GREENVILLE, S.C., May 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- KEMET Corporation (the "Company") (NYSE: KEM), a leading global supplier of electronic components, today reported preliminary results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2015.

Net sales of $193.7 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 decreased 3.8% from net sales of $201.3 million for the prior quarter ended December 31, 2014, and decreased 10.2% compared to net sales of $215.8 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2014. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015 net sales were $823.2 million compared to $833.7 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014.

The U.S. GAAP net loss for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 was $19.8 million, or $0.44 loss per basic and diluted share, compared to a net loss for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 of $14.4 million or $0.32 loss per basic and diluted share. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015, the net loss was $14.1 million, or $0.31 loss per diluted share compared to a net loss of $68.5 million, or $1.52 loss per diluted share for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014.

The non-U.S. GAAP Adjusted net loss for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 was $1.6 million or $0.04 loss per basic and diluted share, compared to a non-U.S. GAAP Adjusted net income of $1.7 million or $0.03 per diluted share for the quarter ended March 31, 2014. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015, the non-U.S. GAAP net income was $7.0 million, or $0.13 per diluted share compared to a net loss of $17.5 million, or $0.39 loss per basic and diluted share for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014.

"We entered this fiscal year focused on improving Adjusted operating income and cash flow and we are pleased that our Adjusted operating income improved over $30.5 million compared to our prior fiscal year even with some currency headwinds in the last two quarters," stated Per Loof, KEMET's Chief Executive Officer. "As we adjust to the reality of a strong U.S. dollar we believe we have positioned our cost structure to allow us to continue a trend of improving our Adjusted operating income for our next fiscal year as well," continued Loof.

The net income (loss) for the quarters ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 include various items affecting comparability as denoted in the U.S. GAAP to Non-U.S. GAAP reconciliation table included hereafter.

About KEMET

The Company's common stock is listed on the NYSE under the ticker symbol "KEM" (NYSE: KEM). At the Investor Relations section of our web site at http://www.kemet.com/IR, users may subscribe to KEMET news releases and find additional information about our Company. KEMET applies world class service and quality to deliver industry leading, high performance capacitance solutions to its customers around the world and offers the world's most complete line of surface mount and through-hole capacitor technologies across tantalum, ceramic, film, aluminum, electrolytic, and paper dielectrics. Additional information about KEMET can be found at http://www.kemet.com.

QUIET PERIOD

Beginning July 1, 2015, we will observe a quiet period during which the information provided in this news release and annual report on Form 10-K will no longer constitute our current expectations. During the quiet period, this information should be considered to be historical, applying prior to the quiet period only and not subject to update by management. The quiet period will extend until the day when our next quarterly earnings release is published.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT ON FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements included herein contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws about the Company's financial condition and results of operations that are based on management's current expectations, estimates and projections about the markets, in which the Company operates, as well as management's beliefs and assumptions. Words such as "expects," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," variations of such words and other similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, which are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in, or implied by, such forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect management's judgment only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly any of these forward-looking statements to reflect new information, future events or otherwise.

Factors that may cause the actual outcomes and results to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements include, but are not necessarily limited to the following: (i) adverse economic conditions could impact our ability to realize operating plans if the demand for our products declines, and such conditions could adversely affect our liquidity and ability to continue to operate; (ii) continued net losses could impact our ability to realize current operating plans and could materially adversely affect our liquidity and our ability to continue to operate; (iii) adverse economic conditions could cause the write down of long-lived assets or goodwill; (iv) an increase in the cost or a decrease in the availability of our principal or single-sourced purchased materials; (v) changes in the competitive environment; (vi) uncertainty of the timing of customer product qualifications in heavily regulated industries; (vii) economic, political, or regulatory changes in the countries in which we operate; (viii) difficulties, delays or unexpected costs in completing the restructuring plans; (ix) equity method investment in NEC TOKIN exposes us to a variety of risks; (x) possible acquisition of NEC TOKIN may not achieve all of the anticipated results; (xi) acquisitions and other strategic transactions expose us to a variety of risks; (xii) our business could be negatively impacted by increased regulatory scrutiny and litigation (xiii) inability to attract, train and retain effective employees and management; (xiv) inability to develop innovative products to maintain customer relationships and offset potential price erosion in older products; (xv) exposure to claims alleging product defects; (xvi) the impact of laws and regulations that apply to our business, including those relating to environmental matters; (xvii) the impact of international laws relating to trade, export controls and foreign corrupt practices; (xviii) volatility of financial and credit markets affecting our access to capital; (xix) the need to reduce the total costs of our products to remain competitive; (xx) potential limitation on the use of net operating losses to offset possible future taxable income; (xxi) restrictions in our debt agreements that limit our flexibility in operating our business; (xxii) failure of our information technology systems to function properly or our failure to control unauthorized access to our systems may cause business disruptions; and (xxiii) additional exercise of the warrant by K Equity which could potentially result in the existence of a significant stockholder who could seek to influence our corporate decisions.


