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Exhibit 99.1

 

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Digimarc Reports Second Quarter 2015 Financial Results

Beaverton, Ore. — July 22, 2015 — Digimarc Corporation (NASDAQ: DMRC) reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2015.

Revenue for the second quarter of 2015 totaled $5.8 million compared to revenue of $5.7 million in the same quarter a year-ago. The increase in revenue was due to growth in service and subscription revenue, partially offset by lower license revenue related to the end of the quarterly royalty payments from Verance Corporation in the fourth quarter of 2014.

Operating expenses for the second quarter of 2015 decreased 9% to $7.4 million from $8.2 million the same quarter a year-ago. The decrease was due to lower spending in research and development, partially offset by higher investment in sales and marketing as the company is focused on market development and delivery for Digimarc Discover and Barcode. Legal and third-party consulting costs were also lower during the second quarter of 2015.

Operating loss for the second quarter of 2015 totaled $4.0 million compared to an operating loss of $4.5 million in the same quarter a year-ago. The improvement was largely due to lower operating expenses.

Net loss for the second quarter of 2015 totaled $4.0 million or $(0.50) per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $2.7 million or $(0.38) per diluted share in the second quarter of 2014. The larger net loss was due to income tax benefits recognized during the second quarter of last year.

Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities totaled $34.0 million at June 30, 2015, compared to $37.1 million at March 31, 2015.

Conference Call

Digimarc will hold a conference call later today (Wednesday, July 22, 2015) 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 live 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 number below at least five minutes prior to the scheduled start time:

Toll-Free Number: 866-562-9934

International Number: 706-634-1493

Conference ID: 27179682

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 the inventor of the Digimarc Barcode. The Digimarc Barcode enables industrial scanners, smartphones, tablets, and other computer interfaces to reliably, efficiently and economically identify traditional barcoded items, along with many other media objects. Digimarc Barcodes are imperceptible to humans and do all that visible barcodes do, but even better, and can be applied to virtually all forms of media. These remarkable capabilities have allowed Digimarc and its business partners to supply a wide range of patented consumer engagement, media management, and security solutions across multiple consumer and government industry sectors. Digimarc owns an extensive intellectual property portfolio with patents in digital watermarking, content identification and management, media object discovery, and intuitive computing more generally. Digimarc develops and delivers 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 increases in service and subscription revenue, decreased spending for research and development, increased investments in market development and delivery 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, 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

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     Six-Month Information  
     June 30,     June 30,     June 30,     June 30,  
     2015     2014     2015     2014  

Revenue:

        

Service

   $ 3,235      $ 2,716      $ 6,736      $ 5,704   

Subscription

     1,670        1,496        3,386        2,908   

License

     893        1,451        1,665        4,256   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenue

     5,798        5,663        11,787        12,868   

Cost of revenue:

        

Service

     1,497        1,169        3,075        2,583   

Subscription

     866        699        1,620        1,348   

License

     86        84        170        167   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cost of revenue

     2,449        1,952        4,865        4,098   

Gross profit:

        

Service

     1,738        1,547        3,661        3,121   

Subscription

     804        797        1,766        1,560   

License

     807        1,367        1,495        4,089   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total gross profit

     3,349        3,711        6,922        8,770   

Gross margin:

        

Service

     54     57     54     55

Subscription

     48     53     52     54

License

     90     94     90     96

Percentage of gross profit to total revenue

     58     66     59     68

Operating expenses:

        

Sales and marketing

     2,098        2,052        4,188        3,931   

Research, development and engineering

     3,025        3,404        6,109        6,950   

General and administrative

     1,980        2,326        4,186        4,747   

Intellectual property

     291        387        658        921   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     7,394        8,169        15,141        16,549   

Operating loss

     (4,045     (4,458     (8,219     (7,779

Other income, net

     32        21        55        48   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

     (4,013     (4,437     (8,164     (7,731

Benefit for income taxes

     1        1,757        2        3,065   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

   $ (4,012   $ (2,680   $ (8,162   $ (4,666
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) per common share:

        

Loss per common share - basic

   $ (0.50   $ (0.38   $ (1.02   $ (0.68

Loss per common share - diluted

   $ (0.50   $ (0.38   $ (1.02   $ (0.68

Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic

     8,029        7,113        7,995        7,057   

Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted

     8,029        7,113        7,995        7,057   

Cash dividends declared per common share:

   $ —        $ 0.11      $ —        $ 0.22   


Digimarc Corporation

Consolidated Balance Sheet Information

(in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     June 30,     December 31,  
     2015     2014  

Assets

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents (1)

   $ 4,047      $ 6,122   

Marketable securities (1)

     29,999        32,201   

Trade accounts receivable, net

     3,020        4,545   

Other current assets

     2,575        2,611   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     39,641        45,479   

Marketable securities (1)

     —          749   

Property and equipment, net

     2,786        2,976   

Intangibles, net

     6,728        6,720   

Goodwill

     1,114        1,114   

Other assets

     304        378   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 50,573      $ 57,416   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

    

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities

   $ 1,387      $ 1,379   

Deferred revenue

     2,290        3,660   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     3,677        5,039   

Deferred rent and other long-term liabilities

     219        203   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     3,896        5,242   

Commitments and contingencies

    

Shareholders’ equity:

    

Preferred stock

     50        50   

Common stock

     9        8   

Additional paid-in capital

     62,886        60,222   

Accumulated deficit

     (16,268     (8,106
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

     46,677        52,174   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 50,573      $ 57,416   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Aggregate cash, cash equivalents, short- and long-term marketable securities was $34,046 and $39,072 at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.


Digimarc Corporation

Consolidated Cash Flow Information

(in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Six-Month Information  
     June 30,     June 30,  
     2015     2014  

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net loss

   $ (8,162   $ (4,666

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

    

Depreciation, amortization and write-off of property and equipment

     604        459   

Amortization and write-off of intangibles

     520        606   

Changes in allowance for doubtful accounts

     16        (17

Stock-based compensation

     2,480        2,631   

Deferred income taxes

     —          (1,621

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Trade accounts receivable

     1,509        2,164   

Other current assets

     36        (1,412

Other assets

     74        84   

Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities

     (160     (291

Deferred revenue

     (1,285     (1,984
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in operating activities

     (4,368     (4,047

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Purchase of property and equipment

     (324     (579

Capitalized patent costs

     (428     (561

Maturity of marketable securities

     39,144        32,376   

Purchase of marketable securities

     (36,193     (25,810
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by investing activities

     2,199        5,426   

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Exercise of stock options

     1,129        1,176   

Purchase of common stock

     (1,035     (1,440

Cash dividends paid

     —          (1,654
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     94        (1,918

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (2)

   $ (2,075   $ (539
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities at beginning of period

     39,072        34,964   

Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities at end of period

     34,046        27,859   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

   $ (5,026   $ (7,105
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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