CEVA, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2015 Financial Results

- Strong quarterly licensing revenue of $7.8M

- Record twelve deals signed in the quarter

- Return to year-over-year quarterly royalty revenue growth

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May 04, 2015, 07:00 ET

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- CEVA, Inc. (NASDAQ: CEVA), the leading licensor of DSP and IP platforms for cellular, multimedia and connectivity, today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2015.

CEVA, Inc reports Q1 2015 total revenues of $13.8m, driven by a record twelve licensing deals signed in the quarter. Non-GAAP earnings per share is 8 cents. For more highlights from the quarter, including LTE and Bluetooth shipment updates, view the infographic.

Total revenue for the first quarter of 2015 was $13.8 million, a 1% increase compared to $13.7 million reported for the first quarter of 2014, exceeding the Company's guidance. First quarter 2015 licensing and related revenue was $7.8 million, 1% lower when compared to $7.9 million reported for the same quarter a year ago. Royalty revenue for the first quarter of 2015 was $6.0 million, an increase of 4% when compared to $5.8 million reported for the first quarter of 2014.

Gideon Wertheizer, Chief Executive Officer of CEVA, stated: "CEVA had an excellent start to 2015, with our first quarter revenues coming in above our guidance range. Demand for our DSP and connectivity product portfolios continues to grow, with a record twelve licensing agreements signed in the quarter. We also delivered year-over-year royalty revenue growth, driven primarily by LTE shipments. Overall, our results are encouraging and we remain confident in our growth prospects for the remainder of the year."

U.S. GAAP net income for the first quarter of 2015 was $0.5 million, a 76% decrease from $2.0 million reported for the same period in 2014. U.S. GAAP diluted earnings per share for the first quarter of 2015 were $0.02, a decrease of 78% when compared to $0.09 for the first quarter of 2014.

Non-GAAP net income and diluted earnings per share for the first quarter of 2015 were $1.6 million and $0.08, respectively, representing a 51% and 50% decrease, respectively, over the $3.4 million and $0.16 reported for the first quarter of 2014. Non-GAAP net income and diluted earnings per share for the first quarter of 2015 excluded (a) equity-based compensation expense of $0.8 million, and (b) the impact of the amortization of acquired intangibles and other costs, net of tax, of $0.3 million associated with the acquisition of RivieraWaves. Non-GAAP net income and diluted earnings per share for the first quarter of 2014 excluded an aggregate equity-based compensation expense, net of taxes, of $1.4 million.

During the quarter, CEVA completed 12 new license agreements. Seven of the agreements were for CEVA DSP cores, platforms and software and five of the agreements were for CEVA connectivity IPs. Of the twelve agreements signed during the quarter, ten are for non-baseband applications, and eight are with first time customers for CEVA, which reinforces both the importance and success of the Company's diversification strategy. Target applications for customer deployment are smartphones, LTE routers, Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), surveillance cameras, wearables and storage systems. Geographically, five of the agreements signed were in the U.S, one was in Europe and six were in Asia.

Yaniv Arieli, Chief Financial Officer of CEVA, stated: "Our first quarter results reflect excellent licensing execution and continued growth in LTE smartphones enabled by our DSPs in the quarter, reaching an all-time high of more than seven million units shipped. During the quarter, we repurchased approximately 94,000 shares of our common stock for an aggregate consideration of approximately $1.9 million. At the end of the quarter, our cash balance, marketable securities and bank deposits totaled $128 million."

CEVA Conference Call
On May 4, 2015, CEVA management will conduct a conference call at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the operating performance for the quarter.

The conference call will be available via the following dial in numbers:

U.S. Participants: Dial 1-866-364-3869 (Access Code: CEVA)
International Participants: Dial +1-412-902-4215 (Access Code: CEVA)

The conference call will also be available live via the Internet at the following link: http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=102027. Please go to the web site at least fifteen minutes prior to the call to register, download and install any necessary audio software.

For those who cannot access the live broadcast, a replay will be available by dialing +1-877-344-7529 or +1-412-317-0088 (access code: 10063393) from one hour after the end of the call until 9:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) on May 19, 2015. The replay will also be available at CEVA's investor web site investors.ceva-dsp.com.

About CEVA, Inc.
CEVA is the leading licensor of cellular, multimedia and connectivity technologies to semiconductor companies and OEMs serving the mobile, consumer, automotive and IoT markets. Our DSP IP portfolio includes comprehensive platforms for multimode 2G/3G/LTE/LTE-A baseband processing in terminals and infrastructure, computer vision and computational photography for any camera-enabled device, audio/voice/speech and ultra-low power always-on/sensing applications for multiple IoT markets. For connectivity, we offer the industry's most widely adopted IPs for Bluetooth (Smart and Smart Ready), Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n/ac up to 4x4) and serial storage (SATA and SAS). One in every three phones sold worldwide is powered by CEVA, from many of the world's leading OEMs including Samsung, Huawei, Xiaomi, Lenovo, HTC, LG, Coolpad, ZTE, Micromax and Meizu. Visit us at www.ceva-dsp.com and follow us on Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn.

