Tower Semiconductor Ltd (TSEM) Options

Hi...saw my question on board other board??is only one winner in the photonics Industry, or enough to go around. Can one invest in only tower or also lwlg.
If one co doesn't use lwlg, does that mean they won't survive or they will just use another co, or is their no other co.
Yes I know ,I know I don't really understand the technology, ubiquitous is for all the photonics companies or only for lwlg

Also interesting - explains divergence from the COVID pump and dump...

Um Humm...

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 16, 2023 – Intel Corporation (Nasdaq: INTC) today announced that it has mutually agreed with Tower Semiconductor (Nasdaq: TSEM) to terminate its previously disclosed agreement to acquire Tower due to the inability to obtain in a timely manner the regulatory approvals required under the merger agreement, dated Feb. 15, 2022.? In accordance with the terms of the merger agreement and in connection with its termination, Intel will pay a termination fee of $353 million to Tower.

“Our foundry efforts are critical to unlocking the full potential of IDM 2.0, and we continue to drive forward on all facets of our strategy,” said Pat Gelsinger, CEO of Intel. “We are executing well on our roadmap to regain transistor performance and power performance leadership by 2025, building momentum with customers and the broader ecosystem and investing to deliver the geographically diverse and resilient manufacturing footprint the world needs. Our respect for Tower has only grown through this process, and we will continue to look for opportunities to work together in the future.” ?

Stuart Pann, senior vice president and general manager of Intel Foundry Services (IFS), said, “Since its launch in 2021, Intel Foundry Services has gained traction with customers and partners, and we have made significant advancements toward our goal of becoming the second-largest global external foundry by the end of the decade. We are building a differentiated customer value proposition as the world’s first open system foundry, with the technology portfolio and manufacturing expertise that includes packaging, chiplet standards and software, going beyond traditional wafer manufacturing.”?

IFS has made significant strides over the past year as demonstrated by its more than 300% year-over-year revenue increase in the second quarter of 2023. This momentum is further illustrated by Intel’s recent agreement with Synopsys to develop a portfolio of intellectual property (IP) on Intel 3 and Intel 18A process nodes. Intel was also awarded the first phase of the U.S. Department of Defense’s Rapid Assured Microelectronics Prototypes - Commercial (RAMP-C) program, with five RAMP-C customers in design engagement on Intel 18A. In addition, Intel landed a multigeneration agreement with Arm to enable chip designers to build low-power compute system-on-chips (SoCs) on 18A, and Intel signed a strategic partnership with MediaTek to use IFS’ advanced process technologies.
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/newsroom/news/intel-news-aug-2023.html#gs.444sl6

From Google AI...

"Here are some other notable events in Tower Semiconductor's history:
In 2001, Tower Semiconductor constructed a 200mm facility called Fab 2, alongside its Fab 1 facility
On February 15, 2022, Intel announced an agreement to acquire Tower Semiconductor for $5.4 billion
Tower Semiconductor's technology and manufacturing platforms are used in growing markets such as consumer, industrial, automotive, mobile, infrastructure, medical, and aerospace and defense. "

Veeery interestingk...



The profile of this stock and research has led me to wonder what is really going on here

Tower Announces Termination of Intel Acquisition Agreement

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tower-announces-termination-intel-acquisition-071600599.html

MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel, August 16, 2023 –Tower Semiconductor (NASDAQ: TSEM & TASE: TSEM), today announced it has mutually agreed with Intel Corporation to terminate their previously announced merger agreement entered into in February 2022.

After careful consideration and thorough discussions and having received no indications regarding certain required regulatory approval, both parties have agreed to terminate their merger agreement having passed the August 15, 2023 outside date. Pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement, and in connection with this termination, Intel will pay to Tower a reverse termination fee equal to $353 million.

Russell Ellwanger, Tower Semiconductor CEO, commented, "Tower was very excited to join Intel to enable Pat Gelsinger’s vision for Intel’s foundry business. We appreciate the efforts by all parties. During the past 18 months, we’ve made significant technological, operational, and business advancements. We are well positioned to continue to drive our strategic priorities and short-, mid- and long-term tactics with a continued focus on top and bottom-line growth."

