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Exhibit 99.1
(CEVA LOGO)
CEVA, Inc. Announces Record Fourth Quarter and Year End 2010 Financial Results
   
All-time high quarterly and annual revenue of $13.0 million and $44.9 million, a 28% and a 17% increase, respectively
   
Record quarterly royalty revenue of $7.5 million, up 55% year-over-year
   
Record shipment volumes of CEVA technology; CEVA becomes world’s #1 DSP architecture deployed in cellular baseband processors
   
Record quarterly GAAP and non-GAAP operating margins of 29% and 33%, respectively
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — January 31, 2011 CEVA, Inc. (NASDAQ: CEVA); (LSE: CVA), the leading licensor of silicon intellectual property (SIP) platform solutions and DSP cores for the mobile handset, portable and consumer electronics markets, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2010.
Fourth Quarter 2010
Total revenue for the fourth quarter of 2010 was $13.0 million, which represents an increase of 28% compared to $10.2 million reported for the fourth quarter of 2009. Fourth quarter 2010 licensing revenue was $4.6 million, a 2% decrease when compared to $4.7 million reported for the fourth quarter of 2009. Royalty revenue for the fourth quarter of 2010 was a record $7.5 million, an increase of 55% compared to $4.8 million reported for the fourth quarter of 2009. Revenue from services for the fourth quarter of 2010 was $0.9 million, an increase of 38% compared to $0.7 million reported for the fourth quarter of 2009.
U.S. GAAP net income for the fourth quarter of 2010 was $4.2 million, an increase of 45% over $2.9 million reported for the same period in 2009. U.S. GAAP diluted earnings per share for the fourth quarter of 2010 were $0.18, an increase of 29% compared to $0.14 for the fourth quarter of 2009.
Non-GAAP net income and diluted earnings per share for the fourth quarter of 2010 was $4.3 million and $0.19, respectively, representing an increase of 82% and 73%, respectively, over the $2.4 million and $0.11 reported for the fourth quarter of 2009. Non-GAAP net income and diluted earnings per share for the fourth quarter of 2010 exclude an aggregate equity-based compensation expense of $0.5 million. Non-GAAP net income and diluted earnings per share for the fourth quarter of 2009 excluded an aggregate equity-based compensation expense of $0.7 million, a pre-tax capital gain of $1.8 million related to the divestment of the Company’s equity interest in GloNav Inc. and its related tax expense of $0.6 million.

 

 


 

Gideon Wertheizer, Chief Executive Officer of CEVA, stated, “The fourth quarter of 2010 was the strongest quarter in CEVA’s history, resulting in record high revenues, royalties, operating margins, and earnings. Underpinning this performance, we experienced exceptional growth in the shipment of cellular baseband processors powered by CEVA DSPs across all handset and mobile broadband device market segments, including, feature phones, high-end smartphones, tablets, data cards, and machine-to-machine equipment. This growth is indicative of the wireless industry momentum behind our licensable DSPs, whereby our customers continue to take market share from industry incumbents that rely on in-house developed DSP technology.”
Mr. Wertheizer continued, “Overall, 2010 was an outstanding year for CEVA. We continued to increase and strengthen our strategic customer base with leading wireless semiconductor manufacturers and OEMs that will leverage our advanced DSP technologies for future mass deployment of 4G devices. Shipments of CEVA-powered chipsets increased 84% year over year to more than 600 million units, and we reached a historic milestone in becoming the world’s number one DSP architecture deployed in cellular baseband processors. Looking ahead to 2011, we are extremely well positioned to continue our growth trends with tier-one handset OEMs and further expanding in two underpenetrated, significant market segments: the mobile broadband devices market, such as data cards, tablets and machine-to-machine devices, and handsets targeted at the emerging economies.”
During the fourth quarter of 2010, the Company concluded five new license agreements. Four agreements were for CEVA DSP cores, platforms, and software, and one agreement was for CEVA Bluetooth technology. Target applications for customer deployment are 4G and 3G baseband processors for handsets, femtocells and low-power medical devices. Geographically, three of the agreements signed were in the U.S. and two were in Asia.
Full Year 2010 Review
Total revenue for 2010 was $44.9 million, an increase of 17% compared to $38.5 million reported for 2009. Royalty revenue for 2010 was a record high $22.9 million, representing an increase of 41% compared to $16.2 million reported for 2009. Licensing revenue for 2010 was $18.4 million, a decrease of 2% compared to $18.8 million reported for 2009.
U.S. GAAP net income and diluted earnings per share for 2010 was $11.4 million and $0.51, respectively, an increase of 36% and 24%, respectively, compared to $8.3 million and $0.41 reported for 2009.

