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OCZ Technology Group Reports Fiscal 2011 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results
 
Fiscal Q4 Revenue Increased Year over Year by nearly 100% to a Record $64.6 Million;
 
SSD Sales Increased 380% to $58.2 Million
 
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 3, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, reports its fourth quarter (Q4’11) and year-end results for the fiscal year 2011, which ended on February 28, 2011.
 
Financial Highlights
 
·   
Fiscal fourth quarter 2011 SSD revenue increased by 380% year over year to $58.2 million compared to $12.1 million in fourth quarter 2010, representing 90% of net revenue
 
·   
Reported second sequential quarter of non-GAAP operating profit
 
·   
Fiscal year 2011 revenue of $190.1 million increased 32% over fiscal year 2010 with SSD revenue increasing by 206% to $133.2 million compared to $43.5 million in fiscal year 2010
 
·   
Strong global SSD demand with EMEA SSD sales of $30.9 million in the fiscal fourth quarter of 2011, up 768% from $3.6 million in fourth quarter 2010
 
·   
Company raised $34 million during fiscal year 2011, and recently received approximately $94 million in net proceeds from the April public follow-on offering
 
Net revenue in Q4'11 was a record $64.6 million, and increased nearly 100% compared with revenue of $32.4 million reported in Q4'10, and increased 21% compared with the $53.2 million reported in Q3'11. For fiscal year 2011, revenue was $190.1 million, an increase of 32% from the $144.0 million reported for fiscal year 2010.
 
SSD revenues reached a record $58.2 million in Q4'11, an increase of 380% over Q4'10 SSD revenues of $12.1 million, and a 40% increase sequentially over Q3'11 SSD revenues of $41.5 million. For the fiscal year 2011, SSD revenues increased over 200% to $133.2 million, compared to fiscal year 2010 SSD revenues of $43.5 million.
 
“Fiscal 2011 was a transformational year for OCZ.   We discontinued our unprofitable DRAM module products in order to focus on SSDs, began shipments to our first Tier 1 OEM, and achieved our second sequential quarter of positive non-GAAP operating income,” said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology.  “We have been focused on building the OEM and enterprise segments of our business ,the recent public follow-on offering added about $94 million to our cash position and will provide important support for this growing base of customers.”
 
Petersen added, “Looking forward into fiscal 2012, we expect that our recent acquisition of Indilinx will expand our market opportunities, positively impact gross margins as our controller technology is vertically integrated into our product portfolio, and accelerate our development of next generation SSD products.”
 
Reporting on a GAAP basis, which includes certain items related to the accelerated discontinuation of the Company's DRAM products, the acquisition of certain intellectual property, changes in warrant derivative valuation, and other non cash charges, GAAP operating loss for Q4'11 was $0.5 million compared to GAAP operating loss of $6.0 million in Q4'10. Non-GAAP operating profit for Q4’11 was $0.1 million and includes an operating loss of $1.7 million associated with the discontinued memory products in Q4'11 compared to a non-GAAP operating loss of $3.8 million in Q4’10.
 
 
 

 
 
GAAP net loss for Q4'11 was $9.3 million or $0.27 loss per share compared to a GAAP net loss of $6.5 million or $0.31 loss per share in Q4'10. GAAP net loss for fiscal year 2011 was $30.0 million or $1.05 loss per share. This compares to a GAAP net loss of $13.5 million or $0.64 loss per share in fiscal year 2010.
 
Non-GAAP net loss for Q4'11 was $0.8 million, or $0.02 loss per share and includes a net loss of $1.8 million associated with the discontinued memory products in Q4’11 as compared to non-GAAP net loss for Q4'10 of $4.3 million, or $0.20 loss per share.  A reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP information is contained in the tables below.
 
