Revenues for the quarter increased 45% sequentially and 38% YoY
SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 17, 2002 -- DSP Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: DSPG) today announced results for the second quarter of 2002, ending June 30, 2002.
Moshe Zelnik, CFO of DSP Group, noted, "Given the contemplated combination of our DSP Core licensing business with Parthus Technologies plc., under U.S. GAAP, we have begun to report the statements of income of the product business of DSPG (the "continued operations") as a stand alone company, with one line representing the net profit contribution of our DSP Core licensing business (the "Discontinued Operations") and, two lines representing the net assets and net liabilities of the "discontinued operations" in the balance sheets.
Our statements of income for the second quarter 2002 include an unusual loss item (Impairment of available for sale marketable securities) in the amount of $9,815,000, associated with the decline in value of our holdings of AudioCodes Ltd. shares (NASDAQ: AUDC). To facilitate the analysis of our financial statements, we have supplemented our GAAP financial statement by including a proforma P&L statements that excludes both this unusual loss item and the tax credit related to it, as well as the unusual item related to the "aborted spin off expenses and others", in the first quarter 2002.
For the convenience of our stockholders, we also included a separate carve-out P&L statement for the Discontinued Operations - Ceva Inc."
The Company previously reported that it has received a favorable ruling from the Internal Revenue Service, which satisfies the final precondition of the proposed combination of its DSP Cores Licensing business with Parthus Technologies plc. announced on April 5th, 2002. The transaction remains subject to normal closing conditions, including approval by the High Court in Ireland and by the Parthus stockholders.
The Company also announced that it had two significant products launches during this quarter, the Xpert Teak, which is a first silicon platform of its kind offered in a licensing model, merging a DSP Core with a Host of subsystems. An article published in the EE Times on July 8, 2002 quoted Will Strauss, president of market research firm forward concepts (Tempe, Ariz.) saying "This is the most complete DSP IP System on the street".
During the second quarter 2002, the Company began to ship it's new 2.4 GHz Multi hand set chip sets which support up to 8 handsets on one base unit. The chip set also enables direct outdoor communication between handsets (2 way radio).
Eli Ayalon, Chairman & CEO of DSP Group, stated, "we are very proud of our financial results, they reflect the success of our R&D investment strategy in the last 4 years. Our R&D expense increased from $ 8,400,000 in 1997 to $ 26,100,000 in 2001. This effort resulted in a series of new products that drive our growth despite a very tough business environment. Our traditional policy of tight control of headcount and company expenses, enabled us to achieve a high degree of profitability during the second quarter, despite market conditions."
Ayalon also stated "The separate reports of our two business lines unveil a sizeable and profitable fabless semiconductor company that has achieved a gross margin of 40% and operating profit of 13%, demonstrating significant and continuous growth.
Our DSP Core Licensing business, despite the top line pressure due to the crisis in the communications technology sector, has shown continued profitability, with a gross margin of 93% and operating profit of 27.5% for the second quarter 2002. We believe that the combination of this business with Parthus will create a company that will play a major role in the Silicon IP market and will demonstrate both growth and profitability."
About DSP Group, Inc.
DSP Group, Inc. is a global leader in the development and marketing of high-performance, cost-effective, licensable digital signal processing cores. The Company's family of DSP cores provides solutions for low-power, cost-driven applications, such as cellular, broadband communication, VoIP, multimedia, advanced telecommunication systems, disk drive controllers and many other types of embedded control applications. By combining its DSP core technologies with its proprietary, advanced speech-processing algorithms - DSP Group also delivers a wide range of enabling, application specific ICs for full-featured integrated telephony products and applications, including 900 MHz and 2.4 GHz wireless technologies. DSP Group, Inc., maintains an international presence with offices located around the globe.
This press release contains statements that qualify as "forward-looking statements" under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements concerning the role of the combination of our DSP Cores licensing business and Parthus in the Silicon IP market and its potential for growth and profitability. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and the Company assumes no obligation to update this information. In addition, the events anticipated in these forward-looking statements, including the proposed combination with Parthus, may not actually arise. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those described in this press release if for any reason the spin-off of our DSP Cores licensing business does not occur. Other factors which may effect future operating results or our stock price are discussed under "RISK FACTORS" in our reports on form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001 and form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2002, both of which have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are available on our Web site ( www.dspg.com ) under Investor Relations.
Earnings conference call
DSP Group has scheduled a conference call for 8:30 a.m. EDT today to discuss second quarter results and invites you to listen to a the live broadcast over the Internet. The broadcast can be accessed by all interested parties through the Investor Relations section (investor message board) of DSP Group's website at www.dspg.com or through PRnewswire's web site at http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=6006 .
For more information, please contact Yaniv Arieli, Director of Investor Relations, DSP Group at (408) 986-4423.
