Form 6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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 May, 2007

 


ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda) LTD.

(Translation of Registrant’s Name Into English)

 


11F, No. 3, Lane 91, Dongmei Road

Hsinchu, Taiwan

Republic of China

(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       ü            Form 40-F              

(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)

Yes                      No      ü    

(If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-            .)

 



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.

 

  ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda) LTD.
                              (Registrant)
Date: May 3, 2007   By  

/S/ S.J. Cheng

  Name:   S. J. Cheng
  Title:   Chairman & Chief Executive Officer


EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit
Number
   
1.1   Press Release


Exhibit 1.1

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Contacts:      

In Taiwan

Dr. S.K. Chen

ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda) LTD.

+886-6-507-7712

s.k. chen@chipmos.com

  

In the U.S.

David Pasquale

The Ruth Group

646-536-7006

dpasquale@theruthgroup.com

  

ChipMOS REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2007 RESULTS

Hsinchu, Taiwan, May 4, 2007 – ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda) LTD. (“ChipMOS” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: IMOS) today reported unaudited consolidated financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2007. All U.S. dollar figures in this release are based on the exchange rate of NT$33.09 against US$1.00 as of March 30, 2007.

Net revenue for the first quarter of 2007 was NT$5,723.0 million or US$172.9 million, an increase of 31.0% from NT$4,367.1 million or US$132.0 million for the same period in 2006 and a decrease of 3.3% from NT$5,920.8 million or US$178.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2006. Under US GAAP, the gross margin for the first quarter of 2007 was 27.2%, compared to 31.4% for the same period in 2006 and 31.7% for the fourth quarter of 2006. Under US GAAP, net income for the first quarter of 2007 was NT$265.7 million or US$8.0 million, and NT$3.74 or US$0.11 per common share. Net income under US GAAP for the first quarter of 2007 included NT$102.9 million or US$3.1 million of non-cash charges from changes in the fair value of the embedded derivative liabilities and amortization of discount on convertible notes. Excluding the above two special items regarding to convertible notes, non-GAAP adjusted net income for the first quarter of 2007 would have been NT$368.6 million or US$11.1 million, and NT$5.18 or US$0.16 per common share.

The unaudited consolidated financial results of ChipMOS for the first quarter ended March 31, 2007 included the financial results of ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC., ChipMOS Japan Inc., ChipMOS U.S.A., Inc., ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (H.K.) Limited, MODERN MIND TECHNOLOGY LIMITED and its wholly-owned subsidiary ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Shanghai) LTD., and ThaiLin Semiconductor Corp.

S.J. Cheng, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ChipMOS, said, “The first quarter 2007 results came in as expected with revenue, gross margin and net income being in line with guidance. We achieved better than seasonally normal results due to strength in our DRAM and flash businesses, which was affected by declines in the LCD driver IC business and fewer working days in February. We continue to benefit from the long-term customer programs already in place and new programs ramping up. We are also encouraged by the migration of our DRAM customers’ 90 nm technologies to 70 nm technologies or below. This helps customers increase their output per wafer, further reduces front end costs, while at the same time benefiting ChipMOS through significantly increased average testing time, higher volumes, and potentially more stable ASPs.”

S.K. Chen, Chief Financial Officer of ChipMOS, said, “Gross margin remained healthy at 27.2%. While we continue to stress profitability and free cash flow generation efforts and would always like to achieve improvements, the sequentially lower gross margin reflects the lower utilization level in our LCD driver business and product mix. We expect the business environment and demand levels in LCD driver IC to improve starting in the second quarter due to recovery of end market demand. We also expect a continued ramping of our flash business. Due to unclear market situation, especially in DRAM pricing, we will be conservative in our investment in DRAM capacity. Consequently we currently expect that CapEx in 2007 will be lower than our initial plan of US$260 million.”

