MKS Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2025 Financial Results
- Quarterly revenue of
$1,033 million - Quarterly GAAP net income of
$108 million and net income per diluted share of$1.58 - Quarterly Adjusted EBITDA of
$249 million and Non-GAAP net earnings per diluted share of$2.47
“Our outstanding Q4 and full-year 2025 financial performance demonstrates that the investments we have made to enable today’s advanced electronics are bearing fruit,” said
“The strong cash flow we generated in 2025 allowed us to proactively invest in our business to support growth and manage our balance sheet,” said Ram Mayampurath, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. “Our debt prepayments, along with the recent refinancing of our term loans and the issuance of €1.0 billion senior notes, have diversified our capital structure, extended our maturities and meaningfully reduced our interest rates, strengthening our financial position.”
| Selected GAAP and Non-GAAP Financial Measures |
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| Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2024 | 2025 |
2024 |
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| Net Revenues | |||||||||||||||||||
| Semiconductor | $ | 435 | $ | 415 | $ | 400 | $ | 1,696 | $ | 1,498 | |||||||||
| 303 | 289 | 254 | $ | 1,111 | $ | 922 | |||||||||||||
| 295 | 284 | 281 | $ | 1,124 | $ | 1,166 | |||||||||||||
| Total net revenues | $ | 1,033 | $ | 988 | $ | 935 | $ | 3,931 | $ | 3,586 | |||||||||
| Gross Margin | 46.4 | % | 46.6 | % | 47.2 | % | 46.7 | % | 47.6 | % | |||||||||
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| Operating margin | 13.9 | % | 14.0 | % | 14.5 | % | 13.4 | % | 13.9 | % | |||||||||
| Net income | $ | 108 | $ | 74 | $ | 90 | $ | 295 | $ | 190 | |||||||||
| Net income per diluted share | $ | 1.58 | $ | 1.10 | $ | 1.33 | $ | 4.37 | $ | 2.81 | |||||||||
| Non-GAAP Financial Measures | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating margin | 21.0 | % | 20.8 | % | 21.3 | % | 20.7 | % | 21.3 | % | |||||||||
| Net earnings | $ | 168 | $ | 130 | $ | 146 | $ | 533 | $ | 444 | |||||||||
| Net earnings per diluted share | $ | 2.47 | $ | 1.93 | $ | 2.15 | $ | 7.88 | $ | 6.58 | |||||||||
Additional Financial Information
At
On
First Quarter 2026 Guidance(1)
- Revenue of
$1,040 million , plus or minus$40 million - Gross margin of 46.0%, plus or minus 1.0%
- Non-GAAP operating expenses of
$270 million , plus or minus$5 million - Non-GAAP net earnings of
$136 million , plus or minus$19 million - Non-GAAP net earnings per diluted share of
$2.00 , plus or minus$0.28 - Adjusted EBITDA of
$251 million , plus or minus$24 million
The guidance for the first quarter is based on the current business environment, including the impact of
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(1) See “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Results” below for a discussion of our Non-GAAP financial measures and reliance on the exception in Item 10(e)(1)(i)(B) of Regulation S-K for reconciliations of forward-looking Non-GAAP financial measures.
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Use of Non-GAAP Financial Results
This press release includes financial measures that are not in accordance with
MKS is not providing a quantitative reconciliation of forward-looking Non-GAAP net earnings, Non-GAAP net earnings per diluted share, Non-GAAP operating expenses, and Adjusted EBITDA to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures because it is unable to estimate with reasonable certainty the ultimate timing or amount of certain significant items without unreasonable efforts. These items include, but are not limited to, fees and expenses related to amendments to the Term Loan Facility and Revolving Credit Facility, amortization of debt issuance costs, interest expense, and the income tax effect of these items. These items are uncertain, depend on various factors, including, but not limited to, our recently completed private offering of €1.0 billion principal amount of 4.25% senior notes and refinancing of our Term Loan Facility and Revolving Credit Facility on
For further information regarding these Non-GAAP financial measures, please refer to the tables presenting reconciliations of our Non-GAAP results to our GAAP results and the “Notes on Our Non-GAAP Financial Information” at the end of this press release.
