UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
Form 6-K
 
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16
OR 15d-16 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the month of July, 2024
 
Commission File Number 000-23288
 
SILICOM LTD.
(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)
 
14 Atir Yeda St., P.O.Box 2164, Kfar-Sava 4464323, Israel
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
 
Form 20-F ☒     Form 40-F ☐
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):___
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):___
 

 
On July 29, 2024, the Registrant issued a press release announcing the Registrant's second quarter 2024 financial results. Attached hereto are the following exhibits:
 
Exhibit 99.1          Press Release
 
The US GAAP information set forth on the Consolidated Balance Sheet and Consolidated Statement of Operations in the financial tables on Pages 5 and 6 of Exhibit 99.1 is hereby incorporated by reference into all effective registration statements filed by the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933.
 

 
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.
 
 
SILICOM LTD.
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
 
Date: July 29, 2024
By
/s/ Eran Gilad
 
 
Eran Gilad
 
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
 


Exhibit 99.1


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

EARNINGS RELEASE

Silicom Reports Q2 2024 Results &
Update of Strategic Plan

KFAR SAVA, Israel, July 29, 2024 - Silicom Ltd. (NASDAQ: SILC), a leading provider of high-performance networking and data infrastructure solutions, today reported its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024, and provided an update regarding the Strategic Plan announced on February 1st.

Financial Results
 
Second quarter: Silicom’s revenues for the second quarter of 2024 were $14.5 million compared with $38.1 million for the second quarter of 2023.
 
On a GAAP basis, the company’s net loss for the quarter totalled $(1.5) million, or $(0.25) per ordinary share (basic and diluted), compared with net income of $3.8 million, or $0.56 per ordinary share (basic and diluted), for the second quarter of 2023.
 
On a non-GAAP basis (as described and reconciled below), net loss for the quarter totalled $(0.9) million, or $(0.14) per ordinary share (basic and diluted), compared with net income of $4.5 million, or $0.66 per ordinary share (basic and diluted), for the second quarter of 2023.
 
First Six Months: Silicom’s revenues for the first half of 2024 were $28.9 million compared with $75.3 million for the first half of 2023.
 
On a GAAP basis, net loss for the period totalled $(4.9) million, or $(0.80) per ordinary share (basic and diluted), compared with net income of $7.3 million, or $1.07 per diluted share ($1.09 per basic share), for the first half of 2023.
 
On a non-GAAP basis (as described and reconciled below), net loss for the period totalled $(3.2) million, or $(0.52) per ordinary share (basic and diluted), compared with net income of $8.6 million, or $1.27 per diluted share ($1.28 per basic share), for the first half of 2023.
 
During the first half of 2024, the Company generated more than $13 million in cash, and invested approximately half of that, about $6.6 million, in repurchasing Silicom shares.

 
Guidance
 
In light of longer-than-expected sales cycles, the prolonged excess inventory digestion periods of several large customers and the global economic slowdown, Management projects that revenues for the third quarter of 2024 will range from $14 million to $15 million, and expects that revenues for the second half of 2024 as a whole to be similar to those of the first half.

Share Repurchase Plan
 
During the first half of the year, the Company repurchased approximately 410,000 of its ordinary shares at an investment of approximately $6.6 million. This was in line with the Strategic Plan, which calls for the acquisition in total of 1.6 million shares. The timing and actual number of shares repurchased in the future will depend upon a variety of factors, including share market price and general business and market conditions.
 
Comments of Management  
 
Liron Eizenman, Silicom’s President and CEO, commented, “The second quarter was another period of focused execution in line with our Strategic Plan, which has stabilized our expenses and brought a clear focus to our sales and R&D activities. As a result, we now have an exceptionally broad and deep pipeline of high-potential sales opportunities, making us even more optimistic about our long-term prospects. In parallel, however, we continue to be impacted by the market’s slowed sales cycles, which have significantly lengthened the timeframes of our Design Win processes and sales ramp-ups. This is having a negative impact on our revenues that is likely to persist for several more quarters through 2024 and 2025. As such, we have now extended our Strategic Plan by one year, with strong annual growth rates of 20%-30% expected to materialize from 2026 and to lead to over $3 Earnings Per Share (EPS) on annual revenues of $150 - $160 million.”

