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Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:

Hanif Jamal

Chief Financial Officer

Tel: 303-845-3377

Email: investors@dothill.com

Peter Seltzberg

Hayden IR

Tel: 646-415-8972

Email: peter@haydenir.com

Dot Hill Reports Third Quarter 2011 Results

LONGMONT, Colo. —November 10, 2011 — Dot Hill Systems Corp. (NASDAQ:HILL), a leading provider of unified virtual storage and SAN storage solutions, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2011.

Financial and Operational Highlights:

 

   

Third quarter 2011 revenue of $48.1 million which, excluding the exited Netapp business, compares to $44.8 million in the third quarter of 2010 and represents 7.3% year-over-year growth. The Company stated that its Tier 2 OEM business grew 97% on a year-over-year basis and its Channel business grew 104% on a year-over-year basis.

 

   

Third quarter 2011 GAAP gross margin of 16.7% down from 24.8% in the prior quarter and down from 18.3% in the third quarter of 2010.

 

   

Third quarter 2011 non-GAAP gross margin of 28.1% up from 26.3% in the prior quarter and up from 19.3% in the third quarter of 2010.

 

   

Third quarter 2011 GAAP EPS of $(0.22) per share compared to $(0.04) per share in the second quarter of 2011 and $(0.02) per share in the third quarter of 2010.

 

   

Third quarter 2011 non-GAAP EPS of $(0.02) compared to $0.01 in the prior quarter and down from $0.00 in the third quarter of 2010.

 

   

Cash and cash equivalents of $45.7 million as of September 30, 2011, down slightly from $46.5 million as of June 30, 2011.

Third Quarter 2011 Financial Detail:

The Company recognized net revenue of $48.1 million for the third quarter of 2011, compared to $61.6 million for the third quarter of 2010 and $53.2 million for the second quarter of 2011. Excluding Netapp, net revenues grew 7.3% on a year-over-year basis from $44.8 million for the third quarter of 2010 but down 9.6% on a quarter-over-quarter basis from $53.2 million for the second quarter of 2011. The Company stated that its Tier 2 OEM business grew 97% on a year-over-year basis and its Channels business grew 104% on a year-over-year basis. The Company attributed the sequential decline in revenue primarily to inventory re-balancing and rationalization at a certain customer and not recognizing revenue from a delinquent but significant software customer.

GAAP gross margin for the third quarter of 2011 was 16.7%, compared to 18.3% for the third quarter of 2010 and 24.8% for the second quarter of 2011. Included in the third quarter 2011 cost of goods sold was a charge of $2.3 million associated with a power supply component problem that occurred in 2009, and a $2.9 million impairment of long-lived assets associated with the Company’s acquisition of Cloverleaf Communications Inc. These charges were partially offset by a $0.6 million gain on an insurance claim. The net impact of these charges and gain of $4.6 million resulted in a gross margin reduction of 9.6%.

GAAP operating expenses for the third quarter of 2011 were $20.1 million, as compared to $12.6 million for the third quarter of 2010 and $15.1 million in the second quarter of 2011. Included in third quarter 2011 GAAP operating expenses was a $4.1 million Goodwill impairment charge associated with the Company’s acquisition of Cloverleaf Communications Inc. and a $0.7 million restructuring charge associated with the remaining lease payments for the company’s former headquarters in Carlsbad, California.

GAAP net loss for the third quarter of 2011 was $12.2 million, or $(0.22) per share, as compared to a net loss of $1.3 million, or $(0.02) per share, for the third quarter of 2010, and net loss of $1.9 million, or $(0.04) per share, for the second quarter of 2011.

Non-GAAP gross margin was 28.1% for the third quarter of 2011, compared to 19.3% for the third quarter of 2010 and 26.3% for the second quarter of 2011. The year-over-year improvement in gross margin percent was primarily a result of a more favorable product mix, including the elimination of low margin revenue from Netapp, component cost reductions and larger contributions from the Company’s higher margin Tier 2 OEM and Channels businesses.

Total non-GAAP operating expenses for the third quarter of 2011 were $14.5 million, as compared to $11.7 million for the third quarter of 2010 and $13.5 million for the second quarter of 2011.The Company attributed the sequential increase in operating expenses primarily to planned incremental engineering investments, a bad debt associated with a delinquent software customer and incremental software licensing costs.


