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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): April 28, 2016

 

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)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

SIGNATURES

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 
 

 

  

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On April 28, 2016, PDF Solutions (the “Company”) issued a press release regarding its financial results and certain other information related to the first fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2016. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

The information in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, 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 April 28, 2016 regarding financial results and certain other information related to the first fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2016.

 

 
 

 

 

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/ Gregory C. Walker

 

 

 

Gregory C. Walker

VP, Finance, and Chief Financial Officer

(principal financial and accounting officer)  

 

Dated: April 28, 2016

 

 
 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

99.1

 

Press Release dated April 28, 2016 regarding financial results and certain other information related to the first fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2016.

 

ex99-1.htm

Exhibit 99.1

 

News Release

 

Company Contacts:

 

Gregory Walker,

Sonia Segovia,

VP, Finance and CFO

IR Coordinator

Tel: (408) 938-6457

Tel: (408) 938-6491

Email:gregory.walker@pdf.com

Email: sonia.segovia@pdf.com

 

 

PDF Solutions® Reports First Fiscal Quarter Results

 

SAN JOSE, Calif.—April 28, 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 first fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2016.

 

Total revenues for the first fiscal quarter of 2016 totaled $25.1 million, up 4% from $24.1 million for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2015 and down 6% from $26.8 million for the first fiscal quarter of 2015. Design-to-silicon-yield solutions revenue for the first fiscal quarter of 2016 totaled $18.6 million, up 30% from $14.3 million for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2015 and up 2% from $18.2 million for the first fiscal quarter of 2015. Gainshare performance incentives revenue for the first fiscal quarter of 2016 totaled $6.5 million, down 34% from $9.8 million for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2015 and down 25% from $8.7 million for the first fiscal quarter of 2015.

 

On a GAAP basis, net income for the first fiscal quarter of 2016 was $2.1 million, or $0.07 per basic and diluted share, compared to $2.8 million, or $0.09 per basic and diluted share, for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2015, and compared to $6.0 million, or $0.19 per basic and $0.18 per diluted share, for the first fiscal quarter of 2015.

 

Cash and cash equivalents were $129.4 million at March 31, 2016, compared to $126.2 million at December 31, 2015.

 

Non-GAAP net income for the first fiscal quarter of 2016 was $5.4 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, compared to $5.7 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2015, and compared to $8.2 million, or $0.26 per diluted share, for the first fiscal quarter of 2015. EBITDAR for the first quarter of 2016 was $6.8 million, or $0.22 per diluted share, compared to $7.5 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2015, and compared to $10.4 million, or $0.32 per diluted share, for the first fiscal quarter of 2015.

 

 
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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.

 

 
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Forward-Looking Statements

 

The statements made on the conference call regarding PDF Solutions' financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2016, including the success of any new products 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.

 

 
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PDF SOLUTIONS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)

(In thousands)

 

   

March 31,

   

December 31,

 
   

2016

   

2015

 
                 

ASSETS

               

Current assets:

               

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 129,398     $ 126,158  

Accounts receivable, net

    29,323       33,438  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

    3,479       3,655  

Total current assets

    162,200       163,251  

Property and equipment, net

    13,236       11,325  

Deferred tax assets

    10,186       10,299  

Goodwill

    215       215  

Intangible assets, net

    4,815       5,028  

Other non-current assets

    7,565       1,651  

Total assets

  $ 198,217     $ 191,769  
                 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

               

Current liabilities:

               

Accounts payable

  $ 2,016     $ 1,293  

Accrued compensation and related benefits

    4,289       4,812  

Accrued and other current liabilities

    1,853       2,382  

Deferred revenues - current portion

    6,358       4,702  

Billings in excess of recognized revenue

    114       1,267  

Total current liabilities

    14,630       14,456  

Long-term income taxes payable

    2,468       2,540  

Other non-current liabilities

    464       466  

Total liabilities

    17,562       17,462  
                 

Stockholders’ equity:

               

Common stock and additional paid-in-capital

    269,949       266,013  

Treasury stock at cost

    (50,392 )     (50,383 )

Accumulated deficit

    (37,718 )     (39,780 )

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

    (1,184 )     (1,543 )

