Attached files

file filename
8-K - FORM 8-K - VOLTERRA SEMICONDUCTOR CORPd8k.htm

Exhibit 99.1

For investor information contact:

Heidi Flannery, Investor Relations

(510) 743-1718

investor@volterra.com

Volterra Reports Fourth Quarter Results, Record Annual Net Revenue

and Tenth Consecutive Year of Growth

FREMONT, Calif., January 24, 2011 — Volterra Semiconductor Corporation (Nasdaq: VLTR), a leading provider of high-performance analog and mixed-signal power management semiconductors, today reported financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

For the full year 2010, Volterra reported record annual net revenue of $153.6 million, an increase of 46% from annual net revenue of $104.9 million in 2009. GAAP net income was $28.4 million, or $1.10 per share (diluted), for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, an increase of 160% from GAAP net income of $10.9 million, or $0.45 per share (diluted), for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009. Non-GAAP net income was $35.1 million, or $1.35 per share (diluted), for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, an increase of 115% from non-GAAP net income of $16.3 million, or $0.67 per share (diluted), for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.

Net revenue for the fourth quarter of 2010 was $35.5 million, a 4% increase over net revenue of $34.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2009, and a 14% decrease from net revenue of $41.6 million for the third quarter of 2010. GAAP net income was $3.4 million, or $0.13 per share (diluted), for the fourth quarter of 2010, a 51% decrease from GAAP net income of $7.0 million, or $0.28 per share (diluted), for the fourth quarter of 2009 and a 59% decrease from GAAP net income of $8.4 million, or $0.32 per share (diluted), for the third quarter of 2010.

Volterra also reported net income and basic and diluted net income per share on a non-GAAP basis. Non-GAAP net income excludes the effect of stock-based compensation expense, net of tax. Non-GAAP net income was $5.4 million, or $0.21 per share (diluted), for the fourth quarter of 2010, a 36% decrease from non-GAAP net income of $8.4 million, or $0.34 per share (diluted), for the fourth quarter of 2009 and a 46% decrease from non-GAAP net income of $10.2 million, or $0.39 per share (diluted), for the third quarter of 2010.

“We are happy to be able to report Volterra’s tenth consecutive year of revenue growth and our seventh consecutive profitable year,” said Volterra President and CEO Jeff Staszak. “We continue to be well positioned to take advantage of opportunities for growth in our major market segments.”

Earnings Conference Call

Volterra will be conducting a conference call today at 2:30 p.m. (PST). To access the conference call, investors can dial (877) 941-2927 approximately ten minutes prior to the initiation of the teleconference. International and local participants can dial (480) 629-9724. Investors should


reference Volterra. A digital replay of the conference call will be available until midnight on Monday, January 31, 2011. To access the replay, investors should dial (800) 406-7325 or (303) 590-3030 and enter access code 4398392#. A webcast of the conference call also will be available from the Investors section of the Company’s website at: http://www.volterra.com until midnight on Monday, February 21, 2011.

About Volterra Semiconductor Corporation

Volterra Semiconductor Corporation, headquartered in Fremont, CA, designs, develops, and markets leading edge silicon solutions for low-voltage power delivery. The Company’s product portfolio is focused on advanced switching regulators for the computer, datacom, storage, and portable markets. Volterra operates as a fabless semiconductor company utilizing world-class foundries for silicon supply. The company is focused on creating products with high intellectual property content that match specific customer needs. For more information, please visit http://www.volterra.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Volterra provides all information required in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), but it believes that evaluating its financial results may be difficult if limited to reviewing only GAAP financial measures. Volterra’s management believes the non-GAAP information provided is useful to investors and other users of its financial information and its inclusion with our financial results is warranted for several reasons:

* it can enhance the understanding of Volterra’s financial performance by adjusting for special, non-recurring items that may obscure results and trends in our core operating performance, particularly in reconciling differences between reported income and actual cash flows;

* it can provide consistency in reviewing Volterra’s historical performance between periods, as well as allowing for better comparisons of Volterra’s performance with similar companies in Volterra’s industry;

* it allows users to evaluate the results of the business using the same financial measures that management uses to evaluate and manage Volterra’s internal planning, budgeting and operations; and

* it provides investors with additional information used by management, its board of directors and committees thereof, to determine management compensation.

