EX-99.1 2 a08-12013_1ex99d1.htm EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

Zoran Corporation:

 

 

 

Karl Schneider

 

 

Bonnie McBride (Investors)

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

(323) 466-0960

(408) 523-6500

 

 

bonnie@mcbridegrp.com

ir@zoran.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company Web Site:

 

 

 

www.zoran.com

 

 

 

ZORAN CORPORATION REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2008 RESULTS

 

DTV and mobile phone processors achieve records in revenues and units shipped, growing
revenues sequentially 19 and 84 percent, respectively

 

SUNNYVALE, Calif. (April 21, 2008)  — Zoran Corporation (Nasdaq GS: ZRAN), a leading provider of digital solutions for applications in the growing digital entertainment and digital imaging markets, today reported results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2008.

 

Revenues for the first quarter were $109.0 million, compared to $129.4 million last quarter and $101.7 million for the first quarter of 2007. The Company reported a net loss for the first quarter of $4.7 million, or $0.09 per share, which includes charges of $9.2 million related to the amortization of acquisition-related purchased intangible assets and stock-based compensation expenses of $2.9 million. This compares with net income of $58.7 million, or $1.11 per diluted share for the previous quarter and a net loss of $5.9 million, or $0.12 per share for the first quarter of 2007. Net income for the fourth quarter of 2007 included a tax benefit of $56.2 million.

 

Non-GAAP net income for the first quarter was $3.5 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, which excludes charges related to the amortization of acquisition-related purchased intangible assets and stock-based compensation expenses. This compares with non-GAAP net income of $18.1 million, or $0.34 per diluted share, for the previous quarter, and $9.5 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, for the same period last year. On a non-GAAP basis, the Company adjusted its annual tax rate in the fourth quarter from 10.7 percent to 4.7 percent, resulting in a net tax benefit of $2.9 million.

 

“During the first quarter we saw increasing momentum in DTV where we achieved 19 percent sequential growth and 68 percent annual growth, resulting in record revenues and units shipped,” said Dr. Levy Gerzberg, Zoran’s president and chief executive officer. “Zoran’s SupraHD processors continued to gain traction and we saw multiple LCD TV models based on this technology enter the retail market under well-known brands now available at major outlets such as Best Buy, Costco and WalMart. Our mobile phone processor product line grew 84 percent from last quarter, exceeding expectations. We currently expect to

 


 

achieve even stronger growth in the second quarter. Our DVD and digital camera businesses were adversely impacted by weak consumer spending as well as seasonal softness, however we believe we are well positioned to benefit from the return of favorable market trends later in the year.”

 

Recent Highlights

 

•                    Revenues by product line for the first quarter of 2008 were 27 percent Digital Camera, 25 percent DTV, 21 percent DVD, 19 percent Printer Imaging, 7 percent mobile phone processors and 1 percent other

 

•                    Zoran Powers Coship’s New Family of China Cable Set-Top Boxes

 

•                    Zoran Demonstrates Latest Set-Top Box and Digital Television Technologies at CCBN in Beijing

 

•                    Zoran Powers NTIA-Certified Converter Boxes From Eight Manufacturers Including Apex Digital, RCA and others

 

•                    Zoran’s COACH Processors Power Over 50 new Digital Camera Models at PMA

 

•                    Zoran Demonstrates COACH 11 Digital Camera Processors with Face Tracking & Blur Correction Technologies at PMA

 

•                    Zoran Demonstrates Camera and Multimedia Technology for Mobile Phones at Mobile World Congress

 

•                    Zoran Demonstrates New DVD, HDTV, Digital Camera, Multimedia Mobile Phone, and Printer Technologies at CES2008

 

•                    Zoran Announces VaddisHD Multimedia Processor Platform for Blu-Ray Players

 

Future Outlook

 

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

 

The Company is currently expecting second quarter 2008 revenues to range between $130 million and $135 million, with gross margins ranging between 46 and 46.5 percent. Excluding any acquisition related costs and stock-based compensation expense, operating expenses are expected to be in a range of $53 million to $54 million. Acquisition-related costs are expected to be approximately $9.2 million with stock-based compensation expense expected to range between $2.8 and $3.3 million. The Company expects to record second quarter earnings in the range of a loss of $0.03 per share to net income of $0.03 per diluted share. Non-GAAP earnings for the quarter, which excludes acquisition related costs and stock-based compensation expense is expected to range between $0.14 and $0.18 per diluted share on approximately 52.2 million shares.

