AATI Advanced Analogic Technologies, Inc. (MM)

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Advanced Analogic Technologies, Inc. ("AnalogicTech" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:AATI), a developer of total power management semiconductors for consumer electronic devices, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050829/SFTU089LOGO) Net revenue for the fourth quarter of 2008 was $18.6 million, a decrease of 42.1% over net revenue of $32.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2007 and a sequential decrease of 26.8% from net revenue of $25.4 million for the third quarter of 2008. Revenue for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, was $90.3 million, down from revenue of $109.6 million for 2007. Net loss for the fourth quarter of 2008 was $(14.4) million, or $(0.32) per diluted share. Net loss for the fourth quarter includes a $0.8 million intangible asset impairment charge, a $0.5 million restructuring charge, and a $0.5 million impairment loss on a private equity investment. Net loss for the fourth quarter also includes a non-recurring, non-cash charge of $8.6 million due to a valuation allowance against deferred tax assets in accordance with GAAP. The Company's deferred tax assets are derived primarily from net operating loss and R&D tax credit carryforwards. This valuation allowance does not affect the characteristics of the Company's NOLs and tax credits or the ability of the Company to use them against future income. Net income for the fourth quarter of 2007 was $3.0 million, or $0.06 per diluted share, and net loss for the third quarter of 2008 was $(0.6) million or $(0.01) per diluted share. Net loss for fiscal year 2008 was $(18.4) million, or $(0.40) per diluted share, compared to net income of $1.9 million, or $0.04 per diluted share for fiscal year 2007. On a non-GAAP basis, excluding stock-based compensation expense, amortization of acquired intangibles, the intangible asset impairment charge, an impairment loss on a private equity investment, restructuring and other severance-related expenses, and the charge to increase the deferred tax asset valuation allowance, net loss for the fourth quarter of 2008 was $(3.3) million, or $(0.07) per diluted share. This compares to non-GAAP net income of $4.8 million, or $0.10 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2007 and non-GAAP net income of $0.5 million, or $0.01 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2008. Non-GAAP net income for the fourth quarter of 2007 excluded stock-based compensation expense, amortization of acquired intangibles, and an impairment loss on a private equity investment, net of taxes. Non-GAAP net income for the third quarter of 2008 excluded stock-based compensation expense, amortization of acquired intangibles, and severance-related expenses, net of taxes. Non-GAAP net loss for fiscal year 2008 was $(2.5) million, or $(0.06) per diluted share compared to non-GAAP net income of $8.6 million, or $0.18 per diluted share for fiscal year 2007. Non-GAAP net loss for fiscal year 2008 excludes stock-based compensation expense, amortization of acquired intangibles, the intangible asset impairment charge, in-process research and development expense, an impairment loss on a private equity investment, restructuring and other severance related expenses, and the charge to increase the deferred tax asset valuation allowance. Non-GAAP net income for fiscal year 2007 excluded stock-based compensation expense, amortization of acquired intangibles, an impairment loss on a private equity investment and the loss on liquidation of a foreign branch office, net of taxes. AnalogicTech reported gross margins of 38.2% for the fourth quarter of 2008, compared to 52.6% for the fourth quarter of 2007 and 50.0% for the third quarter of 2008. Non-GAAP gross margin was 43.3% for the fourth quarter of 2008, compared to 53.6% for the fourth quarter of 2007 and 51.4% for the third quarter of 2008. For fiscal year 2008, gross margin was 48.3%, compared to 53.5% for fiscal year 2007. Non-GAAP gross margin was 50.4% for fiscal year 2008, compared to 54.7% for fiscal year 2007. The Company ended the quarter with $109.5 million in cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments. "The worldwide economic crisis weakened customer demand for our products across our end markets during the fourth quarter," stated Richard K. Williams, President, CEO and CTO of AnalogicTech. "We responded swiftly to the downturn with broad-based cost reduction actions. As we take prudent measures to lower expenses, our fundamental business strategies are more focused than ever. We remain dedicated to continuing our product design momentum and strong customer support. "We are pleased that during 2008 we made significant progress on our product diversification strategy. We continued to see an increasing