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Exhibit 99.1

 

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Digimarc Reports First Quarter 2016 Financial Results

Beaverton, Ore. — April 27, 2016 — Digimarc Corp. (NASDAQ: DMRC), the inventor of the Digimarc Discover® platform featuring the Digimarc Barcode for automatically identifying and interacting with virtually any media, reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2016.

First Quarter 2016 Financial Results

Revenue for the first quarter of 2016 totaled $5.6 million compared to $6.0 million in the same quarter a year-ago. The decrease was primarily due to lower service and subscription revenue, partially offset by higher license revenue.

Operating expenses for the first quarter of 2016 totaled $8.9 million compared to $7.7 million in the same quarter a year-ago. The increase was due to higher investment in sales and marketing related to market development and delivery for Digimarc Discover and Digimarc Barcode.

Operating loss for the first quarter of 2016 totaled $5.5 million compared to an operating loss of $4.2 million in the same quarter a year-ago. The higher operating loss was primarily due to higher operating expenses in sales and marketing.

Net loss for the first quarter of 2016 totaled $5.4 million or $(0.64) per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $4.2 million or $(0.52) per diluted share in the first quarter of 2015.

At quarter-end, cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities totaled $35.9 million, compared to $39.2 million at December 31, 2015.

Conference Call

Digimarc will hold a conference call later today (Wednesday, April 27, 2016) to discuss these results, as well as provide an update on market conditions and execution of strategy. Chairman and CEO Bruce Davis and CFO Charles Beck will host the call starting at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time (2:00 p.m. Pacific time). A question and answer session will follow management’s presentation.

The conference call will be broadcast live and available for replay via the investor section of the company’s website here.

For those who wish to listen to the call via telephone, please dial the number below at least five minutes prior to the scheduled start time:

Toll-Free Number: 866-562-9934

International Number: 706-679-0638

Conference ID: 27179685

If you have any difficulty connecting with the conference call, please contact Liolios Group at 949-574-3860.


About Digimarc

Digimarc Corp. (NASDAQ: DMRC), based in Beaverton, Oregon, is the inventor of the Digimarc Discover® platform featuring the imperceptible Digimarc Barcode for automatically identifying and interacting with virtually any media. The platform enables industrial scanners, smartphones, tablets and other computer interfaces to reliably, efficiently and economically identify traditional barcoded items, along with many other media objects. Digimarc Barcodes are imperceptible to people and do all that visible barcodes do, but perform better. They can be applied to virtually all forms of media. These remarkable capabilities have allowed Digimarc and its business partners to supply a wide range of patented consumer engagement, media management and security solutions across multiple consumer and government industry sectors. Digimarc owns an extensive intellectual property portfolio, with patents in digital watermarking, content identification and management, media object discovery, and intuitive computing more generally. For more information and the latest news, please visit www.digimarc.com and follow on Twitter at @Digimarc.

Forward-looking Statements

With the exception of historical information contained in this release, the matters described in this release contain various “forward-looking statements.” These forward-looking statements include statements and any related inferences regarding lower service and subscription revenue, higher license revenue, and higher investment in sales and marketing, and other statements identified by terminology such as “will,” “should,” “expects,” “estimates,” “predicts” and “continue” or other derivations of these or other comparable terms. These forward-looking statements are statements of management’s opinion and are subject to various assumptions, risks, uncertainties and changes in circumstances. Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied from the statements in this release as a result of changes in economic, business and/or regulatory factors. More detailed information about risk factors that may affect actual results are set forth in the company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 and in subsequent periodic reports filed with the SEC. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s opinions only as of the date of this release. Except as required by law, Digimarc undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this release.

Company Contacts:

Charles Beck

Chief Financial Officer

503-469-4721

Charles.Beck@digimarc.com

Matt Glover

Liolios Group, Inc.

Investor Relations for Digimarc

949-574-3860

DMRC@liolios.com


Digimarc Corporation

Consolidated Income Statement Information

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

     Three-Month Information  
     March 31,
2016
    March 31,
2015
 
    

Revenue:

    

Service

   $ 3,250      $ 3,501   

Subscription

     1,463        1,716   

License

     867        772   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenue

     5,580        5,989   

Cost of revenue:

    

Service

     1,432        1,578   

Subscription

     662        754   

License

     96        84   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cost of revenue

     2,190        2,416   

Gross profit:

    

Service

     1,818        1,923   

Subscription

     801        962   

License

     771        688   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total gross profit

     3,390        3,573   

Gross margin:

    

Service

     56     55

Subscription

     55     56

License

     89     89

Percentage of gross profit to total revenue

     61     60

Operating expenses:

    

Sales and marketing

     2,955        2,090   

Research, development and engineering

     3,305        3,084   

General and administrative

     2,170        2,206   

Intellectual property

     434        367   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     8,864        7,747   

Operating loss

     (5,474     (4,174

Other income, net

     46        23   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

     (5,428     (4,151

(Provision) benefit for income taxes

     (7     1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

   $ (5,435   $ (4,150
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) per common share:

    

Loss per common share - basic

   $ (0.64   $ (0.52

Loss per common share - diluted

   $ (0.64   $ (0.52

Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic

     8,533        7,960   

Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted

     8,533        7,960   


Digimarc Corporation

Consolidated Balance Sheet Information

(in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     March 31,
2016
    December 31,
2015
 
    

Assets

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents (1)

   $ 8,066      $ 3,160   

Marketable securities (1)

     25,784        33,027   

Trade accounts receivable, net

     2,296        4,616   

Other current assets

     1,396        1,487   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     37,542        42,290   

Marketable securities (1)

     2,046        2,999   

Property and equipment, net

     2,987        3,010   

Intangibles, net

     6,563        6,613   

Goodwill

     1,114        1,114   

Other assets

     314        338   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 50,566      $ 56,364   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

    

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities

   $ 775      $ 1,657   

Deferred revenue

     2,609        3,023   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     3,384        4,680   

Deferred rent and other long-term liabilities

     219        226   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     3,603        4,906   

Commitments and contingencies

    

Shareholders’ equity:

    

Preferred stock

     50        50   

Common stock

     9        9   

Additional paid-in capital

     78,379        77,439   

Accumulated deficit

     (31,475     (26,040
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

     46,963        51,458   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 50,566      $ 56,364   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Aggregate cash, cash equivalents, short- and long-term marketable securities was $35,896 and $39,186 at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.


Digimarc Corporation

Consolidated Cash Flow Information

(in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 
     Three-Month Information  
     March 31,
2016
    March 31,
2015
 
    

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net loss

   $ (5,435   $ (4,150

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization and write-off of property and equipment

     339        328   

Amortization and write-off of intangibles

     290        277   

Change in allowance for doubtful accounts

     —          10   

Stock-based compensation

     1,283        1,217   

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Trade accounts receivable

     2,320        915   

Other current assets

     91        93   

Other assets

     24        41   

Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities

     (663     (99

Deferred revenue

     (457     (668
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in operating activities

     (2,208     (2,036

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Purchase of property and equipment

     (490     (125

Capitalized patent costs

     (217     (194

Maturity of marketable securities

     14,277        8,171   

Purchase of marketable securities

     (6,081     (7,252
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by investing activities

     7,489        600   

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Exercise of stock options

     145        874   

Purchase of common stock

     (520     (496
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (375     378   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (2)

   $ 4,906      $ (1,058
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities at beginning of period

     39,186        39,072   

Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities at end of period

     35,896        37,095   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

(2)    Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities

   $ (3,290   $ (1,977
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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