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Exhibit 99.1
(CEVA LOGO)
CEVA, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Year End 2009 Financial Results
   
Multiple design wins for LTE, including a new CEVA-XC licensee
 
   
Market share expansion in handsets to 27%
 
   
Record quarterly and annual royalty revenue of $4.8 million and $16.2 million
SAN JOSE, Calif. — January 28, 2010 — CEVA, Inc. (NASDAQ: CEVA); (LSE: CVA), the leading licensor of silicon intellectual property (SIP) platform solutions and DSP cores for the mobile handset, portable and consumer electronics markets, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2009.
Fourth Quarter 2009
Total revenue for the fourth quarter of 2009 was $10.2 million, an increase of 2% compared to $10 million reported for the fourth quarter of 2008. Fourth quarter 2009 licensing revenue was $4.7 million, an increase of 2% when compared to $4.6 million reported for the fourth quarter of 2008. Royalty revenue for the fourth quarter of 2009 was a record $4.8 million, an increase of 13% compared to $4.3 million reported for the fourth quarter of 2008. Revenue from services for the fourth quarter of 2009 was $0.7 million, down 41% from $1.1 million reported for the fourth quarter of 2008.
U.S. GAAP net income for the fourth quarter of 2009 was $2.9 million, an increase of 203% over $1.0 million reported for the same period in 2008. U.S. GAAP diluted earnings per share for the fourth quarter of 2009 was $0.14, an increase of 180% compared to $0.05 for the fourth quarter of 2008.
Non-GAAP net income and diluted earnings per share for the fourth quarter of 2009 was $2.4 million and $0.11, respectively, representing an increase of 53% and 38%, respectively, over the $1.6 million and $0.08 reported for the fourth quarter of 2008. Non-GAAP net income and diluted earnings per share for the fourth quarter of 2009 exclude an aggregate equity-based compensation expense of $0.7 million, a pre-tax capital gain of $1.8 million related to the divestment of the Company’s equity interest in GloNav Inc. and its related tax expense of $0.6 million. Non-GAAP net income and diluted earnings per share for the fourth quarter of 2008 excluded equity-based compensation expense of $0.8 million, a pre-tax capital gain of $0.9 million related to the divestment of the Company’s equity interest GloNav Inc., its related tax expense of $0.1 million, a loss of $0.1 million related to disposal of fixed assets and an reorganization expense of $0.6 million related to certain cost reduction measures taken to reduce ongoing expenses associated with the Company’s SATA/SAS activities.

 

 


 

Gideon Wertheizer, Chief Executive Officer of CEVA, stated, “Our strong fourth quarter results were driven by strategic licensing agreements for next generation wireless products and the continued expansion of our DSPs in the wireless handset space. Our value proposition with a diversity of product offerings and strong customer relationships led to our worldwide DSP market share in handsets to increase to a record high of 27%, based on worldwide quarterly shipments in the third quarter of 2009.”
Mr. Wertheizer continued, “Our licensing agreements for the fourth quarter of 2009 included three design wins for long term evolution (LTE), the next generation wireless standard for mobile Internet. Notably, one of the LTE agreements was with a first tier original equipment manufacturer (OEM) who will use CEVA’s technologies across its product lines for the first time. Needless to say, we are excited about the long-term prospects of this relationship. Another LTE agreement was for our newest CEVA-XC DSP core adopted by a leading company in the fourth generation cellular space. Overall, despite the challenging environment in 2009, we managed to significantly increase our profitability and execute on our long term business and technology goals. We believe CEVA is well positioned to exploit the stabilized and improving business environment in 2010 as DSPs become the critical technology for the digital era.”
During the fourth quarter of 2009, the Company concluded nine new license agreements. Six agreements were for CEVA DSP cores, platforms and software, two agreements were for CEVA Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) technology and one agreement was for phase-locked loops (PLL) technology.
Target applications for customer deployment are LTE and 3G data cards and handsets, wireless machine-to-machine applications, broadband residential gateways, solid-state drives (SSDs) and SAS-based storage equipment. Geographically, three of the agreements signed were in the U.S., five were in Europe and one in Asia.
Full Year 2009 Review
Total revenue for 2009 was $38.5 million, a decrease of 5% compared to $40.4 million reported for 2008. Royalty revenue for 2009 was a record high of $16.2 million, representing an increase of 13% compared to $14.3 million reported for 2008. Licensing revenue for 2009 was $18.8 million, a decrease of 14% compared to $21.7 million reported a year ago. A total of 34 new licensing agreements were signed in 2009, compared to 30 agreements in 2008. Shipped units by licensees increased 9% to a record 334 million in 2009, compared to 307 million units in 2008.
US GAAP net income and diluted earnings per share for 2009 was $8.3 million and $0.41, a slight decrease of 3% and 2%, respectively, compared to $8.6 million and $0.42 reported in 2008.

