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Exhibit 99.1

 

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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 Second Quarter 2014 Financial Results

Beaverton, Ore. — July 23, 2014 — Digimarc Corporation (NASDAQ: DMRC) reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2014.

Second Quarter 2014 Results

Revenue for the second quarter of 2014 totaled $5.7 million compared to $10.5 million in the second quarter of 2013. The decrease was primarily due to the end of the scheduled minimum quarterly license fee payments from Intellectual Ventures in the second quarter of 2013 and from The Nielsen Company in the first quarter of 2014. Excluding the impact of these quarterly license fee payments, revenue was down $0.4 million or 6% for the second quarter of 2014 compared to the second quarter of 2013, primarily due to the timing of program work with the Central Banks.

Operating loss for the second quarter of 2014 was $4.5 million compared to operating income of $1.4 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 second quarter of 2014 was $2.7 million or $(0.38) per diluted share compared to net income of $0.6 million or $0.08 per diluted share in the second quarter of 2013.

At June 30, 2014, cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities totaled $27.9 million compared to $32.3 million at March 31, 2014.

Conference Call

Digimarc will hold a conference call later today (Wednesday, July 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 discussion.


The call will be broadcast live via webcast at www.digimarc.com/investors and available for replay through July 30, 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: 27179678

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 timing of program work with the Central Banks and increased investments in ongoing 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 are 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     Six-Month Information  
     June 30,
2014
    June 30,
2013
    June 30,
2014
    June 30,
2013
 

Revenue:

        

Service

   $ 2,716      $ 3,022      $ 5,704      $ 5,951   

Subscription

     1,496        1,433        2,908        2,817   

License

     1,451        6,015        4,256        11,945   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenue

     5,663        10,470        12,868        20,713   

Cost of revenue:

        

Service

     1,169        1,432        2,583        2,835   

Subscription

     699        588        1,348        1,223   

License

     84        100        167        196   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cost of revenue

     1,952        2,120        4,098        4,254   

Gross profit:

        

Service

     1,547        1,590        3,121        3,116   

Subscription

     797        845        1,560        1,594   

License

     1,367        5,915        4,089        11,749   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total gross profit

     3,711        8,350        8,770        16,459   

Gross margin:

        

Service

     57     53     55     52

Subscription

     53     59     54     57

License

     94     98     96     98

Percentage of gross profit to total revenue

     66     80     68     79

Operating expenses:

        

Sales and marketing

     2,052        1,563        3,931        2,840   

Research, development and engineering

     3,404        2,822        6,950        5,547   

General and administrative

     2,326        2,348        4,747        4,534   

Intellectual property

     387        261        921        538   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     8,169        6,994        16,549        13,459   

Operating income (loss)

     (4,458     1,356        (7,779     3,000   

Other income, net

     21        19        48        48   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

     (4,437     1,375        (7,731     3,048   

(Provision) benefit for income taxes

     1,757        (773     3,065        (1,475
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (2,680   $ 602      $ (4,666   $ 1,573   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) per common share:

        

Earnings (loss) per common share - basic

   $ (0.38   $ 0.08      $ (0.68   $ 0.22   

Earnings (loss) per common share - diluted

   $ (0.38   $ 0.08      $ (0.68   $ 0.21   

Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic

     7,113        6,850        7,057        6,844   

Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted

     7,113        7,090        7,057        7,078   

Cash dividends declared per common share:

   $ 0.11      $ 0.11      $ 0.22      $ 0.22   


Digimarc Corporation

Consolidated Cash Flow Information

(in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Six-Month Information  
     June 30,
2014
    June 30,
2013
 

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (4,666   $ 1,573   

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

    

Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment

     459        320   

Amortization and write-off of intangibles

     606        602   

Change in allowance for doubtful accounts

     (17     —     

Gain on reversal of contingent merger consideration

     —          (190

Stock-based compensation

     2,631        2,169   

Deferred income taxes

     (1,621     1,406   

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Trade accounts receivable, net

     2,164        (303

Other current assets

     (1,412     (271

Other assets

     84        (46

Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities

     (124     228   

Income taxes payable

     (167     24   

Deferred revenue

     (1,984     637   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (4,047     6,149   

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Purchase of property and equipment

     (579     (275

Capitalized patent costs

     (561     (506

Maturity of marketable securities

     32,376        35,474   

Purchase of marketable securities

     (25,810     (37,060
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     5,426        (2,367

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Issuance of common stock

     1,176        —     

Purchase of common stock

     (1,440     (742

Cash dividends paid

     (1,654     (1,601
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (1,918     (2,343
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

   $ (539   $ 1,439   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities at beginning of period

     34,964        39,056   

Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities at end of period

     27,859        42,081   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

   $ (7,105   $ 3,025   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


Digimarc Corporation

Consolidated Balance Sheet Information

(in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     June 30,
2014
     December 31,
2013
 

Assets

     

Current assets:

     

Cash and cash equivalents (2)

   $ 3,272       $ 3,811   

Marketable securities (2)

     20,843         25,851   

Trade accounts receivable, net

     3,691         5,838   

Other current assets

     3,089         1,658   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current assets

     30,895         37,158   

Marketable securities (2)

     3,744         5,302   

Property and equipment, net

     2,658         2,395   

Intangibles, net

     6,750         6,709   

Goodwill

     1,114         1,114   

Deferred tax assets, net

     4,942         3,949   

Other assets

     486         570   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 50,589       $ 57,197   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

     

Current liabilities:

     

Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities

   $ 1,653       $ 1,560   

Deferred revenue

     2,210         4,218   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     3,863         5,778   

Deferred rent and other long-term liabilities

     278         496   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     4,141         6,274   

Commitments and contingencies

     

Shareholders’ equity:

     

Preferred stock

     50         50   

Common stock

     8         7   

Additional paid-in capital

     43,342         41,498   

Retained earnings

     3,048         9,368   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

     46,448         50,923   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 50,589       $ 57,197   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(2) Aggregate cash, cash equivalents, short- and long-term marketable securities was $27,859 and $34,964 at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

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