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VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY INC (VSH)

CIK: 0000103730. SIC: 3670 Electronic Components & Accessories. Latest 10-K as of: 2026-02-13.

SIC breadcrumb: Manufacturing > Electronic And Other Electrical Equipment And Components, Except Computer Equipment > SIC 3670 Electronic Components & Accessories

SEC company page: https://www.sec.gov/edgar/browse/?CIK=103730. Latest filing source: 0000103730-26-000019.

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Business

Read VSH's verbatim Item 1 Business section from its latest 10-K: Business.

Risk Factors

Read VSH's verbatim Item 1A Risk Factors from its latest 10-K: Risk Factors.

Selected Fundamentals

MetricValueUnitFYFiled
Revenue3,069,048,000USD20252026-02-13
Net income-8,978,000USD20252026-02-13
Assets4,234,160,000USD20252026-02-13

Financials

Annual standardized facts from SEC companyfacts as of latest extracted filing date 2026-02-13. Source: https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0000103730.json. Derived margins, ratios, and free cash flow are computed from the extracted annual SEC facts.

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Flow metrics use full-year FY periods from 10-K/10-K/A filings; balance-sheet metrics use FY-end instants. Free cash flow = operating cash flow - capital expenditures. Missing metrics are omitted rather than fabricated.

Metric2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Revenue2,317,328,0002,599,368,0003,034,689,0002,668,305,0002,501,898,0003,240,487,0003,497,401,0003,402,045,0002,937,587,0003,069,048,000
Net income48,792,000-20,344,000345,758,000163,936,000122,923,000297,970,000428,810,000323,820,000-31,150,000-8,978,000
Operating income197,058,000324,005,000485,120,000262,430,000209,710,000467,802,000615,486,000486,144,0005,627,00056,868,000
Gross profit573,822,000703,109,000888,524,000671,200,000581,903,000887,913,0001,058,989,000974,493,000626,292,000594,883,000
Diluted EPS0.32-0.142.241.130.852.052.982.31-0.23-0.07
Operating cash flow368,777,000258,506,000296,444,000314,938,000457,104,000484,288,000365,703,000173,702,000184,308,000
Capital expenditures134,635,000170,432,000229,899,000156,641,000123,599,000218,372,000325,308,000329,410,000320,079,000273,293,000
Share buybacks23,159,00039,944,0000.000.000.000.0082,972,00078,684,00050,406,00012,528,000
Assets3,080,701,0003,462,089,0003,106,198,0003,120,775,0003,154,473,0003,543,257,0003,865,653,0004,239,923,0004,110,696,0004,234,160,000
Liabilities1,418,184,0001,777,620,0001,719,512,0001,632,912,0001,575,288,0001,796,537,0001,815,503,0002,039,117,0002,081,734,0002,145,887,000
Stockholders' equity1,565,517,0001,430,367,0001,382,384,0001,485,149,0001,576,215,0001,743,753,0002,046,251,0002,196,081,0002,028,962,0002,088,273,000
Cash and cash equivalents471,781,000748,032,000686,032,000694,133,000619,874,000774,108,000610,825,000972,719,000590,286,000514,966,000
Free cash flow198,345,00028,607,000139,803,000191,339,000238,732,000158,980,00036,293,000-146,377,000-88,985,000

Ratios

ROE and ROA use period-end equity/assets. Liabilities / equity uses total liabilities divided by stockholders' equity. Current ratio uses current assets divided by current liabilities when both are reported.

Metric2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net margin2.11%-0.78%11.39%6.14%4.91%9.20%12.26%9.52%-1.06%-0.29%
Operating margin8.50%12.46%15.99%9.84%8.38%14.44%17.60%14.29%0.19%1.85%
Return on equity3.12%-1.42%25.01%11.04%7.80%17.09%20.96%14.75%-1.54%-0.43%
Return on assets1.58%-0.59%11.13%5.25%3.90%8.41%11.09%7.64%-0.76%-0.21%
Liabilities / equity0.911.241.241.101.001.030.890.931.031.03
Current ratio4.083.902.773.273.022.902.923.322.702.62

Industry Peer Context

Each number-line places VSH against the min, median, and max of latest reported values among companies in the same SIC industry when at least three peers report that ratio.

Net margin peer context

VSH Net margin versus SIC peer range. Source: grepcent computed from latest SEC companyfacts ratios for SIC industry 3670; peer count 5.VSH Net margin versus SIC peer range. Source: grepcent computed from latest SEC companyfacts ratios for SIC industry 3670; peer count 5.5 SIC peersMin -4.2%Median 1.7%Max 37.2%VSH -0.3%

Operating margin peer context

VSH Operating margin versus SIC peer range. Source: grepcent computed from latest SEC companyfacts ratios for SIC industry 3670; peer count 6.VSH Operating margin versus SIC peer range. Source: grepcent computed from latest SEC companyfacts ratios for SIC industry 3670; peer count 6.6 SIC peersMin -141.9%Median 3.2%Max 38.2%VSH 1.9%

ROE peer context

VSH ROE versus SIC peer range. Source: grepcent computed from latest SEC companyfacts ratios for SIC industry 3670; peer count 6.VSH ROE versus SIC peer range. Source: grepcent computed from latest SEC companyfacts ratios for SIC industry 3670; peer count 6.6 SIC peersMin -50.9%Median 0.6%Max 23.1%VSH -0.4%

ROA peer context

VSH ROA versus SIC peer range. Source: grepcent computed from latest SEC companyfacts ratios for SIC industry 3670; peer count 6.VSH ROA versus SIC peer range. Source: grepcent computed from latest SEC companyfacts ratios for SIC industry 3670; peer count 6.6 SIC peersMin -48.0%Median 0.5%Max 12.3%VSH -0.2%

Financial Bridges

Waterfall figures reconcile reported SEC companyfacts components. Missing bridges are omitted when required components are not present for the same fiscal year.

Income statement bridge from reported figures

VSH FY2025 income statement bridge from reported figures.VSH FY2025 income statement bridge from reported figures.VSH income bridgeFY2025: revenue to net incomeSource: SEC companyfacts FY2025.Income statement bridgeReported amount-$250.0M$0.0B$4.0B$3.1BRevenue-$2.5BCost$594.9MGross-$538.0MOpEx$56.9MOperating-$65.8MOther/tax-$9.0MNet income

Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts FY 2025. Revenue: accession 0000103730-26-000019; concept Revenues; source concepts us-gaap:Revenues | Gross profit: accession 0000103730-26-000019; concept GrossProfit; source concepts us-gaap:GrossProfit | Operating income: accession 0000103730-26-000019; concept OperatingIncomeLoss; source concepts us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss | Net income: accession 0000103730-26-000019; concept NetIncomeLoss; source concepts us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss

Free cash flow = operating cash flow - capital expenditures

VSH FY2025 free cash flow bridge from reported figures.VSH FY2025 free cash flow bridge from reported figures.VSH free cash flow bridgeFY2025: operating cash flow less capital expendituresSource: SEC companyfacts FY2025.Free cash flow bridgeReported amount-$250.0M$0.0B$250.0M$184.3MOperating cash flow-$273.3MCapex-$89.0MFree cash flow

Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts FY 2025. Operating cash flow: accession 0000103730-26-000019; concept NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities; source concepts us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | Capital expenditures: accession 0000103730-26-000019; concept PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets; source concepts us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets | Free cash flow: accession 0000103730-26-000019; concept NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities - PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets; source concepts us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities; us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets

Financial Charts

VSH revenue, last 5 periods. Source: SEC companyfacts FY2025.VSH revenue, last 5 periods. Source: SEC companyfacts FY2025.VSH RevenueLatest point: FY2025 = $3.1BSource: SEC companyfacts FY2025.Fiscal yearReported revenue$0.0B$2.0B$4.0BFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025

Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2025 ended 2025-12-31; accession 0000103730-26-000019; filed 2026-02-13. Concept: Revenues. Source concepts: us-gaap:Revenues.

VSH net income, last 5 periods. Source: SEC companyfacts FY2025.VSH net income, last 5 periods. Source: SEC companyfacts FY2025.VSH Net incomeLatest point: FY2025 = -$9.0MSource: SEC companyfacts FY2025.Fiscal yearNet income-$250.0M$0.0B$750.0MFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025

Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2025 ended 2025-12-31; accession 0000103730-26-000019; filed 2026-02-13. Concept: NetIncomeLoss. Source concepts: us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss.

VSH operating income, last 5 periods. Source: SEC companyfacts FY2025.VSH operating income, last 5 periods. Source: SEC companyfacts FY2025.VSH Operating incomeLatest point: FY2025 = $56.9MSource: SEC companyfacts FY2025.Fiscal yearOperating income$0.0B$375.0M$750.0MFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025

Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2025 ended 2025-12-31; accession 0000103730-26-000019; filed 2026-02-13. Concept: OperatingIncomeLoss. Source concepts: us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss.

VSH gross profit, last 5 periods. Source: SEC companyfacts FY2025.VSH gross profit, last 5 periods. Source: SEC companyfacts FY2025.VSH Gross profitLatest point: FY2025 = $594.9MSource: SEC companyfacts FY2025.Fiscal yearGross profit$0.0B$1.0B$2.0BFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025

Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2025 ended 2025-12-31; accession 0000103730-26-000019; filed 2026-02-13. Concept: GrossProfit. Source concepts: us-gaap:GrossProfit.

VSH diluted eps, last 5 periods. Source: SEC companyfacts FY2025.VSH diluted eps, last 5 periods. Source: SEC companyfacts FY2025.VSH Diluted EPSLatest point: FY2025 = -$0.07/shareSource: SEC companyfacts FY2025.Fiscal yearDiluted EPS (USD/share)-$0.50/share$0.00/share$4.00/shareFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025

Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2025 ended 2025-12-31; accession 0000103730-26-000019; filed 2026-02-13. Concept: EarningsPerShareDiluted. Source concepts: us-gaap:EarningsPerShareDiluted.

VSH operating cash flow, last 5 periods. Source: SEC companyfacts FY2025.VSH operating cash flow, last 5 periods. Source: SEC companyfacts FY2025.VSH Operating cash flowLatest point: FY2025 = $184.3MSource: SEC companyfacts FY2025.Fiscal yearOperating cash flow$0.0B$250.0M$500.0MFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025

Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2025 ended 2025-12-31; accession 0000103730-26-000019; filed 2026-02-13. Concept: NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities. Source concepts: us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities.

VSH capital expenditures, last 5 periods. Source: SEC companyfacts FY2025.VSH capital expenditures, last 5 periods. Source: SEC companyfacts FY2025.VSH Capital expendituresLatest point: FY2025 = $273.3MSource: SEC companyfacts FY2025.Fiscal yearCapital expenditures$0.0B$250.0M$500.0MFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025

Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2025 ended 2025-12-31; accession 0000103730-26-000019; filed 2026-02-13. Concept: PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets. Source concepts: us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets.

VSH share buybacks, last 5 periods. Source: SEC companyfacts FY2025.VSH share buybacks, last 5 periods. Source: SEC companyfacts FY2025.VSH Share buybacksLatest point: FY2025 = $12.5MSource: SEC companyfacts FY2025.Fiscal yearShare buybacks$0.0B$125.0M$250.0MFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025

Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2025 ended 2025-12-31; accession 0000103730-26-000019; filed 2026-02-13. Concept: PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock. Source concepts: us-gaap:PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock.

VSH assets, last 5 periods. Source: SEC companyfacts FY2025.VSH assets, last 5 periods. Source: SEC companyfacts FY2025.VSH AssetsLatest point: FY2025 = $4.2BSource: SEC companyfacts FY2025.Fiscal yearAssets$0.0B$3.0B$6.0BFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025

Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2025 ended 2025-12-31; accession 0000103730-26-000019; filed 2026-02-13. Concept: Assets. Source concepts: us-gaap:Assets.

VSH liabilities, last 5 periods. Source: SEC companyfacts FY2025.VSH liabilities, last 5 periods. Source: SEC companyfacts FY2025.VSH LiabilitiesLatest point: FY2025 = $2.1BSource: SEC companyfacts FY2025.Fiscal yearLiabilities$0.0B$2.0B$4.0BFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025

Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2025 ended 2025-12-31; accession 0000103730-26-000019; filed 2026-02-13. Concept: Liabilities. Source concepts: us-gaap:Liabilities.

VSH stockholders' equity, last 5 periods. Source: SEC companyfacts FY2025.VSH stockholders' equity, last 5 periods. Source: SEC companyfacts FY2025.VSH Stockholders' equityLatest point: FY2025 = $2.1BSource: SEC companyfacts FY2025.Fiscal yearStockholders' equity$0.0B$2.0B$4.0BFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025

Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2025 ended 2025-12-31; accession 0000103730-26-000019; filed 2026-02-13. Concept: StockholdersEquity. Source concepts: us-gaap:StockholdersEquity.

VSH cash and cash equivalents, last 5 periods. Source: SEC companyfacts FY2025.VSH cash and cash equivalents, last 5 periods. Source: SEC companyfacts FY2025.VSH Cash and cash equivalentsLatest point: FY2025 = $515.0MSource: SEC companyfacts FY2025.Fiscal yearCash and cash equivalents$0.0B$500.0M$1.0BFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025

Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2025 ended 2025-12-31; accession 0000103730-26-000019; filed 2026-02-13. Concept: CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue. Source concepts: us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue.

VSH free cash flow, last 5 periods. Source: SEC companyfacts FY2025.VSH free cash flow, last 5 periods. Source: SEC companyfacts FY2025.VSH Free cash flowLatest point: FY2025 = -$89.0MSource: SEC companyfacts FY2025.Fiscal yearFree cash flow-$250.0M$0.0B$500.0MFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025

Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2025 ended 2025-12-31; accession 0000103730-26-000019; filed 2026-02-13. Concept: NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities - PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets. Source concepts: us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities; us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets.

Quarterly

Quarterly standardized facts from SEC companyfacts as of latest extracted filing date 2026-05-13. Source: https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0000103730.json.

Flow metrics use discrete quarter-length periods from 10-Q/10-Q/A filings. Q4 revenue and net income are derived only when annual FY and nine-month YTD facts exist for the same fiscal year; derived Q4 values are labeled. EPS Q4 is not derived.

QuarterEnd DateRevenueNet IncomeDiluted EPSMethod
2022-Q22022-07-020.78reported discrete quarter
2022-Q32022-10-010.98reported discrete quarter
2023-Q12023-04-010.79reported discrete quarter
2023-Q22023-04-01112,189,000reported discrete quarter
2023-Q22023-07-01892,110,0000.68reported discrete quarter
2023-Q32023-07-0195,415,000reported discrete quarter
2023-Q32023-09-30853,653,0000.47reported discrete quarter
2023-Q42023-12-31785,236,00051,954,000derived Q4 = FY annual - nine-month YTD
2024-Q12024-03-30746,279,00031,443,0000.22reported discrete quarter
2024-Q22024-03-3031,443,000reported discrete quarter
2024-Q22024-06-29741,239,0000.17reported discrete quarter
2024-Q32024-06-2923,880,000reported discrete quarter
2024-Q32024-09-28735,353,000-0.14reported discrete quarter
2024-Q42024-12-31714,716,000-66,085,000derived Q4 = FY annual - nine-month YTD
2025-Q12025-03-29715,236,000-4,092,000-0.03reported discrete quarter
2025-Q22025-03-29-4,092,000reported discrete quarter
2025-Q22025-06-28762,250,0000.01reported discrete quarter
2025-Q32025-06-282,004,000reported discrete quarter
2025-Q32025-09-27790,640,000-0.06reported discrete quarter
2025-Q42025-12-31800,922,000986,000derived Q4 = FY annual - nine-month YTD
2026-Q12026-04-04839,242,0007,164,0000.05reported discrete quarter

Quarterly Charts

VSH quarterly revenue, last 12 periods. Source: SEC companyfacts 2026-Q1.VSH quarterly revenue, last 12 periods. Source: SEC companyfacts 2026-Q1.VSH Quarterly RevenueLatest point: 2026-Q1 = $839.2MSource: SEC companyfacts 2026-Q1.Fiscal quarterQuarterly Revenue$0.0B$500.0M$1.0B2023-Q22023-Q32023-Q42024-Q12024-Q22024-Q32024-Q42025-Q12025-Q22025-Q32025-Q42026-Q1

Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2026 ended 2026-04-04; accession 0000103730-26-000038; filed 2026-05-13. Concept: Revenues. Source concepts: us-gaap:Revenues.

VSH quarterly net income, last 12 periods. Source: SEC companyfacts 2026-Q1.VSH quarterly net income, last 12 periods. Source: SEC companyfacts 2026-Q1.VSH Quarterly Net incomeLatest point: 2026-Q1 = $7.2MSource: SEC companyfacts 2026-Q1.Fiscal quarterQuarterly Net income-$250.0M$0.0B$250.0M2023-Q22023-Q32023-Q42024-Q12024-Q22024-Q32024-Q42025-Q12025-Q22025-Q32025-Q42026-Q1

Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2026 ended 2026-04-04; accession 0000103730-26-000038; filed 2026-05-13. Concept: ProfitLoss. Source concepts: us-gaap:ProfitLoss.

VSH quarterly diluted eps, last 12 periods. Source: SEC companyfacts 2026-Q1.VSH quarterly diluted eps, last 12 periods. Source: SEC companyfacts 2026-Q1.VSH Quarterly Diluted EPSLatest point: 2026-Q1 = $0.05/shareSource: SEC companyfacts 2026-Q1.Fiscal quarterQuarterly Diluted EPS (USD/share)-$0.50/share$0.00/share$1.50/share2022-Q22022-Q32023-Q12023-Q22023-Q32024-Q12024-Q22024-Q32025-Q12025-Q22025-Q32026-Q1

Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2026 ended 2026-04-04; accession 0000103730-26-000038; filed 2026-05-13. Concept: EarningsPerShareDiluted. Source concepts: us-gaap:EarningsPerShareDiluted.

Macro Cross-References

Latest quarter (10-Q)

Latest 10-Q source: 0000103730-26-000038.

Extracted structurally from real Item 2 body heading to real Item 3/4 boundary. Confidence: high. Filing date: 2026-05-13. Report date: 2026-04-04.

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

This Management's Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A") is intended to provide an understanding of Vishay's financial condition, results
of operations and cash flows by focusing on changes in certain key measures from period to period. The MD&A should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements and accompanying Notes included in Item 1.  This
discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.  Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those discussed in
our Annual Report on Form 10-K, particularly in Item 1A. "Risk Factors," filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 13, 2026.

Overview

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. ("Vishay," "we," "us," or "our") manufactures one of the world’s largest portfolios of discrete semiconductors and passive
electronic components that are essential to innovative designs in the automotive, industrial, computing, consumer, telecommunications, military, aerospace, and healthcare markets.

We operate in six segments based on product functionality: MOSFETs, Diodes, Optoelectronic Components, Resistors, Inductors, and Capacitors.

Our goal is to enhance stockholder value by growing our business and improving earnings per share.  Since 1985, we have pursued a business strategy of
growth through focused research and development and acquisitions.  We plan to continue to grow our business through intensified internal growth supplemented by opportunistic acquisitions, while maintaining a prudent capital structure.  As we
advance our Think Customer First organizational culture in 2026, we are focused on maintaining capacity readiness to fulfill rising demand, growing existing customer relationships, attracting new customer relationships, driving innovation,
delivering new products and solutions, and expanding production in low cost countries to support our regional competitiveness.

We are focused on realizing the full value of our broad product portfolio, becoming a customer-first company, and capitalizing on the mega trends of
e-mobility, sustainability, and connectivity to drive top line growth, expand margins, and optimize stockholder returns.  We are using eight strategic levers to achieve these goals.  Our elevated capital expenditure levels over the past three years
has positioned us with increased capacity to assure our customers of reliable supply as they scale production and to supply more part numbers to them.  We are committed to completing our capacity expansion projects, but have modulated and will
continue to modulate spending in response to order flow, timing of customer demand and qualification, changes in lead times for equipment, and increases in subcontractor capacity.  For 2026, we plan to spend between $400 million to $440 million for
capital expenditures, approximately half of which will be invested in our 12-inch wafer fab we are building in Itzehoe, Germany.

In addition to enhancing stockholder value through growing our business, we continue to follow our Stockholder Return Policy, which
calls for us to return at least 70% of free cash flow, net of scheduled principal payments of long-term debt, on an annual basis.  See further discussion in “Stockholder Return Policy” below.

Our business and operating results have been and will continue to be impacted
by worldwide economic conditions.  Our revenues are dependent on end markets that are impacted by consumer and industrial demand, and our operating results can be adversely affected by reduced demand in those global markets.  In this volatile
economic environment, we continue to closely monitor our fixed costs, capital expenditure plans, inventory, and capital resources to respond to changing conditions and to ensure we have the management, business processes, and resources to meet our
future needs.  We believe we can react quickly and professionally to changes in demand to minimize manufacturing inefficiencies and excess inventory build in periods of decline and maximize opportunities in periods of growth.  We believe we have
sufficient liquidity to withstand temporary disruptions in the economic environment.

We utilize several financial metrics, including net revenues, gross profit margin, operating margin, segment operating income, segment operating margin,
end-of-period backlog, book-to-bill ratio, inventory turnover, change in average selling prices, net cash and short-term investments (debt), and free cash generation to evaluate the performance and assess the future direction of our business.  See
further discussion in “Financial Metrics” and “Financial Condition, Liquidity, and Capital Resources” below.  Nearly all key financial metrics increased versus the prior fiscal quarter and the prior year quarter.  Net revenues increased versus the
prior fiscal quarter and the prior year quarter primarily due to higher sales volume.  Margins were positively impacted by higher sales volume and associated manufacturing efficiencies, which offset higher metals and materials costs.  Backlog and
book-to-bill increased due to higher order volume.

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Net revenues for the fiscal quarter ended April 4, 2026
were $839.2 million, compared to $800.9
million and $715.2 million for the fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2025 and March 29, 2025, respectively.  Net earnings for the fiscal quarter ended April 4, 2026 were $7.2 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, compared to net earnings of $1.0
million, or $0.01 per diluted share for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2025, and a net loss of $(4.1) million, or $(0.03) per share for the fiscal quarter ended March 29, 2025.

Measures such as free cash and segment operating income are considered non-GAAP measures.  We define free cash as the cash flows generated from continuing operations less capital
expenditures plus net proceeds from the sale of property and equipment.  We define segment operating income as operating income excluding selling, general, and administrative costs of our global operations, sales and marketing, information systems,
finance, and administrative groups, as well as restructuring and severance costs, goodwill impairments, and other items affecting comparability.  The reconciliation of free cash is below.  Note 10 to our consolidated condensed financial statements
includes the reconciliation for segment operating income.  These non-GAAP measures should not be viewed as alternatives to GAAP measures of performance or liquidity.  Non-GAAP measures such as free cash and segment operating income do not have
uniform definitions.  These measures, as calculated by Vishay, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.  Management believes that free cash is a meaningful measure of our ability to fund acquisitions, repay debt,
and otherwise enhance stockholder value through stock repurchases or dividends.  We utilize the free cash metric in defining our Stockholder Return Policy.  Management uses segment operating income, along with segment gross profit, to make
decisions, allocate resources, and assess performance of its operating segments.

Although the term "free cash" is not defined in GAAP, each of the elements used to calculate free cash for the year-to-date period is presented as a line
item on the face of our consolidated condensed statement of cash flows prepared in accordance with GAAP and the quarterly amounts are derived from the year-to-date GAAP statements as of the beginning and end of the respective quarter.  Free cash
results are as follows (in thousands):

Fiscal quarters ended
April 4, 2026December 31, 2025March 29, 2025
Net cash provided by continuing operating activities$63,669$149,362$16,098
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment66308279
Less: Capital expenditures(110,661)(94,802)(61,569)
Free cash$(46,926)$54,868$(45,192)

Our accelerated investments to expand capacity have positioned us to be able to better serve our customers and capture the early stages of upturns in end
market demand.  The long-term outlook for our business remains strong.

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Recent Developments

On February 20, 2026, the United States Supreme Court issued a ruling striking down certain tariffs previously imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”). The ultimate availability, timing, and amount of any
potential refunds of such tariffs remain highly uncertain and are subject to further legal, regulatory, and administrative developments. Following the Supreme Court’s decision, the U.S. presidential administration announced its intention to
invoke other laws to collect tariffs and announced new tariffs on imports from all countries, in addition to any existing non-IEEPA tariffs.
There remains substantial uncertainty regarding the duration of existing and newly announced tariffs, potential changes or pauses to such tariffs, tariff levels, and whether further additional tariffs or other retaliatory actions may be imposed,
modified, or suspended, and the impacts of such actions on our business. We continue to monitor and evaluate these developments and assess their potential impact on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Stockholder Return Policy

In 2022, our Board of Directors adopted a Stockholder Return Policy, which calls for us to return at least 70% of free cash flow, net of scheduled
principal payments of long-term debt, on an annual basis.  We intend to return such amounts to stockholders directly, in the form of dividends, or indirectly, in the form of stock repurchases.  The policy sets forth our intention, but does not
obligate us to acquire any shares of common stock or declare any dividends, and the policy may be terminated or suspended at any time at our discretion, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.  For 2026, we expect to maintain our
dividend and opportunistically repurchase shares based on U.S. available liquidity in line with this policy.

The following table summarizes activity pursuant to this policy (in thousands):

Fiscal quarters ended
April 4, 2026March 29, 2025
Dividends paid to stockholders$13,611$13,562
Stock repurchases-12,538
Total$13,611$26,100

The structure of our Stockholder Return Policy enables us to allocate capital responsibly among our business, our lenders, and our stockholders. We
will continue to invest in growth initiatives including key product line expansions, targeted R&D, and synergistic acquisitions.

We have paid dividends each quarter since the first quarter of 2014, and the

Stockholder Return Policy will remain in effect until such time as the Board votes to amend or rescind the policy.  Implementation of the Stockholder Return Policy is
subject to future declarations of dividends by the Board of Directors, market and business conditions, legal requirements, and other factors.  The policy sets forth our intention, but does not obligate us to acquire any shares of common stock
or declare any dividends, and the policy may be terminated or suspended at any time at our discretion, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

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Financial Metrics

We utilize several financial metrics to evaluate the performance and assess the future direction of our business.  These key financial measures and metrics
include net revenues, gross profit margin, operating margin, segment operating income, segment operating margin, end-of-period backlog, and the b

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Latest 10-K MD&A

Extracted structurally from real Item 7 body heading to real Item 7A/8 boundary. Confidence: high. Filing date: 2026-02-13. Report date: 2025-12-31.

Item 7.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

This Management's Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) is intended to provide an understanding of Vishay's financial condition, results of operations
and cash flows by focusing on changes in certain key measures from year to year. The MD&A should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying Notes filed herewith, commencing on page F-1 of this report.  This
discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.  Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those discussed
elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, particularly in Item 1A. “Risk Factors.”

Overview

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. ("Vishay," "we," "us," or "our") manufactures one of the world’s largest portfolios of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic
components that are essential to innovative designs in the automotive, industrial, computing, consumer, telecommunications, military, aerospace, and healthcare markets.

We operate in six segments based on product functionality: MOSFETs, Diodes, Optoelectronic Components, Resistors, Inductors, and Capacitors.

Our goal is to enhance stockholder value by growing our business and improving earnings per share. Since 1985, we have pursued a business
strategy of growth through focused research and development and acquisitions.  We plan to continue to grow our business through intensified internal growth supplemented by opportunistic acquisitions, while maintaining a prudent capital structure.
We have developed go-to-market strategies and are investing in and expanding the key product lines for growth that we have identified.  In addition, we are strategically expanding our outsourced production of commodity products to subcontractors.
At the same time, we are enhancing our channel management while investing in internal resources by adding customer-facing engineers and filling gaps in technology and market coverage.  Taken together, each of these initiatives supports our Think
Customer First organizational culture.

We are focused on realizing the full value of our broad product portfolio, becoming a customer-first company, and capitalizing on the mega trends of e-mobility, sustainability, and connectivity to drive top line growth, expand margins, and optimize
stockholder returns.  We are using eight strategic levers to achieve these goals.  Despite the industry recovery being slower than expected, we remain committed to our long-term plan of increasing our capacity to assure our customers of reliable
volume as they scale.  While we plan to advance our capacity expansion projects, we have and will continue to modulate spending in response to order flow and the timing of customer demand and qualification.  The decreased lead time for equipment
and the increased subcontractor capacity are also variables that allow us to adjust our capacity spending.  We invested $273 million for capital expenditures in 2025, 82% of which was invested in capacity expansion projects for high growth product
lines, including our wafer fab expansions.

In addition to enhancing stockholder value through growing our business, in 2022, our Board of Directors adopted a Stockholder Return Policy, which calls for us to return at least 70% of free cash flow, net of scheduled
principal payments of long-term debt, on an annual basis.  See further discussion in “Stockholder Return Policy” below.

Our business and operating results have been and will continue to be impacted by
worldwide economic conditions.  Our revenues are dependent on end markets that are impacted by consumer and industrial demand, and our operating results can be adversely affected by reduced demand in those global markets.  In this volatile
economic environment, we continue to closely monitor our fixed costs, capital expenditure plans, inventory, and capital resources to respond to changing conditions and to ensure we have the management, business processes, and resources to
meet our future needs.  We believe we can react quickly and professionally to changes in demand to minimize manufacturing inefficiencies and excess inventory build in periods of decline and maximize opportunities in periods of growth.  We
implemented restructuring actions in the third fiscal quarter of 2024 designed to optimize our manufacturing footprint and streamline business decision making. We believe we have sufficient liquidity to withstand temporary disruptions in the economic environment.  See additional information regarding our competitive strengths and key challenges as disclosed in Part I.

We utilize several financial metrics, including net revenues, gross profit margin, segment operating income, end-of-period backlog, book-to-bill ratio,
inventory turnover, change in average selling prices, net cash and short-term investments (debt), and free cash generation to evaluate the performance and assess the future direction of our business.  See further discussion in “Financial
Metrics” and “Financial Condition, Liquidity, and Capital Resources” below.  The key financial metrics were mostly higher versus the prior fiscal quarter and the prior year period.  Net revenues increased versus the prior fiscal quarter and
the prior year period primarily due to higher sales volume, but margins were mixed versus the prior fiscal quarter and prior year period.  Margins were negatively impacted by lower average selling prices, higher metals prices and labor
costs, and tariffs.

Net revenues for the year ended December 31, 2025
were $3.069 billion, compared to net revenues of $2.938 billion and $3.402 billion for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023,
respectively.  The net loss attributable to Vishay stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2025 was $(9.0) million, or $(0.07) per
share, compared to a net loss of $(31.2) million, or $(0.23) per share, and net earnings of $323.8 million, or $2.31 per diluted share, for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

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We define adjusted net earnings as net earnings (loss) determined in accordance with GAAP adjusted for various items that management believes are not indicative of the
intrinsic operating performance of our business.  We define free cash as the cash flows generated from continuing operations less capital expenditures plus net proceeds from the sale of property and equipment.  We define segment operating income as
operating income excluding selling, general, and administrative costs of our global operations, sales and marketing, information systems, finance, and administrative groups, as well as restructuring and severance costs, goodwill impairments, and
other items affecting comparability.  The reconciliations below include certain financial measures which are not recognized in accordance with GAAP, including adjusted net earnings, adjusted earnings per share, and free cash.  Note 15 to our
consolidated financial statements includes the reconciliation for segment operating income.  These non-GAAP measures should not be viewed as alternatives to GAAP measures of performance or liquidity.  Non-GAAP measures such as adjusted net earnings,
adjusted earnings per share, free cash, and segment operating income do not have uniform definitions.  These measures, as calculated by Vishay, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. Management believes that
adjusted net earnings, adjusted earnings per share, and segment operating income are meaningful because they provide insight with respect to our intrinsic operating results.  Management believes that free cash is a meaningful measure of our ability
to fund acquisitions, repay debt, and otherwise enhance stockholder value through stock repurchases or dividends.  We utilize the free cash metric in defining our Stockholder Return Policy.  Management uses segment operating income, along with
segment gross profit, to make decisions, allocate resources, and assess performance of its operating segments.

Net earnings attributable to Vishay stockholders for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023 include items affecting comparability.  The items affecting comparability are (in thousands, except per
share amounts):

Years ended December 31,
202520242023
GAAP net earnings (loss) attributable to Vishay stockholders$(8,978)$(31,150)$323,820
Other reconciling items affecting operating income:
Favorable resolution of a contingency$(11,293)$-$-
Impairment of goodwill-66,487-
Restructuring and severance costs-40,614-
Reconciling items affecting other income (expense):
Loss on early extinguishment of debt$-$-$18,874
Reconciling items affecting tax expense:
Changes in tax laws and regulations$13,657$-$-
Tax effects of pre-tax items above-(10,299)(498)
Adjusted net earnings (loss)$(6,614)$65,652$342,196
Adjusted weighted average diluted shares outstanding135,737137,741140,246
Adjusted earnings (loss) per diluted share$(0.05)$0.48$2.44

Although the term "free cash" is not defined in GAAP, each of the elements used to calculate free cash is presented as a line item on the face of our consolidated
statements of cash flows prepared in accordance with GAAP.  Our free cash results are as follows (in thousands):

Years ended December 31,
202520242023
Net cash provided by continuing operating activities$184,308$173,702$365,703
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment1,1623,0151,156
Less: Capital expenditures(273,293)(320,079)(329,410)
Free cash$(87,823)$(143,362)$37,449

Our accelerated investments to expand capacity have positioned us to be able to better serve our customers and capture the early stages of upturns in end market demand.
The long-term outlook for our business remains strong.

Our free cash results were significantly impacted by the installment payments of the U.S. transition tax of $47.0 million in 2025,
$37.6 million in 2024, and $27.7 million in 2023, respectively, and payments of foreign and withholding cash taxes of $9.4 million in 2025, $15.0 million in 2024, and $63.6 million in
2023 on foreign earnings of $75.0 million, $105.0 million, and $276.8 million that were repatriated to the U.S. in 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively.

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Growth and Company Transformation Initiatives

Effective January 1, 2023, a new executive leadership team, promoted from within, embarked on a new era at Vishay ("Vishay 3.0").  The new executive
management team laid out a three-year plan to expand capacity to support our highest growth and highest return product lines and to position Vishay to be ready for the next phase of megatrends in e-mobility, sustainability, and connectivity.
2023 was the staging year for this plan as all elements of the plan progressed throughout the organization.  In 2024, many of these initiatives advanced and increased manufacturing capacity began to be available.  Additional capacity became
available in 2025 and we began to benefit from the additional capacity as we are now able to satisfy quick-turn demand while maintaining competitive lead times.  In 2026, we expect to use our additional capacity to supply customers that are in
need of product due to unforeseen events or spikes in demand.  We are also in a much-improved position to participate in the EMS channel as EMS customers are frequently operating with only short-term demand visibility.

To focus this growth, we have identified product lines for growth across each reportable segment.   Most of these product lines serve multiple end-market
segments, applications, and business channels.   We have developed go-to market strategies for each one of these product lines, concentrating our resources on improving the technical performance of certified and custom products, to better position
Vishay to support the mega trends toward electrification and data communications.

See the eight strategic levers being used to achieve our goals in "Key Business Strategies" in Item 1.

All of this is being done as we implement organizational and structural change at Vishay, focused on a “Think Customer First” philosophy, and becoming a
more responsive company.  We are fostering collaboration internally and externally, particularly in the functions connected to customer programs.   To facilitate that change internally, we re-designed our short- and long-term incentive plans to
align the performance of about 1,000 key employees with Company growth and profitability objectives and stockholder interests.  The equity-based plan was approved by our stockholders at our 2023 annual meeting.

These Vishay 3.0 initiatives are the foundation for our ambitions to unleash the potential at Vishay, realizing the full value of our broad product
portfolio and becoming a customer-first company, and for our goals of driving top line growth, expanding margins and optimizing returns.

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Stockholder Return Policy

In 2022, our Board of Directors adopted a Stockholder Return Policy, which calls for us to return at least 70% of free cash flow, net of scheduled
principal payments of long-term debt, on an annual basis.  We intend to return such amounts to stockholders directly, in the form of dividends, or indirectly, in the form of stock repurchases.  The policy sets forth our intention, but does not
obligate us to acquire any shares of common stock or declare any dividends, and the policy maybe be terminated or suspended at any time at our discretion, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.  As a result of our negative free cash
flow for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 due primarily to our capacity expansion plans, we exceeded our intended return through quarterly cash dividends and opportunistic share repurchases.  We did not repurchase any shares of common
stock after the first fiscal quarter of 2025.  For 2026, we expect to maintain our dividend and opportunistically repurchase shares based on U.S. available liquidity in line with this policy.

The following table summarizes activity pursuant to this policy (in thousands):

Years ended
December 31, 2025December 31, 2024
Dividends paid to stockholders$54,238$54,672
Stock repurchases12,52850,406
Total$66,766$105,078

The structure of our Stockholder Return Policy enables us to allocate capital responsibly among our business, our lenders, and our stockholders. We will continue to invest in growth initiatives including key product line expansions, targeted
R&D, and synergistic acquisitions.

We have paid dividends each quarter since the first quarter of 2014, and the Stockholder Return Policy will remain in effect until such time as the
Board votes to amend or rescind the policy.  Implementation of the Stockholder Return Policy is subject to future declarations of dividends by the Board of Directors, market and business conditions, legal requirements, and other factors.  The
policy sets forth our intention, but does not obligate us to acquire any shares of common stock or declare any dividends, and the policy may be terminated or suspended at any time at our discretion, in accordance with applicable laws and
regulations.

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Financial Metrics

We utilize several financial metrics to evaluate the performance and assess the future direction of our business. These key financial measures and metrics include net
revenues, gross profit margin, operating margin, segment operating income, segment operating margin, end-of-period backlog, and the book-to-bill ratio. We also monitor changes in our inventory turnover and our or publicly available average selling
prices (“ASP”).

Gross profit margin is computed as gross profit as a percentage of net revenues. Gross profit is generally net revenues less costs of products sold, but also deducts
certain other period costs, particularly losses on purchase commitments and inventory write-downs. Losses on purchase commitments and inventory write-downs have the impact of reducing gross profit margin in the period of the charge, but result in
improved gross profit margins in subsequent periods by reducing costs of products sold as inventory is used.  We also regularly evaluate gross profit by segment to assist in the analysis of consolidated gross profit.  Gross profit margin and gross
profit margin by segment are clearly a function of net revenues, but also reflect our cost management programs and our ability to contain fixed costs.

Operating margin is computed as gross profit less operating expenses, expressed as a percentage of net revenues.  Operating margin is clearly a function of net revenues, but also reflects our cost management programs and
our ability to contain fixed costs.

Our chief operating decision maker makes decisions, allocates resources, and evaluates business segment performance based on segment gross profit and segment operating income.  Only dedicated, direct selling, general, and
administrative ("SG&A") expenses of the segments are included in the calculation of segment operating income.  We do not allocate certain SG&A expenses that are managed at the regional or corporate global level to our segments.
Accordingly, segment operating income excludes these SG&A expenses that are not directly traceable to the segments.  Segment operating income would also exclude costs not routinely used in the management of the segments in periods when those
items are present, such as restructuring and severance costs, goodwill impairment charges, and other items affecting comparability.  Segment operating income is clearly a function of net revenues, but also reflects our cost management programs and
our ability to contain fixed costs.  Segment operating margin is segment operating income expressed as a percentage of net revenues.

End-of-period backlog is one indicator of future revenues. We include in our backlog only open orders that we expect to ship in the next twelve months. If demand falls
below customers’ forecasts, or if customers do not control their inventory effectively, they may cancel or reschedule the shipments that are included in our backlog, in many instances without the payment of any penalty. Therefore, the backlog is not
necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for future periods.

An important indicator of demand in our industry is the book-to-bill ratio, which is the ratio of the amount of product ordered during a period as compared with the
product that we ship during that period. A book-to-bill ratio that is greater than one indicates that our backlog is building and that we are likely to see increasing revenues in future periods. Conversely, a book-to-bill ratio that is less than one
is an indicator of declining demand and may foretell declining revenues.

We focus on our inventory turnover as a measure of how well we are managing our inventory. We define inventory turnover for a financial reporting period as our costs of
products sold for the four fiscal quarters ending on the last day of the reporting period divided by our average inventory (computed using each fiscal quarter-end balance) for this same period. A higher level of inventory turnover reflects more
efficient use of our capital.

Pricing in our industry can be volatile.  Using our and publicly available data, we analyze trends and changes in average selling prices to evaluate likely future
pricing. The erosion of average selling prices of established products is typical for semiconductor products.  We attempt to offset this deterioration with ongoing cost reduction activities and new product introductions.  Our specialty passive
components are more resistant to average selling price erosion.  All pricing is subject to governing market conditions and is independently set by us.

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The quarter-to-quarter trends in these financial metrics can also be an important indicator of the likely direction of our business. The following table shows net
revenues, gross profit margin, operating margin, end-of-period backlog, book-to-bill ratio, inventory turnover, and changes in ASP for our business as a whole during the five fiscal quarters beginning with the fourth fiscal quarter of 2024 through the fourth fiscal quarter of 2025
(dollars in thousands):

4th Quarter 20241st Quarter 20252nd Quarter 20253rd Quarter 20254th Quarter 2025
Net revenues$714,716$715,236$762,250$790,640$800,922
Gross profit margin19.9%19.0%19.5%19.5%19.6%
Operating margin(1)(7.9)%0.1%2.9%2.4%1.8%
End-of-period backlog$1,051,500$1,124,300$1,174,900$1,152,700$1,314,100
Book-to-bill ratio1.011.081.020.971.20
Inventory turnover3.33.33.33.33.4
Change in ASP vs. prior quarter(0.6)%(1.3)%0.0%(0.3)%(0.3)%

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(1) Operating margin for the second fiscal quarter of 2025 includes an $11.3 million gain recognized upon the favorable resolution of a contingency (See Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements).  Operating
margin for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2024 includes $66.5 million of goodwill impairment charges (see Note 19 to our consolidated financial statements).

See “Financial Metrics by Segment” below for net revenues, book-to-bill ratio, and gross profit margin by segment.

Revenues in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2025 increased versus the fourth fiscal quarter of 2024 and prior fiscal quarter primarily due to higher sales volume.
Favorable foreign currency impacts also contributed to the increase versus the fourth fiscal quarter of 2024.  The book-to-bill ratio and backlog increased significantly versus the prior fiscal quarter and the fourth fiscal quarter of 2024.  We
continue to increase capacity for critical product lines.  Average selling prices, including tariff adders, decreased versus the fourth fiscal quarter of 2024 and prior fiscal quarter.

Gross profit margin increased slightly versus the prior fiscal quarter, but decreased versus the fourth fiscal quarter of 2024.  The decrease versus the fourth fiscal
quarter of 2024 is primarily due to lower average selling prices, the impact of tariffs, and higher input costs.

The book-to-bill ratio in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2025 increased to 1.20 versus 0.97 in the third fiscal quarter of 2025.

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Financial Metrics by Segment

The following table shows net revenues, book-to-bill ratio, gross profit margin, and segment operating margin broken out by segment for the five fiscal quarters
beginning with the fourth fiscal quarter of 2024 through the fourth fiscal quarter of 2025 (dollars in thousands):

4th Quarter 20241st Quarter 20252nd Quarter 20253rd Quarter 20254th Quarter 2025
MOSFETs
Net revenues$146,619$142,113$148,633$167,133$172,584
Book-to-bill ratio0.981.321.000.861.48
Gross profit margin15.6%8.2%6.3%10.1%13.8%
Segment operating margin0.8%(6.1)%(9.7)%(3.8)%(0.5)%
Diodes
Net revenues$141,397$140,963$147,942$149,628$154,224
Book-to-bill ratio1.000.990.931.071.09
Gross profit margin20.2%19.9%20.0%20.3%20.3%
Segment operating margin16.1%15.0%15.0%15.2%15.3%
Optoelectronic Components
Net revenues$46,932$51,168$54,119$55,590$55,674
Book-to-bill ratio1.000.901.050.931.12
Gross profit margin11.7%20.9%23.2%22.9%15.0%
Segment operating margin1.1%10.6%12.6%12.9%4.5%
Resistors
Net revenues$177,031$179,500$194,769$195,707$189,367
Book-to-bill ratio0.911.000.910.921.05
Gross profit margin17.3%22.5%22.8%20.1%19.4%
Segment operating margin12.7%17.4%17.9%15.3%14.3%
Inductors
Net revenues$83,390$84,121$95,675$91,990$92,588
Book-to-bill ratio1.011.020.910.991.07
Gross profit margin29.6%20.9%28.0%30.7%29.8%
Segment operating margin25.0%16.5%24.0%26.6%25.4%
Capacitors
Net revenues$119,347$117,371$121,112$130,592$136,485
Book-to-bill ratio1.211.131.401.071.30
Gross profit margin25.1%23.2%21.5%20.1%21.3%
Segment operating margin20.0%17.5%16.3%15.2%16.6%

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Acquisition Activity

As

part of its growth strategy, the Company seeks to expand through targeted acquisitions of other manufacturers of electronic components.  These acquisition targets include businesses that have established positions in major markets, reputations for
product quality and reliability, and product lines with which the Company has substantial marketing and technical expertise.  It also includes certain businesses that possess technologies which the Company expects to further develop and
commercialize, businesses with well-developed technologies that the Company expects to grow using its manufacturing capabilities, capacity, and economies of scale to expand production and sell to its global customer base, such as Ametherm, Inc.,
acquired in 2024; and key niche suppliers to vertically integrate our supply chain, such as Birkelbach Kondensatortechnik GmbH, acquired in 2024.  To limit our financial exposure, we have implemented a policy not to pursue acquisitions if our
post-acquisition debt would exceed 2.5x our pro forma earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (“EBITDA”).  For these purposes, we calculate pro forma EBITDA as the adjusted EBITDA of Vishay and the target for the trailing
four fiscal quarters, with a pro forma adjustment for savings which management estimates would have been achieved had the target been acquired by Vishay at the beginning of the trailing four fiscal quarters.

