Company 8-K 2014.12.27


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

January 28, 2015
(Date of earliest event reported)

Qorvo, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
001-36801
46-5288992
(State or Other Jurisdiction
(Commission File
(I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation)
Number)
Identification No.)

7628 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, North Carolina 27409-9421
 
and
 
2300 N.E. Brookwood Parkway, Hillsboro, Oregon 97124
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
 
 
 
(336) 664-1233 and (503) 615-9000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On January 28, 2015, Qorvo, Inc. issued a press release announcing financial results for its fiscal 2015 third quarter ended December 27, 2014. A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits


Exhibit No.
Description
 
 
 
99.1
Press release, dated January 28, 2015 announcing financial results for Qorvo's fiscal 2015 third quarter ended December 27, 2014.







SIGNATURE

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.



 
Qorvo, Inc.
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Steven J. Buhaly
 
 
Steven J. Buhaly
 
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 


Date:    January 28, 2015








EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit No.
Description of Exhibit
 
99.1
Press release, dated January 28, 2015 announcing financial results for Qorvo's fiscal 2015 third quarter ended December 27, 2014.




Earnings Release 2014.12.27



At Qorvo    
 
 
At the Financial Relations Board        
Doug DeLieto
 
Steve Buhaly
Joe Calabrese
VP, Investor Relations
 
CFO
Vice President
336-678-7088
 
503-615-9401
212-827-3772

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 28, 2015
Qorvo Reports Record Fiscal 2015 Third Quarter Results

Greensboro, NC, and Hillsboro, OR, January 28, 2015 --

Quarterly Highlights

For Qorvo (RFMD only)
December 2014 GAAP quarterly revenue was $397.1 million
GAAP gross margin was 48% and non-GAAP gross margin was 49.3%
GAAP operating income was $103.6 million and non-GAAP operating income was $121.5 million
GAAP net income was $87.9 million and non-GAAP net income was $108.4 million
GAAP diluted EPS was $1.18 and non-GAAP diluted EPS was $0.36

For TriQuint
December 2014 revenue was $344.9 million
GAAP gross margin was 46.8% and non-GAAP gross margin was 48.8%
GAAP operating income was $76.3 million and non-GAAP operating income was $91.4 million
GAAP net income was $61.6 million and non-GAAP net income was $89.6 million
GAAP diluted EPS was $0.78 and non-GAAP diluted EPS was $0.48

For Qorvo
Qorvo currently anticipates March 2015 quarterly revenue in the range of $615 million to $625 million and March 2015 quarterly diluted EPS in the range of $0.80 to $0.90

Qorvo™ (Nasdaq:QRVO), a leading provider of core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and aerospace/defense applications, today announced fiscal 2015 third quarter financial results, ended December 27, 2014. For the December 2014 quarter, Qorvo’s results reflect only the financial results of RF Micro Devices, Inc. (RFMD).

On a GAAP basis for Qorvo (RFMD only), December quarterly revenue was $397.1 million, gross margin was 48.0%, operating income was $103.6 million, and net income was $87.9 million, or $1.18 per diluted share based on 74.5 million shares outstanding. The GAAP share count and GAAP earnings per share for the December 2014 quarter reflect the 0.25 merger conversion ratio for RFMD.






On a non-GAAP basis, December quarterly revenue was $396.1 million, gross margin was 49.3%, and operating income was $121.5 million, or 30.7% of sales. Net income was $108.4 million, or $0.36 per diluted share based on 297.8 million shares outstanding, compared to RFMD’s original guidance of $0.33 per diluted share. Revenue, gross profit, operating income, operating margin, and earnings per share were RFMD quarterly records.

TriQuint December 2014 Financial Results

December quarterly revenue for TriQuint was $344.9 million. On a GAAP basis, gross margin was 46.8%, operating income was $76.3 million, and net income was $61.6 million, or $0.78 per diluted share based on 78.9 million shares outstanding. The GAAP share count and GAAP earnings per share for the December 2014 quarter reflect the 0.4187 merger conversion ratio for TriQuint.
 
On a non-GAAP basis, gross margin was 48.8%, operating income was $91.4 million, and net income was $89.6 million, or $0.48 per diluted share based on 188.4 million shares outstanding. This compares to TriQuint’s original guidance of $0.40 to $0.45. Revenue, gross profit, operating income, operating margin and earnings per share were TriQuint quarterly records.

The following tables set forth selected GAAP and non-GAAP financial information for Qorvo (RFMD only) and TriQuint for their respective December quarters. See the more detailed financial information for Qorvo (RFMD only) and TriQuint, including reconciliation of GAAP and non-GAAP financial information, attached.






