Achieves Record Net Income, Gross Margin and Revenue

DALLAS, Nov 08, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Diodes Incorporated (Nasdaq: DIOD), a leading global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality application specific standard products within the broad discrete, logic and analog semiconductor markets, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2010.

Third Quarter Highlights

• Achieved sixth consecutive quarter of sequential revenue growth;
• Revenue was a record $163.1 million, an increase of 33.6 percent over the $122.1 million in the third quarter of 2009 and a sequential increase of 9.4 percent over the $149.2 million in the second quarter of 2010;
• Gross profit was a record $61.0 million, an increase of 62.2 percent over the $37.6 million in the third quarter of 2009 and a sequential increase of 14.0 percent over the $53.5 million in the second quarter of 2010;
• Gross margin was a record 37.4 percent, compared to 30.8 percent in the third quarter of 2009 and 35.8 percent in the second quarter of 2010;
• Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest was a record $27.4 million, compared to $7.2 million in the third quarter of 2009 and $20.6 million in the second quarter of 2010;
• GAAP net income was a record $21.2 million, or $0.46 per diluted share, compared to $7.0 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2009 and $16.6 million, or $0.37 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2010;
• Non-GAAP adjusted net income was $23.2 million, or $0.51 per diluted share, compared to $9.1 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2009 and $18.7 million, or $0.41 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2010;
• Excluding $2.1 million of share-based compensation expense, both GAAP and non-GAAP adjusted net income would have increased by $0.05 per diluted share; and
• Achieved $43.1 million cash flow from operations, $18.2 million net cash flow and $17.8 million free cash flow.

Revenue for the third quarter of 2010 was a record $163.1 million, an increase of 33.6 percent over the $122.1 million in the third quarter of 2009 and a sequential increase of 9.4 percent over the $149.2 million in the second quarter of 2010. Revenue increased in the quarter due to strong demand for products across all of the Company's worldwide markets. The successful capturing of Zetex product synergies has allowed the Company to take advantage of European and North American market strength, which has resulted in higher revenue growth in those regions.

Gross profit for the third quarter of 2010 was a record $61.0 million, an increase of 62.2 percent over the $37.6 million in the third quarter of 2009 and a sequential increase of 14.0 percent over the $53.5 million in the second quarter of 2010. Gross margin in the third quarter of 2010 was a record 37.4 percent, compared to 30.8 percent in the third quarter of 2009 and 35.8 percent in the second quarter of 2010. Gross margin improved in the quarter due to a favorable mix of higher margin products, generally stable ASP's, another quarterly record of output at our packaging facilities and continued high utilization at the Company's wafer fabs.

Commenting on the quarter, Dr. Keh-Shew Lu, President and Chief Executive Officer of Diodes Incorporated, stated, "The third quarter represents the Company's sixth consecutive quarter of sequential revenue growth and was complemented by our achievement of record net income in the quarter. Over that time, we have consistently executed on our new product development plans and expanded our design wins, which have contributed to our market share gains at key customers and record results. Additionally, the capital investments that we made to expand capacity at our packaging facilities over the last twelve months have enabled us to achieve record output during this year. Although capacity remains tight, we have proactively shifted our product mix toward higher margin products to achieve the highest gross margin in the Company's history. These results reflect Diodes' continued commitment to grow faster than our addressable markets as we secure greater market share in key end-equipment, launch additional products in new markets and leverage our broadened product portfolio to maintain a higher level of design wins."

Third quarter of 2010 GAAP net income was $21.2 million, or $0.46 per diluted share, compared to third quarter of 2009 of $7.0 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, and second quarter of 2010 of $16.6 million, or $0.37 per diluted share.

