EX-1 2 ex1.htm FINANCIAL RESULTS YREND 2004 PLUSQ4 PRESS RELEASE Financial results yrend 2004 plusQ4 Press release
 
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PRESS RELEASE
 
Company Contacts
 
IR Agency Contact
Nachum Falek,
VP Finance & CFO
AudioCodes
Tel: +972-3-976-4000
nachum@audiocodes.com
Shirley Nakar,
Director, Investor Relations
AudioCodes
Tel: +972-3-976-4072
shirley.nakar@audiocodes.com
Erik Knettel,
The Global Consulting Group
 
Tel: 646-284-9415
eknettel@hfgcg.com
 

AudioCodes Reports Fourth Quarter & Year End 2004 Results

Quarterly Revenues Rise 9% Sequentially and 87% Year-over-Year


 
Lod, Israel - January 24, 2005 - AudioCodes Ltd. (NASDAQ: AUDC), a leading provider of Voice over Packet (VoP) technologies and Voice Network products, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2004.
 
Revenues for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2004 were a record $25.2 million compared to $23.1 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2004 and $13.5 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2003. Fourth quarter revenues grew 9% sequentially and increased 87% compared to the fourth quarter of 2003. Net income for the fourth quarter of 2004 was $2.6 million, or $0.07 per basic and $0.06 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $2.1 million, or $(0.06) per basic and diluted share, for the corresponding period last year.

Revenues for the year ended December 31, 2004 were a record $82.8 million compared to $44.2 million in 2003, a year-over-year increase of $38.5 million or 87%. Net income for the year ended December 31, 2004 was $5.0 million, or $0.13 per basic and $0.12 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $8.4 million, or $(0.22) per basic and diluted share in 2003.

Cash and cash equivalents, short-term bank deposits, long-term bank deposits and structured notes as of December 31, 2004 were $217.0 million compared to $94.5 million as of September 30, 2004 and $99.2 million as of December 31, 2003.
 
In 2004 AudioCodes experienced broad revenue growth across all our VoIP products and business lines. The fourth quarter marked a strong finish to a successful and profitable fiscal 2004. AudioCodes posted record annual and quarterly revenues and achieved quarter over quarter growth for the thirteenth consecutive quarter,” said Shabtai Adlersberg, President, Chairman and CEO of AudioCodes. “Our Technology business exhibited an organic growth of 30% over 2003, with market share expansion and sales growth through new design wins. The recently-acquired AudioCodes Ai-Logix division contributed further growth to our Technology business. Our Networking business experienced a record sales growth of 200% compared to 2003, which comprised sales of media gateways and media servers for CPE and core network applications.
 
“With the accelerated use of VoIP technology for enterprise, wireline, broadband access, and wireless market applications such as 3G, Wi-Fi, fixed-mobile-convergence and many new other initiatives, AudioCodes stands at the crossroads of telecom transition to mainstream VoIP with a full suite of competitive products and solutions to participate in this industry transition. During the fourth quarter, AudioCodes announced partnerships with 3Com, NEC, BayPackets, HOT and others as these companies looked to leverage AudioCodes’ leadership as a specialized VoIP equipment provider.
 
 
“As we look upon the first quarter 2005 and beyond, we are confident that AudioCodes is well positioned to capitalize on the robust growth of VoIP on a global scale.  With the right management and ample capital liquidity to fund operations, drive organic growth and facilitate potential focused acquisitions, combined with a wide offering of VoIP products and solutions, AudioCodes is geared for future growth,” continued Mr. Adlersberg.
 

Conference Call & Webcast Information

AudioCodes will conduct a conference call on January 25, 2005 to discuss the fourth quarter and year end 2004 financial results, which will be simultaneously webcast at 9:00 A.M. Eastern Time. Investors are invited to listen to the call live via webcast at the AudioCodes corporate web site at www.audiocodes.com. 

About AudioCodes
AudioCodes Ltd. enables the new voice infrastructure by providing innovative, reliable and cost-effective Voice over Packet technology and Voice Network products to OEMs, network equipment providers and system integrators. AudioCodes provides its customers and partners with a diverse range of flexible, comprehensive media gateway and media processing technologies, based on VoIPerfect(TM) -- AudioCodes' underlying, best-of- breed, core media gateway architecture. The company is a market leader in voice compression technology and is a key originator of the ITU G.723.1 standard for the emerging Voice over IP market. AudioCodes voice network products feature media gateway and media server platforms for packet-based applications in the wireline, wireless, broadband access, and enhanced voice services markets. AudioCodes enabling technology products include VoIP and CTI communication boards, VoIP media gateway processors and modules, and CPE devices. Its customers include the leading telecom and data network equipment providers globally. AudioCodes' international headquarters and R&D facilities are located in Israel, with U.S. headquarters in San Jose, California. Additional offices are in Boston (MA), Chicago (IL), Research Triangle Park (NC), Somerset (NJ), Beijing, London, Mexico City, Paris and Tokyo.

