ZHUHAI, China, May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: ACTS), one of China's leading fabless semiconductor companies that provides comprehensive portable multimedia and mobile internet system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions for portable consumer electronics, today reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012.
All financial results are reported on a U.S. GAAP basis.
Revenue for the first quarter of 2012 was $10.7 million, as compared to revenue of $12.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2011, and $9.4 million for the first quarter of 2011.
Net loss attributable to Actions Semiconductor's shareholders for the first quarter of 2012 was $0.65 million or $0.01 per ADS. This compares to net loss attributable to Actions Semiconductor's shareholders of $0.11 million or $0.00 per ADS, for the fourth quarter of 2011, and net income attributable to Actions Semiconductor's shareholders of $5 thousand or $0.00 per ADS, for the first quarter of 2011.
Actions Semiconductor reported gross margin of 34.9% for the first quarter of 2012, compared to gross margin of 37.6% for the fourth quarter of 2011, and 39.1% for the first quarter of 2011. The Company ended the first quarter with $33.8 million in cash and cash equivalents. Trading securities, and marketable securities, current and non-current, were $187.8 million at the end of the first quarter.
Since the share repurchase program commenced in 2007, the Company has invested approximately $42.5 million in repurchasing its shares. As of March 31, 2012, approximately 18.3 million American Depositary Shares (ADSs) were repurchased.
"We were pleased to deliver better than expected revenue for the first quarter despite the typical seasonality and fewer working days in the quarter," stated Dr. Zhenyu Zhou, CEO of Actions Semiconductor. "While we saw our product mix shift to a higher percentage of revenue from our more value-oriented solutions such as our automotive products, we maintained our leading market share position in higher end HD products, mainstream portable video and portable audio products."
"We are enthusiastic about our recently launched ATM701x product family targeting the tablet market. The product has been well received to date. We commenced volume shipments in May with several customers and expect to begin seeing a contribution from this new product in the second half of 2012," concluded Dr. Zhou.
Business Outlook
The following statements are based upon management's current expectations. These statements are forward-looking, and actual results may differ materially. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements.
For the second quarter of fiscal year 2012 ending June 30, 2012, Actions Semiconductor estimates revenue in the range of $12 to $13 million, gross margin of approximately 36%.
Conference Call Details
Actions Semiconductor's first quarter 2012 teleconference and webcast is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time, on Tuesday, May 8, 2012. To participate in the live call, analysts and investors should dial 877-941-2068 (within U.S.) or 480-629-9712 (outside U.S.) at least ten minutes prior to the call. Actions Semiconductor will also offer a live and archived webcast of the conference call, accessible from the "Investor Relations" section of the company's website at www.actions-semi.com. An audio replay of the call will be available to investors through May 18, 2012 by dialing 800-406-7325 (within U.S.) or 303-590-3030 (outside U.S.) and entering access code 4533864.
About Actions Semiconductor
Actions Semiconductor is one of China's leading fabless semiconductor companies that provides comprehensive portable multimedia and mobile internet system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions for portable consumer electronics. Actions Semiconductor products include SoCs, firmware, software, solution development kits, as well as detailed specifications of other required components. Actions Semiconductor also provides total product and technology solutions that allow customers to quickly introduce new portable consumer electronics to the mass market in a cost effective way. The company is headquartered in Zhuhai, China, with offices in Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen. For more information, please visit the Actions Semiconductor website at http://www.actions-semi.com.
"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
Statements contained in this release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements, as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include statements concerning signs of positive indicators in the industry for next year, growth in the market driven by continued proliferation of applications within the PMP market and incremental rebound of overall demand for these products, Actions Semiconductor's belief that it is positioned to capture some upside from these trends, and Actions Semiconductor's future expectations with respect to revenue, gross margin, operating expenses and share-based compensation expense. Actions Semiconductor uses words like "believe," "anticipate," "intend," "estimate," "expect," "project" and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. These forward-looking statements are estimates reflecting current assumptions, expectations and projections about future events and involve significant risks, both known and unknown, uncertainties and other factors that may cause Actions Semiconductor's actual performance, financial condition or results of operations to be materially different from those suggested by the forward-looking statements including, among others, customers' cancellation or modification of their orders; our failure to accurately forecast demand for our products; the loss of, or a significant reduction in orders from, any of our significant customers; fluctuations in our operating results; our inability to develop and sell new products; defects in or failures of our products; the expense and uncertainty involved in our customer design-win efforts; the financial viability of the distributors of our products; consumer demand; worldwide economic and political conditions; fluctuations in our costs to manufacture our products; our reliance on third parties to manufacture, test, assemble and ship our products; our ability to retain and attract key personnel; our ability to compete with our competitors; and our ability to protect our intellectual property rights and not infringe the intellectual property rights of others. Other factors that may cause our actual results to differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements contained in this press release and that may affect our prospects in general are described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recently filed Forms F-1, 20-F and 6-Ks. Other unknown or unpredictable factors also could have material adverse effects on Actions Semiconductor's future results, performance or achievements. In light of these risks, uncertainties, assumptions and factors, the forward-looking events discussed in this press release may not occur. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date stated, or if no date is stated, as of the date of this press release. Except as required by law, Actions Semiconductor undertakes no obligation and does not intend to update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect subsequent events or changed assumptions or circumstances.
