EX-99.1 2 v377644_ex99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

 

 

 

Actions Semiconductor Reports First Quarter 2014 Results

 

ZHUHAI, China, May 6, 2014 -- Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: ACTS) (“Actions Semiconductor” or “the Company”), one of China's leading fabless semiconductor companies that provides comprehensive portable multimedia and mobile internet system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions for portable consumer electronics, today reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2014.

 

All financial results are reported on a U.S. GAAP basis.

 

Revenue for the first quarter of 2014 was $11.3 million, as compared to revenue of $17.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2013, and $16.4 million for the first quarter of 2013.

 

Net loss attributable to Actions Semiconductor's shareholders for the first quarter of 2014 was $5.5 million or $0.080 per basic and diluted American Depositary Share ("ADS"). This compares to net loss attributable to Actions Semiconductor's shareholders of $0.8 million or $0.012 per basic and diluted ADS, for the fourth quarter of 2013, and net income attributable to Actions Semiconductor’s shareholders of $0.4 million or $0.006 per basic and diluted ADS, for the first quarter of 2013.

 

Actions Semiconductor reported gross margin of 23.1% for the first quarter of 2014, compared to gross margin of 22.2% for the fourth quarter of 2013, and 36.2% for the first quarter of 2013. The Company ended the first quarter with $219.4 million in cash and cash equivalents, together with time deposits, trading securities and marketable securities, current and non-current.

 

Since the share repurchase program commenced in 2007, the Company has invested approximately $51.5 million in repurchasing its shares. As of March 31, 2014, approximately 22.5 million ADSs were repurchased. The Company’s Board of Directors today authorized an increase to 50 million ADSs from 30 million ADSs for the share repurchase program. In addition, at the Company’s 2014 annual general meeting held today, shareholders approved the Company’s future repurchases from time to time of its Ordinary Shares and ADSs (and the underlying Ordinary Shares representing such ADSs) at such time, at such price, and in such manner and on such other terms as determined by the Company’s Board of Directors.

 

“In the first quarter of 2014, the whitebox tablet market experienced soft demand, primarily due to the buildup of inventory by tablet manufacturers in late 2013 in advance of the Chinese New Year holiday. Combined with more intense competition in the whitebox tablet market following the entry of two large players and typical seasonality related to the Chinese New Year holiday, revenue came in below our expectations. Meanwhile, our bottom line was impacted by our ongoing aggressive pricing strategy, an unanticipated inventory write-down which reduced gross margin by about 4% and a $2.5 million unrealized, non-cash foreign exchange loss associated with the rapid depreciation of the Chinese RMB against the U.S. dollar,” stated Dr. Zhenyu Zhou, CEO of Actions Semiconductor.

 

“Although more intense competition and other dynamics in the whitebox tablet market are expected to impact our near term performance, we believe the tablet market still holds the strongest growth potential for Actions. We expect growth in shipments of our OWL Series product family for tablets in the remainder of the year. We also anticipate good traction from our new quad-core solution for Over-the-top (OTT) set top boxes with advanced multimedia features and Bluetooth 4.0 dual-mode boombox solutions.”

 

“In terms of our corporate development, we have initiated a reorganization of our group structure which will put us in a better position to monetize the vast intellectual property portfolio we have developed over the years, including entering into additional licensing contracts and joint venture agreements. We are also mindful of the intense competition for quality engineers in China. We will be rethinking and rolling out better incentive programs for our employees in the coming months, particularly with respect to our talented engineers,” Dr. Zhou concluded.

 

 
 

 

Business Outlook

 

The following statements are based upon management's current expectations. These statements are forward-looking, and actual results may differ materially. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements.

 

Based on current market trends, the Company expects revenue in the second quarter of 2014 to be in the range of $15.0 to $17.0 million. The Company expects revenue in the second half of 2014 to return to a strong growth trajectory, driven primarily by growth in shipments of its OWL Series product family of chipsets.