 

Zoran will provide more commentary on its first quarter results during the quarterly conference call.

 


 

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information

 

In addition to reporting financial results in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, Zoran provides non-GAAP financial information, consisting of non-GAAP operating expense and non-GAAP net income (loss) that excludes the one-time tax benefit, proceeds received as part of litigation settlements and the associated provision for income taxes, amortization of acquired  intangible assets and stock-based compensation expense.

 

The Company believes that its non-GAAP financial information provides useful information to management and investors regarding financial and business trends relating to its financial condition and results of operations because it excludes items that management considers to be outside of the Company’s core operating results. The Company believes that this non-GAAP net income (loss), in combination with the Company’s financial results calculated in accordance with GAAP, provides investors with additional perspective and a more meaningful understanding of the Company’s ongoing operating performance. In addition, the Company’s management uses these non-GAAP measures to review and assess the financial performance of the Company, to determine executive officer incentive compensation, and to plan and forecast performance in future periods. The Company’s non-GAAP net income (loss) is not prepared in accordance with GAAP, is not an alternative to GAAP financial information, and may be calculated differently than non-GAAP financial information disclosed by other companies.

 

Quarterly Conference Call

 

Zoran Corporation has scheduled a conference call for 2:00 p.m. PT today to discuss first quarter results. To listen to the call, please call 617-801-9702 approximately five minutes prior to the start of the call. For those who are not available to listen to the live conference call, a replay will be available from approximately 4:30 p.m. PT on April 21, until 4:30 p.m. PT on April 28, 2008. The access number for the replay is 617-801-6888, confirmation number 48134525. Additionally, the conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet and can be accessed by all interested parties through the investor relations section of Zoran’s website at www.zoran.com. Please access the website at least fifteen minutes prior to the start of the call to register and to download and install any necessary audio software.

 

Company Profile

 

Zoran Corporation, based in Sunnyvale, California, is a leading provider of digital solutions for applications in the growing digital entertainment and digital imaging markets. With two decades of expertise developing and delivering digital signal processing technologies, Zoran has pioneered high-

 


 

performance digital audio and video, imaging applications, and Connect Share Entertain technologies for the digital home. Zoran’s proficiency in integration delivers major benefits for OEM customers, including greater capabilities within each product generation, reduced system costs, and shorter time to market. Zoran-based DVD, digital camera, DTV, multimedia mobile phone, and multifunction printer products have received recognition for excellence and are now in hundreds of millions of homes and offices worldwide. With headquarters in the U.S. and operations in Canada, China, England, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan, Zoran may be contacted on the World Wide Web at www.zoran.com or at 408-523-6500.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This press release includes forward-looking statements, including the chief executive officer quotation and the material presented under “Future Outlook,” that reflect the Company’s current views with respect to future events and financial performance. These forward-looking statements are subject to many risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from what is expected, including risks associated with: the rapidly evolving markets for the Company’s products and uncertainty regarding the pace and direction of development of those markets; cost and timing of new product development; timing and impact of  new product introductions by the Company and its competitors and transitions away from older products; intense competition in our markets; the Company’s reliance on fourth parties for wafer supplies, product assembly and testing, and scalable manufacturing capacity; the effects of changes in revenue and product mix on the Company’s gross margins; the Company’s dependence on sales to large customers; fluctuations in product mix; dependence on key personnel; litigation related to our review of historical stock option practices and related financial restatements; and reliance on international sales and operations, particularly operations in Israel. Further information regarding these and other risks and uncertainties can be found in the Company’s most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K and other filings with the SEC.

 

Zoran, the Zoran logo, SupraHD, SupraTV, VaddisHD, Quatro, APPROACH and IPS are trademarks of Zoran Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other brands or names may be claimed as property of others.