Non-GAAP adjusted net income was $23.2 million, or $0.51 per diluted share, which excluded, net of tax, $1.3 million of non-cash interest expense related to the amortization of debt discount on the Convertible Senior Notes and $0.8 million of non-cash acquisition related intangible asset amortization costs. The following is a summary reconciliation of GAAP net income to non-GAAP adjusted net income and per share data, net of tax (in thousands, except per share data):

GAAP net income			$	21,162
GAAP diluted earnings per share			$	0.46
Adjustments to reconcile net income
to adjusted net income:
Amortization of debt discount				1,277
Amortization of acquisition related intangible assets				790
Non-GAAP adjusted net income			$	23,229
Non-GAAP adjusted diluted earnings per share			$	0.51

See tables below for further details of the reconciliation.

Included in the third quarter of 2010 GAAP and non-GAAP adjusted net income was approximately $2.1 million, net of tax, non-cash share-based compensation expense. Excluding this expense, both GAAP and non-GAAP adjusted diluted EPS would have increased by an additional $0.05 per share.

As of September 30, 2010, Diodes had approximately $264 million in cash and cash equivalents and $130 million in long-term debt primarily related to its Convertible Senior Notes.

Business Outlook

Dr. Lu concluded, "With the market supply shortage easing as well as supply and demand becoming more balanced, we expect to return to more seasonal trends for the fourth quarter. We believe we will further expand our market share as a result of our continued focus on design wins, new products and customer expansion. In terms of fourth quarter guidance, revenue is anticipated to range between $160 million and $168 million, or between a decrease of 2 percent and an increase of 3 percent sequentially. Gross margin is expected to be comparable to the third quarter level. Operating expenses are anticipated to be comparable to third quarter levels on a percent of revenue basis. We expect our income tax rate for the fourth quarter to range between 17 and 23 percent. Shares used to calculate GAAP EPS for the fourth quarter are anticipated to be approximately 46.3 million."

Conference Call

Diodes will host a conference call on Monday, November 8, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. Central Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time) to discuss its third quarter 2010 financial results. Investors and analysts may join the conference call by dialing 1-800-901-5213 and providing the confirmation code 92825783. International callers may join the teleconference by dialing 1-617-786-2962. A telephone replay of the conference call will be available approximately two hours after the conference call and will be available until November 11, 2010 at midnight Central Time. The replay dial-in number is 1-888-286-8010, and the pass code is 18355966. International callers should dial 1-617-801-6888 and enter the same pass code at the prompt. Additionally, this conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet and can be accessed by all interested parties on the Investors section of Diodes' website at www.diodes.com. To listen to the live call, please go to the Investors section of Diodes' website and click on the conference call link at least fifteen minutes prior to the start of the call to register, download and install any necessary audio software. For those unable to participate during the live broadcast, a replay will be available shortly after the call on Diodes' website for approximately 60 days.

About Diodes Incorporated

Diodes Incorporated (Nasdaq: DIOD), a Standard and Poor's SmallCap 600 and Russell 3000 Index company, is a leading global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality application specific standard products within the broad discrete, logic, and analog semiconductor markets. Diodes serves the consumer electronics, computing, communications, industrial, and automotive markets. Diodes' products include diodes, rectifiers, transistors, MOSFETs, protection devices, functional specific arrays, single gate logic, amplifiers and comparators, Hall-effect and temperature sensors; power management devices, including LED drivers, DC-DC switching and linear voltage regulators, and voltage references along with special function devices, such as USB power switches, load switches, voltage supervisors, and motor controllers. The Company's corporate headquarters, logistics center, and Americas' sales office are located in Dallas, Texas. Design, marketing, and engineering centers are located in Dallas; San Jose, California; Taipei, Taiwan; Manchester, England; and Neuhaus, Germany. The Company's wafer fabrication facilities are located in Kansas City, Missouri and Manchester, with two manufacturing facilities located in Shanghai, China, another in Neuhaus, and a joint venture facility located in Chengdu, China. Additional engineering, sales, warehouse, and logistics offices are located in Taipei; Hong Kong; Manchester; and Munich, Germany; with support offices located throughout the world. For further information, including SEC filings, visit the Company's website at www.diodes.com.

Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995:Any statements set forth above that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements.Such statements include statements regarding our expectation that:the successful capturing of Zetex product synergies has allowed the Company to take advantage of European and North American market strength, which has resulted in higher revenue growth in those regions; the capital investments that we made to expand capacity at our packaging facilities over the last twelve months have enabled us to achieve record output during this year; although capacity remains tight, we have proactively shifted our product mix toward higher margin products to achieve the highest gross margin in the Company's history; these results reflect Diodes' continued commitment to grow faster than our addressable markets as we secure greater market share in key end-equipment, launch additional products in new markets and leverage our broadened product portfolio to maintain a higher level of design wins; with the market supply shortage easing as well as supply and demand becoming more balanced, we expect to return to more seasonal trends for the fourth quarter; we believe we will further expand our market share as a result of our continued focus on design wins, new products and customer expansion; in terms of fourth quarter guidance, revenue is anticipated to range between $160 million and $168 million, or between a decrease of 2 percent and an increase of 3 percent sequentially; gross margin is expected to be comparable to the third quarter level; operating expenses are anticipated to be comparable to third quarter levels on a percent of revenue basis; we expect our income tax rate for the fourth quarter to range between 17 and 23 percent; and shares used to calculate GAAP EPS for the fourth quarter are anticipated to be approximately 46.3 million.Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, such factors as: we may not be able to maintain our current growth strategy or continue to maintain our current performance and loadings in our manufacturing facilities; risks of domestic and foreign operations; unfavorable currency exchange rates; our future guidance may be incorrect; the global economic weakness may be more severe or last longer than we currently anticipated; and other information detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Recent news releases, annual reports and SEC filings are available at the Company's website: www.diodes.com. Written requests may be sent directly to the Company, or they may be e-mailed to: diodes-fin@diodes.com.

DIODES INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited) (in thousands, except per share data)
		Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
		September 30,								September 30,
			2010				2009				2010				2009
NET SALES		$	163,120			$	122,122			$	449,120			$	304,070
COST OF GOODS SOLD			102,143				84,547				286,893				224,632
Gross profit			60,977				37,575				162,227				79,438
OPERATING EXPENSES
Selling, general and administrative			22,837				19,079				65,822				50,375
Research and development			7,212				6,284				20,403				16,944
Amortization of acquisition related intangible assets			1,098				1,271				3,304				3,480
Restructuring			-				(291	)			-				(440	)
Total operating expenses			31,147				26,343				89,529				70,359
Income from operations			29,830				11,232				72,698				9,079
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES)
Interest income			279				805				2,587				3,907
Interest expense			(939	)			(1,784	)			(4,317	)			(5,709	)
Amortization of debt discount			(2,006	)			(1,981	)			(5,713	)			(6,471	)
Other			251				(1,062	)			1,749				(1,074	)
Total other expenses			(2,415	)			(4,022	)			(5,694	)			(9,347	)
Income (loss) before income taxes and noncontrolling interest			27,415				7,210				67,004				(268	)
INCOME TAX PROVISION (BENEFIT)			5,346				(629	)			11,705				4,924
NET INCOME (LOSS)			22,069				7,839				55,299				(5,192	)
Less: NET INCOME attributable to noncontrolling interest			(907	)			(819	)			(2,532	)			(1,507	)
NET INCOME (LOSS) attributable to common stockholders		$	21,162			$	7,020			$	52,767			$	(6,699	)
EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE attributable to common stockholders
Basic		$	0.48			$	0.17			$	1.20			$	(0.16	)
Diluted		$	0.46			$	0.16			$	1.16			$	(0.16	)
Number of shares used in computation
Basic			44,346				42,533				44,031				41,761
Diluted			45,673				44,013				45,418				41,761

Note: Throughout this release, we refer to "net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders" as "net income (loss)."

