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Magnachip Semiconductor Corp.: Q4 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q4 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 4 March 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 3 new. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Fourth-quarter revenue $40.6 million: Revenue was $40.6 million, down 11.7% from $45.9 million in the third quarter and down 20.7% from $51.2 million a year earlier. Source
  • Communications product revenue grew sharply: Product revenue from the Communications business rose 24% from the third quarter and 68% from the fourth quarter of 2024. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA loss widened: Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations was a loss of $8.9 million in the fourth quarter, against a loss of $4.0 million in the third quarter and income of $0.3 million a year earlier. Source
  • Power Analog Solutions revenue fell: PAS revenue was $36.8 million, down 11.4% sequentially and 15.3% year over year. PAS gross margin was 6.5%, against 16.0% in the third quarter and 20.5% a year earlier. Source
  • New-generation launches reached 55: The company launched 55 new-generation products in 2025 against four in 2024, including 24 in the fourth quarter. Source
  • Headcount and cost programs executed: Management said it ran multiple operating expense cost reduction programs, including a headcount reduction, expected to save more than $2 million annualized from Q4 2025. Source
  • Operating loss widened to $12.4 million: Operating loss was $12.4 million, against $11.5 million in the third quarter and $6.8 million a year earlier. Full-year operating loss was $35.9 million. Source
  • Gross margin fell to 9.3%: Consolidated gross margin from continuing operations was 9.3%, against 18.6% in the third quarter and 21.7% a year earlier. Full-year margin was 17.6%, against 19.7% in 2024. Source

“Over the past year, we have taken deliberate actions to simplify the business, significantly reduce our cost structure, and sharpen our focus on power, while increasing investment in new-generation products where we can compete and win.”

Camillo Martino, Magnachip’s CEO

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Consolidated revenue from continuing operations Sourcefirst quarter 2026$44.0 to $48.0 millionNew
Revenue growth at guidance mid-point Sourcefirst quarter 2026up 13.4% sequentially and up 2.9% year-over-year at the mid-pointNew
Consolidated gross profit margin from continuing operations Sourcefirst quarter 202614% to 16%New

What changed from last quarter

  • New guidance: The company began giving first-quarter 2026 revenue guidance in this release, in a range of $44.0 million to $48.0 million. Source
  • New guidance: The company began giving first-quarter 2026 gross margin guidance in this release, in a range of 14% to 16%. Source

Fourth-quarter and full-year results

  • Fourth-quarter revenue $40.6 million: Revenue was $40.6 million, down 11.7% from $45.9 million in the third quarter and down 20.7% from $51.2 million a year earlier. Source
  • Full-year revenue down 8.9%: Full-year 2025 revenue was $178.9 million, down 8.9% from $196.4 million in 2024. Power Solutions revenue was $178.9 million on the same basis. Source
  • Communications product revenue grew sharply: Product revenue from the Communications business rose 24% from the third quarter and 68% from the fourth quarter of 2024. Source
  • Net loss narrowed to $8.1 million: Net loss was $8.1 million in the fourth quarter, against $13.1 million in the third quarter and $16.3 million a year earlier. Full-year net loss was $29.7 million against $54.3 million in 2024. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA loss widened: Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations was a loss of $8.9 million in the fourth quarter, against a loss of $4.0 million in the third quarter and income of $0.3 million a year earlier. Source

Segments and Transitional Fab 3

  • Power Analog Solutions revenue fell: PAS revenue was $36.8 million, down 11.4% sequentially and 15.3% year over year. PAS gross margin was 6.5%, against 16.0% in the third quarter and 20.5% a year earlier. Source
  • Power IC revenue and margin: Power IC revenue was $3.8 million, down 14.5% sequentially and 30.4% year over year. Its gross margin was 36.7%, against 43.2% in the third quarter. Source
  • Transitional Fab 3 foundry revenue ended: Transitional Fab 3 foundry services recorded no revenue in the fourth quarter or full year 2025. The services were wound down by the end of 2024, when the line had $2.3 million of fourth-quarter revenue. Source

“With a more focused strategy, a stronger product pipeline, and disciplined execution, we believe Magnachip is better positioned to improve competitiveness, strengthen margins over time, and drive a more consistent recovery.”

