| | | Quarterly Results | |
| | | Q1 2011 | | | Q1 2010 | | | Q4 2010 | |
| Net revenues | | $ | 28.1 | | | $ | 28.8 | | | $ | 27.8 | |
| Operating expense | | $ | 25.1 | | | $ | 14.7 | | | $ | 25.4 | |
| Operating income (loss) | | $ | (9.0 | ) | | $ | 1.7 | | | $ | (9.1 | ) |
| Net income (loss) | | $ | (9.1 | ) | | $ | 1.5 | | | $ | (7.6 | ) |
| Earnings (loss) per share (diluted) | | $ | (0.21 | ) | | $ | 0.04 | | | $ | (0.17 | ) |
“Our business metrics were in line with our previous projections,” said Schmitt. “While the impact of entering the 10G Ethernet business has caused our operating results to be negative for a few quarters, this investment will give the company another synergistic growth business as we see the technology become broadly adopted later in 2011 and into 2012.”
Product Highlights and Strategic Direction
PLX announced the industry’s first USB 3.0 general-purpose peripheral controllers that bridge to PCIe 2.0, thus matching the high-performance 5Gbps bus speeds experts predict will be required by most consumer-electronics and industrial designs for the next five to ten years. The new USB338x family targets a broad array of applications that include tablets, mobile PCs, printers, projectors, embedded systems, multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) WiFi adapters, graphics/video adapters, TV Tuners, and the new Thunderbolt adapters.
PLX also announced its collaboration with Texas Instruments on a solution encompassing TI’s digital signal processors (DSPs) enabled by PCIe standards. With PCIe’s high performance, low cost and widespread market adoption, the availability of TI DSPs and PLX PCIe connectivity broadens the capabilities of new designs in applications such as wireless infrastructure communications, DSP farms, digital media, test and measurement, medical imaging and industrial automation. TI is the DSP of choice in these markets but until now only offered a Serial Rapid IO interface. Designers will now be able to leverage the larger PCIe ecosystem expanding the TAM for PLX.
NEC Corporation named PLX a First Tier Preferred Supplier, citing PLX’s commitment to superior service and technical support, combined with its unmatched leadership in PCIe technology, for the award.
On the storage products front, PLX sampled its second-generation USB 3.0 DAS device, which is currently being designed into market leaders’ products. PLX also announced that it is working with system partners worldwide to accelerate PCIe technology’s adoption in the next generation of applications using non-volatile memories (NVMs). Industry-leading storage companies and PLX have defined the architectures that will blend PCIe and NVM technologies for applications ranging from consumer devices to enterprise data centers, with the objective of optimizing NVM’s fast data access with the high-performance PCIe interconnect technology.
PLX's 10GBase-T product line continues to see significant design activity as enterprise switch, NIC and server manufacturers prepare for the widespread adoption of 10Gigabit Ehternet over the preferred low-cost Cat6 cabling.
Business Outlook
The following statements are based on current expectations. The company does not intend to update, confirm or change this guidance until its second quarter 2011 earnings release, although it may provide additional details regarding its guidance during today’s scheduled conference call.
| · | Net revenues for the second quarter ending June 30, 2011 are expected to be between $27 million and $30 million |
| · | Gross margins are expected to be approximately 56 percent |
| · | Operating expenses are expected to be approximately $22.9 million. Included in operating expenses are share-based compensation and acquisition-related amortization charges of approximately $3.2 million and other acquisition related charges of $0.5 million |
Conference Call
PLX management plans to conduct a conference call and webcast today at 2:00 p.m. (PDT) to discuss its first quarter financial results, as wells as second quarter 2011 outlook. A live webcast of the conference will be available through the Investor Relations section of the PLX website at www.plxtech.com/investors, which also can be heard live via telephone at 888-396-2356, using access code 42452329. International callers may dial 617-847-8709. A recorded replay of this webcast will be available on the PLX Website beginning 5:00 p.m. (PDT) on April 25, 2011. To listen to the replay via telephone, call 888-286-8010 and use access code 14732189. International callers may dial 617-801-6888.
For the live webcast, listeners should go to the PLX Website at least 15 minutes before the event starts to download and install any necessary audio software.
About PLX Technology, Inc.
PLX Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLXT), based in Sunnyvale Calif., USA, is an industry-leading global provider of semiconductor-based connectivity solutions primarily targeting the enterprise and consumer markets. The company provides manufacturers worldwide with innovative software-enriched silicon through feature differentiation, high-quality interoperability and superior performance.www.plxtech.com.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information
To supplement PLX’s financial statements presented on a GAAP basis, PLX has provided non-GAAP financial information, including non-GAAP net income (loss), non-GAAP earnings (loss) per share (diluted), non-GAAP operating income (loss) and non-GAAP operating expenses. These non-GAAP results exclude share-based compensation, including ESOP expenses, acquisition, restructuring and impairment related charges and amortization of acquired intangibles. A reconciliation of the adjustments to GAAP results is included in the tables below. Non-GAAP financial information is not meant as a substitute for GAAP results, but is included because management believes such information is useful to our investors for informational and comparative purposes. In addition, certain non-GAAP financial information is used internally by management to evaluate and manage the company. The non-GAAP financial information used by PLX may differ from that used by other companies. These non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, and not a substitute for, the results prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release includes statements that qualify as forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These include statements about the company’s estimated net revenues, estimated operating expenses and estimated gross margins, which are set forth under the caption “Business Outlook” and the statements regarding the 10G Ethernet investment giving the company synergistic growth, new products continuing to layer in opportunities for 2011 and 2012 and trends in high-performance 5 Gbps bus speeds. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties, which may cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in the statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include risks and uncertainties, such as reduced demand for products of electronic equipment manufacturers that use the company’s products, adverse economic conditions in general or those specifically affecting the company’s markets, technical difficulties and delays in the development process, errors in the products, reduced backlog for the company’s customers and unexpected expenses. Please refer to the documents filed by the company with the SEC from time to time, including, but not limited to, the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, which identifies important risk factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are made as of today, and the company assumes no obligation to update such statements.
PLX and the PLX logo are trademarks of PLX Technology, Inc., which may be registered in some jurisdictions.
Investor Relations contact:
Leslie Green
Green Communications Consulting, LLC (for PLX)
Tel: 650.312.9060
leslie@greencommunicationsllc.com
Company contact:
Arthur O Whipple, CFO
PLX Technology, Inc.
Tel: 408.774.9060
investor-relations@plxtech.com
Editorial contact:
Jerry Steach
CommonGround Communications (for PLX)
Tel: 415.222.9996
jsteach@plxtech.com
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