DIODES INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME (LOSS) TO ADJUSTED NET INCOME (in thousands, except per share data) (unaudited)
For the three months ended September 30, 2010:
		Operating Expenses		Other Income (Expense)		Income Tax Provision			Net Income
Per-GAAP									$	21,162
Earnings per share (Per-GAAP)
Diluted									$	0.46
Adjustments to reconcile net income
to adjusted net income:
Amortization of acquisition related intangible assets		1,098		-		(308	)			790
Amortization of debt discount		-		2,006		(729	)			1,277
Adjusted (Non-GAAP)									$	23,229
Diluted shares used in computing
earnings per share										45,673
Adjusted earnings per share (Non-GAAP)
Diluted									$	0.51

Note: Included in GAAP and non-GAAP adjusted net income was approximately $2.1 million, net of tax, non-cash share-based compensation expense. Excluding this expense, both GAAP and non-GAAP adjusted diluted earnings per share ("EPS") would have increased by an additional $0.05 per share.

DIODES INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME (LOSS) TO ADJUSTED NET INCOME - Cont. (in thousands, except per share data) (unaudited)
For the three months ended September 30, 2009:
		Operating Expenses			Other Income (Expense)		Income Tax Provision			Net Income
Per-GAAP										$	7,020
Earnings per share (Per-GAAP)
Diluted										$	0.16
Adjustments to reconcile net income
to adjusted net income:
Amortization of acquisition related intangible assets		1,271			-		(356	)			915
Restructuring		(291	)		-		111				(180	)
Loss on extinguishment of debt		-			161		(63	)			98
Amortization of debt discount		-			1,981		(773	)			1,208
Adjusted (Non-GAAP)										$	9,061
Diluted shares used in computing
earnings per share											44,013
Adjusted earnings per share (Non-GAAP)
Diluted										$	0.21

Note: Included in GAAP and non-GAAP adjusted net loss was approximately $1.8 million, net of tax, non-cash share-based compensation expense. Excluding this expense, both GAAP and non-GAAP adjusted diluted EPS would have increased by an additional $0.04 per share.

DIODES INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME (LOSS) TO ADJUSTED NET INCOME - Cont. (in thousands, except per share data) (unaudited)
For the nine months ended September 30, 2010:
		Operating Expenses		Other Income (Expense)			Income Tax Provision			Net Income
Per-GAAP										$	52,767
Earnings per share (Per-GAAP)
Diluted										$	1.16
Adjustments to reconcile net income
to adjusted net income:
Amortization of acquisition related intangible assets		3,304		-			(926	)			2,378
Gain on sale of assets		-		(1,837	)		661				(1,176	)
Impairment of long-lived assets		-		144			(55	)			89
Amortization of debt discount		-		5,713			(2,175	)			3,538
Adjusted (Non-GAAP)										$	57,596
Diluted shares used in computing
earnings per share											45,418
Adjusted earnings per share (Non-GAAP)
Diluted										$	1.27

Note: Included in GAAP and non-GAAP adjusted net income was approximately $6.4 million, net of tax, non-cash share-based compensation expense. Excluding this expense, both GAAP and non-GAAP adjusted diluted EPS would have increased by an additional $0.14 per share.

DIODES INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME (LOSS) TO ADJUSTED NET INCOME - Cont. (in thousands, except per share data) (unaudited)
For the nine months ended September 30, 2009:
		Operating Expenses			Other Income (Expense)			Income Tax Provision			Net Income (Loss)
Per-GAAP											$	(6,699	)
Loss per share (Per-GAAP)
Diluted											$	(0.16	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss
to adjusted net income:
Amortization of acquisition related intangible assets		3,480			-			(977	)			2,503
Restructuring		(440	)		-			(85	)			(525	)
Gain on extinguishment of debt		-			(1,192	)		465				(727	)
Forgiveness of debt		-			(1,501	)		188				(1,313	)
Taxes on repatriation of earnings		-			-			10,631				10,631
Amortization of debt discount		-			6,471			(2,526	)			3,945
Adjusted (Non-GAAP)											$	7,815
Diluted shares used in computing
earnings per share												42,967
Adjusted earnings per share (Non-GAAP)
Diluted											$	0.18

Note: Included in GAAP and non-GAAP adjusted net income was approximately $4.9 million, net of tax, non-cash share-based compensation expense. Excluding this expense, both GAAP and non-GAAP adjusted diluted EPS would have increased by an additional $0.12 per share.

