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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 10, 2019

 

BROADCOM INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-38449

 

35-2617337

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1320 Ridder Park Drive, San Jose, California

 

95131

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

(408) 433-8000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of Each Exchange

on Which Registered

Common Stock, $0.001 par value

 

AVGO

 

The Nasdaq Global Select Market

Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, Series A, $0.01 par value

 

AVGOP

 

The Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  

 

 


Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On December 12, 2019, Broadcom Inc. (“Broadcom” or the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its unaudited financial results for the fourth fiscal quarter and fiscal year ended November 3, 2019. The Company will host an investor conference call on December 12, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time to discuss these results.

The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the press release dated December 12, 2019, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On December 10, 2019, the Board approved the Company’s Fiscal Year 2020 Annual Performance Bonus Plan for Executive Employees (the “Plan”), which is the Company’s performance-based annual cash incentive bonus plan for its executive management employees for its fiscal year ending November 1, 2020. The terms of the Plan are substantially the same as the Fiscal Year 2019 Annual Performance Bonus Plan for Executive Employees, adopted in respect of the Company’s Fiscal Year 2019, other than with regard to the applicable annual performance metrics.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On December 12, 2019, the Company announced that the Board has declared a quarterly cash dividend on the Company’s common stock of $3.25 per share. The dividend is payable on December 31, 2019 to common stockholders of record at the close of business (5:00 p.m., Eastern Time) on December 23, 2019.

The Company also announced that the Board has declared a quarterly cash dividend on the Company’s 8.00% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, Series A (the “Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock”), of $20.00 per share. This dividend is payable on December 31, 2019 to Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock holders of record at the close of business (5:00 p.m., Eastern Time) on December 15, 2019.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit
No.

   

Description

         
 

99.1

   

Press release, dated December 12, 2019, entitled “Broadcom Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2019 Financial Results and Quarterly Dividends”

         
 

104

   

Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL).

The information contained in Items 2.02 of this report, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of the registrant, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, unless expressly incorporated by specific reference to such filing. The information in this report, including the exhibit hereto, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.


Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This report contains forward-looking statements (including within the meaning of Section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended) concerning Broadcom. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements that address our expected future business and financial performance and other statements identified by words such as “will”, “expect”, “believe”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “should”, “intend”, “plan”, “potential”, “predict” “project”, “aim”, and similar words, phrases or expressions. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and beliefs of the management of Broadcom, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, such management, current market trends and market conditions and involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside the Company’s and management’s control, and which may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on such statements.

Particular uncertainties that could materially affect future results include risks associated with: our acquisition of Symantec Corporation’s Enterprise Security business (“Symantec Business”), including (1) potential difficulties in employee retention, (2) unexpected costs, charges or expenses, and (3) our ability to successfully integrate the Symantec Business and achieve the anticipated benefits of the transaction; any loss of our significant customers and fluctuations in the timing and volume of significant customer demand; our dependence on contract manufacturing and outsourced supply chain; our dependency on a limited number of suppliers; global economic conditions and concerns; international political and economic conditions; any acquisitions we may make, such as delays, challenges and expenses associated with receiving governmental and regulatory approvals and satisfying other closing conditions, and with integrating acquired businesses with our existing businesses and our ability to achieve the benefits, growth prospects and synergies expected by such acquisitions, including our recent acquisition of the Symantec Business; government regulations and trade restrictions; our significant indebtedness and the need to generate sufficient cash flows to service and repay such debt; dependence on and risks associated with distributors and resellers of our products; dependence on senior management and our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel; involvement in legal or administrative proceedings; quarterly and annual fluctuations in operating results; our ability to accurately estimate customers’ demand and adjust our manufacturing and supply chain accordingly; cyclicality in the semiconductor industry or in our target markets; our competitive performance and ability to continue achieving design wins with our customers, as well as the timing of any design wins; prolonged disruptions of our or our contract manufacturers’ manufacturing facilities or other significant operations; our ability to improve our manufacturing efficiency and quality; our dependence on outsourced service providers for certain key business services and their ability to execute to our requirements; our ability to maintain or improve gross margin; our ability to protect our intellectual property and the unpredictability of any associated litigation expenses; compatibility of our software products with operating environments, platforms or third-party products; our ability to enter into satisfactory software license agreements; sales to our government clients; availability of third party software used in our products; use of open source code sources in our products; any expenses or reputational damage associated with resolving customer product warranty and indemnification claims; market acceptance of the end products into which our products are designed; our ability to sell to new types of customers and to keep pace with technological advances; our compliance with privacy and data security laws; our ability to protect against a breach of security systems; changes in accounting standards; fluctuations in foreign exchange rates; our provision for income taxes and overall cash tax costs, legislation that may impact our overall cash tax costs and our ability to maintain tax concessions in certain jurisdictions; and other events and trends on a national, regional and global scale, including those of a political, economic, business, competitive and regulatory nature.