 
SELECTED GAAP RESULTS
 
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
(In millions, except for percentages and EPS)
 
 
RFMD
 
TriQuint
 
 
For the quarter ended December 27, 2014
 
For the quarter ended December 31, 2014
Revenue
$
                397.1

$
344.9

Gross profit
$
190.7

$
161.3

Gross margin
 
48.0%

 
46.8%

Operating expenses
$
87.1

$
85.0

Operating income
$
103.6

$
76.3

Net income
$
87.9

$
61.6

Weighted average diluted shares before conversion
 
297.8

 
188.4

Conversion rate
 
0.25

 
0.4187

Adjusted weighted average diluted shares
 
74.5

 
78.9

Diluted EPS after conversion
$
1.18

$
0.78


 
SELECTED NON-GAAP RESULTS*
 
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
(In millions, except for percentages and EPS)
 
 
RFMD
 
TriQuint
 
 
For the quarter ended December 27, 2014
 
For the quarter ended December 31, 2014
Revenue
$
                396.1

$
344.9

Gross profit
$
195.3

$
168.1

Gross margin
 
49.3%

 
48.8%

Operating expenses
$
73.8

$
76.7

Operating income
$
121.5

$
91.4

Net income
$
108.4

$
89.6

Weighted average diluted shares before conversion
 
297.8

 
188.4

Diluted EPS before conversion
$
0.36

$
0.48


*Excludes share-based compensation, amortization of intangibles, acquisition and integration-related costs, intellectual property rights (IPR) litigation costs, non-cash deferred royalty revenue and equal and offsetting non-cash prepaid royalty amortization, start-up costs, restructuring and disposal costs, (gain) loss on PP&E, and tax adjustments.
Strategic Highlights

Commenced shipments of Qorvo’s LowDrift™ and NoDrift™ high-performance filters, which deliver unmatched temperature stability to solve the most challenging band coexistence problems
Secured first major design win for optical applications in the high-growth data center market
Captured multiple PA, switch, and filter wins on the two leading 4G chipsets for the China market





Leveraged broad strength in GaN products to continue to win in the defense market, highlighted by significant wins in shipboard and land-based international radar programs
Commenced volume production of Qorvo’s RF Fusion™ integrated RF front end solutions for a flagship smartphone anticipated in 2015
Signed long-term supply agreement supporting fighter upgrades, representing over $30 million in production revenue
Released the industry’s highest efficiency 5GHz WiFi power amplifier for customer premises equipment (CPE) applications
Awarded contract funded by U.S. Department of Defense to enhance design and manufacturing capabilities for Spatium® family of high-power, solid state GaN-based amplifiers, targeting traveling wave tube (TWT) amplifier replacements

Financial Outlook

Qorvo currently believes the demand environment in its end markets supports the following non-GAAP expectations for the March 2015 quarter:

Quarterly revenue of approximately $615 million to $625 million
Gross margin in the range of approximately 46% to 48%
A tax rate of approximately 5% to 10%
Diluted EPS of approximately $0.80 to $0.90

Qorvo’s actual quarterly results may differ from these expectations and projections, and such differences may be material.

Comments from Management

Bob Bruggeworth, president and chief executive officer of Qorvo, said, “We have assembled a world-class team with a legacy of innovation and a sharp focus on superior financial results. Our expectations are to outpace the industry growth rate of 10%-15% and achieve our target operating model of 50% gross margin, 20% operating expenses, and 30% operating margin.”

Steve Buhaly, chief financial officer of Qorvo, said, “RFMD and TriQuint delivered outstanding December quarterly results, and we’re proud to be launching Qorvo on the strength of such exceptional performance. We believe we can outpace our markets in 2015, and our March 2015 quarterly guidance implies year-over-year revenue growth of greater than 40%.”

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to disclosing financial results calculated in accordance with United States (U.S.) generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), Qorvo's earnings release contains some or all of the following non-GAAP financial measures: (i) non-GAAP gross profit and gross margin, (ii) non-GAAP operating income and operating margin, (iii) non-GAAP net income, (iv) non-GAAP net income per diluted share, (v) non-GAAP operating expenses (research and development, marketing and selling and general and administrative), (vi) free cash flow, (vii), EBITDA, (viii) return on invested capital (ROIC), and (ix) net debt or positive net cash. Each of these non-GAAP financial measures is either adjusted from GAAP results to exclude certain expenses or derived from multiple GAAP measures, which are outlined in the “Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures" tables, attached, and the "Additional Selected Non-GAAP Financial Measures And Reconciliations” tables, attached.