ADJUSTED NET INCOME

This measure consists of generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") net income (loss), which is then adjusted solely for the purpose of adjusting for amortization of acquisition related intangible assets, amortization of debt discount, impairment of long-lived assets, gain on sale of assets, restructuring costs, loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt, forgiveness of debt, and taxes on repatriation of foreign earnings, as discussed below. Excluding impairment of long-lived assets, gain on sale of assets, restructuring costs, loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt, forgiveness of debt, and taxes on repatriation of foreign earnings provides investors with a better depiction of the Company's operating results and provides a more informed baseline for modeling future earnings expectations. Excluding the amortization of acquisition related intangible assets and amortization of debt discount allows for comparison of the Company's current and historic operating performance.The Company excludes the above listed items to evaluate the Company's operating performance, to develop budgets, to determine incentive compensation awards and to manage cash expenditures. Presentation of the above non-GAAP measures allows investors to review the Company's results of operations from the same viewpoint as the Company's management and Board of Directors. The Company has historically provided similar non-GAAP financial measures to provide investors an enhanced understanding of its operations, facilitate investors' analyses and comparisons of its current and past results of operations and provide insight into the prospects of its future performance. The Company also believes the non-GAAP measures are useful to investors because they provide additional information that research analysts use to evaluate semiconductor companies. These non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to results prepared in accordance with GAAP, but should not be considered a substitute for or superior to GAAP results and may differ from measures used by other companies. The Company recommends a review of net income on both a GAAP basis and non-GAAP basis be performed to get a comprehensive view of the Company's results. The Company provides a reconciliation of GAAP net income (loss) to non-GAAP adjusted net income.

Amortization of acquisition related intangible assets - The Company excluded the amortization of its acquisition related intangible assets including developed technologies and customer relationships. The fair value of the acquisition related intangible assets, which was allocated to the assets through purchase accounting, is amortized using straight-line methods which approximate the proportion of future cash flows estimated to be generated each period over the estimated useful lives of the applicable assets. The Company believes the exclusion of the amortization expense of acquisition related assets is appropriate as a significant portion of the purchase price for its acquisitions was allocated to the intangible assets that have short lives and exclusion of the amortization expense allows comparisons of operating results that are consistent over time for both the Company's newly acquired and long-held businesses. In addition, the Company excluded the amortization expense as there is significant variability and unpredictability across companies with respect to this expense.

Amortization of debt discount - The Company excluded the amortization of debt discount on its 2.25% Convertible Senior Notes ("Notes"). This amortization was excluded from management's assessment of the Company's core operating performance. Although the amortization of debt discount is recurring in nature, the expected life of the Notes is five years as that is the earliest date in which the Notes can be put back to the Company at par value. As such, the amortization period ends October 1, 2011, at which time the Company will no longer be recording an amortization of debt discount. In addition, the Company has repurchased some of its Notes, which can make the principal amount outstanding and related amortization vary from period to period, and as such the Company believes the exclusion of the amortization facilitates comparisons with the results of other periods that may reflect different principal amounts outstanding and related amortization.

Impairment of long-lived assets - The Company excluded the impairment of long-lived assets. During the second quarter of 2010, the Company impaired certain assets, which was excluded from management's assessment of the Company's core operating performance. The Company believes the exclusion of the impairment of long-lived assets provides investors an enhanced view of a gain the Company may incur from time to time and facilitates comparisons with results of other periods that may not reflect such impairments.

Gain on sale of assets - The Company excluded the gain recorded for the sale assets. During the first quarter of 2010, the Company sold assets located in Germany and this gain was excluded from management's assessment of the Company's core operating performance. The Company believes the exclusion of the gain on sale of assets provides investors an enhanced view of a gain the Company may incur from time to time and facilitates comparisons with results of other periods that may not reflect such gains.

