Pericom Semiconductor Reports Fiscal Second Quarter 2014 Financial Results
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Pericom Semiconductor Reports Fiscal Second Quarter 2014 Financial Results

MILPITAS, CA -- (Marketwired) -- Jan 28, 2014 -- Pericom Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: PSEM)

Pericom Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: PSEM), a worldwide supplier of high performance connectivity and timing solutions, today announced results for its fiscal 2014 second quarter ended December 28, 2013.

Net revenues for the second quarter were $32.0 million, a decrease of 1.7% from the $32.6 million reported in the first quarter, and an increase of 5.3% from the $30.4 million reported in the comparable period last year. The revenue increase from the prior year is the result of volume increases in the consumer and embedded end-market segments.

GAAP gross margin was 38.1% in the second quarter, a decrease from 39.3% last quarter and an increase from 36.8% in the comparable period last year. On a non-GAAP basis, gross margin was 39.8% in the second quarter, which reflects exclusion of share-based compensation, amortization of intangible assets and amortization of fair value adjustments on acquired fixed assets. The comparable non-GAAP gross margins were 40.9% last quarter and 38.5% in the comparable period last year. The improvement in gross margin from the prior year primarily reflects favorable product mix from our focus on higher margin opportunities in networking and telecom, server, storage, and embedded end-market segments. The sequential decline in gross margin primarily reflects increased underutilization expenses in the current quarter.

GAAP net income for the second quarter was $1.2 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, compared with net income of $374,000, or $0.02 per diluted share in the first quarter, and net loss of $5.3 million, or $0.23 per diluted share in the comparable period last year. GAAP net income for all periods included share-based compensation, amortization of intangible assets, and amortization of fair value adjustments, and the current quarter also included a restructuring charge, fixed asset write off, and the benefit of a release of tax reserves. Excluding these items, non-GAAP net income for the second quarter was $1.9 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, compared with non-GAAP net income of $1.9 million or $0.08 per diluted share in the first quarter, and non-GAAP net income of $922,000, or $0.04 per diluted share in the comparable period last year.

The balance sheet remained very strong with cash and cash equivalents and investments in marketable securities of $118 million or $5.12 per diluted share at the end of the second quarter. At quarter-end, working capital was $106 million and the current ratio was 6.9.

"Our gross margin improvement over last year has been driven by growth in selected market segments and aligns with our previously stated strategy," said Alex Hui, President and CEO of Pericom. "We have expanded our gross margin every year for the last three fiscal years and believe we are on track to deliver another year of improvement in fiscal 2014. We continue to focus on growing business in networking, cloud computing, high-end consumer and embedded applications. We feel positive about our design win pipeline and believe these new opportunities will drive our future revenue growth and margin improvement."

New Products

In the second quarter of fiscal 2014, Pericom introduced a total of 14 new products in our Signal Integrity, Connectivity/Switching, and Timing product areas. All of these products are targeted to our focus market segments, and were sampled to key customers during the quarter.

We introduced 5 new products across our Connectivity/Switching product families which included power management USB chargers and load switches, and supervisory IC products.

We also expanded our Timing solutions for next generation platforms with 6 new products, including high performance clock generators and clock buffers, and real time clock XO families.

For Signal Integrity, we introduced 3 new products targeting advanced USB3 applications.

Share Repurchase Update

On April 26, 2012 the Board authorized a repurchase program for up to $25 million of shares of our common stock. Pursuant to this authorization, the Company repurchased 269,051 shares in the three months ended December 28, 2013 for an aggregate cost of $2,372,000 and an average per share purchase price of $8.82. The remaining balance of potential share repurchases under the authorization is approximately $14.8 million. Shares may be repurchased from time to time in the open market or through private transactions, at the discretion of Pericom management. As of January 24, 2014, Pericom had approximately 22.8 million shares of common stock outstanding.

Fiscal Q3 2014 Outlook

The following statements are based on current expectations. These statements are forward looking, and actual results may differ materially.

Conference Call

The press release will be followed by a conference call beginning at 1:30 p.m. Pacific time on January 28, 2014. To listen to the call, dial (877) 377-7103 and reference "Pericom". A slide presentation will accompany the conference call. To view the slides, please visit the investor relations section of www.pericom.com.

The Pericom financial results conference call will be available via a live webcast on the investor relations section of the web site at http://www.pericom.com. Access the web site 15 minutes prior to the start of the call to download and install any necessary audio software. An archived webcast replay will be available on the web site for approximately 90 days.

