Pixelworks Reports Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results

Mobile Revenue Grew 25% Year-over-Year Despite Challenging Smartphone Market;
Projector Revenue Increased 10% Year-over-Year

PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pixelworks, Inc. (NASDAQ: PXLW), a leading provider of innovative video and display processing solutions, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2022.

Third Quarter Overview

• Total revenue increased 16% year-over-year and decreased 8% sequentially, in line with expectations
• Mobile revenue increased 25% year-over-year, contributing to growth of 44% year-to-date compared to the same period in 2021
• Projector revenue increased 10% year-over-year and 5% sequentially to represent the highest quarterly level in more than two years
• iQOO Neo7 smartphone incorporated the upgraded Pixelworks X5 series visual processor, providing end-users with a more captivating gaming and video experience
• Disney and 20th Century rereleased James Cameron's Avatar in 4K HDR to theaters, marking the first-ever title to be remastered and released in cinematic high frame rate utilizing the TrueCut Motion platform
• Closed new strategic investment in the Company's Shanghai subsidiary, generating net proceeds of approximately $10.7 million USD and valuing the subsidiary at approximately $471.5 million.

"Total revenue was at the mid-point of our guidance, demonstrating the team's continued execution while navigating a weaker smartphone market and overall macro environment," stated Todd DeBonis, President and CEO of Pixelworks. "Further underscoring our sustained progress against this challenging backdrop, both our mobile and projector businesses achieved double-digit revenue growth year-over-year for the sixth consecutive quarter."

"In addition to our solid operating performance, during the quarter we successfully closed a strategic investment in our Shanghai subsidiary at nearly 2x the valuation of the previous investment round. Our ability to execute this transaction in the current environment highlights the recognition and growing opportunity for our visual processing technology across Asia. It also enabled us to further strengthen our balance sheet in support of driving continued momentum in our mobile business and commercialization of our TrueCut Motion platform.

"We also continue to expand the ecosystems around our growth businesses, which includes a growing number of strategic engagements and design wins targeted at mobile gaming as well as advancing in-depth evaluations of our TrueCut Motion platform with a series of leading content creators and streaming service providers. Although we remain cautious about the overall macro environment and consumer demand, we are in a strong financial position to fully execute on our growth initiatives and extend Pixelworks' technology leadership in our target end markets."

Third Quarter Fiscal 2022 Financial Results

Revenue in the third quarter of 2022 was $17.6 million, compared to $19.1 million in the second quarter of 2022 and $15.2 million in the third quarter of 2021. The year-over-year increase in third quarter revenue reflected strong growth of visual processor solutions in the mobile market combined with sustained customer demand and recovery in the projector market.

On a GAAP basis, gross profit margin in the third quarter of 2022 was 50.1%, compared to 49.0% in the second quarter of 2022 and 52.5% in the third quarter of 2021. Third quarter 2022 GAAP operating expenses were $13.5 million, compared to $14.5 million in the second quarter of 2022 and $11.9 million in the year-ago quarter.

On a non-GAAP basis, third quarter 2022 gross profit margin was 49.8%, compared to 49.3% in the second quarter of 2022 and 53.1% in the year-ago quarter. Third quarter 2022 non-GAAP operating expenses were $12.2 million, compared to $12.9 million in the second quarter of 2022 and $10.1 million in the year-ago quarter.

For the third quarter of 2022, the Company recorded a GAAP net loss of $4.5 million, or ($0.08) per share, compared to a GAAP net loss of $5.0 million, or ($0.09) per share, in the second quarter of 2022, and a GAAP net loss of $4.1 million, or ($0.08) per share, in the year-ago quarter. Note, the Company refers to "net loss attributable to Pixelworks Inc." as "net loss".

For the third quarter of 2022, the Company recorded a non-GAAP net loss of $3.2 million, or ($0.06) per share, compared to a non-GAAP net loss of $3.3 million, or ($0.06) per share, in the second quarter of 2022, and a non-GAAP net loss of $2.2 million, or ($0.04) per share, in the third quarter of 2021.

