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Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2014 Financial Results; Announces Availability of 10, 25, 40, 50 and 100 Gigabit per Second Ethernet NICs and End-to-End 100 Gigabit InfiniBand SolutionsMellanox® Technologies, Ltd. (NASDAQ:MLNX), a leading supplier of end-to-end interconnect solutions for servers and storage systems, today announced financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2014. Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Highlights
Mellanox also announced that its ConnectX-4 adapter is up and running in its labs at 10, 25, 40, 50, and 100 Gigabit per second Ethernet speeds. In addition, the Company announced that its end-to-end 100 Gigabit InfiniBand solution is accelerating high-performance computing applications in a cluster environment. These solutions are expected to ship in the first quarter of 2015. Financial Results In accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), the company reported revenue of $141.1 million for the fourth quarter, up 16.9 percent from $120.7 million in the third quarter of 2014, and up 33.7 percent from $105.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2013. For the year ended December 31, 2014, revenue was $463.6 million, an increase of 18.8 percent from revenue of $390.4 million reported in 2013. GAAP gross margins in the fourth quarter of 2014 were 70.9 percent, compared with 67.4 percent in the third quarter of 2014 and 65.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013. GAAP gross margins in 2014 were 67.9 percent, compared with 65.6 percent in 2013. Non-GAAP gross margins in the fourth quarter of 2014 were 72.3 percent, compared with 70.4 percent in the third quarter of 2014 and 69.0 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013. Non-GAAP gross margins in 2014 were 70.4 percent, compared with 69.0 percent in 2013. GAAP net loss in the fourth quarter of 2014 was $4.8 million, or $0.10 per diluted share, compared with GAAP net income of $0.6 million, or $0.01 per diluted share in the third quarter of 2014 and net loss of $7.3 million or $0.17 per diluted share in the fourth quarter of 2013. Non-GAAP net income in the fourth quarter of 2014 was $28.0 million, or $0.59 per diluted share, compared with $18.2 million, or $0.39 per diluted share in the third quarter of 2014, and $9.7 million, or $0.21 per diluted share in the fourth quarter of 2013. The fourth quarter 2014 non-GAAP net income excludes $11.8 million of share-based compensation expense compared to $11.8 million in the third quarter of 2014, and $11.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2013. Fourth quarter 2014 non-GAAP net income also excludes the amortization of intangible assets of $2.7 million, acquisition-related charges of $1.0 million, and a charge related to recognition of a deferred tax valuation allowance of $17.2 million, compared to amortization expenses of acquired intangible assets of $2.9 million, $1.7 million of acquisition-related charges and settlement costs of $1.3 million in the third quarter of 2014, and compared to amortization expenses of acquired intangible assets of $4.5 million, and $0.9 million of acquisition related charges for the fourth quarter of 2013. The Company records a valuation allowance on deferred tax assets when all available evidence indicates that deferred tax assets will likely not be realized. GAAP net loss in 2014 was $24.0 million, or $0.54 per diluted share, compared to $23.3 million of GAAP net loss, or $0.54 per diluted share in 2013. Non-GAAP net income in 2014 was $58.2 million, or $1.25 per diluted share, compared to $40.5 million or $0.89 per diluted share in 2013. 2014 non-GAAP net income excludes $47.2 million of share-based compensation expense, $12.1 million of amortization expense of acquired intangible assets, $4.4 million of acquisition related charges, settlement costs of $1.3 million and a charge related to recognition of deferred tax valuation allowance of $17.2 million. 2013 non-GAAP net income excludes $45.1 million of share-based compensation expense, $14.0 million of amortization expense of acquired intangible assets and $4.7 million of acquisition related charges. Total cash and investments at December 31, 2014 were $389.0 million compared to $330.2 million at December 31, 2013. The company generated $45.0 million in cash from operating activities in the fourth quarter of 2014, and $80.1 million for fiscal year 2014. "We are pleased with the results of the quarter. They were achieved by the adoption of 40 Gigabit Ethernet by some of our leading customers, the growth in high-performance computing deployments with our increased market share and additional penetration into Web 2.0, storage and cloud markets," said Eyal Waldman, president and CEO of Mellanox Technologies. "The need for faster interconnects continues to grow as data increases exponentially. We are very excited to see our 100 Gigabit per second InfiniBand interconnect solution go to market and expect to be utilized by multiple applications starting in the first quarter of 2015. In addition, we are also excited to see our 25, 50 and 100 Gigabit Ethernet NICs and cables up and running, and expect to ship these products this quarter as well. As the only provider of full end-to-end standard InfiniBand and Ethernet interconnect solutions and the first company with a full end-to-end EDR 100 Gigabit solution, we believe we are the only vendor who can help our customers handle the demands that this data growth creates." Recent Mellanox Press Release Highlights
First Quarter 2015 Guidance Our guidance for first quarter 2015 non-GAAP results is as follows:
