EX-99.1 2 ex_197663.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 ex_197663.htm

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

 

CEVA, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2020 Financial Results

 

 

Total revenue of $23.6 million, up 28% year-over-year, record high for second quarter revenue

 

Royalty revenue of $10.1 million, up 33% year-over-year, with base station & IoT royalty contribution of $4.3 million, comparable to prior all-time record high

 

 

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., August 10, 2020 CEVA, Inc. (NASDAQ: CEVA), the leading licensor of wireless connectivity and smart sensing technologies, today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2020.

 

Total revenue for the second quarter of 2020 was $23.6 million, a 28% increase compared to $18.4 million reported for the second quarter of 2019. Second quarter 2020 licensing and related revenue was $13.5 million, an increase of 25% when compared to $10.8 million reported for the same quarter a year ago. Royalty revenue for the second quarter of 2020 was $10.1 million, an increase of 33% when compared to $7.6 million reported for the second quarter of 2019.

 

Eight license agreements were concluded during the quarter, of which three were for smart sensing products and five were for connectivity products. One of the agreements was with a first-time customer. Customers’ target markets include automotive powertrain, wearables, true wireless stereo earbuds and a range of IoT devices. Geographically, seven of the deals signed were in China, and one was in the U.S.

 

Gideon Wertheizer, CEO of CEVA, stated: “We produced our highest second quarter revenue on record despite the uncertain environment created by the COVID-19 pandemic. We are consistently growing our licensee base and expanding our market reach into new lucrative areas such as automotive powertrain where we concluded a key design win this quarter. Royalty revenues came in ahead of our expectations, driven by revenues from our base station and IoT product line that is up 77% year-over-year to $4.3 million. We continuously monitor developments relating to the spread of the pandemic and U.S. tensions with China, and remain focused on serving our customers and executing on our growth strategy. The dedication and efficiency of our employees, combined with our diverse portfolio of technology, continue to provide us with the foundation to go from strength to strength as a leader in our industry.”

 

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GAAP net loss for the second quarter of 2020 was $1.1 million, as compared to a GAAP net loss of $1.5 million reported for the same period in 2019. GAAP diluted loss per share for the second quarter of 2020 was ($0.05), as compared to a GAAP diluted loss per share of ($0.07) for the same period in 2019.

 

Non-GAAP net income and diluted earnings per share for the second quarter of 2020 increased 130% and 140% respectively, to $2.9 million and $0.12, respectively, from $1.2 million and $0.05 reported for the second quarter of 2019. Non-GAAP net income and diluted earnings per share for the second quarter of 2020 excluded: (a) equity-based compensation expenses, net of taxes, of $3.3 million, (b) the impact of the amortization of acquired intangibles, net of taxes, of $0.7 million associated with the acquisition of the Hillcrest Labs business and investments in NB-IoT and Immervision technologies. Non-GAAP net income and diluted earnings per share for the second quarter of 2019 excluded: (a) equity-based compensation expenses, net of taxes, of $2.5 million, and (b) the impact of the amortization of acquired intangibles of $0.3 million associated with the acquisition of RivieraWaves and an investment in NB-IoT technologies.

 

Yaniv Arieli, Chief Financial Officer of CEVA, stated: “Our business continued to show strength in the second quarter, as we managed to exceed all key financial metrics for the quarter and post 28% revenue growth year-over-year. Of note, our Bluetooth and Wi-Fi royalties reached all-time record highs as a result of many new IoT production ramp-ups. With economic uncertainty still persisting, we remain prudent with regards to expenses and maintain a strong balance sheet. Our business generated $12.6 million of cash from operations in the first half of 2020, taking our cash and cash equivalent balances, marketable securities and bank deposits to approximately $157 million at the end of the quarter, with no debt.”

 

CEVA Conference Call

On August 10, 2020 CEVA management will conduct a conference call at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the operating performance for the quarter.

 

The conference call will be available via the following dial in numbers:

 

 

U.S. Participants: Dial 1-844-435-0316 (Access Code: CEVA)

 

International Participants: Dial +1-412-317-6365 (Access Code: CEVA)

 

The conference call will also be available live via webcast at the following link: https://www.webcaster4.com/Webcast/Page/984/35676. Please go to the web site at least fifteen minutes prior to the call to register, download and install any necessary audio software.

