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Tue, October 20, 2009
Mon, October 19, 2009 Atheros: Atheros Announces Record Financial Results for Q3 2009
SANTA CLARA, CA--(Marketwire - October 19, 2009) - Atheros Communications, Inc. (
Revenue in the third quarter was a record $156.6 million, up 40 percent from the $112.2 million reported in the second quarter of 2009 and 13 percent higher than the $138.1 million reported in the third quarter of 2008.
In accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), the company recorded third quarter GAAP net income of $38.6 million or $0.60 per diluted share. This compares with a GAAP net loss of $0.3 million or $0.00 per diluted share in the second quarter of 2009. GAAP net income in the third quarter of 2008 was $10.1 million or $0.16 per diluted share. Cash, cash equivalents and short-term marketable securities were $382.8 million at Sept. 30, 2009, up from $340.6 million in the prior quarter. Cash flow from operations for the first three quarters of 2009 was $79.5 million.
Atheros reports gross margins, operating expenses, operating income (loss), net income (loss) and basic and diluted net income (loss) per share in accordance with GAAP and additionally on a non-GAAP basis. Non-GAAP net income excludes, where applicable, the effect of stock-based compensation, amortization of acquired intangible assets and acquisition-related charges, the other-than-temporary impairment of long-term investments and the tax impact of these excluded items, as well as a benefit from the favorable settlement of a foreign tax liability and the benefit from a change in state tax filing position. A reconciliation of preliminary GAAP net income (loss) to non-GAAP net income, as well as a description of items excluded in the calculation of non-GAAP net income is presented in the financial statements portion of this release.
Non-GAAP gross margins in the third quarter were 48.4 percent, compared to 47.4 percent reported in the second quarter of 2009, and 49.4 percent in the third quarter of 2008. Non-GAAP operating income in the third quarter of 2009 was 19.4 percent of revenue, compared to 10.8 percent in the second quarter of 2009 and 17.7 percent in the third quarter of 2008.
Non-GAAP net income in the third quarter was $29.3 million or $0.46 per diluted share, compared with $12.3 million or $0.20 per diluted share in the second quarter of 2009 and $23.4 million or $0.37 per diluted share in the third quarter of 2008.
"While the economic environment worldwide continues to be challenging, the strength of our product cycles and the increasing diversification of our business enabled us to achieve record top and bottom-line results this quarter," said Dr. Craig Barratt, Atheros' president and chief executive officer. "We were particularly successful in our PC OEM and Consumer channels as our Align™, ETHOS™ and ROCm® solutions continued to be adopted by a growing number of customers. Our strategy of building a diversified communications company is paying dividends, and we believe our pending acquisition of Intellon will further broaden our communications solutions portfolio," Dr. Barratt said.
-- Oct. 19: Atheros ships over 10 million Align 1-stream 11n chips; milestone highlights the fastest chip adoption in the company’s history;
-- Oct. 14: Atheros endorses the Wi-Fi Certified™ Wi-Fi Direct Specification; Atheros Direct Connect™, first demonstrated the benefits of device-to-device connectivity at the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and is now shipping in mobile consumer products;
-- Oct. 12: Atheros ROCm technology rocks wireless in Microsoft's new Zune HD portable media player with industry's most power-efficient Wi-Fi Solution that enables Zune HD to stream up to 14 hours of music between battery charges;
-- Oct. 5: Atheros builds on the success of its industry-leading XSPAN® 11n family with the industry's most integrated 2-stream 11n solutions, the AR9287 PCIe and the AR9227 PCI, which deliver no-compromise, full MIMO transmit and receive performance;
-- Sept. 30: The Wi-Fi Alliance began product testing for its Wi-Fi CERTIFIED n program, updating its two-year-old Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 802.11n draft 2.0 program, and announced that Atheros XSPAN Dual-band 2.4/5GHz PCIe MiniCard for Computing Designs and XSPAN Dual-band, Dual-concurrent Gigabit Reference Platform for AP/Routers are among the first products to be Wi-Fi CERTIFIED n in the new testing program and will be used in its interoperability test bed;
-- Sept. 15: Atheros innovates again in the Netbook PC market with the industry's first 1-stream 11n and Bluetooth® combo solution; and
-- Sept. 8: Atheros announces plans to Acquire Intellon Corporation, another significant step by Atheros toward its goal of enabling the very best connectivity experiences across the networking, computing and mobile device markets.