Total stockholders’ equity

    180,655       174,307  

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

  $ 198,217     $ 191,769  

 

 
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PDF SOLUTIONS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

   

Three months ended

 
   

March 31,

   

December 31,

   

March 31,

 
   

2016

   

2015

   

2015

 
                         

Revenues:

                       

Design-to-silicon-yield solutions

  $ 18,578     $ 14,282     $ 18,152  

Gainshare performance incentives

    6,503       9,790       8,665  

Total revenues

    25,081       24,072       26,817  
                         

Costs of Design-to-silicon-yield solutions:

                       

Direct costs of Design-to-silicon-yield solutions

    10,110       9,984       8,804  

Amortization of acquired technology

    96       96       -  

Total costs of Design-to-silicon-yield solutions

    10,206       10,080       8,804  

Gross profit

    14,875       13,992       18,013  
                         

Operating expenses:

                       

Research and development

    6,311       5,398       4,088  

Selling, general and administrative

    5,124       5,085       4,456  

Amortization of other acquired intangible assets

    117       107       -  

Total operating expenses

    11,552       10,590       8,544  
                         

Income from operations

    3,323       3,402       9,469  

Interest and other income (expense), net

    (236 )     15       51  

Income before income taxes

    3,087       3,417       9,520  

Income tax provision

    1,025       620       3,553  

Net income

  $ 2,062     $ 2,797     $ 5,967  
                         

Net income per share:

                       

Basic

  $ 0.07     $ 0.09     $ 0.19  

Diluted

  $ 0.07     $ 0.09     $ 0.18  
                         

Weighted average common shares:

                       

Basic

    31,168       31,323       31,336  

Diluted

    31,722       31,858       32,291  

 

 
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PDF SOLUTIONS, INC.

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP NET INCOME (UNAUDITED)

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

   

Three months ended

 
   

March 31,

   

December 31,

   

March 31,

 
   

2016

   

2015

   

2015

 

GAAP net income

  $ 2,062     $ 2,797     $ 5,967  

Adjustments to reconcile GAAP net income to non-GAAP net income:

                       

Stock-based compensation expense

    2,666       2,639       2,199  

Previously impaired deferred costs (1)

    -       -       (1,892 )

Amortization of acquired technology

    96       96       -  

Amortization of other acquired intangible assets

    117       107       -  

Acquisition costs (2)

    -       62       -  

Acquisition related contingent earn-out (2)

    -       25       -  

Acquisition related deferred revenue adjustment (2)

    115       400       -  

Non-cash portion of income tax expense

    299       (390 )     1,963  

Non-GAAP net income

  $ 5,355     $ 5,736     $ 8,237  
                         

GAAP net income per diluted share

  $ 0.07     $ 0.09     $ 0.18  

Non-GAAP net income per diluted share

  $ 0.17     $ 0.18     $ 0.26  
                         

Shares used in diluted shares calculation

    31,722       31,858       32,291  

 

 

PDF SOLUTIONS, INC.

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP NET INCOME TO EBITDAR (UNAUDITED)

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

   

Three months ended

 
   

March 31,

   

December 31,

   

March 31,

 
   

2016

   

2015

   

2015

 
                         

GAAP net income

  $ 2,062     $ 2,797     $ 5,967  

Adjustments to reconcile GAAP net income to EBITDAR:

                       

Stock-based compensation expense

    2,666       2,639       2,199  

Previously impaired deferred costs (1)

    -       -       (1,892 )

Amortization of acquired technology

    96       96       -  

Amortization of other acquired intangible assets

    117       107       -  

Acquisition costs (2)

    -       62       -  

Acquisition related contingent earn-out (2)

    -       25       -  

Acquisition related deferred revenue adjustment (2)

    115       400       -  

Depreciation expense

    765       727       605  

Income tax provision

    1,025       620       3,553  

EBITDAR

  $ 6,846     $ 7,473     $ 10,432  
                         

EBITDAR per diluted share

  $ 0.22     $ 0.23     $ 0.32  
                         

Shares used in diluted shares calculation

    31,722       31,858       32,291  

 

 

(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, acquisition related contingent earn-out 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.  

 

 

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