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Exhibit 99.1

For investor information contact:

Heidi Flannery, Investor Relations

(510) 743-1718

investor@volterra.com

Volterra Announces Financial Results and Acquisition of Element Energy

FREMONT, Calif., January 22, 2013 — 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, 2012.

Net revenue for the fourth quarter of 2012 was $40.3 million, a 4% increase over net revenue of $38.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2011, and a 4% decrease from net revenue of $42.1 million for the third quarter of 2012. GAAP net income was $4.6 million, or $0.18 per share (diluted), for the fourth quarter of 2012, a 20% decrease from GAAP net income of $5.7 million, or $0.22 per share (diluted), for the fourth quarter of 2011 and a 25% decrease from GAAP net income of $6.1 million, or $0.23 per share (diluted), for the third quarter of 2012.

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. Non-GAAP net income was $7.1 million, or $0.28 per share (diluted), for the fourth quarter of 2012, a 9% decrease from non-GAAP net income of $7.8 million, or $0.30 per share (diluted), for the fourth quarter of 2011 and a 18% decrease from non-GAAP net income of $8.7 million, or $0.33 per share (diluted), for the third quarter of 2012.

For the full year 2012, Volterra reported annual net revenue of $168.0 million. GAAP net income was $22.8 million, or $0.86 per share (diluted), for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, compared to GAAP net income of $20.6 million, or $0.79 per share (diluted), for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011. Non-GAAP net income was $32.9 million, or $1.24 per share (diluted), for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, compared to non-GAAP net income of $28.9 million, or $1.10 per share (diluted), for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.

“I am proud to report Volterra’s twelfth consecutive year of revenue growth and our ninth consecutive profitable year,” said Volterra President and CEO Jeff Staszak. “I am also pleased to announce that Volterra has acquired Element Energy, a startup with technology that significantly improves the performance, lifetime, reliability and cost of large battery packs used in a wide range of applications including stationary and renewable energy storage and hybrid and electric vehicles.”

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) 941-0844 approximately ten minutes prior to the initiation of the teleconference. International and local participants can dial (480) 629-9835. Investors should reference Volterra. A digital replay of the conference call will be available until midnight on


Tuesday, January 29, 2013. To access the replay, investors should dial (800) 406-7325 or (303) 590-3030 and enter access code 4588519#. 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 Tuesday, February 19, 2013.

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; and (iii) 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.


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 other special items without unreasonable effort.

Volterra is a trademark of Volterra Semiconductor Corporation and is registered in certain jurisdictions. All other names mentioned are the property of their respective owners and are mentioned for identification purposes only.

Forward-Looking Statements:

This press release regarding financial results for the fiscal year and quarter ended December 31, 2012 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 6, 2012 and the quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed on November 1, 2012. 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)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
December 31,
    Twelve Months Ended
December 31,
 
     2012      2011     2012      2011  

Net revenue

   $ 40,259       $ 38,776      $ 168,043       $ 155,986   

Cost of revenue *

     17,193         16,165        71,064         66,468   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross margin

     23,066         22,611        96,979         89,518   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

          

Research and development *

     10,896         9,720        43,253         37,383   

Selling, general and administrative *

     6,726         6,602        26,939         26,646   

Litigation

     690         711        3,473         4,679   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     18,312         17,033        73,665         68,708   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income from operations

     4,754         5,578        23,314         20,810   

Non-operating expense (income), net

     54         (91     33         58   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     4,700         5,669        23,281         20,752   

Income tax expense (benefit)

     125         (15     434         108   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 4,575       $ 5,684      $ 22,847       $ 20,644   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income per share:

          

Basic

   $ 0.18       $ 0.23      $ 0.90       $ 0.84   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted

   $ 0.18       $ 0.22      $ 0.86       $ 0.79   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding:

          

Basic

     25,112         24,712        25,266         24,654   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted

     25,912         26,148        26,556         26,163   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

*       Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:

          

Cost of revenue

   $ 180       $ 198      $ 776       $ 769   

Research and development

     1,193         899        4,318         3,368   

Selling, general, and administrative

     1,178         1,014        4,946         4,096   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total stock-based compensation expense

   $ 2,551       $ 2,111      $ 10,040       $ 8,233   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 


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, 2012  
     GAAP     Effect of
Stock-based
Compensation
    Non-GAAP  

Gross margin

   $ 23,066      $ (180   $ 23,246   

Gross margin %

     57.3     -0.4     57.7

Operating expenses:

      

