Form 10-Q
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


FORM 10-Q

 


(Mark one)

x Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2007

or

 

¨ Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from                      to                     .

Commission file number 333-126019-09

 


MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR LLC

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware   83-0406195

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

c/o MagnaChip Semiconductor S.A.

74, rue de Merl, B.P. 709, L-2017

Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

  Not Applicable
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (352) 45-62-62

 


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non accelerated filer. See the definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer  ¨                Accelerated filer  ¨                Non-accelerated filer  x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes   ¨    No  x

As of November 1, 2007, the registrant had 52,831,721.5470 of the registrant’s common units outstanding.

 



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MagnaChip Semiconductor LLC and Subsidiaries

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          Page No.

PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  

Item 1.

  

Financial Statements (Unaudited)

   3
  

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

   3
  

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

   4
  

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Unitholders’ Equity

   5
  

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

   7
  

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

   8

Item 2.

  

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

   26

Item 3.

  

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

   37

Item 4T.

  

Controls and Procedures

   37

PART II OTHER INFORMATION

  

Item 1A.

  

Risk Factors

   38

Item 2.

  

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

   46

Item 6.

  

Exhibits

   46

SIGNATURES

   47

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

MagnaChip Semiconductor LLC and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited; in thousands of US dollars, except unit data)

 

     Three months ended     Nine months ended  
     September 30,
2007
    October 1,
2006
    September 30,
2007
    October 1,
2006
 

Net sales

   $ 200,045     $ 171,283     $ 545,881     $ 582,039  

Cost of sales

     168,702       150,422       471,861       500,579  
                                

Gross profit

     31,343       20,861       74,020       81,460  
                                

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     23,644       22,812       71,904       66,368  

Research and development expenses

     33,437       32,016       101,089       95,868  

Restructuring and impairment charges

     —         264       12,084       93,948  
                                

Operating loss

     (25,738 )     (34,231 )     (111,057 )     (174,724 )
                                

Other income (expenses)

        

Interest expense, net

     15,336       13,946       44,704       43,031  

Foreign currency gain (loss), net

     4,855       2,157       11,332       40,914  
                                

Loss before income taxes

     (36,219 )     (46,020 )     (144,429 )     (176,841 )
                                

Income tax expenses

     2,547       1,698       6,643       6,831  
                                

Net loss

   $ (38,766 )   $ (47,718 )   $ (151,072 )   $ (183,672 )
                                

Dividends accrued on preferred units

     3,010       2,731       8,863       8,070  
                                

Net loss attributable to common units

   $ (41,776 )   $ (50,449 )   $ (159,935 )   $ (191,742 )
                                

Net loss per common units

- Basic and diluted

   $ (0.79 )   $ (0.96 )   $ (3.03 )   $ (3.62 )
                                

Weighted average number of units

- Basic and diluted

     52,814,383       52,720,976       52,769,273       52,975,152  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements

 

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MagnaChip Semiconductor LLC and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited; in thousands of US dollars, except unit data)

 

     September 30,
2007
    December 31,
2006
 

Assets

    

Current assets

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 61,934     $ 89,173  

Accounts receivable, net

     124,342       76,665  

Inventories, net

     94,100       57,846  

Other receivables

     7,050       6,754  

Other current assets

     10,775       13,626  
                

Total current assets

     298,201       244,064  
                

Property, plant and equipment, net

     281,022       336,279  

Intangible assets, net

     115,496       139,729  

Other non-current assets

     47,541       49,981  
                

Total assets

   $ 742,260     $ 770,053  
                

Liabilities and Unitholders’ Equity

    

Current liabilities

    

Accounts payable

   $ 121,221     $ 62,399  

Other accounts payable

     31,713       32,423  

Accrued expenses

     30,181       23,647  

Short-term borrowings

     50,601       —    

Other current liabilities

     5,162       2,980  
                

Total current liabilities

     238,878       121,449  
                

Long-term borrowings

     750,000       750,000  

Accrued severance benefits, net

     72,307       62,836  

Other non-current liabilities

     7,039       2,935  
                

Total liabilities

     1,068,224       937,220  
                

Commitments and contingencies

    

Series A redeemable convertible preferred units; 60,000 units authorized, 50,091 units issued and 0 unit outstanding at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006

     —         —    

Series B redeemable convertible preferred units; 550,000 units authorized, 450,692 units issued and 93,997 units outstanding at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006

     126,237       117,374  
                

Total redeemable convertible preferred units

     126,237       117,374  
                

Unitholders’ equity

    

Common units; 65,000,000 units authorized, 52,831,722 and 52,720,784 units issued and outstanding at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006

     52,832       52,721  

Additional paid-in capital

     2,698       2,451  

Accumulated deficit

     (531,803 )     (370,314 )

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     24,072       30,601  
                

Total unitholders’ equity

     (452,201 )     (284,541 )
                

Total liabilities, redeemable convertible preferred units and unitholders’ equity

   $ 742,260     $ 770,053  
                

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements

 

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MagnaChip Semiconductor LLC and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Unitholders’ Equity

(Unaudited; in thousands of US dollars, except unit data)

 

     Common Units   

Additional
Paid-In

Capital

   Accumulated
deficit
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
    Total  
     Units    Amount          

Three months ended September 30, 2007

               

Balance at July 2, 2007

   52,800,784    $ 52,801    $ 2,521    $ (490,027 )   $ 26,143     $ (408,562 )

Exercise of unit options

   30,938      31      —        —         —         31  

Unit-based compensation

   —        —        177      —         —         177  

Dividends accrued on preferred units

   —        —        —        (3,010 )     —         (3,010 )

Comprehensive income (loss):

               

Net loss

   —        —        —        (38,766 )     —         (38,766 )

Fair valuation of derivatives

   —        —        —        —         (1,326 )     (1,326 )

Foreign currency translation adjustments

   —        —        —        —         (745 )     (745 )
                     

Total comprehensive loss

                  (40,837 )
                                           

Balance at September 30, 2007

   52,831,722    $ 52,832    $ 2,698    $ (531,803 )   $ 24,072     $ (452,201 )
                                           

Nine months ended September 30, 2007

               

Balance at January 1, 2007

   52,720,784    $ 52,721    $ 2,451    $ (370,314 )   $ 30,601     $ (284,541 )

Exercise of unit options

   110,938      111      —        —         —         111  

Unit-based compensation

   —        —        247      —         —         247  

Dividends accrued on preferred units

   —        —        —        (8,863 )     —         (8,863 )

Impact on beginning accumulated deficit upon adoption of FIN 48

   —        —        —        (1,554 )     —         (1,554 )

Comprehensive income (loss):

               

Net loss

   —        —        —        (151,072 )     —         (151,072 )

Fair valuation of derivatives

   —        —        —        —         (2,260 )     (2,260 )

Foreign currency translation adjustments

   —        —        —        —         (4,269 )     (4,269 )
                     

Total comprehensive loss

                  (157,601 )
                                           

Balance at September 30, 2007

   52,831,722    $ 52,832    $ 2,698    $ (531,803 )   $ 24,072     $ (452,201 )
                                           

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Unitholders’ Equity

(Unaudited; in thousands of US dollars, except unit data)

 

     Common Units     Additional
Paid-In
Capital
    Accumulated
deficit
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
    Total  
     Units     Amount          

Three months ended October 1, 2006

            

Balance at July 2, 2006

   52,720,784     $ 52,721     $ 2,311     $ (271,385 )   $ 36,546     $ (179,807 )

Exercise of unit options

   4,375       4       2       —         —         6  

Repurchase of units issued

   (4,375 )     (4 )     (2 )     —         —         (6 )

Unit-based compensation

   —         —         67       —         —         67  

Dividends accrued on preferred units

   —         —         —         (2,731 )     —         (2,731 )

Comprehensive income (loss):

            

Net loss

   —         —         —         (47,718 )     —         (47,718 )

Fair valuation of derivatives

   —         —         —         —         (3,223 )     (3,223 )

Foreign currency translation adjustments

   —         —         —         —         (1,648 )     (1,648 )
                  

Total comprehensive loss

               (52,589 )
                                              

Balance at October 1, 2006

   52,720,784     $ 52,721     $ 2,378     $ (321,834 )   $ 31,675     $ (235,060 )
                                              

Nine months ended October 1, 2006

            

Balance at January 1, 2006

   53,091,570     $ 53,092     $ 2,169     $ (130,092 )   $ 28,347     $ (46,484 )

Exercise of unit options

   46,062       46       42       —         —         88  

Repurchase of units issued

   (416,848 )     (417 )     (3 )     —         —         (420 )

Unit-based compensation

   —         —         170       —         —         170  

Dividends accrued on preferred units

   —         —         —         (8,070 )     —         (8,070 )

Comprehensive income (loss):

            

Net loss

   —         —         —         (183,672 )     —         (183,672 )

Fair valuation of derivatives

   —         —         —         —         87       87  

Foreign currency translation adjustments

   —         —         —         —         3,241       3,241  
                  

Total comprehensive loss

               (180,344 )
                                              

Balance at October 1, 2006

   52,720,784     $ 52,721     $ 2,378     $ (321,834 )   $ 31,675     $ (235,060 )
                                              

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited; in thousands of US dollars)

 

     Nine months ended  
     September 30, 2007     October 1, 2006  

Cash flows from operating activities

    

Net loss

   $ (151,072 )   $ (183,672 )

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

    

Depreciation and amortization

     138,787       145,481  

Provision for severance benefits

     13,985       10,031  

Amortization of debt issuance costs

     2,913       2,760  

Gain on foreign currency translation, net

     (9,623 )     (43,297 )

Impairment charges

     10,106       92,540  

Other

     361       1,443  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

    

Accounts receivable

     (46,487 )     36,804  

Inventories

     (34,528 )     34,495  

Other receivables

     (212 )     3,230  

Deferred tax assets

     655       1,405  

Accounts payable

     56,699       (39,955 )

Other accounts payable

     (5,012 )     (16,870 )

Accrued expenses

     6,118       2,879  

Other current assets

     8,242       (1,255 )

Other current liabilities

     2,939       (5,100 )

Payment of severance benefits

     (5,913 )     (7,116 )

Other

     (1,183 )     2,768  
                

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (13,225 )     36,571  
                

Cash flows from investing activities

    

Purchase of plant, property and equipment

     (63,967 )     (26,274 )

Payments for intellectual property registration

     (955 )     (1,746 )

Proceeds from disposal of plant, property and equipment

     278       2,748  

Proceeds from disposal of intangible assets

     —         2,801  

Decrease in restricted cash

     —         2,985  

Other

     208       (700 )
                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (64,436 )     (20,186 )
                

Cash flows from financing activities

    

Exercise of unit options

     111       88  

Repurchase of common units

     —         (420 )

Proceeds from short-term borrowings

     70,397       —    

Repayment of short-term borrowings

     (20,000 )     —    
                

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     50,508       (332 )

Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents

     (86 )     4,862  
                

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     (27,239 )     20,915  
                

Cash and cash equivalents

    

Beginning of the period

     89,173       86,574  
                

End of the period

   $ 61,934     $ 107,489  
                

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited; tabular dollars in thousands, except unit data)

1. Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements of MagnaChip Semiconductor LLC and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with Accounting Principle Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 28, Interim Financial Reporting regarding interim financial information and, accordingly, do not include all of the information and note disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America for complete financial statements. In the opinion of the Company’s management, the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements include all normal recurring adjustments necessary to fairly present the information required to be set forth therein. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, which was filed with the SEC on March 30, 2007. The results of operations for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for a full year or for any other periods.

Recent accounting pronouncements

In February 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statements of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities,” which provides companies with an option to report selected financial assets and liabilities at fair value in an attempt to reduce both complexity in accounting for financial instruments and the volatility in earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently. This Statement is effective as of the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption may have on its consolidated financial statements.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements. This Statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and requires enhanced disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 requires companies to disclose the fair value of their financial instruments according to a fair value hierarchy, as defined and may be required to provide additional disclosures based on that hierarchy. SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption may have on its consolidated financial statements.

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements – (Continued)

(Unaudited; tabular dollars in thousands, except unit data)

 

2. Inventories

Inventories as of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 consist of the following:

 

     September 30, 2007     December 31, 2006  

Finished goods

   $ 23,010     $ 16,169  

Semi-finished goods and work-in-process

     72,517       39,492  

Raw materials

     9,259       11,774  

Materials in-transit

     1,581       2,063  

Less: valuation allowances

     (12,267 )     (11,652 )
                

Inventories, net

   $ 94,100     $ 57,846  
                

3. Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment as of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 comprise the following:

 

     September 30, 2007     December 31, 2006  

Buildings and related structures

   $ 154,619     $ 162,383  

Machinery and equipment

     425,973       369,683  

Vehicles and others

     53,321       42,772  
                
     633,913       574,838  

Less: accumulated depreciation

     (365,596 )     (252,814 )

Land

     12,705       12,481  

Construction in-progress

     —         1,774  
                

Property, plant and equipment, net

   $ 281,022     $ 336,279  
                

4. Intangible Assets

Intangible assets as of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 are as follows:

 

     September 30, 2007     December 31, 2006  

Technology

   $ 21,672     $ 21,289  

Customer relationships

     172,817       170,209  

Goodwill

     14,245       15,095  

Intellectual property assets

     9,991       9,742  

Less: accumulated amortization

     (103,229 )     (76,606 )
                

Intangible assets, net

   $ 115,496     $ 139,729  
                

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements – (Continued)

(Unaudited; tabular dollars in thousands, except unit data)

 

5. Product Warranties

The Company records, in other current liabilities, warranty liabilities for the estimated costs that may be incurred under its basic limited warranty. This warranty covers defective products, and related liabilities are accrued when product revenues are recognized. Factors that affect the Company’s warranty liability include historical and anticipated rates of warranty claims and repair costs per claim to satisfy the Company’s warranty obligation. As these factors are impacted by actual experience and future expectations, the Company periodically assesses the adequacy of its recorded warranty liabilities and adjusts the amounts when necessary.

Changes in accrued warranty liabilities are as follows:

 

     Three months ended     Nine months ended  
     September 30, 2007     October 1, 2006     September 30, 2007     October 1, 2006  

Beginning balance

   $ 180     $ 207     $ 112     $ 1,036  

Addition to (reversal of) warranty reserve

     40       12       346       (563 )

Payments made

     (31 )     (69 )     (272 )     (377 )

Translation adjustments

     1       2       4       56  
                                

Ending balance

   $ 190     $ 152     $ 190     $ 152  
                                

6. Short-term borrowings

On December 23, 2004, the Company and its subsidiaries, including MagnaChip Semiconductor S.A. and MagnaChip Semiconductor Finance Company, as borrowers, entered into a senior credit agreement with a syndicate of banks, financial institutions and other entities providing for a $100 million senior secured revolving credit facility. Interest is charged at current rates when drawn upon.