Volterra’s management reports and uses calculations of (i) non-GAAP gross margin and non-GAAP gross margin as a percent of revenue, which represents gross margin excluding the effect of stock-based compensation; (ii) non-GAAP income from operations (and its components, non-GAAP research and development expense, non-GAAP selling, general, and administrative expense, non-GAAP total operating expenses, and including non-GAAP gross margin as indicated above) as well as non-GAAP operating margin as a percent of revenue which represent


income from operations and its components excluding the effect of stock-based compensation and special items such as restructuring charges, net of tax; (iii) non-GAAP annual effective tax rate and the associated non-GAAP income tax expense, which represents the effective tax rate without the effect of stock-based compensation and income tax expense recalculated excluding the effect of stock-based compensation and special items on non-GAAP income before tax; and (iv) non-GAAP net income (and its components listed above), non-GAAP net margin as a percent of revenue, and non-GAAP diluted net income per share, which represents net income and diluted net income per share excluding the effect of stock-based compensation expense and special items such as restructuring charges, net of tax.

Investors should note that the non-GAAP financial measures used by Volterra may not be the same non-GAAP financial measures, and may not be calculated in the same manner, as that of other companies. Whenever Volterra discloses such a non-GAAP financial measure, it provides a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to what it believes to be the most closely applicable GAAP financial measure. A reconciliation of GAAP net income to non-GAAP net income is included in the financial statements portion of this release and at the Investors section of our website at www.volterra.com. Investors are encouraged to review the related GAAP financial measures and the reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. Volterra does not provide a non-GAAP reconciliation for non-GAAP estimates on a forward-looking basis, as it believes it is unable to provide a meaningful or accurate calculation or estimation of stock based compensation or income tax expenses or other special items without unreasonable effort.

Forward-Looking Statements:

This press release regarding financial results for the fiscal year and quarter ended December 31, 2010 contains forward-looking statements based on current expectations of Volterra. The words “expect,” “will,” “should,” “would,” “anticipate,” “project,” “outlook,” “believe,” “intend,” and similar phrases as they relate to future events are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements reflect the current views and assumptions of Volterra but are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are the following: risks related to our ability to maintain revenue growth or other financial results; risks related to our dependence on a limited number of customers; risks related to the limited markets we operate in and the limited number of products we sell; risks related to the quality of our products or the management of our inventory; risks related to our relationship with our vendors and contractors; intellectual property litigation risk; and other factors detailed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the annual report on Form 10-K filed on March 3, 2010 and the Form 10-Q filed on November 3, 2010. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement, and Volterra undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof, except as required by law.


VOLTERRA SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

     Three Months Ended
December 31,
    Twelve Months Ended
December 31,
 
     2010     2009     2010      2009  
     (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)      (Audited)  

Net revenue

   $ 35,543      $ 34,186      $ 153,634       $ 104,937   

Cost of revenue *

     14,262        12,634        59,185         42,250   
                                 

Gross margin

     21,281        21,552        94,449         62,687   
                                 

Operating expenses:

         

Research and development *

     9,719        7,444        34,984         26,557   

Selling, general and administrative *

     6,503        5,628        24,664         19,731   

Litigation **

     1,499        1,631        6,026         5,225   
                                 

Total operating expenses

     17,721        14,703        65,674         51,513   
                                 

Income from operations

     3,560        6,849        28,775         11,174   

Non-operating (expense) income, net

     (14     (36     37         (5
                                 

Income before income taxes

     3,546        6,813        28,812         11,169   

Income tax expense (benefit)

     139        (145     372         229   
                                 

Net income

   $ 3,407      $ 6,958      $ 28,440       $ 10,940   
                                 

Net income per share:

         

Basic

   $ 0.14      $ 0.30      $ 1.18       $ 0.48   
                                 

Diluted

   $ 0.13      $ 0.28      $ 1.10       $ 0.45   
                                 

Weighted average shares outstanding:

         

Basic

     24,292        23,267        24,195         22,968   
                                 

Diluted

     25,766        24,977        25,878         24,383   
                                 

*  Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:

         

Cost of revenue

   $ 132      $ 126      $ 568       $ 425   

Research and development

     1,035        776        3,454         2,705   

Selling, general, and administrative

     739        620        2,596         2,303   
                                 

Total stock-based compensation expense

   $ 1,906      $ 1,522      $ 6,618       $ 5,433   
                                 

 