Our filings with the SEC, which you may obtain for free at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov, discuss some of the important risk factors that may affect our business, results of operations and financial condition. Actual results may vary from the estimates provided. We undertake no intent or obligation to publicly update or revise any of the estimates and other forward-looking statements made in this announcement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.


SIGNATURE

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, hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

BROADCOM INC.

             

Date: December 12, 2019

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Thomas H. Krause, Jr.

 

 

Name:

 

Thomas H. Krause, Jr.

 

 

Title:

 

Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Broadcom Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2019 Financial Results and Quarterly Dividends

 

   

Revenue of $5,776 million for the fourth quarter, up 6 percent from the prior year period

 

   

Revenue of $22,597 million for the fiscal year, up 8 percent from the prior year

 

   

GAAP net income of $847 million for the fourth quarter; Adjusted EBITDA of $3,165 million for the fourth quarter

 

   

GAAP net income of $2,724 million for the fiscal year; Adjusted EBITDA of $12,579 million for the fiscal year

 

   

Quarterly common stock dividend increased by 23 percent to $3.25 per share from the prior quarter

 

   

Fiscal year 2020 revenue guidance of $25 billion plus or minus $500 million, up 11 percent from fiscal year 2019 at the midpoint of guidance

 

   

Fiscal year 2020 Adjusted EBITDA guidance of $13.75 billion plus or minus $250 million, or 55% of revenue at the midpoint of guidance 1

SAN JOSE, Calif. – December 12, 2019Broadcom Inc. (Nasdaq: AVGO), a global technology leader that designs, develops and supplies semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions, today reported financial results for its fourth fiscal quarter and fiscal year ended November 3, 2019, provided guidance for its fiscal year 2020 and announced quarterly dividends. The Company completed its acquisition of the Symantec Enterprise Security business on November 4, 2019. The financial results provided below do not include any contribution from the Symantec Enterprise Security business.

“Fiscal year 2019 concluded as expected. Our semiconductor solutions segment continued to work its way through a cyclical correction. This was more than offset by our infrastructure software segment, which delivered healthy results benefitting from the integration and performance of our CA business,” said Hock Tan, President and CEO of Broadcom Inc. “Looking to fiscal 2020, we remain well-positioned across our technology franchises. We continue to believe that our core semiconductor business is bottoming and will return to year over year growth in the second half of our fiscal year. In addition, we expect to benefit from the integration of the Symantec Enterprise Security business into what is otherwise expected to be a stable infrastructure software segment in fiscal 2020.”

“We achieved record profitability in fiscal 2019, including free cash flow of over $9 billion, despite a challenging market backdrop for our semiconductor solutions segment. As a result, we are raising our target dividend by 23 percent to $3.25 per share per quarter for fiscal year 2020,” said Tom Krause, CFO of Broadcom Inc. “Looking ahead to next year, we expect our adjusted EBITDA to expand by more than $1 billion, while we focus our capital returns on cash dividends, with excess cash going towards debt pay down.”

 

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The Company is not readily able to provide a reconciliation of the projected non-GAAP financial information presented to the relevant projected GAAP measure without unreasonable effort.

 

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Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2019 GAAP Results from Continuing Operations

Net revenue was $5,776 million, 4.7 percent higher than $5,515 million in the previous quarter and 6.1 percent higher than $5,444 million in the same quarter last year.

Gross margin was $3,152 million, or 54.6 percent of net revenue. This compares with gross margin of $3,034 million, or 55.0 percent of net revenue, in the prior quarter, and gross margin of $2,935 million, or 53.9 percent of net revenue, in the same quarter last year.

Operating expenses were $2,098 million. This compares with $2,169 million in the prior quarter and $1,283 million in the same quarter last year.

Operating income was $1,054 million, or 18.2 percent of net revenue. This compares with operating income of $865 million, or 15.7 percent of net revenue, in the prior quarter, and operating income of $1,652 million, or 30.3 percent of net revenue, in the same quarter last year.

Net income was $847 million, or $1.97 per diluted share. This compares with net income of $715 million, or $1.71 per diluted share, in the prior quarter, and net income of $1,115 million, or $2.64 per diluted share, in the same quarter last year.

Cash from operations was $2,479 million in the quarter. This compares with $2,419 million in the prior quarter and $2,635 million in the same quarter last year.