A taped replay of the conference call will be made available for the period from this evening through midnight on Saturday, February 1st. To listen to the replay, dial toll-free (855) 859-2056 and reference conference ID 41631830.

About Pericom

Pericom Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: PSEM) enables serial connectivity with the industry's most complete solutions for the computing, communications, consumer and embedded market segments. Pericom's analog, digital and mixed-signal integrated circuits, along with its frequency control products are essential in the timing, switching, bridging and conditioning of high-speed signals required by today's ever-increasing speed and bandwidth demanding applications. Company headquarters is in Milpitas, California, with design centers and technical sales and support offices globally. Pericom and the Pericom logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Pericom Semiconductor Corp in the U.S. and/or other countries. Our website is http://www.pericom.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Information

In addition to disclosing financial results calculated in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), this announcement of operating results contains non-GAAP financial measures that exclude the income statement effects of share-based compensation, amortization of intangible assets, fair value adjustments on acquired fixed assets, write off of equipment, restructuring charge, lease restructuring and moving costs, release of tax reserves, tax provision on intercompany transactions and the effects of excluding share-based compensation upon the number of diluted shares used in calculating non-GAAP earnings per share.

We have excluded share-based compensation expense in calculating these non-GAAP financial measures. These expenses are non-cash in nature and rely on valuations of the future market price of our common stock that is difficult to predict and is affected by market factors that are largely not within the control of management. We have excluded amortization of intangible assets, amortization of fair value adjustments on acquired fixed assets, write off of equipment, restructuring charge, lease restructuring and moving costs, release of tax reserves, tax provision on intercompany transactions and the corresponding tax effects because we do not consider them to be related to our core operating performance. We also use non-GAAP data in calculating certain metrics such as non-GAAP cost of goods sold in computing inventory days of supply.

We use the non-GAAP financial measures that exclude these items to make strategic decisions, forecast future results and evaluate the Company's current operating performance. We believe that the presentation of non-GAAP financial measures that exclude these items is useful to investors because we do not consider these charges either part of the day-to-day business or reflective of the core operational activities of the Company that are within the control of management or that are used to evaluate the Company's operating performance.

The non-GAAP financial measures disclosed by the Company should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP, and the financial results calculated in accordance with GAAP and reconciliations to those financial statements should be carefully evaluated. The non-GAAP financial measures used by the Company may be calculated differently from, and therefore may not be comparable to, similarly titled measures used by other companies. The Company has provided reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements as defined under The Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements in this release include statements by our CEO concerning future business and revenue growth and margin improvement and the statements under the captions "Fiscal Q3 2014 Outlook", which regard the anticipated revenues, gross margin, operating expenses, other income, and effective tax rate in the third fiscal quarter of 2014. The Company's actual results could differ materially from what is set forth in such forward-looking statements due to a variety of risk factors, including softness in demand for our products, price erosion for certain of our products, unexpected difficulties in developing new products, customer decisions to reduce inventory, economic or financial difficulties experienced by our customers, or technological and market changes. All forward-looking statements included in this document are made as of the date hereof, based on information available to the Company as of the date hereof, and Pericom assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements. Parties receiving this release are encouraged to review our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 29, 2013, our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 28, 2013, and in particular, the risk factors sections contained in those reports.

                                                                            
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                     Pericom Semiconductor Corporation                      
              Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations               
                   (In thousands, except per share data)                    
                                (unaudited)                                 
                                                                            
                             Three Months Ended          Six Months Ended   
                      -------------------------------  -------------------- 
                       December  September   December   December   December 
                         28,        28,        29,        28,        29,    
                         2013       2013       2012       2013       2012   
                      ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
                                                                            
Net revenues          $  32,040  $  32,608  $  30,433  $  64,648  $  67,182 
                                                                            
Cost of revenues         19,820     19,800     19,239     39,620     42,077 
                      ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
                                                                            
  Gross profit           12,220     12,808     11,194     25,028     25,105 
                                                                            
Operating expenses:                                                         
                                                                            
  Research and                                                              
   development            5,274      5,045      5,097     10,319     10,420 
                                                                            
  Selling, general and                                                      
   administrative         7,126      7,687      7,532     14,813     15,171 
                      ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
                                                                            
    Total operating                                                         
     expenses            12,400     12,732     12,629     25,132     25,591 
                      ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
                                                                            
Income (loss) from                                                          
 operations                (180)        76     (1,435)      (104)      (486)
                                                                            
Interest and other                                                          
 income, net              1,047        486        795      1,533      1,430 
                      ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
                                                                            
Income (loss) before                                                        
 income taxes               867        562       (640)     1,429        944 
                                                                            
