TMCnet News
Rovi Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2016 Financial ResultsRovi Corporation (NASDAQ:ROVI) today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2016. The Company reported second quarter revenue of $125.2 million, a decrease of 2% compared to $127.8 million in the second quarter of 2015. As expected, revenues were lower than in the comparable period of the prior year, which benefited from higher Consumer Electronics and Analog Content Protection revenues. These anticipated declines were partially offset by an increase in revenues from Service Providers. Second quarter 2016 Net loss was $9.4 million, compared to $3.3 million of Net income for the second quarter of 2015. Contributing to this decline was a decrease in expected future interest rates. The Company reported a $5.5 million Loss on interest rate swaps in the second quarter of 2016, compared to $4.4 million of Income on interest rate swaps in the comparable period one year ago. Second quarter 2016 Loss before income taxes was $6.2 million, compared to $4.6 million of income before income taxes in the second quarter of 2015. On a Non-GAAP basis, second quarter 2016 Non-GAAP Pre-tax Income was $36.9 million, compared to $36.4 million in the second quarter of 2015. Non-GAAP Pre-tax Income is defined below in the section entitled "Non-GAAP Information." Reconciliations between GAAP and Non-GAAP amounts are provided in the tables below. "We are pleased to report that Rovi delivered stronger-than-expected Q2 results, due in part to the successful recent renewal of our IP License agreement with Verizon," said Tom Carson, president and CEO of Rovi. "Rovi now has eight of the top 10 U.S. pay-TV providers under license, with six of those having entered into agreements in the last six quarters. We look forward to building on this momentum as we continue to engage with potential customers and licensees during the back half of the year." Mr. Carson continued, "We also achieved a key milestone in the TiVo transaction earlier this month when the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice granted early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act. We continue to anticipate closing the transaction in Q3, and look forward to reporting our third quarter results as the newly-combined TiVo Corporation." Business Outlook for Rovi on a Stand-Alone Basis After reviewing the SEC's newly-issued interpretations on the use of non-GAAP financial measures released on May 17, 2016, Rovi has decided to revise its presentation of its financial results and will no longer report Non-GAAP Net Income and Non-GAAP EPS. Rovi will, however, provide estimates and report financial metrics that the company has historically used to calculate these two non-GAAP financial measures. There is no change in Rovi's stand-alone basis 2016 expectations. Rovi continues to anticipate fiscal year 2016 revenue of $490 million to $520 million with GAAP (loss) income before taxes of $(21.3) million to $4.7 million and Non-GAAP Pre-tax Income of $130.0 million to $156.0 million. Rovi anticipates it will incur $17.5 million to $18.5 million in cash taxes based on its 2016 operating expectations. Rovi's GAAP Diluted weighted average shares outstanding and Non-GAAP Diluted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding for the second quarter of 2016 were 82.1 million and 82.9 million, respectively. For fiscal year 2016, Rovi expects its GAAP diluted weighted average shares outstanding and Non-GAAP Diluted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding to be approximately 82.5 million and 83.5 million shares, respectively. Conference Call Information Rovi management will host a conference call today, July 28, 2016, 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 conference ID 42135205. 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 August 4, 2016 and can be accessed by calling 1-800-585-8367 (or international +1-404-537-3406) and entering conference ID 42135205. A replay of the audio webcast will be available on Rovi Corporation's website shortly after the live call ends and will remain on Rovi Corporation's website until its next quarterly earnings call. Non-GAAP Financial Information Rovi Corporation provides Non-GAAP information to assist investors in assessing its operations in the way that its management evaluates those operations. Non-GAAP Pre-Tax Income, Non-GAAP COGS, Non-GAAP Research and Development Expenses, Non-GAAP Selling, General and Administrative Expenses, Non-GAAP Total OpEx, Non-GAAP Total COGS and OpEx, and Non-GAAP Interest Expense are supplemental measures of the Company's performance that are not required by, and are not determined in accordance with, GAAP. Non-GAAP financial information is not a substitute for any financial measure determined in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP Pre-tax Income is defined as GAAP income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes, as adjusted for the effects of items such as equity-based compensation, amortization of intangible assets, amortization or write-off of note issuance costs and discounts on convertible debt and mark-to-market adjustments for interest rate swaps; 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 changes in the fair value of contingent consideration and earnout settlements, gains from the release of Sonic payroll tax withholding liabilities related to a stock option review, transaction, transition and integration costs, contested proxy election costs, restructuring and asset impairment charges (benefits), payments to note holders and for expenses in connection with the extinguishment or modification of debt, gains on sale of strategic investments and changes in franchise tax reserves. Non-GAAP COGS is defined as GAAP cost of revenues, excluding amortization of intangible assets, excluding equity-based compensation and transition and integration expenses. Non-GAAP Research and Development Expenses is defined as GAAP research and development expenses excluding equity-based compensation and transition and integration expenses. Non-GAAP Selling, General and Administrative Expenses is defined as GAAP selling, general and administrative expenses excluding equity-based compensation, contested proxy election costs, changes in the fair value of contingent consideration and earnout settlements, changes in franchise tax reserves and transaction, transition and integration expenses. Non-GAAP Total OpEx is defined as the sum of GAAP research and development and selling, general and administrative expenses, depreciation and gain on sale of patents excluding equity-based compensation, contested proxy election costs, changes in the fair value of contingent consideration and earnout