Form: 8-K

Current report filing

December 8, 2015

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EXHIBIT 99.1

PRESS RELEASE

EMCORE Corporation Announces Financial Results for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2015

•
Consolidated Q4 revenue of $23.0 million
•
Non-GAAP Q4 income from continuing operations of $2.7 million and GAAP income from continuing operations of $1.4 million
•
Consolidated Q4 GAAP net income of $1.5 million after taking into effect income from discontinued operations of $0.1 million
•
Consolidated revenue for Fiscal Year 2015 was $81.7 million
•
Consolidated net income for Fiscal Year 2015 including income from discontinued operations of $65.4 million, was $63.1 million
•
Anticipate Q1 revenue of $22 to $24 million

ALHAMBRA, California, December 8, 2015 - EMCORE Corporation (NASDAQ: EMKR - News), a leading provider of Indium Phosphide (InP) optical chips, components, subsystems, and systems for the broadband and specialty fiber optics market, today announced financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2015.

Financial Highlights - Fourth Quarter Ended September 30, 2015

Financial Highlights
 
For the Three Months Ended
(in thousands)
 
September 30, 2015
 
June 30, 2015
 
September 30, 2014
Revenue
 
$
23,018

 
$
21,194

 
$
14,302

Gross Profit
 
$
9,450

 
$
7,683

 
$
4,166

Operating income (loss)
 
$
1,214

 
$
866

 
$
(6,091
)
Consolidated net income, including discontinued operations
 
$
1,480

 
$
2,440

 
$
15,488

Income (loss) from continuing operations - Non-GAAP
 
$
2,711

 
$
2,030

 
$
(2,468
)

Financial Statement Highlights for the Fourth Quarter of Fiscal 2015:
•
Consolidated revenue was $23.0 million, representing a 8.6% increase from the immediate preceding quarter
•
Consolidated gross margin was 41.1%, an improvement from the 36.3% gross margin reported in the immediate preceding quarter
•
Non-GAAP income from continuing operations was $2.7 million, an improvement of approximately $0.7 million over the immediate preceding quarter
•
Consolidated net income was $1.5 million, a $1.0 million decrease when compared to the immediate preceding quarter
•
Consolidated net income per share was $0.06 compared to net income per share of $0.08 in the immediate preceding quarter





Financial Highlights - Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2015

Financial Highlights
 
For the Fiscal Years Ended
(in thousands)
 
September 30, 2015
 
September 30, 2014
Revenue
 
$
81,685

 
$
55,514

Gross Profit
 
$
28,691

 
$
12,114

Operating loss
 
$
(4,522
)
 
$
(20,331
)
Consolidated net income, including discontinued operations
 
$
63,100

 
$
4,852

Income (loss) from continuing operations - Non-GAAP
 
$
4,158

 
$
(13,846
)

Financial Statement Highlights for the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2015:
•
Consolidated revenue was $81.7 million, representing a 47.1% increase from the prior year
•
Consolidated gross margin was 35.1%, an improvement from the 21.8% gross margin reported in the prior year
•
Non-GAAP income from continuing operations was $4.2 million, an improvement of approximately $18.0 million over the prior year.
•
Consolidated net income, including income from discontinued operations of $65.4 million, was $63.1 million, a $58.2 million increase when compared to the prior year
•
Consolidated net income per share was $2.10 compared to net income per share of $0.16 reported in the prior year
•
Cash and cash equivalents was $111.9 million at the end of the year, an increase of $91.2 million when compared to the prior year

Other Matters
The Board of Directors continues to evaluate the Company’s cash needs. At this time, the Company expects to approve a cash dividend or distribution to shareholders, with the timing and amount to be determined in a few months following completion of the review.

Business Outlook
We expect revenue for the first quarter ended December 31, 2015 to be in the range of $22 to $24 million.

Conference Call
We will discuss our financial results today at 4:30 p.m. ET. The call will be webcast via the Company's website at http://www.emcore.com. Please go to the site beforehand to download any necessary software. A webcast will be available for replay beginning December 8, 2015 following the conclusion of the call on the Company's website.

