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Company Contacts:
 
Gregory Walker,
Sonia Segovia,
VP, Finance and CFO
IR Coordinator
Tel: (408) 938-6457
Tel: (408) 938-6491
Email:gregory.walker@pdf.com
Email: sonia.segovia@pdf.com


PDF Solutions® Reports Preliminary Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2012 Results

SAN JOSE, Calif.—February 14, 2013—PDF Solutions, Inc. (“PDF Solutions” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: PDFS) the leading provider of yield improvement technologies and services for the integrated circuit (IC) manufacturing process life cycle, today announced preliminary financial results for its fourth fiscal quarter and year ended December 31, 2012. The preliminary results are subject to change based upon the conclusion of an on-going analysis by the Company of its income tax provision, which includes the effects of a contemplated reversal of the valuation allowance related to a significant portion of its deferred tax assets, as described in more detail below.
 
Total revenues for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2012 totaled $23.8 million, up 6% from $22.6 million for the third fiscal quarter of 2012 and up 35% when compared with total revenues of $17.6 million for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2011. Gainshare performance incentives revenues totaled $7.2 million, flat when compared to $7.2 million for the third fiscal quarter of 2012 and up 111% when compared to gainshare performance incentives revenues of $3.4 million for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2011.
 
Revenues for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 totaled $89.5 million, up 34% from $66.7 million for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011. Gainshare performance incentives revenues for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 totaled $30.5 million, up 102% from $15.1 million for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.
 
On a GAAP basis, preliminary net income for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2012 was $4.0 million, or $0.14 per basic share and $0.13 per diluted share, compared to net income of $5.0 million, or $0.17 per basic and diluted share, for the third fiscal quarter of 2012, and net income of $2.1 million, or $0.07 per basic and diluted share, for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2011.
 
 
 

 
 
Preliminary net income for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 was $17.4 million, or $0.60 per basic share and $0.58 per diluted share, compared to net income of $1.9 million, or $0.07 per basic and diluted share, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.
 
Cash and cash equivalents were $61.6 million at December 31, 2012 compared to cash and cash equivalents of $46.0 million at December 31, 2011.
 
In addition to using GAAP results in evaluating PDF Solutions’ business, PDF Solutions’ management also believes it is useful to measure results using a non-GAAP measure of net income (loss), excluding stock-based compensation expenses, amortization of acquired technology and other acquired intangible assets, restructuring charges, and their related income tax effects, as applicable.  Using this non-GAAP measure, the preliminary non-GAAP net income for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2012 was $7.3 million, or $0.24 per diluted share, compared to non-GAAP net income of $6.3 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, for the third fiscal quarter of 2012, and non-GAAP net income of $3.3 million, or $0.12 per diluted share for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2011. Also, using this non-GAAP measure, the preliminary non-GAAP net income for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 was $24.6 million, or $0.82 per diluted share, compared to non-GAAP net income of $7.4 million, or $0.26 per diluted share, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.
 
Based on the Company’s recent financial performance, the Company is in the process of analyzing a reversal of a significant portion of its’ deferred tax asset valuation allowance.  The Company expects that this reversal will be within a range of $18.0 to $22.0 million, which could result in $0.58 to $0.71 of additional earnings per diluted share on a GAAP basis for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2012 and $0.60 to $0.74 of additional earnings per diluted share on a GAAP basis for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012.  The Company believes that the results of this analysis will not impact the Company’s revenues or cash balances.  The Company expects to complete this analysis, and record the reversal, prior to filing its’ Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012.  As a result of this reversal, the Company expects its 2013 effective tax rate to be in the range of 35-40%.
 
As previously announced, PDF Solutions will discuss these results on a live conference call beginning at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time/5:00 p.m. Eastern Time today. The call will be simultaneously web cast on PDF Solutions’ website at http://www.pdf.com/events. A replay of the web cast will be available at the same website address beginning approximately two hours after completion of the live call. A copy of this press release, including the disclosure and reconciliation of certain non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP measures, which non-GAAP measures may be used periodically by PDF Solutions’ management when discussing financial results with investors and analysts, will also be available on PDF Solutions’ website at http://www.pdf.com/press-releases following the date of this release.
 
