Broad-based Products Fuel Record Revenue
AUSTIN, Texas — (BUSINESS WIRE) — July 25, 2014 — Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB), a leader in high-performance, analog-intensive, mixed-signal integrated circuits (ICs), today reported financial results for its second quarter ended June 28, 2014. Revenue in the second quarter exceeded the top end of guidance and established a new record at $154.9 million, which included $5.0 million of patent sale revenue, up from $145.7 million as reported in the first quarter.
Financial Highlights
On a GAAP basis:
- Gross margin was 63.7 percent
- R&D expenses were $41.8 million
- SG&A expenses were $36.0 million
- Operating income as a percentage of revenue was 13.4 percent
- Diluted earnings per share were $0.32
On a non-GAAP basis (results exclude the impact of stock compensation, amortization from acquired intangible assets and certain other items as set forth in the reconciliation tables below):
- Gross margin was 64.1 percent
- R&D expenses were $34.4 million
- SG&A expenses were $31.3 million
- Operating income was 21.6 percent
- Diluted earnings per share were $0.58
Business Highlights
- Broad-based revenue established a new record at $79.7 million, up 10 percent sequentially.
- Broadcast revenue was $50.5 million for the quarter, which included $5.0 million from a patent sale. The patent sale revenue resulted from the acceleration of a royalty arrangement and was not forecasted.
- Access revenue also exceeded expectations at $24.7 million.
Product Highlights
- Introduced a new family of ultra-low-power capacitive sensing MCUs, the C8051F97x MCU family, offering fast and accurate capacitive touch control technology backed by Silicon Labs’ Simplicity Studio® development ecosystem.
- Launched a new 32-bit hardware and firmware development kit that simplifies the process of developing “Made for iPod/iPhone/iPad” (MFi) accessories and accelerates time to market for MFi accessory developers.
- Announced a comprehensive Wireless M-Bus software solution that simplifies the process of adding wireless connectivity to smart metering systems while enabling extended battery life.
- Joined other industry leaders to form the Thread Group, leading the development of the next generation of IP-based wireless mesh networking for the Connected Home.
- Won an EDN China Innovation Award in the category of “Innovation Excellence: Leading Technologies” for the EFM32™ Gecko family.
Business Outlook
The company expects revenue in the third quarter to be in the range of $153 million to $157 million and expects to establish another record in its Broad-based products. Third quarter diluted earnings per share are expected to be between $0.18 and $0.24 on a GAAP basis and between $0.45 and $0.51 on a non-GAAP basis.
“We are very pleased with our strong second quarter results, including record revenue in our Broad-based products,” said Tyson Tuttle, CEO of Silicon Labs. “We are benefitting from our multi-year investment strategy for the IoT and Internet Infrastructure and realizing meaningful revenue growth.”
Webcast and Conference Call
A conference call discussing the quarterly results will follow this press release at 7:30 a.m. Central time. An audio webcast will be available simultaneously on Silicon Labs' website under Investor Relations ( www.silabs.com). A replay will be available after the call at the same website listed above or by calling 1 (855) 859-2056 or (404) 537-3406 (international) and by entering 39717389. The replay will be available through August 25.