About EMCORE
EMCORE Corporation designs and manufactures Indium Phosphide (InP) optical chips, components, subsystems and systems for the broadband and specialty fiber optics market. EMCORE was the pioneer in linear fiber optic transmission technology, and today is a leader in optical components, as well as a provider of complete end-to-end solutions for high-speed communications network infrastructures, enabling systems and service providers to meet growing demand for bandwidth and connectivity. EMCORE’s advanced optical technologies are designed for cable television (CATV) and fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP) networks, telecommunications and data centers, satellite communications, aerospace and defense, wireless networks, and broadcast and professional audio/video systems. With its world-class InP semiconductor wafer fabrication facility, EMCORE has fully vertically-integrated manufacturing capability and also provides contract design, foundry and component packaging services. EMCORE is headquartered in Alhambra, California with InP wafer fabrication operations in Alhambra, and ISO 9001 certified manufacturing in Alhambra and Langfang, China. For further information about EMCORE, visit http://www.emcore.com.





Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We disclose non-GAAP net income (loss) from continuing operations as a supplemental measure to U.S. GAAP income (loss) from continuing operations regarding our operational performance. This financial measure excludes the impact of certain items that we do not believe are indicative of our core operating results; therefore, it has not been calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

We believe that this additional non-GAAP financial measure is useful to investors in assessing our operating performance. We also use this financial measure internally to evaluate our operating performance and for planning and forecasting of future periods. In addition, financial analysts that follow us may focus on and publish both historical results and future projections based on our non-GAAP financial measure. We also believe that it is in the best interest of our investors to provide this non-GAAP information.

While we believe that this non-GAAP financial measure provides useful supplemental information to investors, there are limitations associated with the use of this non-GAAP financial measure. Our non-GAAP financial measure may not be reported by all of our competitors and it may not be directly comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies due to potential differences in calculation. We compensate for these limitations by using this non-GAAP financial measure as a supplement to U.S. GAAP and by providing a reconciliation of our non-GAAP financial measure to its most comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure.

Non-GAAP financial measures are not in accordance with or an alternative for U.S. GAAP. Our non-GAAP financial measure is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures and it should be read only in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.





Forward-Looking Statements
The information provided herein may include forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements are largely based on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends affecting the financial condition of our business. Such forward-looking statements include, in particular, projections about our future results included in our Exchange Act reports, statements about our plans, strategies, business prospects, changes and trends in our business and the markets in which we operate.

These forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of terms and phrases such as “anticipates”, “believes”, “can”, “could”, “estimates”, “expects”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “may”, “plans”, “projects”, “targets”, “will”, and similar expressions or variations of these terms and similar phrases. Additionally, statements concerning future matters such as the development of new products, enhancements or technologies, sales levels, expense levels and other statements regarding matters that are not historical are forward-looking statements. We caution that these forward-looking statements relate to future events or our future financial performance and are subject to business, economic, and other risks and uncertainties, both known and unknown, that may cause actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements of our business or our industry to be materially different from those expressed or implied by any forward-looking statements.

These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, including without limitation, the following: (a) the rapidly evolving markets for the Company's products and uncertainty regarding the development of these markets; (b) the Company's historical dependence on sales to a limited number of customers and fluctuations in the mix of products and customers in any period; (c) delays and other difficulties in commercializing new products; (d) the failure of new products: (i) to perform as expected without material defects, (ii) to be manufactured at acceptable volumes, yields, and cost, (iii) to be qualified and accepted by our customers, and, (iv) to successfully compete with products offered by our competitors; (e) uncertainties concerning the availability and cost of commodity materials and specialized product components that we do not make internally; (f) actions by competitors; and (g) other risks and uncertainties discussed under Item 1A - Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014, as updated by our subsequent periodic reports.

Neither management nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements in this press release are made as of the date hereof, based on information available to us as of the date hereof, and subsequent facts or circumstances may contradict, obviate, undermine, or otherwise fail to support or substantiate such statements. We caution you not to rely on these statements without also considering the risks and uncertainties associated with these statements and our business that are addressed in our filings with the SEC that are available on the SEC's web site located at www.sec.gov, including the sections entitled "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Certain information included in this press release may supersede or supplement forward-looking statements in our other Exchange Act reports filed with the SEC. We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to conform such statements to actual results or to changes in our expectations, except as required by applicable law or regulation.