In managing Qorvo's business on a consolidated basis, management develops an annual operating plan, which is approved by our Board of Directors, using non-GAAP financial measures. In developing and monitoring performance against this plan, management considers the actual or potential impacts on these non-GAAP financial measures from actions taken to reduce unit costs with the goal of increasing gross margin and operating margin. In addition, management relies upon these non-GAAP financial measures to assess whether research and development efforts are at an appropriate level, and when making decisions about product spending, administrative budgets, and marketing programs. In addition, we believe that non-GAAP financial measures provide useful supplemental information to investors and enable investors to analyze the results of operations in the same way as management. We have chosen to provide this supplemental information to enable investors to perform additional comparisons of operating results, to assess our liquidity and capital position and to analyze financial performance excluding the effect of expenses unrelated to operations, certain non-cash expenses and share-based compensation expense, which may obscure trends in Qorvo's underlying performance.

We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures offer an additional view of Qorvo's operations that, when coupled with the GAAP results and the reconciliations to corresponding GAAP financial measures, provide a more complete understanding of Qorvo's results of operations and the factors and trends affecting Qorvo's business. However, these non-GAAP financial measures should be considered as a supplement to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, the corresponding measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.

Our rationale for using these non-GAAP financial measures, as well as their impact on the presentation of Qorvo's operations, are outlined below:

Non-GAAP revenue. Non-GAAP revenue excludes non-cash deferred royalty revenue. We believe that the exclusion of this non-cash adjustment to revenue provides management and investors a more effective means of evaluating our historical and projected performance.

Non-GAAP gross profit and gross margin. Non-GAAP gross profit and gross margin exclude share-based compensation expense, amortization of intangible assets, non-cash deferred royalty revenue, non-cash prepaid royalty amortization, and adjustments for restructuring and disposal costs. We believe that exclusion of these costs in presenting non-GAAP gross profit and gross margin gives management and investors a more effective means of evaluating Qorvo's historical performance and projected costs and the potential for realizing cost efficiencies. We believe that the majority of Qorvo's purchased intangibles are not relevant to analyzing current operations because they generally represent costs incurred by the acquired company to build value prior to acquisition, and thus are effectively part of transaction costs rather than ongoing costs of operating Qorvo's business. In this regard, we note that (i) once the intangibles are fully amortized, the intangibles will not be replaced with cash costs and therefore, the exclusion of these costs provides management and investors with better visibility into the actual costs required to generate revenues over time, and (ii) although we set the amortization expense based on useful life of the various assets at the time of the transaction, we cannot influence the timing and amount of the future amortization expense recognition once the lives are established. Similarly, we believe that presentation of non-GAAP gross profit and gross margin and other non-GAAP financial measures that exclude the impact of share-based compensation expense assists management and investors in evaluating the period-over-period performance of Qorvo's ongoing operations because (i) the expenses are non-cash in nature, and (ii) although the size of the grants is within our control, the amount of expense varies depending on factors such as short-term fluctuations in stock price volatility and prevailing interest rates, which can be unrelated to the operational performance of Qorvo during the period in which the expense is incurred and generally is outside the control of management. Moreover, we believe that the exclusion of share-based compensation expense in presenting non-GAAP gross profit and gross margin and other non-GAAP financial measures is useful to investors to understand the impact of the expensing of share-based compensation to Qorvo's gross profit and gross margins and other financial measures in comparison to both prior periods as well as to its competitors. We also believe that the adjustments to profit and margin related to non-cash deferred royalty revenue, non-cash prepaid royalty amortization, restructuring and disposal costs, do not constitute part of Qorvo's ongoing operations and therefore the exclusion of these items provides management and investors





with better visibility into the actual revenue and actual costs required to generate revenues over time and gives management and investors a more effective means of evaluating our historical and projected performance. We believe disclosure of non-GAAP gross profit and gross margin has economic substance because the excluded expenses do not represent continuing cash expenditures and, as described above, we have little control over the timing and amount of the expenses in question.

Non-GAAP operating income and operating margin. Non-GAAP operating income and operating margin exclude share-based compensation expense, amortization of intangible assets, restructuring and disposal costs, acquisition and integration related costs, certain consulting costs, intellectual property rights (IPR) litigation costs, loss (gain) on PP&E and start-up costs. We believe that presentation of a measure of operating income and operating margin that excludes amortization of intangible assets and share-based compensation expense is useful to both management and investors for the same reasons as described above with respect to our use of non-GAAP gross profit and gross margin. We believe that restructuring and disposal costs, acquisition and integration related costs, certain consulting costs, IPR litigation costs, loss (gain) on PP&E and start-up costs do not constitute part of Qorvo's ongoing operations and therefore, the exclusion of these costs provides management and investors with better visibility into the actual costs required to generate revenues over time and gives management and investors a more effective means of evaluating our historical and projected performance. We believe disclosure of non-GAAP operating income and operating margin has economic substance because the excluded expenses are either unrelated to operations or do not represent current cash expenditures.

