Inphi Corporation Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2013 Results

SANTA CLARA, CA--(Marketwired - Feb 3, 2014) - Inphi Corporation (NYSE: IPHI), a leading provider of high-speed analog, mixed signal semiconductor solutions for the communications and computing markets, today announced results for its fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2013.

Marking a quarterly revenue record for Inphi, revenue for the fourth quarter of 2013 was $29.1 million, up 9.4% sequentially from $26.6 million reported for the third quarter of 2013. This was also up 27% year over year compared with $22.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2012.

Gross margin under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for the fourth quarter of 2013 was 65.3% of revenue, compared with 64.3% of revenue for the fourth quarter of 2012.

GAAP net loss for the fourth quarter of 2013 was $1.3 million, or ($0.04), compared with a GAAP net loss of $16.6 million, or ($0.58) per diluted common share, for the fourth quarter of 2012.

Inphi established a full valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets, which resulted in a one-time, non-cash charge of $14.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2012. The decision to establish the valuation allowance was based on an assessment made at the 2012 year-end that considered factors such as passage of new California tax law as well as projected taxable income. The establishment of a valuation allowance does not preclude Inphi from using its loss-carry forward, research and development tax credits and other deferred tax assets in the future. 

Inphi reports gross margin, net income (loss), and earnings per share in accordance with GAAP and on a non-GAAP basis. A reconciliation of the GAAP to non-GAAP gross margin, net income, and earnings per share, as well as a description of the items excluded from the non-GAAP calculations, is included in the financial statements portion of this news release. 

Gross margin on a non-GAAP basis for the fourth quarter of 2013 was 66.3% of revenue, compared with 65.4% of revenue for the fourth quarter of 2012.

Non-GAAP net income for the fourth quarter of 2013 was $2.4 million, or $0.08 per diluted share. This compared with non-GAAP net income of $1.0 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2012. 

"With a strong showing in the fourth quarter, we closed out a healthy 2013 -- exceeding the $100 million threshold in revenue," said Ford Tamer, President and CEO of Inphi. "We are grateful for the hard work of our entire team -- having delivered robust new products and strong technical support to our customers. We have also steadily improved our operating margin from breakeven for Q1 to more than 10% on a non GAAP basis for Q4. Turning to full-year 2014, we believe we are poised to deliver both accelerating revenue growth and improved operating margins, without compromising our long-term development opportunities."

Full Year 2013 Results
For the year ended December 31, 2013, revenue was $102.7 million, compared with $91.2 million for 2012. GAAP net loss for 2013 was $13.2 million, or ($0.45) per diluted share, on approximately 29.5 million diluted weighted average common shares outstanding. This compared with GAAP net loss of $20.7 million, or ($0.73) per diluted share, on approximately 28.4 million diluted weighted average common shares outstanding for 2012.

Non GAAP net income for the year ended December 31, 2013 was $3.9 million, or approximately $0.12 per diluted share. This compared with non-GAAP net income of $5.0 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2012.

Business Outlook
The following statements are based on our current expectations for the first quarter of 2014. These statements are forward looking and actual results may differ materially.

• Revenues are expected to be up 3% - 10% sequentially for Q1 2014, resulting in a range of $30 million to $32 million.
• Non-GAAP gross margin is expected to be approximately 65.5% - 66.5%.
• Stock-based compensation expense is expected to be in the range of $4.4 million to $4.6 million.
• GAAP results are expected to be a net loss in a range between $0.8 million to breakeven, or ($0.03) - breakeven per diluted share, on approximately 30.8 million basic shares outstanding.
• Non-GAAP net income, excluding stock-based compensation expense, is expected to be in the range of $2.5 million to $3.4 million, or $0.08 - $0.10 per diluted share, on 32.6 million estimated fully diluted shares outstanding.
  
  

Quarterly Conference Call Today
Inphi plans to hold a conference call at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time/2:00 p.m. Pacific Time today with Ford Tamer, President and Chief Executive Officer, and John Edmunds, Chief Financial Officer, to discuss fourth quarter and full year 2013 results. 

The call can be accessed by dialing 866-318-8617; international callers should dial 617-399-5136, participant passcode: 91344969. Please dial-in ten minutes prior to the scheduled conference call time. A live and archived webcast of the call will be available on Inphi's website at http://investors.inphi.com for up to 30 days after the call.

About Inphi
Inphi Corporation is a leading provider of high-speed mixed signal semiconductor solutions for the communications and computing markets. Inphi's end-to-end data transport platform delivers high signal integrity at leading-edge data speeds, addressing performance and bandwidth bottlenecks in networks, from fiber to memory. Inphi's solutions minimize latency in computing environments and enable the rollout of next- generation communications infrastructure. Inphi's solutions provide a vital interface between analog signals and digital information in high-performance systems, such as telecommunications transport systems, enterprise networking equipment, enterprise and data center servers, and storage platforms. To learn more about Inphi, visit www.inphi.com.

Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in the press release and certain matters to be discussed on the fourth quarter of 2013 conference call regarding Inphi Corporation, which are not historical facts, are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements may be identified by terms such as outlook, believe, expect, may, will, provide, could, and should, and the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. These statements include statements relating to: our business outlook and current expectations for the first quarter of 2014, including our revenue, gross margin, stock-based compensation expense, operating performance, net income, earnings per share; expectations of our growth; expectations of economic trends and macroeconomic conditions; and benefits of using non-GAAP financial measures. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated as a result of various factors, including: the Company's ability to sustain profitable operations due to its history of losses and accumulated deficit; dependence on a limited number of customers for a substantial portion of revenue and lack of long-term purchase commitments from our customers; product defects; risk related to intellectual property matters, lengthy sales cycle and competitive selection process; lengthy and expensive qualification processes; ability to develop new or enhanced products in a timely manner; development of the markets that the Company targets; market demand for the Company's products; reliance on third parties to manufacture, assemble and test products; ability to compete; and other risks inherent in fabless semiconductor businesses. In addition, actual results could differ materially due to changes in tax rates or tax benefits available, changes in claims that may or may not be asserted, as well as changes in pending litigation. For a discussion of these and other related risks, please refer to Inphi Corporation's recent SEC filings, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, which are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date thereof. Inphi Corporation undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements for any reason, except as required by law, even as new information becomes available or other events occur in the future.

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INPHI CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands of dollars, except share and per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
			Three Months Ended December 31,								Year Ended December 31,
			2013				2012				2013				2012
Revenue			$	29,130			$	22,935			$	102,664			$	91,206
Cost of revenue				10,114				8,194				37,095				32,684
Gross margin				19,016				14,741				65,569				58,522
Operating expenses:
	Research and development			13,127				11,030				50,516				40,102
	Sales and marketing			3,970				3,705				15,741				14,052
	General and administrative			2,838				2,670				11,614				12,300
Total operating expenses				19,935				17,405				77,871				66,454
Income (loss) from operations				(919	)			(2,664	)			(12,302	)			(7,932	)
Other income				240				236				876				914
Income (loss) before income taxes				(679	)			(2,428	)			(11,426	)			(7,018	)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes				594				14,126				1,752				13,673
Net income (loss)			$	(1,273	)		$	(16,554	)		$	(13,178	)		$	(20,691	)
Earnings per share:
		Basic	$	(0.04	)		$	(0.58	)		$	(0.45	)		$	(0.73	)
		Diluted	$	(0.04	)		$	(0.58	)		$	(0.45	)		$	(0.73	)
Weighted-average shares used in computing earnings per share:
		Basic		30,167,748				28,658,836				29,493,005				28,378,680
		Diluted		30,167,748				28,658,836				29,493,005				28,378,680

The following table presents details of stock-based compensation expense included in each functional line item in the consolidated statements of operations above:

	Three Months Ended December 31,								Year Ended December 31,
	2013				2012				2013				2012
	(in thousands of dollars)
	(Unaudited)
Cost of revenue	$	296			$	197			$	1,086			$	726
Research and development		1,911				1,465				8,586				5,833
Sales and marketing		735				626				3,204				2,660
General and administrative		1,036				834				4,102				3,240
	$	3,978			$	3,122			$	16,978			$	12,459

INPHI CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands of dollars)
(Unaudited)
				December 31, 2013				December 31, 2012
Assets
Current assets:
	Cash and cash equivalents			$	31,667			$	30,161
	Short-term investments in marketable securities				90,890				91,107
	Accounts receivable, net				13,073				13,717
	Inventories				6,767				4,894
	Other current assets				3,700				4,518
		Total current assets			146,097				144,397
Property and equipment, net					22,460				13,893
Goodwill					5,875				5,875
Deferred tax charge and other assets					7,910				5,909
			Total assets	$	182,342			$	170,074
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
	Accounts payable			$	7,280			$	6,888
	Accrued expenses and other current liabilities				8,118				5,116
	Deferred revenue				1,686				1,083
		Total current liabilities			17,084				13,087
Other liabilities					5,865				4,022
		Total liabilities			22,949				17,109
Stockholders' equity:
	Common Stock				30				29
	Additional paid-in capital				225,007				205,269
	Accumulated deficit				(66,582	)			(53,404	)
	Accumulated other comprehensive income				938				1,071
Total stockholders' equity					159,393				152,965
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity				$	182,342			$	170,074

INPHI CORPORATION

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP NET INCOME TO NON-GAAP NET INCOME

(in thousands of dollars, except share and per share amounts)

