Rovi Corporation ROVI today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2014. The Company reported third quarter revenue of $128.6 million, an increase of 4.0% compared to $123.5 million in the third quarter of 2013. GAAP Operating income from continuing operations increased by 90.0%, to $20.0 million, compared to $10.5 million for the third quarter of 2013. GAAP Loss from continuing operations, net of tax, was $6.6 million, compared to $6.0 million GAAP Income from continuing operations, net of tax, for the third quarter of 2013. The third quarter of 2013 benefited from the release of $14.0 million in tax contingency reserves. Third quarter GAAP Diluted loss per share from continuing operations was $0.07, compared to GAAP Diluted income per share from continuing operations of $0.06 in the third quarter of 2013. After taking into consideration discontinued operations, the Company reported a third quarter GAAP Net loss of $7.0 million, compared to $11.5 million GAAP Net loss for the same quarter of 2013. Third quarter GAAP Diluted loss per share was $0.08, compared to GAAP Diluted loss per share of $0.12 in the third quarter of 2013.
Third quarter non-GAAP Net income was $38.6 million, compared to $33.6 million in the third quarter of 2013, and third quarter non-GAAP Diluted income per share was $0.42, compared to $0.34 per share in the third quarter of 2013. Non-GAAP Net income and non-GAAP Diluted income per share are defined below in the section entitled “Non-GAAP Information.” Reconciliations between GAAP and non-GAAP results from operations are provided in the tables below.
“Rovi delivered solid results during the third quarter, driven by growth in both IP Licensing and Product revenues from our core Service Provider sales vertical,” said Tom Carson, President and CEO of Rovi. “We also made several key hires and continue to build and strengthen our future growth engines, including our cloud-based platform, advanced search and recommendation and analytics tools. On that front, our recently announced Fanhattan acquisition represents a significant step forward in terms of our cloud-based discovery and guidance initiatives. We remain confident in Rovi's strategy and positioning, as we move towards the end of the year, and look forward to providing a deeper understanding of the opportunities we see at our Investor Day on January 7th.”
Business Outlook
Rovi now anticipates fiscal year 2014 revenue of between $530 million and $545 million, and fiscal year 2014 non-GAAP Diluted income per share of $1.60 - $1.75.
Share Repurchase Program
Rovi also announced that it intends to repurchase $75 million of its common stock during the fourth quarter of 2014.
Conference Call Information
Rovi management will host a conference call today, November 6, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. PT/5:00 p.m. ET to discuss the financial results. Investors and analysts interested in participating in the conference are welcome to call 1-866-621-1214 (or international +1-706-643-4013 and reference the conference ID 14985001. The conference call can also be accessed via live webcast in the Investor Relations section of Rovi's website at http://www.rovicorp.com/.
A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available through November 10, 2014 and can be accessed by calling 1-800-585-8367 (or international +1-404-537-3406) and entering access code 14985001#. A replay of the audio webcast will be available on Rovi Corporation's website.
Non-GAAP Information
Rovi Corporation provides non-GAAP information to assist investors in assessing its current and future operations in the way that its management evaluates those operations. Non-GAAP Net income, Non-GAAP Diluted income per share, Non-GAAP COGS, Non-GAAP Total OpEx and Non-GAAP Total COGS and OpEx are supplemental measures of the Company's performance that are not required by, and are not presented in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP information is not a substitute for any performance measure derived in accordance with GAAP.
Non-GAAP Net income is defined as GAAP income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax, adding back non-cash items such as equity-based compensation, amortization of intangibles, amortization or write-off of note issuance costs, non-cash interest expense recorded on convertible debt under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 470-20 (formerly known as FSP APB 14-1), mark-to-market fair value adjustments for interest rate swaps, caps and foreign currency collars and the reversals of discrete tax items including reserves; as well as items which impact comparability that are required to be recorded under GAAP, but that the Company believes are not indicative of its core operating results such as transaction, transition and integration costs, restructuring and asset impairment charges, gains from the release of Sonic payroll tax withholding liabilities related to a stock option review, payments to note holders and for expenses in connection with the early redemption or modification of debt and gains on sale of strategic investments. While depreciation expense is a non-cash item, it is included in Non-GAAP Net income as a reasonable proxy for capital expenditures.