Income tax expense                                                          
 (benefit)                 (331)       231      4,756       (100)     5,256 
                      ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
                                                                            
Net income (loss) from                                                      
 consolidated                                                               
 companies                1,198        331     (5,396)     1,529     (4,312)
                                                                            
Equity in net income                                                        
 of unconsolidated                                                          
 affiliate                   27         43         57         70        165 
                      ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
                                                                            
Net income (loss)     $   1,225  $     374  $  (5,339) $   1,599  $  (4,147)
                      =========  =========  =========  =========  ========= 
                                                                            
Basic income (loss)                                                         
 per share            $    0.05  $    0.02  $   (0.23) $    0.07  $   (0.18)
                      =========  =========  =========  =========  ========= 
                                                                            
Diluted income (loss)                                                       
 per share            $    0.05  $    0.02  $   (0.23) $    0.07  $   (0.18)
                      =========  =========  =========  =========  ========= 
                                                                            
Shares used in                                                              
 computing basic                                                            
 income (loss) per                                                          
 share                   22,800     22,794     23,515     22,797     23,529 
                      =========  =========  =========  =========  ========= 
                                                                            
Shares used in                                                              
 computing diluted                                                          
 income (loss) per                                                          
 share                   23,019     22,951     23,515     22,985     23,529 
                      =========  =========  =========  =========  ========= 
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
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                      Pericom Semiconductor Corporation                     
               Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations              
                               (In thousands)                               
                                 (unaudited)                                
                                                                            
                          Three Months Ended             Six Months Ended   
                 ----------------------------------- -----------------------
                   December   September    December    December    December 
                     28,         28,         29,         28,         29,    
                     2013        2013        2012        2013        2012   
                 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
                                                                            
Share-based                                                                 
 compensation                                                               
  Cost of                                                                   
   revenues      $        50 $        36 $        43 $        86 $        95
  Research and                                                              
   development           313         297         333         610         655
  Selling,                                                                  
   general and                                                              
   administrative        388         396         484         784         951
                 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
    Share-based                                                             
     compensation                                                           
     expense     $       751 $       729 $       860 $     1,480 $     1,701
                                                                            
Amortization of                                                             
 intangible                                                                 
 assets                                                                     
  Cost of                                                                   
   revenues      $       481 $       488 $       481 $       969 $       958
  Research and                                                              
   development            17          50          49          67         105
  Selling,                                                                  
   general and                                                              
   administrative        249         247         242         496         485
                 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
    Amortization                                                            
     of                                                                     
     intangible                                                             
     assets      $       747 $       785 $       772 $     1,532 $     1,548
                                                                            
                                                                            
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                     Pericom Semiconductor Corporation                      
      Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income (Loss) to Non-GAAP Net Income       
                               (In thousands)                               
                                (unaudited)                                 
                                                                            
                         Three Months Ended             Six Months Ended    
                -----------------------------------  ---------------------- 
                 December    September    December    December    December  
                    28,         28,          29,         28,         29,    
                   2013         2013        2012        2013        2012    
                ----------  -----------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
GAAP net income                                                             
 (loss)         $    1,225  $       374  $   (5,339) $    1,599  $   (4,147)
Reconciling                                                                 
 items:                                                                     
  Share-based                                                               
   compensation                                                             
   expense             751          729         860       1,480       1,701 
  Amortization                                                              
   of intangible                                                            
   assets              747          785         772       1,532       1,548 
  Fair value                                                                
   adjustment to                                                            
   depreciation                                                             
   expense on                                                               
   acquired                                                                 
   fixed assets         51           51          50         102         100 
  Restructuring                                                             
   charge               95            -           -          95           - 
  Write off of                                                              
   fixed asset                                                              
   and release                                                              
   of tax                                                                   
   reserves           (531)           -           -        (531)          - 
  Tax on                                                                    
   intercompany                                                             
   transaction           -           15       4,987          15       4,987 
  Lease                                                                     
   restructuring                                                            
   and moving                                                               
   costs                 -          522           -         522           - 
  Tax effect of                                                             
   adjustments        (452)        (543)       (408)       (995)       (810)
                ----------  -----------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
    Total                                                                   
     reconciling                                                            
     items             661        1,559       6,261       2,220       7,526 
                ----------  -----------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
Non-GAAP net                                                                
 income         $    1,886  $     1,933  $      922  $    3,819  $    3,379 
                ==========  ===========  ==========  ==========  ========== 
                                                                            
         Reconciliation of GAAP Diluted EPS to Non-GAAP Diluted EPS         
                                (unaudited)                                 
                                                                            