Recent Business Highlights:
 
·  
Acquired Indilinx Co., Ltd, a privately-held fabless provider of SSD controllers and firmware, making OCZ one of only a few SSD manufacturers with captive controller production
 
·  
Began shipping mass production quantities of Vertex 3 family of SSDs, which are rated at up to 75K 4K random write IOPS and utilize the newest 2xnm synchronous mode MLC NAND Flash
 
·  
Introduced the Z-Drive R3 PCI-Express SSD solution for enterprise and OEM, which utilize OCZ’s proprietary Virtualized Controller Architecture (VCA) technology
 
·  
Introduced the Helios Family of SAS 6GBPs enterprise Class SSDs, which utilize our proprietary VCA architecture, and achieves a new capacity benchmark of 1TB in a standard format SSD
 
·  
Launched the VeloDrive PCI-Express SSD, which is designed to meet the needs of Storage Architects, providing unparalleled versatility and simplified integration while optimizing high-performance computing and storage applications
·  
Received numerous accolades and media reviews for the Vertex 3 and RevoDrive X2 line of SSDs, including Maximum PC’s SSD showdown where the Vertex 3 beat competing drives and received the publication’s top honor

 
Revenue Information:
 
To help investors better understand OCZ's historical revenue trends, including geographic revenue by delivery location and its rapid product transition from high performance memory into SSDs, additional revenue information is shown in the chart below.
 

 
 

 
 
Quarterly Net Revenue by product groups and by major geographic area  ($000)'s (Unaudited):
 
     
1QFY10
   
2QFY10
   
3QFY10
   
4QFY10
   
1QFY11
   
2QFY11
   
3QFY11
   
4QFY11
 
Product Groups
                                               
SSD
      10,485       11,146       9,756       12,123       13,349       20,187       41,471       58,195  
Memory
      17,363       17,342       21,281       15,529       15,032       12,605       6,261       1,956  
Other
      7,923       9,307       6,987       4,717       5,902       5,253       5,490       4,415  
Total   $ 35,771     $ 37,795     $ 38,024     $ 32,369     $ 34,283     $ 38,045     $ 53,222     $ 64,566  
                                                                   
Major Geo Areas
                                                               
USA
      14,887       13,645       18,716       15,241       16,623       16,955       15,195       18,719  
Canada
      1,662       2,146       1,503       2,357       2,010       2,105       2,563       3,126  
North America
    16,549       15,791       20,219       17,597       18,633       19,060       17,758       21,845  
                                                                   
EMEA
      13,478       15,870       15,267       11,920       12,209       14,500       30,315       34,250  
ROW
      5,744       6,134       2,538       2,852       3,441       4,485       5,149       8,471  
Total   $ 35,771     $ 37,795     $ 38,024     $ 32,369     $ 34,283     $ 38,045     $ 53,222     $ 64,566  
 
Business Outlook:
 
·  
OCZ expects revenue for fiscal year 2012, ending February 28, 2012, to be in the range of $300−$330 million, an increase of approximately 60%−75% from the $190 million reported in fiscal year 2011
 
·  
As a result of the Indilinx acquisition that closed on March 28, 2011, OCZ expects its gross margin to increase by 2%−4% within 12 months due to integration of Indilinx controllers into a greater range of OCZ products as well as increased sales of controller products
 
·  
OCZ expects that the additional working capital raised in the April public follow-on offering will contribute to  improved profitability and support increased OEM Sales
 
·  
OCZ plans to continue to invest in its R&D and Marketing efforts in order to further build upon its leadership position
 
·  
Long term, non-GAAP model of gross margins  of 28%-32% and operating income of 13%-17%
 
Conference Call:
 
OCZ will host its fiscal 2011 fourth quarter and fiscal year conference call for the period ended February 28, 2011 at 5:00pm ET (2:00pm PT), on May 3, 2011. Ryan Petersen, CEO, and Arthur Knapp, CFO, will discuss the company's performance on the call.
 
All interested parties can join the call by dialing (877) 372-0867 or (253) 237-1170. Please call-in 15 minutes prior to the call to secure a line. The conference call will be archived for replay until June 3, 2011. To access the archived conference call, please dial (800) 642-1687 or (706) 645-9291 and enter replay passcode 62639319. A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available by visiting the investor relations events conference call section of the OCZ website at www.ocztechnology.com. Please connect at least 15 minutes prior to the conference call to ensure adequate time for connection. The webcast will be archived for replay until June 3, 2011.
 

 
 

 
 
About OCZ Technology Group, Inc.
 