EMCORE CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

 
 
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Fiscal Years Ended
 
 
September 30, 2015
 
June 30, 2015
 
September 30, 2014
 
September 30, 2015
 
September 30, 2014
Revenue
 
$
23,018

 
$
21,194

 
$
14,302

 
$
81,685

 
$
55,514

Cost of revenue
 
13,568

 
13,511

 
10,136

 
52,994

 
43,400

Gross profit
 
9,450

 
7,683

 
4,166

 
28,691

 
12,114

Operating expense (income):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Selling, general, and administrative
 
5,587

 
4,543

 
7,891

 
24,711

 
23,239

Research and development
 
2,649

 
2,274

 
2,466

 
9,119

 
9,306

Gain from change in estimate on ARO obligation
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(845
)
 
—

Loss (gain) on sale of assets
 
—

 
—

 
(100
)
 
228

 
(100
)
Total operating expense
 
8,236

 
6,817

 
10,257

 
33,213

 
32,445

Operating income (loss)
 
1,214

 
866

 
(6,091
)
 
(4,522
)
 
(20,331
)
Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income (expense), net
 
36

 
4

 
(145
)
 
75

 
(522
)
Foreign exchange gain (loss)
 
(239
)
 
50

 
(5
)
 
(138
)
 
(7
)
Gain on sale of investment
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
307

Change in fair value of financial instruments
 
—

 
—

 
(5
)
 
122

 
34

Other income
 
—

 
—

 
51

 
—

 
51

Total other income (expense)
 
(203
)
 
54

 
(104
)
 
59

 
(137
)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax (expense) benefit
 
1,011

 
920

 
(6,195
)
 
(4,463
)
 
(20,468
)
Income tax benefit (expense)
 
339

 
(456
)
 
23,171

 
2,191

 
24,550

Income (loss) from continuing operations
 
1,350

 
464

 
16,976

 
(2,272
)
 
4,082

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax
 
130

 
1,976

 
(1,488
)
 
65,372

 
770

Net income
 
$
1,480

 
$
2,440

 
$
15,488

 
$
63,100

 
$
4,852

Per share data:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss) per basic share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Continuing operations
 
$
0.05

 
$
0.02

 
$
0.55

 
$
(0.08
)
 
$
0.13

   Discontinued operations
 
0.01

 
0.06

 
(0.05
)
 
2.18

 
0.03

Net income per basic share
 
$
0.06

 
$
0.08

 
$
0.50

 
$
2.10

 
$
0.16

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss) per diluted share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Continuing operations
 
$
0.05

 
$
0.02

 
$
0.55

 
$
(0.08
)
 
$
0.13

   Discontinued operations
 
0.01

 
0.06

 
(0.05
)
 
2.18

 
0.03

Net income per diluted share
 
$
0.06

 
$
0.08

 
$
0.50

 
$
2.10

 
$
0.16

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted-average number of basic shares outstanding
 
25,615

 
31,203

 
30,752

 
30,012

 
30,453

Weighted-average number of diluted shares outstanding
 
25,896

 
31,432

 
30,992

 
30,012

 
30,777






EMCORE CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
 
As of
 
As of
 
September 30,
2015
 
September 30,
2014
ASSETS
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
111,885

 
$
20,687

Restricted cash
375

 
1,482

Accounts receivable, net
17,319

 
12,769

Inventory
17,130

 
15,644

Deferred income taxes, net
—

 
3,908

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
4,976

 
5,336

Current assets of discontinued operations
—

 
44,065

Total current assets
151,685

 
103,891

Property, plant, and equipment, net
8,925

 
10,446

Other intangible assets, net
—

 
82

Deferred income taxes, net
—

 
20,172

Other non-current assets, net
297

 
512

Non-current assets of discontinued operations
—

 
56,239

Total assets
$
160,907

 
$
191,342

LIABILITIES and SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
Borrowings from credit facility
$
—

