Hutchinson Technology Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-K)

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Dec 08, 2011
Hutchinson Technology Inc. (HTCH, Financial) filed Annual Report for the period ended 2011-09-25.

Hutchinson Technology Inc. has a market cap of $41.4 million; its shares were traded at around $1.77 with and P/S ratio of 0.1.

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Net sales for 2011 were $278,090,000, compared to $347,189,000 for 2010, a decrease of $69,099,000. Suspension assembly sales decreased $67,162,000, primarily as a result of an 11 percent decrease in suspension assembly unit shipments and our average selling price decreased nine percent year-over-year from an average of $0.66 in 2010 to an average of $0.60 in 2011 due to a competitive pricing environment and the mix of products shipped. The decrease in suspension assembly unit shipments in 2011 was primarily due to market share losses. Net sales in our BioMeasurement Division were $2,352,000 in 2011, compared to $2,414,000 in 2010.

Selling, general and administrative expenses for 2011 were $40,844,000, compared to $55,848,000 for 2010, a decrease of $15,004,000. The lower selling, general and administrative expenses were primarily due to classifying our Thailand assembly manufacturing expenses as cost of sales beginning with the quarter ended March 27, 2011 and lower BioMeasurement Division expenses primarily due to restructuring actions. Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percent of net sales were 15 percent in 2011 and 16 percent in 2010. Selling, general and administrative expenses specific to our BioMeasurement Division were $8,089,000 in 2011 and $17,358,000 in 2010.

Net sales for 2010 were $347,189,000, compared to $408,022,000 for 2009, a decrease of $60,833,000. Suspension assembly sales decreased $60,011,000, primarily as a result of a seven percent decrease in suspension assembly unit shipments and our average selling price decreased eight percent year-over-year from an average of $0.72 in 2009 to an average of $0.66 in 2010 due to competitive pressures. The decrease in suspension assembly unit shipments in 2010 was primarily due to market share losses. Net sales in our BioMeasurement Division were $2,414,000 in 2010, compared to $1,755,000 in 2009.

Research and development expenses for 2010 were $21,429,000, compared to $26,776,000 for 2009, a decrease of $5,347,000. The decrease was primarily related to lower labor expenses as a result of our 2009 restructuring and cost reduction actions, partially offset by $394,000 of asset impairments in our BioMeasurement Division. Research and development expenses specific to our BioMeasurement Division were $5,033,000 in 2010 and $4,265,000 in 2009. Research and development expenses as a percent of net sales were six percent in 2010 and seven percent in 2009.

Selling, general and administrative expenses for 2010 were $55,848,000, compared to $54,880,000 for 2009, an increase of $968,000. The higher selling, general and administrative expenses were primarily due to $5,700,000 of Thailand operation start-up expenses and $790,000 of asset impairments in our BioMeasurement Division, offset by reductions in labor expenses as a result of our 2009 restructuring and cost reduction actions. Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percent of net sales were 16 percent in 2010 and 13 percent in 2009. Selling, general and administrative expenses specific to our BioMeasurement Division were $17,358,000 in 2010 and $17,991,000 in 2009.

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