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Exhibit 99.2
January 24, 2013 Letter to Shareholders Q3 FY13 CIRRUS LOGIC, INC. 800 WEST SIXTH STREET, AUSTIN, TEXAS 78701
January 24, 2013 Dear
Shareholders,Q3 was another great quarter for Cirrus Logic with revenue
and earnings per share exceeding our expectations as we experienced
stronger than anticipated product shipments through the end of the
quarter. As a result, revenue was $25 million (or roughly nine percent)
above the midpoint of our guidance. Taking the higher revenue base in Q3
into consideration, our expectations for total FY13 revenue remain
relatively unchanged. We saw a substantial increase in operating margin
during the quarter, up eight percentage points on both a GAAP and
non-GAAP basis to 34 percent and 37 percent, respectively. Going forward
we expect our operating margin results to be at the upper end of our
peers.During the quarter, our engineers were heavily engaged in new
design activity. The need for high-quality mixed signal technology is
becoming more important in our key strategic markets, driving an
abundance of opportunities for Cirrus Logic. In smartphones and tablets,
the audio and voice experience has become increasingly crucial. The
intricacies associated with these products have expanded beyond the
standard codec into new technologies such as active noise cancellation,
boosted audio amplifiers and low power DSPs. We believe our ability to
solve complex problems with innovative solutions and our strong
relationships with tier-one players give us a unique advantage.We remain
dedicated to diversifying our customer base, though with one-to two-year
design cycles, this takes time and resource commitment. These efforts
are beginning to pay off in our audio product line where we are now
shipping catalog devices to several mobile phone manufacturers. In LED
lighting, we continued to gain momentum in the third quarter expanding
our products into additional SKUs, regions, and customers. As we move
into FY14, we are enthusiastic about the markets for both audio and LED
lighting.
Revenue and Gross
MarginsRevenue for the third quarter increased 153 percent year over
year and 60 percent sequentially. These results exceeded our
expectations, as portable audio shipments in December were higher than
anticipated. During the quarter, the revenue contribution from our
largest customer increased and design activity was robust. Our
relationship remains outstanding and while we understand there is
intense market interest in this customer, in accordance with our policy,
we do not discuss specifics about our business relationship. Revenue in
other audio declined on a sequential basis while year-over-year sales
were flat. We saw a sequential decline in energy, which is largely due
to the first full quarter of results following the sale of assets
associated with Apex Precision Power, along with typical volatility in
our legacy products, and continued softness in our power meter
business.Accurately predicting the timing of revenue between quarters
can be challenging as orders may fluctuate, especially during product
ramps and the holiday season. We took this into consideration last
quarter when we indicated Q4 revenue was expected to be down
approximately 15 percent. However, shipments in late December were
higher than anticipated, driving revenue $25 million above the midpoint
of guidance. Given the higher revenue base in Q3, we now expect the
sequential decline in Q4 to be more pronounced, although our
expectations for total FY13 revenue remain relatively unchanged. Revenue
in
Q4 is expected to range
from $200 to $220 million, up more than 80 percent year over year and
down more than 35 percent sequentially. Our revenue growth has
significantly outperformed the semiconductor industry the past few years
and as we move into CY13 we expect this trend to continue. Specifically,
in calendar years 2012, 2011 and 2010 we grew 75 percent, 20 percent and
78 percent, respectively, which is well above the 9.6 percent industry
average for the same period (source: Gartner, World Semiconductor Trade
Statistics). Gross margins were approximately 51 percent in Q3. As
expected, our supply chain team and vendors worked through the
challenges associated with the significant production ramps in the
September quarter. We expect gross margin in Q4 to remain in the 50 to
52 percent range. Operating Margin and Earnings Our operating margin
increased sequentially on a non-GAAP basis from 29 percent to 37 percent
and on a GAAP basis from 26 percent to 34 percent. Cirrus Logic has
experienced substantial revenue growth while maintaining operating
margins well above our peers. We believe this unique combination of
engineering execution and the resulting financial success differentiates
our performance. During the quarter, our GAAP operating expenses were
$51.9 million, which included approximately $6 million in share-based
compensation and $3.3 million in restructuring and non-recurring
charges. Excluding the restructuring and non-recurring charges, these
expenses were at the bottom of our range, largely due to lower employee
expenses and, to a lesser extent, synergies associated with the
relocation of our motor control team to Austin. Our headcount exiting Q3
was 637 compared to 644 the prior quarter. While we reduced overall
headcount due to the relocation of motor control to Austin, we added an
additional 24 positions during the quarter, including 13 engineers.
