Exhibit 99.1
Hittite Microwave Corporation Reports Financial Results for the Second Quarter of 2010
CHELMSFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 22, 2010--Hittite Microwave Corporation (NASDAQ:HITT) today reported revenue for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010 of $60.3 million, representing an increase of 52.0% compared with $39.7 million for the second quarter of 2009 and an increase of 11.3% compared with $54.2 million for the first quarter of 2010. Net income for the quarter was $19.2 million, or $0.64 per diluted share, an increase of 81.0% compared with $10.6 million, or $0.35 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2009, and an increase of 18.9% compared with $16.1 million, or $0.54 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2010.
For the second quarter of 2010, revenue from customers in the United States was $27.5 million, or 45.6% of the company’s total revenue, and revenue from customers outside the United States was $32.8 million, or 54.4% of total revenue. Gross margin was 74.8% for the second quarter of 2010, compared with 70.4% for the second quarter of 2009 and 73.4% for the first quarter of 2010. Operating income for the second quarter was $29.7 million, or 49.2% of revenue. Total cash and cash equivalents at June 30, 2010 was $241.8 million, an increase of $3.6 million for the quarter.
Business Outlook
The company expects revenue for the third quarter ending September 30, 2010 to be in the range of $62.0 million to $64.0 million and net income to be in the range of $19.1 million to $19.8 million, or $0.63 to $0.65 per diluted share.
Webcast and Taped Replay
The company will host a conference call to discuss its financial results at 5:00 p.m. ET today. A live webcast of the call will be available online on the Hittite Microwave website. To listen to the live webcast, go to the Investors page of the Hittite Microwave web site at www.hittite.com and click on the webcast link located under News & Events. A telephonic replay of the call also will be available for one week after the live call by dialing (303) 590-3030, access code 4325633. Following the call, a webcast replay will also be available by visiting the Investors page at www.hittite.com.
About Hittite Microwave Corporation
Hittite Microwave is an innovative designer and developer of high-performance integrated circuits, or ICs, modules, subsystems and instrumentation for technically demanding radio frequency, or RF, microwave and millimeterwave applications. Products include amplifiers, attenuators, broadband time delay, comparators, data converters, DC power conditioning, DC power management, dielectric resonator oscillators, filters-tunable, frequency dividers and detectors, frequency multipliers, high speed digital logic, interface, limiting amplifiers, mixers and converters, modulators and demodulators, multiplexers / de-multiplexers, oscillators, passives, phase lock loops (PLL), PLL with integrated VCOs, phase shifters, power detectors, sensors, switches, synthesizers, transimpedance amplifiers and variable gain amplifiers. Hittite's products are used in a variety of applications and end markets including automotive, broadband, cellular infrastructure, fiber optic, microwave and millimeterwave communications, military, space, and test and measurement. The company utilizes radio frequency integrated circuits (RFIC), monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMIC), multi-chip modules (MCM) and microwave integrated circuit (MIC) technologies. The company is headquartered in Chelmsford, MA.
“Safe Harbor Statement” under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
Statements in this press release regarding Hittite Microwave Corporation that do not relate to historical facts are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, any statements regarding our expectations as to future levels of revenue, net income and earnings per share. Readers are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties and are only predictions, and actual future events and results may differ materially from these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: the impact of macro-economic conditions on demand for our products; our ability to effectively manage our costs and expenses in response to fluctuations in our growth rate; market acceptance of our new products; our ability accurately to assess end market requirements; our success in maintaining the business of our significant customers; our ability to keep pace with new semiconductor processes; risks related to our dependence on third-party suppliers; regulatory, operational, financial and political risks inherent in operating internationally; competition within the semiconductor industry; product returns and warranty claims; the possibility that intellectual property claims initiated by or against us could be costly or have adverse outcomes; and other risks and uncertainties that are discussed under “Risk Factors” in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2010, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
| Hittite Microwave Corporation | ||||||||
| Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) | ||||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||
| June 30, 2010 | December 31, 2009 | |||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 241,842 | $ | 220,477 | ||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 25,493 | 17,886 | ||||||
| Inventories | 22,713 | 19,564 | ||||||
| Deferred costs | 132 | 114 | ||||||
| Income taxes receivable | 1,805 | - | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 1,169 | 1,450 | ||||||
| Deferred taxes | 9,086 | 7,946 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 302,240 | 267,437 | ||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 23,328 | 19,933 | ||||||
| Other assets | 10,903 | 5,323 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 336,471 | $ | 292,693 | ||||
| Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 3,506 | $ | 1,632 | ||||
| Accrued expenses | 8,760 | 6,208 | ||||||
| Income taxes payable | - | 209 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue and customer advances | 3,469 | 4,016 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 15,735 | 12,065 | ||||||
| Long-term income taxes payable | 5,669 | 5,960 | ||||||
| Deferred taxes | 22 | 519 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 21,426 | 18,544 | ||||||
| Total stockholders' equity | 315,045 | 274,149 | ||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 336,471 | $ | 292,693 | ||||
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| Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands except per-share data) | |||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | 2009 | 2010 | 2009 | ||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 60,314 | $ | 39,673 | $ | 114,507 | $ | 77,868 | |||||||||
| Cost of revenue | 15,206 | 11,746 | 29,627 | 22,615 | |||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 45,108 | 27,927 | 84,880 | 55,253 | |||||||||||||
| 74.8 | % | 70.4 | % | 74.1 | % | 71.0 | % | ||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | |||||||||||||||||
| Research and development | 7,835 | 5,236 | 14,787 | 11,268 | |||||||||||||
| Sales and marketing | 4,910 | 3,704 | 9,531 | 7,103 | |||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 2,673 | 2,796 | 5,775 | 4,994 | |||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 15,418 | 11,736 | 30,093 | 23,365 | |||||||||||||
| Income from operations | 29,690 | 16,191 | 54,787 | 31,888 | |||||||||||||
| 49.2 | % | 40.8 | % | 47.8 | % | 41.0 | % | ||||||||||
| Interest and other income (expense), net | (22 | ) | 159 | (47 | ) | 285 | |||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | 29,668 | 16,350 | 54,740 | 32,173 | |||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | 10,509 | 5,764 | 19,462 | 11,402 | |||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 19,159 | $ | 10,586 | $ | 35,278 | $ | 20,771 | |||||||||
| Earnings per share: | |||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | 0.65 | $ | 0.36 | $ | 1.20 | $ | 0.71 | |||||||||
| Diluted | $ | 0.64 | $ | 0.35 | $ | 1.18 | $ | 0.70 | |||||||||
| Weighted Average Shares Outstanding: | |||||||||||||||||
| Basic | 29,416 | 29,356 | 29,357 | 29,339 | |||||||||||||
| Diluted | 30,038 | 29,833 | 29,956 | 29,758 | |||||||||||||
CONTACT:
Hittite Microwave Corporation
William W. Boecke, 978-250-3343
V.P. and Chief Financial Officer