Entropic Communications Reports Third Quarter Results

Conference Call to be Webcast Today At 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time


SAN DIEGO, Oct. 28, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Entropic Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:ENTR), a leading provider of silicon solutions to enable connected home entertainment, today reported its third quarter results for the period ended September 30, 2008. Entropic reported third quarter net revenues of $31.7 million, a decrease of 26% compared with $42.8 million in the second quarter of 2008 and 12% lower than in the third quarter of 2007.

In accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), the company's third quarter net loss was $7.1 million, or ($0.11) per share (basic and diluted), on 67.7 million weighted average shares outstanding. This compares with GAAP net loss of $6.4 million, or ($0.10) per share (basic and diluted), on 67.2 million weighted average shares outstanding in the second quarter of 2008. Non-GAAP net loss in the third quarter was $1.2 million, or ($0.02) per share (basic and diluted), on 67.7 million average shares outstanding, compared to non-GAAP net income of $1.2 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, on 73.4 million average shares outstanding in the second quarter of 2008.

"Our Q3 results show upside to the guidance we provided last quarter. As expected, we saw softness in sales of our MoCA product line in the third quarter as a result of inventory build up in the supply chain. This softness was partially mitigated by the ramp in our DBS outdoor unit business," said Patrick Henry, chairman and chief executive officer. "During the third quarter, we adjusted our cost structure to lower our breakeven threshold and made continued progress on our product roadmaps. Looking forward, the management team believes in the growth opportunity in our served markets and remains focused on operational execution and driving our next set of service provider deployments."



                                       Three months ended
                         ---------------------------------------------
 (In millions, except
  per share data)        Sept 30, 2008   June 30, 2008   Sept 30, 2007
 Net revenues                    $31.7           $42.8           $36.1
 GAAP net loss                  ($7.1)          ($6.4)          ($6.7)
 GAAP net loss per share
  (basic and diluted)          ($0.11)         ($0.10)         ($0.53)

 Non-GAAP net (loss)
  income (1)                    ($1.2)            $1.2            $2.3
 Non-GAAP net (loss)
  income per share (1)         ($0.02)           $0.02           $0.03

    1. Please refer to the financial statements portion of this press
    release for an explanation of the non-GAAP financial measures
    contained in the table above and a reconciliation of such measures
    to the comparable GAAP financial measures.

For More Information

Entropic management will be holding a conference call today, October 28, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time/5:00 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss the company's results for the third quarter and to provide guidance for the fourth quarter. You may access the conference call via any of the following:



 Teleconference:            719-325-4893

 Conference ID:             1241580

 Web Broadcast:             http://ir.entropic.com/events.cfm

 Replay:                    719-457-0820

About Entropic Communications

Entropic Communications, Inc. is a leading fabless semiconductor company that designs, develops and markets system solutions that enable connected home entertainment. The company's technologies significantly change the way high-definition television-quality video and other multimedia content such as movies, music, games and photos are brought into and delivered throughout the home. For more information please visit: www.entropic.com.

The Entropic Communications logo is available athttp://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=4255

Forward Looking Statements

Statements in this press release that are not strictly historical in nature constitute "forward-looking statements." Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our growth opportunities and our focus on operational execution and driving service provider deployments. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause Entropic's actual results to be materially different from historical results or from any results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, our dependence on a limited number of customers for a substantial portion of our revenues; risks associated with adverse U.S. and international economic conditions; the ability of our customers or the service providers who purchase their products to successfully compete and continue to grow in their markets; the continued development of the market for HD video and other multi-media content delivery and networking solutions based on the MoCA standard; risks associated with competing against larger and more established companies and our ability to compete successfully in the market for MoCA-compliant chipsets; risks associated with timely development and introduction of new or enhanced products; risks related to international operations including political and economic conditions in foreign markets; and other factors discussed in the "Risk Factors" section of Entropic's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2008. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. Entropic is providing this information as of the date of this release and does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Entropic Communications(r) and the stylized Entropic "curve" logo are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Entropic Communications, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.



