Financial Profile

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc., (VSH:NYSE) a Fortune 1,000 Company, is one of the world's largest manufacturers of discrete semiconductors (diodes, rectifiers, transistors, optoelectronics) and passive components (resistors, capacitors, inductors). The Company's components can be found in products manufactured in a very broad range of industries worldwide. Vishay is headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, and has plants in sixteen countries employing over 26,000 people. Vishay can be found on the Internet at http://www.vishay.com.
Approximate Employees: 26,000
FYE 12/31
2003
2002
2001(1)(2)
2000
Net Revenues ($000)
2,170,597
1,822,813
1,655,346
2,465,066
Net Income ($000)
26,842
(92,614)
513
517,864
Net Income Percent Change (%)
na
na
na
522.16
Profit Margin (%)
1.24
na
0.03
21.01
Shareholders Equity ($000)
2,514,034
2,358,787
2,366,545
1,833,855
Return Shareholders Equity (%)
1.14
na
0.03
51.09
Shareholders Equity/Share
15.75
14.80
16.61
13.34
Earnings per share
0.17
(0.58)
0.00
3.77
Shares Outstanding (000)
159,631
159,413
142,514
137,463
Company reported for the third quarter ended 10/2/04 earnings of $22,070,000 or $0.13 per share on revenues of $584,320,000 vs. earnings of $6,775,000 or $0.04 per share on revenues of $533,168,000 for the same period last year.
Company reported for the nine months ended 10/2/04 earnings of $99,154,000 or $0.55 per share on revenues of $1,871,940,000 vs. earnings of $16,503,000 or $0.10 per share on revenues of $1,603,398,000 for the same period last year.
(1)Includes the results of General Semiconductor from November 2, 2001 (date of acquisition).
(2)Effective January 1, 2002, amortization of goodwill is no longer permitted per Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142 "Goodwill and Other Tangible Assets". The non-amortization of goodwill in the twelve months ended December 31, 2001 would have resulted in an increase in net income of $10,433,000 or $0.07 per share.

COMPANY CONTACT: Robert A. Freece, Executive Vice President; (610) 644-1300

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