Research and development

   $ 10,896      $ 1,193      $ 9,703   

Selling, general and administrative

     6,726        1,178        5,548   

Litigation

     690        —          690   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

   $ 18,312      $ 2,371      $ 15,941   

Income from operations

   $ 4,754      $ (2,551   $ 7,305   

Operating margin %

     11.8     -6.3     18.1

Net income

   $ 4,575      $ (2,551   $ 7,126   

Diluted net income per share

   $ 0.18      $ (0.10   $ 0.28   
     Three Months Ended December 31, 2011  
     GAAP     Effect of
Stock-based
Compensation
    Non-GAAP  

Gross margin

   $ 22,611      $ (198   $ 22,809   

Gross margin %

     58.3     -0.5     58.8

Operating expenses:

      

Research and development

   $ 9,720      $ 899      $ 8,821   

Selling, general and administrative

     6,602        1,014        5,588   

Litigation

     711        —          711   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

   $ 17,033      $ 1,913      $ 15,120   

Income from operations

   $ 5,578      $ (2,111   $ 7,689   

Operating margin %

     14.4     -5.4     19.8

Net income

   $ 5,684      $ (2,111   $ 7,795   

Diluted net income per share

   $ 0.22      $ (0.08   $ 0.30   


VOLTERRA SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

     Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2012  
     GAAP     Effect of
Stock-based
Compensation
    Non-GAAP  

Gross margin

   $ 96,979      $ (776   $ 97,755   

Gross margin %

     57.7     -0.5     58.2

Operating expenses:

      

Research and development

   $ 43,253      $ 4,318      $ 38,935   

Selling, general and administrative

     26,939        4,946        21,993   

Litigation

     3,473        —          3,473   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

   $ 73,665      $ 9,264      $ 64,401   

Income from operations

   $ 23,314      $ (10,040   $ 33,354   

Operating margin %

     13.9     -5.9     19.8

Net income

   $ 22,847      $ (10,040   $ 32,887   

Diluted net income per share

   $ 0.86      $ (0.38   $ 1.24   
     Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2011  
     GAAP     Effect of
Stock-based
Compensation
    Non-GAAP  

Gross margin

   $ 89,518      $ (769   $ 90,287   

Gross margin %

     57.4     -0.5     57.9

Operating expenses:

      

Research and development

   $ 37,383      $ 3,368      $ 34,015   

Selling, general and administrative

     26,646        4,096        22,550   

Litigation

     4,679        —          4,679   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

   $ 68,708      $ 7,464      $ 61,244   

Income from operations

   $ 20,810      $ (8,233   $ 29,043   

Operating margin %

     13.3     -5.3     18.6

Net income

   $ 20,644      $ (8,233   $ 28,877   

Diluted net income per share

   $ 0.79      $ (0.31   $ 1.10   


VOLTERRA SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     December 31,
2012
    September 30,
2012
    December 31,
2011
 
Assets       

Current assets:

      

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

   $ 150,364      $ 142,683      $ 126,733   

Accounts receivable, net

     24,487        24,329        22,399   

Inventories

     18,719        20,192        14,687   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     3,103        3,173        2,933   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     196,673        190,377        166,752   

Property and equipment, net

     11,013        10,813        7,905   

Other assets

     6,121        265        1,059   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 213,807      $ 201,455      $ 175,716   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity       

Current liabilities:

      

Accounts payable

   $ 7,073      $ 6,522      $ 5,643   

Accrued liabilities

     13,974        9,499        8,299   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     21,047        16,021        13,942   

Lease incentives

     150        197        339   

Other long-term liabilities

     3,411        2,402        2,214   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     24,608        18,620        16,495   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

      

Common stock

     29        29        28   

Additional paid-in capital

     174,056        170,213        152,644   

Retained earnings

     66,053        61,478        43,206   

Treasury stock

     (50,939     (48,885     (36,657
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     189,199        182,835        159,221   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 213,807      $ 201,455      $ 175,716   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


VOLTERRA SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL AND OTHER INFORMATION

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Q4 2012     Q3 2012     Q4 2011  

Selected Cash Flow Information:

      

Depreciation

   $ 934      $ 886      $ 792   

Capital spending

   $ (1,702   $ (2,439   $ (774

Stock repurchase program

   $ (2,054   $ (10,234   $ (2,877

Proceeds from sales of shares to employees

   $ 1,334      $ 1,309      $ 3,785   

Stock Buyback:

      

Shares repurchased

     94        436        140   

Cumulative shares repurchased

     4,873        4,779        4,275