 
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Information Regarding Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to providing results that are determined in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America (GAAP), PDF Solutions also provides certain non-GAAP financial measures that exclude the effects of stock-based compensation expenses, amortization of acquired technology and other acquired intangible assets, restructuring charges, and their related income tax effects, as applicable. PDF Solutions’ management believes that the presentation of these measures provides useful supplemental information to investors regarding PDF Solutions’ operating results. These non-GAAP financial measures are used by management internally to measure the company’s profitability and performance. PDF Solutions’ management believes that excluding the effects of stock-based compensation expenses, amortization of acquired technology and other acquired intangible assets, restructuring charges, and their related income tax effects, as applicable, provides a useful supplemental measure of the company’s ongoing operations in light of the fact that none of these categories of expense has a current effect on the future uses of cash (with the exception of restructuring charges) nor do they have use with regards to the generation of current or future revenues. These non-GAAP results should not be considered an alternative to, or a substitute for, GAAP financial information, and may be different from similarly titled non-GAAP measures used by other companies. In particular, these non-GAAP financial measures are not a substitute for GAAP measures of income or loss as a measure of performance, or to cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities as a measure of liquidity. Since management uses these non-GAAP financial measures internally to measure profitability and performance, PDF Solutions has included these non-GAAP measures to give investors an opportunity to see the company’s financial results as viewed by management. A reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures is provided at the end of the company’s financial statements presented below.
 
Forward-Looking Statements
 
The statements in this press release regarding PDF Solutions’ final financial results for its fourth fiscal quarter and full year ended December 31, 2012, including the potential reversal of the Company’s deferred tax assets valuation allowance, the portion of any such reversal, the expected effect on net income and net income per share of any such reversal and the Company’s future effective tax rate, are forward looking and are subject to revision pending the closing of the financial books, completion of an audit by the Company's independent accountants and, in the case of the future tax rate, events and circumstances of the future.  Actual results could differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties that could cause results to differ materially include risks associated with: factors affecting the analysis of the amount of a reversal of the valuation of deferred tax assets; completion of the closing of the financial books and completion of an audit by the company's independent accountants; future changes to the tax rate applicable to the Company as well as allowable deductions, available credits and other factors affecting the Company’s effective tax rate; and other risks set forth in PDF Solutions' periodic public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, without limitation, its Annual Reports on Form 10-K, most recently filed for the year ended December 31, 2011, its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, most recently filed for the quarters ended March 31, 2012, June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2012, and its Current Reports on Form 8-K and amendments to such reports. The forward-looking statements contained in this release are made as of the date hereof, and PDF Solutions does not assume any obligation to update such statements nor the reasons why actual results could differ materially from those projected in such statements.
 
 
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About PDF Solutions

PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: PDFS) is the leading provider of yield improvement technologies and services for the IC manufacturing process life cycle. PDF Solutions offers solutions that are designed to enable clients to lower costs of IC design and manufacture, enhance time to market, and improve profitability by addressing design and manufacturing interactions from product design to initial process ramps to mature manufacturing operations. PDF Solutions’ Characterization Vehicle® (CV®) test chips provide the core modeling capabilities, and are used by more leading manufacturers than any other test chips in the industry. PDF Solutions’ industry leading yield management system software, dataPOWER®, and fault detection and classification software, mæstria®, enhance yield improvement and production control activities at leading fabs around the world. Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., PDF Solutions operates worldwide with additional offices in Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan. For the company’s latest news and information, visit http://www.pdf.com/.

Characterization Vehicle, CV, dataPOWER®, mæstria®, PDF Solutions®, and the PDF Solutions logo are registered trademarks of PDF Solutions, Inc. or its subsidiaries.

 
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PDF SOLUTIONS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
(In thousands)
 
 
 
December 31,
   
December 31,
 
 
 
2012
   
2011
 
             
ASSETS
           
Current assets:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 61,637     $ 46,041  
Accounts receivable, net
    33,959       20,863  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    3,606       3,717  
Total current assets
    99,202       70,621  
Non-current investments
    -       784  
Property and equipment, net
    3,897       777  
Intangible assets, net
    105       539  
Other non-current assets
    1,550       1,663  
Total assets
    104,754       74,384  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Current liabilities:
               
Accounts payable
  $ 2,054     $ 974  
Accrued compensation and related benefits
    10,723       5,026  
Accrued and other current liabilities
    3,043       2,335  
Deferred revenues
    3,232       2,961  
Billings in excess of recognized revenues
    807       2,089  
Total current liabilities
    19,859       13,385  
Long-term income taxes payable
    3,478       3,489  
Other non-current liabilities
    280       667  
Total liabilities
    23,617       17,541  
                 
