8-KEarnings & ResultsExhibits & Filings

KLA CORP 8-K Report, Financial Results (Apr 27, 2006)

Filed April 27, 2006For Securities:KLAC

Summary

This Form 8-K filing by KLA Corporation (KLAC), filed on April 27, 2006, reports on the company's financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2006. The core of the filing is the press release (Exhibit 99.1) detailing these results. KLA-Tencor is providing both GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures, with the non-GAAP figures adjusted to exclude certain expenses and charges. Management emphasizes that these non-GAAP measures are used for internal planning and forecasting and are intended to provide a clearer understanding of the company's ongoing performance and future prospects, though they should be viewed alongside, and not as a replacement for, GAAP results.

Key Highlights

  • 1KLA-Tencor Corporation announced its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2006.
  • 2The company is utilizing both Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and non-GAAP financial measures.
  • 3Non-GAAP financial results exclude certain expenses and charges to provide a clearer view of performance.
  • 4Management uses non-GAAP measures as a primary indicator for planning and forecasting future periods.
  • 5Investors are advised to consider non-GAAP measures in conjunction with GAAP results, as they have limitations and may differ from other companies' non-GAAP measures.
  • 6The press release containing the detailed financial results is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to the filing.

Frequently Asked Questions

The primary purpose of this Form 8-K filing is to report KLA Corporation's financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, through the issuance of a press release.

KLA-Tencor is providing non-GAAP financial information to offer investors an enhanced understanding of the company's current financial performance and future prospects, as these measures are adjusted to exclude certain expenses and charges that management uses for planning and forecasting.

Investors should interpret the non-GAAP financial information as supplementary to, and not a substitute for, the company's GAAP-based financial statements. These non-GAAP measures have limitations, may differ from those used by other companies, and should be read in conjunction with KLA-Tencor's official GAAP financial results.

The detailed financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, are provided in the press release issued by KLA-Tencor Corporation on April 27, 2006, which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K filing.