Fabrinet Announces Third Quarter 2012 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 third quarter of fiscal 2012, ended March 30, 2012.

Fabrinet reported total revenue of $139.0 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2012, a decrease of 28.7% compared to revenue of $194.9 million for the comparable period in fiscal 2011. GAAP net loss in the third quarter was $(46.3) million, or $(1.35) per diluted share compared to GAAP net income of $16.7 million, or $0.49 per diluted share in the third quarter of 2011. Non-GAAP net income in the third quarter was $9.9 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, a decrease of 48.0% compared to non-GAAP net income of $19.0 million, or $0.55 per share in the third quarter of 2011.

Tom Mitchell, Chief Executive Officer of Fabrinet, said, “I am pleased to report that through the continued hard work and dedication of our staff, we remain on a strong recovery path. We are excited that building 6 is complete and fully available for customers. Despite the recent flooding, we continue to win new business and customer confidence in our value proposition remains solid.”

Business Outlook

Based on information available as of May 7, 2012, Fabrinet is issuing guidance for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012 as follows:

The company expects fourth quarter revenue to be in the range of $139 million to $143 million. Non-GAAP net income per share is expected to be in the range of $0.25 to $0.27, based on approximately 34.9 million fully diluted, weighted average shares outstanding.

Conference Call Information

What:		Fabrinet Third Quarter 2012 Financial Results Conference Call
When:		Monday, May 7, 2012
Time:		5:00 p.m. ET
Live Call:		[phone], domestic
		[phone], international
		Passcode 73411596
Replay:		[phone], domestic
		[phone], international
		Passcode 73411596
Webcast:		http://investor.fabrinet.com/ (live and replay)

This press release and any other information related to the call will also be posted on Fabrinet’s website at http://investor.fabrinet.com. A recorded version of this webcast will be available approximately two hours after the call and 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.

Safe Harbor

“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 all of the statements under the “Business Outlook” section relating to our forecasted operating results for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2012 and our statements regarding our recovery and customer demand for our products and services. 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: difficulties in realizing recoveries from our insurance carriers in the amounts and within the timeframes that we expect; 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 new markets; our reliance on a limited number of customers and suppliers; difficulties in accurately forecasting demand for our services; 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 quarterly report on Form 10-Q, filed on February 8, 2012 and our annual report on Form 10-K, filed on August 31, 2011. We disclaim any obligation to update information contained in these forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

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