Adjusted EBITDA in the third quarter of 2022 was a negative $2.1 million, compared to a negative $2.4 million in the second quarter of 2022 and a negative $1.6 million in the year-ago quarter.

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the third quarter of 2022 were $57.6 million, compared to $49.6 million at the end of the second quarter of 2022.

Business Outlook

The Company's current business outlook, including guidance for the fourth quarter of 2022, will be provided as part of the scheduled conference call.

Conference Call Information

Pixelworks will host a conference call today, November 7, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time. To join the conference call via phone, participants are required to complete the following registration form to receive a dial-in number and dedicated PIN for accessing the conference call. Additionally, a live and archived audio webcast of the conference call will be accessible via the investors section of Pixelworks' website at www.pixelworks.com.

About Pixelworks, Inc.

Pixelworks provides industry-leading content creation, video delivery and display processing solutions and technology that enable highly authentic viewing experiences with superior visual quality, across all screens – from cinema to smartphone and beyond. The Company has a 20-year history of delivering image processing innovation to leading providers of consumer electronics, professional displays, and video streaming services. For more information, please visit the company's web site at www.pixelworks.com.

Note: Pixelworks, the Pixelworks logo and TrueCut Motion are trademarks of Pixelworks, Inc.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This earnings release makes reference to non-GAAP gross profit margins, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP net loss and non-GAAP net loss per share, which exclude amortization of acquired intangible assets and stock-based compensation expense which are required under GAAP as well as the tax effect of the non-GAAP adjustments and the impact of non-GAAP adjustments to redeemable non-controlling interest. The press release also makes reference to and reconciles GAAP net loss and adjusted EBITDA, which Pixelworks defines as GAAP net loss attributable to Pixelworks Inc. before interest income and other, net, income tax provision (benefit), depreciation and amortization, as well as the specific items listed above.

Pixelworks management uses these non-GAAP financial measures internally to understand, manage and evaluate the business and establish its operational goals, review its operations on a period-to-period basis, for compensation evaluations, to measure performance, and for budgeting and resource allocation. Pixelworks management believes it is useful for the Company and investors to review, as applicable, both GAAP information and non-GAAP financial measures to help assess the performance of Pixelworks' continuing business and to evaluate Pixelworks' future prospects. These non-GAAP measures, when reviewed together with the GAAP financial information, provide additional transparency and information for comparison and analysis of operating performance and trends. These non-GAAP measures exclude certain items to facilitate management's review of the comparability of our core operating results on a period-to-period basis.

Because the Company's non-GAAP financial measures are not calculated in accordance with GAAP, they may not necessarily be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the comparable GAAP measures and should be read only in conjunction with the Company's consolidated financial results as presented in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures is included in this earnings release which is available in the investor relations section of the Pixelworks' website.

Safe Harbor Statement
This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements may be identified by use of terms such as "begin," "continue," "will," "expect", "believe," "anticipate" and similar terms or the negative of such terms, and include, without limitation, statements about the Company's businesses, including efforts to expand the ecosystem for our growth businesses, to advance evaluations of the TrueCut Motion platform, and to execute on our growth initiatives and extend Pixelworks' technology leadership in our target end markets. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements for purposes of this release, including any projections of revenue or other financial items or any statements regarding the plans and objectives of management for future operations. Such statements are based on management's current expectations, estimates and projections about the Company's business. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve numerous risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Actual results could vary materially from those contained in forward looking statements due to many factors, including, without limitation: our ability to execute on our strategy; competitive factors, such as rival chip architectures, introduction or traction by competing designs, or pricing pressures; the success of our products in expanding markets; current global economic challenges; changes in the digital display and projection markets; seasonality in the consumer electronics market; lack of adoption of our TrueCut Motion platform; our efforts to achieve profitability from operations; our limited financial resources; our ability to attract and retain key personnel; and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business and on our suppliers and customers. More information regarding potential factors that could affect the Company's financial results and could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements is included from time to time in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, as well as subsequent SEC filings.

The forward-looking statements contained in this release are as of the date of this release, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update any such statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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