 

Conference Call Details

 

Actions Semiconductor's first quarter of fiscal year 2014 teleconference and webcast is scheduled to begin at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time, on Tuesday, May 6, 2014. To participate in the live call, analysts and investors should dial 1-888-549-7750 (within U.S.) or 1-480-629-9722 (outside U.S.) at least ten minutes prior to the call. The conference ID number is 4680482. Actions Semiconductor will also offer a live and archived webcast of the conference call, accessible from the "Investor Relations" section of the Company's website at www.actions-semi.com. An audio replay of the call will be available to investors through May 16, 2014 by dialing 1-800-406-7325 (within U.S.) or 1-303-590-3030 (outside U.S.) and entering access code 4680482.

 

About Actions Semiconductor

 

Actions Semiconductor is one of China's leading fabless semiconductor companies that provides comprehensive portable multimedia and mobile internet system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions for portable consumer electronics. Actions Semiconductor products include SoCs, firmware, software, solution development kits, as well as detailed specifications of other required components. Actions Semiconductor also provides total product and technology solutions that allow customers to quickly introduce new portable consumer electronics to the mass market in a cost effective way. The Company is headquartered in Zhuhai, China, with offices in Shanghai and Shenzhen. For more information, please visit the Actions Semiconductor website at http://www.actions-semi.com.

 

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

 

Statements contained in this release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements, as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include statements concerning the outlook for its dual-core and quad-core solutions for tablets, cloud-connected devices and other multimedia devices in domestic and overseas markets, customer acceptance of the Actions Semiconductor’s new products and corresponding increases in market share, Actions Semiconductor's belief that it is positioned to capture some upside from these trends, and Actions Semiconductor's future expectations with respect to revenue growth. Actions Semiconductor uses words like "believe," "anticipate," "intend," "estimate," "expect," "project" and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. These forward-looking statements are estimates reflecting current assumptions, expectations and projections about future events and involve significant risks, both known and unknown, uncertainties and other factors that may cause Actions Semiconductor's actual performance, financial condition or results of operations to be materially different from those suggested by the forward-looking statements including, among others, customers' cancellation or modification of their orders; our failure to accurately forecast demand for our products; the loss of, or a significant reduction in orders from, any of our significant customers; fluctuations in our operating results; our inability to develop and sell new products; defects in or failures of our products; the expense and uncertainty involved in our customer design-win efforts; the financial viability of the distributors of our products; consumer demand; worldwide economic and political conditions; fluctuations in our costs to manufacture our products; our reliance on third parties to manufacture, test, assemble and ship our products; our ability to retain and attract key personnel; our ability to compete with our competitors; and our ability to protect our intellectual property rights and not infringe the intellectual property rights of others. Other factors that may cause our actual results to differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements contained in this press release and that may affect our prospects in general are described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recently filed Forms F-1, 20-F and 6-Ks. Other unknown or unpredictable factors also could have material adverse effects on Actions Semiconductor's future results, performance or achievements. In light of these risks, uncertainties, assumptions and factors, the forward-looking events discussed in this press release may not occur. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date stated, or if no date is stated, as of the date of this press release. Except as required by law, Actions Semiconductor undertakes no obligation and does not intend to update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect subsequent events or changed assumptions or circumstances.

 

 
 

 

Investor Contacts:  
Elaine Ketchmere, CFA Ally Xie, CA, CPA
Compass Investor Relations Actions Semiconductor
eketchmere@compass-ir.com investor.relations@actions-semi.com
+1-310-528-3031 +86-756-3392353*1018

 

 
 

 

ACTIONS SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands of U.S. dollars)

  