 

Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2019 GAAP Results

                     Change  

(Dollars in millions, except per share data)

   Q4 19     Q3 19     Q4 18     Q/Q     Y/Y  

Net revenue

   $ 5,776     $ 5,515     $ 5,444       +5     +6

Gross margin

     54.6     55.0     53.9     -40bps       +70bps  

Operating expenses

   $ 2,098     $ 2,169     $ 1,283      -$ 71     +$ 815  

Operating income

   $ 1,054     $ 865     $ 1,652     +$ 189      -$ 598  

Net income

   $ 847     $ 715     $ 1,115     +$ 132      -$ 268  

Net income attributable to common stock

   $ 818     $ 715     $ 1,115     +$ 103      -$ 297  

Earnings per common share - diluted

   $ 1.97     $ 1.71     $ 2.64     +$ 0.26      -$ 0.67  

Cash flow from operations

   $ 2,479     $ 2,419     $ 2,635     +$ 60      -$ 156  

The Company’s cash and cash equivalents at the end of the fourth fiscal quarter were $5,055 million, compared to $5,462 million at the end of the prior quarter.

During the fourth fiscal quarter, the Company generated $2,479 million in cash from operations and spent $587 million on share repurchases and eliminations, consisting of $433 million in repurchases of 1.5 million shares and $154 million of withholding tax payments related to net settled equity awards that vested in the quarter (representing approximately 0.5 million shares withheld), as well as $96 million on capital expenditures.

 

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On October 1, 2019, the Company paid a cash dividend of $2.65 per share of common stock, totaling $1,054 million.

Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2019 Non-GAAP Results From Continuing Operations

The differences between the Company’s GAAP and non-GAAP results are described generally under “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below, and presented in detail in the financial reconciliation tables attached to this release.

Gross margin was $4,035 million, or 69.9 percent of net revenue. This compares with gross margin of $3,916 million, or 71.0 percent of net revenue, in the prior quarter, and $3,725 million, or 68.4 percent of net revenue, in the same quarter last year.

Operating income was $3,018 million, or 52.3 percent of net revenue. This compares with operating income of $2,910 million, or 52.8 percent of net revenue, in the prior quarter, and $2,862 million, or 52.5 percent of net revenue, in the same quarter last year.

Net income was $2,391 million, or $5.39 per diluted share. This compares with net income of $2,281 million, or $5.16 per diluted share, in the prior quarter, and net income of $2,546 million, or $5.85 per diluted share, in the same quarter last year.

Free cash flow from operations, defined as cash from operations less capital expenditures, was $2,383 million in the quarter. This compares with $2,307 million in the prior quarter and $2,529 million in the same quarter last year.

 

Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2019 Non-GAAP Results

                     Change  

(Dollars in millions, except per share data)

   Q4 19     Q3 19     Q4 18     Q/Q      Y/Y  

Gross margin

     69.9     71.0     68.4     -110bps        +150bps  

Operating expenses

   $ 1,017     $ 1,006     $ 863     +$ 11      +$ 154  

Operating income

   $ 3,018     $ 2,910     $ 2,862     +$ 108      +$ 156  

Net income

   $ 2,391     $ 2,281     $ 2,546     +$ 110       -$ 155  

Earnings per common share - diluted

   $ 5.39     $ 5.16     $ 5.85     +$ 0.23       -$ 0.46  

Free cash flow

   $ 2,383     $ 2,307     $ 2,529     +$ 76       -$ 146  

 

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Other Quarterly Data

 

Net revenue by segment

                                          Change  

(Dollars in millions)

   Q4 19     Q3 19     Q4 18     Q/Q     Y/Y  

Semiconductor solutions

   $ 4,553        79   $ 4,353        79   $ 4,874        90     +5     -7

Infrastructure software

     1,200        21       1,140        21       513        9       +5     +134

Intellectual property licensing

     23        —         22        —         57        1       +5     -60
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

     

Total net revenue

   $ 5,776        100   $ 5,515        100   $ 5,444        100    
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

     

Fiscal Year 2019 Financial Results from Continuing Operations

Net revenue from continuing operations was $22,597 million, an increase of 8.4 percent from $20,848 million in the prior year. Gross margin was $12,483 million, or 55.2 percent of net revenue, versus $10,733 million, or 51.5 percent of net revenue, in the prior year. Operating income was $3,444 million, or 15.2 percent of net revenue, versus $5,135 million, or 24.6 percent of net revenue, in the prior year. Net income, which includes the impact from discontinued operations, was $2,724 million, or $6.43 per diluted share. This compares with a net income of $12,610 million, or $28.44 per diluted share, in fiscal year 2018. Cash from operations was $9,697 million, compared to $8,880 million in the prior year.

 

Fiscal Year 2019 GAAP Results

                  

(Dollars in millions, except per share data)

   2019     2018     Change  

Net revenue

   $ 22,597     $ 20,848       +8

Gross margin

     55.2     51.5     +370bps  

Operating expenses

   $ 9,039     $ 5,598     +$ 3,441  

Operating income

   $ 3,444     $ 5,135      -$ 1,691  

Net income

   $ 2,724     $ 12,610      -$ 9,886  

Net income attributable to common stock

   $ 2,695     $ 12,259      -$ 9,564  

Earnings per common share - diluted

   $ 6.43     $ 28.44      -$ 22.01  

Cash flow from operations

   $ 9,697     $ 8,880     +$ 817  

 

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Non-GAAP gross margin was $16,055 million, or 71.0 percent of net revenue, versus $13,931 million, or 66.8 percent of net revenue, in the prior year. Non-GAAP operating income from continuing operations was $11,929 million. This compares with $10,424 million in the prior year. Non-GAAP net income was $9,452 million, or $21.29 per diluted share. This compares with non-GAAP net income of $9,391 million, or $20.82 per diluted share, in fiscal year 2018. Free cash flow from operations, defined as cash from operations less capital expenditures, was $9,265 million compared to $8,245 million in the prior year.