Founded in 2002, San Jose, CA-based OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (OCZ), is a leader in the design, manufacturing, and distribution of high performance and reliable Solid-State Drives (SSDs) and premium computer components. OCZ has built on its expertise in high-speed memory to become a leader in the SSD market, a technology that competes with traditional rotating magnetic hard disk drives (HDDs). SSDs are faster, more reliable, generate less heat and use significantly less power than the HDDs used in the majority of computers today. In addition to SSD technology, OCZ also offers high performance components for computing devices and systems, including enterprise-class power management products as well as leading-edge computer gaming solutions. For more information, please visit: www.ocztechnology.com.
 
Forward-Looking Statements
 
Certain statements in this release relate to future events and expectations and as such constitute forward-looking statements involving known and unknown factors that may cause actual results of OCZ Technology Group, Inc. to be different from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. In this context, words such as "will," "would," "expect," "anticipate," "should" or other similar words and phrases often identify forward-looking statements made on behalf of OCZ. It is important to note that actual results of OCZ may differ materially from those described or implied in such forward-looking statements based on a number of factors and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, market acceptance of OCZ's products and OCZ's ability to continually develop enhanced products; adverse changes both in the general macro-economic environment as well as in the industries OCZ serves, including computer manufacturing, traditional and online retailers, information storage, internet search and content providers and computer system integrators; OCZ's ability to efficiently manage material and inventory, including integrated circuit chip costs and freight costs; and OCZ's ability to generate cash from operations, secure external funding for its operations and manage its liquidity needs. Other general economic, business and financing conditions and factors are described in more detail in "Risk Factors" in OCZ's Prospectus filed with the SEC on April 8, 2011 and statements made in other subsequent filings. The filings are available both at www.sec.gov as well as via OCZ's website at www.ocztechnology.com. OCZ does not undertake to update its forward-looking statements.
 
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
 
OCZ provides Non-GAAP operating income as well as EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as supplemental non-GAAP financial measures to its investors as a complement to net income/loss. An explanation and reconciliation of Non-GAAP operating income, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to net income/loss is set forth below. OCZ believes that providing Non-GAAP operating income, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP measures, to its investors, in addition to corresponding income statement measures, provides investors the benefit of viewing OCZ's performance using financial metrics that the management team use in making many key decisions and understanding how OCZ's "core operating performance" and its results of operations may look in the future. OCZ believes that providing this information allows OCZ's investors greater transparency and a better understanding of OCZ's core financial performance. Non-GAAP operating income, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not in accordance with or an alternative for, generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America. Non-GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation from or as a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies.
 
 
 

 
 
Calculation of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Non-GAAP Operating Income
 
EBITDA is calculated as net income/loss excluding the impact of taxes, net interest income/expense and depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as net income/loss excluding the impact of taxes, net interest income/expense, depreciation and amortization, as well as inventory adjustments for discontinued products, severance cost, goodwill and intangible impairment, non-cash charges related to stock options and warrants, and certain other one-time charges and credits specifically identified in the non-GAAP reconciliation schedules set forth below.  Non-GAAP operating income is calculated as net income/loss excluding the impact of taxes, net interest income/expense, as well as inventory adjustments for discontinued products, severance cost, goodwill and intangible impairment, non-cash charges related to stock options and warrants, and certain other one-time charges and credits specifically identified in the non-GAAP reconciliation schedules set forth below.  OCZ uses Non-GAAP operating income, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA in evaluating OCZ's historical and prospective cash usage, as well as its cash usage relative to its competitors. Specifically, management uses these non-GAAP measures to further understand and analyze the cash used in/generated from OCZ's core operations. OCZ believes that by excluding these non-cash and non-recurring charges, more accurate expectations of its future cash needs can be assessed in addition to providing a better understanding of the actual cash used in or generated from core operations for the periods presented. OCZ further believes that providing this information allows OCZ's investors greater transparency and a better understanding of OCZ's core financial results.

