LOS ALTOS, Calif., Jul 23, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS), one of the world's premier technology
licensing companies specializing in high-speed memory architectures,
today reported financial results for the second quarter of 2009.
Revenue for the second quarter of 2009 was $27.0 million, down 1.3%
sequentially from the first quarter of 2009 due primarily to lower
variable royalty revenue. As compared to the second quarter of 2008,
revenue was down 24.4% primarily due to lower royalties resulting from
the expiration of the Elpida patent license agreement at the end of the
first quarter of 2008 for which revenues were recognized through the
second quarter of 2008. Revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2009
was $54.3 million, down 28.0% over the same period of last year
primarily due to revenue recognized from Elpida during the first half of
2008.
"In spite of the clearly challenging economic dynamics, we continue to
make progress in key legal activities as well as in our breakthrough
technology initiatives," said Harold Hughes, president and chief
executive officer at Rambus. "During the quarter, we successfully raised
capital through a bond to retire maturing debt, fund our continued
innovation efforts and pursue strategic acquisitions."
Total costs and expenses for the second quarter of 2009 were
$49.3 million, which included $7.9 million of stock-based compensation
expenses and a net recovery of $0.4 million for previous stock-based
compensation restatement and related legal expenses. This is compared to
total costs and expenses of $43.5 million for the first quarter of 2009,
which included $8.4 million of stock-based compensation expenses and a
net recovery of $13.6 million for previous stock-based compensation
restatement and related legal expenses. General litigation expenses for
the second quarter were $15.0 million, a decrease of $3.0 million from
the first quarter of 2009. As compared to the second quarter of last
year, total costs and expenses decreased from $52.6 million, which
included $9.0 million of stock-based compensation expenses and
$2.3 million of restatement and related legal expenses. General
litigation expenses in the second quarter of 2009 increased $5.9 million
from the second quarter of 2008.
Total costs and expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2009 were
$92.8 million, which included $16.3 million of stock-based compensation
expenses and a net recovery of $14.1 million for previous stock-based
compensation restatement and related legal expenses. This is compared to
total costs and expenses of $115.6 million for the same period of 2008,
which included $19.5 million of stock-based compensation expenses and
$3.2 million of restatement and related legal expenses. General
litigation expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2009 were $33.0
million, an increase of $10.7 million from the same period in 2008.
Interest and other expense, net, for the second quarter of 2009 was $1.6
million net expense as compared to $1.2 million net expense in the first
quarter of 2009 and $36 thousand net expense in the second quarter of
2008. Interest and other expense, net, for the first half of 2009 was
$2.9 million net expense as compared to $1.7 million net interest income
in the first half of 2008. Prior periods have been adjusted to reflect
the impact of the adoption on January 1, 2009 of FASB Staff Position
("FSP") APB 14-1, "Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May
Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement)"
("FSP APB 14-1"). The Company has retrospectively adjusted the income
statement to include non-cash interest expense of $2.9 million for the
second quarter of 2008 and $5.8 million for the first half of 2008.
Net loss for the second quarter of 2009 was $24.0 million as compared to
a net loss of $17.4 million in the first quarter of 2009 and a net loss
of $138.3 million (adjusted for adoption of FSP APB 14-1) in the second
quarter of 2008. Net loss per share for the second quarter of 2009 was
$0.23 as compared to a net loss per share of $0.17 in the first quarter
of 2009 and a net loss per share of $1.32 (adjusted for adoption of FSP
APB 14-1) for the second quarter of 2008. Net loss for the six months
ended June 30, 2009 was $41.4 million as compared to a net loss of
$152.7 million (adjusted for adoption of FSP APB 14-1) for the same
period of 2008. Net loss per share for the six months ended June 30,
2009 was $0.40 as compared to a net loss per share of $1.46 (adjusted
for adoption of FSP APB 14-1) in the same period of 2008.
Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities as of June 30, 2009
were $480.4 million, up approximately $132.5 million from March 31, 2009
and up approximately $134.5 million from December 31, 2008. During the
second quarter of 2009, the Company issued $150 million aggregate
principal amount of 5% Convertible Senior Notes due 2014. During the
first half of 2009, the Company received approximately $146 million net
proceeds related to the issuance of the 5% Convertible Senior Notes,
$6.9 million of insurance proceeds related to reimbursement claims
associated with the stock option investigation and derivative lawsuits
as well as $4.5 million from former executives due to the resolution of
the derivative lawsuits.
The convertible notes are carried at face value less the debt discount
associated with the adoption of FSP APB 14-1 for the periods presented.
As such, the carrying value of the convertible notes as of December 31,
2008 has been retrospectively adjusted to reflect the impact of the
adoption of FSP APB 14-1.
The conference call discussing second quarter 2009 results will be
webcast live via the Rambus Investor Relations website (http://investor.rambus.com)
at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time today. A replay will be available following
the call on Rambus' Investor Relations website and for one week at the
following numbers: (888) 203-1112 (domestic) or (719) 457-0820
(international) with ID# 9541599.
About Rambus Inc.
Rambus is one of the world's premier technology licensing companies
specializing in the invention and design of high-speed memory
architectures. Additional information is available at www.rambus.com.