                                                                                                KEMET CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

                                                                                              Consolidated Statements of Operations

                                                                                          (Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

                                                                                                           (Unaudited)



                                                                                           Quarters Ended March 31,                     Fiscal Year Ended
                                                                                           ------------------------                     -----------------

                                                                                              2015                     2014             2015                    2014
                                                                                              ----                     ----             ----                    ----

    Net sales                                                                                         $193,708                                 $215,821                 $823,192      $833,666

    Operating costs and expenses:

    Cost of sales                                                                          157,379                              182,203                     663,683       712,925

    Selling, general and administrative expenses                                            24,870                               25,030                      98,533        95,856

    Research and development                                                                 6,572                                6,762                      25,802        24,466

    Restructuring charges                                                                    3,437                                5,954                      13,017        14,122

    Write down of long-lived assets                                                              -                               1,118                           -        4,476

    Net (gain) loss on sales and disposals of assets                                           538                                 (39)                      (221)           32


    Total operating costs and expenses                                                     192,796                              221,028                     800,814       851,877
                                                                                           -------                              -------

    Operating income (loss)                                                                    912                              (5,207)                     22,378      (18,211)

    Other (income) expense:

    Interest income                                                                            (4)                                (13)                       (15)        (195)

    Interest expense                                                                        10,020                               10,671                      40,701        40,962

    Other income (expense), net                                                              8,647                              (2,632)                    (6,182)      (2,681)
                                                                                             -----                               ------                      ------        ------

    Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and equity loss from NEC
     TOKIN                                                                                (17,751)                            (13,233)                   (12,126)      (56,297)

    Income tax expense (benefit)                                                                 3                              (2,811)                      5,227         1,482
                                                                                               ---                               ------                       -----         -----

    Income (loss) from continuing operations before equity loss from NEC TOKIN            (17,754)                            (10,422)                   (17,353)      (57,779)

    Equity income (loss) from NEC TOKIN                                                    (2,093)                             (4,128)                    (2,169)      (7,090)
                                                                                            ------                               ------                      ------        ------

    Income (loss) from continuing operations                                              (19,847)                            (14,550)                   (19,522)      (64,869)

    Income (loss) from discontinued operations                                                   -                                 103                       5,379       (3,634)
                                                                                               ---                                 ---                       -----        ------

    Net income (loss)                                                                                $(19,847)                               $(14,447)               $(14,143)    $(68,503)
                                                                                                      ========                                 ========                 ========      ========

    Net loss per basic and diluted share:

    Income (loss) from continuing operations                                                           $(0.44)                                 $(0.32)                 $(0.43)      $(1.44)

    Income (loss) from discontinued operations                                                   $           -                           $           -                   $0.12       $(0.08)

    Net income (loss)                                                                                  $(0.44)                                 $(0.32)                 $(0.31)      $(1.52)


    Weighted-average shares outstanding:

    Basic and diluted                                                                       45,443                               45,174                      45,381        45,102



                                              KEMET CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

                                                  Consolidated Balance Sheets

                                         (Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

                                                          (Unaudited)



                                                         March 31,                March 31,
                                                               2015                     2014
                                                               ----                     ----

    ASSETS

    Current assets:

    Cash and cash equivalents                                           $56,362                          $57,929

    Accounts receivable, net                                 90,857                              98,947

    Inventories, net                                        171,843                             187,974

    Prepaid expenses and other                               41,650                              36,871

    Deferred income taxes                                    11,012                               6,695

    Current assets of discontinued
     operations                                                   -                             12,160
                                                                ---                             ------

    Total current assets                                    371,724                             400,576

    Property and equipment                                  249,641                             292,648

    Goodwill                                                 35,584                              35,584

    Intangible assets, net                                   33,282                              37,184