In 2024, we acquired Nexperia's wafer fabrication facility and operations located in
Newport, South Wales, U.K. for approximately $177.5 million in cash, net of cash acquired.  The wafer fabrication facility is located on 28 acres and is an automotive-certified, 200mm semiconductor wafer fab with capacity to produce more than
30,000 wafers per month.  We plan to use the Newport wafer fabrication facility to further develop and scale our SiC MOSFETs and diodes capabilities.  The facility is a long-term investment which was not expected to generate income or cash flows in
2024 and 2025 while we invested in new equipment and qualified new products, but should enhance the long-term position of our MOSFETs business.  We expect the facility to start generating profit in 2026.

There is no assurance that we will be able to identify and acquire suitable acquisition candidates at price levels and on terms and conditions we consider acceptable.

See Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements.

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Cost Management

We place a strong emphasis on controlling our costs, and use various measures and metrics to evaluate our cost structure.

We define variable costs as expenses that vary with respect to quantity produced.  Fixed costs do not vary with respect to quantity produced over the relevant time
period.  Contributive margin is calculated as net revenue less variable costs.  It may be expressed in dollars or as a percentage of net revenue. Management uses this measure to determine the amount of profit to be expected for any change in
revenues.  While these measures are typical cost accounting measures, none of these measures are recognized in accordance with GAAP.  The classification of expenses as either variable or fixed is judgmental and other companies might classify such
expenses differently.  These measures, as calculated by Vishay, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.

We closely monitor variable costs and seek to achieve the contributive margin in our business model.  Over a period of many years, we have generally maintained a
contributive margin of between 45% and 47% of revenues.  The erosion of average selling prices, particularly of our semiconductor products, that is typical of our industry, and inflation negatively impact contributive margin and drive us to
continually seek ways to reduce our variable costs.  Our variable cost reduction efforts include increasing the efficiency in our production facilities by expending capital for automation, reducing materials costs, materials substitution, increasing
wafer size and shrinking dies to maximize efficiency in our semiconductor production processes, and other yield improvement activities.

Our cost management strategy also includes a focus on controlling fixed costs recorded as costs of products sold or selling, general, and administrative expenses and
maintaining our break-even point (adjusted for acquisitions).  We generally seek to limit increases in selling, general, and administrative expenses to the rate of inflation, excluding foreign currency exchange effects and substantially independent
of sales volume changes. At constant fixed costs, we would expect each $1 million increase in revenues to increase our operating income by approximately $450,000 to $470,000.  Sudden changes in the business conditions, however, may not allow us to
quickly adapt our manufacturing capacity and cost structure.

As the Company transforms, we are incurring certain costs which are reducing current profitability while positioning the Company for
future long-term profitable growth.

The acquisition of Nexperia's Newport fab in 2024 will enhance the manufacturing capacity and capabilities of our MOSFETs segment.  The facility added significant
depreciation and other costs to our MOSFETs segment. The facility has generated losses while we invested in new equipment and qualified new products.  We expect the facility to start generating profit in 2026.  Also, beginning in 2023, we began
making significant investments in capital expenditures primarily for capital expansion projects primarily outside of China, which has and will further increase depreciation expense.  At the same time, we are focusing on increasing our technical
resources, adding additional customer-facing engineers, and intensifying our activities in R&D.

We have seen and expect to continue to see an increase in operating expenses over the next couple of years as we add engineering talents, fill gaps in our technology,
and become a preferred supplier to more customers and more broadly sell our product portfolio.

For several years prior to 2023, share-based compensation expense was between $4 million and $6 million annually.  During 2023, we implemented the Vishay
Intertechnology, Inc. 2023 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "2023 Plan") to enable us to recruit and retain highly qualified employees, directors, consultants and other service providers, provide them with an incentive for productivity, and create an
opportunity for them to share in the growth and value of the Company.  The 2023 Plan enhanced incentive compensation for our executive officers and is the first broad-based stock compensation program at Vishay in over 20 years.  Share-based
compensation expense was $22.4 million in 2025 and is expected to be between approximately $27 million and $30 million in 2026.  Management believes such additional non-cash costs will enhance the long-term performance of the Company by providing
selected participants with an incentive to improve the growth and profitability of the Company.

In 2024, we revised our short-term incentive ("STI") compensation structure to better align with our growth objectives.  The revised structure incentivizes daily behaviors and actions of
our organizational leaders to create immediate growth in line with our cross-functional business objectives.  Under the structure, organizational leaders are rewarded annually for meeting determined targets in revenue, operating margin, gross
margin, and variable margin.  Managers are able to earn up to 130% of their former STI bonus targets for results which exceed expectations.  The better alignment of the STI program with business results creates higher volatility in costs.  The
industry downturn that led to results that were below expectations in 2024 led to relatively low bonus accruals and thus lower reported SG&A expenses, while 2025 bonus accruals were higher compared to 2024.  Costs associated with the STI
program in 2026 are expected to be significantly higher if business results meet or exceed expectations.

In September 2024, we announced restructuring actions designed, in part, to optimize our manufacturing footprint and streamline business decision making. We recognized restructuring expense
pursuant to on-going benefit arrangements of $40.6 million in 2024. The actions are expected to generate annualized cost savings of approximately $23 million (annualized), including $12 million of selling, general and administration expenses, when
the actions are fully implemented by the end of 2026.

We continue to monitor the economic environment and its potential effects on our customers and the end markets that we serve.  We are continuing to assess our
manufacturing footprint in light of ongoing geopolitical events and cost savings opportunities.

In uncertain times, we focus on managing our production capacities in accordance with customer requirements, and maintain discipline in terms of our fixed costs and capital expenditures. Even as we
seek to manage our costs, we remain cognizant of the future requirements of our demanding markets. We continue to pursue our growth plans through investing in capacities for strategic product lines, and through increasing our resources for R&D,
technical marketing, and field application engineering; supplemented by opportunistic acquisitions of specialty businesses.

Our long-term strategy includes growth through the integration of acquired businesses, and GAAP requires plant closure and employee termination costs that we incur in
connection with our acquisition activities to be recorded as expenses in our consolidated statement of operations, as such expenses are incurred.  We have not incurred any material plant closure or employee termination costs related to any of the
businesses acquired since 2011, but we expect to have some level of future restructuring expenses due to acquisitions.

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Foreign Currency Translation

We are exposed to foreign currency exchange rate risks, particularly due to transactions in currencies other than the functional currencies of certain subsidiaries.  We
occasionally use forward exchange contracts to economically hedge a portion of our projected cash flows from these exposures.

GAAP requires that entities identify the “functional currency” of each of their subsidiaries and measure all elements of the financial statements in that functional
currency. A subsidiary’s functional currency is the currency of the primary economic environment in which it operates. In cases where a subsidiary is relatively self-contained within a particular country, the local currency is generally deemed to be
the functional currency. However, a foreign subsidiary that is a direct and integral component or extension of the parent company’s operations generally would have the parent company’s currency as its functional currency. We have both situations
among our subsidiaries.

Foreign Subsidiaries which use the Local Currency as the Functional Currency

We finance our operations in Europe and certain locations in Asia in local currencies, and accordingly, these subsidiaries utilize the local currency as their functional
currency. For those subsidiaries where the local currency is the functional currency, assets and liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets have been translated at the rate of exchange as of the balance sheet date. Translation adjustments do not
impact the results of operations and are reported as a separate component of stockholders’ equity.

For those subsidiaries where the local currency is the functional currency, revenues and expenses are translated at the average exchange rate for the year. While the
translation of revenues and expenses into U.S. dollars does not directly impact the consolidated statement of operations, the translation effectively increases or decreases the U.S. dollar equivalent of revenues generated and expenses incurred in
those foreign currencies.  The dollar was weaker during 2025 versus 2024, with the translation of foreign currency revenues and expenses into U.S. dollars increasing reported revenues and expenses in 2025 versus 2024.  The net change of the
dollar was not material when comparing 2024 versus 2023.

Foreign Subsidiaries which use the U.S. Dollar as the Functional Currency

Our operations in Israel, the United Kingdom, and most significant locations in Asia are largely financed in U.S. dollars, and accordingly, these subsidiaries utilize
the U.S. dollar as their functional currency. For those foreign subsidiaries where the U.S. dollar is the functional currency, all foreign currency financial statement amounts are remeasured into U.S. dollars. Exchange gains and losses arising from
remeasurement of foreign currency-denominated monetary assets and liabilities are included in the results of operations. While these subsidiaries transact most business in U.S. dollars, they may have significant costs, particularly payroll-related,
which are incurred in the local currency.  The cost of products sold and selling, general, and administrative expense have been unfavorably impacted for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to 2024 by local currency transactions of subsidiaries which use the U.S. dollar as their functional currency. The costs of products sold and selling, general,
and administrative expense were favorably impacted for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to 2023.

See Item 7A for additional discussion of foreign currency exchange risk and forward contracts used to mitigate certain foreign currency risks.

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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our significant accounting policies are summarized in Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements. We identify here a number of policies that entail significant
judgments or estimates.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue is measured based on the consideration specified in contracts with customers, and excludes any sales incentives and amounts collected on behalf of third
parties.  We recognize revenue when we satisfy our performance obligations.

We have a broad line of products that we sell to OEMs, electronic manufacturing services ("EMS") companies, which manufacture for OEMs on an outsourcing basis, and
independent distributors that maintain large inventories of electronic components for resale to OEMs and EMS companies.

We recognize revenue on sales to distributors when the distributor takes control of the products ("sold-to" model).  We have agreements with distributors that allow
distributors a limited credit for unsaleable products, which we refer to as a "scrap allowance." Consistent with industry practice, we also have a "stock, ship and debit" program whereby we consider requests by distributors for credits on previously
purchased products that remain in distributors' inventory, to enable the distributors to offer more competitive pricing.  In addition, we have contractual arrangements whereby we provide distributors with protection against price reductions initiated
by us after product is sold by us to the distributor and prior to resale by the distributor.

We recognize the estimated variable consideration to be received as revenue and record a related accrued expense for the consideration not expected to be received, based
upon an estimate of product returns, scrap allowances, "stock, ship and debit" credits, and price protection credits that will be attributable to sales recorded through the end of the period.  We make these estimates based upon sales levels to our
customers during the period, inventory levels at the distributors, current and projected market conditions, and historical experience under the programs. We utilize a number of different methodologies and consider several factors when estimating the
accruals.  Some of the factors that we consider are sales levels to customers during the relevant period, inventory levels at the distributors, current and projected market trends and conditions, recent and historical activity under the relevant
programs, changes in program policies, and open requests for credits. These procedures require the exercise of significant judgments.  We believe that we have a reasonable basis to estimate future credits under the programs.

See Notes 1 and 15 to our consolidated financial statements for further information.

Inventories

We value our inventories at the lower of cost or net realizable value, with cost determined using moving average and the first-in, first-out methods. The valuation of
our inventories requires our management to make market estimates.  For work in process goods, we are required to estimate the cost to completion of the products and the prices at which we will be able to sell the products.  For finished goods, we
must assess the prices at which we believe the inventory can be sold. Inventories are also adjusted for estimated obsolescence and written down to net realizable value based on age of the inventory and upon estimates of future demand, technology
developments, and market conditions.

Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of businesses acquired over the fair value of the related net assets at the date of acquisition. We do not
amortize goodwill, but test it at least annually for impairment at the reporting unit level.  Impairment tests must be performed more frequently if there are indicators of impairment.  A reporting unit is an operating segment, or one level below an
operating segment, if it constitutes a business for which discrete financial information is available and regularly reviewed by segment management.  Our business segments represent our reporting units for goodwill impairment testing purposes.  See
Note 15 to our consolidated financial statements for a description of our business segments.

When performing a quantitative goodwill impairment test, we determine fair values generally based on a weighting of income and market approaches.  For
purposes of the income approach, fair values are determined based upon the present value of the reporting unit’s estimated future cash flows, discounted at appropriate risk-adjusted rates.  We use our internal forecasts to estimate future cash
flows, which may include estimates of long-term future growth rates based upon our most recent reviews of the long-term outlook for each reporting unit.  Cash flow estimates used to establish fair values under our income approach involve management
judgments based on a broad range of information and historical results. In addition, external economic and competitive conditions can influence future performance. For purposes of the market approach, we use valuation multiples for companies
comparable to our reporting units.

The determination of the fair value of the reporting units requires us to make significant estimates and assumptions.  These estimates and assumptions
primarily include, but are not limited to: the selection of appropriate peer group companies; control premiums appropriate for acquisitions in the industries in which we compete; the discount rate; terminal growth rates; and forecasts of revenue,
operating income, depreciation and amortization (components of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, "EBITDA"); and capital expenditures.

Due to the inherent uncertainty involved in making these estimates, actual financial results could differ from those estimates.  In addition, changes in
assumptions concerning future financial results or other underlying assumptions could have a significant impact on the fair value of the reporting unit and the amount of the goodwill impairment charge.

See Notes 1 and 19 to our consolidated financial statements for a description of our goodwill impairment tests.

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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

Our defined benefit plans are concentrated in the United States, Germany, and the Republic of China (Taiwan). At December 31, 2025, our U.S. plans include various non-qualified plans.  The table below summarizes information about our pension and other postretirement benefit plans.  This information
should be read in conjunction with Note 11 to our consolidated financial statements (amounts in thousands):

Benefit obligationPlan assetsFunded positionInformally funded assetsNet positionUnrecognized actuarial items
U.S. non-qualified pension plans$27,725$-$(27,725)$20,551$(7,174)$574
German pension plans120,713-(120,713)4,660(116,053)2,632
Taiwanese pension plans38,95740,8431,886-1,886(183)
Other pension plans38,15725,391(12,766)-(12,766)5,728
OPEB plans9,221-(9,221)-(9,221)(1,887)
Other retirement obligations11,027-(11,027)-(11,027)-
$245,800$66,234$(179,566)$25,211$(154,355)$6,864

Accounting for defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans involves numerous assumptions and estimates. The discount rate at which obligations could
effectively be settled and the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets are two critical assumptions in measuring the cost and benefit obligations of our pension and other postretirement benefit plans. Other important assumptions include the
anticipated rate of future increases in compensation levels, estimated mortality, and for certain postretirement medical plans, increases or trends in health care costs.  Management reviews these assumptions at least annually.  We use independent
actuaries and investment advisers to assist us in formulating assumptions and making estimates.  These assumptions are updated periodically to reflect the actual experience and expectations on a plan specific basis as appropriate.

In the U.S., we utilize published long-term high quality bonds to determine the discount rate at the measurement date. In Germany and the Republic of China (Taiwan), we
utilize published long-term government bond rates to determine the discount rate at the measurement date.  We utilize bond yields at various maturity dates that reflect the timing of expected future benefit payments. We believe the discount rates
selected are the rates at which these obligations could effectively be settled.

Non-qualified plans in the U.S. are considered by law to be unfunded.  However, the Company maintains assets in a rabbi trust to fund benefit payments under certain of
these plans.  Such assets would be subject to creditor claims under certain conditions.  (See also Notes 11 and 18 to our consolidated financial statements.)

Many of our non-U.S. plans are unfunded based on local laws and customs. For those non-U.S. plans that do
maintain investments, their asset holdings are primarily cash and fixed income securities, based on local laws and customs. Some non-U.S. plans also informally fund their plans by holding certain available-for-sale investments.  Such assets would
be subject to creditor claims under certain conditions. (See also Note 18 to our consolidated financial statements.)

We set the expected long-term rate of return based on the expected long-term average rates of return to be achieved by the underlying investment portfolios.  In
establishing this rate, we consider historical and expected returns for the asset classes in which the plans are invested, advice from pension consultants and investment advisors, and current economic and capital market conditions. The expected
return on plan assets is incorporated into the computation of pension expense.  The difference between this expected return and the actual return on plan assets is deferred.  The net deferral of past asset losses (gains) affects the calculated value
of plan assets and, ultimately, future pension expense (income).

We continue to seek to de-risk our global pension exposures.  Such actions could result in increased net periodic pension cost due to lower expected rates of return on
plan assets and/or possible additional charges to recognize unamortized actuarial items if all or a portion of the obligations were to be settled.

We believe that the current assumptions used to estimate plan obligations and annual expenses are appropriate.  However, if economic conditions change or if our
investment strategy changes, we may be inclined to change some of our assumptions, and the resulting change could have a material impact on the consolidated statements of operations and on the consolidated balance sheet.

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Income Taxes

We are subject to income taxes in the U.S. and numerous foreign jurisdictions.  Significant judgment is required in evaluating our tax positions and determining our
provision for income taxes.  During the ordinary course of business, there are many transactions and calculations for which the ultimate tax determination is uncertain.  We establish reserves for tax-related uncertainties based on estimates of
whether, and the extent to which, additional taxes will be due.  These reserves are established when we believe that certain positions might be challenged despite our belief that our tax return positions are fully supportable.  We adjust these
reserves in light of changing facts and circumstances and the provision for income taxes includes the impact of reserve provisions and changes to reserves that are considered appropriate.

These accruals for tax-related uncertainties are based on our best estimate of potential tax exposures. When particular matters arise, a number of years may elapse
before such matters are audited by tax authorities and finally resolved.  Favorable resolution of such matters could be recognized as a reduction to our effective tax rate in the year of resolution.  Unfavorable resolution of any particular issue
could increase the effective tax rate and may require the use of cash in the year of resolution.

During 2025,
certain tax examinations were concluded and certain statutes of limitations lapsed.  Our tax provision for 2025 includes adjustments related to the resolution of these matters.  During 2023, we settled an examination of our U.S. federal income tax
returns for the periods ended December 31, 2017 through 2019.  Our federal income tax returns for the years 2022 through 2024 remain subject to examination.  The tax returns of significant non-U.S. subsidiaries currently under examination
are located in the following jurisdictions:  Israel (2021), China (2022 through 2024), India (2004 through 2023), and Philippines (2020 through 2022).  The Company and its subsidiaries also file income tax returns in other taxing jurisdictions in the
U.S. and around the world, many of which are still open to examination.

See Notes 1 and 5 to consolidated financial statements for additional information.

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Results of Operations

Statement of operations’ captions as a percentage of net revenues and the effective tax rates were as follows:

Years ended December 31,
202520242023
Costs of products sold80.6%78.7%71.4%
Gross profit19.4%21.3%28.6%
Selling, general, and administrative expenses17.5%17.5%14.4%
Operating income1.9%0.2%14.3%
Income (loss) before taxes and noncontrolling interest0.8%(0.1)%13.7%
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Vishay stockholders(0.3)%(1.1)%9.5%
________
Effective tax rate135.2%(1,145.5)%30.4%

Net Revenues

Net revenues were as follows (dollars in thousands):

202520242023
Net revenues$3,069,048$2,937,587$3,402,045
Change versus prior year$131,461$(464,458)
Percentage change versus prior year4.5%(13.7)%

Changes in net revenues were attributable to the following:

2025 vs. 20242024 vs. 2023
Change attributable to:
Change in volume4.9%(10.9)%
Decrease in average selling prices(1.9)%(4.2)%
Foreign currency effects1.3%0.0%
Acquisitions0.3%1.0%
Other(0.1)%0.4%
Net change4.5%(13.7)%

For most of 2024 and 2025, we operated in a challenging environment, in part due to distribution customers digesting high
channel inventories.  The fourth quarter of 2025 saw short-term market conditions improving, and the long-term prospects for our business remain favorable.  We continue to increase manufacturing capacities for critical product lines.  The increase in
net revenues in 2025 is primarily due to higher sales volume.  The decrease in net revenues in 2024 was primarily due to lower sales volume and decreased average selling prices.

Gross Profit and Margins

Gross profit margins for the year ended December 31, 2025
were 19.4%, as compared to 21.3%
for the year ended December 31, 2024.  The decrease in gross profit margin is primarily due to lower average selling prices and higher
metals and materials costs.  Higher labor costs and depreciation expense also negatively impacted the gross profit margin.

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Segments

Analysis of revenues and margins for our segments is provided below.

MOSFETs

Net revenues of the MOSFETs segment were as follows (dollars in thousands):

Years ended December 31,
202520242023
Net revenues$630,463$601,979$778,754
Change versus comparable prior year period$28,484$(176,775)
Percentage change versus comparable prior year period4.7%(22.7)%

Changes in MOSFETs segment net revenues were attributable to the following:

2025 vs. 20242024 vs. 2023
Change attributable to:
Change in volume10.8%(17.4)%
Decrease in average selling prices(6.2)%(11.0)%
Foreign currency effects0.6%0.0%
Acquisition0.3%3.9%
Other(0.8)%1.8%
Net change4.7%(22.7)%

Gross profit margins and segment operating margins for the MOSFETs segment were as follows:

Years ended December 31,
202520242023
Gross profit margin9.8%14.5%33.3%
Segment operating margin(4.8)%1.1%25.1%

Net revenues of the MOSFETs segment increased in 2025 versus the prior year.  The increase is primarily due to increased sales to distribution customers, computing end
market customers, and customers in the Asia region.

Gross profit margin decreased versus the prior year primarily due to decreased average selling prices, partially offset by higher sales volume.  Costs associated with
the Newport wafer fab also contributed to the decrease versus the prior year.

Segment operating margin decreased versus the prior year.  The decrease is primarily due to gross profit margin decreases and increased
segment SG&A expenses associated with the Newport wafer fab.

Average selling prices decreased versus the prior year.

We continue to invest to expand mid- and long-term manufacturing capacity for strategic product lines.  We plan to use the Newport wafer fabrication
facility, acquired in 2024, to further develop and scale our SiC MOSFETs and diodes capabilities.  We are also committed to building a 12-inch wafer fab in Itzehoe, Germany.  These are long-term investments which were not expected to generate
significant income or cash flows in the near-term, but should greatly enhance the long-term position of our MOSFETs business.

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Diodes

Net revenues of the Diodes segment were as follows (dollars in thousands):

Years ended December 31,
202520242023
Net revenues$592,757$581,975$690,540
Change versus comparable prior year period$10,782$(108,565)
Percentage change versus comparable prior year period1.9%(15.7)%

Changes in Diodes segment net revenues were attributable to the following:

2025 vs. 20242024 vs. 2023
Change attributable to:
Change in volume4.7%(13.1)%
Decrease in average selling prices(3.5)%(3.0)%
Foreign currency effects1.0%(0.1)%
Other(0.3)%0.5%
Net change1.9%(15.7)%

Gross profit margins and segment operating margins for the Diodes segment were as follows:

Years ended December 31,
202520242023
Gross profit margin20.1%20.8%25.4%
Segment operating margin15.1%16.5%22.2%

Net revenues of the Diodes segment increased in 2025 versus the prior year.  The increase versus the prior year is primarily due to increased sales to distribution
customers, industrial and power supply end market customers, and customer in the Europe region.

Gross profit margin decreased versus the prior year primarily due to decreased average selling prices, partially offset by higher sales volume.

Segment operating margin decreased versus the prior year primarily due to decreased gross profit.

Average selling prices decreased versus the prior year.

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Optoelectronic Components

Net revenues of the Optoelectronic Components segment were as follows (dollars in
thousands):

Years ended December 31,
202520242023
Net revenues$216,551$212,368$243,146
Change versus comparable prior year period$4,183$(30,778)
Percentage change versus comparable prior year period2.0%(12.7)%

Changes in Optoelectronic Components segment net revenues were attributable to the following:

2025 vs. 20242024 vs. 2023
Change attributable to:
Change in volume0.4%(10.5)%
Decrease in average selling prices(0.2)%(2.5)%
Foreign currency effects1.9%0.1%
Other(0.1)%0.2%
Net change2.0%(12.7)%

Gross profit margins and segment operating margins for the Optoelectronic Components segment were as follows:

Years ended December 31,
202520242023
Gross profit margin20.5%18.0%25.6%
Segment operating margin10.1%7.9%17.7%

Net revenues of the Optoelectronic Components segment increased in 2025 versus the prior year.  The increase is primarily due to increased sales to distribution
customers, industrial end market customers, and customers in the Europe and Americas regions.

Gross profit margin increased versus the prior year.  The increase is primarily due to increased sales volume, lower fixed and variable costs, and less inventory
obsolescence.

Segment operating margin increased primarily due to the increase in gross profit.

Average selling prices decreased versus the prior year.

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Resistors

Net revenues of the Resistors segment were as follows (dollars in thousands):

Years ended December 31,
202520242023
Net revenues$759,343$725,614$843,472
Change versus comparable prior year period$33,729$(117,858)
Percentage change versus comparable prior year period4.6%(14.0)%

Changes in Resistors segment net revenues were attributable to the following:

2025 vs. 20242024 vs. 2023
Change attributable to:
Change in volume3.8%(12.0)%
Decrease in average selling prices(1.1)%(3.0)%
Foreign currency effects1.6%0.0%
Acquisitions0.4%0.5%
Other(0.1)%0.5%
Net change4.6%(14.0)%

Gross profit margins and segment operating margins for the Resistors segment were as follows:

Years ended December 31,
202520242023
Gross profit margin21.2%21.9%28.3%
Segment operating margin16.2%17.3%24.8%

Net revenues of the Resistors segment increased in 2025 versus the prior year.  The increase is primarily due to increased sales to distribution customers, industrial
and automotive end market customers, and customers in the Asia and Americas regions.

Gross profit margin decreased versus the prior year.  The decrease is due to decreased average selling prices and higher materials costs, partially offset by higher
sales volume.

Segment operating margin decreased versus the prior year.  The decrease is primarily due to decreased gross profit and increased SG&A costs.

Average selling prices decreased versus the prior year.

We are increasing critical manufacturing capacities for certain product lines.  We continue to broaden our
business with targeted acquisitions of specialty resistors businesses.

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Inductors

Net revenues of the Inductors segment were as follows (dollars in thousands):

Years ended December 31,
202520242023
Net revenues$364,374$356,355$347,392
Change versus comparable prior year period$8,019$8,963
Percentage change versus comparable prior year period2.3%2.6%

Changes in Inductors segment net revenues were attributable to the following:

2025 vs. 20242024 vs. 2023
Change attributable to:
Increase in volume0.2%4.8%
Change in average selling prices1.4%(2.2)%
Foreign currency effects0.7%0.0%
Net change2.3%2.6%

Gross profit margins and segment operating margins for the Inductors segment were
as follows:

Years ended December 31,
202520242023
Gross profit margin27.5%30.0%32.4%
Segment operating margin23.3%25.9%28.7%

Net revenues of the Inductors segment increased slightly in 2025 versus the prior year.  The increase is primarily due to increased sales to distribution customers,
industrial and healthcare end market customers, and customers in the Asia region, partially offset by decreased sales to military and aerospace end market customers.

Gross profit margin decreased versus the prior year.  The decrease is primarily due to higher variable costs.

Segment operating margin decreased versus the prior year.  The decrease is primarily due to decreased gross profit.

Average selling prices increased versus the prior year.

We expect long-term growth in this
segment, and are continuously expanding manufacturing capacity for certain product lines and evaluating acquisition opportunities, particularly of specialty businesses.

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Capacitors

Net revenues of the Capacitors segment were as follows (dollars in thousands):

Years ended December 31,
202520242023
Net revenues$505,560$459,296$498,741
Change versus comparable prior year period$46,264$(39,445)
Percentage change versus comparable prior year period10.1%(7.9)%

Changes in Capacitors segment net revenues were attributable to the following:

2025 vs. 20242024 vs. 2023
Change attributable to:
Change in volume5.3%(7.2)%
Change in average selling prices1.2%(0.5)%
Foreign currency effects2.1%0.0%
Acquisitions1.1%0.0%
Other0.4%(0.2)%
Net change10.1%(7.9)%

Gross profit margins and segment operating margins for the Capacitors segment were as follows:

Years ended December 31,
202520242023
Gross profit margin21.5%24.8%25.3%
Segment operating margin16.4%19.7%21.1%

Net revenues of the Capacitors segment increased significantly in 2025 versus the prior year.  The increase is primarily due to increased sales to distribution
customers, industrial and telecommunications end market customers, and customers in the Asia region, partially offset by decreased sales to military and aerospace end market customers.

Gross profit margin decreased versus the prior year.  The decrease is primarily due to higher material and fixed costs, partially offset by higher sales volume and
increased average selling prices.

Segment operating margin decreased versus the prior year.  The decrease is primarily due to decreased gross profit.

Average selling prices have increased slightly versus the prior year.

A large portion of expected growth of our Capacitors segment is in high voltage high power film capacitors used for smart-grid infrastructure projects.

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Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general, and administrative expenses are summarized as follows (dollars in
thousands):

Years ended December 31,
202520242023
Total SG&A expenses$538,015$513,564$488,349
as a percentage of sales17.5%17.5%14.4%

We are incurring additional SG&A costs associated with our strategic initiatives.  See "Cost Management" above.  SG&A expenses for the year ended December 31, 2025 increased versus the year ended December 31, 2024
due to higher stock-based compensation, general cost inflation, and foreign currency impacts.  SG&A expenses in 2025 include an $11.3 million gain recognized upon the favorable resolution of a contingency.

Other Income (Expense)

2025 Compared to 2024

Interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2025 increased by $11.2 million versus the year ended
December 31, 2024.  The increase is primarily due to higher average outstanding balances on our revolving credit facility.

The following table analyzes the components of the line “Other” on the consolidated statements of operations (in thousands):

Years ended December 31,
20252024Change
Foreign exchange gain (loss)$(895)$774$(1,669)
Interest income13,36325,479(12,116)
Other components of net periodic pension expense(7,771)(7,899)128
Investment income (loss)796(519)1,315
Other1,8031,629174
$7,296$19,464$(12,168)

2024 Compared to 2023

Interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2024 increased by $2.3 million versus the year ended December 31, 2023.  The increase is primarily due to the issuance of
the convertible senior notes due 2030 in the third fiscal quarter of 2023.

The following table analyzes the components of the line “Other” on the consolidated statements of operations (in thousands):

Years ended December 31,
20242023Change
Foreign exchange gain$774$677$97
Interest income25,47931,353(5,874)
Other components of net periodic pension expense(7,899)(8,730)831
Investment income (loss)(519)1,347(1,866)
Other1,6296161,013
$19,464$25,263$(5,799)

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Income Taxes

For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, the effective tax
rates were 135.2%, (1,145.5)%,

and 30.4%, respectively.  We expect that our effective tax rate will be higher than the U.S. statutory rate, excluding unusual
transactions.  Our GAAP effective tax rates for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are not meaningful at the low levels of pre-tax loss. Our current effective tax rate is not indicative of expected future tax rates due to relatively small
items having a disproportionate impact on the current effective tax rate.  When pre-tax earnings increase, we expect that our effective tax rate will be higher than the U.S. statutory rate, excluding unusual transactions.

On July 4, 2025, H.R. 1 (the "Act"), a tax reconciliation act, was enacted into law in the United States.  The Act did not change the U.S. federal tax rate and most
of the provisions of the Act are effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2025.  We have recorded no change to the deferred U.S. taxes directly related to the Act.  The Act allows the deduction in tax year 2025, or in tax years 2025 and
2026, of some previously capitalized research and development costs.  We anticipate that these additional tax deductions may preclude the utilization of a U.S. foreign tax credit ("FTC") that is due to expire in 2028.  As an indirect result of this
change in tax law, we have recorded a valuation allowance of $9.4 million on the deferred tax asset related to this FTC.  The Act made significant change of foreign GILTI income, now called net CFC tested income.  We anticipate that these changes
will negatively impact our effective tax rate in the future.

In the third fiscal quarter of 2025, the Federal Republic of Germany enacted tax legislation decreasing the federal tax rate beginning in 2028 by 1% per year for five
years.  We have recorded deferred tax expense of $4.2 million to reduce the carrying amount of deferred tax assets in Germany based on these new rates.

There were no unusual tax transactions that impacted the effective tax rate for the years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

We operate in a global environment with significant operations in various locations outside the United States. Accordingly, the consolidated income tax rate is a composite rate
reflecting our earnings and the applicable tax rates in the various locations where we operate. Part of our historical strategy has been to achieve cost savings through the transfer and expansion of manufacturing operations to countries where we
can take advantage of lower labor costs and available tax and other government-sponsored incentives.

Additional information about income taxes is included in Note 5 to our consolidated financial statements.

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Financial Condition, Liquidity, and Capital Resources

Our financial condition as of December 31, 2025 is adequate to meet our capital expenditure and other
growth plans.  We have historically been a strong generator of operating cash flows.  The cash generated from operations is used to fund our capital expenditure plans, and cash in excess of our capital expenditure needs is available to fund our
acquisition strategy, fund our stockholder return policy, and to reduce debt levels.

Management uses a non-GAAP measure, "free cash," to evaluate our ability to fund acquisitions, repay debt, and otherwise enhance stockholder value through stock
repurchases or dividends.  See "Overview" above for "free cash" definition and reconciliation to GAAP.

Cash flows provided by operating activities were $184.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, as compared to
cash flows provided by operating activities of $173.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2024.

In order to manage our working capital and operating cash needs, we monitor our cash conversion cycle.  The following table presents the components of our cash conversion cycle during
the five fiscal quarters beginning with the fourth fiscal quarter of 2024 through the fourth fiscal quarter of 2025:

4th Quarter 20241st Quarter 20252nd Quarter 20253rd Quarter 20254th Quarter 2025
Days sales outstanding ("DSO") (a)5353535348
Days inventory outstanding ("DIO") (b)109110109108107
Days payable outstanding ("DPO") (c)(34)(34)(32)(31)(30)
Cash conversion cycle128129130130125

a)  DSO measures the average collection period of our receivables.  DSO is calculated by dividing the average accounts receivable by the average net revenue per day for the respective fiscal quarter.

b)  DIO measures the average number of days from procurement to sale of our product.  DIO is calculated by dividing the average inventory by average cost of goods sold per day for the respective
fiscal quarter.

c)  DPO measures the average number of days our payables remain outstanding before payment.  DPO is calculated by dividing the average accounts payable by the average cost of goods sold per day for
the respective fiscal quarter.

The cash conversion cycle improved to 125 days in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2025, reflecting our sale of $62.2 million trade receivables and disciplined working capital management.

Cash paid for property and equipment for the year ended December 31, 2025 was $273.3 million, as compared to $320.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2024.  Cash paid for property and equipment for the year ended December 31, 2025 was slightly below
expectations as delivery of some equipment was delayed until the first fiscal quarter of 2026.  To be well positioned to service our customers and to fully participate in growing markets, we have increased and expect to maintain a relatively high
level of capital expenditures for expansion in the mid-term.  We remain committed to our long-term plan of increasing Vishay's capacity, to assure our customers of
reliable volume as they scale.  While we plan to advance our capacity expansion projects, we have and will continue to modulate spending in response to order flow and the timing of customer demand and qualifications.  The decreased lead time for
equipment and the increased subcontractor capacity are also variables that allow us to adjust our capacity spending.  For 2026, we plan to spend between $400 million to $440 million, at least 70% of which will be invested in capacity expansion
projects for high growth product lines, including our wafer fab expansions.

Free cash flow for the years ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 were negative
primarily due to high levels of capital expenditures for expansion.  Free cash flow improved for the year ended December 31, 2025 versus the year ended December 31, 2024 primarily due to the sale of trade receivables and decreased capital
expenditures.  We expect free cash flow will be negatively impacted by the expected high level of capital expenditures for expansion after which we expect to generate increasingly higher levels of free cash.  There is no assurance, however, that
we will be able to continue to generate cash flows from operations and free cash at our historical levels, or at all, going forward if the economic environment worsens.

In 2022, our Board of Directors adopted a Stockholder Return Policy that will remain in effect until such time as the Board votes to amend or rescind the policy.  See “Stockholder Return Policy” above for additional
information.

The following table summarizes the components of net cash and short-term investments (debt) (in thousands):

December 31, 2025December 31, 2024
Credit facility$219,000$136,000
Convertible senior notes, due 2025-41,911
Convertible senior notes, due 2030750,000750,000
Deferred financing costs(18,107)(22,892)
Total debt950,893905,019
Cash and cash equivalents514,966590,286
Short-term investments26516,130
Net cash and short-term investments (debt)$(435,662)$(298,603)

"Net cash and short-term investments (debt)" does not have a uniform definition and is not recognized in accordance with GAAP. This measure should not be viewed as an alternative to GAAP measures of performance or liquidity. However, management
believes that an analysis of "net cash and short-term investments (debt)" assists investors in understanding aspects of our cash and debt management. The measure, as calculated by us, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other
companies.

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We invest a portion of our excess cash in highly liquid, high-quality instruments with maturities greater than 90 days, but less than 1 year, which we classify as
short-term investments on our consolidated balance sheets.  As these investments were funded using a portion of excess cash and represent a significant aspect of our cash management strategy, we include the investments in the calculation of net cash
and short-term investments (debt).

The interest rates on our short-term investments vary by location.  Transactions related to these investments are classified as investing activities on our consolidated
statements of cash flows.

Our business is geographically diverse and our cash is generated by our subsidiaries around the world.  Cash dividends to
stockholders, share repurchases, and principal and interest payments on our debt instruments need to be paid by the U.S. parent company, Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.  We continue to allocate capital responsibly between our business, our lenders,
and our stockholders.  The capital allocated to our business is further allocated between our subsidiaries to meet local operating cash needs, to fund capital expenditures as part of our growth plan, and to meet corporate funding needs while also
aiming to minimize our tax expense.

During the second fiscal quarter of 2025, we repatriated $75 million of accumulated earnings to the United States and paid
withholding taxes in Israel of $9.4 million.  As of December 31, 2025, $13.4 million of our cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments were held by our U.S. subsidiaries.  As of December 31, 2025, we are in a net borrowing position in the
U.S. and we expect to continue to be at least through 2026 based on expected cash payments pursuant to our Stockholder Return Policy and funding of our growth plan.  As of December 31, 2025, we have approximately $493 million of German and Israeli
earnings that are deemed not indefinitely reinvested.  Based on the expected timing of future repatriations, we estimate that the tax liability to repatriate these unremitted earnings will be approximately $76 million, which has been accrued, but
will only be paid upon repatriation of the unremitted earnings.  Repatriating these unremitted earnings earlier than currently planned may not be possible and may incur additional tax expense.  We also have amounts of unremitted foreign earnings
held by subsidiaries in countries other than Israel and Germany, which continue to be reinvested indefinitely, that we have not accrued for the incremental foreign income taxes and withholding taxes payable to foreign jurisdictions that would be
incurred to repatriate these amounts.  Certain of these subsidiaries are located in countries with restrictive regulations and high tax rates for repatriating cash.  Due to the uncertainties associated with the ability, timing, and method to
repatriate these unremitted earnings and other complexities associated with its hypothetical calculation, determination of the amount of tax expense that would be incurred to repatriate the unremitted earnings is not practicable, but could be
significant.  Our undrawn credit facility provides us with adequate operating liquidity in the United States.

Upon successful completion of our growth plan, we expect to generate increasingly higher levels of free cash that will be
sufficient to meet our long-term financing needs related to normal operating requirements, regular dividend payments, share repurchases pursuant to our Stockholder Return Policy, while allowing us to manage our repatriation and financing activities
to minimize tax and interest expense.  During the current period of intensified capital expenditures to achieve our growth plans, we are considering a combination of additional and alternative sources of financing and our cash on hand to fund a
portion of the capital expenditures that would conserve cash for future acquisitions while enabling us to minimize tax expense.  In the fourth fiscal quarter of 2025, we entered into agreements to sell accounts receivable on a revolving basis that
provides up to approximately $150 million source of funding without impacting our credit facility compliance ratios.

We maintain a $750 million revolving credit agreement with a consortium of banks led by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., that matures
on May 8, 2028.  The maximum amount available on the revolving credit facility is restricted by the financial covenants described below.  The credit facility also provides us the ability to request up to $300 million of incremental facilities,
subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, which could take the form of additional revolving commitments, incremental “term loan A” or “term loan B” facilities, or incremental equivalent debt.

Pursuant to the credit facility, the financial maintenance covenants include (a) an interest coverage ratio of not less than 3.25
to 1; and (b) a net leverage ratio of not more than 3.25 to 1 (and a pro forma ratio of 3.00 to 1 on the date of incurrence of additional debt).  Net leverage ratio reduces the measure of outstanding debt by up to $250 million of unrestricted cash.

The credit facility limits or restricts us from, among other things, incurring indebtedness, incurring liens on its respective
assets, making investments and acquisitions (assuming our pro forma net leverage ratio is greater than 2.75 to 1.00), making asset sales, and paying cash dividends and making other restricted payments (assuming our pro forma net leverage ratio is
greater than 2.50 to 1.00).

We were in compliance with all financial covenants under the credit facility at December 31, 2025.  Our interest coverage ratio
and net leverage ratio were 9.20 to 1 and 2.42 to 1, respectively.  We expect to continue to be in compliance with these covenants based on current projections.  Based on our current EBITDA and outstanding revolver balance, the usable capacity on
the credit facility is approximately $254 million.

If we are not in compliance with all of the required financial covenants, the credit facility could be terminated by the lenders, and any amounts then outstanding pursuant to the credit facility could
become immediately payable. Additionally, our convertible senior notes due 2030 have cross-default provisions that could accelerate repayment in the event the indebtedness under the credit facility is accelerated.

Borrowings under the credit facility bear interest at variable reference rates plus an interest margin.  The applicable interest margin is based on our total leverage ratio.  We also pay a commitment
fee, also based on our total leverage ratio, on undrawn amounts.  U.S. dollar borrowings under the credit facility are based on SOFR (including a customary spread adjustment).  Borrowings in foreign currencies bear interest at currency-specific
reference rates plus an interest margin.  Based on our current total leverage ratio of 3.23 to 1, any new U.S. dollar borrowings will bear interest at SOFR plus 2.10% (including the applicable credit spread), and the undrawn commitment fee is
0.35% per annum.

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The borrowings under the credit facility are secured by a lien on substantially all assets, including accounts receivable, inventory, machinery and equipment, and general intangibles (but excluding real
estate, intellectual property registered or licensed solely for use in, or arising solely under the laws of, any country other than the United States, assets located solely outside of the United States and deposit and securities accounts), of
Vishay and certain significant subsidiaries located in the United States, and pledges of stock in certain subsidiaries; and are guaranteed by certain significant subsidiaries.

We had $136 million outstanding on our revolving credit facility at December 31, 2024 and $219 million outstanding at
December 31, 2025.  We borrowed $832 million and repaid $749 million on the revolving credit facility during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.  The average outstanding balance on our revolving credit facility calculated at fiscal
month-ends was $220 million and the highest amount outstanding at a fiscal month end was $309 million during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. We expect, at least initially, to fund certain future obligations required to be paid by the
U.S. parent company by borrowing under our credit facility.  We also expect to continue to use the credit facility from time-to-time to meet certain short-term financing needs.  Additional acquisition activity, convertible debt repurchases, or
conversion of our convertible debt instruments may require additional borrowing under our credit facility or may otherwise require us to incur additional debt.  No principal amounts of our debt are due until 2028.

The convertible senior notes due 2030 are not currently convertible.  Pursuant to the indenture governing the convertible senior notes due 2030, we will cash-settle the principal amount of $1,000 per
note and settle any additional amounts in cash or shares of our common stock.  We intend to finance the principal amount of any converted notes using borrowings under our credit facility.  No conversions have occurred to date.

The convertible senior notes due 2025 matured on June 15, 2025.  Pursuant to the indenture governing the convertible senior
notes due 2025 and the amendments thereto incorporated in the Supplemental Indenture dated December 23, 2020, we cash-settled the $41.9 million aggregate principal amount outstanding as of June 15, 2025.  The settlement was funded using
borrowings under our credit facility.  No shares were issued to settle the convertible senior notes due 2025.

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In evaluating our liquidity and capital resources, we consider our outstanding commitments.  As of
December 31, 2025 our commitments were as follows (in

thousands):

Payments due by period
Total20262027202820292030Thereafter
Long-term debt$969,000$-$-$219,000$-$750,000$-
Interest payments on long-term debt114,79431,87231,87222,22216,87511,953-
Operating leases160,09727,42924,53419,43216,39014,73057,582
Letters of credit11,988--11,988---
Expected pension and postretirement plan funding184,54223,05417,01417,72824,31919,97282,455
Estimated costs to complete construction in progress95,30080,70013,800800---
Estimated costs to complete MOSFETs wafer fab238,800226,40012,400----
Uncertain tax positions16,5551,734----14,821
Purchase commitments89,14571,80615,5631,776---
Other long-term liabilities94,407-----94,407
Total contractual cash obligations$1,974,628$462,995$115,183$292,946$57,584$796,655$249,265

Commitments for long-term debt are based on the amount required to settle the obligation. Accordingly, the capitalized deferred financing costs associated with our
long-term debt are excluded from the calculation of long-term debt commitments in the table above.