Non-GAAP Diluted income per share is calculated using Non-GAAP Net income.
Non-GAAP COGS is defined as GAAP cost of revenues adding back equity-based compensation and transition and integration expenses.
Non-GAAP Total OpEx is defined as the sum of GAAP research and development, selling, general and administrative expenses, depreciation and gain on sale of patents adding back equity-based compensation and transaction, transition and integration expenses.
Non-GAAP Total COGS and OpEx is defined as GAAP Total Operating costs and expenses, adding back equity-based compensation, Amortization of intangible assets, Restructuring and asset impairment charges and transaction, transition and integration expenses.
The Company's management has evaluated and made operating decisions about its business operations primarily based upon Non-GAAP Net income and Non-GAAP Diluted income per share. Management uses Non-GAAP Net income and Non-GAAP Diluted income per share as measures as they exclude items management does not consider to be “core costs” or “core proceeds” when making business decisions. Therefore, management presents these Non-GAAP financial measures along with GAAP measures. For each such Non-GAAP financial measure, the adjustment provides management with information about the Company's underlying operating performance that enables a more meaningful comparison of its financial results in different reporting periods. For example, since Rovi Corporation does not acquire businesses on a predictable cycle, management excludes amortization of intangibles from acquisitions, transaction costs and transition and integration costs in order to make more consistent and meaningful evaluations of the Company's operating expenses. Management also excludes the effect of restructuring and asset impairment charges, expenses in connection with the early redemption or modification of debt and gains on sale of strategic investments. Management excludes the impact of equity-based compensation to help it compare current period operating expenses against the operating expenses for prior periods and to eliminate the effects of this non-cash item, which, because it is based upon estimates on the grant dates, may bear little resemblance to the actual values realized upon the future exercise, expiration, termination or forfeiture of the equity-based compensation, and which, as it relates to stock options and stock purchase plan shares, is required for GAAP purposes to be estimated under valuation models, including the Black-Scholes model used by Rovi Corporation. Management excludes non-cash interest expense recorded on convertible debt under ASC 470-20, mark-to-market fair value adjustments for interest rate swaps, caps, foreign currency collars, and the reversals of discrete tax items including reserves as they are non-cash items and not considered “core costs” or meaningful when management evaluates the Company's operating expenses. Management reclassifies the current period benefit or cost of the interest rate swaps from gain or loss on interest rate swaps and caps, net to interest expense in order for interest expense to reflect the swap rates, as these instruments were entered into to control the interest rate the Company effectively pays on its debt.
Management is using these Non-GAAP measures to help it make budgeting decisions, including decisions that affect operating expenses and operating margin. Further, Non-GAAP financial information helps management track actual performance relative to financial targets. Making Non-GAAP financial information available to investors, in addition to GAAP financial information, may also help investors compare the Company's performance with the performance of other companies in our industry, which may use similar financial measures to supplement their GAAP financial information.
Management recognizes that the use of Non-GAAP measures has limitations, including the fact that management must exercise judgment in determining which types of charges should be excluded from the Non-GAAP financial information. Because other companies, including companies similar to Rovi Corporation, may calculate their non-GAAP financial measures differently than the Company calculates its Non-GAAP measures, these Non-GAAP measures may have limited usefulness in comparing companies. Management believes, however, that providing Non-GAAP financial information, in addition to GAAP financial information, facilitates consistent comparison of the Company's financial performance over time. The Company provides Non-GAAP financial information to the investment community, not as an alternative, but as an important supplement to GAAP financial information; to enable investors to evaluate the Company's core operating performance in the same way that management does. Reconciliations between historical and Non-GAAP results of operations are provided in the tables below.
About Rovi Corporation
Rovi is leading the way to a more personalized entertainment experience. The Company's pioneering guides, data, and recommendations continue to drive program search and navigation on millions of devices on a global basis. With a new generation of cloud-based discovery capabilities and emerging solutions for interactive advertising and audience analytics, Rovi is enabling premier brands worldwide to increase their reach, drive consumer satisfaction and create a better entertainment experience across multiple screens. Rovi holds over 5,000 issued or pending patents worldwide and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. Discover more about Rovi at Rovicorp.com.