 

For those who cannot access the live broadcast, a replay will be available by dialing +1-877-344-7529 or +1-412-317-0088 (access code: 10146084) from one hour after the end of the call until 9:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) on August 24, 2020. The replay will also be available at CEVA's web site www.ceva-dsp.com.

 

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Forward Looking Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions that if they materialize or prove incorrect, could cause the results of CEVA to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. Forward-looking statements include Mr. Wertheizer’s statements that (i) we are consistently growing our licensee base and expanding our market reach into new lucrative areas; (ii) notwithstanding the pandemic and U.S. tensions with China, the company is focused on serving customers and executing on its growth strategy ; and (iii) the dedication and efficiency of CEVA’s employees and diverse portfolio of technology provide the foundation to go from strength to strength as a leader in the industry. The risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause differing CEVA results include: the scope and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic; the extent and length of the shelter-in-place and other restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact on customers, consumer demand and the global economy generally; the ability of the CEVA DSP cores and other technologies to continue to be strong growth drivers for us; our continued success in penetrating new markets and maintaining our market position in existing markets; our ability to diversify the company’s royalty streams, the ability of products incorporating our technologies to achieve market acceptance, the effect of intense industry competition and consolidation, global chip market trends, the possibility that markets for CEVA’s technologies may not develop as expected or that products incorporating our technologies do not achieve market acceptance; our ability to timely and successfully develop and introduce new technologies; and general market conditions and other risks relating to our business, including, but not limited to, those that are described from time to time in our SEC filings. CEVA assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements or information, which speak as of their respective dates.

 

About CEVA, Inc.

CEVA is the leading licensor of signal processing platforms and artificial intelligence processors for a smarter, connected world. We partner with semiconductor companies and OEMs worldwide to create power-efficient, intelligent and connected devices for a range of end markets, including mobile, consumer, automotive, industrial and IoT. Our ultra-low-power IPs for vision, audio, communications and connectivity include comprehensive DSP-based platforms for LTE/LTE-A/5G baseband processing in handsets, infrastructure and cellular IoT (NB-IoT and Cat-M) enabled devices, advanced imaging and computer vision for any camera-enabled device, audio/voice/speech and ultra-low power always-on/sensing applications for multiple IoT markets. For artificial intelligence, we offer a family of AI processors capable of handling the complete gamut of neural network workloads, on-device. For connectivity, we offer the industry’s most widely adopted IPs for Bluetooth (low energy and dual mode) and Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) and Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) up to 4x4). Visit us at www.ceva-dsp.com and follow us on Twitter, YouTube, , LinkedIn and Instagram.

 

 

For More Information Contact:

Yaniv Arieli

CEVA, Inc.

CFO

+1.650.417.7941

yaniv.arieli@ceva-dsp.com

Richard Kingston

CEVA, Inc.

VP Market Intelligence, Investor & Public Relations

+1.650.417.7976

richard.kingston@ceva-dsp.com

 

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CEVA, INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME – U.S. GAAP

U.S. dollars in thousands, except per share data

 

   

Three months ended

   

Six months ended

 
   

June 30,

   

June 30,

 
   

2020

   

2019

   

2020

   

2019

 
   

Unaudited

   

Unaudited

   

Unaudited

   

Unaudited

 

Revenues:

                               

Licensing and related revenues

  $ 13,530     $ 10,804     $ 28,025     $ 21,815  

Royalties

    10,076       7,596       19,196       13,554  
                                 

Total revenues

    23,606       18,400       47,221       35,369  
                                 

Cost of revenues

    3,005       2,493       5,756       4,516  
                                 

Gross profit

    20,601       15,907       41,465       30,853  
                                 

Operating expenses:

                               

Research and development, net

    14,979       12,390       30,092       24,720  

Sales and marketing

    2,893       2,956       6,061       5,977  

General and administrative

    3,663       2,534       7,327       4,851  

Amortization of intangible assets

    575       210       1,157       420  
                                 

Total operating expenses

    22,110       18,090       44,637       35,968  
                                 

Operating loss

    (1,509 )     (2,183 )     (3,172 )     (5,115 )

Financial income, net

    838       896       1,669       1,696  
                                 

Loss before taxes on income

    (671 )     (1,287 )     (1,503 )     (3,419 )

Taxes on income

    419       225       772       390  
                                 

Net loss

  $ (1,090 )   $ (1,512 )   $ (2,275 )   $ (3,809 )
                                 

