8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): November 8, 2018

PDF SOLUTIONS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

000-31311

(Commission File Number)

Delaware	25-1701361
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

333 West San Carlos Street, Suite 1000

San Jose, CA 95110

(Address of principal executive offices, with zip code)

(408) 280-7900

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 8, 2018 PDF Solutions (the “Company”) issued a press release regarding its financial results and certain other information related to the third fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2018. The Company also posted on the Investor Relations section of its website (www.pdf.com) a management report with regard to the quarter ended September 30, 2018. Copies of the press release and management report are attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and 99.2, respectively. Information on the website is not, and will not be deemed, a part of this report or incorporated into any other filings the Company makes with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The information in this Item 2.02, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated November 8, 2018, regarding financial results and certain other information related to the first fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2018.
99.2	Management Report by PDF Solutions, Inc. as of November 8, 2018.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

PDF SOLUTIONS, INC. (Registrant)
By:	/s/ Christine Russell
	Christine Russell VP, Finance, and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial and accounting officer)

Dated: November 8, 2018

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

News Release 

Company Contacts:
Christine Russell,	Sonia Segovia,
Chief Financial Officer	IR Coordinator
Tel: (408) 938-6466	Tel: (408) 938-6491
Email:christine.russell@pdf.com	Email: sonia.segovia@pdf.com

PDF Solutions^® Reports Third Fiscal Quarter Results

SANTA CLARA, Calif.- November 8, 2018-PDF Solutions, Inc. (“PDF Solutions” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: PDFS), the leading provider of process-design integration technologies to enhance integrated circuit (IC) manufacturability, today announced financial results for its third fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2018.

 Third Fiscal Quarter 2018 Results

Total revenues for the third fiscal quarter of 2018 were $20.2 million, down 4% from $21.1 million for the second fiscal quarter of 2018 and down 24% from $26.5 million for the third fiscal quarter of 2017. Design-to-silicon-yield solutions revenue for the third fiscal quarter of 2018 was $14.0 million, down 8% from $15.3 million for the second fiscal quarter of 2018 and down 27% from $19.2 million for the third fiscal quarter of 2017. Gainshare performance incentives revenue for the third fiscal quarter of 2018 was $6.2 million, up 5% from $5.9 million for the second fiscal quarter of 2018 and down 15% from $7.3 million for the third fiscal quarter of 2017.

On a GAAP basis, net loss for the third fiscal quarter of 2018 was $2.1 million, or $(0.06) per basic and diluted share, compared to net loss of $2.1 million, or $(0.07) per basic and diluted share, for the second fiscal quarter of 2018, and compared to net income of $0.6 million, or $0.02 per basic and diluted share, for the third fiscal quarter of 2017.

Cash and cash equivalents at September 30, 2018, were $96.8 million, compared to $101.3 million at December 31, 2017.

Non-GAAP net income for the third fiscal quarter of 2018 was $0.2 million, or $0.01 per diluted share, compared to $0.8 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, for the second fiscal quarter of 2018, and compared to $3.6 million, or $0.11 per diluted share, for the third fiscal quarter of 2017.

As previously announced, PDF Solutions will discuss these results on a live conference call beginning at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time/5:00 p.m. Eastern Time today. The call will be simultaneously web cast on PDF Solutions’ website at http://ir.pdf.com/webcasts. A replay of the web cast will be available at the same website address beginning approximately two hours after completion of the live call. A copy of this press release, including the disclosure and reconciliation of certain non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP measures, which non-GAAP measures may be used periodically by PDF Solutions’ management when discussing financial results with investors and analysts, will also be available on PDF Solutions’ website at http://www.pdf.com/press-releases following the date of this release.

Recent Accomplishments

● Commenced time-based-license usage for largest China-based deployment of Exensio^® platform at a major IDM

● Deployed the Exensio platform at seven additional OSATs, with more than 900 testers, designed to give global fabless customers real-time access to their test and assembly data

● Moved headquarters to Santa Clara, CA, for a significantly lower annual rent

● Added Gerald Yin, Chairman and CEO of AMEC, a global micro-fabrication equipment company serving customers in the semiconductor industry, and Mike Gustafson, Executive Chairman of Druva, a company that provides data management-as-a-service, to the Board of Directors

Third Fiscal Quarter 2018 Financial Commentary Available Online

A Management Report reviewing the Company’s third fiscal quarter 2018 financial results, as well as providing updated 2018 financial outlook, will be furnished to the SEC on Form 8-K and published on the Company’s website at http://ir.pdf.com/financial-reports. Analysts and investors are encouraged to review this commentary prior to participating in the conference call webcast.