Diluted net                                                                 
 income (loss)                                                              
 per share:                                                                 
  GAAP diluted                                                              
   income (loss)                                                            
   per share    $     0.05  $      0.02  $    (0.23) $     0.07  $    (0.18)
  Adjustments:                                                              
  Share-based                                                               
   compensation                                                             
   expense            0.03         0.03        0.04        0.06        0.08 
  Amortization                                                              
   of intangible                                                            
   assets             0.03         0.03        0.03        0.06        0.06 
  Fair value                                                                
   adjustment to                                                            
   depreciation                                                             
   expense on                                                               
   acquired                                                                 
   fixed assets          -            -           -           -           - 
  Restructuring                                                             
   charge             0.01            -           -        0.01           - 
  Write off of                                                              
   fixed asset                                                              
   and release                                                              
   of tax                                                                   
   reserves          (0.02)           -           -       (0.02)          - 
  Tax on                                                                    
   intercompany                                                             
   transaction           -            -        0.21           -        0.21 
  Lease                                                                     
   restructuring                                                            
   and moving                                                               
   costs                 -         0.02           -        0.02           - 
  Tax effect of                                                             
   adjustments       (0.02)       (0.02)      (0.02)      (0.04)      (0.04)
  Difference in                                                             
   share count           -            -        0.01           -        0.01 
                ----------  -----------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
    Total                                                                   
     adjustments      0.03         0.06        0.27        0.09        0.32 
                ----------  -----------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
  Non-GAAP                                                                  
   diluted                                                                  
   income per                                                               
   share        $     0.08  $      0.08  $     0.04  $     0.16  $     0.14 
                ==========  ===========  ==========  ==========  ========== 
                                                                            
Shares used in                                                              
 diluted net                                                                
 income (loss)                                                              
 per share                                                                  
 calculation:                                                               
GAAP                23,019       22,951      23,515      22,985      23,529 
  Change in                                                                 
   diluted                                                                  
   shares from                                                              
   GAAP net loss                                                            
   to non-GAAP                                                              
   net income            -            -         141           -         169 
  Exclude the                                                               
   benefit of                                                               
   share-based                                                              
   compensation                                                             
   expense (1)         426          390         507         408         408 
                ----------  -----------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
    Non-GAAP        23,445       23,341      24,163      23,393      24,106 
                ==========  ===========  ==========  ==========  ========== 
                                                                            
(1) For purposes of calculating non-GAAP diluted net income per share, the  
GAAP diluted weighted average shares outstanding is adjusted to exclude the 
benefits of unamortized stock compensation costs that are treated as        
proceeds assumed to be used to repurchase shares under the GAAP treasury    
stock method.                                                               
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
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                     Pericom Semiconductor Corporation                      
        Reconciliation of GAAP Gross Margin to Non-GAAP Gross Margin        
                               (In thousands)                               
                                (unaudited)                                 
                                                                            
                         Three Months Ended             Six Months Ended    
                -----------------------------------  ---------------------- 
                 December    September    December    December    December  
                    28,         28,          29,         28,         29,    
                   2013         2013        2012        2013        2012    
                ----------  -----------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
GAAP gross                                                                  
 margin         $   12,220  $    12,808  $   11,194  $   25,028  $   25,105 
- % of revenues       38.1%        39.3%       36.8%       38.7%       37.4%
Reconciling                                                                 
 items:                                                                     
  Share-based                                                               
   compensation         50           36          43          86          95 
  Amortization                                                              
   of intangible                                                            
   assets              481          488         481         969         958 
  Fair value                                                                
   adjustment to                                                            
   depreciation                                                             
   expense on                                                               
   acquired                                                                 
   fixed assets         10           10          10          20          20 
                ----------  -----------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
    Total                                                                   
     reconciling                                                            
     items             541          534         534       1,075       1,073 
                ----------  -----------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
Non-GAAP gross                                                              
 margin         $   12,761  $    13,342  $   11,728  $   26,103  $   26,178 
                ==========  ===========  ==========  ==========  ========== 
- % of revenues       39.8%        40.9%       38.5%       40.4%       39.0%
                                                                            
        Reconciliation of GAAP R&D Expenses to Non-GAAP R&D Expenses        
                                (unaudited)                                 
                                                                            