Bounce bounce…This PH18DB platform is targeted for optical transceiver modules in datacenters and telecom networks, as well as new emerging applications in artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, LiDAR and other sensors. According to the market research firm LightCounting, the silicon photonics transceiver market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 24% reaching a TAM of $9B in 2025.

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Is anyone buy this still. The buyout is for 53$ per share. Doesn’t this seem like a huge score to buy the 50 options a few months out they are about 60 cents depending which ones you buy and how far out you go. I’m thinking it’s a 5x return. Thoughts ?

Tower being purchased by Intel.

TSEM got hacked over the weekend ... not sure on how it will affect earnings...
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https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/tower-semiconductor-provides-an-update-on-a-cyber-event-2020-09-06?mod=mw_quote_news

$TSEM good read Tower Semiconductor Ltd Nasdaq Tsem Short Squeeze

all-time high is just around the corner. demand for product is good. good luck longs

News: $TSEM TowerJazz Announces its Annual Technical Global Symposium to be held in China, Japan and the US

NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT                    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Presenting Company’s value-add advanced specialized technology platforms and key manufacturing solutions MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel, July...

Got this from TowerJazz Announces its Annual Technical Global Symposium to be held in China, Japan and the US

News: $TSEM TowerJazz Announces Second Quarter 2019 Results with Strong Organic Growth and Guides Third Quarter Revenue Increase with Continued Organic Growth

MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel, July 29, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TowerJazz (NASDAQ: TSEM & TASE: TSEM) reported today its results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2019. Second Quarter Results Overview Revenues for the second quarter of 2019 were $306 million, reflecting 11% quarter ov...

Got this from TowerJazz Announces Second Quarter 2019 Results with Strong Organic Growth and Guides Third Quarter Revenue Increase with Continued Organic Growth

It may have bottomed waiting for a lift from market and semiconductor sector. It has been tracking several similar techs. An upcoming turn around from APPL and China can lift this too.

It could dip to 14.85, I will load up another 200 shares and watch it go back up next few days. Here is hoping!

Well today your wish may come true...earnings didn't meet expectations but apparently guidance forward is good. Stock under $15 pre market I just added a few more lucky for me I don't have a large position at all but kind of sucks. Good luck to us all.

I wish I had more funds to add on that dip from yesterday before the earning report!

Holding as well...but today we will see some huge company earnings after close so maybe fasten your seat belts.

Good luck to all

I expect the market to rebound and our TSEM right along with it.

Holding my shares along with my other stocks.

Same!, similar minds! wow?!

I have UCTT....part of their drop was due too the fire at their plant in Korea I believe.

I also have some ICHR, now CY, and as little AMAT.

I believe this as well. I like UCTT and KEM also, both good companies greatly affected and should bounce in time 50% from their current price.

Agree 100%. I have been starting to load little by little on my fav semis mainly only starters for now. TSEM will be alright long term.

Geopolitical dynamics has greatly influenced many of my favorite semiconductor and electronic stocks. Much depends on these factors, our Tariffs laws and international reaction. I am holding for now and I will add on ongoing dips.

In at 17.77 1st entry with a starter.

$30 in a 6 months period. Upgrade. Very bullish

Today will be a great day for TSEM and the beginning of a bounce back up

NSX strong buy

last 6 months its been a great ride and more to come. earnings will continue to increase. good job TSEM next milestone 50 bucks a share. and possible stock split.

on april 25th i said the May earnings report would push this stock to 25 bucks. i see it going to 30 bucks now.

earnings coming out may 8, 25 bucks a share here we come

52 Week Range 11.03 - 23.65

% institutions OWN = 65%

EPS = -.40

TSEM RSI 5

Does anybody follow TSEM

nice earnings beat today with earnings. 20 bucks a share in the near future.

tsem is turning into a great company. i have been invested for a year now and the best is yet to come. good luck to all the longs.

TSEM

no i didnt buy yesterday, dammittttttt

R5

TowerJazz can improve smartphone battery life: http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-tower-jumps-on-breakthrough-to-improve-smartphone-battery-life-1001065961

UP only 8% ? breakthrough RF technology for 4G LTE smartphones and IoT devices.

TowerJazz Begins Mass Production of Advanced IR Sensor for Depth Sensing Technology

Source: GlobeNewswire Inc.

