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Pixelworks Reports Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results
8 Percentage Point Increase in Gross Profit and 40% Decrease in Operating Expenses Year over Year Drive $2.8 Million Cash from Operations

TUALATIN, Ore., Jul 24, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Pixelworks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PXLW), an innovative provider of powerful video and pixel processing technology, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008.

Second quarter 2008 revenue was $20.8 million, at the high end of management guidance. Revenue for the second quarter declined 13% sequentially from $24.0 million in the first quarter of 2008 and was down 23% from $26.9 million in the second quarter of 2007.

Second quarter 2008 GAAP gross profit margin was 50.5 percent, up from 48.7 percent in the first quarter of 2008 and up 7.4 percentage points from 43.1 percent in the second quarter of 2007. Cost of sales included restructuring charges and non-cash expenses totaling $0.7 million in the second quarter of 2008, $0.7 million in the first quarter of 2008 and $0.8 million in the second quarter of 2007. Second quarter 2008 non-GAAP gross profit margin was 54.0 percent, compared with 51.7 percent in the first quarter of 2008 and up 8 percentage points from 46.0 percent in the second quarter of 2007. Higher GAAP and non-GAAP gross profit margin in the second quarter of 2008 compared with the second quarter of 2007 primarily was the result of continuing improvements in inventory management and lower product costs.

Second quarter 2008 GAAP operating expenses were $11.6 million, at the low end of management guidance, down 7% from $12.5 million in the first quarter of 2008 and down 40% from $19.4 million in the second quarter of 2007. Second quarter 2008 GAAP operating expenses included a credit to restructuring of $0.2 million and $0.8 million in non-cash expenses; first quarter 2008 GAAP operating expenses included $1.0 million in restructuring charges and $1.0 million in non-cash expenses; and second quarter 2007 GAAP operating expenses included $2.6 million in restructuring charges and $1.5 million in non-cash expenses.

Non-GAAP operating expenses were $10.9 million in the second quarter of 2008, up $0.4 million from $10.5 million in the first quarter of 2008 and down $4.4 million from $15.3 million in the second quarter of 2007. The significant year over year decrease in GAAP and non-GAAP operating expenses was a direct result of the Company's restructuring actions, which are focused on returning Pixelworks to profitability.

Second quarter 2008 GAAP net loss was $(1.3) million, or $(0.09) per share, compared to net income of $6.1 million, or $0.41 per share in the first quarter of 2008 and net loss of $(7.6) million, or $(0.47) per share in the second quarter of 2007. On a non-GAAP basis, the Company recorded a net loss of $(0.1) million, or $(0.00) per share in the second quarter of 2008, compared to net income of $3.8 million, or $0.25 per share in the first quarter of 2008 and net loss of $(2.7) million, or $(0.17) per share in the second quarter of 2007. Income and loss per share figures in prior periods have been adjusted to reflect the Company's June 4, 2008 reverse stock split.

Under its previously announced stock repurchase program, the Company repurchased approximately 76,000 shares during the second quarter of 2008, bringing the total shares repurchased to date under the plan to 1.9 million.

"Second quarter results came in at the high end of expectations as a result of continued stability in our core projector business. Additionally, incremental benefits from the restructuring actions we have taken over the last several quarters allowed us to generate nearly $3 million cash from operations," said Bruce Walicek, President and CEO of Pixelworks. "As we enter the second half of the year, our engineering momentum is on track, our new products are being well received by customers and we remain focused on continuing to execute our turnaround plan."

Business Outlook for Third Quarter 2008

The following statements are based on the Company's current expectations. These statements are forward-looking, subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially. These statements do not include the potential impact of any investments outside the ordinary course of business, mergers or acquisitions that may be completed after June 30, 2008 or other future events. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. The inclusion of any statement in this release does not constitute a suggestion by the Company or any other person that the events or circumstances described in such statements are material. The Company does not undertake to publicly update or revise these forward-looking statements even if experience or future changes make it clear that any projected results expressed or implied in this release will not be realized.

