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Exhibit 99.1

 

Digimarc Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2019 Financial Results

 

Beaverton, Ore. — February 26, 2020 — Digimarc Corporation (NASDAQ: DMRC), creator of the Digimarc Platform for digital identification and detection, reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2019.

 

Fourth Quarter 2019 Financial Results

Revenue for the fourth quarter of 2019 increased two percent to $5.3 million compared to $5.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2018. The increase in revenue was primarily due to higher subscription revenue, partially offset by lower service revenue due to timing of program work.

 

Operating expenses for the fourth quarter of 2019 increased nine percent to $12.4 million compared to $11.4 million in the same quarter a year-ago. The increase in operating expenses was primarily due to routine annual compensation and benefits adjustments for employees and increased headcount.

 

Operating loss for the fourth quarter of 2019 increased seven percent to $8.9 million compared to $8.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2018. The increased operating loss was primarily due to higher operating expenses.

 

Net loss for the fourth quarter of 2019 increased eight percent to $8.7 million or $(0.73) per diluted share compared to net loss of $8.0 million or $(0.70) per diluted share in the same quarter a year-ago.

 

At quarter-end, cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities totaled $36.8 million compared to $42.8 million at September 30, 2019.

 

Full Year 2019 Financial Results

Revenue for the full year 2019 increased eight percent to $23.0 million, compared to $21.2 million in 2018. The increase in revenue was primarily due to higher subscription revenue reflecting higher Digimarc Discover and Digimarc Barcode revenue, partially offset by lower Digimarc Guardian revenue.

 

Operating expenses for the full year 2019 increased five percent to $48.7 million compared to $46.3 million in 2018. The increase in operating expenses was primarily due to routine annual compensation and benefits adjustments for employees.

 

Operating loss for the full year 2019 increased one percent to $33.7 million compared to an operating loss of $33.5 million in 2018. The increased operating loss was primarily due to higher operating expenses, partially offset by higher revenue.  

 

Net loss for the full year 2019 increased one percent to $32.8 million or $(2.79) per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $32.5 million or $(2.86) per diluted share in 2018.

 


Conference Call

Digimarc will hold a conference call today (Wednesday, February 26, 2020) 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 and in the investor section of the company's website. The conference call script will also be posted to the company’s website shortly before the call.

 

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: 2985885

 

If you have any difficulty connecting with the conference call, please contact Gateway Investor Relations at 949-574-3860.

 

About Digimarc

Digimarc Corporation (NASDAQ: DMRC) is a pioneer in the automatic identification of media, including packaging, other commercial print, digital images, audio and video. The Digimarc Platform provides innovative and comprehensive automatic recognition software and services to simplify search, and transform information discovery through unparalleled reliability, efficiency and security. The Digimarc Platform enables applications that benefit retailers and consumer brands, national and state government agencies, media and entertainment industries, and others. Digimarc is based in Beaverton, Oregon with a growing supplier network around the world. Visit digimarc.com and follow us @digimarc to learn more about The Barcode of Everything®.

 

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 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, 2018 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

Gateway Investor Relations

Investor Relations for Digimarc

949-574-3860

DMRC@gatewayir.com

 


Digimarc Corporation

Consolidated Income Statement Information

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Month Information

 

 

Twelve Month Information

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service

 

$

2,626

 

 

$

3,144

 

 

$

12,793

 

 

$

12,774

 

Subscription

 

 

2,201

 

 

 

1,487

 

 

 

8,125

 

 

 

6,041

 

License

 

 

492

 

 

 

596

 

 

 

2,069

 

 

 

2,377

 

Total revenue

 

 

5,319

 

 

 

5,227

 

 

 

22,987

 

 

 

21,192

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service

 

 

1,152

 

 

 

1,510

 

 

 

5,523

 

 

 

5,922

 

Subscription

 

 

471

 

 

 

437

 

 

 

1,840

 

 

 

1,907

 

License

 

 

176

 

 

 

154

 

 

 

673

 

 

 

597

 

Total cost of revenue

 

 

1,799

 

 

 

2,101

 

 

 

8,036

 

 

 

8,426

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service

 

 

1,474

 

 

 

1,634

 

 

 

7,270

 

 

 

6,852

 

Subscription

 

 

1,730

 

 

 

1,050

 

 

 

6,285

 

 

 

4,134

 

License

 

 

316

 

 

 

442

 

 

 

1,396

 

 

 

1,780

 

Total gross profit

 

 

3,520

 

 

 

3,126

 

 

 

14,951

 

 

 

12,766

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross margin:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service

 

 

56

%

 

 

52

%

 

 

57

%

 

 

54

%

Subscription

 

 

79

%

 

 

71

%

 

 

77

%

 

 

68

%

License

 

 

64

%

 

 

74

%

 

 

67

%

 

 

