Fabrinet Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2010 Financial Results

Fabrinet (NYSE: FN), a provider of precision optical, electro-mechanical and electronic manufacturing services to original equipment manufacturers of complex products, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended June 25, 2010.

Fabrinet reported total revenue of $157.4 million for the quarter ended June 25, 2010, an increase of 91% compared to revenue of $82.4 million for the comparable period in 2009. GAAP net income in the fourth quarter was $13.6 million, or $0.43 per diluted share, an increase of 245% compared to GAAP net income of $3.9 million, or $0.13 per share in the fourth quarter of 2009.

For fiscal year 2010, Fabrinet reported total revenue was $505.7 million, an increase of 15% compared to revenue of $441.1 million for the fiscal year 2009. GAAP net income was $44.3 million, or $1.41 per diluted share, a 42% increase compared to a GAAP net income of $31.3 million, or $1.00 per share in fiscal 2009.

Tom Mitchell, Chief Executive Officer of Fabrinet, said, "We are pleased with our solid revenue growth in the fourth quarter and full year, and in continuing our long history of profitability. We believe we are expanding our position as a leading specialized engineering and manufacturing partner for the growing optical communications, industrial laser, and sensor markets. We are currently managing the transfer of multiple projects from various customers to Fabrinet in all of these target markets. Our recently completed IPO provided us with approximately $24 million in additional working capital, and we expect our asset-light manufacturing model to continue to enable us to generate strong return on invested capital.”

Mitchell added, "Looking ahead, we believe that macro trends, including continuing demand for more bandwidth and an increasing number of applications for optics, industrial lasers and sensors, will continue to work in our favor. We believe we can continue to attract new customers, as well as engage in additional projects with existing customers. These growth drivers, combined with good revenue visibility from contracts that are currently under agreement, makes us optimistic about our prospects. With our unique engineering and manufacturing capabilities and expertise, and expanding opportunities, we believe we are well positioned to continue to grow our business and build value for our shareholders over the longer-term.”

Business Outlook

Based on information available as of August 18, 2010, Fabrinet is issuing guidance for the first quarter of fiscal 2011 as follows:

The company expects first quarter revenue to be in the range of $160 million to $165 million. GAAP net income is expected to be in the range of $0.38 to $0.40 per share, based on approximately 34.3 million fully diluted weighted average shares outstanding.

This press release and any other information related to the call will also be posted on Fabrinet’s website at that location. The webcast will be archived on Fabrinet’s website for a period of one year.

About Fabrinet

Fabrinet provides precision optical, electro-mechanical and electronic manufacturing services to original equipment manufacturers of complex products, such as optical communication components, modules and sub-systems, industrial lasers and sensors. Fabrinet offers a broad range of advanced optical and electro-mechanical capabilities across the entire manufacturing process, including process design and engineering, supply chain management, manufacturing, final assembly and test. Fabrinet focuses on production of high complexity products in any mix and any volume. Fabrinet maintains engineering and manufacturing resources and facilities in Thailand, the People’s Republic of China and the United States. For more information visit: http://www.fabrinet.com.

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"Safe Harbor” Statement Under U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include our expectations regarding our return on invested capital, our expectations regarding growth in our target markets and growth in our business and all of the statements under the "Business Outlook” section relating to our forecasted operating results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2011. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results could vary materially from these forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: less customer demand for our products and services than forecasted; less growth in the optical communications, industrial lasers and sensors markets than we forecast; difficulties expanding into additional markets, such as the semiconductor processing, biotechnology, metrology and material processing markets; increasing competition in the optical manufacturing services markets; difficulties in designing products and services that compete effectively from a price and performance perspective; our reliance on a limited number of customers and suppliers; difficulties in accurately forecasting demand for our services; difficulties in managing our operating costs; difficulties in managing and operating our business in multiple countries (including in the U.S., Thailand and the People’s Republic of China) and other important factors as described in Fabrinet reports and documents filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including the factors described under the sections captioned "Risk Factors” in our final prospectus, filed on June 25, 2010. We disclaim any obligation to update information contained in these forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.