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ALLEGRO MICROSYSTEMS, INC.

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Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. is a global leader in the design, development, and marketing of sensor integrated circuits and application-specific power ICs that enable the sensing, motion control, and power management functions of complex electromechanical or power conversion systems. The company primarily serves automotive and industrial markets, including advanced industrial markets such as AI data centers, robotics, and energy infrastructure. Secular technology trends including electrification, automation, AI data center expansion, and increasing energy efficiency are driving growing demand for precision sensing and power solutions. In automotive markets, these trends are accelerating the adoption of electrified powertrains and safety-critical Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, while in industrial markets they are driving greater power density and increasing requirements for automation and thermal efficiency across AI data centers, robotics, and energy infrastructure.

The company is the world's leading supplier of magnetic sensor ICs by market share, with a portfolio that includes the broadest range of magnetic sensor ICs in the industry. Primary competitors include a broad spectrum of global semiconductor designers and manufacturers, ranging from large-scale diversified entities to specialized participants focused on specific sensing and power management technologies. The company believes it can compete successfully by leveraging its design and market expertise and leadership positions, proprietary manufacturing processes, custom packaging capabilities, and close customer relationships. Competitive factors include time to market, system and application expertise, product quality and reliability, quality systems and support, product features and performance, proprietary technology, production capacity, and solution price.

The company generates revenue through the sale of sensor ICs and power ICs to direct customers and distributors globally, selling through a combination of a direct sales force, distributors, and independent sales representatives. Net sales made to distributors were approximately 55.0% , 50.7% , and 52.9% of net sales in fiscal years 2026, 2025, and 2024, respectively. The company sells to more than 15,000 end customers, directly and through distributors, during each of fiscal years 2026, 2025, and 2024. Approximately half of net sales during each of those fiscal years were derived from sales to the top 20 customers, which includes distributors.

The company's product portfolio includes over 1,500 products, and it ships approximately 2.1 billion units annually to more than 15,000 customers worldwide. Magnetic sensor ICs include current sensor ICs, position sensor ICs, and speed sensor ICs, based on monolithic Hall-effect, GMR, and TMR technologies. Power ICs include motor driver ICs, regulators, safety PMICs and LED driver ICs, and isolated gate drivers. For fiscal year 2026, magnetic sensor net sales were $538.538 million and power integrated circuit net sales were $351.558 million . Automotive end market net sales were $628.561 million in fiscal year 2026, representing 70.6% of total net sales, compared to 73.8% in fiscal year 2025 and 72.4% in fiscal year 2024. Industrial and other end market net sales were $261.535 million in fiscal year 2026.

During fiscal year 2026, the company reorganized its internal sales force to align by end market rather than geography. The company implemented a global restructuring plan in January 2025 that included a repositioning to high-growth and lower cost regions and consolidation of leased facilities. In June 2025, the company undertook additional facility consolidation and further workforce rebalancing as part of this plan. On July 23, 2024, the company entered into a share repurchase agreement with Sanken to repurchase 38,767,315 shares of common stock. The first closing on July 29, 2024 repurchased 28,750,000 shares for aggregate consideration of $628.3 million . The second closing on August 7, 2024 repurchased 10,017,315 shares for aggregate cash consideration of $225.5 million . On July 26, 2024, the company completed an equity offering of 28,750,000 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $24.00 per share resulting in net proceeds of approximately $665.9 million . On August 6, 2024, the company entered into an amendment providing for a new $400.0 million tranche of term loans. On February 6, 2025, the company entered into an amendment providing for a new $375.0 million tranche of term loans. On January 21, 2026, the company entered into an amendment providing for a new $285.0 million tranche of term loans. On September 20, 2024, the company completed the PSL Transaction, after which the company owned approximately 10.2% of PSL.

Total net sales for fiscal year 2026 were $890.096 million , compared to $725.006 million in fiscal year 2025, an increase of 22.8% . Gross profit was $411.970 million in fiscal year 2026 compared to $321.527 million in fiscal year 2025. Gross margin was 46.3% in fiscal year 2026 compared to 44.3% in fiscal year 2025. Net loss attributable to Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. was $14.897 million in fiscal year 2026 compared to a net loss of $73.010 million in fiscal year 2025. Net cash provided by operating activities was $163.069 million in fiscal year 2026 compared to $61.913 million in fiscal year 2025.

Business Outlook

The company is investing in advanced current sensing, IGD, and sensorless motor control technologies to address AI data center applications, where rising power density and efficiency requirements align closely with core capabilities. The company is also aligning application domain expertise, smart sensor design, and power management and motor control algorithms to support growing demand for electronics in industrial automation and robotics. The company believes this strategy of extending core technologies into adjacent markets enables expansion of its served available market while achieving higher returns on R&D investments. The company's XtremeSense TMR technology underpins differentiated products, including industry-leading 10 MHz current sensors designed to support fast-switching GaN and SiC power devices. IGDs are being sampled and tested by customers for the next generation of data centers.