Investor Contacts:
Lisa Laukkanen Edward Chen
The Blueshirt Group Investor Relations at Actions Semiconductor
lisa@blueshirtgroup.com edward@actions-semi.com
415-217-4967 +86-756-3392353*1110
ACTIONS SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD. | |||||
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET | |||||
(in thousands of U.S. dollars) | |||||
At March 31, | At December 31, | At March 31, | |||
2012 | 2011 | 2011 | |||
(unaudited) | (audited) | (unaudited) | |||
ASSETS | |||||
Current assets: | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 33,795 | 33,207 | 111,871 | ||
Marketable securities | 187,223 | 186,890 | 80,931 | ||
Trading securities | 545 | 530 | 543 | ||
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $621, $621 and $621 as of March31,2012, December 31,2011 and March 31,2011, respectively | 1,869 | 2,794 | 1,831 | ||
Amount due from a related party | 34 | 9 | 1,240 | ||
Amount due from an equity method investee | 114 | 64 | 90 | ||
Inventories | 6,981 | 7,477 | 5,336 | ||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 1,402 | 1,675 | 2,561 | ||
Deferred tax assets | 403 | 430 | 231 | ||
Total current assets | 232,366 | 233,076 | 204,634 | ||
Investments in equity method investees | 14,208 | 14,246 | 7,666 | ||
Other investments | 17,340 | 17,334 | 17,305 | ||
Marketable securities (nil, nil and $15,252 carried at fair value as of March 31 2012, December 31, 2011 and March 31, 2011, respectively) | - | - | 25,166 | ||
Rental deposits | 52 | 49 | 40 | ||
Property, plant and equipment, net | 33,034 | 32,939 | 27,280 | ||
Land use right | 1,595 | 1,593 | 1,566 | ||
Acquired intangible assets, net | 9,293 | 9,859 | 5,721 | ||
Deposit paid for acquisition of intangible assets | - | - | 1,100 | ||
Deferred tax assets | 11 | 27 | 73 | ||
Goodwill | - | - | 468 | ||
TOTAL ASSETS | 307,899 | 309,123 | 291,019 | ||
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | |||||
Current liabilities: | |||||
Accounts payable | 5,007 | 4,374 | 4,371 | ||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 5,543 | 8,605 | 4,862 | ||
Short-term bank loan | 12,000 | 12,000 | 6,000 | ||
Other liabilities | 1,999 | 1,954 | 2,479 | ||
Income tax payable | 357 | 238 | 240 | ||
Deferred tax liabilities | 446 | 295 | 265 | ||
Total current liabilities | 25,352 | 27,466 | 18,217 | ||
Other liabilities | 461 | 458 | - | ||
Payable for acquisition of intangible assets | 153 | 153 | - | ||
Deferred tax liabilities | 2,912 | 2,840 | 2,438 | ||
Total liabilities | 28,878 | 30,917 | 20,655 | ||
Equity: | |||||
Ordinary shares | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
Additional paid-in capital | 20,806 | 20,600 | 21,695 | ||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | 33,851 | 32,589 | 26,660 | ||
Retained earnings | 224,388 | 225,037 | 222,037 | ||
Total Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. shareholders' equity | 279,046 | 278,227 | 270,393 | ||
Non-controlling interest | (25) | (21) | (29) | ||
Total equity | 279,021 | 278,206 | 270,364 | ||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | 307,899 | 309,123 | 291,019 | ||
ACTIONS SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD. | ||||||
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS | ||||||
(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except number of shares and per share amounts) | ||||||
Three months ended | Three months ended | Three months ended | ||||
March 31, | December 31, | March 31, | ||||
2012 | 2011 | 2011 | ||||
(unaudited) | (unaudited) | (unaudited) | ||||
Revenues: | ||||||
Third-parties: | ||||||
System-on-a chip products | 10,503 | 12,036 | 7,024 | |||
Semiconductor product testing services | 61 | 58 | 80 | |||
10,564 | 12,094 | 7,104 | ||||
Related-parties: | ||||||
System-on-a chip products | 171 | 199 | 2,262 | |||
Total revenues | 10,735 | 12,293 | 9,366 | |||
Cost of revenues: | ||||||
Third-parties: | ||||||
System-on-a chip products | (6,836) | (7,513) | (4,349) | |||
Semiconductor product testing services | (38) | (34) | (42) | |||
(6,874) | (7,547) | (4,391) | ||||
Related-parties: | ||||||
System-on-achip products | (114) | (127) | (1,309) | |||
Total cost of revenues | (6,988) | (7,674) | (5,700) | |||
Gross profit | 3,747 | 4,619 | 3,666 | |||
Other operating income | 72 | 227 | 217 | |||
Operating expenses: | ||||||
Research and development | (5,782) | (5,984) | (5,057) | |||
General and administrative | (1,776) | (2,468) | (1,695) | |||
Selling and marketing | (249) | (307) | (265) | |||
Total operating expenses | (7,807) | (8,759) | (7,017) | |||
Loss from operations | (3,988) | (3,913) | (3,134) | |||
Other income | 539 | 270 | 1,111 | |||
Dividend income from an other investment | - | 457 | - | |||