Presently, borrowings under the credit agreement bear interest equal to the 3-month London Inter-bank Offering Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 4.75% or Alternate Base Rate (“ABR”) plus 3.75%. Additionally, the Company is required to pay the administrative agent for the account of each lender a commitment fee equal to 0.5% on the average daily unused amount of the commitment of each Lender during the period from December 23, 2004 to but excluding the date on which such commitments terminate. At September 30, 2007, the Company had borrowed $50.6 million under this credit agreement.

Borrowings under the senior secured credit facility are subject to significant conditions, including compliance with financial ratios and other covenants and obligations.

On September 28, 2007, the Company entered into the Eighth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of September 28, 2007 (the “Eighth Amendment”), with MagnaChip Semiconductor S.A. and MagnaChip Semiconductor Finance Company, as borrowers, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto, the Lenders party thereto, and UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as administrative agent and collateral agent. Under the Eighth Amendment, among other things, the financial covenants regarding total leverage, interest coverage, capital expenditure limitations and minimum levels of EBITDA and liquidity were modified. In addition, the monthly requirement of the obligors to provide certain financial and other reports to the lenders were modified.

Details of short-term borrowings as of September 30, 2007 are presented as below:

 

     Maturity    Annual interest rate (%)    Amount of
principal

Euro dollar Revolving Loan

   2007-12-21    3 month LIBOR + 4.75    $ 20,000

ABR Revolving Loan

   2007-12-28    ABR + 3.75      20,000

Banker’s Usance

           10,601
            
         $ 50,601
            

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements – (Continued)

(Unaudited; tabular dollars in thousands, except unit data)

 

7. Long-term Borrowings

On December 23, 2004, two of the Company’s subsidiaries, MagnaChip Semiconductor S.A. and MagnaChip Semiconductor Finance Company issued $500 million aggregate principal amount of Second Priority Senior Secured Notes consisting of $300 million aggregate principal amount of Floating Rate Second Priority Senior Secured Notes and $200 million aggregate principal amount of 6  7/8% Second Priority Senior Secured Notes. At the same time, such subsidiaries issued $250 million aggregate principal amount of 8% Senior Subordinated Notes.

Details of long-term borrowings as of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 are presented as below:

 

     Maturity    Annual interest rate (%)    Amount of
principal

Floating Rate Second Priority Senior Secured Notes

   2011    3 month LIBOR + 3.250    $ 300,000

 7/8% Second Priority Senior Secured Notes

   2011    6.875      200,000

8% Senior Subordinated Notes

   2014    8.000      250,000
            
         $ 750,000
            

The senior secured revolving credit facility and Second Priority Senior Secured Notes are collateralized by substantially all of the assets of the Company. The notes are due in full upon maturity.

Each indenture governing the notes contains covenants that limit the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to (i) incur additional indebtedness, (ii) pay dividends or make other distributions on its capital stock or repurchase, repay or redeem its capital stock, (iii) make certain investments, (iv) incur liens, (v) enter into certain types of transactions with affiliates, (vi) create restrictions on the payment of dividends or other amounts to the Company by its subsidiaries, and (vii) sell all or substantially all of its assets or merge with or into other companies.

As of September 30, 2007, the Company and all of its subsidiaries except for MagnaChip Semiconductor (Shanghai) Company Limited have jointly and severally guaranteed each series of the Second Priority Senior Secured Notes on a second priority senior secured basis. As of September 30, 2007, the Company and its subsidiaries except for MagnaChip Semiconductor Ltd. (Korea) and MagnaChip Semiconductor (Shanghai) Company Limited have jointly and severally guaranteed the Senior Subordinated Notes on an unsecured, senior subordinated basis. In addition, the Company and each of its current and future direct and indirect subsidiaries (subject to certain exceptions) will be guarantors of the Second Priority Senior Secured Notes and Senior Subordinated Notes.

Interest Rate Swap

Effective June 27, 2005, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement (the “Swap”) that converted the variable interest rate of three-month LIBOR plus 3.25% to a fixed interest rate of 7.34% on the Company’s Floating Rate Second Priority Senior Secured Notes (the “Notes”). This Swap will be in effect until June 15, 2008.

The Swap qualifies as an effective cash flow hedge under SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, as amended. The Company is utilizing the “hypothetical derivative method” to measure the effectiveness by comparing the changes in value of the actual derivative versus the change in fair value of the “hypothetical derivative.” Under this methodology, the actual swap was effective when compared to the hypothetical hedge.

For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2007, the Company recorded changes in the fair value of the Swap amounting to $2,260 thousand, under other comprehensive income in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements. In addition, during the same period, the Company recognized interest income of $2,888 thousand, which represents the differences between fixed and variable rates.

 

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8. Accrued Severance Benefits

The majority of accrued severance benefits is for employees in the Company’s Korean subsidiary. Pursuant to the Labor Standards Act of Korea, most employees and executive officers with one or more years of service are entitled to severance benefits upon the termination of their employment based on their length of service and rate of pay. As of September 30, 2007, 96% of all employees of the Company were eligible for severance benefits.

Changes in the carrying value of accrued severance benefits are as follows:

 

     Three months ended     Nine months ended  
     September 30,
2007
    October 1,
2006
    September 30,
2007
    October 1,
2006
 

Beginning balance

   $ 70,182     $ 60,793     $ 64,642     $ 56,967  

Provisions

     4,605       4,675       13,985       10,031  

Severance payments

     (1,511 )     (2,557 )     (5,913 )     (7,116 )

Effect of foreign currency translation and other

     763       669       1,325       3,698  
                                

Ending balance

     74,039       63,580       74,039       63,580  
                                

Less: Cumulative contributions to the National Pension Fund

     (813 )     (866 )     (813 )     (866 )

Group Severance insurance plan

     (919 )     (936 )     (919 )     (936 )
                                
   $ 72,307     $ 61,778     $ 72,307     $ 61,778  
                                

The severance benefits are funded approximately 2.34% and 2.83% as of September 30, 2007 and October 1, 2006, respectively, through the Company’s National Pension Fund and group severance insurance plan which will be used exclusively for payment of severance benefits to eligible employees. These amounts have been deducted from the accrued severance benefit balance.

The Company expects to pay the following future benefits to its employees upon their normal retirement age:

 

     Severance benefit

2008

   $ —  

2009

     71

2010

     228

2011

     81

2012

     161

2013 – 2017

     5,289

The above amounts were determined based on the employees’ current salary rates and the number of service years that will be accumulated upon their retirement dates. These amounts do not include amounts that might be paid to employees that will cease working with the Company before their normal retirement ages.

 

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9. Redeemable Convertible Preferred Units

The Company issued 49,727 units as Series A redeemable convertible preferred units (the “Series A”) and 447,420 units as Series B redeemable convertible preferred units (the “Series B”) on September 23, 2004 and additionally issued 364 units of Series A and 3,272 units of Series B on November 30, 2004, respectively. All of Series A were redeemed by cash on December 27, 2004 and some of the Series B were redeemed by cash on December 15, 2004 and December 27, 2004.

Changes in Series B for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and October 1, 2006 are as follows:

 

     Three months ended
     September 30, 2007    October 1, 2006
     Units    Amount    Units    Amount

Beginning of period

   93,997    $ 123,227    93,997    $ 111,801

Accrual of preferred dividends

   —        3,010    —        2,731
                       

End of period

   93,997    $ 126,237    93,997    $ 114,532
                       

 

     Nine months ended
     September 30, 2007    October 1, 2006
     Units    Amount    Units    Amount

Beginning of period

   93,997    $ 117,374    93,997    $ 106,462

Accrual of preferred dividends

   —        8,863    —        8,070
                       

End of period

   93,997    $ 126,237    93,997    $ 114,532
                       

The Series B were issued to the original purchasers of the Company in 2004. Holders of Series B receive dividends which are cumulative, whether or not earned or declared by the board of directors. The cumulative cash dividends accrue at the rate of 10% per unit per annum on the Series B original issue price, compounded semi-annually.

10. Earnings per Unit

The following table illustrates the computation of basic and diluted loss per common unit for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 and October 1, 2006:

 

     Three months ended     Nine months ended  
     September 30,
2007
    October 1,
2006
    September 30,
2007
    October 1,
2006
 

Net loss

   $ (38,766 )   $ (47,718 )   $ (151,072 )   $ (183,672 )

Dividends to preferred unitholders

     3,010       2,731       8,863       8,070  
                                

Net loss attributable to common units

   $ (41,776 )   $ (50,449 )   $ (159,935 )   $ (191,742 )
                                

Weighted-average common units outstanding

     52,814,383       52,720,976       52,769,273       52,975,152  
                                

Basic and diluted loss per unit

   $ (0.79 )   $ (0.96 )   $ (3.03 )   $ (3.62 )
                                

 

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The following outstanding redeemable convertible preferred units issued, options granted and warrants issued were excluded from the computation of diluted loss per unit as they would have an anti-dilutive effect on the calculation:

 

     Nine months ended
     September 30, 2007    October 1, 2006

Redeemable convertible preferred units

   93,997    93,997

Options

   4,956,434    4,909,152

Warrant

   —      5,079,254

In connection with the acquisition of the Company’s business from Hynix Semiconductor Inc. on October 6, 2004, the Company issued a warrant to Hynix which enabled Hynix to purchase 5,079,254 common units of the Company at an exercise price of $1.00 per unit. This warrant expired unexercised in accordance with its terms on October 6, 2006.

 

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11. Restructuring and Impairment Charges

Assets impairment

In the Second Quarter of 2007, the Company recognized impairment charges of $10,106 thousand under SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long Lived Assets (“SFAS No. 144”). The Impairment charges were recorded related to the closure of the Company’s 5-inch wafer fabrication facility that has generated losses and no longer supported the Company’s strategic technology roadmap. In the Second Quarter of 2006, the Company recorded impairment charges of $92,540 thousand under SFAS No. 144. The impairment charges were recorded against one of the Company’s asset groups comprising of a fabrication facility and certain related technology and customer-based intangible assets, in the Company’s Image Solutions businesses.

SFAS No. 144 requires the Company to evaluate the recoverability of certain long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. The net book value of the asset group before the impairment charges as of July 1, 2007 and July 2, 2006 were approximately $10,228 and $185,985 thousand, respectively.

The impairment charge was measured as an excess of the carrying value of the asset group over its fair value. The fair value of the asset group was estimated using a present value technique, where expected future cash flows from the use and eventual disposal of the asset group were discounted by an interest rate commensurate with the risk of the cash flows.

Restructuring

In the second quarter of 2007, the Company recognized $1,978 thousand of restructuring under SFAS No. 146, Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities (“SFAS No. 146”). The restructuring charges were related to the closure of the Company’s 5-inch wafer fabrication facilities to be completed within the next several months. These charges consist of one-time termination benefits, transfer of machinery and other associated costs. In the second quarter of 2006, the Company recorded restructuring charges of $1,144 thousand in accordance with SFAS No. 146. These charges were incurred in association with changes in the Company’s management and the early retirement of certain employees.

12. Uncertainty in Income Taxes

The Company, including its subsidiaries files income tax returns in Korea, Japan, Taiwan, U.S. and various other jurisdictions. The Company is subject to income tax examinations by tax authorities of these jurisdictions for all years since the beginning of its operation in October 2004.

The Company adopted the provisions of FIN No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an interpretation of SFAS No. 109, on January 1, 2007. As a result of the implementation of FIN No. 48, the Company recognized a $1,554 thousand increase in the liability for unrecognized tax benefits, which was accounted for as a reduction to the January 1, 2007 balance of accumulated deficits. The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits as of the date of adoption was $6,773 thousand and it is related to the temporary difference arising from timing of expensing certain inventories. There was no change in total amount of unrecognized tax benefits during the three months ended September 30, 2007.

The Company recognizes interest and penalties accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expenses. The Company recognized $41 thousand and $121 thousand of interest and penalties, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007. Total interest and penalties accrued as of September 30, 2007 and as of the FIN No. 48 adoption date were $670 thousand and $530 thousand respectively.

 

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13. Segment Information

The Company has determined, based on the nature of its operations and products offered to customers, that its reportable segments are Display Solutions, Imaging Solutions, and Semiconductor Manufacturing Services. The Display Solutions segment’s primary products are flat panel display drivers and the Imaging Solutions segment’s primary products are CMOS image sensors. The Semiconductor Manufacturing Service segment provides for wafer foundry services to clients. Net sales and gross profit for the “All other” category primarily relates to certain business activities that do not constitute operating or reportable segments.

The Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) as defined by SFAS 131, Disclosure about Segments of an Enterprise and Relate Information, allocates resources to and assesses the performance of each segment using information about its revenue and gross profit. The Company does not identify or allocate assets by segments, nor does the CODM evaluate operating segments using discrete asset information. In addition, the Company does not allocate operating expense, interest income or expense, other income or expense, or income tax to the segments. Management does not evaluate segments based on these criteria.

The following sets forth information relating to the reportable segments:

 

     Three months ended
     September 30, 2007    October 1, 2006

Net Sales

     

Display Solutions

   $ 79,344    $ 56,056

Imaging Solutions

     22,425      12,691

Semiconductor Manufacturing Services

     84,770      84,440

All other

     13,506      18,096
             

Total segment net sales

   $ 200,045    $ 171,283
             

Gross Profit

     

Display Solutions

   $ 4,660    $ 5,238

Imaging Solutions

     2,666      2,708

Semiconductor Manufacturing Services

     17,184      5,037

All other

     6,833      7,878
             

Total segment gross profit

   $ 31,343    $ 20,861
             

 

     Nine months ended  
     September 30, 2007    October 1, 2006  

Net Sales

     

Display Solutions

   $ 223,327    $ 215,116  

Imaging Solutions

     51,568      47,691  

Semiconductor Manufacturing Services

     217,611      280,838  

All other

     53,375      38,394  
               

Total segment net sales

   $ 545,881    $ 582,039  
               

Gross Profit

     

Display Solutions

   $ 19,885    $ 31,308  

Imaging Solutions

     2,517      (5,302 )

Semiconductor Manufacturing Services

     31,747      46,259  

All other

     19,871      9,195  
               

Total segment gross profit

   $ 74,020    $ 81,460  
               

 

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14. Commitments and Contingencies

Advisory agreements were entered into as of October 6, 2004 by and between the Company and each of the advisors including Court Square Advisor, LLC (successor in interest to CVC Management LLC) (“Court Square”), CVC Capital Partners Asia Limited (“CVC Capital”) and Francisco Partners Management LLC (“Francisco Partners”). The Company was to pay each of Court Square and Francisco Partners an annual advisory fee the amount of which shall be the greater of $1,379,163 per annum or 0.14777% per annum of annual consolidated revenue, and is also to pay CVC Capital an annual advisory fee the amount of which shall be the greater of $741,673 per annum or 0.07946% per annum of annual consolidated revenue plus reasonable out-of-pocket expenses for an initial term of 10 years, subject to termination by either party upon written notice 90 days prior to the expiration of the initial term or any extension thereof. During the year ended December 31, 2005 and the three-month period ended December 31, 2004 (successor company), the Company accrued $3,545 thousand and $890 thousand of accrued expenses under these agreements, respectively, which is included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. During the year ended December 31, 2006, due to lower financial performances, the advisors agreed to waive the advisory fee and, therefore, the Company did not accrue any expenses. Effective June 30, 2007, the parties to the advisory agreements entered into that certain the First Amendment to Advisory Agreement under which all rights and obligations of the parties terminate except for indemnity and liability provisions. The Amendment provides that upon a sale of the Company to an unaffiliated third party or a firmly underwritten public offering of common equity of the Company with net proceeds of $50 million or more, the Company must pay a termination fee to the advisors in the amount of all advisory fees not paid under the advisory agreements plus the net present value of all advisory fees that would have been payable through October 6, 2014 had the advisory agreements not been amended.

