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Vimicro Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results
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Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results
Net revenue in the third quarter of 2009 was
Third quarter net loss, prepared in accordance with U.S. Generally
Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), was
"Our revenue increased again in the third quarter driven by a 54 percent
quarterly increase in notebook camera processor sales, which reached record
shipments during the quarter," commented Dr.
During the third quarter, Vimicro announced a strategic agreement with
Leadcore, a subsidiary of Datang Telecom Technology Holding Co., Ltd, to
cooperate on the development of 3G mobile phone technologies based on TD-SCDMA
and CMMB multimedia standards for China Mobile. The Company also announced
that Vimicro Tianjin JV acquired Video Surveillance System ("ViSS") from
Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell Ltd. Co. furthering its expansion in the fast
growing surveillance market in
Business Outlook
For the fourth quarter of 2009, Vimicro expects revenue to range between
Financial Results Conference Call and Webcast
Vimicro will host a conference call and Webcast today
In addition, an audio Webcast will be available in the Investor Relations
section of the Company's Web site at http://www.vimicro.com . Following the
live Webcast, an archived version will be available on the Company's Web site.
A telephone replay of the call will also be available approximately two hours
after the call and will be available until
About Vimicro International Corporation
Vimicro International Corporation is a leading multimedia semiconductor and solution provider that designs, develops and markets mixed-signal semiconductor products and system-level solutions that enable multimedia capabilities in a variety of products for the consumer electronics and communications markets. Vimicro is also expanding business into the surveillance market with system-level solutions and semiconductor products. Vimicro's ADSs, each of which represents four ordinary shares, are currently trading on the NASDAQ Global Market under the ticker symbol "VIMC."
Forward-Looking Statements
This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," "confident" and similar statements. Among other things, the quotations from management in this announcement, as well as Vimicro's expectations and forecasts, contain forward-looking statements. Vimicro may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on forms 20-F and 6-K, etc., in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about Vimicro's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: the company's ability to develop and sell new mobile multimedia products; the expected growth of the mobile multimedia market; the company's ability to increase sales of PC and notebook camera multimedia processors; the company's ability to retain existing customers and acquire new customers and respond to competitive market conditions; the company's ability to respond in a timely manner to the evolving multimedia market and changing consumer preferences and industry standards and to stay abreast of technological changes; the company's ability to secure sufficient foundry capacity in a timely manner; the company's ability to effectively protect its intellectual property and the risk that it may infringe on the intellectual property of others; and cyclicality of the semiconductor industry. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in Vimicro's annual report on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Vimicro does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law. All information provided in this press release is as of the date hereof, and Vimicro undertakes no duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law.
Currency Translation
This announcement contains translations of certain RMB amounts into U.S.
dollars. Unless otherwise noted, all translations from RMB to U.S. dollars are
based on the applicable exchange rates quoted by the Bank of
For further information about Vimicro, please contact:
Investor Contacts:
Vanessa Wang, Investment & IR Manager
Phone: +86-10-6894-8888 x7294
Email: wangjingyi@vimicro.com
Shelton Group Investor Relations
Leanne K. Sievers, EVP
Phone: +1-949-224-3874
Email: lsievers@sheltongroup.com
Vimicro International Corporation
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars,
except number of share data)
09/30/2009 12/31/2008
(unaudited) (audited)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents 85,816 58,215
Short-term time deposits 43,930 14,885
Restricted cash -- 73,157
Available-for-sale securities 2,500 731
Accounts receivable, net 8,195 7,131
Inventories 9,644 13,430
Prepayments and other current assets 2,595 2,431
Deferred tax assets 2 2
Total current assets 152,682 169,982
Investment in an associate -- 168
Property, equipment and software, net 10,303 8,736
Land use rights 9,431 7,365
Intangible assets, net 4,952 --
Other assets 2,018 947
Total assets 179,386 187,198
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable 4,558 8,074
Taxes payable 1,711 1,345
Advances from customers 309 56
Accrued expenses and other current
liabilities 4,198 4,870
Deferred grants 4,392 --
Total current liabilities 15,168 14,345
Non-current liabilities:
Deferred tax liabilities 31 31
Total liabilities 15,199 14,376
Shareholders' equity:
Ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value,
500,000,000 shares authorized,
147,715,192 and 137,778,145 shares
issued and outstanding as of
September 30, 2009 and December 31,
2008, respectively 15 14
Additional paid-in capital 150,716 142,681
Treasury stock (2,438) (1,650)
Accumulated other comprehensive
income 11,470 9,435
Accumulated deficit (35,186) (17,019)
Statutory reserve 2,782 2,782
Total parent shareholders' equity 127,359 136,243
Noncontrolling interest 36,828 36,579
Total shareholders' equity 164,187 172,822
Total liabilities and shareholders'
equity 179,386 187,198
Note: The balance sheet as of September 30, 2009 includes the Company's
preliminary estimate of the fair value of the assets acquired and
liabilities assumed in connection with the acquisition of ViSS in
September 2009. The Company will finalize the accounting for the
acquisition and therefore the preliminary estimates are subject to
change.
Vimicro International Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Income
(Amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars,
except number of share data)
2009 Q3 2009 Q2 2008 Q3
(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
Net revenue 20,500 18,717 24,942
Cost of revenue (14,692) (13,393) (16,760)
Gross profit 5,808 5,324 8,182
Operating expenses*
Research and development, net (6,322) (7,371) (5,839)
Sales and marketing (1,323) (1,129) (1,276)
General and administrative (3,126) (6,019) (2,976)
Total operating expenses (10,771) (14,519) (10,091)
Loss from operations (4,963) (9,195) (1,909)
Other income / (expense):
Interest income 377 387 593
Foreign exchange gain, net 16 2 141
Gain on disposal of available-for-
sale securities -- 512 --
Others, net 307 53 121
Loss before income taxes (4,263) (8,241) (1,054)
Income taxes expense -- -- --
Net loss before share of
gain/(loss) of an associate (4,263) (8,241) (1,054)
Share of gain/(loss) of an
associate, net of tax 3 -- (1)
Net loss (4,260) (8,241) (1,055)
Less: Noncontrolling Interest (1,123) 135 --
Loss attributed to ordinary
shareholders (3,137) (8,376) (1,055)
Other comprehensive income /
(loss):
Foreign currency translation
adjustment 84 73 382
Unrealized gain on available-for-
sale securities 911 315 --
Other comprehensive income before
noncontrolling interest: 995 388 382
Less: Noncontrolling Interest in
other comprehensive income (3) 53 --
Other comprehensive income after
noncontrolling interest: 998 335 382
Comprehensive loss (2,139) (8,041) (673)
Loss per share
-Basic (0.02) (0.06) (0.01)
-Diluted (0.02) (0.06) (0.01)
Loss per ADS
-Basic (0.08) (0.24) (0.03)
-Diluted (0.08) (0.24) (0.03)
Weighted average number of ordinary
shares outstanding
-Basic 148,483,022 138,706,574 140,944,218
-Diluted 148,483,022 138,706,574 140,944,218
Weighted average number of ADS
outstanding
-Basic 37,120,755 34,676,643 35,236,055
-Diluted 37,120,755 34,676,643 35,236,055
* Components of share-based
compensation expenses
are included in the following
expense captions:
Research and development (510) (1,634) (567)
Sales and marketing (53) (70) (207)
General and administrative (563) (3,963) (574)
SOURCE Vimicro International Corporation