Information Regarding Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to providing results that are determined in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America (GAAP), PDF Solutions also provides certain non-GAAP financial measures. Non-GAAP net income excludes the effects of non-recurring items (including severance payments), stock-based compensation expense, amortization of acquired technology and other acquired intangible assets, and their related income tax effects, as applicable, as well as adjusts for the non-cash portion of income taxes. These non-GAAP financial measures are used by management internally to measure the Company’s profitability and performance. PDF Solutions’ management believes that these non-GAAP measures provide useful supplemental information to investors regarding the Company’s ongoing operations in light of the fact that none of these categories of expense has a current effect on the future uses of cash (with the exception of certain non-recurring items) nor do they impact the generation of current or future revenues. These non-GAAP results should not be considered an alternative to, or a substitute for, GAAP financial information, and may differ from similarly titled non-GAAP measures used by other companies. In particular, these non-GAAP financial measures are not a substitute for GAAP measures of income or loss as a measure of performance, or to cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities as a measure of liquidity. Since management uses these non-GAAP financial measures internally to measure profitability and performance, PDF Solutions has included these non-GAAP measures to give investors an opportunity to see the Company’s financial results as viewed by management. A reconciliation of the comparable GAAP financial measures to the non-GAAP financial measures is provided at the end of the Company’s financial statements presented below.  

Forward-Looking Statements

The statements made on the planned conference call regarding the Company's future expected business performance and financial results are forward looking and are subject to events and circumstances of the future. Actual results could differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties that could cause results to differ materially include risks associated with: customers' production volumes under contracts that, provide Gainshare royalties, cost and schedule of new product development; continued adoption of the Company's solutions by new and existing customers; project milestones or delays and performance criteria achieved; the provision of technology and services prior to the execution of a final contract; and other risks set forth in PDF Solutions' periodic public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, without limitation, its Annual Reports on Form 10-K, most recently filed for the year ended December 31, 2017, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Current Reports on Form 8-K and amendments to such reports. The forward-looking statements made in the conference call 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.

About PDF Solutions

PDF Solutions enables customers to reduce the time to market of integrated circuits (“ICs”), lower the cost of IC design and manufacturing and improve both quality and profitability. The Company has developed proprietary hardware and software and provides services that target the entire systems value chain, including the activities from technology development and the design of a semiconductor product through volume manufacturing of devices and subsequent system assembly and test.

PDF Solutions’ products and services consist of proprietary test structures and electrical test systems, physical intellectual property, enterprise platform software and professional services. The Company’s Characterization Vehicle ^®  (CV ^® ) electrical test chip infrastructure provides core modeling capabilities, and is used by more leading manufacturers than any other test chips in the industry. The Design-for-Inspection solution includes the proprietary eProbe ^® e-beam tool and extends the Company’s electrical characterization technologies into the e-beam measurement of extremely dense test structures, or DFI cells, across an entire fabrication process. Proprietary Template layout patterns for standard cell libraries optimize area, performance, and manufacturability for designing IC products. The Exensio ^® platform for big data unlocks relevant, actionable information buried in wafer fabrication, process control and test data through key components: Exensio ^® -Yield, Exensio ^® -Control, Exensio ^® -Test, Exensio ^® -ALPS, and Exensio ^® -Char. The Exensio ^® platform is available either on-premise or via software as a service (SaaS).

Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, PDF Solutions operates worldwide with additional offices in Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. PDF Solutions is listed on The NASDAQ National Market under the ticker symbol PDFS. For the Company’s latest news and information, visit http://www.pdf.com/.

Characterization Vehicle, CV, Exensio, eProbe, PDF Solutions, and the PDF Solutions logo are registered trademarks of PDF Solutions, Inc. or its subsidiaries. ALPS, Design-for-Inspection, DFI, and Template are trademarks of PDF Solutions, Inc. or its subsidiaries.

