425 1 d425.htm FORM 425 Form 425

Filed by CSR plc Pursuant to Rule 425

Under the Securities Act of 1933

And Deemed Filed Pursuant to Rule 14a-12

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Subject Company: Zoran Corporation

Commission File No: 333-173590

London, 27 July 2011

LOGO

CSR PLC UNAUDITED RESULTS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER

AND HALF YEAR ENDED 1 July 2011

Gross margin increased. Strong underlying profitability in quarter.

Progress with new generation portfolio of 40nm products.

CSR plc (“CSR” and “the Company”) today reports second quarter results for the 13 weeks to 1 July 2011 and results for the first half year:

 

   

Second quarter and first half financial performance

 

   

Revenues in Q2 of $193.9m (Q2 2010: $220.7m) in line with management guidance (H1 2011 $357.8m, H1 2010 $393.8m),

 

   

Increased gross margin in Q2 under IFRS of 49.0% (Q2 2010: 47.0%), underlying gross margin of 49.8% (Q2 2010: 47.5%) reflecting business shift towards Audio & Consumer and Automotive & PND,

 

   

Reduced SG&A and R&D costs in Q2 under IFRS of $81.8m (Q2 2010: $85.9m), underlying operating expenses of $72.3m (Q2 2010: $80.9m) reflecting lower litigation, IP and employee-related costs,

 

   

Operating profit in Q2 under IFRS of $13.2m (Q2 2010: $17.7m), underlying operating profit of $24.2m (Q2 2010: $24.0m), (H1 2011: $9.9m, H1 2010: $22.7m),

 

   

IFRS EPS in Q2 of $0.07 (Q2 2010: $0.07), underlying EPS of $0.09 (Q2 2010: $0.12) after underlying tax charge.

 

   

Continued progress on new generation of products

 

   

Multiple design wins for CSR µEnergy™ Bluetooth low energy solutions,

 

   

Four lead customers for next-generation 40nm automotive platform and three automotive Wi-Fi wins contributing to strong Automotive & PND pipeline,

 

   

Demonstrated next-generation 40nm location platform with multi-GNSS capability,

 

   

Bluetooth/Wi-Fi combo chip utilizing 40nm in final stages of development.

 

   

Proposed merger with Zoran Corporation on track to complete in the third quarter.

 

SECOND QUARTER FINANCIAL SUMMARY    IFRS      Underlying*  
     Q2 2011      Q2 2010      Change      Q2 2011      Q2 2010      Change  

Revenue

     $193.9m         $220.7m         (12.1%)         $193.9m         $220.7m         (12.1%)   

Gross profit

     $95.0m         $103.6m         (8.3%)         $96.6m         $105.0m         (8.0%)   

Gross margin

     49.0%         47.0%         2.0%         49.8%         47.5%         2.3%   

R&D expenditure

     $50.0m         $55.2m         (9.4%)         $47.8m         $52.3m         (8.6%)   

SG&A expenditure

     $31.8m         $30.7m         3.6%         $24.5m         $28.6m         (14.3%)   

Operating profit

     $13.2m         $17.7m         (25.4%)         $24.2m         $24.0m         0.8%   

Tax (credit) charge

     ($0.1m)         $4.4m         ($4.5m)         $7.3m         $2.9m         $4.4m   

Diluted earnings per share

     $0.07         $0.07         $0.00         $0.09         $0.12         ($0.03)   

Net cash from operating activities

     $31.0m         $24.4m         $6.6m         $31.0m         $24.4m         $6.6m   
HALF YEAR FINANCIAL SUMMARY    IFRS      Underlying*  
     H1 2011      H1 2010      Change      H1 2011      H1 2010      Change  

Revenue

     $357.8m         $393.8m         (9.1%)         $357.8m         $393.8m         (9.1%)   

Gross profit

     $173.9m         $182.9m         (4.9%)         $177.0m         $185.5m         (4.6%)   

Gross margin

     48.6%         46.4%         2.2%         49.5%         47.1%         2.4%   

R&D expenditure

     $102.7m         $102.0m         0.7%         $97.6m         $96.0m         1.7%   

SG&A expenditure

     $61.3m         $58.2m         5.3%         $55.2m         $54.0m         2.2%   

Operating profit

     $9.9m         $22.7m         (56.4%)         $24.3m         $35.5m         (31.5%)   

Tax (credit) charge

     ($1.0m)         $5.5m         ($6.5m)         $5.4m         $4.0m         $1.4m   

Diluted earnings per share

     $0.05         $0.09         ($0.04)         $0.11         $0.17         ($0.06)   

Net cash from operating activities

     $20.7m         $21.7m         ($1.0m)         $20.7m         $21.7m         ($1.0m)   

 

* Underlying results are based on International Financial Reporting Standards, adjusted for amortisation of intangibles, share option charges, acquisition fees, integration & restructuring costs, litigation and patent settlement costs and the unwinding of discount on litigation settlements. Please refer to the supplementary information for a reconciliation of IFRS to underlying measures on pages 22 and 23.

 

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Joep van Beurden, Chief Executive Officer, said: “Our business has been resilient in the second quarter, with underlying operating profit reflecting the strong gross margin and our lower operating expenses.

“We are delivering on our portfolio of new generation products on the 40nm node, which increases our competitiveness. During the second quarter, we demonstrated our next-generation location platform and we are in the final stages of development of our Bluetooth/Wi-Fi combo chip.

“Despite increasing economic uncertainty and weakness in some areas of the handset market, we expect our overall business to display normal seasonality in the second half of the year, as we increase our strength in the consumer and automotive markets. Our Audio & Consumer business is expecting growth particularly in the audio market where we maintain our market leadership, while our Automotive & PND businesses is expected to benefit from the lifting of capacity constraints.

“We look forward to completing our proposed merger with Zoran Corporation during the third quarter, which will bring us strategic benefits as we bring together our expertise in location and connectivity with Zoran’s strength in imaging and video.”

OUTLOOK

We expect third quarter revenues to be in the range of $200m to $220m for CSR as a standalone business, which excludes any revenues from the proposed merger with Zoran.

Notes to Financial Summary Tables

Non-GAAP Disclosure: Although International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) disclosures provide investors with an overall view of CSR’s performance, CSR also provides underlying line item disclosure. CSR believes that these underlying items (in particular, underlying gross profit, underlying gross margin, underlying cost of sales, underlying R&D expenditure, SG&A expenditure, and operating profit, operating margin, finance (expense) income, profit before tax, underlying tax, underlying profit for the period and earnings per share derived therefrom) provide additional information on underlying trends that is useful to investors. Management uses these underlying measures, along with the most directly comparable IFRS financial measures, to assess CSR’s operating performance and value creation. These underlying measures form the basis for management’s performance targets and resource allocation decisions, and are also used to determine and manage the long term growth of the business. We present and discuss these measures in order to: (a) provide consistency with the way management views the business and discuss performance with investors; (b) ensure that the measures are fully understood in the light of how CSR manages the business; (c) properly define the metrics used and confirm their calculation; (d) share the metrics with all investors at the same time; (e) improve transparency for investors; (f) assist investors in their assessment of the long-term value of CSR; and (g) assist investors in understanding management behaviour. The term “underlying” is not defined in IFRS, and may therefore not be comparable with similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Underlying measures should not be considered in isolation from, as substitutes for, or as superior measures to, IFRS measures. A reconciliation of each underlying measure to the nearest IFRS measure is provided as part of the Supplementary Information, on pages 22 and 23.

Enquiries

 

CSR plc    FD
Joep van Beurden, Chief Executive Officer    James Melville-Ross
Will Gardiner, Chief Financial Officer    Jon Snowball
Cynthia Alers, Investor Relations Director    Tel: +44 (0) 20 7831 3113
Tel: +44 (0) 1223 692 000   

 

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UK conference call and presentation    9.00 am BST, 27 July 2011
Location:    UBS, 1 Finsbury Avenue, London EC2M 2PP
Details of the live video webcast, audio call and replay:    Available on the CSR website - www.csr.com/Q2-2011
North American conference call   

9.00 am EDT, 6:00 a.m. PDT, 27 July 2011

Details available on the CSR website - www.csr.com/Q2-2011

Notice of 2011 Capital Market Days

CSR will host a capital markets day in London on 22 September 2011 at the offices of JP Morgan Cazenove, 20 Moorgate, London EC2R 6DA and in New York on 28 September 2011 at the offices of JP Morgan, 277 Park Avenue New York, NY 10172. Details of both capital markets days will be shortly forthcoming on www.csr.com.

