Entropic Communications Reports Second Quarter Results

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


SAN DIEGO, Aug. 5, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Entropic Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:ENTR), a leading provider of silicon solutions to enable connected home entertainment, today reported its second quarter results for the period ended June 30, 2008. Entropic reported second quarter net revenues of $42.8 million, an increase of 2% compared with $42.0 million in the first quarter of 2008 and 63% higher than in the second quarter of 2007. The revenues in the second quarter of 2008 included revenues related to the acquisition of RF Magic, compared with the second quarter of 2007 which was prior to the acquisition.

In accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), the company's second quarter net loss was $6.4 million, or ($0.10) per share (basic and diluted) on 67.2 million weighted average shares outstanding. This compares with GAAP net loss of $3.9 million, or ($0.06) per share (basic and diluted) on 66.7 million weighted average shares outstanding, in the first quarter of 2008. Non-GAAP net income in the second quarter was $1.2 million, or $0.02 per diluted share on 73.4 million average shares outstanding, compared to non-GAAP net income of $3.2 million, or $0.04 per diluted share on 73.6 million average shares outstanding, in the first quarter of 2008.

"In the second quarter we delivered sequential revenue growth of 2%. This was our 17th consecutive quarter of revenue growth and our fourth consecutive quarter of non-GAAP net income," said Patrick Henry, chairman and chief executive officer. "Since the close of the quarter, we have seen a dramatic slowdown in our MoCA business, specifically related to the Verizon FiOS deployment. Due to the sequential drop in Verizon FiOS subscriber growth in the second quarter and a resulting increase in inventory positions of MoCA-based customer premises equipment for Verizon, we expect significant softness in sales of our MoCA product line for the third quarter. We expect this situation to be partially mitigated by the ramp in our DBS outdoor unit business at DIRECTV. Our primary focus this quarter will be to drive new design wins across our product lines and to drive next generation product development efforts, while focusing on operating expense control."



                                             Three months ended
                                      --------------------------------
 (In millions,                        June 30,    Mar. 31,    June 30,
  except per share data)               2008        2008        2007

 Net revenues                          $42.8       $42.0       $26.2
 GAAP net loss                         ($6.4)      ($3.9)     ($23.8)
 GAAP net loss per share
  (basic and diluted)                 ($0.10)     ($0.06)     ($3.82)

 Non-GAAP net income (loss)(1)          $1.2        $3.2       ($1.2)
 Non-GAAP net income (loss)
  per share(1)                         $0.02       $0.04      ($0.20)

 (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.

Second Quarter Highlights



 * Expanded our product offering and technical talent with the
   April 3, 2008 acquisition of Vativ Technologies, a fabless
   semiconductor company that designs and markets HDMI compliant
   chips sold into consumer electronics equipment
 * Announced the compliance of Entropic Channel Stacking Switch (CSS)
   products with ASTRA Single Cable Low Noise Block (LNB) down
   converter technical specification
 * Announced an additional deployment of Entropic's c.LINK Access
   technology in conjunction with QuiQom Systems in Europe

Other Recent Highlights



 * Expanded our relationship with EchoStar Technologies and announced
   that Entropic's Band Translation Switch chips will be integrated
   in new EchoStar products available later this year
 * Announced that DIRECTV has incorporated Entropic's CSS technology
   in DIRECTV's SWM-ODU dish unit, a mainstream follow-on to this
   year's earlier announcement of DIRECTV's use of CSS technology in
   its MDU MFH-2 system
 * Extended our partnership with Actiontec to deliver high
   performance, next generation customer premise equipment for
   High-Speed Fiber network installations utilizing Entropic's MoCA
   1.1 compliant chipsets to enable superior network delivery of HD
   video

For More Information

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



 Teleconference:   719-325-4863

 Conference ID:    7496952

 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 at http://www.primenewswire.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 sales of our MoCA product line for the third quarter, the ramp of our DBS outdoor unit business at DIRECTV, and our focus on driving new design wins and product development efforts while controlling operating expenses during the third quarter. 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; 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; the effects of competition; risks related to international operations including political and economic conditions in foreign markets; our ability to effectively integrate acquired businesses and realize the anticipated financial and strategic benefits from businesses we acquire; risks associated with adverse U.S. and international economic conditions; and other factors discussed in the "Risk Factors" section of Entropic's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 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             Six Months Ended
              --------------------------------    --------------------
              June 30,    March 31,   June 30,    June 30,    June 30,
                2008        2008        2007        2008        2007
              --------    --------    --------    --------    --------
            (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)