Stockholders’ equity:
               
Common stock and additional paid-in-capital
    220,301       208,830  
Treasury stock at cost
    (27,778 )     (22,899 )
Accumulated deficit
    (111,437 )     (128,789 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
    51       (299 )
Total stockholders’ equity
    81,137       56,843  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 104,754     $ 74,384  

 
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PDF SOLUTIONS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
 
 
 
Three months ended
   
Twelve months ended
 
   
December 31,
   
September 30,
   
December 31,
   
December 31,
   
December 31,
 
 
 
2012
    2012    
2011
   
2012
   
2011
 
                               
Revenues:
                             
Design-to-silicon-yield solutions
  $ 16,577     $ 15,305     $ 14,160     $ 59,061     $ 51,633  
Gainshare performance incentives
    7,238       7,246       3,436       30,479       15,079  
Total revenues
    23,815       22,551       17,596       89,540       66,712  
                                         
Cost of design-to-silicon-yield solutions:
                                       
Direct costs of design-to-silicon-yield solutions
    9,406       9,457       8,066       36,236       29,416  
Amortization of acquired technology
    -       -       158       261       626  
Total cost of design-to-silicon-yield solutions
    9,406       9,457       8,224       36,497       30,042  
Gross profit
    14,409       13,094       9,372       53,043       36,670  
                                         
Operating expenses:
                                       
Research and development
    3,600       3,203       3,060       13,251       13,972  
Selling, general and administrative
    4,477       4,498       4,119       18,599       18,358  
Amortization of other acquired intangible assets
    21       51       51       174       204  
Restructuring charges (credits)
    1,806       -       19       1,889       (110 )
Total operating expenses
    9,904       7,752       7,249       33,913       32,424  
                                         
Income from operations
    4,505       5,342       2,123       19,130       4,246  
Interest and other income (expense), net
    (82 )     (179 )     282       (248 )     73  
Income before income taxes
    4,423       5,163       2,405       18,882       4,319  
Income tax provision
    383       170       292       1,530       2,439  
Net income
  $ 4,040     $ 4,993     $ 2,113     $ 17,352     $ 1,880  
                                         
Net income per share:
                                       
Basic
  $ 0.14     $ 0.17     $ 0.07     $ 0.60     $ 0.07  
Diluted
  $ 0.13     $ 0.17     $ 0.07     $ 0.58     $ 0.07  
                                         
Weighted average common shares:
                                       
Basic
    29,134       28,720       28,298       28,700       28,086  
Diluted
    30,905       30,180       28,518       29,923       28,431  

 
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PDF SOLUTIONS, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP NET INCOME AND NON-GAAP NET INCOME TO EBITDAR (UNAUDITED)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
 
   
Three months ended
   
Twelve months ended
 
   
December 31,
   
September 30,
   
December 31,
   
December 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2012
   
2012
   
2011
   
2012
   
2011
 
GAAP net income
  $ 4,040     $ 4,993     $ 2,113     $ 17,352     $ 1,880  
Adjustments to reconcile GAAP net income to non-GAAP net income:
                                       
Stock-based compensation expense
    1,415       1,253       1,004       4,891       4,791  
Amortization of acquired technology
    -       -       158       261       626  
Amortization of other acquired intangible assets
    21       51       51       174       204  
Restructuring charges (credits)
    1,806       -       19       1,889       (110 )
      Non-GAAP net income
  $ 7,282     $ 6,297     $ 3,345     $ 24,567     $ 7,391  
                                         
Adjustments to reconcile non-GAAP net income to EBITDAR(*):
                                       
Depreciation expense
    199       125       103       515       459  
Income tax provision (benefit)
    383       170       292       1,530       2,439  
      EBITDAR
  $ 7,864     $ 6,592     $ 3,740     $ 26,612     $ 10,289  
                                         
GAAP net income per diluted share
  $ 0.13     $ 0.17     $ 0.07     $ 0.58     $ 0.07  
Non-GAAP net income per diluted share
  $ 0.24     $ 0.21     $ 0.12     $ 0.82     $ 0.26  
                                         
Shares used in diluted shares calculation
    30,905       30,180       28,518       29,923       28,431  

(*) EBITDAR means the Company’s non-GAAP, pre-tax net income, which excludes stock-based compensation, amortization of acquired intangibles, restructuring charges and depreciation expense.
 
 
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