
 
64

4,017
 
 
2,502
 
44

2,546
 
percent of revenue
51.9
%
 
 
52.6
%
 
 
50.7
%
 
 
51.5
%
 
 
40.8
%
 
 
41.5
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income (expense), net
(16
)
23

7
 
 
(44
)
23

(21
)
 
(132
)
32

(100
)
Other non-operating income (expense), net
(15
)
14

(1
)
 
(193
)
194

1
 
 
(49
)
49

 
 
4,346
 
99

4,445
 
 
3,716
 
281

3,997
 
 
2,321
 
125

2,446
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income tax (provision) benefit
(20
)
(111
)
(131
)
 
109
 
(206
)
(97
)
 
47
 
(107
)
(60
)
Equity in net income (loss) of equity method investees
 

 
 
(2
)

(2
)
 
1
 

1
 
Net income (loss)
4,326
 
(12
)
4,314
 
 
3,823
 
75

3,898
 
 
2,369
 
18

2,387
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
(1
)

(1
)
 
 

 
 
(1
)

(1
)
Net income (loss) attributable to Micron
$
4,325
 
$
(12
)
$
4,313
 
 
$
3,823
 
$
75

$
3,898
 
 
$
2,368
 
$
18

$
2,386
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shares used in calculations
1,216
 
4

1,220
 
 
1,235
 
3

1,238
 
 
1,187
 
(6
)
1,181
 
Diluted earnings (loss) per share
$
3.56
 
$
(0.03
)
$
3.53
 
 
$
3.10
 
$
0.05

$
3.15
 
 
$
1.99
 
$
0.03

$
2.02
 





 
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
 
August 30, 2018
 
August 31, 2017
 
GAAP
Adj
Non-GAAP
 
GAAP
Adj
Non-GAAP
Net sales
$
30,391
 
$

$
30,391
 
 
$
20,322
 
$

$
20,322
 
Cost of goods sold
12,500
 
(103
)
12,397
 
 
11,886
 
(203
)
11,683
 
Gross margin
17,891
 
103

17,994
 
 
8,436
 
203

8,639
 
percent of revenue
58.9
%
 
 
59.2
%
 
 
41.5
%
 
 
42.5
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Selling, general, and administrative
813
 
(61
)
752
 
 
743
 
(88
)
655
 
Research and development
2,141
 
(57
)
2,084
 
 
1,824
 
(55
)
1,769
 
Other operating (income) expense, net
(57
)
(28
)
(85
)
 
1
 
(18
)
(17
)
Operating expenses
2,897
 
(146
)
2,751
 
 
2,568
 
(161
)
2,407
 
Operating income (loss)
14,994
 
249

15,243
 
 
5,868
 
364

6,232
 
percent of revenue
49.3
%
 
 
50.2
%
 
 
28.9
%
 
 
30.7
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income (expense), net
(222
)
101

(121
)
 
(560
)
125

(435
)
Other non-operating income (expense), net
(465
)
465

 
 
(112
)
112

 
 
14,307
 
815

15,122
 
 
5,196
 
601

5,797
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income tax (provision) benefit
(168
)
(250
)
(418
)
 
(114
)
(59
)
(173
)
Equity in net income (loss) of equity method investees
(1
)

(1
)
 
8
 
17

25
 
Net income (loss)
14,138
 
565

14,703
 
 
5,090
 
559

5,649
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
(3
)

(3
)
 
(1
)

(1
)
Net income (loss) attributable to Micron
$
14,135
 
$
565

$
14,700
 
 
$
5,089
 
$
559

$
5,648
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shares used in calculations
1,229
 
1

1,230
 
 
1,154
 
(14
)
1,140
 
Diluted earnings (loss) per share
$
11.51
 
$
0.44

$
11.95
 
 
$
4.41
 
$
0.55

$
4.96
 





MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
NON-GAAP ADJUSTMENTS
(in millions)

 
4 th  Qtr.
 
3 rd  Qtr.
 
4 th  Qtr.
 