Operating Review

We continue to execute successfully against our strategy of diversifying our revenue base, and in the first half of 2011 our Audio & Consumer and Automotive & PND businesses increased their contribution as a share of our overall business to more than 65%. We increased our gross margin year-on-year as we move away from components towards supplying our customers with integrated platforms and systems-on-a-chip (SOC). Underlying operating profit in the second quarter reflected the strong gross margin, lower litigation and IP expenses, and lower employee-related costs.

We continue to extend our product portfolio and customer base through our development strategy and the strengthening of existing and new customer relationships, and believe that our move to the 40nm node will increase our competitiveness. During the second quarter, we demonstrated our next-generation 40nm location platform with multi Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) capability, reached the final stages of development of our Bluetooth/Wi-Fi combo chip and taped-out (meaning that, the manufacturing database has been sent to the foundry) our next-generation RF companion chip for our SOCs. We also tested our first 40nm NFC IP during the second quarter.

 

REVENUE BY BUSINESS    Q2 2011      Q2 2010     

Change

Q2 2011

to Q2 2010

     H1 2011      H1 2010      Change H1
2011 to H1
2010
 

Handsets

     $68.2m         $89.4m         (23.7%)         $136.5m         $175.2m         (22.1%)   

Audio & Consumer

     $69.2m         $71.2m         (2.8%)         $119.2m         $114.1m         4.4%   

Automotive & PND

     $56.5m         $60.1m         (6.0%)         $102.1m         $104.5m         (2.2%)   

Total

     $193.9m         $220.7m         (12.1%)         $357.8m         $393.8m         (9.1%)   

Handset Business

Q2 2011: 35% of revenues (Q2 2010: 41% of revenues)

Second quarter revenues in Handset were $68.2m (Q2 2010: $89.4m), a decline of 24% from the comparable period last year, reflecting the continuing weakness in some areas of the handset market. Revenues for the first half of 2011 were $136.5m (H1 2010: $175.2m), a decline of 22% for the equivalent period.

During the second quarter, we secured new design wins for our CSR8000™ family and BC6 Bluetooth products in feature phones for a number of customers, including Nokia and Samsung. Our SiRFstarIV™ location product had additional design wins in smartphones and tablets from ZTE and other Asian manufacturers, and our SiRFstarIV location product with Samsung began contributing meaningful revenues during this quarter. We also introduced a Bluetooth low energy variant of our CSR8000 product for tablets and smartphones.

 

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Audio & Consumer Business

Q2 2011: 36% of revenues (Q2 2010: 32% of revenues)

Revenues in Audio & Consumer were $69.2m (Q2 2010: $71.2m), a decline of 3% from a strong comparable period last year. Revenues for the first half of 2011 were $119.2m (H1 2010: $114.1m), an increase of 4% over the comparable period last year.

We secured multiple new design wins for our CSR µEnergy™ Bluetooth low energy solutions (CSR1000 and CSR1001) across a number of computer mice and keyboard vendors and we anticipate that these products will support further applications in the health and fitness markets. We believe that our Bluetooth low energy products will be used in advanced TV controllers, as new controllers offer additional functionality combined with long battery life, compared to line-of-site infra-red and other RF solutions.

We maintained our market leadership position in the audio headset market and saw strong growth in stereo headsets and speaker docks, with a series of design wins for our CSR8670™ next-generation audio platform. Our 1.6 HFP Bluetooth profile was ratified during the quarter, which includes Wideband Speech (also known as HD voice) capability. We expect the market for HD voice-enabled equipment to expand rapidly, providing future revenue opportunities. We qualified the BC6145™ to this new specification as the first mass-market mono headset solution to support this new hands-free profile. We are working with a number of customers, including LG, to bring consumer products to market based on the BC6145 and expect this chip to see increased revenues in the second half of the year.

Our Harmony product, which facilitates implementation of Bluetooth into Windows, qualified with a Tier One PC customer and should begin production in the second half of 2011. A number of other PC vendors are also evaluating Harmony 2.0. Harmony 2.0 supports the CSR aptX™ HD Audio Codec along with our technologies for Bluetooth, Bluetooth low energy and Wi-Fi.

In the digital still camera (DSC) market, we saw previously announced design wins at Panasonic, Canon, and Fujifilm beginning to grow in volume during the second quarter. Cameras and camcorders are increasingly incorporating Wi-Fi in addition to location-based products.

We had design wins for our Bluetooth, GPS and Wi-Fi products with a number of Tier One tablet and netbook suppliers. We are working with our development partners to offer modules to PC and tablet makers such as Sony, MIO and Sharp.

Automotive & PND Business

Q2 2011: 29% of revenues (Q2 2010: 27% of revenues)

Revenues in Automotive & PND were $56.5m (Q2 2010: $60.1m), a decline of 6% from the comparable period last year. We moved to a second source supplier late in the second quarter, thereby relieving capacity constraints. However, we saw some weakness in Japanese vehicle production and PND sales, especially in Western markets. Revenue for the first half of 2011 was $102.1m (H1 2010: $104.5m), a decline of 2% from the same period last year.

We maintained our market leadership position in Bluetooth with our SIG (Special Interest Group) qualifications performing strongly. We had a series of design wins in all areas of the auto market, across our four technologies: Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, location and our SOC product lines. Our next generation 40nm automotive infotainment and navigation SOC has four lead customers (with a strong pipeline of potential customers) and we had three further Wi-Fi design wins, taking the total Wi-Fi designs for the division to thirteen. We also had a major design win with our SiRFatlasV SOC for a new PND platform.

During the second quarter, we introduced the SiRFstarIV GSD4e-9500 GPS engine, the first SiRFstarIV architecture GPS device optimised for the automotive industry, and shipped industrial samples of the auto-qualified CSR8311, an advanced Bluetooth HCI device that is first to deliver Bluetooth low energy and Wideband Speech with HD voice capabilities to the automotive market. In addition, we brought to market a software module for the CSR6000 family of Wi-Fi chips that makers of in-vehicle infotainment systems can use to add Wi-Fi hot spot, Wi-Fi client and Bluetooth capabilities to any vehicle. We expect these three products to contribute to revenues during 2012.

 

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Dividend

In respect of the 52 week period ending 30 December 2011, the Directors are declaring an interim dividend of £0.02 ($0.03) per ordinary share. The dividend will be paid on 9 September 2011 to shareholders of record on 19 August 2011. The dividend will be paid in sterling, and holders of ordinary shares will receive £0.02 per ordinary share.

The Proposed Merger With Zoran

On 17 June 2011 the Boards of Directors of CSR and Zoran Corporation (“Zoran”) announced that they had agreed revised terms for CSR’s proposed merger with Zoran that was previously announced on 21 February 2011. Completion is expected in the third quarter of 2011 and is subject to the approval of CSR and Zoran shareholders and other customary closing conditions. It will bring together our capabilities in location, connectivity and audio, with Zoran’s skills in imaging and video and will enhance the portfolio of solutions available to both companies’ customers.

Share Buyback Update

At the end of the first quarter, we entered into an agreement with a nominated advisor, whereby it continued the share buyback programme on our behalf during the close period, following the end of our first quarter. Under this agreement, it had authority to purchase shares on behalf of the Company in the market and bought back a further 2,700,400 shares for an aggregate consideration of $16.4m. The share buyback programme has now ended. In total, we have bought back 14,941,400 shares since October 2010 for an aggregate amount of $84.7m, including all costs related to the buyback.

People

Total headcount was 1,625 as at 1 July 2011 (Q1 2011: 1,613).