Non-GAAP net loss for the third quarter of 2011 was $1.1 million, or $(0.02) per share, as compared to a third quarter 2010 non-GAAP net income of $0.2 million, or $0.00 per share, and second quarter 2011 non-GAAP net income of $0.4 million, or $0.01 per share. Non-GAAP EBITDA for the third quarter of 2011 was $0.2 million compared to $0.7 million for the third quarter of 2010 and $1.1 million for the second quarter of 2011.

“All in all, and in spite of the unusual charges we have taken, I am pleased with the progress we have made in the third quarter,” said Dana Kammersgard, president and chief executive officer, Dot Hill Systems. “Last week, we signed an amendment to our contract with our largest customer that extends our relationship for an additional 5 years through October of 2016. Coupled with existing OEM roadmaps, new design wins, new Tier 2 OEM’s and channel customers that we acquired in Q3, and with the potential for incremental upside from other prospects that are still in the evaluation stage of our products, we could be setting up ourselves well for a solid 2012.”

Balance Sheet:

The Company exited the third quarter of 2011 with cash and cash equivalents of $45.7 million compared to $41.8 million at September 30, 2010 and $46.5 million at June 30, 2011.

Fourth Quarter 2011 Outlook:

“The impact of the flooding in Thailand, has created a significant amount of uncertainty with respect to sourcing hard disk drives which are critical components in our storage systems,” said Hanif Jamal, chief financial officer, Dot Hill Systems. “While we debated not issuing guidance for Q4 2011, we decided to go ahead, with the caveat that there could be significant downside or even upside volatility. Consequently, we are providing broader guidance ranges than we normally do, to hedge for some of the potential risk to our supply of disk drives.”

The Company is targeting fourth quarter 2011 net revenue in the range of $47 million to $53 million and a non-GAAP EPS in the range of $(0.03) per share to $0.03 per share.

Conference Call Information:

Dot Hill’s third quarter 2011 financial results conference call is scheduled to take place on November 10, 2011 at 4:30 p.m. ET. The live audio webcast will be accessible at www.dothill.com in the Investor Relations section. For access via telephone, please dial 877-303-3196 (U.S.) or 408-427-3864 (International) at least five minutes prior to the start of the call. A replay of the webcast will be available on the Dot Hill web site following the conference call. For a telephone replay, please dial 855-859-2056 (U.S.) or 404-537-3406 (International) and enter Conference ID 20340604.

About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release contains financial results that exclude the impact of stock-based compensation expense, intangible asset amortization, restructuring and severance charges, contingent consideration adjustments, charges for impairment of goodwill and long-lived assets, contra-revenue charges from the issuance or extension of customer warrants, claims arising from a supplier’s product defects, charges for Cloverleaf acquisition costs and the effects of foreign currency gains or losses, and are not in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). In addition, as a result of exiting our relationship with NetApp on or about November 30, 2010, the company will also be presenting standalone non-GAAP revenue metrics to exclude the historical revenue attributable to NetApp in order to better compare revenue from its ongoing business. The Company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information to both management and investors that is indicative of the Company’s core operating results and facilitates comparison of operating results across reporting periods. The Company uses these non-GAAP measures when evaluating its financial results as well as for internal resource management, planning and forecasting purposes. These non-GAAP measures should not be viewed in isolation from or as a substitute for the Company’s financial results in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures is attached to this press release.

About Dot Hill

Delivering innovative technology and global support, Dot Hill empowers the OEM and channels community to bring unique storage solutions to market, quickly, easily and cost-effectively. Offering high performance and industry-leading uptime, Dot Hill’s RAID technology is the foundation for best-in-class storage solutions offering enterprise-class security, availability and data protection. The Company’s products are in use today by the world’s leading service and equipment providers, common carriers and advanced technology and telecommunications companies, as well as government agencies and small and medium enterprise customers. Dot Hill solutions are certified to meet rigorous industry standards and military specifications, as well as RoHS and WEEE international environmental standards. Headquartered in Longmont, Colorado, Dot Hill has offices and/or representatives in China, Germany, Japan, United Kingdom, Singapore, Israel and the United States. For more information, visit us at http://www.dothill.com.

