Vishay Intertechnology Q2 Earnings Call Highlights

Second-quarter performance exceeded expectations: Adjusted revenue reached $919 million, up 9.5% sequentially and 20.5% year over year, while adjusted EPS rose to $0.19 from a loss of $0.07 a year earlier. Demand and backlog strengthened: Book-to-bill was 1.32, backlog increased 18% to $1.9 billion, and growth was broad-based, led by industrial, AI-related, automotive, aerospace and defense markets. Distributor inventories declined while point-of-sale activity increased, supporting management’s view that demand remains healthy. Vishay raised its growth trajectory and expanded capacity: The company expects third-quarter revenue of $945 million to $975 million and a gross margin near 24%. It is investing heavily in its German 12-inch wafer fab and additional foundry, capacitor and semiconductor capacity to support AI-related demand. Vishay Intertechnology NYSE: VSH reported second-quarter 2026 adjusted revenue of $919 million, above the high end of its guidance range, as demand increased across its semiconductor and passive-component businesses, end markets, sales channels and regions. GAAP revenue was $889 million, reflecting $30 million in tariff refunds that the company said will be passed through to customers during the second half of 2026. Vishay said the refunds reduced both reported net revenue and cost of products sold, with no impact on gross profit. Management used adjusted revenue, excluding the tariff refunds, in discussing quarterly performance. Adjusted revenue rose 9.5% from the first quarter and 20.5% from the year-earlier period. Chief Financial Officer David McConnell said the year-over-year increase was driven primarily by an 18% rise in volume, a 2% increase in average selling prices and a 1% foreign-currency benefit, mainly from the euro. President and Chief Executive Officer Joel Smejkal said the company’s second-quarter book-to-bill ratio was 1.32, including 1.23 for semiconductors and 1.40 for passive components. Vishay recorded record bookings for resistors and inductors, and total backlog rose 18% to $1.9 billion, representing 6.1 months of backlog. Smejkal said customers have been extending their ordering visibility as industry lead times lengthen and concerns over product availability persist. Many customers are forecasting six months ahead, while demand tied to artificial-intelligence applications has led some customers to place orders more than 52 weeks in advance, he said. Management said it has announced price increases on about one-third of its running part numbers since the fourth quarter of 2025, citing higher costs for metals, materials and logistics. Some of those increases were reflected in second-quarter results. Smejkal told analysts that Vishay has been updating backlog pricing quickly, limiting customers’ ability to pull forward shipments ahead of the price changes. Asked about the potential for double ordering, Smejkal said the company currently views order activity as “fairly rational.” He pointed to increasing point-of-sale activity at distributors and declining distributor inventory levels as indications that demand is being supported by consumption. Distribution inventory declined to 18 weeks at quarter-end from 20 weeks in the first quarter, while distributor point-of-sale rose 4.7% sequentially and 20.5% year over year. All reported end markets posted sequential and year-over-year revenue gains. Industrial revenue increased 16.2% from the first quarter.