Litigation

As previously disclosed, intellectual property litigation is commonplace in our industry and poses risks and uncertainties that may materially and adversely affect or disrupt our business, customer relationships, expenses or results of operations. We are regularly involved in pending and threatened litigation in the course of our business and industry, which litigation may be inherently uncertain.

With respect to both existing and future litigation, we will continue vigorously to defend ourselves and/or take other steps as we believe are in the overall interests of CSR and its shareholders.

In connection with the pending merger with Zoran, as further described in CSR’s registration statement on Form F-4 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, CSR was named in a number of purported class action lawsuits in the U.S., which are typical in a transaction of this nature.

CSR is defending a patent case against Bandspeed, Inc, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. A Markman claim construction hearing took place on 8 March 2011, but the Court has not issued its Markman ruling. A trial is anticipated in the second half of 2012, although a specific trial date has not been set. Although CSR is not a party to another Bandspeed case pending in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, a number of defendants have requested indemnification from CSR. A trial date for this Eastern District of Texas case has been set for 1 July 2013.

In response to Bandspeed’s actions, on 1 April 2011, CSR filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the US District Court for the Central District of California against Bandspeed asserting that Bandspeed’s products infringe CSR’s patents. The case is in its early stages; discovery has not commenced and a trial date has not been set.

On 16 March 2011, Mosaid filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against thirty-three defendants, including CSR. Mosaid’s patent infringement allegations are targeted at certain of the defendants’ products embracing Wi-Fi technology. The case is in its early stages; discovery has not begun and a trial date has yet to be set.

On 22 March 2011, Azure Networks, LLC and Tri-County Excelsior Foundation filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against a number of defendants, including CSR, alleging that certain of the defendants’ products that embrace Bluetooth technology infringe Azure’s patent. The case is in its preliminary stages; discovery has not begun and a trial date is yet to be set.

 

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In the fourth quarter of 2010, the original sellers of NordNav Technologies AB filed for arbitration proceedings in Sweden against CSR of a potential claim in respect of a $17.5m earnout relating to that acquisition. This matter is currently scheduled for arbitration in October 2011.

No provision has been recorded for any of the cases above as cash out flow has not been deemed probable as of the date hereof.

In the first quarter of 2011, along with other wireless semiconductor companies, CSR negotiated a confidential settlement agreement with Wi-LAN to dismiss all litigation against CSR and its customers and obtain a multi-year licensing arrangement with respect to Wi-LAN’s wireless patent portfolio.

Following our legal settlement with Broadcom Corporation, announced on 11 January 2011, CSR negotiated a legal recovery of $14.5m from a third party in favour of CSR. No further recoveries in favour of CSR toward the Broadcom settlement are anticipated.

 

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Financial Review – Second Quarter ended 1 July 2011

 

     IFRS      Underlying*  
SECOND QUARTER FINANCIAL SUMMARY    Q2 2011      Q2 2010      Change      Q2 2011      Q2 2010      Change  

Revenue

     $193.9m         $220.7m         (12.1%)         $193.9m         $220.7m         (12.1%)   

Gross profit

     $95.0m         $103.6m         (8.3%)         $96.6m         $105.0m         (8.0%)   

Gross margin

     49.0%         47.0%         2.0%         49.8%         47.5%         2.3%   

R&D expenditure

     $50.0m         $55.2m         (9.4%)         $47.8m         $52.3m         (8.6%)   

SG&A expenditure

     $31.8m         $30.7m         3.6%         $24.5m         $28.6m         (14.3%)   

Operating profit

     $13.2m         $17.7m         (25.4%)         $24.2m         $24.0m         0.8%   

Tax (credit) charge

     ($0.1m)         $4.4m         ($4.5m)         $7.3m         $2.9m         $4.4m   

Diluted earnings per share

     $0.07         $0.07         $0.00         $0.09         $0.12         ($0.03)   

Net cash from operating activities

     $31.0m         $24.4m         $6.6m         $31.0m         $24.4m         $6.6m   

Revenue

Revenue for the second quarter of $193.9m increased 18% over first quarter revenues of $163.9m due to typical seasonality and declined 12% over the comparable period last year. The majority of the decline is attributable to a 24% reduction in revenues from the Handset business and reflects weakness in some areas of this market. Revenues for the Audio & Consumer and Automotive & PND businesses were broadly stable.

Gross Profit

Gross margin under IFRS increased 2% for the second quarter, compared to 47.0% in the comparable period last year. Underlying margin similarly increased to 49.8% in the second quarter from 47.5% in the comparable period. The significant increases in gross margin reflect a continuing shift towards the higher margin Audio & Consumer and Automotive & PND businesses, which together represented 65% of our second quarter revenues, compared to 59% in the comparable period. We expect this shift in business mix to continue.

Operating Expenses

R&D expenditure under IFRS decreased by $5.2m to $50.0m in the second quarter 2011 (Q2 2010: $55.2m). R&D expenses in the second quarter 2010 were high due to a significant one-off expense of $5.9m for intellectual property purchased for our next generation of location platforms. The decrease in R&D expenditure compared to first quarter 2011 is primarily attributable to a reduction in variable employee costs.

SG&A expenditure under IFRS in the second quarter of $31.8m (Q2 2010: $30.7m) increased by $1.1m over the comparable period, due to fees related to the proposed merger with Zoran. The decrease of $4.1m in underlying SG&A expenditure over the comparable period primarily reflects reduced litigation expenses.

We continue to expect overall full year underlying operating expenses to be within our previously announced range of $305m-$315m for CSR as a standalone business (pre our proposed merger with Zoran), excluding acquisition related expenses.

Operating Profit

Operating profit under IFRS declined over the comparable period, after including fees related to our proposed merger with Zoran. Underlying operating profit for the second quarter of $24.2m was broadly flat, reflecting improved gross margins and lower expenses, which together offset the revenue decline.

Investment Income and Finance Income (expense)

Finance expense under IFRS for the second quarter includes foreign exchange losses of $0.8m (Q1 2011: gain $0.9m, Q2 2010: loss $0.6m) on non-US dollar balances, $0.6m (Q1 2011: $0.7m, Q2 2010: nil) of interest expense arising from the unwinding of the discount on the Broadcom litigation settlement and $0.3m (Q1 2011: nil, Q2 2010: nil) of revaluation losses on the close period share buyback liability. The interest expense and revaluation losses are excluded on an underlying basis.

 

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Tax

During the second quarter we recorded an IFRS tax credit of $0.1m. On an underlying basis, our tax charge was $7.3m. Combined with the tax credit in quarter one 2011, this drives an underlying effective tax rate for the half year of 22%. In the comparable period last year we recorded an IFRS tax charge of $4.4m and an underlying tax charge of $2.9m. Tax in 2010 benefited from lower rates for some of our subsidiaries, due to the final year of the legacy SiRF tax structure.

Due to the effects of deferred tax related to the recognition of US losses, we expect the IFRS tax charge for the full year to be approximately nil, with the underlying effective rate of around 20%, which is lower than the UK statutory rate, mainly due to R&D tax credits.

Earnings

EPS under IFRS for second quarter 2011 was $0.07, flat on second quarter 2010 and a significant increase compared to first quarter 2011 loss of $0.01. Underlying EPS was $0.09 for the second quarter 2011, a decline from $0.12 in the second quarter 2010, due to underlying tax charges and was a significant increase compared to underlying first quarter 2011 profit of $0.02.

Cash, cash equivalents, treasury deposits and investments

During the second quarter, positive working capital movements contributed to a strong operating cash generation of $31.0m (Q2 2010: $24.4m). During the quarter, we invested $7.6m in tangible and intangible fixed assets and returned a significant amount of cash to shareholders, as we paid $11.0m in respect of our maiden dividend and $22.3m as part of the share buyback programme. As a result, the total cash, cash equivalents, treasury deposits and investments declined from $400.8m to $388.4m.