The Company has committed to its employees that it will pay an incentive to all non-executive employees upon the occurrence of certain specified events.

15. Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements

The senior secured credit facility and Second Priority Senior Secured Notes are each fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Company and all of its subsidiaries, except for MagnaChip Semiconductor (Shanghai) Company Limited. The Senior Subordinated Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Company and all of its subsidiaries, except for MagnaChip Semiconductor, Ltd. (Korea) and MagnaChip Semiconductor (Shanghai) Company Limited. The Senior Subordinated Notes are structurally subordinated to the creditors of our principal manufacturing subsidiary, MagnaChip Semiconductor, Ltd. (Korea), which accounts for a majority of our net sales and substantially all of our assets.

Below are condensed consolidating balance sheets as of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, condensed consolidating statements of operations for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and October 1, 2006 and condensed consolidating statement of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and October 1, 2006 of those entities that guarantee the Senior Subordinated Notes, those that do not, MagnaChip Semiconductor LLC, and the co-issuers.

 

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations

For the three months ended September 30, 2007

 

    

MagnaChip
Semiconductor
LLC

(Parent)

    Co-Issuers    

Non-

Guarantors

    Guarantors     Eliminations     Consolidated  

Net sales

   $ —       $ —       $ 197,287     $ 98,087     $ (95,329 )   $ 200,045  

Cost of sales

     —         —         170,083       86,651       (88,032 )     168,702  
                                                

Gross profit

     —         —         27,204       11,436       (7,297 )     31,343  
                                                

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     76       365       19,741       3,589       (127 )     23,644  

Research and development expenses

     —         —         33,737       6,456       (6,756 )     33,437  

Restructuring and impairment charge

     —         —         —         —         —         —    
                                                

Operating income (loss)

     (76 )     (365 )     (26,274 )     1,391       (414 )     (25,738 )
                                                

Other income (expense)

     1       7,142       (8,030 )     (9,594 )     —         (10,481 )
                                                

Income (loss) before income taxes, equity in earnings (loss) of related equity investment

     (75 )     6,777       (34,304 )     (8,203 )     (414 )     (36,219 )
                                                

Income tax expenses

     —         43       81       2,423       —         2,547  
                                                

Loss before equity in loss of related investment

     (75 )     6,734       (34,385 )     (10,626 )     (414 )     (38,766 )
                                                

Earnings (loss) of related investment

     (38,691 )     (45,603 )     —         (34,782 )     119,076       —    
                                                

Net loss

   $ (38,766 )   $ (38,869 )   $ (34,385 )   $ (45,408 )   $ 118,662     $ (38,766 )
                                                

Dividends accrued on preferred units

     3,010       —         —         —         —         3,010  
                                                

Net loss attributable to common units

   $ (41,776 )   $ (38,869 )   $ (34,385 )   $ (45,408 )   $ 118,662     $ (41,776 )
                                                

 

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations

For the nine months ended September 30, 2007

 

    

MagnaChip
Semiconductor
LLC

(Parent)

    Co-Issuers    

Non-

Guarantors

    Guarantors     Eliminations     Consolidated  

Net sales

   $ —       $ —       $ 532,544     $ 235,186     $ (221,849 )   $ 545,881  

Cost of sales

     —         —         471,123       204,483       (203,745 )     471,861  
                                                

Gross profit

     —         —         61,421       30,703       (18,104 )     74,020  
                                                

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     321       926       60,448       10,272       (63 )     71,904  

Research and development expenses

     —         —         101,813       16,681       (17,405 )     101,089  

Restructuring and impairment charge

     —         —         12,084       —         —         12,084  
                                                

Operating income (loss)

     (321 )     (926 )     (112,924 )     3,750       (636 )     (111,057 )
                                                

Other income (expense)

     1       4,512       (28,045 )     (9,840 )     —         (33,372 )
                                                

Income (loss) before income taxes, equity in earnings (loss) of related equity investment

     (320 )     3,586       (140,969 )     (6,090 )     (636 )     (144,429 )
                                                

Income tax expenses

     —         128       115       6,400       —         6,643  
                                                

Loss before equity in loss of related investment

     (320 )     3,458       (141,084 )     (12,490 )     (636 )     (151,072 )
                                                

Loss of related investment

     (150,752 )     (154,605 )     —         (141,451 )     446,808       —    
                                                

Net loss

   $ (151,072 )   $ (151,147 )   $ (141,084 )   $ (153,941 )   $ 446,172     $ (151,072 )
                                                

Dividends accrued on preferred units

     8,863       —         —         —         —         8,863  
                                                

Net loss attributable to common units

   $ (159,935 )   $ (151,147 )   $ (141,084 )   $ (153,941 )   $ 446,172     $ (159,935 )
                                                

 

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations

For the three months ended October 1, 2006

 

    

MagnaChip
Semiconductor
LLC

(Parent)

    Co-Issuers     Non-Guarantors     Guarantors     Eliminations     Consolidated  

Net sales

   $ —       $ —       $ 163,459     $ 90,972     $ (83,148 )   $ 171,283  

Cost of sales

     —         —         147,484       77,306       (74,368 )     150,422  
                                                

Gross profit

     —         —         15,975       13,666       (8,780 )     20,861  
                                                

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     18       231       19,197       3,420       (54 )     22,812  

Research and development expenses

     —         —         37,053       3,828       (8,865 )     32,016  

Restructuring and impairment charges

     —         —         264       —         —         264  
                                                

Operating income (loss)

     (18 )     (231 )     (40,539 )     6,418       139       (34,231 )
                                                

Other income (expenses)

     2       (4,287 )     (10,787 )     3,283       —         (11,789 )
                                                

Income (loss) before income taxes, equity in loss of related equity investment

     (16 )     (4,518 )     (51,326 )     9,701       139       (46,020 )
                                                

Income tax expenses

     —         40       50       1,608       —         1,698  
                                                

Income (loss) before equity in loss of related Investment

     (16 )     (4,558 )     (51,376 )     8,093       139       (47,718 )
                                                

Loss of related investment

     (47,702 )     (48,981 )     —         (51,473 )     148,156       —    
                                                

Net loss

   $ (47,718 )   $ (53,539 )   $ (51,376 )   $ (43,380 )   $ 148,295     $ (47,718 )
                                                

Dividends accrued on preferred units

     2,731       —         —         —         —         2,731  
                                                

Net loss attributable to common units

   $ (50,449 )   $ (53,539 )   $ (51,376 )   $ (43,380 )   $ 148,295     $ (50,449 )
                                                

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements – (Continued)

(Unaudited; tabular dollars in thousands, except unit data)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations

For the nine months ended October 1, 2006

 

    

MagnaChip
Semiconductor
LLC

(Parent)

    Co-Issuers     Non-
Guarantors
    Guarantors     Eliminations     Consolidated  

Net sales

   $ —       $ —       $ 561,282     $ 291,357     $ (270,600 )   $ 582,039  

Cost of sales

     —         —         494,361       263,159       (256,941 )     500,579  
                                                

Gross profit

     —         —         66,921       28,198       (13,659 )     81,460  
                                                

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     86       748       56,969       8,619       (54 )     66,368  

Research and development expenses

     —         —         99,798       10,813       (14,743 )     95,868  

Restructuring and impairment charges

     —         —         93,723       225       —         93,948  
                                                

Operating income (loss)

     (86 )     (748 )     (183,569 )     8,541       1,138       (174,724 )
                                                

Other income (expenses)

     2       6,134       2,481       (10,734 )     —         (2,117 )
                                                

Income (loss) before income taxes, equity in loss of related equity investment

     (84 )     5,386       (181,088 )     (2,193 )     1,138       (176,841 )
                                                

Income tax expenses

     —         122       50       6,659       —         6,831  
                                                

Income (loss) before equity in loss of related Investment

     (84 )     5,264       (181,138 )     (8,852 )     1,138       (183,672 )
                                                

Loss of related investment

     (183,588 )     (193,848 )     —         (181,611 )     559,047       —    
                                                

Net loss

   $ (183,672 )   $ (188,584 )   $ (181,138 )   $ (190,463 )   $ 560,185     $ (183,672 )
                                                

Dividends accrued on preferred units

     8,070       —         —         —         —         8,070  
                                                

Net loss attributable to common units

   $ (191,742 )   $ (188,584 )   $ (181,138 )   $ (190,463 )   $ 560,185     $ (191,742 )
                                                

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements – (Continued)

(Unaudited; tabular dollars in thousands, except unit data)

 

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

September 30, 2007

 

    

MagnaChip
Semiconductor
LLC

(Parent)

    Co-Issuers    

Non-

Guarantors

    Guarantors     Eliminations     Consolidated  

Assets

            

Current assets

            

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 278     $ 22,091     $ 34,888     $ 4,677     $ —       $ 61,934  

Accounts receivable, net

     —         —         127,648       56,286       (59,592 )     124,342  

Inventories, net

     —         —         89,563       5,042       (505 )     94,100  

Other receivables

     —         718       6,349       19,732       (19,749 )     7,050  

Short-term inter-company loans

     —         20,000       —         20,000       (40,000 )     —    

Other current assets

     1       15,773       11,048       10,700       (26,747 )     10,775  
                                                

Total current assets

     279       58,582       269,496       116,437       (146,593 )     298,201  
                                                

Property, plant and equipment, net

     —         —         278,077       2,945       —         281,022  

Intangible assets, net

     —         —         96,477       19,202       (183 )     115,496  

Investments in subsidiaries

     (326,133 )     (406,325 )     —         (225,189 )     957,647       —    

Long-term inter-company loans

     —         804,809       —         634,445       (1,439,254 )     —    

Other non-current assets

     —         16,942       41,417       9,814       (20,632 )     47,541  
                                                

Total assets

   $ (325,854 )   $ 474,008     $ 685,467     $ 557,654     $ (649,015 )   $ 742,260  
                                                

Liabilities and Unitholders’ equity

            

Current liabilities

            

Accounts payable

   $ —       $ —       $ 128,517     $ 52,296     $ (59,592 )   $ 121,221  

Other accounts payable

     —         5       49,234       2,223       (19,749 )     31,713  

Accrued expenses

     110       11,674       24,264       17,657       (23,524 )     30,181  

Short-term Borrowings

     —         40,000       30,601       20,000       (40,000 )     50,601  

Other current liabilities

     —         462       2,913       5,010       (3,223 )     5,162  
                                                

Total current liabilities

     110       52,141       235,529       97,186       (146,088 )     238,878  
                                                

Long-term borrowings

     —         750,000       621,000       818,254       (1,439,254 )     750,000  

Accrued severance benefits, net

     —         —         71,878       429       —         72,307  

Other non-current liabilities

     —         —         5,287       22,384       (20,632 )     7,039  
                                                

Total liabilities

     110       802,141       933,694       938,253       (1,605,974 )     1,068,224  

Commitments and contingencies

            

Series A redeemable convertible preferred units

     —         —         —         —         —         —    

Series B redeemable convertible preferred units

     126,237       —         —         —         —         126,237  
                                                

Total redeemable convertible preferred units

     126,237       —         —         —         —         126,237  
                                                

Unitholders’ equity

            

Common units

     52,832       136,229       39,005       55,778       (231,012 )     52,832  

Additional paid-in capital

     2,698       1,629       155,618       107,659       (264,906 )     2,698  

Accumulated deficit

     (531,803 )     (490,813 )     (465,996 )     (567,983 )     1,524,792       (531,803 )

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     24,072       24,822       23,146       23,947       (71,915 )     24,072  
                                                

Total unitholders’ equity

     (452,201 )     (328,133 )     (248,227 )     (380,599 )     956,959       (452,201 )
                                                

Total liabilities, redeemable convertible preferred units and unitholders’ equity

   $ (325,854 )   $ 474,008     $ 685,467     $ 557,654     $ (649,015 )   $ 742,260  
                                                

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements – (Continued)

(Unaudited; tabular dollars in thousands, except unit data)

 

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

December 31, 2006

 

    

MagnaChip
Semiconductor
LLC

(Parent)

    Co-Issuers    

Non-

Guarantors

    Guarantors     Eliminations     Consolidated  

Assets

            

Current assets

            

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 321     $ 892     $ 72,608     $ 15,352     $ —       $ 89,173  

Accounts receivable, net

     —         —         86,488       34,971       (44,794 )     76,665  

Inventories, net

     —         —         55,676       2,208       (38 )     57,846  

Other receivables

     —         718       5,244       28,133       (27,341 )     6,754  

Other current assets

     58       15,862       12,843       6,692       (21,829 )     13,626  
                                                

Total current assets

     379       17,472       232,859       87,356       (94,002 )     244,064  
                                                

Property, plant and equipment, net

     —         —         334,809       1,470       —         336,279  

Intangible assets, net

     —         —         117,101       22,628       —         139,729  

Investments in subsidiaries

     (167,545 )     (246,126 )     —         (77,489 )     491,160       —    

Long-term inter-company loans

     —         791,648       —         633,987       (1,425,635 )     —    

Other non-current assets

     —         21,349       41,972       9,702       (23,042 )     49,981  
                                                

Total assets

   $ (167,166 )   $ 584,343     $ 726,741     $ 677,654     $ (1,051,519 )   $ 770,053  
                                                

Liabilities and Unitholders’ equity

            

Current liabilities

            