Statements contained in this press release regarding matters that are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. Because such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such statements include statements regarding Dot Hill’s projected financial results for the fourth quarter of and full year of 2011 and thereafter. The risks that contribute to the uncertain nature of the forward-looking statements include, among other things: the risk that actual financial results for the fourth quarter and full


year of 2011 may be different from the financial guidance provided in this press release; the risks associated with macroeconomic factors that are outside of Dot Hill’s control; the risk associated with the impact of the flooding in Thailand on the availability of appropriate hard disk drives; the fact that no Dot Hill customer agreements provide for mandatory minimum purchase requirements; the risk that one or more of Dot Hill’s OEM or other customers may cancel or reduce orders, not order as forecasted or terminate their agreements with Dot Hill; the risk that Dot Hill’s new products may not prove to be popular; the risk that one or more of Dot Hill’s suppliers or subcontractors may fail to perform or may terminate their agreements with Dot Hill; the risk that Dot Hill may have difficulties monetizing the business acquired from Cloverleaf Communications, Inc.; the risk that sales through channel partners may not ramp as expected; unforeseen product quality, technological, intellectual property, personnel or engineering issues and any costs that may result from such issues; and the additional risks set forth in the Form 10-Q most recently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Dot Hill. All forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date on which they were made. Dot Hill undertakes no obligation to update such statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made.


DOT HILL SYSTEMS CORP.

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
     September 30, 2010     June 30, 2011     September 30, 2011     September 30, 2010     September 30, 2011  

Net revenue

   $ 61,586      $ 53,179      $ 48,071      $ 187,053      $ 150,424   

Cost of goods sold

     50,291        39,984        40,029        157,964        117,085   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     11,295        13,195        8,042        29,089        33,339   

Operating expenses:

          

Research and development

     7,439        8,946        9,506        23,659        26,438   

Sales and marketing

     2,592        3,649        3,768        9,332        10,450   

General and administrative

     2,424        2,437        2,060        7,725        6,838   

Restructuring charge

     104        37        659        1,806        655   

Goodwill impairment charge

     —          —          4,140        —          4,140   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     12,559        15,069        20,133        42,522        48,521   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating loss

     (1,264     (1,874     (12,091     (13,433     (15,182

Other income (expense):

          

Interest income (expense), net

     6        (5     (18     13        (29

Other income (expense), net

     (2     (1     2        (17     3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other income (expense), net

     4        (6     (16     (4     (26
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

     (1,260     (1,880     (12,107     (13,437     (15,208

Income tax expense

     9        65        75        93        190   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

   $ (1,269   $ (1,945   $ (12,182   $ (13,530   $ (15,398
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss per basic and diluted share

   $ (0.02   $ (0.04   $ (0.22   $ (0.26   $ (0.28
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares used to compute net loss per basic and diluted share

     53,529        54,737        55,186        52,778        54,755   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


DOT HILL SYSTEMS CORP.

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except par value data)

 

     December 31,     September 30,  
     2010     2011  
Assets     

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 45,732      $ 45,672   

Accounts receivable, net

     35,202        24,952   

Inventories

     7,340        5,192   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     3,540        5,275   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     91,814        81,091   

Property and equipment, net

     3,597        4,119   

Intangible assets, net

     7,581        3,093   

Goodwill

     4,140        —     

Other assets

     370        404   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 107,502      $ 88,707   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity     

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 30,555      $ 20,847   

Accrued compensation

     3,899        3,837   

Accrued expenses

     4,171        7,590   

Deferred revenue

     1,371        912   

Restructuring accrual

     1,664        1,566   

Current portion of long-term note payable

     275        141   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     41,935        34,893   

Long-term note payable

     71        —     

Other long-term liabilities

     1,118        656   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     43,124        35,549   

Commitments and Contingencies

    

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Preferred stock

     —          —     

Common stock

     56        58   

Additional paid-in capital

     315,257        319,526   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (3,584     (3,677

Accumulated deficit

     (247,351     (262,749
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     64,378        53,158   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 107,502      $ 88,707   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


DOT HILL SYSTEMS CORP.

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

 

    Three Months Ended  
    September 30, 2010     June 30, 2011     September 30, 2011  

Cash Flows From Operating Activities:

     

Net loss

  $ (1,269   $ (1,945   $ (12,182

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

     

Depreciation and amortization

    1,025        1,115        1,746   

Provision for bad debt expense

        203   

Stock-based compensation expense

    551        1,734        1,458   

Goodwill and long-lived asset impairment charge

        7,068   

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of business acquisition:

     

Accounts receivable

    (271     (3,705     5,759   

Inventories

    228        (140     98   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    750        (804     (901

Accounts payable

    1,356        3,184        (4,611

Accrued compensation and other expenses

    (1,770     2,276        545   

Deferred revenue

    (250     (197     (489

Restructuring accrual

    (783     (238     383   

Other long-term liabilities

    (192     (111     (107
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

    (625     1,169        (1,030
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Flows From Investing Activities:

     

Acquisition, net of cash acquired

    —          —       

Purchases of property and equipment

    (450     (974     (501
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

    (450     (974     (501
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Flows From Financing Activities:

     

Principal payment of note and loan payable

    (66     (68     (69

Proceeds from bank borrowings

    3,000        —          —     

Payments on bank borrowings

    (2,800     —          —     

Shares withheld for tax purposes

    —          (152     (1

Common stock issued under stock plans

    38        206        680   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

    172        (14     610   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash and Cash Equivalents

    78        18        85   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents

    (825     199        (836

Cash and Cash Equivalents, beginning of period

    42,636        46,309        46,508   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents, end of period

  $ 41,811      $ 46,508      $ 45,672   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Disclosures of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities:

     

Capital assets acquired but not paid

  $ 25      $ 164      $ 793   


DOT HILL SYSTEMS CORP.

UNAUDITED RECONCILIATION OF CONSOLIDATED NON-GAAP MEASURES

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    September 30, 2010     June 30, 2011     September 30, 2011     September 30, 2010     September 30, 2011  

Net revenue, as reported

  $ 61,586      $ 53,179      $ 48,071      $ 187,053      $ 150,424   

Effect of Net App revenue

    16,805        —          —          53,059        —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP net revenue

  $ 44,781      $ 53,179      $ 48,071      $ 133,994      $ 150,424   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit, as reported

  $ 11,295      $ 13,195      $ 8,042      $ 29,089      $ 33,339   

Effect of stock-based compensation

    92        285        252        412        670   

Effect of severance costs

    (5     3        10        12        13   

Effect of gain from insurance recovery

    —          —          (555     —          (555

Effect of power supply component failures

    —          —          2,300        —          2,300   

Effect of long-lived asset impairment

    —          —          2,928        —          2,928   

Effect of intangible asset amortization

    518        519        522        1,480        1,561   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP gross profit

  $ 11,900      $ 14,002      $ 13,499      $ 30,993      $ 40,256   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating expenses, as reported

  $ 12,559      $ 15,069      $ 20,133      $ 42,522      $ 48,521   

Effect of currency gain (loss)

    (317     (26     485        148        401   

Effect of stock-based compensation

    (459     (1,449     (1,206     (1,902     (3,325

Effect of contingent consideration adjustment

    —          —          —          285        —     

Effect of goodwill impairment

    —          —          (4,140     —          (4,140

Effect of restructuring charge

    (104     (37     (659     (1,806     (655

Effect of severance costs

    12        (46     (67     (55     (113

Effect of Cloverleaf acquisition costs

    —          —          —          (314     —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP operating expenses

  $ 11,691      $ 13,511      $ 14,546      $ 38,878      $ 40,689   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss, as reported

  $ (1,269   $ (1,945   $ (12,182   $ (13,530   $ (15,398

Effect of currency (gain) loss

    317        26        (485     (148     (401

Effect of stock-based compensation

    551        1,734        1,458        2,314        3,995   

Effect of contingent consideration adjustment

    —          —          —          (285     —     

Effect of restructuring charge

    104        37        659        1,806        655   

Effect of intangible asset amortization

    518        519        522        1,479        1,561   

Effect of gain from insurance recovery

    —          —          (555     —          (555

Effect of power supply component failures

    —          —          2,300        —          2,300   

Effect of long-lived asset impairment

    —          —          2,928        —          2,928   

Effect of goodwill impairment

    —          —          4,140        —          4,140   

Effect of severance costs

    (17     49        77        67        126   

Effect of Cloverleaf acquisition costs

    —          —          —          314        —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP net income (loss)

  $ 204      $ 420      $ (1,138   $ (7,983   $ (649
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP net income (loss) per share

         

Basic and diluted

  $ 0.00      $ 0.01      $ (0.02   $ (0.15   $ (0.01
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average shares used to calculate net income (loss) per share:

         

Basic

    53,529        54,737        55,186        52,778        54,755   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

    53,884        56,020        55,702        52,778        55,829   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP net income (loss)

  $ 204      $ 420      $ (1,138   $ (7,983   $ (649

Interest expense

    9        8        22        29        38   

Income tax expense

    9        65        75        93        190   

Depreciation

    507        596        1,224        1,545        2,349   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP EBITDA

  $ 729      $ 1,089      $ 183      $ (6,316   $ 1,928