Conference Call
Atheros will broadcast its third quarter financial results conference call today, Monday, Oct. 19, 2009 at 2 p.m. Pacific Time (5 p.m. Eastern Time).
To listen to the call from within the United States, please dial 877-835-9268 approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. To listen to the call from outside the United States, please dial 706-634-9690 approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. The pass code is Atheros. A taped replay will be made available approximately one hour after the conclusion of the call and will remain available for one week after the live call. To access the replay, please dial 706-645-9291 and use the pass code 32287070.
Atheros' financial results conference call will be available via a live webcast on the investor relations section of the Atheros web site at [ http://www.atheros.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 6 months.
About Atheros Communications, Inc.
Atheros Communications is a global leader in innovative technologies for wireless and wired communications products. Atheros combines its wireless and networking systems expertise with high-performance radio frequency (RF), mixed signal and digital semiconductor design skills to provide highly integrated chipsets that are manufactured on low-cost, standard complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) processes. Atheros technology is used by a broad base of leading customers, including personal computer, networking equipment and consumer device manufacturers. For more information, please visit [ http://www.atheros.com ] or send an email to [ info@atheros.com ].
NOTE: Atheros, the Atheros logo, XSPAN, Align, ETHOS, ROCm and Atheros Direct Connect, are trademarks of Atheros Communications, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the sole property of their respective owners.
NOTE ON FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS:
Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this press release, including our statements regarding our strategy, the expected benefits of our acquisition of Intellon and the benefit of using non-GAAP financial measures are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, including, but not limited to, difficulties in the development of new and enhanced products, general economic conditions, the effects of competition and technological change, risks associated with the Company's planned acquisition of Intellon, including but not limited to the integration of Intellon into Atheros and market expansion opportunities for Atheros, and the risks detailed in Atheros' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2009, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and in other reports filed with the SEC by Atheros from time to time. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof. Atheros disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
Important Additional Information and Where You Can Find It
In connection with the proposed acquisition of Intellon Corporation, Atheros has filed a Registration Statement on Form S-4 containing a proxy statement/prospectus and other documents concerning the proposed acquisition with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC). Investors and security holders are urged to read the proxy statement/prospectus and any amendments thereto when they become available and other relevant documents filed with the SEC regarding the proposed transaction because they will contain important information. Investors and security holders may obtain a free copy of the proxy statement/prospectus, as amended (when it is available), and other documents filed by Atheros and Intellon with the SEC at the SEC's web site at [ http://www.sec.gov ]. The proxy statement/prospectus, as amended (when available), and other documents filed with the SEC may also be obtained for free by contacting Atheros Investor Relations by e-mail at [ ir@atheros.com ] or by telephone at (408) 830-5672 or by contacting Intellon Investor Relations by e-mail at [ suzanne@blueshirtgroup.com ] or by telephone at (415) 217-7722.
Atheros, Intellon, and their respective directors, executive officers, certain members of management and certain employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the proposed transaction. Additional information concerning Atheros' directors and executive officers is set forth in Atheros' Proxy Statement for its 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on April 6, 2009. Additional information concerning Intellon's directors and executive officers is set forth in Intellon's Proxy Statement for its 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on April 28, 2009. These documents are available free of charge at the SEC's web site at [ www.sec.gov ] or by going to, respectively, Atheros' Investors page on its corporate website at [ www.atheros.com ] and Intellon's Investor Relations page on its corporate website at [ www.intellon.com ]. Additional information regarding the persons who may, under the rules of the SEC, be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the proposed transaction, and a description of their direct and indirect interests in the proposed transaction, which may differ from the interests of Atheros or Intellon stockholders generally will be set forth in the proxy statement/prospectus when it is filed with the SEC.
