Vishay announced that net revenues for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2007 were $715.9 million, compared to $660.5 million for the fiscal quarter ended July 1, 2006. Net income from continuing operations for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2007 was $42.0 million, compared with net earnings for the fiscal quarter ended July 1, 2006 were $42.8 million.
On April 1, 2007, Vishay acquired the Power Control Systems ("PCS") business of International Rectifier Corporation. The Company intends to sell the automotive modules and subsystems business unit ("ASBU") acquired as part of the PCS business. The operations of the ASBU have been classified as discontinued operations for the quarter ended June 30, 2007. The loss from discontinued operations for the quarter was $1.3 million, resulting in net earnings of $40.7 million.
Net earnings of $42.8 million, for the second quarter of 2006 were impacted by pre-tax charges for restructuring and severance costs of $8.2 million, related asset write-downs of $3.8 million, losses resulting from adjustments to previously existing purchase commitments of $0.8 million for tantalum powder and wire, a loss on early extinguishment of debt of $2.9 million associated with the repurchase of the Company's Liquid Yield Option Notes, and an adjustment to increase the estimated cost of environmental remediation obligations associated with the 2001 General Semiconductor acquisition of $3.6 million.