Non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income per diluted share. Non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income per diluted share exclude the effects of share-based compensation expense, amortization of intangible assets, restructuring and disposal costs, acquisition and integration related costs, certain consulting costs, IPR litigation costs, loss (gain) on PP&E, start-up costs, loss on retirement of convertible subordinated notes, non-cash interest expense on convertible subordinated notes, income from equity investment and also reflect an adjustment of income taxes for cash basis. We believe that presentation of measures of net income and net income per diluted share that exclude these items is useful to both management and investors for the reasons described above with respect to non-GAAP gross profit and gross margin and non-GAAP operating income and operating margin. We believe disclosure of non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income per diluted share has economic substance because the excluded expenses are either unrelated to operations or do not represent current cash expenditures.

Non-GAAP research and development, marketing and selling and general and administrative expenses. Non-GAAP research and development, marketing and selling and general and administrative expenses exclude share-based compensation expense, amortization of intangible assets, other non-cash expenses, certain consulting costs, and IPR litigation costs. We believe that presentation of measures of these operating expenses that exclude amortization of intangible assets and share-based compensation expense is useful to both management and investors for the same reasons as described above with respect to our use of non-GAAP gross profit and gross margin. We believe that other non-cash expenses, certain consulting costs, and IPR litigation costs do not constitute part of Qorvo's ongoing operations and therefore, the exclusion of these costs provides management and investors with better visibility into the actual costs required to generate revenues over time and gives management and investors a more effective means of evaluating our historical and projected performance. We believe disclosure of these non-GAAP operating expenses has economic substance because the excluded expenses are either unrelated to operations or do not represent current cash expenditures.

Free cash flow. Qorvo defines free cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities during the period minus property and equipment expenditures made during the period. We use free cash flow as a supplemental financial measure in our evaluation of liquidity and financial strength. Management believes that this measure is useful as an indicator of our ability to service our debt, meet other payment obligations and make strategic investments. Free cash flow should be considered in addition to, rather than as a substitute for, net income as a measure of our performance and net cash provided by operating activities as a measure of our liquidity. Additionally, our definition of free cash flow is limited, in that it does not represent residual cash flows available for discretionary expenditures due to the fact that the measure does not deduct the payments required for debt service and other contractual





obligations. Therefore, we believe it is important to view free cash flow as a measure that provides supplemental information to our entire statement of cash flows.

EBITDA. Qorvo defines EBITDA as earnings before interest expense and interest income, income tax expense (benefit), depreciation and intangible amortization. Management believes that this measure is useful to evaluate our ongoing operations and as a general indicator of our operating cash flow (in conjunction with a cash flow statement which also includes among other items, changes in working capital and the effect of non-cash charges).

Non-GAAP ROIC. Return on invested capital (ROIC) is a non-GAAP financial measure that management believes provides useful supplemental information for management and the investor by measuring the effectiveness of our operations' use of invested capital to generate profits. We use ROIC to track how much value we are creating for our shareholders. Non-GAAP ROIC is calculated by dividing annualized non-GAAP operating income, net of cash taxes, by average invested capital. Average invested capital is calculated by subtracting the average of the beginning balance and the ending balance of current liabilities (excluding the current portion of long-term debt and other short-term financings) from the average of the beginning balance and the ending balance of net accounts receivable, inventories, other current assets, net property and equipment and a cash amount equal to seven days of quarterly revenue.

Net debt or positive net cash. Net debt or positive net cash is defined as unrestricted cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments minus any borrowings under our credit facility. Management believes that net debt or positive net cash provides useful information regarding the level of Qorvo's indebtedness by reflecting cash and investments that could be used to repay debt.

With respect to the TriQuint financial results included herein, this earnings release provides financial measures for non-GAAP net income (loss), diluted earnings (loss) per share, gross profit, gross margin, operating expenses and operating income (loss) that exclude equity compensation expense, non-cash tax expense (benefit), certain entries associated with mergers and acquisitions including expenses associated with the merger with RFMD and other specifically identified non-routine items, and are therefore not calculated in accordance with GAAP. The charges associated with mergers and acquisitions reflect the amortization of intangible and tangible assets, transaction costs and changes to the earnout liability estimates recorded in connection with acquisition accounting and charged to the income statement. The charges associated with the merger with RFMD include professional fees and other costs. The non-cash tax expense (benefit) excludes certain deferred tax charges and benefits that do not currently result in a tax payment or tax refund. Each of these non-GAAP financial measures and the adjustments from GAAP results are outlined in the “Supplemental Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Results" table, attached.

