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Exhibit 99.1

Super Micro Computer, Inc. Announces 2nd Quarter Fiscal 2011 Financial Results

SAN JOSE, Calif., January 25, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI), a leader in application optimized, high performance server solutions, today announced second quarter fiscal 2011 financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2010.

Fiscal 2nd Quarter Highlights

 

   

Quarterly net sales of $240.8 million, up 16.2% from the first quarter of fiscal year 2011 and up 32.3% from the same quarter of last year.

 

   

Net income of $11.6 million, up 60.3% from the first quarter of fiscal year 2011 and up 52.1% from the same quarter of last year.

 

   

Gross margin of 16.7%, up from 15.9% in the first quarter of fiscal year 2011 and consistent with the same quarter of last year.

 

   

Server Solutions accounted for 40.5% of net sales compared with 35.7% in the first quarter of fiscal year 2011 and 36.0% in the same quarter of last year.

Net sales for the second quarter ended December 31, 2010 totaled $240.8 million, up 32.3% from $182.0 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2010. No customer accounted for more than 10% of net sales during the quarter.

Net income for the second quarter of fiscal year 2011 was $11.6 million or $0.27 per diluted share, an increase of 52.1% from the net income of $7.6 million, or $0.19 per diluted share in the same period a year ago. Included in net income for the quarter is $1.8 million of stock-based compensation expense (pre-tax). Excluding this item and the related tax effect, non-GAAP net income for the second quarter was $13.3 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, compared to non-GAAP net income of $9.2 million, or $0.22 per diluted share, in the same quarter of last year. On a sequential basis, non-GAAP net income increased from the first quarter of fiscal year 2011 by $4.1 million or $0.09 per diluted share.

Gross margin for the second quarter was 16.7%, unchanged from the same period a year ago. Non-GAAP gross margin for the second quarter was 16.8% compared to 16.7% in the same period a year ago. Non-GAAP gross margin was 16.0% for the first quarter of fiscal year 2011.

The Company’s cash and cash equivalents and short and long term investments at December 31, 2010 were $92.7 million compared to $79.4 million at June 30, 2010. Free cash flow in the six months ended December 31, 2010 was $12.6 million.

Business Outlook & Management Commentary

The Company expects net sales of $235 million to $245 million for the third quarter of fiscal year 2011 ending March 31, 2011. The Company expects non-GAAP earnings per diluted share of approximately $0.25 to $0.29 for the third quarter.

“Our second quarter was a historic record high again for revenue and net income due to our high-end server solutions and was accompanied by an improvement in our gross margin. Our investments in the continued development of our global operations as well as enhancements to our product lines are paying off with strong results across the board. The IT market continues to associate the Supermicro Brand with leading technology and best performance” said Charles Liang, President and Chief Executive Officer. “We are well positioned to seize the opportunity of upcoming technology changes planned for 2011.”

It is currently expected that the outlook will not be updated until the Company’s next quarterly earnings announcement, notwithstanding subsequent developments. However, the Company may update the outlook or any portion thereof at any time. Such updates will take place only by way of a news release or other broadly disseminated disclosure available to all interested parties in accordance with Regulation FD.

Conference Call Information

Super Micro Computer will discuss these financial results in a conference call at 2:00 p.m. PT, today. To participate the conference, please call 1-888-213-3920 (international callers dial 1-913-312-0714) 10 minutes prior. A recording of the conference will be available until 11:59 pm ET on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 by dialing 877-870-5176 (international callers dial 1-858-384-5517) and entering replay PIN 2548129. The live web cast and recording of the call will be available on the Investor Relations section at www.supermicro.com two hours after the conference conclusion. They will remain available until the Company's next earnings call.


Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements

Statements contained in this press release that are not historical fact may be forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements may relate, among other things, to our expected financial and operating results, our ability to build and grow Super Micro Computer, the benefits of our products and our ability to achieve our goals, plans and objectives. Such forward-looking statements do not constitute guarantees of future performance and are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. These include, but are not limited to: our dependence on continued growth in the markets for X86, blade servers and embedded applications, increased competition, difficulties of predicting timing, introduction and customer acceptance of new products, poor product sales, difficulties in establishing and maintaining successful relationships with our distributors and vendors, shortages or price fluctuations in our supply chain, our ability to protect our intellectual property rights, our ability to control the rate of expansion domestically and internationally, difficulty managing rapid growth and general political, economic and market conditions and events. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or suggested in any forward-looking statements are contained in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those factors discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in such filings.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Non-GAAP gross margin discussed in this press release excludes stock-based compensation expense. Non-GAAP net income and net income per share discussed in this press release exclude stock-based compensation expense, a provision for litigation costs and the related tax effect of the applicable items. Management presents non-GAAP financial measures because it considers them to be important supplemental measures of performance. Management uses the non-GAAP financial measures for planning purposes, including analysis of the Company’s performance against prior periods, the preparation of operating budgets and to determine appropriate levels of operating and capital investments. Management also believes that the non-GAAP financial measures provide additional insight for analysts and investors in evaluating the Company's financial and operational performance. However, these non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as an analytical tool, and are not intended to be an alternative to financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. Pursuant to the requirements of SEC Regulation G, detailed reconciliations between the Company’s GAAP and non-GAAP financial results is provided at the end of this press release. Investors are advised to carefully review and consider this information as well as the GAAP financial results that are disclosed in the Company’s SEC filings.

About Super Micro Computer, Inc.

Supermicro, the leader in server technology innovation and green computing, provides customers around the world with application-optimized server, workstation, blade, storage and GPU systems. Based on its advanced Server Building Block Solutions, Supermicro offers the most optimized selection for IT, datacenter and HPC deployments. The company’s system architecture innovations include the Twin server, double-sided storage and SuperBlade® product families. Offering the most comprehensive product lines in the industry, Supermicro provides businesses of all sizes with energy-efficient, earth-friendly solutions that deliver unmatched performance and value. Founded in 1993, Supermicro is headquartered in Silicon Valley with worldwide operations and manufacturing centers in Europe and Asia. For more information, visit www.supermicro.com.


SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     December 31,
2010
    June 30,
2010
 

ASSETS

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 87,216      $ 72,644   

Short-term investments

     59        845   

Accounts receivable, net

     77,790        72,963   

Inventory, net

     187,646        135,584   

Deferred income taxes – current

     8,551        9,756   

Prepaid income taxes

     4,755        2,737   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     3,162        2,328   
                

Total current assets

     369,179        296,857   

Long-term investments

     5,388        5,901   

Property, plant and equipment, net

     68,842        62,691   

Deferred income taxes – noncurrent

     2,703        4,825   

Restricted assets

     368        286   

Other assets

     2,494        202   
                

Total assets

   $ 448,974      $   370,762   
                

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 143,996      $ 95,416   

Accrued liabilities

     25,951        19,432   

Income taxes payable

     1,096        3,219   

Advances from receivable financing arrangements

     1,012        1,193   

Short-term debt

     —          18,553   

Current portion of long-term debt

     555        —     

Current portion of capital lease obligations

     38        62   
                

Total current liabilities

     172,648        137,875   

Long-term capital lease obligations-net of current portion

     36        46   

Long term debt-net of current portion

     18,019        —     

Other long-term liabilities

     9,548        8,140   
                

Total liabilities

     200,251        146,061   

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Common stock and additional paid-in capital

     105,586        100,350   

Treasury stock (at cost)

     (2,030     (2,030

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (204     (204

Retained earnings

     145,371        126,585   
                

Total stockholders’ equity

     248,723        224,701   
                

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 448,974      $ 370,762   
                


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

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

Net sales

   $ 240,813      $ 181,977      $ 447,991      $ 330,498   

Cost of sales

     200,634        151,668        374,775        275,680   
                                

Gross profit

     40,179        30,309        73,216        54,818   

Operating expenses:

        