 

 


 

Non-GAAP net income and diluted earnings per share for 2009 was $8.7 million and $0.42, representing an increase of 29% and 31%, respectively, over the $6.7 million and $0.32 reported for 2008. Non-GAAP net income and diluted earnings per share for 2009 excludes an aggregate equity-based compensation expense of $2.9 million, a pre-tax capital gain of $3.7 million related to the divestment of the Company’s equity interest in GloNav Inc. and the related tax expense of $1.1 million. Non-GAAP net income and diluted earnings per share for 2008 excluded equity-based compensation expenses of $2.9 million, a pre-tax capital gain of $12.1 million related to the divestment of the Company’s equity interest in GloNav Inc., and its related tax expense of $3.1 million, an expense of $3.5 million associated with the exit of the Dublin long-term lease during the first quarter of 2008, and a restructuring expense of $0.6 million associated with the company’s SATA/SAS activities in the fourth quarter of 2008.
Yaniv Arieli, Chief Financial Officer of CEVA, stated, “During the fourth quarter of 2009, CEVA was able to generate record high royalty revenue. This continued royalty revenue progress is clearly reflected in the Company’s record full year 2009 financials with total royalty revenue up 13% year-over-year, combined with significant profitability and net income per share improvements. Despite a slight revenue decrease in 2009, non-GAAP net income and diluted EPS for the full year grew by 29% and 31%, respectively. We also managed to generate positive cash flow of $16 million during 2009, thereby strengthening our balance sheet considerably. As of December 31, 2009, CEVA’s cash balances and marketable securities were $100.6 million.”
CEVA Conference Call
On January 28, 2010, CEVA management will conduct a conference call at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time / 1:30 p.m. London time, to discuss the operating performance for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2009.
 
The conference call will be available via the following dial in numbers:
   
US Participants: Dial 1-877-493-9121 (Access Code: CEVA)
 
   
UK/Rest of World: Dial +44-800-051-3806 (Access Code: CEVA)
The conference call will also be available live via the Internet at the following link: http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=65003. Please go to the website at least fifteen minutes prior to the call to register, download and install any necessary audio software.
For those who cannot access the live broadcast, a replay will be available by dialing 1-800-642-1687 (passcode: 49615290) for US domestic callers and +44-800-917-2646 (passcode: 49615290) for international callers from two hours after the end of the call until 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time) on February 4, 2010. The replay will also be available at CEVA’s web site www.ceva-dsp.com.

 

 


 

For More Information Contact:
     