TowerJazz (NASDAQ: TSEM, TASE: TSEM), the global specialty foundry leader, announced today it has begun mass production of an IR sensor used by Intel in one of its new 3D sensing solutions. Intel chose TowerJazz's CMOS image sensor (CIS) platform, specifically its unique IS11 process, due to its unparalleled pixel performance at near infrared light with very high speed, high quantum efficiency (QE) and high optical resolution.
"Partnering with TowerJazz was a part of our success in producing our advanced image sensor for 3D imaging and was a natural choice as they were able to offer the required technical specifications and performance for this breakthrough technology," said Sagi Ben Moshe, Director Depth Camera Engineering, Intel Corporation.

The unique pixel developed by TowerJazz for Intel is a 3.5um global shutter very fast pixel that allows high quantum efficiency at near infrared light, specifically at the scanning laser wavelength with high sensor resolution.

"This collaboration between Intel and TowerJazz was a natural fit. Intel's leadership in this market, combined with our leading technology that provides outstanding pixel performance for near IR 3D imaging, along with the proximity of our Israel fab with Intel Israel, the group developing this technology, was an ideal alignment," said Russell Ellwanger, Chief Executive Officer, TowerJazz. "We are very excited to partner with Intel to produce lifestyle changing technology that will revolutionize the way we interact with devices in both our professional and personal lives. We highly value our business relationship with Intel and look forward to further collaboration on their sensing technology."

"It is truly amazing and thrilling to see our lengthy experience in the imaging field and our own CMOS image sensor technology developed in-house, combined with all of the R&D work we have undertaken for many years come to fruition in such a groundbreaking way," said Dr. Avi Strum, Vice President and General Manager, CMOS Image Sensor Business Unit, TowerJazz. "Intel sensing solutions will bring consumers new experiences and will change the way people capture and share 3D images. We are very proud of our work with Intel and our ability to assist them in bringing cutting-edge technologies to market quickly and in high volume."

For more information on TowerJazz's CMOS image sensor (CIS) platform, please visit: http://www.towerjazz.com/cmos-image-sensor.html.

Lots of momo here.

Thanks for posting!

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bullish

$TSEM recent news/filings

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Wed, 03 Dec 2014 11:00:00 GMT ~ TowerJazz Presents its Advanced Power Management Technology at the Convention of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in Israel on December 4, 2014

[Business Wire] - TowerJazz, the global specialty foundry leader, today announced participation at the 2014 IEEE 28th Convention of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in Eilat, Israel on December 3-5, 2014.

read full: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/towerjazz-presents-advanced-power-management-110000113.html
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Tue, 25 Nov 2014 18:21:00 GMT ~ Israel Corporation Moves Forward With the Proposed Strategic Separation of its Holdings

[PR Newswire] - ILCO's new strategic focus following the separation will be on its remaining public holdings, Israel Chemicals (NYSE:ICL, TASE:ICL) and Bazan (ORL.TA), and it will refrain from investing in new companies. Kenon Holdings Ltd., a newly established company, will hold current ILCO Holdings: IC Power Ltd., Qoros Automotive Co. Ltd., ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd., Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (NASDAQ: TSEM, TASE: TSEM), and its renewable energy subsidiaries, and will be spun off as a pro rata dividend to ILCO shareholders.

read full: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/israel-corporation-moves-forward-proposed-182100868.html
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Mon, 24 Nov 2014 11:49:45 GMT ~ TowerJazz to Present at the LD Micro Conference in Los Angeles

[at noodls] - MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 24, 2014-- TowerJazz (NASDAQ: TSEM), the global specialty foundry leader, today announced that its Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Russell Ellwanger, will present ...

read full: http://www.noodls.com/view/F9AE7C214A9244631D551E75F0B1B63E67AB42CD
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Mon, 24 Nov 2014 11:30:00 GMT ~ TowerJazz to Present at the LD Micro Conference in Los Angeles

[Business Wire] - TowerJazz , the global specialty foundry leader, today announced that its Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Russell Ellwanger, will present at the LD Micro Conference on D

read full: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/towerjazz-present-ld-micro-conference-113000427.html
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Thu, 13 Nov 2014 23:38:00 GMT ~ TowerJazz states Q3 net loss

