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Altera Announces Second Quarter Results

(PRNewswire) —  Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) today announced second quarter sales of $414.2 million, down 5 percent from the first quarter of 2015 and down 16 percent from the second quarter of 2014. Second quarter net income was $70.3 million, $0.23 per diluted share, compared with net income of $94.9 million, $0.31 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2015 and $127.0 million, $0.41 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2014.

Altera(R) programmable solutions enable designers of electronic systems to rapidly and cost effectively innovate, differentiate and win in their markets. Altera offers FPGAs, SoCs, CPLDs, ASICs and complementary technologies, such as power management, to provide high-value solutions to customers worldwide.

Year-to-date cash flow from operating activities was $225.9 million. Altera's board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.18 per share, to be paid on September 1, 2015 to shareholders of record on August 10, 2015.

"Our wireless customers reduced demand on us this quarter, as expected, in reaction to continuing adverse market conditions. This pause in wireless spend more than offset growth across many of our vertical markets," said John Daane, president, chief executive officer, and chairman of the board. "The most important news for the second quarter was the June 1st announcement of an agreement for Intel to acquire Altera. Over the past several years we have worked closely with Intel, the world's largest semiconductor company and a proven technology leader. Through that interaction, we understand well the benefits this transaction will bring to our customers through development of innovative market-leading FPGAs and SoCs that will be enabled by Intel and Altera joining forces."

Second Quarter Business Summary

As previously forecasted, Altera's sales declined sequentially with Telecom and Wireless sales down sharply, attributable in large measure to the company's wireless business. With a few exceptions, there was broad growth across the remainder of the company. Gross margin was 69.4%, significantly improved from first quarter levels, as a result of favorable vertical market mix. Operating expense increased sequentially, largely the result of $18.5 million in merger-related expenses. The company's tax rate was 17.7%, higher than anticipated, largely due to adverse geographic mix of earnings. Altera did not repurchase any of its shares during the quarter.

In light of the company's pending acquisition by Intel, Altera will no longer provide forward-looking guidance.

Recent accomplishments mark Altera's continuing progress:

 

SELECTED SECOND QUARTER RATIOS AND RELATED RESULTS






($ in thousands) 
Key Ratios & Information


June 26, 2015


March 27, 2015

Current Ratio


5:1



5:1


Liabilities/Equity


3:4



3:4


Quarterly Operating Cash Flows


$

89,220



$

136,633


TTM Return on Equity


12

%


13

%

Quarterly Depreciation Expense


$

11,985



$

12,777


Quarterly Capital Expenditures


$

7,696



$

33,245


Inventory MSOH (1): Altera


4.2



3.0


Inventory MSOH (1): Distribution


0.7



0.7


Cash Conversion Cycle (Days)


162



149


Turns


46

%


41

%

Book to Bill


<1.0



<1.0







Note (1): MSOH: Months Supply On Hand





 

ALTERA CORPORATION

NET SALES SUMMARY

(Unaudited)






Three Months Ended


Quarterly Growth Rate


June 26, 
 2015


March 27, 
 2015


June 27, 
 2014


Sequential 
Change


Year-

Over-Year

Change

Geography










Americas

20

%


17

%


16

%


10

%


6

%

Asia Pacific

41

%


45

%


43

%


(11)

%


(18)

%

EMEA

27

%


27

%


27

%


(7)

%


(17)

%

Japan

12

%


11

%


14

%


3

%


(28)

%

Net Sales

100

%


100

%


100

%


(5)

%


(16)

%

Product Category










New

53

%


59

%


53

%


(14)

%


(14)

%

Mainstream

23

%


19

%


21

%


13

%


(11)

%

Mature and Other

24

%


22

%


26

%


5

%


(22)

%

Net Sales

100

%


100

%


100

%


(5)

%


(16)

%

Vertical Market










Telecom & Wireless

31

%


42

%


46

%


(31)

%


(44)

%

Industrial Automation, Military & Automotive

27

%


21

%


21

%


22

%


10

%

Networking, Computer & Storage

18

%


17

%


15

%


3

%


4

%

Other

24

%


20

%


18

%


15

%


11

%

Net Sales

100

%


100

%


100

%


(5)

%


(16)

%

FPGAs and CPLDs










FPGA

83

%


84

%


84

%


(7)

%


(17)

%

CPLD

11

%


8

%


8

%


23

%


11

%

Other Products

6

%


8

%


8

%


(17)

%


(31)

%

Net Sales

100

%


100

%


100

%


(5)

%


(16)

%

Product Category Description

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release that are not historical are "forward-looking statements" as the term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are generally written in the future tense and/or preceded by words such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," or other words that imply or predict a future state. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding absolute and relative product performance and features, Stratix® 10 FPGA competitive advantages and market expansion potential, future product availability, and the potential benefits that may be delivered through the pending acquisition of Altera by Intel. Investors are cautioned that all forward-looking statements in this release involve risks and uncertainty that can cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated, due to a number of factors, including without limitation, the risk that the acquisition of Altera by Intel will not be completed, current global economic conditions, customer business environment, customer inventory levels, product availability, vertical market mix, market acceptance of the company's products, the performance of products once introduced, product introduction schedules, the rate of growth of the company's new products including Cyclone® V, Cyclone IV, Arria® 10, Arria V, Arria II, Stratix V, Stratix IV, MAX® 10 FPGAs, MAX V CPLDs, HardCopy®  IV device families and Enpirion PowerSoCs, as well as changes in economic conditions and other risk factors discussed in documents filed by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from time to time. Copies of Altera's SEC filings are posted on the company's website and are available from the company without charge. Forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this release, and, except as required by law, the company does not undertake an obligation to update its forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances.