GAAP research                                                               
 and development                                                            
 expenses       $    5,274  $     5,045  $    5,097  $   10,319  $   10,420 
- % of revenues       16.5%        15.5%       16.7%       16.0%       15.5%
Reconciling                                                                 
 items:                                                                     
  Share-based                                                               
   compensation       (313)        (297)       (333)       (610)       (655)
  Amortization                                                              
   of intangible                                                            
   assets              (17)         (50)        (49)        (67)       (105)
  Fair value                                                                
   adjustment to                                                            
   depreciation                                                             
   expense on                                                               
   acquired                                                                 
   fixed assets        (10)         (10)        (10)        (20)        (20)
  Restructuring                                                             
   charge              (78)           -           -         (78)          - 
  Write off of                                                              
   fixed asset        (210)           -           -        (210)          - 
                ----------  -----------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
    Total                                                                   
     reconciling                                                            
     items            (628)        (357)       (392)       (985)       (780)
                ----------  -----------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
Non-GAAP                                                                    
 research and                                                               
 development                                                                
 expenses       $    4,646  $     4,688  $    4,705  $    9,334  $    9,640 
                ==========  ===========  ==========  ==========  ========== 
- % of revenues       14.5%        14.4%       15.5%       14.4%       14.3%
                                                                            
       Reconciliation of GAAP SG&A Expenses to Non-GAAP SG&A Expenses       
                                (unaudited)                                 
                                                                            
GAAP selling,                                                               
 general and                                                                
 administrative                                                             
 expenses       $    7,126  $     7,687  $    7,532  $   14,813  $   15,171 
- % of revenues       22.2%        23.6%       24.7%       22.9%       22.6%
Reconciling                                                                 
 items:                                                                     
  Share-based                                                               
   compensation       (388)        (396)       (484)       (784)       (951)
  Amortization                                                              
   of intangible                                                            
   assets             (249)        (247)       (242)       (496)       (485)
  Fair value                                                                
   adjustment to                                                            
   depreciation                                                             
   expense on                                                               
   acquired                                                                 
   fixed assets        (31)         (31)        (30)        (62)        (60)
  Restructuring                                                             
   charge              (17)           -           -         (17)          - 
  Lease                                                                     
   restructuring                                                            
   and moving                                                               
   costs                 -         (522)          -        (522)          - 
                ----------  -----------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
    Total                                                                   
     reconciling                                                            
     items            (685)      (1,196)       (756)     (1,881)     (1,496)
                ----------  -----------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
Non-GAAP                                                                    
 selling,                                                                   
 general and                                                                
 administrative                                                             
 expenses       $    6,441  $     6,491  $    6,776  $   12,932  $   13,675 
                ==========  ===========  ==========  ==========  ========== 
- % of revenues       20.1%        19.9%       22.3%       20.0%       20.4%
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
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                      Pericom Semiconductor Corporation                     
                    Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets                   
                               (In thousands)                               
                                 (unaudited)                                
                                                                            
                                              As of              As of      
                                        December 28, 2013    June 29, 2013  
                                        -----------------  -----------------
    Assets                                                                  
                                                                            
Current assets:                                                             
                                                                            
  Cash and cash equivalents             $          30,270  $          30,844
  Short-term investments                           49,648             29,447
  Accounts receivable - trade                      23,967             22,105
  Inventories                                      13,294             14,844
  Prepaid expenses and other current                                        
   assets                                           6,044              5,886
  Deferred income taxes                               474                585
                                        -----------------  -----------------
    Total current assets                          123,697            103,711
                                                                            
Property, plant and equipment-net                  60,550             60,959
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates            2,617              2,525
Deferred income taxes non-current                   3,290              3,411
Long-term investments in marketable                                         
 securities                                        37,952             57,392
Intangible assets                                   8,503              9,944
Other assets                                        8,319              8,625
                                        -----------------  -----------------
    Total assets                        $         244,928  $         246,567
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    Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity                                    
                                                                            
Current liabilities:                                                        
                                                                            
  Accounts payable                      $           8,693  $          12,184
  Accrued liabilities                               9,315              8,731
                                        -----------------  -----------------
    Total current liabilities                      18,008             20,915
                                                                            
Industrial development subsidy                      6,870              7,263
Deferred tax liabilities                            5,799              5,798
Other long-term liabilities                         2,767              3,700
                                        -----------------  -----------------
    Total liabilities                              33,444             37,676
                                                                            
Shareholders' equity:                                                       
  Common stock and paid in capital                119,775            119,591
  Retained earnings and other                                               
   comprehensive income                            91,709             89,300
                                        -----------------  -----------------
    Total shareholders' equity                    211,484            208,891
                                        -----------------  -----------------
                                                                            
    Total liabilities and shareholders'                                     
     equity                             $         244,928  $         246,567
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