[Investor's Business Daily] - The semiconductor company earned 58 cents a share in Q3, beating analyst views by 25 cents and up 163% from Q3 '13. On a GAAP basis, the company reported a net loss of $19 mil, or 37 cents a share. Revenue ...

read full: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/towerjazz-states-q3-net-loss-233800184.html
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$TSEM company information

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Link: http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/TSEM/company-info
Ticker: $TSEM
OTC Market Place: Not Available
CIK code: 0000928876
Company name: Tower Semiconductor Ltd.
Company website: http://www.towersemi.com
Incorporated In: Israel

Business Description:


$TSEM share structure

## source: otcmarkets.com

Market Value: $637,138,386 a/o Dec 03, 2014
Shares Outstanding: 47,869,150 a/o Dec 31, 2013
Float: Not Available
Authorized Shares: Not Available
Par Value: No Par Value
$TSEM extra dd links

Company name: Tower Semiconductor Ltd.
Company website: http://www.towersemi.com

## STOCK DETAILS ##
After Hours Quote (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/TSEM/after-hours
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Company Profile (yahoo.com): http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=TSEM+Profile
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## COMPANY NEWS ##
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## STOCK ANALYSIS ##
Analyst Research (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/TSEM/analyst-research
Guru Analysis (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/TSEM/guru-analysis
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Stock Consultant (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/TSEM/stock-consultant
Stock Comparison (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/TSEM/stock-comparison
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Research Reports (otcmarkets.com): http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/TSEM/research
Basic Tech. Analysis (yahoo.com): http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ta?s=TSEM+Basic+Tech.+Analysis
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WHOIS (domaintools.com): http://whois.domaintools.com/http://www.towersemi.com
Alexa (alexa.com): http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/http://www.towersemi.com#
Corporate website internet archive (archive.org): http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.towersemi.com

## FUNDAMENTALS ##
Call Transcripts (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/TSEM/call-transcripts
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Income Statement (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/TSEM/financials?query=income-statement
Revenue/EPS (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/TSEM/revenue-eps
SEC Filings (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/TSEM/sec-filings
Edgar filings (sec.gov): http://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0000928876&owner=exclude&count=40
Latest filings (otcmarkets.com): http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/TSEM/filings
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Short Interest (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/TSEM/short-interest
Dividend History (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/TSEM/dividend-history
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Income Statement (yahoo.com): http://finance.yahoo.com/q/is?s=TSEM
Balance Sheet (yahoo.com): http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bs?s=TSEM
Cash Flow (yahoo.com): http://finance.yahoo.com/q/cf?s=TSEM+Cash+Flow&annual

## HOLDINGS ##
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Institutional Holdings (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/TSEM/institutional-holdings
Insiders (SEC Form 4) (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/TSEM/insider-trades
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$TSEM DD Notes ~ http://www.ddnotesmaker.com/TSEM

Nice report today and the stock price shows it!

Interesting article. It seems as though the risk of massive dilution has passed. http://seekingalpha.com/article/2450305-towerjazz-a-towering-double-in-share-price?ifp=0

Tower Semiconductor Ltd. [$TSEM] due diligence

bullish weekly trade for 20% on margin (=2x per month)