 

Selected Operation Data      
     1Q07    4Q06

Revenue by segment

     

Testing

   48%    46%

Assembly

   34%    31%

LCD Driver

   18%    23%

Utilization by segment

     

Testing

   79%    88%

Assembly

   82%    81%

LCD Driver

   68%    91%

(TCP/COF, COG, Bumping)

   (70%, 69%, 58%)    (97%, 64%, 65%)

Overall

   78%    86%

CapEx by segment

     

Testing

   37%    48%

Assembly

   33%    33%

LCD Driver

   30%    19%

Depreciation and amortization expenses (US GAAP)

   US$51.3 million    US$49.1 million


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Second Quarter 2007 Outlook

Based on current customer forecasts and market conditions, ChipMOS currently expects that revenue for the second quarter of 2007 will be in the range of approximately US$173 million to US$182 million, which would represent flat to approximately 5% sequential growth compared to the first quarter of 2007. The Company currently expects US GAAP gross margin on a consolidated basis for the second quarter of 2007 to be in the range of approximately 24% to 27%.

Mr. Cheng commented, “ChipMOS is currently in a great position for 2007. Our prior efforts to align the company with key leaders in the DRAM (including DDR II), flash, and LCD driver segments have established ChipMOS as a leader of outsourced testing and assembly in these respective segments. We expect that these segments will continue to recover in 2007. We are also confident that the outsourcing trend will continue with an increased number of companies outsourcing and with existing customers increasing the scale of the programs they outsource. We believe our lower CapEx strategy, free cash flow focus and efforts to streamline the corporate ownership structure will help in our long-term goal of maximizing shareholder value. The latest example was our recent transaction with Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd., which we believe will be accretive in 2007 and beyond.”

Investor Conference Call / Webcast Details

ChipMOS will review detailed first quarter 2007 results on Thursday, May 3, 2007 at 7:00PM ET (7:00AM, May 4, Taiwan time). The conference call-in number is 1-201-689-8562. A live webcast of the conference call will be available at ChipMOS’ website at http://www.chipmos.com/. The playback will be available in 2 hours after the conclusion of the conference call and will be accessible by dialing 1-201-612-7415. The account number to access the replay is 3055 and the confirmation ID number is 238639.

About ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda) LTD.:

ChipMOS (http://www.chipmos.com/) is a leading independent provider of semiconductor testing and assembly services to customers in Taiwan, Japan, and the U.S. With advanced facilities in Hsinchu and Southern Taiwan Science Parks in Taiwan and Shanghai, ChipMOS and its subsidiaries provide testing and assembly services to a broad range of customers, including leading fabless semiconductor companies, integrated device manufacturers and independent semiconductor foundries.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this announcement may be viewed as “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the actual performance, financial condition or results of operations of the Company to be materially different from any future performance, financial condition or results of operations implied by such forward-looking statements. Further information regarding these risks, uncertainties and other factors is included in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and in the Company’s other filings with the SEC.

Use of Non-GAAP Information

Readers are reminded that non-GAAP numbers contained in this announcement are merely a supplement to, and not a replacement for, the GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP numbers should be read in conjunction with the US GAAP financial measures. It should be noted as well that the non-GAAP information provided in this announcement may be different from the non-GAAP information provided by other companies.

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ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda) LTD.

CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT (UNAUDITED)

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2007, 2006 and December 31, 2006

Figures in Million of U.S. dollars (USD) (1)

Except for Per Share Amounts and Shares Outstanding

 

     ROC GAAP     US GAAP  
     3 months ended     3 months ended  
     March 31, 2007
USD
    Dec. 31, 2006
USD
    March 31, 2006
USD
    March 31, 2007
USD
 

Net Revenue

   172.9     178.9     132.0     172.9  

Cost of Revenue

   125.8     122.0     90.5     125.9  
                        

Gross Profit

   47.1     56.9     41.5     47.0  
                        
Operating Expenses         

Research and Development

   2.2     2.6     1.8     2.2  

Sales and Marketing

   0.8     0.8     0.7     0.8  

General and Administrative

   8.1     7.1     5.4     13.1  
                        

Total Operating Expenses

   11.1     10.5     7.9     16.1  
                        

Income from Operations

   36.0     46.4     33.6     30.9  
                        

Non-Operating Expenses, Net

   (5.3 )   (0.7 )   (0.5 )   (7.6 )
                        

Income before Income Tax and Minority Interests

   30.7     45.7     33.1     23.3  

Income Tax Expense

   (3.9 )   (6.4 )   (3.9 )   (3.9 )
                        

Income before Minority Interests

   26.8     39.3     29.2     19.4  

Cumulative Effect of Changes in Accounting Principles

   —       —       0.1     —    

Minority Interests

   (12.7 )   (17.5 )   (11.1 )   (11.4 )
                        

