COSTA MESA, Calif., Oct. 21, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Emulex Corporation (NYSE:ELX), the market leader in Fibre Channel host bus adapters (HBAs) and a leading supplier of intelligent building blocks for next generation storage networking systems, today announced results for its first fiscal quarter ended September 26, 2004.
First Quarter Highlights
-- Revenues of $73.2 million, compared to guidance of $73-$76
million. This was a 13% decrease from a year ago,
reflecting the impact of a previously announced OEM business
model transition that is now largely complete
-- Non-GAAP diluted EPS of $0.11, and GAAP diluted EPS of
$0.17, compared to non-GAAP guidance of $0.09-$0.10 and
GAAP guidance of $0.08-$0.09
-- Gross margin of 60%
-- Non-GAAP operating margin of 19% and GAAP operating margin of 12%
-- Repurchase of $153 million in face value of Emulex's 0.25%
convertible subordinated notes at a discount. This resulted
in a pre-tax gain of $13.1 million which is not included in
non-GAAP results
-- A 21% sequential reduction in inventory levels to $25.0 million
and an improvement in turns from 4.1 to 4.7
-- Increase of $51.4 million in cash and investments, net of debt,
over fourth quarter levels, to $182 million
Financial Results
First quarter revenues, essentially all of which were comprised of Fibre Channel products, declined 15% sequentially from the fourth fiscal quarter to $73.2 million. This was primarily due to the previously-announced shift from a distribution fulfillment model to a hub inventory model at one of Emulex's key OEMs. While actual end-user demand for HBA products was unaffected by this transition, the interim financial impact was a reduction in first quarter fiscal 2005 HBA revenue below actual demand levels as distributor stocking inventory of Emulex HBAs was sold. Storage switching solutions, however, grew to more than 15% of first quarter net revenue, expanding nearly 20% sequentially. First quarter non-GAAP net income declined by 53% from the comparable year-ago results to $9.5 million, or $0.11 per diluted share. First quarter GAAP net income, including charges associated with the previous acquisitions and non-recurring benefits associated with the repurchase of notes at a discount and additional recovery in insurance proceeds associated with settlement of shareholder litigation, amounted to $14.3 million, or $0.17 per diluted share. A reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP results is included in the accompanying financial data.
Paul Folino, Emulex Chairman and CEO, stated, "While cross currents in our OEM customer base are impacting our HBA revenue, we made notable strategic progress in the HBA sector during the quarter, capturing yet another tier one OEM design win for our next generation 4 gigabit per second HBA, logging more design wins in the blade server market, strengthening our position in the Linux and Windows sectors, and working closely with Brocade to offer simplified installation and management tools for our combined solution set of fabric switches and HBAs for both the enterprise and SMB markets. In addition, our InSpeed storage switching solutions are continuing to gain momentum in the market as we expanded our installed base to 3 million ports in the first quarter. We added Engenio to our list of announced InSpeed embedded storage switch OEMs, and launched our Entry Level SAN Storage Switch product line with a marquee list of OEMs for this product family, including IBM, NEC and Apple. While we remain in a period of high engineering investment as we pursue broader market opportunities that will fuel future growth, the enthusiastic customer response is reinforcing our commitment to expanding and diversifying our addressable markets."
Business Outlook
Although actual results may vary depending on a variety of factors, many of which are outside Emulex's control, Emulex is providing guidance for its second fiscal quarter ending December 2004. Beginning in December 2004, earnings per share guidance will be impacted by approximately one cent per share to reflect additional shares outstanding under the assumption that EITF 04-8 will be effective. Emulex is budgeting for second quarter revenue in a range of $81-$85 million and non-GAAP earnings per share of $0.13-$0.15. On a GAAP basis, Emulex expects diluted first quarter EPS of $0.08-$0.10 per share, reflecting approximately $0.05 per share in expected GAAP charges arising primarily from amortization of intangibles and deferred stock-based compensation.
Webcast Information
Emulex will host a webcast today at 2:00 p.m. Pacific time to discuss the financial results in detail. The webcast may be accessed live via the home page of the Emulex website at www.emulex.com. During the call, Emulex will discuss details of the first fiscal quarter financial results. A replay of the webcast will be available in the audio archive section of the investor relations page of the Emulex website. In addition, a replay of the quarterly conference call will be available for 48 hours by calling (888) 203-1112-- and using the passcode 841082.