About Silicon Labs
Silicon Labs is an industry leader in the innovation of high-performance, analog-intensive, mixed-signal ICs. Developed by a world-class engineering team with unsurpassed expertise in mixed-signal design, Silicon Labs' diverse portfolio of patented semiconductor solutions offers customers significant advantages in performance, size and power consumption. For more information about Silicon Labs, please visit www.silabs.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
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Silicon Laboratories Inc. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (In thousands, except per share data) (Unaudited) |
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Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||
June 28,
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June 29,
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June 28,
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June 29,
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Revenues | $ | 154,918 | $ | 141,543 | $ | 300,609 | $ | 286,918 | |||||||||
Cost of revenues | 56,255 | 52,770 | 114,841 | 110,773 | |||||||||||||
Gross margin | 98,663 | 88,773 | 185,768 | 176,145 | |||||||||||||
Operating expenses: | |||||||||||||||||
Research and development | 41,844 | 37,387 | 84,329 | 74,969 | |||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative | 36,017 | 32,357 | 70,628 | 61,510 | |||||||||||||
Operating expenses | 77,861 | 69,744 | 154,957 | 136,479 | |||||||||||||
Operating income | 20,802 | 19,029 | 30,811 | 39,666 | |||||||||||||
Other income (expense): | |||||||||||||||||
Interest income | 200 | 152 | 502 | 487 | |||||||||||||
Interest expense | (780 | ) | (831 | ) | (1,578 | ) | (1,673 | ) | |||||||||
Other income (expense), net | (6 | ) | 114 | 61 | 62 | ||||||||||||
Income before income taxes | 20,216 | 18,464 | 29,796 | 38,542 | |||||||||||||
Provision for income taxes | 5,937 | 5,852 | 7,407 | 5,896 | |||||||||||||
Net income |
$ | 14,279 | $ | 12,612 | $ | 22,389 | $ | 32,646 | |||||||||
Earnings per share: | |||||||||||||||||
Basic | $ | 0.33 | $ | 0.30 | $ | 0.52 | $ | 0.77 | |||||||||
Diluted | $ | 0.32 | $ | 0.29 | $ | 0.51 | $ | 0.76 | |||||||||
Weighted-average common shares outstanding: | |||||||||||||||||
Basic | 43,462 | 42,552 | 43,271 | 42,370 | |||||||||||||
Diluted | 44,218 | 43,269 | 44,137 | 43,191 |
Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures (In thousands, except per share data) |
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Non-GAAP Income
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Three Months Ended
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GAAP
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GAAP
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Stock
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Intangible
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Acquisition
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Non-
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Revenues | $ | 154,918 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Gross margin | 98,663 | 63.7 | % | $ | 178 | $ | 390 | $ | -- | $ | 99,231 | 64.1 | % | ||||||||||
Research and
development |
41,844 | 27.0 | % | 4,327 | 3,104 | -- |
34,413 |
22.2 | % | ||||||||||||||
Selling, general and
administrative |
36,017 |
23.3 |
% |
4,777 | 729 |
(822 |
) |
31,333 |
20.3 | % | |||||||||||||
Operating income | 20,802 | 13.4 | % | 9,282 | 4,223 | (822 | ) | 33,485 | 21.6 | % | |||||||||||||
Non-GAAP Diluted
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Three Months Ended
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Intangible
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Acquisition
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Non-
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Net income | $ | 14,279 | $ | 8,695 | $ | 3,388 | $ | (822 | ) | $ | 25,540 | ||||||||||||
Diluted shares outstanding | 44,218 | -- | -- | -- | 44,218 | ||||||||||||||||||
Diluted earnings per share | $ | 0.32 | $ | 0.58 | |||||||||||||||||||
Unaudited Forward-Looking Statements Regarding Business Outlook
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Business Outlook |
Three Months Ending
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High | Low | |||||
Estimated GAAP diluted earnings per share | $ | 0.24 | $ | 0.18 | ||
Estimated non-GAAP charges | 0.27 | 0.27 | ||||
Estimated non-GAAP diluted earnings per share | $ | 0.51 | $ | 0.45 |
Silicon Laboratories Inc. Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (In thousands, except per share data) (Unaudited) |
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June 28,