    Investment in NEC TOKIN                                  45,016                              46,419

    Restricted cash                                           1,775                              13,512

    Deferred income taxes                                     8,053                               6,778

    Other assets                                             11,056                              10,130

    Noncurrent assets of discontinued
     operations                                                   -                                836

    Total assets                                                       $756,131                         $843,667
                                                                       ========                         ========

    LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

    Current liabilities:

    Current portion of long-term debt                                      $462                           $7,297

    Accounts payable                                         69,785                              74,818

    Accrued expenses                                         60,456                              76,468

    Income taxes payable and deferred
     income taxes                                               337                                 980

    Current liabilities of discontinued
     operations                                                   -                              7,269
                                                                ---                              -----

    Total current liabilities                               131,040                             166,832

    Long-term debt, less current
     portion                                                390,909                             391,292

    Other non-current obligations                            57,131                              55,864

    Deferred income taxes                                     9,427                               5,203

    Noncurrent liabilities of
     discontinued operations                                      -                              2,592

    Commitments and contingencies

    Stockholders' equity:

    Preferred stock, par value $0.01,
     authorized 10,000 shares, none
     issued                                                       -                                  -

    Common stock, par value $0.01,
     authorized 175,000 shares, issued
     46,508 shares at March 31, 2015
     and 2014                                                   465                                 465

    Additional paid-in capital                              461,192                             465,027

    Retained deficit                                      (245,881)                          (231,738)

    Accumulated other comprehensive
     income                                                (25,855)                             18,184

    Treasury stock, at cost (1,057 and
     1,301 shares at March 31, 2015 and
     2014, respectively)                                   (22,297)                           (30,054)

    Total stockholders' equity                              167,624                             221,884

    Total liabilities and stockholders'
     equity                                                            $756,131                         $843,667
                                                                       ========                         ========




                                              KEMET CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

                                             Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

                                                    (Amounts in thousands)

                                                          (Unaudited)



                                                                  Fiscal Years Ended March 31,
                                                                  ----------------------------

                                                                  2015                     2014
                                                                  ----                     ----

    Net income (loss)                                                    $(14,143)                        $(68,503)

    Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net
     cash provided by (used in) operating
     activities:

    Gain on sale of discontinued operations                    (5,644)                                 -

    Net cash provided by (used in) operating
     activities of discontinued operations                       (679)                               336

    Depreciation and amortization                               40,768                             49,527

    Amortization of debt discount and debt
     issuance costs                                              2,032                              3,596

    Gain on early extinguishment of debt                       (1,003)                                 -

    Equity loss from NEC TOKIN                                   2,169                              7,090

    Change in value of NEC TOKIN options                       (2,100)                           (3,111)

    Net (gain) loss on sales and disposals
     of assets                                                   (221)                                32

    Stock-based compensation expense                             4,512                              2,909

    Pension and other post-retirement
     benefits                                                 (13,283)                              (78)

    Deferred income tax expense (benefit)                      (1,257)                           (6,369)

    Write down of long-lived assets                                  -                             4,476

    Write down of receivables                                       52                              1,484

    Other, net                                                     (7)                             (521)

    Changes in assets and liabilities:

    Accounts receivable                                          8,220                            (4,618)

    Inventories                                                  8,559                             14,891

    Prepaid expenses and other current
     assets                                                    (8,550)                             3,748

    Accounts payable                                           (2,879)                           (2,070)

    Accrued income taxes                                         4,155                                172

    Other operating liabilities                                  3,701                            (9,737)
                                                                 -----                             ------

    Net cash provided by (used in) operating
     activities                                                 24,402                            (6,746)

    Investing activities:

    Capital expenditures                                      (22,232)                          (32,147)

    Change in restricted cash                                   11,509                              4,047

    Proceeds from sale of discontinued
     operations                                                  9,564                                  -

    Proceeds from sale of assets                                 4,788                              2,847

    Net cash provided by (used in) investing
     activities                                                  3,629                           (25,253)
                                                                 -----                            -------

    Financing activities:

    Proceeds from revolving line of credit                      42,340                             21,000

    Payment of revolving line of credit                       (27,342)                           (2,551)

    Deferred acquisition payments                             (19,527)                          (21,977)

    Payments of long-term debt                                (21,733)                           (3,599)

    Proceeds from exercise of stock options                         24                                250