Commitments for interest payments on long-term debt are cash commitments based on the stated maturity dates of each agreement and include fees under our revolving credit
facility, which expires on May 8, 2028.  Commitments for interest payments on long-term debt exclude non-cash interest expense related to the amortization of deferred financing costs.

Various factors could have a material effect on the amount of future principal and interest payments.  Principal and interest commitments associated with our convertible
notes are based on the amounts outstanding as of December 31, 2025.  Additionally, interest commitments for our revolving credit
facility are based on the rate prevailing at December 31, 2025, but actual rates are variable and are certain to change over time.

Our consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2025
includes liabilities associated with uncertain tax positions in multiple taxing jurisdictions where we conduct business.  Due to the uncertain and complex application of tax regulations, combined with the difficulty in predicting when tax audits
throughout the world may be concluded, we cannot make reliable estimates of the timing of the remaining cash outflows relating to these liabilities. Accordingly, we have classified all non-current uncertain tax positions as payments due thereafter,
although actual timing of payments may be sooner.

Expected pension and postretirement plan funding is based on a projected schedule of benefit payments under the plans adjusted for payments from fully-funded plans.

We maintain long-term arrangements with subcontractors, suppliers, and other business partners to ensure access to external capacity and supplies for certain products.
The purchase commitments in the table above represent the estimated minimum commitments under these arrangements.  Our actual purchases in future periods are expected to be greater than these minimum commitments.

Other long-term liabilities in the table above include obligations that are reflected on our consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2025.  We include the current portion of the long-term liabilities in the table above. Other long-term liabilities for which we are unable to reasonably
estimate the timing of the settlement are classified as payments due thereafter in the table above, although actual timing of payments may be sooner.

For a further discussion of our long-term debt, pensions and other postretirement benefits, leases, uncertain tax positions, and purchase commitments, see Notes 4, 5, 6,
11, and 13 to our consolidated financial statements.

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MD&A history

Prior-year 10-K MD&A spans are extracted from SEC filings with the same bounded parser used for the latest filing. The latest 10-K appears above; prior years are below.

FY 2024 10-K MD&A

SEC filing source: 0000103730-25-000017.

Extracted structurally from real Item 7 body heading to real Item 7A/8 boundary. Confidence: high. Filing date: 2025-02-14. Report date: 2024-12-31.

Item 7.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

This Management's Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) is intended to provide an understanding of Vishay's financial condition, results of operations
and cash flows by focusing on changes in certain key measures from year to year. The MD&A should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying Notes filed herewith, commencing on page F-1 of this report.  This
discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.  Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those discussed
elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, particularly in Item 1A. “Risk Factors.”

Overview

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. ("Vishay," "we," "us," or "our") manufactures one of the world’s largest portfolios of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic
components that are essential to innovative designs in the automotive, industrial, computing, consumer, telecommunications, military, aerospace, and medical markets.

We operate in six segments based on product functionality: MOSFETs, Diodes, Optoelectronic Components, Resistors, Inductors, and Capacitors.

We are focused on enhancing stockholder value by growing our business and improving earnings per share. Since 1985, we have pursued a
business strategy of growth through focused research and development and acquisitions.  We plan to continue to grow our business through intensified internal growth supplemented by opportunistic acquisitions, while maintaining a prudent capital
structure.  To drive growth and optimize stockholder value, we plan to capitalize on the mega trends of e-mobility, sustainability, and connectivity through initiatives.  We are developing go-to-market strategies and investing in and expanding the
key product lines for growth that we have identified.  In addition, we are strategically expanding our outsourced production of commodity products to subcontractors.  At the same time, we are enhancing our channel management while investing in
internal resources by adding customer-facing engineers and filling gaps in technology and market coverage.  Taken together, each of these initiatives supports our Think Customer First organizational structure.  To increase our internal capacity, we
had planned to invest approximately $435 million in 2024.  The industry recovery has been slower than expected.  Accordingly, we adjusted our timetable for investments for our new 12-inch wafer fab in Itzehoe, Germany beyond 2024 and invested $320
for capital expenditures in 2024.  We remain committed to our long-term plan of increasing Vishay's capacity, to assure our customers of reliable volume as they scale.  We have and will continue to modulate the amount and timing of our capital
expenditures in response to order flow and the timing of customer demand and qualifications.  The decreased lead time for equipment and the increased subcontractor capacity are also variables that allow us to adjust our capacity spending.

On March 5, 2024, we completed the acquisition of Nexperia’s wafer fabrication facility and operations located in Newport, South Wales, U.K. for approximately $177.5 million in cash,
net of cash acquired.  The wafer fabrication facility is located on 28 acres and is an automotive-certified, 200mm semiconductor wafer fab with capacity to produce more than 30,000 wafers per month. We plan to position the facility as a
manufacturing excellence center and use it as the home for MaxPower to further develop and scale our SiC MOSFETs and diodes capabilities.  The facility has generated a net loss and we expect the facility to continue to generate a net loss while
we invest in new equipment and qualify new products.

In addition to enhancing stockholder value through growing our business, in 2022, our Board of Directors adopted a Stockholder Return Policy, which calls for us to return at least 70% of free cash flow, net of scheduled
principal payments of long-term debt, on an annual basis.  See further discussion in “Stockholder Return Policy” below.

Our business and operating results have been and will continue to be impacted by
worldwide economic conditions.  Our revenues are dependent on end markets that are impacted by consumer and industrial demand, and our operating results can be adversely affected by reduced demand in those global markets.  In this volatile
economic environment, we continue to closely monitor our fixed costs, capital expenditure plans, inventory, and capital resources to respond to changing conditions and to ensure we have the management, business processes, and resources to
meet our future needs.  We believe we can react quickly and professionally to changes in demand to minimize manufacturing inefficiencies and excess inventory build in periods of decline and maximize opportunities in periods of growth.  We
implemented restructuring actions in the third fiscal quarter of 2024 designed to optimize our manufacturing footprint and streamline business decision making. We believe we have significant liquidity to withstand temporary disruptions in the economic environment.  See additional information regarding our competitive strengths and key challenges as disclosed in Part I.

We utilize several financial metrics, including net revenues, gross profit margin, segment operating income, end-of-period backlog, book-to-bill ratio,
inventory turnover, change in average selling prices, net cash and short-term investments (debt), and free cash generation to evaluate the performance and assess the future direction of our business.  See further discussion in “Financial
Metrics” and “Financial Condition, Liquidity, and Capital Resources” below.  The key financial metrics decreased in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2024
primarily due to the negative impacts of an on-going distributor inventory correction that resulted in lower orders.  Net revenues and margins decreased versus the prior year period primarily due to lower volume and decreased average
selling prices.

Net revenues for the year ended December 31, 2024
were $2.938 billion, compared to net revenues of $3.402 billion and $3.497 billion for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022,
respectively.  The net loss attributable to Vishay stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2024 was $(31.2) million, or $(0.23)
per share, compared to net earnings of $323.8 million, or $2.31 per diluted share, and $428.8 million, or $2.98 per diluted share, for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

We define adjusted net earnings as net earnings (loss) determined in accordance with GAAP adjusted for various items that management believes are not
indicative of the intrinsic operating performance of our business.  We define free cash as the cash flows generated from continuing operations less capital expenditures plus net proceeds from the sale of property and equipment.  The
reconciliations below include certain financial measures which are not recognized in accordance with GAAP, including adjusted net earnings, adjusted earnings per share, and free cash.  These non-GAAP measures should not be viewed as
alternatives to GAAP measures of performance or liquidity.  Non-GAAP measures such as adjusted net earnings, adjusted earnings per share, and free cash do not have uniform definitions.  These measures, as calculated by Vishay, may not be
comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. Management believes that adjusted net earnings and adjusted earnings per share are meaningful because they provide insight with respect to our intrinsic operating results.
Management believes that free cash is a meaningful measure of our ability to fund acquisitions, repay debt, and otherwise enhance stockholder value through stock repurchases or dividends.

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Net earnings attributable to Vishay stockholders for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022 include items affecting comparability.  The items affecting comparability are (in thousands, except per
share amounts):

Years ended December 31,
202420232022
GAAP net earnings (loss) attributable to Vishay stockholders$(31,150)$323,820$428,810
Reconciling items affecting gross profit:
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic$-$-$6,661
Other reconciling items affecting operating income:
Impairment of goodwill$66,487$-$-
Restructuring and severance costs40,614--
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic--546
Reconciling items affecting other income (expense):
Loss on early extinguishment of debt$-$18,874$-
Reconciling items affecting tax expense (benefit):
Effects of changes in uncertain tax positions$-$-$(5,941)
Effects of changes in valuation allowances--(33,669)
Effect of change in indefinite reversal assertion--59,642
Tax effects of pre-tax items above(10,299)(498)(1,802)
Adjusted net earnings$65,652$342,196$454,247
Adjusted weighted average diluted shares outstanding137,741140,246145,495
Adjusted earnings per diluted share$0.48$2.44$3.16

The following table reconciles gross profit by segment to consolidated gross profit. Direct costs of the COVID-19 pandemic are not allocated to the segments as the chief operating decision maker's evaluation of segment
performance does not include these costs (in thousands):

Years ended December 31,
202420232022
MOSFETS$87,101$259,386$274,498
Diodes121,162175,621198,105
Optoelectronic Components38,25262,226102,787
Resistors158,958238,428262,072
Inductors107,080112,414104,349
Capacitors113,739126,418123,839
Unallocated gross profit (loss)--(6,661)
Gross profit$626,292$974,493$1,058,989

Although the term "free cash" is not defined in GAAP, each of the elements used to calculate free cash is presented as a line item on the face of our consolidated
statements of cash flows prepared in accordance with GAAP.  Our free cash results are as follows (in thousands):

Years ended December 31,
202420232022
Net cash provided by continuing operating activities$173,702$365,703$484,288
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment3,0151,1561,198
Less: Capital expenditures(320,079)(329,410)(325,308)
Free cash$(143,362)$37,449$160,178

Orders are lower due to a distributor inventory correction that took longer than expected and continued through 2024.  The long-term outlook for our business remains
strong, although our results are weaker than prior year results.

Our free cash results were significantly impacted by the installment payments of the U.S. transition tax of $37.6 million in 2024,
$27.7 million in 2023, and $14.8 million in 2022, respectively, and payments of foreign, withholding, and claw-back cash taxes of $15.0 million in 2024, $63.6 million in 2023, and $25.2
million in 2022 on foreign earnings of $105.0 million, $276.8 million, and $81.2 million (net of taxes) that were repatriated to the U.S. in 2024, 2023, and 2022, respectively.

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Growth and Company Transformation Initiatives

Effective January 1, 2023, a new executive leadership team, promoted from within, embarked on a new era at Vishay ("Vishay 3.0").  The new executive
management team laid out a three-year plan to expand capacity to support our highest growth and highest return product lines and to position Vishay to be ready for the next phase of megatrends in e-mobility, sustainability, and connectivity.  The
year 2023 was generally seen as the staging year for this plan, and all elements of the plan have progressed throughout the organization.  In 2024, many of these initiatives advanced and increased manufacturing capacity was available.  Beginning in
early 2025, we expect to be in a better position to capture the next step in the growing demand for electrification in our key end-markets.

To focus this growth, we have identified product lines for growth across each reportable segment.   Most of these product lines serve multiple end-market
segments, applications, and business channels.   We have developed go-to market strategies for each one of these product lines, concentrating our resources on improving the technical performance of certified and custom products, to better position
Vishay to support the mega trends toward electrification and data communications.

See the eight strategic levers being used to achieve our goals in "Key Business Strategies" in Item 1.

All of this is being done as we implement organizational and structural change at Vishay, focused on a “Think Customer First” philosophy, and becoming a
more responsive company.  We are fostering collaboration internally and externally, particularly in the functions connected to customer programs.   To facilitate that change internally, we re-designed our short- and long-term incentive plans to
align the performance of about 1,000 key employees with Company growth and profitability objectives and stockholder interests.  The equity-based plan was approved by our stockholders at our 2023 annual meeting.

These Vishay 3.0 initiatives are the foundation for our ambitions to unleash the potential at Vishay, realizing the full value of our broad product
portfolio and becoming a customer-first company, and for our goals of driving top line growth, expanding margins and optimizing returns.

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Stockholder Return Policy

In 2022, our Board of Directors adopted a Stockholder Return Policy, which calls for us to return at least 70% of free cash flow, net of scheduled principal payments of long-term debt, on an annual basis.  We intend to return
such amounts to stockholders directly, in the form of dividends, or indirectly, in the form of stock repurchases.

The following table summarizes activity pursuant to this policy (in thousands):

Years ended
December 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Dividends paid to stockholders$54,672$55,626
Stock repurchases50,40678,684
Total$105,078$134,310

We have determined that substantially all unremitted foreign earnings in Germany and Israel are no longer indefinitely reinvested.  These
indefinite reinvestment assertions provide greater access to our worldwide cash balances to fund our growth plan and our Stockholder Return Policy, but also negatively impact our effective tax rate.

The structure of our Stockholder Return Policy enables us to allocate capital responsibly among our business, our lenders, and our stockholders. We
will continue to invest in growth initiatives including key product line expansions, targeted R&D, and synergistic acquisitions.

We have paid dividends each quarter since the first quarter of 2014, and the Stockholder Return Policy will remain in effect until such time as the
Board votes to amend or rescind the policy.  Implementation of the Stockholder Return Policy is subject to future declarations of dividends by the Board of Directors, market and business conditions, legal requirements, and other factors.  The
policy sets forth our intention, but does not obligate us to acquire any shares of common stock or declare any dividends, and the policy may be terminated or suspended at any time at our discretion, in accordance with applicable laws and
regulations.

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Financial Metrics

We utilize several financial metrics to evaluate the performance and assess the future direction of our business. These key financial measures and metrics include net
revenues, gross profit margin, operating margin, segment operating income, segment operating margin, end-of-period backlog, and the book-to-bill ratio. We also monitor changes in our inventory turnover and our or publicly available average selling
prices (“ASP”).

Gross profit margin is computed as gross profit as a percentage of net revenues. Gross profit is generally net revenues less costs of products sold, but also deducts
certain other period costs, particularly losses on purchase commitments and inventory write-downs. Losses on purchase commitments and inventory write-downs have the impact of reducing gross profit margin in the period of the charge, but result in
improved gross profit margins in subsequent periods by reducing costs of products sold as inventory is used.  We also regularly evaluate gross profit by segment to assist in the analysis of consolidated gross profit.  Gross profit margin and gross
profit margin by segment are clearly a function of net revenues, but also reflect our cost management programs and our ability to contain fixed costs.

Operating margin is computed as gross profit less operating expenses, expressed as a percentage of net revenues.  Operating margin is clearly a function of net revenues, but also reflects our cost management programs and
our ability to contain fixed costs.

Our chief operating decision maker makes decisions, allocates resources, and evaluates business segment performance based on segment gross profit and segment operating income.  Only dedicated, direct selling, general, and
administrative ("SG&A") expenses of the segments are included in the calculation of segment operating income.  We do not allocate certain SG&A expenses that are managed at the regional or corporate global level to our segments.
Accordingly, segment operating income excludes these SG&A expenses that are not directly traceable to the segments.  Segment operating income would also exclude costs not routinely used in the management of the segments in periods when those
items are present, such as restructuring and severance costs, goodwill impairment charges, the direct impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and other items affecting comparability.  Segment operating income is clearly a function of net revenues, but
also reflects our cost management programs and our ability to contain fixed costs.  Segment operating margin is segment operating income expressed as a percentage of net revenues.

End-of-period backlog is one indicator of future revenues. We include in our backlog only open orders that we expect to ship in the next twelve months. If demand falls
below customers’ forecasts, or if customers do not control their inventory effectively, they may cancel or reschedule the shipments that are included in our backlog, in many instances without the payment of any penalty. Therefore, the backlog is not
necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for future periods.

An important indicator of demand in our industry is the book-to-bill ratio, which is the ratio of the amount of product ordered during a period as compared with the
product that we ship during that period. A book-to-bill ratio that is greater than one indicates that our backlog is building and that we are likely to see increasing revenues in future periods. Conversely, a book-to-bill ratio that is less than one
is an indicator of declining demand and may foretell declining revenues.

We focus on our inventory turnover as a measure of how well we are managing our inventory. We define inventory turnover for a financial reporting period as our costs of
products sold for the four fiscal quarters ending on the last day of the reporting period divided by our average inventory (computed using each fiscal quarter-end balance) for this same period. A higher level of inventory turnover reflects more
efficient use of our capital.

Pricing in our industry can be volatile.  Using our and publicly available data, we analyze trends and changes in average selling prices to evaluate likely future
pricing. The erosion of average selling prices of established products is typical for semiconductor products.  We attempt to offset this deterioration with ongoing cost reduction activities and new product introductions.  Our specialty passive
components are more resistant to average selling price erosion.  All pricing is subject to governing market conditions and is independently set by us.

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The quarter-to-quarter trends in these financial metrics can also be an important indicator of the likely direction of our business. The following table shows net
revenues, gross profit margin, operating margin, end-of-period backlog, book-to-bill ratio, inventory turnover, and changes in ASP for our business as a whole during the five fiscal quarters beginning with the fourth fiscal quarter of 2023 through the fourth fiscal quarter of 2024
(dollars in thousands):

4th Quarter 20231st Quarter 20242nd Quarter 20243rd Quarter 20244th Quarter 2024
Net revenues$785,236$746,279$741,239$735,353$714,716
Gross profit margin25.6%22.8%22.0%20.5%19.9%
Operating margin(1)9.9%5.7%5.1%(2.5)%(7.9)%
End-of-period backlog$1,381,800$1,253,400$1,145,400$1,075,800$1,051,500
Book-to-bill ratio0.750.820.860.881.01
Inventory turnover3.63.53.43.43.3
Change in ASP vs. prior quarter(0.7)%(2.5)%(0.7)%(1.0)%(0.6)%

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(1) Operating margin for the third fiscal quarter of 2024 includes $40.6 million of restructuring and severance expenses (see Note 3 to our consolidated financial statements).  Operating margin for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2024 includes $66.5
million of goodwill impairment charges (see Note 19 to our consolidated financial statements).

See “Financial Metrics by Segment” below for net revenues, book-to-bill ratio, and gross profit margin by segment.

Revenues decreased versus the fourth fiscal quarter of 2023 and versus the prior fiscal quarter primarily due to lower sales volume and lower average selling prices.
The book-to-bill ratio increased versus the prior fiscal quarter, but orders backlog were negatively impacted by the distributor inventory correction that began in 2022 and continued through 2024.  We continue to increase manufacturing capacity for
critical product lines.  Average selling prices decreased versus the fourth fiscal quarter of 2023 and prior fiscal quarter.

Gross profit margin decreased versus the prior fiscal quarter and prior year quarter primarily due to lower volume and decreased average selling prices.

The book-to-bill ratio in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2024 increased to 1.01 versus 0.88 in the third fiscal quarter of 2024.

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Financial Metrics by Segment

The following table shows net revenues, book-to-bill ratio, gross profit margin, and segment operating margin broken out by segment for the five fiscal quarters
beginning with the fourth fiscal quarter of 2023 through the fourth fiscal quarter of 2024 (dollars in thousands):

4th Quarter 20231st Quarter 20242nd Quarter 20243rd Quarter 20244th Quarter 2024
MOSFETs
Net revenues$168,158$153,173$155,053$147,134$146,619
Book-to-bill ratio0.620.680.790.840.98
Gross profit margin27.3%16.6%13.9%11.7%15.6%
Segment operating margin16.8%5.3%1.2%(2.9)%0.8%
Diodes
Net revenues$163,324$149,130$146,265$145,183$141,397
Book-to-bill ratio0.610.720.850.741.00
Gross profit margin24.1%21.7%21.2%20.1%20.2%
Segment operating margin20.9%17.4%16.7%15.7%16.1%
Optoelectronic Components
Net revenues$53,853$49,199$53,010$63,227$46,932
Book-to-bill ratio0.590.890.820.771.00
Gross profit margin12.1%14.2%26.8%18.3%11.7%
Segment operating margin3.4%3.0%16.4%9.7%1.1%
Resistors
Net revenues$198,022$188,196$179,498$180,889$177,031
Book-to-bill ratio0.820.790.870.950.91
Gross profit margin25.6%24.7%22.9%22.5%17.3%
Segment operating margin22.0%20.3%18.3%17.9%12.7%
Inductors
Net revenues$87,868$88,651$94,061$90,253$83,390
Book-to-bill ratio0.910.960.970.831.01
Gross profit margin33.4%30.2%30.1%30.3%29.6%
Segment operating margin29.6%26.1%26.1%26.2%25.0%
Capacitors
Net revenues$114,011$117,930$113,352$108,667$119,347
Book-to-bill ratio0.951.030.871.101.21
Gross profit margin25.3%27.4%23.5%22.9%25.1%
Segment operating margin20.4%22.5%18.5%17.4%20.0%

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Acquisition Activity

As

part of its growth strategy, the Company seeks to expand through targeted acquisitions of other manufacturers of electronic components.  These acquisition targets include businesses that have established positions in major markets, reputations for
product quality and reliability, and product lines with which the Company has substantial marketing and technical expertise.  It also includes certain businesses that possess technologies which the Company expects to further develop and
commercialize, such as MaxPower Semiconductor, Inc., acquired in 2022; businesses with well-developed technologies that the Company expects to grow using its manufacturing capabilities, capacity, and economies of scale to expand production and sell
to its global customer base, such as Ametherm, Inc., acquired in 2024; and key niche suppliers to vertically integrate our supply chain, such as Birkelbach Kondensatortechnik GmbH ("Birkelbach"), acquired in 2024, and Centerline Technologies, LLC,
acquired in 2023.  To limit our financial exposure, we have implemented a policy not to pursue acquisitions if our post-acquisition debt would exceed 2.5x our pro forma earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (“EBITDA”).
For these purposes, we calculate pro forma EBITDA as the adjusted EBITDA of Vishay and the target for the trailing four fiscal quarters, with a pro forma adjustment for savings which management estimates would have been achieved had the target been
acquired by Vishay at the beginning of the trailing four fiscal quarters.

On March 5, 2024, we completed the acquisition of Nexperia’s wafer fabrication facility and operations located in Newport, South Wales, U.K. for approximately $177.5
million in cash, net of cash acquired.  The wafer fabrication facility is located on 28 acres and is an automotive-certified, 200mm semiconductor wafer fab with capacity to produce more than 30,000 wafers per month. We plan to position the
facility as a manufacturing excellence center and use it as the home for MaxPower to further develop and scale our SiC MOSFETs and diodes capabilities.  The facility is currently generating a net loss and we expect the facility to continue to
generate a net loss while we invest in new equipment and qualify new products.

There is no assurance that we will be able to identify and acquire suitable acquisition candidates at price levels and on terms and conditions we consider acceptable.

See Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements.

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Cost Management

We place a strong emphasis on controlling our costs, and use various measures and metrics to evaluate our cost structure.

We define variable costs as expenses that vary with respect to quantity produced.  Fixed costs do not vary with respect to quantity produced over the relevant time
period.  Contributive margin is calculated as net revenue less variable costs.  It may be expressed in dollars or as a percentage of net revenue. Management uses this measure to determine the amount of profit to be expected for any change in
revenues.  While these measures are typical cost accounting measures, none of these measures are recognized in accordance with GAAP.  The classification of expenses as either variable or fixed is judgmental and other companies might classify such
expenses differently.  These measures, as calculated by Vishay, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.

We closely monitor variable costs and seek to achieve the contributive margin in our business model.  Over a period of many years, we have generally maintained a
contributive margin of between 45% and 47% of revenues.  The erosion of average selling prices, particularly of our semiconductor products, that is typical of our industry, and inflation negatively impact contributive margin and drive us to
continually seek ways to reduce our variable costs.  Our variable cost reduction efforts include increasing the efficiency in our production facilities by expending capital for automation, reducing materials costs, materials substitution, increasing
wafer size and shrinking dies to maximize efficiency in our semiconductor production processes, and other yield improvement activities.

Our cost management strategy also includes a focus on controlling fixed costs recorded as costs of products sold or selling, general, and administrative expenses and
maintaining our break-even point (adjusted for acquisitions).  We generally seek to limit increases in selling, general, and administrative expenses to the rate of inflation, excluding foreign currency exchange effects and substantially independent
of sales volume changes. At constant fixed costs, we would expect each $1 million increase in revenues to increase our operating income by approximately $450,000 to $470,000.  Sudden changes in the business conditions, however, may not allow us to
quickly adapt our manufacturing capacity and cost structure.

As the Company transforms, we are incurring certain costs which are reducing current profitability while positioning the Company for
future long-term profitable growth.

The acquisition of Nexperia's Newport fab in 2024 will enhance the manufacturing capacity and capabilities of our MOSFETs segment.  The facility added significant
depreciation and other costs to our MOSFETs segment. The facility is generating a loss and we expect it to continue to generate a loss while we invest in new equipment and qualify new products.  Also beginning in 2023, we began making significant
investments in capital expenditures primarily for capital expansion projects primarily outside of China, which will also increase depreciation expense.  At the same time, we are focusing on increasing our technical resources, adding additional
customer-facing engineers, and intensifying our activities in R&D.

We have seen and expect to continue to see an increase in operating expenses over the next couple of years as we add engineering talents, fill gaps in our technology,
and become a preferred supplier to more customers and more broadly sell our product portfolio.

During 2023, we implemented the Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. 2023 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "2023 Plan") to enable us to recruit and
retain highly qualified employees, directors, consultants and other service providers, provide them with an incentive for productivity, and create an opportunity for them to share in the growth and value of the Company.  The 2023 Plan is the first
broad-based stock compensation program at Vishay in over 20 years.  This program increased operating expenses by $5.1 million in 2024 versus 2023 and is expected to increase operating expenses by between $4 million and $7 million in 2025 versus
2024.  Management believes such additional non-cash costs will enhance the long-term performance of the Company by providing selected participants with an incentive to improve the growth and profitability of the Company.

In 2024, we revised our short-term incentive compensation structure to better align with our growth objectives.  The revised structure incentivizes daily behaviors and actions of our
organizational leaders to create immediate growth in line with our cross-functional business objectives.  Under the new structure, organizational leaders will be rewarded annually for meeting determined targets in revenue, operating margin, gross
margin, and variable margin.  Managers will be able to earn up to 130% of their former STI bonus targets for results which exceed expectations.  The better alignment of the STI program with business results creates higher volatility in costs.  The
industry downturn that led to results that were below expectations in 2024 led to relatively low bonus accruals and thus lower reported SG&A expenses.  Such costs are expected to be significantly higher if business results meet or exceed
expectations.

In September 2024, we announced restructuring actions designed, in part, to optimize our manufacturing footprint and streamline business decision making. We recognized restructuring expense
pursuant to on-going benefit arrangements of $40.6 million in 2024. The actions are expected to generate annualized cost savings of approximately $23 million (annualized), including $12 million of selling, general and administration expenses, when
the actions are fully implemented by the end of 2026.

We continue to monitor the economic environment and its potential effects on our customers and the end markets that we serve.

In uncertain times, we focus on managing our production capacities in accordance with customer requirements, and maintain discipline in terms of our fixed costs and capital expenditures. Even as we
seek to manage our costs, we remain cognizant of the future requirements of our demanding markets. We continue to pursue our growth plans through investing in capacities for strategic product lines, and through increasing our resources for R&D,
technical marketing, and field application engineering; supplemented by opportunistic acquisitions of specialty businesses.

Our long-term strategy includes growth through the integration of acquired businesses, and GAAP requires plant closure and employee termination costs that we incur in
connection with our acquisition activities to be recorded as expenses in our consolidated statement of operations, as such expenses are incurred.  We have not incurred any material plant closure or employee termination costs related to any of the
businesses acquired since 2011, but we expect to have some level of future restructuring expenses due to acquisitions.

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Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of businesses acquired over the fair value of the related net assets at the date of acquisition.  Goodwill is
not amortized but rather is tested for impairment at least annually.  These tests are performed more frequently whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the assets might be impaired.  We perform our annual goodwill impairment test
as of the first day of the fourth fiscal quarter.  When performing a quantitative assessment of our reporting units, we use an equal weighting of  income (discounted cash flow) and market approaches to determine fair value.  There are certain
execution risks to our strategic plan.  These execution risks, as well as the current market price of our common stock, result in the use of a relatively high discount rate in our discounted cash flow analysis.

The acquisitions of MaxPower Semiconductor, Inc. and the Newport wafer fab, as well as the planned capacity expansions at Itzehoe and Newport, are
long-term investments which were not expected to generate significant income or cash flows in the near-term, but should greatly enhance the long-term position of our MOSFETs business.   Such investments have significantly increased the net asset
base of our MOSFETs business without a corresponding increase in current income or cash flows.  We continue to be committed to these long-term projects.

During the third fiscal quarter of 2024, we identified the decrease in our share price in combination with the increase in the book value of our assets
as a result of our acquisition and capital spending activities as potential indicators of impairment requiring an interim goodwill impairment test.  The interim goodwill impairment test was performed as of September 28, 2024. We performed a
quantitative assessment of each of our reporting units and determined that the estimated fair value of each reporting unit exceeded its carrying value, although the MOSFETs reporting unit’s fair value exceeded its carrying value by less than 10%.
No goodwill impairment charges were recognized in the third fiscal quarter of 2024 as a result of the goodwill impairment test.

During the fourth fiscal quarter of 2024, we identified the further decrease in our share price in combination with the further increase in the book
value of our assets as a result of our capital spending activities as well as certain internal and external factors as potential indicators of impairment requiring an interim test of our MOSFETs reporting unit.  The interim goodwill impairment test
was performed as of December 31, 2024.  As a result of the assessment, we determined that the estimated fair value of the MOSFETs reporting unit was less than its carrying value.  As a result, we recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $66.5
million.  The goodwill impairment charge is noncash in nature and does not affect our liquidity, cash flows from operating activities, or debt covenants, and will not have a material impact on future operations.

If we are not able to achieve our anticipated results and/or if our discount rate were to increase, the fair value of our other reporting units would be
adversely affected, which may result in future impairment. There is $179.0 million of goodwill remaining on the balance sheet as of December 31, 2024.  We will continue to monitor our reporting units and related goodwill for any possible future
noncash impairment charges.

See Notes 1 and 19 to the consolidated financial statements for additional information.

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Foreign Currency Translation

We are exposed to foreign currency exchange rate risks, particularly due to transactions in currencies other than the functional currencies of certain subsidiaries.  We
occasionally use forward exchange contracts to economically hedge a portion of our projected cash flows from these exposures.

GAAP requires that entities identify the “functional currency” of each of their subsidiaries and measure all elements of the financial statements in that functional
currency. A subsidiary’s functional currency is the currency of the primary economic environment in which it operates. In cases where a subsidiary is relatively self-contained within a particular country, the local currency is generally deemed to be
the functional currency. However, a foreign subsidiary that is a direct and integral component or extension of the parent company’s operations generally would have the parent company’s currency as its functional currency. We have both situations
among our subsidiaries.

Foreign Subsidiaries which use the Local Currency as the Functional Currency

We finance our operations in Europe and certain locations in Asia in local currencies, and accordingly, these subsidiaries utilize the local currency as their functional
currency. For those subsidiaries where the local currency is the functional currency, assets and liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets have been translated at the rate of exchange as of the balance sheet date. Translation adjustments do not
impact the results of operations and are reported as a separate component of stockholders’ equity.

For those subsidiaries where the local currency is the functional currency, revenues and expenses are translated at the average exchange rate for the year. While the
translation of revenues and expenses into U.S. dollars does not directly impact the consolidated statement of operations, the translation effectively increases or decreases the U.S. dollar equivalent of revenues generated and expenses incurred in
those foreign currencies.  The net change of the dollar was not material when comparing 2024 versus 2023, but the dollar was weaker during 2023
versus 2022, with the translation of foreign currency revenues and expenses into U.S. dollars increasing reported revenues and expenses
in 2023 versus 2022.

Foreign Subsidiaries which use the U.S. Dollar as the Functional Currency

Our operations in Israel, the United Kingdom, and most significant locations in Asia are largely financed in U.S. dollars, and accordingly, these subsidiaries utilize
the U.S. dollar as their functional currency. For those foreign subsidiaries where the U.S. dollar is the functional currency, all foreign currency financial statement amounts are remeasured into U.S. dollars. Exchange gains and losses arising from
remeasurement of foreign currency-denominated monetary assets and liabilities are included in the results of operations. While these subsidiaries transact most business in U.S. dollars, they may have significant costs, particularly payroll-related,
which are incurred in the local currency.  The cost of products sold and selling, general, and administrative expense have been favorably impacted for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to 2023 and for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to 2022 by local currency transactions of subsidiaries which use the U.S. dollar as their functional
currency.

See Item 7A for additional discussion of foreign currency exchange risk.

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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our significant accounting policies are summarized in Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements. We identify here a number of policies that entail significant
judgments or estimates.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue is measured based on the consideration specified in contracts with customers, and excludes any sales incentives and amounts collected on behalf of third
parties.  We recognize revenue when we satisfy our performance obligations.

We have a broad line of products that we sell to OEMs, electronic manufacturing services ("EMS") companies, which manufacture for OEMs on an outsourcing basis, and
independent distributors that maintain large inventories of electronic components for resale to OEMs and EMS companies.

We recognize revenue on sales to distributors when the distributor takes control of the products ("sold-to" model).  We have agreements with distributors that allow
distributors a limited credit for unsaleable products, which we refer to as a "scrap allowance." Consistent with industry practice, we also have a "stock, ship and debit" program whereby we consider requests by distributors for credits on previously
purchased products that remain in distributors' inventory, to enable the distributors to offer more competitive pricing.  In addition, we have contractual arrangements whereby we provide distributors with protection against price reductions initiated
by us after product is sold by us to the distributor and prior to resale by the distributor.

We recognize the estimated variable consideration to be received as revenue and record a related accrued expense for the consideration not expected to be received, based
upon an estimate of product returns, scrap allowances, "stock, ship and debit" credits, and price protection credits that will be attributable to sales recorded through the end of the period.  We make these estimates based upon sales levels to our
customers during the period, inventory levels at the distributors, current and projected market conditions, and historical experience under the programs. We utilize a number of different methodologies and consider several factors when estimating the
accruals.  Some of the factors that we consider are sales levels to customers during the relevant period, inventory levels at the distributors, current and projected market trends and conditions, recent and historical activity under the relevant
programs, changes in program policies, and open requests for credits. These procedures require the exercise of significant judgments.  We believe that we have a reasonable basis to estimate future credits under the programs.

See Notes 1 and 9 to our consolidated financial statements for further information.

Inventories

We value our inventories at the lower of cost or net realizable value, with cost determined under the first-in, first-out method. The valuation of our inventories
requires our management to make market estimates.  For work in process goods, we are required to estimate the cost to completion of the products and the prices at which we will be able to sell the products.  For finished goods, we must assess the
prices at which we believe the inventory can be sold. Inventories are also adjusted for estimated obsolescence and written down to net realizable value based on age of the inventory and upon estimates of future demand, technology developments, and
market conditions.

Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of businesses acquired over the fair value of the related net assets at the date of acquisition. We do not
amortize goodwill, but test it at least annually for impairment at the reporting unit level.  Impairment tests must be performed more frequently if there are indicators of impairment.  A reporting unit is an operating segment, or one level below an
operating segment, if it constitutes a business for which discrete financial information is available and regularly reviewed by segment management.  Our business segments represent our reporting units for goodwill impairment testing purposes.  See
Note 15 to our consolidated financial statements for a description of our business segments.

When performing a quantitative goodwill impairment test, we determine fair values generally based on a weighting of income and market approaches.  For
purposes of the income approach, fair values are determined based upon the present value of the reporting unit’s estimated future cash flows, discounted at appropriate risk-adjusted rates.  We use our internal forecasts to estimate future cash
flows, which may include estimates of long-term future growth rates based upon our most recent reviews of the long-term outlook for each reporting unit.  Cash flow estimates used to establish fair values under our income approach involve management
judgments based on a broad range of information and historical results. In addition, external economic and competitive conditions can influence future performance. For purposes of the market approach, we use valuation multiples for companies
comparable to our reporting units.

The determination of the fair value of the reporting units requires us to make significant estimates and assumptions.  These estimates and assumptions
primarily include, but are not limited to: the selection of appropriate peer group companies; control premiums appropriate for acquisitions in the industries in which we compete; the discount rate; terminal growth rates; and forecasts of revenue,
operating income, depreciation and amortization (components of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, "EBITDA"); and capital expenditures.

Due to the inherent uncertainty involved in making these estimates, actual financial results could differ from those estimates.  In addition, changes in
assumptions concerning future financial results or other underlying assumptions could have a significant impact on the fair value of the reporting unit and the amount of the goodwill impairment charge.

See Notes 1 and 19 to our consolidated financial statements for a description of our goodwill impairment tests.

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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

Our defined benefit plans are concentrated in the United States, Germany, and the Republic of China (Taiwan). At December 31, 2024, our U.S. plans include various non-qualified plans.  The table below summarizes information about our pension and other postretirement benefit plans.  This information
should be read in conjunction with Note 11 to our consolidated financial statements (amounts in thousands):

Benefit obligationPlan assetsFunded positionInformally funded assetsNet positionUnrecognized actuarial items
U.S. non-qualified pension plans$28,638$-$(28,638)$20,907$(7,731)$11
German pension plans120,528-(120,528)4,043(116,485)13,616
Taiwanese pension plans37,08535,593(1,492)-(1,492)783
Other pension plans38,07828,875(9,203)-(9,203)4,462
OPEB plans11,024-(11,024)-(11,024)(171)
Other retirement obligations10,518-(10,518)-(10,518)-
$245,871$64,468$(181,403)$24,950$(156,453)$18,701

Accounting for defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans involves numerous assumptions and estimates. The discount rate at which obligations could
effectively be settled and the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets are two critical assumptions in measuring the cost and benefit obligations of our pension and other postretirement benefit plans. Other important assumptions include the
anticipated rate of future increases in compensation levels, estimated mortality, and for certain postretirement medical plans, increases or trends in health care costs.  Management reviews these assumptions at least annually.  We use independent
actuaries and investment advisers to assist us in formulating assumptions and making estimates.  These assumptions are updated periodically to reflect the actual experience and expectations on a plan specific basis as appropriate.

In the U.S., we utilize published long-term high quality bonds to determine the discount rate at the measurement date. In Germany and the Republic of China (Taiwan), we
utilize published long-term government bond rates to determine the discount rate at the measurement date.  We utilize bond yields at various maturity dates that reflect the timing of expected future benefit payments. We believe the discount rates
selected are the rates at which these obligations could effectively be settled.

Non-qualified plans in the U.S. are considered by law to be unfunded.  However, the Company maintains assets in a rabbi trust to fund benefit payments under certain of
these plans.  Such assets would be subject to creditor claims under certain conditions.  (See also Notes 11 and 18 to our consolidated financial statements.)

Many of our non-U.S. plans are unfunded based on local laws and customs. For those non-U.S. plans that do
maintain investments, their asset holdings are primarily cash and fixed income securities, based on local laws and customs. Some non-U.S. plans also informally fund their plans by holding certain available-for-sale investments.  Such assets would
be subject to creditor claims under certain conditions. (See also Note 18 to our consolidated financial statements.)

We set the expected long-term rate of return based on the expected long-term average rates of return to be achieved by the underlying investment portfolios.  In
establishing this rate, we consider historical and expected returns for the asset classes in which the plans are invested, advice from pension consultants and investment advisors, and current economic and capital market conditions. The expected
return on plan assets is incorporated into the computation of pension expense.  The difference between this expected return and the actual return on plan assets is deferred.  The net deferral of past asset losses (gains) affects the calculated value
of plan assets and, ultimately, future pension expense (income).

We continue to seek to de-risk our global pension exposures.  Such actions could result in increased net periodic pension cost due to lower expected rates of return on
plan assets and/or possible additional charges to recognize unamortized actuarial items if all or a portion of the obligations were to be settled.

We believe that the current assumptions used to estimate plan obligations and annual expenses are appropriate.  However, if economic conditions change or if our
investment strategy changes, we may be inclined to change some of our assumptions, and the resulting change could have a material impact on the consolidated statements of operations and on the consolidated balance sheet.

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Income Taxes

We are subject to income taxes in the U.S. and numerous foreign jurisdictions.  Significant judgment is required in evaluating our tax positions and determining our
provision for income taxes.  During the ordinary course of business, there are many transactions and calculations for which the ultimate tax determination is uncertain.  We establish reserves for tax-related uncertainties based on estimates of
whether, and the extent to which, additional taxes will be due.  These reserves are established when we believe that certain positions might be challenged despite our belief that our tax return positions are fully supportable.  We adjust these
reserves in light of changing facts and circumstances and the provision for income taxes includes the impact of reserve provisions and changes to reserves that are considered appropriate.

These accruals for tax-related uncertainties are based on our best estimate of potential tax exposures. When particular matters arise, a number of years may elapse
before such matters are audited by tax authorities and finally resolved.  Favorable resolution of such matters could be recognized as a reduction to our effective tax rate in the year of resolution.  Unfavorable resolution of any particular issue
could increase the effective tax rate and may require the use of cash in the year of resolution.

During 2024,
certain tax examinations were concluded and certain statutes of limitations lapsed.  Our tax provision for those years includes adjustments related to the resolution of these matters.  During 2023, we settled an examination of our U.S. federal
income tax returns for the periods ended December 31, 2017 through 2019.  Our federal income tax returns for the years 2021 through 2023 remain subject to examination.  The tax returns of significant non-U.S. subsidiaries currently under
examination are located in the following jurisdictions: Israel (2021), Germany (2017 through 2021), India (2004 through 2021), and Philippines (2017 through 2023).  The Company and its subsidiaries also file income tax returns in other taxing
jurisdictions in the U.S. and around the world, many of which are still open to examination.

See Notes 1 and 5 to consolidated financial statements for additional information.

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Results of Operations

Statement of operations’ captions as a percentage of net revenues and the effective tax rates were as follows:

Years ended December 31,
202420232022
Costs of products sold78.7%71.4%69.7%
Gross profit21.3%28.6%30.3%
Selling, general, and administrative expenses17.5%14.4%12.7%
Operating income0.2%14.3%17.6%
Income (loss) before taxes and noncontrolling interest(0.1)%13.7%17.0%
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Vishay stockholders(1.1)%9.5%12.3%
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Effective tax rate(1,145.5)%30.4%27.5%

Net Revenues

Net revenues were as follows (dollars in thousands):

202420232022
Net revenues$2,937,587$3,402,045$3,497,401
Change versus prior year$(464,458)$(95,356)
Percentage change versus prior year(13.7)%(2.7)%

Changes in net revenues were attributable to the following:

2024 vs. 20232023 vs. 2022
Change attributable to:
Decrease in volume(10.9)%(5.2)%
Change in average selling prices(4.2)%1.7%
Foreign currency effects0.0%0.7%
Acquisitions1.0%0.2%
Other0.4%(0.1)%
Net change(13.7)%(2.7)%

Despite the inventory correction that we are experiencing, the long-term prospects for our business remain favorable, and we
continue to increase manufacturing capacities for critical product lines.  The decrease in net revenues in 2024 is primarily due to lower sales volume and decreased average selling prices.  The decrease in net revenues in 2023 was primarily sales
volume-driven, partially offset by increased average selling prices.

Gross Profit and Margins

Gross profit margins for the year ended December 31, 2024
were 21.3%, as compared to 28.6%
for the year ended December 31, 2023.  The decrease in gross profit margin is primarily due to lower sales volume, decreased average
selling prices, and the impact of the Newport acquisition. Higher labor costs and depreciation expense also negatively impacted the gross profit margin.

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Segments

Analysis of revenues and margins for our segments is provided below.  Direct costs of the COVID-19 pandemic are not allocated to the segments.

MOSFETs

Net revenues of the MOSFETs segment were as follows (dollars in thousands):

Years ended December 31,
202420232022
Net revenues$601,979$778,754$762,260
Change versus comparable prior year period$(176,775)$16,494
Percentage change versus comparable prior year period(22.7)%2.2%

Changes in MOSFETs segment net revenues were attributable to the following:

2024 vs. 20232023 vs. 2022
Change attributable to:
Decrease in volume(17.4)%(1.8)%
Change in average selling prices(11.0)%2.3%
Foreign currency effects0.0%0.5%
Acquisition3.9%1.0%
Other1.8%0.2%
Net change(22.7)%2.2%

Gross profit margins and segment operating margins for the MOSFETs segment were as follows:

Years ended December 31,
202420232022
Gross profit margin14.5%33.3%36.0%
Segment operating margin1.1%25.1%30.0%

Net revenues of the MOSFETs segment decreased significantly in 2024 versus the prior year.  The decrease is primarily due to decreased sales to distribution customers
and customers in the industrial, power supply, and automotive end markets.