Investor Relations Contact:
OCZ Technology Group, Inc.
Bonnie Mott, Investor Relations Manager
408-440-3428
bmott@ocztechnology.com
 
 
 
 

 
 
OCZ Technology Group, Inc.
Reconciliation of Selected GAAP Measures to Non-GAAP Measures (Unaudited)
($ in thousands, except per share data)
 
 
   
Three Months Ended February 28,
 
         
2011
                 
2010
         
   
GAAP
   
Adj
     
non-GAAP
   
GAAP
   
Adj
     
non-GAAP
 
                                         
Net revenues
  $ 64,566     $ 153  
 (a)
  $ 64,719     $ 32,369             $ 32,369  
Cost of revenues
    53,857       -         53,857       30,126       (919 )
 (e)
    29,207  
Gross profit
    10,709                 10,862       2,243                 3,162  
                                                     
Gross margin %
    16.6 %               16.8 %     6.9 %               9.8 %
                                                     
Operating expenses
    11,163       (429 )
 (b)
    10,734       8,238       (1,296 )
 (f)
    6,942  
                                                     
Operating income (loss)
    (454 )               128       (5,995 )               (3,780 )
                                                     
Financing costs/other
    (2,111 )     1,213  
 (c)
    (898 )     (510 )     -         (510 )
Warrant fair value adjustment
    (6,687 )     6,687  
 (d)
    -       -                    
                                                     
Pre-Tax
    (9,252 )               (770 )     (6,505 )               (4,290 )
                                                     
Income tax expense
    -                 -       -                 -  
Net income (loss)
  $ (9,252 )             $ (770 )   $ (6,505 )             $ (4,290 )
                                                     
                                                     
Net income (loss) per share:
  $ (0.27 )             $ (0.02 )   $ (0.31 )             $ (0.20 )
                                                     
Weighted Shares Outstanding
    34,800                 34,800       21,300                 21,300  
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
Calculation of EBITDA and  adjusted EBITDA:
 
Three Months Ended February 28, 2011
   
Three Months Ended February 28, 2010
 
                                                     
                     
As Adjusted
                     
As Adjusted
 
Net income (loss)
  $ (9,252 )             $ (770 )   $ (6,505 )             $ (4,290 )
                                                     
Income taxes
    -                 -       -                 -  
Financing costs/other
    2,111                 898       510                 510  
Depreciation and amortization
    309                 309       265                 265  
                                                     
EBITDA
  $ (6,832 )             $ 437     $ (5,730 )             $ (3,515 )
 
                     
Computational Notes:
                   
                     
 (a)  Abnormal level of rebates on liquidation sales of certain DRAM module products
   
                     
 (b)   Stock based compensation ($404) +  amort. of intangibles ($18) + Indilinx acq. costs ($7)
 
                     
 (c)  Non-cash write-off of Notes Receivable and Investment from sale of the  NIA product line ($1,043)
        + termination fee for factoring company due to the new SVB loan agreement ($170)
   
                     
 (d)  Non-cash costs for revaluation of warrants issued in connection with equity financing
 
                     
 (e)  Inventory adjustments for discontinued products
           
                     
 (f)  Stock based compensation ($198) + amortization of intangibles ($28) + Goodwill write-off on Hypersonic PC product line ($911)
        + Fundraising and other non-recurring costs ($159)
         
                     
 
 
 
 

 
 
OCZ Technology Group, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except per share amount)
 
   
Three Months Ended
   
Year Ended
 
   
February 28,
   
February 28,
 
   
unaudited
   
unaudited
   
audited
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
                         
Net revenues
  $ 64,566     $ 32,369     $ 190,116     $ 143,959  
Cost of revenues
    53,857       30,126       165,962       125,303  
Gross profit
    10,709       2,243       24,154       18,656  
                                 
Sales and marketing
    4,130       2,521       15,270       10,249  
Research and development
    2,505       1,309       7,677       5,331  
General, administrative and operations
    4,528       3,497       18,207       14,711  
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets
    -       911       -       911  
Total operating expenses
    11,163       8,238       41,154       31,202  
                                 
Operating income (loss)
    (454 )     (5,995 )     (17,000 )     (12,546 )
                                 
Other income (expense) - net
    (956 )     58       (1,068 )     727  
Interest and financing costs
    (1,155 )     (568 )     (3,174 )     (1,716 )
Adjustment to the fair value of common stock warrants
    (6,687 )     -       (7,924 )     -  
Income (loss) before income taxes
    (9,252 )     (6,505 )     (29,166 )     (13,535 )
Income tax expense (benefit)
                    861       (1 )
Net loss
  $ (9,252 )   $ (6,505 )   $ (30,027 )   $ (13,534 )
                                 