settlements, changes in franchise tax reserves and transaction, transition and integration expenses. Non-GAAP Total COGS and OpEx is defined as GAAP Total Operating costs and expenses, excluding equity-based compensation, contested proxy election costs, changes in the fair value of contingent consideration and earnout settlements, changes in franchise tax reserves, amortization of intangible assets, restructuring and asset impairment charges (benefits), and transaction, transition and integration expenses. Non-GAAP Interest Expense is defined as GAAP interest expense, excluding interest on franchise tax reserves, amortization or write-off of issuance costs and discounts on convertible debt plus the reclassification of the current period benefit or cost of the interest rate swaps from gain or loss on interest rate swaps. Cash taxes are defined as GAAP current income tax expense excluding changes in reserves for unrecognized tax benefits. Non-GAAP Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding is defined as GAAP diluted weighted average shares outstanding except for periods of a GAAP loss. In periods of a GAAP loss, GAAP diluted weighted average shares outstanding are adjusted to include dilutive common share equivalents outstanding that were excluded from GAAP diluted weighted average shares outstanding because the Company had a loss and therefore these shares would have been anti-dilutive. The Company's management evaluates and makes decisions about its business operations primarily based upon Non-GAAP financial information. Management uses Non-GAAP financial measures as the basis for decision-making as they exclude items management does not consider to be "core costs" or "core proceeds". For each Non-GAAP financial measure, the adjustment provides management with information about the Company's underlying operating performance that enables a more meaningful comparison to its historical and projected financial performance in different reporting periods. For example, since the Company does not acquire businesses on a predictable cycle, management excludes the amortization of intangible assets and transaction, transition and integration costs from its Non-GAAP financial measures in order to make more consistent and meaningful evaluations of the Company's operating expenses as these items may be significantly impacted by the timing and magnitude of acquisitions. Management also excludes the effect of restructuring and asset impairment charges (benefits), expenses in connection with the extinguishment or modification of debt and gains on sale of strategic investments. Management excludes the impact of equity-based compensation to provide meaningful supplemental information that allows investors greater visibility to the underlying performance of our business operations, facilitates comparison of our results with other periods, and may facilitate comparison with the results of other companies in our industry, as well as to provide the Company's management with an important tool for financial and operational decision making and for evaluating the Company's performance over different periods of time. Due to varying valuation techniques, reliance on subjective assumptions and the variety of award types and features that may be in use, we believe that providing non-GAAP financial measures excluding equity-based compensation allows investors to make more meaningful comparisons between our operating results and those of other companies. Management excludes the amortization or write-off of note issuance costs and discounts on convertible debt and mark-to-market adjustments for interest rate swaps 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 to interest expense in order for Non-GAAP Interest Expense to reflect the effects of the interest rate swaps as these interest rate swaps were entered into to control the effective interest rate the Company pays on its debt. Management uses these Non-GAAP financial measures to help it make decisions, including decisions that affect operating expenses and operating margin. Management believes that making Non-GAAP financial information available to investors, in addition to GAAP financial information, may facilitate more consistent comparisons between the Company's performance over time with the performance of other companies in our industry, which may use similar financial measures to supplement their GAAP financial information. Management recognizes that these Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools, including the fact that management must exercise judgment in determining which types of items to exclude from the Non-GAAP financial information. In addition, as other companies, including companies similar to Rovi Corporation, may calculate their non-GAAP financial measures differently than the Company calculates its Non-GAAP financial measures, these Non-GAAP financial measures may have limited usefulness to investors when comparing financial performance among 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 for each Non-GAAP financial measure to its most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is provided in the tables below. About Rovi Corporation Rovi Corporation (NASDAQ: ROVI) is creating personalized and data-driven ways for viewers to discover the right entertainment and for providers to discover the right audiences. Chosen by top brands in entertainment content, services and devices, Rovi touches the lives of hundreds of millions of consumers by providing comprehensive solutions, customizable products and technology licensing to make discovery simple, seamless and personal. With more than 5,000 issued or pending patents worldwide, Rovi is advancing entertainment and audience discovery. Forward Looking Statements All statements contained herein, including the quotations attributed to Mr. Carson and statements regarding the expected timetable for completing the Company's acquisition of TiVo, 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, earnings and expenses, 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 risks associated with the Company's ongoing sales reorganization, adverse rulings in litigations such as Netflix, 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. The timing of completion of the TiVo transaction could be delayed due to the timing of the receipt of stockholder approval of either Rovi or TiVo and by litigation related to the transactions. Such factors are further addressed in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2016 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: IP Licensing:
Discovery:
Metadata:
Analytics:
Corporate Development:
View source version on businesswire.com: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160728006559/en/ |