Year Ended
 
August 30, 2018
 
May 31, 2018
 
August 31, 2017
 
August 30, 2018
 
August 31, 2017
Non-GAAP adjustments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of goods sold
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stock-based compensation
$
21

 
$
20

 
$
22

 
$
83

 
$
88

Flow-through of Inotera inventory step up

 

 
11

 

 
107

Other
7

 
7

 
2

 
20

 
8

 
28

 
27

 
35

 
103

 
203

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Selling, general, and administrative
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stock-based compensation
13

 
14

 
22

 
61

 
75

Inotera acquisition costs

 

 

 

 
13

 
13

 
14

 
22

 
61

 
88

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Research and development
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stock-based compensation
13

 
14

 
13

 
54

 
52

Other
1

 
1

 
1

 
3

 
3

 
14

 
15

 
14

 
57

 
55

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other operating (income) expense, net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Restructure and asset impairments
7

 
8

 
(27
)
 
28

 
18

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income (expense), net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization of debt discount and other costs
23

 
23

 
32

 
101

 
125

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other non-operating income (expense)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Gain) loss on debt repurchases and conversions
(1
)
 
168

 
37

 
385

 
100

(Gain) loss from changes in currency exchange rates
15

 
24

 
12

 
75

 
74

(Gain) loss from business acquisition activities

 

 

 

 
(71
)
Other

 
2

 

 
5

 
9

 
14

 
194

 
49

 
465

 
112

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Impact of U.S. income tax reform
(83
)
 
(222
)
 

 
(174
)
 

Estimated tax effects of above, including tax benefits from stock-based compensation, and non-cash changes in net deferred income taxes
(28
)
 
16

 
(107
)
 
(76
)
 
(59
)
 
(111
)
 
(206
)
 
(107
)
 
(250
)
 
(59
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity in net income (loss) of equity method investments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Impairment of equity method investments

 

 

 

 
16

Other

 

 

 

 
1

 

 

 

 

 
17

 
$
(12
)
 
$
75

 
$
18

 
$
565

 
$
559







The tables above reconcile GAAP to non-GAAP results, diluted shares, and diluted earnings per share. The non-GAAP adjustments above may or may not be infrequent or nonrecurring in nature but are a result of periodic or non-core operating activities. We believe this non-GAAP information is helpful to understanding trends and in analyzing our operating results and earnings. We are providing this information to investors to assist in performing analysis of our operating results. When evaluating performance and making decisions on how to allocate our resources, management uses this non-GAAP information and believes investors should have access to similar data when making their investment decisions. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures increase transparency by providing investors with useful supplemental information about the financial performance of our business, enabling enhanced comparison of our operating results between periods and with peer companies. The presentation of these adjusted amounts vary from numbers presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP and therefore may not be comparable to amounts reported by other companies.

Our management excludes the following items in analyzing our operating results and understanding trends in our earnings:

Stock-based compensation;
Flow-through of business acquisition-related inventory adjustments;
Acquisition-related costs;
Restructure and asset impairments;
Amortization of debt discount and other costs, including the accretion of non-cash interest expense associated with our convertible debt and MMJ creditor debt;
Gains and losses from debt repurchases and conversions;
Gains and losses from changes in currency exchange rates;
Gains and losses loss from business acquisition activities;
Impact of the U.S. income tax reform for provisional estimate of Repatriation Tax, release of U.S. valuation allowance, and remeasurement of net deferred taxes reflecting the lower U.S. corporate tax rates:
The estimated tax effects of above, including tax benefits from stock-based compensation, and non-cash changes in net deferred taxes; and
Impairments of equity method investments.

Our outstanding capped call transactions are anti-dilutive in GAAP earnings per share but are expected to mitigate the dilutive effect of our convertible notes. In periods with non-GAAP income attributable to Micron, non-GAAP diluted shares include the impact of the capped calls, based on the average share price for the period the capped calls are outstanding. Non-GAAP diluted shares are also adjusted for the impact of additional shares resulting from the exclusion of stock-based compensation from non-GAAP income.