About Altera

Altera® programmable solutions enable designers of electronic systems to rapidly and cost effectively innovate, differentiate and win in their markets. Altera offers FPGA, SoC, CPLD products, and complementary technologies, such as power solutions, to provide high-value solutions to customers worldwide. Visit www.altera.com.

ALTERA, ARRIA, CYCLONE, ENPIRION, MAX, MEGACORE, NIOS, QUARTUS and STRATIX words and logos are trademarks of Altera Corporation and registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and in other countries. All other words and logos identified as trademarks or service marks are the property of their respective holders as described at www.altera.com/legal.

INVESTOR CONTACT


MEDIA CONTACT

Scott Wylie - Vice President


Sue Martenson - Senior Manager

Investor Relations


Public Relations

(408) 544-6996


(408) 544-8158

swylie@altera.com


newsroom@altera.com

 

ALTERA CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)

























Three Months Ended


Six Months Ended

(In thousands, except per share amounts)


June 26, 
 2015


March 27, 
 2015


June 27, 
 2014


June 26, 
 2015


June 27, 
 2014












Net sales


$

414,162



$

435,485



$

491,517



$

849,647



$

952,609


Cost of sales


126,590



156,263



162,391



282,853



314,259


Gross margin


287,572



279,222



329,126



566,794



638,350


Operating expense











Research and development expense


105,345



103,231



101,121



208,576



198,778


Selling, general, and administrative expense


75,011



70,506



78,974



145,517



153,481


Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets


2,427



2,464



2,464



4,891



4,929


Merger expenses


18,458







18,458




Total operating expense


201,241



176,201



182,559



377,442



357,188


Operating margin (2)


86,331



103,021



146,567



189,352



281,162


Compensation expense — deferred compensation plan


2,732



27



3,126



2,759



4,580


Gain on deferred compensation plan securities


(2,732)



(27)



(3,126)



(2,759)



(4,580)


Interest income and other


(8,495)



(6,596)



(7,819)



(15,091)



(13,804)


Gain reclassified from other comprehensive income


(1,463)



(2,506)



(43)



(3,969)



(91)


Interest expense


10,859



10,408



10,877



21,267



21,365


Income before income taxes


85,430



101,715



143,552



187,145



273,692


Income tax expense


15,091



6,863



16,548



21,954



30,174


Net income


70,339



94,852



127,004



165,191



243,518













Other comprehensive (loss)/income:











Unrealized (loss)/gain on investments:











Unrealized holding (loss)/gain on investments arising during period, net of tax of ($460), $41, $23, ($419) and $46


(24,805)



16,785



14,471



(8,020)



27,031


Less: Reclassification adjustments for gain on investments included in net income, net of tax of $9, $6, $6, $15 and $10


(1,454)



(2,500)



(37)



(3,954)



(81)


Other comprehensive (loss)/income


(26,259)



14,285



14,434



(11,974)



26,950


Comprehensive income


$

44,080



$

109,137



$

141,438



$

153,217



$

270,468













Net income per share:











Basic


$

0.23



$

0.31



$

0.41



$

0.55



$

0.78


Diluted


$

0.23



$

0.31



$

0.41



$

0.54



$

0.77













Shares used in computing per share amounts:











Basic


301,799



301,308



311,000



301,561



313,713


Diluted


304,604



303,285



313,513



303,951



316,145













Dividends per common share


$

0.18



$

0.18



$

0.15



$

0.36



$

0.30













Tax rate


17.7

%


6.7

%


11.5

%


11.7

%


11.0

%

% of Net sales:











Gross margin


69.4

%


64.1

%


67.0

%


66.7

%


67.0

%

Research and development (1)


26.0

%


24.3

%


21.1

%


25.1

%


21.4

%

Selling, general, and administrative


18.1

%


16.2

%


16.1

%


17.1

%


16.1

%

Operating margin(2)


20.8

%


23.7

%


29.8

%


22.3

%


29.5

%

Net income


17.0

%


21.8

%


25.8

%


19.4

%


25.6

%












Notes:











(1) Research and development expense as a percentage of Net sales includes amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets.