Accounts payable

   $ —       $ —       $ 67,002     $ 40,191     $ (44,794 )   $ 62,399  

Other accounts payable

     —         6       51,803       7,955       (27,341 )     32,423  

Accrued expenses

     1       3,135       22,040       17,078       (18,607 )     23,647  

Other current liabilities

     —         333       1,844       4,025       (3,222 )     2,980  
                                                

Total current liabilities

     1       3,474       142,689       69,249       (93,964 )     121,449  
                                                

Long-term borrowings

     —         750,000       621,000       804,635       (1,425,635 )     750,000  

Accrued severance benefits, net

     —         —         62,550       286       —         62,836  

Other non-current liabilities

     —         —         1,191       24,786       (23,042 )     2,935  
                                                

Total liabilities

     1       753,474       827,430       898,956       (1,542,641 )     937,220  

Commitments and contingencies

            

Series A redeemable convertible preferred units

     —         —         —         —         —         —    

Series B redeemable convertible preferred units

     117,374       —         —         —         —         117,374  
                                                

Total redeemable convertible preferred units

     117,374       —         —         —         —         117,374  
                                                

Unitholders’ equity

            

Common units

     52,721       136,229       39,005       55,778       (231,012 )     52,721  

Additional paid-in capital

     2,451       1,401       155,415       108,239       (265,055 )     2,451  

Accumulated deficit

     (370,314 )     (338,112 )     (323,358 )     (412,488 )     1,073,958       (370,314 )

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     30,601       31,351       28,249       27,169       (86,769 )     30,601  
                                                

Total unitholders’ equity

     (284,541 )     (169,131 )     (100,689 )     (221,302 )     491,122       (284,541 )
                                                

Total liabilities, redeemable convertible preferred units and unitholders’ equity

   $ (167,166 )   $ 584,343     $ 726,741     $ 677,654     $ (1,051,519 )   $ 770,053  
                                                

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements – (Continued)

(Unaudited; tabular dollars in thousands, except unit data)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

For the nine months ended September 30, 2007

 

    

MagnaChip
Semiconductor
LLC

(Parent)

    Co-Issuers    

Non-

Guarantors

    Guarantors     Eliminations     Consolidated  

Cash flow from operating activities:

            

Net loss

   $ (151,072 )   $ (151,147 )   $ (141,084 )   $ (153,941 )   $ 446,172     $ (151,072 )

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

            

Depreciation and amortization

     —         —         135,507       3,280       —         138,787  

Provision for severance benefits

     —         —         13,857       128       —         13,985  

Amortization of debt issuance costs

     —         2,180       733       —         —         2,913  

(Gain) loss on foreign currency translation, net

     —         (13,161 )     (10,042 )     13,580       —         (9,623 )

Impairment charges

     —         —         10,130       —         (24 )     10,106  

Loss of related investment

     150,752       154,605       —         141,451       (446,808 )     —    

Other

     —         —         238       123       —         361  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

            

Accounts receivable

     —         —         (40,196 )     (21,089 )     14,798       (46,487 )

Inventories

     —         —         (32,252 )     (2,742 )     466       (34,528 )

Other receivables

     —         —         (1,017 )     8,397       (7,592 )     (212 )

Deferred tax assets

     —         —         —         655       —         655  

Accounts payable

     —         —         59,565       11,932       (14,798 )     56,699  

Other accounts payable

     —         —         (7,710 )     (4,894 )     7,592       (5,012 )

Accrued expenses

     110       8,539       1,838       548       (4,917 )     6,118  

Other current assets

     58       89       9,364       (3,792 )     2,523       8,242  

Other current liabilities

     —         128       1,028       (602 )     2,385       2,939  

Payment of severance benefits

     —         —         (5,913 )     —         —         (5,913 )

Other

     —         (34 )     (55 )     (1,696 )     602       (1,183 )
                                                

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (152 )     1,199       (6,009 )     (8,662 )     399       (13,225 )
                                                

Cash flows from investing activities:

            

Purchase of plant, property and equipment

     —         —         (62,285 )     (1,682 )     —         (63,967 )

Payment for intellectual property registration

     —         —         (1,115 )     (34 )     194       (955 )

Proceeds from disposal of plant, property and equipment

     —         —         699       (421 )     —         278  

Increase in short-term loans

     —         (20,000 )     —         (20,000 )     40,000       —    

Other

     —         —         787       (579 )     —         208  
                                                

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     —         (20,000 )     (61,914 )     (22,716 )     40,194       (64,436 )
                                                

Cash flows from financing activities:

            

Exercise of unit options

     111       —         —         —         —         111  

Proceeds from short-term borrowings

     —         40,000       30,397       20,000       (20,000 )     70,397  

Repayment of short-term borrowings

     —         —         —         —         (20,000 )     (20,000 )
                                                

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     111       40,000       30,397       20,000       (40,000 )     50,508  

Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents

     (2 )     —         (194 )     703       (593 )     (86 )
                                                

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     (43 )     21,199       (37,720 )     (10,675 )     —         (27,239 )
                                                

Cash and cash equivalents:

            

Beginning of the period

     321       892       72,608       15,352       —         89,173  
                                                

End of the period

   $ 278     $ 22,091     $ 34,888     $ 4,677     $ —       $ 61,934  
                                                

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements – (Continued)

(Unaudited; tabular dollars in thousands, except unit data)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

For the nine months ended October 1, 2006

 

    

MagnaChip
Semiconductor
LLC

(Parent)

    Co-Issuers     Non-
Guarantors
    Guarantors     Eliminations     Consolidated  

Cash flow from operating activities

            

Net loss

   $ (183,672 )   $ (188,584 )   $ (181,138 )   $ (190,463 )   $ 560,185     $ (183,672 )

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

            

Depreciation and amortization

     —         —         142,376       3,105       —         145,481  

Provision for severance benefits

     —         —         10,029       2       —         10,031  

Amortization of debt issuance costs

     —         2,084       676       —         —         2,760  

Loss (gain) on foreign currency translation, net

     —         (10,882 )     (43,674 )     11,259       —         (43,297 )

Impairment of long-lived assets

     —         —         92,540       —         —         92,540  

Loss of related investment

     183,588       193,848       —         181,611       (559,047 )     —    

Other

     —         —         1,687       (2,663 )     2,419       1,443  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

            

Accounts receivable

     —         —         42,450       14,719       (20,365 )     36,804  

Inventories

     —         —         32,150       3,444       (1,099 )     34,495  

Other receivables

     1,603       —         4,070       4,173       (6,616 )     3,230  

Deferred tax assets

     —         —         —         1,405       —         1,405  

Accounts payable

     —         —         (36,691 )     (23,629 )     20,365       (39,955 )

Other accounts payable

     (1,000 )     (435 )     (23,807 )     1,756       6,616       (16,870 )

Accrued expenses

     17       8,457       1,721       1,278       (8,594 )     2,879  

Other current assets

     —         (3,778 )     (320 )     (6,197 )     9,040       (1,255 )

Other current liabilities

     —         122       (1,794 )     (2,982 )     (446 )     (5,100 )

Payment of severance benefits

     —         —         (7,116 )     —         —         (7,116 )

Other

     —         (184 )     5,533       (162 )     (2,419 )     2,768  
                                                

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     536       648       38,692       (3,344 )     39       36,571  
                                                

Cash flows from investing activities

            

Purchase of plant, property and equipment

     —         —         (25,574 )     (700 )     —         (26,274 )

Payments for intellectual property registration

     —         —         (1,687 )     (59 )     —         (1,746 )

Proceeds from disposal of plant, property and equipment

     —         —         2,748       —         —         2,748  

Proceeds from disposal of intangible assets

     —         —         2,801       —         —         2,801  

Decrease in restricted cash

     —         —         2,985       —         —         2,985  

Other

     —         —         (704 )     4       —         (700 )
                                                

Net cash used in investing activities

     —         —         (19,431 )     (755 )     —         (20,186 )
                                                

Cash flows from financing activities

            

Exercise of unit options

     88       —         —         —         —         88  

Repurchase of common units

     (420 )     —         —         —         —         (420 )
                                                

Net cash used in financing activities

     (332 )     —         —         —         —         (332 )

Effect of exchange rate on cash and cash equivalents

     —         —         5,524       (623 )     (39 )     4,862  
                                                

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     204       648       24,785       (4,722 )     —         20,915  
                                                

Cash and cash equivalents

            

Beginning of the period

     209       841       63,435       22,089       —         86,574  
                                                

End of the period

   $ 413     $ 1,489     $ 88,220     $ 17,367     $ —       $ 107,489  
                                                

 

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PART I. Financial Information – (continued)

 

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements give our current expectations and projections relating to our financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business. You can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. These statements may include words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe” and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of the timing or nature of future operating or financial performance or other events. All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this report that address activities, events or developments that we expect, believe or anticipate will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements.

These forward-looking statements are largely based on our expectations and beliefs concerning future events, which reflect estimates and assumptions made by our management. These estimates and assumptions reflect our best judgment based on currently known market conditions and other factors relating to our operations and business environment, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. Although we believe our estimates and assumptions to be reasonable, they are inherently uncertain and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that are beyond our control. In addition, management’s assumptions about future events may prove to be inaccurate. Management cautions all readers that the forward-looking statements contained in this report are not guarantees of future performance, and we cannot assure any reader that those statements will be realized or the forward-looking events and circumstances will occur. Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements due to the factors listed in this section and the “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this report.

All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this report. We do not intend to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements as a result of new information or future events or otherwise, except as required by law. These cautionary statements qualify all forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf.

Overview

We are an Asia-based designer and manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products for high volume consumer applications, such as mobile phones, digital televisions, flat panel displays, notebook computers, mobile multimedia devices and digital cameras. Our analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products and services enable the high resolution display of images and video, conversion of analog signals, such as light and sound, into digital data as well as manage power consumption. Our display driver solutions cover a wide range of display sizes used in high definition liquid crystal display, or LCD, televisions, flat panel displays, notebook computers and mobile communications and entertainment devices. Our image sensor solutions are highly integrated and designed to provide brighter, sharper and more colorful image quality in a variety of light conditions for use primarily in mobile handset, PC and notebook computer camera applications and security systems. We have also utilized our technology platform and manufacturing process expertise to design power management solutions in order to expand our market opportunity and address more of our customers’ needs. We offer semiconductor manufacturing services to providers of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors that require differentiated, specialty process technologies such as high voltage CMOS, embedded memory and power.

The variety of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products and services we offer is based on a technology platform that allows us to address multiple end markets and to develop and introduce new products quickly. With manufacturing operations in Korea and design centers in Korea and Japan, our proximity to the global consumer electronics supply chain allows us to service and capture additional demand from existing and new customers. Our manufacturing integration and broad intellectual property enable us to respond quickly to our consumer electronics and semiconductor customers’ needs.

Business Segments

We report in three separate business segments because we derive our revenues from three principal business lines: Display Solutions, Imaging Solutions and Semiconductor Manufacturing Services. Additionally, we have a fourth operating segment, Power Solutions, from which we expect to begin earning revenues in 2008. We have identified those segments based on how we allocate resources and assess our performance.

 

   

Display Solutions: Our Display Solutions segment offers flat panel display drivers for a wide range of small to large panel displays used in digital televisions, mobile phones, LCD monitors, notebook computers and mobile multimedia devices, such as handheld games. Our products cover a broad range of interfaces, packages and technologies including AMOLED, LTPS and TFT technologies.

 

   

Imaging Solutions: Our Imaging Solutions segment covers a broad spectrum of videographics array, or VGA; 1.3, 2.1 and 3.2 megapixel, or MP; CMOS image sensors for large and rapidly growing camera-equipped applications, such as mobile handsets, PCs, digital cameras, notebook computers and security cameras. Our image sensors are designed to provide brighter, sharper and more colorful image quality for use primarily in applications that require a small form factor, low power consumption and high sensitivity in a variety of light conditions.

 

   

Semiconductor Manufacturing Services: Our Semiconductor Manufacturing Services segment manufactures wafers for analog and mixed-signal semiconductor companies based on their designs. We offer 170 process flows to our manufacturing services customers. We also often partner with key customers to jointly develop or customize specialized processes that enable our customers to improve their products and allow us to develop unique manufacturing expertise. Our manufacturing services offering is targeted at customers who require differentiated, specialty analog and mixed-signal process technologies such as high voltage CMOS, embedded memory and power. These customers typically serve high growth and high volume applications in the consumer, computing, wireless and industrial end markets.

 

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Results of Operations – Comparison of Three-Month Periods Ended September 30, 2007 and October 1, 2006.

The following table sets forth consolidated results of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and October 1, 2006:

 

     Three months ended
September 30, 2007
    Three months ended
October 1, 2006
       
     Amount     % of
net sales
    Amount     % of
net sales
   

Change

Amount

 
     (in millions; %)  

Net sales

   $ 200.0     100.0 %   $ 171.3     100.0 %   $ 28.7  

Cost of sales

     168.7     84.4       150.4     87.8       18.3  
                            

Gross profit

     31.3     15.6       20.9     12.2       10.4  
                            

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     23.6     11.8       22.8     13.3       0.8  

Research and development expenses

     33.4     16.7       32.0     18.7       1.4  

Restructuring and impairment charges

     —       —         0.3     0.2       (0.3 )
                            

Operating loss

     (25.7 )   (12.9 )     (34.2 )   (20.0 )     8.5  

Interest expense, net

     15.3     7.7       13.9     8.1       (1.4 )

Foreign currency gain, net

     4.9     2.5       2.2     1.3       2.7  
                            

Loss before income taxes

     (36.2 )   (18.2 )     (46.0 )   (26.9 )     9.8  

Income tax expenses

     2.5     1.3       1.7     1.0       0.8  
                            

Net loss

   $ (38.8 )   (19.5 )%   $ (47.7 )   (27.9 )%   $ 8.9  
                            

Net Sales

 

    

Three months ended

September 30, 2007

    Three months ended
October 1, 2006
       
     Amount   

% of

total

    Amount   

% of

net sales

   

Change

Amount

 
     (in millions; %)  

Display Solutions

   $ 79.3    39.7 %   $ 56.1    32.7 %   $ 23.2  

Imaging Solutions

     22.4    11.2       12.7    7.4       9.7  

Semiconductor Manufacturing Services

     84.8    42.4       84.4    49.3       0.4  

All other

     13.5    6.7       18.1    10.6       (4.6 )
                          
   $ 200.0    100.0 %   $ 171.3    100.0 %   $ 28.7  
                          

We derive a majority of our net sales from three operating segments: Display Solutions, Imaging Solutions and Semiconductor Manufacturing Services. The “All other” category represents certain business activities other than these business segments, principally composed of rental and unit processing.

Total net sales for the three months ended September 30, 2007 increased $28.7 million, or 16.8% compared to the three months ended October 1, 2006. Net sales generated in the three operating segments during the most recently completed quarter were $186.5 million, an increase of $33.3 million or 21.7% from the net sales of the three operating segments for the prior-year quarter.