Mr. Eizenman continued, “While our guidance is conservative, we are excited by the upside potential of our pipeline, whose many opportunities could each generate annual revenues of $5 - $20 million. These range from low/mid-range networking solution customers evolving towards our higher-end offerings, to greenfield customers expressing interest in our latest FPGAs and Smart NICs, to existing Smart NIC customers migrating towards our full systems, and more. Promising talks are underway regarding large energy, retail, restaurant chains and connected vehicle operators evaluating our new line of ruggedized systems, and with SASE customers who already look to Silicom as a critical supplier.”

Mr. Eizenman concluded, “As we pursue these opportunities, we continue with the strict discipline, focus and control that has enabled us to remain cash positive throughout this challenging period. We have ‘right-sized’ our workforce, continue to optimize our inventory, and currently hold $78 million in cash. These assets, coupled with our superb products, a bursting pipeline of opportunities and the industry’s best minds, are the raw materials that we will utilize to rebuild Silicom and to achieve our full potential.”

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Conference Call Details

Silicom’s Management will host an interactive conference today, July 29th, at 9am Eastern Time (6am Pacific Time, 4pm Israel Time) to review and discuss the results.
 
To participate, investors may either listen via a webcast link hosted on Silicom’s website or via the dial-in. The link is under the investor relations’ webcast section of Silicom’s website at https://www.silicom-usa.com/webcasts/
 
For those that wish to dial in via telephone, one of the following teleconferencing numbers may be used:
 
US: 1 866 860 9642

ISRAEL: 03 918 0609

INTERNATIONAL:  +972 3 918 0609

At: 9:00am Eastern Time, 6:00am Pacific Time, 4:00pm Israel Time
 
It is advised to connect to the conference call a few minutes before the start.
 
For those unable to listen to the live call, a replay of the call will be available for three months from the day after the call under the above-mentioned webcast section of Silicom’s website.
 
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures
 
This release, including the financial tables below, presents other financial information that may be considered "non-GAAP financial measures" under Regulation G and related reporting requirements promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") as they apply to our company. These non-GAAP financial measures exclude compensation expenses in respect of options and RSUs granted to directors, officers and employees, impairment of goodwill, taxes on amortization and impairment of acquired intangible assets, impairment of intangible assets and related write-offs, as well as lease liabilities - financial expenses (income). Non-GAAP financial measures should be evaluated in conjunction with, and are not a substitute for, GAAP financial measures. The tables also present the GAAP financial measures, which are most comparable to the non-GAAP financial measures as well as reconciliation between the non-GAAP financial measures and the most comparable GAAP financial measures. The non-GAAP financial information presented herein should not be considered in isolation from or as a substitute for operating income (loss), net income (loss) or per share data prepared in accordance with GAAP.
 
About Silicom
 
Silicom Ltd. is an industry-leading provider of high-performance networking and data infrastructure solutions. Designed primarily to improve performance and efficiency in Cloud and Data Center environments, Silicom’s solutions increase throughput, decrease latency and boost the performance of servers and networking appliances, the infrastructure backbone that enables advanced Cloud architectures and leading technologies like NFV, SD-WAN and Cyber Security. Our innovative solutions for high-density networking, high-speed fabric switching, offloading and acceleration, which utilize a range of cutting-edge silicon technologies as well as FPGA-based solutions, are ideal for scaling-up and scaling-out cloud infrastructures.

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Silicom products are used by major Cloud players, service providers, telcos and OEMs as components of their infrastructure offerings, including both add-on adapters in the Data Center and stand-alone virtualized/universal CPE devices at the edge.
 
Silicom’s long-term, trusted relationships with more than 200 customers throughout the world, its more than 400 active Design Wins and more than 300 product SKUs have made Silicom a “go-to” connectivity/performance partner of choice for technology leaders around the globe.
 
For more information, please visit: www.silicom.co.il
 
Statements in this press Statements in this press release which are not historical data are forward-looking statements which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, or other factors not under the company's control, which may cause actual results, performance, or achievements of the company to be materially different from the results, performance, or other expectations implied by these forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, Silicom’s increasing dependence for substantial revenue growth on a limited number of customers, the speed and extent to which Silicom's solutions are adopted by the relevant markets, difficulty in commercializing and marketing of Silicom’s products and services, maintaining and protecting brand recognition, protection of intellectual property, competition, disruptions to its manufacturing, sales & marketing, development and customer support activities, the impact of the wars in Gaza and in the Ukraine, attacks on shipping by Huthis in the Red Sea, rising inflation, rising interest rates and volatile exchange rates, as well as any continuing or new effects resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, and  the global economic uncertainty, which may impact customer demand by encouraging them to exercise greater caution and selectivity with their short-term IT investment plans. The factors noted above are not exhaustive.
 