Forward Looking Statements
All statements contained herein, including the quotations attributed to Mr. Carson, that are not statements of historical fact, including statements that use the words “will,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends” or similar words that describe the Company's or its management's future plans, objectives, or goals, are “forward-looking statements” and are made pursuant to the Safe-Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the Company's estimates of future revenues and earnings, business strategies, anticipated contract signings, and stock repurchases.
Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause the actual results of the Company to be materially different from the historical results and/or from any future results or outcomes expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, the Company's ability to successfully execute on its strategic plan and customer demand for and industry acceptance of the Company's technologies and integrated solutions. Such factors are further addressed in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2014 and such other documents as are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time (available at www.sec.gov). The Company assumes no obligation, except as required by law, to update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this release.
ROVI BUSINESS AND OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS:
Discovery:
- Approximately 178 million licensed households worldwide; 128 million excluding pre-paid licensees
- Renewed, with rate increases, set-top box guide product agreements for 18 cable operators and added one new cable operator in North America
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Continued progress with America Movil:
- Completed deployment of Passport guides in Ecuador
- Deployment of Passport guides underway or starting shortly in Chile, and Peru
- xD accepted for deployment with initial deployments expected to begin in the fourth quarter
- Reached the half million deployment milestone for our digital terminal adapters (or DTAs) guides
- Renewed patent license agreement with Portugal Telecom in Europe
- New video on demand IP license agreement in Japan with GyaO Corporation
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Signed music search and recommendation agreements with Yahoo and CÜR
Media.
- Yahoo signed an enterprise license for Rovi's music services, including search offerings and developer APIs.
- CÜR Media licensed Rovi's music search, discovery and recommendation products to power CÜR Media's next-generation streaming music platform (slated for launch early next year)
Analytics
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Added five analytics pilot programs, for a cumulative total of ten
pilots. New pilots include:
- Three for Promo Optimizer, all with major networks
- Two for Ad Optimizer, a major network and our first deal with an advertising agency
Data
- Data coverage expanded into China, and four additional Asian countries in October; now providing metadata in 67 countries around the world
Other
- Acquired Fanhattan, and its cloud-based Fan TV service, on October 31, 2014
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GAAP CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
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2014 | 2013 | 2014 | 2013 | |||||||||||||||||
Revenues | $ | 128,582 | $ | 123,478 | $ | 408,094 | $ | 385,398 | ||||||||||||
Costs and expenses: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of revenues, exclusive of amortization of intangible assets | 22,303 | 21,151 | 78,258 | 69,476 | ||||||||||||||||
Research and development | 25,369 | 26,787 | 79,859 | 83,986 | ||||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative | 34,306 | 36,644 | 109,291 | 112,486 | ||||||||||||||||
Depreciation | 4,256 | 4,007 | 13,207 | 12,283 | ||||||||||||||||
Amortization of intangible assets | 20,158 | 18,673 | 58,178 | 56,109 | ||||||||||||||||
Restructuring and asset impairment charges | 2,722 | 5,705 | 8,404 | 7,638 | ||||||||||||||||
Gain on sale of patents | (500 | ) | — | (500 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||
Total costs and expenses | 108,614 | 112,967 | 346,697 | 341,978 | ||||||||||||||||
Operating income from continuing operations | 19,968 | 10,511 | 61,397 | 43,420 | ||||||||||||||||