 

Fiscal Year 2019 Non-GAAP Results

                  

(Dollars in millions, except per share data)

   2019     2018     Change  

Gross margin

     71.0     66.8     +420bps  

Operating expenses

   $ 4,126     $ 3,507     +$ 619  

Operating income

   $ 11,929     $ 10,424     +$ 1,505  

Net income

   $ 9,452     $ 9,391     +$ 61  

Earnings per common share - diluted

   $ 21.29     $ 20.82     +$ 0.47  

Free cash flow

   $ 9,265     $ 8,245     +$ 1,020  

Fiscal Year 2020 Business Outlook

Based on current business trends and conditions, the outlook for continuing operations for fiscal year 2020, ending November 1, 2020, including contributions from the Symantec Enterprise Security business, is expected to be as follows:

 

   

Revenue is expected to be $25 billion plus or minus $500 million.

 

   

Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be $13.75 billion plus or minus $250 million.

The guidance provided above is only an estimate of what the Company believes is realizable as of the date of this release. The Company is not readily able to provide a reconciliation of projected Adjusted EBITDA to projected net income without unreasonable effort. Actual results will vary from the guidance and the variations may be material. The Company undertakes no intent or obligation to publicly update or revise any of these projections, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

Quarterly Dividends

The Company’s Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of $3.25 per share. The common stock dividend is payable on December 31, 2019 to common stockholders of record at the close of business (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time) on December 23, 2019.

The Company’s Board of Directors also approved a quarterly cash dividend on its 8.00% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, Series A, of $20.00 per share. This dividend is payable on December 31, 2019 to preferred stockholders of record at the close of business (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time) on December 15, 2019.

 

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Financial Results Conference Call

Broadcom Inc. will host a conference call to review its financial results for the fourth fiscal quarter and fiscal year ended November 3, 2019, and discuss guidance for fiscal year 2020, today at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time. Those wishing to access the call should dial (866) 310-8712; International +1 (720) 634-2946. The passcode is 8988706. A replay of the call will be accessible for one week after the call. To access the replay dial (855) 859-2056; International +1 (404) 537-3406; and reference the passcode: 8988706. A webcast of the conference call will also be available in the “Investors” section of Broadcom’s website at www.broadcom.com.

Basis of Presentation

The Company’s financial results include contributions from CA, Inc.’s continuing operations starting in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. The financial results from businesses that have been classified as discontinued operations in the Company’s financial statements are not included in the results presented above, unless otherwise stated.

Due to the Company’s 52/53 week reporting cycle, fiscal year 2018 included an extra week in the first quarter, compared to fiscal year 2019.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to GAAP reporting, Broadcom provides investors with net revenue, net income, operating income, gross margin, operating expenses, cash flow and other data on a non-GAAP basis. This non-GAAP information includes the effect, where applicable, of purchase accounting on revenue, and excludes amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, stock-based compensation expense, restructuring, impairment and disposal charges, acquisition-related costs, including integration costs, purchase accounting effect on inventory, litigation settlements, impairment on investment, debt-related costs, gains on investments, income (loss) from discontinued operations and non-GAAP tax reconciling adjustments. Management does not believe that these items are reflective of the Company’s underlying performance. Internally, these non-GAAP measures are significant measures used by management for purposes of evaluating the core operating performance of the Company, establishing internal budgets, calculating return on investment for development programs and growth initiatives, comparing performance with internal forecasts and targeted business models, strategic planning, evaluating and valuing potential acquisition candidates and how their operations compare to the Company’s operations, and benchmarking performance externally against the Company’s competitors. The exclusion of these and other similar items from Broadcom’s non-GAAP financial results should not be interpreted as implying that these items are non-recurring, infrequent or unusual. Free cash flow measures have limitations as they omit certain components of the overall cash flow statement and do not represent the residual cash flow available for discretionary expenditures. Investors should not consider presentation of free cash flow measures as implying that stockholders have any right to such cash. Broadcom’s free cash flow may not be calculated in a manner comparable to similarly named measures used by other companies.

 

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Broadcom believes this non-GAAP financial information provides additional insight into the Company’s on-going performance. Therefore, Broadcom provides this information to investors for a more consistent basis of comparison and to help them evaluate the results of the Company’s on-going operations and enable more meaningful period to period comparisons. These non-GAAP measures are provided in addition to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP financial data is included in the supplemental financial data attached to this press release.