The gross profit margin in 2024 decreased versus the
prior year primarily due to lower sales volume and decreased average selling prices.  Costs associated with the Newport wafer fab also contributed to decreases versus the prior year.

The segment operating margin decreased versus the prior year.  The decreases are primarily due to gross profit margin decreases and
increased segment SG&A expenses associated with the Newport wafer fab.

Average selling prices decreased versus the prior year.

We continue to invest to expand mid- and long-term manufacturing capacity for strategic product lines.  We
have begun building a 12-inch wafer fab in Itzehoe, Germany adjacent to our existing 8-inch wafer fab, which we expect will increase our in-house wafer capacity by approximately 70% by 2028 and allow us to balance our in-house and foundry wafer
supply.

We acquired leading edge silicon and silicon carbide MOSFETs products with our
acquisition of MaxPower in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2022.  We plan to use the Newport wafer fabrication facility acquired in the first fiscal quarter of 2024 as the home for MaxPower to further develop and scale our SiC MOSFETs and diodes
capabilities.  The acquisitions of MaxPower Semiconductor, Inc. and the Newport wafer fab, as well as the planned capacity expansions at Itzehoe and Newport, are long-term investments which were not expected to generate significant income
or cash flows in the near-term, but should greatly enhance the long-term position of our MOSFETs business.   Despite the goodwill impairment charge recorded in 2024, we remain committed to these long-term projects.

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Diodes

Net revenues of the Diodes segment were as follows (dollars in thousands):

Years ended December 31,
202420232022
Net revenues$581,975$690,540$765,220
Change versus comparable prior year period$(108,565)$(74,680)
Percentage change versus comparable prior year period(15.7)%(9.8)%

Changes in Diodes segment net revenues were attributable to the following:

2024 vs. 20232023 vs. 2022
Change attributable to:
Decrease in volume(13.1)%(11.0)%
Change in average selling prices(3.0)%1.0%
Foreign currency effects(0.1)%0.4%
Other0.5%(0.2)%
Net change(15.7)%(9.8)%

Gross profit margins and segment operating margins for the Diodes segment were as follows:

Years ended December 31,
202420232022
Gross profit margin20.8%25.4%25.9%
Segment operating margin16.5%22.2%23.1%

Net revenues of the Diodes segment decreased significantly in 2024.

The decrease versus the prior year is due to decreased sales in all regions to distribution and EMS customers and industrial, automotive, and power supply end market customers.

Gross profit margin decreased significantly versus the prior year primarily due to lower sales volume, decreased average selling prices, and higher materials, labor,
and fixed costs.

Segment operating margin decreased significantly versus the prior year primarily due to decreased gross profit and increased SG&A costs.

Average selling prices decreased versus the prior year.

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Optoelectronic Components

Net revenues of the Optoelectronic Components segment were as follows (dollars in
thousands):

Years ended December 31,
202420232022
Net revenues$212,368$243,146$296,384
Change versus comparable prior year period$(30,778)$(53,238)
Percentage change versus comparable prior year period(12.7)%(18.0)%

Changes in Optoelectronic Components segment net revenues were attributable to the following:

2024 vs. 20232023 vs. 2022
Change attributable to:
Decrease in volume(10.5)%(19.2)%
Change in average selling prices(2.5)%0.5%
Foreign currency effects0.1%0.9%
Other0.2%(0.2)%
Net change(12.7)%(18.0)%

Gross profit margins and segment operating margins for the Optoelectronic Components segment were as follows:

Years ended December 31,
202420232022
Gross profit margin18.0%25.6%34.7%
Segment operating margin7.9%17.7%28.8%

Net revenues of the Optoelectronic Components segment decreased versus the prior year.  The decrease was primarily due to decreased sales to distribution customers and
customers in the industrial and automotive end markets.  Sales significantly decreased in the Europe and Americas regions, partially offset by an increase in sales in the Asia region.

The gross profit margin decreased versus the prior year.  The decrease is primarily due to lower sales volume, higher materials prices, and inventory obsolescence.

The segment operating margin decreased primarily due to the decrease in gross profit.

Average selling prices decreased versus the prior year.

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Resistors

Net revenues of the Resistors segment were as follows (dollars in thousands):

Years ended December 31,
202420232022
Net revenues$725,614$843,472$832,806
Change versus comparable prior year period$(117,858)$10,666
Percentage change versus comparable prior year period(14.0)%1.3%

Changes in Resistors segment net revenues were attributable to the following:

2024 vs. 20232023 vs. 2022
Change attributable to:
Decrease in volume(12.0)%(1.4)%
Change in average selling prices(3.0)%1.8%
Foreign currency effects0.0%1.0%
Acquisitions0.5%0.0%
Other0.5%(0.1)%
Net change(14.0)%1.3%

Gross profit margins and segment operating margins for the Resistors segment were as follows:

Years ended December 31,
202420232022
Gross profit margin21.9%28.3%31.5%
Segment operating margin17.3%24.8%28.2%

Net revenues of the Resistors segment decreased significantly versus the prior year.  The decrease was primarily due to decreased sales to distribution customers and
customers in the industrial and automotive end markets.  Sales decreased in the Europe and Americas regions, partially offset by an increase in sales in the Asia region.

The gross profit margin decreased versus the prior year.  The decrease is due to lower sales volume, decreased average selling prices, and higher labor and materials
costs, partially offset by a favorable product mix and decreased utilities costs.

Segment operating margin decreased versus the prior year.  The decrease is primarily due to decreased gross profit.

Average selling prices decreased versus the prior year.

We are increasing critical manufacturing capacities for certain product lines.  We continue to broaden our
business with targeted acquisitions of specialty resistors businesses.

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Inductors

Net revenues of the Inductors segment were as follows (dollars in thousands):

Years ended December 31,
202420232022
Net revenues$356,355$347,392$331,086
Change versus comparable prior year period$8,963$16,306
Percentage change versus comparable prior year period2.6%4.9%

Changes in Inductors segment net revenues were attributable to the following:

2024 vs. 20232023 vs. 2022
Change attributable to:
Increase in volume4.8%2.4%
Change in average selling prices(2.2)%1.9%
Foreign currency effects0.0%0.5%
Other0.0%0.1%
Net change2.6%4.9%

Gross profit margins and segment operating margins for the Inductors segment were
as follows:

Years ended December 31,
202420232022
Gross profit margin30.0%32.4%31.5%
Segment operating margin25.9%28.7%28.2%

Net revenues of the Inductors segment increased slightly versus the prior year.  The increase is primarily due to increased sales to EMS customers, medical, and military
and aerospace end market customers, and customers in the Americas and Asia regions, partially offset by decreased sales to industrial and automotive end market customers and customers in the Europe region.

The gross profit margin decreased versus the prior year.  The decrease is primarily due to lower average selling prices and higher logistics and labor costs.

Segment operating margin decreased versus the prior year.  The decrease is primarily due to decreased gross profit.

Average selling prices decreased versus the prior year.

We expect long-term growth in this
segment, and are continuously expanding manufacturing capacity for certain product lines and evaluating acquisition opportunities, particularly of specialty businesses.

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Capacitors

Net revenues of the Capacitors segment were as follows (dollars in thousands):

Years ended December 31,
202420232022
Net revenues$459,296$498,741$509,645
Change versus comparable prior year period$(39,445)$(10,904)
Percentage change versus comparable prior year period(7.9)%(2.1)%

Changes in Capacitors segment net revenues were attributable to the following:

2024 vs. 20232023 vs. 2022
Change attributable to:
Decrease in volume(7.2)%(5.1)%
Change in average selling prices(0.5)%2.2%
Foreign currency effects0.0%0.9%
Other(0.2)%(0.1)%
Net change(7.9)%(2.1)%

Gross profit margins and segment operating margins for the Capacitors segment were as follows:

Years ended December 31,
202420232022
Gross profit margin24.8%25.3%24.3%
Segment operating margin19.7%21.1%20.6%

Net revenues of the Capacitors segment decreased versus the prior year.  The decrease is primarily due to decreased sales to distribution customers, customers in the
industrial and automotive end markets, and customers in the Americas and Europe regions, partially offset by increased sales to customers in the Asia region.

The gross profit margin decreased slightly versus the prior year.  The decrease is due to lower sales volume, decreased average selling prices, higher labor and tantalum
costs, partially offset by a favorable product mix, and decreased utilities costs.

Segment operating margin decreased versus the prior year.  The decrease is primarily due to decreased gross profit.

Average selling prices have decreased slightly versus the prior year.

A large portion of expected growth of our Capacitors segment is in high voltage high power film capacitors used for smart grid infrastructure projects.  Accordingly, we
acquired Birkelbach, which is being vertically integrated, to ensure we have adequate metalized film material required to fulfill this growing demand.

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Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general, and administrative expenses are summarized as follows (dollars in
thousands):

Years ended December 31,
202420232022
Total SG&A expenses$513,564$488,349$443,503
as a percentage of sales17.5%14.4%12.7%

SG&A expenses for the year ended December 31, 2024
increased versus the year ended December 31, 2023 due to higher stock-based compensation and general cost inflation, partially offset by
lower bonus compensation.

In September 2024, we announced restructuring actions designed, in part, to streamline business decision making. The actions are expected to generate annualized cost savings of approximately $12
million of selling, general and administration expenses, when the actions are fully implemented by the end of 2026. However, we are also incurring additional SG&A costs associated with our strategic initiatives. See "Cost Management" above.

Other Income (Expense)

2024 Compared to 2023

Interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2024 increased by $2.3 million versus the year ended December
31, 2023.  The increase is primarily due to the issuance of the
convertible senior notes due 2030 in the third fiscal quarter of 2023.

The following table analyzes the components of the line “Other” on the consolidated statements of operations (in thousands):

Years ended December 31,
20242023Change
Foreign exchange gain (loss)$774$677$97
Interest income25,47931,353(5,874)
Other components of net periodic pension expense(7,899)(8,730)831
Investment income(519)1,347(1,866)
Other1,6296161,013
$19,464$25,263$(5,799)

2023 Compared to 2022

Interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2023 increased by $8.0 million versus the year ended December 31, 2022.  The increase is primarily due to higher interest
rates and higher average balances outstanding on the revolving credit facility in 2023 prior to September 2023 when it was paid down to $0.

The following table analyzes the components of the line “Other” on the consolidated statements of operations (in thousands):

Years ended December 31,
20232022Change
Foreign exchange gain$677$5,690$(5,013)
Interest income31,3537,56023,793
Other components of net periodic pension expense(8,730)(11,090)2,360
Investment income (loss)1,347(6,812)8,159
Other616(200)816
$25,263$(4,852)$30,115

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Income Taxes

For the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, the effective tax
rates were (1,145.5)%, 30.4%,

and 27.5%, respectively.  We expect that our effective tax rate will be higher than the U.S. statutory rate, excluding unusual
transactions.  Our GAAP effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2024 is not meaningful at the low levels of pre-tax loss.

There were no unusual tax transactions that impacted the effective tax rate for the years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

The effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2022 was impacted by $5.9 million of tax benefits recognized for changes in uncertain tax positions following the resolution of a tax audit, $59.6 million of tax
expense recognized upon the change in indefinite reversal assertion on earnings in Germany, and $33.7 million of tax benefits recognized upon the release of a valuation allowance.

We made the determination during the fourth fiscal quarter of 2022 that substantially all unremitted earnings in Germany were no longer indefinitely reinvested.  We
recorded additional tax expense during the fourth fiscal quarter of 2022 to accrue the $59.6 million of withholding taxes necessary to distribute these approximately $360.0 million of accumulated earnings to the United States.

We operate in a global environment with significant operations in various locations outside the United States. Accordingly, the consolidated income tax rate is a
composite rate reflecting our earnings and the applicable tax rates in the various locations where we operate. Part of our historical strategy has been to achieve cost savings through the transfer and expansion of manufacturing operations to
countries where we can take advantage of lower labor costs and available tax and other government-sponsored incentives.

Additional information about income taxes is included in Note 5 to our consolidated financial statements.

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Financial Condition, Liquidity, and Capital Resources

Our financial condition as of December 31, 2024 continued to be strong.  We have historically been a
strong generator of operating cash flows.  The cash generated from operations is used to fund our capital expenditure plans, and cash in excess of our capital expenditure needs is available to fund our acquisition strategy, fund our stockholder
return policy, and to reduce debt levels.

Management uses a non-GAAP measure, "free cash," to evaluate our ability to fund acquisitions, repay debt, and otherwise enhance stockholder value through stock
repurchases or dividends.  See "Overview" above for "free cash" definition and reconciliation to GAAP.

Cash flows provided by operating activities were $173.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, as compared to
cash flows provided by operations of $365.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2023.

In order to manage our working capital and operating cash needs, we monitor our cash conversion cycle.  The following table presents the components of our cash conversion cycle during
the five fiscal quarters beginning with the fourth fiscal quarter of 2023 through the fourth fiscal quarter of 2024:

4th Quarter 20231st Quarter 20242nd Quarter 20243rd Quarter 20244th Quarter 2024
Days sales outstanding ("DSO") (a)5051515353
Days inventory outstanding ("DIO") (b)101104105106109
Days payable outstanding ("DPO") (c)(31)(31)(31)(32)(34)
Cash conversion cycle120124125127128

a)  DSO measures the average collection period of our receivables.  DSO is calculated by dividing the average accounts receivable by the average net revenue per day for the respective fiscal quarter.

b)  DIO measures the average number of days from procurement to sale of our product.  DIO is calculated by dividing the average inventory by average cost of goods sold per day for the respective
fiscal quarter.

c)  DPO measures the average number of days our payables remain outstanding before payment.  DPO is calculated by dividing the average accounts payable by the average cost of goods sold per day for
the respective fiscal quarter.

Cash paid for property and equipment for the year ended December 31, 2024 was $320.1 million, as compared to $329.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2023.  To be well positioned to service our customers and to fully participate in growing markets, we have
increased and expect to maintain a relatively high level of capital expenditures for expansion in the mid-term.  We remain committed to our long-term plan of increasing
Vishay's capacity, to assure our customers of reliable volume as they scale.  While we plan to advance our capacity expansion projects, we have and will continue to modulate the spending in response to order flow and the timing of customer demand
and qualifications.  The decreased lead time for equipment and the increased subcontractor capacity are also variables that allow us to adjust our capacity spending.  For 2025, we plan to spend between $300 million to $350 million, at least 70% of
which will be invested in capacity expansion projects for high growth product lines, including our wafer fab expansions.

Free cash flow for the year ended December 31, 2024 decreased versus the year ended December 31, 2023 primarily due to decreased net earnings.  We expect that free cash flow will be negatively impacted by the expected high level of
capital expenditures for expansion in 2023 - 2025 after which we expect to generate increasingly higher levels of free cash.  There is no assurance, however, that we will be able to continue to generate cash flows from operations and free cash at our
historical levels, or at all, going forward if the economic environment worsens.

In 2022, our Board of Directors adopted a Stockholder Return Policy that will remain in effect until such time as the Board votes to amend or rescind the policy.  See “Stockholder Return Policy” above for additional
information.

The following table summarizes the components of net cash and short-term investments (debt) (in thousands):

December 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Credit facility$136,000$-
Convertible senior notes, due 202541,91195,102
Convertible senior notes, due 2030750,000750,000
Deferred financing costs(22,892)(26,914)
Total debt905,019818,188
Cash and cash equivalents590,286972,719
Short-term investments16,13035,808
Net cash and short-term investments (debt)$(298,603)$190,339

"Net cash and short-term investments (debt)" does not have a uniform definition and is not recognized in accordance with GAAP. This measure should not be viewed as an alternative to GAAP measures of performance or liquidity. However, management
believes that an analysis of "net cash and short-term investments (debt)" assists investors in understanding aspects of our cash and debt management. The measure, as calculated by us, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other
companies.

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We invest a portion of our excess cash in highly liquid, high-quality instruments with maturities greater than 90 days, but less than 1 year, which we classify as
short-term investments on our consolidated balance sheets.  As these investments were funded using a portion of excess cash and represent a significant aspect of our cash management strategy, we include the investments in the calculation of net cash
and short-term investments (debt).

The interest rates on our short-term investments vary by location.  Transactions related to these investments are classified as investing activities on our consolidated
statements of cash flows.

Our business is geographically diverse and our cash is generated by our subsidiaries around the world.  Cash dividends to
stockholders, share repurchases, and principal and interest payments on our debt instruments need to be paid by the U.S. parent company, Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.  We continue to allocate capital responsibly between our business, our lenders,
and our stockholders.  The capital allocated to our business is further allocated between our subsidiaries to meet local operating cash needs, to fund capital expenditures as part of our growth plan, and to meet corporate funding needs while also
aiming to minimize our tax expense.

During the second fiscal quarter of 2024, we repatriated $120 million of accumulated earnings to the United States and paid
withholding taxes in Israel of $15 million.  As of December 31, 2024, $17 million of our cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments were held by our U.S. subsidiaries.  As of December 31, 2024, we are in a net borrowing position in the
U.S. and we expect to continue to be at least through the first half of 2025 based on expected cash payments pursuant to our Stockholder Return Policy and funding of the Newport expansion.  As of December 31, 2024, we have approximately $515
million of German and Israeli earnings that are deemed not indefinitely reinvested.  Based on the expected timing of future repatriations, we estimate that the tax liability to repatriate these unremitted earnings will be approximately $77 million,
which has been accrued, but will only be paid upon repatriation of the unremitted earnings.  Repatriating these unremitted earnings earlier than currently planned may not be possible and may incur additional tax expense.  We also have amounts of
unremitted foreign earnings held by subsidiaries in countries other than Israel and Germany, which continue to be reinvested indefinitely, that we have not accrued for the incremental foreign income taxes and withholding taxes payable to foreign
jurisdictions that would be incurred to repatriate these amounts.  Certain of these subsidiaries are located in countries with restrictive regulations and high tax rates for repatriating cash.  Due to the uncertainties associated with the ability,
timing, and method to repatriate these unremitted earnings and other complexities associated with its hypothetical calculation, determination of the amount of tax expense that would be incurred to repatriate the unremitted earnings is not
practicable, but could be significant.  Our undrawn credit facility provides us with adequate operating liquidity in the United States.

Upon successful completion of our growth plan, we expect to generate increasingly higher levels of free cash that will be
sufficient to meet our long-term financing needs related to normal operating requirements, regular dividend payments, share repurchases pursuant to our Stockholder Return Policy, while allowing us to manage our repatriation and financing activities
to minimize tax and interest expense.  During the current period of intensified capital expenditures to achieve our growth plans, we are considering a combination of additional and alternative sources of financing and our cash on hand to fund a
portion of the capital expenditures that would conserve cash for future acquisitions while enabling us to minimize tax expense.

We maintain a $750 million revolving credit agreement with a consortium of banks led by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., that matures
on May 8, 2028.  The maximum amount available on the revolving credit facility is restricted by the financial covenants described below.  The credit facility also provides us the ability to request up to $300 million of incremental facilities,
subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, which could take the form of additional revolving commitments, incremental “term loan A” or “term loan B” facilities, or incremental equivalent debt.

The credit facility limits or restricts us from, among other things, incurring indebtedness, incurring liens on its respective
assets, making investments and acquisitions (assuming our pro forma net leverage ratio is greater than 2.75 to 1.00), making asset sales, and paying cash dividends and making other restricted payments (assuming our pro forma net leverage ratio is
greater than 2.50 to 1.00).

On August 15, 2024, we entered into an amendment to the credit facility that redefined the Interest Coverage Ratio to remove
Capital Expenditures from the calculation and increased the minimum Interest Coverage Ratio to 3.25 to 1.00, among other changes.

We were in compliance with all financial covenants under the credit facility at December 31, 2024.  Our interest coverage ratio
and net leverage ratio were 16.01 to 1 and 1.94 to 1, respectively.  We expect to continue to be in compliance with these covenants based on current projections.  Based on our current EBITDA and outstanding revolver balance, the usable capacity on
the credit facility is approximately $467 million.

If we are not in compliance with all of the required financial covenants, the credit facility could be terminated by the lenders, and any amounts then outstanding pursuant to the credit facility could
become immediately payable. Additionally, our convertible senior notes due 2025 and due 2030 have cross-default provisions that could accelerate repayment in the event the indebtedness under the credit facility is accelerated.  The maturity date
of the credit facility will accelerate if within ninety-one days prior to the maturity of our convertible senior notes due 2025, the outstanding principal amount of such notes exceeds a defined liquidity measure as set forth in the credit
facility.  The repurchase of $370.2 million principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2025 in 2023 and an additional $53.2 million principal amount of our convertible senior notes due 2025 in 2024 significantly reduces the risk that the
maturity date of the credit facility will accelerate.  The 2024 repurchases were funded with a draw on our revolving credit facility.

Borrowings under the credit facility bear interest at variable reference rates plus an interest margin.  The applicable interest margin is based on our total leverage ratio.  We also pay a commitment
fee, also based on our total leverage ratio, on undrawn amounts.  U.S. dollar borrowings under the credit facility are based on SOFR (including a customary spread adjustment).  Borrowings in foreign currencies bear interest at currency-specific
reference rates plus an interest margin.  Based on our current total leverage ratio of 2.64 to 1, any new U.S. dollar borrowings will bear interest at SOFR plus 2.10% (including the applicable credit spread), and the undrawn commitment fee is
0.35% per annum.

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The borrowings under the credit facility are secured by a lien on substantially all assets, including accounts receivable, inventory, machinery and equipment, and general intangibles (but excluding real
estate, intellectual property registered or licensed solely for use in, or arising solely under the laws of, any country other than the United States, assets located solely outside of the United States and deposit and securities accounts), of
Vishay and certain significant subsidiaries located in the United States, and pledges of stock in certain subsidiaries; and are guaranteed by certain significant subsidiaries.

We had no amount outstanding on our revolving credit facility at December 31, 2023 and $136 million outstanding at December 31, 2024.  We borrowed $183 million and repaid $47 million on the revolving credit facility during the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2024.  The average outstanding balance on our revolving credit facility calculated at fiscal month-ends was $34 million and the highest amount outstanding at a fiscal month end was $136 million during the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2024. We expect, at least initially, to fund certain future obligations required to be paid by the U.S. parent company by borrowing under our credit facility.  We also expect to continue to use the credit facility from
time-to-time to meet certain short-term financing needs.  Additional acquisition activity, convertible debt repurchases, or conversion of our convertible debt instruments may require additional borrowing under our credit facility or may
otherwise require us to incur additional debt.  Except for the maturity of $41.9 of convertible senior notes due 2025, which will be funded by the revolving credit facility, no principal amounts of our debt are due until 2028.

The convertible senior notes due 2025 became convertible on December 15, 2024 and will remain convertible until maturity. The
convertible senior notes due 2030 are not currently convertible.  Pursuant to the indenture governing the convertible senior notes due 2030, we will cash-settle the principal amount of $1,000 per note and settle any additional amounts in cash
or shares of our common stock.  Pursuant to the indenture governing the convertible senior notes due 2025 and the amendments thereto incorporated in the Supplemental Indenture dated December 23, 2020, we will cash-settle the principal amount of
$1,000 per note and settle any additional amounts in shares of our common stock.  We intend to finance the principal amount of any converted notes using borrowings under our credit facility.  No conversions have occurred to date.  We have the
intent and ability to finance the principal amount of the convertible senior notes due 2025 using borrowings under our credit facility upon maturity of the notes.

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In evaluating our liquidity and capital resources, we consider our outstanding commitments.  As of
December 31, 2024 our commitments were as follows (in

thousands):

Payments due by period
Total20252026202720282029Thereafter
Long-term debt$927,911$41,911$-$-$136,000$-$750,000
Interest payments on long-term debt134,96328,68828,25628,25620,93516,87511,953
Operating leases159,08926,68122,80319,26615,72413,69060,925
Letters of credit2,062---2,062--
Expected pension and postretirement plan funding182,94720,18218,85517,60123,41218,77384,124
Estimated costs to complete construction in progress158,900121,20033,2004,500---
Estimated costs to complete MOSFETs wafer fab337,200143,200168,10025,900---
TCJA transition tax47,02747,027-----
Uncertain tax positions14,6471,515----13,132
Purchase commitments85,79174,5518,2952,945---
Other long-term liabilities90,954-----90,954
Total contractual cash obligations$2,141,491$504,955$279,509$98,468$198,133$49,338$1,011,088

Commitments for long-term debt are based on the amount required to settle the obligation. Accordingly, the capitalized deferred financing costs associated with our
convertible notes are excluded from the calculation of long-term debt commitments in the table above.  The amounts due in 2025 are expected to be refinanced on a long-term basis.

Commitments for interest payments on long-term debt are cash commitments based on the stated maturity dates of each agreement and include fees under our revolving credit
facility, which expires on May 8, 2028.  Commitments for interest payments on long-term debt exclude non-cash interest expense related to the amortization of deferred financing costs.

Various factors could have a material effect on the amount of future principal and interest payments.  Principal and interest commitments associated with our convertible
notes are based on the amounts outstanding as of December 31, 2024.  Additionally, interest commitments for our revolving credit
facility are based on the rate prevailing at December 31, 2024, but actual rates are variable and are certain to change over time.

We will pay the final increment of the TCJA transition tax in 2025.

Estimated costs to complete the MOSFETs wafer fab and the Newport wafer fab include amounts that we are not contractually required to complete.

Our consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2024
includes liabilities associated with uncertain tax positions in multiple taxing jurisdictions where we conduct business.  Due to the uncertain and complex application of tax regulations, combined with the difficulty in predicting when tax audits
throughout the world may be concluded, we cannot make reliable estimates of the timing of the remaining cash outflows relating to these liabilities. Accordingly, we have classified all non-current uncertain tax positions as payments due thereafter,
although actual timing of payments may be sooner.

Expected pension and postretirement plan funding is based on a projected schedule of benefit payments under the plans.

We maintain long-term arrangements with subcontractors, suppliers, and other business partners to ensure access to external capacity and supplies for certain products.
The purchase commitments in the table above represent the estimated minimum commitments under these arrangements.  Our actual purchases in future periods are expected to be greater than these minimum commitments.

Other long-term liabilities in the table above include obligations that are reflected on our consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2024.  We include the current portion of the long-term liabilities in the table above. Other long-term liabilities for which we are unable to reasonably
estimate the timing of the settlement are classified as payments due thereafter in the table above, although actual timing of payments may be sooner.

For a further discussion of our long-term debt, pensions and other postretirement benefits, leases, uncertain tax positions, and purchase commitments, see Notes 2, 4, 5,
6, 11, and 13 to our consolidated financial statements.

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FY 2023 10-K MD&A

SEC filing source: 0000103730-24-000034.

Extracted structurally from real Item 7 body heading to real Item 7A/8 boundary. Confidence: high. Filing date: 2024-02-16. Report date: 2023-12-31.

Item 7.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

This Management's Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) is intended to provide an understanding of Vishay's financial condition, results of operations
and cash flows by focusing on changes in certain key measures from year to year. The MD&A should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying Notes filed herewith, commencing on page F-1 of this report.  This
discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.  Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those discussed
elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, particularly in Item 1A. “Risk Factors.”

Overview

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. ("Vishay," "we," "us," or "our") manufactures one of the world’s largest portfolios of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic
components that are essential to innovative designs in the automotive, industrial, computing, consumer, telecommunications, military, aerospace, and medical markets.

We operate in six segments based on product functionality: MOSFETs, Diodes, Optoelectronic Components, Resistors, Inductors, and Capacitors.

We are focused on enhancing stockholder value by growing our business and improving earnings per share.  Since 1985, we have pursued a business strategy of growth through focused research and development and
acquisitions.  We plan to continue to grow our business through intensified internal growth supplemented by opportunistic acquisitions, while maintaining a prudent capital structure.  To drive growth and optimize stockholder value, we plan to
capitalize on the mega trends of e-mobility, sustainability, and connectivity through initiatives.  We are developing go-to-market strategies and investing in and expanding the key product lines for growth that we have identified.  We have
increased our capacity internally by investing approximately $329 million in 2023 and plan to invest approximately $1.2 billion in total from 2023 - 2025 primarily for capital expansion projects outside of China.  In addition, we are
strategically expanding our outsourced production of commodity products to subcontractors.  At the same time, we are enhancing our channel management while investing in internal resources by adding customer-facing engineers and filling gaps in
technology and market coverage.  Taken together, each of these initiatives supports our Think Customer First organizational culture.

On November 8, 2023, we and Nexperia BV announced that we have entered
into an agreement whereby we will acquire Nexperia’s wafer fabrication facility and operations located in Newport, South Wales, U.K. for approximately $177 million in cash, subject to customary post-closing adjustments.  The closing of
the transaction is subject to U.K. government review and customary closing conditions, and is expected to occur in the first quarter of 2024.

In addition to enhancing stockholder value through growing our business, in 2022, our Board of Directors adopted a Stockholder Return Policy, which calls for us to return at least 70% of free cash flow, net of scheduled
principal payments of long-term debt, on an annual basis.  See further discussion in “Stockholder Return Policy” below.

On September 12, 2023, we issued $750 million convertible senior notes due 2030.  We used the net proceeds from the issuance of these notes to
repurchase $370.2 million principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2025, $94.2 million to enter into capped call transactions intended to mitigate the dilution risk of convertible senior notes due 2030 by synthetically increasing the
conversion price of the notes to approximately $43.98 per share, to repay amounts outstanding on our amended and restated credit facility, and for other general corporate purposes.  We recognized a loss of $18.9 million due to the early
extinguishment of the repurchased convertible senior notes due 2025.

On May 8, 2023, we amended and restated our $750 million revolving credit agreement, which replaced our credit agreement that was scheduled to mature
in June 2024.  The amendment and restatement extended the maturity date of the revolving credit agreement until May 8, 2028, replaced the previous total leverage ratio used for financial covenant compliance measurement with a net leverage
ratio, and replaced the LIBOR-based interest rate and related LIBOR-based mechanics applicable to U.S. dollar borrowings under the revolving credit agreement with an interest rate based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR")
(including a customary spread adjustment) and related SOFR-based mechanics.  The maturity date of the credit facility will accelerate if within ninety-one days prior to the maturity of our convertible senior notes due 2025, the outstanding
principal amount of such notes exceeds a defined liquidity measure as set forth in the credit facility.  The repurchase of $370.2 million principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2025 in September 2023 substantially reduces the risk of
maturity date acceleration.  Other terms and conditions are substantially unchanged.

Our business and operating results have been and will continue to be
impacted by worldwide economic conditions.  Our revenues are dependent on end markets that are impacted by consumer and industrial demand, and our operating results can be adversely affected by reduced demand in those global markets.  In
this volatile economic environment, we continue to closely monitor our fixed costs, capital expenditure plans, inventory, and capital resources to respond to changing conditions and to ensure we have the management, business processes, and
resources to meet our future needs.  We will react quickly and professionally to changes in demand to minimize manufacturing inefficiencies and excess inventory build in periods of decline and maximize opportunities in periods of growth.  We

believe we have sufficient liquidity to withstand temporary disruptions in the economic environment.  See additional information regarding our competitive strengths and key challenges as disclosed in Part I.

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We utilize several financial metrics, including net revenues, gross profit margin, segment operating income, end-of-period backlog, book-to-bill ratio, inventory
turnover, change in average selling prices, net cash and short-term investments (debt), and free cash generation to evaluate the performance and assess the future direction of our business.  See further discussion in “Financial Metrics” and
“Financial Condition, Liquidity, and Capital Resources” below.  The key financial metrics decreased in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2023 primarily due to the negative impacts of an on-going distributor inventory correction that resulted in lower
orders.  Net revenues and margins decreased versus the prior year period primarily due to lower volume.

Net revenues for the year ended December 31, 2023 were
$3.402 billion, compared to net revenues of $3.497 billion and $3.240 billion for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.  Net
earnings attributable to Vishay stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2023 were $323.8 million, or $2.31 per diluted share, compared to $428.8 million, or $2.98 per diluted
share, and $298.0 million, or $2.05
per share, for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

We define adjusted net earnings as net earnings determined in accordance with GAAP adjusted for various items that management believes are not indicative of the
intrinsic operating performance of our business.  We define free cash as the cash flows generated from continuing operations less capital expenditures plus net proceeds from the sale of property and equipment.  The reconciliations below include
certain financial measures which are not recognized in accordance with GAAP, including adjusted net earnings, adjusted earnings per share, and free cash.  These non-GAAP measures should not be viewed as alternatives to GAAP measures of performance or
liquidity.  Non-GAAP measures such as adjusted net earnings, adjusted earnings per share, and free cash do not have uniform definitions.  These measures, as calculated by Vishay, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other
companies. Management believes that adjusted net earnings and adjusted earnings per share are meaningful because they provide insight with respect to our intrinsic operating results.  Management believes that free cash is a meaningful measure of our
ability to fund acquisitions, repay debt, and otherwise enhance stockholder value through stock repurchases or dividends.

Net earnings attributable to Vishay stockholders for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021 include items affecting comparability.  The items affecting comparability are (in thousands, except per
share amounts):

Years ended December 31,
202320222021
GAAP net earnings attributable to Vishay stockholders$323,820$428,810$297,970
Reconciling items affecting gross profit:
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic$-$6,661$-
Other reconciling items affecting operating income:
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic$-$546$-
Reconciling items affecting other income (expense):
Loss on early extinguishment of debt$18,874$-$-
Reconciling items affecting tax expense (benefit):
Effects of changes in uncertain tax positions$-$(5,941)$-
Effects of changes in valuation allowances-(33,669)(5,714)
Effect of change in indefinite reversal assertion-59,642-
Change in tax laws and regulations--45,040
Tax effects of pre-tax items above(498)(1,802)-
Adjusted net earnings$342,196$454,247$337,296
Adjusted weighted average diluted shares outstanding140,246143,915145,495
Adjusted earnings per diluted share$2.44$3.16$2.32

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The following table reconciles gross profit by segment to consolidated gross profit. Direct costs of the COVID-19 pandemic are not allocated to the segments as the chief operating decision maker's evaluation of segment
performance does not include these costs (in thousands):

Years ended December 31,
202320222021
MOSFETS$259,386$274,498$189,959
Diodes175,621198,105168,365
Optoelectronic Components62,226102,787100,737
Resistors238,428262,072215,853
Inductors112,414104,349107,358
Capacitors126,418123,839105,641
Unallocated gross profit (loss)-(6,661)-
Gross profit$974,493$1,058,989$887,913

Although the term "free cash" is not defined in GAAP, each of the elements used to calculate free cash is presented as a line item on the face of our consolidated
statements of cash flows prepared in accordance with GAAP.  Our free cash results are as follows (in thousands):

Years ended December 31,
202320222021
Net cash provided by continuing operating activities$365,703$484,288$457,104
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment1,1561,1981,317
Less: Capital expenditures(329,410)(325,308)(218,372)
Free cash$37,449$160,178$240,049

Orders are lower due to a distributor inventory correction that began in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2022 and continued throughout 2023.  Our results for 2023 remained strong, although weaker than our 2022
results.

Our free cash results were significantly impacted by the installment payments of the U.S. transition tax of $27.7 million in 2023
and $14.8 million in 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $63.6 million and $25.2 million of payments of foreign, withholding, and claw-back cash taxes on foreign earnings for the $276.8 million and $81.2 million (net of taxes) that were repatriated to
the U.S. in 2023 and 2022, respectively.

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Growth and Company Transformation Initiatives

Effective January 1, 2023, a new executive leadership team, promoted from within, embarked on a new era at Vishay.  The new executive management team
laid out a three-year plan to expand capacity to support our highest growth and highest return product lines and to position Vishay to be ready for the next phase of megatrends in e-mobility, sustainability, and connectivity.  The year 2023 is
generally seen as the staging year for this plan, and all elements of the plan are progressing throughout the organization.  In 2024, we expect to advance many of these initiatives and begin to have increased manufacturing capacity available.
Beginning in late 2024 and into 2025, we expect to be in a better position to capture the next step in the growing demand for electrification in our key end-markets.

To focus this growth, we have identified product lines for growth across each reportable segment   Most of these product lines serve multiple end-market
segments, applications, and business channels.   We have developed go-to market strategies for each one of these product lines, concentrating our resources on improving the technical performance of non-commodity and custom products, to better
position Vishay to support the mega trends toward electrification and data communications.

To be ready for this next phase of growth, we intend to invest a total of about $1.2 billion between 2023 and 2025.   These projects include our new
power inductor site in Mexico; a resistor manufacturing expansion in Mexico; expanded 8" diode manufacturing in Taiwan and Turin, Italy; and the new MOSFET 12” fab in Itzehoe, Germany.   Our plan was to invest approximately $385 million in 2023;
however, capital spending for 2023 came in at $329 million due to some delays in delivery and installing equipment.  We intend to carry over the remaining $56 million into 2024.

We have also expanded our external capacity, engaging in developing partnerships with subcontractors to outsource some commodity products and create
incremental capacity for our higher growth and higher return products.  Each reportable segment is evaluating subcontractors, including supporting front-end capacities for our semiconductor segments.

By growing capacity and capabilities, we are also enhancing our ability to support all the business channels of OEM, distribution, and EMS, while
maximizing the profitability of each one through a focus on higher margin customers.

At the same time, we are focusing on increasing our technical resources, adding additional customer-facing engineers, and intensifying our activities in
R&D.  We have seen and will continue to see an increase in operating expenses over the next couple of years as we add these engineering talents, fill gaps in our technology, and become a preferred supplier to more customers and more broadly
sell our product portfolio.  This includes investments in technology, including enhanced Customer Relationship Management and planning tools, to improve our operational excellence.

The acquisition of MaxPower and its silicon carbide technology in 2022 is an illustration of this increased investment.  During the fourth fiscal
quarter, we released our 1,200-volt silicon carbide ("SiC") planar MOSFETs.  We are planning to have the SiC package types for three different resistance and current capabilities available during the first half of 2024.  In parallel, we continue to
advance the development of the 1,200-volt dual-trench technology, the 1,700-volt planar technology, and the 650-volt planar technology.  We plan to utilize our pending acquisition of the Newport wafer fab as the home for MaxPower to further develop
and scale our SiC capabilities.

Another area of focus is our introduction of solution selling, speaking to customer engineers about applications and the performance improvement that
Vishay components can bring, from  the full array of our portfolio.  Customer engineers look for suppliers who can provide solutions to advance their technologies.  Vishay’s semiconductors and passive components can populate greater than 80% of the
components on the circuit board in many applications.

All of this is being done as we implement organizational and structural change at Vishay, focused on a “Think Customer First” philosophy, and becoming a
more responsive company.  We are fostering collaboration internally and externally, particularly in the functions connected to customer programs.   To facilitate that change internally, we re-designed our short- and long-term incentive plans to
align the performance of about 1,000 key employees with Company growth and profitability objectives and stockholder interests.  The equity-based plan was approved by our stockholders at our 2023 annual meeting.

These initiatives are the foundation for our ambitions to unleash the potential at Vishay, realizing the full value of our broad product portfolio and
becoming a customer-first company, and for our goals of driving top line growth, expanding margins and optimizing returns.

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Stockholder Return Policy

In 2022, our Board of Directors adopted a Stockholder Return Policy, which calls for us to return at least 70% of free cash flow, net of scheduled principal payments of long-term debt, on an annual basis.  We intend to return
such amounts to stockholders directly, in the form of dividends, or indirectly, in the form of stock repurchases.

The following table summarizes activity pursuant to this policy (in thousands):

Years ended
December 31, 2023December 31, 2022
Dividends paid to stockholders$55,626$57,187
Stock repurchases78,68482,972
Total$134,310$140,159

During the fourth quarters of 2022 and 2021, we determined that substantially all unremitted foreign earnings in Germany and Israel, respectively,
are no longer indefinitely reinvested.  The changes in these indefinite reinvestment assertions will provide greater access to our worldwide cash balances to fund our growth plan and our Stockholder Return Policy, but also increased our
effective tax rate.

The structure of our Stockholder Return Policy enables us to allocate capital responsibly among our business, our lenders, and our stockholders. We
will continue to invest in growth initiatives including key product line expansions, targeted R&D, and synergistic acquisitions.

We have paid dividends each quarter since the first quarter of 2014, and the Stockholder Return Policy will remain in effect until such time as the
Board votes to amend or rescind the policy.  Implementation of the Stockholder Return Policy is subject to future declarations of dividends by the Board of Directors, market and business conditions, legal requirements, and other factors.  The
policy sets forth our intention, but does not obligate us to acquire any shares of common stock or declare any dividends, and the policy may be terminated or suspended at any time at our discretion, in accordance with applicable laws and
regulations.

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Financial Metrics

We utilize several financial metrics to evaluate the performance and assess the future direction of our business. These key financial measures and metrics include net
revenues, gross profit margin, operating margin, segment operating income, segment operating margin, end-of-period backlog, and the book-to-bill ratio. We also monitor changes in our inventory turnover and our or publicly available average selling
prices (“ASP”).

Gross profit margin is computed as gross profit as a percentage of net revenues. Gross profit is generally net revenues less costs of products sold, but also deducts
certain other period costs, particularly losses on purchase commitments and inventory write-downs. Losses on purchase commitments and inventory write-downs have the impact of reducing gross profit margin in the period of the charge, but result in
improved gross profit margins in subsequent periods by reducing costs of products sold as inventory is used.  We also regularly evaluate gross profit by segment to assist in the analysis of consolidated gross profit.  Gross profit margin and gross
profit margin by segment are clearly a function of net revenues, but also reflect our cost management programs and our ability to contain fixed costs.

Operating margin is computed as gross profit less operating expenses, expressed as a percentage of net revenues.  Operating margin is clearly a function of net revenues, but also reflects our cost management programs and our ability
to contain fixed costs.

Our chief operating decision maker makes decisions, allocates resources, and evaluates business segment performance based on segment operating income.  Only dedicated, direct selling, general, and administrative ("SG&A")
expenses of the segments are included in the calculation of segment operating income.  We do not allocate certain SG&A expenses that are managed at the regional or corporate global level to our segments.  Accordingly, segment operating income
excludes these SG&A expenses that are not directly traceable to the segments.  Segment operating income would also exclude costs not routinely used in the management of the segments in periods when those items are present, such as restructuring
and severance costs, the direct impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and other items affecting comparability.  Segment operating income is clearly a function of net revenues, but also reflects our cost management programs and our ability to contain fixed
costs.  Segment operating margin is segment operating income expressed as a percentage of net revenues.

End-of-period backlog is one indicator of future revenues. We include in our backlog only open orders that we expect to ship in the next twelve months. If demand falls
below customers’ forecasts, or if customers do not control their inventory effectively, they may cancel or reschedule the shipments that are included in our backlog, in many instances without the payment of any penalty. Therefore, the backlog is not
necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for future periods.

An important indicator of demand in our industry is the book-to-bill ratio, which is the ratio of the amount of product ordered during a period as compared with the
product that we ship during that period. A book-to-bill ratio that is greater than one indicates that our backlog is building and that we are likely to see increasing revenues in future periods. Conversely, a book-to-bill ratio that is less than one is
an indicator of declining demand and may foretell declining revenues.

We focus on our inventory turnover as a measure of how well we are managing our inventory. We define inventory turnover for a financial reporting period as our costs of
products sold for the four fiscal quarters ending on the last day of the reporting period divided by our average inventory (computed using each fiscal quarter-end balance) for this same period. A higher level of inventory turnover reflects more
efficient use of our capital.

Pricing in our industry can be volatile.  Using our and publicly available data, we analyze trends and changes in average selling prices to evaluate likely future pricing.
The erosion of average selling prices of established products is typical for semiconductor products.  We attempt to offset this deterioration with ongoing cost reduction activities and new product introductions.  Our specialty passive components are
more resistant to average selling price erosion.  All pricing is subject to governing market conditions and is independently set by us.

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The quarter-to-quarter trends in these financial metrics can also be an important indicator of the likely direction of our business. The following table shows net
revenues, gross profit margin, operating margin, end-of-period backlog, book-to-bill ratio, inventory turnover, and changes in ASP for our business as a whole during the five fiscal quarters beginning with the fourth fiscal quarter of 2022 through the fourth fiscal quarter of 2023
(dollars in thousands):

4th Quarter 20221st Quarter 20232nd Quarter 20233rd Quarter 20234th Quarter 2023
Net revenues$855,298$871,046$892,110$853,653$785,236
Gross profit margin29.1%32.0%28.9%27.8%25.6%
Operating margin15.8%18.2%15.1%13.5%9.9%
End-of-period backlog$2,292,700$2,169,400$1,895,100$1,552,400$1,381,800
Book-to-bill ratio0.940.840.690.630.75
Inventory turnover3.93.73.93.73.6
Change in ASP vs. prior quarter0.6%1.2%(0.7)%(0.8)%(0.7)%

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See “Financial Metrics by Segment” below for net revenues, book-to-bill ratio, and gross profit margin by segment.

Revenues decreased versus the fourth fiscal quarter of 2022 and versus the prior fiscal quarter primarily due to lower sales volume.  The book-to-bill ratio and backlog
were negatively impacted by the distributor inventory correction that began in 2022 and continued through 2023.  We continue to increase manufacturing capacity for critical product lines.  Average selling prices decreased versus the fourth fiscal
quarter of 2022 and prior fiscal quarter.