Balance Sheet

Inventory balances remained consistent with the first quarter 2011, but inventory days improved from 104 days to 90 days, because of increased shipment levels. Strong second quarter cash collections in 2011 led to a 3 day reduction in days’ sales outstanding from first quarter 2011. The 35 days at the end of the second quarter represents a 6 day reduction in days’ sales outstanding over the comparable period and contributes to a Trade Receivables balance at the end of the second quarter of $97.8m (H2 2010: $105.9m).

Accounts payable remained at similar levels to the first quarter, while total liabilities declined due to the conclusion of the share buyback, which represented $32.4m of liabilities as at 1 April 2011.

 

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Financial Review – Half year ended 1 July 2011

 

     IFRS      Underlying*  
HALF YEAR FINANCIAL SUMMARY    H1 2011      H1 2010      Change      H1 2011      H1 2010      Change  

Revenue

     $357.8m         $393.8m         (9.1%)         $357.8m         $393.8m         (9.1%)   

Gross profit

     $173.9m         $182.9m         (4.9%)         $177.0m         $185.5m         (4.6%)   

Gross margin

     48.6%         46.4%         2.2%         49.5%         47.1%         2.4%   

R&D expenditure

     $102.7m         $102.0m         0.7%         $97.6m         $96.0m         1.7%   

SG&A expenditure

     $61.3m         $58.2m         5.3%         $55.2m         $54.0m         2.2%   

Operating profit (loss)

     $9.9m         $22.7m         (56.4%)         $24.3m         $35.5m         (31.5%)   

Tax (credit) charge

     ($1.0m)         $5.5m         ($6.5m)         $5.4m         $4.0m         $1.4m   

Diluted earnings (loss) per share

     $0.05         $0.09         ($0.04)         $0.11         $0.17         ($0.06)   

Net cash from operating activities

     $20.7m         $21.7m         ($1.0m)         $20.7m         $21.7m         ($1.0m)   

Revenue for the first half of 2011 of $357.8m declined 9% over the comparable period last year, due to a 22% reduction in revenues from the Handset business and continuing weakness in some areas of the handset market. Revenues for Audio & Consumer grew 4% over the comparable period while revenues for Automotive & PND were broadly stable.

Gross Profit

Gross margin under IFRS for the first half was 48.6%, a 2.2% increase compared to 46.4% in the comparable period last year. Underlying margin increased similarly to 49.5% in the first half of 2011 (H1 2010: 47.1%). The significant increases in gross margin reflect a continuing shift in our business towards the higher margin Audio & Consumer and Automotive & PND businesses, which together represented 62% of our first half 2011 revenues, compared to 55% in the comparable period.

Operating Expenses

R&D expenditure under IFRS, and on an underlying basis, remained at a similar level to the comparable period of last year. Increased headcount costs and engineering expenses related to new products in development during the first half of the year, offset the significant one-off expense of $5.9m during the comparable period in respect of IP purchased for our next generation of location platforms.

SG&A expenditure under IFRS increased by $3.1m to $61.3m in the first half 2011 (H1 2010: $58.2m). The benefit of litigation income of $14.5m was more than offset by $11.0m of fees related to the proposed merger with Zoran and $6.0m of patent litigation settlement costs

Operating Profit

Operating profit under IFRS declined in the first half of 2011 over the comparable period last year, reflecting the decline in revenue and the net increase in SG&A as described above.

Underlying operating profit in the first half of 2011 of $24.3m (H1 2011: $35.5m) declined over the comparable period last year, primarily as the 2.4% improvement in gross margin did not fully offset the revenue decline.

Investment income and Finance income (expense)

In the first half of 2011, finance expense under IFRS increased over the comparable period last year, primarily due to the unwinding of discount on the Broadcom litigation settlement of $1.3m and revaluation losses on the close period share buyback liability of $0.3m. The unwinding of discount and revaluation losses are both excluded from our underlying results.

Tax

During the first half of 2011 we recorded a tax credit under IFRS of $1.0m, as a result of the recognition of deferred tax benefits. On an underlying basis, our tax charge was $5.4m, reflecting an underlying effective tax rate of 22%.

In the first half of 2010 we recorded a tax charge of $5.5m under IFRS. The underlying tax charge was $4.0m.

Earnings

EPS for the first half of 2011 is $0.05 (H1 2010: $0.09), a decrease from the first half of 2010. Underlying EPS declined in line with lower underlying operating profit.

 

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Cash, cash equivalents, treasury deposits and investments

During the first half of 2011, cash generated from operations of $21.4m was consistent with $22.2m in the first half of 2010. During the period, we returned $11.0m to shareholders through our maiden dividend and a further $47.5m as part of the share buyback programme. As a result total cash, cash equivalents, treasury deposits and investments declined from $440.1m to $388.4m.

Risks and uncertainties

The Board reported on the principal risks and uncertainties faced by the Group in the Annual Report and Financial Statements for the 52 weeks ended 31 December 2010. A detailed explanation can be found on pages 34 to 41 of the Annual Report and Financial Statements which is available on CSR’s website at www.csr.com:

A summary of the nature of the risks faced by the Group, based on previous disclosures are

 

   

Risks related to the company, including the business model, products, including product development and design cycle, technological risk, strategic, commercial, customer, supplier, operational, financial, compliance, IP and litigation related risks.

 

   

Risks related to the industry, including economic factors, seasonality and cyclicality, foreign currency, technology, regulatory, competition and political stability related risks.

 

   

Other risks related to owning CSR ordinary shares.

A review of the principal risks and uncertainties has been conducted and in the view of the Board, there have not been any changes to the fundamental nature of these risks since the previous Annual Report and Financial Statements was issued and these principal risks and uncertainties are equally applicable to the remaining 26 weeks of the current financial period.

Responsibility statement

We confirm that to the best of our knowledge:

 

  (a) the condensed set of financial statements has been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 ‘Interim Financial Reporting’;

 

  (b) the interim management report includes a fair review of the information required by DTR 4.2.7R (indication of important events during the first six months and description of principal risks and uncertainties for the remaining six months of the period); and

 

  (c) the interim management report includes a fair review of the information required by DTR 4.2.8R (disclosure of related parties’ transactions and changes therein).

By order of the Board

 

Chief Executive Officer

  Chief Financial Officer  

Joep van Beurden

  Will Gardiner  

 

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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements

This release contains certain statements (including, statements concerning plans and objectives of management for future operations or performance, or assumptions related thereto) that are ‘forward looking statements’ within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 in relation to the future financial and operating performance and outlook of CSR and Zoran Corporation (together such companies and their subsidiaries, the “Combined Group”) , as well as other future events and their potential effects on CSR and the Combined Group. These forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as ‘believes’, ‘estimates’, ‘anticipates’, ‘expects’, ‘intends’, ‘may’, ‘will’, ‘plans’, ‘should’ and other similar expressions, including statements relating to: expected developments in our product portfolio, expected revenues, expected annualised operating costs savings, expected future cash generation, expected future design wins and increase in market share, expected incorporation of our products in those of our customers, adoption of new technologies, the expectation of volume shipments of our products, opportunities in our industry and our ability to take advantage of those opportunities, the potential success to be derived from strategic partnerships, the potential impact of capacity constraints, the effect of our financial performance on our share price, the impact of government regulation, expected performance against adverse economic conditions, the expected benefits of the contemplated transaction with Zoran Corporation, including the expected cost, revenue, technology and other synergies from the transaction, the expected impact of the transaction for customers and end-users, business and management strategies and the expansion and growth of CSR’s and the Combined Group’s operations, potential synergies and potential savings resulting from the transaction with the Zoran Corporation, and other expectations and beliefs of our management.

All forward looking statements are based upon numerous assumptions regarding CSR’s and the Combined Group’s business strategies and the environment in which CSR and the Combined Group will operate and therefore involve a number of known and unknown risks, contingencies, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of CSR and the Combined Group.