    Purchase of treasury stock                                   (630)                                 -
                                                                  ----                                ---

    Net cash provided by (used in) financing
     activities                                               (26,868)                           (6,877)
                                                               -------                             ------

    Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash
     equivalents                                                 1,163                           (38,876)

    Effect of foreign currency fluctuations
     on cash                                                   (2,730)                               827

    Cash and cash equivalents at beginning
     of fiscal period                                           57,929                             95,978
                                                                ------                             ------

    Cash and cash equivalents at end of
     fiscal period                                                         $56,362                           $57,929
                                                                           =======                           =======

Non-U.S. GAAP Financial Measures

In this news release, the Company makes reference to certain Non-U.S. GAAP financial measures, including "Adjusted gross margin", "Adjusted operating income", "Adjusted net income (loss)", "Adjusted net income (loss) per share" and "Adjusted EBITDA". Management believes that investors may find it useful to review the Company's financial results as adjusted to exclude items as determined by management.

Adjusted Gross Margin

Adjusted gross margin represents net sales less cost of sales excluding adjustments which are outlined in the quantitative reconciliation provided below. Management uses Adjusted gross margin to facilitate our analysis and understanding of our business operations and believes that Adjusted gross margin is useful to investors because it provides a supplemental way to understand the underlying operating performance of the Company. Adjusted gross margin should not be considered as an alternative to gross margin or any other performance measure derived in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

The following table provides a reconciliation from U.S. GAAP Gross margin to Non-U.S. GAAP Adjusted gross margin (amounts in thousands):



                                                            Quarters Ended                                            Fiscal Years Ended
                                                            --------------                                            ------------------

                                     March 31,           December 31,             March 31,             March 31,              March 31,
                                           2015                   2014                    2014                   2015                    2014
                                           ----                   ----                    ----                   ----                    ----

                                                         (Unaudited)

    Net sales                                   $193,708                                       $201,310                                       $215,821            $823,192 $833,666

    Gross Margin                         36,329                            44,468                             33,618                            159,509   120,741

    Non-U.S. GAAP-adjustments:

    Inventory Revaluation                 (927)                            (927)                                 -                                 -        -

    Plant shut-down costs                     -                                -                             2,668                                889     2,668

    Plant start-up costs                    651                             1,144                                669                              4,556     3,336

    Stock-based compensation expense        465                               424                                186                              1,577     1,008

    Inventory write downs                     -                                -                                 -                                 -    3,886

    Infrastructure tax                        -                                -                             1,079                                  -    1,079

    Adjusted gross margin                        $36,518                                        $45,109                                        $38,220            $166,531 $132,718
                                                 =======                                        =======                                        =======            ======== ========

                                          18.9%                            22.4%                             17.7%                             20.2%    15.9%

Adjusted Operating Income

Adjusted operating income represents operating income (loss), excluding adjustments which are outlined in the quantitative reconciliation provided below. We use Adjusted operating income to facilitate our analysis and understanding of our business operations and believe that Adjusted operating income is useful to investors because it provides a supplemental way to understand our underlying operating performance. Adjusted operating income should not be considered as an alternative to operating income or any other performance measure derived in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

Adjusted operating income is calculated as follows (amounts in thousands):



                                                                                                                               Quarters Ended                                          Fiscal Year Ended
                                                                                                                               --------------                                          -----------------

                                                                                                     March 31,                December                March 31,            March 31,              March 31,
                                                                                                                                                                              2015                    2014
                                                                                                           2015              31, 2014 (1)                    2014
                                                                                                           ----               -----------                     ----

                                                                                                                                                (Unaudited)
                                                                                                                                                 ----------

    Operating income (loss)                                                                                          $912                                           $9,302                                  $(5,207)     22,378              (18,211)

    Adjustments:

    Restructuring charges                                                                                 3,437                                6,063                             5,954                         13,017      14,122

    Plant shut-down costs                                                                                     -                                   -                            2,668                            889       2,668

    Write down of long-lived assets                                                                           -                                   -                            1,118                                   -           4,476

    ERP integration costs                                                                                 1,273                                  671                               837                          3,248       3,880

    Plant start-up costs                                                                                    651                                1,144                               669                          4,556       3,336

    NEC TOKIN investment related expenses                                                                   226                                  485                               618                          1,778       2,299

    Stock-based compensation expense                                                                      1,328                                1,232                               579                          4,512       2,909