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December 28,
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Assets | |||||||||
Current assets: | |||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 93,290 | $ | 95,800 | |||||
Short-term investments | 235,645 | 179,593 | |||||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of
$788 at June 28, 2014 and $797 at December 28, 2013 |
69,042 | 72,124 | |||||||
Inventories | 45,557 | 45,271 | |||||||
Deferred income taxes | 17,658 | 18,878 | |||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 47,785 | 47,651 | |||||||
Total current assets | 508,977 | 459,317 | |||||||
Long-term investments | 10,993 | 10,632 | |||||||
Property and equipment, net | 129,357 | 132,445 | |||||||
Goodwill | 228,781 | 228,781 | |||||||
Other intangible assets, net | 124,106 | 131,593 | |||||||
Other assets, net | 22,251 | 28,382 | |||||||
Total assets | $ | 1,024,465 | $ | 991,150 | |||||
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | |||||||||
Current liabilities: | |||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 24,745 | $ | 22,126 | |||||
Current portion of long-term debt | 10,000 | 7,500 | |||||||
Accrued expenses | 65,672 | 45,975 | |||||||
Deferred income on shipments to distributors | 33,437 | 30,853 | |||||||
Income taxes | 896 | 2,693 | |||||||
Total current liabilities | 134,750 | 109,147 | |||||||
Long-term debt | 82,500 | 87,500 | |||||||
Other non-current liabilities | 29,610 | 55,941 | |||||||
Total liabilities | 246,860 | 252,588 | |||||||
Commitments and contingencies | |||||||||
Stockholders' equity: | |||||||||
Preferred stock – $0.0001 par value; 10,000 shares authorized; no
shares issued and outstanding |
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Common stock – $0.0001 par value; 250,000 shares authorized;
43,406 and 42,779 shares issued and outstanding at June 28, 2014 and December 28, 2013, respectively |
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Additional paid-in capital | 65,199 | 48,630 | |||||||
Retained earnings | 713,001 | 690,612 | |||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (599 | ) | (684 | ) | |||||
Total stockholders' equity | 777,605 | 738,562 | |||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 1,024,465 | $ | 991,150 |
Silicon Laboratories Inc. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (In thousands) (Unaudited) |
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Six Months Ended | |||||||||
June 28,
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June 29,
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Operating Activities | |||||||||
Net income | $ | 22,389 | $ | 32,646 | |||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||||
Depreciation of property and equipment | 6,427 | 6,634 | |||||||
Amortization of other intangible assets and other assets | 8,839 | 5,635 | |||||||
Stock-based compensation expense | 18,559 | 13,684 | |||||||
Income tax benefit (shortfall) from stock-based awards | 377 | (489 | ) | ||||||
Excess income tax benefit from stock-based awards | (589 | ) | (243 | ) | |||||
Deferred income taxes | 4,665 | 9,277 | |||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | |||||||||
Accounts receivable | 3,082 | 9,388 | |||||||
Inventories | (123 | ) | (1,028 | ) | |||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets | 3,394 | 5,023 | |||||||
Accounts payable | 3,846 | (2,271 | ) | ||||||
Accrued expenses | (4,902 | ) | (6,013 | ) | |||||
Deferred income on shipments to distributors | 2,584 | 293 | |||||||
Income taxes | (5,130 | ) | (6,439 | ) | |||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 63,418 | 66,097 | |||||||
Investing Activities | |||||||||
Purchases of available-for-sale investments | (117,744 | ) | (121,994 | ) | |||||
Proceeds from sales and maturities of available-for-sale investments | 61,803 | 146,870 | |||||||
Purchases of property and equipment | (3,339 | ) | (6,498 | ) | |||||
Purchases of other assets | (2,726 | ) | (2,438 | ) | |||||
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | (62,006 | ) | 15,940 | ||||||
Financing Activities | |||||||||
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of shares withheld for taxes | 8,943 | 9,512 | |||||||
Excess income tax benefit from stock-based awards | 589 | 243 | |||||||
Repurchases of common stock | (10,954 | ) | -- | ||||||
Payments on debt | (2,500 | ) | (3,750 | ) | |||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (3,922 | ) | 6,005 | ||||||
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | (2,510 | ) | 88,042 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 95,800 | 105,426 | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 93,290 | $ | 193,468 |
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