Limitations of non-GAAP financial measures. The primary material limitations associated with the use of non-GAAP gross profit and gross margin, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP operating income and operating margin, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP net income per diluted share, non-GAAP diluted earnings per share, free cash flow, EBITDA, non-GAAP ROIC and net debt or positive net cash, as an analytical tool compared to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures of gross profit and gross margin, operating expenses, operating income, net income, net income per diluted share, diluted earnings per share and net cash provided by operating activities are (i) they may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies in our industry, and (ii) they exclude financial information that some may consider important in evaluating our performance, thus limiting their usefulness as a comparative tool. We compensate for these limitations by providing full disclosure of the differences between these non-GAAP financial measures and the corresponding GAAP financial measures, including a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to the corresponding GAAP financial measures, to enable investors to perform their own analysis of our gross profit and gross margin, operating expenses, operating income, net income, net income per diluted share and net cash provided by operating activities. We further compensate for the limitations of our use of non-GAAP financial measures by presenting the corresponding GAAP measures more prominently.






Qorvo will conduct a conference call at 5:00 p.m. EST today to discuss today’s press release. The conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet and can be accessed by any interested party at http://www.qorvo.com (under “Investors”). A telephone playback of the conference call will be available approximately two hours after the call's completion and can be accessed by dialing 719-457-0820 and using the passcode 1309198. The playback will be available through the close of business February 4, 2015.

About Qorvo
Qorvo (Nasdaq:QRVO) is a leading provider of core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and aerospace/defense applications. Qorvo was formed following the merger of RFMD and TriQuint, and has more than 6,000 global employees dedicated to delivering solutions for everything that connects the world. Qorvo has the industry's broadest portfolio of products and core technologies; world-class ISO9001-, ISO 14001- and ISO/TS 16949-certified manufacturing facilities; and is a DoD-accredited ‘Trusted Source’ (Category 1A) for GaAs, GaN and BAW products and services. For the industry’s leading core RF solutions, visit www.qorvo.com.            
This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about our plans, objectives, representations and contentions, and are not historical facts and typically are identified by use of terms such as "may," "will," "should," "could," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "potential," "continue" and similar words, although some forward-looking statements are expressed differently. You should be aware that the forward-looking statements included herein represent management's current judgment and expectations, but our actual results, events and performance could differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements. We do not intend to update any of these forward-looking statements or publicly announce the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements, other than as is required under the federal securities laws. Qorvo’s business is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including variability in operating results, the inability of certain of our customers or suppliers to access their traditional sources of credit, our industry's rapidly changing technology, our dependence on a few large customers for a substantial portion of our revenue, our ability to implement innovative technologies, our ability to bring new products to market and achieve design wins, the efficient and successful operation of our wafer fabrication facilities, assembly facilities and test and tape and reel facilities, our ability to adjust production capacity in a timely fashion in response to changes in demand for our products, variability in manufacturing yields, industry overcapacity and current macroeconomic conditions, inaccurate product forecasts and corresponding inventory and manufacturing costs, dependence on third parties and our ability to manage channel partners and customer relationships, lawsuits and claims relating to our products, security breaches and other similar disruptions compromising our information and exposing us to liability, and our ability to integrate the businesses of RFMD and TriQuint. These and other risks and uncertainties, which are described in more detail in Qorvo’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, could cause actual results and developments to be materially different from those expressed or implied by any of these forward-looking statements.

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Financial Tables to Follow






QORVO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES (1) 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
December 27, 2014
 
December 28, 2013
 
December 27, 2014
 
December 28, 2013
Revenue
$
397,086

 
$
288,520

 
$
1,076,074

 
$
892,232

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of goods sold
206,384

 
180,997

 
575,652

 
586,584

Research and development
48,865

 
50,378

 
142,018

 
147,907

Marketing and selling
17,939

 
18,054

 
56,008

 
56,381

General and administrative
12,026

 
17,766

 
48,845

 
61,320

Other operating expense
8,237

 
5,933

 
28,540

 
11,957

Total costs and expenses
293,451

 
273,128

 
851,063

 
864,149

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from operations
103,635

 
15,392

 
225,011

 
28,083

Other expense, net
(204
)
 
(996
)
 
(277
)
 
(3,055
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income before income taxes
$
103,431

 
$
14,396

 
$
224,734

 
$
25,028

Income tax expense
(15,568
)
 
(8,161
)
 
(34,913
)
 
(11,340
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
87,863

 
$
6,235

 
$
189,821

 
$
13,688

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income per share, diluted
$
1.18

 
$
0.09

 
$
2.56

 
$
0.19

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average outstanding diluted shares
74,454

 
71,980

 
74,083

 
71,888


(1) The following financial statements for Qorvo, Inc. and Subsidiaries, including the reconciliation of GAAP and non-GAAP financial information, only reflect the financial position and results of operation of RF Micro Devices, Inc. and Subsidiaries prior to the completion of the merger with TriQuint on January 1, 2015.