Yaniv Arieli, CFO
  Richard Kingston
CEVA, Inc.
  CEVA, Inc.
Tel: +1.408.514.2941
  Tel: +1.408.514.2976
Email: yaniv.arieli@ceva-dsp.com
  Email: richard.kingston@ceva-dsp.com
About CEVA, Inc.
Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., CEVA is the leading licensor of silicon intellectual property (SIP) DSP Cores and platform solutions for the mobile handset, portable and consumer electronics markets. CEVA’s IP portfolio includes comprehensive technologies for cellular baseband (2G / 3G / 4G), multimedia, HD audio, voice over packet (VoP), Bluetooth, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and Serial ATA (SATA). In 2009, CEVA’s IP was shipped in over 330 million devices, including handsets from all top five handset OEMs — Nokia, Samsung, LG, Motorola and Sony Ericsson. Today, more than one in every four handsets shipped worldwide is powered by a CEVA DSP core. For more information, visit www.ceva-dsp.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions that if they materialize or prove incorrect, could cause the results of CEVA to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including Mr. Wertheizer’s statements about the long-term prospects with OEM customers and the company being well positioned to exploit the market recovery in 2010, and Mr. Arieli’s statements about the progress in royalty revenues. The risks, uncertainties and assumptions include: the ability of the CEVA DSP cores and other technologies to continue to be strong growth drivers for us; our success in penetrating new markets and maintaining our market position in existing markets; the effect of intense competition within our industry; the effect of the challenging period of growth experienced by industries in which we license our technologies; the possibility that the markets for our technologies may not develop as expected; the possibility that the markets for our technologies may not develop as expected or that products incorporating our technologies do not achieve market acceptance; our ability to timely and successfully develop and introduce new technologies; our ability to continue to improve our royalty revenue in future periods; and general market conditions and other risks relating to our business, including, but not limited to, those that are described from time to time in our SEC filings. CEVA assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements or information, which speak as of their respective dates.

 

 


 

CEVA, INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS — U.S. GAAP
U.S. dollars in thousands, except per share data
                                 
    Quarter ended     Year ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2009     2008     2009     2008  
    Unaudited     Unaudited     Unaudited     Audited  
Revenues:
                               
Licensing
  $ 4,705     $ 4,613     $ 18,764     $ 21,701  
Royalties
    4,822       4,282       16,225       14,349  
Other revenues
    658       1,114       3,478       4,315  
 
                       
 
                               
Total revenues
    10,185       10,009       38,467       40,365  
 
                       
 
                               
Cost of revenues
    906       1,125       4117       4,668  
 
                       
 
                               
Gross profit
    9,279       8,884       34,350       35,697  
 
                       
 
                               
Operating expenses:
                               
Research and development, net
    4,429       5,039       16,561       20,172  
Sales and marketing
    1,818       1,687       6,732       7,088  
General and administrative
    1,532       1,646       6,087       6,637  
Amortization of intangible assets
                      53  
Reorganization expense
          584             4,121  
 
                       
 
                               
Total operating expenses
    7,779       8,956       29,380       38,071  
 
                       
 
                               
Operating income (loss)
    1,500       (72 )     4,970       (2,374 )
Interest and other income, net
    2,358       1,514       5,760       14,740  
 
                       
 
                               
Income before taxes on income
    3,858       1,442       10,730       12,366  
Taxes on income
    948       482       2,384       3,801  
 
                       
 
                               
Net income
  $ 2,910     $ 960     $ 8,346     $ 8,565  
 
                       
 
                               
Basic earnings per share
  $ 0.14     $ 0.05     $ 0.42     $ 0.43  
 
                               
Diluted earnings per share
  $ 0.14     $ 0.05     $ 0.41     $ 0.42  
Weighted-average number of Common Stock used in computation of earnings per share (in thousands):
                               
Basic
    20,101       19,647       19,717       20,009  
Diluted
    21,375       19,977       20,411       20,575  
 
                       

 

 


 

Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP to Non GAAP Financial Measures
(U.S. Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
                                 
    Quarter ended     Year ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2009     2008     2009     2008  
    Unaudited     Unaudited     Unaudited     Audited  
GAAP net income
    2,910       960       8,346       8,565  
Equity-based compensation expense included in cost of revenue
    25       29       115       112  
Equity-based compensation expense included in research and development expenses
    184       283       873       1,088  
Equity-based compensation expense included in sales and marketing expenses
    148       151       590       531  
Equity-based compensation expense included in general and administrative expenses
    353       375       1,342       1,191  
Reorganization expense
          584 (3)           4,121 (3)
Other income
    (1,811 )(1)     (760 )(4)     (3,712 )(2)     (12,007 )(5)
Taxes on income
    572 (1)     (61 )(4)     1,115 (2)     3,116 (5)
 
                       
Non-GAAP net income
    2,381       1,561       8,669       6,717  
 
                       
 
                               
GAAP weighted-average number of Common Stock used in computation of diluted earnings per share (in thousands)
    21,375       19,977       20,411       20,575  
 
                               
Weighted-average number of shares related to outstanding options
    105       5       52       128  
 
