EX-99.1 2 dex991.htm PRESS RELEASE Press Release

Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO

 

DSP Group, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and 2004 Earnings

 

Diluted EPS for 2004 increased 97% and 4%, on GAAP and pro forma basis, respectively

 

Strong backlog at year end leads to improved visibility and updated projections

 

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan 25, 2005—DSP Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: DSPG) a worldwide leader in developing and providing chip-set solutions for residential wireless connectivity announced today its results for fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2004.

 

Fourth Quarter Results:

 

Revenues for the fourth quarter of 2004 were $28,555,000, a decrease of 25% from revenues of $38,136,000 for the fourth quarter of 2003. Net income for the fourth quarter was $1,229,000, a decrease of 79% from net income of $5,961,000 for the fourth quarter of 2003. Diluted earnings per share (EPS) for the fourth quarter of 2004 were $0.04, a decrease of 80% from $0.20 for the fourth quarter of 2003. Results for the fourth quarter of 2004 included a one-time write-off in the amount of $2,682,000 for in-process research and development related to the acquisition of Bermai Inc.’s Wi-Fi assets in October 2004.

 

Year End Results:

 

Revenues for the year ended December 31, 2004, were $157,511,000, an increase of 3% over 2003 revenues of $152,875,000. Net income for 2004 was $51,094,000, an increase of 102% from $25,355,000 for 2003. Diluted EPS for 2004 was $1.70, an increase of 98% from $0.86 for 2003.

 

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Pro Forma Results:

 

Pro forma net income for the fourth quarter of 2004, excluding the one-time write-off of in-process research and development related to the Company’s acquisition of the assets of Bermai Inc. and related tax benefit, as stated above, was $2,972,000, a 50% decrease compared to $5,961,000 for the fourth quarter of 2003. Pro forma diluted EPS were $0.10 for the fourth quarter of 2004, a 50% decrease from $0.20 for the fourth quarter of 2003.

 

Results for 2004 included an aggregate capital gain of $44,448,000 resulting from the sale of all of our holdings in the AudioCodes Ltd. stock and the Tomen Corporation stock. The tax effect of these capital gains was $16,450,000. 2004 results also included a one-time write-off in the amount of $2,682,000 for in-process research and development related to the Bermai acquisition and related tax benefit of $939,000, as well as a one-time goodwill impairment charge of $4,304,000 arising from the GAAP-required re-evaluation of the remaining goodwill associated with the acquisition of VoicePump Inc. in March 2000. The capital gain is included in the Company’s statements of income, and the write-off and impairment charge are included in the Company’s operating expenses.

 

Results for 2003 included a one-time write-off in the second quarter of 2003 in the amount of $2,727,000 for in-process research and development related to the Teleman Multimedia Inc. acquisition and a one-time capital gain of $241,000 from the sale of Tower Semiconductor Ltd. shares. The related net tax benefit arising from the write-off and capital gain was $272,000.

 

Pro forma net income for the year 2004, excluding the effects of the aforementioned capital gains, as well as the write-off and impairment charge and related tax benefit, was $29,143,000, a 6% increase compared to $27,569,000 for the year 2003. Pro forma diluted EPS were $0.97 for the year 2004, a 4% increase over $0.93 for the year 2003.

 

The Company believes that this pro forma presentation of net income and diluted EPS is useful to investors in comparing results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2004 to the same periods during 2003, because it excludes items that management does not consider meaningful for purposes of analyzing the Company’s operating results and making budget-planning decisions.

 

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Eli Ayalon, Chairman and CEO of DSP Group, stated: “In 2004 DSP Group accomplished major technology and strategic achievements. Our customers won five CES “innovative product awards” at the last Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. All these products are powered by our new chip-sets. We launched our new DECT chip-set product line targeting the European market that offers a one-stop-shop concept for residential wireless connectivity products. We designed and added new video, data and CoIP (Cordless over IP) capabilities to the traditional voice enabled market. Recently, we enhanced our future product roadmap by adding Wi-Fi technology for transmission of voice, video and data in the residential markets. These achievements, new market opportunities and new product offerings give us confidence in the future growth of our business.”

 

Mr. Ayalon added: “As we all know the second half of 2004 was challenging for the consumer electronics industry. The industry has encountered demand and inventory issues which impacted our business. We believe that these issues are now behind us. The strong flow of orders in the fourth quarter of 2004 resulted in a backlog of $40 million at year end, which gives us very good visibility into the first quarter of 2005. Based on these factors and additional input from our marketing channels we have updated our projections for the first quarter of 2005 and year 2005, and shall give further details in our scheduled conference call today.”