We continue to heavily
invest in R&D, as we remain focused on providing exceptional support and
continued innovation for both our existing and new customers, while
working to diversify our product portfolio. As we transition to a
significantly larger revenue profile, we are investing in product
development for key projects in audio and energy and the expansion of
our infrastructure in areas such as Quality, Supply Chain and Product
Sustaining Engineering. On Nov. 20, the Board of Directors announced the
authorization of the repurchase of up to $200 million of the company’s
common stock. Funded from working capital and anticipated cash from
operations, the repurchases are expected to occur from time to time
depending on general market and economic conditions. During the quarter,
we repurchased approximately 1.5 million shares of common stock at an
average price of $30.96. Q3 ending cash balance was approximately $148
million, up $13 million sequentially. This reflects the $48 million of
cash outflow associated with the stock repurchase program. Cash flow
from operations was roughly $79 million for the quarter. Non-GAAP EPS
increased to $1.64 from $0.79 the prior quarter, while GAAP EPS
increased to $0.99 from $0.51.
Taxes During the quarter,
we recorded a GAAP tax expense of $38.3 million, which includes $35.7
million of non-cash expense associated with our deferred tax asset. We
have approximately $89.6 million of deferred tax assets remaining on our
balance sheet. For FY14, we expect our effective quarterly cash tax rate
to be less than four percent until we have utilized the remaining
deferred tax assets. Once depleted, our initial cash tax rate is
expected to be approximately 35 percent. We are actively evaluating
various long-term tax strategies to reduce our corporate tax
rate.Company Strategy Our strategy is to target specific customers in
growing markets that seek to differentiate their products in meaningful
ways, based in part on our technology. Today, we are seeing the return
on our strategic initiatives as the company approaches a $1 billion run
rate in FY13. In addition, we have significantly expanded our footprint
within portable audio and we are beginning to see success with other
mobile customers and in LED lighting. We had another tremendous quarter
in audio where we experienced substantial growth with custom portable
products. We continued to gain momentum with general market devices and
we are now shipping to several mobile phone manufacturers beyond our
largest customer. For example, we have a design win at a tier-one
handset maker with a new low power general market analog-to-digital
converter for multi-microphone applications, enabling an improved voice
experience. Furthermore, design activity remains strong with our low
power DSPs and boosted audio amplifiers. As we look to the future, we
are very optimistic about both our custom and general market
opportunities in audio, as portable devices will continue to become more
complex, requiring sophisticated mixed signal processing to deliver an
enhanced audio and voice experience to the user.
In LED lighting,
design activity has accelerated and we have expanded into more SKUs and
more customers. During the quarter, we continued shipments to Philips
for products in Europe and we began shipping in multiple new models for
the United States. We are delighted to be on the shelves domestically
and expect to expand into additional models in the coming quarters. We
remain engaged with all meaningful tier-one accounts and expect to be on
the shelves with another customer in Q4. While the dimmable LED lighting
market is emerging, we see significant opportunities as the total
available market for LED retrofit lamps grows from approximately 230
million units in 2012 to 1 billion units in 2016 (source: Datapoint
Research 2012). During the past year, we have developed meaningful
relationships with key LED lighting players and in keeping with our
strategy, we are launching a next-generation LED controller in February
that will maintain best-in-class performance while helping to reduce our
customers overall bill of materials. Looking ahead into FY14, we expect
growth in LED lighting to accelerate as we expand into more models with
existing and new customers. Summary and Guidance For the March quarter,
we expect the following results: Revenue to range between $200 million
and $220 millionGross margin to be between 50 percent and 52
percent;Combined R&D and SG&A expenses to range between $49 million and
$51 million, including approximately $6 million in share-based
compensation expense. In summary, we are very pleased with our Q3
results. During the quarter, design activity in our audio and energy
product lines accelerated as we continued to gain traction with many of
our recently introduced, best-in-class products, including our boosted
audio amplifier, low power DSP and digital LED controller. These
products will contribute to both
continued growth and
customer diversification over the next few years. FY13 is shaping up to
be a year of many milestones for Cirrus Logic as we should nearly double
revenue and significantly improve our operating profits. Longer-term we
continue to see significant opportunities to grow our content with both
new and existing customers. Sincerely, Jason Rhode Thurman
Case President and Chief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer
Conference Call Q&A Session Cirrus Logic will host a live Q&A session at
5 p.m. EST today to answer questions related to its financial results
and business outlook. Participants may listen to the conference call on
the Cirrus Logic website. Participants who would like to submit a
question to be addressed during the call are requested to email
investor.relations@cirrus.com. A replay of the webcast can be accessed
on the Cirrus Logic website approximately two hours following its
completion, or by calling (404) 537-3406, or toll-free at (855) 859-2056
(Access Code: 86031084).