Actual results and developments could differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward looking statements as a result of numerous risks and uncertainties. These factors include, but are not limited to: the ability to obtain governmental approvals of the transaction with Zoran Corporation or to satisfy other conditions to such transaction on the proposed terms and timeframe; the possibility that the transaction with Zoran Corporation does not close when expected or at all, or that the companies may be required to modify aspects of the transaction to achieve regulatory approval; the ability to realize the expected synergies or savings from the transaction in the amounts or in the timeframe anticipated; the potential harm to customer, supplier, employee and other relationships caused by the announcement or closing of the transaction; the ability to integrate Zoran’s businesses into those of CSR’s in a timely and cost-efficient manner; the development of the markets for Zoran’s and CSR’s products; the Combined Group’s ability to develop and market products containing the respective technologies of Zoran and CSR in a timely and cost-effective manner; a continuing or worsening economic downturn, which could reduce demand for consumer products; risks associated with securing sufficient capacity from the third-parties that manufacture, assemble and test CSR’s and the Combined Group’s products and other risks relating to CSR’s and the Combined Group’s fabless business model; declines in the average selling prices of CSR’s and the Combined Group’s products; risks associated with existing or future litigation; costs associated with the development of new products in response to market demand; errors or failures in the hardware or software components of CSR’s and the Combined Group’s products; cancellation of existing orders or the failure to secure new orders; risks associated with acquiring and protecting intellectual property; risks relating to forecasting consumer demand for and market acceptance of CSR’s and the Combined Group’s products and the products that use CSR’s and the Combined Group’s products; increased expenses associated with new product introductions, masks, or process changes; yields that CSR’s and the Combined Group’s subcontractors achieve with respect to CSR’s and the Combined Group’s products; the cyclicality of the semiconductor industry; the potential for disruption in the supply of wafers or assembly or testing services due to changes in business conditions, natural disasters, terrorist activities, public health concerns or other factors; CSR’s and the Combined Group’s ability to manage past and future acquisitions; CSR’s and the Combined Group’s ability to protect its intellectual property; CSR’s and the Combined Group’s ability to attract and retain key personnel, including engineers and technical personnel; the difficulty in predicting future results; and other risks and uncertainties discussed in our latest Annual Report.

Each forward looking statement speaks only as of the date hereof. CSR does not undertake to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward looking statements contained herein, otherwise than required by law.

 

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Condensed consolidated income statement

 

     Note      Q2 2011      Q2 2010      Q1 2011      H1 2011      H1 2010  
            (unaudited)      (unaudited)      (unaudited)      (reviewed)      (reviewed)  
            $’000      $’000      $’000      $’000      $’000  

Revenue

        193,940         220,724         163,876         357,816         393,750   

Cost of sales

        (98,915)         (117,092)         (84,960)         (183,875)         (210,897)   
                                               

Gross profit

        95,025         103,632         78,916         173,941         182,853   

Research and development costs

        (49,999)         (55,190)         (52,737)         (102,736)         (101,953)   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

        (31,832)         (30,698)         (29,452)         (61,284)         (58,213)   
                                               

Operating profit (loss)

        13,194         17,744         (3,273)         9,921         22,687   

Investment income

        112         263         180         292         420   

Finance (expense) income

        (1,976)         (221)         236         (1,740)         (968)   
                                               

Profit (loss) before tax

        11,330         17,786         (2,857)         8,473         22,139   

Tax

        107         (4,447)         876         983         (5,533)   
                                               

Profit (loss) for the period

        11,437         13,339         (1,981)         9,456         16,606   
                                               

Earnings (loss) per share

      $         $         $         $         $     

Basic

     5         0.07         0.07         (0.01)         0.06         0.09   

Diluted

     5         0.07         0.07         (0.01)         0.05         0.09   

Condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive income

 

     Q2 2011      Q2 2010      Q1 2011      H1 2011      H1 2010  
     (unaudited)      (unaudited)      (unaudited)      (reviewed)      (reviewed)  
     $’000      $’000      $’000      $’000      $’000  

Profit (loss) for the period

     11,437         13,339         (1,981)         9,456         16,606   

Other comprehensive income

              

Gain (loss) on cash flow hedges

     265         (1,749)         4,059         4,324         (7,562)   

Net tax on cash flow hedges in equity

     (69)         490         (1,055)         (1,124)         2,118   

Transferred to income statement in respect of cash flow hedges

     (1,846)         1,147         (593)         (2,439)         (62)   

Tax on items transferred from equity

     480         (321)         154         634         18   
                                            

Total comprehensive income for the period

     10,267         12,906         584         10,851         11,118   
                                            

 

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Condensed consolidated balance sheet

 

     1 July 2011      31 December 2010  
     (reviewed)      (audited)  
     $’000      $’000  

Non-current assets

     

Goodwill

     224,651         224,651   

Other intangible assets

     44,264         36,070   

Property, plant and equipment

     28,385         28,354   

Investment

     3,500         1,000   

Deferred tax asset

     28,500         28,116   
                 
     329,300         318,191   
                 

Current assets

     

Inventory

     95,681         85,306   

Derivative financial instruments

     3,383         1,870   

Trade and other receivables

     97,752         105,887   

Corporation tax debtor

     8,155         6,728   

Treasury deposits and investments

     135,929         267,833   

Cash and cash equivalents

     252,429         172,315   
                 
     593,329         639,939   
                 

Total assets

     922,629         958,130   
                 

Current liabilities

     

Trade and other payables

     123,564         125,223   

Current tax liabilities

     2,503         2,852   

Obligations under finance leases

     126         51   

Derivative financial instruments

     8         899   

Provisions

     4,060         5,602   

Contingent consideration

     1,593           
                 
     131,854         134,627   
                 

Net current assets

     461,475         505,312   
                 

Non-current liabilities

     

Long term accruals

     55,750         45,694   

Contingent consideration

             1,567   

Long-term provisions

     1,737         1,483   

Obligations under finance leases

     126         195   
                 
     57,613         48,939   
                 

Total liabilities

     189,467         183,566   
                 

Net assets

     733,162         774,564   
                 

Equity

     

Share capital

     323         322   

Share premium account

     369,778         368,615   

Capital redemption reserve

     950         950   

Merger reserve

     61,574         61,574   

Employee Benefit Trust Reserve

     (34,862)         (39,064)   

Treasury shares

     (84,660)         (37,487)   

Hedging reserve

     3,008         1,123   

Share based payment reserve

     62,174         58,038   

Tax reserve

     40,877         41,641   

Retained earnings

     314,000         318,852   
                 

Total equity

     733,162         774,564   
                 

 

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Condensed consolidated statement of changes in equity

 

     Called-up
share
capital
     Share
premium
account
    

Capital
redemption

Reserve

     Merger
reserve
     Employee
Benefit
Trust
Reserve
     Treasury
shares
     Hedging
reserve
     Share-
based
payment
reserve
     Tax
reserve
     Retained
earnings
     Total  
     $’000      $’000      $’000      $’000      $’000      $’000      $’000      $’000      $’000      $’000      $’000  

At 31 December 2010

     322         368,615         950         61,574         (39,064)         (37,487)         1,123         58,038         41,641         318,852         774,564   

Profit for the period

                                                                             9,456         9,456   

Other comprehensive income (loss) for the period

                                                     1,885                 (490)                 1,395   
                                                                                                  

Total comprehensive income (loss) for the period

                                                     1,885                 (490)         9,456         10,851   

Share issues

     1         1,163                                                                         1,164   

Shares issued from Employee Benefit Trust

                                     4,202                                         (3,335)         867   

Purchase of Treasury Shares

                                             (47,173)                                         (47,173)   

Credit to equity for equity-settled share-based payments

                                                             4,136                         4,136   

Deferred tax benefit on share option gains

                                                                     (274)                 (274)   

Equity dividends issued to shareholders

                                                                             (10,973)         (10,973)   
                                                                                                  

At 1 July 2011

     323         369,778         950         61,574         (34,862)         (84,660)         3,008         62,174         40,877         314,000         733,162   
                                                                                                  

 

     Called-up
share
capital
     Share
premium
account
    

Capital
redemption

Reserve

     Merger
reserve
     Employee
Benefit
Trust
Reserve
     Hedging
reserve
     Share-
based
payment
reserve
     Tax
reserve
     Retained
earnings
     Total  
     $’000      $’000      $’000      $’000      $’000      $’000      $’000      $’000      $’000      $’000  