$TSEM

DD Notes ~ http://www.ddnotesmaker.com/TSEM

##### recent news/filings ~ source: finance.yahoo.com

Tue, 01 Jul 2014 08:55:57 GMT ~ TowerJazz to Establish New Sales and Support Office in Kyoto, Japan
[at noodls] - New office to support local Japanese business and activities including venture with TowerJazz Panasonic Semiconductor Company, increased capacityand growing activity in APAC region MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel ...
read full: http://www.noodls.com/view/3E279D2587FCEDC8550FA370DD76BDABF488067D
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Tue, 24 Jun 2014 09:44:00 GMT ~ Coverage initiated on Tower Semicon by Imperial Capital
read full: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ud?s=TSEM
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Tue, 24 Jun 2014 04:30:00 GMT ~ Tower Semiconductor - Ready For The Next Level
[at Seeking Alpha] - Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (NASDAQ: TSEM ) opened the door for future quarterly revenue growth of 18 percent when the company signed a deal with Panasonic ( OTCPK:PCRFY ). The deal created TowerJazz Panasonic ...
read full: http://seekingalpha.com/article/2282923-tower-semiconductor-ready-for-the-next-level?source=yahoo
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Thu, 19 Jun 2014 10:12:42 GMT ~ TowerJazz Panasonic, JA Mitsui sign definitive five-year term loan agreement
[theflyonthewall.com] - TowerJazz announced the signature of a definitive five year term loan agreement with JA Mitsui, a Japanese leading financing institute, to provide TowerJazz Panasonic Semiconductor, or TPSCo, with a term ...
read full: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/towerjazz-panasonic-ja-mitsui-sign-101242207.html
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Thu, 05 Jun 2014 08:00:00 GMT ~ TowerJazz and Genoray Announce Successful Development of Industry Changing CMOS Image Sensor for Medical Diagnostic Devices
[Business Wire] - TowerJazz, the global specialty foundry leader, and Genoray Co. Ltd., a leading manufacturer of digital X-ray devices, today announced collaboration on the successful development of a CMOS image sensor for medical diagnostic devices such as X-ray equipment, fluoroscopy and radiography.
read full: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/towerjazz-genoray-announce-successful-development-080000507.html
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Link: http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/TSEM/company-info
Ticker: $TSEM
OTC Market Place: Not Available
CIK code: 0000928876
Company name: Tower Semiconductor Ltd.
Company website: http://www.towersemi.com
Incorporated In: Israel

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Edgar filings: http://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0000928876&owner=exclude&count=40
Latest filings: http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/TSEM/filings
Latest financials: http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/TSEM/financials
Latest news: http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/TSEM/news - http://finance.yahoo.com/q/h?s=TSEM+Headlines

Major holdings: http://data.cnbc.com/quotes/TSEM/tab/8.1
Insider transactions (1): http://finance.yahoo.com/q/it?s=TSEM+Insider+Transactions
Insider transactions (2): http://www.secform4.com/insider-trading/TSEM.htm
Insider transactions (3): http://www.insidercow.com/history/company.jsp?company=TSEM

RegSho: http://www.regsho.com/tools/symbol_stats.php?sym=TSEM&search=search

DTCC: http://search2.dtcc.com/?q=Tower+Semiconductor+Ltd.&x=10&y=8&sp_p=all&sp_f=ISO-8859-1
Spoke company information: http://www.spoke.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=Tower+Semiconductor+Ltd.
Corporation WIKI: http://www.corporationwiki.com/search/results?term=Tower+Semiconductor+Ltd.&x=0&y=0
WHOIS: http://whois.domaintools.com/http://www.towersemi.com
Alexa: http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/http://www.towersemi.com#
Corporate website internet archive: http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.towersemi.com

Short Sales: http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/TSEM/short-sales
Insider Disclosure: http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/TSEM/insider-transactions
Research Reports: http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/TSEM/research
Historical Prices: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/hp?s=TSEM+Historical+Prices
Basic Tech. Analysis: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ta?s=TSEM+Basic+Tech.+Analysis
Company Profile: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=TSEM+Profile
Key Statistics: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=TSEM+Key+Statistics
Industry: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/in?s=TSEM+Industry
Insider Roster: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ir?s=TSEM+Insider+Roster
Income Statement: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/is?s=TSEM
Balance Sheet: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bs?s=TSEM
Cash Flow: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/cf?s=TSEM+Cash+Flow&annual
Market Watch: http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/TSEM
Bloomberg: http://www.bloomberg.com/quote/TSEM:US
Morningstar: http://quotes.morningstar.com/stock/s?t=TSEM
Bussinessweek: http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot_article.asp?ticker=TSEM
Barchart: http://www.barchart.com/quotes/stocks/TSEM
OTC Short Report: http://otcshortreport.com/index.php?index=TSEM
Investopedia: http://www.investopedia.com/markets/stocks/TSEM/?wa=0

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##### last known share structure ~ source: otcmarkets.com

Market Value: $434,651,882 a/o Jul 03, 2014
Shares Outstanding: 47,869,150 a/o Dec 31, 2013
Float: Not Available
Authorized Shares: Not Available
Par Value: No Par Value

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TowerJazz: The Tragedy Of Locked Value

Feb. 27, 2014 7:01 AM ET | About: TSEM, Includes: IBM, SMI, UMC
Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours. (More...)

