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Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO

Company Contacts:

Michael McConnell

Chief Financial Officer

503-469-4652

mmcconnell@digimarc.com

Scott Liolios or Matt Glover

Liolios Group, Inc.

Investor Relations for Digimarc

949-574-3860

info@liolios.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Digimarc Reports Second Quarter 2012 Financial Results

Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.11 per Share

Beaverton, Ore. — July 26, 2012 — Digimarc Corporation (NASDAQ: DMRC) reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012.

Second Quarter 2012 Results

Revenues for the second quarter 2012 decreased 4% to $9.1 million from $9.5 million in the same quarter a year ago. The small decrease in revenues was primarily due to lower revenues from joint ventures with The Nielsen Company (“Nielsen”) as a result of the previously announced suspension of operations of the ventures in the first quarter of 2012.

Operating income for the quarter was $1.9 million, compared to $2.3 million in the second quarter of 2011. The lower income reflects the decrease in revenues noted above and increased investment in research and development.

Net income for the quarter was $1.2 million or $0.17 per diluted share. This compares to net income of $3.6 million or $0.50 per diluted share in the second quarter of 2011. The decrease is primarily due to the 2011 results having included a $2.6 million tax benefit that resulted from the reversal of a valuation allowance on the company’s deferred tax assets.

At June 30, 2012, cash and cash equivalents, and marketable securities totaled $43.5 million, up from $33.4 million at December 31, 2011. The increase is primarily due to increased license revenues from Verance after settlement of litigation in the first quarter of 2012.

Digimarc declared a quarterly dividend of $0.11 per share on the outstanding common shares, payable on August 24, 2012 to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 10, 2012. The aggregate amount of the quarterly dividend payment is expected to be approximately $784,000.

Conference Call

Digimarc will hold a conference call later today (Thursday, July 26, 2012) to discuss second quarter 2012 results. Chairman and CEO Bruce Davis and CFO Mike McConnell will host the call starting at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time (2:00 p.m. Pacific time). A question and answer session will follow management’s presentation.


The call will be broadcast live via webcast at www.digimarc.com/investors and www.earnings.com, and will be available for replay until August 9, 2012. Thereafter, the webcast will be archived and available on Digimarc’s website at www.digimarc.com/investors/investor-events-and-webcasts.

For those who wish to listen to the call via telephone, please dial the listen-only telephone number below at least 5-10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time:

Listen-Only Number: 866-562-9934

Conference ID#: 99525122

If you have any difficulty connecting with the conference call, please contact Liolios Group at 949-574-3860.

About Digimarc

Digimarc Corporation (NASDAQ: DMRC), based in Beaverton, Oregon, is a leading innovator and provider of enabling technologies that create digital identities for all forms of media and many everyday objects. The embedded digital IDs are imperceptible to humans, but not to computers, networks and devices like mobile phones, which can now use cameras and microphones as sensory inputs to “see, hear and understand” the world around them within the context of their environment. Digimarc has built an extensive intellectual property portfolio with patents in digital watermarking, content identification and management, media and object discovery to enable ubiquitous computing, and related technologies. Digimarc develops solutions, licenses its intellectual property, and provides development services to business partners across a range of industries. For more information, please visit www.digimarc.com.

Forward-looking Statements

With the exception of historical information contained in this release, the matters described in this release contain various “forward-looking statements.” These forward-looking statements include statements providing inferences about future financial performance and amounts of future dividend payments, any related inferences regarding increases in license and subscription revenues, and other statements identified by terminology such as “will,” “should,” “expects,” “estimates,” “predicts” and “continue” or other derivations of these or other comparable terms. These forward-looking statements are statements of management’s opinion and are subject to various assumptions, risks, uncertainties and changes in circumstances. Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied from the statements in this release as a result of changes in economic, business and/or regulatory factors. More detailed information about risk factors that may affect actual results will be set forth in the company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 and in subsequent periodic reports filed with the SEC. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s opinions only as of the date of this release. Except as required by law, Digimarc undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this release.

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Digimarc Corporation

Income Statement Information

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three-Month Information     Six-Month Information  
     June 30,
2012
    June 30,
2011
    June 30,
2012
    June 30,
2011
 

Revenue:

        

Service

   $ 2,609      $ 3,165      $ 5,657      $ 6,234   

License & subscription

     6,503        6,308        20,501        12,330   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenue

     9,112        9,473        26,158        18,564   

Cost of revenue:

        

Service

     1,485        1,614        3,182        3,198   

License & subscription

     98        76        211        141   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cost of revenue

     1,583        1,690        3,393        3,339   

Gross profit:

        

Service

     1,124        1,551        2,475        3,036   

License & subscription

     6,405        6,232        20,290        12,189   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total gross profit