    Inventory Revaluation                                                                                 (927)                               (927)                                -                                  -                    -

    Inventory write downs                                                                                     -                                   -                                -                                  -           3,886

    Infrastructure tax                                                                                        -                                   -                            1,079                                   -           1,079

    Net (gain) loss on sales and disposals of assets                                                        538                                (574)                             (39)                         (221)         32

    Legal expenses related to antitrust class actions                                                       435                                  409                                 -                           844                     -
                                                                                                            ---                                  ---                               ---

    Adjusted operating income (loss)                                                                               $7,873                                          $17,805                                    $8,276      51,001                20,476
                                                                                                                   ======                                          =======                                    ======      ======                ======


    (1) We have revised the quarter ended December 31, 2014 Non-GAAP presentation to conform with the quarter ended March 31, 2015.

Adjusted Net Income (Loss) and Adjusted Net Income (Loss) Per Share

"Adjusted net income (loss)" and "Adjusted net income (loss) per share" represent net income (loss) and net income (loss) per share excluding adjustments which are outlined in the quantitative reconciliation provided below. Management believes that these Non-U.S. GAAP financial measures are useful to investors because they provide a supplemental way to understand the underlying operating performance of the Company. Management uses these Non-U.S. GAAP financial measures to evaluate operating performance. Non-U.S. GAAP financial measures should not be considered as an alternative to net income, operating income or any other performance measures derived in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

The following table provides reconciliation from U.S. GAAP net income (loss) to Non-U.S. GAAP adjusted net income (loss):



    U.S. GAAP to Non- U.S. GAAP Reconciliation


                                                                                                                                                               Quarters Ended                                                   Fiscal Year Ended
                                                                                                                                                               --------------                                                   -----------------

                                                                                                                                  March 31,                 December 31, 2014
                                                                                                                                                                   (1)                      March 31,                March 31,               March 31,
                                                                                                                                        2015                                                       2014                     2015                      2014

                                                                                                                                                              (Unaudited, Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

    U.S. GAAP

    Net sales                                                                                                                                   $193,708                                                   $201,310                                          $215,821                $823,192     $833,666

    Net income (loss)                                                                                                                          $(19,847)                                                    $2,914                                         $(14,447)              $(14,143)   $(68,503)

    Net income (loss) - basic eps                                                                                                                $(0.44)                                                     $0.06                                           $(0.32)                $(0.31)     $(1.52)

    Net income (loss) - diluted eps                                                                                                              $(0.44)                                                     $0.06                                           $(0.32)                $(0.31)     $(1.52)

    Non-U.S. GAAP

    Net income (loss)                                                                                                               (19,847)                                        2,914                              (14,447)                             (14,143)   (68,503)

    Adjustments:

    Restructuring charges                                                                                                              3,437                                         6,063                                 5,954                                13,017      14,122

    Equity (gain) loss from NEC TOKIN                                                                                                  2,093                                       (1,367)                                4,127                                 2,169       7,090

    Write down of long-lived assets                                                                                                        -                                            -                                1,118                                     -      4,476

    Inventory write downs                                                                                                                  -                                            -                                    -                                    -      3,886

    ERP integration costs                                                                                                              1,273                                           671                                   837                                 3,248       3,880

    Amortization included in interest expense                                                                                            244                                           322                                   780                                 1,814       3,596

    Plant start-up costs                                                                                                                 651                                         1,144                                   669                                 4,556       3,336

    Stock-based compensation                                                                                                           1,328                                         1,232                                   579                                 4,512       2,909

    Plant shut-down costs                                                                                                                  -                                            -                                2,668                                   889       2,668

    NEC TOKIN investment related expenses                                                                                                226                                           485                                   618                                 1,778       2,299

    (Gain) loss on early extinguishment of debt                                                                                            -                                      (1,003)                                    -                              (1,003)          -

    Professional fees related to financing activities                                                                                      -                                        1,142                                     -                                1,142           -

    Long-term receivable write down                                                                                                        -                                            -                                    -                                    -      1,444

    (Gain) loss on sales and disposals of assets                                                                                         538                                         (574)                                 (39)                                (221)         32

    (Income) loss from discontinued operations                                                                                             -                                          164                                 (103)                              (5,379)      3,634

    Inventory Revaluation                                                                                                              (927)                                        (927)                                    -                                    -          -