RMBSFN
| Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets |
| (In thousands) |
| (Unaudited) |
| | | | |
| |
June 30,
| |
December 31,
|
| |
2009
| |
2008
|
| | | | |
| | | | |
ASSETS | | | | |
| | | | |
|
Current assets:
| | | | |
|
Cash and cash equivalents
| |
$
|
317,986
| |
$
|
116,241
|
|
Marketable securities
| | |
162,400
| | |
229,612
|
|
Accounts receivable
| | |
1,550
| | |
1,503
|
|
Prepaids and other current assets
| | |
8,534
| | |
8,486
|
|
Deferred taxes
| | |
919
| | |
88
|
|
Total current assets
| | |
491,389
| | |
355,930
|
| | | | |
|
Restricted cash
| | |
632
| | |
632
|
|
Deferred taxes, long-term
| | |
957
| | |
1,857
|
|
Intangible assets, net
| | |
7,268
| | |
7,244
|
|
Property and equipment, net
| | |
18,378
| | |
22,290
|
|
Goodwill
| | |
4,454
| | |
4,454
|
|
Other non-current assets
| | |
5,745
| | |
4,963
|
|
Total assets
| |
$
|
528,823
| |
$
|
397,370
|
| | | | |
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | | |
| | | | |
|
Current liabilities:
| | | | |
|
Accounts payable
| |
$
|
10,932
| |
$
|
6,374
|
|
Accrued payroll and related benefits
| | |
7,358
| | |
9,859
|
|
Accrued litigation expenses
| | |
8,592
| | |
14,265
|
|
Other accrued liabilities
| | |
3,469
| | |
3,816
|
|
Convertible notes
| | |
130,646
| | |
-
|
|
Deferred revenue
| | |
396
| | |
1,787
|
|
Total current liabilities
| | |
161,393
| | |
36,101
|
| | | | |
|
Long-term liabilities:
| | | | |
|
Convertible notes
| | |
92,450
| | |
125,474
|
|
Other long-term liabilities
| | |
2,386
| | |
2,854
|
|
Total long-term liabilities
| | |
94,836
| | |
128,328
|
| | | | |
|
Total stockholders' equity:
| | |
272,594
| | |
232,941
|
|
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
| |
$
|
528,823
| |
$
|
397,370
|
| | | | | | |
| Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations |
| (In thousands, except per share amounts) |
| (Unaudited) |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Three Months Ended June 30,
| |
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
| |
2009
| |
2008
| |
2009
| |
2008
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Revenue:
| | | | | | | | |
|
Royalty revenue
| |
$
|
24,759
| | |
$
|
32,288
| | |
$
|
50,928
| | |
$
|
65,381
| |
|
Contract revenue
| | |
2,224
| | | |
3,427
| | | |
3,389
| | | |
10,072
| |
|
Total revenue
| | |
26,983
| | | |
35,715
| | | |
54,317
| | | |
75,453
| |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Costs and expenses:
| | | | | | | | |
|
Cost of contract revenue (1)
| | |
1,438
| | | |
6,567
| | | |
3,621
| | | |
13,800
| |
|
Research and development (1)
| | |
15,713
| | | |
20,035
| | | |
33,550
| | | |
41,537
| |
|
Marketing, general and administrative (1)
| | |
32,563
| | | |
23,768
| | | |
69,719
| | | |
57,089
| |
|
Costs (recovery) of restatement and related legal activities
| | |
(429
|
)
| | |
2,260
| | | |
(14,068
|
)
| | |
3,172
| |
|
Total costs and expenses
| | |
49,285
| | | |
52,630
| | | |
92,822
| | | |
115,598
| |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Operating loss
| | |
(22,302
|
)
| | |
(16,915
|
)
| | |
(38,505
|
)
| | |
(40,145
|
)
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Interest income and other income (expense), net
| | |
1,173
| | | |
2,908
| | | |
2,613
| | | |
7,503
| |
|
Interest expense
| | |
(2,817
|
)
| | |
(2,944
|
)
| | |
(5,487
|
)
| | |
(5,832
|
)
|
|
Interest and other income (expense), net
| | |
(1,644
|
)
| | |
(36
|
)
| | |
(2,874
|
)
| | |
1,671
| |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Loss before income taxes
| | |
(23,946
|
)
| | |
(16,951
|
)
| | |
(41,379
|
)
| | |
(38,474
|
)
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Provision for income taxes
| | |
25
| | | |
121,364
| | | |
18
| | | |
114,195
| |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Net loss
| |
$
|
(23,971
|
)
| |
$
|
(138,315
|
)
| |
$
|
(41,397
|
)
| |
$
|
(152,669
|
)
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Net loss per share:
| | | | | | | | |
|
Basic
| |
$
|
(0.23
|
)
| |
$
|
(1.32
|
)
| |
$
|
(0.40
|
)
| |
$
|
(1.46
|
)
|
|
Diluted
| |
$
|
(0.23
|
)
| |
$
|
(1.32
|
)
| |
$
|
(0.40
|
)
| |
$
|
(1.46
|
)
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Weighted-Average Shares used in computing per share amounts:
| | | | | | | |
|
Basic
| | |
104,675
| | | |
104,804
| | | |
104,536
| | | |
104,743
| |
|
Diluted
| | |
104,675
| | | |
104,804
| | | |
104,536
| | | |
104,743
| |
| | | | | | | | |
(1) Total stock-based compensation expense for the three and six
month periods ended June 30, 2009 and June 30, 2008 are presented
as follows:
|
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Three Months Ended June 30,
| |
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
| |
2009
| |
2008
| |
2009
| |
2008
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Cost of contract revenue
| |
$
|
233
| | |
$
|
1,365
| | |
$
|
623
| | |
$
|
3,283
| |
|
Research and development
| | |
2,214
| | | |
3,767
| | | |
4,954
| | | |
7,671
| |
|
Marketing, general and administrative
| | |
5,403
| | | |
3,821
| | | |
10,692
| | | |
8,528
| |

SOURCE: Rambus Inc.
Rambus Inc.
Nicole Noutsios, 650-947-5050
Investor Relations
nnoutsios@rambus.com
Linda Ashmore, 650-947-5411
Public Relations
lashmore@rambus.com
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