Conference Calls Mellanox will hold its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2014 financial results conference call today at 2 p.m. Pacific Time to discuss the company's financial results. To listen to the call, dial +1-785-424-1826 approximately 10 minutes prior to the start time. The Mellanox financial results conference call will be available via live webcast on the investor relations section of the Mellanox website at http://ir.mellanox.com. Access the webcast 15 minutes prior to the start of the call to download and install any necessary audio software. Replay of the webcast will also be available on the Mellanox website. About Mellanox Mellanox Technologies is a leading supplier of end-to-end InfiniBand and Ethernet interconnect solutions and services for servers and storage. Mellanox interconnect solutions increase data center efficiency by providing the highest throughput and lowest latency, delivering data faster to applications and unlocking system performance capability. Mellanox offers a choice of fast interconnect products: adapters, switches, software, cables and silicon that accelerate application runtime and maximize business results for a wide range of markets including high-performance computing, enterprise data centers, Web 2.0, cloud, storage and financial services. More information is available at www.mellanox.com. GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation To supplement our consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), Mellanox uses non-GAAP measures of net income which are adjusted from results based on GAAP to exclude share-based compensation expense, amortization expense of acquired intangible assets, acquisition related expense, settlement costs and changes related to recognition of deferred tax valuation allowance. The company believes the non-GAAP results provide useful information to both management and investors, as these non-GAAP results exclude expenses that are not indicative of our core operating results. Management believes it is useful to exclude share-based compensation expense, amortization expense of acquired intangible assets, acquisition related expense, settlement costs and changes related to recognition of deferred tax valuation allowance because it enhances investors' ability to understand our business from the same perspective as management, which believes that such items are not directly attributable to nor reflect the underlying performance of the company's business operations. Further, management believes certain non-cash charges such as share-based compensation, amortization of acquired intangible assets and changes related to recognition of deferred tax valuation allowance do not reflect the cash operating results of the business. These measures should be considered in addition to results prepared in accordance with GAAP, but should not be considered a substitute for or superior to GAAP results. These non-GAAP measures may be different than the non-GAAP measures used by other companies. A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP condensed consolidated statements of operations is also presented in the financial statements portion of this release and is posted under the "Investors" section on our website. Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 All statements included or incorporated by reference in this release, other than statements or characterizations of historical fact, are forward-looking statements, including the guidance for the three months ended March 31, 2015, statements related to trends in the market for our solutions and services, opportunities for our company in 2015 and beyond, and future product capabilities. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations, estimates and projections about our industry and business, management's beliefs and certain assumptions made by us, all of which are subject to change. Forward-looking statements can often be identified by words such as "projects," "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "predicts," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," "may," "will," "should," "would," "could," "potential," "continue," "ongoing," similar expressions and variations or negatives of these words. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future results and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause our actual results to differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statement. The risks and uncertainties that could cause our results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements include the continued expansion of our product line, customer base and the total available market of our products, the continued growth in demand for our products, the continued, increased demand for industry standards-based technology, our ability to react to trends and challenges in our business and the markets in which we operate, our ability to anticipate market needs or develop new or enhanced products to meet those needs, the adoption rate of our products, our ability to establish and maintain successful relationships with our OEM partners, our ability to effectively compete in our industry, fluctuations in demand, sales cycles and prices for our products and services, our success converting design wins to revenue-generating product shipments, the continued launch and volume ramp of large customer sales opportunities, and our ability to protect our intellectual property rights. Furthermore, the majority of our quarterly revenues are derived from customer orders received and fulfilled in the same quarterly period. We have limited visibility into actual end-user demand as such demand impacts us and our OEM customer inventory balances in any given quarter. Consequently, this introduces risk and uncertainty into our revenue and production forecasts and business planning and could negatively impact our financial results. In addition, current uncertainty in the global economic environment poses a risk to the overall economy as businesses may defer purchases in response to tighter credit conditions, changing overall demand for our products, and negative financial news. Consequently, our results could differ materially from our prior results due to these general economic and market conditions, political events and other risks and uncertainties described more fully in our documents filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission. More information about the risks, uncertainties and assumptions that may impact our business is set forth in our annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 28, 2014, and in our subsequent quarterly reports filed on Form 10-Q. All forward-looking statements in this press release, including the guidance for the three months ended March 31, 2015, are based on information available to us as of the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements. Mellanox is a registered trademark of Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
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