contribution from our ModularBCD products, which comprised 19% of sales during the fourth quarter. Our strong balance sheet combined with the streamlining of our operations position AnalogicTech for long-term growth opportunities." Business Outlook The following statements are based upon management's current expectations. These statements are forward-looking, and actual results may differ materially. AnalogicTech undertakes no obligation to update these statements. For the first quarter ending March 31, 2009, AnalogicTech estimates revenue in the range of $13 million to $16 million, and net loss in the range of $0.15 to $0.12 per diluted share on a GAAP basis. The first quarter 2009 estimates include pre-tax quarterly share-based compensation expense in the range of $1.5 to $1.7 million. Non-GAAP Reporting In addition to GAAP reporting, AnalogicTech reports net income (loss), gross margin and earnings/loss per share on a non-GAAP basis. This non-GAAP earnings information excludes certain items and their tax-related effects. AnalogicTech believes this non-GAAP earnings information provides meaningful insight into the Company's ongoing operational performance and has therefore chosen to provide this information to investors as an additional dimension of comparability to similar companies. AnalogicTech also uses this information internally to evaluate and manage company operations and to determine incentive compensation. A reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP net income (loss), gross margin and earnings/loss per share is included in the tables below. The non-GAAP information included in this press release is not necessarily comparable to non-GAAP information of other companies. Non-GAAP information should not be viewed as a substitute for, or superior to, net income or other data prepared in accordance with GAAP as measures of our profitability or liquidity. Users of this financial information should consider the types of events and transactions for which adjustments have been made. Conference Call Details The AnalogicTech fourth quarter and fiscal year 2008 teleconference and webcast is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, February 5, 2009. To participate in the live call, analysts and investors should dial 800-218-8862 or 303-262-2162 at least ten minutes prior to the call. AnalogicTech will also offer a live and archived webcast of the conference call, accessible from the company's investor relations website at http://www.aati.com/ in the "Webcasts" section. A telephonic replay of the conference call will also be available through February 12, 2009, by dialing 800-405-2236 and entering the passcode 11125021#. Callers outside the U.S. and Canada may access the replay by dialing 303-590-3000 and entering the passcode 11125021#. About AnalogicTech Advanced Analogic Technologies, Inc. (AnalogicTech) is a supplier of Total Power Management(TM) semiconductor solutions for mobile consumer electronic devices, such as wireless handsets, notebook and tablet computers, smartphones, digital cameras, wireless LAN, and personal media players. The company focuses its design and marketing efforts on the application-specific power management needs of consumer, communications, and computing applications in these rapidly evolving devices. AnalogicTech also develops and licenses device, process, package, and application-related technology. AnalogicTech is headquartered in Santa Clara, California and Macau, S.A.R., with offices in China (Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen), Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, and United Kingdom, as well as a worldwide network of sales representatives and distributors. The company is listed on the NASDAQ exchange under the ticker symbol AATI. For more information, please visit the AnalogicTech website: http://www.analogictech.com/. (AnalogicTech - F) "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. Forward-looking statements, including financial projections and forecasts, involve risks and uncertainties that could cause AnalogicTech's actual results to differ materially from our current expectations. Factors that could cause AnalogicTech's results to differ materially from those set forth in these forward-looking statements include 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; consumer demand for cellular phones and other mobile consumer electronic devices; worldwide economic and political conditions, particularly in Asia; our ability to manage inventory levels, 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; 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 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007. AnalogicTech undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or changed assumptions or circumstances. AnalogicTech and the AnalogicTech logo are trademarks of Advanced Analogic