"We definitely look forward to engaging in a constructive dialogue with Elliott," Ilan said at AllianceBernstein's Strategic Decisions conference, marking his first public remarks since the activist revealed a $2.5 billion position in the company.
Texas Instruments has spent heavily on chip fabrication plants, or fabs, as it seeks to maintain its dominant position in the analog semiconductor market.
But that growth in capex has come at a significant cost to free cash flow per share, a self-declared key metric for TI, Elliott noted.
By Elliott's analysis, FCF per share fell from $6.40 in 2022 to $1.47 per share in 2023.
But it remains a giant business, accounting for $13 billion or 74% of TI's revenue in 2023.
Persons:
Haviv Ilan, Elliott, Ilan
Organizations:
Texas, CNBC, TI, Texas Instruments, Micron Technologies
Locations:
Utah, capex