Fair value change in trading securities | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
Interest income | 3,447 | 3,494 | 2,832 | |||
Interest expense | (61) | (52) | (19) | |||
(Loss) income before income taxes, equity in net loss of | (62) | 257 | 791 | |||
Income tax expense | (536) | (33) | (258) | |||
Equity in net loss of equity method investees | (55) | (337) | (531) | |||
Net (loss) income | (653) | (113) | 2 | |||
Add: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest | 4 | 1 | 3 | |||
Net (loss) income attributable to Actions Semiconductor Co.,Ltd. Shareholders | (649) | (112) | 5 | |||
Net (loss) income attributable to Actions Semiconductor Co.,Ltd. Shareholders | ||||||
Net (loss) income per share:Basic | (0.00157) | (0.00027) | 0.00001 | |||
Net (loss) income per share:Diluted | (0.00157) | (0.00027) | 0.00001 | |||
Basic (per ADS) | (0.00941) | (0.00162) | 0.00007 | |||
Diluted (per ADS) | (0.00941) | (0.00162) | 0.00007 | |||
Weighted-average shares used in computation: | ||||||
Basic | 413,921,007 | 415,280,497 | 423,324,265 | |||
Diluted | 413,921,007 | 415,280,497 | 440,270,706 | |||
Weighted-average ADS used in computation : | ||||||
Basic | 68,986,835 | 69,213,416 | 70,554,044 | |||
Diluted | 68,986,835 | 69,213,416 | 73,378,451 | |||
Note: Stock compensation recorded in each | ||||||
expense classification above is as follows: | ||||||
Research and development | 354 | 475 | 447 | |||
General and administrative | 98 | 139 | 123 | |||
Selling and marketing | 15 | 19 | 24 | |||
Cost of revenues | 6 | 1 | 5 | |||
ACTIONS SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD. | ||||||
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS | ||||||
(in thousands of U.S. dollars) | ||||||
Three months ended | Three months ended | Three months ended | ||||
March 31, | December 31, | March 31, | ||||
2012 | 2011 | 2011 | ||||
(unaudited) | (unaudited) | (unaudited) | ||||
Operating activities: | ||||||
Net (loss) income | (653) | (113) | 2 | |||
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by | ||||||
Operating activities: | ||||||
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment | 592 | 593 | 463 | |||
Amortization of land use right | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||
Amortization of acquired intangible assets | 706 | 594 | 402 | |||
Utilization of subsidy from local authorities of Zhuhai, the People's Republic of China the ("PRC") | - | - | (157) | |||
Write down of inventories | 77 | - | 61 | |||
(Gain) loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment | (18) | 25 | - | |||
Share of net loss of equity method investees | 55 | 337 | 531 | |||
Share-based compensation | 473 | 634 | 599 | |||
Fair value change in trading securities | (1) | (1) | (1) | |||
Deferred taxes | 266 | 14 | 153 | |||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||
Accounts receivable | 926 | (253) | 13 | |||
Amount due from a related party | (25) | 312 | (681) | |||
Inventories | 461 | 896 | (515) | |||
Amount due from an equity method investee | (50) | 17 | 17 | |||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 284 | 1,209 | 739 | |||
Accounts payable | 608 | (3,135) | 1,485 | |||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | (3,111) | 422 | (445) | |||
Income tax payable | 118 | (263) | 99 | |||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 717 | 1,297 | 2,774 | |||
Investing activities: | ||||||
Investment in an equity method investee | - | - | (2,600) | |||
Purchase of other investments | - | - | (13,727) | |||
Proceeds from redemption of marketable securities | 19,655 | 2,237 | 106,833 | |||
Purchase of marketable securities | (19,279) | (37,334) | (22,249) | |||
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment | 22 | - | - | |||
Purchase of property, plant and equipment | (472) | (1,691) | (4,317) | |||
Purchase of intangible assets | (75) | (1,869) | (989) | |||
Decrease in time deposits | - | - | 34 | |||
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | (149) | (38,657) | 62,985 | |||
Financing activities: | ||||||
Raise of short-term bank loans | - | - | 6,000 | |||
Advance subsidy from local authorities of Zhuhai, the PRC | 32 | 695 | 16 | |||
Proceeds from exercise of stock option | 759 | 207 | 134 | |||
Repurchase of ordinary shares | (1,025) | (1,186) | (3,290) | |||
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | (234) | (284) | 2,860 | |||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 334 | (37,644) | 68,619 | |||
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period | 33,207 | 70,653 | 42,872 | |||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | 254 | 198 | 380 | |||
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period | 33,795 | 33,207 | 111,871 | |||
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