OREANDA-NEWS. July 29, 2016. 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 second fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2016.

Total revenues for the second fiscal quarter of 2016 totaled \\$26.7 million, up 6% from \\$25.1 million for the first fiscal quarter of 2016 and up 15% from \\$23.2 million for the second fiscal quarter of 2015. Design-to-silicon-yield solutions revenue for the second fiscal quarter of 2016 totaled \\$20.6 million, up 11% from \\$18.6 million for the first fiscal quarter of 2016 and up 45% from \\$14.2 million for the second fiscal quarter of 2015. Gainshare performance incentives revenue for the second fiscal quarter of 2016 totaled \\$6.1 million, down 6% from \\$6.5 million for the first fiscal quarter of 2016 and down 32% from \\$9.1 million for the second fiscal quarter of 2015.

On a GAAP basis, net income for the second fiscal quarter of 2016 was \\$2.2 million, or \\$0.07 per basic and diluted share, compared to \\$2.1 million, or \\$0.07 per basic and diluted share, for the first fiscal quarter of 2016, and compared to \\$2.1 million, or \\$0.07 per basic and diluted share, for the second fiscal quarter of 2015.

Cash and cash equivalents were \\$122.2 million at June 30, 2016, compared to \\$126.2 million at December 31, 2015.

Non-GAAP net income for the second fiscal quarter of 2016 was \\$5.3 million, or \\$0.17 per diluted share, compared to \\$5.4 million, or \\$0.17 per diluted share, for the first fiscal quarter of 2016, and compared to \\$5.9 million, or \\$0.18 per diluted share, for the second fiscal quarter of 2015. EBITDAR for the second quarter of 2016 was \\$7.1 million, compared to \\$6.8 million for the first fiscal quarter of 2016, and compared to \\$7.2 million for the second fiscal quarter of 2015.

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://www.pdf.com/events. 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.

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, stock-based compensation expenses, 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. EBITDAR is calculated by taking GAAP net income, adding back the effects of non-recurring items, stock-based compensation expenses, amortization of acquired technology and other acquired intangibles, depreciation expense and income tax provision (benefit). 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 measures 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 be different 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. For a more detailed reconciliation of the adjustments made to comparable GAAP measures, please refer the “GAAP to Non-GAAP and EBITDAR Reconciliation” provided in the Investor Relations section of our website at http://ir.pdf.com/sec.cfm.

Forward-Looking Statements

The statements made on the conference call regarding PDF Solutions' financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2016, including the success of any new products, continued or increased adoption of the Company’s solutions, and the Company's future expected 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 at gainshare-covered facilities; adoption of the Company's new and existing 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, 2015, 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 profitability. The Company has developed proprietary products and provides services that target the entire Process Life Cycle, which is a term used to mean the time from technology development and the design of an IC to volume manufacturing of that IC to product 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™ (DFI™) solution 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. The Exensio platform is available either on-premise or via software as a service (SaaS).

Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., 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, PDF Solutions, and the PDF Solutions logo are registered trademarks of PDF Solutions, Inc. or its subsidiaries. Design-for-Inspection, DFI, Exensio and Template are trademarks of PDF Solutions, Inc. or its subsidiaries.

          
PDF SOLUTIONS, INC.    
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)    
(In thousands)    
          
     June 30,   December 31,
      2016     2015 
          
ASSETS         
Current assets:         
Cash and cash equivalents   \\$ 122,222   \\$ 126,158 
Accounts receivable, net     34,786     33,438 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     4,728     3,655 
Total current assets     161,736     163,251 
Property and equipment, net     16,076     11,325 
Deferred tax assets     10,106     10,299 
Goodwill     215     215 
Intangible assets, net     4,603     5,028 
Other non-current assets     9,497     1,651 
Total assets   \\$ 202,233   \\$ 191,769 
          
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY         
Current liabilities:         
Accounts payable   \\$ 2,469   \\$ 1,293 
Accrued compensation and related benefits     5,150     4,812 
Accrued and other current liabilities     2,924     2,382 
Deferred revenues - current portion     5,740     4,702 
Billings in excess of recognized revenue     312     1,267 
Total current liabilities     16,595     14,456 
Long-term income taxes payable     2,594     2,540 
Other non-current liabilities     328     466 
Total liabilities     19,517     17,462 
          
Stockholders’ equity:         
Common stock and additional paid-in-capital     272,891     266,013 
Treasury stock at cost     (53,301)    (50,383)
Accumulated deficit     (35,504)    (39,780)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss     (1,370)    (1,543)
Total stockholders’ equity     182,716     174,307 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity   \\$ 202,233   \\$ 191,769 
          
PDF SOLUTIONS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
                 
   Three months ended  Six months ended
   June 30, March 31, June 30,  June 30, June 30,
   2016 2016 2015  2016 2015
                 
Revenues:                
Design-to-silicon-yield solutions  \\$ 20,574  \\$ 18,578  \\$14,159 \\$ 39,152  \\$32,311
Gainshare performance incentives    6,114    6,503   9,051   12,617   17,716
Total revenues    26,688    25,081   23,210   51,769   50,027
                 