Technologies, Inc. All other brand and product names appearing in this document are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited) (in thousands) Dec. 31, Dec. 31, 2008 2007 (*) ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents $54,594 $53,779 Short-term investments 54,943 60,448 Total cash, cash equivalents and short term investments 109,537 114,227 Accounts receivable, net of allowances 6,654 14,428 Inventories 9,016 12,214 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 2,100 2,273 Notes receivable - 2,000 Deferred income taxes - current - 591 Total current assets 127,307 145,733 Property and equipment, net 5,050 4,699 Other assets 4,060 1,377 Deferred income taxes - noncurrent 326 6,815 Intangible assets, net 395 2,127 Goodwill 16,116 15,717 TOTAL ASSETS $153,254 $176,468 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY CURRENT LIABILITIES Accounts payable $4,601 $7,938 Accrued liabilities 3,739 8,623 Income tax payable 28 1,367 Total current liabilities 8,368 17,928 Long-term income tax payable 3,326 1,053 Long-term debt and capital lease obligations - 41 Other long-term liabilities 228 155 Total liabilities 11,922 19,177 Total stockholders' equity 141,332 157,291 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY $153,254 $176,468 * Amounts as of December 31, 2007 were derived from the December 31, 2007 audited consolidated financial statements. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (in thousands, except per share amounts) (unaudited) Three Months Ended Years Ended Dec. 31, Dec. 31, Dec. 31, Dec. 31, 2008 2007 2008 2007 NET REVENUE $18,628 $32,065 $90,339 $109,610 Cost of revenue 11,508 15,186 46,739 50,934 GROSS PROFIT 7,120 16,879 43,600 58,676 OPERATING EXPENSES: Research and development 7,010 8,368 29,921 30,991 Sales, general and administrative 5,922 6,585 24,681 25,757 Patent litigation 764 136 1,751 3,793 Total operating expenses 13,696 15,089 56,353 60,541 INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS (6,576) 1,790 (12,753) (1,865) OTHER INCOME, NET 42 1,221 2,675 5,070 INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES (6,534) 3,011 (10,078) 3,205 PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES 7,832 60 8,309 1,319 NET INCOME (LOSS) $(14,366) $2,951 $(18,387) $1,886 NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE: Basic 45,183 45,158 45,535 44,728 Diluted 45,183 47,767 45,535 47,007 WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES USED IN NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE CALCULATION: Basic $(0.32) $0.07 $(0.40) $0.04 Diluted $(0.32) $0.06 $(0.40) $0.04 Note: FAS123R was adopted at the beginning of fiscal 2006. Stock compensation recorded in each expense classification above is as follows: Cost of revenues $80 $72 $362 $282 Research and development 426 735 2,875 2,766 Sales, general and administrative 537 1,012 3,095 3,845 $1,043 $1,819 $6,332 $6,893 Financial Summary (Non-GAAP) (in thousands, except per share amounts) (unaudited) Three Three Months Months GAAP TO NON-GAAP Ended Ended Years Ended RECONCILIATION Dec. 31, Dec. 31, Sep. 30, Dec. 31, Dec. 31, 2008 2007 2008 2008 2007 GROSS MARGIN: GAAP GROSS MARGIN 7,120 16,879 12,723 43,600 58,676 GAAP GROSS MARGIN % 38.2% 52.6% 50.0% 48.3% 53.5% Amortization of acquired intangibles 242 242 242 968 968 Intangible asset impairment charge 627 - - 627 - Stock-based compensation 80 73 110 362 282 NON-GAAP GROSS MARGIN 8,069 17,194 13,075 45,557 59,926 NON-GAAP GROSS MARGIN % 43.3% 53.6% 51.4% 50.4% 54.7% NET INCOME (LOSS): NET INCOME (LOSS) ON GAAP BASIS: $(14,366) $2,951 $(637) (18,387) 1,886 Stock-based compensation 1,043 1,819 1,660 6,332 6,893 Amortization of acquired intangibles 290 290 290 1,160 1,160 Intangible asset impairment charge 755 - - 755 - In-process research and development - - - 255 - Impairment loss on private equity investment 508 200 - 508 200 Restructuring and other severance expenses 482 - 16 665 - Loss on liquidation of foreign branch office - - - - 266 Associated tax effects of above adjustments (603) (462) (831) (2,441) (1,822) Deferred tax asset valuation allowance 8,632 - - 8,632 - Total adjustments 11,107 1,847 1,135 15,866 6,697 NET INCOME (LOSS) ON NON-GAAP BASIS: $(3,259) $4,798 $498 $(2,521) $8,583 EPS: GAAP EPS, DILUTED $(0.32) $0.06 $(0.01) $(0.40) $0.04 NON-GAAP EPS, DILUTED $(0.07) $0.10 $0.01 $(0.06) $0.18 Weighted average shares used to calculate Non-GAAP diluted EPS: 45,183 47,767 47,198 45,535 47,007 http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050829/SFTU089LOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Advanced Analogic Technologies, Inc. CONTACT: Investors, Brian McDonald, Chief Financial Officer of AnalogicTech, +1-408-737-4788; or Lisa Laukkanen of The Blueshirt Group, +1-415-217-4967, for AnalogicTech Web site: http://www.analogictech.com/

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