QORVO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
(In thousands, except percentages and per share data)
(Unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
 
December 27, 2014
 
September 27, 2014
 
December 28, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP operating income
$
103,635

 
$
75,256

 
$
15,392

Share-based compensation expense
4,119

 
9,543

 
4,882

Amortization of intangible assets
5,467

 
6,801

 
7,219

Restructuring and disposal costs
224

 
262

 
3,197

Certain consulting costs

 

 
3,430

IPR litigation costs
189

 
1,992

 
2,333

Acquisition and integration related costs
7,548

 
5,461

 
2,883

Other expenses (including loss (gain) on PP&E and start-up costs)
270

 
776

 
629

Non-GAAP operating income
121,452

 
100,091

 
39,965

 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP net income
$
87,863

 
$
63,311

 
$
6,235

Share-based compensation expense
4,119

 
9,543

 
4,882

Amortization of intangible assets
5,467

 
6,801

 
7,219

Restructuring and disposal costs
224

 
262

 
3,197

Certain consulting costs

 

 
3,430

IPR litigation costs
189

 
1,992

 
2,333

Acquisition and integration related costs
7,548

 
5,461

 
2,883

Other expenses (including loss (gain) on PP&E and start-up costs)
270

 
776

 
629

Non-cash interest expense on convertible subordinated notes

 

 
1,277

Income from equity investment

 

 
(14
)
Tax adjustments
2,723

 
1,828

 
4,289

 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-GAAP net income
$
108,403

 
$
89,974

 
$
36,360

 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP weighted average outstanding diluted shares
74,454

 
74,134

 
71,980

Diluted share-based awards

 

 

Non-GAAP weighted average outstanding diluted shares
74,454

 
74,134

 
71,980

 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-GAAP net income per share, diluted
$
1.46

 
$
1.21

 
$
0.51

 
 
 
 
 
 





QORVO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
(In thousands, except percentages)
(Unaudited)

 
Three Months Ended
 
December 27, 2014
 
September 27, 2014
 
December 28, 2013
GAAP gross profit/margin
$
190,702

48.0
 %
 
$
167,451

46.2
 %
 
$
107,523

37.3
%
Adjustment for intangible amortization
4,280

1.1
 %
 
5,614

1.5
 %
 
6,032

2.0
%
Adjustment for share-based compensation
509

0.1
 %
 
1,004

0.3
 %
 
833

0.3
%
Restructuring and disposal (adjustments) costs
(195
)
(0.1
)%
 
(196
)
(0.1
)%
 
13

%
Other expenses

 %
 

 %
 
184

0.1
%
    Non-cash deferred royalty revenue and equal and offsetting non-cash prepaid royalty amortization ($970)

0.2
 %
 

0.1
 %
 

%
Non-GAAP gross profit/margin
$
195,296

49.3
 %
 
$
173,873

48.0
 %
 
$
114,585

39.7
%

 
Three Months Ended
Non-GAAP Operating Income
December 27, 2014
(as a percentage of sales)
 
 
 
GAAP operating income
26.1
%
Share-based compensation expense
1.0
%
Amortization of intangible assets
1.4
%
Restructuring and disposal costs
0.1
%
IPR litigation costs
0.1
%
Acquisition and integration related costs
1.9
%
Other expenses (including loss on PP&E and start-up costs)
0.1
%
Non-GAAP operating income
30.7
%


Free Cash Flow (1)
Three Months Ended
December 27, 2014
(In millions)
 
 
 
 Net cash provided by operating activities
$
72.1

 Purchases of property and equipment
(20.7
)
 Free cash flow
$
51.4


(1) Free Cash Flow is calculated as net cash provided by operating activities minus property and equipment expenditures.





QORVO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
ADDITIONAL SELECTED NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES AND RECONCILIATIONS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)

 
Three Months Ended
 
December 27, 2014
 
September 27, 2014
 
December 28, 2013
GAAP research and development expense
$
48,865

 
$
48,567

 
$
50,378

Less:
 
 
 
 
 
Share-based compensation expense
1,695

 
2,147

 
1,763

Other expense

 

 
580

Non-GAAP research and development expense
$
47,170

 
$
46,420

 
$
48,035

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
December 27, 2014
 
September 27, 2014
 
December 28, 2013
GAAP marketing and selling expense
$
17,939

 
$
19,179

 
$
18,054

Less:
 
 
 
 
 
Share-based compensation expense
959

 
1,524

 
1,008

Amortization of intangible assets
1,187

 
1,187

 
1,187

Non-GAAP marketing and selling expense
$
15,793

 
$
16,468

 
$
15,859

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
December 27, 2014
 
September 27, 2014
 
December 28, 2013
GAAP general and administrative expense
$
12,026

 
$
17,754

 
$
17,766

Less:
 
 
 
 
 