 Net
  revenues    $ 42,836    $ 41,988    $ 26,207    $ 84,824    $ 46,233
 Cost of net
  revenues      23,869      22,837      17,961      46,706      32,492
              --------    --------    --------    --------    --------
 Gross profit   18,967      19,151       8,246      38,118      13,741
 Operating
  expenses:
  Research and
   development  15,678      13,313       6,699      28,990      10,889
  Sales and
   marketing     4,455       4,144       1,859       8,599       3,359
  General and
   adminis-
   trative       3,541       3,523       1,631       7,064       2,398
  Write off of
   in-process
   research
   and devel-
   opment        1,300          --      21,400       1,300      21,400
  Amortization
   of purchased
   intangibles     713         596          42       1,309          42
  Restructuring
   charges (1)     (10)      1,079          --       1,069          --
              --------    --------    --------    --------    --------
   Total
    operating
    expenses    25,677      22,655      31,631      48,331      38,088
              --------    --------    --------    --------    --------
 Loss from
  operations    (6,710)     (3,504)    (23,385)    (10,213)    (24,347)
 Other income
  (expense),
  net              191        (198)       (337)         (7)       (487)
              --------    --------    --------    --------    --------
 Loss before
  income taxes  (6,519)     (3,702)    (23,722)    (10,220)    (24,834)
              --------    --------    --------    --------    --------
 Income tax
  expense          (72)        154          --          82          --
              --------    --------    --------    --------    --------
 Net loss
  before
  accretion of
  redeemable
  convertible
  preferred
  stock         (6,447)     (3,856)    (23,722)    (10,302)    (24,834)
 Accretion of
  redeemable
  convertible
  preferred
  stock             --          --         (31)         --         (63)
              --------    --------    --------    --------    --------
 Net loss
  attributable
  to common
  stock-
  holders     $ (6,447)   $ (3,856)   $(23,753)   $(10,302)   $(24,897)
              ========    ========    ========    ========    ========

 Net loss per
  share
  attributable
  to common
  stockholders
  (basic and
  diluted)    $  (0.10)   $  (0.06)   $  (3.82)   $  (0.15)   $  (4.33)
              ========    ========    ========    ========    ========

 Weighted
  average
  shares (basic
  and diluted)  67,215      66,662       6,223      67,023       5,756
              ========    ========    ========    ========    ========

 (1) The restructuring charges are related to exiting the lease
 agreement for the company's former headquarters in San Diego,
 California, as well as charges for the impairment or property and
 equipment and other long term assets.


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

                                      June 30,    March 31,   Dec. 31,
                                        2008        2008        2007
                                      --------    --------    --------
                                    (unaudited)  (unaudited)
 ASSETS
 Current assets:
   Cash and cash equivalents          $ 17,027    $ 16,545    $ 51,533
   Marketable securities                12,009      18,586       2,965
   Accounts receivable, net             35,588      37,852      24,489
   Inventory                            21,079      14,242      15,332
   Prepaid expenses and other
    current assets                       1,925       2,004       2,238
                                      --------    --------    --------
     Total current assets               87,628      89,229      96,557
   Property and equipment, net          12,612      12,027       8,952
   Intangible assets, net               33,185      32,309      34,145
   Goodwill                             88,082      86,256      86,256
   Other long-term assets                  283         389         416
                                      --------    --------    --------
     Total assets                     $221,790    $220,210    $226,326
                                      ========    ========    ========

 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 Current liabilities:
   Accounts payable and accrued
    expenses                            22,141      19,053      18,909
   Accrued payroll and benefits          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                            119         268         384
                                      --------    --------    --------
     Total current liabilities          27,937      23,938      26,709
   Stock repurchase liability            1,208       1,591       1,765
   Lines of credit and loans payable        --          --       5,547
   Other long-term liabilities           3,165       3,061       1,907
 Commitments and contingencies
 Stockholders' equity                  189,480     191,620     190,398
                                      --------    --------    --------
     Total liabilities and
      stockholders' equity            $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 income (loss) and net income (loss) 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 income (loss) and net income (loss) per share exclude stock-based compensation expense, inventory step-up costs, amortization of developed technology and purchased intangible assets, and in-process research and development charges.