About Broadcom Inc.

Broadcom Inc., (NASDAQ: AVGO), a Delaware corporation headquartered in San Jose, CA, is a global technology leader that designs, develops and supplies a broad range of semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions. Broadcom’s category-leading product portfolio serves critical markets including data center, networking, enterprise software, broadband, wireless, storage and industrial. Our solutions include data center networking and storage, enterprise, mainframe and cyber security software focused on automation, monitoring and security, smartphone components, telecoms and factory automation. For more information, go to www.broadcom.com.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This announcement contains forward-looking statements (including within the meaning of Section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended) concerning Broadcom. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements that address our expected future business and financial performance and other statements identified by words such as “will”, “expect”, “believe”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “should”, “intend”, “plan”, “potential”, “predict” “project”, “aim”, and similar words, phrases or expressions. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and beliefs of the management of Broadcom, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, such management, current market trends and market conditions and involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside the Company’s and management’s control, and which may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on such statements.

 

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Particular uncertainties that could materially affect future results include risks associated with: our acquisition of Symantec Corporation’s Enterprise Security business (“Symantec Business”), including (1) potential difficulties in employee retention, (2) unexpected costs, charges or expenses, and (3) our ability to successfully integrate the Symantec Business and achieve the anticipated benefits of the transaction; any loss of our significant customers and fluctuations in the timing and volume of significant customer demand; our dependence on contract manufacturing and outsourced supply chain; our dependency on a limited number of suppliers; global economic conditions and concerns; international political and economic conditions; any acquisitions we may make, such as delays, challenges and expenses associated with receiving governmental and regulatory approvals and satisfying other closing conditions, and with integrating acquired businesses with our existing businesses and our ability to achieve the benefits, growth prospects and synergies expected by such acquisitions, including our recent acquisition of the Symantec Business; government regulations and trade restrictions; our significant indebtedness and the need to generate sufficient cash flows to service and repay such debt; dependence on and risks associated with distributors and resellers of our products; dependence on senior management and our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel; involvement in legal or administrative proceedings; quarterly and annual fluctuations in operating results; our ability to accurately estimate customers’ demand and adjust our manufacturing and supply chain accordingly; cyclicality in the semiconductor industry or in our target markets; our competitive performance and ability to continue achieving design wins with our customers, as well as the timing of any design wins; prolonged disruptions of our or our contract manufacturers’ manufacturing facilities or other significant operations; our ability to improve our manufacturing efficiency and quality; our dependence on outsourced service providers for certain key business services and their ability to execute to our requirements; our ability to maintain or improve gross margin; our ability to protect our intellectual property and the unpredictability of any associated litigation expenses; compatibility of our software products with operating environments, platforms or third-party products; our ability to enter into satisfactory software license agreements; sales to our government clients; availability of third party software used in our products; use of open source code sources in our products; any expenses or reputational damage associated with resolving customer product warranty and indemnification claims; market acceptance of the end products into which our products are designed; our ability to sell to new types of customers and to keep pace with technological advances; our compliance with privacy and data security laws; our ability to protect against a breach of security systems; changes in accounting standards; fluctuations in foreign exchange rates; our provision for income taxes and overall cash tax costs, legislation that may impact our overall cash tax costs and our ability to maintain tax concessions in certain jurisdictions; and other events and trends on a national, regional and global scale, including those of a political, economic, business, competitive and regulatory nature.

 

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Our filings with the SEC, which you may obtain for free at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov, discuss some of the important risk factors that may affect our business, results of operations and financial condition. Actual results may vary from the estimates provided. We undertake no intent or obligation to publicly update or revise any of the estimates and other forward-looking statements made in this announcement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

Contact:

Broadcom Inc.

Beatrice F. Russotto

Investor Relations

408-433-8000

investor.relations@broadcom.com

 

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BROADCOM INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - UNAUDITED

(IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

 

     Fiscal Quarter Ended     Fiscal Year Ended  
     November 3,     August 4,     November 4,     November 3,     November 4,  
     2019     2019     2018     2019     2018  

Net revenue

   $ 5,776     $ 5,515     $ 5,444     $ 22,597     $ 20,848  

Cost of revenue:

          

Cost of revenue

     1,788       1,651       1,746       6,723       7,021  

Purchase accounting effect on inventory

     —         —         —         —         70  

Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets

     827       828       762       3,314       3,004  

Restructuring charges

     9       2       1       77       20  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cost of revenue

     2,624       2,481       2,509       10,114       10,115  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross margin