Share-based compensation expense
956

 
4,867

 
1,278

Certain consulting costs

 

 
3,430

IPR litigation costs
189

 
1,992

 
2,333

Non-GAAP general and administrative expense
$
10,881

 
$
10,895

 
$
10,725

 
 
 
 
 
 









QORVO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)

 
December 27, 2014
 
March 29, 2014
ASSETS
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
118,093

 
$
171,898

Short-term investments
178,610

 
72,067

Accounts receivable, net
215,248

 
137,417

Inventories
170,019

 
125,703

Other current assets
73,287

 
30,333

Total current assets
755,257

 
537,418

 
 
 
 
Property and equipment, net
228,579

 
195,996

Goodwill
103,901

 
103,901

Intangible assets, net
36,533

 
54,990

Long-term investments
2,150

 
3,841

Other non-current assets
39,195

 
24,166

Total assets
$
1,165,615

 
$
920,312

 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
$
198,030

 
$
131,607

Current portion of long-term debt, net

 
87,263

Other current liabilities
21,723

 
1,103

Total current liabilities
219,753

 
219,973

 
 
 
 
Other long-term liabilities
50,300

 
23,988

Total liabilities
270,053

 
243,961

 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
895,562

 
676,351

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$
1,165,615

 
$
920,312



















CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
 
     Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
224,324

 
$
79,026

     Investments in marketable securities
 
40,371

 

     Accounts receivable, net
 
187,058

 
177,114

     Inventories
 
142,433

 
159,488

     Prepaid expenses
 
17,424

 
13,617

     Deferred tax assets, net
 
19,101

 
12,787

     Other current assets
 
23,595

 
39,960

          Total current assets
 
654,306

 
481,992

Property, plant and equipment, net
 
546,922

 
420,363

Goodwill
 
13,519

 
13,519

Intangible assets, net
 
17,721

 
23,510

Deferred tax assets – noncurrent, net
 
42,712

 
61,554

Other noncurrent assets, net
 
54,216

 
32,319

          Total assets
 
$
1,329,396

 
$
1,033,257

 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
 
     Accounts payable
 
$
100,327

 
$
52,472

     Accrued payroll
 
54,946

 
39,743

     Other accrued liabilities
 
16,843

 
15,893

          Total current liabilities
 
172,116

 
108,108

Long-term liabilities:
 
 
 
 
     Long-term income tax liability
 
4,402

 
2,062

     Cross-licensing liability
 
11,008

 
11,752

     Other long-term liabilities
 
16,247

 
16,782

          Total liabilities
 
203,773

 
138,704

Stockholders' equity:
 
 
 
 
     Common stock
 
180

 
162

     Additional paid-in-capital
 
857,296

 
699,903

     Accumulated other comprehensive income
 
(199
)
 
95

     Retained earnings
 
268,346

 
194,393

          Total stockholders' equity
 
1,125,623

 
894,553

          Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
 
$
1,329,396

 
$
1,033,257






  CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
December 31, 2014
 
September 27, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
$
344,897

 
$
272,147

 
$
267,731

Cost of goods sold
183,571

 
148,427

 
197,755

     Gross profit
161,326

 
123,720

 
69,976

 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
     Research, development and engineering
50,664

 
49,810

 
49,765

     Selling, general and administrative
34,374

 
38,035

 
28,760

          Total operating expenses
85,038

 
87,845

 
78,525

 
 
 
 
 
 
     Operating income (loss)
76,288

 
35,875

 
(8,549
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other (expense) income:
 
 
 
 
 
     Interest income
96

 
92

 
23

     Interest expense
(436
)
 
(892
)
 
(1,046
)
     Other, net
(393
)
 
297

 
(102
)
          Other (expense) income, net
(733
)
 
(503
)
 
(1,125
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) before income tax
75,555

 
35,372

 
(9,674
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Income tax expense (benefit)
13,927

 
9,188

 
(939
)
Net income (loss)
$
61,628

 
$
26,184

 
$
(8,735
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Per Share Data:
 
 
 
 
 
     Basic per share net earnings (loss)
$
0.82

 
$
0.36

 
$
(0.13
)
     Diluted per share net earnings (loss)
$
0.78

 
$
0.34

 
$
(0.13
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted-average shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
     Basic
74,752

 
73,592

 
67,071

     Diluted
78,895

 
77,753

 
67,071







  CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
(% of revenue)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
December 31, 2014
 
September 27, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
100.0
 %
 
100.0
 %
 
100.0
 %
Cost of goods sold
53.2
 %
 
54.5
 %
 
73.9
 %
     Gross Profit
46.8
 %
 
45.5
 %
 
26.1
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
     Research, development and engineering
14.7
 %
 