Gross profit margin decreased versus the prior fiscal quarter and prior year quarter primarily due to lower volume.

The book-to-bill ratio in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2023 increased to 0.75 versus 0.63 in the third fiscal quarter of 2023.

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Financial Metrics by Segment

The following table shows net revenues, book-to-bill ratio, gross profit margin, and segment operating margin broken out by segment for the five fiscal quarters
beginning with the fourth fiscal quarter of 2022 through the fourth fiscal quarter of 2023 (dollars in thousands):

4th Quarter 20221st Quarter 20232nd Quarter 20233rd Quarter 20234th Quarter 2023
MOSFETs
Net revenues$206,005$198,181$207,388$205,027$168,158
Book-to-bill ratio1.150.950.680.500.62
Gross profit margin37.5%36.8%34.7%33.5%27.3%
Segment operating margin30.9%29.3%27.4%25.7%16.8%
Diodes
Net revenues$181,791$175,693$174,735$176,788$163,324
Book-to-bill ratio0.880.710.540.580.61
Gross profit margin23.4%27.4%23.4%26.7%24.1%
Segment operating margin19.9%24.3%20.1%23.5%20.9%
Optoelectronic Components
Net revenues$63,985$60,403$64,449$64,441$53,853
Book-to-bill ratio0.780.720.700.570.59
Gross profit margin28.1%36.3%24.2%28.1%12.1%
Segment operating margin20.1%28.6%16.7%20.3%3.4%
Resistors
Net revenues$205,161$223,140$222,433$199,877$198,022
Book-to-bill ratio0.850.880.740.650.82
Gross profit margin28.3%33.2%29.1%24.6%25.6%
Segment operating margin25.3%29.9%25.8%20.9%22.0%
Inductors
Net revenues$75,198$80,338$89,239$89,947$87,868
Book-to-bill ratio0.831.040.840.850.91
Gross profit margin32.1%29.5%34.5%31.7%33.4%
Segment operating margin28.9%26.1%30.9%27.9%29.6%
Capacitors
Net revenues$123,158$133,291$133,866$117,573$114,011
Book-to-bill ratio0.990.700.700.750.95
Gross profit margin23.7%28.5%25.1%22.1%25.3%
Segment operating margin19.9%24.8%21.0%17.5%20.4%

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Acquisition Activity

As

part of its growth strategy, the Company seeks to expand through targeted acquisitions of other manufacturers of electronic components.  These acquisition targets include businesses that have established positions in major markets, reputations for
product quality and reliability, and product lines with which the Company has substantial marketing and technical expertise.  It also includes certain businesses that possess technologies which the Company expects to further develop and
commercialize, such as MaxPower Semiconductor, Inc. ("MaxPower"), acquired in 2022, and key niche suppliers to vertically integrate our supply chain, such as Centerline Technologies, LLC, acquired in 2023.  To limit our financial exposure, we have
implemented a policy not to pursue acquisitions if our post-acquisition debt would exceed 2.5x our pro forma earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (“EBITDA”).  For these purposes, we calculate pro forma EBITDA as the
adjusted EBITDA of Vishay and the target for Vishay’s four preceding fiscal quarters, with a pro forma adjustment for savings which management estimates would have been achieved had the target been acquired by Vishay at the beginning of the four
fiscal quarter period.

On November 8, 2023, we and Nexperia BV announced that we have entered into an agreement whereby we will acquire Nexperia’s wafer fabrication
facility and operations located in Newport, South Wales, U.K. for approximately $177 million in cash, subject to customary post-closing adjustments.  The closing of the transaction is subject to U.K. government review and customary closing
conditions, and is expected to occur in the first quarter of 2024.

On October 28, 2022, we acquired MaxPower, a San Jose, California-based fabless power semiconductor provider dedicated to delivering innovative and
cost-effective technologies that optimize power management solutions.  MaxPower's proprietary device structures and process techniques provide leading edge silicon and SiC MOSFET products.  Its SiC product development targets automotive and
industrial applications.  We paid cash of $50.0 million, net of cash acquired, at closing.  The transaction also included possible contingent payments of up to $57.5 million, which would be payable upon the achievement of certain technology
milestones, upon favorable resolution of certain technology licensing matters with a third party, and upon the disposition of MaxPower's investment in an equity affiliate.  One of the contingencies was resolved in the fourth fiscal quarter of
2023, which resulted in no additional payments to the former employees and stockholders of MaxPower.  Significant developments occurred in another of the contingencies in January 2024.  Our estimate of the maximum possible contingent payments is
$17.5 million.  MaxPower is included in our MOSFETs segment.  The inclusion of this acquisition did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated results for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.

There is no assurance that we will be able to close the transaction for the Nexperia wafer fabrication facility, or identify and acquire additional suitable acquisition
candidates at price levels and on terms and conditions we consider acceptable.

See Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements.

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Cost Management

We place a strong emphasis on controlling our costs, and use various measures and metrics to evaluate our cost structure.

We define variable costs as expenses that vary with respect to quantity produced.  Fixed costs do not vary with respect to quantity produced over the relevant time
period.  Contributive margin is calculated as net revenue less variable costs.  It may be expressed in dollars or as a percentage of net revenue. Management uses this measure to determine the amount of profit to be expected for any change in
revenues.  While these measures are typical cost accounting measures, none of these measures are recognized in accordance with GAAP.  The classification of expenses as either variable or fixed is judgmental and other companies might classify such
expenses differently.  These measures, as calculated by Vishay, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.

We closely monitor variable costs and seek to achieve the contributive margin in our business model.  Over a period of many years, we have generally maintained a
contributive margin of between 45% and 47% of revenues.  The erosion of average selling prices, particularly of our semiconductor products, that is typical of our industry, and inflation negatively impact contributive margin and drive us to
continually seek ways to reduce our variable costs.  Our variable cost reduction efforts include increasing the efficiency in our production facilities by expending capital for automation, reducing materials costs, materials substitution, increasing
wafer size and shrinking dies to maximize efficiency in our semiconductor production processes, and other yield improvement activities.

Our cost management strategy also includes a focus on controlling fixed costs recorded as costs of products sold or selling, general, and administrative expenses and
maintaining our break-even point (adjusted for acquisitions).  We generally seek to limit increases in selling, general, and administrative expenses to the rate of inflation, excluding foreign currency exchange effects and substantially independent
of sales volume changes. At constant fixed costs, we would expect each $1 million increase in revenues to increase our operating income by approximately $450,000 to $470,000.  Sudden changes in the business conditions, however, may not allow us to
quickly adapt our manufacturing capacity and cost structure.

During 2023, we implemented the Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. 2023 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "2023 Plan") to enable us to recruit and
retain highly qualified employees, directors, consultants and other service providers, provide them with an incentive for productivity, and create an opportunity for them to share in the growth and value of the Company.  The 2023 Plan is the first
broad-based stock compensation program at Vishay in over 20 years.  This program increased operating expenses by $8.8 million in 2023 and is expected to increase operating expenses by between $7 million and $10 million in 2024 versus 2023.
Management believes such additional non-cash costs will enhance the long-term performance of the Company by providing selected participants with an incentive to improve the growth and profitability of the Company.

Also beginning in 2023, we made and are making significant investments in capital expenditures primarily for capital expansion projects outside of China,
which will increase depreciation expense.  At the same time, we are focusing on increasing our technical resources, adding additional customer-facing engineers, and intensifying our activities in R&D.  We have seen and expect to continue to see
an increase in operating expenses over the next couple of years as we add these engineering talents, fill gaps in our technology, and become a preferred supplier to more customers and more broadly sell our product portfolio.  Management believes such
additional costs will enhance our long-term performance by accelerating our growth.

Occasionally, our ongoing cost containment activities are not adequate and we must take actions to maintain our cost competitiveness.  We incurred significant
restructuring expenses in our past to reduce our cost structure.  Historically, our primary cost reduction technique was through the transfer of production to the extent possible from high-labor-cost countries to lower-labor-cost countries.  We
believe that our manufacturing footprint is suitable to serve our customers and end markets, while maintaining lower manufacturing costs.  Since 2013, our cost reduction programs have primarily focused on reducing fixed costs, including selling,
general, and administrative expenses.

We continue to monitor the economic environment and its potential effects on our customers and the end markets that we serve.

We do not anticipate any material restructuring activities in 2024.  However, a worsening business environment for the electronics industry or a significant economic
downturn may require us to implement additional restructuring initiatives.

In uncertain times, we focus on managing our production capacities in accordance with customer requirements, and maintain discipline in terms of our fixed costs and
capital expenditures. Even as we seek to manage our costs, we remain cognizant of the future requirements of our demanding markets. We continue to pursue our growth plans through investing in capacities for strategic product lines, and through
increasing our resources for R&D, technical marketing, and field application engineering; supplemented by opportunistic acquisitions of specialty businesses.

Our long-term strategy includes growth through the integration of acquired businesses, and GAAP requires plant closure and employee termination costs that we incur in
connection with our acquisition activities to be recorded as expenses in our consolidated statement of operations, as such expenses are incurred.  We have not incurred any material plant closure or employee termination costs related to any of the
businesses acquired since 2011, but we expect to have some level of future restructuring expenses due to acquisitions.

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Foreign Currency Translation

We are exposed to foreign currency exchange rate risks, particularly due to transactions in currencies other than the functional currencies of certain subsidiaries.  We
occasionally use forward exchange contracts to economically hedge a portion of our projected cash flows from these exposures.

GAAP requires that entities identify the “functional currency” of each of their subsidiaries and measure all elements of the financial statements in that functional
currency. A subsidiary’s functional currency is the currency of the primary economic environment in which it operates. In cases where a subsidiary is relatively self-contained within a particular country, the local currency is generally deemed to be
the functional currency. However, a foreign subsidiary that is a direct and integral component or extension of the parent company’s operations generally would have the parent company’s currency as its functional currency. We have both situations
among our subsidiaries.

Foreign Subsidiaries which use the Local Currency as the Functional Currency

We finance our operations in Europe and certain locations in Asia in local currencies, and accordingly, these subsidiaries utilize the local currency as their functional
currency. For those subsidiaries where the local currency is the functional currency, assets and liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets have been translated at the rate of exchange as of the balance sheet date. Translation adjustments do not
impact the results of operations and are reported as a separate component of stockholders’ equity.

For those subsidiaries where the local currency is the functional currency, revenues and expenses are translated at the average exchange rate for the year. While the
translation of revenues and expenses into U.S. dollars does not directly impact the consolidated statement of operations, the translation effectively increases or decreases the U.S. dollar equivalent of revenues generated and expenses incurred in
those foreign currencies.  The dollar was weaker during 2023 versus 2022, but stronger during 2022 versus 2021, with the translation of foreign currency revenues and expenses into U.S. dollars increasing reported revenues and expenses in 2023 versus 2022, but decreasing
reported revenues and expenses in 2022 versus 2021.

Foreign Subsidiaries which use the U.S. Dollar as the Functional Currency

Our operations in Israel and most significant locations in Asia are largely financed in U.S. dollars, and accordingly, these subsidiaries utilize the U.S. dollar as
their functional currency. For those foreign subsidiaries where the U.S. dollar is the functional currency, all foreign currency financial statement amounts are remeasured into U.S. dollars. Exchange gains and losses arising from remeasurement of
foreign currency-denominated monetary assets and liabilities are included in the results of operations. While these subsidiaries transact most business in U.S. dollars, they may have significant costs, particularly payroll-related, which are incurred
in the local currency.  The cost of products sold and selling, general, and administrative expense have been favorably impacted for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to 2022 and for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to 2021 by local currency transactions of subsidiaries which use the U.S. dollar as their functional currency.

See Item 7A for additional discussion of foreign currency exchange risk.

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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our significant accounting policies are summarized in Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements. We identify here a number of policies that entail significant
judgments or estimates.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue is measured based on the consideration specified in contracts with customers, and excludes any sales incentives and amounts collected on behalf of third
parties.  We recognize revenue when we satisfy our performance obligations.

We have a broad line of products that we sell to OEMs, electronic manufacturing services ("EMS") companies, which manufacture for OEMs on an outsourcing basis, and
independent distributors that maintain large inventories of electronic components for resale to OEMs and EMS companies.

We recognize revenue on sales to distributors when the distributor takes control of the products ("sold-to" model).  We have agreements with distributors that allow
distributors a limited credit for unsaleable products, which we refer to as a "scrap allowance." Consistent with industry practice, we also have a "stock, ship and debit" program whereby we consider requests by distributors for credits on previously
purchased products that remain in distributors' inventory, to enable the distributors to offer more competitive pricing.  In addition, we have contractual arrangements whereby we provide distributors with protection against price reductions initiated
by us after product is sold by us to the distributor and prior to resale by the distributor.

We recognize the estimated variable consideration to be received as revenue and record a related accrued expense for the consideration not expected to be received, based
upon an estimate of product returns, scrap allowances, "stock, ship and debit" credits, and price protection credits that will be attributable to sales recorded through the end of the period.  We make these estimates based upon sales levels to our
customers during the period, inventory levels at the distributors, current and projected market conditions, and historical experience under the programs. We utilize a number of different methodologies and consider several factors when estimating the
accruals.  Some of the factors that we consider are sales levels to customers during the relevant period, inventory levels at the distributors, current and projected market trends and conditions, recent and historical activity under the relevant
programs, changes in program policies, and open requests for credits. These procedures require the exercise of significant judgments.  We believe that we have a reasonable basis to estimate future credits under the programs.

See Notes 1 and 9 to our consolidated financial statements for further information.

Inventories

We value our inventories at the lower of cost or net realizable value, with cost determined under the first-in, first-out method. The valuation of our inventories
requires our management to make market estimates.  For work in process goods, we are required to estimate the cost to completion of the products and the prices at which we will be able to sell the products.  For finished goods, we must assess the
prices at which we believe the inventory can be sold. Inventories are also adjusted for estimated obsolescence and written down to net realizable value based on age of the inventory and upon estimates of future demand, technology developments, and
market conditions.

Goodwill

See Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements for a description of our goodwill impairment tests.

The fair value of reporting units for goodwill impairment testing purposes is measured primarily using present value techniques based on projected cash flows from the
reporting unit.  The calculated results are evaluated for reasonableness using comparable company data.  The determination of the fair value of the reporting units requires us to make significant estimates and assumptions.  These estimates and
assumptions primarily include, but are not limited to: the selection of appropriate peer group companies; control premiums appropriate for acquisitions in the industries in which we compete; the discount rate; terminal growth rates; and forecasts of
revenue, operating income, depreciation and amortization, and capital expenditures.

Due to the inherent uncertainty involved in making these estimates, actual financial results could differ from those estimates.  In addition, changes in assumptions
concerning future financial results or other underlying assumptions could have a significant impact on the fair value of the reporting unit and the amount of the goodwill impairment charge.

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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

Our defined benefit plans are concentrated in the United States, Germany, and the Republic of China (Taiwan). At December 31, 2023, our U.S. plans include various non-qualified plans.  The table below summarizes information about our pension and other postretirement benefit plans.  This information
should be read in conjunction with Note 11 to our consolidated financial statements (amounts in thousands):

Benefit obligationPlan assetsFunded positionInformally funded assetsNet positionUnrecognized actuarial items
U.S. non-qualified pension plans$30,691$-$(30,691)$21,540$(9,151)$(522)
German pension plans132,627-(132,627)4,115(128,512)17,261
Taiwanese pension plans43,38535,826(7,559)-(7,559)5,198
Other pension plans34,77127,461(7,310)-(7,310)2,432
OPEB plans11,823-(11,823)-(11,823)(39)
Other retirement obligations11,087-(11,087)-(11,087)-
$264,384$63,287$(201,097)$25,655$(175,442)$24,330

Accounting for defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans involves numerous assumptions and estimates. The discount rate at which obligations could
effectively be settled and the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets are two critical assumptions in measuring the cost and benefit obligations of our pension and other postretirement benefit plans. Other important assumptions include the
anticipated rate of future increases in compensation levels, estimated mortality, and for certain postretirement medical plans, increases or trends in health care costs.  Management reviews these assumptions at least annually.  We use independent
actuaries and investment advisers to assist us in formulating assumptions and making estimates.  These assumptions are updated periodically to reflect the actual experience and expectations on a plan specific basis as appropriate.

In the U.S., we utilize published long-term high quality bonds to determine the discount rate at the measurement date. In Germany and the Republic of China (Taiwan), we
utilize published long-term government bond rates to determine the discount rate at the measurement date.  We utilize bond yields at various maturity dates that reflect the timing of expected future benefit payments. We believe the discount rates
selected are the rates at which these obligations could effectively be settled.

Non-qualified plans in the U.S. are considered by law to be unfunded.  However, the Company maintains assets in a rabbi trust to fund benefit payments under certain of
these plans.  Such assets would be subject to creditor claims under certain conditions.  (See also Notes 11 and 18 to our consolidated financial statements.)

Many of our non-U.S. plans are unfunded based on local laws and customs. For those non-U.S. plans that do
maintain investments, their asset holdings are primarily cash and fixed income securities, based on local laws and customs. Some non-U.S. plans also informally fund their plans by holding certain available-for-sale investments.  Such assets would
be subject to creditor claims under certain conditions. (See also Note 18 to our consolidated financial statements.)

We set the expected long-term rate of return based on the expected long-term average rates of return to be achieved by the underlying investment portfolios.  In
establishing this rate, we consider historical and expected returns for the asset classes in which the plans are invested, advice from pension consultants and investment advisors, and current economic and capital market conditions. The expected
return on plan assets is incorporated into the computation of pension expense.  The difference between this expected return and the actual return on plan assets is deferred.  The net deferral of past asset losses (gains) affects the calculated value
of plan assets and, ultimately, future pension expense (income).

We continue to seek to de-risk our global pension exposures.  Such actions could result in increased net periodic pension cost due to lower expected rates of return on
plan assets and/or possible additional charges to recognize unamortized actuarial items if all or a portion of the obligations were to be settled.

We believe that the current assumptions used to estimate plan obligations and annual expenses are appropriate.  However, if economic conditions change or if our
investment strategy changes, we may be inclined to change some of our assumptions, and the resulting change could have a material impact on the consolidated statements of operations and on the consolidated balance sheet.

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Income Taxes

We are subject to income taxes in the U.S. and numerous foreign jurisdictions.  Significant judgment is required in evaluating our tax positions and determining our
provision for income taxes.  During the ordinary course of business, there are many transactions and calculations for which the ultimate tax determination is uncertain.  We establish reserves for tax-related uncertainties based on estimates of
whether, and the extent to which, additional taxes will be due.  These reserves are established when we believe that certain positions might be challenged despite our belief that our tax return positions are fully supportable.  We adjust these
reserves in light of changing facts and circumstances and the provision for income taxes includes the impact of reserve provisions and changes to reserves that are considered appropriate.

These accruals for tax-related uncertainties are based on our best estimate of potential tax exposures. When particular matters arise, a number of years may elapse
before such matters are audited by tax authorities and finally resolved.  Favorable resolution of such matters could be recognized as a reduction to our effective tax rate in the year of resolution.  Unfavorable resolution of any particular issue
could increase the effective tax rate and may require the use of cash in the year of resolution.

During 2023,
certain tax examinations were concluded and certain statutes of limitations lapsed.  Our tax provision for those years includes adjustments related to the resolution of these matters.  We settled an examination of our U.S. federal income tax
returns for the periods ended December 31, 2017 through 2019.  Our federal income tax returns for subsequent years remain subject to examination.  The tax returns of significant non-U.S. subsidiaries currently under examination are located in the
following jurisdictions: Israel (2021), Germany (2017 through 2021), India (2004 through 2021), and Philippines (2017 through 2022).  The Company and its subsidiaries also file income tax returns in other taxing jurisdictions in the U.S. and around
the world, many of which are still open to examination.

See Notes 1 and 5 to consolidated financial statements for additional information.

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Results of Operations

Statement of operations’ captions as a percentage of net revenues and the effective tax rates were as follows:

Years ended December 31,
202320222021
Costs of products sold71.4%69.7%72.6%
Gross profit28.6%30.3%27.4%
Selling, general, and administrative expenses14.4%12.7%13.0%
Operating income14.3%17.6%14.4%
Income before taxes and noncontrolling interest13.7%17.0%13.4%
Net earnings attributable to Vishay stockholders9.5%12.3%9.2%
________
Effective tax rate30.4%27.5%31.2%

Net Revenues

Net revenues were as follows (dollars in thousands):

202320222021
Net revenues$3,402,045$3,497,401$3,240,487
Change versus prior year$(95,356)$256,914
Percentage change versus prior year(2.7)%7.9%

Changes in net revenues were attributable to the following:

2023 vs. 20222022 vs. 2021
Change attributable to:
Change in volume(5.2)%4.3%
Increase in average selling prices1.7%7.2%
Foreign currency effects0.7%(4.0)%
Acquisitions0.2%0.4%
Other(0.1)%0.0%
Net change(2.7)%7.9%

Despite the inventory correction that we are experiencing, the long-term prospects for our business remain favorable, and we
continue to increase manufacturing capacities for critical product lines.  The decrease in net revenues in 2023 is primarily sales volume-driven, partially offset by increased average selling prices.  The increase in net revenues in 2022 was
primarily due to increased sales volume and average selling prices.

Gross Profit and Margins

Gross profit margins for the year ended December 31, 2023
were 28.6%, as compared to 30.3%
for the year ended December 31, 2022.  The decrease in gross profit margin is primarily due to decreased sales volume.  Higher labor,
materials, and utilities costs also negatively impacted the gross profit margin.

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Segments

Analysis of revenues and margins for our segments is provided below.  Direct costs of the COVID-19 pandemic are not allocated to the segments.

MOSFETs

Net revenues of the MOSFETs segment were as follows (dollars in thousands):

Years ended December 31,
202320222021
Net revenues$778,754$762,260$667,998
Change versus comparable prior year period$16,494$94,262
Percentage change versus comparable prior year period2.2%14.1%

Changes in MOSFETs segment net revenues were attributable to the following:

2023 vs. 20222022 vs. 2021
Change attributable to:
Change in volume(1.8)%4.1%
Increase in average selling prices2.3%11.8%
Foreign currency effects0.5%(2.4)%
Acquisition1.0%0.1%
Other0.2%0.5%
Net change2.2%14.1%

Gross profit margins and segment operating margins for the MOSFETs segment were as follows:

Years ended December 31,
202320222021
Gross profit margin33.3%36.0%28.4%
Segment operating margin25.1%30.0%22.3%

Net revenues of the MOSFETs segment increased slightly in 2023 versus the prior year.  The increase is primarily due to increased sales to automotive, power supply, and
industrial end market customers in the Europe region, partially offset decreased sales to customers in the Americas and Asia regions.

The gross profit margin in 2023 decreased versus the
prior year primarily due to higher utilities, labor, and repair and maintenance costs.

The segment operating margin decreased versus the prior year primarily due to decreased gross profit.  Increased segment SG&A expenses
primarily due to acquisition-related expenses also contributed to the decrease.

Average selling prices increased versus the prior year.

We continue to invest to expand mid- and long-term manufacturing capacity for strategic product lines.  We
have begun building a 12-inch wafer fab in Itzehoe, Germany adjacent to our existing 8-inch wafer fab, which we expect will increase our in-house wafer capacity by approximately 70% within 2-3 years and allow us to balance our in-house and foundry
wafer supply.

We acquired leading edge silicon and silicon carbide MOSFETs products with our
acquisition of MaxPower in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2022.  Our pending acquisition of Nexperia's Newport fab is expected to enhance the manufacturing capacity and capabilities of our MOSFETs segment.

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Diodes

Net revenues of the Diodes segment were as follows (dollars in thousands):

Years ended December 31,
202320222021
Net revenues$690,540$765,220$709,416
Change versus comparable prior year period$(74,680)$55,804
Percentage change versus comparable prior year period(9.8)%7.9%

Changes in Diodes segment net revenues were attributable to the following:

2023 vs. 20222022 vs. 2021
Change attributable to:
Change in volume(11.0)%1.8%
Increase in average selling prices1.0%9.7%
Foreign currency effects0.4%(3.7)%
Other(0.2)%0.1%
Net change(9.8)%7.9%

Gross profit margins and segment operating margins for the Diodes segment were as follows:

Years ended December 31,
202320222021
Gross profit margin25.4%25.9%23.7%
Segment operating margin22.2%23.1%20.6%

Net revenues of the Diodes segment decreased significantly in 2023.

The decrease is primarily due to decreased sales to distribution and EMS customers, power supply end market customers, and customers in the Americas and Asia regions, partially offset by increased sales to automotive end market customers.

Gross profit margin decreased versus the prior year primarily due to lower sales volume and higher materials, labor, and fixed costs, partially offset by higher
average selling prices.

Segment operating margin decreased versus the prior year primarily due to decreased gross profit.

Average selling prices increased versus the prior year.

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Optoelectronic Components

Net revenues of the Optoelectronic Components segment were as follows (dollars in
thousands):

Years ended December 31,
202320222021
Net revenues$243,146$296,384$302,714
Change versus comparable prior year period$(53,238)$(6,330)
Percentage change versus comparable prior year period(18.0)%(2.1)%

Changes in Optoelectronic Components segment net revenues were attributable to the following:

2023 vs. 20222022 vs. 2021
Change attributable to:
Decrease in volume(19.2)%(3.6)%
Increase in average selling prices0.5%6.7%
Foreign currency effects0.9%(4.7)%
Other(0.2)%(0.5)%
Net change(18.0)%(2.1)%

Gross profit margins and segment operating margins for the Optoelectronic Components segment were as follows:

Years ended December 31,
202320222021
Gross profit margin25.6%34.7%33.3%
Segment operating margin17.7%28.8%27.2%

Net revenues of the Optoelectronic Components segment decreased significantly versus the prior year.  The decrease was primarily due to general consumer weakness that
impacted many of the products we sell.  The result was decreased sales to distribution customers and customers in all regions.  We expect long-term growth for this segment.

The gross profit margin decreased versus the prior year.  The decrease is primarily due to lower sales volume, higher materials, services, labor, and utilities costs,
and inventory and higher depreciation expense.

The segment operating margin decreased primarily due to the decrease in gross profit.

Average selling prices increased versus the prior year.

We are now using our recently modernized and expanded wafer fab in Heilbronn, Germany.

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Resistors

Net revenues of the Resistors segment were as follows (dollars in thousands):

Years ended December 31,
202320222021
Net revenues$843,472$832,806$752,554
Change versus comparable prior year period$10,666$80,252
Percentage change versus comparable prior year period1.3%10.7%

Changes in Resistors segment net revenues were attributable to the following:

2023 vs. 20222022 vs. 2021
Change attributable to:
Change in volume(1.4)%10.4%
Increase in average selling prices1.8%4.6%
Foreign currency effects1.0%(5.6)%
Acquisitions0.0%1.5%
Other(0.1)%(0.2)%
Net change1.3%10.7%

Gross profit margins and segment operating margins for the Resistors segment were as follows:

Years ended December 31,
202320222021
Gross profit margin28.3%31.5%28.7%
Segment operating margin24.8%28.2%25.4%

Net revenues of the Resistors segment increased slightly versus the prior year.  The increase was primarily due to increased sales to military and aerospace, automotive,
and industrial end market customers and customers in the Europe region, partially offset by decreased sales to distribution customers.

The gross profit margin decreased versus the prior year.  The decrease is due to lower sales volume, higher labor and materials costs, and other inflationary impacts,
partially offset by increased average selling prices, lower metals and logistics costs, and favorable exchange rate impacts.

Segment operating margin decreased versus the prior year.  The decrease is primarily due to decreased gross profit.

Average selling prices increased versus the prior year.

We are increasing critical manufacturing capacities for certain product lines.  We continue to broaden our
business with targeted acquisitions of specialty resistors businesses.

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Inductors

Net revenues of the Inductors segment were as follows (dollars in thousands):

Years ended December 31,
202320222021
Net revenues$347,392$331,086$335,638
Change versus comparable prior year period$16,306$(4,552)
Percentage change versus comparable prior year period4.9%(1.4)%

Changes in Inductors segment net revenues were attributable to the following:

2023 vs. 20222022 vs. 2021
Change attributable to:
Change in volume2.4%(0.8)%
Increase in average selling prices1.9%1.2%
Foreign currency effects0.5%(1.8)%
Other0.1%0.0%
Net change4.9%(1.4)%

Gross profit margins and segment operating margins for the Inductors segment were
as follows:

Years ended December 31,
202320222021
Gross profit margin32.4%31.5%32.0%
Segment operating margin28.7%28.2%29.0%

Net revenues of the Inductors segment increased moderately versus the prior year.  The increase is primarily due to increased sales to EMS customers, medical,
automotive, and military and aerospace end market customers, and customers in the Americas and Europe regions, partially offset by decreased sales to distribution customers, industrial and telecommunications end market customers, and customers in the
Asia region.

The gross profit margin increased versus the prior year.  The increase is primarily due to increased average selling prices, higher sales volume, lower logistics and
metals prices, and positive foreign currency impacts, partially offset by higher labor and materials costs, other inflationary impacts, and start-up costs of a new manufacturing facility.

Segment operating margin increased versus the prior year.  The increase is primarily due to increased gross profit.

Average selling prices increased versus the prior year.

We expect long-term growth in this
segment, and are continuously expanding manufacturing capacity for certain product lines and evaluating acquisition opportunities, particularly of specialty businesses.  We have greatly increased our manufacturing capacity for power inductors in
the past year.

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Capacitors

Net revenues of the Capacitors segment were as follows (dollars in thousands):

Years ended December 31,
202320222021
Net revenues$498,741$509,645$472,167
Change versus comparable prior year period$(10,904)$37,478
Percentage change versus comparable prior year period(2.1)%7.9%

Changes in Capacitors segment net revenues were attributable to the following:

2023 vs. 20222022 vs. 2021
Change attributable to:
Change in volume(5.1)%8.0%
Increase in average selling prices2.2%5.6%
Foreign currency effects0.9%(5.5)%
Other(0.1)%(0.2)%
Net change(2.1)%7.9%

Gross profit margins and segment operating margins for the Capacitors segment were as follows:

Years ended December 31,
202320222021
Gross profit margin25.3%24.3%22.4%
Segment operating margin21.1%20.6%18.1%

Net revenues of the Capacitors segment decreased slightly versus the prior year.  The decrease is primarily due to decreased sales to distribution and EMS customers and
customers in the Americas and Asia regions, partially offset by increased sales to industrial end market customers.

The gross profit margin increased versus the prior year.  The increase is due to increased average selling prices, positive impact of product mix, positive foreign
currency impacts, and lower metals, freight, and utility costs, partially offset by lower sales volume and higher labor and tantalum costs.

Segment operating margin increased versus the prior year.  The increase is primarily due to increased gross profit.

Average selling prices have increased versus the prior year.

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Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general, and administrative expenses are summarized as follows (dollars in
thousands):

Years ended December 31,
202320222021
Total SG&A expenses$488,349$443,503$420,111
as a percentage of sales14.4%12.7%13.0%

SG&A expenses for the year ended December 31, 2023
increased versus the year ended December 31, 2022 due to general inflation and higher compensation costs, including the implementation
of the 2023 Long-Term Incentive Plan in 2023.

Other Income (Expense)

2023 Compared to 2022

Interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2023 increased by $8.0 million versus the year ended December
31, 2022.  The increase is primarily due to higher interest rates and higher average balances outstanding on the revolving credit
facility in 2023 prior to September 2023 when it was paid down to $0.

The following table analyzes the components of the line “Other” on the consolidated statements of operations (in thousands):

Years ended December 31,
20232022Change
Foreign exchange gain (loss)$677$5,690$(5,013)
Interest income31,3537,56023,793
Other components of net periodic pension expense(8,730)(11,090)2,360
Investment income (loss)1,347(6,812)8,159
Other616(200)816
$25,263$(4,852)$30,115

2022 Compared to 2021

Interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2022 decreased by $0.4 million versus the year ended December 31, 2021.

The following table analyzes the components of the line “Other” on the consolidated statements of operations (in thousands):

Years ended December 31,
20222021Change
Foreign exchange gain (loss)$5,690$(2,692)$8,382
Interest income7,5601,2696,291
Other components of net periodic pension expense(11,090)(13,206)2,116
Investment income (loss)(6,812)(1,036)(5,776)
Other(200)11(211)
$(4,852)$(15,654)$10,802

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Income Taxes

For the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, the effective tax
rates were 30.4%, 27.5%,

and 31.2%, respectively.  With the reduction in the U.S. statutory rate to 21% beginning January 1, 2018, we expect that our effective
tax rate will be higher than the U.S. statutory rate, excluding unusual transactions.  Historically, the effective tax rates were generally less than the U.S. statutory rate of 35% primarily because of earnings in foreign jurisdictions.  Discrete tax
items impacted our effective tax rate for each period presented.  These items were $20.0 million in 2022 and $39.3 million in 2021.

There were no unusual tax transactions that impacted the effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2023.

The effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2022 was impacted by $5.9 million of tax benefits recognized for changes in uncertain tax positions following the resolution of a tax audit, $59.6 million of tax
expense recognized upon the change in indefinite reversal assertion on earnings in Germany, and $33.7 million of tax benefits recognized upon the release of a valuation allowance.

We made the determination during the fourth fiscal quarter of 2022 that substantially all unremitted earnings in Germany are no longer indefinitely reinvested.  We
recorded additional tax expense during the fourth fiscal quarter of 2022 to accrue the $59.6 million of withholding taxes necessary to distribute these approximately $360.0 million of accumulated earnings to the United States.

The effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2021 was impacted by $53.3 million of tax expense recognized upon a change in Israeli tax law that was enacted on
November 15, 2021.  We have historically benefited from tax incentive programs offered by the Israeli government, including the generation of income not subject to current income tax.  Any tax-exempt earnings generated under these programs would
incur an additional “claw-back” tax at approximately 11.1% if they were distributed or invested outside of Israel, in addition to normal withholding taxes on earnings distributed from Israel.  Otherwise, taxes on such earnings were indefinitely
deferred.

The change in Israeli tax law provided companies with an election to currently pay a reduced claw-back rate of as low as 6% upon meeting certain conditions, with the
ability to distribute or invest those amounts outside of Israel at any time in the future.  We elected to pay taxes on all previously untaxed earnings at the reduced 6% claw-back rate.  As a direct result of this change in tax law, we made the
determination during the fourth fiscal quarter of 2021 that substantially all unremitted foreign earnings in Israel are no longer permanently reinvested.  We recorded the additional tax expense during the fourth fiscal quarter of 2021 to accrue the
claw-back tax on applicable earnings and withholding taxes necessary to distribute these approximately $385.0 million of accumulated earnings to the United States.  We repatriated
$81.2 million (net of taxes) to the United States in 2022 pursuant to this repatriation program.  We paid withholding taxes, foreign taxes, and Israeli clawback taxes of $25.2 million due to the repatriation.

The effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2021 was also impacted by a $5.7 million tax benefit recognized upon the release of a valuation allowance and $8.3
million of tax benefits recognized due to changes in tax regulations.

We operate in a global environment with significant operations in various locations outside the United States. Accordingly, the consolidated income tax rate is a
composite rate reflecting our earnings and the applicable tax rates in the various locations where we operate. Part of our historical strategy has been to achieve cost savings through the transfer and expansion of manufacturing operations to
countries where we can take advantage of lower labor costs and available tax and other government-sponsored incentives.

Additional information about income taxes is included in Note 5 to our consolidated financial statements.

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Financial Condition, Liquidity, and Capital Resources

Our financial condition as of December 31, 2023 continued to be strong.  Cash and short-term investments
exceed our long-term debt balances, and we have historically been a strong generator of operating cash flows.  The cash generated from operations is used to fund our capital expenditure plans, and cash in excess of our capital expenditure needs is
available to fund our acquisition strategy, to reduce debt levels, and to pay dividends and repurchase stock.

Management uses a non-GAAP measure, "free cash," to evaluate our ability to fund acquisitions, repay debt, and otherwise enhance stockholder value through stock
repurchases or dividends.  See "Overview" above for "free cash" definition and reconciliation to GAAP.

Cash flows provided by operating activities were $365.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, as compared to cash
flows provided by operations of $484.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2022.

In order to manage our working capital and operating cash needs, we monitor our cash conversion cycle.  The following table presents the components of our cash conversion cycle during the five fiscal quarters beginning with
the fourth fiscal quarter of 2022 through the fourth fiscal quarter of 2023:

4th Quarter 20221st Quarter 20232nd Quarter 20233rd Quarter 20234th Quarter 2023
Days sales outstanding ("DSO") (a)4545464850
Days inventory outstanding ("DIO") (b)93989496101
Days payable outstanding ("DPO") (c)(31)(32)(32)(33)(31)
Cash conversion cycle107111108111120

a)  DSO measures the average collection period of our receivables.  DSO is calculated by dividing the average accounts receivable by the average net revenue per day for the respective fiscal quarter.

b)  DIO measures the average number of days from procurement to sale of our product.  DIO is calculated by dividing the average inventory by average cost of goods sold per day for the respective fiscal
quarter.

c)  DPO measures the average number of days our payables remain outstanding before payment.  DPO is calculated by dividing the average accounts payable by the average cost of goods sold per day for the
respective fiscal quarter.

Cash paid for property and equipment for the year ended December 31, 2023 was $329.4 million, as compared to $325.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2022.  To be well positioned to service our customers and to fully participate in growing markets, we have
increased and expect to maintain a relatively high level of capital expenditures for expansion in the mid-term.  We expect to invest approximately $450 million in 2024 and approximately $1.2 billion from 2023 to 2025 primarily for capital expansion
projects outside of China.

Free cash flow for the year ended December 31, 2023 decreased versus the year ended December 31, 2022 primarily due to decreased net earnings, increased transition and repatriation taxes paid, and a working capital increase.  We
expect that free cash flow will be negatively impacted by the expected high level of capital expenditures for expansion in 2023 - 2025 after which we expect to generate increasingly higher levels of free cash.  There is no assurance, however, that we
will be able to continue to generate cash flows from operations and free cash at our historical levels, or at all, going forward if the economic environment worsens.

In 2022, our Board of Directors adopted a Stockholder Return Policy that will remain in effect until such time as the Board votes to amend or rescind the policy.  See “Stockholder Return Policy” above for additional
information.

The following table summarizes the components of net cash and short-term investments (debt) (in thousands):

December 31, 2023December 31, 2022
Credit facility$-$42,000
Convertible senior notes, due 202595,102465,344
Convertible senior notes, due 2030750,000-
Deferred financing costs(26,914)(6,407)
Total debt818,188500,937
Cash and cash equivalents972,719610,825
Short-term investments35,808305,272
Net cash and short-term investments (debt)$190,339$415,160

"Net cash and short-term investments (debt)" does not have a uniform definition and is not recognized in accordance with GAAP. This measure should not be viewed as an alternative to GAAP measures of performance or liquidity. However, management
believes that an analysis of "net cash and short-term investments (debt)" assists investors in understanding aspects of our cash and debt management. The measure, as calculated by us, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other
companies.

We invest a portion of our excess cash in highly liquid, high-quality instruments with maturities greater than 90 days, but less than 1 year, which we classify as
short-term investments on our consolidated balance sheets.  As these investments were funded using a portion of excess cash and represent a significant aspect of our cash management strategy, we include the investments in the calculation of net cash
and short-term investments (debt).

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The interest rates on our short-term investments vary by location.  Transactions related to these investments are classified as investing activities on our consolidated
statements of cash flows.  We aligned the maturity dates of our cash equivalents and short-term investments in preparation of the planned cash repatriation that was completed in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2023, which resulted in a decrease in our
short-term investment balance.

As of December 31, 2023, 65.5% of our cash and cash
equivalents and short-term investments were held in countries outside of the United States.  Cash dividends to stockholders, share repurchases, and principal and interest payments on our debt instruments need to be paid by the U.S. parent company,
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.  A U.S.-domiciled subsidiary is expected to be the acquiring entity of Nexperia's wafer fabrication facility and operations in Newport, South Wales, U.K. Our U.S. subsidiaries also have cash operating needs.  The recent
distribution of earnings from Israel and Germany to the United States will be used to fund our Stockholder Return Policy and the Nexperia transaction.  We expect that cash on-hand and cash flows from operations will be sufficient to meet our
longer-term financing needs related to normal operating requirements, regular dividend payments, share repurchases pursuant to our Stockholder Return Policy, and our research and development and capital expenditure plans.  Our substantially undrawn
credit facility provides us with significant operating liquidity in the United States.

On May 8, 2023, we amended and restated our $750 million revolving credit agreement, which replaced our credit agreement that was scheduled to mature in June 2024.  The amendment and restatement extended the maturity date of the
revolving credit agreement until May 8, 2028.

The maximum amount available on the revolving credit facility is restricted by the financial covenants described below.  The credit facility also provides us the ability to request up to $300 million of incremental facilities,
subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, which could take the form of additional revolving commitments, incremental “term loan A” or “term loan B” facilities, or incremental equivalent debt.

We had $42 million outstanding on our revolving credit facility at December 31, 2022 and no amounts outstanding at December 31, 2023.  We borrowed $501 million and repaid $543 million on the revolving credit facility during the year
ended December 31, 2023.  The average outstanding balance on our revolving credit facility calculated at fiscal month-ends was $93.3
million and the highest amount outstanding on our revolving credit facility at a fiscal month end was $185 million during the year ended December 31, 2023.
We used $185 million of the net proceeds from the convertible senior notes due 2030 to repay amounts outstanding on the revolving credit facility in the third fiscal quarter of 2023.

The amendment and restatement of the facility replaced the leverage ratio used for compliance measurement with a net leverage ratio, reducing the measure of outstanding debt by up to $250 million of unrestricted cash.
Measurements prior to the amendment and restatement were based on a total leverage ratio.

Pursuant to the credit facility, the financial maintenance covenants include (a) an interest coverage ratio of not less than 2.00 to 1; and (b) a net leverage ratio of not more than 3.25 to 1 (and a pro forma ratio of 3.00
to 1 on the date of incurrence of additional debt). The computation of these ratios is prescribed in Article VI of the Credit Agreement between Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., which was filed with the SEC as Exhibit 10.1
to our current report on Form 8-K filed May 8, 2023.

The revolving credit facility limits or restricts us from, among other things, incurring indebtedness, incurring liens on its respective assets, making investments and acquisitions (assuming our pro forma net leverage ratio
is greater than 2.75 to 1.00), making asset sales, and paying cash dividends and making other restricted payments (assuming our pro forma net leverage ratio is greater than 2.50 to 1.00).

We were in compliance with all financial covenants under the credit facility at December 31, 2023.  Our interest
coverage ratio and net leverage ratio were 17.83 to 1 and 0.84 to 1, respectively.  We expect to continue to be in compliance with these covenants based on current projections.

If we are not in compliance with all of the required financial covenants, the credit facility could be terminated by the lenders, and any amounts then
outstanding pursuant to the credit facility could become immediately payable. Additionally, our convertible senior notes due 2025 and due 2030 have cross-default provisions that could accelerate repayment in the event the indebtedness under the
credit facility is accelerated.  The maturity date of the amended and restated credit facility will accelerate if within ninety-one days prior to the maturity of our convertible senior notes due 2025, the outstanding principal amount of such
notes exceeds a defined liquidity measure as set forth in the credit facility.  The repurchase of $370.2 million principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2025 in the third fiscal quarter of 2023 reduces the risk that the maturity date of
the credit facility will accelerate.

Borrowings under the credit facility bear interest at variable reference rates plus an interest margin.  The applicable interest margin is based on our
total leverage ratio.  We also pay a commitment fee, also based on our total leverage ratio, on undrawn amounts.  U.S. dollar borrowings under the revolving credit agreement are based on SOFR (including a customary spread adjustment).  Borrowings
in foreign currencies bear interest at currency-specific reference rates plus an interest margin.  Based on our current total leverage ratio of 1.19
to 1, any new U.S. dollar borrowings will bear interest at SOFR plus 1.60% (including the applicable credit spread), and the undrawn commitment fee is 0.25% per annum.

The borrowings under the credit facility are secured by a lien on substantially all assets, including accounts receivable, inventory, machinery and
equipment, and general intangibles (but excluding real estate, intellectual property registered or licensed solely for use in, or arising solely under the laws of, any country other than the United States, assets located solely outside of the
United States and deposit and securities accounts), of Vishay and certain significant subsidiaries located in the United States, and pledges of stock in certain subsidiaries; and are guaranteed by certain significant subsidiaries.

We expect, at least initially, to fund certain future obligations required to be paid by the U.S. parent company by borrowing under our revolving credit facility.  We also expect to continue to use the credit facility from
time-to-time to meet certain short-term financing needs.  Additional acquisition activity, convertible debt repurchases, or conversion of our convertible debt instruments may require additional borrowing under our credit facility or may otherwise
require us to incur additional debt.  No principal payments on our debt are due before 2025.

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On September 12, 2023, we issued $750 million convertible senior notes due 2030.  We used the net proceeds from the issuance of these notes to repurchase
$370.2 million principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2025, to pay $94.2 million to enter into capped call transactions intended to mitigate the dilution risk of convertible senior notes due 2030 by synthetically increasing the conversion
price of the notes to approximately $43.98 per share, to repay amounts outstanding on our amended and restated credit facility, and for other general corporate purposes.

