Exhibit 99.1
NETLIST REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2020
RESULTS
IRVINE, CALIFORNIA, May 6, 2020 - Netlist,
Inc. (OCTQX: NLST) today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 28, 2020.
Net sales for the first quarter ended March 28, 2020 were $14.6
million, compared to net sales of $5.1 million for the quarter ended March 30, 2019. Gross profit for the quarter ended March 28,
2020 was $2.1 million, or 14.4% of net sales, compared to a gross profit of $0.3 million, or 5.5% of net sales, for the quarter
ended March 30, 2019.
Net loss for the first quarter ended March 28, 2020 was ($1.5)
million, or a loss per share of ($0.01), compared to a net loss in the prior year period of ($4.1) million, or a loss per share
of ($0.03). These results include stock-based compensation expense of $0.2 million and $0.3 million for the quarters ended March
28, 2020 and March 30, 2019, respectively.
As of March 28, 2020, cash, cash equivalents and restricted
cash was $8.6 million, total assets were $22.8 million, working capital was $4.2 million, total debt and accrued interest, net
of debt discount, was $20.7 million, and stockholders’ deficit was ($9.7) million.
“We had a strong first quarter with revenue growth of
56% consecutively and 187% year over year, which translated into improved gross profit and bottom line results. This performance
reflects continued positive traction for Netlist’s SSD product line in the enterprise and data center markets,” said
Chief Executive Officer, Chuck Hong. “We are troubled by the recent U.S. International Trade Commission’s final determination.
We believe that the Commission’s reversal of the Chief Administrative Law Judge’s well-reasoned initial determination
defies legal logic and raises questions of objectivity. Nevertheless, we remain undeterred in our commitment to protecting the
company’s valuable intellectual property rights.”
During the quarter, Netlist brought new legal proceedings for
patent infringement against SK hynix in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, asserting two new patents that
read on SK hynix’s RDIMM and LRDIMM memory products.
Conference Call Information
C.K. Hong, Chief Executive Officer, and Gail Sasaki, Chief
Financial Officer, will host an investor conference call today, May 6, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time to review Netlist’s
results for the first quarter ended March 28, 2020. The live webcast and archived replay of the call can be accessed for 90 days
in the Investors section of Netlist’s website at www.netlist.com.
About Netlist
Netlist provides high-performance SSDs and modular memory subsystems
to enterprise customers in diverse industries. HybriDIMM™, Netlist's next-generation storage class memory product,
addresses the growing need for real-time analytics in Big Data applications, in-memory databases, high-performance computing and
advanced data storage solutions. Netlist also manufactures and provides a line of specialty and legacy memory products to storage
customers, appliance customers, system builders and cloud and datacenter customers. Netlist holds a portfolio of patents, many
seminal, in the areas of hybrid memory, storage class memory, rank multiplication and load reduction. To learn more, visit www.netlist.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
This news release contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are statements other than historical
facts and often address future events or Netlist's future performance. Forward-looking statements contained in this news release
include statements about Netlist's ability to execute on its strategic initiatives. All forward-looking statements reflect management's
present expectations regarding future events and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by any forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties
and other factors include, among others: risks related to Netlist's plans for its intellectual property, including its strategies
for monetizing, licensing, expanding, and defending its patent portfolio; risks associated with patent infringement litigation
initiated by Netlist, such as its ongoing proceedings against SK hynix Inc., or by others against Netlist, as well as the costs
and unpredictability of any such litigation; risks associated with Netlist's product sales, including the market and demand for
products sold by Netlist and its ability to successfully develop and launch new products that are attractive to the market; the
success of product, joint development and licensing partnerships; the competitive landscape of Netlist's industry; and general
economic, political and market conditions, including quarantines, factory slowdowns or shutdowns, and travel restrictions resulting
from the COVID-19 pandemic. All forward-looking statements reflect management's present assumptions, expectations and beliefs regarding
future events and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those expressed in or implied by any forward-looking statements. These and other risks and uncertainties are described
in Netlist's annual report on Form 10-K for its most recently completed fiscal year filed on March 10, 2020, and the other filings
it makes with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time, including any subsequently filed quarterly and current
reports. In light of these risks, uncertainties and other factors, these forward-looking statements should not be relied on as
predictions of future events. These forward-looking statements represent Netlist's assumptions, expectations and beliefs only as
of the date they are made, and except as required by law, Netlist undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking
statements for any reason.