At 1 January 2010

     318         363,032         950         61,574         (40,224)         3,505         48,446         33,433         303,077         774,111   

Profit for the period

                                                                     16,606         16,606   

Other comprehensive (loss) income for the period

                                             (7,624)                 2,136                 (5,488)   
                                                                                         

Total comprehensive (loss) income for the period

                                             (7,624)                 2,136         16,606         11,118   

Share issues

     3         4,501                                                                 4,504   

Credit to equity for equity-settled share-based payments

                                                     5,905                         5,905   

Current tax benefit taken directly to equity on share option gains

                                                             8,739                 8,739   

Deferred tax benefit on share option gains

                                                             1,095                 1,095   
                                                                                         

At 2 July 2010

     321         367,533         950         61,574         (40,224)         (4,119)         54,351         45,403         319,683         805,472   
                                                                                         

 

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Condensed consolidated cash flow statement

 

            Q2 2011      Q2 2010      Q1 2011      H1 2011      H1 2010  
            (unaudited)      (unaudited)      (unaudited)      (reviewed)      (reviewed)  
     Note      $’000      $’000      $’000      $’000      $’000  

Net cash inflow (outflow) from operating activities

     6         31,003         24,428         (10,301)         20,702         21,715   
                                               

Investing activities

                 

Interest received

        223         230         89         312         401   

Purchase of treasury deposits

        (11,610)         (179,178)         (48,280)         (59,890)         (395,127)   

Sales of treasury deposits

        105,319         169,167         86,475         191,794         357,883   

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

        (4,415)         (2,433)         (5,670)         (10,085)         (4,025)   

Purchases of intangible assets

        (3,218)         (1,631)         (648)         (3,866)         (4,905)   

Purchase of investment

        (2,500)                         (2,500)           
                                               

Net cash from (used in) investing activities

        83,799         (13,845)         31,966         115,765         (45,773)   
                                               

Financing activities

                 

Proceeds on issue of shares

        136         935         1,024         1,160         4,578   

Proceeds on issue of shares from Employee Benefit trust

        646                 228         874           

Purchase of treasury shares

        (22,325)                 (25,186)         (47,511)           

Equity dividends issued to shareholders

        (10,973)                         (10,973)           
                                               

Net cash (used in) from financing activities

        (32,516)         935         (23,934)         (56,450)         4,578   
                                               

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

        82,286         11,518         (2,269)         80,017         (19,480)   

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

        170,983         139,140         172,315         172,315         170,601   

Effect of foreign exchange rate changes

        (840)         (565)         937         97         (1,028)   
                                               

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

        252,429         150,093         170,983         252,429         150,093   
                                               

 

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Notes

 

1. Basis of preparation and accounting policies

The annual financial statements of CSR plc are prepared in accordance with IFRSs, as adopted by the European Union and as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (‘IASB’). The condensed set of financial statements included in this half-yearly financial report have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34 ‘Interim Financial Reporting’ (‘IAS 34’), as adopted by the European Union and as issued by the IASB. The financial information in this statement has been prepared under the same accounting policies as the statutory accounts for the 52 weeks ended 31 December 2010.

The annual financial statements of CSR plc are prepared in accordance with IFRSs, as adopted by the European Union and as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (‘IASB’). The directors approved the issuance of the financial statements for the 52 weeks ended 31 December 2010 on 8 February 2011.

The financial information contained in this statement does not constitute statutory accounts within the meaning of section 434 of the Companies Act 2006. Statutory accounts for the 52 weeks ended 31 December 2010 are available on CSR’s website at www.csr.com and have been filed with the Registrar of Companies. The auditor’s reports on the accounts for the 52 weeks ended 31 December 2010 were unqualified, did not draw attention to any matters by way of emphasis and did not contain statements under section 498(2) or (3) of the Companies Act 2006 or equivalent preceding legislation.

Whilst the financial information included in this announcement has been prepared in accordance with the recognition and measurement criteria of IFRSs, this announcement does not contain itself sufficient information to comply with IFRSs.

The financial information for the quarters Q2 2011, Q1 2011 and Q2 2010 is unaudited. The financial information for the 26 weeks ended 1 July 2011 (identified as being reviewed) is the subject of the independent auditor’s review report. The financial information for the 26 weeks ended 2 July 2010 was previously the subject of an independent auditor’s review report.

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS as issued by the IASB and as adopted by the European Union have been condensed or omitted as permitted by IAS 34. The 1 January 2010 balance sheet was derived from audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by IFRS as issued by the IASB and as adopted by the European Union. However, the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading.

The dates for the financial periods referred to are as follows:

 

Period

   Duration    Dates

Q2 2011

   13 weeks    2 April 2011 to 1 July 2011

H1 2011

   26 weeks    1 January 2011 to 1 July 2011

Q1 2011

   13 weeks    1 January 2011 to 1 April 2011

Q2 2010

   13 weeks    3 April 2010 to 2 July 2010

H1 2010

   26 weeks    2 January 2010 to 2 July 2010

 

2. Going Concern

The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis.

The Group’s business activities and financial performance in the period under review are discussed on pages 1 to 6. A detailed explanation of the risk and uncertainties faced by the Group can be found on pages 34 to 41 of the Annual Report and Financial Statements which is available on CSR’s website at www.csr.com and a description of the assessment of risk by the Group is given on page 67.

The directors have given consideration to the results of the current period, future cash forecasts and revenue projections based on prudent market data. The Group has adequate financial resources and a robust policy towards treasury risk and cash flow management and as a consequence, the directors believe the Group is well placed to manage its business risks successfully

After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, a period of not less than 12 months from the date of this report, and accordingly they continue to adopt the going concern basis.

 

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3. Changes in share capital

In Q2 2011 270,414 new ordinary shares were issued for employee option exercises. Consideration was $24,716 at a premium of $24,261. In addition, 243,373 ordinary shares were issued from the Employee Benefit Trust in Q2 2011 to satisfy employee option exercises.

During Q2 2011, CSR plc purchased 2,700,400 ordinary shares, all of which were held in treasury at 1 July 2011.

During H1 2011 445,577 new ordinary shares were issued for employee option exercises. Consideration was $1,183,716 at a premium of $1,182,261. In addition, 600,334 ordinary shares were issued from the Employee Benefit Trust in H1 2011 to satisfy employee option exercises.

During H1 2011, CSR plc purchased 7,796,400 ordinary shares, all of which were held in treasury at 1 July 2011.

As at 1 July 2011, there were 170,596,300 shares in issue. This figure is after adjusting for 14,941,400 ordinary shares held by CSR plc in treasury.

 

4. Amortisation of acquired intangibles

 

     Q2 2011      Q2 2010      Q1 2011      H1 2011      H1 2010  
     (unaudited)      (unaudited)      (unaudited)      (reviewed)      (reviewed)  
     $’000      $’000      $’000      $’000      $’000  

Included within:

              

Cost of sales

     1,527         1,321         1,527         3,054         2,642   

Research and development costs

     1,212         1,281         1,213         2,425         2,567   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     893         844         915         1,808         1,688   
                                            

Amortisation of acquired intangibles

     3,632         3,446         3,655         7,287         6,897   
                                            

Amortisation of intangibles recorded in cost of sales relates to the sales of certain products containing acquired intangible assets, sales of which started in 2010. Amortisation of acquired intangibles not yet utilised in products being sold is recognised within Research and Development costs.

 

5. Earnings (loss) per ordinary share

The calculation of earnings (loss) per share is based upon the profit (loss) for the period after taxation (see income statement) and the weighted average number of shares in issue during the period.

The diluted weighted average number of shares differs from the weighted average number of shares due to the dilutive effect of share options.

 

Period    Weighted Average Number of Shares      Diluted Weighted Average Number of Shares*  

Q2 2011

     166,632,163         169,572,041   

Q2 2010

     179,394,867         182,907,676   

Q1 2011

     172,387,300         175,360,161   

H1 2011

     169,709,731         172,177,856   

H1 2010

     178,735,692         182,771,785   

 

*Share options are only treated as dilutive where the result after taxation is a profit.

