Yaniv Arieli, Chief Financial Officer of CEVA, stated: "Our team showed impressive execution against a very challenging macroeconomic backdrop. We continue to carefully manage our operating expenses and research and development priorities, as evidenced in the first 9 months of 2022, where our non-GAAP net income and diluted earnings per share increased 33% and 31%, respectively. Our GAAP results this quarter included a one-time tax asset write-off and impairment charges totaling $21.2 million. We also implemented our stock buyback activities in the quarter, repurchasing approximately $2.3 million of our common stock, and ended the quarter with cash and cash equivalent balances, marketable securities and bank deposits of approximately $144 million."
CEVA Conference Call
On November 9, 2022, CEVA management will conduct a conference call at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the operating performance for the quarter.
The conference call will be available via the following dial in numbers:
- U.S. Participants: Dial 1-844-435-0316 (Access Code: CEVA)
- International Participants: Dial +1-412-317-6365 (Access Code: CEVA)
The conference call will also be available live via webcast at the following link: https://app.webinar.net/n8d4Y8EwBbD. Please go to the web site at least fifteen minutes prior to the call to register, download and install any necessary audio software.
For those who cannot access the live broadcast, a replay will be available by dialing +1-877-344-7529 or +1-412-317-0088 (access code: 3266604) from one hour after the end of the call until 9:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) on November 16, 2022. The replay will also be available at CEVA's web site www.ceva-dsp.com.
Forward Looking Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions that if they materialize or prove incorrect, could cause the results of CEVA to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. Forward-looking statements include Mr. Wertheizer's statements about growth in royalties and total addressable market for CEVA's technology and the timing and impacts of changes to CEVA's management and Mr. Arieli's statements regarding the Company's management of operating expenses. The risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause differing CEVA results include: the scope and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic; the extent and length of the restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact on customers, consumer demand and the global economy generally; the ability of the CEVA DSP cores and other technologies to continue to be strong growth drivers for us; our continued success in penetrating new markets and maintaining our market position in existing markets; our ability to diversify the company's royalty streams, the ability of products incorporating our technologies to achieve market acceptance, the effect of intense industry competition and consolidation, global chip market trends, the possibility that markets for CEVA's technologies may not develop as expected or that products incorporating our technologies do not achieve market acceptance; our ability to timely and successfully develop and introduce new technologies; and general market conditions and other risks relating to our business, including, but not limited to, those that are described from time to time in our SEC filings. CEVA assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements or information, which speak as of their respective dates.
About CEVA, Inc.
CEVA is the leading licensor of wireless connectivity and smart sensing technologies and co-creation solutions for a smarter, safer, connected world. We provide Digital Signal Processors, AI engines, wireless platforms, cryptography cores and complementary software for sensor fusion, image enhancement, computer vision, voice input and artificial intelligence. These technologies are offered in combination with our Intrinsix IP integration services, helping our customers address their most complex and time-critical integrated circuit design projects. Leveraging our technologies and chip design skills, many of the world's leading semiconductors, system companies and OEMs create power-efficient, intelligent, secure and connected devices for a range of end markets, including mobile, consumer, automotive, robotics, industrial, aerospace & defense and IoT.
Our DSP-based solutions include platforms for 5G baseband processing in mobile, IoT and infrastructure, advanced imaging and computer vision for any camera-enabled device, audio/voice/speech and ultra-low-power always-on/sensing applications for multiple IoT markets. For sensor fusion, our Hillcrest Labs sensor processing technologies provide a broad range of sensor fusion software and inertial measurement unit ("IMU") solutions for markets including hearables, wearables, AR/VR, PC, robotics, remote controls and IoT. For wireless IoT, our platforms for Bluetooth (low energy and dual mode), Wi-Fi 4/5/6 (802.11n/ac/ax), Ultra-wideband (UWB) and NB-IoT are the most broadly licensed connectivity platforms in the industry.
CEVA is a sustainable and environmentally conscious company, adhering to our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. As such, we emphasize and focus on environmental preservation, recycling, the welfare of our employees and privacy – which we promote on a corporate level. At CEVA, we are committed to social responsibility, values of preservation and consciousness towards these purposes.
Visit us at www.ceva-dsp.com and follow us on Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF LOSS – U.S. GAAP | ||||
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| Three months ended | Nine months ended | ||
| September 30, | September 30, | ||
| 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Unaudited | Unaudited | Unaudited | Unaudited |
Revenues: |
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Licensing, NRE and related revenues | $ 22,268 | $ 21,568 | $ 66,784 | $ 51,500 |
Royalties | 11,392 | 11,222 | 34,462 | 37,149 |
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Total revenues | 33,660 | 32,790 | 101,246 | 88,649 |
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Cost of revenues | 7,948 | 4,830 | 21,177 | 10,904 |
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Gross profit | 25,712 | 27,960 | 80,069 | 77,745 |
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Operating expenses: |
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Research and development, net | 18,469 | 18,760 | 58,217 | 53,810 |
Sales and marketing | 3,410 | 3,162 | 9,056 | 9,357 |
General and administrative | 3,558 | 3,495 | 10,829 | 10,534 |
Amortization of intangible assets | 750 | 849 | 2,250 | 2,092 |
Impairment of assets | 3,556 | 0 | 3,556 | 0 |
Total operating expenses | 29,743 | 26,266 | 83,908 | 75,793 |
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Operating income (loss) | (4,031) | 1,694 | (3,839) | 1,952 |
Financial income (loss), net | 108 | (47) | 803 | 345 |
Remeasurement of marketable equity securities | (455) | — | (2,271) | — |
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Income (loss) before taxes on income | (4,378) | 1,647 | (5,307) | 2,297 |
Income tax expense | 17,926 | 1,814 | 19,816 | 5,779 |
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Net loss | $ (22,304) | $ (167) | $ (25,123) | $ (3,482) |
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Basic net loss per share | $ (0.96) | $ (0.01) | $ (1.08) | $ (0.15) |
Diluted net loss per share | $ (0.96) | $ (0.01) | $ (1.08) | $ (0.15) |
Weighted-average shares used to compute net loss per share (in thousands): |
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Basic | 23,211 | 22,925 | 23,163 | 22,766 |
Diluted | 23,211 | 22,925 | 23,163 | 22,766 |