Display Solutions. Net sales from Display Solutions for the three months ended September 30, 2007 were $79.3 million, a $23.2 million or 41.4% increase from $56.1 million for the three months ended October 1, 2006. This sales increase in our display driver business was primarily attributable to higher volume from both new products and new customers as well as higher volume from existing design wins.

Imaging Solutions. Imaging Solutions net sales increased $9.7 million in the most recently completed quarter, or 76.4% compared to net sales generated in the prior-year quarter. This sales increase in our imaging solution business was primarily attributable to an increase in small form factor VGA product sales and 1.3 megapixel design wins.

Semiconductor Manufacturing Services. Net sales from Semiconductor Manufacturing Services for the third quarter of 2007 were $84.8 million, a $0.4 million or 0.5% slight increase compared to net sales of $84.4 million for the prior-year quarter. This increase was due to an increase in sales volume and the addition of several new customers.

 

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All other. Net sales from All other for the three months ended September 30, 2007 were $13.5 million compared to $18.1 million for the three months ended October 1, 2006.

Net Sales by Geographic Region

The following table sets forth our net sales by geographic region, and the percentage of total net sales represented by each geographic region for each of the three months ended September 30, 2007 and October 1, 2006:

 

    

Three months ended

September 30, 2007

   

Three months ended

October 1, 2006

 
      Amount    % of Total     Amount    % of Total  
     (in millions; %)  

Korea

   $ 102.2    51.1 %   $ 90.7    52.9 %

Asia Pacific

     53.5    26.8       39.1    22.8  

Japan

     21.9    11.0       21.1    12.3  

North America

     16.1    8.0       15.7    9.2  

Europe

     6.3    3.1       4.7    2.8  
                  

Total net revenues

   $ 200.0    100.0 %   $ 171.3    100.0 %
                  

Gross Profit

 

     Three months ended
September 30, 2007
    Three months ended
October 1, 2006
       
     Amount    % of
net sales
    Amount    % of
net sales
    Change
Amount
 
     (in millions; %)  

Display solutions

   $ 4.7    5.8 %   $ 5.2    9.3 %   $ (0.5 )

Imaging solutions

     2.7    12.1       2.7    21.3       0.0  

Semiconductor Manufacturing Services

     17.2    20.3       5.0    5.9       12.2  

All other

     6.8    50.4       7.9    43.6       (1.1 )
                          
   $ 31.3    15.6 %   $ 20.9    12.2 %   $ 10.4  
                          

Total gross profit increased $10.4 million in the third quarter of 2007, or 49.8%, compared to the gross profit generated in the third quarter of 2006. Gross profit percentage for the most recently completed quarter was 15.6% of net sales, an increase of 3.4% from 12.2% for the prior-year quarter. This increase in gross profit percentage was mainly attributable to higher utilization of our fabrication facilities.

Display Solutions. Gross profit percentage for Display Solutions for the three months ended September 30, 2007 declined to 5.8% compared to 9.3% for the three months ended October 1, 2006. This decline in gross profit percentage was primarily attributable to average selling price erosion.

Imaging Solutions. Gross profit percentage for Imaging Solutions for the three months ended September 30, 2007 declined to 12.1% compared to 21.3% for the three months ended October 1, 2006. This decline in gross profit percentage was mainly due to a decrease in average selling price, coupled with product mix changes.

Semiconductor Manufacturing Services. Gross profit for Semiconductor Manufacturing Services increased to 20.3% in the third quarter of 2007 from 5.9% in the third quarter of 2006. The improvement in gross profit percentage was attributable to reduced fixed costs arising out of the higher utilization of our fabrication facilities.

All other. Gross profit percentage for All other for the current period increased to 50.4% from 43.6% in the third quarter of 2006. This improvement in gross profit percentage was mainly due to higher factory utilization compared to the prior year’s third quarter.

Operating Expenses

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general, and administrative expenses were $23.6 million or 11.8% of net sales for the three months ended September 30, 2007, compared to $22.8 million or 13.3% for the three months ended October 1, 2006. The increase of $0.8 million or 3.5% from the prior-year quarter was mainly attributable to increased employee compensation and benefits.

Research and Development Expenses. Research and development expenses for the most recently completed quarter were $33.4 million, an increase of $1.4 million or 4.4% from $32.0 million for the prior year quarter. As a percentage of net sales, research and development expenses for the most recently completed quarter decreased to 16.7% compared to 18.7% for the prior-year quarter.

Restructuring and Impairment Charges. During the three months ended October 1, 2006, we recorded restructuring charges of $0.3 million. The restructuring charges related to termination benefits provided to certain employees under an early retirement program.

 

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Net Interest Expense and Net Foreign Currency Gain or Loss

Net Interest Expense. Net interest expense was $15.3 million during the three-month period ended September 30, 2007, an increase of $1.4 million from $13.9 million for the three-month period ended October 1, 2006. Substantially all of our interest expense was used to serve our long-term borrowings of $750.0 million and drawings under our senior secured credit facility at a weighted-average interest rate of 7.81%. The increase in net interest expense was mainly due to a decrease in interest income from financial assets including cash and cash equivalents.

Net Foreign Currency Gain or Loss. Net foreign currency gain for the three months ended September 30, 2007 was $4.9 million, compared to net foreign currency gain of $2.2 million for the three months ended October 1, 2006. A substantial portion of our net foreign currency gain or loss is non-cash translation gain or loss recorded for intercompany borrowings at our Korea subsidiary and is affected by changes in the exchange rate between the Korean won and U.S. dollar.

Income Tax Expenses

Income Tax Expenses. Income tax expenses for the most recently completed quarter were $2.5 million, compared to income tax expenses of $1.7 million for the same quarter of 2006. Our income tax expenses are mostly composed of withholding taxes on inter-company interest payments and changes in deferred tax assets. Due to the uncertainty of utilization of foreign tax credits, we treated these withholding taxes as current tax expenses.

 

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Results of Operations – Comparison of nine months ended September 30, 2007 and October 1, 2006

The following table sets forth consolidated results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and October 1, 2006:

 

     Nine months ended
September 30, 2007
    Nine months ended
October 1, 2006
   

Change

Amount

 
     Amount     % of
net sales
    Amount     % of
net sales
   
     (in millions; %)  

Net sales

   $ 545.9     100.0 %   $ 582.0     100.0 %   $ (36.2 )

Cost of sales

     471.9     86.4       500.6     86.0       (28.7 )
                            

Gross profit

     74.0     13.6       81.5     14.0       (7.4 )
                            

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     71.9     13.2       66.4     11.4       5.5  

Research and development expenses

     101.1     18.5       95.9     16.5       5.2  

Restructuring and impairment charges

     12.1     2.2       93.9     16.1       (81.9 )
                            

Operating loss

     (111.1 )   (20.3 )     (174.7 )   (30.0 )     63.7  

Interest expense, net

     44.7     8.2       43.0     7.4       (1.7 )

Foreign currency gain, net

     11.3     2.1       40.9     7.0       (29.6 )
                            

Loss before income taxes

     (144.4 )   (26.4 )     (176.8 )   (30.4 )     32.4  

Income tax expenses

     6.6     1.2       6.8     1.2       (0.2 )
                            

Net loss

   $ (151.1 )   (27.7 )%   $ (183.7 )   (31.6 )%   $ 32.6  
                            
Net Sales           
     Nine months ended
September 30, 2007
    Nine months ended
October 1, 2006
   

Change

Amount

 
     Amount     % of
Total
    Amount     % of
total
   
     (in millions; %)  

Display Solutions

   $ 223.3     40.9 %   $ 215.1     37.0 %   $ 8.2  

Imaging Solutions

     51.6     9.5       47.7     8.2       3.9  

Semiconductor Manufacturing Services

     217.6     39.9       280.8     48.3       (63.2 )

All other

     53.4     9.8       38.4     6.6       15.0  
                            
   $ 545.9     100.0 %   $ 582.0     100.0 %   $ (36.2 )
                            

Net sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 decreased $36.2 million, or 6.2% compared to the nine months ended October 1, 2006. Net sales generated in the three operating segments during the current period were $492.5 million, a decrease of $51.1 million or 9.4% from the net sales of our three reportable segments for the prior-year period, primarily due to a decrease in sales in the Semiconductor Manufacturing Services segment offset by an increase in sales from the Display Solutions and Imaging Solutions segments.

Display Solutions.    Net sales from Display Solutions for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 were $223.3 million, a $8.2 million or 3.8% increase from $215.1 million for the nine months ended October 1, 2006. The increase resulted primarily from increased sales volume of our display driver products for LCD televisions and PC monitors and was partially offset by decrease in average selling prices of our display driver products for notebook computers and small panel displays.

Imaging Solutions.    Net sales from Imaging Solutions increased $3.9 million in the current period, or 8.2%, compared to net sales generated in the prior-year period. This increase was primarily due to significantly higher sales of small form factor VGA products and, to a lesser extent, higher 1.3 MP product sales due to an increase in market demand for mobile phones and PC cameras. This revenue increase from these products was partially offset by a sharp decrease in 1.0 MP product sales due to a shift in market demand to 1.3 MP products.

Semiconductor Manufacturing Services.    Net sales from Semiconductor Manufacturing Services for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 were $217.6 million, a $63.2 million, or a 22.5%, decrease compared to net sales of $280.8 million for the nine months ended October 1, 2006. This decrease was primarily due to a decline in sales volume as a result of higher inventory balances held by our customers in the analog and power end markets in the first quarter of 2007, as compared to the same period of the prior year and to a lesser extent, a decrease in the average selling prices of our products.

 

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All other. Net sales from All other for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 were $53.4 million compared to $38.4 million for the nine months ended October 1, 2006. This increase of $15.0 million substantially represents the revenue increase from our unit processing service.

Net Sales by Geographic Region

The following table sets forth our net sales by geographic region and the percentage of total net sales represented by each geographic region for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and October 1, 2006:

 

    

Nine months ended

September 30, 2007

   

Nine months ended

October 1, 2006

 
      Amount    % of Total     Amount    % of Total  
     (in millions; %)  

Korea

   $ 318.9    58.4 %   $ 305.8    52.5 %

Asia Pacific

     129.7    23.8       142.4    24.5  

Japan

     45.2    8.3       66.7    11.5  

North America

     38.3    7.0       52.9    9.1  

Europe

     13.8    2.5       14.2    2.4  
                  

Total net revenues

   $ 545.9    100.0 %   $ 582.0    100.0 %
                  

Gross Profit

 

     Nine months ended
September 30, 2007
    Nine months ended
October 1, 2006
   

Change

Amount

 
     Amount    % of
net sales
    Amount     % of
net sales
   
     (in millions; %)  

Display Solutions

   $ 19.9    8.9 %   $ 31.3     14.6 %   $ (11.4 )

Imaging Solutions

     2.5    4.9       (5.3 )   (11.1 )     7.8  

Semiconductor Manufacturing Services

     31.7    14.6       46.3     16.5       (14.5 )

All other

     19.9    37.2       9.2     24.0       10.7  
                           
   $ 74.0    13.6 %   $ 81.5     14.0 %   $ (7.4 )
                           

Total gross profit decreased $7.4 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2007, or 9.1%, compared to the gross profit generated in the nine months ended October 1, 2006. Gross profit percentage for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was 13.6% of net sales, a decrease of 0.4% from 14.0% for the nine months ended October 1, 2006. This decline in gross profit percentage was primarily attributable to an overall decrease in average selling prices.

Display Solutions.    Gross profit percentage for Display Solutions for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 declined to 8.9% compared to 14.6% for the nine months ended October 1, 2006. This decline in gross profit percentage was primarily attributable to a decrease in sales volume and the average selling price of small panel display products.

Imaging Solutions.    Gross profit percentage for the current period improved compared to the prior-year period primarily due to a decrease in depreciation and amortization expense resulting from impairment charges in the second quarter of 2006, offset in part by a decrease in average selling prices and increased material costs for small form factor VGA products.

Semiconductor Manufacturing Services.    Gross profit percentage for Semiconductor Manufacturing Services declined to 14.6% in the nine months ended September 30, 2007 from 16.5% in the nine months ended October 1, 2006. This decrease was primarily due to a decrease in average selling prices caused by a decline in customer demand and a shift in product mix.

All other.    Gross profit percentage for All other for the current period increased to 37.2% from 24.0% for the prior-year period. This improvement in gross profit percentage is primarily attributable to an increase in sales volume for unit processing and lower fixed costs per unit.

Operating Expenses

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general, and administrative expenses were $71.9 million or 13.2% of net sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to $66.4 million or 11.4% for the nine months ended October 1, 2006. The increase of $5.5 million or 8.3% from the prior-year period was mainly attributable to a charge taken for a settlement with a former subcontractor of $1.3 million. These increases were partially offset by decreases in depreciation and amortization expenses resulting from impairment charges taken during the second quarter of 2006.

Research and Development Expenses. Research and development expenses for the current period were $101.1 million, an increase of $5.2 million or 5.3% from $95.9 million for the prior year period mainly due to an increase in photomask usage of $3.4 million for new product development. This increase in research and development expenses essentially represented our focus on the introduction of new products. As a percentage of net sales, research and development expenses for the current period increased to 18.5% compared to 16.5% for the prior-year period.

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FASB Statement No. 144 Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets (“SFAS No. 144”) and $2.0 million of restructuring charges under FASB Statement No. 146 Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities (“SFAS No. 146”). The impairment charges were recorded related to the closure of our five-inch wafer fabrication facility that has generated losses and no longer supports our strategic technology roadmap. This facility closing is expected to be completed within the next several months. During the nine months ended October 1, 2006, we determined, based on revised forecasts, that the projected demand for certain of our products in our Imaging Solutions business was significantly less than previously forecasted and that this decline was not temporary or seasonal. Therefore, we assessed whether there has been a material impairment of the asset group and recorded impairment and restructuring charges of $93.9 million. The amount included $92.5 million of impairment charges recorded under SFAS No. 144 and $1.4 million of restructuring charges under SFAS No. 146. The impairment charges were recorded against a group of assets comprising of one of our fabrication facilities and certain related technology and customer-based intangible assets in our Imaging Solutions business, and the restructuring charges were incurred in association with certain changes in our management and the early retirement of certain employees.

Net Interest Expense and Net Foreign Currency Gain or Loss

Net Interest Expense. Net interest expense was $44.7 million during the nine month period ended September 30, 2007, consistent with $43.0 million for the nine months ended October 1, 2006. Interest expense was incurred to service our notes in the amount of $750.0 million and drawings under our senior secured credit facility. At September 30, 2007, the notes bore interest at a weighted average interest rate of 7.94%. Drawings under our senior secured credit facilities bore interest at September 30, 2007 at either three-month LIBOR plus 4.75% or ABR plus 3.75%. The increase in net interest expense was mainly due to a decrease in interest income from financial assets including cash and cash equivalents and an increase in interest expense driven by drawdowns from our senior secured credit facility.