Refer to the supplementary information for a reconciliation between IFRS and underlying measures of diluted earnings per share.

 

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6. Reconciliation of net profit (loss) to net cash from operating activities

 

     Q2 2011      Q2 2010      Q1 2011      H1 2011      H1 2010  
     (unaudited)      (unaudited)      (unaudited)      (reviewed)      (reviewed)  
     $’000      $’000      $’000      $’000      $’000  

Net profit (loss)

     11,437         13,339         (1,981)         9,456         16,606   

Adjustments for:

              

Investment income

     (112)         (263)         (180)         (292)         (420)   

Finance costs (income)

     1,976         221         (236)         1,740         968   

Income tax (credit) expense

     (107)         4,447         (876)         (983)         5,533   

Changes in fair value of investments

     309         442                 309         442   

Amortisation of intangible assets

     5,566         4,210         4,893         10,459         8,641   

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment

     5,058         4,916         4,478         9,536         10,013   

Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment and intangible fixed assets

     22         124                 22         140   

Share option charges

     1,215         2,829         2,921         4,136         5,922   

(Decrease) increase in provisions

     (1,349)         (623)         60         (1,289)         (1,365)   
                                            

Operating cash flows before movements in working capital

     24,015         29,642         9,079         33,094         46,480   

Increase in inventories

     (303)         (5,713)         (10,072)         (10,375)         (18,533)   

Decrease (increase) in receivables

     11,769         (3,544)         (3,747)         8,022         (13,847)   

(Decrease) increase in payables

     (4,359)         4,084         (4,938)         (9,297)         8,148   
                                            

Cash generated (used) by operations

     31,122         24,469         (9,678)         21,444         22,248   

Foreign tax paid

     (35)         (228)         (503)         (538)         (603)   

Interest paid

     (84)         (108)         (120)         (204)         (225)   

R&D tax credit received

             295                         295   
                                            

Net cash inflow (outflow) from operating activities

     31,003         24,428         (10,301)         20,702         21,715   
                                            

 

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7. Contingent Liabilities

Other than as discussed in the litigation section of the operating review on pages 5 and 6, there are no other contingent liabilities.

 

8. Taxation

Tax for the 26 week period is credited at 11.6% (26 weeks ended 2 July 2010: 25.0%) representing the best estimate of the average annual effective tax rate expected for the full year, applied to the pre-tax income for the 26 week period.

 

9. Dividends

Amounts recognised as Equity dividends issued to shareholders were $10,973,000. The proposed interim dividend for the 26 week period ended 1 July 2011 is $0.03 per share.

The proposed interim dividend of $0.03 per share was approved by the Board subsequent to 1 July 2011 and has not been included as a liability as of 1 July 2011.

 

10. Segmental reporting

The Group’s reportable segments under IFRS8 Operating Segments are as follows:

 

Handset Business Unit (HBU)

   Mobile handsets

Audio and Consumer Business Unit (ACBU)

   Headsets, PC, and Consumer applications

Automotive and PND (APBU)

   Automotive and Personal Navigation Device (PND) applications

Segment revenues and results

Management uses non-GAAP (denoted as ‘underlying’) measures, along with the most directly comparable IFRS financial measures, to assess CSR’s operating performance and value creation. These underlying measures form the basis for management’s performance targets and resource allocation decisions and have therefore been presented as part of Segmental Reporting disclosures.

There was no inter-segmental revenue in any of the periods shown.

The following is an analysis of the Group’s revenue and results by reportable segment in the 26 weeks ended 1 July 2011:

 

26 weeks ending 1 July, 2011    HBU      ACBU      APBU      Unallocated      Consolidated  
     $’000      $’000      $’000      $’000      $’000  

Revenue

              

Total segment revenue

     136,496         119,234         102,086                 357,816   
                                            

Result

              

Underlying operating (loss) profit

     (15,145)         23,670         15,757                 24,282   
                                      

Share-based payment charges

              (4,594)         (4,594)   

Amortisation of acquired intangible assets

              (7,287)         (7,287)   

Integration and restructuring

              (2,053)         (2,053)   

Acquisition-related fees

              (8,959)         (8,959)   

Litigation settlement income

              14,532         14,532   

Litigation settlement

              (6,000)         (6,000)   
                          

Operating profit

                 9,921   

Investment income

                 292   

Finance costs

                 (1,740)   
                    

Profit before tax

                 8,473   
                    

 

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10. Segmental reporting (continued)

 

26 weeks ending 2 July, 2010    HBU      ACBU      APBU      Unallocated      Consolidated  
     $’000      $’000      $’000      $’000      $’000  

Revenue

              

Total segment revenue

     175,178         114,051         104,521                 393,750   
                                            

Result

              

Underlying operating (loss) profit

     (15,517)         27,269         23,754                 35,506   
                                      

Share-based payment charges

              (5,922)         (5,922)   

Amortisation of acquired intangible assets

              (6,897)         (6,897)   
                          

Operating profit

                 22,687   

Investment income

                 420   

Finance costs

                 (968)   
                    

Profit before tax

                 22,139   
                    

 

11. Related party transactions

Transactions between the Company and its subsidiaries, which are related parties, have been eliminated on consolidation. There have been no material changes in the type of related party transactions described in the last annual report.

 

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Supplementary information

Non-GAAP Disclosure

Summary income statement – Underlying results

 

     Q2 2011
(unaudited)
     Q2 2010
(unaudited)
     Q1 2011
(unaudited)
     H1 2011
(unaudited)
     H1 2010
(unaudited)
 
     Underlying      Underlying      Underlying      Underlying      Underlying  
     $’000      $’000      $’000      $’000      $’000  

Revenue

     193,940         220,724         163,876         357,816         393,750   

Underlying cost of sales

     (97,388)         (115,771)         (83,433)         (180,821)         (208,255)   

Underlying gross profit

     96,552         104,953         80,443         176,995         185,495   
                                            

Underlying research and development

     (47,845)         (52,322)         (49,708)         (97,553)         (96,036)   

Underlying selling, general and administrative

     (24,470)         (28,612)         (30,690)         (55,160)         (53,953)   
                                            

Underlying Operating profit

     24,237         24,019         45         24,282         35,506   

Investment income

     112         263         852         964         420   

Underlying finance(expense) income

     (995)         (221)         236         (759)         (968)   
                                            

Underlying profit before tax

     23,354         24,061         1,133         24,487         34,958   

Underlying tax

     (7,272)         (2,880)         1,915         (5,357)         (3,966)   
                                            

Underlying profit for the period

     16,082         21,181         3,048         19,130         30,992   
                                            

Diluted share count

     169,572,041         182,907,676         175,360,161         172,177,856         182,771,785   

Underlying Earnings per share

     $         $         $         $         $   

Diluted

     0.09         0.12         0.02         0.11         0.17   

 

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Reconciliation of IFRS results to underlying measures

 

Q2 2011    Gross
Profit
     Gross
Margin
    

R & D

Expense

    

SG & A

Expense

     Operating
profit
     Profit b/f
tax
     Taxation      Net Profit      Diluted
EPS
 
     $’000      %      $’000      $’000      $’000      $’000      $’000      $’000      $  

IFRS

     95,025         49.0         (49,999)         (31,832)         13,194         11,330         107         11,437         0.07   

Amortisation of intangibles

     1,527         0.8         1,212         893         3,632         3,632         (1,276)         2,356         0.01   

Share option charges

                     942         360         1,302         1,302         (111)         1,191         0.01   

Acquisition fees

                             4,924         4,924         4,924         460         5,384         0.03   

Integration and restructuring

                             1,185         1,185         1,185         (314)         871         0.01   

Unwinding of discount on litigation settlements

                                             643         (168)         475         0.00   

Recognition of tax losses brought forward

                                                     (5,970)         (5,970)         (0.04)   

Loss on close period share buyback

                                             338                 338         0.00   
                                                                                

Underlying

     96,552         49.8         (47,845)         (24,470)         24,237         23,354         (7,272)         16,082         0.09   
                                                                                
