Avid Technology (AVID) 8-K Avid Announces Results for First Quarter

EXHIBIT 99.1

Contact:	Investor Contact: Tom Fitzsimmons, tom.fitzsimmons@avid.com, 978-640-3346
	Media Contact: Carter Holland, carter.holland@avid.com , 978-640-3172

Avid Announces Results for First Quarter

Reports 5th Consecutive Quarter of Year-on-Year Revenue Growth

BURLINGTON, MA., April 21, 2011 — Avid® (NASDAQ: AVID) today reported revenues of $166.3 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2011, compared to $156.0 million for the same period in 2010. The GAAP net loss for the first quarter was $5.1 million, or $0.13 per share, compared to a GAAP net loss of $13.5 million, or $0.36 per share, in the first quarter of 2010.

The GAAP net loss for the first quarter of 2010 and 2011 included amortization of intangible assets, stock-based compensation, restructuring and other charges and related tax adjustments collectively totaling $8.9 million and $4.3 million, respectively. Excluding these items, non-GAAP net loss for the first quarter of 2011 was $0.8 million, or $0.02 per share, compared to a non-GAAP net loss of $4.6 million, or $0.12 per share, for the first quarter of 2010.

“We are building on the momentum we established throughout the past year,” said Gary Greenfield, chairman and CEO at Avid.  “This quarter represented the third consecutive quarter that we achieved a non-GAAP operating profit.  With a number of new products now in the market, and a Q1 non-GAAP operating profit for the first time since 2007, we are off to a solid start for the year.”

The GAAP operating loss for the first quarter of 2011 was $3.4 million.   This included amortization of intangible assets, stock-based compensation and restructuring items collectively totaling $4.3 million.   Excluding these items, non-GAAP operating profit was $0.9 million for the first quarter of 2011.

A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP results is included in the tables attached to this release.

Conference Call

A conference call to discuss Avid’s first quarter 2011 financial results will be held today, April 21, 2011 at 4:30 p.m. ET. The call will be open to the public and can be accessed by dialing 719.457.2617 and referencing confirmation code 4569475. The call and subsequent replay will also be available on Avid’s website. To listen via this alternative, go to the Investors tab at www.avid.com for complete details prior to the start of the conference call.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release contains “non-GAAP financial measures” under the rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Non-GAAP financial measures are not based on a comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles. This non-GAAP information supplements, and is not intended to represent a measure of performance in accordance with, disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP.  Non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for or superior to, financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP.  The reconciliation of the GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures that we provide is in the tables attached to this press release.

Management considers both GAAP and non-GAAP financial results in managing our business.  Non-GAAP financial measures are used internally, for example, in establishing annual operating budgets, in assessing operating performance and for measuring performance under incentive compensation plans. Non-GAAP financial measures are also used in operating and financial decision-making because we believe these measures reflect our ongoing business and allow meaningful period-to-period comparisons. We believe it is useful for investors and others to also review both GAAP and non-GAAP measures in order to understand and evaluate our current operating performance and future prospects in the same manner as management and to compare in a consistent manner the company’s current financial results with past financial performance. The primary limitations associated with our use of non-GAAP financial measures are that they may not include all items of income and expense that affect our operations and that the non-GAAP financial measures we use may not be directly comparable to those reported by other companies. For example, the terms used in this press release, such as non-GAAP net loss, do not have standardized meanings.  Other companies may use the same or similarly named measures, but exclude different items, which may not provide investors with a comparable view of our performance in relation to other companies.   We seek to compensate for this limitation by providing a detailed reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures in the tables attached to this press release.

About Avid

Avid creates the digital audio and video technology used to make the most listened to, most watched and most loved media in the world – from the most prestigious and award-winning feature films, music recordings, television shows, live concert tours and news broadcasts, to music and movies made at home. Some of Avid’s most influential and pioneering solutions include Media Composer®, Pro Tools®, Interplay®, ISIS®, VENUE, Oxygen 8, Sibelius®, System 5, and Pinnacle Studio™. For more information about Avid solutions and services, visit www.avid.com, del.icio.us, Flickr, Twitter and YouTube; connect with Avid on Facebook; or subscribe to Avid Industry Buzz.

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AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(unaudited - in thousands, except per share data)
		Three Months Ended
		March 31,
		2011	2010
Net revenues:
	Products	$137,335	$128,679
	Services	28,988	27,277
	Total net revenues	166,323	155,956
Cost of revenues:
	Products	64,651	63,269
	Services	14,387	14,040
	Amortization of intangible assets	666	966
	Total cost of revenues	79,704	78,275
Gross profit		86,619	77,681
Operating expenses:
	Research and development	29,973	30,151
	Marketing and selling	44,810	41,746
	General and administrative	15,298	14,602
	Amortization of intangible assets	2,145	2,857
	Restructuring (recoveries) costs, net	(2,216)	1,340
	Total operating expenses	90,010	90,696
Operating loss		(3,391)	(13,015)
Interest and other income (expense), net		(300)	-
Loss before income taxes		(3,691)	(13,015)
Provision for income taxes, net		1,426	467
Net loss		($5,117)	($13,482)
Net loss per common share - basic and diluted		($0.13)	($0.36)
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted		38,228	37,516

AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC.
(unaudited - in thousands, except per share data)
Reconciliations of GAAP financial measures to Non-GAAP financial measures:
				Three Months Ended March 31, 2011
			Gross		Operating	Operating	Tax	Net
			Profit		Expenses	(Loss) Income	Provision	Loss
GAAP			$86,619		$90,010	($3,391)	$1,426	($5,117)
	Amortization of intangible assets		666		(2,145)	2,811		2,811
	Restructuring recoveries, net				2,216	(2,216)		(2,216)
	Tax adjustment						55	(55)
	Stock-based compensation included in:
		Cost of products revenues	139			139		139
		Cost of services revenues	268			268		268
		Research and development expenses			(472)	472		472
		Marketing and selling expenses			(1,218)	1,218		1,218
		General and administrative expenses			(1,640)	1,640		1,640
Non-GAAP			$87,692		$86,751	$941	$1,481	($840)
Weighted-average shares outstanding - diluted								38,228
Non-GAAP net income per share - diluted								($0.02)
				Three Months Ended March 31, 2010
			Gross		Operating	Operating	Tax	Net
			Profit		Expenses	Loss	Provision	Loss
GAAP			$77,681		$90,696	($13,015)	$467	($13,482)
	Amortization of intangible assets		966		(2,857)	3,823		3,823
	Restructuring costs, net				(1,340)	1,340		1,340
	Acquisition-related costs (a)				(686)	686		686
	Tax adjustment						284	(284)
	Stock-based compensation included in:
		Cost of products revenues	189			189		189
		Cost of services revenues	253			253		253
		Research and development expenses			(651)	651		651
		Marketing and selling expenses			(968)	968		968
		General and administrative expenses			(1,261)	1,261		1,261
Non-GAAP			$79,089		$82,933	($3,844)	$751	($4,595)
Weighted-average shares outstanding - diluted								37,516
Non-GAAP net loss per share - diluted								($0.12)
	(a)	Represents costs included in general and administrative expenses

Revenue Summary:
		Three Months Ended
		March 31,
		2011	2010
Video revenues		$94,651	$84,353
Audio revenues		71,672	71,603
	Total net revenues	$166,323	$155,956

AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited - in thousands)
	March 31,	December 31,
	2011	2010
ASSETS:
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$33,220	$42,782
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $18,442 and $17,149
at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively	95,881	101,171
Inventories	125,100	108,357
Deferred tax assets, net	1,114	1,068
Prepaid expenses	9,381	7,688
Other current assets	16,818	16,130
Total current assets	281,514	277,196
Property and equipment, net	61,351	62,519
Intangible assets, net	27,340	29,750
Goodwill	247,315	246,997
Other assets	11,007	10,109
Total assets	$628,527	$626,571
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$47,493	$47,340
Accrued compensation and benefits	27,346	41,101
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	41,431	40,986
Income taxes payable	4,183	4,640
Deferred revenues	51,399	40,585
Total current liabilities	171,852	174,652
Long-term liabilities	25,892	25,309
Total liabilities	197,744	199,961
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock	423	423
Additional paid-in capital	1,007,853	1,005,198
Accumulated deficit	(502,965)	(495,254)
Treasury stock at cost, net of reissuances	(87,188)	(91,025)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	12,660	7,268
Total stockholders' equity	430,783	426,610
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$628,527	$626,571

AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited - in thousands)
				Three Months Ended
				March 31,
				2011	2010
Cash flows from operating activities:
	Net loss			($5,117)	($13,482)
	Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
		Depreciation and amortization		7,972	8,303
		Provision for (recoveries of) doubtful accounts		144	(170)
		Non-cash provision for restructuring		125	-
		Gain on disposal of fixed assets		(5)	(13)
		Compensation expense from stock grants and options		3,737	3,322
		Changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding initial effects of acquisitions:
			Accounts receivable	9,613	(4,605)
			Inventories	(16,743)	5,703
			Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(3,300)	(690)
			Accounts payable	107	2,803
			Accrued expenses, compensation and benefits and other liabilities	(13,936)	(15,453)
			Income taxes payable	(604)	205
			Deferred revenues	11,143	7,560
Net cash used in operating activities				(6,864)	(6,517)
Cash flows from investing activities:
	Purchases of property and equipment			(3,544)	(10,009)
	Decrease in other long-term assets			190	281
	Payments for business acquisitions, net of cash acquired			-	(16,087)
	Purchases of marketable securities			-	(1,750)
	Proceeds from sales of marketable securities			-	18,605
Net cash used in investing activities				(3,354)	(8,960)
Cash flows from financing activities:
	Proceeds from (payments related to) the issuance of common stock under employee stock plans, net			127	(727)
	Proceeds from revolving credit facilities			8,000	-
	Payments on revolving credit facilities			(8,000)	-
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities				127	(727)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents				529	(1,578)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents				(9,562)	(17,782)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period				42,782	91,517
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period				$33,220	$73,735