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Exhibit 99.1

Hittite Microwave Corporation Reports Financial Results for the First Quarter of 2013

CHELMSFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 25, 2013--Hittite Microwave Corporation (NASDAQ:HITT) today reported revenue for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013 of $67.7 million, an increase of 6.9% compared with $63.3 million for the first quarter of 2012, and a decrease of 1.2% compared with $68.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2012. Net income for the quarter was $17.6 million, or $0.57 per diluted share, an increase of 10.0% compared with $16.0 million, or $0.52 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2012, and comparable with $17.7 million, or $0.57 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2012.

For the first quarter of 2013, revenue from customers in the United States was $30.2 million, or 44.7% of the company’s total revenue, and revenue from customers outside the United States was $37.5 million, or 55.3% of total revenue. Gross margin was 73.7% for the first quarter of 2013, compared with 73.7% for the first quarter of 2012 and 73.3% for the fourth quarter of 2012. Operating income for the first quarter of 2013 was $27.1 million, or 40.1% of revenue, compared with $25.5 million, or 40.2% of revenue, for the first quarter of 2012 and $28.0 million, or 40.8% of revenue, for the fourth quarter of 2012. Total cash and marketable securities at March 31, 2013 was $429.4 million, an increase of $20.1 million for the quarter.

Business Outlook

The company expects revenue for the second quarter ending June 30, 2013 to be in the range of $66.5 million to $68.5 million and net income to be in the range of $16.7 million to $17.7 million, or $0.54 to $0.57 per diluted share.

Webcast and Taped Replay

The company will host a conference call to discuss its financial results at 5:00 p.m. ET today. The conference call can be accessed by dialing (480) 629-9770. A live webcast of the call will be available online on the Hittite Microwave website. To listen to the live webcast, go to the Investors page of the Hittite Microwave website at www.hittite.com and click on the webcast link located under News & Events. A telephonic replay of the call also will be available for one week after the live call by dialing (303) 590-3030, access code 4611860. Following the call, a webcast replay will also be available by visiting the Investors page at www.hittite.com.


About Hittite Microwave Corporation

Hittite Microwave Corporation is an innovative designer and manufacturer of high performance integrated circuits, or ICs, modules, subsystems and instrumentation for technically demanding digital, RF, microwave and millimeterwave applications covering DC to 110 GHz. The company’s standard and custom products apply analog, digital and mixed-signal semiconductor technologies, which are used in a wide variety of wireless & wired communication and sensor applications for the automotive, broadband, cellular infrastructure, fiber optic, microwave & millimeterwave communications, military, space and test & measurement markets. The company is headquartered in Chelmsford, Massachusetts.

“Safe Harbor Statement” under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

Statements in this press release regarding Hittite Microwave Corporation that do not relate to historical facts are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, any statements regarding our expectations as to future levels of revenue, net income and earnings per share. Readers are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties and are only predictions, and actual future events and results may differ materially from these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: the impact of macro-economic conditions on demand for our products; our ability to effectively manage our costs and expenses in response to fluctuations in our growth rate; market acceptance of our new products; our ability to assess accurately our end market requirements; our success in maintaining the business of our significant customers; our ability to keep pace with new semiconductor processes; risks related to our dependence on third-party suppliers; regulatory, operational, financial and political risks inherent in operating internationally; competition within the semiconductor industry; product returns and warranty claims; the possibility that intellectual property claims initiated by or against us could be costly or have adverse outcomes; and other risks and uncertainties that are discussed under “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


 

Hittite Microwave Corporation

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)
(In thousands)
  March 31, 2013   December 31, 2012
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 239,325 $ 269,157
Marketable securities 190,028 140,069
Accounts receivable, net 35,340 30,921
Inventories 71,976 65,926
Income taxes receivable 152 1,566
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 3,380 2,761
Deferred taxes   14,557   14,988
Total current assets 554,758 525,388
Property and equipment, net 35,820 36,294
Deferred taxes 1,210 709
Other assets   10,262   11,172
Total assets $ 602,050 $ 573,563
 
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 3,879 $ 3,205
Accrued expenses 16,833 12,889
Income taxes payable 4,373 584
Deferred revenue and customer advances   4,142   4,699
Total current liabilities 29,227 21,377
Long-term income taxes payable 1,543 412
Deferred taxes 576 446
Other liabilities   114   124
Total liabilities 31,460 22,359
Total stockholders' equity   570,590   551,204
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 602,050 $ 573,563
 

Hittite Microwave Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited)
(In thousands except per-share data)
  Three Months Ended March 31,
  2013       2012  
 
Revenue $ 67,696 $ 63,323
Cost of revenue   17,797     16,682  
Gross profit 49,899 46,641
  73.7 %   73.7 %
Operating expenses:
Research and development 13,218 11,783
Sales and marketing 5,790 5,635
General and administrative   3,771     3,768  
Total operating expenses   22,779     21,186  
Income from operations 27,120 25,455
40.1 % 40.2 %
 
Interest and other income (expense), net   96     (106 )
Income before income taxes 27,216 25,349
Provision for income taxes   9,618     9,357  
Net income $ 17,598   $ 15,992  
 
Earnings per share:
Basic $ 0.58   $ 0.53  
Diluted $ 0.57   $ 0.52  
 
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic   30,540     30,328  
Diluted   31,049     30,802  

CONTACT:
Hittite Microwave Corporation
William W. Boecke, 978-250-3343
V.P. and Chief Financial Officer