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           Six Months Ended
                  -----------------------------    ------------------
                  June 30,  March 31,   June 30,   June 30,   June 30,
                   2008       2008       2007       2008       2007
                  -------    -------    -------    -------    -------
 GAAP net loss
  attributable
  to common
  shareholders    $(6,447)   $(3,856)  $(23,753)  $(10,302)  $(24,897)
 Non-GAAP
  adjustments:
  Stock-based
   compensation:
   Cost of net
    revenues           64         46          3        110          3
   Research and
    development     1,829      1,758        397      3,587        450
   Sales and
    marketing         611        623        145      1,234        210
   General and
    administrative    868      1,197        186      2,065        208
                  -------    -------    -------    -------    -------
    Total stock-
     based
     compensation   3,372      3,624        731      6,996        871
  Acquisition-
   related items:
   Amortization
    of purchased
    intangible
    assets:
    Cost of net
     revenues       1,590      1,240         --      2,830         --
    Operating
     expenses         713        596         42      1,309         42
  Restructuring
   charges            (10)     1,079         --      1,069         --
  Write off of
   in-process
   research and
   development      1,300         --     21,400      1,300     21,400
  Vativ retention
   bonuses and
   related payroll
   taxes              698         --         --        698         --
  Write off of
   debt issuance
   costs               --        476         --        476         --
 Loss on fair
  value of
  preferred stock
  warrant
  liabilities          --         --        340         --        612
                  -------    -------    -------    -------    -------
 Total of non-GAAP
  adjustments       7,663      7,015     22,513     14,678     22,925
                  -------    -------    -------    -------    -------

 Non-GAAP net
  income (loss)   $ 1,216    $ 3,159    $(1,240)   $ 4,376    $(1,972)
                  =======    =======    =======    =======    =======

 GAAP weighted
  average shares
  (basic)          67,215     66,662      6,223     67,023      5,756
  Non-GAAP
   adjustment
   for dilutive
   shares (a)       6,146      6,980         --      6,429         --
                  -------    -------    -------    -------    -------
 Non-GAAP weighted
  average shares
  (diluted)        73,361     73,642      6,223     73,452      5,756
                  -------    -------    -------    -------    -------

 GAAP net loss
  per share (basic
  and diluted)    $ (0.10)   $ (0.06)   $ (3.82)   $ (0.15)   $ (4.33)
  Non-GAAP
   adjustments
   detailed
   above (a)         0.12       0.10       3.62       0.21       3.99
                  -------    -------    -------    -------    -------
 Non-GAAP net
  income (loss)
  per share
  (diluted)       $  0.02    $  0.04    $ (0.20)   $  0.06    $ (0.34)
                  -------    -------    -------    -------    -------

 (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.


                     ENTROPIC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
              Non-GAAP Supplemental Financial Information
           (Unaudited; in thousands, except percentage data)

The following table sets forth certain non-GAAP financial measures used in calculating Entropic's non-GAAP net income (loss) for the periods presented. Such non-GAAP financial measures are based upon Entropic's unaudited consolidated statements of operations for the periods presented and give effect to certain adjustments identified in the table. The presentation of such non-GAAP financial 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. In addition, investors should not rely on the results of prior periods as an indication of Entropic's future performance.