To supplement the audited financial data presented on a GAAP basis, the Company discloses certain non-GAAP financial measures, which exclude stock-based compensation, certain warranty, legal costs and other claims, abandoned office costs, accelerated depreciation of certain property and equipment associated with the facility to be abandoned and deferred tax asset valuation allowance. These non-GAAP financial measures are not in accordance with GAAP. These results should only be used to evaluate the Company's results of operations in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures. The Company believes that its non-GAAP financial information provides useful information to management and investors regarding financial and business trends relating to its financial condition and results of operations; non-GAAP financial information excludes charges or benefits that management considers to be outside of the Company's core operating results. The Company believes that the non-GAAP measures of gross margin, net income and earnings per share, in combination with the Company's financial results calculated in accordance with GAAP, provide investors with additional perspective and a more meaningful understanding of the Company's ongoing operating performance. In addition, the Company's management uses these non-GAAP measures to review and assess the financial performance of the Company, to determine executive officer incentive compensation and to plan and forecast performance in future periods. The Company's non-GAAP measurements are not prepared in accordance with GAAP and are not an alternative to GAAP financial information; these measurements may be calculated differently than non-GAAP financial information disclosed by other companies.

INPHI CORPORATION
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES
(in thousands of dollars, except share and per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
		Three Months Ended December 31,										Year Ended December 31,
		2013					2012					2013					2012
GAAP net income (loss)		$	(1,273	)			$	(16,554	)			$	(13,178	)			$	(20,691	)
Adjusting items to GAAP net income (loss):
	Operating expenses related to stock-based compensation expense, net of tax effect		2,908		(a)			2,857		(a)			11,622		(a)			9,699		(a)
	Adjustment to revenue as a result of warranty claim		-					-					-					497		(b)
	Legal expense and accrual of provisional costs		-					-					-					650		(c)
	Abandoned office costs		-					-					100		(d)			-
	Accelerated depreciation of certain property and equipment associated with the facility to be abandoned, net of tax effect		-					254		(e)			-					254		(e)
	Valuation allowance and delta in interim period tax allocation from GAAP to non-GAAP		777		(f)			14,430		(f)			5,357		(f)			14,594		(f)
Non-GAAP net income		$	2,412				$	987				$	3,901				$	5,003
Shares used in computing non-GAAP basic earnings per share			30,167,748					28,658,836					29,493,005					28,378,680
Shares used in computing non-GAAP diluted earnings per share			31,978,798					29,892,186					31,291,561					29,784,635
Non-GAAP earnings per share:
Basic		$	0.08				$	0.03				$	0.13				$	0.18
Diluted		$	0.08				$	0.03				$	0.12				$	0.17
GAAP gross margin as a % of revenue			65.3	%				64.3	%				63.9	%				64.2	%
Stock-based compensation:
Cost of revenue			1.0	%				0.9	%				1.0	%				0.8	%
Accelerated depreciation of certain property and equipment associated with the facility to be abandoned			-					0.2	%				-					-
Adjustment to revenue as a result of warranty claim			-					-					-					0.3	%
Non-GAAP gross margin as a % of revenue			66.3	%				65.4	%				64.9	%				65.3	%

(a)		Reflects the stock-based compensation expense recorded relating to stock based awards. The Company excludes this item when it evaluates the continuing operational performance of the Company as management believes this GAAP measure is not indicative of its core operating performance.
(b)		Reflects reduction in revenue as a result of warranty claim of a customer. The Company excludes this item when it evaluates the continuing operational performance of the Company as management believes this GAAP measure is not indicative of its core operating performance.
(c)		Reflects legal expense and accrual of provisional costs with regard to employment and other related claims, net of insurance reimbursement. The Company excludes this item when it evaluates the continuing operational performance of the Company as management believes this GAAP measure is not indicative of its core operating performance.
(d)		Reflects the cost of abandoned office space. The Company excludes this item when it evaluates the continuing operational performance of the Company as management believes this GAAP measure is not indicative of its core operating performance.
(e)		Reflects the accelerated depreciation of certain property and equipment associated with the facility to be abandoned. The Company excludes this item when it evaluates the continuing operational performance of the Company as management believes this GAAP measure is not indicative of its core operating performance.
(f)		Reflects the valuation allowance established against deferred tax assets, change in valuation allowance and delta in interim period tax allocation from GAAP to non-GAAP related to non-GAAP adjustments. The Company excludes this item when it evaluates the continuing operational performance of the Company as management believes this GAAP measure is not indicative of its core operating performance.

INPHI CORPORATION
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES - FIRST QUARTER 2014 GUIDANCE
(in thousands of dollars, except share and per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
		Three Months Ending March 31, 2014
		High				Low
Estimated GAAP net income (loss)		$	(50	)		$	(800	)
Adjusting items to estimated GAAP net income (loss):
	Operating expenses related to stock-based compensation expense		4,600				4,400
	Tax effect of stock-based compensation expense		(1,150	)			(1,100	)
Estimated non-GAAP net income		$	3,400			$	2,500
Shares used in computing estimated non-GAAP diluted earnings per share			32,600,000				32,600,000
Estimated non-GAAP diluted earnings per share		$	0.10			$	0.08