 

 


 

Non-GAAP net income and diluted earnings per share for 2010 was $12.7 million and $0.56, respectively, representing an increase of 46% and 33%, respectively, over the $8.7 million and $0.42 reported for 2009. Non-GAAP net income and diluted earnings per share for 2010 exclude an aggregate equity-based compensation expense of $2.1 million. Non-GAAP net income and diluted earnings per share for 2009 excluded an aggregate equity-based compensation expense of $2.9 million, a pre-tax capital gain of $3.7 million related to the divestment of the Company’s equity interest in GloNav Inc. and the related tax expense of $1.1 million.
Yaniv Arieli, Chief Financial Officer of CEVA, stated, “Our fourth quarter earnings demonstrate consistent execution of our strategy for growth and profitability. We achieved substantial progress both in terms of profitability and market traction for our technologies. Our success is clearly reflected in all-time record high royalty revenues for the fourth quarter and fiscal 2010. We also reached record high non-GAAP net income and diluted EPS, both on a quarterly and on an annual basis, and generated significant positive cash flow of approximately $14 million during the fourth quarter. We ended the year with a very strong balance sheet, which included cash balances and marketable securities of approximately $131 million.”
CEVA Conference Call
On January 31, 2011, CEVA management will conduct a conference call at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time / 1:30 p.m. London time, to discuss the operating performance for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2010.
The conference call will be available via the following dial in numbers:
   
US Participants: Dial 1-877-493-9121 (Access Code: CEVA or 35655172)
   
UK/Rest of World: Dial +44-800-051-3806 (Access Code: CEVA or 35655172)
The conference call will also be available live via the Internet at the following link: http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=75584. 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 1-800-642-1687 (passcode: 35655172) for US domestic callers and +44-800-917-2646 (passcode: 35655172) for international callers from two hours after the end of the call until 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time) on February 7, 2011. The replay will also be available at CEVA’s web site www.ceva-dsp.com.

 

 


 

     
For More Information Contact:
   
 
   
Yaniv Arieli
  Richard Kingston
CEVA, Inc.
  CEVA, Inc.
CFO
  Director of Marketing & Investor Relations
+1.650.417.7941
  +1.650.417.7976
yaniv.arieli@ceva-dsp.com
  richard.kingston@ceva-dsp.com
About CEVA, Inc.
CEVA is the leading licensor of DSP cores and platforms targeting the mobile handset, portable and consumer electronics markets. CEVA’s IP portfolio includes comprehensive technologies for cellular baseband (2G / 3G / 4G), multimedia, HD video and audio, voice over packet (VoP), Bluetooth, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and Serial ATA (SATA). In 2010, CEVA’s IP was shipped in over 600 million devices, powering handsets from 7 out of the top 8 handset OEMs, including Nokia, Samsung, LG, Motorola, Sony Ericsson and ZTE. Today, more than one in every three handsets shipped worldwide is powered by a CEVA DSP core. For more information, visit www.ceva-dsp.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
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. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including Mr. Wertheizer’s statements about CEVA’s ability to leverage the industry shift towards the use of third-party DSP cores and CEVA being well positioned to take advantage of the growth of the mobile broadband devices and ultra-low handsets markets. The risks, uncertainties and assumptions include: the ability of the CEVA DSP cores and other technologies to continue to be strong growth drivers; the ability of products incorporating CEVA’s technologies to achieve market acceptance; CEVA’s success in penetrating new markets and maintaining its market position in existing markets; the effect of intense industry competition and consolidation; the possibility that the markets for CEVA’s technologies may not develop as expected; CEVA’s ability to timely and successfully develop and introduce new technologies; and general market conditions and other risks relating to CEVA’s business, including, but not limited to, those that are described from time to time in its SEC filings. CEVA assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements or information, which speak as of their respective dates.

 

 


 

CEVA, INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS — U.S. GAAP
U.S. dollars in thousands, except per share data
                                 
    Quarter ended     Year ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
    Unaudited     Unaudited     Unaudited     Audited  
Revenues:
                               
Licensing
  $ 4,621     $ 4,705     $ 18,395     $ 18,764  
Royalties
    7,494       4,822       22,866       16,225  
Other revenues
    911       658       3,650       3,478  
 
                       
 
                               
Total revenues
    13,026       10,185       44,911       38,467  
 
                       
 
                               
Cost of revenues
    1,134       906       3,712       4,117  
 
                       
 
                               
Gross profit
    11,892       9,279       41,199       34,350  
 
                       
 
                               
Operating expenses:
                               
Research and development, net
    4,666       4,429       17,909       16,561  
Sales and marketing
    2,060       1,818       7,308       6,732  
General and administrative
    1,399       1,532       6,108       6,087  
 
                       
 
                               
Total operating expenses
    8,125       7,779       31,325       29,380  
 
                       
 
                               
Operating income
    3,767       1,500       9,874       4,970  
Interest and other income, net
    504       2,358       2,095       5,760  
 