About Emulex
Emulex Corporation is the world leader in Fibre Channel HBAs and delivers a broad range of intelligent building blocks for next generation storage networking systems. Emulex ranked number 16 in the Deloitte 2004 Technology Fast 50 and most recently received recognition as one of Forbes 200 Best Small Companies.
The world's leading server and storage providers rely on Emulex HBAs, embedded storage switching and I/O controller products to build reliable, scalable and high performance storage solutions. The Emulex award-winning product families, including its LightPulse(tm) HBAs and InSpeed(tm) embedded storage switching products, are based on internally developed ASIC, firmware and software technologies, and offer customers high performance, scalability, flexibility and reduced total cost of ownership. The company's products have been selected by the world's leading server and storage providers, including Dell, EMC, Fujitsu Ltd., Fujitsu Siemens, Bull, HP, Hitachi Data Systems, IBM, NEC, Network Appliance, Quantum Corp., StorageTek, Sun Microsystems, Unisys and Xyratex. In addition, Emulex includes industry leaders Brocade, Computer Associates, Intel, McDATA, Microsoft and VERITAS among its strategic partners. Corporate headquarters are located in Costa Mesa, California. News releases and other information about Emulex Corporation are available at http://www.emulex.com.
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Note Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Information. The non-GAAP financial information included in this press release is not prepared in accordance with GAAP as it excludes subsequent benefits related to an inventory charge, impairment charges, gains or losses on the repurchase of convertible subordinated notes and litigation settlements, as well as charges relating to the amortization of stock-based compensation and in-process research and development charges. The projected non-GAAP financial information also excludes any acquisition-related charges associated with the acquisitions of Giganet, Vixel and the technology assets of Trebia Networks. Management believes that the presentation of Non-GAAP information may provide useful information to investors because Emulex has historically provided this information and understands that some investors consider it useful in evaluating Emulex's core business. Management also uses this non-GAAP information, along with the GAAP information, in evaluating Emulex's business for these purposes. The non-GAAP results should not be considered a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP, and may be different from non-GAAP or other pro forma measures used by other companies.
"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: With the exception of historical information, the statements set forth above, including, without limitation, those contained in the discussion of "Business Outlook" above, contain forward-looking statements that involve risk and uncertainties. We expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or changes to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect any future events or circumstances. The company wishes to caution readers that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. The fact that the economy generally, and the technology and storage segments specifically, have been in a state of uncertainty making it difficult to determine if past experience is a good guide to the future and making it impossible to determine if markets will grow or shrink in the short term. The Company's results have been significantly impacted by a widespread slowdown in technology investment that has also pressured the storage networking market that is the mainstay of the Company's business. A continued downturn in information technology spending could adversely affect the Company's revenues and results of operations. As a result of this uncertainty, the Company is unable to predict with any accuracy what future results might be. Other factors affecting these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following: slower than expected growth of the storage networking market or the failure of the Company's OEM customers to successfully incorporate the Company's products into their systems; the Company's dependence on a limited number of customers and the effects of the loss of, or decrease or delays in orders by, any such customers, or the failure of such customers to make payments; the emergence of new or stronger competitors as a result of consolidation movements in the market; the timing and market acceptance of the Company's or the Company's OEM customers' new or enhanced products; the variability in the level of the Company's backlog and the variable booking patterns of the Company's customers; the effects of terrorist activities, natural disasters and resulting political or economic instability; the highly competitive nature of the markets for the Company's products as well as pricing pressures that may result from such competitive conditions; the Company's ability and the ability of the Company's OEM customers to keep pace with the rapid technological changes in the Company's industry and gain market acceptance for new products and technologies; the effect of rapid migration of customers towards newer, lowest cost product platforms; possible transitions from board level to application specific computer chip solutions for selected applications; a shift in unit product mix from higher-end to lower-end products; a decrease in the average unit selling prices or an increase in the manufactured cost of the Company's products; delays in product development; the Company's reliance on third-party suppliers and subcontractors for components and assembly; any inadequacy of the Company's intellectual property protection or the potential for third-party claims of infringement; the Company's ability to attract and retain key technical personnel; the Company's dependence on foreign sales; the effect of acquisitions; impairment charges; and changes in tax rates or changes in accounting standards, including changes in the accounting treatment of employee stock options and contingent convertible debt. These and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are discussed in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its recent filings on Forms 8-K, 10-K and 10-Q, under the caption "Risk Factors."