(Tables Follow)
| For more information, please contact: |
|
| |
| The Plunkett Group |
Netlist, Inc. |
| Mike Smargiassi/Sharon Oh |
Gail M. Sasaki |
| NLST@theplunkettgroup.com |
Chief Financial Officer |
| (212) 739-6729 |
(949) 435-0025 |
Netlist, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands)
| | |
(unaudited) | | |
| |
| | |
March 28, | | |
December 28, | |
| | |
2020 | | |
2019 | |
| ASSETS | |
| | | |
| | |
| Current assets: | |
| | | |
| | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | |
$ | 5,713 | | |
$ | 8,966 | |
| Restricted cash | |
| 2,900 | | |
| 2,750 | |
| Accounts receivable, net | |
| 5,116 | | |
| 3,672 | |
| Inventories | |
| 5,974 | | |
| 3,496 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | |
| 663 | | |
| 627 | |
| Total current assets | |
| 20,366 | | |
| 19,511 | |
| | |
| | | |
| | |
| Property and equipment, net | |
| 259 | | |
| 286 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | |
| 832 | | |
| 968 | |
| Other assets | |
| 1,377 | | |
| 1,376 | |
| Total assets | |
$ | 22,834 | | |
$ | 22,141 | |
| | |
| | | |
| | |
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT | |
| | | |
| | |
| Current liabilities: | |
| | | |
| | |
| Accounts payable | |
$ | 9,757 | | |
$ | 9,134 | |
| Revolving line of credit | |
| 4,449 | | |
| 2,990 | |
| Accrued payroll and related liabilities | |
| 837 | | |
| 740 | |
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | |
| 790 | | |
| 793 | |
| Note payable | |
| 285 | | |
| 412 | |
| Total current liabilities | |
| 16,118 | | |
| 14,069 | |
| Convertible promissory note and accrued interest, net | |
| 15,921 | | |
| 15,793 | |
| Operating lease liabilities | |
| 383 | | |
| 498 | |
| Other liabilities | |
| 143 | | |
| 144 | |
| Total liabilities | |
| 32,565 | | |
| 30,504 | |
| | |
| | | |
| | |
| Commitments and contingencies | |
| | | |
| | |
| | |
| | | |
| | |
| Stockholders' deficit: | |
| | | |
| | |
| Preferred stock | |
| — | | |
| — | |
| Common stock | |
| 171 | | |
| 169 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | |
| 179,258 | | |
| 179,086 | |
| Accumulated deficit | |
| (189,160 | ) | |
| (187,618 | ) |
| Total stockholders' deficit | |
| (9,731 | ) | |
| (8,363 | ) |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit | |
$ | 22,834 | | |
$ | 22,141 | |
Netlist,
Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
| | |
Three Months Ended | |
| | |
March 28,
2020 | | |
March 30,
2019 | |
| Net sales | |
$ | 14,631 | | |
$ | 5,105 | |
| Cost of sales(1) | |
| 12,522 | | |
| 4,826 | |
| Gross profit | |
| 2,109 | | |
| 279 | |
| Operating expenses: | |
| | | |
| | |
| Research and development(1) | |
| 654 | | |
| 590 | |
| Intellectual property legal fees | |
| 625 | | |
| 1,495 | |
| Selling, general and administrative(1) | |
| 2,221 | | |
| 1,973 | |
| Total operating expenses | |
| 3,500 | | |
| 4,058 | |
| Operating loss | |
| (1,391 | ) | |
| (3,779 | ) |
| Other income (expense): | |
| | | |
| | |
| Interest expense, net | |
| (148 | ) | |
| (272 | ) |
| Other income (expense), net | |
| (3 | ) | |
| 1 | |
| Total other expense, net | |
| (151 | ) | |
| (271 | ) |
| Loss before provision for income taxes | |
| (1,542 | ) | |
| (4,050 | ) |
| Provision for income taxes | |
| — | | |
| — | |
| Net loss | |
$ | (1,542 | ) | |
$ | (4,050 | ) |
| Net loss per common share: | |
| | | |
| | |
| Basic and diluted | |
$ | (0.01 | ) | |
$ | (0.03 | ) |
| Weighted-average common shares outstanding: | |
| | | |
| | |
| Basic and diluted | |
| 169,719 | | |
| 139,039 | |
| (1) Amounts include
stock-based compensation expense as follows: | |
| | | |
| | |
| | |
| | | |
| | |
| Cost of sales | |
$ | 3 | | |
$ | 7 | |
| Research and development | |
| 47 | | |
| 51 | |
| Selling, general and administrative | |
| 156 | | |
| 284 | |
| Total stock-based compensation | |
$ | 206 | | |
$ | 342 | |
