SEOUL, South Korea and CUPERTINO, Calif., April 27, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --

MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE: MX) today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011.

Revenue for the first quarter of 2011 was $187.9 million, a 4.7% increase compared to $179.5 million for the first quarter of 2010, and a 0.6% increase compared to $186.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2010.

Gross profit was $56.5 million or 30.1%, as a percent of revenue, for the first quarter of 2011. This compares to gross profit of $49.4 million or 27.5% for the first quarter of 2010 and $60.4 million or 32.3% for the fourth quarter of 2010.

"I am very pleased with our performance in what is typically a seasonally down quarter for MagnaChip and the industry," said Sang Park, MagnaChip's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "Our Power Solutions business segment grew 11 percent sequentially and more than doubled over the same period last year. Our foundry business was down less than expected for this seasonally weaker quarter and our Display Solutions segment was up for the quarter. All indications point to 2011 being another solid year for growth in revenue and margin expansion for MagnaChip."

Net income, on a GAAP basis, for the first quarter of 2011 totaled $22.5 million or $0.57 per diluted share. This compares to net income of $31.1 million or $0.81 per diluted share for the first quarter of 2010 and net income of $12.3 million or $0.31 per diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2010.

Adjusted net income, a non-GAAP measurement, for the first quarter of 2011 totaled $15.7 million or $0.40 per diluted share compared to $19.9 million or $0.52 per diluted share for the first quarter of 2010 and $17.4 million or $0.44 per diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2010.

Management believes that non-GAAP financial measures, when viewed in conjunction with GAAP results, can provide a more meaningful understanding of the factors and trends affecting MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation's business and operations. However, such non-GAAP financial measures have limitations and should not be considered as a substitute for net income or as a better indicator of our operating performance than measures that are presented in accordance with GAAP.

Combined cash balances (cash and cash equivalents plus short-term investments) totaled $194.2 million at the end of the first quarter of 2011, an increase of $22.0 million from the end of the prior quarter. Cash provided from operations totaled approximately $19.2 million for the first quarter of 2011.

First Quarter and Recent Company Highlights

• Successfully completed our initial public offering and listing on the New York Stock Exchange on March 11, 2011.
• Signed a wafer foundry agreement with a major US provider of microcontroller and touch solutions.
• Launched a US-based power solutions design center in Cupertino, California, to expand our technology offerings.
• Introduced a cost-competitive copper wire bonding solution for foundry customers.

Business Outlook

For the second quarter of 2011, the company expects:

• Revenue to increase 5% to 9% on a sequential basis.
• Gross profit, as a percent of revenue, to increase 1.5% to 3.0% quarter-over-quarter.

Non-GAAP Metrics

Adjusted EBITDA excludes charges related to depreciation and amortization, interest expense, income tax expense (benefit), restructuring and impairment activities, inventory step-up, equity-based compensation, foreign currency (gain) loss, derivative valuation (gain) loss and special expense for the IPO employee incentive payment. Adjusted net income (loss) excludes charges related to restructuring and impairment, inventory step-up, equity-based compensation, amortization of intangible assets associated with continuing operations, foreign currency (gain) loss, derivative valuation (gain) loss and special expense for the IPO employee incentive payment. A reconciliation of GAAP results to non-GAAP results is included following the financial statements below.

About MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation

Headquartered in South Korea, MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation is a Korea-based designer and manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products for high-volume consumer applications. MagnaChip Semiconductor believes it has one of the broadest and deepest ranges of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor platforms in the industry, supported by its 30-year operating history, a large portfolio of registered and pending patents, and extensive engineering and manufacturing process expertise. For more information, please visit www.magnachip.com. Information on or accessible through, MagnaChip Semiconductor's website is not a part of, and is not incorporated into, this release.

Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements

Information in this release regarding MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation's forecasts, business outlook, expectations and beliefs are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements include statements about our ability to capitalize on improving market dynamics and future operating and financial performance including second quarter 2011 revenue and gross profit. All forward-looking statements included in this release are based upon information available to MagnaChip Semiconductor as of the date of this release, which may change, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results could differ materially from our current expectations. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include general economic conditions, the impact of competitive products and pricing, timely design acceptance by our customers, timely introduction of new products and technologies, ability to ramp new products into volume production, industry wide shifts in supply and demand for semiconductor products, industry and/or company overcapacity, effective and cost efficient utilization of manufacturing capacity, financial stability in foreign markets and the impact of foreign exchange rates, unanticipated costs and expenses or the inability to identify expenses which can be eliminated, compliance with U.S. and international trade and export laws and regulations by us and our distributors, and other risks detailed from time to time in MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation's filings with the SEC, including our Form 10-K filed on March 18, 2011 and subsequent registration statements, amendments or other reports that we may file from time to time with the SEC and/or make available on our website. MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation assumes no obligation and does not intend to update the forward-looking statements provided, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income adjusted to exclude (i) depreciation and amortization (ii) interest expense, net, (iii) income tax expense, (iv) restructuring and impairment charges, (v) the increase in cost of sales resulting from the fresh-start accounting inventory step-up, (vi) equity-based compensation expense, (vii) foreign currency (gain) loss, net, (viii) derivative valuation (gain) loss, net and (ix) special expense for IPO incentive.

We present Adjusted Net Income as a further supplemental measure of our performance. We prepare Adjusted Net Income by adjusting net income to eliminate the impact of a number of non-cash expenses and other items that may be either one time or recurring that we do not consider to be indicative of our core ongoing operating performance. We believe that Adjusted Net Income is particularly useful because it reflects the impact of our asset base and capital structure on our operating performance. We define Adjusted Net Income as net income adjusted to exclude (i) restructuring and impairment charges, (ii) the increase in cost of sales resulting from the fresh-start accounting inventory step-up, (iii) equity-based compensation expense, (iv) amortization of intangibles, (v) foreign currency gain (loss), net, (vi) derivative valuation gain (loss), net and (vii) special expense for IPO incentive.

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