Interest expense | (13,962 | ) | (15,102 | ) | (40,721 | ) | (46,286 | ) | ||||||||||||
Interest income and other, net | — | 653 | 1,835 | 2,341 | ||||||||||||||||
Debt modification expense | (3,775 | ) | — | (3,775 | ) | (1,351 | ) | |||||||||||||
(Loss) income on interest rate swaps and caps, net | (229 | ) | (4,206 | ) | (7,565 | ) | 2,239 | |||||||||||||
Loss on debt redemption | (5,159 | ) | — | (5,159 | ) | (2,761 | ) | |||||||||||||
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes | (3,157 | ) | (8,144 | ) | 6,012 | (2,398 | ) | |||||||||||||
Income tax expense (benefit) | 3,458 | (14,175 | ) | 13,658 | (13,183 | ) | ||||||||||||||
(Loss) income from continuing operations, net of tax | (6,615 | ) | 6,031 | (7,646 | ) | 10,785 | ||||||||||||||
Discontinued operations, net of tax | (417 | ) | (17,505 | ) | (56,291 | ) | (122,066 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net loss | $ | (7,032 | ) | $ | (11,474 | ) | $ | (63,937 | ) | $ | (111,281 | ) | ||||||||
Basic earnings per share: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Basic (loss) income per share from continuing operations | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | 0.06 | $ | (0.08 | ) | $ | 0.11 | ||||||||||
Basic loss per share from discontinued operations | (0.01 | ) | (0.18 | ) | (0.62 | ) | (1.24 | ) | ||||||||||||
Basic net earnings per share | $ | (0.08 | ) | $ | (0.12 | ) | $ | (0.70 | ) | $ | (1.13 | ) | ||||||||
Shares used in computing basic net earnings per share | 91,468 | 97,674 | 91,975 | 98,821 | ||||||||||||||||
Diluted earnings per share: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Diluted (loss) income per share from continuing operations | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | 0.06 | $ | (0.08 | ) | $ | 0.11 | ||||||||||
Diluted loss per share from discontinued operations | (0.01 | ) | (0.18 | ) | (0.62 | ) | (1.23 | ) | ||||||||||||
Diluted net earnings per share | $ | (0.08 | ) | $ | (0.12 | ) | $ | (0.70 | ) | $ | (1.12 | ) | ||||||||
Shares used in computing diluted net earnings per share | 91,468 | 98,434 | 91,975 | 99,537 | ||||||||||||||||
See notes to the GAAP Consolidated Financial Statements in our Form 10-Q. |
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GAAP CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | |||||||||||
(IN THOUSANDS) | |||||||||||
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September 30, 2014 | December 31, 2013 | ||||||||||
ASSETS | |||||||||||
Current assets: | |||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 165,599 | $ | 156,487 | |||||||
Short-term investments | 226,997 | 365,976 | |||||||||
Trade accounts receivable, net | 77,361 | 104,386 | |||||||||
Taxes receivable | 612 | 1,907 | |||||||||
Deferred tax assets, net | 9,172 | 18,621 | |||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 12,628 | 14,936 | |||||||||
Assets held for sale | — | 106,688 | |||||||||
Total current assets |
492,369 | 769,001 | |||||||||
Long-term marketable investment securities | 127,042 | 118,658 | |||||||||
Property and equipment, net | 32,061 | 33,350 | |||||||||
Finite-lived intangible assets, net | 477,949 | 478,229 | |||||||||
Long-term deferred tax assets | 1,735 | — | |||||||||
Other assets | 15,187 | 16,907 | |||||||||
Goodwill | 1,337,600 | 1,298,448 | |||||||||
Total assets | $ | 2,483,943 | $ | 2,714,593 | |||||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | |||||||||||
Current liabilities: | |||||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 72,599 | $ | 94,560 | |||||||
Deferred revenue | 18,653 | 9,848 | |||||||||
Current portion of long-term debt | 298,786 | — | |||||||||
Liabilities held for sale | — | 5,513 | |||||||||
Total current liabilities | 390,038 | 109,921 | |||||||||
Taxes payable, less current portion | 9,730 | 44,038 | |||||||||
Long-term debt, less current portion | 806,167 | 1,186,564 | |||||||||
Deferred revenue, less current portion | 17,732 | 4,641 | |||||||||
Long-term deferred tax liabilities, net | 69,817 | 41,379 | |||||||||
Other non current liabilities | 15,084 | 14,834 | |||||||||
Total liabilities | 1,308,568 | 1,401,377 | |||||||||
Stockholders' equity: | |||||||||||
Common stock | 131 | 128 | |||||||||
Treasury stock | (939,833 | ) | (816,694 | ) | |||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 2,328,608 | 2,279,196 | |||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (4,179 | ) | (3,999 | ) | |||||||
