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Exhibit 99.1

For investor information contact:

Heidi Flannery, Investor Relations

(510) 743-1718

investor@volterra.com

Volterra Reports Third Quarter Financial Results

FREMONT, Calif., October 24, 2011 —   Volterra Semiconductor Corporation (Nasdaq: VLTR), a leading provider of high-performance analog and mixed-signal power management semiconductors, today reported financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2011.

Net revenue for the third quarter of 2011 was $41.3 million, a 1% decrease from $41.7 million and $41.6 million in the second quarter of 2011 and third quarter of 2010, respectively. GAAP net income was $6.9 million, or $0.26 per share (diluted), a 30% increase from $5.3 million, or $0.20 per share (diluted), in the second quarter of 2011 and a 17% decrease from $8.4 million, or $0.32 per share (diluted) in the third quarter of 2010.

Volterra also reported net income and basic and diluted net income per share on a non-GAAP basis. Non-GAAP net income excludes the effect of stock-based compensation expense, net of tax. Non-GAAP net income was $9.1 million, or $0.35 per share (diluted), for the third quarter of 2011, a 22% increase from $7.4 million, or $0.28 per share (diluted), in the second quarter of 2011 and an 11% decrease from $10.2 million, or $0.39 per share (diluted), in the third quarter of 2010.

“Volterra delivered solid profitability despite a cautious demand environment,” said Volterra President and CEO Jeff Staszak. “We are well-positioned for growth in 2012 as our proprietary integrated power technology continues to gain share in server, notebook and communications.”

Earnings Conference Call

Volterra will be conducting a conference call today at 2:30 p.m. (PDT). To access the conference call, investors can dial (877) 941-0844 approximately ten minutes prior to the initiation of the teleconference. International and local participants can dial (480) 629-9645. Investors should reference Volterra. A digital replay of the conference call will be available until midnight on Monday, October 31, 2011. To access the replay, investors should dial (800) 406-7325 or (303) 590-3030 and enter access code 4478578#. A webcast of the conference call also will be available from the Investors section of the Company’s website at: http://www.volterra.com until midnight on Monday, November 21, 2011.

About Volterra Semiconductor Corporation

Volterra Semiconductor Corporation, headquartered in Fremont, CA, designs, develops, and markets leading edge silicon solutions for low-voltage power delivery. The Company’s product portfolio is focused on advanced switching regulators for the computer, datacom, storage, and portable markets. Volterra operates as a fabless semiconductor company utilizing world-class foundries for silicon supply. The Company is focused on creating products with high intellectual property content that match specific customer needs. For more information, please visit http://www.volterra.com.


Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Volterra provides all information required in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), but it believes that evaluating its financial results may be difficult if limited to reviewing only GAAP financial measures. Volterra’s management believes the non-GAAP information provided is useful to investors and other users of its financial information and its inclusion with our financial results is warranted for several reasons:

 

   

it can enhance the understanding of Volterra’s financial performance by adjusting for special, non-recurring items that may obscure results and trends in our core operating performance, particularly in reconciling differences between reported income and actual cash flows;

 

   

it can provide consistency in reviewing Volterra’s historical performance between periods, as well as allowing for better comparisons of Volterra’s performance with similar companies in Volterra’s industry;

 

   

it allows users to evaluate the results of the business using the same financial measures that management uses to evaluate and manage Volterra’s internal planning, budgeting and operations; and

 

   

it provides investors with additional information used by management, its board of directors and committees thereof, to determine management compensation.

Volterra’s management reports and uses calculations of (i) non-GAAP gross margin and non-GAAP gross margin as a percent of revenue, which represents gross margin excluding the effect of stock-based compensation; (ii) non-GAAP income from operations (and its components, non-GAAP research and development expense, non-GAAP selling, general, and administrative expense, non-GAAP total operating expenses, and including non-GAAP gross margin as indicated above) as well as non-GAAP operating margin as a percent of revenue which represent income from operations and its components excluding the effect of stock-based compensation and special items such as restructuring charges, net of tax; (iii) non-GAAP annual effective tax rate and the associated non-GAAP income tax expense, which represents the effective tax rate without the effect of stock-based compensation and income tax expense recalculated excluding the effect of stock-based compensation and special items on non-GAAP income before tax; and (iv) non-GAAP net income (and its components listed above), non-GAAP net margin as a percent of revenue, and non-GAAP diluted net income per share, which represents net income and diluted net income per share excluding the effect of stock-based compensation expense and special items such as restructuring charges, net of tax.

Investors should note that the non-GAAP financial measures used by Volterra may not be the same non-GAAP financial measures, and may not be calculated in the same manner, as that of other companies. Whenever Volterra discloses such a non-GAAP financial measure, it provides a


reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to what it believes to be the most closely applicable GAAP financial measure. A reconciliation of GAAP net income to non-GAAP net income is included in the financial statements portion of this release and at the Investors section of our website at www.volterra.com. Investors are encouraged to review the related GAAP financial measures and the reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. Volterra does not provide a non-GAAP reconciliation for non-GAAP estimates on a forward-looking basis, as it believes it is unable to provide a meaningful or accurate calculation or estimation of stock based compensation or income tax expenses or other special items without unreasonable effort.