(2) We define operating margin as gross margin less research and development expense, selling, general and administrative expense, amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, and merger expenses, as presented above. This presentation differs from income from operations as defined by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"), as it excludes the effect of compensation associated with the deferred compensation plan obligations. Since the effect of compensation associated with our deferred compensation plan obligations is offset by losses/(gains) from related securities, we believe this presentation provides a more meaningful representation of our ongoing operating performance. A reconciliation of operating margin to income from operations follows:










Three Months Ended


Six Months Ended

(In thousands, except per share amounts)


June 26, 
 2015


March 27, 
 2015


June 27, 
 2014


June 26, 
 2015


June 27, 
 2014

Operating margin (non-GAAP)


$

86,331



$

103,021



$

146,567



$

189,352



$

281,162


Compensation expense — deferred compensation plan


2,732



27



3,126



2,759



4,580


Income from operations (GAAP)


$

83,599



$

102,994



$

143,441



$

186,593



$

276,582


 

ALTERA CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)






(In thousands, except par value amount)


June 26, 
 2015


December 31, 
 2014






Assets





Current assets:





Cash and cash equivalents


$

1,852,753



$

2,426,367


Short-term investments


221,333



151,519


Total cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments


2,074,086



2,577,886


Accounts receivable, net


424,427



377,964


Inventories


177,654



153,387


Deferred income taxes — current


58,645



56,048


Deferred compensation plan — marketable securities


65,378



69,367


Deferred compensation plan — restricted cash equivalents


14,484



14,412


Other current assets


53,888



39,479


Total current assets


2,868,562



3,288,543


Property and equipment, net


210,980



194,840


Long-term investments


2,448,942



1,942,343


Deferred income taxes — non-current


18,669



20,077


Goodwill


74,341



74,341


Acquisition-related intangible assets, net


67,400



72,291


Other assets, net


95,562



81,791


Total assets


$

5,784,456



$

5,674,226







Liabilities and stockholders' equity





Current liabilities:





Accounts payable


$

51,618



$

49,140


Accrued liabilities


44,421



28,384


Accrued compensation and related liabilities


57,384



69,837


Deferred compensation plan obligations


79,862



83,779


Deferred income and allowances on sales to distributors


394,921



344,168


Total current liabilities


628,206



575,308


Income taxes payable — non-current


336,173



313,447


Long-term debt


1,493,406



1,492,759


Other non-current liabilities


6,878



6,886


Total liabilities


2,464,663



2,388,400


Stockholders' equity:





Common stock: $.001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; outstanding - 302,467 shares at June 26, 2015 and 302,430 shares at December 31, 2014


302



302


Capital in excess of par value


1,207,688



1,165,259


Retained earnings


2,114,132



2,110,620


Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)/income


(2,329)



9,645


Total stockholders' equity


3,319,793



3,285,826


Total liabilities and stockholders' equity


$

5,784,456



$

5,674,226







 

ALTERA CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited, in thousands)






Six Months Ended

 (In thousands)


June 26, 
 2015


June 27, 
 2014






Cash Flows from Operating Activities:





Net income


$

165,191



$

243,518


Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:





Depreciation and amortization


27,981



28,731


Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets


4,891



4,929


Amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs


1,558



1,558


Stock-based compensation


42,342



48,068


Net gain on sale of available-for-sale securities


(3,969)



(91)


Amortization of investment discount/premium


5,243



1,300


Deferred income tax expense


1,770



1,573


Tax effect of employee stock plans


2,776



121


Excess tax benefit from employee stock plans


(2,881)



(612)


Changes in assets and liabilities:





Accounts receivable, net


(46,463)



30,473


Inventories


(24,267)



(12,848)


Other assets


(9,990)



(2,751)


Accounts payable and other liabilities


6,558



5,703


Deferred income and allowances on sales to distributors


50,753



(72,547)


Income taxes payable and receivable, net


11,036



30,592


Deferred compensation plan obligations


(6,676)



(6,329)


Net cash provided by operating activities


225,853



301,388


Cash Flows from Investing Activities:





Purchases of property and equipment


(43,339)



(21,614)


Sales of deferred compensation plan securities, net


6,676



6,329


Purchases of available-for-sale securities


(1,298,609)



(204,810)


Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale securities


634,838



58,015


Proceeds from maturity of available-for-sale securities


69,711



134,212


Purchases of intangible assets


(5,257)



(535)


Purchases of other investments


(2,000)



(8,224)


Net cash used in investing activities


(637,980)



(36,627)


Cash Flows from Financing Activities:





Proceeds from issuance of common stock through stock plans


18,709



22,696


Shares withheld for employee taxes


(17,125)



(11,240)


Payment of dividends to stockholders


(108,445)



(94,179)


Holdback payment for prior acquisition




(3,353)


Long-term debt and credit facility issuance costs




(1,321)


Repurchases of common stock


(57,507)



(358,808)


Excess tax benefit from employee stock plans


2,881



612


Net cash used in financing activities


(161,487)



(445,593)


Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents


(573,614)



(180,832)


Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period


2,426,367



2,869,158


Cash and cash equivalents at end of period


$

1,852,753



$

2,688,326


 

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