GigaMedia Announces Fourth-Quarter and Full Year 2019 Financial Results

TAIPEI, April 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- GigaMedia Limited (NASDAQ: GIGM) today announced its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2019.

Highlights for Year Ended December 31, 2019

For 2019, GigaMedia reported revenues of $6.6 million, with a gross profit of $3.6 million, an operating loss of $2.9 million and the net loss of $1.5 million.

"In spite of the mild decrease in revenues," said GigaMedia CEO James Huang, "in 2019 we continued improving our cost structure through strategic cost management, and applied effective KPIs to drive performance of departments across our Company."

Compared to the prior year, the 2019 results exhibited overall improvements. Our gross margin rate has risen by 4.4% to 53.9% from 49.5% in 2018, and consequently the gross profit was even slightly higher than $3.5 million in the prior year, in spite of the decrease in revenues. The loss from operations was also cut by 40.1% from $4.8 million in 2018, and the net loss approximately halved.

"In the past year of 2019, we kept emphasizing on developing our in-house offerings," continued GigaMedia CEO James Huang, "and in the fourth quarter, our new mobile platform of casual games passed the closed and open beta testing tracks. It is now in trial operations, through which we are establishing marketing rhythm, expanding product lines, and strengthening customer's loyalty."

As for the current coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, CEO James Huang said, "While the virus ravages many countries in the world, our operations in Taiwan and Hong Kong have so far not been affected severely. Nonetheless, we have implemented strict hygiene and social distancing practices in our daily operations in order to protect the safety and health of our employees. We have also drawn up a contingency plan to ensure our business continuity against the escalating coronavirus situation."

Fourth Quarter and Full Year Overview

• Consolidated 4Q revenues decreased 21.2% quarter-on-quarter, mainly due to seasonality. The year-over-year comparison was a decrease of 7.1%, mainly in licensed games, partly offset by increase in in-house casual games. Full year revenues decreased 6.4% to $6.6 million from $7.1 million in 2018.
• Loss from operations for 4Q was $0.3 million, representing a loss reduction from $0.5 million in 3Q, mainly due to a decrease in general and administrative expenses. Full year operating loss was $2.9 million, representing a loss reduction of $1.9 million from approximately $4.8 million for 2018.
• The net asset value was approximately $5.04 per share as of the end of 2019.

Unaudited Consolidated Financial Results

GigaMedia Limited is a diversified provider of digital entertainment services. GigaMedia's digital entertainment service business FunTown develops and operates a suite of digital entertainments in Taiwan and Hong Kong, with focus on mobile games and casual games.

Unaudited consolidated results of GigaMedia are summarized in the table below.

For the Full Year 2019

• Consolidated revenues for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $6.6 million, decreased from $7.1 million in the prior year. The decrease was mainly due to a decline in our licensed mobile games.
• Consolidated loss from operations for 2019 was $2.9 million, compared to a loss of $4.8 million in the last year. The decrease of loss was due to improved cost-effectiveness across the Company.
• Consolidated net loss for 2019 was $1.5 million, compared to a net loss of $3.2 million in the prior year. Loss per share for 2019 was $0.14 per share, compared to a loss of $0.29 per share for the prior year.

For the Fourth Quarter

Fourth-Quarter Financial Results

• Consolidated revenues for the fourth quarter of 2019 decreased by 21.2% quarter-on-quarter from $1.9 million to $1.5 million mainly due to seasonality, and decreased by 7.1% year-over-year mainly as revenues from certain licensed games dwindled.
• Consolidated loss from operations of the fourth quarter of 2019 was $0.3 million, compared to a loss of $0.5 million in the last quarter.
• Consolidated net loss of the fourth quarter of 2019 was $0.1 million, slightly improved from a net loss of $0.2 million in the last quarter.
• Cash, restricted cash and cash equivalents at the end of the fourth quarter of 2019 amounted to $58.3 million, which slightly increased from $58.2 million at the end of the prior quarter.
• Consolidated EBITDA for the fourth quarter of 2019 was a loss of $0.4 million compared to a loss of $0.6 million in the third quarter of 2019.

Financial Position

GigaMedia maintained its solid financial position. Cash, restricted cash and cash equivalents amounted to $58.3 million, or approximately $5.27 per share, along with zero bank loan and $55.7 million of shareholders' equity, as of December 31, 2019.

Business Outlook

The following forward-looking statements reflect GigaMedia's expectations as of April 7, 2020. Given potential changes in economic conditions and consumer spending, the evolving nature of digital entertainments, and various other risk factors, including those discussed in the Company's 2018 Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as referenced below, actual results may differ materially.

"It is very difficult to foretell anything in current global economic turmoil, even for our digital entertainment business, which is comparatively less affected," said GigaMedia CEO James Huang, "but reassuringly, we have kept abundant financial resources to weather the storm, and we will continue to boost productivities by improving existing products and services, introducing own offerings, along with adopting strategies of promoting customer relationships."

In the meantime, the global economic downturn may exhibit good M&A chances for us, as potential targets may be available at bargain prices. Therefore, we will continue, very cautiously, seeking suitable strategic investment and acquisition targets for increasing corporate growth and maximizing shareholder value.

Use of Non-GAAP Measures

To supplement GigaMedia's consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, the Company uses the following measure defined as non-GAAP by the SEC: EBITDA. Management believes that EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) is a useful supplemental measure of performance because it excludes certain non-cash items such as depreciation and amortization and that EBITDA is a measure of performance used by some investors, equity analysts and others to make informed investment decisions. EBITDA is not a recognized earnings measure under GAAP and does not have a standardized meaning. Non-GAAP measures such as EBITDA should be considered in addition to results prepared in accordance with GAAP, but should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, other financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. A limitation of using EBITDA is that it does not include all items that impact the Company's net income for the period. Reconciliations to the GAAP equivalents of the non-GAAP financial measures are provided on the attached unaudited financial statements.

About the Numbers in This Release

Unaudited results

All quarterly and certain annual results referred to in the text, tables and attachments to this release are unaudited. The financial statements from which the financial results reported in this press release are derived have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, unless otherwise noted as "non-GAAP," and are presented in U.S. dollars.

Q&A

For Q&A regarding the fourth quarter and full year 2019 performance upon the release, investors may send the questions via email to [email protected], and the responses will be replied individually.

About GigaMedia

Headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, GigaMedia Limited (Singapore registration number: 199905474H) is a diversified provider of digital entertainment services in Taiwan and Hong Kong. GigaMedia's digital entertainment service business is an innovative leader in Asia with growing capabilities of development, distribution and operation of digital entertainments, as well as platform services for games with a focus on mobile games and casual games. More information on GigaMedia can be obtained from www.gigamedia.com.tw.

The statements included above and elsewhere in this press release that are not historical in nature are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding expected financial performance (as described without limitation in the "Business Outlook" section and in quotations from management in this press release) and GigaMedia's strategic and operational plans. These statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties and changes in circumstances. There are important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward looking statements, including but not limited to, our ability to license, develop or acquire additional digital entertainment products or services that are appealing to users, our ability to retain existing users and attract new users, and our ability to launch digital entertainment products and services in a timely manner and pursuant to our anticipated schedule. Further information on risks or other factors that could cause results to differ is detailed in GigaMedia's Annual Report on Form 20-F filed in April 2019 and its other filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

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SOURCE GigaMedia Limited