Executive summary:

TowerJazz has substantial growth ahead, with multiple opportunities.
Unfortunately, dilution and debt are blocking TowerJazz's value.
Until dilution and debt issues are solved, I'm staying on the sidelines.
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TowerJazz (TSEM) is an Israeli-based specialty foundry. For those who aren't familiar with the specialty foundry market, I'll begin with a brief introduction.

Specialty Foundries

The specialty foundry market supplies chips to all the semiconductor design houses that don't require cutting-edge chip fabrication technologies. That includes analog chips, such as power management chips, radio chips, controllers, audio chips, etc. Here's an easy-to-understand slide that compares the analog and digital chip content of the iPhone:

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Source: TowerJazz investor presentation.

Now that the top four digital foundries in the world (TSM, UMC, SMI, and Global Foundries) have gone on to chase Moore's Law, the specialty foundries have much less need to focus on R&D.

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Source: TowerJazz investor presentation.

While digital foundries fabricate chips using advanced technology nodes (65nm-14nm), specialty foundries work with customers who can manage with 65nm+ chips. TowerJazz is the largest specialty foundry in the world.

Operational Brief

TowerJazz owns and operate four fabs:

Fab 1 + Fab 2: Both located in Israel, possessing a combined annual production capacity of 720K wafers.
Fab 3: Located in Newport Beach, California. Has a capacity of 290K wafers per year.
Fab 4: Located in Nishiwaki, Japan. This is an old Micron (MU) fab, and it has a production capacity of 700K wafers per year.
Recently, the company agreed to enter a joint venture (JV) with Panasonic to acquire three old Panasonic fabs with a combined capacity of 800K wafers per year. The agreement also stated that, in addition to its other customers' products, TowerJazz will manufacture Panasonic products for the first five years of these fabs' operation. One of the three facilities is a 300mm fab, which will enhance the product offerings of TowerJazz.

TowerJazz also recently announced that it has won a contract in India. For this project, the Indian government chose a consortium comprising IBM (IBM), TowerJazz, and an Indian company called Jaiprakash. The contract is for the construction and operation of a fab, with a total estimated cost of $4.1B. TowerJazz will supply advising services, support, and know-how. The contract is expected to bring revenues to TowerJazz of $300M over six years. The first three years of the project will be the construction phase, and this will be followed by three years of facility operation.

Debt Burden

Ten years ago, TowerJazz embarked on a journey of growth. This started with the merger of Tower with Jazz.

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Source: TowerJazz investor presentation.

Achieving growth required capital. That capital was not available to TowerJazz in its 2005 financial state. On its way, TowerJazz raised substantial amounts of debt in various ways. This debt has accumulated to almost toxic levels, keeping the company in a distressed valuation for the most of the last decade.

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Here is a summary of TowerJazz's current debt structure.

Year
2014
2015
2016
Bank Loans
$83.2M
$39.9M
Debentures
$33.1M
$238.1M
$131.3M
Source: 2012 20-F.

Unfortunately, most of this debt is convertible, so that the threat of dilution hangs over the company. If all of the convertible debt is indeed exercised and converted, the company could face a massive dilution that would increase its share count to ~83M from its current ~47M. This would represent a 72.3% increase in the number of outstanding shares. The largest chunk of debt (series F) has a conversion ratio of 38.21 NIS to one ordinary share. That means that series F alone could cause a 20M share dilution. 38.21 NIS equals about $10.9, so series F is not yet in-the-money, but that price doesn't seem far away. For TowerJazz to reach its potential, it has to overcome this hurdle and leave its massive debt issues in the past. There are a few possible scenarios:

The debt is converted. There is no cash impact on TowerJazz, but shareholders are massively diluted.
The debt is not converted. TowerJazz will almost entirely drain its cash reserves to pay it, and cash flow will be impacted in 2015-2016.
TowerJazz reaches an agreement with debt holders to postpone the principal payments.
Substantial Growth Ahead

Now, we will take what I think will be an interesting approach to valuing TowerJazz's business. Let's try to estimate TowerJazz's cash flow in the coming years. The reason for doing so is that depreciation can distort the underlying business. I, for one, would like to value this business via the rawest indicator of value; this, of course, is cash flow. There are three elements to discuss: the core business (current operations which include fabs 1-4), the Panasonic business, and the operations in India. The last one will contribute greatly to both the bottom line and cash flow.