Retained deficit | (209,352 | ) | (145,415 | ) | |||||||
Total stockholders' equity | 1,175,375 | 1,313,216 | |||||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 2,483,943 | $ | 2,714,593 | |||||||
See notes to the GAAP Consolidated Financial Statements in our Form 10-Q. |
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REVENUE BY SEGMENT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Three Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
September 30, |
June 30, | March 31, | December 31, |
September 30, |
June 30, | March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2014 |
2014 | 2014 | 2013 |
2013 |
2013 | 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Intellectual Property Licensing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Service Provider | $ | 48,671 | $ | 49,762 | $ | 50,080 | $ | 59,397 | $ | 45,514 | $ | 47,142 | $ | 42,271 | |||||||||||||||
CE | 19,203 | 22,922 | 22,846 | 29,239 | 19,786 | 18,617 | 31,244 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Intellectual Property Licensing | 67,874 | 72,684 | 72,926 | 88,636 | 65,300 | 65,759 | 73,515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Product | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Service Provider | 48,255 | 52,933 | 47,955 | 47,670 | 46,358 | 45,703 | 45,327 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
CE | 6,726 | 6,917 | 6,694 | 7,871 | 6,735 | 7,441 | 7,222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other | 5,727 | 4,528 | 14,875 | 7,815 | 5,085 | 10,248 | 6,705 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Product | 60,708 | 64,378 | 69,524 | 63,356 | 58,178 | 63,392 | 59,254 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Revenues | $ | 128,582 | $ | 137,062 | $ | 142,450 | $ | 151,992 | $ | 123,478 | $ | 129,151 | $ | 132,769 | |||||||||||||||
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REVENUE BY SALES VERTICAL | ||||
(IN THOUSANDS) | ||||
(UNAUDITED) | ||||
Three Months Ended | ||||
September 30, 2014 | ||||
Service Providers | $ | 96,926 | ||
CE | 25,929 | |||
Other | 5,727 | |||
Total Revenues | $ | 128,582 | ||
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RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION | |||||||||||
(IN THOUSANDS) | |||||||||||
(UNAUDITED) | |||||||||||
Three Months Ended | |||||||||||
September 30, 2014 | September 30, 2013 | ||||||||||
GAAP (Loss) income from continuing operations, net of tax | $ | (6,615 | ) | $ | 6,031 | ||||||
Equity-based compensation | 9,658 | 12,493 | |||||||||
Transition and integration costs | 1,099 | — | |||||||||
Amortization of note issuance costs | 725 | 1,027 | |||||||||
Amortization of convertible note discount | 3,521 | 3,262 | |||||||||
Loss on debt redemption | 5,159 | — | |||||||||
Debt modification expense | 3,775 | — | |||||||||
Mark-to-market (gain) loss related to interest rate swaps and caps | (485 | ) | 5,035 | ||||||||
Amortization of intangible assets | 20,158 | 18,673 | |||||||||
Restructuring and asset impairment charges | 2,722 | 5,705 | |||||||||
Income tax expense (1) | (1,075 | ) | (18,593 | ) | |||||||
Non-GAAP Net income | $ | 38,642 | $ | 33,633 | |||||||
GAAP Diluted (loss) income per share from continuing operations | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | 0.06 | ||||||
Non-GAAP Diluted income per share (2) | $ | 0.42 | $ | 0.34 | |||||||
(1) Adjusts tax expense to the Non-GAAP cash tax rate. |
(2) For the 2014 period, since the adjustments resulted in Non-GAAP Net income, 92,097 shares were used in computing diluted net earnings per share, which includes dilutive common equivalent shares outstanding. |
Three Months Ended | |||||||||||
September 30, 2014 | September 30, 2013 | ||||||||||
GAAP Total Operating costs and expenses | $ | 108,614 | $ | 112,967 | |||||||
Equity-based compensation | (9,658 | ) | (12,493 | ) | |||||||
Transition and integration costs | (1,099 | ) | — | ||||||||
Amortization of intangible assets | (20,158 | ) | (18,673 | ) | |||||||
Restructuring and asset impairment charges | (2,722 | ) | (5,705 | ) | |||||||
Non-GAAP Total COGS and OpEx | $ | 74,977 | $ | 76,096 |
Investor Contact
Rovi
Corporation
Peter Halt, +1 818-295-6800
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