Net Income

   14.1     21.8     18.2     8.0  
                        

Earnings Per Share -Basic

   0.20     0.31     0.27     0.11  
                        

Shares Outstanding (in thousands)-Basic

   71,107     69,891     67,924     71,107  
                        

Earnings Per Share -Diluted

   0.18     0.21     0.21     0.11  
                        

Shares Outstanding (in thousands)-Diluted

   85,085     99,087     83,724     73,779  
                        

Note (1): All U.S. dollar figures in this release are based on the exchange rate of NT$33.09 against US$1.00 as of March 30, 2007. The convenience translation should not be construed as representations that the NT Dollar amounts have been, or could be in the future be, converted into US dollars at this or any other exchange rate.


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ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda) LTD.

CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT (UNAUDITED)

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2007, 2006 and December 31, 2006

Figures in Million of NT dollars (NTD)

Except for Per Share Amounts and Shares Outstanding

 

     ROC GAAP     US GAAP  
     3 months ended     3 months ended  
     March 31, 2007
NTD
    Dec. 31, 2006
NTD
    March 31, 2006
NTD
    March 31, 2007
NTD
 

Net Revenue

   5,723.0     5,920.8     4,367.1     5,723.0  

Cost of Revenue

   4,163.6     4,037.3     2,993.0     4,168.2  
                        

Gross Profit

   1,559.4     1,883.5     1,374.1     1,554.8  
                        
Operating Expenses         

Research and Development

   74.4     84.6     59.3     74.4  

Sales and Marketing

   26.1     28.1     25.3     26.1  

General and Administrative

   266.5     235.3     178.5     433.2  
                        

Total Operating Expenses

   367.0     348.0     263.1     533.7  
                        

Income from Operations

   1,192.4     1,535.5     1,111.0     1,021.1  
                        

Non-Operating Expenses, Net

   (176.8 )   (22.1 )   (17.2 )   (250.7 )
                        

Income before Income Tax and Minority Interests

   1,015.6     1,513.4     1,093.8     770.4  

Income Tax Expense

   (130.7 )   (211.7 )   (129.5 )   (128.3 )
                        

Income before Minority Interests

   884.9     1,301.7     964.3     642.1  

Cumulative Effect of Changes in Accounting Principles

   —       —       3.3     —    

Minority Interests

   (419.8 )   (579.8 )   (366.0 )   (376.4 )
                        

Net Income

   465.1     721.9     601.6     265.7  
                        

Earnings Per Share -Basic

   6.54     10.33     8.86     3.74  
                        

Shares Outstanding (in thousands)-Basic

   71,107     69,891     67,924     71,107  
                        

Earnings Per Share -Diluted

   6.06     7.11     7.00     3.60  
                        

Shares Outstanding (in thousands)-Diluted

   85,085     99,087     83,724     73,779  
                        


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ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda) LTD.

RECONCILIATION OF US GAAP NET INCOME TO NON-GAAP NET INCOME (UNAUDITED)

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2007

Figures in Million of U.S. dollars (USD) (1)

Except for Per Share Amounts

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information

To supplement our consolidated income statement (unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2007 on a US GAAP basis, the Company uses a non-GAAP measure of net income, which is US GAAP net income adjusted to exclude two non-cash charges referred to as special items. The two non-cash charges excluded are changes in the fair value of the embedded derivative liabilities and amortization of discount on convertible notes. These charges are considered by the management to be outside of the Company’s core operating results. For example, changes in the fair value of the embedded derivative liabilities relate heavily to the Company’s stock price, interest rate and volatility, all of which are difficult to predict and outside of the control of the Company and its management.

For these reasons, management uses non-GAAP adjusted measures of net income and non-GAAP net income per share to evaluate the performance of our core businesses, to estimate future core performance and to compensate employees. In addition, this information facilitates our management’s internal comparisons to our historical operating results as well as to the operating results of our competitors.

The Company’s management finds these supplemental non-GAAP measures to be useful, and we believe these non-GAAP measures are useful to investors in enabling them to perform additional analyses of past, present and future operating performance and as a supplemental means to evaluate our core operating results. However, readers are reminded that non-GAAP numbers are merely a supplement to, and not a replacement for, US GAAP financial measures. They should be read in conjunction with the US GAAP financial measures. It should be noted as well that our non-GAAP information may be different from the non-GAAP information provided by other companies.