The company is expanding its power IC portfolio to increase content in automotive and industrial applications where electrification and energy efficiency are driving design changes. The company sees an opportunity to expand its presence in IGDs as power conversion architectures evolve across xEVs, AI data centers, and energy infrastructure. The accelerating adoption of SiC and GaN power devices reflects customer demand for higher efficiency, smaller system size, and improved thermal performance. The same content expansion dynamics are emerging across industrial automation and robotics, as robots become more capable and are deployed at greater scale, creating opportunities for multiple Allegro devices within a single robotic platform.

The company expects to continue enhancing its product mix by developing new products for growth markets where it believes it can generate higher ASPs and/or gross margins. The company intends to deepen relationships with key foundry and manufacturing partners to apply its products and applications expertise in developing differentiated, cost-efficient wafer processes and packaging technologies. By leveraging advanced manufacturing capabilities of strategic suppliers, adopting more cost-effective packaging solutions, and optimizing the mix of internal and external assembly and test capacity, the company believes it can reduce manufacturing costs, limit capital requirements, enhance supply reliability, and support continued growth.

The company's fabless, asset-light manufacturing model supports scalability, flexibility, and access to advanced manufacturing technologies. The company designs proprietary wafer technologies and then transfers and industrializes these technologies with external wafer fabrication partners around the globe. The company is expanding regional supply chain capabilities, including localized manufacturing partnerships in multiple geographies, to support local customer demand and enhance overall supply chain resilience. The company maintains manufacturing relationships with Polar Semiconductor, LLC in North America and various internal and external assembly and test partners across Asia. The company is expanding its regional manufacturing footprint by qualifying additional wafer foundries and outsourced semiconductor assembly and test partners in Asia.

The company expects further increases in R&D expenses, in absolute dollars, as it continues the development of innovative technologies and processes for new product offerings, as well as increase the headcount of R&D personnel in future years. The company anticipates selling and marketing expenses will increase in absolute terms as it expands its sales force and increases sales and marketing activities. As of March 27, 2026, the company had $285.0 million in aggregate principal amount of debt outstanding under its 2026 Refinanced Loans, no debt outstanding under its revolving credit facility and $256.0 million of additional borrowings available thereunder. The company's current capital deployment strategy for fiscal year 2027 is to utilize cash on hand and capacity under its revolving credit facility to support continued growth initiatives into select markets and planned capital expenditures, as well as consider potential acquisitions.

The company faces risks from downturns or volatility in general economic conditions, which could lead to lower demand for products that incorporate its solutions, particularly in the automotive and industrial markets. The company's anticipated future growth is highly dependent on the increased adoption of automotive technologies, including ADAS and xEV powertrain vehicles. A downturn in the automotive market or prolonged disruption could delay automakers' plans to introduce new vehicles with these features. The company also faces risks related to the cyclical nature of the semiconductor industry, which is prone to significant downturns. Expectations and front-loaded investment related to AI and data centers may increase the magnitude and volatility of semiconductor industry cycles, making downturns more abrupt or recoveries more uneven.

The company faces risks from changes in government trade policies, including the imposition of export restrictions and tariffs. The U.S. Department of Commerce is conducting an ongoing investigation into whether imports of semiconductors threaten to impair U.S. national security, which could result in additional tariffs. The company also faces risks from foreign export restrictions from China on certain rare-earth elements, metals and magnets, including samarium, used in its applications. The escalation of armed conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran beginning in early 2026 has heightened risks to the business, including disruption of key Middle East maritime shipping corridors and surges in global energy prices.

Risk Factors

The company is highly dependent on the automotive market, with customers that supply various systems and components to automotive OEMs accounting for 70.6% of total net sales in fiscal year 2026. A downturn or disruption in the automotive market, including from tariffs on automobiles and automobile parts, could significantly harm financial results. The company relies on a limited number of third-party wafer fabrication facilities, primarily UMC, Polar, Tower, and TSMC, and a limited number of suppliers of other materials, and the failure of any of these suppliers could harm the business. The company's manufacturing operations in the Philippines at AMPI, its primary internal assembly and testing facility, expose it to risks from natural disasters, political instability, or other disruptions. The company faces intense competition from larger companies with substantially greater financial, technical, and marketing resources, and any failure to keep pace with AI-enabled capabilities could harm competitive position and revenue. Changes in government trade policies, including export restrictions and tariffs, could limit the company's ability to sell products to certain customers, with approximately 89.7% of net sales in fiscal year 2026 to customers outside the United States.

Management Priorities

Management's message emphasizes the company's mission to be the leader in global semiconductor technology with sensing and power solutions that drive electrification, automation, AI, and robotics forward. The company's strategy is built on delivering high-performance, differentiated IC solutions that solve customers' most complex challenges, with a focus on investing in R&D that is market-aligned and focused on targeted portfolio expansion, building on automotive heritage to align product development with the most rigorous applications and reliability expectations, and investing to lead in chosen markets while applying intellectual property and technology to pursue adjacent growth markets. Management believes continued investment in R&D across product design, automotive-grade wafer technology, and advanced IC packaging is critical to maintaining competitive position. The company intends to continue strengthening relationships with existing customers while enabling channel partners to play a greater role in demand generation, customer support, and fulfillment for smaller, broad-based industrial customers.

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Analysis on 6/21/2026