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Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Digimarc Reports Third Quarter 2014 Financial Results

Beaverton, Ore. — October 22, 2014 — Digimarc Corporation (NASDAQ: DMRC) reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2014.

Third Quarter 2014 Results

Revenue for the third quarter of 2014 totaled $6.9 million compared to $7.4 million in the same quarter a year-ago. The decrease was due to lower license revenue primarily due to the scheduled completion of the quarterly license fee payments from The Nielsen Company in the first quarter of 2014.

Operating loss for the third quarter of 2014 totaled $3.2 million compared to operating loss of $2.0 million in the same quarter a year-ago. The operating loss was primarily due to lower license revenue and continued investment in the company’s product development and sales growth initiatives, mainly focused on Digimarc Discover and Barcode.

Net loss for the third quarter of 2014 totaled $2.0 million or $(0.28) per diluted share compared to a net loss of $0.8 million or $(0.12) per diluted share in the third quarter of 2013.

At September 30, 2014, cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities totaled $24.7 million compared to $27.9 million at June 30, 2014.

Conference Call

Digimarc will hold a conference call later today (Wednesday, October 22, 2014) to discuss these results, as well as 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 conference call will be broadcast simultaneously and available for replay via the investor section of the company’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: 27179679

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 digital 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 and the latest news, please visit www.digimarc.com and follow us on Twitter @DigimarcCorp.

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 impact of continued 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 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2014 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.

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


Digimarc Corporation

Consolidated Income Statement Information

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three-Month Information     Nine-Month Information  
     September 30,
2014
    September 30,
2013
    September 30,
2014
    September 30,
2013
 

Revenue:

        

Service

   $ 3,155      $ 3,030      $ 8,859      $ 8,981   

Subscription

     1,452        1,424        4,360        4,241   

License

     2,320        2,971        6,576        14,916   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenue

     6,927        7,425        19,795        28,138   

Cost of revenue:

        

Service

     1,224        1,232        3,807        4,067   

Subscription

     812        625        2,160        1,848   

License

     84        98        250        294   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cost of revenue

     2,120        1,955        6,217        6,209   

Gross profit:

        

Service

     1,931        1,798        5,052        4,914   

Subscription

     640        799        2,200        2,393   

License

     2,236        2,873        6,326        14,622   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total gross profit

     4,807        5,470        13,578        21,929   

Gross margin:

        

Service

     61     59     57     55

Subscription

     44     56     50     56

License

     96     97     96     98

Percentage of gross profit to total revenue

     69     74     69     78

Operating expenses:

        

Sales and marketing

     1,999        1,482        5,930        4,322   

Research, development and engineering

     3,499        3,277        10,449        8,824   

General and administrative

     2,183        2,456        6,929        6,990   

Intellectual property

     366        278        1,287        816   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     8,047        7,493        24,595        20,952   

Operating income (loss)

     (3,240     (2,023     (11,017     977   

Other income, net

     3        33        50        81   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

     (3,237     (1,990     (10,967     1,058   

(Provision) benefit for income taxes

     1,252        1,195        4,316        (280
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (1,985   $ (795   $ (6,651   $ 778   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) per common share:

        

Earnings (loss) per common share - basic

   $ (0.28   $ (0.12   $ (0.95   $ 0.09   

Earnings (loss) per common share - diluted

   $ (0.28   $ (0.12   $ (0.95   $ 0.09   

Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic

     7,176        6,860        7,097        6,850   

Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted

     7,176        6,860        7,097        7,080   

Cash dividends declared per common share:

   $ —        $ 0.11      $ 0.22      $ 0.33   


Digimarc Corporation

Consolidated Cash Flow Information

(in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Nine-Month Information  
     September 30,
2014
    September 30,
2013
 

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (6,651   $ 778   

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

    

Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment

     708        513   

Amortization and write-off of intangibles

     916        931   

Change in allowance for doubtful accounts

     (13     22   

Gain on reversal of contingent merger consideration

     —          (190

Stock-based compensation

     4,085        3,219   

Deferred income taxes

     (2,874     354   

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Trade accounts receivable, net

     2,000        (923

Other current assets

     (1,559     (577

Other assets

     160        (99

Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities

     (171     286   

Income taxes payable

     (169     88   

Deferred revenue

     (2,338     263   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (5,906     4,665   

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Purchase of property and equipment

     (1,010     (1,532

Capitalized patent costs

     (922     (824

Maturity of marketable securities

     47,961        47,344   

Purchase of marketable securities

     (38,840     (48,186
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     7,189        (3,198

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Issuance of common stock

     1,319        —     

Purchase of common stock

     (1,931     (854

Cash dividends paid

     (1,654     (2,400

Common stock issuance costs

     (124     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (2,390     (3,254
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (1)

   $ (1,107   $ (1,787
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities at beginning of period

     34,964        39,056   

Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities at end of period

     24,736        38,111   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

   $ (10,228   $ (945
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


Digimarc Corporation

Consolidated Balance Sheet Information

(in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     September 30,
2014
     December 31,
2013
 

Assets

     

Current assets:

     

Cash and cash equivalents (2)

   $ 2,704       $ 3,811   

Marketable securities (2)

     19,081         25,851   

Trade accounts receivable, net

     3,851         5,838   

Other current assets

     3,541         1,658   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current assets

     29,177         37,158   

Marketable securities (2)

     2,951         5,302   

Property and equipment, net

     2,904         2,395   

Intangibles, net

     6,836         6,709   

Goodwill

     1,114         1,114   

Deferred tax assets, net

     5,447         3,949   

Other assets

     410         570   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 48,839       $ 57,197   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

     

Current liabilities:

     

Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities

   $ 1,868       $ 1,560   

Deferred revenue

     1,853         4,218   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     3,721         5,778   

Deferred rent and other long-term liabilities

     241         496   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     3,962         6,274   

Commitments and contingencies

     

Shareholders’ equity:

     

Preferred stock

     50         50   

Common stock

     8         7   

Additional paid-in capital

     43,756         41,498   

Retained earnings

     1,063         9,368   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

     44,877         50,923   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 48,839       $ 57,197   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(2) Aggregate cash, cash equivalents, short- and long-term marketable securities was $24,736 and $34,964 at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

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