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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): February 11, 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 February 11, 2016 PDF Solutions (the “ Company ”) issued a press release regarding its financial results and certain other information related to the fourth fiscal quarter and year ended December 31, 2015. 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 February 11, 2016 regarding financial results and certain other information related to the fourth fiscal quarter and year ended December 31, 2015.

  

 
 

 

  

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: February 11, 2016      

  

 
 

 

  

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

99.1

 

Press Release dated February 11, 2016 regarding financial results and certain other information related to the fourth fiscal quarter and year ended December 31, 2015.

 

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 Fourth Fiscal Quarter and Fiscal

Year 2015 Results

 

SAN JOSE, Calif.—February 11, 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 fourth fiscal quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2015.

 

Total revenues for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2015 totaled $24.1 million, up 1% from $23.9 million for the third fiscal quarter of 2015 and down 8% when compared to total revenues of $26.1 million for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2014. Design-to-silicon-yield solutions revenue for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2015 totaled $14.3 million, down 17% from $17.2 million for the third fiscal quarter of 2015 and up 3% when compared to design-to-silicon-yield solutions revenue of $13.9 million for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2014. Gainshare performance incentives revenue for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2015 totaled $9.8 million, up 48% from $6.6 million for the third fiscal quarter of 2015 and down 20% from $12.2 million for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2014.

 

Total revenues for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 totaled $98.0 million, down 2% when compared with total revenues of $100.2 million for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014. Design-to-silicon-yield solutions revenues for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 totaled $63.8 million, up 21% when compared with design-to-silicon-yield solutions revenues of $52.8 million for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014. Gainshare performance incentives revenues for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 totaled $34.1 million, down 28% when compared with gainshare performance incentives revenues of $47.4 million for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014

 

 
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On a GAAP basis, net income for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2015 was $2.8 million, or $0.09 per basic and diluted share, compared to $1.5 million, or $0.05 per basic and diluted share, for the third fiscal quarter of 2015, and compared to $5.8 million, or $0.19 per basic and $0.18 per diluted share, for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2014. Net income for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 was $12.4 million, or $0.39 per basic and diluted share, compared to net income of $18.5 million, or $0.60 per basic and $0.58 per diluted share, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.

 

Cash and cash equivalents were $126.2 million at December 31, 2015, compared to $115.5 million at December 31, 2014.

 

Non-GAAP net income for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2015 was $5.7 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, compared to $5.8 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, for the third fiscal quarter of 2015, and compared to $9.1 million, or $0.29 per diluted share, for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2014. Non-GAAP net income for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 was $25.6 million, or $0.80 per diluted share, compared to non-GAAP net income of $33.8 million, or $1.06 per diluted share, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014. EBITDAR for the fourth quarter of 2015 was $7.5 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, compared to $7.4 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, for the third fiscal quarter of 2015, and compared to $10.8 million, or $0.34 per diluted share, for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2014. EBITDAR for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 was $32.5 million, or $1.01 per diluted share, compared to $40.5 million, or $1.27 per diluted share, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.

 

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 to regarding PDF Solutions' financial results for its fourth fiscal quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, including 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; 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, 2014, 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. 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 four, key components: Exensio-Yield, Exensio-Control, Exensio-Test, and Exensio-Char. The Exensio platform is available either on-premise or via software as a service (SaaS).

 

 
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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. 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)

 

   

December 31,

2015

   

December 31,

2014

 
                 

ASSETS

               

Current assets:

               

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 126,158     $ 115,464  

Accounts receivable, net

    33,438       37,725  

Deferred tax assets - current portion

    -       3,343  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

    3,655       2,888  

Total current assets

    163,251       159,420  

Property and equipment, net

    11,325       8,832  

Deferred tax assets - non-current portion

    10,299       8,025  

Goodwill

    215       -  

Intangible assets, net

    5,028       -  

Other non-current assets

    1,651       1,161  

Total assets

  $ 191,769     $ 177,438  
                 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

               

Current liabilities:

               

Accounts payable

  $ 1,293     $ 803  

Accrued compensation and related benefits

    4,812       6,112  

Accrued and other current liabilities

    2,382       1,733  

Deferred revenues - current portion

    4,702       3,740  

Billings in excess of recognized revenue

    1,267       -  

Total current liabilities

    14,456       12,388  

Non-current liabilities

    3,006       3,227  

Total liabilities

    17,462       15,615  
                 

Stockholders’ equity:

               

Common stock and additional paid-in-capital

    266,013       248,739  

Treasury stock at cost

    (50,383 )     (34,048 )

Accumulated deficit

    (39,780 )     (52,187 )

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

    (1,543 )     (681 )

Total stockholders’ equity

    174,307       161,823  

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

  $ 191,769     $ 177,438  

 

 
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PDF SOLUTIONS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

   

Three months ended

   

Twelve months ended

 
   

December 31,

2015

   

September 30,

2015

   

December 31,

2014

   

December 31,

2015

   

December 31,

2014

 
                                         

Revenues:

                                       