Prior to six months before the maturity date, our convertible senior notes due 2030 are convertible by the holders under certain circumstances.  The
convertible senior notes due 2030 are not convertible as of September 30, 2023 and will not be contingently convertible before the first fiscal quarter of 2024.  Pursuant to the indenture governing the convertible senior notes due 2030, we will
cash-settle the principal amount of $1,000 per note and settle any additional amounts in cash or shares of our common stock.  We intend to finance the principal amount of any converted senior notes due 2030 using borrowings under our credit
facility.

The transactions effectively refinanced the majority of the convertible senior notes due 2025 for five additional years at the same coupon interest rate,
reduced future interest expense due to the paydown of the revolving credit facility, and enhanced our U.S. liquidity position to execute our growth initiatives.

The remaining convertible senior notes due 2025 are not currently convertible.  Pursuant to the indenture governing the convertible senior notes due 2025 and the amendments thereto incorporated in the Supplemental Indenture dated
December 23, 2020, we will cash-settle the principal amount of $1,000 per note and settle any additional amounts in shares of our common stock.  We intend to finance the principal amount of any converted notes using borrowings under our credit
facility.  No conversions have occurred to date.

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In evaluating our liquidity and capital resources, we consider our outstanding commitments.  As of
December 31, 2023 our commitments were as follows (in
thousands):

Payments due by period
Total20242025202620272028Thereafter
Long-term debt$845,102$-$95,102$-$-$-$750,000
Interest payments on long-term debt125,25921,06419,90518,92418,92417,61428,828
Operating leases173,16627,47424,23519,69217,80215,15468,809
Letters of credit1,422----1,422-
Expected pension and postretirement plan funding194,50419,14419,87120,38825,11319,14390,845
Estimated costs to complete construction in progress156,900135,60019,9001,400---
Estimated costs to complete MOSFETs wafer fab345,600119,900177,70048,000---
Remaining cost to acquire Newport wafer fab168,250168,250-----
TCJA transition tax84,64937,62247,027----
Uncertain tax positions13,847-----13,847
Purchase commitments87,58357,82429,109650---
Other long-term liabilities74,071-----74,071
Total contractual cash obligations$2,270,353$586,878$432,849$109,054$61,839$53,333$1,026,400

Commitments for long-term debt are based on the amount required to settle the obligation. Accordingly, the capitalized deferred financing costs associated with our
convertible notes are excluded from the calculation of long-term debt commitments in the table above.

Commitments for interest payments on long-term debt are cash commitments based on the stated maturity dates of each agreement and include fees under our revolving credit
facility, which expires on May 8, 2028.  Commitments for interest payments on long-term debt exclude non-cash interest expense related to the amortization of deferred financing costs.

Various factors could have a material effect on the amount of future principal and interest payments.  Principal and interest commitments associated with our convertible
notes are based on the amounts outstanding as of December 31, 2023.  Additionally, interest commitments for our revolving credit facility
are based on the rate prevailing at December 31, 2023, but actual rates are variable and are certain to change over time.

The TCJA imposed a one-time transition tax on deferred foreign earnings, payable in defined increments over eight years through 2025.

Estimated costs to complete the MOSFETs wafer fab include amounts that we are not contractually required to complete.

On November 8, 2023, Vishay and Nexperia BV announced that we have entered into an agreement whereby we will acquire Nexperia’s wafer fabrication facility
and operations located in Newport, South Wales, U.K. for approximately $177.0 million in cash.  On November 8, 2023, we remitted $8.75 million to an escrow account as a deposit for this agreement.  The closing of the transaction is subject to U.K.
government review and customary closing conditions, and is expected to occur in the first quarter of 2024.

Our consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2023
includes liabilities associated with uncertain tax positions in multiple taxing jurisdictions where we conduct business.  Due to the uncertain and complex application of tax regulations, combined with the difficulty in predicting when tax audits
throughout the world may be concluded, we cannot make reliable estimates of the timing of the remaining cash outflows relating to these liabilities. Accordingly, we have classified all non-current uncertain tax positions as payments due thereafter,
although actual timing of payments may be sooner.

Expected pension and postretirement plan funding is based on a projected schedule of benefit payments under the plans.

We maintain long-term arrangements with subcontractors, suppliers, and other business partners to ensure access to external capacity and supplies for certain products. The
purchase commitments in the table above represent the estimated minimum commitments under these arrangements.  Our actual purchases in future periods are expected to be greater than these minimum commitments.

Other long-term liabilities in the table above include obligations that are reflected on our consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2023.  We include the current portion of the long-term liabilities in the table above. Other long-term liabilities for which we are unable to reasonably
estimate the timing of the settlement are classified as payments due thereafter in the table above, although actual timing of payments may be sooner.

For a further discussion of our long-term debt, pensions and other postretirement benefits, leases, uncertain tax positions, and purchase commitments, see Notes 2, 4, 5,
6, 11, and 13 to our consolidated financial statements.

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FY 2022 10-K MD&A

SEC filing source: 0000103730-23-000013.

Extracted structurally from real Item 7 body heading to real Item 7A/8 boundary. Confidence: high. Filing date: 2023-02-22. Report date: 2022-12-31.

Item 7.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

This Management's Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) is intended to provide an understanding of Vishay's financial condition, results of operations
and cash flows by focusing on changes in certain key measures from year to year. The MD&A should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying Notes filed herewith, commencing on page F-1 of this report.  This
discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.  Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those discussed
elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, particularly in Item 1A. “Risk Factors.”

Overview

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. ("Vishay," "we," "us," or "our") manufactures one of the world’s largest portfolios of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic
components that are essential to innovative designs in the automotive, industrial, computing, consumer, telecommunications, military, aerospace, and medical markets.

We operate in six segments based on product functionality: MOSFETs, Diodes, Optoelectronic Components, Resistors, Inductors, and Capacitors.

We are focused on enhancing stockholder value by growing our business and improving earnings per share.  Since 1985, we have pursued a business strategy of growth through focused research and development and acquisitions.
We plan to continue to grow our business through intensified internal growth supplemented by opportunistic acquisitions, while at the same time maintaining a prudent capital structure. Over the next few years, we expect to experience higher growth
rates than over the last decade.  To foster intensified internal growth, we have increased our worldwide R&D and engineering technical staff; we are increasing our technical field sales force in Asia to increase our market access to the
industrial segment and increase the design-in of our products in local markets; and we are directing increased funding and focus on developing products to capitalize on the mega trends of electrification, data storage, and wireless communications.
We have identified thirty key product lines for growth and are planning to invest more to expand these key product lines.  We expect to invest approximately $385 million in 2023 and approximately $1.2 billion over the next three years primarily for
capital expansion projects outside of China as part of our growth and margin expansion plan.

In addition to enhancing stockholder value through growing our business, on February 7, 2022, our Board of Directors adopted a Stockholder Return Policy, which calls for us to return at least 70% of free cash flow, net of
scheduled principal payments of long-term debt, on an annual basis.  See further discussion in “Stockholder Return Policy” below.

Our business and operating results have been, and will continue to be, impacted by worldwide economic conditions.  Our revenues are dependent on end
markets that are impacted by consumer and industrial demand, and our operating results can be adversely affected by reduced demand in those global markets.  The worldwide economy and, specifically, our business were and continue to be impacted by
the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in 2020.  While the wide-spread economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Vishay was temporary as evidenced by our revenues
since the beginning of 2021, similar disruptions have continued to occur on a more limited scale.

Our operations in the People's Republic
of China, particularly in Shanghai, were impacted by COVID-19 government mandated shut-downs in the second fiscal quarter of 2022.  These manufacturing facilities were temporarily closed and some were operating at levels less than full
capacity.  We incurred incremental costs separable from normal operations that are directly related to these government mandated shut-downs, primarily wages paid to manufacturing employees during the shut-downs, additional wages and hardship
allowances for working during lockdown periods, and temporary housing for employees due to travel restrictions, which were partially offset by government subsidies.  The net
impact of the costs and subsidies are reported as cost of products sold ($6.7 million) and selling, general, and administrative expenses ($0.5 million) based on
employee function on the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2022.  Since 2021, certain costs directly attributable to the pandemic, such as additional costs of cleaning and disinfecting facilities and costs
of additional safety equipment for employees, are no longer incremental and are considered normal operating costs.  These expenses and all indirect financial changes from the
COVID-19 pandemic, such as general macroeconomic effects and higher shipping costs due to reduced shipping capacity, are excluded from the amounts reported as COVID-19 pandemic expenses.  In this volatile economic environment, we continue
to closely monitor our fixed costs, capital expenditure plans, inventory, and capital resources to respond to changing conditions and to ensure we have the management, business processes, and resources to meet our future needs.  We will react
quickly and professionally to changes in demand to minimize manufacturing inefficiencies and excess inventory build in periods of decline and maximize opportunities in periods of growth.  We believe we have sufficient liquidity to withstand
temporary disruptions in the economic environment.  See additional information regarding our competitive strengths and key challenges as disclosed in Part 1.

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We utilize several financial metrics, including net revenues, gross profit margin, segment operating income, end-of-period backlog, book-to-bill ratio, inventory
turnover, change in average selling prices, net cash and short-term investments (debt), and free cash generation to evaluate the performance and assess the future direction of our business.  See further discussion in “Financial Metrics” and
“Financial Condition, Liquidity, and Capital Resources” below.  The key financial metrics remained strong in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2022, but were slightly negatively impacted by cost inflation, the beginning of a distributor inventory
correction that resulted in lower orders, and foreign currency effects.  Net revenues and margins increased versus the prior year period.  Average selling prices remained stable in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2022 after broad increases in prior
periods.

Net revenues for the year ended December 31, 2022 were
$3.497 billion, compared to net revenues of $3.240 billion and $2.502 billion for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.  Net
earnings attributable to Vishay stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2022 were $428.8 million, or $2.98 per diluted share, compared to $298.0 million, or $2.05 per diluted
share, and $122.9 million, or $0.85
per share, for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

We define adjusted net earnings as net earnings determined in accordance with GAAP adjusted for various items that management believes are not indicative of the
intrinsic operating performance of our business.  We define free cash as the cash flows generated from continuing operations less capital expenditures plus net proceeds from the sale of property and equipment.  The reconciliations below include
certain financial measures which are not recognized in accordance with GAAP, including adjusted net earnings, adjusted earnings per share, and free cash.  These non-GAAP measures should not be viewed as alternatives to GAAP measures of performance or
liquidity.  Non-GAAP measures such as adjusted net earnings, adjusted earnings per share, and free cash do not have uniform definitions.  These measures, as calculated by Vishay, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other
companies. Management believes that adjusted net earnings and adjusted earnings per share are meaningful because they provide insight with respect to our intrinsic operating results.  Management believes that free cash is a meaningful measure of our
ability to fund acquisitions, repay debt, and otherwise enhance stockholder value through stock repurchases or dividends.

Net earnings attributable to Vishay stockholders for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020 include items affecting comparability.  The items affecting comparability are (in thousands, except per
share amounts):

Years ended December 31,
202220212020
GAAP net earnings attributable to Vishay stockholders$428,810$297,970$122,923
Reconciling items affecting gross profit:
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic6,661-4,563
Other reconciling items affecting operating income:
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic546-(1,451)
Restructuring and severance costs--743
Reconciling items affecting other income (expense):
Loss on early extinguishment of debt--8,073
Reconciling items affecting tax expense (benefit):
Effects of changes in uncertain tax positions$(5,941)$-$3,751
Effects of changes in valuation allowances(33,669)(5,714)-
Effect of change in indefinite reversal assertion59,642--
Change in tax laws and regulations-45,040-
Change in deferred taxes due to early extinguishment of debt--(1,563)
Effects of cash repatriation program--(190)
Tax effects of pre-tax items above(1,802)-(2,799)
Adjusted net earnings$454,247$337,296$134,050
Adjusted weighted average diluted shares outstanding143,915145,495145,228
Adjusted earnings per diluted share$3.16$2.32$0.92

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The following table reconciles gross profit by segment to consolidated gross profit. Direct costs of the COVID-19 pandemic are not allocated to the segments as the chief operating decision maker's evaluation of segment
performance does not include these costs (in thousands):

Years ended December 31,
202220212020
MOSFETS$274,498$189,959$114,236
Diodes198,105168,36590,004
Optoelectronic Components102,787100,73766,502
Resistors262,072215,853153,214
Inductors104,349107,35892,500
Capacitors123,839105,64170,010
Unallocated gross profit (loss)(6,661)-(4,563)
Gross profit$1,058,989$887,913$581,903

Although the term "free cash" is not defined in GAAP, each of the elements used to calculate free cash is presented as a line item on the face of our consolidated
statements of cash flows prepared in accordance with GAAP.  Our free cash results are as follows (in thousands):

Years ended December 31,
202220212020
Net cash provided by continuing operating activities$484,288$457,104$314,938
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment1,1981,317403
Less: Capital expenditures(325,308)(218,372)(123,599)
Free cash$160,178$240,049$191,742

Our results for 2022 and 2021 represent the continuation of the favorable business conditions that we have been experiencing since the latter part of 2020.  Our percentage of
euro-based sales approximates our percentage of euro-based expenses so the euro foreign currency impact on revenues was substantially offset by the impact on expenses.  Our pre-tax results were consistent with expectations based on our business
model.

Our free cash results were significantly impacted by the installment payments of the U.S. transition tax of $14.8 million in 2022
and 2021 and $25.2 million of payments of foreign, withholding, and claw-back cash taxes on foreign earnings in Israel for the $81.2 million (net of taxes) that was repatriated to the U.S. in 2022.

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Financial Metrics

We utilize several financial metrics to evaluate the performance and assess the future direction of our business. These key financial measures and metrics include net
revenues, gross profit margin, operating margin, segment operating income, end-of-period backlog, and the book-to-bill ratio. We also monitor changes in our inventory turnover and our or publicly available average selling prices (“ASP”).

Gross profit margin is computed as gross profit as a percentage of net revenues. Gross profit is generally net revenues less costs of products sold, but also deducts
certain other period costs, particularly losses on purchase commitments and inventory write-downs. Losses on purchase commitments and inventory write-downs have the impact of reducing gross profit margin in the period of the charge, but result in
improved gross profit margins in subsequent periods by reducing costs of products sold as inventory is used.  We also regularly evaluate gross profit by segment to assist in the analysis of consolidated gross profit.  Gross profit margin and gross
profit margin by segment are clearly a function of net revenues, but also reflect our cost management programs and our ability to contain fixed costs.

Operating margin is computed as gross profit less operating expenses, expressed as a percentage of net revenues.  Operating margin is clearly a function of net revenues, but also reflects our cost management programs and
our ability to contain fixed costs.

Our chief operating decision maker makes decisions, allocates resources, and evaluates business segment performance based on segment operating income.  Only dedicated, direct selling, general, and administrative
("SG&A") expenses of the segments are included in the calculation of segment operating income.  We do not allocate certain SG&A expenses that are managed at the regional or corporate global level to our segments.  Accordingly, segment
operating income excludes these SG&A expenses that are not directly traceable to the segments.  Segment operating income would also exclude costs not routinely used in the management of the segments in periods when those items are present, such
as restructuring and severance costs, the direct impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and other items affecting comparability.  Segment operating income is clearly a function of net revenues, but also reflects our cost management programs and our
ability to contain fixed costs.  Segment operating margin is segment operating income expressed as a percentage of net revenues.

End-of-period backlog is one indicator of future revenues. We include in our backlog only open orders that we expect to ship in the next twelve months. If demand falls
below customers’ forecasts, or if customers do not control their inventory effectively, they may cancel or reschedule the shipments that are included in our backlog, in many instances without the payment of any penalty. Therefore, the backlog is not
necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for future periods.

An important indicator of demand in our industry is the book-to-bill ratio, which is the ratio of the amount of product ordered during a period as compared with the
product that we ship during that period. A book-to-bill ratio that is greater than one indicates that our backlog is building and that we are likely to see increasing revenues in future periods. Conversely, a book-to-bill ratio that is less than one
is an indicator of declining demand and may foretell declining revenues.

We focus on our inventory turnover as a measure of how well we are managing our inventory. We define inventory turnover for a financial reporting period as our costs of
products sold for the four fiscal quarters ending on the last day of the reporting period divided by our average inventory (computed using each fiscal quarter-end balance) for this same period. A higher level of inventory turnover reflects more
efficient use of our capital.

Pricing in our industry can be volatile.  Using our and publicly available data, we analyze trends and changes in average selling prices to evaluate likely future
pricing. The erosion of average selling prices of established products is typical for semiconductor products.  We attempt to offset this deterioration with ongoing cost reduction activities and new product introductions.  Our specialty passive
components are more resistant to average selling price erosion.  All pricing is subject to governing market conditions and is independently set by us.

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The quarter-to-quarter trends in these financial metrics can also be an important indicator of the likely direction of our business. The following table shows net
revenues, gross profit margin, operating margin, end-of-period backlog, book-to-bill ratio, inventory turnover, and changes in ASP for our business as a whole during the five fiscal quarters beginning with the fourth fiscal quarter of 2021 through the fourth fiscal quarter of 2022
(dollars in thousands):

4th Quarter 20211st Quarter 20222nd Quarter 20223rd Quarter 20224th Quarter 2022
Net revenues$843,072$853,793$863,512$924,798$$ 855,298
Gross profit margin (1)27.3%30.3%30.3%31.3%29.1%
Operating margin (2)14.4%17.1%17.5%19.8%15.8%
End-of-period backlog$2,306,500$2,416,700$2,425,200$2,261,400$2,292,700
Book-to-bill ratio1.091.141.070.880.94
Inventory turnover4.54.23.84.13.9
Change in ASP vs. prior quarter1.3%2.4%2.9%0.0%0.6%

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(1) Gross margin for the second fiscal quarter of 2022 includes $6.7 million of expenses directly related to the COVID-19 pandemic
(see Note 8 to our consolidated financial statements).

(2) Operating margin for the second fiscal quarter of 2022 includes $7.2 million of expenses directly related to the COVID-19 pandemic (see Note 8 to our consolidated
financial statements).

See “Financial Metrics by Segment” below for net revenues, book-to-bill ratio, and gross profit margin broken out by segment.

Revenues increased slightly versus the fourth fiscal quarter of 2021
primarily due to higher average selling prices.  Revenues decreased significantly versus the prior fiscal quarter, primarily due to lower volume.  The decrease versus the prior fiscal quarter is partially due to a sales catch-up experienced in the
third fiscal quarter of 2022 following the government mandated COVID-19 shut-down of our manufacturing facilities in Shanghai, People's Republic of China in the second fiscal quarter and the beginning of a distributor inventory correction in the
fourth fiscal of 2022.  We expect that the distributor inventory correction will continue in the first and second fiscal quarters of 2023.  We continue to increase manufacturing capacity for critical product lines.  Average selling prices were stable
in the fourth fiscal quarter following broad price increases that we implemented in prior periods across the product portfolio to offset increased materials and transportation costs and general inflation.

Gross profit margin decreased versus the prior fiscal quarter primarily due to lower volume.  Gross profit margin increased versus the prior year quarter primarily due
to higher average selling prices.

The book-to-bill ratio in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2022 increased to 0.94 versus 0.88 in the third fiscal quarter of 2022.

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Financial Metrics by Segment

The following table shows net revenues, book-to-bill ratio, gross profit margin, and segment operating margin broken out by segment for the five fiscal quarters
beginning with the fourth fiscal quarter of 2021 through the fourth fiscal quarter of 2022 (dollars in thousands):

4th Quarter 20211st Quarter 20222nd Quarter 20223rd Quarter 20224th Quarter 2022
MOSFETs
Net revenues$171,339$172,674$158,395$225,186$206,005
Book-to-bill ratio1.011.281.140.781.15
Gross profit margin30.1%34.0%35.0%36.9%37.5%
Segment operating margin23.5%28.1%28.2%31.9%30.9%
Diodes
Net revenues$192,117$182,334$192,083$209,012$181,791
Book-to-bill ratio1.101.161.100.790.88
Gross profit margin23.7%25.1%27.8%27.0%23.4%
Segment operating margin20.6%22.2%25.3%24.6%19.9%
Optoelectronic Components
Net revenues$78,398$81,016$77,936$73,447$63,985
Book-to-bill ratio1.220.780.860.570.78
Gross profit margin34.2%40.0%33.9%35.3%28.1%
Segment operating margin27.2%34.8%28.7%30.0%20.1%
Resistors
Net revenues$190,041$207,032$213,176$207,437$205,161
Book-to-bill ratio1.141.241.051.080.85
Gross profit margin28.5%31.4%33.1%33.0%28.3%
Segment operating margin25.6%28.1%29.9%29.7%25.3%
Inductors
Net revenues$81,825$82,777$89,608$83,503$75,198
Book-to-bill ratio1.131.140.971.020.83
Gross profit margin29.4%30.0%33.1%30.8%32.1%
Segment operating margin26.4%26.8%30.0%27.0%28.9%
Capacitors
Net revenues$129,352$127,960$132,314$126,213$123,158
Book-to-bill ratio1.041.021.170.950.99
Gross profit margin21.6%25.2%24.5%23.7%23.7%
Segment operating margin17.7%21.4%20.9%20.1%19.9%

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Stockholder Value

We are focused on enhancing stockholder value by growing our business and improving earnings per share.  Over the next few years, we expect to experience higher internal growth rates than over the last decade.  This
expectation is based upon accelerated electrification, such as factory automation, electrical vehicles, and 5G infrastructures.  To meet this expected increase in demand and to fully participate in growing markets, we intend to increase our capital
expenditures for expansion outside of China in the mid-term.  The increased capital expenditures will be primarily used to increase manufacturing capacity for the thirty key product lines for growth that we identified.  The most significant
expansion projects include building a 12-inch wafer fab in Itzehoe, Germany adjacent to our existing 8-inch fab, expanding our Inductors manufacturing, and expanding our GaAs fab in Heilbronn, Germany.

On February 7, 2022, our Board of Directors adopted a Stockholder Return Policy, which calls for us to return at least 70% of free cash flow, net of scheduled principal payments of long-term debt, on an annual basis.  We
intend to return such amounts to stockholders directly, in the form of dividends, or indirectly, in the form of stock repurchases.

The following table summarizes activity pursuant to this policy (in thousands):

Year ended
December 31, 2022
Dividends paid to stockholders$57,187
Stock repurchases82,972
Total$140,159

As a direct result of a change in tax law in Israel, we made the determination during the fourth quarter of 2021 that substantially all unremitted
foreign earnings in Israel are no longer permanently reinvested.  We intend to primarily utilize these earnings, distributed from Israel to the United States, to initially fund our Stockholder Return Policy.  We repatriated $81.2 million (net
of taxes) to the United States from Israel during 2022.  The repatriated cash is being used to fund our Stockholder Return Policy.

Over the long-term, we expect to fund the Stockholder Return Policy from our historically strong cash flows from operations.  However, because most
of our operating cash flow is typically generated by our non-U.S. subsidiaries, we made the determination during the fourth fiscal quarter of 2022 that substantially all unremitted earnings in Germany are no longer indefinitely reinvested and
recorded additional tax expense of $59.6 million.  Substantially all of these additional taxes would be withholding and foreign taxes on cash remitted to the U.S., as such dividends are generally not subject to U.S. federal income tax.  The
change in this indefinite reinvestment assertion will provide greater access to our worldwide cash balances to fund our growth plan and our Stockholder Return Policy, but will also increase our effective tax rate.

The structure of our Stockholder Return Policy enables us to allocate capital responsibly among our business, our lenders, and our stockholders. We
will continue to invest in growth initiatives including key product line expansions, targeted R&D, and synergistic acquisitions.

We have paid dividends each quarter since the first quarter of 2014, and
the Stockholder Return Policy will remain in effect until such time as the Board votes to amend or rescind the policy.  Implementation of the Stockholder
Return Policy is subject to future declarations of dividends by the Board of Directors, market and business conditions, legal requirements, and other factors.  The policy sets forth our intention, but does not obligate us to acquire any
shares of common stock or declare any dividends, and the policy may be terminated or suspended at any time at our discretion, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

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Acquisition Activity

As

part of its growth strategy, the Company seeks to expand through targeted acquisitions of other manufacturers of electronic components.  These acquisition targets include businesses that have established positions in major markets, reputations for
product quality and reliability, and product lines with which the Company has substantial marketing and technical expertise.  It also includes certain businesses that possess technologies which the Company expects to further develop and
commercialize.  To limit our financial exposure, we have implemented a policy not to pursue acquisitions if our post-acquisition debt would exceed 2.5x our pro forma earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (“EBITDA”).  For
these purposes, we calculate pro forma EBITDA as the adjusted EBITDA of Vishay and the target for Vishay’s four preceding fiscal quarters, with a pro forma adjustment for savings which management estimates would have been achieved had the target
been acquired by Vishay at the beginning of the four fiscal quarter period.

On October 28, 2022, we acquired MaxPower Semiconductor, Inc. ("MaxPower"), a San Jose, California-based fabless power semiconductor provider dedicated
to delivering innovative and cost-effective technologies that optimize power management solutions.  MaxPower's proprietary device structures and process techniques provide leading edge silicon and silicon carbide ("SiC") MOSFET products.  Its SiC
product development targets automotive and industrial applications.  We paid cash of $50.0 million, net of cash acquired, at closing.  Related to the transaction, we may also be required to make certain contingent payments of up to $57.5 million,
which would be payable upon the achievement of certain technology milestones, upon favorable resolution of certain technology licensing matters with a third party, and upon the disposition of MaxPower's investment in an equity affiliate.
MaxPower is included in our MOSFETs segment.  The inclusion of this acquisition did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated results for the year ended December 31, 2022.

On December 31, 2021, we acquired substantially all of the assets and certain liabilities of Barry Industries, a Massachusetts-based, privately-held manufacturer of
resistive products for $20.8 million.  Barry Industries is included in our Resistors segment.  The inclusion of this acquisition did not have an impact on the Company's consolidated results for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.

There is no assurance that we will be able to identify and acquire additional suitable acquisition candidates at price levels and on terms and conditions we consider
acceptable.

See Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements.

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Cost Management

We place a strong emphasis on controlling our costs, and use various measures and metrics to evaluate our cost structure.

We define variable costs as expenses that vary with respect to quantity produced.  Fixed costs do not vary with respect to quantity produced over the relevant time
period.  Contributive margin is calculated as net revenue less variable costs.  It may be expressed in dollars or as a percentage of net revenue. Management uses this measure to determine the amount of profit to be expected for any change in
revenues.  While these measures are typical cost accounting measures, none of these measures are recognized in accordance with GAAP.  The classification of expenses as either variable or fixed is judgmental and other companies might classify such
expenses differently.  These measures, as calculated by Vishay, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.

We closely monitor variable costs and seek to achieve the contributive margin in our business model.  Over a period of many years, we have generally maintained a
contributive margin of between 45% and 47% of revenues.  The erosion of average selling prices, particularly of our semiconductor products, that is typical of our industry, and inflation negatively impact contributive margin and drive us to
continually seek ways to reduce our variable costs.  Our variable cost reduction efforts include increasing the efficiency in our production facilities by expending capital for automation, reducing materials costs, materials substitution, increasing
wafer size and shrinking dies to maximize efficiency in our semiconductor production processes, and other yield improvement activities.

Our cost management strategy also includes a focus on controlling fixed costs recorded as costs of products sold or selling, general, and administrative expenses and
maintaining our break-even point (adjusted for acquisitions).  We seek to limit increases in selling, general, and administrative expenses to the rate of inflation, excluding foreign currency exchange effects and substantially independent of sales
volume changes. At constant fixed costs, we would expect each $1 million increase in revenues to increase our operating income by approximately $450,000 to $470,000.  Sudden changes in the business conditions, however, may not allow us to quickly
adapt our manufacturing capacity and cost structure.

Occasionally, our ongoing cost containment activities are not adequate and we must take actions to maintain our cost competitiveness.  We incurred significant
restructuring expenses in our past to reduce our cost structure.  Historically, our primary cost reduction technique was through the transfer of production to the extent possible from high-labor-cost countries to lower-labor-cost countries.  We
believe that our manufacturing footprint is suitable to serve our customers and end markets, while maintaining lower manufacturing costs.  Since 2013, our cost reduction programs have primarily focused on reducing fixed costs, including selling,
general, and administrative expenses.

We continue to monitor the economic environment and its potential effects on our customers and the end markets that we serve.

We do not anticipate any material restructuring activities in 2023.  However, a worsening business environment for the electronics industry or a significant economic
downturn may require us to implement additional restructuring initiatives.

In uncertain times, we focus on managing our production capacities in accordance with customer requirements, and maintain discipline in terms of our fixed costs and
capital expenditures. Even as we seek to manage our costs, we remain cognizant of the future requirements of our demanding markets. We continue to pursue our growth plans through investing in capacities for strategic product lines, and through
increasing our resources for R&D, technical marketing, and field application engineering; supplemented by opportunistic acquisitions of specialty businesses.

Our long-term strategy includes growth through the integration of acquired businesses, and GAAP requires plant closure and employee termination costs that we incur in
connection with our acquisition activities to be recorded as expenses in our consolidated statement of operations, as such expenses are incurred.  We have not incurred any material plant closure or employee termination costs related to any of the
businesses acquired since 2011, but we expect to have some level of future restructuring expenses due to acquisitions.

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Foreign Currency Translation

We are exposed to foreign currency exchange rate risks, particularly due to transactions in currencies other than the functional currencies of certain subsidiaries.  We
occasionally use forward exchange contracts to economically hedge a portion of our projected cash flows from these exposures.

GAAP requires that entities identify the “functional currency” of each of their subsidiaries and measure all elements of the financial statements in that functional
currency. A subsidiary’s functional currency is the currency of the primary economic environment in which it operates. In cases where a subsidiary is relatively self-contained within a particular country, the local currency is generally deemed to be
the functional currency. However, a foreign subsidiary that is a direct and integral component or extension of the parent company’s operations generally would have the parent company’s currency as its functional currency. We have both situations
among our subsidiaries.

Foreign Subsidiaries which use the Local Currency as the Functional Currency

We finance our operations in Europe and certain locations in Asia in local currencies, and accordingly, these subsidiaries utilize the local currency as their functional
currency. For those subsidiaries where the local currency is the functional currency, assets and liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets have been translated at the rate of exchange as of the balance sheet date. Translation adjustments do not
impact the results of operations and are reported as a separate component of stockholders’ equity.

For those subsidiaries where the local currency is the functional currency, revenues and expenses are translated at the average exchange rate for the year. While the
translation of revenues and expenses into U.S. dollars does not directly impact the consolidated statement of operations, the translation effectively increases or decreases the U.S. dollar equivalent of revenues generated and expenses incurred in
those foreign currencies.  The dollar was stronger during 2022 versus 2021, but weaker during 2021 versus 2020, with the translation of foreign currency revenues and expenses into U.S. dollars decreasing reported revenues and expenses in 2022 versus 2021, but increasing reported revenues and
expenses in 2021 versus 2020.

Foreign Subsidiaries which use the U.S. Dollar as the Functional Currency

Our operations in Israel and most significant locations in Asia are largely financed in U.S. dollars, and accordingly, these subsidiaries utilize the U.S. dollar as
their functional currency. For those foreign subsidiaries where the U.S. dollar is the functional currency, all foreign currency financial statement amounts are remeasured into U.S. dollars. Exchange gains and losses arising from remeasurement of
foreign currency-denominated monetary assets and liabilities are included in the results of operations. While these subsidiaries transact most business in U.S. dollars, they may have significant costs, particularly payroll-related, which are incurred
in the local currency.  The cost of products sold and selling, general, and administrative expense for the year ended December 31, 2022
have been favorably impacted compared to 2021 by local currency transactions of subsidiaries which use the U.S. dollar as their functional currency, while the cost of products sold and selling, general, and administrative expense for the year ended
December 31, 2021 were unfavorably impacted compared to 2020 by local currency transactions of subsidiaries which use the U.S. dollar as their functional currency.

See Item 7A for additional discussion of foreign currency exchange risk.

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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our significant accounting policies are summarized in Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements. We identify here a number of policies that entail significant
judgments or estimates.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue is measured based on the consideration specified in contracts with customers, and excludes any sales incentives and amounts collected on behalf of third
parties.  We recognize revenue when we satisfy our performance obligations.

We have a broad line of products that we sell to OEMs, electronic manufacturing services ("EMS") companies, which manufacture for OEMs on an outsourcing basis, and
independent distributors that maintain large inventories of electronic components for resale to OEMs and EMS companies.

We recognize revenue on sales to distributors when the distributor takes control of the products ("sold-to" model).  We have agreements with distributors that allow
distributors a limited credit for unsaleable products, which we refer to as a "scrap allowance." Consistent with industry practice, we also have a "stock, ship and debit" program whereby we consider requests by distributors for credits on previously
purchased products that remain in distributors' inventory, to enable the distributors to offer more competitive pricing.  In addition, we have contractual arrangements whereby we provide distributors with protection against price reductions initiated
by us after product is sold by us to the distributor and prior to resale by the distributor.

We recognize the estimated variable consideration to be received as revenue and record a related accrued expense for the consideration not expected to be received, based
upon an estimate of product returns, scrap allowances, "stock, ship and debit" credits, and price protection credits that will be attributable to sales recorded through the end of the period.  We make these estimates based upon sales levels to our
customers during the period, inventory levels at the distributors, current and projected market conditions, and historical experience under the programs. While we utilize a number of different methodologies to estimate the accruals, all of the
methodologies take into account sales levels to customers during the relevant period, inventory levels at the distributors, current and projected market trends and conditions, recent and historical activity under the relevant programs, changes in
program policies, and open requests for credits. These procedures require the exercise of significant judgments.  We believe that we have a reasonable basis to estimate future credits under the programs.

See Notes 1 and 9 to our consolidated financial statements for further information.

Inventories

We value our inventories at the lower of cost or net realizable value, with cost determined under the first-in, first-out method. The valuation of our inventories
requires our management to make market estimates.  For work in process goods, we are required to estimate the cost to completion of the products and the prices at which we will be able to sell the products.  For finished goods, we must assess the
prices at which we believe the inventory can be sold. Inventories are also adjusted for estimated obsolescence and written down to net realizable value based upon estimates of future demand, technology developments and market conditions.

Goodwill

See Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements for a description of our goodwill impairment tests.

The fair value of reporting units for goodwill impairment testing purposes is measured primarily using present value techniques based on projected cash flows from the
reporting unit.  The calculated results are evaluated for reasonableness using comparable company data.  The determination of the fair value of the reporting units requires us to make significant estimates and assumptions.  These estimates and
assumptions primarily include, but are not limited to: the selection of appropriate peer group companies; control premiums appropriate for acquisitions in the industries in which we compete; the discount rate; terminal growth rates; and forecasts of
revenue, operating income, depreciation and amortization, and capital expenditures.

Due to the inherent uncertainty involved in making these estimates, actual financial results could differ from those estimates.  In addition, changes in assumptions
concerning future financial results or other underlying assumptions could have a significant impact on the fair value of the reporting unit and the amount of the goodwill impairment charge.

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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

Our defined benefit plans are concentrated in the United States, Germany, and the Republic of China (Taiwan). At December 31, 2022, our U.S. plans include various non-qualified plans.  The table below summarizes information about our pension and other postretirement benefit plans.  This information
should be read in conjunction with Note 11 to our consolidated financial statements (amounts in thousands):

Benefit obligationPlan assetsFunded positionInformally funded assetsNet positionUnrecognized actuarial items
U.S. non-qualified pension plans$37,221$-$(37,221)$21,638$(15,583)$69
German pension plans125,377-(125,377)3,677(121,700)12,500
Taiwanese pension plans47,21039,461(7,749)-(7,749)4,000
Other pension plans30,95426,159(4,795)-(4,795)(108)
OPEB plans11,043-(11,043)-(11,043)(1,288)
Other retirement obligations10,560-(10,560)-(10,560)-
$262,365$65,620$(196,745)$25,315$(171,430)$15,173

Accounting for defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans involves numerous assumptions and estimates. The discount rate at which obligations could
effectively be settled and the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets are two critical assumptions in measuring the cost and benefit obligations of our pension and other postretirement benefit plans. Other important assumptions include the
anticipated rate of future increases in compensation levels, estimated mortality, and for certain postretirement medical plans, increases or trends in health care costs.  Management reviews these assumptions at least annually.  We use independent
actuaries and investment advisers to assist us in formulating assumptions and making estimates.  These assumptions are updated periodically to reflect the actual experience and expectations on a plan specific basis as appropriate.

In the U.S., we utilize published long-term high quality bonds to determine the discount rate at the measurement date. In Germany and the Republic of China (Taiwan), we
utilize published long-term government bond rates to determine the discount rate at the measurement date.  We utilize bond yields at various maturity dates that reflect the timing of expected future benefit payments. We believe the discount rates
selected are the rates at which these obligations could effectively be settled.

Non-qualified plans in the U.S. are considered by law to be unfunded.  However, the Company maintains assets in a rabbi trust to fund benefit payments under certain of
these plans.  Such assets would be subject to creditor claims under certain conditions.  (See also Notes 11 and 18 to our consolidated financial statements.)

Many of our non-U.S. plans are unfunded based on local laws and customs. For those non-U.S. plans that do
maintain investments, their asset holdings are primarily cash and fixed income securities, based on local laws and customs. Some non-U.S. plans also informally fund their plans by holding certain available-for-sale investments.  Such assets would
be subject to creditor claims under certain conditions. (See also Note 18 to our consolidated financial statements.)

We set the expected long-term rate of return based on the expected long-term average rates of return to be achieved by the underlying investment portfolios.  In
establishing this rate, we consider historical and expected returns for the asset classes in which the plans are invested, advice from pension consultants and investment advisors, and current economic and capital market conditions. The expected
return on plan assets is incorporated into the computation of pension expense.  The difference between this expected return and the actual return on plan assets is deferred.  The net deferral of past asset losses (gains) affects the calculated value
of plan assets and, ultimately, future pension expense (income).

We continue to seek to de-risk our global pension exposures.  Such actions could result in increased net periodic pension cost due to lower expected rates of return on
plan assets and/or possible additional charges to recognize unamortized actuarial items if all or a portion of the obligations were to be settled.

We believe that the current assumptions used to estimate plan obligations and annual expenses are appropriate.  However, if economic conditions change or if our
investment strategy changes, we may be inclined to change some of our assumptions, and the resulting change could have a material impact on the consolidated statements of operations and on the consolidated balance sheet.

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Income Taxes

We are subject to income taxes in the U.S. and numerous foreign jurisdictions.  Significant judgment is required in evaluating our tax positions and determining our
provision for income taxes.  During the ordinary course of business, there are many transactions and calculations for which the ultimate tax determination is uncertain.  We establish reserves for tax-related uncertainties based on estimates of
whether, and the extent to which, additional taxes will be due.  These reserves are established when we believe that certain positions might be challenged despite our belief that our tax return positions are fully supportable.  We adjust these
reserves in light of changing facts and circumstances and the provision for income taxes includes the impact of reserve provisions and changes to reserves that are considered appropriate.

These accruals for tax-related uncertainties are based on our best estimate of potential tax exposures. When particular matters arise, a number of years may elapse
before such matters are audited by tax authorities and finally resolved.  Favorable resolution of such matters could be recognized as a reduction to our effective tax rate in the year of resolution.  Unfavorable resolution of any particular issue
could increase the effective tax rate and may require the use of cash in the year of resolution.

Our U.S. federal income tax returns are under examination for the years ended December 31, 2017 through 2019.  The IRS may, however, ask for supporting documentation for
net operating losses for the years ended December 31, 2013 through 2016, which were utilized in the year ended December 31, 2017.  During 2022, certain tax examinations were concluded and certain statutes of limitations lapsed.  Our tax provision for those years includes adjustments related to the resolution of
these matters.  The tax returns of significant non-U.S. subsidiaries currently under examination are located in the following jurisdictions: Germany (2017 through 2021), India (2004 through 2020), and Italy (2017 through 2019).  The Company and its
subsidiaries also file income tax returns in other taxing jurisdictions in the U.S. and around the world, many of which are still open to examination.

See Notes 1 and 5 to consolidated financial statements for additional information.

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Results of Operations

Statement of operations’ captions as a percentage of net revenues and the effective tax rates were as follows:

Years ended December 31,
202220212020
Costs of products sold69.7%72.6%76.7%
Gross profit30.3%27.4%23.3%
Selling, general, and administrative expenses12.7%13.0%14.8%
Operating income17.6%14.4%8.4%
Income before taxes and noncontrolling interest17.0%13.4%6.3%
Net earnings attributable to Vishay stockholders12.3%9.2%4.9%
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Effective tax rate27.5%31.2%21.8%

Net Revenues

Net revenues were as follows (dollars in thousands):

202220212020
Net revenues$3,497,401$3,240,487$2,501,898
Change versus prior year$256,914$738,589
Percentage change versus prior year7.9%29.5%

Changes in net revenues were attributable to the following:

2022 vs. 20212021 vs. 2020
Change attributable to:
Increase in volume4.3%25.5%
Increase in average selling prices7.2%1.0%
Foreign currency effects(4.0)%1.4%
Acquisitions0.4%0.7%
Other0.0%0.9%
Net change7.9%29.5%

Net revenues increased significantly in 2022 and 2021 versus the prior years.  We experienced good economic conditions while we increased critical manufacturing capacities through 2022.  We implemented broad price increases across
the product portfolio.  Net revenues increased versus 2021 primarily due to increases in volume and average selling prices.

Gross Profit and Margins

Gross profit margins for the year ended December 31, 2022
were 30.3%, as compared to 27.4%
for the year ended December 31, 2021.  The increase in gross profit margin is primarily due to increased average selling prices and
increased sales volume.  Higher transportation and metals and materials costs negatively impacted the contributive margin.

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Segments

Analysis of revenues and margins for our segments is provided below.  Direct costs of the COVID-19 pandemic are not allocated to the segments.

MOSFETs

Net revenues of the MOSFETs segment were as follows (dollars in thousands):

Years ended December 31,
202220212020
Net revenues$762,260$667,998$501,380
Change versus comparable prior year period$94,262$166,618
Percentage change versus comparable prior year period14.1%33.2%

Changes in MOSFETs segment net revenues were attributable to the following:

2022 vs. 20212021 vs. 2020
Change attributable to:
Increase in volume4.1%33.1%
Change in average selling prices11.8%(0.3)%
Foreign currency effects(2.4)%0.6%
Acquisition0.1%0.0%
Other0.5%(0.2)%
Net change14.1%33.2%

Gross profit margins and segment operating margins for the MOSFETs segment were as follows:

Years ended December 31,
202220212020
Gross profit margin36.0%28.4%22.8%
Segment operating margin30.0%22.3%15.3%

The MOSFETs segment net revenues increased significantly in 2022 versus the prior year.  The increase is primarily due to increased average selling prices and sales
volume.  The increase in net revenues was achieved despite the two-month government mandated COVID-19 shut-down in Shanghai, People's Republic of China that required an almost complete closure of our main manufacturing facility in the second fiscal
quarter of 2022, while we had no significant closures in 2021.  All regions and customer channels, particularly distribution customers in the Americas region, contributed to the increase.

The gross profit margin in 2022 increased versus the
prior year primarily due to increased average selling prices and sales volume, partially offset by significant cost inflation.

The segment operating margin increased versus the prior year primarily due to increased gross profit.  Increased segment SG&A expenses
primarily due to increased R&D activity, including those of recently acquired MaxPower, limited the increase.

Average selling prices increased versus the prior year due to the strategic price increases implemented beginning in the second half of 2021.

We continue to invest to expand mid- and long-term manufacturing capacity for strategic product lines.  We
have begun building a 12-inch wafer fab in Itzehoe, Germany adjacent to our existing 8-inch wafer fab, which we expect will increase our in-house wafer capacity by approximately 70% within 3-4 years and allow us to balance our in-house and foundry
wafer supply.

We acquired leading edge silicon and silicon carbide MOSFETs products with our
acquisition of MaxPower in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2022.

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Diodes

Net revenues of the Diodes segment were as follows (dollars in thousands):

Years ended December 31,
202220212020
Net revenues$765,220$709,416$502,548
Change versus comparable prior year period$55,804$206,868
Percentage change versus comparable prior year period7.9%41.2%

Changes in Diodes segment net revenues were attributable to the following:

2022 vs. 20212021 vs. 2020
Change attributable to:
Increase in volume1.8%34.2%
Increase in average selling prices9.7%2.9%
Foreign currency effects(3.7)%1.2%
Other0.1%2.9%
Net change7.9%41.2%

Gross profit margins and segment operating margins for the Diodes segment were as follows:

Years ended December 31,
202220212020
Gross profit margin25.9%23.7%17.9%
Segment operating margin23.1%20.6%13.9%

Net revenues of the Diodes segment increased significantly in 2022.

The increase in net revenues was achieved despite various government mandated COVID-19 shut-downs in the People's Republic of China that impacted our operations in Tianjin, Shanghai, and Xi'an, while we had no significant closures in 2021.  The
increase is primarily due to increased average selling prices and sales volume, partially offset by negative foreign currency impacts.  End market customers in all regions and distribution customers in the Americas region contributed to the growth.