                       
 
                               
Income before taxes on income
    4,271       3,858       11,969       10,730  
Taxes on income
    64       948       591       2,384  
 
                       
 
                               
Net income
  $ 4,207     $ 2,910     $ 11,378     $ 8,346  
 
                       
 
                               
Basic earnings per share
  $ 0.19     $ 0.14     $ 0.54     $ 0.42  
 
                               
Diluted earnings per share
  $ 0.18     $ 0.14     $ 0.51     $ 0.41  
Weighted-average number of Common Stock used in computation of earnings per share (in thousands):
                               
Basic
    22,029       20,101       21,251       19,717  
Diluted
    23,367       21,375       22,430       20,411  
 
                       

 

 


 

Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(U.S. Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
                                 
    Quarter ended     Year ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
    Unaudited     Unaudited     Unaudited     Unaudited  
GAAP net income
    4,207       2,910       11,378       8,346  
Equity-based compensation expense included in cost of revenue
    21       25       77       115  
Equity-based compensation expense included in research and development expenses
    163       184       652       873  
Equity-based compensation expense included in sales and marketing expenses
    80       148       380       590  
Equity-based compensation expense included in general and administrative expenses
    207       353       1,023       1,342  
Other income
          (1,811 )(1)           (3,712 )(2)
Taxes on income (benefit)
    (342 )(3)     572 (1)     (842 )(3)     1,115 (2)
 
                       
Non-GAAP net income
    4,336       2,381       12,668       8,669  
 
                       
 
                               
GAAP weighted-average number of Common Stock used in computation of diluted earnings per share (in thousands)
    23,367       21,375       22,430       20,411  
 
                               
Weighted-average number of shares related to outstanding options
    49       105       60       52  
 
                       
Weighted-average number of Common Stock used in computation of diluted earnings per share, excluding equity-based compensation expense; capital gains associated with CEVA’s equity divestment of GloNav Inc., and related tax expense associated with the capital gains (in thousands)
    23,416       21,480       22,490       20,463  
 
                               
GAAP diluted earnings per share
  $ 0.18     $ 0.14     $ 0.51     $ 0.41  
Equity-based compensation expense
  $ 0.02     $ 0.03     $ 0.09     $ 0.14  
Other income
        $ (0.08 )(1)         $ (0.18 )(2)
Taxes on income (benefit)
  $ (0.01 )   $ 0.02 (1)   $ (0.04 )   $ 0.05 (2)
 
                       
Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share
  $ 0.19     $ 0.11     $ 0.56     $ 0.42  
 
                       
     
(1)  
Results for the three months ended December 31, 2009 included a capital gain of $1.8 million reported in interest and other income, net, and the applicable tax expense of $0.6 million reported in taxes on income, related to the equity divestment of GloNav Inc. to NXP Semiconductors.
 
(2)  
Results for the year ended December 31, 2009 included a capital gain of $3.7 million reported in interest and other income, net, and the applicable tax expense of $1.1 million reported in taxes on income, related to the equity divestment of GloNav Inc. to NXP Semiconductors.
 
(3)  
Results for the three months and for the year ended December 31, 2010 included tax gains of $0.3 and $0.8 million, respectively, reported in taxes on income, mainly related to tax benefits associated with equity-based compensation.

 

 


 

CEVA, INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(U.S. Dollars in thousands)
                 
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2010     2009  
    Unaudited     Audited  
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY ASSETS
               
 
               
Current assets:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 17,098     $ 12,104  
Marketable securities and short term bank deposits
    98,681       88,494  
Trade receivables, net
    5,906       5,995  
Deferred tax assets
    1,288       1,096  
Prepaid expenses and other accounts receivables
    4,609       5,345  
 
           
Total current assets
    127,582       113,034  
 
           
Long-term investments:
               
Long term bank deposits
    15,173        
Severance pay fund
    5,433       4,455  
Deferred tax assets
    574       309  
Property and equipment, net
    1,348       1,148  
Goodwill
    36,498       36,498  
 
           
Total assets
  $ 186,608     $ 155,444  
 
           
 
               
Current liabilities:
               
Trade payables
  $ 616     $ 530  
Deferred revenues
    616       432  
Accrued expenses and other payables
    10,521       9,735  
Deferred tax liabilities
    901       1,168  
 
           
Total current liabilities
    12,654       11,865  
 
               
Accrued severance pay
    5,486       4,483  
 
           
 
               
Total liabilities
    18,140       16,348  
 
           
 
Stockholders’ equity:
               
Common Stock:
    23       20  
Additional paid in-capital
    176,838       158,325  
Other comprehensive income
    317       251  
Accumulated deficit
    (8,710 )     (19,500 )
 
           
Total stockholders’ equity
    168,468       139,096  
 
           
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 186,608     $ 155,444