Further information about the company’s businesses, including information about factors that could materially affect Silicom’s results of operations and financial condition, are discussed in our Annual Report on Form 20-F and other documents filed by the Company and that may be subsequently filed by the company from time to time with the SEC. These forward-looking statements can generally be identified as such because the context of the statement will include words such as “expect,” “should,” “believe,” “anticipate” or words of similar import. Similarly, statements that describe future plans, objectives or goals are also forward-looking statements. In light of significant risks and uncertainties inherent in forward-looking statements, the inclusion of such statements should not be regarded as a representation by the company that it will achieve such forward-looking statements. The company disclaims any duty to update such statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
 
Company Contact:
Eran Gilad, CFO
Silicom Ltd.
Tel: +972-9-764-4555
E-mail: erang@silicom.co.il
Investor Relations Contact:
Ehud Helft
EK Global Investor Relations
Tel: +1 212 378 8040
E-mail: silicom@ekgir.com

-- FINANCIAL TABLES FOLLOW –
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Silicom Ltd. Consolidated Balance Sheets
(US$ thousands)
 
   
June 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2024
   
2023
 
             
Assets
           
             
Current assets
           
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
60,680
   
$
46,972
 
Marketable securities
   
8,628
     
7,957
 
Accounts receivables: Trade, net
   
12,988
     
25,004
 
Accounts receivables: Other
   
6,795
     
3,688
 
Inventories
   
44,652
     
51,507
 
Total current assets
   
133,743
     
135,128
 
                 
Marketable securities
   
8,989
     
16,619
 
Assets held for employees’ severance benefits
   
1,257
     
1,357
 
Deferred tax assets
   
2,617
     
2,359
 
Property, plant and equipment, net
   
3,169
     
3,552
 
Intangible assets, net
   
2,285
     
2,253
 
Right of Use
   
5,847
     
6,466
 
Total assets
 
$
157,907
   
$
167,734
 
                 
Liabilities and shareholders' equity
               
                 
Current liabilities
               
Trade accounts payable
 
$
5,667
   
$
4,139
 
Other accounts payable and accrued expenses
   
6,353
     
6,668
 
Lease Liabilities
   
1,711
     
2,070
 
                 
Total current liabilities
   
13,731
     
12,877
 
                 
Lease Liabilities
   
3,397
     
3,877
 
Liability for employees’ severance benefits
   
2,546
     
2,672
 
Deferred tax liabilities
   
81
     
46
 
                 
Total liabilities
   
19,755
     
19,472
 
                 
Shareholders' equity
               
Ordinary shares and additional paid-in capital
   
72,140
     
70,693
 
Treasury shares
   
(50,240
)
   
(43,631
)
Retained earnings
   
116,252
     
121,200
 
Total shareholders' equity
   
138,152
     
148,262
 
                 
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
 
$
157,907
   
$
167,734
 

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Silicom Ltd. Consolidated Statements of Operations
(US$ thousands, except for share and per share data)

   
Three-month period
   
Six-month period
 
   
ended June 30,
   
ended June 30,
 
   
2024
   
2023
   
2024
   
2023
 
Sales
 
$
14,502
   
$
38,130
   
$
28,867
   
$
75,311
 
Cost of sales
   
10,239
     
25,968
     
20,565
     
51,364
 
Gross profit
   
4,263
     
12,162
     
8,302
     
23,947
 
                                 
Research and development expenses
   
4,948
     
5,253
     
9,869
     
10,391
 
Selling and marketing expenses
   
1,474
     
1,894
     
2,994
     
3,397
 
General and administrative expenses
   
965
     
1,013
     
2,026
     
2,106
 
Total operating expenses
   
7,387
     
8,160
     
14,889
     
15,894
 
                                 
Operating income (loss)
   
(3,124
)
   
4,002
     
(6,587
)
   
8,053
 
                                 
Financial income (expenses), net
   
687
     
468
     
1,086
     
767
 
Income (loss) before income taxes
   
(2,437
)
   
4,470
     
(5,501
)
   
8,820
 
Income taxes
   
(921
)
   
664
     
(553
)
   
1,477
 
Net income (loss)
 
$
(1,516
)
 
$
3,806
   
$
(4,948
)
 
$
7,343
 
                                 
Basic income (loss) per ordinary share (US$)
 
$
(0.25
)
 
$
0.56
   
$
(0.80
)
 
