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8-K filed November 6, 2024, 6:59 PM ET ticker WOLF CIK 0000895419
earnings confidence high sentiment negative materiality 0.90

WOLFSPEED, INC. (WOLF): restructuring charge — Wolfspeed reports Q1 FY2025 revenue $195M, GAAP gross margin -19%, restructuring plan with $400-450M costs

WOLFSPEED, INC.

2025-Q1 EPS reported -$2.23 revenue$194,700,000

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Restructurings & Charges SEC 8-K Item 2.05/2.06 confidence 0.9

WOLFSPEED, INC. announced a restructuring with charges of asset-related charges and fixed manufacturing costs that will be eliminated as a result of this plan and other incremental costs to exit facilities affecting closure of the Company's 150mm device fabrication facility in Durham, North Carolina.

Type
restructuring
Charge
asset-related charges and fixed manufacturing costs that will be eliminated as a result of this plan and other incremental costs to exit facilities
Affected area
closure of the Company's 150mm device fabrication facility in Durham, North Carolina
Exact text from the filing
Additionally, the Company has incurred, and over the next 12 months will continue to incur, additional facility closure-related costs related to these activities, including asset-related charges and fixed manufacturing costs that will be eliminated as a result of this plan and other incremental costs to exit facilities.
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Restructurings & Charges SEC 8-K Item 2.05/2.06 confidence 0.95

WOLFSPEED, INC. announced a restructuring with charges of severance and employee benefit costs, voluntary termination benefits, and other exit costs affecting closure of the Company's 150mm device fabrication facility in Durham, North Carolina; realignment of related activities across geographic regions; optimization of resources across various functional g (total headcount reduction of approximately 20% over the next six months to one year).

Type
restructuring
Charge
severance and employee benefit costs, voluntary termination benefits, and other exit costs
Affected area
closure of the Company's 150mm device fabrication facility in Durham, North Carolina; realignment of related activities across geographic regions; optimization of resources across various functional g
Headcount
total headcount reduction of approximately 20% over the next six months to one year
Exact text from the filing
During the first quarter of fiscal 2025, the Company initiated a headcount reduction and facility closure and consolidation plan intended to optimize its cost structure as the Company accelerates its transition from 150mm to 200mm silicon carbide devices (the 2025 Restructuring Plan). The actions taken under the 2025 Restructuring Plan will ultimately result in the closure of the Company's 150mm device fabrication facility in Durham, North Carolina as well as a realignment of related activities across the geographic regions in which the Company operates. The Company is also taking steps to optimize the allocation of resources across various functional groups. The Company expects these actions will result in a total headcount reduction of approximately 20% over the next six months to one year. The Company began to notify affected employees on November 6, 2024.
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Restructurings & Charges SEC 8-K Item 2.05/2.06 confidence 0.95

WOLFSPEED, INC. announced a restructuring with charges of restructuring-related costs affecting facility closure and consolidation plan to optimize cost structure and accelerate transition from 150mm to 200mm silicon carbide devices.

Type
restructuring
Charge
restructuring-related costs
Affected area
facility closure and consolidation plan to optimize cost structure and accelerate transition from 150mm to 200mm silicon carbide devices
Exact text from the filing
Wolfspeed incurred $87.1 million of restructuring-related costs in the first quarter of fiscal 2025, of which $34.3 million were recognized in cost of revenue, net and $52.8 million were expensed as operating expense in the statement of operations.
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Restructurings & Charges SEC 8-K Item 2.05/2.06 confidence 0.95

WOLFSPEED, INC. announced a restructuring with charges of severance and employee benefit costs, voluntary termination benefits and other facility closure-related costs affecting facility closure and consolidation plan to optimize cost structure and accelerate transition from 150mm to 200mm silicon carbide devices.

Type
restructuring
Charge
severance and employee benefit costs, voluntary termination benefits and other facility closure-related costs
Affected area
facility closure and consolidation plan to optimize cost structure and accelerate transition from 150mm to 200mm silicon carbide devices
Exact text from the filing
During the first quarter of fiscal 2025, Wolfspeed initiated a facility closure and consolidation plan to optimize its cost structure and accelerate its transition from 150mm to 200mm silicon carbide devices. The costs incurred as a result of this restructuring plan include severance and employee benefit costs, voluntary termination benefits and other facility closure-related costs.
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accession 0000895419-24-000087
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