                      ENTROPIC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
          GAAP Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
                (In thousands, except per share amounts)
                               (Unaudited)


                            Three Months Ended       Nine Months Ended
                      ----------------------------  ------------------
                      Sept. 30, June 30,  Sept. 30, Sept. 30, Sept. 30,
                        2008      2008      2007      2008      2007
                      --------  --------  --------  --------  --------
 Net revenues         $ 31,678  $ 42,836  $ 36,144  $116,502  $ 82,377
 Cost of net revenues   17,308    23,869    21,999    64,014    54,491
                      --------  --------  --------  --------  --------
 Gross profit           14,370    18,967    14,145    52,488    27,886
 Operating expenses:
   Research and
    development         13,902    15,678    11,923    42,892    22,812
   Sales and marketing   3,991     4,455     3,283    12,590     6,642
   General and
    administrative       2,798     3,541     2,706     9,862     5,104
   Write off of in-
    process research
    and development         --     1,300        --     1,300    21,400
   Amortization of
    purchased
    intangibles            713       713     1,296     2,022     1,338
   Restructuring
    charges
    (benefit)(1)           209       (10)       --     1,278        --
                      --------  --------  --------  --------  --------
     Total operating
      expenses          21,613    25,677    19,208    69,944    57,296
                      --------  --------  --------  --------  --------
 Loss from operations   (7,243)   (6,710)   (5,063)  (17,456)  (29,410)
 Other income
  (expense), net           156       191    (1,583)      149    (2,070)
                      --------  --------  --------  --------  --------
 Loss before income
  taxes                 (7,087)   (6,519)   (6,646)  (17,307)  (31,480)
                      --------  --------  --------  --------  --------
 Income tax provision
  (benefit)                 37       (72)       --       119        --
                      --------  --------  --------  --------  --------
 Net loss before
  accretion of
  redeemable
  convertible
  preferred stock       (7,124)   (6,447)   (6,646)  (17,426)  (31,480)
 Accretion of
  redeemable
  convertible
  preferred stock           --        --       (32)       --       (95)
                      --------  --------  --------  --------  --------
 Net loss attributable
  to common
  stockholders        $ (7,124) $ (6,447) $ (6,678) $(17,426) $(31,575)
                      ========  ========  ========  ========  ========

 Net loss per share
  attributable to
  common stockholders
  (basic and diluted) $  (0.11) $  (0.10) $  (0.53) $  (0.26) $  (3.89)
                      ========  ========  ========  ========  ========
 Weighted average
  shares (basic and
  diluted)              67,669    67,215    12,506    67,378     8,113
                      ========  ========  ========  ========  ========


 (1) For the three months ending June 30 and March 31, 2008, the
 Company recorded restructuring charges of $(10,000) and $1,079,000,
 respectively, related to exiting the lease agreement for the company's
 former headquarters in San Diego, California, as well as charges for
 the impairment of property and equipment and other long-term assets.
 For the three months ended September 30, 2008, the Company recorded a
 restructuing charge of $209,000 related to the implementation of a
 restructuring plan to improve its operating cost structure which
 included a reduction-in-force.


                   ENTROPIC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
             GAAP Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
                           (In thousands)

                        Sept. 30,    June 30,   March 31,    Dec. 31,
                          2008        2008        2008         2007
                       -----------------------------------------------
                       (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
 ASSETS
 Current assets:
   Cash and cash
    equivalents        $    25,244 $    17,027 $    16,545 $    51,533
   Marketable
    securities               6,860      12,009      18,586       2,965
   Accounts receivable,
    net                     19,691      35,588      37,852      24,489
   Inventory                22,255      21,079      14,242      15,332
   Prepaid expenses and
    other current
    assets                   1,552       1,925       2,004       2,238
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
      Total current
       assets               75,602      87,628      89,229      96,557
   Property and
    equipment, net          12,224      12,612      12,027       8,952
   Intangible assets,
    net                     30,883      33,185      32,309      34,145
   Goodwill                 88,082      88,082      86,256      86,256
   Other long-term
    assets                     281         283         389         416
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
      Total assets     $   207,072 $   221,790 $   220,210 $   226,326
                       =========== =========== =========== ===========
 LIABILITIES AND
  STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 Current liabilities:
   Accounts payable 
    and accrued 
    expenses           $    12,680 $    22,141 $    19,053 $    18,909
   Accrued payroll and
    benefits                 4,080       5,490       4,314       4,253
   Deferred revenues            --         187         303         303
   Current portion of
    line of credit and
    loans payable               --          --          --       2,860
   Current portion of
    software licenses
    and capital lease
    obligations                 60         119         268         384
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
     Total current
      liabilities           16,820      27,937      23,938      26,709
   Stock repurchase
    liability                  982       1,208       1,591       1,765
   Lines of credit and
    loans payable               --          --          --       5,547
   Other long-term
    liabilities              3,203       3,165       3,061       1,907
 Stockholders' equity      186,067     189,480     191,620     190,398
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
     Total liabilities
      and 
      stockholders'
      equity           $   207,072 $   221,790 $   220,210 $   226,326
                       =========== =========== =========== ===========