** Litigation expenses were previously included in Selling, general and administrative expenses in 2009.


VOLTERRA SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

SEPARATE PRESENTATION OF LITIGATION AND SALES, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
December 31,
     Twelve Months Ended
December 31,
 
     2010      2009      2010      2009  

GAAP

           

Selling, general and administrative with litigation

   $ 8,002       $ 7,259       $ 30,690       $ 24,956   

Litigation *

     1,499         1,631         6,026         5,225   
                                   

Selling, general and administrative without litigation

   $ 6,503       $ 5,628       $ 24,664       $ 19,731   

 

     December 31,      December 31,  
     2010      2009      2010      2009  

Non-GAAP (excluding effect of stock-based compensation)

  

        

Selling, general and administrative with litigation

   $ 7,263       $ 6,639       $ 28,094       $ 22,653   

Litigation *

     1,499         1,631         6,026         5,225   
                                   

Selling, general and administrative without litigation

   $ 5,764       $ 5,008       $ 22,068       $ 17,428   

 

* Litigation expenses were previously included in Selling, general and administrative expenses in 2009.


VOLTERRA SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended December 31, 2010  
     GAAP     Effect of
Stock-based
Compensation
    Non-GAAP  

Gross margin

   $ 21,281      $ (132   $ 21,413   

Gross margin %

     59.9     -0.3     60.2

Operating expenses:

      

Research and development

   $ 9,719      $ 1,035      $ 8,684   

Selling, general and administrative

     6,503        739        5,764   

Litigation

     1,499        —          1,499   
                        

Total operating expenses

   $ 17,721      $ 1,774      $ 15,947   

Income from operations

   $ 3,560      $ (1,906   $ 5,466   

Operating margin %

     10.0     -5.4     15.4

Annual effective tax rate

     1.3     0.3     1.0

Income tax expense

   $ 139      $ (126   $ 13   

Net income

   $ 3,407      $ (2,032   $ 5,439   

Diluted net income per share

   $ 0.13      $ (0.08   $ 0.21   

 

     Three Months Ended December 31, 2009  
     GAAP     Effect of
Stock-based
Compensation
    Non-GAAP  

Gross margin

   $ 21,552      $ (126   $ 21,678   

Gross margin %

     63.0     -0.4     63.4

Operating expenses:

      

Research and development

   $ 7,444      $ 776      $ 6,668   

Selling, general and administrative

     5,628        620        5,008   

Litigation *

     1,631        —          1,631   
                        

Total operating expenses

   $ 14,703      $ 1,396      $ 13,307   

Income from operations

   $ 6,849      $ (1,522   $ 8,371   

Operating margin %

     20.0     -4.5     24.5

Annual effective tax rate

     2.1     0.2     1.9

Income tax benefit

   $ (145   $ 41      $ (104

Net income

   $ 6,958      $ (1,481   $ 8,439   

Diluted net income per share

   $ 0.28      $ (0.06   $ 0.34   

 

* Litigation expenses were previously included in Selling, general and administrative expenses in 2009.


VOLTERRA SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands)

 

     December 31,
2010
    September 30,
2010
    December 31,
2009
 
     (Unaudited)     (Audited)  
Assets       

Current assets:

      

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

   $ 99,827      $ 96,928      $ 73,776   

Accounts receivable, net

     19,437        21,599        15,534   

Inventory

     15,391        12,750        10,284   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     2,693        2,388        1,829   
                        

Total current assets

     137,348        133,665        101,423   

Property and equipment, net

     7,125        7,274        4,656   

Other assets

     1,734        1,883        363   
                        

Total assets

   $ 146,207      $ 142,822      $ 106,442   
                        
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity       

Current liabilities:

      

Accounts payable

   $ 4,107      $ 4,546      $ 3,591   

Accrued liabilities

     11,826        11,543        9,506   
                        

Total current liabilities

     15,933        16,089        13,097   

Lease incentives

     528        576        445   

Other long-term liabilities

     1,337        1,288        1,097   
                        

Total liabilities

     17,798        17,953        14,639   

Stockholders’ equity:

      

Common stock

     27        27        26   

Additional paid-in capital

     134,656        129,781        115,035   

Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)

     22,562        19,155        (5,878

Treasury stock

     (28,836     (24,094     (17,380
                        

Total stockholders’ equity

     128,409        124,869        91,803   
                        

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 146,207      $ 142,822      $ 106,442