Gross profit margin increased versus the prior year primarily due to increased average selling prices, our cost reduction measures, and increases in sales volume,
partially offset by cost inflation.

Segment operating margin increased versus the prior year primarily due to increased gross profit.  The impact of a weaker euro decreased segment SG&A
expenses.  The decrease in segment SG&A expenses was partially offset by cost inflation and increased R&D activities.

Average selling prices increased versus the prior year.  Ongoing strong demand allowed us to continue with strategic price increases.  Positive customer and product mix
also contributed to the increased prices.

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Optoelectronic Components

Net revenues of the Optoelectronic Components segment were as follows (dollars in
thousands):

Years ended December 31,
202220212020
Net revenues$296,384$302,714$236,616
Change versus comparable prior year period$(6,330)$66,098
Percentage change versus comparable prior year period(2.1)%27.9%

Changes in Optoelectronic Components segment net revenues were attributable to the following:

2022 vs. 20212021 vs. 2020
Change attributable to:
Change in volume(3.6)%22.2%
Increase in average selling prices6.7%2.7%
Foreign currency effects(4.7)%1.7%
Other(0.5)%1.3%
Net change(2.1)%27.9%

Gross profit margins and segment operating margins for the Optoelectronic Components segment were as follows:

Years ended December 31,
202220212020
Gross profit margin34.7%33.3%28.1%
Segment operating margin28.8%27.2%21.3%

The Optoelectronic Components segment net revenues decreased slightly versus the prior year.  The decrease was primarily due to the negative impact of a weaker euro and
decreased sales volume, partially offset by increased average selling prices.  Sales to customers in the Asia region, particularly consumer and telecommunications end market customers, decreased, partially offset by increased sales to customers in
the Americas region.

The gross profit margin increased versus the prior year.  The increase is primarily due to increased average selling prices, a more profitable product mix, and our cost
reduction measures, partially offset by cost inflation and lower sales volume.

The segment operating margin increased primarily due to the increase in gross profit.  Decreased segment SG&A expenses, primarily due to the weaker
euro, positively impacted the segment operating margin.

Average selling prices increased versus the prior year.  The high level of demand and cost inflation allowed us to continue to increase average selling prices for certain customers.

We are now using our recently modernized and expanded wafer fab in Heilbronn, Germany.

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Resistors

Net revenues of the Resistors segment were as follows (dollars in thousands):

Years ended December 31,
202220212020
Net revenues$832,806$752,554$606,183
Change versus comparable prior year period$80,252$146,371
Percentage change versus comparable prior year period10.7%24.1%

Changes in Resistors segment net revenues were attributable to the following:

2022 vs. 20212021 vs. 2020
Change attributable to:
Increase in volume10.4%18.2%
Increase in average selling prices4.6%0.3%
Foreign currency effects(5.6)%2.0%
Acquisitions1.5%3.0%
Other(0.2)%0.6%
Net change10.7%24.1%

Gross profit margins and segment operating margins for the Resistors segment were as follows:

Years ended December 31,
202220212020
Gross profit margin31.5%28.7%25.3%
Segment operating margin28.2%25.4%21.6%

Net revenues of the Resistors segment increased significantly versus the prior year.  All regions, particularly the Americas, contributed to the increase.  Sales to
distributor and EMS customers and industrial end market customers increased significantly, partially offset by decreased sales to automotive end market customers.  The acquisition of Barry Industries in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2021 also
contributed to the increase in net revenues.

The gross profit margin increased versus the prior year.  The increase is due to increased sales volume, increased average selling prices, manufacturing efficiencies,
and cost reduction measures, partially offset by increased labor, materials, metals, and logistics costs.

Segment operating margin increased versus the prior year.  The increase is primarily due to increased gross profit.

Average selling prices increased versus the prior year.

We are increasing critical manufacturing capacities for certain product lines.  We continue to broaden our
business with targeted acquisitions of specialty resistors businesses.

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Inductors

Net revenues of the Inductors segment were as follows (dollars in thousands):

Years ended December 31,
202220212020
Net revenues$331,086$335,638$293,629
Change versus comparable prior year period$(4,552)$42,009
Percentage change versus comparable prior year period(1.4)%14.3%

Changes in Inductors segment net revenues were attributable to the following:

2022 vs. 20212021 vs. 2020
Change attributable to:
Change in volume(0.8)%15.4%
Change in average selling prices1.2%(1.3)%
Foreign currency effects(1.8)%0.6%
Other0.0%(0.4)%
Net change(1.4)%14.3%

Gross profit margins and segment operating margins for the Inductors segment were
as follows:

Years ended December 31,
202220212020
Gross profit margin31.5%32.0%31.5%
Segment operating margin28.2%29.0%28.1%

Net revenues of the Inductors segment decreased slightly versus the prior year.  The Asia and Europe regions contributed to the decrease, while the Americas region
increased.  Sales to distributor customers and automotive and industrial end markets decreased, partially offset by increases to EMS customers and military and aerospace end market customers.

The gross profit margin decreased versus the prior year.  The decrease is primarily due to increased logistics, labor, and materials costs, manufacturing inefficiencies,
lower sales volume, and negative foreign currency impacts, partially offset by increased average selling prices and cost reductions.

Segment operating margin decreased versus the prior year.  The decrease is primarily due to decreased gross profit.

Average selling prices increased slightly versus the prior year.

We expect long-term growth in this
segment, and are continuously expanding manufacturing capacity for certain product lines and evaluating acquisition opportunities, particularly of specialty businesses.

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Capacitors

Net revenues of the Capacitors segment were as follows (dollars in thousands):

Years ended December 31,
202220212020
Net revenues$509,645$472,167$361,542
Change versus comparable prior year period$37,478$110,625
Percentage change versus comparable prior year period7.9%30.6%

Changes in Capacitors segment net revenues were attributable to the following:

2022 vs. 20212021 vs. 2020
Change attributable to:
Increase in volume8.0%25.0%
Increase in average selling prices5.6%1.8%
Foreign currency effects(5.5)%2.0%
Other(0.2)%1.8%
Net change7.9%30.6%

Gross profit margins and segment operating margins for the Capacitors segment were as follows:

Years ended December 31,
202220212020
Gross profit margin24.3%22.4%19.4%
Segment operating margin20.6%18.1%14.0%

Net revenues of the Capacitors segment increased significantly versus the prior year.  Sales to the Americas and Asia regions increased, while sales to the Europe region
decreased slightly.  The increase is primarily due to increased sales to EMS customers and the industrial end market, partially offset by decreased sales to the automotive end market.

The gross profit margin increased versus the prior year.  The increase is due to increased sales volume, increased average selling prices, and positive impact of product
mix, partially offset by increased materials, metals, and labor costs and manufacturing inefficiencies.

Segment operating margin increased versus the prior year.  The increase is primarily due to increased gross profit.

Average selling prices have increased versus the prior year.

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Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general, and administrative expenses are summarized as follows (dollars in
thousands):

Years ended December 31,
202220212020
Total SG&A expenses$443,503$420,111$371,450
as a percentage of sales12.7%13.0%14.8%

SG&A expenses for the year ended December 31, 2022
increased versus the year ended December 31, 2021 due to cost inflation.  SG&A expenses for the year ended December 31, 2022
includes $0.5 million of incremental net costs separable from normal operations directly attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Other Income (Expense)

2022 Compared to 2021

Interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2022 decreased by $0.4 million versus the year ended December
31, 2021.

The following table analyzes the components of the line “Other” on the consolidated statements of operations (in thousands):

Years ended December 31,
20222021Change
Foreign exchange gain (loss)$5,690$(2,692)$8,382
Interest income7,5601,2696,291
Other components of net periodic pension expense(11,090)(13,206)2,116
Investment income (loss)(6,812)(1,036)(5,776)
Other(200)11(211)
$(4,852)$(15,654)$10,802

2021 Compared to 2020

Interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2021 decreased by $14.0 million versus the year ended December 31, 2020.  The decrease is primarily due to the elimination
of non-cash debt discount amortization upon the adoption of ASU No. 2020-06 effective January 1, 2021 and repurchases of convertible notes in the second and third fiscal quarters of 2020.

The following table analyzes the components of the line “Other” on the consolidated statements of operations (in thousands):

Years ended December 31,
20212020Change
Foreign exchange gain (loss)$(2,692)$(4,095)$1,403
Interest income1,2693,709(2,440)
Other components of net periodic pension expense(13,206)(13,613)407
Investment income (loss)(1,036)2,271(3,307)
Other11(26)37
$(15,654)$(11,754)$(3,900)

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Income Taxes

For the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020, the effective tax
rates were 27.5%, 31.2%,

and 21.8%, respectively.  With the reduction in the U.S. statutory rate to 21% beginning January 1, 2018, we expect that our effective
tax rate will be higher than the U.S. statutory rate, excluding unusual transactions.  Historically, the effective tax rates were generally less than the U.S. statutory rate of 35% primarily because of earnings in foreign jurisdictions.  Discrete tax
items impacted our effective tax rate for each period presented.  These items were $20.0 million in 2022, $39.3 million in 2021, and $2.0 million in 2020.

The effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2022 was impacted by $5.9 million of tax benefits recognized for changes in uncertain tax positions following the resolution of a tax audit, $59.6 million of tax
expense recognized upon the change in indefinite reversal assertion on earnings in Germany, and $33.7 million of tax benefits recognized upon the release of a valuation allowance.

We made the determination during the fourth fiscal quarter of 2022 that substantially all unremitted earnings in Germany are no longer indefinitely reinvested.  We
recorded additional tax expense during the fourth fiscal quarter of 2022 to accrue the $59.6 million of withholding taxes necessary to distribute these approximately $360.0 million of accumulated earnings to the United States.

The effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2021 was impacted by $53.3 million of tax expense recognized upon a change in Israeli tax law that was enacted on
November 15, 2021.  We have historically benefited from tax incentive programs offered by the Israeli government, including the generation of income not subject to current income tax.  Any tax-exempt earnings generated under these programs would
incur an additional “claw-back” tax at approximately 11.1% if they were distributed or invested outside of Israel, in addition to normal withholding taxes on earnings distributed from Israel.  Otherwise, taxes on such earnings were indefinitely
deferred.

The change in Israeli tax law provided companies with an election to currently pay a reduced claw-back rate of as low as 6% upon meeting certain conditions, with the
ability to distribute or invest those amounts outside of Israel at any time in the future.  We elected to pay taxes on all previously untaxed earnings at the reduced 6% claw-back rate.  As a direct result of this change in tax law, we made the
determination during the fourth fiscal quarter of 2021 that substantially all unremitted foreign earnings in Israel are no longer permanently reinvested.  We recorded the additional tax expense during the fourth fiscal quarter of 2021 to accrue the
claw-back tax on applicable earnings and withholding taxes necessary to distribute these approximately $385.0 million of accumulated earnings to the United States.  We repatriated
$81.2 million (net of taxes) to the United States in 2022 pursuant to this repatriation program.  We paid withholding taxes, foreign taxes, and Israeli clawback taxes of $25.2 million due to the repatriation.

The effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2021 was also impacted by a $5.7 million tax benefit recognized upon the release of a valuation allowance and $8.3
million of tax benefits recognized due to changes in tax regulations.

We repatriated $104.1 million to the United States, and paid withholding and foreign taxes of $16.3 million in the year ended December 31, 2020, which completed the cash repatriation program that we initiated in 2017 in response to the TCJA enacted in the United States.  We recorded tax
benefits of $0.2 million during the year ended December 31, 2020 due to adjustments to remeasure the deferred taxes related to our cash
repatriation program, such as foreign currency effects, and to consider certain corporate reorganizational activities that impact repatriation.

The effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2020
was also impacted by a $1.6 million tax benefit recognized upon the repurchase of convertible debentures reflecting the reduction in deferred tax liabilities related to the special tax attributes of the convertible debentures and $3.8 million of net
tax expense recognized for changes in uncertain tax positions.

We operate in a global environment with significant operations in various locations outside the United States. Accordingly, the consolidated income tax rate is a
composite rate reflecting our earnings and the applicable tax rates in the various locations where we operate. Part of our historical strategy has been to achieve cost savings through the transfer and expansion of manufacturing operations to
countries where we can take advantage of lower labor costs and available tax and other government-sponsored incentives.

Additional information about income taxes is included in Note 5 to our consolidated financial statements.

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Financial Condition, Liquidity, and Capital Resources

Our financial condition as of December 31, 2022 continued to be strong.  Cash and short-term investments
exceed our long-term debt balances, and we have historically been a strong generator of operating cash flows.  The cash generated from operations is used to fund our capital expenditure plans, and cash in excess of our capital expenditure needs is
available to fund our acquisition strategy, to reduce debt levels, and to pay dividends and repurchase stock.  We have generated cash flows from operations in excess of $200 million in each of the last 21 years, and cash flows from operations in
excess of $100 million in each of the last 28 years.

Management uses a non-GAAP measure, "free cash," to evaluate our ability to fund acquisitions, repay debt, and otherwise enhance stockholder value through stock
repurchases or dividends.  See "Overview" above for "free cash" definition and reconciliation to GAAP.  Vishay has generated positive "free cash" in each of the past 26 years, and "free cash" in excess of $80 million in each of the last 21 years. In
this volatile economic environment, we continue to focus on the generation of free cash, including an emphasis on cost controls.

Cash flows provided by operating activities were $484.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, as compared to
cash flows provided by operations of $457.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2021.

Cash paid for property and equipment for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $325.3 million, as compared to $218.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2021.  To be well positioned to service our customers and to fully participate in growing markets, we
intend to increase our capital expenditures for expansion in the mid-term.  We expect to invest approximately $385 million in 2023 and approximately $1.2 billion over the next three years primarily for capital expansion projects outside of China.

Free cash flow for the year ended December 31, 2022 was negatively impacted by working capital changes, higher than usual capital expenditures, and cash taxes paid for repatriation.  We expect our business to continue to be a
reliable generator of free cash.  There is no assurance, however, that we will be able to continue to generate cash flows from operations and free cash at our historical levels, or at all, going forward if the economic environment worsens.  The
COVID-19 pandemic and the mitigation efforts by governments to control its spread have not had a significant impact on our financial condition, liquidity, or capital resources.

As a direct result of a change in Israeli tax law, we made the determination during the fourth fiscal quarter of 2021 that substantially all unremitted foreign earnings
in Israel are no longer indefinitely reinvested.  We recorded the additional tax expense during the fourth fiscal quarter of 2021 to accrue the claw-back tax on applicable earnings and withholding taxes necessary to distribute these approximately
$385.0 million of accumulated earnings to the United States.  We repatriated $81.2 million (net of taxes) to the United States in 2022 pursuant to this repatriation
program.

We made the determination during the fourth fiscal quarter of 2022 that substantially all unremitted earnings in Germany are no longer indefinitely
reinvested.  We recorded additional tax expense during the fourth fiscal quarter of 2022 to accrue the $59.6 million of withholding taxes necessary to distribute these approximately $360.0 million of accumulated earnings to the United States.

These changes in this indefinite reinvestment assertion provide greater access to our worldwide cash balances to fund our growth plan and our Stockholder
Return Policy.  While the change in assertion provides access to these balances, these amounts will be repatriated only as needed.  The withholding taxes associated with any distribution to the United States is payable upon distribution.

On February 7, 2022, our Board of Directors adopted a Stockholder Return Policy that will remain in effect until such time as the Board votes to amend or rescind the policy.  See “Stockholder Value” above for additional
information.

The following table summarizes the components of net cash and short-term investments (debt) (in thousands):

December 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Credit Facility$42,000$-
Convertible senior notes, due 2025465,344465,344
Deferred financing costs(6,407)(9,678)
Total debt500,937455,666
Cash and cash equivalents610,825774,108
Short-term investments305,272146,743
Net cash and short-term investments (debt)$415,160$465,185

"Net cash and short-term investments (debt)" does not have a uniform definition and is not recognized in accordance with GAAP. This measure should not be viewed as an alternative to GAAP measures of performance or liquidity. However, management
believes that an analysis of "net cash and short-term investments (debt)" assists investors in understanding aspects of our cash and debt management. The measure, as calculated by us, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other
companies.

We invest a portion of our excess cash in highly liquid, high-quality instruments with maturities greater than 90 days, but less than 1 year, which we classify as
short-term investments on our consolidated balance sheets.  As these investments were funded using a portion of excess cash and represent a significant aspect of our cash management strategy, we include the investments in the calculation of net
cash and short-term investments (debt).

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The interest rates on our short-term investments vary by location.  Transactions related to these investments are classified as investing activities on our consolidated
statements of cash flows.

As of December 31, 2022, substantially all of our cash
and cash equivalents and short-term investments were held in countries outside of the United States.  Cash dividends to stockholders, share repurchases, and principal and interest payments on our debt instruments need to be paid by the U.S. parent
company, Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.  Our U.S. subsidiaries also have cash operating needs.  The distribution of earnings from Israel and Germany to the United States will be used to fund our Stockholder Return Policy.  We expect that cash on-hand
and cash flows from operations will be sufficient to meet our longer-term financing needs related to normal operating requirements, regular dividend payments, share repurchases pursuant to our Stockholder Return Policy, and our research and
development and capital expenditure plans.  Our substantially undrawn credit facility provides us with significant operating liquidity in the United States.

Our revolving credit facility provides an aggregate commitment of $750 million of revolving loans available until June 5, 2024.  The maximum amount available on the revolving credit facility is restricted by the financial
covenants described below.  The credit facility also provides us the ability to request up to $300 million of incremental facilities, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, which could take the form of additional revolving commitments,
incremental “term loan A” or “term loan B” facilities, or incremental equivalent debt.

We had no amounts outstanding on our revolving credit facility at December 31, 2021 and $42 million outstanding at December 31, 2022.  We borrowed $759 million and repaid $717 million on the revolving credit facility during the
year ended December 31, 2022.  The average outstanding balance on our revolving credit facility calculated at fiscal month-ends was
$48.9 million and the highest amount outstanding on our revolving credit facility at a fiscal month end was $124.0 million during the year ended December 31, 2022.

The revolving credit facility limits or restricts us from, among other things, incurring indebtedness, incurring liens on its respective assets, making investments and acquisitions (assuming our pro forma leverage ratio is greater
than 2.75 to 1.00), making asset sales, and paying cash dividends and making other restricted payments (assuming our pro forma leverage ratio is greater than 2.50 to 1.00), and requires us to comply with other covenants, including the maintenance
of specific financial ratios.

The financial maintenance covenants include (a) an interest coverage ratio of not less than 2.00 to 1; and (b) a leverage ratio of not more than 3.25 to 1 (and a pro forma ratio of 3.00 to 1 on the date of incurrence of additional
debt). The computation of these ratios is prescribed in Article VI of the Credit Agreement between Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., which has been filed with the SEC as Exhibit 10.1 to our current report on Form 8-K filed
June 5, 2019.

We were in compliance with all financial covenants under the credit facility at December 31, 2022.  Our interest
coverage ratio and leverage ratio were 32.78 to 1 and 0.65 to 1, respectively.  We expect to continue to be in compliance with these covenants based on current projections.

If we are not in compliance with all of the required financial covenants, the credit facility could be terminated by the lenders, and any amounts then outstanding pursuant to the credit facility could become immediately payable.
Additionally, our convertible senior notes due 2025 have cross-default provisions that could accelerate repayment in the event the indebtedness under the credit facility is accelerated.

Borrowings under the credit facility bear interest at LIBOR plus an interest margin.  The applicable interest margin is based on our leverage ratio.  We also pay a commitment fee, also based on our leverage ratio, on undrawn
amounts.  Based on our current leverage ratio, any new borrowings will bear interest at LIBOR plus 1.50%, and the undrawn commitment fee is 0.25% per annum.

The borrowings under the credit facility are secured by a lien on substantially all assets, including accounts receivable, inventory, machinery and equipment, and general intangibles (but excluding real estate, intellectual
property registered or licensed solely for use in, or arising solely under the laws of, any country other than the United States, assets located solely outside of the United States and deposit and securities accounts), of Vishay and certain
significant subsidiaries located in the United States, and pledges of stock in certain significant domestic and foreign subsidiaries; and are guaranteed by certain significant subsidiaries.

We expect, at least initially, to fund certain future obligations required to be paid by the U.S. parent company by borrowing under our revolving credit facility.  We also expect to continue to use the credit facility from
time-to-time to meet certain short-term financing needs.  Additional acquisition activity, convertible debt repurchases, or conversion of our convertible debt instruments may require additional borrowing under our credit facility or may otherwise
require us to incur additional debt.  No principal payments on our debt are due before June 2024 when our revolving credit facility expires.

The convertible senior notes due 2025 are not currently convertible.  Pursuant to the indenture governing the convertible senior notes due 2025 and the amendments thereto incorporated in the Supplemental Indenture dated December
23, 2020, we will cash-settle the principal amount of $1,000 per note and settle any additional amounts in shares of our common stock.  We intend to finance the principal amount of any converted notes using borrowings under our credit facility.  No
conversions have occurred to date.

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In evaluating our liquidity and capital resources, we consider our outstanding commitments.  As of
December 31, 2022 our commitments were as follows (in

thousands):

Payments due by period
Total20232024202520262027Thereafter
Long-term debt$507,344$-$42,000$465,344$-$-$-
Interest payments on long-term debt31,77314,68812,2864,799---
Operating leases171,14725,06722,89119,68716,98915,76670,747
Letters of credit939-939----
Expected pension and postretirement plan funding195,88525,26918,70119,79226,28519,98685,852
Estimated costs to complete construction in progress162,000157,3004,700----
Estimated costs to complete MOSFETs wafer fab329,50038,400175,700115,400---
TCJA transition tax110,68027,67036,89346,117---
Uncertain tax positions19,5251,542----17,983
Purchase commitments63,36048,07315,287----
Other long-term liabilities74,547-----74,547
Total contractual cash obligations$1,666,700338,009329,397671,139$43,274$35,752$249,129

Commitments for long-term debt are based on the amount required to settle the obligation. Accordingly, the capitalized deferred financing costs associated with our
convertible notes are excluded from the calculation of long-term debt commitments in the table above.

Commitments for interest payments on long-term debt are cash commitments based on the stated maturity dates of each agreement and include fees under our revolving credit
facility, which expires on June 4, 2024.  Commitments for interest payments on long-term debt exclude non-cash interest expense related to the amortization of deferred financing costs.

Various factors could have a material effect on the amount of future principal and interest payments.  Principal and interest commitments associated with our convertible
notes are based on the amounts outstanding as of December 31, 2022.  Additionally, interest commitments for our revolving credit
facility are based on the rate prevailing at December 31, 2022, but actual rates are variable and are certain to change over time.

The TCJA imposed a one-time transition tax on deferred foreign earnings, payable in defined increments over eight years.  As a result of this requirement, we expect to
pay $184.5 million, net of estimated applicable foreign tax credits, and after utilization of net operating loss and R&D and FTC Credit carryforwards.  As of December 31, 2022, $73.8 million has been paid.

Estimated costs to complete the MOSFETs wafer fab include amounts that we are not contractually required to complete.

Our consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2022
includes liabilities associated with uncertain tax positions in multiple taxing jurisdictions where we conduct business.  Due to the uncertain and complex application of tax regulations, combined with the difficulty in predicting when tax audits
throughout the world may be concluded, we cannot make reliable estimates of the timing of the remaining cash outflows relating to these liabilities. Accordingly, we have classified the amount recorded as a current liability as payable within one
year, and the remaining uncertain tax positions are classified as payments due thereafter, although actual timing of payments may be sooner.

Expected pension and postretirement plan funding is based on a projected schedule of benefit payments under the plans.

We maintain long-term foundry arrangements with subcontractors to ensure access to external front-end capacity for our semiconductor products. The purchase commitments
in the table above represent the estimated minimum commitments for silicon wafers under these arrangements.  Our actual purchases in future periods are expected to be greater than these minimum commitments.

Other long-term liabilities in the table above include obligations that are reflected on our consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2022.  We include the current portion of the long-term liabilities in the table above. Other long-term liabilities for which we are unable to reasonably
estimate the timing of the settlement are classified as payments due thereafter in the table above, although actual timing of payments may be sooner.

For a further discussion of our long-term debt, pensions and other postretirement benefits, leases, uncertain tax positions, and purchase commitments, see Notes 4, 5, 6,
11, and 13 to our consolidated financial statements.

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FY 2021 10-K MD&A

SEC filing source: 0000103730-22-000010.

Extracted structurally from real Item 7 body heading to real Item 7A/8 boundary. Published MD&A gate trimmed front/tail over-capture. Confidence: high. Filing date: 2022-02-23. Report date: 2021-12-31.

Item 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

This Management's Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) is intended to provide an understanding of Vishay's financial condition, results of operations and cash flows by focusing on changes in certain key measures from year to year. The MD&A should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying Notes filed herewith, commencing on page F-1 of this report.  This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.  Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those discussed elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, particularly in Item 1A. “Risk Factors.”

Overview

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. ("Vishay," "we," "us," or "our") manufactures one of the world’s largest portfolios of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components that are essential to innovative designs in the automotive, industrial, computing, consumer, telecommunications, military, aerospace, and medical markets.

We operate in six segments based on product functionality: MOSFETs, Diodes, Optoelectronic Components, Resistors, Inductors, and Capacitors.

We are focused on enhancing stockholder value by growing our business and improving earnings per share.  Since 1985, we have pursued a business strategy of growth through focused research and development and acquisitions.  We plan to continue to grow our business through intensified internal growth supplemented by opportunistic acquisitions, while at the same time maintaining a prudent capital structure. To foster intensified internal growth, we have increased our worldwide R&D and engineering technical staff; we are expanding critical manufacturing capacities; we are increasing our technical field sales force in Asia to increase our market access to the industrial segment and increase the design-in of our products in local markets; and we are directing increased funding and focus on developing products to capitalize on the connectivity, mobility, and sustainability growth drivers of our business.  In addition to our growth plan, we also have opportunistically repurchased our stock and, as further described below, reduced dilution risks by repurchasing substantially all of our convertible senior debentures.  Over the next few years, we expect to experience higher growth rates than over the last decade.  This expectation is based upon accelerated electrification, such as factory automation, electrical vehicles, and 5G infrastructures.

In 2014, our Board of Directors instituted a quarterly dividend payment program and declared the first cash dividend in the history of Vishay. We have paid dividends each quarter since the first fiscal quarter of 2014, and further increased the quarterly cash dividend by 5% to $0.10 per share in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2021.  We expect to continue to pay quarterly dividends, although each dividend is subject to approval by our Board of Directors.

We have been re-shaping our capital structure since the enactment of the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) in December 2017.  We repatriated over $1 billion (net of withholding taxes) of cash to the United States since the enactment of the TCJA.  We used the repatriated cash, the net proceeds from the 2018 issuance of $600 million principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2025, and our operating cash flows to fully retire the convertible senior debentures, which had become less tax-efficient because of the TCJA.  We repurchased $134.7 million principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2025 in the year ended December 31, 2020 and remain authorized by our Board of Directors to repurchase an additional $65.3 million principal amount.  Our debt instruments and transactions are more fully described in Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements.

As a direct result of a change in Israeli tax law, we made the determination during the fourth fiscal quarter of 2021 that substantially all unremitted foreign earnings in Israel are no longer permanently reinvested.  We recorded additional tax expense of $53.3 million during the fourth fiscal quarter of 2021 to accrue the claw-back tax on applicable earnings and withholding taxes necessary to distribute these approximately $385.0 million of accumulated earnings to the United States.

On February 8, 2022, we announced that our Board of Directors has adopted a Stockholder Return Policy that will remain in effect until such time as the Board votes to amend or rescind the policy.  The Stockholder Return Policy calls for us to return at least 70% of free cash flow, net of scheduled principal payments of long-term debt, on an annual basis. We intend to return such amounts directly, in the form of dividends, or indirectly, in the form of stock repurchases. For 2022, we expect to return at least $100 million to stockholders consisting of approximately $58 million through our existing quarterly dividend program and at least $42 million through share repurchases.  The distribution of earnings from Israel to the United States will initially be used to fund our Stockholder Return Policy.  Over the long-term we expect to fund the Stockholder Return Policy from our historically strong cash flows from operations.

Our business and operating results have been and will continue to be impacted by worldwide economic conditions.  Our revenues are dependent on end markets that are impacted by consumer and industrial demand, and our operating results can be adversely affected by reduced demand in those global markets.  The worldwide economy and, specifically, our business were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in 2020.  The pandemic significantly impacted the global market, including our customers, suppliers, and shipping partners, which impacted our net revenues.  In 2020, we also incurred incremental costs separable from normal operations that are directly attributable to the pandemic and containment efforts, primarily salaries and wages for employees impacted by quarantines and additional safety measures, including masks and temperature scanners, which were partially offset by government subsidies.  The net impact of the costs and subsidies are classified as cost of products sold of $4.6 million and selling, general, and administrative benefits of $1.5 million based on employee function on the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2020.  Directly attributable costs of the pandemic are no longer incremental and have become part of normal operations.  Accordingly, in 2021, they are considered normal operating costs.  We excluded indirect financial changes from the COVID-19 pandemic such as general macroeconomic effects and higher shipping costs due to reduced shipping capacity from the COVID-19 pandemic amounts reported.  See additional information regarding our competitive strengths and key challenges as disclosed in Part 1.

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While the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a global impact, the widespread economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Vishay was temporary, as evidenced by our record 2021 revenues.  Similar disruptions may continue to occur on a more limited scale.  In this volatile economic environment, we continue to closely monitor our fixed costs, capital expenditure plans, inventory, and capital resources to respond to changing conditions and to ensure we have the management, business processes, and resources to meet our future needs.  We will react quickly and professionally to changes in demand to minimize manufacturing inefficiencies and excess inventory build in periods of decline and maximize opportunities in periods of growth.  We have significant liquidity to withstand temporary disruptions in the economic environment.  The global cost reduction and management rejuvenation programs that we began as part of our continuous efforts to improve efficiency and operating performance in 2019 have been fully implemented.  Our cost reduction program is more fully described in Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements and in "Cost Management" below.

We utilize several financial metrics, including net revenues, gross profit margin, segment operating income, end-of-period backlog, book-to-bill ratio, inventory turnover, change in average selling prices, net cash and short-term investments (debt), and free cash generation to evaluate the performance and assess the future direction of our business.  See further discussion in “Financial Metrics” and “Financial Condition, Liquidity, and Capital Resources” below.  The COVID-19 pandemic impacted almost all key financial metrics in 2020.  We experienced a broad recovery in orders and sales beginning in the third fiscal quarter of 2020 that continued through 2021.  We continue to increase manufacturing capacities and have broadly implemented strategic price increases, which positively impacted almost all key financial metrics versus the prior year.  The key financial metrics remained strong in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2021, but were slightly negatively impacted by cost increases, particularly in transportation and metal prices, and a slower rate of order and backlog increase versus the prior fiscal quarter.

Net revenues for the year ended December 31, 2021 were $3.240 billion, compared to net revenues of $2.502 billion and $2.668 billion for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.  Net earnings attributable to Vishay stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2021 were $298.0 million, or $2.05 per diluted share, compared to $122.9 million, or $0.85 per diluted share, and $163.9 million, or $1.13 per share, for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

We define adjusted net earnings as net earnings determined in accordance with GAAP adjusted for various items that management believes are not indicative of the intrinsic operating performance of our business.  We define free cash as the cash flows generated from continuing operations less capital expenditures plus net proceeds from the sale of property and equipment.  The reconciliations below include certain financial measures which are not recognized in accordance with GAAP, including adjusted net earnings, adjusted earnings per share, and free cash.  These non-GAAP measures should not be viewed as alternatives to GAAP measures of performance or liquidity.  Non-GAAP measures such as adjusted net earnings, adjusted earnings per share, and free cash do not have uniform definitions.  These measures, as calculated by Vishay, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. Management believes that adjusted net earnings and adjusted earnings per share are meaningful because they provide insight with respect to our intrinsic operating results.  Management believes that free cash is a meaningful measure of our ability to fund acquisitions, repay debt, and otherwise enhance stockholder value through stock repurchases or dividends.

Net earnings attributable to Vishay stockholders for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019 include items affecting comparability.  The items affecting comparability are (in thousands, except per share amounts):

Years ended December 31,
202120202019
GAAP net earnings attributable to Vishay stockholders$297,970$122,923$163,936
Reconciling items affecting gross income:
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic-4,563-
Other reconciling items affecting operating income:
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic-(1,451)-
Restructuring and severance costs-74324,139
Reconciling items affecting other income (expense):
Loss on early extinguishment of debt-8,0732,030
Reconciling items affecting tax expense (benefit):
Changes in tax laws and regulations$45,040$-$-
Effects of changes in valuation allowances(5,714)--
Change in deferred taxes due to early extinguishment of debt-(1,563)(1,601)
Effects of cash repatriation program-(190)(9,583)
Effects of changes in uncertain tax positions-3,7512,831
Effects of tax-basis foreign exchange gain--7,554
Tax effects of pre-tax items above-(2,799)(6,211)
Adjusted net earnings$337,296$134,050$183,095
Adjusted weighted average diluted shares outstanding145,495145,228145,136
Adjusted earnings per diluted share$2.32$0.92$1.26

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Although the term "free cash" is not defined in GAAP, each of the elements used to calculate free cash is presented as a line item on the face of our consolidated statements of cash flows prepared in accordance with GAAP.  Our free cash results are as follows (in thousands):

Years ended December 31,
202120202019
Net cash provided by continuing operating activities$457,104$314,938$296,444
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment1,317403577
Less: Capital expenditures(218,372)(123,599)(156,641)
Free cash$240,049$191,742$140,380

Our results for 2021 and 2020 represent the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business that resulted in a sharp decrease in demand in first half of 2020 followed by a sharp and broad recovery in the latter part of 2020 that continued through 2021.  Our percentage of euro-based sales approximates our percentage of euro-based expenses so the euro foreign currency impact on revenues was substantially offset by the impact on expenses.  Our pre-tax results were consistent with expectations based on our business model.

Our free cash results were significantly impacted by the payment of cash taxes related to the cash repatriated to the U.S. of $16.3 million and $38.8 million in 2020 and 2019, respectively, and the installment payments of the U.S. transition tax of $14.8 million in each year in the reporting period.

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Financial Metrics

We utilize several financial metrics to evaluate the performance and assess the future direction of our business. These key financial measures and metrics include net revenues, gross profit margin, operating margin, segment operating income, end-of-period backlog, and the book-to-bill ratio. We also monitor changes in our inventory turnover and our or publicly available average selling prices (“ASP”).

Gross profit margin is computed as gross profit as a percentage of net revenues. Gross profit is generally net revenues less costs of products sold, but also deducts certain other period costs, particularly losses on purchase commitments and inventory write-downs. Losses on purchase commitments and inventory write-downs have the impact of reducing gross profit margin in the period of the charge, but result in improved gross profit margins in subsequent periods by reducing costs of products sold as inventory is used. Gross profit margin is clearly a function of net revenues, but also reflects our cost management programs and our ability to contain fixed costs.

Operating margin is computed as gross profit less operating expenses as a percentage of net revenues. We evaluate business segment performance on segment operating margin. Only dedicated, direct selling, general, and administrative expenses of the segments are included in the calculation of segment operating income. Segment operating margin is computed as operating income less items such as restructuring and severance costs, asset write-downs, goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible asset impairments, inventory write-downs, gain or losses on purchase commitments, global operations, sales and marketing, information systems, finance and administrative groups, and other items, expressed as a percentage of net revenues. We believe that evaluating segment performance excluding such items is meaningful because it provides insight with respect to intrinsic operating results of the segment. Operating margin is clearly a function of net revenues, but also reflects our cost management programs and our ability to contain fixed costs.

End-of-period backlog is one indicator of future revenues. We include in our backlog only open orders that we expect to ship in the next twelve months. If demand falls below customers’ forecasts, or if customers do not control their inventory effectively, they may cancel or reschedule the shipments that are included in our backlog, in many instances without the payment of any penalty. Therefore, the backlog is not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for future periods.

An important indicator of demand in our industry is the book-to-bill ratio, which is the ratio of the amount of product ordered during a period as compared with the product that we ship during that period. A book-to-bill ratio that is greater than one indicates that our backlog is building and that we are likely to see increasing revenues in future periods. Conversely, a book-to-bill ratio that is less than one is an indicator of declining demand and may foretell declining revenues.

We focus on our inventory turnover as a measure of how well we are managing our inventory. We define inventory turnover for a financial reporting period as our costs of products sold for the four fiscal quarters ending on the last day of the reporting period divided by our average inventory (computed using each fiscal quarter-end balance) for this same period. A higher level of inventory turnover reflects more efficient use of our capital.

Pricing in our industry can be volatile.  Using our and publicly available data, we analyze trends and changes in average selling prices to evaluate likely future pricing. The erosion of average selling prices of established products is typical for semiconductor products.  We attempt to offset this deterioration with ongoing cost reduction activities and new product introductions.  Our specialty passive components are more resistant to average selling price erosion.  All pricing is subject to governing market conditions and is independently set by us.

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The quarter-to-quarter trends in these financial metrics can also be an important indicator of the likely direction of our business. The following table shows net revenues, gross profit margin, operating margin, end-of-period backlog, book-to-bill ratio, inventory turnover, and changes in ASP for our business as a whole during the five fiscal quarters beginning with the fourth fiscal quarter of 2020 through the fourth fiscal quarter of 2021 (dollars in thousands):

4th Quarter20201st Quarter20212nd Quarter20213rd Quarter20214th Quarter2021
Net revenues$667,180$764,632$819,120$813,663$843,072
Gross profit margin (1)22.8%26.5%28.0%27.7%27.3%
Operating margin (2)9.0%12.7%15.3%15.2%14.4%
End-of-period backlog$1,239,800$1,731,200$2,050,200$2,243,900$2,306,500
Book-to-bill ratio1.441.671.381.261.09
Inventory turnover4.64.84.84.54.5
Change in ASP vs. prior quarter-0.3%-0.5%1.0%1.3%1.3%

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(1) Gross margin for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2020 includes $0.3 million of expenses directly related to the COVID-19 pandemic (see Note 8 to our consolidated financial statements).

(2) Operating margin for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2020 also includes in total $(0.3) million of expenses (benefits) directly related to the COVID-19 outbreak (see Note 8 to our consolidated financial statements).

See “Financial Metrics by Segment” below for net revenues, book-to-bill ratio, and gross profit margin broken out by segment.

Revenues increased significantly versus the fourth fiscal quarter of 2020 and slightly versus the prior fiscal quarter, primarily due to higher volume.  We continue to experience robust demand for our products, with the backlog continuing to grow.  Sales at this time continue to be limited by our capacity.  Pressure on average selling prices continues to be very low and we are implementing strategic price increases across the product portfolio to offset increased materials and transportation costs.

Gross profit margin decreased versus the prior fiscal quarter primarily due to higher transportation and metals and materials costs.  Gross profit margin increased versus the fourth fiscal quarter of 2020 primarily due to increased volume and manufacturing efficiencies.

The book-to-bill ratio in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2021 remained strong, but decreased to 1.09 versus 1.26 in the third fiscal quarter of 2021.  The book-to-bill ratios in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2021 for distributors and original equipment manufacturers ("OEM") were 1.06 and 1.15, respectively, versus ratios of 1.29 and 1.23, respectively, during the third fiscal quarter of 2021.

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Financial Metrics by Segment

The following table shows net revenues, book-to-bill ratio, gross profit margin, and segment operating margin broken out by segment for the five fiscal quarters beginning with the fourth fiscal quarter of 2020 through the fourth fiscal quarter of 2021 (dollars in thousands):

4th Quarter20201st Quarter20212nd Quarter20213rd Quarter20214th Quarter2021
MOSFETs
Net revenues$131,567$153,223$167,937$175,499$171,339
Book-to-bill ratio1.641.971.261.191.01
Gross profit margin22.4%24.2%28.2%30.7%30.1%
Segment operating margin15.3%17.8%22.3%24.9%23.5%
Diodes
Net revenues$139,274$157,178$174,815$185,306$192,117
Book-to-bill ratio1.651.851.451.311.10
Gross profit margin17.8%21.9%23.9%25.2%23.7%
Segment operating margin14.1%18.3%20.7%22.3%20.6%
Optoelectronic Components
Net revenues$68,352$77,771$75,795$70,750$78,398
Book-to-bill ratio1.461.661.691.361.22
Gross profit margin27.7%33.0%32.4%33.7%34.2%
Segment operating margin21.3%27.3%26.6%27.9%27.2%
Resistors
Net revenues$161,201$186,602$194,722$181,189$190,041
Book-to-bill ratio1.241.501.391.261.14
Gross profit margin25.3%28.9%29.7%27.4%28.5%
Segment operating margin21.0%25.4%26.4%24.0%25.6%
Inductors
Net revenues$75,260$83,458$85,539$84,816$81,825
Book-to-bill ratio1.031.131.211.111.13
Gross profit margin30.1%33.3%33.5%31.7%29.4%
Segment operating margin27.0%30.3%30.7%28.7%26.4%
Capacitors
Net revenues$91,526$106,400$120,312$116,103$129,352
Book-to-bill ratio1.541.731.371.371.04
Gross profit margin17.5%22.6%24.1%21.3%21.6%
Segment operating margin12.5%17.7%19.7%17.2%17.7%

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Stockholder Value

We are focused on enhancing stockholder value by growing our business and improving earnings per share.  Over the next few years, we expect to experience higher internal growth rates than over the last decade.  This expectation is based upon accelerated electrification, such as factory automation, electrical vehicles, and 5G infrastructures.  To meet this expected increase in demand and to fully participate in growing markets, we intend to increase our capital expenditures for expansion in the mid-term.  The increased capital expenditures will be primarily used to increase manufacturing capacity for our strategic product lines.  The most significant expansion projects include building a 12-inch wafer fab in Itzehoe, Germany adjacent to our existing 8-inch fab, expanding our Inductors manufacturing, and expanding our GaAs fab in Heilbronn, Germany.

Changes in Israel tax law enacted effective November 15, 2021 provide us with an opportunity to efficiently repatriate earnings that we intend to use to enhance stockholder value.

On February 8, 2022, we announced that our Board of Directors has adopted a Stockholder Return Policy that will remain in effect until such time as the Board votes to amend or rescind the policy.  The Stockholder Return Policy calls for us to return at least 70% of free cash flow, net of scheduled principal payments of long-term debt, on an annual basis. We intend to return such amounts directly, in the form of dividends, or indirectly, in the form of stock repurchases. For 2022, we expect to return at least $100 million to stockholders consisting of approximately $58 million through our existing quarterly dividend program and at least $42 million through share repurchases.  The distribution of earnings from Israel to the United States will initially be used to fund our Stockholder Return Policy.  Over the long-term we expect to fund the Stockholder Return Policy from our historically strong cash flows from operations.

Our confidence in the sustainability of our strong cash flow generation and balance sheet allows us to increase our allocation of capital to stockholders and enhance stockholder returns over the long-term.

The structure of the Stockholder Return Policy enables us to allocate capital between our business, our lenders, and our stockholders.  We will continue to invest in growth initiatives including key product line expansions, targeted R&D, and synergistic acquisitions.

As a direct result of a change in tax law in Israel, we made the determination during the fourth fiscal quarter of 2021 that substantially all unremitted foreign earnings in Israel are no longer permanently reinvested.  Because most of our operating cash flow is typically generated by our non-U.S. subsidiaries, we may in the future need to change our permanent reinvestment assertion on current earnings of certain subsidiaries, which would have the effect of increasing the effective tax rate.  Substantially all of these additional taxes would be withholding and foreign taxes on cash remitted to the U.S., as such dividends are generally not subject to U.S. federal income tax.

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Acquisition Activity

As part of our growth strategy, we seek to expand through targeted acquisitions of other manufacturers of electronic components that have established positions in major markets, reputations for product quality and reliability, and product lines with which we have substantial marketing and technical expertise. This includes exploring opportunities to acquire targets to gain market share, penetrate different geographic markets, enhance new product development, round out our existing product lines, or grow our high margin niche market businesses. Acquisitions of passive components businesses would likely be made to strengthen and broaden our position as a specialty product supplier; acquisitions of discrete semiconductor businesses would be made to increase market share and to generate synergies. To limit our financial exposure, we have implemented a policy not to pursue acquisitions if our post-acquisition debt would exceed 2.5x our pro forma earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (“EBITDA”). For these purposes, we calculate pro forma EBITDA as the adjusted EBITDA of Vishay and the target for Vishay’s four preceding fiscal quarters, with a pro forma adjustment for savings which management estimates would have been achieved had the target been acquired by Vishay at the beginning of the four fiscal quarter period.

On December 31, 2021, we acquired substantially all of the assets and certain liabilities of Barry Industries, a Massachusetts-based, privately-held manufacturer of resistive products for $20.8 million.  Based on our estimate of their fair values pending finalization of the net working capital adjustment, we allocated $9.6 million of the purchase price to definite-lived intangible assets.  After allocating the purchase price to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on a preliminary estimation of their fair values at the date of acquisition, we recorded goodwill of $7.8 million related to this acquisition.  The inclusion of this acquisition did not have an impact on the Company's consolidated results for the year ended December 31, 2021.  The goodwill related to this acquisition is included in the Resistors reporting unit for goodwill impairment testing.