This news release refers to various products and companies by their trade names. In most, if not all, cases these designations are claimed as trademarks or registered trademarks by their respective companies.
EMULEX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended
September 26, September 28,
2004 2003
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Net revenues $ 73,225 $ 84,577
Cost of sales 29,246 28,327
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Gross profit 43,979 56,250
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Operating expenses:
Engineering and development 20,197 16,344
Selling and marketing 7,424 4,602
General and administrative (421) 3,657
Impairment of goodwill 1,793 --
Amortization of other intangibles 6,547 1,450
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Total operating expenses 35,540 26,053
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Operating income 8,439 30,197
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Nonoperating income:
Interest income 3,034 2,498
Interest expense (1,347) (1,033)
Gain on repurchase of convertible
subordinated notes 13,090 4,665
Other income (expense), net (10) 106
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Total nonoperating income 14,767 6,236
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Income before income taxes 23,206 36,433
Income tax provision 8,907 13,845
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Net income $ 14,299 $ 22,588
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Net income per share:
Basic $ 0.17 $ 0.27
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Diluted $ 0.17 $ 0.27
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Number of shares used in per
share computations:
Basic 82,561 82,541
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Diluted 83,788 87,472
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The interest expense adjustment, net of tax, to the
Company's GAAP diluted per share calculation due to the
dilutive effect of its 1.75% convertible subordinated notes
was $64 and $640 for the three months ended September 26,
2004, and September 28, 2003, respectively.
The reconciliation of the non-GAAP net income with the
Company's net income determined under GAAP is presented in
the following table.
EMULEX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to Non-GAAP Net Income
(in thousands - unaudited)
Three Months Ended
September 26, September 28,
2004 2003
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GAAP net income, as presented above $ 14,299 $ 22,588
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Items excluded from GAAP net
income to calculate non-GAAP
net income:
Subsequent benefit related to
the excess and obsolete inventory
charge, excluded from cost of
sales (1) -- (1,808)
Amortization of deferred stock-based
compensation associated with the
acquisition of Vixel and Giganet,
as follows:
Excluded from engineering and
development 523 410
Excluded from selling and
marketing 239 145
Excluded from general and
administrative 485 37
Excluded from cost of sales 38 4
Amortization of intangibles, excluded
from operating expenses 6,547 1,450
Impairment of goodwill, excluded
from operating expenses(2) 1,793 --
Insurance recovery and $315 of
related interest associated with
settlement of securities class
action and derivative lawsuits,
excluded from general and
administrative and interest
income (4,714) --
Net gain on repurchase of convertible
subordinated notes excluded from
nonoperating income(3) (13,090) (4,665)
Income tax effect of above items
excluded from the income tax
provision 3,369 1,909
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Impact on net income (4,810) (2,518)
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Non-GAAP net income $ 9,489 $ 20,070
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(1) Excess and obsolete inventory charge. Starting in late September
2001, some of Emulex's major customers made announcements that
general economic conditions, exacerbated by the increase in
economic uncertainty in the aftermath of the terrorist events of
September 11, 2001, were having a negative impact on their
financial results. The announcements made, and forecasts
received, indicated deteriorating demand for the Company's one
gigabit per second (Gbps) products as these customers were
expected to migrate to two Gbps products for future purchases. In
order to provide meaningful comparisons of operating results, any
subsequent consumption of these previously impaired products is
excluded.
(2) Impairment of goodwill. In connection with the preparation of
Vixel Corporation's tax return in the first quarter of fiscal
2005, the Company revised estimates and discovered errors related
to the deferred tax assets of Vixel Corporation (acquired in
November 2004). As a result, the Company recorded a $1.8 million
impairment of goodwill in the first quarter of fiscal 2005. Had
these items been recorded in fiscal 2004, the Company's net loss
would have been $1.8 million higher, or $534.1 million, instead
of $532.3 million. The Company does not believe that this $1.8
million impairment of goodwill is material to fiscal 2004 or will
be material to fiscal 2005 operations or financial results.
Excluding this adjustment, net income for the first quarter of
fiscal 2005 would have been $16.1 million.
(3) Net gain on repurchase of convertible subordinated notes. In the
three months ended September 26, 2004, Emulex repurchased $153.0
million in face value of its 0.25% convertible subordinated notes
at a discount, resulting in a pre-tax gain of $13.1 million. In
the three months ended September 28, 2003, Emulex repurchased
$93.9 million in face value of its 1.75% convertible subordinated
notes at a discount, resulting in a pre-tax gain of $4.7 million.
