Eden Prairie, Minn., May 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NVE Corporation (Nasdaq: NVEC) announced today financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2022.
Total revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022 increased 15% to $6.72 million from $5.86 million for the prior-year quarter. The increase was due to a 12% increase in product sales and a 104% increase in contract research and development revenue. Net income for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022 increased 22% to $3.82 million, or $0.79 per diluted share, compared to $3.13 million, or $0.65 per share, for the prior-year quarter.
For fiscal 2022, total revenue increased 26% to $27.0 million from $21.4 million for the prior fiscal year. The increase was due to a 26% increase in product sales and a 36% increase in contract research and development revenue. Net income increased 24% to $14.5 million, or $3.00 per diluted share, compared to $11.7 million, or $2.42 per share, for fiscal 2021.
The company also announced a quarterly cash dividend to shareholders of $1.00 per share of common stock, payable May 31, 2022 to shareholders of record as of May 16, 2022.
“We are pleased to report strong revenue and earnings growth for the fourth quarter and fiscal year despite industry supply-chain disruptions,” said NVE President and Chief Executive Officer Daniel A. Baker, Ph.D.
NVE is a leader in the practical commercialization of spintronics, a nanotechnology that relies on electron spin rather than electron charge to acquire, store and transmit information. The company manufactures high-performance spintronic products including sensors and couplers that are used to acquire and transmit data.
Statements used in this press release that relate to future plans, events, financial results or performance are forward-looking statements that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties including, among others, such factors as risks and uncertainties related to future sales and revenues, our dependence on critical suppliers and packaging vendors, and risks related to supply-chain disruptions, as well as the risk factors listed from time to time in our filings with the SEC, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022.
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| NVE CORPORATION STATEMENTS OF INCOME QUARTERS AND YEARS ENDED MARCH 31, 2022 AND 2021 (Unaudited) | |||||||
| Quarter Ended March 31 | |||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | ||||||
| Revenue | |||||||
| Product sales | $ | 6,367,082 | $ | 5,690,400 | |||
| Contract research and development | 352,455 | 172,437 | |||||
| Total revenue | 6,719,537 | 5,862,837 | |||||
| Cost of sales | 1,564,370 | 1,268,704 | |||||
| Gross profit | 5,155,167 | 4,594,133 | |||||
| Expenses | |||||||
| Research and development | 813,244 | 785,590 | |||||
| Selling, general, and administrative | 247,428 | 291,878 | |||||
| Total expenses | 1,060,672 | 1,077,468 | |||||
| Income from operations | 4,094,495 | 3,516,665 | |||||
| Interest income | 302,609 | 332,046 | |||||
| Income before taxes | 4,397,104 | 3,848,711 | |||||
| Provision for income taxes | 581,084 | 714,241 | |||||
| Net income | $ | 3,816,020 | $ | 3,134,470 | |||
| Net income per share – basic | $ | 0.79 | $ | 0.65 | |||
| Net income per share – diluted | $ | 0.79 | $ | 0.65 | |||
| Weighted average shares outstanding | |||||||
| Basic | 4,832,630 | 4,833,232 | |||||
| Diluted | 4,833,253 | 4,835,370 | |||||
| Year Ended March 31 | |||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | ||||||
| Revenue | |||||||
| Product sales | $ | 25,867,649 | $ | 20,540,557 | |||
| Contract research and development | 1,119,321 | 825,689 | |||||
| Total revenue | 26,986,970 | 21,366,246 | |||||
| Cost of sales | 6,263,090 | 4,121,461 | |||||
| Gross profit | 20,723,880 | 17,244,785 | |||||
| Expenses | |||||||
| Research and development | 2,925,874 | 3,184,754 | |||||
| Selling, general, and administrative | 1,469,321 | 1,316,427 | |||||
| Total expenses | 4,395,195 | 4,501,181 | |||||
| Income from operations | 16,328,685 | 12,743,604 | |||||
| Interest income | 1,171,128 | 1,498,148 | |||||
| Income before taxes | 17,499,813 | 14,241,752 | |||||
| Provision for income taxes | 2,992,312 | 2,547,368 | |||||
| Net income | $ | 14,507,501 | $ | 11,694,384 | |||
| Net income per share – basic | $ | 3.00 | $ | 2.42 | |||
| Net income per share – diluted | $ | 3.00 | $ | 2.42 | |||
| Weighted average shares outstanding | |||||||
| Basic | 4,833,661 | 4,834,054 | |||||
| Diluted | 4,835,639 | 4,834,462 | |||||
| NVE CORPORATION BALANCE SHEETS MARCH 31, 2022 AND 2021 | |||||||
| March 31, 2022 | March 31, 2021 | ||||||
| ASSETS | |||||||
| Current assets | |||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 10,449,510 | $ | 10,427,340 | |||
| Marketable securities, short-term | 20,839,683 | 7,678,957 | |||||
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance for uncollectible accounts of $15,000 | 4,704,829 | 1,964,281 | |||||
| Inventories | 5,088,635 | 3,900,777 | |||||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | 420,520 | 391,278 | |||||
| Total current assets | 41,503,177 | 24,362,633 | |||||
| Fixed assets | |||||||
| Machinery and equipment | 9,739,244 | 9,254,664 | |||||
| Leasehold improvements | 1,810,872 | 1,810,872 | |||||
| 11,550,116 | 11,065,536 | ||||||
| Less accumulated depreciation and amortization | 10,943,731 | 10,728,853 | |||||
| Net fixed assets | 606,385 | 336,683 | |||||
| Deferred tax assets | 483,469 | 73,538 | |||||
| Marketable securities, long-term | 24,314,211 | 47,038,669 | |||||
| Right-of-use asset – operating lease | 560,250 | 689,216 | |||||
| Total assets | $ | 67,467,492 | $ | 72,500,739 | |||
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | |||||||
| Current liabilities | |||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 943,535 | $ | 336,591 | |||
| Accrued payroll and other | 1,356,689 | 540,474 | |||||
| Operating lease | 156,121 | 150,273 | |||||
| Total current liabilities | 2,456,345 | 1,027,338 | |||||
| Operating lease | 446,018 | 581,459 | |||||
| Total liabilities | 2,902,363 | 1,608,797 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | |||||||
| Common stock | 48,308 | 48,332 | |||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 19,256,485 | 19,338,127 | |||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | (318,120 | ) | 1,101,119 | ||||
| Retained earnings | 45,578,456 | 50,404,364 | |||||
| Total shareholders’ equity | 64,565,129 | 70,891,942 | |||||
| Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | $ | 67,467,492 | $ | 72,500,739 | |||