    At March 31,     At December 31,     At March 31,  
    2014     2013     2013  
    (unaudited)     (audited)     (unaudited)  
ASSETS                        
Current assets:                        
Cash and cash equivalents     40,596       53,263       57,511  
Time deposit     322       327       -  
Restricted deposits     37,823       27,181       15,322  
Marketable securities     124,509       126,607       139,520  
Trading securities     73       74       74  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $23, nil and nil as of March 31, 2014, December 31, 2013 and March 31, 2013, respectively     6,784       5,782       5,248  
Amount due from a related party     725       1,301       292  
Amount due from an equity method investee     42       38       36  
Inventories, net of inventory written-down of $1,965, $1,558 and $704 as of March 31, 2014, December 31, 2013 and March 31, 2013, respectively     25,308       20,278       16,961  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     3,466       3,972       10,734  
Income tax recoverable     46       67       189  
Deferred tax assets     578       416       422  
Total current assets     240,272       239,306       246,309  
                         
Investments in equity method investees     17,779       17,843       14,262  
Other investments     15,627       15,648       16,308  
Marketable securities     16,099       17,139       11,269  
Rental deposits     70       61       58  
Property, plant and equipment, net     31,142       31,896       31,876  
Land use right     1,542       1,588       1,579  
Acquired intangible assets, net     10,862       12,218       10,022  
Deposit paid for acquisition of intangible assets     380       145       -  
Deferred tax assets     93       99       76  
TOTAL ASSETS     333,866       335,943       331,759  
                         
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY                        
Current liabilities:                        
Accounts payable     9,992       6,016       11,656  
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities     5,024       6,127       8,340  
Short-term bank loans     40,500       35,500       25,500  
Other liabilities     1,331       1,362       2,351  
Income tax payable     49       49       135  
Deferred tax liabilities     417       343       607  
Total current liabilities     57,313       49,397       48,589  
                         
Other liabilities     370       412       13  
Payable for acquisition of intangible assets     -       -       128  
Deferred tax liabilities     3,493       3,589       3,299  
Total liabilities     61,176       53,398       52,029  
Equity:                        
Ordinary shares     1       1       1  
Additional paid-in capital     18,584       18,882       20,257  
Accumulated other comprehensive income     36,672       40,734       36,246  
Retained earnings     217,464       222,959       223,256  
Total Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. shareholders' equity     272,721       282,576       279,760  
Non-controlling interest     (31 )     (31 )     (30 )
Total equity     272,690       282,545       279,730  
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY     333,866       335,943       331,759  

 

 
 

 

ACTIONS SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except number of shares and per share amounts)

  

    Three months ended     Three months ended     Three months ended  
    March 31,     December 31,     March 31,  
    2014     2013     2013  
    (unaudited)     (unaudited)     (unaudited)  
                   
Revenues:                        
Third-parties:                        
System-on-a-chip products     9,566       15,095       15,769  
Semiconductor product testing services     27       29       17  
      9,593       15,124       15,786  
Related-parties:                        
System-on-a-chip products     1,719       2,451       629  
Total revenues     11,312       17,575       16,415  
Cost of revenues:                        
Third-parties:                        
System-on-a-chip products     (7,451 )     (11,567 )     (10,063 )
Semiconductor product testing services     (18 )     (13 )     (5 )
      (7,469 )     (11,580 )     (10,068 )
Related-parties:                        
System-on-a-chip products     (1,227 )     (2,094 )     (399 )
Total cost of revenues     (8,696 )     (13,674 )     (10,467 )
Gross profit     2,616       3,901       5,948  
Other operating income     479       1,517       74  
Operating expenses:                        
Research and development     (6,776 )     (6,086 )     (6,022 )
General and administrative     (2,037 )     (2,547 )     (1,977 )
Selling and marketing     (384 )     (614 )     (495 )
Total operating expenses     (9,197 )     (9,247 )     (8,494 )
Loss from operations     (6,102 )     (3,829 )     (2,472 )
Other (loss) income     (2,504 )     779       220  
Other-than-temporary impairment loss on investments     -       (681 )     -  
Interest income     3,080       3,241       3,198  
Interest expense     (137 )     (146 )     (100 )
(Loss) income before income taxes, equity in net income (loss)
of  equity method investees and non-controlling interest		     (5,663 )     (636 )     846  
Income tax credit (expense)     165       (108 )     (353 )
Equity in net income (loss) of equity method investees     3       (82 )     (73 )
Net (loss) income     (5,495 )     (826 )     420  
Add: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest     -       1       1  
Net (loss) income attributable to Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd.     (5,495 )     (825 )     421  
                         