Design-to-silicon-yield solutions

  $ 14,282     $ 17,246     $ 13,898     $ 63,839     $ 52,769  

Gainshare performance incentives

    9,790       6,632       12,163       34,138       47,394  

Total revenues

    24,072       23,878       26,061       97,977       100,163  
                                         

Costs of Design-to-silicon-yield solutions:

                                       

Direct costs of Design-to-silicon-yield solutions

    9,984       10,172       9,549       38,847       37,822  

Impairment of deferred costs

    -       -       -       -       1,892  

Amortization of acquired technology

    96       80       -       176       -  

Total costs of Design-to-silicon-yield solutions

    10,080       10,252       9,549       39,023       39,714  

Gross profit

    13,992       13,626       16,512       58,954       60,449  
                                         

Operating expenses:

                                       

Research and development

    5,398       5,173       3,782       19,096       14,064  

Selling, general and administrative

    5,085       5,665       4,970       20,421       18,457  

Amortization of other acquired intangible assets

    107       89       -       196       31  

Restructuring charges

    -       -       -       -       57  

Total operating expenses

    10,590       10,927       8,752       39,713       32,609  
                                         

Income from operations

    3,402       2,699       7,760       19,241       27,840  

Interest and other income (expense), net

    15       64       201       181       119  

Income before income taxes

    3,417       2,763       7,961       19,422       27,959  

Income tax provision

    620       1,269       2,210       7,015       9,497  

Net income

  $ 2,797     $ 1,494     $ 5,751     $ 12,407     $ 18,462  
                                         

Net income per share:

                                       
                                         

Basic

  $ 0.09     $ 0.05     $ 0.19     $ 0.39     $ 0.60  
                                         

Diluted

  $ 0.09     $ 0.05     $ 0.18     $ 0.39     $ 0.58  
                                         

Weighted average common shares:

                                       

Basic

    31,323       31,516       31,028       31,424       30,743  

Diluted

    31,858       32,106       31,831       32,164       31,939  

 

 
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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

   

Twelve months ended

 
   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 
   

December 31,

2015

   

September 30,

2015

   

December 31,

2014

   

December 31,

2015

   

December 31,

2014

 

GAAP net income

  $ 2,797     $ 1,494     $ 5,751     $ 12,407     $ 18,462  

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

                                       

Stock-based compensation expense

    2,639       2,564       2,287       9,756       8,547  

Impairment of deferred costs

    -       -       -       -       1,892  

Previously impaired deferred costs (1)

    -       -       -       (1,892 )     -  

Amortization of acquired technology

    96       80       -       176       -  

Amortization of other acquired intangible assets

    107       89       -       196       31  

Restructuring charges

            -       -       -       57  

Acquisition costs (2)

    62       290       -       835       -  

Acquisition related contingent earn-out (2)

    25       475       -       500       -  

Acquisition related deferred revenue adjustment (2)

    400       501       -       901       -  

Non-cash portion of income tax expense

    (390 )     270       1,039       2,725       4,836  

Non-GAAP net income

  $ 5,736     $ 5,763     $ 9,077     $ 25,604     $ 33,825  
                                         

GAAP net income per diluted share

  $ 0.09     $ 0.05     $ 0.18     $ 0.39     $ 0.58  

Non-GAAP net income per diluted share

  $ 0.18     $ 0.18     $ 0.29     $ 0.80     $ 1.06  
                                         

Shares used in diluted shares calculation

    31,858       32,106       31,831       32,164       31,939  

 

 

 

PDF SOLUTIONS, INC.

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP NET INCOME TO EBITDAR (UNAUDITED)

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

   

Three months ended

   

Twelve months ended

 
   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 
   

December 31,

2015

   

September 30,

2015

   

December 31,

2014

   

December 31,

2015

   

December 31,

2014

 
                                         

GAAP net income

  $ 2,797     $ 1,494     $ 5,751     $ 12,407     $ 18,462  

Adjustments to reconcile GAAP net income to EBITDAR:

                                       

Stock-based compensation expense

    2,639       2,564       2,287       9,756       8,547  

Impairment of deferred costs (1)

    -       -       -       -       1,892  

Previously impaired deferred costs (1)

    -       -       -       (1,892 )     -  

Amortization of acquired technology

    96       80       -       176       -  

Amortization of other acquired intangible assets

    107       89       -       196       31  

Restructuring charges

    -       -       -       -       57  

Acquisition costs (2)

    62       290       -       835       -  

Acquisition related contingent earn-out (2)

    25       475       -       500       -  

Acquisition related deferred revenue adjustment (2)

    400       501       -       901       -  

Depreciation expense

    727       682       551       2,646       2,010  

Income tax provision

    620       1,269       2,210       7,015       9,497  

EBITDAR

  $ 7,473     $ 7,444     $ 10,799     $ 32,540     $ 40,496  
                                         

EBITDAR per diluted share

  $ 0.23     $ 0.23     $ 0.34     $ 1.01     $ 1.27  
                                         

Shares used in diluted shares calculation

    31,858       32,106       31,831       32,164       31,939  

 

 

(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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