                       
Weighted-average number of Common Stock used in computation of diluted earnings per share, excluding equity-based compensation expense; reorganization expense, net; capital gains associated with CEVA’s equity divestment of GloNav Inc., net; and disposal of an investment (in thousands)
    21,480       19,982       20,463       20,703  
 
                               
GAAP diluted earnings per share
  $ 0.14     $ 0.05     $ 0.41     $ 0.41  
Equity-based compensation expense
  $ 0.03     $ 0.04     $ 0.14     $ 0.14  
Reorganization expense
        $ 0.03 (3)         $ 0.20 (3)
Other income
    ($0.08 )(1)     ($0.04 )(4)     ($0.18 )(2)     ($0.58 )(5)
Taxes on income
  $ 0.02 (1)   $ 0.00 (4)   $ 0.05 (2)   $ 0.15 (5)
 
                       
Non GAAP diluted earnings per share
  $ 0.11     $ 0.08     $ 0.42     $ 0.32  
 
                       
     
(1)  
Results for the three months ended December 31, 2009 included a capital gain of $1.8 million reported in interest and other income, net, and the applicable tax expense of $0.6 million reported in taxes on income, related to the equity divestment of GloNav Inc. to NXP Semiconductors.
 
(2)  
Results for the year ended December 31, 2009 included a capital gain of $3.7 million reported in interest and other income, net, and the applicable tax expense of $1.1 million reported in taxes on income, related to the equity divestment of GloNav Inc. to NXP Semiconductors.

 

 


 

     
(3)  
Results for the three months ended December 31, 2008 included a reorganization expense of $0.6 million related to cost cutting measures associated with SATA activities. Results for the year ended December 31, 2008 included a reorganization expense of $3.5 million related to the termination of the long-term Harcourt lease in Dublin, Ireland and $0.6 million related to SATA activities.
 
(4)  
Results for the three months ended December 31, 2008 included a capital gain of $0.9 million reported in interest and other income, net, and the applicable tax expense of $0.06 million reported in taxes on income, related to the equity divestment of GloNav Inc. to NXP Semiconductors and a loss of $0.14 million reported in interest and other income, net, related to disposal of fixed assets.
 
(5)  
Results for the year ended December 31, 2008 included a capital gain of $12.12 million reported in interest and other income, net, and the applicable tax expense of $3.1 million reported in taxes on income, related to the equity divestment of GloNav Inc. to NXP Semiconductors and a gain of $0.03 million reported in interest and other income, net, related to the disposal of an investment and a loss of $0.14 million reported in interest and other income, net, related to disposal of fixed assets.

 

 


 

CEVA, INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(U.S. Dollars in thousands)
                 
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2009     2008  
    Unaudited     Audited  
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
ASSETS
               
Current assets:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 12,104     $ 13,328  
Marketable securities and bank deposits
    88,494       71,301  
Trade receivables, net
    5,995       5,390  
Deferred tax assets
    912       1,085  
Prepaid expenses and other accounts receivables
    5,345       4,921  
 
           
Total current assets
    112,850       96,025  
 
           
Long-term investments:
               
Severance pay fund
    4,455       3,441  
Deferred tax assets
    309       351  
Property and equipment, net
    1,148       1,271  
Goodwill
    36,498       36,498  
 
           
Total assets
  $ 155,260     $ 137,586  
 
           
 
               
Current liabilities:
               
Trade payables
  $ 530     $ 615  
Deferred revenues
    432       1,034  
Taxes payable
    46       44  
Accrued expenses and other payables
    9,689       10,446  
Deferred tax liabilities
    984        
 
           
Total current liabilities
    11,681       12,139  
 
               
Accrued severance pay
    4,483       3,788  
 
               
 
           
Total liabilities
    16,164       15,927  
 
           
 
               
Stockholders’ equity:
               
Common Stock:
    20       20  
Additional paid in-capital
    158,325       153,712  
Treasury Stock
          (5,077 )
Other comprehensive income (loss)
    251       (24 )
Accumulated deficit
    (19,500 )     (26,972 )
 
           
Total stockholders’ equity
    139,096       121,659  
 
           
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 155,260     $ 137,586