ALISO VIEJO, Calif. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — July 30, 2015 — QLogic Corp. (Nasdaq: QLGC), a leading supplier of high performance network infrastructure solutions, today announced its first quarter financial results for the period ended June 28, 2015.

Net revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2016 was $113.4 million compared to $119.4 million in the same quarter last year. Revenue from Advanced Connectivity Platforms was $102.6 million during the first quarter of fiscal 2016 compared to $104.7 million in the same quarter last year.

Net income on a GAAP basis for the first quarter of fiscal 2016 was $2.6 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, compared to $6.0 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, for the first quarter of fiscal 2015. Net income on a non-GAAP basis for the first quarter of fiscal 2016 was $16.5 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, compared to $18.5 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, for the first quarter of fiscal 2015.

“We are disappointed with our first quarter financial performance. Our first quarter results were adversely impacted by lower than expected demand due to weakness in our traditional enterprise server and storage markets, and operational issues including an inventory build-up primarily at a major OEM customer that was not identified on a timely basis,” said Prasad Rampalli, president and chief executive officer, QLogic. “We have taken actions to address these execution areas where we fell short and also plan to take actions over the next few months to reduce our operating costs by streamlining our business and prioritizing our investments. We remain committed to our strategy and will continue to focus on our core and expansion markets to deliver long-term growth and enhance shareholder value.”

QLogic uses certain non-GAAP financial measures to supplement financial statements based on GAAP. A summary of these non-GAAP financial measures and a reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, as well as a description of the reasons that management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors and the additional purposes for which management uses these non-GAAP financial measures, is presented in the accompanying financial schedules.

QLogic’s first quarter fiscal 2016 conference call is scheduled for today at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time). Prasad Rampalli, president and chief executive officer, and Jean Hu, senior vice president and chief financial officer, will host the conference call. The call is being webcast live via the Internet at http://ir.qlogic.com and will include certain prepared materials. Phone access to participate in the conference call is available at 877-876-9177, passcode: 7530923.

The financial information and the prepared materials that the company intends to discuss during the conference call will be available on the company’s website at http://ir.qlogic.com for twelve months following the conference call. A replay of the webcast will also be available at http://ir.qlogic.com for twelve months.

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QLogic (Nasdaq: QLGC) is a global leader and technology innovator in high performance server and storage networking connectivity products. Leading OEMs and channel partners worldwide rely on QLogic for their server and storage networking solutions. For more information, visit www.qlogic.com.

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This press release contains statements relating to future results of the company (including certain beliefs and projections regarding business and market trends) that are "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include without limitation, the company’s belief that the actions taken or planned will adequately address its operational issues and result in reduced operating costs and its belief that continued focus on its core and expansion markets will deliver long-term growth and enhance shareholder value. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or implied in the forward-looking statements. The company advises readers that these potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: potential fluctuations in operating results; gross margins that may vary over time; unfavorable economic conditions; the stock price of the company may be volatile; the company's dependence on the networking markets served; the company's ability to compete effectively with other companies; the company's dependence on a small number of customers; the ability to maintain and gain market or industry acceptance of the company's products; the company's dependence on sole source and limited source suppliers; the company's dependence on relationships with certain third-party subcontractors and contract manufacturers; uncertain benefits from strategic business combinations, acquisitions and divestitures; the ability to attract and retain key personnel; the complexity of the company's products; declining average unit sales prices of comparable products; sales fluctuations arising from customer transitions to new products; seasonal fluctuations and uneven sales and purchasing patterns with our customers and suppliers; changes in the company's tax provisions or adverse outcomes resulting from examination of its income tax returns; international economic, currency, regulatory, political and other risks; facilities of the company and its suppliers and customers are located in areas subject to natural disasters; the ability to protect proprietary rights; the ability to satisfactorily resolve any infringement claims; a reduction in sales efforts by current distributors; declines in the market value of the company's marketable securities; changes in and compliance with regulations; difficulties in transitioning to smaller geometry process technologies; the use of "open source" software in the company's products; system security risks, data protection breaches and cyber-attacks; and the company’s ability to borrow under its credit agreement is subject to certain covenants.