     3,152       3,034       2,935       12,483       10,733  

Research and development

     1,177       1,235       948       4,696       3,768  

Selling, general and administrative

     409       410       237       1,709       1,056  

Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets

     474       475       67       1,898       541  

Restructuring, impairment and disposal charges

     38       49       17       736       219  

Litigation settlements

     —         —         14       —         14  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     2,098       2,169       1,283       9,039       5,598  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     1,054       865       1,652       3,444       5,135  

Interest expense

     (361     (362     (148     (1,444     (628

Impairment on investment

     —         —         (106     —         (106

Other income, net

     54       41       24       226       144  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

     747       544       1,422       2,226       4,545  

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

     (100     (171     307       (510     (8,084
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

     847       715       1,115       2,736       12,629  

Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

     —         —         —         (12     (19
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

     847       715       1,115       2,724       12,610  

Dividends on preferred stock (1)

     29       —         —         29       —    

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest (2)

     —         —         —         —         351  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income attributable to common stock

   $ 818     $ 715     $ 1,115     $ 2,695     $ 12,259  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic income per share attributable to common stock:

          

Income per share from continuing operations

   $ 2.06     $ 1.80     $ 2.71     $ 6.80     $ 29.37  

Loss per share from discontinued operations

     —         —         —         (0.03     (0.04
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income per share

   $ 2.06     $ 1.80     $ 2.71     $ 6.77     $ 29.33  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted income per share attributable to common stock (3):

          

Income per share from continuing operations

   $ 1.97     $ 1.71     $ 2.64     $ 6.46     $ 28.48  

Loss per share from discontinued operations

     —         —         —         (0.03     (0.04
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income per share

   $ 1.97     $ 1.71     $ 2.64     $ 6.43     $ 28.44  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares used in per share calculations:

          

Basic

     397       398       412       398       418  

Diluted

     416       418       423       419       431  

Stock-based compensation expense included in continuing operations:

          

Cost of revenue

   $ 41     $ 47     $ 23     $ 163     $ 86  

Research and development

     394       456       225       1,532       855  

Selling, general and administrative

     109       129       69       490       286  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stock-based compensation expense

   $ 544     $ 632     $ 317     $ 2,185     $ 1,227  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)

Net income attributable to common stock excludes dividends on Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock issued during the fiscal quarter ended November 3, 2019.

(2)

In connection with the redomiciliation to the United States on April 4, 2018, or the Redomiciliation, all outstanding exchangeable limited partnership units, or LP Units, in Broadcom Cayman L.P. were exchanged for common stock of Broadcom on a one-for-one basis and the noncontrolling interest, or NCI, was eliminated. Net income attributable to NCI prior to the Redomiciliation represented approximately 5% of net income attributable to LP Units.

(3)

For the fiscal quarter and fiscal year ended November 3, 2019, diluted income per share excluded the potentially dilutive effect of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as the impact was antidilutive. For the fiscal year ended November 4, 2018, diluted income per share excluded the potentially dilutive effect of LP Units as the impact was antidilutive. There were no LP Units outstanding during any of fiscal year 2019 periods or the fiscal quarter ended November 4, 2018 due to the Redomiciliation.

 

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BROADCOM INC.

FINANCIAL RECONCILIATION: GAAP TO NON-GAAP - UNAUDITED

(IN MILLIONS)

 

     Fiscal Quarter Ended     Fiscal Year Ended  
     November 3,
2019
    August 4,
2019
    November 4,
2018
    November 3,
2019
    November 4,
2018
 

Net revenue on GAAP basis

   $ 5,776     $ 5,515     $ 5,444     $ 22,597     $ 20,848  

Acquisition-related purchase accounting revenue adjustment (1)

     —         —         4       —         14  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net revenue on non-GAAP basis

   $ 5,776     $ 5,515     $ 5,448     $ 22,597     $ 20,862  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross margin on GAAP basis

   $ 3,152     $ 3,034     $ 2,935     $ 12,483     $ 10,733  

Acquisition-related purchase accounting revenue adjustment (1)

     —         —         4       —         14  

Purchase accounting effect on inventory

     —         —         —         —         70  

Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets

     827       828       762       3,314       3,004  

Stock-based compensation expense

     41       47       23       163       86  

Restructuring charges

     9       2       1       77       20  

Acquisition-related costs

     6       5       —         18       4  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross margin on non-GAAP basis

   $ 4,035     $ 3,916     $ 3,725     $ 16,055     $ 13,931  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Research and development on GAAP basis

   $ 1,177     $ 1,235     $ 948     $ 4,696     $ 3,768  

Stock-based compensation expense

     394       456       225       1,532       855  

Acquisition-related costs

     1       1       1       5       4  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Research and development on non-GAAP basis

   $ 782     $ 778     $ 722     $ 3,159     $ 2,909  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative expense on GAAP basis

   $ 409     $ 410     $ 237     $ 1,709     $ 1,056  

Stock-based compensation expense

     109       129       69       490       286  

Acquisition-related costs

     65       53       27       252       172  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative expense on non-GAAP basis