Net Foreign Currency Gain or Loss. Net foreign currency gain for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was $11.3 million, compared to net foreign exchange gain of $40.9 million for the nine months ended October 1, 2006. A substantial portion of our net foreign currency gain or loss is non-cash translation gain or loss recorded for intercompany borrowings at our Korean subsidiary and is affected by changes in the exchange rate between the Korean won and the U.S. dollar. The Korean won to U.S. dollar exchange rates were 913.6:1 and 946.0:1 using the noon buying rate in effect as of September 30, 2007 and October 1, 2006, respectively, as quoted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Income Tax Expenses

Income Tax Expenses. Income tax expenses for the current period were $6.6 million, compared to income tax expenses of $6.8 million for the same period of 2006. Our income tax expenses are mostly composed of withholding taxes on intercompany interest payments and changes in deferred tax assets. Due to the uncertainty of the utilization of foreign tax credits, we did not recognize these withholding taxes as deferred tax assets.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our principal capital requirements are to invest in research and development and capital equipment, to make debt service payments on the notes and our senior secured credit facility and to fund working capital needs. We anticipate that operating cash flow, together with available borrowing capacity under our senior secured credit facility, will be sufficient to meet our research and development and capital expenditures needs, to service requirements on our debt obligations and to fund our working capital needs for the foreseeable future. As of September 30, 2007, we had total long-term debt outstanding of $750 million.

Our principal sources of liquidity are our cash, cash equivalents and available borrowings under our senior secured credit facility of $100 million. As of September 30, 2007, our cash and cash equivalents balance was $61.9 million, or 8.3%, of our total assets, a $27.3 million decrease from $89.2 million or 11.6% of total assets as of December 31, 2006. The decrease in cash and cash equivalents during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2007 was primarily attributable to a cash outflow of $13.2 million in operating activities, coupled with a cash outflow related to capital expenditures during such period of $64.9 million.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, net cash used in operating activities was $13.2 million, compared to $36.6 million of net cash generated by operating activities during the year-ago period. This decrease in cash from operating activities between the two periods was primarily attributable to changes in operating assets and liabilities of $30.0 million, mostly impacted by an increase in accounts receivable due to higher sales and increases in inventories primarily due to the anticipation of sales growth. The net operating cash outflow for the current period principally reflects our net loss of $151.1 million adjusted by non-cash charges of $156.6 million, which mainly consisted of depreciation, impairment and amortization charges and an increase in working capital of $18.7 million.

Our working capital balance as of September 30, 2007 was $59.3 million compared to $122.6 million as of December 31, 2006. The decrease of $63.3 million in our working capital balance was mainly due to a $117.4 million increase in current liabilities and $27.3 million reduction in cash and cash equivalents which was used to support our large capital investments and operations. This decrease was partially offset by an increase in accounts receivable of $47.7 million and a build-up in inventory of $36.3 million in anticipation of sales growth in future periods.

 

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For investing activities, the net cash outlay during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was $64.4 million, compared to $20.2 million in the prior-year period, primarily relating to capacity expansion and technology improvements at a fabrication facility and working capital build in anticipation of sales growth in future periods.

We generated $50.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 from financing activities compared to the usage of $0.3 million for the nine-month period ended October 1, 2006. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, we borrowed $70.4 million under our senior secured credit facility while we repaid borrowings under that facility of $20.0 million during the same period.

Capital Expenditures.    For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, capital expenditures were $64.9 million, a $36.9 million or 131.7% increase from $28.0 million for the nine months ended October 1, 2006.

Future Financing Activities.    Our primary future capital requirements on a recurring basis will be funding research and development and capital expenditures, meeting required debt payments and funding working capital needs. We anticipate that our operating cash flows, together with the available borrowings, if any, under our senior secured credit facility, will be sufficient to meet these capital requirements for the foreseeable future. We may from time to time also incur additional debt.

We may need to incur additional debt or issue equity to make strategic acquisitions of investments. However, there can be no assurance that any such financing will be available to us on acceptable terms, or that such financing will be available at all. Our senior secured credit facility and the indentures governing our notes restrict our ability to incur additional debt.

Contractual Obligations

Summarized in the table below are estimates of future payments under debt obligations and minimum lease payment obligations at September 30, 2007. Changes in our business needs or interest rates, as well as actions by third parties and other factors, may cause these estimates to change. Because these estimates are complex and necessarily subjective, our actual payments in future periods are likely to vary from those presented in the table below.

 

     Payments Due by Period
     Total        2007(1)            2008            2009            2010            2011        Thereafter
     (in millions)

Senior secured credit facility(2)(3)

   $ 50.6    $ 50.6    $    $    $    $    $

Notes(2)

     750.0                          500.0      250.0

Operating lease

     60.4      2.9      11.5      11.5      11.5      11.5      11.5

Others

     7.6      2.6      3.0      2.0               

(1)

Represents amounts due to be paid in the quarter ended December 31, 2007.

(2)

Excludes interest obligations thereon.

(3)

Represents amounts outstanding under the senior secured credit facility.

The floating rate second priority senior secured notes of $300 million and second priority senior secured notes of $200 million mature in 2011, while the senior subordinated notes of $250 million mature in 2014. Interest rates on these notes are 3 month LIBOR + 3.25%, 6 7/8% and 8%, respectively. We expect to pay the amounts outstanding under these notes in full upon maturity.

Each indenture governing the notes contains covenants that limit our ability and that of our subsidiaries to (1) incur additional indebtedness, (2) pay dividends or make other distributions on our capital stock or repurchase, repay or redeem our capital stock, (3) make certain investments, (4) incur liens, (5) enter into certain types of transactions with affiliates, (6) create restrictions on the payment of dividends or other amounts to us by our subsidiaries, and (7) sell all or substantially all of our assets or merge with or into other companies.

We adopted the provisions of FIN No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes on January 1, 2007. As of the date of adoption, our unrecognized tax benefits totaled $1.6 million. These unrecognized tax benefits have been excluded from the above table because we cannot estimate the period of cash settlement with the respective taxing authorities.

 

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

On December 23, 2004, two of our subsidiaries, MagnaChip Semiconductor S.A. and MagnaChip Semiconductor Finance Company entered into a senior secured credit agreement with a syndicate of banks, financial institutions and other entities providing for a $100 million senior secured revolving credit facility. The undrawn portion of our senior secured credit facility as of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 was $35.5 million and $93.8 million, respectively. The utilized portions of the credit facility are related to the issuance of letters of credit and cash drawdowns.

Other than the senior secured credit facility, we believe there are no material off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to investors.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statements of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities,” which provides companies with an option to report selected financial assets and liabilities at fair value in an attempt to reduce both complexity in accounting for financial instruments and the volatility in earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently. This Statement is effective as of the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year beginning after November 15, 2007. We are currently evaluating the impact that the adoption may have on our consolidated financial statements.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements. This Statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and requires enhanced disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 requires companies to disclose the fair value of its financial instruments according to a fair value hierarchy, as defined and may be required to provide additional disclosures based on that hierarchy. SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. We are currently evaluating the impact that the adoption may have on our consolidated financial statements.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The preparation of our consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosures regarding contingent assets and liabilities. We base these estimates and judgments on historical experience, knowledge of current conditions and other assumptions and information that we believe to be reasonable. Estimates and assumptions about future events and their effects cannot be perceived with certainty. Accordingly, these estimates may change as new events occur, as more experience is acquired, as additional information is obtained and as the business environment in which we operate changes.

We have defined a critical accounting estimate as one that is both important to the portrayal of either our financial condition or results of operations and requires us to make difficult, subjective or complex judgments or estimates about matters that are uncertain. We have discussed the development and selection of our critical accounting policies with the audit committee of our board, and the audit committee has reviewed the disclosure presented below. We believe that the following are the critical accounting estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements. In addition, there are other items within our consolidated financial statements that require estimation but which we do not deem to be critical.

Revenue Recognition and Account Receivables Valuation

Our revenue is primarily derived from the sale of semiconductor products which we design and the manufacture of semiconductor wafers for third parties. We recognize revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the product has been delivered and title and risk of loss have transferred, the price is fixed and determinable, and collection of resulting receivables is reasonably assured.

Generally, we recognize revenue on shipment to the distributor or drop shipment to the end customer. Specialty foundry services are performed pursuant to manufacturing agreements and purchase orders. Standard products are shipped and sold based upon purchase orders from customers. All amounts billed to a customer related to shipping and handling are classified as sales, while all costs incurred by us for shipping and handling are classified as expenses. We currently manufacture a substantial portion of our products internally at our wafer fabrication facilities. In the future, we expect to rely, to some extent, on outside wafer foundries for additional capacity and advanced technologies.

We maintain allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of our customers to make payment. If the financial condition of our customers were to deteriorate, additional allowances may be required. The establishment of reserves for sales discounts is based on management judgments that require significant estimates of a variety of factors, including forecasted demand, returns and industry pricing assumptions. We record warranty liabilities for the estimated costs that may be incurred under our limited warranty. This warranty covers product defects based on compliance with our specifications and is normally applicable for twelve months from the date of purchase. These liabilities are accrued when revenues are recognized. Warranty costs include the costs to replace the defective products. Factors that affect our warranty liability include historical and anticipated rates of warranty claims on those repairs and the cost per claim to satisfy our warranty obligations. As these factors are impacted by actual experience and future expectations, we periodically assess the adequacy of our recorded warranty liabilities and adjust the amounts as necessary.

 

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Inventory Valuation

Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market, using the average method which approximates the first in, first out method. Because of the cyclical nature of the semiconductor industry, changes in inventory levels, obsolescence of technology and product life cycles, we write down inventories to net realizable value. The difference in the carrying amount and the net realizable value is recognized as a loss on valuation of inventories within cost of sales. We estimate the net realizable value for such finished goods and work-in-progress based primarily upon the latest invoice prices and current market conditions.

We employ a variety of methodologies to determine the amount of inventory reserves necessary. While a portion of the reserve is determined via reference to the age of inventory and lower of cost or market calculations, an element of the reserve is subject to significant judgments made by us about future demand for our inventory. For example, reserves are established for excess inventory based on inventory levels in excess of six months of projected demand, as judged by management, for each specific product. If actual demand for our products is less than our estimates, additional reserves for existing inventories may need to be recorded in future periods.

In addition, as prescribed in SFAS No. 151, Inventory Costs, the cost of inventories is determined based on the normal capacity of each fabrication facility. If the capacity utilization is lower than a level that management believes to be normal, the fixed overhead costs per production unit which exceed those which would be incurred when the fabrication facilities are running under normal capacity are charged to cost of sales rather than capitalized as inventories.

Long-Lived Assets

We assess long-lived assets for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the assets or the asset group may not be recoverable. Factors that we consider in deciding when to perform an impairment review include significant under-performance of a business or product line in relation to expectations, significant negative industry or economic trends, and significant changes or planned changes in our use of the assets. Recoverability of assets that will continue to be used in our operations is measured by comparing the carrying amount of the asset group to our estimate of the related total future undiscounted net cash flows. If an asset group’s carrying value is not recoverable through the related undiscounted cash flows, the asset group is considered to be impaired. The impairment is measured by the difference between the asset group’s carrying amount and its fair value determined by either a quoted market price, if any, or a value determined by utilizing a discounted cash flow technique.

Impairments of long-lived assets are determined for groups of assets related to the lowest level of identifiable independent cash flows. We must make subjective judgments in determining the independent cash flows that can be related to specific asset groupings. Additionally, an evaluation of impairment of long-lived assets requires estimates of future operating results that are used in the preparation of the expected future undiscounted cash flows. Actual future operating results and the remaining economic lives of our long-lived assets could differ from the estimates used in assessing the recoverability of these assets.

 

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Income Taxes

We account for income taxes in accordance with SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. SFAS No. 109 requires recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in a company’s financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect in the years in which the differences are expected to reverse. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. Income tax expense is the tax payable for the period and the change during the period in deferred tax assets and liabilities.

We regularly review our deferred tax assets for recoverability considering historical profitability, projected future taxable income, the expected timing of the reversals of existing temporary differences and expiration of tax credits and net operating loss carryforwards. We established valuation allowances for deferred tax assets at most of our subsidiaries since, other than with respect to one particular subsidiary, it is not probable that a majority of the deferred tax assets will be realizable. The valuation allowance at one particular subsidiary was not established since it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets at this subsidiary will be realizable based on the current prospects for its future taxable income.

Changes in our evaluation of our deferred income tax assets from period to period could have a significant effect on our net operating results and financial condition.

In addition, beginning January 1, 2007, we account for uncertainties related to income taxes in compliance with FIN No 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes- an interpretation of SFAS No.109. Under FIN No. 48, we evaluate our tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return for recognition and measurement on our financial statements. Only those tax positions that meet the more likely than not threshold are recognized on the financial statements at the largest amount of benefit that is a greater than 50 percent likely of ultimately being realized.

Accounting for Unit-based Compensation

In 2006, we adopted SFAS No. 123(R) using the modified prospective application method and began to account for unit-based compensation based on a fair value method. Under the provisions of SFAS No. 123(R), unit-based compensation cost is estimated at the grant date based on the fair-value of the award and is recognized as expense over the requisite service period of the award. Consistent with our prior-period pro forma presentation under SFAS No. 123, we use the Black-Scholes option pricing model to value unit options. In developing assumptions for fair value calculation under SFAS No. 123(R), we use estimates based on historical data and market information. A small change in the assumptions used in the estimate can cause a relatively significant change in the fair value calculation.

The determination of the fair value of our common units on each grant date was a two-step process. First, management estimated our enterprise value in consultation with such advisers as we deemed appropriate. Second, this business enterprise value was allocated to all sources of capital invested in us based on each type of security’s respective rights and claims to our total business enterprise value. This allocation included a calculation of the fair value of our common units on a non-marketable, minority basis. The business enterprise value was determined based on an income approach and a market approach using the revenue multiples of comparable companies, giving appropriate weight to each approach. The income approach was based on the discounted cash flow method and an estimated weighted average cost of capital. The estimated fair value of our common units was calculated using an option pricing model, using the enterprise value, an estimated volatility, expected exercise term and a risk free interest rate.

Determination of the fair value of our common units involves complex and subjective judgments regarding projected financial and operating results, our unique business risks, the liquidity of our units and our operating history and prospects at the time of grant. If we make different judgments or adopt different assumptions, material differences could result in the amount of the share-based compensation expenses recorded because the estimated fair value of the underlying units for the options granted would be different.

 

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Market risk is the risk that the value of a financial instrument will fluctuate due to changes in market conditions, including changes in interest rates and foreign exchange rates. In the normal course of our business, we are subject to market risk associated with interest rate movements and currency movements on our assets and liabilities.