DSP GROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - US GAAP
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
| Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||
| June 30, | June 30, | |||
| 2002 | 2001 | 2002 | 2001 | |
| Product revenues and other | $ 31,899 | $ 19,338 | $ 53,025 | $ 37,544 |
| Cost of product revenues and other | 19,154 | 11,416 | 31,766 | 21,157 |
| __ __ __ | __ __ __ | __ __ __ | __ __ __ | |
| Gross profit | 12,745 | 7,922 | 21,259 | 16,387 |
| Operating expenses: | ||||
| Research and development | 4,975 | 4,921 | 9,879 | 9,986 |
| Sales and marketing | 2,541 | 2,325 | 4,477 | 4,432 |
| General and administrative | 985 | 1,220 | 1,915 | 2,236 |
| Aborted spin off expenses and other | --- | --- | 865 | --- |
| __ __ __ | __ __ __ | __ __ __ | __ __ __ | |
| Total operating expenses | 8,501 | 8,466 | 17,136 | 16,654 |
| __ __ __ | __ __ __ | __ __ __ | __ __ __ | |
| Operating income (loss) | 4,244 | (544) | 4,123 | (267) |
| Other income (expense): | ||||
| Interest and other income, net | 2,541 | 3,344 | 5,150 | 6,621 |
| Equity in gain of unconsolidated subsidiaries Minority interest in loss of subsidiary | -- -- __ __ __ | -- -- __ __ __ | -- -- __ __ __ | 105 173 __ __ __ |
| Income after financial and other Impairment of available-for-sale marketable securities Income (loss) before provision for income taxes | 6,785 (*) (9,815) __ __ __ (3,030) | 2,800 -- __ __ __ 2,800 | 9,273 (*) (9,815) __ __ __ (542) | 6,632 -- __ __ __ 6,632 |
| Provision (benefit) for (from) income taxes | (**)(2,112) | 1,115 | (**)(1,799) | 1,720 |
| __ __ __ | __ __ __ | __ __ __ | __ __ __ | |
| Net income (loss) from continued operations Net income from discontinued operations (***) | (918) 995 | 1,685 3,672 | 1,257 1,510 | 4,912 6,107 |
| Net income | $ 77 _______ _______ | $ 5,357 _______ _______ | $ 2,767 _______ _______ | $ 11,019 _______ _______ |
| Net earnings per share: | ||||
| Basic | $0.00 | $ 0.20 | $0.10 | $ 0.42 |
| Diluted | $ 0.00 | $ 0.20 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.40 |
| Shares used in per share computations: | ||||
| Basic | 27,035 | 26,574 | 26,993 | 26,495 |
| Diluted | 27,896 | 27,445 | 27,946 | 27,427 |
| (*) Related to AudioCodes Ltd. Stock amortization (**) Including tax credit related to Audiocodes Ltd. (***) Related to the DSP Licensing activities which are planned to be discontinued following the merger with Parthus |
| Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||
| June 30, | June 30, | |||
| 2002 | 2001 | 2002 | 2001 | |
| Product revenues and other | $ 31,899 | $ 19,338 | $ 53,025 | $ 37,544 |
| Cost of product revenues and other | 19,154 | 11,416 | 31,766 | 21,157 |
| __ __ __ | __ __ __ | __ __ __ | __ __ __ | |
| Gross profit | 12,745 | 7,922 | 21,259 | 16,387 |
| Operating expenses: | ||||
| Research and development | 4,975 | 4,921 | 9,879 | 9,986 |
| Sales and marketing | 2,541 | 2,325 | 4,477 | 4,432 |
| General and administrative | 985 | 1,220 | 1,915 | 2,236 |
| __ __ __ | __ __ __ | __ __ __ | __ __ __ | |
| Total operating expenses | 8,501 | 8,466 | 16,271 | 16,654 |
| __ __ __ | __ __ __ | __ __ __ | __ __ __ | |
| Operating income (loss) | 4,244 | (544) | 4,988 | (267) |
| Other income (expense): | ||||
| Interest and other income, net | 2,541 | 3,344 | 5,150 | 6,621 |
| Equity in gain of unconsolidated subsidiaries Minority interest in loss of subsidiary |
-- -- __ __ __ |
-- -- __ __ __ |
-- -- __ __ __ |
105 173 __ __ __ |
| Income after financial and other Provision for income taxes Net income (loss) from continued operations | 6,785
1,355 __ __ __ 5,430 | 2,800
1,115 __ __ __
1,685 | 10,138
1,958 __ __ __
8,180 | 6,632
1,720 __ __ __ 4,912 |
| Net income from discontinued operations Net income | 995 __ __ __ $ 6,425 | 3,672 __ __ __ $ 5,357 | 1,510 __ __ __ $ 9,690 | 6,107 __ __ __ $ 11,019 |