 

     3 months ended March 31
2007

US GAAP Net Income

   8.0

Special Items (in Non-Operating Expenses, Net)

  

Changes in the fair value of the embedded derivative liabilities(2)

   0.4

Amortization of discount on convertible notes(3)

   2.7
    

Total Special Items

   3.1

Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income

   11.1
    

US-GAAP Net Income Per Share (Basic)

   0.11

Adjustment for special items

   0.05

Non-GAAP Net Income Per Share (Basic)

   0.16
    

US-GAAP Net Income Per Share (Diluted)

   0.11

Adjustment for special items

   0.04

Non-GAAP Net Income Per Share (Diluted)

   0.15
    

Notes:

 

(1) All U.S. dollar figures in this release are based on the exchange rate of NT$33.09 against US$1.00 as of March 30, 2007. The convenience translation should not be construed as representations that the NT Dollar amounts have been, or could be in the future be, converted into US dollars at this or any other exchange rate.
(2) The Company’s management believes excluding non-cash special charge for the changes in the fair value of the embedded derivative liabilities from its non-GAAP financial measure of net income is useful for itself and investors as such expense does not have any impact on cash available to the Company.
(3) The Company’s management believes excluding non-cash amortization expense of discount on convertible notes from its non-GAAP financial measure of net income is useful for the Company and investors as such expense does not have any impact on cash available to the Company.


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ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda) LTD.

NON-GAAP CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT (UNAUDITED)

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2007

Figures in Million of U.S. dollars (USD) (1)

Except for Per Share Amounts and Shares Outstanding

 

     3 months ended March 31
2007
 

Net Revenue

   172.9  

Cost of Revenue

   125.9  
      

Gross Profit

   47.0  
      

Operating Expenses

  

Research and Development

   2.2  

Sales and Marketing

   0.8  

General and Administrative

   13.1  
      

Total Operating Expenses

   16.1  
      

Income from Operations

   30.9  
      

Non-Operating Expenses, Net

   (4.5 )
      

Income before Income Tax and Minority Interests

   26.4  

Income Tax Expense

   (3.9 )
      

Income before Minority Interests

   22.5  

Minority Interests

   (11.4 )
      

Net Income

   11.1  
      

Earnings Per Share -Basic

   0.16  
      

Shares Outstanding (in thousands)-Basic

   71,107  
      

Earnings Per Share -Diluted

   0.15  
      

Shares Outstanding (in thousands)-Diluted

   73,779  
      

Note (1): All U.S. dollar figures in this release are based on the exchange rate of NT$33.09 against US$1.00 as of March 30, 2007. The convenience translation should not be construed as representations that the NT Dollar amounts have been, or could be in the future be, converted into US dollars at this or any other exchange rate.


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ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda) LTD.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (UNAUDITED)

As of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006

Figures in Million of U.S. dollars (USD) (1)

 

     ROC GAAP     US GAAP  
     Mar-07
USD
    Dec-06
USD
    Mar-07
USD
    Dec-06
USD
 
ASSETS         

Cash and Cash Equivalents

   126.4     178.2     126.4     178.2  

Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Profit or Loss

   28.3     58.3     28.3     58.3  

Accounts and Notes Receivable

   150.2     152.9     150.2     152.9  

Inventories

   25.9     28.6     25.9     28.6  

Other Current Assets

   36.4     12.1     36.4     12.1  
                        

Total Current Assets

   367.2     430.1     367.2     430.1  
                        

Long-term Investments

   11.0     11.1     11.0     11.1  

Property, Plant & Equipment-Net

   931.0     921.6     927.6     918.0  

Intangible Assets

   5.3     10.6     5.3     13.5  

Other Assets

   46.5     17.1     48.8     16.7  
                        

Total Assets

   1,361.0     1,390.5     1,359.9     1,389.4  
                        
LIABILITIES         
Current Liabilities         

Short-Term Bank Loans

   61.8     31.9     61.8     31.9  

Current Portion of Long-Term Debt

   63.3     70.6     63.3     70.6  

Accounts Payable and Payables to Contractors and Equipment Suppliers

   53.3     54.3     53.3     54.3  

Other Current Liabilities

   47.8     47.1     65.1     61.0  
                        

Total Current Liabilities

   226.2     203.9     243.5     217.8  

Long-Term Liabilities

   488.4     480.5     518.7     508.8  

Other Liabilities

   15.5     14.5     16.5     15.2  
                        

Total Liabilities

   730.1     698.9     778.7     741.8  
                        
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY         

Capital Stock

   0.8     0.7     0.8     0.7  

Option Warrants

   4.2     4.3     15.1     14.4  

Deferred Compensation

   (1.5 )   (1.7 )   (8.2 )   (9.2 )

