EX-99.2 3 f10997exv99w2.htm EXHIBIT 99.2 exv99w2
 

Exhibit 99.2

News Release
 
     
Investor Relations Contact:
  Corporate Communications Contact:
Sonia Segovia, IR Coordinator
  Abbie Kendall, Principal
PDF Solutions, Inc.
  Armstrong Kendall, Inc.
Tel: (408) 938-6491
  Tel: (503) 672-4681
Email: sonia.segovia@pdf.com
  Email: abbie@akipr.com
PDF Solutions® Provides Financial Outlook For
The Third and Fourth Quarters of Fiscal 2005
     SAN JOSE, Calif.—July 21, 2005—PDF Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: PDFS), the leading provider of process-design integration technologies to enhance IC manufacturability, today provided its updated financial outlook for the third and fourth fiscal quarters ending September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2005, respectively.
     PDF Solutions expects total revenue in the range of $18.7 million to $19.5 million for the third fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2005. Gain share revenue for the third quarter is expected to be in the range of $2.8 million to $3.2 million. On a GAAP basis, net income for the third fiscal quarter of 2005 is projected in a range of $1.5 million to $2.0 million, or $0.05 to $0.07 per diluted share.
     For the fourth fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2005, PDF Solutions expects total revenue in the range of $19.8 million to $20.8 million. On a GAAP basis, net income for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2005 is projected in a range of $1.8 million to $2.5 million, or $0.07 to $0.09 per diluted share.
     In addition to using GAAP results in evaluating PDF Solutions’ business, management also believes it useful to measure results using a non-GAAP measure of net income, which excludes amortization of stock-based compensation and acquired intangible assets. Non-GAAP net income for the third fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2005 is projected in a range of $2.6

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million to $3.1 million, or $0.10 to $0.12 per diluted share. Non-GAAP net income for the fourth fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2005 is projected in a range of $3.0 million to $3.7 million, or $0.11 to $0.13 per diluted share.
     As previously announced, PDF will hold a live conference call beginning at 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time/6:00 p.m. Eastern Time today to discuss its second quarter 2005 results and financial outlook for the third and fourth fiscal quarters of 2005. A live webcast of this conference call will be available on PDF Solutions’ website at http://ir.pdf.com/medialist.cfm. A replay of the call will be available at the same website address beginning approximately two hours after completion of the live call. Further, a copy of this press release, including the disclosure and reconciliation of certain non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measure, which non-GAAP measures may be used periodically by PDF Solutions’ management when discussing financial results with investors and analysts, will be available on the company’s website at http://www.pdf.com/news_archive.phtml following the date of this release.
     Effectiveness of Guidance
     The outlook set forth above represents PDF Solutions’ expectations only as of the date of this release, and should not be viewed as a statement about PDF Solutions’ expectations after this date. Although this release will remain available on PDF Solutions’ website, its continued availability does not indicate that PDF Solutions is reaffirming or confirming its continued validity. PDF Solutions does not intend to report on its progress, or provide comments to analysts or investors on, or otherwise, update such guidance until it releases its quarterly results.
     About PDF Solutions
     PDF Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: PDFS) is the leading provider of process-design integration technologies for manufacturing integrated circuits (ICs). PDF Solutions’ software, methodologies and services enable semiconductor companies to create IC designs that can be more easily manufactured using manufacturing processes that are more capable. By simulating deep sub-micron product and process interactions, the PDF solution offers clients reduced time to market, increased IC yield and performance, and enhanced product reliability and profitability. Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., PDF Solutions operates worldwide with additional offices in Europe and Japan. For more information, visit www.pdf.com.
     PDF SolutionsÒ is a registered trademark of PDF Solutions, Inc.
     Forward-Looking Statements
The statements in this press release regarding PDF Solutions’ 2005 third and fourth fiscal quarter outlook, including expected revenue, net income, and net income per share, are forward looking. Actual results could differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements.

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Risks and uncertainties that could cause results to differ materially include risks associated with: any unforeseen industry changes; difficulties in modifying PDF’s solutions on a timely basis; and changes in the marketplace for our solutions, including the introduction of products or services competitive with PDF Solutions’ products and services. Readers should also refer to the risk disclosures set forth in PDF Solutions’ periodic public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, without limitation, its annual report on Form 10-K, most recently filed on March 16, 2005, and its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, most recently filed on May 10, 2005. The forward-looking statements contained in this release are made as of the date hereof, and PDF Solutions does not assume any obligation to update such statements nor the reasons why actual results could differ materially from those projected in such statements.

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PDF SOLUTIONS, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF PROJECTED GAAP NET INCOME TO PROJECTED
NON-GAAP NET INCOME
(In thousands, except per share data)
                         
    Three Months Ending
PROJECTED RESULTS   September 30, 2005
GAAP net income per share — diluted
   $ 0.05     to   $ 0.07  
 
                        
 
                        
GAAP net income
   $ 1,465     to   $ 1,965  
 
                        
Stock-based compensation amortization
     25               25  
 
                        
Amortization of acquired intangible assets, net of taxes
     1,150               1,150  
 
                        
 
                        
Non-GAAP net income
   $ 2,640     to   $ 3,140  
 
                        
 
                        
Non-GAAP net income per share – diluted
   $ 0.10     to   $ 0.12  
 
                        
 
                        
Weighted average common shares — diluted
     27,250               27,250  
 
                        
                         
    Three Months Ending
PROJECTED RESULTS   December 31, 2005
GAAP net income per share — diluted
   $ 0.07     to   $ 0.09  
 
                        
 
                        
GAAP net income
   $ 1,790     to   $ 2,490  
 
                        
Stock-based compensation amortization
     20               20  
 
                        
Amortization of acquired intangible assets, net of taxes
     1,150               1,150  
 
                        
 
                        
Non-GAAP net income
   $ 2,960     to   $ 3,660  
 
                        
 
                        
Non-GAAP net income per share – diluted
   $ 0.11     to   $ 0.13  
 
                        
 
                        
Weighted average common shares — diluted
     27,500               27,500  
 
                        

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Use of Non-GAAP Information
In addition to providing results that are determined in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), PDF Solutions also provides certain Non-GAAP financial measures that exclude certain charges as additional information relating to its operating results. PDF Solutions’ management believes that the presentation of these measures provides useful information to investors regarding certain additional financial and business trends relating to its financial condition and results of operations. PDF Solutions has also chosen to provide this information to investors to enable them to perform meaningful comparisons of PDF Solutions’ past, present and future operating results. These measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative to, GAAP and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies. The calculations of non-GAAP financial measures have been adjusted to exclude the effects of amortization of stock-based compensation and acquired intangible assets.

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