    Income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments (2)                                                                                         20                                            37                                   100                                    84        (27)

    Net foreign exchange (gain) loss                                                                                                 (2,168)                                      (1,257)                                (449)                              (4,249)      (304)

    Infrastructure tax                                                                                                                     -                                            -                                1,079                                     -      1,079

    Change in value of NEC TOKIN options                                                                                              11,100                                       (2,500)                              (1,777)                              (2,100)    (3,111)

    Legal expenses related to antitrust class actions                                                                                    435                                           409                                     -                                  844           -
                                                                                                                                         ---                                           ---                                   ---                                  ---         ---

    Adjusted net income (loss)                                                                                                                  $(1,597)                                                    $6,955                                            $1,714                  $6,958    $(17,494)
                                                                                                                                                 =======                                                     ======                                            ======                  ======     ========

    Adjusted net income (loss) per basic share                                                                                                   $(0.04)                                                     $0.15                                             $0.04                   $0.15      $(0.39)

    Adjusted net income (loss) per diluted share                                                                                                 $(0.04)                                                     $0.13                                             $0.03                   $0.13      $(0.39)

    Weighted average shares outstanding:

    Basic                                                                                                                             45,443                                        45,407                                45,174                                45,381      45,102

    Diluted                                                                                                                           45,443                                        52,228                                52,523                                52,588      45,102


    (1) We have revised the quarter ended December 31, 2014 Non-GAAP presentation to conform with the quarter ended March 31, 2015.



    (2) The income tax effect of the excluded items is calculated by applying the applicable jurisdictional income tax rate, considering the deferred tax valuation for each applicable jurisdiction.

Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA represents net income (loss) before net interest expense, income tax expense, and depreciation and amortization expense, adjusted to exclude certain item which are outlined in the quantitative reconciliation provided below. We use Adjusted EBITDA to monitor and evaluate our operating performance and to facilitate internal and external comparisons of the historical operating performance of our business. We present Adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental measure of our performance and ability to service debt. We also present Adjusted EBITDA because we believe such measure is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in our industry.

We believe Adjusted EBITDA is an appropriate supplemental measure of debt service capacity, because cash expenditures on interest are, by definition, available to pay interest, and tax expense is inversely correlated to interest expense because tax expense goes down as deductible interest expense goes up; depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges. The other adjustments to arrive at Adjusted EBITDA are excluded in order to better reflect our continuing operations.

In evaluating Adjusted EBITDA, you should be aware that in the future we may incur expenses similar to the adjustments noted below. Our presentation of Adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by these types of adjustments. Adjusted EBITDA is not a measurement of our financial performance under U.S. GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net income, operating income or any other performance measures derived in accordance with U.S. GAAP or as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities as a measure of our liquidity.

Our Adjusted EBITDA measure has limitations as an analytical tool, and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under U.S. GAAP. Some of these limitations are:


    --  it does not reflect our cash expenditures, future requirements for
        capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
    --  it does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working
        capital needs;
    --  it does not reflect the significant interest expense or the cash
        requirements necessary to service interest or principal payment on our
        debt;
    --  although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets
        being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the
        future, and our Adjusted EBITDA measure does not reflect any cash
        requirements for such replacements;
    --  it is not adjusted for all non-cash income or expense items that are
        reflected in our statements of cash flows;
    --  it does not reflect the impact of earnings or charges resulting from
        matters we consider not to be indicative of our ongoing operations;
    --  it does not reflect limitations on or costs related to transferring
        earnings from our subsidiaries to us; and
    --  other companies in our industry may calculate this measure differently
        than we do, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.

Because of these limitations, Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as a measure of discretionary cash available to us to invest in the growth of our business or as a measure of cash that will be available to us to meet our obligations. You should compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on our U.S. GAAP results and using Adjusted EBITDA only supplementally.