$
1.09
 
                                 
Weighted average number of ordinary shares used to compute basic income (loss) per share (in thousands)
   
6,079
     
6,772
     
6,176
     
6,760
 
                                 
Diluted income (loss) per ordinary share (US$)
 
$
(0.25
)
 
$
0.56
   
$
(0.80
)
 
$
1.07
 
                                 
Weighted average number of ordinary shares used to compute diluted income (loss) per share (in thousands)
   
6,079
     
6,827
     
6,176
     
6,837
 

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Silicom Ltd. Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Results
(US$ thousands, except for share and per share data)

   
Three-month period
   
Six-month period
 
   
ended June 30,
   
ended June 30,
 
   
2024
   
2023
   
2024
   
2023
 
                         
GAAP gross profit
 
$
4,263
   
$
12,162
   
$
8,302
   
$
23,947
 
(1) Share-based compensation (*)
   
50
     
104
     
111
     
218
 
Non-GAAP gross profit
 
$
4,313
   
$
12,266
   
$
8,413
   
$
24,165
 
                                 
GAAP operating income (loss)
 
$
(3,124
)
 
$
4,002
   
$
(6,587
)
 
$
8,053
 
Gross profit adjustments
   
50
     
104
     
111
     
218
 
(1) Share-based compensation (*)
   
647
     
647
     
1,336
     
1,257
 
Non-GAAP operating income (loss)
 
$
(2,427
)
 
$
4,753
   
$
(5,140
)
 
$
9,528
 
                                 
GAAP net income (loss)
 
$
(1,516
)
 
$
3,806
   
$
(4,948
)
 
$
7,343
 
Operating income (loss) adjustments
   
697
     
751
     
1,447
     
1,475
 
(2) Lease liabilities - Financial expenses (income)
   
(64
)
   
(136
)
   
(107
)
   
(304
)
(3) Taxes on amortization and impairment of acquired intangible assets
   
22
     
67
     
375
     
135
 
Non-GAAP net income (loss)
 
$
(861
)
 
$
4,488
   
$
(3,233
)
 
$
8,649
 
                                 
GAAP net income (loss)
 
$
(1,516
)
 
$
3,806
   
$
(4,948
)
 
$
7,343
 
Adjustments for Non-GAAP Cost of sales
   
50
     
104
     
111
     
218
 
Adjustments for Non-GAAP Research and development expenses
   
287
     
292
     
600
     
598
 
Adjustments for Non-GAAP Selling and marketing expenses
   
170
     
196
     
346
     
349
 
Adjustments for Non-GAAP General and administrative expenses
   
190
     
159
     
390
     
310
 
Adjustments for Non-GAAP Financial income (loss), net
   
(64
)
   
(136
)
   
(107
)
   
(304
)
Adjustments for Non-GAAP Income taxes
   
22
     
67
     
375
     
135
 
Non-GAAP net income (loss)
 
$
(861
)
 
$
4,488
   
$
(3,233
)
 
$
8,649
 
                                 
GAAP basic income (loss) per ordinary share (US$)
 
$
(0.25
)
 
$
0.56
   
$
(0.80
)
 
$
1.09
 
(1) Share-based compensation (*)
   
0.12
     
0.11
     
0.24
     
0.21
 
(2) Lease liabilities - Financial expenses (income)
   
(0.01
)
   
(0.02
)
   
(0.02
)
   
(0.04
)
(3) Taxes on amortization and impairment of acquired intangible assets
   
-
     
0.01
     
0.06
     
0.02
 
Non-GAAP basic income (loss) per ordinary share (US$)
 
$
(0.14
)
 
$
0.66
   
$
(0.52
)
 
$
1.28
 
                                 
GAAP diluted income (loss) per ordinary share (US$)
 
$
(0.25
)
 
$
0.56
   
$
(0.80
)
 
$
1.07
 
(1) Share-based compensation (*)
   
0.12
     
0.11
     
0.24
     
0.22
 
(2) Lease liabilities - Financial expenses (income)
   
(0.01
)
   
(0.02
)
   
(0.02
)
   
(0.04
)
(3) Taxes on amortization and impairment of acquired intangible assets
   
-
     
0.01
     
0.06
     
0.02
 
Non-GAAP diluted income (loss) per ordinary share (US$)
 
$
(0.14
)
 
$
0.66
   
$
(0.52
)
 
$
1.27
 

(*) Adjustments related to share-based compensation expenses according to ASC topic 718 (SFAS 123 (R))
 
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