Net loss per share:
                               
Basic
  $ (0.27 )   $ (0.31 )   $ (1.05 )   $ (0.64 )
Diluted
  $ (0.27 )   $ (0.31 )   $ (1.05 )   $ (0.64 )
                                 
Shares used in net loss per share computation:
                               
Basic
    34,800       21,300       28,700       21,300  
Diluted
    34,800       21,300       28,700       21,300  
 
 
 
 

 
OCZ Technology Group, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
($ in thousands)

   
February 28, 2011
   
February 28, 2010
 
             
             
ASSETS
           
Current Assets:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 17,514     $ 1,224  
Restricted cash
    1,300       -  
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $2,881 and $2,853
    31,687       20,380  
Inventory, net
    22,798       9,846  
Note receivable
    -       375  
Deferred tax asset, net
    -       836  
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    2,875       1,811  
Total current assets
    76,174       34,472  
Property and equipment, net
    3,046       2,629  
Intangible assets
    18       88  
Goodwill
    9,989       9,954  
Investment
    -       668  
Other assets
    42       38  
Total assets
  $ 89,269     $ 47,849  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
Current liabilities:
               
Loans payable
  $ 20,011     $ 10,354  
Note payable
    -       500  
Accounts payable
    40,645       26,318  
Accrued and other liabilities
    6,137       4,389  
Total current liabilities
    66,793       41,561  
                 
Common stock warrant liability
    9,417       -  
                 
Total liabilities
    76,210       41,561  
                 
Commitments and contingencies
    -       -  
                 
Stockholders' equity:
               
Preferred stock, $0.0025 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; 0  and 60,990 shares issued and outstanding as of February 28, 2011 and 2010
    -       -  
Common stock, $0.0025 par value; 120,000,000 shares authorized; 35,401,908 and 21,278,643 shares issued and outstanding as of February 28, 2011 and 2010
    88       53  
Additional paid-in capital
    68,749       31,862  
Accumulated translation adjustment
    (288 )     (164 )
Accumulated deficit
    (55,490 )     (25,463 )
Total stockholders' equity
    13,059       6,288  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
  $ 89,269     $ 47,849  

 
 
 

 
 
OCZ Technology Group, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow
(in thousands)

   
Year Ended February 28,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
             
Cash flows from operating activities:
           
Net loss
  $ (30,027 )   $ (13,534 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation of property and equipment
    1,116       1,009  
Amortization of intangibles
    70       111  
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets
    -       911  
Bad debt expense
    1,260       644  
Stock-based compensation
    1,028       663  
Fair value adjustment of common stock warrants
    7,924       -  
Deferred income taxes
    836       -  
Non-cash write off of leasehold improvements
    -       104  
Loss (gain) on disposition of product line
    1,043       (668 )
Non-cash inventory reserve
    3,146       -  
Non-cash asset acquisition
    644       -  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Accounts receivable
    (12,567 )     2,971  
Inventory
    (16,098 )     6,566  
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    (1,064 )     301  
Accounts payable
    14,327       924  
Accrued and other liabilities
    1,748       638  
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
    (26,614 )     640  
                 
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
Purchases of property and equipment
    (1,533 )     (887 )
(Increase) decrease in deposits
    (4 )     50  
Asset acquisition earn out payments
    (35 )     (454 )
Net cash used in investing activities
    (1,572 )     (1,291 )
                 
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Issuance of common stock
    34,749       7  
Issurance of preferred stock
    -       281  
Proceeds from employee stock programs
    1,013       -  
Proceeds from exercise of warrants for common shares
    981       -  
Proceeds from bank loan, net
    9,657       919  
Restricted cash for letters of credit
    (1,300 )     -  
(Repayment) increase of shareholder loan
    (500 )     500  
Repayment of notes payable
    -       (200 )
Net cash provided by financing activities
    44,600       1,507  
                 
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
    (124 )     (52 )
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    16,290       804  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    1,224       420  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 17,514     $ 1,224  
                 
Supplemental disclosures:
               
Interest paid
  $ 1,286     $ 823  
Income taxes paid
  $ 25     $ -