ATHEROS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PRELIMINARY CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) (In thousands, except per share data) Three Months Ended ------------------------------------- September 30, June 30, September 30, 2009 2009 2008 ----------- ----------- ----------- Net revenue $ 156,641 $ 112,224 $ 138,064 Cost of goods sold 81,047 59,181 69,939 ----------- ----------- ----------- Gross profit 75,594 53,043 68,125 Operating expenses: Research and development 32,619 30,480 30,859 Sales and marketing 14,872 14,305 13,471 General and administrative 8,178 6,872 7,034 Amortization of acquired intangible assets 2,580 2,885 2,927 Acquisition-related charges 977 - - ----------- ----------- ----------- Total operating expenses 59,226 54,542 54,291 Income (loss) from operations 16,368 (1,499) 13,834 Interest income, net 1,351 1,563 2,354 Impairment of long-term investments (874) (30) (4,385) Income tax benefit (provision) 21,731 (284) (1,715) ----------- ----------- ----------- Net income (loss) $ 38,576 $ (250) $ 10,088 =========== =========== =========== Basic earnings (loss) per share $ 0.62 $ 0.00 $ 0.17 =========== =========== =========== Diluted earnings (loss) per share $ 0.60 $ 0.00 $ 0.16 =========== =========== =========== Shares used in computing basic earnings (loss) per share 62,111 61,427 60,146 =========== =========== =========== Shares used in computing diluted earnings (loss) per share 64,215 61,427 62,624 =========== =========== =========== ATHEROS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PRELIMINARY CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) (In thousands, except per share data) Nine Months Ended September 30, ------------------------ 2009 2008 ----------- ----------- Net revenue $ 356,790 $ 374,100 Cost of goods sold 186,072 186,458 ----------- ----------- Gross profit 170,718 187,642 Operating expenses: Research and development 92,144 90,860 Sales and marketing 42,593 37,913 General and administrative 20,980 19,337 Amortization of acquired intangible assets 8,350 9,346 Acquisition-related charges 977 - ----------- ----------- Total operating expenses 165,044 157,456 Income from operations 5,674 30,186 Interest income, net 4,585 6,718 Impairment of long-term investments (2,011) (10,842) Income tax benefit (provision) 22,526 (2,432) ----------- ----------- Net income $ 30,774 $ 23,630 =========== =========== Basic earnings per share $ 0.50 $ 0.40 =========== =========== Diluted earnings per share $ 0.49 $ 0.38 =========== =========== Shares used in computing basic earnings per share 61,485 59,554 =========== =========== Shares used in computing diluted earnings per share 63,162 62,062 =========== =========== ATHEROS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PRELIMINARY CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) (In thousands) September 30, December 31, 2009 2008 ------------ ------------ ASSETS Current assets: Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities $ 382,830 $ 293,758 Accounts receivable, net 61,336 58,385 Inventory 43,178 69,813 Deferred income taxes and other current assets 21,987 15,889 ------------ ------------ Total current assets 509,331 437,845 Property and equipment, net 11,923 14,789 Long-term investments 16,486 16,963 Goodwill and net acquired intangible assets 115,817 124,992 Deferred income taxes and other assets 22,595 21,119 ------------ ------------ $ 676,152 $ 615,708 ============ ============ LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities $ 103,444 $ 96,001 Deferred income taxes and other long-term liabilities 28,265 48,229 Stockholders' equity 544,443 471,478 ------------ ------------ $ 676,152 $ 615,708 ============ ============ ATHEROS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. RECONCILIATION OF PRELIMINARY NON-GAAP ADJUSTMENTS (Unaudited) (In thousands, except per share data) Three Months Ended ---------------------------------------- September 30, June 30, September 30, 2009 2009 2008 ------------ ------------ ------------ GAAP net income (loss) $ 38,576 $ (250) $ 10,088 Stock-based compensation: Cost of goods sold 178 186 145 Research and development 5,040 5,148 4,058 Sales and marketing 3,206 3,392 2,145 General and administrative 1,981 2,012 1,260 ------------ ------------ ------------ Total stock-based compensation 10,405 10,738 7,608 Acquisition-related charges: Amortization of acquired intangible assets 2,580 2,885 2,927 Other acquisition-related charges 977 - 3 Impairment of long-term investments 874 30 4,385 Tax-related items: Tax benefit from favorable settlement of foreign tax liability (21,706) - - Net tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments (2,401) (1,065) (1,648) ------------ ------------ ------------ Non-GAAP net income $ 29,305 $ 12,338 $ 23,363 ============ ============ ============ Shares used in computing non-GAAP basic earnings per share 62,111 61,427 60,146 ============ ============ ============ Shares used in computing non-GAAP diluted earnings per share 64,215 63,021 62,624 ============ ============ ============ Non-GAAP basic earnings per share $ 0.47 $ 0.20 $ 0.39 ============ ============ ============ Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share $ 0.46 $ 0.20 $ 0.37 ============ ============ ============ ATHEROS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. RECONCILIATION OF PRELIMINARY NON-GAAP ADJUSTMENTS (Unaudited) (In thousands, except per share data) Nine Months Ended September 