18.3
 %
 
18.6
 %
     Selling, general and administrative
10.0
 %
 
14.0
 %
 
10.7
 %
          Total operating expenses
24.7
 %
 
32.3
 %
 
29.3
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Operating income (loss)
22.1
 %
 
13.2
 %
 
(3.2
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other (expense) income:
 
 
 
 
 
     Interest income
0.0
 %
 
0.0
 %
 
0.0
 %
     Interest expense
(0.1
)%
 
(0.3
)%
 
(0.4
)%
     Other, net
(0.1
)%
 
0.1
 %
 
0.0
 %
          Other (expense) income, net
(0.2
)%
 
(0.2
)%
 
(0.4
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) before income tax
21.9
 %
 
13.0
 %
 
(3.6
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Income tax expense (benefit)
4.0
 %
 
3.4
 %
 
(0.3
)%
Net income (loss)
17.9
 %
 
9.6
 %
 
(3.3
)%






SUPPLEMENTAL RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP RESULTS
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
December 31, 2014
 
September 27, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
 
(% of revenues)
 
(% of revenues)
 
(% of revenues)
GAAP GROSS PROFIT
$
161,326

46.8
 %
 
$
123,720

45.5
 %
 
$
69,976

26.1
 %
  Adjustment for stock based compensation charges
2,471

0.7
 %
 
1,610

0.6
 %
 
3,222

1.2
 %
  Adjustment for restructuring and impairment charges
612

0.2
 %
 
42

 %
 
25,283

9.4
 %
  Adjustment for charges associated with acquisitions
3,691

1.1
 %
 
1,397

0.5
 %
 
1,103

0.5
 %
NON-GAAP GROSS PROFIT
$
168,100

48.8
 %
 
$
126,769

46.6
 %
 
$
99,584

37.2
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP OPERATING EXPENSES
$
85,038

24.7
 %
 
$
87,845

32.3
 %
 
$
78,525

29.3
 %
  Adjustment for stock based compensation charges
(4,845
)
(1.4
)%
 
(4,748
)
(1.7
)%
 
(5,202
)
(1.9
)%
  Adjustment for restructuring and impairment charges
(336
)
(0.1
)%
 
(114
)
0.0
 %
 
(1,837
)
(0.7
)%
  Adjustment for charges associated with acquisitions
(3,158
)
(0.9
)%
 
(8,310
)
(3.1
)%
 
(337
)
(0.1
)%
NON-GAAP OPERATING EXPENSES
$
76,699

22.3
 %
 
$
74,673

27.5
 %
 
$
71,149

26.6
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)
$
76,288

22.1
 %
 
$
35,875

13.2
 %
 
$
(8,549
)
(3.2
)%
  Adjustment for stock based compensation charges
7,316

2.1
 %
 
6,358

2.3
 %
 
8,424

3.1
 %
  Adjustment for restructuring and impairment charges
948

0.3
 %
 
156

0.0
 %
 
27,120

10.1
 %
  Adjustment for charges associated with acquisitions
6,849

2.0
 %
 
9,707

3.6
 %
 
1,440

0.6
 %
NON-GAAP OPERATING INCOME
$
91,401

26.5
 %
 
$
52,096

19.1
 %
 
$
28,435

10.6
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP NET INCOME (LOSS)
$
61,628

17.9
 %
 
$
26,184

9.6
 %
 
$
(8,735
)
(3.3
)%
  Adjustment for stock based compensation charges
7,316

2.1
 %
 
6,358

2.3
 %
 
8,424

3.2
 %
  Adjustment for restructuring and impairment charges
948

0.3
 %
 
156

0.1
 %
 
27,120

10.1
 %
  Adjustment for non-cash tax expense (benefit)
12,739

3.7
 %
 
9,338

3.4
 %
 
(2,178
)
(0.8
)%
  Adjustment for charges associated with acquisitions
6,999

2.0
 %
 
9,374

3.5
 %
 
1,721

0.6
 %
NON-GAAP NET INCOME
$
89,630

26.0
 %
 
$
51,410

18.9
 %
 
$
26,352

9.8
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP DILUTED EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE AFTER CONVERSION
0.78

 
 
$
0.34

 
 
$
(0.13
)
 
  Adjustment for stock based compensation charges
0.09

 
 
0.08

 
 
0.12

 
  Adjustment for restructuring and impairment charges
0.02

 
 
0.00

 
 
0.39

 
  Adjustment for non-cash tax expense (benefit)
0.16

 
 
0.12

 
 
(0.03
)
 
  Adjustment for charges associated with acquisitions
0.09

 
 
0.12

 
 
0.03

 
NON-GAAP DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE AFTER CONVERSION
$
1.14

 
 
$
0.66

 
 
$
0.38

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NON-GAAP DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE BEFORE CONVERSION
$
0.48

 
 
$
0.28

 
 
$
0.16