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Exhibit 99.1

 

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CEVA, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2012 Financial Results

 

   

Strategic licensing agreement signed with Tier 1 handset OEM for LTE products

 

   

First license agreement for CEVA-XC4000 DSP for LTE- Advanced

 

   

Repurchased 670,000 shares for approximately $11.3 million during the quarter

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – July 31, 2012 CEVA, Inc. (NASDAQ: CEVA), the leading licensor of silicon intellectual property (SIP) platform solutions and DSP cores for the mobile, portable and consumer electronics markets, today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012.

Total revenue for the second quarter of 2012 was $13.6 million, a decrease of 6% compared to $14.4 million for the second quarter of 2011. Licensing revenue for the second quarter of 2012 was $5.4 million, an increase of 3% compared to $5.2 million reported for the second quarter of 2011. Royalty revenue for the second quarter of 2012 was $7.6 million, compared to $8.3 million reported for the second quarter of 2011. Revenue from services for the second quarter of 2012 was $0.6 million, compared to $0.9 million reported for the second quarter of 2011.

Gideon Wertheizer, Chief Executive Officer, stated: “The second quarter was the strongest licensing quarter in more than three and a half years, driven by a strategic licensing agreement with a tier 1 handset OEM for a range of LTE handsets and the first agreement for our newest DSP, the CEVA-XC4000 for LTE-Advanced. These latest agreements bring the total LTE design wins for CEVA DSPs to date to more than 20, and form the foundation for future royalty growth. Finally, while the competitive 2G market is experiencing pricing pressure, our volume growth in the lucrative 3G market during the quarter significantly outpaced that of the overall 3G space, as low and mid-range 3G smartphones gain traction.”

U.S. GAAP net income for the second quarter of 2012 was $3.5 million, a decrease of 16% from $4.1 million reported for the same period in 2011. U.S. GAAP diluted earnings per share for the second quarter of 2012 were $0.15, a decrease of 12% compared to $0.17 for the second quarter of 2011.

Non-GAAP net income and diluted earnings per share for the second quarter of 2012 was $4.4 million and $0.19, respectively, representing a decrease of 17% and 14%, respectively, over the $5.4 million and $0.22 reported for the second quarter of 2011. Non-GAAP net income and diluted earnings per share for the second quarter of 2012 and 2011 excluded equity-based compensation expense, net of taxes, of $1.0 million and $1.2 million, respectively.


During the second quarter of 2012, the Company secured eight new license agreements. Six of the agreements were for CEVA DSP cores, platforms and software, and two agreements were for the CEVA Bluetooth product line. Target applications for customer deployment are LTE smartphones, microcells, broadband communications and connectivity. Geographically, three of the agreements signed were in the U.S and five were in the Asia Pacific region.

Yaniv Arieli, Chief Financial Officer, stated, “During the quarter, we bought back approximately 670,000 shares of our common stock for an aggregate consideration of approximately $11.3 million. The recent buyback activity continues to demonstrate our confidence in CEVA’s strong fundamentals. At the end of the quarter, our cash balance, marketable securities and bank deposits totaled $156 million. We have approximately 900,000 shares available for repurchase remaining under our existing buyback program.”

CEVA Conference Call

On July 31, 2012, CEVA management will conduct a conference call at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time, to discuss the operating performance for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012.

The conference call will be available via the following dial-in numbers:

 

   

U.S. Participants: Dial 1-800-860-2442 (Access Code: CEVA)

 

   

International Participants: Dial +1-412-858-4600 (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=88094. Please go to the web site 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 +1-877-344-7529 or +1-412-317-0088 (access code:10016016) from one hour after the end of the call until 9:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) on August 8, 2012. The replay will also be available at CEVA’s web site www.ceva-dsp.com.


For More Information Contact:

 

Yaniv Arieli

CEVA, Inc.

CFO

+1.650.417.7941

yaniv.arieli@ceva-dsp.com

  

Richard Kingston

CEVA, Inc.

Director of Marketing & Investor Relations

+1.650.417.7976

richard.kingston@ceva-dsp.com

  

About CEVA, Inc.

CEVA is the world’s leading licensor of silicon intellectual property (SIP) DSP cores and platform solutions for the mobile, portable and consumer electronics markets. CEVA’s IP portfolio includes comprehensive technologies for cellular baseband (2G / 3G / 4G), multimedia (HD video, Image Signal Processing (ISP) and HD audio), voice over packet (VoP), Bluetooth, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and Serial ATA (SATA). In 2011, CEVA’s IP was shipped in over 1 billion devices and powers handsets from every top handset OEM, including HTC, Huawei, LG, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, Sony and ZTE. Today, more than 40% of handsets shipped worldwide are powered by a CEVA DSP core. For more information, visit www.ceva-dsp.com. Follow CEVA on twitter at www.twitter.com/cevadsp.