75

%

Percentage of gross profit to total revenue

 

 

66

%

 

 

60

%

 

 

65

%

 

 

60

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and marketing

 

 

4,999

 

 

 

4,755

 

 

 

19,875

 

 

 

19,140

 

Research, development and engineering

 

 

4,343

 

 

 

3,897

 

 

 

16,467

 

 

 

15,971

 

General and administrative

 

 

2,654

 

 

 

2,402

 

 

 

10,848

 

 

 

9,897

 

Intellectual property

 

 

399

 

 

 

334

 

 

 

1,492

 

 

 

1,282

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

12,395

 

 

 

11,388

 

 

 

48,682

 

 

 

46,290

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating loss

 

 

(8,875

)

 

 

(8,262

)

 

 

(33,731

)

 

 

(33,524

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income, net

 

 

185

 

 

 

258

 

 

 

912

 

 

 

1,057

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

 

 

(8,690

)

 

 

(8,004

)

 

 

(32,819

)

 

 

(32,467

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefit (provision) for income taxes

 

 

7

 

 

 

(10

)

 

 

(21

)

 

 

(39

)

Net loss

 

$

(8,683

)

 

$

(8,014

)

 

$

(32,840

)

 

$

(32,506

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss per common share - basic

 

$

(0.73

)

 

$

(0.70

)

 

$

(2.79

)

 

$

(2.86

)

Loss per common share - diluted

 

$

(0.73

)

 

$

(0.70

)

 

$

(2.79

)

 

$

(2.86

)

Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic

 

 

11,967

 

 

 

11,443

 

 

 

11,762

 

 

 

11,360

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted

 

 

11,967

 

 

 

11,443

 

 

 

11,762

 

 

 

11,360

 

 


Digimarc Corporation

Consolidated Balance Sheet Information

(in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents (1)

 

$

11,213

 

 

$

27,278

 

Marketable securities (1)

 

 

25,604

 

 

 

16,378

 

Trade accounts receivable, net

 

 

4,021

 

 

 

3,888

 

Other current assets

 

 

2,456

 

 

 

2,100

 

Total current assets

 

 

43,294

 

 

 

49,644

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

3,650

 

 

 

3,955

 

Intangibles, net

 

 

6,670

 

 

 

6,649

 

Goodwill

 

 

1,114

 

 

 

1,114

 

Other assets

 

 

2,660

 

 

 

425

 

Total assets

 

$

57,388

 

 

$

61,787

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities

 

$

2,272

 

 

$

1,092

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

3,172

 

 

 

3,226

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

5,444

 

 

 

4,318

 

Lease liability and other long-term liabilities

 

 

2,494

 

 

 

854

 

Total liabilities

 

 

7,938

 

 

 

5,172

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders' equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock

 

 

50

 

 

 

50

 

Common stock

 

 

12

 

 

 

12

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

188,103

 

 

 

162,428

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(138,715

)

 

 

(105,875

)

Total shareholders' equity

 

 

49,450

 

 

 

56,615

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

 

$

57,388

 

 

$

61,787

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Aggregate cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities was $36,817 and $43,656 at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

 

 


Digimarc Corporation

Consolidated Cash Flow Information

(in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Twelve Month Information

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

 

(32,840

)

 

$

(32,506

)

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation, amortization and write-off of property and equipment

 

 

1,449

 

 

 

1,554

 

Amortization and write-off of intangibles

 

 

758

 

 

 

589

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

8,214

 

 

 

7,298

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade accounts receivable

 

 

(133

)

 

 

2,516

 

Other current assets

 

 

(356

)

 

 

92

 

Other assets

 

 

474

 

 

 

(57

)

Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities

 

 

702

 

 

 

(744

)

Deferred revenue

 

 

(41

)

 

 

182

 

Lease liability and other long-term liabilities

 

 

(639

)

 

 

(134

)

Net cash used in operating activities

 

 

(22,412

)

 

 

(21,210

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of property and equipment

 

 

(1,055

)

 

 

(1,292

)

Capitalized patent costs

 

 

(659

)

 

 

(747

)

Maturity of marketable securities

 

 

42,084

 

 

 

34,558

 

Purchase of marketable securities

 

 

(51,310

)

 

 

(24,021

)

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

 

(10,940

)

 

 

8,498

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs

 

 

19,615

 

 

 

 

Exercise of stock options

 

 

1,178

 

 

 

1,256

 

Purchase of common stock

 

 

(3,506

)

 

 

(2,089

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

 

17,287

 

 

 

(833

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (2)

 

$

(16,065

)

 

$

(13,545

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities at beginning of period

 

 

43,656

 

 

 

67,738

 

Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities at end of period

 

 

36,817

 

 

 

43,656

 

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

 

$

(6,839

)

 

$

(24,082

)

 

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