| Net earnings per share: | ||||
| Basic | $ 0.24 | $ 0.20 | $ 0.36 | $ 0.42 |
| Diluted | $ 0.23 | $ 0.20 | $ 0.35 | $ 0.40 |
| Shares used in per share computations: | ||||
| Basic | 27,035 | 26,574 | 26,993 | 26,495 |
| Diluted | 27,896 | 27,445 | 27,946 | 27,427 |
| The above pro forma consolidated statements of income have been adjusted to exclude the following items to US GAAP reported net income: |
| Reported net income per US GAAP Adjustments: Aborted spin off expenses and other | $ 77
-- | $ 5,357
-- | $ 2,767
865 | $11,019
-- |
| Impairment of available-for-sale marketable securities (AudioCodes Ltd.) Tax benefit |
9,815 (3,467) |
-- -- |
9,815 (3,757) |
-- -- |
| __ __ __ | __ __ __ | __ __ __ | __ __ __ | |
| Pro forma net income | $ 6,425 | $ 5,357 | $ 9,690 | $11,019 |
| June 30, | December 31, | ||
| Assets | 2002 | 2001 | |
| Current Assets: | |||
| Cash and cash equivalents Cash designated to combination Marketable securities and short term bank deposits | $ 30,969 40,000
56,133 | $ 39,146
70,893 | |
| Trade receivable, net | 13,550 | 6,315 | |
| Inventories | 9,747 | 2,048 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 2,098 | 2,098 | |
| Other accounts receivable and prepaid Expenses | 964 | 1,547 | |
| Assets of discontinued operation | 14,544 | 12,197 | |
| Total current assets | 168,005 | 134,244 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 5,027 | 5,390 | |
| Long term marketable securities | 126,795 | 139,752 | |
| Other investments | 11,557 | 25,536 | |
| Other assets, net | 6,263 | 6,229 | |
| Severance pay fund | 1,252 | 1,228 | |
| __ __ __ | __ __ __ | ||
| Total Assets | $ 318,899 | $ 312,379 | |
| Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | |||
| Current liabilities: | |||
| Trade payable | $ 13,603 | $ 5,123 | |
| Other current liabilities | 15,114 | 11,592 | |
| Liabilities of discontinued operation | 5,806 | 7,852 | |
| Total current liabilities | 34,523 | 24,567 | |
| Long term liabilities: | |||
| Accrued severance pay | 1,287 | 1,294 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 2,205 | 7,541 | |
| Total long term liabilities | 3,492 | 8,835 | |
| Stockholders' equity: | |||
| Common stock | 27 | 27 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 155,969 | 155,969 | |
| Less cost of treasury stock | (4,209) | (8,623) | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |
(200) |
2,652 | |
| Retained earnings | 129,297 | 128,952 | |
| Total stockholders' equity | 280,884 | 278,977 | |
| __ __ __ | __ __ __ | ||
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity |
$ 318,899 |
$ 312,379 | |
| Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||
| June 30, | June 30, | |||
| 2002 | 2001 | 2002 | 2001 | |
| License and royalties | $ 3,782 | $ 5,856 | $ 6,995 | $ 10,666 |
| Technical support, maintenance and other | 804 | 1,164 | 1,687 | 2,322 |
| __ __ __ | __ __ __ | __ __ __ | __ __ __ | |
| Total revenues | 4,586 | 7,020 | 8,682 | 12,988 |
| Cost of revenues | 305 | 341 | 616 | 607 |
| __ __ __ | __ __ __ | __ __ __ | __ __ __ | |
| Gross profit | 4,281 | 6,679 | 8,066 | 12,381 |
| Operating expenses: | ||||
| Research and development, net | 1,566 | 1,481 | 3,216 | 2,688 |
| Sales and marketing | 790 | 702 | 1,493 | 1,330 |
| General and administrative | 662 | 674 | 1,355 | 1,354 |
| __ __ __ | __ __ __ | __ __ __ | __ __ __ | |
| Total operating expenses | 3,018 | 2,857 | 6,064 | 5,372 |
| __ __ __ | __ __ __ | __ __ __ | __ __ __ | |
| Operating income | 1,263 | 3,822 | 2,002 | 7,009 |
| Financial income, net | 32 | 115 | 50 | 221 |
| __ __ __ | __ __ __ | __ __ __ | __ __ __ | |
| Income before provision for income taxes | 1,295 | 3,937 | 2,052 | 7,230 |
| Provision for income taxes | 300 | 265 | 542 | 1,123 |
| __ __ __ | __ __ __ | __ __ __ | __ __ __ | |
| Net income | $ 995 | $ 3,672 | $1,510 | $ 6,107 |