     7,529        7,783        22,765        15,225   

Gross margin:

        

Service

     43     49     44     49

License & subscription

     98     99     99     99

Total revenue

     83     82     87     82

Operating expenses:

        

Sales and marketing

     970        1,017        1,977        2,119   

Research, development and engineering

     2,146        1,884        4,144        3,659   

General and administrative

     2,191        2,270        4,949        5,117   

Intellectual property

     291        266        610        567   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     5,598        5,437        11,680        11,462   

Operating income

     1,931        2,346        11,085        3,763   

Net loss from joint ventures

     —          (698     (1,107     (1,235

Interest income, net

     33        48        91        106   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before provision for income taxes

     1,964        1,696        10,069        2,634   

(Provision) benefit for income taxes

     (748     1,930        (3,854     1,930   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 1,216      $ 3,626      $ 6,215      $ 4,564   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings per common share:

        

Net income per common share - basic

   $ 0.17      $ 0.54      $ 0.88      $ 0.67   

Net income per common share - diluted

   $ 0.17      $ 0.50      $ 0.84      $ 0.62   

Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic

     6,737        6,696        6,738        6,780   

Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted

     6,993        7,245        6,999        7,381   


Digimarc Corporation

Balance Sheet Information

(in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     June 30,
2012
     December 31,
2011
 

Assets

     

Current assets:

     

Cash and cash equivalents (1)

   $ 7,473       $ 3,419   

Marketable securities (1)

     26,525         22,244   

Trade accounts receivable, net

     2,543         3,502   

Other current assets

     1,162         1,306   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current assets

     37,703         30,471   

Marketable securities (1)

     9,522         7,715   

Property and equipment, net

     1,357         1,395   

Intangible assets, net

     3,361         2,808   

Investments in joint ventures

     —           415   

Deferred tax assets

     2,229         2,634   

Other assets, net

     214         355   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 54,386       $ 45,793   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

     

Current liabilities:

     

Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities

   $ 651       $ 952   

Income taxes payable

     1,014         —     

Deferred revenue

     2,338         2,660   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     4,003         3,612   

Deferred rent and other long-term liabilities

     419         464   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     4,422         4,076   

Commitments and contingencies

     

Shareholders’ equity:

     

Preferred stock

     50         50   

Common stock

     7         7   

Additional paid-in capital

     37,322         34,511   

Retained earnings

     12,585         7,149   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

     49,964         41,717   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 54,386       $ 45,793   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Aggregate cash, cash equivalents, short- and long-term marketable securities was $43,520 and $33,378 at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

 


Digimarc Corporation

Cash Flow Information

(in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three-Month Information     Six-Month Information  
     June 30,
2012
    June 30,
2011
    June 30,
2012
    June 30,
2011
 

Cash flows from operating activities:

        

Net income

   $ 1,216      $ 3,626      $ 6,215      $ 4,564   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

        

Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment

     149        156        292        309   

Amortization of intangibles

     53        28        119        54   

Stock-based compensation

     1,401        995        2,807        1,981   

Net loss from joint ventures

     —          698        1,107        1,235   

Deferred income tax expense (benefit)

     (649     (2,433     62        (2,433

Tax benefit from stock-based awards

     558        501        1,893        501   

Excess tax benefit from stock-based awards

     (203     (501     (1,538     (501

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

        

Trade accounts receivable, net

     (73     (121     959        635   

Other current assets

     (34     (237     132        296   

Other assets, net

     58        (50     141        4   

Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities

     (264     (164     (341     (45

Income taxes payable

     (46     —          1,014        —     

Deferred revenue

     (244     (173     (327     (412
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     1,922        2,325        12,535        6,188   

Cash flows from investing activities:

        

Purchase of property and equipment

     (106     (192     (254     (357

Capitalized patent costs

     (176     (164     (622     (293

Investments in joint ventures, net

     (692     (700     (692     (1,400

Sale or maturity of marketable securities

     46,143        11,534        69,136        53,768   

Purchase of marketable securities

     (46,732     (14,808     (75,224     (43,123
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

     (1,563     (4,330     (7,656     8,595   

Cash flows from financing activities:

        

Issuance of common stock

     531        733        603        733   

Purchase of common stock

     (1,388     (1,942     (2,187     (17,647

Cash dividends paid

     (779     —          (779     —     

Excess tax benefit from stock-based awards

     203        501        1,538        501   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (1,433     (708     (825     (16,413
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (2)

   $ (1,074   $ (2,713   $ 4,054      $ (1,630
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash equivalents and marketable securities at beginning of period

     44,005        33,108        33,378        45,944   

Cash equivalents and marketable securities at end of period

     43,520        33,669        43,520        33,669   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(2)    Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities

   $ (485   $ 561      $ 10,142      $ (12,275