Net (loss) income attributable to Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd.                        
Basic (per share)     (0.013 )     (0.002 )     0.001  
                         
Diluted (per share)     (0.013 )     (0.002 )     0.001  
                         
Basic (per ADS)     (0.080 )     (0.012 )     0.006  
Diluted (per ADS)     (0.080 )     (0.012 )     0.006  
                         
Weighted-average shares outstanding used in computation:                        
Basic     411,501,170       412,162,575       410,117,085  
Diluted     411,501,170       412,162,575       419,861,988  
                         
Weighted-average ADS outstanding used in computation:                        
Basic     68,583,528       68,693,763       68,352,848  
Diluted     68,583,528       68,693,763       69,976,998  
                         
Note: Share-based compensation recorded in each                        
expense classification above is as follows:                        
Research and development     4       74       164  
General and administrative     3       25       50  
Selling and marketing     (1 )     3       8  
Cost of revenues     -       -       -  

 

 
 

 

ACTIONS SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands of U.S. dollars)

  

   Three months ended   Three months ended   Three months ended 
   March 31,   December 31,   March 31, 
   2014   2013   2013 
   (unaudited)   (unaudited)   (unaudited) 
Operating activities:               
Net (loss) income   (5,495)   (826)   420 
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities:               
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment   503    508    547 
Amortization of land use right   9    9    9 
Amortization of acquired intangible assets   1,138    923    866 
Utilization of subsidy from local authorities of Zhuhai, the People's Republic of China ("PRC")   -    (846)   - 
(Gain) loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment   (3)   -    7 
Impairment loss recognised in respect of other investments   -    681    - 
Equity in net (income) loss of equity method investees   (3)   82    73 
Share-based  compensation   6    102    222 
Deferred tax   (179)   94    269 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:               
Accounts receivable   (1,046)   1,525    706 
Notes receivable   -    37    - 
Amount due from a related party   576    (1,301)   48 
Amount due from an equity method investee   (4)   37    43 
Inventories   (5,468)   5,344    (4,954)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   415    (930)   (1,435)
Accounts payable   4,058    (330)   3,570 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities   (1,232)   348    (563)
Income tax recoverable   19    13    - 
Income tax payable   -    1    86 
Rental deposit (paid) received   (11)   5    (9)
Net cash (usded in) provided by operating activities   (6,717)   5,476    (95)
                
Investing activities:               
Proceeds from redemption of marketable securities   41,432    13,434    7,354 
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment   18    25    - 
Proceeds from disposal of intangible assets   24    -    - 
Purchase of marketable securities   (39,284)   (30,529)   (16,024)
Purchase of property, plant and equipment   (483)   (340)   (24)
Purchase of intangible assets   (20)   (1,199)   (42)
Deposit paid for acquisition of intangible assets   (240)   (145)     
Increase in restricted deposits   (11,021)   (5,960)   (5,296)
Net cash used in investing activities   (9,574)   (24,714)   (14,032)
                
Financing activities:               
Raise of short-term bank loans   10,000    5,000    - 
Advance subsidy from local authorities of Zhuhai, the PRC   -    412    290 
Proceeds from exercise of share-based awards   757    471    1,370 
Repayment of short-term bank loan   (5,000)   -    - 
Repurchase of ordinary shares   (1,061)   (1,845)   (1,537)
Net cash provided by financing activities   4,696    4,038    123 
                
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents   (11,595)   (15,200)   (14,004)
                
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period   53,263    67,884    71,336 
                
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash   (1,072)   579    179 
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period   40,596    53,263    57,511