The Company expects to record GAAP net income (loss) per share in the third quarter of 2008 of ($0.17) to $0.00 and to record non-GAAP net income (loss) per share of $(0.08) to $0.11, based on the following estimates:

-- The Company anticipates third quarter revenue of $20 million to $22 million. Revenue is highly dependent on a number of factors including, but not limited to, consumer confidence and spending, seasonality in the consumer electronics market, general economic conditions, the Company's ability to secure additional design wins, timely customer transition to new product designs, new product introductions, production yields, growth rates in the advanced television, multimedia projector, advanced media processor, and LCD monitor and panel markets, levels of inventory at distributors and customers, and supply of products from third party foundries.

-- GAAP gross profit margin of approximately 47.5 to 50.5 percent. Non-GAAP gross profit margin of approximately 51.0 to 54.0 percent, which excludes an estimated $0.7 million for the amortization of acquired intangible assets and stock-based compensation. Gross profit margin may be higher or lower than expected due to many factors including, but not limited to, competitive pricing actions, changes in estimated product costs, revenue levels and product mix, new product yields, and inventory and warranty reserve changes.

-- GAAP operating expenses of $10.8 million to $11.8 million and non-GAAP operating expenses of $10.0 million to $11.0 million. Non-GAAP operating expenses exclude approximately $0.8 million in expenses for stock-based compensation and restructuring charges.

-- Nominal interest and other income, net on both a GAAP and non-GAAP basis.

-- A tax provision of $300,000 on both a GAAP and non-GAAP basis.

Conference Call Information

Pixelworks will host a conference call today at 2 p.m. Pacific Time, which can be accessed by calling 617-614-3528 and using passcode 20310902. A Web broadcast of the call can be accessed by visiting the Company's investor page at www.pixelworks.com. For those unable to listen to the live Web broadcast, it will be archived for 30 days. A replay of the conference call will also be available through midnight on July 29, 2008, and can be accessed by calling 617-801-6888 and using passcode 13045657.

About Pixelworks, Inc.

Pixelworks, headquartered in Tualatin, Oregon, is an innovative designer, developer and marketer of video and pixel processing technology semiconductors and software for high-end digital video applications. At design centers in Shanghai and San Jose, Pixelworks engineers push pixel performance to new levels for leading manufacturers of consumer electronics and professional displays worldwide.

For more information, please visit the Company's Web site at www.pixelworks.com.

Note: Pixelworks(R) and the Pixelworks logo(R) are trademarks of Pixelworks, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release makes reference to non-GAAP gross profit margins, operating expenses and net income (loss) which exclude a gain on the repurchase of long-term debt, an other-than-temporary impairment of a marketable security, other income, restructuring charges, acquisition-related items and stock-based compensation expense, all of which are required under GAAP. The Company believes these non-GAAP measures provide a meaningful perspective on its underlying cash flow dynamics, but cautions investors to consider these measures in addition to, not as a substitute for, its 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 Company's website.

Safe Harbor Statement

This release contains statements, including the statements in Bruce Walicek's quote and the "Business Outlook for Third Quarter 2008" section above, that are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "Safe Harbor" provisions of the federal Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the Company's business. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Actual results could vary materially from the description contained herein due to many factors including those described above and the following: changes in growth in the multimedia projector, advanced television, advanced media processor, and LCD panel and monitor markets; competitive factors, such as rival chip architectures, introduction or traction by competing designs, or pricing pressures; changes in customer ordering patterns or lead times; seasonality in the consumer electronics market; new product yield rates; supply of products from third party foundries; the success of our products in expanded markets; our efforts to maintain profitability and a positive EBITDA; insufficient, excess or obsolete inventory and variations in inventory valuation; changes in the recoverability of intangible assets and long lived assets; and other risk factors listed from time to time in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

The forward-looking statements we make today, speak as of today, and we do not undertake any obligation to update any such statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after today. Please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 and subsequent SEC filings for a description of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the preliminary results announced.