 

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ZORAN CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

Hardware product revenues

 

$

94,297

 

$

87,182

 

Software and other revenues

 

14,734

 

14,477

 

Total revenues

 

109,031

 

101,659

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of hardware product revenues

 

57,789

 

44,198

 

Research and development

 

27,887

 

24,988

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

25,639

 

28,593

 

Amortization of intangibles

 

9,237

 

12,169

 

Total costs and expenses

 

120,552

 

109,948

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating loss

 

(11,521

)

(8,289

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and other income, net

 

3,813

 

4,205

 

Loss before income taxes

 

(7,708

)

(4,084

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

 

(3,030

)

1,800

 

Net loss

 

$

(4,678

)

$

(5,884

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted net loss per share

 

$

(0.09

)

$

(0.12

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares used to compute basic and diluted net loss per share

 

51,445

 

49,442

 

 

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ZORAN CORPORATION

NON-GAAP ADJUSTMENTS TO NET LOSS

(in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP net loss

 

$

(4,678

)

$

(5,884

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusting items to GAAP net loss:

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of intangibles

 

9,237

(a)

12,169

(a)

Operating expenses related to stock based compensation expense

 

2,943

(b)

3,236

(b)

Benefit from income taxes

 

(4,009)

(c)

—

(c)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-GAAP net income

 

$

3,493

(d)

$

9,521

(d)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-GAAP basic net income per share

 

$

0.07

(d)

$

0.19

(d)

Non-GAAP diluted net income per share

 

$

0.07

(d)

$

0.19

(d)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares used to compute non-GAAP basic net income per share

 

51,445

 

49,442

 

Shares used to compute non-GAAP diluted net income per share

 

52,034

 

50,667

 

 

(a) This adjustment reflects the amortization of intangible assets associated with the acquisitions of Oak Technology, Inc. in August 2003, Emblaze Semiconductor in July 2004 and Oren Semiconductor, Inc. in June 2005.  These acquired intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives.  Such amortization expense does not impact the Company’s cash flows and is excluded by management when evaluating our core operating results.  (see (d) below)

 

(b) This adjustment reflects the stock-based compensation expense recorded under SFAS 123R.  For 2007, the adjustment also includes additional stock based compensation expense attributable to options that were remeasured as part of the stock option review and the attributable tax implications under IRS regulation 409(A) that will be incurred by the Company.  The Company excludes these items when it evaluates the continuing operational performance of the Company as management believes this GAAP measure is not indicative of its core operating performance.  (see (d) below) 

 

(c) This adjustment represents the difference between the non-GAAP income tax rate and the GAAP income tax rate. The Company excludes this item when it evaluates the continuing operational performance of the Company as it is considered a non-recurring item which is not part of our ordinary, ongoing and customary course of operations.  (see (d) below)

 

(d) The Company believes that its non-GAAP financial information provides useful information to management and investors regarding financial and business trends relating to its financial condition and results of operations because it excludes charges that management considers to be outside of the Company’s core operating results. The Company believes that this non-GAAP net income, in combination with the Company’s financial results calculated in accordance with GAAP, provides investors with additional perspective and a more meaningful understanding of the Company’s ongoing operating performance. In addition, the Company’s management uses these non-GAAP measures to review and assess the financial performance of the Company, to determine executive officer incentive compensation and to plan and forecast performance in future periods. The Company’s non-GAAP net income is not prepared in accordance with GAAP, is not an alternative to GAAP financial information, and may be calculated differently than non-GAAP financial information disclosed by other companies.

 

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ZORAN CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and short-term investments

 

$

314,496

 

$

319,809

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

55,054

 

58,220

 

Inventory

 

64,602

 

48,992

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

27,930

 

25,189

 

Total current assets

 

462,082

 

452,210

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

 

17,555

 

17,636

 

Other assets

 

134,321

 

155,850

 

Intangible assets, net

 

185,399

 

194,636

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

799,357

 

$

820,332

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

52,525

 

$

67,836

 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

38,930

 

43,968

 

Total current liabilities

 

91,455

 

111,804

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long term liabilities

 

22,029

 

20,756

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

51

 

51

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

850,677

 

847,597

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

694

 

995

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(165,549

)

(160,871

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

685,873

 

687,772

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

799,357

 

$

820,332

 

 

Contact:

Karl Schneider, Chief Financial Officer of Zoran Corporation, 408-523-6500, or ir@zoran.com; or Bonnie McBride (Investors), 323-466-0960, or bonnie@avalonir.com

 

Web site: http://www.zoran.com

 

(ZRAN)