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| Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Three Months Ended | Twelve Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 |
2025 |
2024 |
2025 |
2024 |
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| Net revenues: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Products | $ | 907 | $ | 860 | $ | 824 | $ | 3,436 | $ | 3,124 | |||||||||
| Services | 126 | 128 | 111 | 495 | 462 | ||||||||||||||
| Total net revenues | 1,033 | 988 | 935 | 3,931 | 3,586 | ||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenues: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Products | 491 | 466 | 443 | 1,859 | 1,662 | ||||||||||||||
| Services | 62 | 61 | 51 | 235 | 216 | ||||||||||||||
| Total cost of revenues (exclusive of amortization shown separately below) | 553 | 527 | 494 | 2,094 | 1,878 | ||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 480 | 461 | 441 | 1,837 | 1,708 | ||||||||||||||
| Research and development | 78 | 76 | 65 | 299 | 271 | ||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 185 | 180 | 176 | 724 | 674 | ||||||||||||||
| Acquisition and integration costs | — | — | 3 | — | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| Restructuring and other | 11 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Fees and expenses related to amendments to the Term Loan Facility | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Amortization of intangible assets | 62 | 63 | 61 | 247 | 245 | ||||||||||||||
| Income from operations | 144 | 138 | 135 | 528 | 498 | ||||||||||||||
| Interest income | (3 | ) | (3 | ) | (5 | ) | (14 | ) | (21 | ) | |||||||||
| Interest expense | 50 | 53 | 54 | 212 | 284 | ||||||||||||||
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 57 | ||||||||||||||
| Other expense (income), net | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | (2 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | 89 | 84 | 79 | 304 | 180 | ||||||||||||||
| (Benefit) provision for income taxes | (19 | ) | 10 | (11 | ) | 9 | (10 | ) | |||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 108 | $ | 74 | $ | 90 | $ | 295 | $ | 190 | |||||||||
| Net income per share: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | 1.60 | $ | 1.10 | $ | 1.34 | $ | 4.39 | $ | 2.82 | |||||||||
| Diluted | $ | 1.58 | $ | 1.10 | $ | 1.33 | $ | 4.37 | $ | 2.81 | |||||||||
| Cash dividends per common share | $ | 0.22 | $ | 0.22 | $ | 0.22 | $ | 0.88 | $ | 0.88 | |||||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | 67.3 | 67.3 | 67.4 | 67.3 | 67.3 | ||||||||||||||
| Diluted | 68.0 | 67.6 | 67.7 | 67.7 | 67.6 | ||||||||||||||
| Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheet | |||||||
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| 2025 |
2024 |
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| ASSETS | |||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 675 | $ | 714 | |||
| Trade accounts receivable, net | 651 | 615 | |||||
| Inventories | 921 | 893 | |||||
| Other current assets | 263 | 252 | |||||
| Total current assets | 2,510 | 2,474 | |||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 810 | 771 | |||||
| Right-of-use assets | 270 | 238 | |||||
| 2,574 | 2,479 | ||||||
| Intangible assets, net | 2,140 | 2,272 | |||||
| Other assets | 492 | 356 | |||||
| Total assets | $ | 8,796 | $ | 8,590 | |||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | |||||||
| Short-term debt | $ | 51 | $ | 50 | |||
| Accounts payable | 407 | 341 | |||||
| Other current liabilities | 469 | 384 | |||||
| Total current liabilities | 927 | 775 | |||||
| Long-term debt, net | 4,150 | 4,488 | |||||
| Non-current deferred taxes | 474 | 504 | |||||
| Non-current accrued compensation | 149 | 141 | |||||
| Non-current lease liabilities | 246 | 211 | |||||
| Other non-current liabilities | 131 | 149 | |||||
| Total liabilities | 6,077 | 6,268 | |||||
| Stockholders' equity: | |||||||
| Common stock | — | — | |||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 2,101 | 2,067 | |||||
| Retained earnings | 711 | 503 | |||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (93 | ) | (248 | ) | |||
| Total stockholders' equity | 2,719 | 2,322 | |||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 8,796 | $ | 8,590 | |||
| Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Three Months Ended | Twelve Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 |
2025 |
2024 |
2025 |
2024 |
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| Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 108 | $ | 74 | $ | 90 | $ | 295 | $ | 190 | |||||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 86 | 85 | 87 | 344 | 348 | ||||||||||||||
| Unrealized (gain) loss on foreign currency and derivative instruments | (6 | ) | (8 | ) | 11 | (9 | ) | 13 | |||||||||||
| Amortization of debt issuance costs and original issue discount | 6 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 30 | ||||||||||||||
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 57 | ||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | 8 | 12 | 11 | 55 | 48 | ||||||||||||||
| Provision for excess and obsolete inventory | 8 | 10 | 15 | 45 | 56 | ||||||||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | (71 | ) | (44 | ) | (58 | ) | (196 | ) | (226 | ) | |||||||||
| Other | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities | (1 | ) | 58 | 7 | 75 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 142 | 197 | 176 | 645 | 528 | ||||||||||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net purchases (sales) of investments | 1 | (1 | ) | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of long-lived assets | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Purchases of property, plant and equipment | (51 | ) | (50 | ) | (51 | ) | (148 | ) | (118 | ) | |||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (49 | ) | (51 | ) | (51 | ) | (145 | ) | (117 | ) | |||||||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchase of common stock | — | — | — | (45 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
| Proceeds from borrowings | — | — | — | — | 2,161 | ||||||||||||||
| Payments of borrowings | (113 | ) | (113 | ) | (229 | ) | (451 | ) | (2,427 | ) | |||||||||
| Purchase of capped calls related to Convertible Notes | — | — | — | — | (167 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Payments of deferred financing fees | — | — | — | — | (33 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Dividend payments | (15 | ) | (15 | ) | (15 | ) | (59 | ) | (59 | ) | |||||||||
| Net proceeds (payments) related to employee stock awards | 3 | — | 3 | (4 | ) | (9 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Other financing activities | — | (1 | ) | (5 | ) | (3 | ) | (15 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | (125 | ) | (129 | ) | (246 | ) | (562 | ) | (549 | ) | |||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 10 | 6 | (26 | ) | 23 | (23 | ) | ||||||||||||
| (Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | (22 | ) | 23 | (147 | ) | (39 | ) | (161 | ) | ||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 697 | 674 | 861 | 714 | 875 | ||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 675 | $ | 697 | $ | 714 | $ | 675 | $ | 714 | |||||||||
| The following supplemental Non-GAAP earnings information is presented to aid in understanding MKS’ operating results: |
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| Schedule Reconciling Selected Non-GAAP Financial Measures | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Three Months Ended | Twelve Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 |
2025 |
2024 |
2025 |
2024 |
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| Net income | $ | 108 | $ | 74 | $ | 90 | $ | 295 | $ | 190 | |||||||||
| Acquisition and integration costs | — | — | 3 | — | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| Restructuring and other | 11 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Amortization of intangible assets | 62 | 63 | 61 | 247 | 245 | ||||||||||||||
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 57 | ||||||||||||||
| Amortization of debt issuance costs | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 21 | ||||||||||||||
| Fees and expenses related to amendments to the Term Loan Facility | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Tax effect of Non-GAAP adjustments | (20 | ) | (18 | ) | (18 | ) | (77 | ) | (89 | ) | |||||||||
| Non-GAAP net earnings | $ | 168 | $ | 130 | $ | 146 | $ | 533 | $ | 444 | |||||||||