              ENTROPIC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
     Unaudited Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Adjustments
         (In thousands, except per share amounts)

 This press release contains the following non-GAAP financial measures:
 net (loss) income and net (loss) income per share. The presentation
 of such measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as
 a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared
 and presented in accordance with GAAP. Our non-GAAP net (loss) income
 and net (loss) income per share exclude the items listed below.

 The following table sets forth such non-GAAP measures for the
 applicable periods as well as the reconciliation of such measures to
 the directly comparable GAAP measures for the periods shown.

                            Three Months Ended       Nine Months Ended
                      ----------------------------  ------------------
                      Sept. 30,  June 30, Sept. 30, Sept. 30, Sept. 30,
                        2008      2008      2007      2008      2007
                      --------  --------  --------  --------  --------
 GAAP net loss
  attributable to
  common shareholders $ (7,124) $ (6,447) $ (6,678) $(17,426) $(31,575)
 Non-GAAP adjustments:
   Stock-based
    compensation:
     Cost of net
      revenues              63        64        85       173        88
     Research and
      development        1,834     1,829     1,476     5,421     1,927
     Sales and
      marketing            647       611       475     1,881       685
     General and
      administrative       914       868       918     2,979     1,125
                      --------  --------  --------  --------  --------
       Total stock-
        based
        compensation     3,458     3,372     2,954    10,454     3,825
     Acquisition-
      related items:
       Amortization of
        inventory
        step-up
        charges to
        cost of net
        revenues            --        --     2,062        --     2,062
       Amortization of
        purchased
        intangible
        assets:
          Cost of net
           revenues      1,590     1,590     1,240     4,420     1,240
          Operating
           expenses        713       713     1,296     2,022     1,338
     Write off of in-
      process research
      and development       --     1,300        --     1,300    21,400
     Vativ retention
      bonuses               --       698        --       698        --
   Restructuring
    charges                209       (10)       --     1,278        --
   Accretion of
    redeemable
    convertible
    preferred stock         --        --        32        --        95
   Write off of debt
    issuance costs          --        --        --       476        --
   Loss on fair value
    of preferred stock
    warrant
    liabilities             --        --     1,395        --     2,007
                      --------  --------  --------  --------  --------
   Total of non-GAAP
    adjustments          5,970     7,663     8,979    20,648    31,967
                      --------  --------  --------  --------  --------
 Non-GAAP net (loss)
  income              $ (1,154) $  1,216  $  2,301  $  3,222  $    392
                      ========  ========  ========  ========  ========

 GAAP weighted average
  shares (basic)        67,669    67,215    12,506    67,378     8,113
   Non-GAAP adjustment
    for dilutive
    shares (a)              --     6,146     8,506     5,834     5,512
   Non-GAAP adjustment
    for assumed
    conversion of
    redeemable
    convertible-
    preferred stock (b)     --        --    44,897        --    36,250
                      --------  --------  --------  --------  --------
 Non-GAAP weighted
  average shares
  (diluted)             67,669    73,361    65,909    73,212    49,875
                      ========  ========  ========  ========  ========

 GAAP net loss per
  share (basic and
  diluted)            $  (0.11) $  (0.10) $  (0.53) $  (0.26) $  (3.89)
   Non-GAAP
    adjustments
    detailed
    above (a)(b)          0.09      0.12      0.56      0.30      3.90
                      --------  --------  --------  --------  --------
 Non-GAAP net (loss)
  income per share
  (diluted)           $  (0.02) $   0.02  $   0.03  $   0.04  $   0.01
                      ========  ========  ========  ========  ========

 (a) Shares included for calculating diluted earnings per share for
 periods with non-GAAP net income. For the periods shown with a net
 loss, no shares were included for the diluted earnings per share
 calculation, as including such shares would be antidilutive.

 (b) Non-GAAP adjustment to weighted average shares represents the
 assumed conversion of redeemable convertible preferred stock into
 common stock as of the later of their issuance or the beginning of
 their respective periods for the periods presented.


            

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