Core Business

On the last earnings call, company CEO Russ Ellwanger mentioned the utilization rate for fab 1-3. In the Q2-13 call, he provided the utilization rate for fab 4. Running those numbers, we get the following:

Fab
Utilization Rate
Annualized Output
1+2
90%-60%
592,500 wafers
3
65%
188,500 wafers
4
40%
280,000 wafers
Total
60%
1,061,000 wafers
The quarterly rate is about 265,250 wafers per quarter. Given last quarter's revenues and cost of goods sold, we get the following numbers:

ASP per wafer is $499.
Average cost per wafer is $351.
Average gross profit per wafer is $149.
Average gross margin is 29.8%.
In the last earnings call, Russ also stated that the company has seen growth in its new masks. In the world of foundries, the term "mask" refers to a photomask, which is a pattern according to which the foundry manufactures a wafer. Each new product has its own photomask.

Russell C. Ellwanger - Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of TowerJazz

Our revenues in the quarter were $132.6 million, within our expectations for the quarter and representing a 6% quarter-over-quarter growth. While our revenues are below those of the third quarter of 2012, in the previous year, we had a high level of Micron contractual revenues. Excluding Micron, there's a year-over-year mid-single-digit growth. In Q3, we had record number of new masks entering our factories Q1 to Q3 '13 as compared to the same period in 2012, so the 34% increase or over 3,000 more new mask-sets entering into the factories.

As previously explained, the release of the photomask to the factory is the last formal step in the design development cycle, after which product manufacturing may begin. Each customer design has its own set of photolithography masks, the design patterns of which are transferred onto the silicon substrate. The time from mask tape-out to volume manufacturing is typically one year, with a net volume life of 2.5-3 years from the tape-out date. The 34% increase from Q1 to Q3 as compared to the previous year demonstrates effectiveness in realizing the customer projects and the sales revenue funnel.

This is very informative. In the first nine months of 2013, TowerJazz won 3000 more new products. It takes about one year for volume manufacturing to commence, and another 1.5-2 years until the customer stops ordering that product. I will assume that revenues from the current state of the business, or core business, will grow 5% from quarter to quarter, or 21% Y/Y. I think this is a fairly conservative assumption, given the expected market growth. I expect this growth rate to be maintained for the next several years.

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Source: TowerJazz investor presentation.

Panasonic Business

The Panasonic business will begin to operate under the JV in April 2014. The operation is expected to contribute $400M per year in revenues. TowerJazz has agreed to produce Panasonic products for the first five years, and given the cutthroat price that TowerJazz is paying for 51% of this JV ($8M in stocks), I think we can expect Panasonic to push TowerJazz's gross margin down. If the three Panasonic fabs operate at 85% utilization, they will produce 680,000 wafers per year. I will further assume that almost all of these fabs' output will be purchased by Panasonic. $400M divided by 680K wafers gives an ASP of $588 per wafer. Assuming a cost of $480 per wafer (old equipment), TowerJazz will then manage to get 18% of the gross margin from this business. S&M&G&A expenses are usually around 8% of revenues for the company. Applying the same ratio to the Panasonic business, we get 10% of operating income.

Operations in India

According to recent news, the final agreements should be signed around August 2014. Assuming a four-month margin of safety, I expect revenues to start coming in 2015. This project is expected to bring $50M in revenues per year for six years. The profitability of the venture should be very high, as TowerJazz will supply just IP. According to the Israeli press, involved parties have estimated the profitability of this venture at ~90%. That means that each year, TowerJazz will net $45M, which will go straight to the bottom line.

Putting It All Together

Next, we'll try to determine the non-GAAP net income, which should be about the same as the operating cash flow. (The D&A item is the main difference between GAAP net income and operating cash flow. Other non-cash items range from $10M-$15M a year). The reason to do so in this case is that TowerJazz has a big financial expense item every quarter. That item is a cash expense, so to get a closer estimation of operating cash flow, we need to look at Non-GAAP net income. Let's combine all of the above assumptions into one table.