Research and development

     12,297        8,754        22,743        17,381   

Sales and marketing

     6,701        5,138        12,909        9,672   

General and administrative

     4,257        4,050        8,631        7,849   

Provision for litigation loss

     —          —          —          1,089   
                                

Total operating expenses

     23,255        17,942        44,283        35,991   
                                

Income from operations

     16,924        12,367        28,933        18,827   

Interest and other income, net

     15        26        35        58   

Interest expense

     (169     (90     (328     (223
                                

Income before income tax provision

     16,770        12,303        28,640        18,662   

Income tax provision

     5,201        4,699        9,854        7,195   
                                

Net income

   $ 11,569      $ 7,604      $ 18,786      $ 11,467   
                                

Net income per common share:

        

Basic (a)

   $ 0.30      $ 0.21      $ 0.49      $ 0.32   
                                

Diluted (b)

   $ 0.27      $ 0.19      $ 0.45      $ 0.28   
                                

Weighted-average shares used in calculation of net income per common share:

        

Basic

     37,543,015        35,539,085        37,383,440        35,242,301   
                                

Diluted

     41,619,344        39,830,349        41,508,541        39,370,693   
                                

 

Stock-based compensation is included in the following cost and expense categories by period (in thousands):

 

  

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

Cost of sales

   $ 173      $ 158      $ 367      $ 302   

Research and development

     928        756        1,792        1,426   

Sales and marketing

     249        247        531        453   

General and administrative

     480        550        964        1,057   


SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENTS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Six Months Ended
December  31,
 
     2010     2009  

OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

    

Net income

   $ 18,786      $ 11,467   

Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization

     2,604        2,238   

Stock-based compensation expense

     3,654        3,238   

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation

     (1,216     (1,116

Allowance for doubtful accounts

     409        204   

Allowance for sales returns

     2,987        2,013   

Provision for inventory

     489        1,150   

Deferred income taxes

     3,327        (123

Gain on short-term investments

     —          (1

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Accounts receivable, net

     (8,223     (11,405

Inventory

     (52,551     (45,389

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     (3,127     (344

Accounts payable

     48,100        38,771   

Income taxes payable, net

     (2,267     6,160   

Accrued liabilities

     6,519        3,919   

Other long-term liabilities

     1,408        744   
                

Net cash provided by operating activities

     20,899        11,526   
                

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

    

Proceeds from investments

     1,300        8,740   

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

     (8,275     (1,675

Restricted assets

     (82     (2
                

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     (7,057     7,063   
                

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

    

Proceeds from long-term debt

     13,875        —     

Repayment of debt

     (13,854     (9,994

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

     1,142        2,084   

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation

     1,216        1,116   

Payment of obligations under capital leases

     (34     (21

Advances (payment) under receivable financing arrangements

     (181     206   

Minimum tax withholding paid on behalf of an employee for restricted stock awards

     (1,434     —     
                

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     730        (6,609
                

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

     14,572        11,980   

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     72,644        70,295   
                

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 87,216      $ 82,275   
                

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

    

Cash paid for interest

   $ 299      $ 224   

Cash paid for taxes, net of refunds

   $ 7,473      $ 793   

Non-cash investing and financing activities:

    

Accrued costs for property, plant and equipment purchases

   $ 971      $ 768   

Changes in fair values of investments

   $ —        $ 686   


SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

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

GAAP GROSS PROFIT

   $ 40,179      $ 30,309      $ 73,216      $ 54,818   

Add back stock-based compensation (c)

     173        158        367        302   
                                

Non-GAAP GROSS PROFIT

   $ 40,352      $ 30,467      $ 73,583      $ 55,120   
                                

GAAP GROSS MARGIN

     16.7     16.7     16.3     16.6

Add back stock-based compensation (c)

     0.1     0.0     0.1     0.1
                                

Non-GAAP GROSS MARGIN

     16.8     16.7     16.4     16.7
                                

GAAP INCOME FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 16,924      $ 12,303      $ 28,933      $ 18,827   

Add back stock-based compensation (c)

     1,830        1,711        3,654        3,238   

Add back provision for litigation loss (d)

     —          —          729        1,089   
                                

Non-GAAP INCOME FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 18,754      $ 14,014      $ 33,316      $ 23,154   
                                