30, -------------------------- 2009 2008 ------------ ------------ GAAP net income $ 30,774 $ 23,630 Stock-based compensation: Cost of goods sold 537 441 Research and development 14,804 11,636 Sales and marketing 9,440 6,038 General and administrative 5,515 3,439 ------------ ------------ Total stock-based compensation 30,296 21,554 Acquisition-related charges: Amortization of acquired intangible assets 8,350 9,346 Other acquisition-related charges 977 945 Impairment of long-term investments 2,011 10,842 Tax-related items: Tax benefit from favorable settlement of foreign tax liability (21,706) - Tax benefit from change in state tax filing position - (1,068) Net tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments (5,175) (5,436) ------------ ------------ Non-GAAP net income $ 45,527 $ 59,813 ============ ============ Shares used in computing non-GAAP basic earnings per share 61,485 59,554 ============ ============ Shares used in computing non-GAAP diluted earnings per share 63,162 62,062 ============ ============ Non-GAAP basic earnings per share $ 0.74 $ 1.00 ============ ============ Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share $ 0.72 $ 0.96 ============ ============ ATHEROS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. RECONCILIATION OF PRELIMINARY GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
To supplement our unaudited selected financial data presented on a basis consistent with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, or GAAP, we disclose certain non-GAAP financial measures, including non-GAAP gross profit, operating expenses, operating income, net income and basic and diluted earnings per share. These supplemental measures exclude stock-based compensation, acquisition-related charges, other-than-temporary impairments of long-term investments, a tax benefit resulting from a change in state tax filing position, a tax benefit resulting from the favorable settlement of a foreign tax liability and any tax detriment or benefit between the income tax expense with and without the non-GAAP measures. These non-GAAP measures are not in accordance with, nor serve as an alternative for GAAP. We believe that these non-GAAP measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all of the amounts associated with our GAAP results of operations. These non-GAAP measures should only be viewed in conjunction with corresponding GAAP measures. We compensate for the limitations of non-GAAP financial measures by relying upon GAAP results to gain a complete picture of our performance.
In calculating non-GAAP financial measures, we exclude certain items to facilitate a review of the comparability of our core operating performance on a period-to-period basis. The excluded items represent stock-based compensation and charges and gains that are primarily driven by discrete events that we do not consider to be directly related to core operating performance. We use non-GAAP measures to evaluate the core operating performance of our business, for comparison with forecasts and strategic plans, for calculating return on investment and for benchmarking performance externally against competitors. In addition, management's incentive compensation is determined using these non-GAAP measures. Also, when evaluating potential acquisitions, we primarily consider the impact of the target's performance and valuation on our non-GAAP measures. Since we find these measures to be useful, we believe that investors benefit from seeing results reviewed by management in addition to seeing GAAP results. We believe that these non-GAAP measures, when read in conjunction with our GAAP financials, provide useful information to investors by offering:
-- more meaningful comparability of our on-going operating results; -- the ability to better identify trends in our underlying business; and -- a way to compare our operating results against analyst financial models and operating results of competitors that supplement their GAAP results with non-GAAP financial measures.
The following are explanations of each type of adjustment that we incorporate into non-GAAP financial measures:
Stock-based compensation expense relates to equity awards granted to our workforce. Our stock incentive plans are important components of our employee incentive compensation arrangements and are reflected as expenses in our GAAP results. While we include the dilutive impact of such equity awards in weighted average shares outstanding, the expense associated with stock-based awards is excluded from non-GAAP net income. These non-cash charges are not factored into our internal evaluation of net income as we believe their inclusion would hinder our ability to assess core operational performance.
Acquisition-related charges include the amortization of acquired intangible assets primarily consisting of acquired technology, customer relationships, covenants not to compete, step-up of inventory to its estimated fair value, backlog, cash earn outs and transaction costs related to our pending acquisition of Intellon Corporation. These charges are not factored into our evaluation of potential acquisitions, or of our performance after completion of acquisitions, because they are generally non-cash and are not related to our core operating performance, and the frequency and amount of such charges vary significantly based on the timing and magnitude of our acquisition transactions, the then fair market value of our common stock and the maturities of the businesses being acquired.