The following table provides a reconciliation from U.S. GAAP net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA (amounts in thousands):



                                                                                                                                               Fiscal Year 2015
                                                                                                                                               ----------------

                                                                                                                Q1           Q2      Q3 (1)        Q4         Total
                                                                                                                ---         ---      -----         ---        -----

    Net income (loss)                                                                                                     $(3,540)                             $6,330               $2,914                $(19,847)    $(14,143)


    Adjustments:

    Income tax expense                                                                                           1,282                  2,583                     1,359         3                 5,227

    Interest expense, net                                                                                       10,453                 10,284                     9,933    10,017                40,687

    Depreciation and amortization                                                                               10,797                 10,177                     9,720    10,074                40,768

    Restructuring charges                                                                                        1,830                  1,687                     6,063     3,437                13,017

    (Income) loss from discontinued operations                                                                 (6,943)                 1,400                       164         -              (5,379)

    ERP integration costs                                                                                          895                    409                       671     1,273                 3,248

    Plant start-up costs                                                                                         1,647                  1,114                     1,144       651                 4,556

    Plant shut-down costs                                                                                          889                      -                        -        -                  889

    NEC TOKIN investment related expenses                                                                          580                    487                       485       226                 1,778

    Stock-based compensation                                                                                       994                    958                     1,232     1,328                 4,512

    (Gain) loss on sales and disposals of assets                                                                   365                  (550)                    (574)      538                 (221)

    Change in value of NEC TOKIN options                                                                       (4,100)               (6,600)                  (2,500)   11,100               (2,100)

    Inventory revaluation                                                                                        2,676                  (822)                    (927)    (927)                    -

    Equity (gain) loss from NEC TOKIN                                                                            1,675                  (232)                  (1,367)    2,093                 2,169

    Net foreign exchange (gain) loss                                                                               527                (1,351)                  (1,257)  (2,168)              (4,249)

    (Gain) loss on early extinguishment of debt                                                                      -                     -                  (1,003)        -              (1,003)

    Professional fees related to financing activities                                                                -                     -                    1,142         -                1,142

    Legal expenses related to antitrust class actions                                                                -                     -                      409       435                   844
                                                                                                                   ---                   ---                      ---       ---                   ---

    Adjusted EBITDA                                                                                                        $20,027                             $25,874              $27,608                  $18,233       $91,742
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     (1) We have revised the quarter ended December 31, 2014 Non-GAAP presentation to conform with the quarter ended March 31, 2015.


                                                                                                                                           Fiscal Year 2014
                                                                                                                                           ----------------

                                                                                                                Q1           Q2        Q3          Q4         Total
                                                                                                                ---         ---       ---          ---        -----

    Net income (loss)                                                                                                    $(35,140)                          $(13,096)            $(5,820)               $(14,447)    $(68,503)


    Adjustments:

    Income tax expense                                                                                           1,816                  1,444                     1,033   (2,811)                1,482

    Interest expense, net                                                                                        9,870                  9,897                    10,342    10,658                40,767

    Depreciation and amortization                                                                               13,639                 11,951                    11,762    12,175                49,527

    (Income) loss from discontinued operations                                                                   1,510                  1,151                     1,076     (103)                3,634

    Restructuring charges                                                                                        4,610                  1,364                     2,194     5,954                14,122

    Write down of long-lived assets                                                                                  -                     -                    3,358     1,118                 4,476

    ERP integration costs                                                                                          978                  1,071                       994       837                 3,880

    Plant start-up costs                                                                                         1,132                  1,050                       485       669                 3,336

    Plant shut-down costs                                                                                            -                     -                        -    2,668                 2,668

    NEC TOKIN investment related expenses                                                                        1,308                    124                       249       618                 2,299

    Stock-based compensation                                                                                       969                    659                       702       579                 2,909

    (Gain) loss on sales and disposals of assets                                                                     -                    42                        29      (39)                   32

    Change in value of NEC TOKIN options                                                                             -                   382                   (1,716)  (1,777)              (3,111)

    Inventory write downs                                                                                        3,886                      -                        -        -                3,886

    Long-term receivable write down                                                                              1,444                      -                        -        -                1,444

    Equity (gain) loss from NEC TOKIN                                                                            3,377                  1,243                   (1,657)    4,127                 7,090

    Net foreign exchange (gain) loss                                                                             (577)                   515                       207     (449)                (304)

    Infrastructure Tax                                                                                               -                     -                        -    1,079                 1,079
                                                                                                                   ---                   ---                      ---    -----                 -----

    Adjusted EBITDA                                                                                                         $8,822                             $17,797              $23,238                  $20,856       $70,713
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    Contact: William M. Lowe, Jr.         Richard J. Vatinelle

             Executive Vice President and Vice President and

             Chief Financial Officer      Treasurer

             williamlowe@kemet.com        richardvatinelle@kemet.com

             864-963-6484                 954-766-2800

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