The non-GAAP financial information presented below is based on
the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements and
excludes certain adjustments detailed above. The Company uses
this non-GAAP information to evaluate its operating performance.
This presentation is not in accordance with, or an alternative
for, GAAP and may be different from the non-GAAP presentation
used by other companies.
EMULEX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Non-GAAP Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (4)
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended
September 26, September 28,
2004 2003
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Net revenues $ 73,225 $ 84,577
Cost of sales 29,208 30,131
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Gross profit 44,017 54,446
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Operating expenses:
Engineering and development 19,674 15,934
Selling and marketing 7,185 4,457
General and administrative 3,493 3,620
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Total operating expenses 30,352 24,011
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Operating income 13,665 30,435
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Nonoperating income:
Interest income 2,719 2,498
Interest expense (1,347) (1,033)
Other income (expense), net (10) 106
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Total nonoperating income 1,362 1,571
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Income before income taxes 15,027 32,006
Income tax provision 5,538 11,936
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Net income $ 9,489 $ 20,070
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Net income per share:
Basic $ 0.11 $ 0.24
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Diluted $ 0.11 $ 0.24
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Number of shares used in per
share computations:
Basic 82,561 82,541
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Diluted 83,788 87,472
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The interest expense adjustment, net of tax, to the Company's
non-GAAP diluted per share calculation due to the dilutive effect
of its convertible subordinated notes was $64 and $647 for the
three months ended September 26, 2004, and September 28, 2003,
respectively.
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(4) See the preceding Note Regarding Non-GAAP Financial
Information, as well as the Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to
Non-GAAP Net Income.
EMULEX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
September 26, June 27,
2004 2004
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Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $110,018 $192,137
Restricted cash -- 23
Investments 249,857 220,114
Accounts and other receivables, net 47,816 61,720
Litigation settlements receivable -- 5,101
Inventories, net 25,021 31,835
Prepaid expenses 4,036 3,572
Deferred income taxes 26,066 26,824
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Total current assets 462,814 541,326
Property and equipment, net 64,481 64,570
Investments 197,424 243,125
Other intangibles, net 116,120 122,667
Other assets 1,067 1,293
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$841,906 $972,981
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Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 15,939 $ 21,747
Accrued liabilities 20,658 22,839
Income taxes payable 9,822 9,910
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Total current liabilities 46,419 54,496
Convertible subordinated notes 375,372 524,845
Deferred income taxes and other 9,706 486
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Total liabilities 431,497 579,827
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Total stockholders' equity 410,409 393,154
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$841,906 $972,981
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EMULEX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Supplemental Information
Historical Revenue by Channel and Territory:
Q1 FY 2005 % Total Q1 FY 2004 % Total % Change
($000s) Revenue Revenue Revenue Revenue Year/Year
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Revenue from
OEM customers $50,851 70% $48,010 57% +6%
Revenue from
distribution 22,262 30% 36,527 43% -39%
Other 112 nm 40 nm nm
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Total net
revenues $73,225 100% $84,577 100% -13%
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United States $37,675 52% $52,975 63% -29%
Europe 24,253 33% 23,026 27% +5%
Pacific Rim countries 11,297 15% 8,576 10% +32%
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Total net
revenues $73,225 100% $84,577 100% -13%
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Forward-Looking Diluted Earnings per Share Reconciliation:
Guidance for
Three Months Ending
December 26, 2004 (5)
Non-GAAP diluted earnings
per share guidance $ 0.13-0.15
Items excluded, net of tax, from
non-GAAP diluted earning per share to
calculate GAAP diluted earnings
per share guidance:
Amortization of intangibles (0.04)
Amortization of deferred stock-based
compensation (0.01)
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GAAP diluted earnings per share guidance $ 0.08-0.10
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(5) Diluted earnings per share guidance for the three months ended
December 26, 2004, includes approximately 8.4 million common
stock equivalents associated with our 0.25% contingent
convertible debt on the assumption that EITF 04-8, "The Effect of
Contingently Convertible Instruments on Diluted Earning per
share" will be effective. If EITF 04-8 had been effective for the
three months ended September 26, 2004, GAAP diluted earnings per
share would have been approximately $0.16 per share and non-GAAP
earnings per share would have been approximately $0.11 per share.