                       Three Months Ended           Six Months Ended
                  -----------------------------    ------------------
                 June 30,   March 31,  June 30,   June 30,   June 30,
                   2008       2008       2007       2008       2007
                  -------    -------    -------    -------    -------
                (unaudited)(unaudited)(unaudited)           (unaudited)

 NET REVENUES:    $42,836    $41,988    $26,207    $84,824    $46,233

 COST OF NET
  REVENUES:
 GAAP cost of net
  revenues        $23,869    $22,837    $17,961    $46,706    $32,492
  Add:
   Stock-based
    compensation
    expense            64         46          3        110          3
   Amortization
    of developed
    technology      1,590      1,240         --      2,830         --
                  -------    -------    -------    -------    -------
 Non-GAAP cost of
  net revenues    $22,215    $21,551    $17,958    $43,766    $32,489
                  =======    =======    =======    =======    =======

 GROSS PROFIT:
 GAAP gross
  profit          $18,967    $19,151    $ 8,246    $38,118    $13,741
  Add:
   Stock-based
    compensation
    expense            64         46          3        110          3
   Amortization
    of developed
    technology      1,590      1,240         --      2,830         --
                  -------    -------    -------    -------    -------
 Non-GAAP gross
  profit          $20,621    $20,437    $ 8,249    $41,058    $13,744
                  =======    =======    =======    =======    =======

  GAAP gross
   margin            44.3%      45.6%      31.5%      44.9%      29.7%
  Non-GAAP gross
   margin            48.1%      48.7%      31.5%      48.4%      29.7%

 OPERATING
  EXPENSES:
 GAAP operating
  expenses        $25,677    $22,655    $31,631    $48,331    $38,088
  Less:
   Stock-based
    compensation
    expense         3,308      3,578        728      6,886        868
   Amortization
    of purchased
    intangibles       713        596         42      1,309         42
   Write off of
    in-process
    research and
    development     1,300         --     21,400      1,300     21,400
   Retention
    bonuses           698         --         --        698         --
   Restructuring
    charges           (10)     1,079         --      1,069         --
                  -------    -------    -------    -------    -------
 Non-GAAP
  operating
  expenses        $19,668    $17,402    $ 9,461    $37,069    $15,778
                  =======    =======    =======    =======    =======

 OTHER INCOME
  (EXPENSE), NET:
 GAAP other income
  (expense), net  $   191    $  (198)   $  (337)   $    (7)   $  (487)
  Add:
   Loss on fair
    value of
    preferred
    stock warrant
    liabilities        --         --        340         --        612
   Write off of
    debt issuance
    costs              --        476         --        476         --
                  -------    -------    -------    -------    -------
 Non-GAAP other
  income (expense),
  net             $   191    $   278    $     3    $   469    $   125
                  =======    =======    =======    =======    =======

 INCOME TAX BENEFIT
  (PROVISION):    $    72    $  (154)   $    --    $   (82)   $    --

 ACCRETION OF
  REDEEMABLE
  CONVERTIBLE
  PREFERRED
  STOCK:          $    --    $    --    $   (31)   $    --    $   (63)

 RESEARCH AND
  DEVELOPMENT
  EXPENSE:
 GAAP research
  and development $15,678    $13,313    $ 6,699    $28,990    $10,889
  Less:
   Vativ retention
    bonuses and
    related
    payroll taxes     648         --         --        648         --
   Stock-based
    compensation
    expense         1,829      1,758        397      3,587        450
                  -------    -------    -------    -------    -------
 Non-GAAP research
  and development $13,201    $11,555    $ 6,302    $24,755    $10,439
                  =======    =======    =======    =======    =======

 SALES AND
  MARKETING
  EXPENSE:
 GAAP sales and
  marketing       $ 4,455    $ 4,144    $ 1,859    $ 8,599    $ 3,359
  Less:
   Vativ retention
    bonuses and
    related
    payroll taxes      50         --         --         50         --
   Stock-based
    compensation
    expense           611        623        145      1,234        210
                  -------    -------    -------    -------    -------
 Non-GAAP sales
  and marketing   $ 3,794    $ 3,521    $ 1,714    $ 7,315    $ 3,149
                  =======    =======    =======    =======    =======

 GENERAL AND
  ADMINISTRATIVE
  EXPENSE:
 GAAP general and
  administrative  $ 3,541    $ 3,523    $ 1,631    $ 7,064    $ 2,398
  Less: stock-based
   compensation
   expense            868      1,197        186      2,065        208
                  -------    -------    -------    -------    -------
 Non-GAAP
  general and
  administrative  $ 2,673    $ 2,326    $ 1,445    $ 4,999    $ 2,190
                  =======    =======    =======    =======    =======


            

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