Year
2014
2015
2016
2017
Revenues
$930M
$1.2B
$1.38B
$1.58B
Gross Profit
$243M
$347M
$396M
$456M
Operating Profit
$102.6M
$172.5M
$198.9M
$231M
Financial Expenses
$34M
$30M
$20M
$12M
Net Income
$68.6M
$140.5M
$175.4M
$219M
All numbers refer to non-GAAP measures, which exclude depreciation expenses.

As of September 2013, TowerJazz had $141.4M in cash. Let's examine three scenarios:

All of the convertible debt is exercised (no cash expense).
None of the convertible debt is exercised (TowerJazz has to pay 100% of its convertible debt).
Principal payments of debentures are postponed (again, there is no cash expense).
Year End
2014
2015
2016
2017
Scenario 1 Cash Reserves
$60M
$170.5M
$266M
$485M
Scenario 2 Cash Reserves
$30M
($49.4M)
$146M
$285M
Scenario 3 Cash Reserves
$60M
$170.5M
$266M
$485M
Assumptions: CapEx of $80M per year. Scheduled payments of bank loans' principal. Scenarios 1 and 3 result in the same cash reserve balance.

Because the probability of each scenario is unknown, I'll assume a 33.33% probability for each. Doing so brings us to these results:

Year
2014
2015
2016
2017
Revenues
$930M
$1.2B
$1.38B
$1.58B
Year-end Cash Reserves
$50M
$97M
$225.7M
$417.8M
Yearly Operating Cash Flow
$68.6M
$140.5M
$175.4M
$219M
Comparison to Peers

Let's take a look at the valuation of two peers, UMC and SMI.

Company
UMC
SMI
Sales
$4.15B
$1.96B
Market Cap
$4.93B
$2.71B
Operating Cash Flow
$1.4B
$738M
Price-to-sales
1.18
1.38
Price-to-cash-flow
3.5
3.7
Numbers are from UMC's latest report, and SMI's latest report. The numbers are 2013 yearly results.

Valuation

If we apply those ratios (taking the low end) to TowerJazz numbers, we get:

3.5 times the 2017 cash flow is $766.5M.
1.18 times 2017 sales is $1.86B.
Why the difference? It exists because SMI is far more profitable than TowerJazz. While SMI's cash flow is about 37% of sales, TowerJazz's cash flow in 2017 would be just under 14%. So using the cash flow multiplier, we get to a market cap of $766.5M. I lean toward the $766.5M valuation, while giving consideration to the many uncertainties about what the company's capital structure will look like in 2017.

With the dilution 'shadow' hanging over TowerJazz, purchasing shares of the company is currently an action that involves far more risk than reward. Let's say you were to purchase one percent of the company at today's market cap of $342M. You pay $3.42M, and you get about 478,500 shares. Next, let's say that you hold them until 2017, the company's market cap rises to $766.5M, and that 33% of the potential dilution actually occurred. The company would then have almost 60M shares. Your piece of the company will have shrunken to 0.79%, which will be worth $6M. This is a 77% increase in value over three years or an annualized return of 20.9%. The worst case scenario here is a full exercise of convertibles, which will bring the share count up to 82M. In this case, your piece of the cake will have shrunken even further, to 0.58%. That will be worth $4.44M. This is a 30% increase over three years, or a mere 9.1% of annualized return.

IBM Rumors

IBM is looking for a buyer for its foundry business. Given that the company has worked closely with TowerJazz on the Indian fab, many people believe that this is a perfect match. Frankly, I believe that this is out of reach for TowerJazz. IBM's two fabs are big, and one of them fabricates 22nm chips: a technology node that is not relevant in the market that TowerJazz participates in. If any kind of transaction happens, it will change the basic definition of TowerJazz's business, but I still think that this is a low-probability event.

Conclusion

I think that given its current debt and dilution risks, TowerJazz's great growth story is not accessible to long-term investors through conventional investing. Not, at least, until the company clears its balance sheets and works out its dilution issues. Once these issues are a thing of the past, TowerJazz's growth story could be accessible to investors and offer great value. Until that day comes, I will stay on the sidelines on this one.

you are totally correct, the question is ,what did they use the money for ? in the past and they have issued stock for revenue the bills weren't paid down and the debt grew. thus the pps takes disasterous dives. and if you look at the pps chart you will see that the direction over the past eight years is only one direction. down. i sincerely hope that i am wrong this time and the pps goes up as i do not like to see anybody lose money.