EX-1 2 apr25pr.htm PRESS RELEASE OF Q1 05 RESULTS APRIL 25 2005 Press release of Q1 05 results April 25 2005
 
 
Exhibit 1

PRESS RELEASE

Company Contacts
   
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
IR Agency Contact
Erik Knettel
The Global Consulting Group
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AudioCodes Reports First Quarter 2005 Results

Quarterly Revenues Rise to $26.9 Million, Up 7% Sequentially and 76% Year over Year

Net Income is $3.0 Million, or $0.07 Per Share


Lod, Israel - April 25, 2005 - AudioCodes (Nasdaq: AUDC), a leading provider of Voice over Packet (VoP) technologies and Voice Network products, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2005.
 
Revenues for the first quarter ended March 31, 2005 were $26.9 million compared to $25.2 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2004 and $15.3 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2004. First quarter revenues grew 7% sequentially and increased 76% compared to the first quarter of 2004. Net income for the first quarter of 2005 was $3.0 million, or $0.07 per basic and diluted share, compared to a net loss of $43,000, or $(0.00) per basic and diluted share, for the corresponding period last year.
 
Cash and cash equivalents, long-term bank deposits and structured notes were $209.6 million as of March 31, 2005 compared to $217.0 million as of December 31, 2004 and $100.8 million as of March 31, 2004. Cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004 include net proceeds of $120.2 million from the sale of convertible notes in November 2004. The Company used $10.0 million of cash in the first quarter of 2005 to fund an additional payment made in connection with the acquisition of Ai-Logix based on the achievement of revenue milestones.
 
“We are very pleased with the progress made on our strategic objectives during the first quarter,” said Shabtai Adlersberg, President, Chairman and CEO of AudioCodes. “Strong top line revenue growth of 76 percent year over year reaffirms our position as a leader in the expanding global market for next generation VoIP networks. We had our fourteenth consecutive quarter of revenue growth, coupled with continued increase in our operating income and net income. We experienced solid progress across our core technology and networking businesses and continued to enjoy increased demand from OEMs and service providers for our wireline VoIP products, with growing activity and new leads in emerging cable and wireless VoIP networks. In view of the challenging market environment of the telecom industry this quarter, we believe that our first quarter performance reflects our strong market position and our continued ability to deliver focused execution and provide operational excellence while consistently delivering a suite of field-proven, leading-edge VoIP product solutions.”
 
“In our continuing efforts to expand AudioCodes VoIP product offerings and capabilities to meet the changing needs of our customers and further enhance our position as a leading supplier of VoIP media gateways, AudioCodes launched two new product offerings during the first quarter. Our new Mediant 1000 VoIP Media Gateway represents an extension of our successful Mediant gateway family for low and mid density CPE and access networks. This compact, integrated analog and digital media gateway is designed to meet the need for a flexible and cost efficient solution for small scale carrier locations and SME applications. AudioCodes also announced a series of new analog media gateways, the Media Pack 112, 114 and 118, which offer service providers and enterprises high quality optimized solutions for feature rich and low cost hosted services applications,” stated Mr. Adlersberg. 
 
Conference Call & Webcast Information
AudioCodes will conduct a conference call on April 26, 2005 to discuss the first quarter 2005 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 Website at http://www.audiocodes.com.
 
About AudioCodes
AudioCodes Ltd. (Nasdaq: AUDC) 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-- 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.

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 INTERIM CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
U.S. dollars in thousands
     
March 31,
2005
   
December 31, 2004
 
   
(Unaudited)
       
ASSETS
             
               
CURRENT ASSETS:
             
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
159,398
 
$
166,832
 
Trade receivables, net
   
14,428
   
14,470
 
Other receivables and prepaid expenses
   
4,701
   
4,608
 
Inventories
   
9,172
   
10,059
 
               
Total current assets
   
187,699
   
195,969
 
               
LONG-TERM BANK DEPOSITS AND STRUCTURED NOTES
   
50,229
   
50,195
 
               
INVESTMENTS IN AN AFFILIATED COMPANY
   
438
   
487
 
               
SEVERANCE PAY FUNDS
   
4,767
   
4,538
 
               
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET
   
6,584
   
6,694
 
               
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET
   
4,909
   
5,127
 
               
GOODWILL
   
19,135
   
9,135
 
               
Total assets
 
$
273,761
 
$
272,145
 
     
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
             
               
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
             
Trade payables
 
$
5,903
 
$
6,541
 
Other payables and accrued expenses
   
15,375
   
17,981
 
               
Total current liabilities
   
21,278
   
24,522
 
               
ACCRUED SEVERANCE PAY
   
5,250
   
4,978
 
               
SENIOR CONVERTIBLE NOTES
   
120,703
   
120,660
 
               
Total shareholders' equity
   
126,530
   
121,985
 
               
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
 
$
273,761
 
$
272,145
 


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


 
Three months ended
March 31,  
     
2005
   
2004
 
 
 (Unaudited)
 
               
Revenues
 
$
26,928
 
$
15,324
 
               
Cost of revenues
   
10,942
   
6,533
 
               
Gross profit
   
15,986
   
8,791
 
               
Operating expenses:
             
Research and development, net
   
5,668
   
4,392
 
Selling and marketing
   
5,876
   
4,260
 
General and administrative
   
1,411
   
762
 
               
Total operating expenses
   
12,955
   
9,414
 
               
Operating income (loss)
   
3,031
   
(623
)
Financial income, net
   
328
   
659
 
Equity in losses of an affiliated company
   
256
   
79
 
               
Income (loss) before taxes on income
   
3,103
   
(43
)
Taxes on income
   
140
   
-
 
               
Net income (loss)
 
$
2,963
 
$
(43
)
               
Basic net earnings (loss) per share
 
$
0.07
 
$
(0.00
)
               
Diluted net earnings (loss) per share
 
$
0.07
 
$
(0.00
)
               
Weighted average number of shares used in computing basic net earnings (loss) per share (in thousands)
   
40,027
   
38,050
 
               
Weighted average number of shares used in computing diluted net earnings (loss) per share (in thousands)
   
43,549
   
38,050