Capital Surplus

   367.8     291.1     348.2     271.4  

Retained Earnings

   140.7     130.6     115.9     111.8  

Cumulated Translation Adjustments

   4.7     2.0     4.7     2.1  

Unrecognized Pension Cost

   —       —       (1.9 )   (1.4 )

Minority Interests

   114.2     264.6     106.6     257.8  
                        

Total Equity

   630.9     691.6     581.2     647.6  
                        

Total Liabilities & Shareholders’ Equity

   1,361.0     1,390.5     1,359.9     1,389.4  
                        

Note (1): All U.S. dollar figures in this release are based on the exchange rate of NT$33.09 against US$1.00 as of March 30, 2007. The convenience translation should not be construed as representations that the NT Dollar amounts have been, or could be in the future be, converted into US dollars at this or any other exchange rate.


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ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda) LTD.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (UNAUDITED)

As of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006

Figures in Million of NT dollars (NTD)

 

     ROC GAAP     US GAAP  
     Mar-07
NTD
    Dec-06
NTD
    Mar-07
NTD
    Dec-06
NTD
 
ASSETS         

Cash and Cash Equivalents

   4,183.6     5,895.9     4,183.6     5,895.9  

Financial Assets at Fair Value Through Profit or Loss

   937.5     1,929.1     937.5     1,929.1  

Accounts and Notes Receivable

   4,970.5     5,060.8     4,970.5     5,060.8  

Inventories

   856.1     945.8     856.4     946.1  

Other Current Assets

   1,202.3     401.0     1,202.3     401.0  
                        

Total Current Assets

   12,150.0     14,232.6     12,150.3     14,232.9  
                        

Long-term Investments

   364.6     366.7     364.6     366.7  

Property, Plant & Equipment-Net

   30,805.8     30,494.3     30,692.5     30,377.7  

Intangible Assets

   176.1     353.0     176.1     446.7  

Other Assets

   1,539.4     565.3     1,614.7     552.1  
                        

Total Assets

   45,035.9     46,011.9     44,998.2     45,976.1  
                        
LIABILITIES         
Current Liabilities         

Short-Term Bank Loans

   2,046.2     1,055.3     2,046.2     1,055.3  

Current Portion of Long-Term Debt

   2,093.4     2,335.3     2,093.4     2,335.3  

Accounts Payable and Payables to Contractors and Equipment Suppliers

   1,763.1     1,796.2     1,763.1     1,796.2  

Other Current Liabilities

   1,582.7     1,560.7     2,153.8     2,020.2  
                        

Total Current Liabilities

   7,485.4     6,747.5     8,056.5     7,207.0  

Long-Term Liabilities

   16,160.3     15,900.5     17,164.4     16,836.2  

Other Liabilities

   512.9     479.0     546.4     502.2  
                        

Total Liabilities

   24,158.6     23,127.0     25,767.3     24,545.4  
                        
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY         

Capital Stock

   27.2     23.0     27.2     23.0  

Option Warrants

   139.4     140.7     500.4     478.1  

Deferred Compensation

   (50.8 )   (56.6 )   (270.5 )   (303.1 )

Capital Surplus

   12,171.5     9,631.2     11,520.3     8,979.9  

Retained Earnings

   4,656.4     4,322.2     3,833.8     3,698.9  

Cumulated Translation Adjustments

   156.3     68.1     156.3     68.1  

Unrecognized Pension Cost

   —       —       (62.9 )   (44.7 )

Minority Interests

   3,777.3     8,756.3     3,526.3     8,530.5  
                        

Total Equity

   20,877.3     22,884.9     19,230.9     21,430.7  
                        

Total Liabilities & Shareholders’ Equity

   45,035.9     46,011.9     44,998.2     45,976.1