Camillo Martino, Magnachip’s CEO

Products and new launches

  • New-generation launches reached 55: The company launched 55 new-generation products in 2025 against four in 2024, including 24 in the fourth quarter. Source
  • Hyundai Mobis industrial IGBT agreement: The company signed a strategic agreement to expand its industrial business, based on a jointly developed IGBT technology with Hyundai Mobis. Source

Costs, charges and margins

  • Headcount and cost programs executed: Management said it ran multiple operating expense cost reduction programs, including a headcount reduction, expected to save more than $2 million annualized from Q4 2025. Source
  • Operating expenses fell from third quarter: Total operating expenses were $16.2 million, against $20.1 million in the third quarter. Early termination and other charges were nil in the fourth quarter. Source
  • Operating loss widened to $12.4 million: Operating loss was $12.4 million, against $11.5 million in the third quarter and $6.8 million a year earlier. Full-year operating loss was $35.9 million. Source
  • Gross margin fell to 9.3%: Consolidated gross margin from continuing operations was 9.3%, against 18.6% in the third quarter and 21.7% a year earlier. Full-year margin was 17.6%, against 19.7% in 2024. Source
  • Prior margin guidance cited incentive: The third-quarter release tied the fourth-quarter margin range to a one-time channel inventory incentive and a lower fab utilization rate. The fourth-quarter release does not restate those causes.
  • Early termination charges in 2025: Full-year early termination and other charges were $4.8 million, including $2.6 million from the voluntary resignation program and $1.7 million of executive separation benefits. Source

Capital, cash and shareholder returns

  • Gumi fab upgrade spending $21.4 million: Gumi fab upgrade spending was $21.4 million in 2025, of which $17.0 million was funded through equipment financing loans. Source
  • Cash lower, borrowings higher: Cash and cash equivalents were $103.8 million at December 31, 2025, against $138.6 million a year earlier. Long-term borrowings rose to $44.6 million from $27.2 million. Source
  • Operating cash flow negative for year: Operating cash flow was negative $24.2 million for 2025, against negative $6.1 million in 2024. The fourth quarter was positive $5.4 million. Source
  • Share repurchases reduced in 2025: Treasury stock purchases were $4.4 million in 2025, against $12.9 million in 2024. Purchases in the fourth quarter were $41 thousand. Source

Reporting, currency and strategy

  • Display business shown as discontinued: Results exclude the Display business, reported as discontinued from Q1 2025. Fourth-quarter income from discontinued operations was $0.7 million, against an $8.6 million loss a year earlier. Source
  • Adjusted loss per share $0.08: Adjusted loss from continuing operations was $2.7 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, against $0.4 million in the third quarter. The measure excludes equity-based compensation, foreign currency loss and certain charges. Source
  • Foreign currency loss $6.4 million: Foreign currency loss, net was $6.4 million in the fourth quarter, against $4.3 million in the third quarter. Full-year foreign currency loss was $0.3 million, against $16.7 million in 2024. Source
  • Go-to-market restructured, China focus: The third-quarter release said the go-to-market organization had been restructured and the product portfolio was being revitalized, particularly in China.

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Gross margin Source9.3% consolidated, Q4 2025 (18.6% Q3 2025; 21.7% Q4 2024)
End-market revenue, communications Sourceproduct revenue up 24% sequentially and 68% year over year

Risks management discussed

  • Demand: Management said near-term market conditions remain challenging. Source
  • Operational: The third-quarter release said the company was entering a challenging period as it right-sized as a pure-play power products company.

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Not stated: The fourth-quarter release reports 24 launches in the quarter and 55 for 2025, against the at-least-50 plan. It does not state a status.
  • Not stated: The third-quarter release planned the reduction against a previously expected $65 to $70 million. The fourth-quarter release reports $21.4 million spent in 2025.
  • Not stated: The third-quarter release estimated about $2.5 million in annualized savings. The fourth-quarter release estimates more than $2 million beginning in Q4 2025.
  • Met: Management said fourth-quarter revenue was approximately at the mid-point of the $38.5 million to $42.5 million range. Source
  • Met: Management said fourth-quarter gross margin was slightly above the mid-point of the 8.0% to 10.0% guidance range. Source

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.