   $ 235     $ 228     $ 141     $ 967     $ 598  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses on GAAP basis

   $ 2,098     $ 2,169     $ 1,283     $ 9,039     $ 5,598  

Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets

     474       475       67       1,898       541  

Stock-based compensation expense

     503       585       294       2,022       1,141  

Restructuring, impairment and disposal charges

     38       49       17       736       219  

Litigation settlements

     —         —         14       —         14  

Acquisition-related costs

     66       54       28       257       176  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses on non-GAAP basis

   $ 1,017     $ 1,006     $ 863     $ 4,126     $ 3,507  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income on GAAP basis

   $ 1,054     $ 865     $ 1,652     $ 3,444     $ 5,135  

Acquisition-related purchase accounting revenue adjustment (1)

     —         —         4       —         14  

Purchase accounting effect on inventory

     —         —         —         —         70  

Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets

     1,301       1,303       829       5,212       3,545  

Stock-based compensation expense

     544       632       317       2,185       1,227  

Restructuring, impairment and disposal charges

     47       51       18       813       239  

Litigation settlements

     —         —         14       —         14  

Acquisition-related costs

     72       59       28       275       180  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income on non-GAAP basis

   $ 3,018     $ 2,910     $ 2,862     $ 11,929     $ 10,424  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest expense on GAAP basis

   $ (361   $ (362   $ (148   $ (1,444   $ (628

Debt-related costs

     26       2       —         54       32  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest expense on non-GAAP basis

   $ (335   $ (360   $ (148   $ (1,390   $ (596
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other income, net on GAAP basis

   $ 54     $ 41     $ 24     $ 226     $ 144  

Gains on investments

     (50     (28     —         (145     (3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other income, net on non-GAAP basis

   $ 4     $ 13     $ 24     $ 81     $ 141  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations before income taxes on GAAP basis

   $ 747     $ 544     $ 1,422     $ 2,226     $ 4,545  

Acquisition-related purchase accounting revenue adjustment (1)

     —         —         4       —         14  

Purchase accounting effect on inventory

     —         —         —         —         70  

Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets

     1,301       1,303       829       5,212       3,545  

Stock-based compensation expense

     544       632       317       2,185       1,227  

Restructuring, impairment and disposal charges

     47       51       18       813       239  

Litigation settlements

     —         —         14       —         14  

Acquisition-related costs

     72       59       28       275       180  

Impairment on investment

     —         —         106       —         106  

Debt-related costs

     26       2       —         54       32  

Gains on investments

     (50     (28     —         (145     (3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes on non-GAAP basis

   $ 2,687     $ 2,563     $ 2,738     $ 10,620     $ 9,969  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes on GAAP basis

   $ (100   $ (171   $ 307     $ (510   $ (8,084

Non-GAAP tax reconciling adjustments

     396       453       (115     1,678       8,662  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Provision for income taxes on non-GAAP basis

   $ 296     $ 282     $ 192     $ 1,168     $ 578  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income on GAAP basis

   $ 847     $ 715     $ 1,115     $ 2,724     $ 12,610  

Acquisition-related purchase accounting revenue adjustment (1)

     —         —         4       —         14  

Purchase accounting effect on inventory

     —         —         —         —         70  

Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets

     1,301       1,303       829       5,212       3,545  

Stock-based compensation expense

     544       632       317       2,185       1,227  

Restructuring, impairment and disposal charges

     47       51       18       813       239  

Litigation settlements

     —         —         14       —         14  

Acquisition-related costs

     72       59       28       275       180  

Impairment on investment

     —         —         106       —         106  

Debt-related costs

     26       2       —         54       32  

Gains on investments

     (50     (28     —         (145     (3

Non-GAAP tax reconciling adjustments

     (396     (453     115       (1,678     (8,662

Discontinued operations, net of income taxes

     —         —         —         12       19  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income on non-GAAP basis

   $ 2,391     $ 2,281     $ 2,546     $ 9,452     $ 9,391  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares used in per share calculations - diluted on GAAP basis

     416       418       423       419       431  

Non-GAAP adjustment (2)

     28       24       12       25       20  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares used in per share calculations - diluted on non-GAAP basis

     444       442       435       444       451  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income on non-GAAP basis

   $ 2,391     $ 2,281     $ 2,546     $ 9,452     $ 9,391  

Interest expense on non-GAAP basis

     335       360       148       1,390       596  

Provision for income taxes on non-GAAP basis

     296       282       192       1,168       578  

Depreciation

     143       141       132       569       515  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 3,165     $ 3,064     $ 3,018     $ 12,579     $ 11,080  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 2,479     $ 2,419     $ 2,635     $ 9,697     $ 8,880  

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

     (96     (112     (106     (432     (635
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Free cash flow

   $ 2,383     $ 2,307     $ 2,529     $ 9,265     $ 8,245  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)

Amounts represent licensing revenue not included in GAAP net revenue as a result of the effect of purchase accounting for acquisitions.