Impairment of long-term investments relates primarily to the other-than-temporary, non-operating write down of our investments in auction rate securities rated AA and AAA at the date of purchase. The liquidity and fair value of these securities has been impacted by the failure of these markets and the exposure of these securities to the financial condition of bond insurance companies. We have determined that certain of these assets have been other-than-temporarily impaired and therefore they were written down to their estimated fair value. These charges are not factored into our internal evaluation of net income as we believe they are non-operating charges that do not impact our core operating performance.
Adjustment for taxes relates to the tax effect of various adjustments that we incorporate into non-GAAP measures in order to provide a more meaningful measure of non-GAAP net income. In addition, the tax benefit from the favorable settlement of a foreign tax liability in the third quarter of 2009 and the tax benefit resulting from a change in a state tax filing position in the second quarter of 2008 have been excluded. We believe that these adjustments provide us with the ability to more clearly view trends in our core operating performance.
Reconciliations of non-GAAP measures disclosed in this press release are set forth below (in thousands, except percentages):
Three Months Ended ---------------------------------------- September 30, June 30, September 30, 2009 2009 2008 ------------ ----------- ------------ GAAP gross profit $ 75,594 $ 53,043 $ 68,125 Stock-based compensation 178 186 145 ------------ ----------- ------------ Non-GAAP gross profit $ 75,772 $ 53,229 $ 68,270 ============ =========== ============ GAAP gross profit as a % of revenue 48.3% 47.3% 49.3% Stock-based compensation 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% ------------ ----------- ------------ Non-GAAP gross profit as a % of revenue 48.4% 47.4% 49.4% ============ =========== ============ GAAP operating expense $ 59,226 $ 54,542 $ 54,291 Stock-based compensation (10,227) (10,552) (7,463) Amortization of acquired intangible assets (2,580) (2,885) (2,927) Acquisition-related charges (977) - (3) ------------ ----------- ------------ Non-GAAP operating expenses $ 45,442 $ 41,105 $ 43,898 ============ =========== ============ GAAP income (loss) from operations $ 16,368 $ (1,499) $ 13,834 Stock-based compensation 10,405 10,738 7,608 Amortization of acquired intangible assets 2,580 2,885 2,927 Acquisition-related charges 977 - 3 ------------ ----------- ------------ Non-GAAP income from operations $ 30,330 $ 12,124 $ 24,372 ============ =========== ============ GAAP income (loss) from operations as a % of revenue 10.4% (1.3)% 10.0% Stock-based compensation 6.7% 9.5% 5.5% Amortization of acquired intangible assets 1.7% 2.6% 2.2% Acquisition-related charges 0.6% -% -% ------------ ----------- ------------ Non-GAAP income from operations as a % of revenue 19.4% 10.8% 17.7% ============ =========== ============
Reconciliations of non-GAAP measures disclosed in this press release are set forth below (in thousands, except percentages):
Nine Months Ended -------------------------- September 30, September 30, 2009 2008 ------------ ------------ GAAP gross profit $ 170,718 $ 187,642 Stock-based compensation 537 441 Amortization of acquisition-related step-up value of inventory - 572 ------------ ------------ Non-GAAP gross profit $ 171,255 $ 188,655 ============ ============ GAAP gross profit as a % of revenue 47.8% 50.2% Stock-based compensation 0.2% 0.1% Amortization of acquisition-related step-up value of inventory -% 0.1% ------------ ------------ Non-GAAP gross profit as a % of revenue 48.0% 50.4% ============ ============ GAAP operating expense $ 165,044 $ 157,456 Stock-based compensation (29,759) (21,113) Amortization of acquired intangible assets (8,350) (9,346) Acquisition-related charges (977) (373) ------------ ------------ Non-GAAP operating expenses $ 125,958 $ 126,624 ============ ============ GAAP income from operations $ 5,674 $ 30,186 Stock-based compensation 30,296 21,554 Amortization of acquired intangible assets 8,350 9,346 Acquisition-related charges 977 373 Amortization of acquisition-related step-up value of inventory - 572 ------------ ------------ Non-GAAP income from operations $ 45,297 $ 62,031 ============ ============ GAAP income from operations as a % of revenue 1.6% 8.1% Stock-based compensation 8.5% 5.8% Amortization of acquired intangible assets 2.3% 2.5% Acquisition-related charges 0.3% 0.1% Amortization of acquisition-related step-up value of inventory -% 0.1% ------------ ------------ Non-GAAP income from operations as a % of revenue 12.7% 16.6% ============ ============