Costs of Design-to-silicon-yield solutions:                
Direct costs of Design-to-silicon-yield solutions    10,558    10,110   9,888   20,668   18,692
Amortization of acquired technology    96    96   -   192   -
Total costs of Design-to-silicon-yield solutions    10,654    10,206   9,888   20,860   18,692
Gross profit    16,034    14,875   13,322   30,909   31,335
                 
Operating expenses:                
Research and development    7,060    6,311   4,437   13,371   8,525
Selling, general and administrative    5,094    5,124   5,216   10,218   9,672
Amortization of other acquired intangible assets    117    117   -   234   -
Total operating expenses    12,271    11,552   9,653   23,823   18,197
                 
Income from operations    3,763    3,323   3,669   7,086   13,138
Interest and other income (expense), net    (51)   (236)  52   (287)  103
Income before income taxes    3,712    3,087   3,721   6,799   13,241
Income tax provision    1,498    1,025   1,572   2,523   5,125
Net income  \\$ 2,214  \\$ 2,062  \\$2,149   4,276   8,116
                 
Net income per share:                
Basic  \\$ 0.07  \\$ 0.07  \\$0.07   0.14   0.26
Diluted  \\$ 0.07  \\$ 0.07  \\$0.07   0.13   0.25
                 
Weighted average common shares:                
Basic    31,276    31,168   31,522   31,222   31,429
Diluted    32,023    31,722   32,400   31,872   32,345
                 
PDF SOLUTIONS, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP NET INCOME (UNAUDITED)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
                  
   Three months ended  Six months ended
   June 30, March 31, June 30,  June 30, June 30,
2016 2016 2015  20162015
GAAP net income  \\$2,214 \\$2,062 \\$2,149 \\$4,276  \\$ 8,116 
Adjustments to reconcile GAAP net income to non-GAAP net income:                 
Stock-based compensation expense   2,291  2,666  2,355  4,957    4,554 
Previously impaired deferred costs (1)   -  -  -  -    (1,892)
Amortization of acquired technology   96  96  -  192    - 
Amortization of other acquired intangible assets   117  117  -  234    - 
Acquisition costs (2)   -  -  482  -    482 
Acquisition related deferred revenue adjustment (2)   50  115  -  165    - 
Non-cash portion of income tax expense   528  299  882  827    2,845 
Non-GAAP net income  \\$5,296 \\$5,355 \\$5,868 \\$10,651  \\$ 14,105 
                  
GAAP net income per diluted share  \\$0.07 \\$0.07 \\$0.07 \\$0.13  \\$ 0.25 
Non-GAAP net income per diluted share  \\$0.17 \\$0.17 \\$0.18 \\$0.33  \\$ 0.44 
                  
Shares used in diluted shares calculation   32,023  31,722  32,400  31,872    32,345 
                  
                  
PDF SOLUTIONS, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP NET INCOME TO EBITDAR (UNAUDITED)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)  
                 
    Three months ended Six months ended
   June 30, March 31, June 30,  June 30, June 30,
201620162015  20162015
                  
GAAP net income  \\$2,214 \\$2,062 \\$2,149 \\$4,276  \\$ 8,116 
Adjustments to reconcile GAAP net income to EBITDAR:                 
Stock-based compensation expense   2,291  2,666  2,355  4,957    4,554 
Previously impaired deferred costs (1)   -  -  -  -    (1,892)
Amortization of acquired technology   96  96  -  192    - 
Amortization of other acquired intangible assets   117  117  -  234    - 
Acquisition costs (2)   -  -  482  -    482 
Acquisition related deferred revenue adjustment  (2)   50  115  -  165    - 
Depreciation expense   859  765  632  1,624    1,237 
Income tax provision   1,498  1,025  1,572  2,523    5,125 
EBITDAR  \\$7,125 \\$6,846 \\$7,190 \\$13,971  \\$ 17,622 
                  
                  
                  
(1) As announced on September 29, 2014, we were unable to close two Design-to-silicon-yield solutions contracts, which restricted our ability to book revenue relating to work on these projects and required us to impair previously deferred costs of  \\$1.9 million in the three months ended September 30, 2014. As reported on January 7, 2015, in the three months ended March 31, 2015, we executed those two contacts, which increased our Design-to-Silicon-Yield Solutions revenue in the quarter by approximately \\$6.0 million. Reinstatement of previously impaired costs is not allowed under US GAAP. Accordingly, in order to match the revenue and the cost associated with these two contracts, management has included these costs in the current period as a non-GAAP reconciling item.
 
(2) As announced on July 20, 2015, the Company completed the acquisition of Syntricity, Inc., the industry leading hosted solution for characterization and yield management. In relation to this acquisition, the company incurred direct acquisition costs and recorded an adjustment to reduce revenue recognized from deferred revenue arising from the acquisition.  Accordingly, for non-GAAP purposes, the Company is excluding these expenses and the reduction to revenue in order to provide better comparability between periods.