(2)

Non-GAAP adjustment for the number of shares used in the diluted per share calculations excludes the impact of stock-based compensation expense expected to be incurred in future periods and not yet recognized in the financial statements, which would otherwise be assumed to be used to repurchase shares under the GAAP treasury stock method. For the fiscal quarter and fiscal year ended November 3, 2019, non-GAAP adjustment included the impact of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock that was antidilutive on a GAAP basis. For the fiscal year ended November 3, 2018, non-GAAP adjustment included the impact of LP Units that were antidilutive on a GAAP basis.

 

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BROADCOM INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - UNAUDITED

(IN MILLIONS)

 

     November 3,
2019
    November 4,
2018
 

ASSETS

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 5,055     $ 4,292  

Trade accounts receivable, net

     3,259       3,325  

Inventory

     874       1,124  

Other current assets

     729       366  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     9,917       9,107  

Long-term assets:

    

Property, plant and equipment, net

     2,565       2,635  

Goodwill

     36,714       26,913  

Intangible assets, net

     17,554       10,762  

Other long-term assets

     743       707  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 67,493     $ 50,124  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

    

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 855     $ 811  

Employee compensation and benefits

     641       715  

Current portion of long-term debt

     2,787       —    

Other current liabilities

     2,616       812  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     6,899       2,338  

Long-term liabilities:

    

Long-term debt

     30,011       17,493  

Other long-term liabilities

     5,613       3,636  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     42,523       23,467  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Preferred stock dividend obligation

     29       —    

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Preferred stock

     —         —    

Common stock

     —         —    

Additional paid-in capital

     25,081       23,285  

Retained earnings

     —         3,487  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (140     (115
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     24,941       26,657  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

   $ 67,493     $ 50,124  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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BROADCOM INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - UNAUDITED

(IN MILLIONS)

 

    Fiscal Quarter Ended     Fiscal Year Ended  
    November 3,
2019
    August 4,
2019
    November 4,
2018
    November 3,
2019
    November 4,
2018
 

Cash flows from operating activities:

         

Net income

  $ 847     $ 715     $ 1,115     $ 2,724     $ 12,610  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

         

Amortization of intangible assets

    1,309       1,309       836       5,239       3,566  

Depreciation

    143       141       132       569       515  

Stock-based compensation

    544       632       317       2,185       1,227  

Deferred taxes and other non-cash taxes

    (226     (235     242       (934     (8,270

Impairment on investment

    —         —         106       —         106  

Non-cash restructuring, impairment and disposal charges

    20       15       8       133       21  

Non-cash interest expense

    40       23       6       90       24  

Other

    (44     (21     15       (125     37  

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and disposals:

         

Trade accounts receivable, net

    285       (60     (312     486       (652

Inventory

    217       (57     92       250       417  

Accounts payable

    (147     244       28       (42     (325

Employee compensation and benefits

    66       104       93       (294     6  

Contributions to defined benefit pension plans

    —         —         —         —         (130

Other current assets and current liabilities

    (398     (354     163       (283     369  

Other long-term assets and long-term liabilities

    (177     (37     (206     (301     (641
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

    2,479       2,419       2,635       9,697       8,880  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

         

Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired

    —         (6     (7     (16,033     (4,800

Business sale proceeds (repayments)

    —         —         (9     957       773  

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

    (96     (112     (106     (432     (635

Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment

    6       82       1       88       239  

Purchases of investments

    —         —         —         (5     (249

Proceeds from sales of investments

    —         2       —         5       54  

Other

    2       (1     3       (2     (56
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

    (88     (35     (118     (15,422     (4,674
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

         

Proceeds from long-term borrowings

    —         —         —         28,793       —    

Repayment of debt

    (4,800     —         (117     (16,800     (973

Other borrowings, net

    (104     (230     —         1,241       —    

Dividend and distribution payments

    (1,054     (1,057     (723     (4,235     (2,998

Repurchases of common stock - repurchase program

    (433     (736     (1,533     (5,435     (7,258

Shares repurchased for tax withholdings on vesting of equity awards

    (154     (241     (21     (972     (56

Issuance of preferred stock, net

    3,679       —         —         3,679       —    

Issuance of common stock

    59       11       59       253       212  

Other

    9       3       (26     (36     (45
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

    (2,798     (2,250     (2,361     6,488       (11,118
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

    (407     134       156       763       (6,912

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of period

    5,462       5,328       4,136       4,292       11,204  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

  $ 5,055     $ 5,462     $ 4,292     $ 5,055     $ 4,292  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

         

Cash paid for interest

  $ 307     $ 368     $ 2     $ 1,287     $ 547  

Cash paid for income taxes

  $ 123     $ 98     $ 189     $ 741     $ 512  

 

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