Foreign Currency Risk. We have exposure to foreign currency exchange-rate fluctuations on net income from our subsidiaries denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars, as our foreign subsidiaries in Korea, Taiwan, China, Japan and Hong Kong use local currency as their functional currency. From time to time these subsidiaries have cash and financial instruments in local currency. The amounts held in Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and China are not material in regards to foreign currency movements. However, based on the cash and financial instruments balance at September 30, 2007 for our Korean subsidiary, a 10% devaluation of the Korean won against the U.S. dollar would have resulted in a decrease of $1.0 million in our U.S. dollar financial instruments balance and cash balance. Based on the Japanese yen cash balance at September 30, 2007, a 10% devaluation of the Japanese yen against the U.S. dollar would have resulted in a decrease of $0.6 million in our U.S. dollar cash balance.

Interest Rate Risk. The $200 million 6  7/8% Second Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2011 and the $250 million 8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 are subject to changes in fair value due to interest rate changes. If the market interest rate had decreased by 10% and all other variables were held constant from their levels at September 30, 2007, we estimate that we would have additional interest expense costs over the market rate of $2.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The fair value of these fixed rate notes would have decreased by $7.4 million or increased by $7.7 million with a 10% increase or decrease in the interest rate, respectively.

Cash Flow Interest Rate Risk. In 2005, we entered into an interest rate swap agreement to convert the variable interest rate on our Floating Rate Second Priority Senior Secured Notes to a fixed interest rate for the periods to maturity date of June 2008. Pursuant to this interest rate swap and during the duration of such swap, cash flow interest rate risk was replaced with exposure to interest rate risk. For details, refer to “Note 6. Long-term Borrowings.”

 

Item 4T. Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As required by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer, or our CEO, and our Chief Financial Officer, or our CFO, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. As defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that we use that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our CEO and our CFO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Based upon that evaluation, our CEO and our CFO concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.

Inherent Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls

Our management, including our CEO and CFO, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent or detect all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be met. The design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Further, because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Controls can also be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls is based in part on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Projections of any evaluation of controls effectiveness to future periods are subject to risks. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies or procedures. Our internal control over financial

 

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reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of our financial reporting and preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during our most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

The cyclical nature of the semiconductor industry may limit our ability to maintain or increase net sales and operating results during industry downturns.

The semiconductor industry is highly cyclical and periodically experiences significant economic downturns characterized by diminished product demand, resulting in production overcapacity and excess inventory in the markets we serve. A downturn can result in lower unit volumes and rapid erosion of average selling prices. The semiconductor industry has experienced significant downturns, often in connection with, or in anticipation of, maturing product cycles of both semiconductor companies’ and their customers’ products or a decline in general economic conditions. We have experienced these conditions in our business in the past and may experience renewed, and possibly more severe and prolonged, downturns in the future as a result of such cyclical changes. This may reduce our results of operations and the value of our business.

We base our planned operating expenses in part on our expectations of future revenue, and a significant portion of our expenses is relatively fixed in the short term. If revenue for a particular quarter is lower than we expect, we likely will be unable to proportionately reduce our operating expenses for that quarter, which would harm our operating results for that quarter.

We manufacture our products based on our estimates of customer demand, and if our estimates are incorrect our financial results could be negatively impacted.

We make significant decisions, including determining the levels of business that we will seek and accept, production schedules, component procurement commitments, personnel needs and other resource requirements based on our estimates of customer demand and expected demand for and success of their products. The short-term nature of commitments by many of our customers and the possibility of rapid changes in demand for their products reduces our ability to estimate accurately future customer demand for our products. On occasion, customers may require rapid increases in supply, which can challenge our production resources and reduce margins. We may not have sufficient capacity at any given time to meet our customers’ increased demand for our product. Conversely, downturns in the semiconductor industry have caused and may in the future cause our customers to reduce significantly the amount of products they order from us. Because many of our costs and operating expenses are relatively fixed, a reduction in customer demand would decrease our results of operations, including our gross profit.

Our customers may cancel their orders, reduce change production quantities or delay production.

We generally do not obtain firm, long-term purchase commitments from our customers. Customers may cancel their orders, reduce quantities or delay production for a number of reasons. Cancellations, reductions or delays by a significant customer or by a group of customers, which we have experienced as a result of periodic downturns in the semiconductor industry or failure to achieve design wins, have affected and may continue to affect our results of operations adversely. These risks are exacerbated because many of our products are customized, which hampers our ability to sell excess inventory to the general market. In addition, while we do not obtain long-term purchase commitments, we generally agree to the pricing of a particular product for the entire lifecycle of the product, which can extend over a number of years. If we underestimate our costs when determining pricing, our margins and results of operations would be adversely affected.

We depend on high utilization of our manufacturing capacity.

An important factor in our success is the extent to which we are able to utilize the available capacity in our fabrication facilities. As many of our costs are fixed, a reduction in capacity utilization, as well as changes in other factors such as reduced yield or unfavorable product mix, could reduce our profit margins and adversely affect our operating results. A number of factors and circumstances may reduce utilization rates, including periods of industry overcapacity, low levels of customer orders, operating inefficiencies, mechanical failures and disruption of operations due to expansion or relocation of operations, power interruptions, fire, flood or other natural disasters or calamities.

 

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A significant portion of our sales comes from a relatively limited number of customers.

Historically, we have relied on a limited number of customers for a substantial portion of our total revenue. If we were to lose key customers or if customers cease to place orders for our high volume products or services, our financial results would be adversely affected. While we served more than 190 customers in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2007, net sales to our 10 largest customers represented approximately 61.6% of our net sales for the period. One customer represented greater than 10% of our net sales during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2007. Significant reductions in sales to any of these customers, the loss of major customers or a general curtailment in orders for our high volume products or services within a short period of time would adversely affect our business.

Our industry is highly competitive.

The semiconductor industry is highly competitive and includes hundreds of companies, a number of which have achieved substantial market share both within our products categories and end markets. Current and prospective customers for our products and services evaluate our capabilities against the merits of our competitors. Some of our competitors are well established as independent companies and have substantially greater market share and manufacturing, financial, research and development and marketing resources than we do. We also compete with emerging companies that are attempting to sell their products in certain of our end markets and with the internal semiconductor design and manufacturing capabilities of many of our significant customers. We expect to experience continuing competitive pressures in our markets from existing competitors and new entrants.

Any consolidation among our competitors could enhance their product offerings and financial resources, further enhancing their competitive position. Our ability to compete will depend on a number of factors, including the following:

 

   

our ability to offer cost effective and high quality products and services on a timely basis using our technologies;

 

   

our ability to accurately identify and respond to emerging technological trends and demand for product features and performance characteristics;

 

   

our ability to continue to rapidly introduce new products that are accepted by the market;

 

   

our ability to adopt or adapt to emerging industry standards;

 

   

the number and nature of our competitors and competitiveness of their products and services in a given market; and

 

   

entrance of new competitors into our markets.

Many of these factors are outside of our control. In the future, our competitors may replace us as a supplier to our existing or potential customers and our customers may satisfy more of their requirements internally. As a result, we may experience declining revenues and results of operations.

The average selling prices of our semiconductor products have at times declined rapidly and will likely do so in the future, which could harm our revenue and gross profit.

The semiconductor products we develop and sell are subject to rapid declines in average selling prices. From time to time, we have had to reduce our prices significantly to meet customer requirements, and we may be required to reduce our prices in the future. This would cause our gross profit to decrease. Our financial results will suffer if we are unable to offset any reductions in our average selling prices by increasing our sales volumes, reducing our costs or developing new or enhanced products on a timely basis with higher selling prices or gross profit.

Changes in demand for consumer electronics, including digital televisions, notebook computers, flat panel displays and mobile phones, and products in our other end markets can impact our results of operations.

Demand for our products will depend in part on the changes in demand for various consumer electronics products including digital televisions, notebook computers, flat panel displays and mobile phones electronics products in our other end markets and on general economic growth. To the extent that we cannot offset periods of reduced demand that may occur in these markets through greater penetration of these markets or reduction in our production and costs, our sales and gross profit may decline, which would negatively impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

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If we fail to develop new products and process technologies or enhance our existing products and services in order to react to rapid technological change and market demands, our business will suffer.

Our industry is subject to rapid technological change and product obsolescence as customers and competitors create new and innovative products and technologies. Products or technologies developed by other companies may render our products or technologies obsolete or noncompetitive, and we may not be able to access advanced process technologies or to license or otherwise obtain essential intellectual property required by our customers.

We must develop new products and services and enhance our existing products and services to meet rapidly evolving customer requirements. We design products for customers who continually require higher performance and functionality at lower costs. We must, therefore, continue to enhance the performance and functionality of our products. The development process for these advancements is lengthy and requires us to accurately anticipate technological changes and market trends. Developing and enhancing these products is uncertain and can be time-consuming, costly and complex. If we do not continue to develop and maintain process technologies that are in demand by our semiconductor manufacturing services customers, we may be unable to maintain existing customers or attract new customers.

Customer and market requirements can change during the development process. There is a risk that these developments and enhancements will be late, fail to meet customer or market specifications or not be competitive with products or services from our competitors that offer comparable or superior performance and functionality. For example, net sales generated in 2006 by our Imaging Solutions business decreased $102.8 million, or 63%, compared to net sales generated by that business in 2005. This decrease was primarily attributable to missed opportunities due to delays in transitioning to new megapixel products. We have begun marketing a new line of power management solutions that we intend to sell to our customers in 2008. Any new products, such as our new power management solutions, or product or service enhancements may not be accepted in new or existing markets. Our business will suffer if we fail to develop and introduce new products and services or product and service enhancements on a timely and cost-effective basis.

If we fail to achieve design wins for our semiconductor products, we may lose the opportunity for sales to customers for a significant period of time and be unable to recoup our investments in our products.

We expend considerable resources to achieve design wins for our products, especially our new products and product enhancements. Once a customer designs a semiconductor into a product, that customer is likely to continue to use the same semiconductor or enhanced versions of that semiconductor from the same supplier across a number of similar and successor products for a lengthy period of time due to the significant costs associated with qualifying a new supplier and potentially redesigning the product to incorporate a different semiconductor. If we fail to achieve an initial design win in a customer’s qualification process, we may lose the opportunity for significant sales to that customer for a number of products and for a lengthy period of time. This may cause us to be unable to recoup our investments in our semiconductor products, which would harm our business.

We have lengthy and expensive design-to-mass production and manufacturing process development cycles.

The cycle time from the design stage to mass production for some of our products is long and requires the investment of significant resources with many potential customers without any guarantee of sales. Our design-to-mass production cycle typically begins with a three-to-twelve month semiconductor development stage and test period followed by a three-to-twelve month end-product qualification period by our customers. The fairly lengthy front end of our sales cycle creates a risk that we may incur significant expenses but may be unable to realize meaningful sales. Moreover, prior to mass production, customers may decide to cancel their products or change production specifications, resulting in sudden changes in our product specifications, increasing our production time and costs. Failure to meet such specifications may also delay the launch of our products or result in lost sales.

In addition, we collaborate and jointly develop certain process technologies and manufacturing process flows custom to certain of our semiconductor manufacturing services customers. To the extent that our semiconductor manufacturing services customers fail to achieve market acceptance for their products, we may be unable to recoup our engineering resources commitment and our investment in process technology development, which would harm our business.

We face numerous challenges relating to executing our growth strategy.

As part of our growth strategy, we have begun marketing a new line of power management semiconductor products and expect to introduce other new products and services in the future. If we are unable to execute our growth strategy effectively, we may not be able to take advantage of market opportunities, execute our business plan or respond to competitive pressures. Moreover, if our allocation of resources does not correspond with future demand for particular products, we could miss market opportunities, and our business and financial results could be materially and adversely affected.

The loss of our key employees would materially adversely affect our business, and we may not be able to attract or retain the technical or management employees necessary to compete in our industry.

Our key executives have substantial experience and have made significant contributions to our business, and our continued success is dependent upon the retention of our key management executives, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman Sang Park and our President and Chief Financial Officer Robert Krakauer, as well as the services provided by our engineers

 

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and a number of other key managerial, marketing, planning, financial, technical and operations personnel. The loss of such key personnel could have a material adverse effect on our business. Growth in our business is dependent, to a large degree, on our ability to retain and attract such employees. In addition, we depend on our ability to attract and retain skilled technical and managerial personnel. We could lose the services of, or fail to recruit, skilled personnel. This could hinder our research and product development programs or otherwise have a material adverse effect on our business.

We have a history of losses and may not become profitable in the future.

Since we began operations as a separate entity in 2004, we have not generated a profit and have generated significant net losses. As of September 30, 2007, we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $531.8 million and negative unitholders’ equity. To become profitable, we will need to generate and sustain substantially higher revenue while maintaining or reducing expenses. We currently expect to incur higher expenses levels in each of the next several quarters to support increased research and development and sales and marketing efforts. These expenditures may not result in an increase in the number of customers immediately or at all. Because many of our expenses are fixed in the short term, or are incurred in advance of anticipated sales, we may not be able to decrease our expenses in a timely manner to offset any shortfall of sales. If we become profitable, we may not be able to sustain or increase profitability on a quarterly or an annual basis.

If we encounter future labor problems, we may fail to deliver our products and services in a timely manner, which could adversely affect our revenues and profitability.

As of September 30, 2007, approximately 61% of our employees were represented by the MagnaChip Semiconductor Labor Union, which is a member of the Federation of Korean Metal Workers Trade Unions. We cannot assure you that issues with the labor union and other employees will be resolved favorably for us in the future, that we will not experience work stoppages or other labor problems in future years or that we will not incur significant expenses related to such issues.

We may incur costs to engage in future business combinations or strategic investments, and we may not realize the anticipated benefits of those transactions.

As part of our business strategy, we may seek to enter into business combinations, investments, joint ventures and other strategic alliances with other companies in order to maintain and grow revenue and market presence as well as to provide us with access to technology, products and services. Any such transaction would be accompanied by risks that may harm our business, such as difficulties in assimilating the operations, personnel and products of an acquired business or in realizing the projected benefits; disruption of our ongoing business; potential increases in our indebtedness and contingent liabilities; and charges if the acquired company or assets are later determined to be worth less than the amount paid for them in an earlier original acquisition. In addition, our senior secured credit facility and the indentures governing our notes may restrict us from making acquisitions that we may otherwise wish to pursue.

The failure to achieve acceptable manufacturing yields could adversely affect our business.