Forward Looking Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions that if they materialize or prove incorrect, could cause the results of CEVA to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. Forward-looking statements include Mr. Wertheizer's statement that CEVA remains confident in its growth prospects for the remainder of 2015, as well as Mr. Arieli's statement about continued growth in LTE smartphones. The risks, uncertainties and assumptions include: the ability of the CEVA DSP cores and other technologies, including connectivity IPs, to continue to be strong growth drivers for us; our success in penetrating new markets and maintaining our market position in existing markets; the ability of products incorporating our technologies to achieve market acceptance, the speed and extent of the expansion of the 3G and LTE networks, the effect of intense industry competition and consolidation, global chip market trends, the possibility that markets for CEVA's technologies may not develop as expected or that products incorporating our technologies do not achieve market acceptance; our ability to timely and successfully develop and introduce new technologies; and general market conditions and other risks relating to our business, including, but not limited to, those that are described from time to time in our SEC filings. CEVA assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements or information, which speak as of their respective dates.

CEVA, INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME – U.S. GAAP
U.S. dollars in thousands, except per share data

	Quarter ended
	March 31,
	2015	2014
	Unaudited	Unaudited
Revenues:
Licensing and related revenues	$ 7,839	$ 7,906
Royalties	5,995	5,768

Total revenues	13,834	13,674

Cost of revenues	1,185	1,112

Gross profit	12,649	12,562

Operating expenses:
Research and development, net	7,363	5,996
Sales and marketing	2,426	2,393
General and administrative	1,972	2,040
Amortization of intangible assets	325

Total operating expenses	12,086	10,429

Operating income	563	2,133
Financial income (loss), net	(27)	460

Income before taxes on income	536	2,593
Income taxes	50	608

Net income	$ 486	$ 1,985

Basic and diluted net income per share	$0.02	$0.09
Weighted-average shares used to compute net income per share (in thousands):
Basic	20,418	21,159
Diluted	20,958	21,590

Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures U.S. Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts


	Quarter ended
	March 31,
	2015	2014
	Unaudited	Unaudited
GAAP net income	486	1,985
Equity-based compensation expense included in cost of revenues	35	58
Equity-based compensation expense included in research and development expenses	391	601
Equity-based compensation expense included in sales and marketing expenses	79	302
Equity-based compensation expense included in general and administrative expenses	344	552
Income tax benefit related to equity-based compensation expenses	-	(135)
Costs associated with the RivieraWaves acquisition	98	-
Amortization of intangible assets related to RivieraWaves transaction, net of tax	212	-
Non-GAAP net income	$ 1,645	$ 3,363

GAAP weighted-average number of Common Stock used in computation of diluted net income per share (in thousands)	20,958	21,590
Weighted-average number of shares related to outstanding options and stock appreciation rights (in thousands)	114	-


Weighted-average number of Common Stock used in computation of diluted earnings per share, excluding the above (in thousands )	21,072	21,590


GAAP diluted earnings per share	$ 0.02	$ 0.09
Equity-based compensation expense, net of taxes	$ 0.04	$ 0.07
Costs associated with the RivieraWaves acquisition	$ 0.01	-
Amortization of intangible assets related to RivieraWaves transaction, net of tax	$ 0.01
Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share	$ 0.08	$ 0.16

CEVA, INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(U.S. Dollars in thousands)

	March 31,	December 31,
	2015	*2014 ()**
	Unaudited	Unaudited
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 13,993	$ 16,166
Marketable securities and short term bank deposits	74,941	85,277
Trade receivables, net	11,376	8,347
Deferred tax assets	1,943	1,868
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	5,393	3,982
Total current assets	107,646	115,640
Long-term assets:
Long term bank deposits	39,176	28,424
Severance pay fund	7,265	7,011
Deferred tax assets	734	399
Property and equipment, net	2,727	2,605
Goodwill	46,612	46,612
Investment in other companies	1,806	1,806
Other intangible assets	5,187	5,512
Total assets	$ 211,153	$ 208,009

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current liabilities:
Trade payables	$ 1,276	$ 864
Deferred revenues	2,078	1,681
Accrued expenses and other payables	14,984	16,711
Taxes payable	775	739
Deferred tax liabilities	443	464
Total current liabilities	19,556	20,459

Long-term liabilities:
Accrued severance pay	7,551	7,096
Deferred tax liabilities	1,302	1,405

Total liabilities	28,409	28,960

Stockholders' equity:
Common stock:	21	20
Additional paid in-capital	210,275	209,426
Treasury stock	(49,319)	(54,708)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(311)	(436)
Retained earnings	22,078	24,747
Total stockholders' equity	182,744	179,049
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 211,153	$ 208,009

(*) Derived from audited financial statements