Q2 2010    Gross
Profit
     Gross
Margin
    

R & D

Expense

    

SG & A

Expense

     Operating
profit
     Profit b/f
tax
     Taxation      Net Profit      Diluted
EPS
 
     $’000      %      $’000      $’000      $’000      $’000      $’000      $’000      $  

IFRS

     103,632         47.0         (55,190)         (30,698)         17,744         17,786         (4,447)         13,339         0.07   

Amortisation of intangibles

     1,321         0.5         1,281         844         3,446         3,446                 3,446         0.02   

Share option charges

                     1,587         1,242         2,829         2,829         1,567         4,396         0.03   
                                                                                

Underlying

     104,953         47.5         (52,322)         (28,612)         24,019         24,061         (2,880)         21,181         0.12   
                                                                                
Q1 2011    Gross
Profit
     Gross
Margin
    

R&D

Expense

    

SG&A

Expense

     Operating
(loss) profit
     (Loss) profit
before tax
     Taxation      Net Profit      Diluted
EPS
 
     $’000      %      $’000      $’000      $’000      $’000      $’000      $’000      $  

IFRS

     78,916         48.2         (52,737)         (29,452)         (3,273)         (2,857)         876         (1,981)         (0.01)   

Amortisation of intangibles

     1,527         0.9         1,213         915         3,655         3,655         (1,707)         1,948         0.01   

Share option charges

                     1,816         1,476         3,292         3,292                 3,292         0.02   

Acquisition fees

                             4,035         4,035         4,035         (1,069)         2,966         0.02   

Integration and restructuring

                             868         868         868         (230)         638         0.00   

Litigation settlement

                             (14,532)         (14,532)         (14,532)         5,813         (8,719)         (0.05)   

Patent settlement

                             6,000         6,000         6,000         (1,590)         4,410         0.03   

Unwinding of discount on litigation settlements

                                             672         (178)         494         0.00   
                                                                                

Underlying

     80,443         49.1         (49,708)         (30,690)         45         1,133         1,915         3,048         0.02   
                                                                                

 

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Reconciliation of IFRS results to underlying measures (continued)

 

H1 2011    Gross
Profit
     Gross
Margin
    

R&D

Expense

    

SG&A

Expense

     Operating
profit
    

Profit

b/f tax

     Taxation      Net Profit      Diluted
EPS
 
     $’000      %      $’000      $’000      $’000      $’000      $’000      $’000      $  

IFRS

     173,941         48.6         (102,736)         (61,284)         9,921         8,473         983         9,456         0.05   

Amortisation of intangibles

     3,054         0.9         2,425         1,808         7,287         7,287         (2,983)         4,304         0.02   

Share option charges

                     2,758         1,836         4,594         4,594         (111)         4,483         0.03   

Acquisition fees

                             8,959         8,959         8,959         (609)         8,350         0.05   

Integration and restructuring

                             2,053         2,053         2,053         (544)         1,509         0.01   

Litigation settlement

                             (14,532)         (14,532)         (14,532)         5,813         (8,719)         (0.05)   

Patent settlement

                             6,000         6,000         6,000         (1,590)         4,410         0.03   

Unwinding of discount on litigation settlements

                                             1,315         (346)         969         0.01   

Recognition of tax losses brought forward

                                                     (5,970)         (5,970)         (0.04)   

Loss on close period share buyback

                                             338                 338         0.00   
                                                                                

Underlying

     176,995         49.5         (97,553)         (55,160)         24,282         24,487         (5,357)         19,130         0.11   
                                                                                

 

H1 2010    Gross
Profit
     Gross
Margin
    

R&D

Expense

    

SG&A

Expense

     Operating
profit
     Profit
b/f tax
     Taxation      Net Profit      Diluted
EPS
 
     $’000      %      $’000      $’000      $’000      $’000      $’000      $’000      $  

IFRS

     182,853         46.4         (101,953)         (58,213)         22,687         22,139         (5,533)         16,606         0.09   

Amortisation of intangibles

     2,642         0.7         2,567         1,688         6,897         6,897                 6,897         0.04   

Share option charges

                     3,350         2,572         5,922         5,922         1,567         7,489         0.04   
                                                                                

Underlying

     185,495         47.1         (96,036)         (53,953)         35,506         34,958         (3,966)         30,992         0.17   
                                                                                

 

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INDEPENDENT REVIEW REPORT TO CSR PLC

We have been engaged by the company to review the condensed set of financial statements in the half-yearly financial report for the 26 weeks ended 1 July 2011 which comprises the condensed consolidated income statement, the condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive income, the condensed consolidated balance sheet, the condensed consolidated statement of changes in equity, the condensed consolidated cash flow statement and related notes 1 to 11. We have read the other information contained in the half-yearly financial report and considered whether it contains any apparent misstatements or material inconsistencies with the information in the condensed set of financial statements.

This report is made solely to the company in accordance with International Standard on Review Engagements (UK and Ireland) 2410 “Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity” issued by the Auditing Practices Board. Our work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company those matters we are required to state to it in an independent review report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company, for our review work, for this report, or for the conclusions we have formed.

Directors’ responsibilities

The half-yearly financial report is the responsibility of, and has been approved by, the directors. The directors are responsible for preparing the half-yearly financial report in accordance with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the United Kingdom’s Financial Services Authority.

As disclosed in note 1, the annual financial statements of the group are prepared in accordance with IFRSs as adopted by the European Union. The condensed set of financial statements included in this half-yearly financial report has been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34, “Interim Financial Reporting,” as adopted by the European Union.

Our responsibility

Our responsibility is to express to the Company a conclusion on the condensed set of financial statements in the half-yearly financial report based on our review.

Scope of Review

We conducted our review in accordance with International Standard on Review Engagements (UK and Ireland) 2410 “Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity” issued by the Auditing Practices Board for use in the United Kingdom. A review of interim financial information consists of making inquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland) and consequently does not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.

Conclusion

Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the condensed set of financial statements in the half-yearly financial report for the 26 weeks ended 1 July 2011 is not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34 as adopted by the European Union and the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the United Kingdom’s Financial Services Authority.

Deloitte LLP

Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditor

London, United Kingdom

26 July 2011

 

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Additional Information and Where to Find It

This release may be deemed to be solicitation material in respect of the proposed merger involving CSR and Zoran. In connection with the proposed merger, CSR has filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") an amended registration statement on Form F-4 (the “Amended Registration Statement”) containing an amended proxy statement/prospectus (the “Proxy Statement/Prospectus”) for the stockholders of Zoran. Each of CSR and Zoran intends to file other documents with the SEC regarding the proposed merger. The definitive Proxy Statement/Prospectus will be mailed to stockholders of Zoran. WE URGE INVESTORS TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND THE AMENDED REGISTRATION STATEMENT (INCLUDING ANY SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT CSR OR ZORAN FILE WITH THE SEC WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Stockholders may obtain, free of charge, copies of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and Amended Registration Statement, and any other documents filed by Zoran and CSR with the SEC in connection with the Transaction at the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov and at Zoran's website at www.zoran.com and CSR's website www.csr.com.

Important Additional Information regarding Solicitation of Zoran Proxies

Zoran and its directors and certain executive officers and CSR, its directors and officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from stockholders in connection with the approval of the Transaction. CSR has filed an amended Proxy Statement/Prospectus and the Amended Registration Statement with the SEC in connection with the solicitation of proxies to approve the proposed merger. Information regarding the names of Zoran's directors and executive officers and their respective interests in Zoran by security holdings or otherwise is set forth in Zoran's proxy statement relating to the 2010 annual meeting of stockholders, which may be obtained free of charge at the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov and Zoran's website at http://www.zoran.com. Information about CSR's directors and executive officers is set forth in CSR's annual report on Form 20-F for the financial period ended 31 December 2010, which may be obtained free of charge at the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov and at CSR's website at www.csr.com. Additional information regarding the interests of such potential participants is included in the amended Proxy Statement/Prospectus and the Amended Registration Statement and other relevant documents to be filed with the SEC in connection with the solicitation of proxies to approve the proposed merger.

 

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