Forward-Looking Statements:

This press release regarding financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 contains forward-looking statements based on current expectations of Volterra. The words “expect,” “will,” “should,” “would,” “anticipate,” “project,” “outlook,” “believe,” “intend,” and similar phrases as they relate to future events are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements reflect the current views and assumptions of Volterra but are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are the following: risks related to our ability to maintain revenue growth or other financial results; risks related to our dependence on a limited number of customers; risks related to the limited markets we operate in and the limited number of products we sell; risks related to the quality of our products or the management of our inventory; risks related to our relationship with our vendors and contractors; intellectual property litigation risk; and other factors detailed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the annual report on Form 10-K filed on March 8, 2011 and quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed on August 1, 2011. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement, and Volterra undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof, except as required by law.


VOLTERRA SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2011     2010     2011      2010  

Net revenue

   $ 41,336      $ 41,556      $ 117,210       $ 118,091   

Cost of revenue *

     17,776        16,053        50,303         44,923   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross margin

     23,560        25,503        66,907         73,168   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

         

Research and development *

     9,580        9,116        27,663         25,265   

Selling, general and administrative *

     6,281        6,489        20,044         18,161   

Litigation

     655        1,483        3,968         4,527   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     16,516        17,088        51,675         47,953   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income from operations

     7,044        8,415        15,232         25,215   

Non-operating expense (income), net

     111        (79     149         (51
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     6,933        8,494        15,083         25,266   

Income tax (benefit) expense

     (9     127        123         233   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 6,942      $ 8,367      $ 14,960       $ 25,033   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income per share:

         

Basic

   $ 0.28      $ 0.34      $ 0.61       $ 1.04   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted

   $ 0.26      $ 0.32      $ 0.57       $ 0.97   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding:

         

Basic

     24,806        24,469        24,635         24,163   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted

     26,198        25,980        26,168         25,915   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

* Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:

         

Cost of revenue

   $ 204      $ 123      $ 571       $ 436   

Research and development

     865        1,008        2,469         2,419   

Selling, general, and administrative

     1,064        675        3,082         1,857   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total stock-based compensation expense

   $ 2,133      $ 1,806      $ 6,122       $ 4,712   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 


VOLTERRA SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended September 30, 2011  
  
  
     GAAP     Effect of
Stock-based
Compensation
    Non-GAAP  

Gross margin

   $ 23,560      $ (204   $ 23,764   

Gross margin %

     57.0     -0.5     57.5

Operating expenses:

      

Research and development

   $ 9,580      $ 865      $ 8,715   

Selling, general and administrative

     6,281        1,064        5,217   

Litigation

     655        —          655   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

   $ 16,516      $ 1,929      $ 14,587   

Income from operations

   $ 7,044      $ (2,133   $ 9,177   

Operating margin %

     17.0     -5.2     22.2

Annual effective tax rate

     0.8     0.2     0.6

Income tax (benefit)

   $ (9   $ 1      $ (8

Net income

   $ 6,942      $ (2,132   $ 9,074   

Diluted net income per share

   $ 0.26      $ (0.09   $ 0.35   

 

     Three Months Ended September 30, 2010  
     GAAP     Effect of
Stock-based
Compensation
    Non-GAAP  

Gross margin

   $ 25,503      $ (123   $ 25,626   

Gross margin %

     61.4     -0.3     61.7

Operating expenses:

      

Research and development

   $ 9,116      $ 1,008      $ 8,108   

Selling, general and administrative

     6,489        675        5,814   

Litigation

     1,483        —          1,483   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

   $ 17,088      $ 1,683      $ 15,405   

Income from operations

   $ 8,415      $ (1,806   $ 10,221   

Operating margin %

     20.2     -4.4     24.6

Annual effective tax rate

     0.9     -0.3     1.2

Income tax expense

   $ 127      $ 18      $ 145   

Net income

   $ 8,367      $ (1,788   $ 10,155   

Diluted net income per share

   $ 0.32      $ (0.07   $ 0.39   


VOLTERRA SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     September  30,
2011
    June  30,
2011
    December  31,
2010
 
      
Assets       

Current assets:

      

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

   $ 116,853      $ 113,823      $ 99,827   

Accounts receivable, net

     21,166        22,531        19,437   

Inventories

     15,648        15,876        15,391   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     2,741        2,596        2,693   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     156,408        154,826        137,348   

Property and equipment, net

     8,317        8,040        7,125   

Other assets

     1,250        1,459        1,734   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 165,975      $ 164,325      $ 146,207   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity       

Current liabilities:

      

Accounts payable

   $ 4,692      $ 7,285      $ 4,107   

Accrued liabilities

     8,870        10,091        11,826   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     13,562        17,376        15,933   

Lease incentives

     386        434        528   

Other long-term liabilities

     1,450        1,415        1,337   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     15,398        19,225        17,798   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

      

Common stock

     28        28        27   

Additional paid-in capital

     146,807        143,328        134,656   

Retained earnings

     37,522        30,580        22,562   

Treasury stock

     (33,780     (28,836     (28,836
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     150,577        145,100        128,409   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 165,975      $ 164,325      $ 146,207