GAAP NET INCOME

   $ 11,569      $ 7,604      $ 18,786      $ 11,467   

Add back stock-based compensation (c)

     1,830        1,711        3,654        3,238   

Add back provision for litigation loss (d)

     —          —          729        1,089   

Add back adjustments to tax provision (e)

     (65     (84     (570     (734
                                

Non-GAAP NET INCOME

   $ 13,334      $ 9,231      $ 22,599      $ 15,060   
                                

GAAP NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE – BASIC (a)

   $ 0.30      $ 0.21      $ 0.49      $ 0.32   

Add back stock-based compensation, provision for litigation loss and adjustments to tax provision (c) (d) (e)

     0.05        0.04        0.10        0.10   
                                

Non-GAAP NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE – BASIC (f)

   $ 0.35      $ 0.25      $ 0.59      $ 0.42   
                                

GAAP NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE – DILUTED (b)

   $ 0.27      $ 0.19      $ 0.45      $ 0.28   

Add back stock-based compensation, provision for litigation loss and adjustments to tax provision (c) (d) (e)

     0.04        0.03        0.08        0.09   
                                

Non-GAAP NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE – DILUTED (g)

   $ 0.31      $ 0.22      $ 0.53      $ 0.37   
                                

WEIGHTED-AVERAGE SHARES USED IN COMPUTING NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE

        

BASIC – GAAP (h)

     37,543,015        35,539,085        37,383,440        35,242,301   
                                

BASIC – Non-GAAP (i)

     38,165,304        35,539,085        38,087,199        35,242,301   
                                

DILUTED – GAAP (h)

     41,619,344        39,830,349        41,508,541        39,370,693   
                                

DILUTED – Non-GAAP (i)

     42,690,844        40,531,236        42,703,890        40,010,533   
                                


(a) Approximately $189,000 and $347,000 of undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities were not included in the determination of GAAP basic net income per common share for the three and six months ended December 31, 2010, respectively, and approximately $196,000 and $323,000 for the three and six months ended December 31, 2009, respectively.
(b) Approximately $170,000 and $313,000 of undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities were not included in the determination of GAAP diluted net income per common share for the three and six months ended December 31, 2010, respectively, and approximately $175,000 and $290,000 for the three and six months ended December 31, 2009, respectively.
(c) Amortization of ASC Topic 718 (SFAS No. 123R, APB 25 and SFAS No. 123) stock-based compensation for the three and six months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009.
(d) Provision for litigation costs for the six months ended December 31, 2010 was related to a settlement of a patent litigation in September 2010. Provision for litigation costs for the six months ended December 31, 2009 was related to a commercial lawsuit filed in 1999.
(e) The provision of income taxes used in arriving at the non-GAAP net income was computed using an income tax rate of 28.3% and 34.1% for the three months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and 31.6% and 34.5% for the six months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
(f) Approximately $217,000 and $418,000 of undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities were not included in the determination of Non-GAAP basic net income per common share for the three and six months ended December 31, 2010, respectively.
(g) Approximately $194,000 and $372,000 of undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities were not included in the determination of Non-GAAP diluted net income per common share for the three and six months ended December 31, 2010, respectively.
(h) 622,289 and 703,759 shares of unvested restricted stock awards were not included in the determination of GAAP basic and diluted net income per common share for the three and six months ended December 31, 2010, respectively. 938,888 and 1,020,357 shares of unvested restricted stock awards were not included in the determination of GAAP basic and diluted net income per common share for the three and six months ended December 31, 2009, respectively.
(i) 622,289 and 703,759 shares of unvested restricted stock awards were included in the determination of Non-GAAP basic and diluted net income per share for the three and six months ended December 31, 2010, respectively.

SMCI-F

SOURCE: Super Micro Computer, Inc.

Super Micro Computer, Inc.

Howard Hideshima, 408-503-8000

Chief Financial Officer

ir@supermicro.com

or

Perry G. Hayes

SVP, Investor Relations

ir@supermicro.com