PDF SOLUTIONS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
(In thousands)
	September 30,			December 31,
	2018			2017
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	96,788		$	101,267
Accounts receivable, net		52,744			57,564
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		10,890			5,069
Total current assets		160,422			163,900
Property and equipment, net		34,120			25,386
Goodwill		1,923			1,923
Intangible assets, net		5,317			6,074
Deferred tax assets		17,714			16,348
Other non-current assets		8,163			10,545
Total assets	$	227,659		$	224,176
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	3,286		$	2,536
Accrued compensation and related benefits		4,969			6,493
Accrued and other current liabilities		4,386			2,627
Deferred revenues - current portion		7,360			7,981
Billings in excess of recognized revenues		669			-
Total current liabilities		20,670			19,637
Long-term income taxes payable		4,140			3,902
Other non-current liabilities		1,954			2,269
Total liabilities		26,764			25,808
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock and additional paid-in-capital		308,103			297,955
Treasury stock at cost		(78,752	)		(71,793	)
Accumulated deficit		(27,337	)		(27,089	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(1,119	)		(705	)
Total stockholders’ equity		200,895			198,368
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	227,659		$	224,176

PDF SOLUTIONS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
	Three months ended									Nine months ended
	September 30,			June 30,			September 30,			September 30,			September 30,
	2018			2018			2017			2018			2017
Revenues:
Design-to-silicon-yield solutions	$	13,976		$	15,266		$	19,229		$	47,431		$	55,426
Gainshare performance incentives		6,237			5,853			7,288			18,638			19,668
Total revenues		20,213			21,119			26,517			66,069			75,094
Costs of Design-to-silicon-yield solutions:
Direct costs of Design-to-silicon-yield solutions		10,539			10,774			12,295			32,651			34,913
Amortization of acquired technology		144			143			136			431			327
Total costs of Design-to-silicon-yield solutions		10,683			10,917			12,431			33,082			35,240
Gross profit		9,530			10,202			14,086			32,987			39,854
Operating expenses:
Research and development		6,755			7,100			7,875			21,100			22,432
Selling, general and administrative		5,507			5,919			5,680			17,801			17,775
Amortization of other acquired intangible assets		108			108			107			326			291
Total operating expenses		12,370			13,127			13,662			39,227			40,498
Income (loss) from operations		(2,840	)		(2,925	)		424			(6,240	)		(644	)
Interest and other income (expense), net		223			390			(104	)		283			(305	)
Income (loss) before income taxes		(2,617	)		(2,535	)		320			(5,957	)		(949	)
Income tax benefit		(535	)		(439	)		(270	)		(1,355	)		(2,246	)
Net income (loss)	$	(2,082	)	$	(2,096	)	$	590		$	(4,602	)	$	1,297
Net income (loss) per share:
Basic	$	(0.06	)	$	(0.07	)	$	0.02		$	(0.14	)	$	0.04
Diluted	$	(0.06	)	$	(0.07	)	$	0.02		$	(0.14	)	$	0.04
Weighted average common shares:
Basic		32,184			31,962			32,078			32,105			32,060
Diluted		32,184			31,962			32,969			32,105			33,317

PDF SOLUTIONS, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP NET INCOME (UNAUDITED)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
	Three months ended									Nine months ended
	September 30,			June 30,			September 30,			September 30,			September 30,
	2018			2018			2017			2018			2017
GAAP net income (loss)	$	(2,082	)	$	(2,096	)	$	590		$	(4,602	)	$	1,297
Adjustments to reconcile GAAP net income to non-GAAP net income:
Stock-based compensation expense		2,268			2,701			2,949			7,825			8,737
Amortization of acquired technology		144			143			136			431			327
Amortization of other acquired intangible assets		108			108			107			326			291
Severance payment		48			-			370			331			370
Tax impact of adjustments		(281	)		(96	)		(590	)		(1,124	)		(2,214	)
Non-GAAP net income	$	205		$	760		$	3,562		$	3,187		$	8,808
GAAP net income (loss) per diluted share	$	(0.06	)	$	(0.07	)	$	0.02		$	(0.14	)	$	0.04
Non-GAAP net income per diluted share	$	0.01		$	0.02		$	0.11		$	0.10		$	0.26
Shares used in diluted shares calculation		32,385			32,304			32,969			32,444			33,317

EX-99.2

Exhibit 99.2