Restructuring costs - The Company recorded various restructuring charges to reduce its cost structure in order to enhance operating effectiveness and improve profitability. These restructuring activities impacted various functional areas of the Company's operations in several locations and were undertaken to meet specific business objectives in light of the facts and circumstances at the time of each restructuring event. These restructuring charges are excluded from management's assessment of the Company's operating performance. The Company believes the exclusion of the restructuring charges provides investors an enhanced view of the cost structure of the Company's operations and facilitates comparisons with the results of other periods that may not reflect such charges or may reflect different levels of such charges.

Loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt - The Company excluded the loss (gain) from extinguishment of debt from the repurchase of its Notes. The loss (gain) was excluded from management's assessment of the Company's core operating performance. The Company believes the exclusion of the loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt provides investors an enhanced view of a loss (gain) the Company may incur from time to time and facilitates comparisons with results of other periods that may not reflect such losses (gains).

Forgiveness of debt - The Company excluded the forgiveness of debt related to one of its Asia subsidiaries in the second quarter of 2009. This forgiveness of debt is excluded from management's assessment of our operating performance. The Company believes the exclusion of the forgiveness of debt provides investors an enhanced view of the adjustment the Company may incur from time to time and facilitates comparisons with the results of other periods that may not reflect such charges.

Taxes on repatriation of foreign earnings - The Company excluded the non-cash income tax expense related to the repatriation of foreign earnings. During the first quarter of 2009, the Company repatriated approximately $28.5 million of accumulated earnings from one of its Chinese subsidiaries, resulting in additional non-cash federal and state income tax expense. The Company intends to permanently reinvest overseas all of its remaining earnings from its foreign subsidiaries. The Company believes the exclusion of the non-cash income tax expense related to the repatriation of foreign earnings provides investors an enhanced view of a one-time occurrence and facilitates comparisons with results of other periods that do not reflect such a non-cash income tax expense.

ADJUSTED EARNINGS PER SHARE

This non-GAAP financial measure is the portion of the Company's GAAP net income (loss) assigned to each share of stock, excluding amortization of acquisition related intangible assets, amortization of debt discount, impairment of long-lived assets, gain on sale of assets, restructuring costs, loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt, forgiveness of debt and taxes on repatriation of foreign earnings, as described above. Excluding impairment of long-lived assets, gain on sale of assets, restructuring costs, gain on extinguishment of debt, forgiveness of debt and taxes on repatriation of foreign earnings provides investors with a better depiction of the Company's operating results and provides a more informed baseline for modeling future earnings expectations, as described in further detail above. Excluding the amortization of acquisition related intangible assets and amortization of debt discount allows for comparison of the Company's current and historic operating performance, as described in further detail above. This non-GAAP measure should be considered in addition to results prepared in accordance with GAAP, but should not be considered a substitute for or superior to GAAP results and may differ from measures used by other companies. The Company recommends a review of diluted earnings per share on both a GAAP basis and non-GAAP basis be performed to obtain a comprehensive view of the Company's results. Information on how these share calculations are made is included in the reconciliation table provided.

FREE CASH FLOW (FCF)

FCFof $17.8 million for the third quarter of 2010 is a non-GAAP financial measure, which is calculated by taking cash flow from operations less capital expenditures ($43.1 million less (-) $25.3 million). FCF represents the cash and cash equivalents that we are able to generate after taking into account cash outlays required to maintain or expand property, plant and equipment. FCF is important because it allows us to pursue opportunities to develop new products, make acquisitions and reduce debt.

