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    Chip Rui • Rui Asset Management

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    Chip Rui's questions to Richardson Electronics Ltd (RELL) leadership

    Chip Rui's questions to Richardson Electronics Ltd (RELL) leadership • Q1 2025

    Question

    Asked for a breakdown of inventory by business segment, assurance on its quality and lifecycle, and questioned the company's stance on initiating share repurchases given positive cash flow.

    Answer

    About 21.5% of the $111M inventory is for green energy; a semi-specific breakdown was not provided. The company is confident in the inventory's quality, noting much of the increase is a strategic build for a legacy product line. Regarding buybacks, management is prioritizing cash to fund the expected significant growth in the high-margin semiconductor wafer fab business and to maintain liquidity for its extensive foreign operations, where most of the cash is held.

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    Chip Rui's questions to Richardson Electronics Ltd (RELL) leadership • Q1 2025

    Question

    Chip Rui requested a more detailed breakdown of inventory by business segment, particularly for semiconductors and green energy, and sought assurance on its quality and lifecycle. He also asked about the possibility of initiating a stock repurchase program given the return to positive operating cash flow.

    Answer

    COO Wendy Diddell stated that of the $111 million in inventory, about 21.5% is for green energy, but a semi-specific breakdown for PMT was not available. She affirmed confidence in the inventory's quality, noting strong controls and return agreements. On share repurchases, Executive Edward Richardson explained that the anticipated recovery in the semiconductor wafer fab business will require significant cash to fund growth. CFO Robert Ben added that most of the company's cash ($19.5M of $23M) is held in foreign subsidiaries and needed for operations.

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