 

Moshe Zelnik, VP Finance & CFO of DSP Group stated: “Despite increasing research and development expenses in the year 2004 and a challenging market environment in the fourth quarter, we are proud to report an increase in our net profit and diluted EPS in 2004 as compared to 2003.”

 

During the fourth quarter of 2004, the Company repurchased 90,000 shares of its common stock at an average price of $20.31 per share, for approximately $1.8 million, bringing the total number

 

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of shares repurchased in the year 2004 to 1.6 million shares at an average price of $20.09 per share and an aggregate repurchase of $31.7 million worth of common stock. As of December 31, 2004, approximately 3.7 million shares remained available for repurchase from previous Board authorizations. Our cash position at year end, consisting of cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, reached a level of approximately $331 million. We generated $27.4 million of cash from operating activities in 2004.

 

About DSP Group

 

DSP Group, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company, offering advanced chip-set solutions for a variety of applications. DSP Group is a world leader in the short-range wireless communication market, enabling home networking convergence for voice, video & data. By combining its in-house technologies of Digital Signal Processors (DSPs), portfolio of wireless communication protocols, including DECT, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, most advanced Radio Frequency CMOS and SiGe, as well as VoIP ICs, DSP Group is a world leader and a one-stop-shop for a wide range of applications. These applications include, but are not limited to: ISM band digital 900MHz, 2.4GHz, 5.8GHz telephony, European DECT (1.9GHz) telephony, Bluetooth systems for voice, data and video communication and are deployed in residential, SOHO, SME, enterprise and automotive applications. DSP Group ICs provide solutions for MP3 players, VoIP Phones, Gateways, and Integrated Access Devices (IADs) and are widely used in Digital Voice Recorders (DVRs). More information about DSP Group is available at www.dspg.com.

 

Earnings conference call

 

DSP Group has scheduled a conference call for 8:30 a.m. EDT today to discuss the financial results for the fourth quarter and year of 2004 and invites you to listen to a 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 Web site at www.dspg.com or link to: http://ir.dspg.com./phoenix.zhtml?c=101665&p=irol-calendar

 

If you cannot join the call, please listen to the replay, which will be available for approximately two weeks after the call on DSP Group’s Web site or by calling the following numbers:

 

—US Dial-In # 1-888-286-8010 (passcode: 73336102)

 

—International Dial-In # 1-617-801-6888 (passcode: 73336102)

 

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Forward-Looking Statements

 

This press release may contain statements that qualify as “forward-looking statements” under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements made by Mr. Ayalon concerning new market opportunities, his confidence in the future growth of our business, the end of the demand and inventory issues that impacted the last half of 2004, and our visibility into the first quarter of 2005. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and DSP Group assumes no obligation to update this information. In addition, the events described in these forward-looking statements may not actually arise. DSP Group’s actual results could differ materially from those described in this press release as a result of various factors, including unexpected delays in the introduction of new products; failure of DSP Group’s new products to achieve broad market acceptance, especially in the European markets; DSP Group’s inability to develop and produce new products at competitive costs and in a timely manner; declines or fluctuations in selling prices and gross margins as a result of entry into new markets; challenges faced by the consumer electronics industry; changes in silicon manufacturing costs; and general market demand for products that incorporate DSP Group’s technology. Further, although the backlog information is useful, it may not be a reliable measure of our sales for any future period. These and other factors which may affect future operating results and DSP Group’s stock price are discussed under “RISK FACTORS” in the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, as well as other reports, including Form 10-Qs, DSP Group has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and which are available on DSP Group’s Web site (www.dspg.com) under Investor Relations.

 

For more information, please contact Yaniv Arieli, President of US Operations, Investor Relations, DSP Group Inc. at (408) 986-4423; or e-mail: yarieli@dspg.com

 

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DSP GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME – US GAAP

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

     Three Months Ended
December 31,


  

Year Ended

December 31,


     2004

    2003

   2004

   2003

Product revenues and other

   $ 28,555     $ 38,136    $ 157,511    $ 152,875

Cost of product revenues and other

     14,191       19,451      80,368      83,077
    


 

  

  

Gross profit

     14,364       18,685      77,143      69,798

Operating expenses:

                            

Research and development

     8,820       8,197      32,147      25,599

Sales and marketing

     2,278       3,361      11,292      11,977

General and administrative

     1,854       1,947      7,112      6,953

Impairment of goodwill

     —         —        4,304      —  

In-process research and development write-off

     2,682       —        2,682      2,727
    


 

  

  

Total operating expenses

     15,634       13,505      57,537      47,256
    


 