Use of Non-GAAP Measures This shareholder letter and its attachments include references to non-GAAP financial information, including operating expenses, net income, operating margin and diluted earnings per share. A reconciliation of the adjustments to GAAP results is included in the tables below. Non-GAAP financial information is not meant as a substitute for GAAP results, but is included because management believes such information is useful to our investors for informational and comparative purposes. In addition, certain non-GAAP financial information is used internally by management to evaluate and manage the company. As a note, the non-GAAP financial information used by Cirrus Logic may differ from that used by other companies. These non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, the results prepared in accordance with GAAP.Safe Harbor Statement Except for historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this news release contain forward-looking statements, including our estimates of fourth quarter fiscal year 2013 revenue, gross margin, combined research and development and selling, general and administrative expense levels, and share-based compensation expense. In some cases, forward-looking statements are identified by words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “target,” “project,” “believe,” “goals,” “opportunity,” “estimates,” “intend,” and variations of these types of words and similar expressions. In addition, any statements that refer to our plans, expectations, strategies or other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations, estimates and assumptions and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the level of orders and shipments during the fourth quarter and complete fiscal year 2013, as well as customer cancellations of orders, or the failure to place orders consistent with forecasts; and the risk factors listed in our Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2012, and in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available at www.sec.gov. The foregoing information concerning our business outlook represents our outlook as of the date of this news release, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new developments or otherwise.Summary financial data follows:
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300,010 1 $ 10,123 RUS LOGIC, INC. ENSED STATEMEN (unaudited) ds, except
per share Three Mo 310,133 1 152,083 158,050 1 29,608 19,021 3,292
51,921 106,129 76 (31) 106,174 38,312 67,862 $ 1.04 $ 0.99 $ 65,055
68,866 d Condensed Statem Generally Accepted p. 29, Dec. 012 20 2'13 Q3
77,915 $ 15,859 NT OF OPERATIO e data) onths Ended 93,774 93,687 00,087
29,468 20,194 - 49,662 50,425 131 (40) 50,516 15,067 35,449 $ 0.55 $
0.51 $ 64,924 69,207 ment of Operations d Accounting Princip 31, Dec. 11
20 '12 Q3 105,418 55 $ 16,950 4 ONS Ni 122,368 60 56,338 29 66,030 3
23,143 8 16,488 5 - 39,631 14 26,399 16 112 (71) 26,440 16 9,709 5
16,731 11 $ 0.26 $ 0.25 $ 63,957 6 66,989 6 s ples . 29, Dec. 31 12 2011
3'13 Q3'12 58,671 260,2 $ 44,242 55,9 ine Months Ended 02,913 316,2
91,336 148, 11,577 168, 83,986 61, 57,274 47, 3,292 44,552 109,4 67,025
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ASSETS Current ass Cash and
Restricte Marketab Account Inventori Deferred Other cu Total C Long-term
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s, net ax asset ts ssets IES AND STOCK abilities s payable salaries and
benef crued liabilities d income on shipm Current Liabilities g-term
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Stockholders' Equi al Liabilities and S CON ities KHOLDERS' EQU fits
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CIRR NSOLIDATED CO unaud UITY s ty accordance with G RUS LOGIC, INC
ONDENSED BAL dited; in thousand $ $ $ $ Generally Accepte C.LANCE SHEET
ds Dec. 29, 2012 87,452 - 60,717 170,683 135,023 53,140 21,775 528,790 -
100,534 4,920 6,027 36,466 15,761 692,498 95,493 13,752 13,992 5,579
128,816 10,131 1,033,549 (479,225) (773) 553,551 692,498 ed Accounting
Prin Sep. 29, 2012 67,84 $ - 66,73 130,87 144,88 53,14 19,84 483,31 -
86,99 5,20 6,02 72,15 21,40 675,09 $ 103,36 $ 15,59 14,21 6,58 139,75
10,04 1,025,27 (499,23 (74 525,29 675,09 $ nciples Dec. 3 2011 46 3 $ 31
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