| Non-GAAP net earnings per diluted share | $ | 2.47 | $ | 1.93 | $ | 2.15 | $ | 7.88 | $ | 6.58 | |||||||||
| Weighted average diluted shares outstanding | 68.0 | 67.6 | 67.7 | 67.7 | 67.6 | ||||||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 142 | $ | 197 | $ | 176 | $ | 645 | $ | 528 | |||||||||
| Purchases of property, plant and equipment | (51 | ) | (50 | ) | (51 | ) | (148 | ) | (118 | ) | |||||||||
| Free cash flow | $ | 91 | $ | 147 | $ | 125 | $ | 497 | $ | 410 | |||||||||
| Operating expenses | $ | 336 | $ | 323 | $ | 306 | $ | 1,309 | $ | 1,210 | |||||||||
| Acquisition and integration costs | — | — | 3 | — | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| Restructuring and other | 11 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Amortization of intangible assets | 62 | 63 | 61 | 247 | 245 | ||||||||||||||
| Fees and expenses related to amendments to the Term Loan Facility | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP operating expenses | $ | 263 | $ | 256 | $ | 242 | $ | 1,023 | $ | 945 | |||||||||
| Income from operations | $ | 144 | $ | 138 | $ | 135 | $ | 528 | $ | 498 | |||||||||
| Operating margin | 13.9 | % | 14.0 | % | 14.5 | % | 13.4 | % | 13.9 | % | |||||||||
| Acquisition and integration costs | — | — | 3 | — | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| Restructuring and other | 11 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Amortization of intangible assets | 62 | 63 | 61 | 247 | 245 | ||||||||||||||
| Fees and expenses related to amendments to the Term Loan Facility | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP income from operations | $ | 217 | $ | 205 | $ | 199 | $ | 814 | $ | 763 | |||||||||
| Non-GAAP operating margin | 21.0 | % | 20.8 | % | 21.3 | % | 20.7 | % | 21.3 | % | |||||||||
| Interest expense, net | $ | 47 | $ | 50 | $ | 49 | $ | 198 | $ | 263 | |||||||||
| Amortization of debt issuance costs | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 21 | ||||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP interest expense, net | $ | 42 | $ | 45 | $ | 45 | $ | 179 | $ | 242 | |||||||||
| Net income | $ | 108 | $ | 74 | $ | 90 | $ | 295 | $ | 190 | |||||||||
| Interest expense, net | 47 | 50 | 49 | 198 | 263 | ||||||||||||||
| Other expense (income), net | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | (2 | ) | |||||||||||||
| (Benefit) provision for income taxes | (19 | ) | 10 | (11 | ) | 9 | (10 | ) | |||||||||||
| Depreciation | 24 | 23 | 26 | 97 | 103 | ||||||||||||||
| Amortization of intangible assets | 62 | 63 | 61 | 247 | 245 | ||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | 8 | 12 | 11 | 55 | 48 | ||||||||||||||
| Acquisition and integration costs | — | — | 3 | — | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| Restructuring and other | 11 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 57 | ||||||||||||||
| Fees and expenses related to amendments to the Term Loan Facility | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 249 | $ | 240 | $ | 237 | $ | 966 | $ | 914 | |||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA margin | 24.1 | % | 24.3 | % | 25.3 | % | 24.6 | % | 25.5 | % | |||||||||
| Schedule Reconciling Selected Non-GAAP Financial Measures | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Three Months Ended |
Three Months Ended |
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| Income Before | (Benefit) Provision | Effective | Income Before | (Benefit) Provision | Effective | ||||||||||||||
| Income Taxes | for Income Taxes | Tax Rate | Income Taxes | for Income Taxes | Tax Rate | ||||||||||||||
| GAAP | $ | 89 | $ | (19 | ) | (20.8 | %) | $ | 79 | $ | (11 | ) | (14.5 | %) | |||||
| Acquisition and integration costs | — | — | 3 | — | |||||||||||||||
| Restructuring and other | 11 | — | 1 | — | |||||||||||||||
| Amortization of intangible assets | 62 | — | 61 | — | |||||||||||||||
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | 2 | — | 4 | — | |||||||||||||||
| Amortization of debt issuance costs | 5 | — | 5 | — | |||||||||||||||
| Fees and expenses related to amendments to the Term Loan Facility | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Tax effect of Non-GAAP adjustments | — | 20 | — | 18 | |||||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP | $ | 169 | $ | 1 | 0.9 | % | $ | 153 | $ | 7 | 4.0 | % | |||||||