DIODES INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME (LOSS) TO EBITDA

EBITDA represents earnings before net interest expense, income tax provision (benefit), depreciation and amortization. Management believes EBITDA is useful to investors because it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties, such as financial institutions in extending credit, in evaluating companies in our industry and provides further clarity on our profitability. In addition, management uses EBITDA, along with other GAAP measures, in evaluating our operating performance compared to that of other companies in our industry because the calculation of EBITDA generally eliminates the effects of financing, operating in different income tax jurisdictions, and accounting effects of capital spending, including the impact of our asset base, which can differ depending on the book value of assets and the accounting methods used to compute depreciation and amortization expense. EBITDA is not a recognized measurement under GAAP, and when analyzing our operating performance, investors should use EBITDA in addition to, and not as an alternative for, income from operations and net income, each as determined in accordance with GAAP. Because not all companies use identical calculations, our presentation of EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. Furthermore, EBITDA is not intended to be a measure of free cash flow for management's discretionary use, as it does not consider certain cash requirements such as tax and debt service payments.

The following table provides a reconciliation of net income (loss) to EBITDA (in thousands, unaudited):

		Three Months Ended
		September 30,
			2010			2009
Net income (per-GAAP)		$	21,162		$	7,020
Plus:
Interest expense, net (1)			2,666			2,960
Income tax provision (benefit)			5,346			(629	)
Depreciation and amortization			13,090			12,092
EBITDA (Non-GAAP)		$	42,264		$	21,443
		Nine Months Ended
		September 30,
			2010			2009
Net income (loss) (per-GAAP)		$	52,767		$	(6,699	)
Plus:
Interest expense, net (2)			7,443			8,273
Income tax provision			11,705			4,924
Depreciation and amortization			37,760			35,079
EBITDA (Non-GAAP)		$	109,675		$	41,577

(1) Includes $2.0 million for both the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, of amortization of debt discount.

(2) Includes $5.7 million and $6.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, of amortization of debt discount.

DIODES INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS ASSETS (in thousands)
		September 30,			December 31,
			2010			2009
CURRENT ASSETS		(unaudited)
Cash and cash equivalents		$	263,807		$	241,953
Short-term investment securities			-			296,600
Accounts receivable, net			123,493			99,074
Inventories			113,069			89,652
Deferred income taxes, current			9,257			7,834
Prepaid expenses and other			10,207			11,591
Total current assets			519,833			746,704
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, net			199,098			162,988
OTHER ASSETS
Goodwill			67,668			68,075
Intangible assets, net			29,949			34,892
Other			5,836			5,324
Total assets		$	822,384		$	1,017,983

DIODES INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY (in thousands, except share data)
		September 30,				December 31,
			2010				2009
CURRENT LIABILITIES		(unaudited)
Lines of credit and short-term debt		$	-			$	299,414
Accounts payable			74,766				62,448
Accrued liabilities			46,337				27,236
Income tax payable			3,919				2,641
Current portion of long-term debt			384				373
Current portion of capital lease obligations			288				283
Total current liabilities			125,694				392,395
LONG-TERM DEBT, net of current portion
Convertible senior notes			126,318				121,333
Long-term borrowings			3,263				3,464
CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS, net of current portion			1,441				1,669
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES, non-current			10,360				7,743
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES			44,929				40,455
Total liabilities			312,005				567,059
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
EQUITY
Diodes Incorporated stockholders' equity
Preferred stock - par value $1.00 per share; 1,000,000 shares authorized;
no shares issued or outstanding			-				-
Common stock - par value $0.66 2/3 per share; 70,000,000 shares authorized;
44,360,466 and 43,729,304 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2010 and
December 31, 2009, respectively			29,574				29,153
Additional paid-in capital			223,745				211,618
Retained earnings			300,941				248,174
Accumulated other comprehensive loss			(55,930	)			(48,311	)
Total Diodes Incorporated stockholders' equity			498,330				440,634
Noncontrolling interest			12,049				10,290
Total equity			510,379				450,924
Total liabilities and equity		$	822,384			$	1,017,983

SOURCE: Diodes Incorporated

Company Contact:
Diodes Incorporated
Laura Mehrl, 972-385-4492
Director of Investor Relations
E: laura_mehrl@diodes.com
or
Investor Contact:
Shelton Group
Leanne K. Sievers, 949-224-3874
EVP, Investor Relations
E: lsievers@sheltongroup.com