                           PIXELWORKS, INC.
           CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                (In thousands, except per share data)
                             (Unaudited)

                             Three Months Ended      Six Months Ended
                         -------------------------- ------------------
                                   March
                         June 30,   31,    June 30, June 30, June 30,
                           2008     2008     2007     2008      2007
                         -------- -------- -------- -------- ---------

Revenue, net             $20,793  $23,976  $26,896  $44,769  $ 50,877
Cost of revenue (1)       10,295   12,305   15,294   22,600    29,422
                         -------- -------- -------- -------- ---------
          Gross profit    10,498   11,671   11,602   22,169    21,455

Operating expenses:
   Research and
    development (2)        7,193    6,722    9,675   13,915    21,650
   Selling, general and
    administrative (3)     4,491    4,686    7,013    9,177    14,538
   Restructuring            (158)   1,008    2,635      850     5,403
   Amortization of
    acquired intangible
    assets                    74       90       90      164       180
                         -------- -------- -------- -------- ---------
          Total operating
           expenses       11,600   12,506   19,413   24,106    41,771
                         -------- -------- -------- -------- ---------
          Loss from
           operations     (1,102)    (835)  (7,811)  (1,937)  (20,316)

Interest income              553      983    1,444    1,536     2,971
Other income                 218        -        -      218         -
Interest expense            (419)    (573)    (688)    (992)   (1,345)
Amortization of debt
 issuance costs             (125)    (146)    (166)    (271)     (331)
Gain on repurchase of
 long-term debt, net           -   11,557        -   11,557         -
Other-than-temporary
 impairment of marketable
 security                      -   (6,490)       -   (6,490)        -
                         -------- -------- -------- -------- ---------
          Interest and
           other income,
           net               227    5,331      590    5,558     1,295
                         -------- -------- -------- -------- ---------
          Income (loss)
           before income
           taxes            (875)   4,496   (7,221)   3,621   (19,021)

Provision (benefit) for
 income taxes                375   (1,637)     399   (1,262)    1,021
                         -------- -------- -------- -------- ---------

          Net income
           (loss)        $(1,250) $ 6,133  $(7,620) $ 4,883  $(20,042)
                         ======== ======== ======== ======== =========

Net income (loss) per
 share - basic and
 diluted                 $ (0.09) $  0.41  $ (0.47) $  0.33  $  (1.23)
                         ======== ======== ======== ======== =========

Weighted average shares
 outstanding:
   Basic                  14,577   14,930   16,286   14,753    16,273
                         ======== ======== ======== ======== =========
   Diluted                14,577   16,648   16,286   14,766    16,273
                         ======== ======== ======== ======== =========


-------------------------
(1) Includes:
        Amortization of
         acquired
         developed
         technology      $   705  $   705  $   705  $ 1,410  $  1,410
        Stock-based
         compensation         20       18       28       38        48
        Restructuring          -        -       35        -       136
(2) Includes stock-based
     compensation            449      449      510      898     1,180
(3) Includes stock-based
     compensation            313      425      916      738     1,949

                           PIXELWORKS, INC.
    RECONCILIATION OF GAAP AND NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION (a)
            (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
                             (Unaudited)

                           Three Months Ended       Six Months Ended
                       --------------------------- -------------------
                       June 30, March 31, June 30, June 30,  June 30,
                         2008      2008     2007      2008      2007
                       -------- --------- -------- --------- ---------
Reconciliation of GAAP
 gross profit and non-
 GAAP gross profit

GAAP gross profit      $10,498  $ 11,671  $11,602  $ 22,169  $ 21,455

Amortization of
 acquired developed
 technology                705       705      705     1,410     1,410
Stock-based
 compensation               20        18       28        38        48
Restructuring                -         -       35         -       136
                       -------- --------- -------- --------- ---------
 Total reconciling
  items included in
  cost of revenue          725       723      768     1,448     1,594
                       -------- --------- -------- --------- ---------
Non-GAAP gross profit  $11,223  $ 12,394  $12,370  $ 23,617  $ 23,049
                       ======== ========= ======== ========= =========

Non-GAAP gross profit
 margin                   54.0%     51.7%    46.0%     52.8%     45.3%
                       ======== ========= ======== ========= =========

Reconciliation of GAAP
 and non-GAAP operating
 expenses

GAAP operating expenses$11,600  $ 12,506  $19,413  $ 24,106  $ 41,771

Reconciling item
 included in research
 and development:
 Stock-based
  compensation             449       449      510       898     1,180
Reconciling item
 included in selling,
 general and
 administrative:
 Stock-based
  compensation             313       425      916       738     1,949
Restructuring             (158)    1,008    2,635       850     5,403
Amortization of
 acquired intangible
 assets                     74        90       90       164       180
                       -------- --------- -------- --------- ---------
 Total reconciling
  items included in
  operating expenses       678     1,972    4,151     2,650     8,712
                       -------- --------- -------- --------- ---------
Non-GAAP operating
 expenses              $10,922  $ 10,534  $15,262  $ 21,456  $ 33,059
                       ======== ========= ======== ========= =========

