Skyworks Solutions (SWKS) investor relations material

Year in review and strategic progress

• Achieved four consecutive quarters of exceeding guidance and improved business management.

• Changed the trajectory of content at the largest customer, reducing a major stock overhang.

• Consolidated factories and brought in new leadership to enhance gross margin.

• Completed the largest acquisition in company history, creating significant value opportunities.

• Navigated external challenges such as geopolitical tensions and supply chain disruptions.

Wireless technology and growth outlook

• Wireless remains central to long-term growth, with strong belief in continued smartphone and RF market expansion.

• Combination with Qorvo brings gallium nitride (GaN) technology, enhancing both power and RF capabilities.

• Focus on premium-tier customers has buffered against market volatility in emerging markets.

• No significant price concessions required despite memory market turbulence; pricing is negotiated annually.

• Gross margin guidance remains strong despite inflationary pressures on input costs.

Customer concentration and diversification

• Largest customer represents a significant opportunity pool, with over 1 billion mobile devices in the installed base.

• Combination with Qorvo expected to reduce volatility and single-socket risk, especially with 6G and AI tailwinds.

• Ongoing efforts to diversify away from handset business and grow non-handset segments for stability.

• Broad markets business, including Wi-Fi, automotive, and industrial, continues to show strong growth.

• Acquisition of Silicon Labs connectivity business and Qorvo expected to further strengthen diversification.