The manufacture of semiconductors requires precision, a highly regulated and sterile environment and specialized equipment. We may have difficulty achieving acceptable yields in the manufacture of our products or those of our semiconductor manufacturing services customers, which could lead to higher costs, a loss of customers or delay in market acceptance of our products. Slight impurities or defects in the photomasks used to print circuits on a wafer or other factors can cause significant difficulties, particularly in connection with the production of a new product, the adoption of a new manufacturing process or any expansion of our manufacturing capacity and related transitions. Yields below our target levels can negatively impact our gross profit and may cause us to eliminate underperforming products.

We rely on a number of independent subcontractors.

A substantial portion of our net sales are derived from semiconductor devices assembled in packages or film. The packaging and testing of semiconductors require technical skill and specialized equipment. For a portion of packaging and testing that we outsource, we use subcontractors located in Korea and Southeast Asia. We rely on these subcontractors to package and test our devices with acceptable quality and yield levels. If our semiconductor packagers and test service providers experience problems in packaging and testing our semiconductor devices, experience prolonged quality or yield problems or decrease the capacity available to us, our operating results could be adversely affected.

We depend on successful parts and materials procurement for our manufacturing processes.

We use a wide range of parts and materials in the production of our semiconductors, including silicon, processing chemicals, processing gasses, precious metals and electronic and mechanical components. We procure materials and

 

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electronic and mechanical components from international sources and original equipment manufacturers. From time to time in the past, the supply of polysilicon available for use in the manufacture of semiconductor products has been constrained, and we may confront similar constraints in the future. If we cannot obtain adequate materials in a timely manner or on favorable terms for the manufacture of our products, revenues and results of operations will decline.

We face product return and liability risks and the risk of negative publicity if our products fail.

Our semiconductors are incorporated into a number of end products, and our business is exposed to product return and liability risk and the risk of negative publicity if our products fail. Although we maintain insurance for product liability claims, the amount and scope of our insurance may not be adequate to cover a product liability claim that is asserted against us. In addition, product liability insurance could become more expensive and difficult to maintain and, in the future, may not be available on commercially reasonable terms, or at all.

In addition, we are exposed to the product liability risk and the risk of negative publicity affecting our customers. Our sales may decline if any of our customers are sued on a product liability claim. We also may suffer a decline in sales from the negative publicity associated with such a lawsuit or with adverse public perceptions in general regarding our customers’ products. Further, if our products are delivered with impurities or defects, we could incur additional development, repair or replacement costs, and our credibility and the market’s acceptance of our products could be harmed.

We could suffer adverse tax and other financial consequences as a result of changes in, or differences in the interpretation of, applicable tax laws.

Our company organizational structure is based on assumptions about the various tax laws, including withholding tax, and other laws of applicable non-U.S. jurisdictions. In addition, our Korean subsidiary, MagnaChip Semiconductor, Ltd., or MagnaChip Korea, was granted a limited tax holiday under Korean law in October 2004. This grant provides for certain tax exemptions for corporate taxes, withholding taxes, acquisition taxes, property and land use taxes and other taxes until December 31, 2008. In addition, we do not expect the income of our foreign subsidiaries to be subject to taxation in the United States by reason of the “Subpart F” regime. Our interpretations and conclusions regarding tax and other laws are not binding on any taxing authority and, if these assumptions and conclusions are incorrect, if our business were to be operated in a way that rendered us ineligible for tax exemptions or to become subject to incremental tax, or if the authorities were to change or modify the relevant laws, we could suffer adverse tax and other financial consequences or have the anticipated benefits of our organizational structure materially impaired.

Our ability to compete successfully and achieve future growth will depend, in part, on our ability to protect our proprietary technology and know-how, as well as our ability to operate without infringing the proprietary rights of others.

We seek to protect our proprietary technologies and know-how through the use of patents, trade secrets, confidentiality agreements and other security measures. The process of seeking patent protection takes a long time and is expensive. There can be no assurance that patents will issue from pending or future applications or that, if patents issue, they will not be challenged, invalidated or circumvented, or that the rights granted under the patents will provide us with meaningful protection or any commercial advantage. Some of our technologies are not covered by any patent or patent application. The confidentiality agreements on which we rely to protect these technologies may be breached and may not be adequate to protect our proprietary technologies. There can be no assurance that other countries in which we market our services will protect our intellectual property rights to the same extent as the United States.

Our ability to compete successfully depends on our ability to operate without infringing the proprietary rights of others. We have no means of knowing what patent applications have been filed in the United States until they are published. In addition, the semiconductor industry is characterized by frequent litigation regarding patent and other intellectual property rights. We may need to file lawsuits to enforce our patents or intellectual property rights, and we may need to defend against claimed infringement of the rights of others. Any litigation could result in substantial costs to us and divert our resources. Despite our efforts in bringing or defending lawsuits, we may not be able to prevent third parties from infringing upon or misappropriating our intellectual property. In the event of an adverse outcome in any such litigation, we may be required to:

 

   

pay substantial damages, indemnify customers or licensees for damages they may suffer if the products they purchase from us or the technology they license from us violate the intellectual property rights of others;

 

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stop our manufacture, use, sale or importation of infringing products; expend significant resources to develop or acquire non-infringing technologies;

 

   

discontinue processes; or

 

   

obtain licenses to the intellectual property we are found to have infringed.

We cannot assure you that we would be successful in such development or acquisition or that such licenses would be available under reasonable terms, or at all.

Our competitors may develop, patent or gain access to know-how and technology similar to our own. In addition, many of our patents are subject to cross licenses, several of which are with our competitors. The noncompetition arrangement agreed to by Hynix in connection with the Original Acquisition expired on October 1, 2007. Under that arrangement, Hynix retained a perpetual license to use the intellectual property that we acquired from Hynix in the Original Acquisition. Now that these noncompetition restrictions have expired, Hynix and its subsidiaries are free to develop products that may incorporate or embody intellectual property developed by us prior to October 2004.

We are subject to many environmental laws and regulations that could affect our operations or result in significant expenses.

We are subject to requirements of environmental, health and safety laws and regulations in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate, governing air emissions, wastewater discharges, the generation, use, handling, storage and disposal of, and exposure to, hazardous substances (including asbestos) and wastes, soil and groundwater contamination and employee health and safety. These laws and regulations are complex, change frequently and have tended to become more stringent over time. We cannot assure you that we have been, or will be, in compliance with all such laws and regulations or that we will not incur material costs or liabilities in connection with these laws and regulations in the future. The adoption of new environmental, health and safety laws, the failure to comply with new or existing laws, or issues relating to hazardous substances could subject us to material liability (including substantial fines or penalties), impose the need for additional capital equipment or other process requirements upon us, curtail our operations or restrict our ability to expand operations.

We may need additional capital in the future, and such capital may not be available on acceptable terms or at all.

We may require more capital in the future from equity or debt financings to fund our operations, finance investments in equipment and infrastructure, acquire complimentary businesses and technologies, and respond to competitive pressures and potential strategic opportunities. If we raise additional funds through further issuances of equity or other securities convertible into equity, our existing unitholders could suffer significant dilution, and any new equity interests we issue could have rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of the holders of our outstanding units. In addition, additional capital may not be available when needed or, if available, may not be available on favorable terms. In addition, our senior secured credit facility and the indentures governing our notes limit our ability to incur additional indebtedness under certain circumstances. If we are unable to obtain capital on favorable terms, or if we are unable to obtain capital at all, we may have to reduce our operations or forego opportunities and this may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Research and development investments may not yield profitable and commercially viable product and service offerings and thus will not necessarily result in increases in revenues for us.

We invest significant resources in our research and development. Our research and development efforts, however, may not yield commercially viable products or enhance our semiconductor manufacturing services offerings. During each stage of research and development there is a substantial risk that we will have to abandon a potential product or service offerings which is no longer marketable and in which we have invested significant resources. In the event we are able to develop viable new products or service offerings, a significant amount of time will have elapsed between our investment in the necessary research and development effort and the receipt of any related revenues.

Our business depends on international customers, suppliers and operations in Asia, and as a result we are subject to regulatory, operational, financial and political risks, which could adversely affect our financial results.

We rely on, and expect to continue to rely on, suppliers, subcontractors and operations located primarily in Asia. As a result, we face risks inherent in international operations, such as unexpected changes in regulatory requirements, tariffs and other market barriers, political, social and economic instability, adverse tax consequences, war, civil disturbances and acts of terrorism, difficulties in accounts receivables collection, extended payment terms and differing labor standards, enforcement

 

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of contractual obligations and protection of intellectual property. These risks may lead to increased costs or decreased revenue growth, or both. Although we do not derive any revenue from, nor sell any products in, North Korea, any future increase in tensions between Korea and North Korea which may occur, for example, an out break of military hostilities, would adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We are subject to risks associated with currency fluctuations.

Our net sales are primarily denominated in U.S. dollars, as well as various other currencies, including the Korean won, Japanese yen and euro. As a result, changes in the exchange rates of these currencies or any other applicable currencies to the U.S. dollar will affect the translated price of products and therefore operating margins and could result in exchange losses. Conversely, during the first nine months of 2007, more than 50% of our costs were denominated in Korean won and, to a lesser extent, in Japanese yen, U.S. dollars and euros. Therefore, changes in the exchange rates of these currencies or any other applicable currencies to the U.S. dollar will affect our cost of goods sold and operating margins and could result in exchange losses. As a result, a material decline in the U.S. dollar relative to the Korean won will result in an increase in our costs as a proportion of our net sales, thereby reducing our operating margins.

We cannot fully predict the impact of future exchange rate fluctuations on our profitability. We have not engaged in exchange rate hedging since the Original Acquisition. From time to time, we may engage in exchange rate hedging activities in an effort to mitigate the impact of exchange rate fluctuations. However, there can be no assurance that any hedging technique we implement will be effective. If such hedging is not effective, we may experience reduced operating margins.

Our level of indebtedness is substantial, and we may not be able to generate sufficient cash to service all of our indebtedness and may be forced to take other actions to satisfy our obligations under our indebtedness, which may not be successful.

As of September 30, 2007, our total indebtedness was approximately $800.6 million. Our substantial debt could have important consequences, including:

 

   

increasing our vulnerability to general economic and industry conditions;

 

   

requiring a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to be dedicated to the payment of principal and interest on our indebtedness, therefore reducing our ability to use our cash flow to fund our operations, capital expenditures and future business opportunities;

 

   

exposing us to the risk of increased interest rates because some of our borrowings are at variable rates of interest;

 

   

limiting our ability to obtain additional financing for working capital, capital expenditures, debt service requirements, acquisitions and general corporate or other purposes; and

 

   

limiting our ability to adjust to changing market conditions and placing us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors who have less debt.

Our ability to make scheduled payments on or to refinance our debt obligations depends on our financial condition and operating performance, which is subject to prevailing economic and competitive conditions and to certain financial, business and other factors beyond our control. We cannot assure you that we will maintain a level of cash flows from operating activities sufficient to permit us to pay the principal, premium, if any, and interest on our indebtedness.

If our cash flows and capital resources are insufficient to fund our debt service obligations, we may be forced to reduce or delay capital expenditures, sell assets, seek additional capital or restructure or refinance our indebtedness. These alternative measures may not be successful and may not permit us to meet our scheduled debt service obligations. In the absence of such operating results and resources, we could face substantial liquidity problems and might be required to dispose of material assets or operations to meet our debt service and other obligations. The credit agreement governing our senior secured credit facility and the indentures governing our notes restrict our ability to dispose of assets and use the proceeds from the disposition. We may not be able to consummate those dispositions or be able to obtain the proceeds which we could realize from them and these proceeds may not be adequate to meet any debt service obligations then due.

 

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Our expenses could increase if Hynix were unwilling or unable to provide certain services related to our shared facilities with Hynix, and if Hynix were to become insolvent, we could lose certain of our leases.

Because we share certain facilities with Hynix, several services that are essential to our business are provided to us by or through Hynix. These services include electricity, bulk gasses and de-ionized water, campus facilities, wastewater and sewage management, and environmental safety. If any of our agreements with Hynix were terminated or if Hynix were unwilling or unable to fulfill its obligations to us under the terms of these agreements, we would have to procure these services on our own and as a result may experience an increase in our expenses.

In addition, we lease building and warehouse space from Hynix in Cheongju, Korea, and lease to Hynix some of the space we own in Cheongju, Korea. If Hynix were to become insolvent, we could lose our leases on some of our building and warehouse space.

Investor confidence may be adversely impacted if we are unable to comply with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Beginning with our fiscal year ending December 31, 2007, we will be subject to rules adopted by the SEC pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which require us to include in our Annual Report on Form 10-K our management’s report on, and assessment of the effectiveness of, our internal controls over financial reporting. Beginning with our fiscal year ending December 31, 2008, our independent auditors will be required to attest to and report on the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting. If we fail to achieve and maintain the adequacy of our internal controls, there is a risk that we will not comply with all of the requirements imposed by Section 404. Moreover, effective internal controls, particularly those related to revenue recognition, are necessary for us to produce reliable financial reports and are important to helping prevent financial fraud. Any of these possible outcomes could result in an adverse reaction in the financial marketplace due to a loss of investor confidence in the reliability of our financial statements and could result in investigations or sanctions by the SEC or other regulatory authorities or in equityholder litigation. Any of these factors ultimately could harm our business and could negatively impact the market price of our securities. Ineffective control over financial reporting could also cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information.

Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives. However, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected.

We may need to incur impairment and other restructuring charges, which could materially affect our results of operations and financial conditions.

During industry downturns and for other reasons, we may need to record impairment or restructuring charges. From the Original Acquisition in October 2004 through September 30, 2007, we recognized aggregate restructuring and impairment charges of $142.6 million, which consisted of $136.5 million of impairment charges and $6.1 million of restructuring charges. In the future, we may need to record additional impairment charges or to further restructure our business and incur additional restructuring charges, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition.

 

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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

On August 22, 2007, a former executive of the Company exercised options to acquire 30,937.50 of our common units at a purchase price of $30,937.50. Because the offering transaction took place outside the U.S. and the optionee was not a U.S. person, these securities were exempt from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

On October 25, 2007, a former employee of the Company exercised options to acquire 1,500 of our common units at a purchase price of $2,000.00. Because the offering transaction took place outside the U.S. and the optionee was not a U.S. person, these securities were exempt from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Item 6. Exhibits.

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description

31.1    Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 of the Chief Executive Officer.
31.2    Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 of the Chief Financial Officer.
32.1    Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, of the Chief Executive Officer.
32.2    Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, of the Chief Financial Officer.

 

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SIGNATURES

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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

    MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR LLC
Dated: November 14, 2007    

By:

  /s/ Sang Park
        Sang Park
        Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
Dated: November 14, 2007    

By:

  /s/ Robert J. Krakauer
        Robert J. Krakauer
        President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

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Description

31.1    Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 of the Chief Executive Officer.
31.2    Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 of the Chief Financial Officer.
32.1    Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, of the Chief Executive Officer.
32.2    Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, of the Chief Financial Officer.

 

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