Reconciliation of GAAP
 and non-GAAP net
 income (loss)

GAAP net income (loss) $(1,250) $  6,133  $(7,620) $  4,883  $(20,042)

Reconciling items
 included in cost of
 revenue                   725       723      768     1,448     1,594
Reconciling items
 included in operating
 expenses                  678     1,972    4,151     2,650     8,712
Other income              (218)        -        -      (218)        -
Gain on repurchase of
 long-term debt, net         -   (11,557)       -   (11,557)        -
Other than temporary
 impairment of
 marketable security         -     6,490        -     6,490         -
Tax effect of non-GAAP
 adjustments                 -         -      (18)        -        11
                       -------- --------- -------- --------- ---------

Non-GAAP net income
 (loss)                $   (65) $  3,761  $(2,719) $  3,696  $ (9,725)
                       ======== ========= ======== ========= =========

Non-GAAP net income
 (loss) per share -
 basic and diluted     $ (0.00) $   0.25  $ (0.17) $   0.25  $  (0.60)
                       ======== ========= ======== ========= =========

Non-GAAP weighted
 average shares
 outstanding
 Basic                  14,577    14,930   16,286    14,753    16,273
                       ======== ========= ======== ========= =========
 Diluted                14,577    14,943   16,286    14,766    16,273
                       ======== ========= ======== ========= =========


----------------------------------------------------------------------
(a) Our non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP
 net income (loss) and non-GAAP net income (loss) per share differs
 from GAAP gross profit, GAAP operating expenses, GAAP net income
 (loss) and GAAP net income (loss) per share due to the exclusion of a
 gain on the repurchase of long-term debt, an other-than-temporary
 impairment of a marketable security, other income, restructuring
 charges, acquisition-related items and stock-based compensation
 expense. Pixelworks' management believes the presentation of non-GAAP
 gross profit, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP net income (loss)
 and non-GAAP net income (loss) per share provides useful information
 to investors regarding Pixelworks' results of operations allowing
 investors to better evaluate underlying cash flow dynamics.
 Pixelworks' management also uses each of these non-GAAP measures
 internally to better evaluate underlying cash flow dynamics.
 Pixelworks, however, cautions investors to consider these non-GAAP
 financial measures in addition to, and not as a substitute for, our
 GAAP financial measures.

                           PIXELWORKS, INC.
                CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                            (In thousands)
                             (Unaudited)

                                                    June 30, December
                                                                31,
                                                      2008     2007
                                                    -------- ---------

  ASSETS

Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents                         $ 59,394 $ 74,572
  Short-term marketable securities                    14,804   34,581
  Accounts receivable, net                             6,738    6,223
  Inventories, net                                     6,271   11,265
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets            3,862    3,791
                                                    -------- ---------
           Total current assets                       91,069  130,432

Long-term marketable securities                        7,495    9,804
Property and equipment, net                            5,747    6,148
Other assets, net                                      7,036    6,902
Debt issuance costs, net                               1,237    2,260
Acquired intangible assets, net                        4,796    6,370
                                                    -------- ---------
           Total assets                             $117,380 $161,916
                                                    ======== =========

        LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current liabilities:
 Accounts payable                                   $  3,658 $  3,992
 Accrued liabilities and current portion of long-
  term liabilities                                     9,988   13,848
 Current portion of income taxes payable                 281      232
                                                    -------- ---------
           Total current liabilities                  13,927   18,072

Long-term liabilities, net of current portion          1,719    1,236
Income taxes payable, net of current portion          10,524   10,635
Long-term debt                                        89,752  140,000
                                                    -------- ---------
           Total liabilities                         115,922  169,943

Shareholders' equity (deficit)                         1,458   (8,027)
                                                    -------- ---------
           Total liabilities and shareholders'
            equity                                  $117,380 $161,916
                                                    ======== =========

SOURCE: Pixelworks, Inc.

Pixelworks, Inc.
Steven Moore, 408-200-9221
smoore@pixelworks.com