Forward Looking Statement

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. Forward-looking statements include Mr. Wertheizer’s statements about CEVA’s prospects associated with LTE design wins, and Mr. Arieli’s statements about CEVA’s stock buyback reflecting the company’s strong fundamentals. 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 ability of products incorporating our technologies to achieve market acceptance, the effect of intense industry competition and consolidation, global chip market trends, the possibility that 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; 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

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME – U.S. GAAP

U.S. dollars in thousands, except per share data

 

     Three months ended
June 30,
     Six months ended
June 30,
 
     2012      2011      2012      2011  
     Unaudited  

Revenues:

           

Licensing

   $ 5,364       $ 5,195       $ 10,480       $ 10,303   

Royalties

     7,595         8,272         16,701         17,478   

Other revenues

     633         921         1,523         1,659   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total revenues

     13,592         14,388         28,704         29,440   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cost of revenues

     1,011         876         1,881         1,824   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross profit

     12,581         13,512         26,823         27,616   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

           

Research and development, net

     5,425         5,405         10,911         10,655   

Sales and marketing

     2,104         2,327         4,393         4,551   

General and administrative

     1,849         1,732         3,718         3,486   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     9,378         9,464         19,022         18,692   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating income

     3,203         4,048         7,801         8,924   

Financial income, net

     974         707         1,922         1,252   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income before taxes on income

     4,177         4,755         9,723         10,176   

Taxes on income

     698         632         1,387         1,402   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income

     3,479         4,123         8,336         8,774   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Basic net income per share

   $ 0.15       $ 0.18       $ 0.36       $ 0.38   

Diluted net income per share

   $ 0.15       $ 0.17       $ 0.35       $ 0.37   

Weighted-average number of Common Stock used in computation of net income per share (in thousands):

           

Basic

     22,873         23,107         23,188         22,900   

Diluted

     23,449         24,165         23,842         24,028   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 


Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures

(U.S. Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

     Three months ended      Six months ended  
     June 30      June 30  
     2012     2011      2012     2011  
     Unaudited  

GAAP net income

   $ 3,479      $ 4,123       $ 8,336      $ 8,774   

Equity-based compensation expense included in cost of revenue

     53        61         104        110   

Equity-based compensation expense included in research and development expenses

     394        484         859        862   

Equity-based compensation expense included in sales and marketing expenses

     200        255         439        456   

Equity-based compensation expense included in general and administrative expenses

     430        371         920        697   

Deferred tax related to equity-based compensation expenses

     (118     85         (242     1   

Taxes on income (1)

     —          —           (102     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP net income

   $ 4,438      $ 5,379       $ 10,314      $ 10,900   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Results for the six months ended June 30, 2012 include the utilization of expenses on a previously booked capital gain.

 

GAAP weighted-average number of Common Stock used in computation of diluted net income per share (in thousands)

     23,449         24,165         23,842         24,028   

Weighted-average number of shares related to outstanding options (in thousands)

     5         15         6         23   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted-average number of Common Stock used in computation of diluted net income per share excluding equity-based compensation expense (in thousands)

     23,454         24,180         23,848         24,051   

GAAP diluted net income per share

   $ 0.15       $ 0.17       $ 0.35       $ 0.37   

Equity-based compensation expense, net of taxes

   $ 0.04       $ 0.05       $ 0.08       $ 0.08   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-GAAP diluted net income per share

   $ 0.19       $ 0.22       $ 0.43       $ 0.45   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 


CEVA, INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(U.S. Dollars in thousands)

 

     June 30,     December 31,  
     2012     2011(*)  
     Unaudited  
ASSETS     

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 20,507      $ 14,954   

Marketable securities and short term bank deposits

     116,141        124,458   

Trade receivables, net

     4,702        5,116   

Deferred tax assets

     2,015        2,248   

Prepaid expenses and other accounts receivables

     2,468        2,320   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     145,833        149,096   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Long-term investments:

Long term bank deposits

     19,321        25,106   

Severance pay fund

     5,645        5,473   

Deferred tax assets

     1,063        832   

Property and equipment, net

     1,177        1,235   

Goodwill

     36,498        36,498   

Investment in other company

     900        900   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 210,437      $ 219,140   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY     

Current liabilities:

    

Trade payables

   $ 1,006      $ 580   

Deferred revenues

     1,032        1,074   

Accrued expenses and other payables

     8,077        10,124   

Taxes payable

     1,542        545   

Deferred tax liabilities

     94        290   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     11,751        12,613   

Accrued severance pay

     5,697        5,607   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     17,448        18,220   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Common Stock

     23        24   

Additional paid in-capital

     195,814        191,945   

Treasury stock

     (20,556     —     

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (324     (901

Retained earnings

     18,032        9,852   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     192,989        200,920   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 210,437      $ 219,140   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(*) Derived from audited financial statements