 
$
26,518

Accounts payable
7,189

 
6,804

Deferred gain associated with sale of assets
3,400

 
3,400

Warrant liability
—

 
122

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
13,102

 
15,209

Current liabilities of discontinued operations
—

 
20,924

Total current liabilities
23,691

 
72,977

Asset retirement obligations
1,774

 
4,543

Other long-term liabilities
—

 
755

Non-current liabilities of discontinued operations
—

 
720

Total liabilities
25,465

 
78,995

Shareholders’ equity:
 
 
 
Common stock
762,003

 
755,368

Treasury stock
(47,721
)
 
(2,071
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income
847

 
1,837

Accumulated deficit
(579,687
)
 
(642,787
)
Total shareholders’ equity
135,442

 
112,347

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$
160,907

 
$
191,342








We have provided a reconciliation of our non-GAAP income (loss) from continuing operations financial measure to its most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure as indicated in the table below:

EMCORE Corporation
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
 
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Fiscal Years Ended
 
 
September 30, 2015
 
June 30, 2015
 
September 30, 2014
 
September 30, 2015
 
September 30, 2014
Income (loss) from continuing operations - US GAAP
 
$
1,350

 
$
464

 
$
16,976

 
$
(2,272
)
 
$
4,082

Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization expense
 
63

 
6

 
6

 
81

 
24

Stock-based compensation expense
 
411

 
401

 
591

 
3,620

 
2,987

Income tax (benefit) expense
 
(339
)
 
456

 
(23,171
)
 
(2,191
)
 
(24,550
)
Accretion expense
 
21

 
22

 
43

 
111

 
171

Gain from change in estimate on ARO obligation
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(845
)
 
—

Compensation expense associated with sale of Businesses
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
2,471

 
—

Specific severance and restructuring charges
 
118

 
—

 
1,089

 
1,083

 
1,786

Losses on inventory purchase commitments
 
—

 
—

 
306

 
—

 
306

Transaction costs
 
—

 
 
 
1,782

 
—

 
1,782

Foreign exchange loss (gain)
 
239

 
(50
)
 
5

 
138

 
7

(Gain) loss on sale of assets
 
—

 
—

 
(100
)
 
228

 
(100
)
Gain on sale of investment
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(307
)
Change in fair value of financial instruments
 
—

 
—

 
5

 
(122
)
 
(34
)
Expenses associated with the legal arbitration
 
848

 
731

 
—

 
1,856

 
—

Total adjustments
 
1,361

 
1,566

 
(19,444
)
 
6,430

 
(17,928
)
Income (loss) from continuing operations - Non-GAAP
 
$
2,711

 
$
2,030

 
$
(2,468
)
 
$
4,158

 
$
(13,846
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) from continuing operations - Non-GAAP per basic share
 
$
0.11

 
$
0.07

 
$
(0.08
)
 
$
0.14

 
$
(0.45
)
Income (loss) from continuing operations - Non-GAAP per diluted share
 
$
0.10

 
$
0.06

 
$
(0.08
)
 
$
0.14

 
$
(0.45
)
Weighted average number of basic shares outstanding
 
25,615

 
31,203

 
30,752

 
30,012

 
30,453

Weighted average number of diluted shares outstanding
 
25,896

 
31,432

 
30,992

 
30,012

 
30,777






Stock-based compensation expense
The effect of recording stock-based compensation expense was as follows:

Stock-based Compensation Expense
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Fiscal Years Ended
(in thousands)
September 30, 2015
 
June 30, 2015
 
September 30, 2014
 
September 30, 2015
 
September 30, 2014
Cost of revenue
$
68

 
$
88

 
$
119

 
$
341

 
$
466

Selling, general, and administrative
238

 
195

 
328

 
2,847

 
1,912

Research and development
105

 
118

 
144

 
432

 
609

Total stock-based compensation expense
$
411

 
$
401

 
$
591

 
$
3,620

 
$
2,987



Contact:
EMCORE Corporation
Mark Weinswig
(626) 293-3400
investor@emcore.com

TTC Group
Victor Allgeier
(646) 290-6400
vic@ttcominc.com

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