On October 1, 2020, we acquired the worldwide business and substantially all of the U.S. assets of Applied Thin-Film Products ("ATP"), a California-based, privately-held manufacturer of custom, build-to-print thin film substrates for the microwave, fiber optic, and life science industries.  The total acquisition price was $25.9 million.  The results and operations of this acquisition have been included in the Resistors segment since October 1, 2020.  ATP did not have a material impact on our consolidated results for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.

There is no assurance that we will be able to identify and acquire additional suitable acquisition candidates at price levels and on terms and conditions we consider acceptable.

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Cost Management

We place a strong emphasis on controlling our costs, and use various measures and metrics to evaluate our cost structure.

We define variable costs as expenses that vary with respect to quantity produced.  Fixed costs do not vary with respect to quantity produced over the relevant time period.  Contributive margin is calculated as net revenue less variable costs.  It may be expressed in dollars or as a percentage of net revenue. Management uses this measure to determine the amount of profit to be expected for any change in revenues.  While these measures are typical cost accounting measures, none of these measures are recognized in accordance with GAAP.  The classification of expenses as either variable or fixed is judgmental and other companies might classify such expenses differently.  These measures, as calculated by Vishay, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.

We closely monitor variable costs and seek to achieve the contributive margin in our business model.  Over a period of many years, we have generally maintained a contributive margin of between 45% and 47% of revenues.  The erosion of average selling prices, particularly of our semiconductor products, that is typical of our industry, and inflation negatively impact contributive margin and drive us to continually seek ways to reduce our variable costs.  Our variable cost reduction efforts include increasing the efficiency in our production facilities by expending capital for automation, reducing materials costs, materials substitution, increasing wafer size and shrinking dies to maximize efficiency in our semiconductor production processes, and other yield improvement activities.

Our cost management strategy also includes a focus on controlling fixed costs recorded as costs of products sold or selling, general, and administrative expenses and maintaining our break-even point (adjusted for acquisitions).  We seek to limit increases in selling, general, and administrative expenses to the rate of inflation, excluding foreign currency exchange effects and substantially independent of sales volume changes. At constant fixed costs, we would expect each $1 million increase in revenues to increase our operating income by approximately $450,000 to $470,000.  Sudden changes in the business conditions, however, may not allow us to quickly adapt our manufacturing capacity and cost structure.

Occasionally, our ongoing cost containment activities are not adequate and we must take actions to maintain our cost competitiveness.  We incurred significant restructuring expenses in our past to reduce our cost structure.  Historically, our primary cost reduction technique was through the transfer of production to the extent possible from high-labor-cost countries to lower-labor-cost countries.  We believe that our manufacturing footprint is suitable to serve our customers and end markets, while maintaining lower manufacturing costs.  Since 2013, our cost reduction programs have primarily focused on reducing fixed costs, including selling, general, and administrative expenses.

We continue to monitor the economic environment and its potential effects on our customers and the end markets that we serve.

In 2019, we announced global cost reduction and management rejuvenation programs as part of our continuous efforts to improve efficiency and operating performance.  The programs were primarily designed to reduce manufacturing fixed costs and selling, general, and administrative ("SG&A") costs company-wide, and provide management rejuvenation. The programs are fully implemented.  We incurred restructuring expense of $24.9 million, primarily related to cash severance costs, to implement these programs.  The implementation of these programs did not impact planned research and development activities.  No manufacturing facility closures occurred pursuant to these programs.

We do not anticipate any material restructuring activities in 2022.  However, a worsening business environment for the electronics industry, a prolonged impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, or a significant economic downturn may require us to implement additional restructuring initiatives.

See Note 4 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information.

In uncertain times, we focus on managing our production capacities in accordance with customer requirements, and maintain discipline in terms of our fixed costs and capital expenditures. Even as we seek to manage our costs, we remain cognizant of the future requirements of our demanding markets. We continue to pursue our growth plans through investing in capacities for strategic product lines, and through increasing our resources for R&D, technical marketing, and field application engineering; supplemented by opportunistic acquisitions of specialty businesses.

Our long-term strategy includes growth through the integration of acquired businesses, and GAAP requires plant closure and employee termination costs that we incur in connection with our acquisition activities to be recorded as expenses in our consolidated statement of operations, as such expenses are incurred.  We have not incurred any material plant closure or employee termination costs related to any of the businesses acquired since 2011, but we expect to have some level of future restructuring expenses due to acquisitions.

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Foreign Currency Translation

We are exposed to foreign currency exchange rate risks, particularly due to transactions in currencies other than the functional currencies of certain subsidiaries.  We occasionally use forward exchange contracts to economically hedge a portion of our projected cash flows from these exposures.

GAAP requires that entities identify the “functional currency” of each of their subsidiaries and measure all elements of the financial statements in that functional currency. A subsidiary’s functional currency is the currency of the primary economic environment in which it operates. In cases where a subsidiary is relatively self-contained within a particular country, the local currency is generally deemed to be the functional currency. However, a foreign subsidiary that is a direct and integral component or extension of the parent company’s operations generally would have the parent company’s currency as its functional currency. We have both situations among our subsidiaries.

Foreign Subsidiaries which use the Local Currency as the Functional Currency

We finance our operations in Europe and certain locations in Asia in local currencies, and accordingly, these subsidiaries utilize the local currency as their functional currency. For those subsidiaries where the local currency is the functional currency, assets and liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets have been translated at the rate of exchange as of the balance sheet date. Translation adjustments do not impact the results of operations and are reported as a separate component of stockholders’ equity.

For those subsidiaries where the local currency is the functional currency, revenues and expenses are translated at the average exchange rate for the year. While the translation of revenues and expenses into U.S. dollars does not directly impact the consolidated statement of operations, the translation effectively increases or decreases the U.S. dollar equivalent of revenues generated and expenses incurred in those foreign currencies.  The dollar was weaker during 2021 versus 2020 and 2020 versus 2019, with the translation of foreign currency revenues and expenses into U.S. dollars increasing reported revenues and expenses in 2021 versus 2020 and 2020 versus 2019.

Foreign Subsidiaries which use the U.S. Dollar as the Functional Currency

Our operations in Israel and most significant locations in Asia are largely financed in U.S. dollars, and accordingly, these subsidiaries utilize the U.S. dollar as their functional currency. For those foreign subsidiaries where the U.S. dollar is the functional currency, all foreign currency financial statement amounts are remeasured into U.S. dollars. Exchange gains and losses arising from remeasurement of foreign currency-denominated monetary assets and liabilities are included in the results of operations. While these subsidiaries transact most business in U.S. dollars, they may have significant costs, particularly payroll-related, which are incurred in the local currency.  The cost of products sold and selling, general, and administrative expense for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 have been unfavorably impacted (compared to the respective prior years) by local currency transactions of subsidiaries which use the U.S. dollar as their functional currency.

See Item 7A for additional discussion of foreign currency exchange risk.

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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our significant accounting policies are summarized in Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements. We identify here a number of policies that entail significant judgments or estimates.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue is measured based on the consideration specified in contracts with customers, and excludes any sales incentives and amounts collected on behalf of third parties.  We recognize revenue when we satisfy our performance obligations.

We have a broad line of products that we sell to OEMs, electronic manufacturing services ("EMS") companies, which manufacture for OEMs on an outsourcing basis, and independent distributors that maintain large inventories of electronic components for resale to OEMs and EMS companies.

We recognize revenue on sales to distributors when the distributor takes control of the products ("sold-to" model).  We have agreements with distributors that allow distributors a limited credit for unsaleable products, which we refer to as a "scrap allowance." Consistent with industry practice, we also have a "stock, ship and debit" program whereby we consider requests by distributors for credits on previously purchased products that remain in distributors' inventory, to enable the distributors to offer more competitive pricing.  In addition, we have contractual arrangements whereby we provide distributors with protection against price reductions initiated by us after product is sold by us to the distributor and prior to resale by the distributor.

We recognize the estimated variable consideration to be received as revenue and record a related accrued expense for the consideration not expected to be received, based upon an estimate of product returns, scrap allowances, "stock, ship and debit" credits, and price protection credits that will be attributable to sales recorded through the end of the period.  We make these estimates based upon sales levels to our customers during the period, inventory levels at the distributors, current and projected market conditions, and historical experience under the programs. While we utilize a number of different methodologies to estimate the accruals, all of the methodologies take into account sales levels to customers during the relevant period, inventory levels at the distributors, current and projected market trends and conditions, recent and historical activity under the relevant programs, changes in program policies, and open requests for credits. These procedures require the exercise of significant judgments.  We believe that we have a reasonable basis to estimate future credits under the programs.

See Notes 1 and 9 to our consolidated financial statements for further information.

Inventories

We value our inventories at the lower of cost or net realizable value, with cost determined under the first-in, first-out method. The valuation of our inventories requires our management to make market estimates.  For work in process goods, we are required to estimate the cost to completion of the products and the prices at which we will be able to sell the products.  For finished goods, we must assess the prices at which we believe the inventory can be sold. Inventories are also adjusted for estimated obsolescence and written down to net realizable value based upon estimates of future demand, technology developments and market conditions.

Goodwill

See Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements for a description of our goodwill impairment tests.

The fair value of reporting units for goodwill impairment testing purposes is measured primarily using present value techniques based on projected cash flows from the reporting unit.  The calculated results are evaluated for reasonableness using comparable company data.  The determination of the fair value of the reporting units requires us to make significant estimates and assumptions.  These estimates and assumptions primarily include, but are not limited to: the selection of appropriate peer group companies; control premiums appropriate for acquisitions in the industries in which we compete; the discount rate; terminal growth rates; and forecasts of revenue, operating income, depreciation and amortization, and capital expenditures.

Due to the inherent uncertainty involved in making these estimates, actual financial results could differ from those estimates.  In addition, changes in assumptions concerning future financial results or other underlying assumptions could have a significant impact on the fair value of the reporting unit and the amount of the goodwill impairment charge.

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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

Our defined benefit plans are concentrated in the United States, Germany, and the Republic of China (Taiwan). At December 31, 2021, our U.S. plans include various non-qualified plans.  The table below summarizes information about our pension and other postretirement benefit plans.  This information should be read in conjunction with Note 11 to our consolidated financial statements (amounts in thousands):

BenefitobligationPlan assetsFundedpositionInformallyfunded assetsNet positionUnrecognizedactuarialitems
U.S. non-qualified pension plans$45,613$-$(45,613)$28,234$(17,379)$9,403
German pension plans175,913-(175,913)4,455(171,458)55,603
Taiwanese pension plans59,77344,501(15,272)-(15,272)11,372
Other pension plans42,48731,419(11,068)-(11,068)5,462
OPEB plans15,393-(15,393)-(15,393)2,543
Other retirement obligations14,576-(14,576)-(14,576)-
$353,755$75,920$(277,835)$32,689$(245,146)$84,383

Accounting for defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans involves numerous assumptions and estimates. The discount rate at which obligations could effectively be settled and the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets are two critical assumptions in measuring the cost and benefit obligations of our pension and other postretirement benefit plans. Other important assumptions include the anticipated rate of future increases in compensation levels, estimated mortality, and for certain postretirement medical plans, increases or trends in health care costs.  Management reviews these assumptions at least annually.  We use independent actuaries and investment advisers to assist us in formulating assumptions and making estimates.  These assumptions are updated periodically to reflect the actual experience and expectations on a plan specific basis as appropriate.

In the U.S., we utilize published long-term high quality bonds to determine the discount rate at the measurement date. In Germany and the Republic of China (Taiwan), we utilize published long-term government bond rates to determine the discount rate at the measurement date.  We utilize bond yields at various maturity dates that reflect the timing of expected future benefit payments. We believe the discount rates selected are the rates at which these obligations could effectively be settled.

Non-qualified plans in the U.S. are considered by law to be unfunded.  However, the Company maintains assets in a rabbi trust to fund benefit payments under certain of these plans.  Such assets would be subject to creditor claims under certain conditions.  (See also Notes 11 and 18 to our consolidated financial statements.)

Many of our non-U.S. plans are unfunded based on local laws and customs. For those non-U.S. plans that do maintain investments, their asset holdings are primarily cash and fixed income securities, based on local laws and customs. Some non-U.S. plans also informally fund their plans by holding certain available-for-sale investments.  Such assets would be subject to creditor claims under certain conditions. (See also Note 18 to our consolidated financial statements.)

We set the expected long-term rate of return based on the expected long-term average rates of return to be achieved by the underlying investment portfolios.  In establishing this rate, we consider historical and expected returns for the asset classes in which the plans are invested, advice from pension consultants and investment advisors, and current economic and capital market conditions. The expected return on plan assets is incorporated into the computation of pension expense.  The difference between this expected return and the actual return on plan assets is deferred.  The net deferral of past asset losses (gains) affects the calculated value of plan assets and, ultimately, future pension expense (income).

We continue to seek to de-risk our global pension exposures.  Such actions could result in increased net periodic pension cost due to lower expected rates of return on plan assets and/or possible additional charges to recognize unamortized actuarial items if all or a portion of the obligations were to be settled.

We believe that the current assumptions used to estimate plan obligations and annual expenses are appropriate.  However, if economic conditions change or if our investment strategy changes, we may be inclined to change some of our assumptions, and the resulting change could have a material impact on the consolidated statements of operations and on the consolidated balance sheet.

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Income Taxes

We are subject to income taxes in the U.S. and numerous foreign jurisdictions.  Significant judgment is required in evaluating our tax positions and determining our provision for income taxes.  During the ordinary course of business, there are many transactions and calculations for which the ultimate tax determination is uncertain.  We establish reserves for tax-related uncertainties based on estimates of whether, and the extent to which, additional taxes will be due.  These reserves are established when we believe that certain positions might be challenged despite our belief that our tax return positions are fully supportable.  We adjust these reserves in light of changing facts and circumstances and the provision for income taxes includes the impact of reserve provisions and changes to reserves that are considered appropriate.

These accruals for tax-related uncertainties are based on our best estimate of potential tax exposures. When particular matters arise, a number of years may elapse before such matters are audited by tax authorities and finally resolved.  Favorable resolution of such matters could be recognized as a reduction to our effective tax rate in the year of resolution.  Unfavorable resolution of any particular issue could increase the effective tax rate and may require the use of cash in the year of resolution.

Our U.S. federal income tax returns are under examination for the years ended December 31, 2017 through 2019.  The IRS may, however, ask for supporting documentation for net operating losses for the years ended December 31, 2013 - 2016, which were utilized in the year ended December 31, 2017.  During 2021, certain tax examinations were concluded and certain statutes of limitations lapsed.  Our tax provision for those years includes adjustments related to the resolution of these matters.  The tax returns of significant non-U.S. subsidiaries currently under examination are located in the following jurisdictions: Germany (2013 through 2016), India (2004 through 2017), Israel (2018 and 2019), Singapore (2015 through 2019), and the Republic of China (Taiwan) (2019).  The Company and its subsidiaries also file income tax returns in other taxing jurisdictions in the U.S. and around the world, many of which are still open to examination.

See Notes 1 and 5 to consolidated financial statements for additional information.

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Results of Operations

Statement of operations’ captions as a percentage of net revenues and the effective tax rates were as follows:

Years ended December 31,
202120202019
Costs of products sold72.6%76.7%74.8%
Gross profit27.4%23.3%25.2%
Selling, general, and administrative expenses13.0%14.8%14.4%
Operating income14.4%8.4%9.8%
Income before taxes and noncontrolling interest13.4%6.3%8.5%
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Vishay stockholders9.2%4.9%6.1%
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Effective tax rate31.2%21.8%27.2%

Net Revenues

Net revenues were as follows (dollars in thousands):

202120202019
Net revenues$3,240,487$2,501,898$2,668,305
Change versus prior year$738,589$(166,407)
Percentage change versus prior year29.5%-6.2%

Changes in net revenues were attributable to the following:

2021 vs. 20202020 vs. 2019
Change attributable to:
Change in volume25.5%-4.4%
Change in average selling prices1.0%-2.8%
Foreign currency effects1.4%0.5%
Acquisitions0.7%0.2%
Other0.9%0.3%
Net change29.5%-6.2%

Net revenues increased significantly in 2021 versus the prior year.  Net revenues for 2020 were negatively impacted by a significant decrease in demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic that began to broadly recover in the third fiscal quarter of 2020 and continued through 2021.  The increasing demand and manufacturing capacities resulted in increased sales volume compared to 2020.  Due to high demand, we were able to implement strategic price increases across the product portfolio.

Gross Profit and Margins

Gross profit margins for the year ended December 31, 2021 were 27.4%, as compared to 23.3% for the year ended December 31, 2020.  The increase in gross profit margin is primarily due to increased sales volume.  Higher transportation and metals and materials costs negatively impacted the contributive margin.

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Segments

Analysis of revenues and gross profit margins for our segments is provided below.

MOSFETs

Net revenues of the MOSFETs segment were as follows (dollars in thousands):

Years ended December 31,
202120202019
Net revenues$667,998$501,380$509,145
Change versus comparable prior year period$166,618$(7,765)
Percentage change versus comparable prior year period33.2%-1.5%

Changes in MOSFETs segment net revenues were attributable to the following:

2021 vs. 20202020 vs. 2019
Change attributable to:
Increase in volume33.1%4.1%
Decrease in average selling prices-0.3%-5.6%
Foreign currency effects0.6%0.3%
Other-0.2%-0.3%
Net change33.2%-1.5%

Gross profit margins for the MOSFETs segment were as follows:

Years ended December 31,
202120202019
Gross profit margins28.4%22.8%24.8%

The MOSFETs segment net revenues increased significantly in 2021 versus the prior year.  The increase is primarily due to increased volume.  Net revenues were negatively impacted by the temporary closure of our main manufacturing facility in China in the first fiscal quarter of 2020, while we had no significant closures in 2021.  All end markets, particularly automotive, regions, and all customer channels, particularly distributors, contributed to the increase.

The gross profit margin in 2021 increased versus the prior year primarily due to increased sales volume and cost reduction measures, partially offset by cost inflation and negative foreign currency impacts.

We experienced a slight decrease in average selling prices versus 2020.  The net decrease was limited due to price increases in the second half of 2021 and positive customer mix.  Due to increased demand, we anticipate prices will stabilize in 2022.

We continue to invest to expand mid- and long-term manufacturing capacity for strategic product lines.  We are building a 12-inch wafer fab in Itzehoe, Germany adjacent to our existing 8-inch wafer fab, which we expect will increase our in-house wafer capacity by approximately 70% within 3-4 years and allow us to balance our in-house and foundry wafer supply.

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Diodes

Net revenues of the Diodes segment were as follows (dollars in thousands):

Years ended December 31,
202120202019
Net revenues$709,416$502,548$557,143
Change versus comparable prior year period$206,868$(54,595)
Percentage change versus comparable prior year period41.2%-9.8%

Changes in Diodes segment net revenues were attributable to the following:

2021 vs. 20202020 vs. 2019
Change attributable to:
Change in volume34.2%-6.2%
Change in average selling prices2.9%-4.4%
Foreign currency effects1.2%0.4%
Other2.9%0.4%
Net change41.2%-9.8%

Gross profit margins for the Diodes segment were as follows:

Years ended December 31,
202120202019
Gross profit margins23.7%17.9%20.4%

Net revenues of the Diodes segment increased significantly in 2021.  The prior years were negatively impacted by excess inventory held by distributors, which was mostly consumed prior to 2021.  The increase is primarily due to increased sales volume, increased average selling prices, and foreign currency impacts.  All regions and customer channels, particularly distributors, contributed to the growth.

Gross profit margin increased versus the prior year primarily due to increases in sales volume and average selling prices and cost reduction measures, partially offset by cost inflation.

Average selling prices increased versus the prior year.  Strong demand allowed us to increase prices.  Positive customer and product mix also contributed to the increased prices.

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Optoelectronic Components

Net revenues of the Optoelectronic Components segment were as follows (dollars in thousands):

Years ended December 31,
202120202019
Net revenues$302,714$236,616$222,986
Change versus comparable prior year period$66,098$13,630
Percentage change versus comparable prior year period27.9%6.1%

Changes in Optoelectronic Components segment net revenues were attributable to the following:

2021 vs. 20202020 vs. 2019
Change attributable to:
Increase in volume22.2%6.4%
Change in average selling prices2.7%-1.4%
Foreign currency effects1.7%0.9%
Other1.3%0.2%
Net change27.9%6.1%

Gross profit margins for the Optoelectronic Components segment were as follows:

Years ended December 31,
202120202019
Gross profit margin33.3%28.1%24.0%

The Optoelectronic Components segment net revenues increased significantly versus the prior year.  The increase is primarily due to increased sales volume, increased average selling prices, and foreign currency impacts.  The increase was limited by COVID-19-related restrictions on our manufacturing facility in Malaysia.  All regions and customer channels, particularly distributors, contributed to the increase.

The gross profit margin increased versus the prior year. The increase is primarily due to the significant increase in sales volume, increased average selling prices, and our cost reduction measures, partially offset by cost inflation.

Average selling prices increased versus the prior year.  The high level of demand and cost inflation allowed us to increase average selling prices for certain customers.

We have modernized and expanded our Heilbronn wafer fab and plan to increase production in the facility during 2022.

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Resistors

Net revenues of the Resistors segment were as follows (dollars in thousands):

Years ended December 31,
202120202019
Net revenues$752,554$606,183$657,192
Change versus comparable prior year period$146,371$(51,009)
Percentage change versus comparable prior year period24.1%(7.8)%

Changes in Resistors segment net revenues were attributable to the following:

2021 vs. 20202020 vs. 2019
Change attributable to:
Change in volume18.2%-7.4%
Change in average selling prices0.3%-1.9%
Foreign currency effects2.0%0.7%
Acquisitions3.0%0.8%
Other0.6%0.0%
Net change24.1%-7.8%

Gross profit margins for the Resistors segment were as follows:

Years ended December 31,
202120202019
Gross profit margin28.7%25.3%28.4%

Net revenues of the Resistors segment increased significantly versus the prior year.  All regions, particularly Asia and Europe, contributed to the increase.  Sales to distributor customers and the industrial and automotive end markets increased significantly.

The gross profit margin increased versus the prior year.  The increase is due to increased sales volume, manufacturing efficiencies, increased average selling prices, and cost reduction measures, partially offset by increased labor, materials, metals, and transportation costs.

Average selling prices increased versus the prior year.

We are increasing critical manufacturing capacities for certain product lines.  We continue to broaden our business with targeted acquisitions of specialty resistors businesses, such as Applied Thin Film Products and Barry Industries.

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Inductors

Net revenues of the Inductors segment were as follows (dollars in thousands):

Years ended December 31,
202120202019
Net revenues$335,638$293,629$298,642
Change versus comparable prior year period$42,009$(5,013)
Percentage change versus comparable prior year period14.3%(1.7)%

Changes in Inductors segment net revenues were attributable to the following:

2021 vs. 20202020 vs. 2019
Change attributable to:
Increase in volume15.4%0.4%
Decrease in average selling prices-1.3%-2.4%
Foreign currency effects0.6%0.3%
Other-0.4%0.0%
Net change14.3%-1.7%

Gross profit margins for the Inductors segment were as follows:

Years ended December 31,
202120202019
Gross profit margin32.0%31.5%32.4%

Net revenues of the Inductors segment increased significantly versus the prior year.  All regions, particularly Europe and Americas, contributed to the increase.  Sales to distributor customers and automotive and industrial end markets increased significantly.

The gross profit margin increased versus the prior year.  The increase is primarily due to increased sales volume, manufacturing efficiencies, and cost reductions, partially offset by lower average selling prices, increased metals and transportation costs, and negative foreign currency impacts.

Average selling prices decreased slightly versus the prior year.

We expect long-term growth in this segment, and are continuously expanding manufacturing capacity and evaluating acquisition opportunities, particularly of specialty businesses.

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Capacitors

Net revenues of the Capacitors segment were as follows (dollars in thousands):

Years ended December 31,
202120202019
Net revenues$472,167$361,542$423,197
Change versus comparable prior year period$110,625$(61,655)
Percentage change versus comparable prior year period30.6%-14.6%

Changes in Capacitors segment net revenues were attributable to the following:

2021 vs. 20202020 vs. 2019
Change attributable to:
Change in volume25.0%-15.7%
Increase in average selling prices1.8%1.1%
Foreign currency effects2.0%0.4%
Other1.8%-0.4%
Net change30.6%-14.6%

Gross profit margins for the Capacitors segment were as follows:

Years ended December 31,
202120202019
Gross profit margin22.4%19.4%22.3%

Net revenues of the Capacitors segment increased significantly versus the prior year.  All regions, particularly Europe, increased.  The increase is primarily due to increased sales to distributor customers and the industrial end market.

The gross profit margin increased versus the prior year.  The increase is due to increased sales volume, increased average selling prices, and manufacturing efficiencies, partially offset by the negative impact of product mix and increased metals costs.

Average selling prices have increased versus the prior year.  Increased prices for certain materials were passed through to our customers.

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Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general, and administrative expenses are summarized as follows (dollars in thousands):

Years ended December 31,
202120202019
Total SG&A expenses$420,111$371,450$384,631
as a percentage of sales13.0%14.8%14.4%

SG&A expenses for the year ended December 31, 2021 increased versus the year ended December 31, 2020 due to increased incentive compensation accruals.  SG&A expenses for the year ended December 31, 2020 includes $(1.5) million of incremental net costs (benefits) separable from normal operations directly attributable to the COVID-19 outbreak.

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Other Income (Expense)

2021 Compared to 2020

Interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2021 decreased by $14.0 million versus the year ended December 31, 2020.  The decrease is primarily due to the elimination of non-cash debt discount amortization upon the adoption of ASU No. 2020-06 effective January 1, 2021 and repurchases of convertible notes in the second and third fiscal quarters of 2020.  See Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements for further information.

The following table analyzes the components of the line “Other” on the consolidated statements of operations (in thousands):

Years ended December 31,
20212020Change
Foreign exchange gain (loss)$(2,692)$(4,095)$1,403
Interest income1,2693,709(2,440)
Other components of net periodic pension expense(13,206)(13,613)407
Investment income(1,036)2,271(3,307)
Other11(26)37
$(15,654)$(11,754)$(3,900)

2020 Compared to 2019

Interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2020 decreased by $2.1 million versus the year ended December 31, 2019.  The decrease is primarily attributable to repurchases of convertible debt instruments and the lower interest rate environment due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

We repurchased $151.5 million principal amount of convertible debt instruments in 2020.  We recognized a $8.1 million loss on early extinguishment of the repurchased convertible debt instruments in 2020.

The following table analyzes the components of the line “Other” on the consolidated statements of operations (in thousands):

Years ended December 31,
20202019Change
Foreign exchange gain (loss)$(4,095)$(1,414)$(2,681)
Interest income3,7098,445(4,736)
Other components of net periodic pension expense(13,613)(13,959)346
Investment income (loss)2,2716,448(4,177)
Other(26)61(87)
$(11,754)$(419)$(11,335)

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Income Taxes

For the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019, the effective tax rates were 31.2%, 21.8%, and 27.2%, respectively.  With the reduction in the U.S. statutory rate to 21% beginning January 1, 2018, we expect that our effective tax rate will be higher than the U.S. statutory rate, excluding unusual transactions.  Historically, the effective tax rates were generally less than the U.S. statutory rate of 35% primarily because of earnings in foreign jurisdictions.  Discrete tax items impacted our effective tax rate for each period presented.  These items were $39.3 million in 2021, $2.0 million in 2020, and $0.8 million (tax benefit) in 2019.

The effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2021 was impacted by $53.3 million of tax expense recognized upon a change in Israeli tax law that was enacted on November 15, 2021.  We have historically benefited from tax incentive programs offered by the Israeli government, including the generation of income not subject to current income tax.  Any tax-exempt earnings generated under these programs would incur an additional “claw-back” tax at approximately 11.1% if they were distributed or invested outside of Israel, in addition to normal withholding taxes on earnings distributed from Israel.  Otherwise, taxes on such earnings were indefinitely deferred.

The change in Israeli tax law provided companies with an election to currently pay a reduced claw-back rate of as low as 6% upon meeting certain conditions, with the ability to distribute or invest those amounts outside of Israel at any time in the future.  We will elect to pay taxes on all previously untaxed earnings at the reduced 6% claw-back rate.  As a direct result of this change in tax law, we made the determination during the fourth fiscal quarter of 2021 that substantially all unremitted foreign earnings in Israel are no longer permanently reinvested.  We recorded the additional tax expense during the fourth fiscal quarter of 2021 to accrue the claw-back tax on applicable earnings and withholding taxes necessary to distribute these approximately $385.0 million of accumulated earnings to the United States.

The effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2021 was also impacted by a $5.7 million tax benefit recognized upon the release of a valuation allowance outside the U.S. and $8.3 million of tax benefits recognized due to changes in tax regulations.

We repatriated $104.1 million and $188.7 million to the United States, and paid withholding and foreign taxes of $16.3 million and $38.8 million in the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, which completed the cash repatriation program that we initiated in 2017 in response to the TCJA enacted in the United States.

We recorded tax benefits of $0.2 million and $9.6 million during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, due to adjustments to remeasure the deferred taxes related to our cash repatriation program, such as foreign currency effects, and to consider certain corporate reorganizational activities that impact repatriation.

As part of our cash repatriation activity, we settled an intercompany loan, which previously had been accounted for at the historical foreign exchange rate (akin to an equity contribution) because the debtor entity did not have the intent or ability to repay such intercompany loan.   Currency translation adjustments were recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income, and were not included in U.S. GAAP pre-tax income.  Our cash repatriation activity resulted in the ability to repay such intercompany loan.  Upon settlement of this intercompany loan, the foreign entity realized a taxable gain.  Income tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2019 includes tax expense of $7.6 million related to this tax-basis foreign exchange gain.

The effective tax rates for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 were impacted by the effect of the repurchase of convertible debentures.  We recognized tax benefits of $1.6 million in both 2020 and 2019, reflecting the reduction in deferred tax liabilities related to the special tax attributes of the convertible debentures. See Note 6 to our consolidated financial statements.

The effective tax rates for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 were also impacted by $3.8 million and $2.8 million, respectively, of net tax expense for changes in uncertain tax positions.

We operate in a global environment with significant operations in various locations outside the United States. Accordingly, the consolidated income tax rate is a composite rate reflecting our earnings and the applicable tax rates in the various locations where we operate. Part of our historical strategy has been to achieve cost savings through the transfer and expansion of manufacturing operations to countries where we can take advantage of lower labor costs and available tax and other government-sponsored incentives.

Additional information about income taxes is included in Note 5 to our consolidated financial statements.

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Financial Condition, Liquidity, and Capital Resources

We focus on our ability to generate cash flows from operations. The cash generated from operations is used to fund our capital expenditure plans, and cash in excess of our capital expenditure needs is available to fund our acquisition strategy, to reduce debt levels, and to pay dividends and repurchase stock.  We have generated cash flows from operations in excess of $200 million in each of the last 20 years, and cash flows from operations in excess of $100 million in each of the last 27 years.

Management uses a non-GAAP measure, "free cash," to evaluate our ability to fund acquisitions, repay debt, and otherwise enhance stockholder value through stock repurchases or dividends.  See "Overview" above for "free cash" definition and reconciliation to GAAP.  Vishay has generated positive "free cash" in each of the past 25 years, and "free cash" in excess of $80 million in each of the last 20 years. In this volatile economic environment, we continue to focus on the generation of free cash, including an emphasis on cost controls.

We expect our business to continue to be a reliable generator of free cash.  There is no assurance, however, that we will be able to continue to generate cash flows from operations and free cash at the same levels, or at all, going forward if the economic environment worsens.  We generated cash flows from operations of $457.1 million and "free cash" of $240.0 million in 2021.

The COVID-19 pandemic and the mitigation efforts by governments to control its spread did not have significant impact on our financial condition, liquidity, or capital resources.

As a direct result of a change in Israeli tax law, we made the determination during the fourth fiscal quarter of 2021 that substantially all unremitted foreign earnings in Israel are no longer permanently reinvested.  We recorded the additional tax expense during the fourth fiscal quarter of 2021 to accrue the claw-back tax on applicable earnings and withholding taxes necessary to distribute these approximately $385.0 million of accumulated earnings to the United States.

On February 8, 2022, we announced that our Board of Directors has adopted a Stockholder Return Policy that will remain in effect until such time as the Board votes to amend or rescind the policy.  The Stockholder Return Policy calls for us to return at least 70% of free cash flow, net of scheduled principal payments of long-term debt, on an annual basis. We intend to return such amounts directly, in the form of dividends, or indirectly, in the form of stock repurchases. For 2022, we expect to return at least $100 million to stockholders consisting of approximately $58 million through our existing quarterly dividend program and at least $42 million through share repurchases.  The distribution of earnings from Israel to the United States will initially be used to fund our Stockholder Return Policy.  Over the long-term we expect to fund the Stockholder Return Policy from our historically strong cash flows from operations.

We repatriated $104.1 million and $188.7 million to the United States, and paid cash taxes of $16.3 million and $38.8 million related to the repatriations in 2020 and 2019, respectively.  The payment of these cash taxes significantly impacted cash flows from operations and free cash for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.  These repatriations completed our cash repatriation program that we initiated in response to the TCJA.

We maintain a revolving credit facility, which provides an aggregate commitment of $750 million of revolving loans available until June 5, 2024.  The maximum amount available on the revolving credit facility is restricted by the financial covenants described below.  The credit facility also provides us the ability to request up to $300 million of incremental facilities, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, which could take the form of additional revolving commitments, incremental “term loan A” or “term loan B” facilities, or incremental equivalent debt.

At December 31, 2021, we had no amounts outstanding on our revolving credit facility.  We had no amounts outstanding at December 31, 2020.  We borrowed $897.0 million and repaid $897.0 million on the revolving credit facility during the year ended December 31, 2021.  The average outstanding balance on our revolving credit facility calculated at fiscal month-ends was $93.6 million and the highest amount outstanding on our revolving credit facility at a fiscal month end was $162.0 million during the year ended December 31, 2021.

The revolving credit facility limits or restricts us from, among other things, incurring indebtedness, incurring liens on its respective assets, making investments and acquisitions (assuming our pro forma leverage ratio is greater than 2.75 to 1.00), making asset sales, and paying cash dividends and making other restricted payments (assuming our pro forma leverage ratio is greater than 2.50 to 1.00), and requires us to comply with other covenants, including the maintenance of specific financial ratios.

The financial maintenance covenants include (a) an interest coverage ratio of not less than 2.00 to 1; and (b) a leverage ratio of not more than 3.25 to 1 (and a pro forma ratio of 3.00 to 1 on the date of incurrence of additional debt). The computation of these ratios is prescribed in Article VI of the Credit Agreement between Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., which has been filed with the SEC as Exhibit 10.1 to our current report on Form 8-K filed June 5, 2019.

We were in compliance with all financial covenants under the credit facility at December 31, 2021.  Our interest coverage ratio and leverage ratio were 28.49 to 1 and 0.75 to 1, respectively.  We expect to continue to be in compliance with these covenants based on current projections.  Based on our current EBITDA and outstanding revolver balance, the full amount of the revolving credit facility is useable.

If we are not in compliance with all of the required financial covenants, the credit facility could be terminated by the lenders, and any amounts then outstanding pursuant to the credit facility could become immediately payable. Additionally, our convertible senior notes due 2025 have cross-default provisions that could accelerate repayment in the event the indebtedness under the credit facility is accelerated.

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The credit facility allows an unlimited amount of defined “Investments,” which include certain intercompany transactions and acquisitions, provided our pro forma leverage ratio is equal to or less than 2.75 to 1.00.  If our pro forma leverage ratio is greater than 2.75 to 1.00, such Investments are subject to certain limitations.

The credit facility also allows an unlimited amount of defined "Restricted Payments," which include cash dividends and share repurchases, provided our pro forma leverage ratio is equal to or less than 2.50 to 1.00.  If our pro forma leverage ratio is greater than 2.50 to 1.00, the credit facility allows such payments up to $100 million per annum (subject to a cap of $300 million for the term of the facility, with up to $25 million of any unused amount of the $100 million per annum base available for use in the next succeeding calendar year).

Borrowings under the credit facility bear interest at LIBOR plus an interest margin.  The applicable interest margin is based on our leverage ratio.  Based on our current leverage ratio, any new borrowings will bear interest at LIBOR plus 1.50%.  The interest rate on any borrowings increases to LIBOR plus 1.75% if our leverage ratio is between 1.50 to 1 and 2.50 to 1 and further increases to 2.00% if our leverage ratio equals or exceeds 2.50 to 1.

We also pay a commitment fee, also based on its leverage ratio, on undrawn amounts.   The undrawn commitment fee, based on Vishay's current leverage ratio, is 0.25% per annum.  Such undrawn commitment fee increases to 0.30% per annum if our leverage ratio is between 1.50 to 1 and 2.50 to 1 and further increases to 0.35% per annum if our leverage ratio equals or exceeds 2.50 to 1.

The borrowings under the credit facility are secured by a lien on substantially all assets, including  accounts receivable, inventory, machinery and equipment, and general intangibles (but excluding real estate, intellectual property registered or licensed solely for use in, or arising solely under the laws of, any country other than the United States, assets located solely outside of the United States and deposit and securities accounts), of Vishay and certain significant subsidiaries located in the United States, and pledges of stock in certain significant domestic and foreign subsidiaries; and are guaranteed by certain significant subsidiaries.

During 2021, we redeemed the remaining $0.3 million principal amount of convertible senior debentures due 2041 for $0.3 million.  We have no remaining convertible senior debentures.

As of December 31, 2021, substantially all of our cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments were held in countries outside of the United States.  Cash dividends to stockholders, share repurchases, and principal and interest payments on our debt instruments need to be paid by the U.S. parent company, Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.  Our U.S. subsidiaries also have cash operating needs.  The distribution of earnings from Israel to the United States will initially be used to fund our Stockholder Return Policy.  We expect that cash on-hand and cash flows from operations will be sufficient to meet our longer-term financing needs related to normal operating requirements, regular dividend payments, share repurchases pursuant to our Stockholder Return Policy, and our research and development and capital expenditure plans.

Our substantially undrawn credit facility provides us with significant operating liquidity in the United States.  We expect, at least initially, to fund certain future obligations required to be paid by the U.S. parent company by borrowing under our revolving credit facility.  We also expect to continue to use the credit facility from time-to-time to meet certain short-term financing needs.  Additional acquisition activity, convertible debt repurchases, or conversion of our convertible debt instruments may require additional borrowing under our credit facility or may otherwise require us to incur additional debt.  No principal payments on our debt are due before 2025 and our revolving credit facility expires in June 2024.

The convertible senior notes due 2025 are not currently convertible.  Pursuant to the indenture governing convertible senior notes due 2025 and the amendments thereto incorporated in the Supplemental Indenture dated December 23, 2020, we will cash-settle the principal amount of $1,000 per note and settle any additional amounts in shares of our common stock.  We intend to finance the principal amount of any converted debt instruments using borrowings under our credit facility.  No conversions have occurred to date.

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We invest a portion of our excess cash in highly liquid, high-quality instruments with maturities greater than 90 days, but less than 1 year, which we classify as short-term investments on our consolidated balance sheets.  As these investments were funded using a portion of excess cash and represent a significant aspect of our cash management strategy, we include the investments in the calculation of net cash and short-term investments (debt).

The interest rates on our short-term investments vary by location.  The average interest rate on our short-term investments was approximately 0.14% due to the low interest rate environment.  Transactions related to these investments are classified as investing activities on our consolidated statements of cash flows.

The following table summarizes the components of net cash and short-term investments (debt) (in thousands):

December 31,2021December 31,2020
Credit Facility$-$-
Convertible senior notes, due 2025*465,344406,268
Convertible senior debentures, due 2040*-130
Deferred financing costs(9,678)(11,512)
Total debt455,666394,886
Cash and cash equivalents774,108619,874
Short-term investments146,743158,476
Net cash and short-term investments (debt)$465,185$383,464

*Represents the carrying amount of the convertible debt instruments, which is comprised of the principal amount of the instruments, net of the unamortized discount.

"Net cash and short-term investments (debt)" does not have a uniform definition and is not recognized in accordance with GAAP. This measure should not be viewed as an alternative to GAAP measures of performance or liquidity. However, management believes that an analysis of "net cash and short-term investments (debt)" assists investors in understanding aspects of our cash and debt management. The measure, as calculated by us, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.

Our financial condition as of December 31, 2021 continued to be strong, with the current ratio (current assets to current liabilities) of 2.9 to 1, as compared to 3.0 to 1 as of December 31, 2020.  The slight decrease is primarily due to the increase in trade accounts payable and accrued expenses.  Our ratio of total debt to Vishay stockholders' equity was 0.26 to 1 at December 31, 2021 as compared to a ratio of 0.25 to 1 at December 31, 2020.  The slight increase in the ratio is primarily due to the increase in the carrying value of our long-term debt upon the adoption of ASU No. 2020-06, partially offset by an increase in retained earnings.  See Notes 1 and 6 to our consolidated financial statements.

Cash flows provided by operating activities were $457.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, as compared to cash flows provided by operations of $314.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Cash paid for property and equipment for the year ended December 31, 2021 was $218.4 million, as compared to $123.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. To be well positioned to service our customers and to fully participate in growing markets, we intend to increase our capital expenditures for expansion in the mid-term.  For the year 2022, we expect to invest approximately $325 million in capital expenditures.

Cash paid for dividends to our common and Class B common stockholders totalled $55.8 million and $55.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.  We expect dividend payments in 2022 to total approximately $58.0 million and stock repurchases of at least $42.0 million pursuant to our Stockholder Return Policy.  However, any future dividend declaration and payment remains subject to authorization by our Board of Directors.

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In evaluating our liquidity and capital resources, we consider our outstanding contractual commitments.  As of December 31, 2021 we had contractual obligations as follows (in thousands):

Payments due by period
Total20222023202420252026Thereafter
Long-term debt$465,344$-$-$-$465,344$-$-
Interest payments on long-term debt40,76712,34512,34511,2784,799--
Operating leases153,67723,61721,60919,17417,10315,67456,500
Letters of credit1,069--1,069---
Expected pension and postretirement plan funding214,80522,53526,31820,47828,33523,10494,035
Estimated costs to complete construction in progress160,000145,20014,500300---
TCJA transition tax125,43814,75727,66936,89346,119--
Uncertain tax positions28,2773,248----25,029
Purchase commitments89,28767,10522,182----
Other long-term liabilities70,832-----70,832
Total contractual cash obligations$1,349,496$288,807$124,623$89,192$561,700$38,778$246,396

Commitments for long-term debt are based on the amount required to settle the obligation. Accordingly, the capitalized deferred financing costs associated with our convertible notes are excluded from the calculation of long-term debt commitments in the table above.

Commitments for interest payments on long-term debt are cash commitments based on the stated maturity dates of each agreement and include fees under our revolving credit facility, which expires on June 4, 2024.  Commitments for interest payments on long-term debt exclude non-cash interest expense related to the amortization of deferred financing costs.

Various factors could have a material effect on the amount of future principal and interest payments.  Principal and interest commitments associated with our convertible notes are based on the amounts outstanding as of December 31, 2021.  Additionally, interest commitments for our revolving credit facility are based on the rate prevailing at December 31, 2021, but actual rates are variable and are certain to change over time.

The TCJA imposed a one-time transition tax on deferred foreign earnings, payable in defined increments over eight years.  As a result of this requirement, we expect to pay $184.5 million, net of estimated applicable foreign tax credits, and after utilization of net operating loss and R&D and FTC Credit carryforwards.  As of December 31, 2021, $59.0 million has been paid.

Estimated costs to complete construction in progress excludes costs to complete projects that have just begun and we are not contractually required to complete, including the significant Itzehoe, Germany 12-inch wafer fab construction project.

Our consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2021 includes liabilities associated with uncertain tax positions in multiple taxing jurisdictions where we conduct business.  Due to the uncertain and complex application of tax regulations, combined with the difficulty in predicting when tax audits throughout the world may be concluded, we cannot make reliable estimates of the timing of the remaining cash outflows relating to these liabilities. Accordingly, we have classified the amount recorded as a current liability as payable within one year, and the remaining uncertain tax positions are classified as payments due thereafter, although actual timing of payments may be sooner.

Expected pension and postretirement plan funding is based on a projected schedule of benefit payments under the plans.

We maintain long-term foundry arrangements with subcontractors to ensure access to external front-end capacity for our semiconductor products. The purchase commitments in the table above represent the estimated minimum commitments for silicon wafers under these arrangements.  Our actual purchases in future periods are expected to be greater than these minimum commitments.

Other long-term liabilities in the table above include obligations that are reflected on our consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2021.  We include the current portion of the long-term liabilities in the table above. Other long-term liabilities for which we are unable to reasonably estimate the timing of the settlement are classified as payments due thereafter in the table above, although actual timing of payments may be sooner.

For a further discussion of our long-term debt, pensions and other postretirement benefits, leases, uncertain tax positions, and purchase commitments, see Notes 3, 5, 6, 11, and 13 to our consolidated financial statements.

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

See Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements for information about recent accounting pronouncements.