| Three Months Ended |
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| Income Before | Provision | Effective | |||||||||||||||||
| Income Taxes | for Income Taxes | Tax Rate | |||||||||||||||||
| GAAP | $ | 84 | $ | 10 | 12.3 | % | |||||||||||||
| Restructuring and other | 4 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of intangible assets | 63 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | 2 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of debt issuance costs | 5 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Tax effect of Non-GAAP adjustments | — | 18 | |||||||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP | $ | 158 | $ | 28 | 17.9 | % | |||||||||||||
| Twelve Months Ended |
Twelve Months Ended |
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| Income Before | Provision | Effective | Income Before | (Benefit) Provision | Effective | ||||||||||||||
| Income Taxes | for Income Taxes | Tax Rate | Income Taxes | for Income Taxes | Tax Rate | ||||||||||||||
| GAAP | $ | 304 | $ | 9 | 2.9 | % | $ | 180 | $ | (10 | ) | (5.7 | %) | ||||||
| Acquisition and integration costs | — | — | 9 | — | |||||||||||||||
| Restructuring and other | 37 | — | 6 | — | |||||||||||||||
| Amortization of intangible assets | 247 | — | 245 | — | |||||||||||||||
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | 10 | — | 57 | — | |||||||||||||||
| Amortization of debt issuance costs | 19 | — | 21 | — | |||||||||||||||
| Fees and expenses related to amendments to the Term Loan Facility | 2 | — | 5 | — | |||||||||||||||
| Tax effect of Non-GAAP adjustments | — | 77 | — | 89 | |||||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP | $ | 619 | $ | 86 | 13.8 | % | $ | 523 | $ | 78 | 14.8 | % | |||||||
Notes on Our Non-GAAP Financial Information
Non-GAAP financial measures adjust GAAP financial measures for the items listed below. These Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as a substitute for, MKS’ reported GAAP results, and may be different from Non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. In addition, these Non-GAAP financial measures are not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles. MKS management believes the presentation of these Non-GAAP financial measures is useful to investors for comparing prior periods and analyzing ongoing business trends and operating results. Totals presented may not sum and percentages may not recalculate using figures presented due to rounding.
Acquisition and integration costs include incremental expenses incurred to effect the Atotech Acquisition. Such acquisition costs may include advisory, legal, tax, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees. Such integration costs may include expenses directly related to integration of business and facility operations, information technology systems and infrastructure and other employee-related costs.
Restructuring and other include incremental expenses incurred in connection with restructuring programs and other strategic initiatives, primarily related to changes in business and/or cost structure. Such costs may include third-party services, one-time termination benefits, facility-related costs, contract termination fees and other items that have no direct correlation to our future business operations.
Amortization of intangible assets includes non-cash amortization expense associated with intangible assets acquired in acquisitions.
Loss on extinguishment of debt includes the non-cash write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs and original issue discount costs incurred from voluntary prepayments and/or repricing of our term loan facility.
Amortization of debt issuance costs includes non-cash additional interest expense related to the amortization of debt issuance costs associated with our term loan facility.
Fees and expenses related to amendments to the Term Loan Facility includes direct third-party costs related to repricings or refinancings of our term loan facility.
Tax effect of Non-GAAP adjustments includes the impact of Non-GAAP adjustments that are tax effected at applicable statutory rates resulting in a difference between the GAAP and Non-GAAP tax rates.
Source: MKS Inc.