  

  

Operating income (loss)

     (1,270 )     5,180      19,606      22,542

Other income :

                            

Interest and other income, net

     2,169       2,002      8,522      7,947

Capital gains

     —         —        44,448      241
    


 

  

  

Income before provision for income taxes

     899       7,182      72,576      30,730

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

     (330 )     1,221      21,482      5,375
    


 

  

  

Net income

   $ 1,229     $ 5,961    $ 51,094    $ 25,355
    


 

  

  

Net earnings per share:

                            

Basic

   $ 0.04     $ 0.21    $ 1.79    $ 0.91

Diluted

   $ 0.04     $ 0.20    $ 1.70    $ 0.86

Weighted average number of shares of Common Stock used in the computation of:

                            

Basic

     27,959       28,615      28,574      27,912

Diluted

     29,092       30,344      30,026      29,593

 

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DSP GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED PRO FORMA STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

     Three Months Ended
December 31,


  

Year Ended

December 31,


 
     2004

    2003

   2004

    2003

 

Product revenues and other

   $ 28,555     $ 38,136    $ 157,511     $ 152,875  

Cost of product revenues and other

     14,191       19,451      80,368       83,077  
    


 

  


 


Gross profit

     14,364       18,685      77,143       69,798  

Operating expenses:

                               

Research and development

     8,820       8,197      32,147       25,599  

Sales and marketing

     2,278       3,361      11,292       11,977  

General and administrative

     1,854       1,947      7,112       6,953  
    


 

  


 


Total operating expenses

     12,952       13,505      50,551       44,529  
    


 

  


 


Operating income

     1,412       5,180      26,592       25,269  

Other income :

                               

Interest and other income, net

     2,169       2,002      8,522       7,947  
    


 

  


 


Income before provision for income taxes

     3,581       7,182      35,114       33,216  
    


 

  


 


Provision for income taxes

     609       1,221      5,971       5,647  
    


 

  


 


Net income

   $ 2,972     $ 5,961    $ 29,143     $ 27,569  
    


 

  


 


Net earnings per share:

                               

Basic

   $ 0.11     $ 0.21    $ 1.02     $ 0.99  

Diluted

   $ 0.10     $ 0.20    $ 0.97     $ 0.93  

Weighted average number of shares of Common Stock used in the computation of:

                               

Basic

     27,959       28,615      28,574       27,912  

Diluted

     29,092       30,344      30,026       29,593  

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

   $ 1,229     $ 5,961    $ 51,094     $ 25,355  

Adjustments:

                               

Impairment of goodwill

     —         —        4,304       —    

In-process research & development write- off

     2,682       —        2,682       2,727  

Capital gains

     —         —        (44,448 )     (241 )

Tax expenses (benefit)

     (939 )     —        15,511       (272 )
    


 

  


 


Pro forma net income

   $ 2,972     $ 5,961    $ 29,143     $ 27,569  
    


 

  


 


 

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DSP GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands)

 

     December 31,
2004


    December 31,
2003


 

Assets

                

Current assets:

                

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 72,102     $ 36,812  

Marketable securities and cash deposits

     63,222       42,490  

Trade receivables, net

     5,976       15,844  

Inventories

     9,469       8,466  

Other accounts receivable

     2,213       1,462  

Deferred income taxes

     1,168       1,326  
    


 


Total current assets

     154,150       106,400  

Property and equipment, net

     6,683       7,108  

Long term marketable securities

     195,671       197,071  

Investment in equity securities of traded companies

     —         47,138  

Severance pay fund

     3,437       2,360  

Long term pre-paid expenses and lease deposits

     628       513  

Goodwill

     1,500       5,804  

Deferred income taxes

     1,410       —    

Other intangible assets

     3,482       2,076  
    


 


Total assets

   $ 366,961     $ 368,470  
    


 


Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

                

Current liabilities:

                

Trade payable

   $ 7,830     $ 11,221  

Other current liabilities

     39,857       34,292  
    


 


Total current liabilities

     47,687       45,513  

Long term liabilities:

                

Accrued severance pay

     3,784       2,555  

Long term liability

     —         1,429  

Deferred income taxes

     —         14,592  
    


 


Total long term liabilities

     3,784       18,576  

Stockholders’ equity:

                

Common Stock

     28       29  

Additional paid-in capital

     187,471       174,700  

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     65       23,045  

Retained earnings

     157,723       107,799  

Less – Cost of treasury stock

     (29,797 )     (1,192 )
    


 


Total stockholders’ equity

     315,490       304,381  
    


 


Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 366,961     $ 368,470  
    


 


 

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