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Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO

Company Contacts:

Charles Beck

Chief Financial Officer

503-469-4721

Charles.Beck@digimarc.com

Scott Liolios or Matt Glover

Liolios Group, Inc.

Investor Relations for Digimarc

949-574-3860

dmrc@liolios.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Digimarc Reports First Quarter 2014 Financial Results

Beaverton, Ore. — April 23, 2014 — Digimarc Corporation (NASDAQ: DMRC) reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2014.

First Quarter 2014 Results

Revenue for the first quarter of 2014 totaled $7.2 million compared to $10.2 million in the first quarter of 2013. The decrease was primarily due to the end of the scheduled minimum quarterly license fee payments from Intellectual Ventures (IV) in the second quarter of 2013. The comparative decline was partially offset by increased royalty revenue from other licensees.

Operating loss for the first quarter of 2014 totaled $3.3 million compared to operating income of $1.6 million in the same quarter a year-ago. The operating loss was primarily due to lower revenue and increased investment in the company’s ongoing product development and sales growth initiatives, mainly focused around Digimarc Discover and Barcode.

Net loss for the first quarter of 2014 totaled $2.0 million or $(0.29) per diluted share compared to net income of $1.0 million or $0.13 per diluted share in the first quarter of 2013.

At March 31, 2014, cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities totaled $32.3 million compared to $35.0 million at December 31, 2013.

Conference Call

Digimarc will hold a conference call later today (Wednesday, April 23, 2014) to discuss these results. Management will also provide an update on market conditions and execution of strategy. Chairman and CEO Bruce Davis and CFO Charles Beck 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 available for replay through May 23, 2014. 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 telephone number below at least five minutes prior to the scheduled start time:

Number: 866-562-9934

Conference ID: 27179676

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 Digimarc 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, 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 and any related inferences regarding increased royalty revenue from other licensees, increased investments in product development and sales growth initiatives, 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, 2013 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.


Digimarc Corporation

Consolidated Income Statement Information

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three-Month Information  
     March 31,     March 31,  
     2014     2013  

Revenue:

    

Service

   $ 2,988      $ 2,929   

Subscription

     1,412        1,384   

License

     2,805        5,930   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenue

     7,205        10,243   

Cost of revenue:

    

Service

     1,414        1,403   

Subscription

     649        635   

License

     83        96   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cost of revenue

     2,146        2,134   

Gross profit:

    

Service

     1,574        1,526   

Subscription

     763        749   

License

     2,722        5,834   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total gross profit

     5,059        8,109   

Gross margin:

    

Service

     53     52

Subscription

     54     54

License

     97     98

Percentage of gross profit to total revenue

     70     79

Operating expenses:

    

Sales and marketing

     1,879        1,277   

Research, development and engineering

     3,546        2,725   

General and administrative

     2,421        2,186   

Intellectual property

     534        277   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     8,380        6,465   

Operating income (loss)

     (3,321     1,644   

Other income, net

     27        29   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

     (3,294     1,673   

(Provision) benefit for income taxes

     1,308        (702
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (1,986   $ 971   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) per common share:

    

Earnings (loss) per common share - basic

   $ (0.29   $ 0.13   

Earnings (loss) per common share - diluted

   $ (0.29   $ 0.13   

Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic

     7,000        6,838   

Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted

     7,000        7,058   

Cash dividends declared per common share:

   $ 0.11      $ 0.11   


Digimarc Corporation

Consolidated Cash Flow Information

(in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three-Month Information  
     March 31,     March 31,  
     2014     2013  

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (1,986   $ 971   

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

    

Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment

     231        158   

Amortization and write-off of intangibles

     308        299   

Change in allowance for doubtful accounts

     (7     —     

Gain on reversal of contingent merger consideration

     —          (190

Stock-based compensation

     1,259        1,092   

Deferred income taxes

     (509     (112

Excess tax benefit from stock-based awards

     (72     —     

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Trade accounts receivable, net

     1,809        (228

Other current assets

     (699     (44

Other assets

     84        1   

Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities

     (317     (213

Income taxes payable

     3        778   

Deferred revenue

     (1,484     832   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (1,380     3,344   

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Purchase of property and equipment

     (117     (86

Capitalized patent costs

     (295     (228

Maturity of marketable securities

     11,192        23,116   

Purchase of marketable securities

     (9,266     (21,933
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by investing activities

     1,514        869   

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Issuance of common stock

     712        —     

Purchase of common stock

     (850     (648

Cash dividends paid

     (824     (801

Excess tax benefit from stock-based awards

     72        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (890     (1,449
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (1)

   $ (756   $ 2,764   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities at beginning of period

     34,964        39,056   

Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities at end of period

     32,282        40,637   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

   $ (2,682   $ 1,581   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


Digimarc Corporation

Consolidated Balance Sheet Information

(in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     March 31,      December 31,  
     2014      2013  

Assets

     

Current assets:

     

Cash and cash equivalents (2)

   $ 3,055       $ 3,811   

Marketable securities (2)

     28,120         25,851   

Trade accounts receivable, net

     4,036         5,838   

Other current assets

     2,368         1,658   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current assets

     37,579         37,158   

Marketable securities (2)

     1,107         5,302   

Property and equipment, net

     2,326         2,395   

Intangibles, net

     6,740         6,709   

Goodwill

     1,114         1,114   

Deferred tax assets, net

     4,519         3,949   

Other assets

     486         570   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 53,871       $ 57,197   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

     

Current liabilities:

     

Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities

   $ 1,325       $ 1,560   

Deferred revenue

     2,690         4,218   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     4,015         5,778   

Deferred rent and other long-term liabilities

     505         496   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     4,520         6,274   

Commitments and contingencies

     

Shareholders’ equity:

     

Preferred stock

     50         50   

Common stock

     8         7   

Additional paid-in capital

     42,735         41,498   

Retained earnings

     6,558         9,368   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

     49,351         50,923   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 53,871       $ 57,197   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(2) Aggregate cash, cash equivalents, short- and long-term marketable securities was $32,282 and $34,964 at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

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