Basic and diluted net loss per share

  $ (0.05 )   $ (0.07 )   $ (0.10 )   $ (0.17 )

Weighted-average shares used to compute net loss per share (in thousands):

                               

Basic

    22,017       21,936       22,006       21,927  

Diluted

    22,017       21,936       22,006       21,927  

 

 

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Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures

U.S. Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts

 

   

Three months ended

   

Six months ended

 
   

June 30,

   

June 30,

 
   

2020

   

2019

   

2020

   

2019

 
   

Unaudited

   

Unaudited

   

Unaudited

   

Unaudited

 

GAAP net loss

  $ (1,090 )   $ (1,512 )   $ (2,275 )   $ (3,809 )

Equity-based compensation expense included in cost of revenues

    156       160       314       296  

Equity-based compensation expense included in research and development expenses

    1,722       1,458       3,345       2,820  

Equity-based compensation expense included in sales and marketing expenses

    512       394       963       750  

Equity-based compensation expense included in general and administrative expenses

    1,027       667       1,902       1,229  

Income tax benefit related to equity-based compensation expenses

    (135 )     (207 )     (184 )     (344 )

Amortization of intangible assets, net of taxes, related to acquisitions of RivieraWaves and Hillcrest Labs business, investments in NB-IoT and Immervision technologies

    684       289       1,377       578  

Non-GAAP net income

  $ 2,876     $ 1,249     $ 5,442     $ 1,520  
                                 

GAAP weighted-average number of Common Stock used in computation of diluted net loss per share (in thousands)

    22,017       21,936       22,006       21,927  

Weighted-average number of shares related to outstanding stock-based awards (in thousands)

    1,015       837       973       805  

Weighted-average number of Common Stock used in computation of diluted earnings per share, excluding the above (in thousands)

    23,032       22,773       22,979       22,732  
                                 
                                 

GAAP diluted loss per share

  $ ( 0.05 )   $ ( 0.07 )   $ ( 0.10 )   $ ( 0.17 )

Equity-based compensation expense, net of taxes

  $ 0.14     $ 0.11     $ 0.28     $ 0.21  

Amortization of intangible assets, net of taxes, related to acquisitions of RivieraWaves and Hillcrest Labs business, investments in NB-IoT and Immervision technologies

  $ 0.03     $ 0.01     $ 0.06     $ 0.03  

Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share

  $ 0.12     $ 0.05     $ 0.24     $ 0.07  

 

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CEVA, INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

(U.S. Dollars in thousands)

 

   

June 30,

   

December 31,

 
   

2020

    2019 (*)  
   

Unaudited

   

Unaudited

 

ASSETS

               

Current assets:

               

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 29,979     $ 22,803  

Marketable securities and short-term bank deposits

    126,131       121,782  

Trade receivables, net

    7,055       11,066  

Unbilled receivables

    12,726       17,241  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

    6,585       5,660  

Total current assets

    182,476       178,552  

Long-term assets:

               

Bank deposits

    1,336       5,368  

Severance pay fund

    9,697       9,881  

Deferred tax assets, net

    13,068       10,605  

Property and equipment, net

    7,843       7,879  

Operating lease right-of-use assets

    10,260       11,066  

Goodwill

    51,070       51,070  

Intangible assets, net

    12,126       13,424  

Other long-term assets

    8,430       9,176  

Total assets

  $ 296,306     $ 297,021  

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

Current liabilities:

               

Trade payables

  $ 1,290     $ 701  

Deferred revenues

    3,821       3,642  

Accrued expenses and other payables

    3,227       3,660  

Accrued payroll and related benefits

    14,405       15,894  

Taxes payable

    103       88  

Operating lease liabilities

    2,232       2,393  

Total current liabilities

    25,078       26,378  
                 

Long-term liabilities:

               

Accrued severance pay

    10,541       10,551  

Operating lease liabilities

    7,547       8,273  

Other accrued liabilities

    759       662  

Total liabilities

    43,925       45,864  
                 

Stockholders’ equity:

               

Common stock

    22       22  

Additional paid in-capital

    228,494       228,005  

Treasury stock

    (35,197 )     (39,390 )

Accumulated other comprehensive income

    433       94  

Retained earnings

    58,629       62,426  

Total stockholders’ equity

    252,381       251,157  

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

  $ 296,306     $ 297,021  

 

(*) Derived from audited financial statements

 

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