For more information on AudioCodes, visit http://www.audiocodes.com or call (408) 577-0488.

Statements concerning AudioCodes' business outlook or future economic performance; product introductions and plans and objectives related thereto; and statements concerning assumptions made or expectations as to any future events, conditions, performance or other matters, are "forward-looking statements'' as that term is defined under U.S. Federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements are subject to various risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated in such statements. These risks, uncertainties and factors include, but are not limited to: the effect of global economic conditions in general and conditions in AudioCodes' industry and target markets in particular; shifts in supply and demand; market acceptance of new products and continuing products' demand; the impact of competitive products and pricing on AudioCodes' and its customers' products and markets; timely product and technology development/upgrades and the ability to manage changes in market conditions as needed; and other factors detailed in AudioCodes' filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. AudioCodes assumes no obligation to update the information in this release.

AudioCodes, AC, Ardito, AudioCoded, NetCoder, TrunkPack, VoicePacketizer, MediaPack, Stretto, Mediant, VoIPerfect and IPmedia are trademarks or registered trademarks of AudioCodes Limited. All other products or trademarks are property of their respective owners.

Summary financial data follows


  
     

 

AUDIOCODES LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
U.S. dollars in thousands
   
December 31,
 
   
2004
 
2003
 
 ASSETS
         
           
CURRENT ASSETS:
         
 Cash and cash equivalents and short-term bank deposits
 
$
166,832
 
$
48,898
 
 Trade receivables, net
   
14,470
   
7,717
 
 Other receivables and prepaid expenses
   
4,608
   
2,972
 
 Inventories
   
10,059
   
4,667
 
               
Total current assets
   
195,969
   
64,254
 
               
LONG-TERM BANK DEPOSITS AND STRUCTURED NOTES
   
50,195
   
50,270
 
               
INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATED COMPANY
   
487
   
491
 
               
SEVERANCE PAY FUNDS
   
4,538
   
3,618
 
               
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET
   
6,694
   
4,564
 
               
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET
   
5,127
   
1,013
 
               
GOODWILL
   
9,135
   
4,320
 
               
Total assets
 
$
272,145
 
$
128,530
 
     
  
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
             
               
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
             
 Trade payables
 
$
6,541
 
$
4,197
 
 Other payables and accrued expenses
   
17,981
   
13,825
 
               
Total current liabilities
   
24,522
   
18,022
 
               
ACCRUED SEVERANCE PAY
   
4,978
   
3,990
 
               
CONVERTIBLE NOTES
   
120,660
   
--
 
               
Total shareholders' equity
   
121,985
   
106,518
 
               
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
 
$
272,145
 
$
128,530
 


  
     

 

AUDIOCODES LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
U.S. dollars in thousands, except share and per share data

   
Year ended
 
Three months ended
 
   
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
   
2004
 
2003
 
2004
 
2003
 
       
(Unaudited)
 
                   
Revenues
 
$
82,756
 
$
44,228
 
$
25,241
 
$
13,534
 
                           
Cost of revenues
   
34,375
   
20,037
   
10,290
   
6,106
 
                           
Gross profit
   
48,381
   
24,191
   
14,951
   
7,428
 
                           
Operating expenses:
                         
 Research and development, net
   
20,009
   
15,476
   
5,526
   
4,283
 
 Selling and marketing
   
19,891
   
14,537
   
5,545
   
3,927
 
 General and administrative
   
4,851
   
4,066
   
1,487
   
1,733
 
                           
Total operating expenses
   
44,751
   
34,079
   
12,558
   
9,943
 
                           
Operating income (loss)
   
3,630
   
(9,888
)
 
2,393
   
(2,515
)
Equity in losses of affiliated company
   
517
   
429
   
181
   
99
 
Financial income, net
   
2,166
   
1,883
   
550
   
523
 
                           
Income (loss) before taxes on income
   
5,279
   
(8,434
)
 
2,762
   
(2,091
)
Taxes on income
   
273
   
--
   
172
   
--
 
                           
Net income (loss)
 
$
5,006
 
$
(8,434
)
$
2,590
 
$
(2,091
)
                           
Basic net earnings (loss) per share
 
$
0.13
 
$
(0.22
)
$
0.07
 
$
(0.06
)
                           
Diluted net earnings (loss) per share
 
$
0.12
 
$
(0.22
)
$
0.06
 
$
(0.06
)
                           
Weighted average number of shares used in computing basic net earnings (loss) per share (in thousands)
   
38,614
   
37,509
   
39,393
   
37,720
 
                           
Weighted average number of shares used in computing diluted net earnings (loss) per share (in thousands)
   
42,607
   
37,509
   
43,400
   
37,720