Mellanox Technologies Announces Record Financial Results

Mellanox® Technologies, Ltd. (NASDAQ:MLNX) (TASE:MLNX), a leading supplier of semiconductor-based, server and storage interconnect products, today announced record financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2008. Second Quarter Highlights Net revenue increased to a record $28.2 million, up 43% from the same quarter last year Gross margins were 79.8% Net income: $4.6 million GAAP, $9.6 million non-GAAP Net income per diluted share: $0.14 GAAP, $0.28 non-GAAP $10.1 million in cash generated from operations $165 million in total cash and investments at quarter end Financial Results In accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), the company reported record revenue of $28.2 million, up from $25.2 million in the first quarter of 2008 and up 43 percent from the $19.8 million reported in the second quarter of 2007. Gross margins in the second quarter were 79.8 percent, compared with 76.4 percent in the first quarter of 2008 and 75.1 percent reported in the second quarter a year ago. GAAP net income in the second quarter was $4.6 million or $0.14 per diluted share and included a tax expense of $3.0 million from the realization of deferred tax assets and $2.0 million of share-based compensation expense. On a non-GAAP basis, the company recorded second quarter net income of $9.6 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, compared with $8.6 million or $0.25 per diluted share in the first quarter of 2008 and $6.4 million or $0.19 per diluted share in the second quarter of 2007. These non-GAAP net income results exclude share-based compensation expenses and the realization of deferred tax assets. Total cash and investments were $165 million at June 30, 2008. The company generated $10.1 million of cash from operations during the quarter. "Our eighth consecutive quarter of record revenue highlights the continued growth, design wins and deployment of our leading interconnect adapters and switch silicon in a variety of tier-one OEM systems,” said Eyal Waldman, chairman, president and CEO. "During the quarter we announced the availability of InfiniScale® IV, our 36-port 40Gb/s InfiniBand switch silicon, and showcased it with multiple OEM and software vendors running real-life clustering applications. We are seeing large-scale deployments of 40Gb/s InfiniBand clusters based on InfiniScale IV, such as the Virginia Tech 324-node supercomputer.” Recent Mellanox Press Release Highlights: July 22 - Mellanox InfiniBand Accelerates the Exegy Ticker Plant at Major Exchanges July 21 - Virginia Tech Deploys the First 40Gb/s InfiniBand Large-Scale Compute Systems Based on Mellanox Interconnect July 15 - Mellanox Establishes High Performance Computing Advisory Council July 8 - Mellanox InfiniBand Adapters Provide Leading Storage Connectivity to Galactic Computing’s Line of VSTOR Storage Systems and Gateways July 8 - Mellanox InfiniBand Accelerates Dawning 5000A HPC System June 27 - Mellanox Announces Support for IBM iDataPlex System June 25 - Mellanox InfiniBand Accelerates IBM System Cluster 1350 June 24 - Mellanox InfiniBand Technology Integrated in HP BladeSystem for Oracle Optimized Warehouse June 18 - Mellanox InfiniBand Accelerates the World’s Fastest Supercomputer on TOP500 List June 9 - Mellanox Announces Availability of Industry’s First 40Gb/s InfiniBand Switch Silicon Device and Product Reference Platforms April 30 - Mellanox Wins ‘Best of Interop’ Award Conference Calls Mellanox will broadcast its second quarter 2008 financial results conference call today, Wednesday, at 2 p.m. Pacific Time (5 p.m. Eastern). To listen to the call, dial 719-325-4869 approximately ten minutes prior to the start time. A taped replay will be made available approximately one hour after the conclusion of the call, and will remain available for one week. To access the replay, dial 719-457-0820. The pass code is: 5290947. Mellanox will also conduct a conference call on Thursday, July 24, 2008 at 9 a.m. Israel Time to discuss the company’s second quarter financial results in Hebrew. To listen to the call, dial +972-3-9180610 approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. A taped replay will be made available July 24, 2008, and will remain available for 72 hours. To access the replay, dial +972-3-9255901. Both conference calls will be available via a live webcast on the investor relations section of the Mellanox web site at www.mellanox.com. Access the web site 15 minutes prior to the start of the call to download and install any necessary audio software. An archived webcast replay will be available on the web site for 12 months. About Mellanox Mellanox Technologies is a leading supplier of semiconductor-based, interconnect products to world-class server, storage, and infrastructure OEMs servicing Fortune 500 data centers, the world’s most powerful supercomputers, and mission critical embedded applications. The company’s Virtual Protocol Interconnect™ (VPI) enables standard communication protocols to operate over any converged network (InfiniBand, Ethernet, Data Center Ethernet) with the same software solution. Utilizing proven networking, clustering, storage, virtualization and RDMA acceleration engines, VPI optimizes application performance, power consumption, workload agility, and total system efficiency while future-proofing IT infrastructure. Founded in 1999, Mellanox Technologies is headquartered in Santa Clara, California and Yokneam, Israel. For more information, visit Mellanox at www.mellanox.com. GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation To supplement our consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), Mellanox uses non-GAAP measures of net income which are adjusted from results based on GAAP to exclude share-based compensation expenses and realization of certain deferred tax assets. The company believes the non-GAAP results provide useful information to both management and investors, as these non-GAAP results exclude expenses that are not indicative of our core operating results. Management believes it is useful to exclude share-based compensation expenses and the reversal of the valuation allowance because it enhances investors' ability to review our business from the same perspective as management, which believes that such items are not directly attributable to the underlying performance of the company's business operations. Further, management believes certain non-cash charges such as share-based compensation and the realization of certain deferred tax assets do not reflect the cash operating results of the business. These measures should be considered in addition to results prepared in accordance with GAAP, but should not be considered a substitute for or superior to GAAP results. These non-GAAP measures may be different than the non-GAAP measures used by other companies. A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP condensed consolidated statements of operations is also presented in the financial statements portion of this release and is posted under the "Investors” section at our web site. Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: All statements included or incorporated by reference in this release, other than statements or characterizations of historical fact, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations, estimates and projections about our industry and business, management's beliefs and certain assumptions made by us, all of which are subject to change. Forward-looking statements can often be identified by words such as "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "predicts," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," "may," "will," "should," "would," "could," "potential," "continue," "ongoing," similar expressions and variations or negatives of these words. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future results and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause our actual results to differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statement. The risks and uncertainties that could cause our results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements include the continued deployment of our interconnect adapters and switch silicon in tier-one OEM systems, the continued growth in demand for HPC products, the continued, increased demand for industry standards-based technology, our ability to react to trends and challenges in our business and the markets in which we operate; our ability to anticipate market needs or develop new or enhanced products to meet those needs; the adoption rate of our products; our ability to establish and maintain successful relationships with our OEM partners; our ability to compete in our industry; fluctuations in demand, sales cycles and prices for our products and services; our ability to protect our intellectual property rights; general political, economic and market conditions and events; and other risks and uncertainties described more fully in our documents filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission. More information about the risks, uncertainties and assumptions that may impact our business is set forth in our Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 5, 2008 and our Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 24, 2008, including "Risk Factors”. All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to us as of the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements. Mellanox, ConnectX, InfiniBlast, InfiniBridge, InfiniHost, InfiniRISC, InfiniScale, and InfiniPCI are registered trademarks of Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. Virtual Protocol Interconnect is a trademark of Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands, except per share data, unaudited)         Three months ended   Six months ended June 30, June 30,   2008       2007     2008       2007   Total revenues $ 28,201 $ 19,779 $ 53,356 $ 36,634 Cost of revenues   (5,706 )   (4,926 )   (11,641 )   (9,196 ) Gross profit   22,495     14,853     41,715     27,438     Operating expenses: Research and development 10,015 5,592 18,272 11,536 Sales and marketing 4,009 3,004 7,362 5,795 General and administrative   2,064     1,503     3,895     2,860   Total operating expenses   16,088     10,099     29,529     20,191     Income from operations 6,407 4,754 12,186 7,247   Other income, net   941     1,780     1,984     2,737     Income before taxes 7,348 6,534 14,170 9,984   Provision for taxes on income (2,758 ) (929 ) (4,943 ) (1,093 )         Net income $ 4,590   $ 5,605   $ 9,227   $ 8,891     Net income per share attributable to ordinary shareholders: Basic $ 0.15 $ 0.19 $ 0.30 $ 0.35 Diluted $ 0.14 $ 0.17 $ 0.28 $ 0.32   Shares used in computing income per share attributable to ordinary shareholders: Basic 31,328 29,850 31,208 25,107 Diluted 32,969 32,419 32,881 27,572 Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Operating Results (in thousands, unaudited)               Three months ended   Six months ended June 30, June 30,   2008       2007     2008       2007     GAAP NET INCOME $ 4,590 $ 5,605 $9,227 $ 8,891 Adjustments: Share-based compensation expense 2,037 827 3,911 1,425 Deferred taxes on NOL in Israel   3,013     -   5,069     -   NON-GAAP NET INCOME $ 9,640   $ 6,432   $18,207   $ 10,316       GAAP SHARES - BASIC 31,328 29,850 31,208 25,107 Adjustments: Impact from weighted outstanding shares(1)   201     10   320     4,753   NON-GAAP SHARES - BASIC   31,529     29,860   31,528     29,860       GAAP SHARES - DILUTED 32,969 32,419 32,881 27,572 Adjustments: Impact from weighted outstanding shares(1) 201 10 320 4,753 Effect of dilutive securities under GAAP(2) (1,641 ) (2,569 ) (1,672 ) (2,465 ) Total options vested and exercisable   2,914     3,859   2,914     3,859   NON-GAAP SHARES - DILUTED   34,443     33,719   34,443     33,719     GAAP NET INCOME PER SHARE - DILUTED $ 0.14 $ 0.17 $ 0.28 $ 0.32 Adjustments: Share-based compensation expense 0.06 0.02 0.12 0.05 Deferred taxes on NOL in Israel 0.09 - 0.15 - Impact from weighted outstanding shares(1) (0.00 ) (0.00 ) (0.01 ) (0.06 ) Effect of dilutive securities under GAAP(2) 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 Total options vested and exercisable   (0.02 )   (0.02 ) (0.04 )   (0.04 ) NON-GAAP INCOME PER SHARE - DILUTED $ 0.28   $ 0.19   $0.53   $ 0.31     (1) Under GAAP, shares used in computing income per share attributable to ordinary shareholders are adjusted for the amount of time they are outstanding during the period. All shares issued during the period were adjusted for the amount of time they were outstanding during that period as part of the GAAP SHARES – BASIC calculation. The GAAP SHARES – BASIC have been adjusted to a non-GAAP measure as if those ordinary shares were outstanding during the entire period to provide a comparable share number in future quarters.   (2) This adjustment adds back the GAAP effect of additional ordinary shares that would have been outstanding if the dilutive potential common shares from stock options had been issued under the Treasury method. Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands, unaudited)   June 30,   December 31, 2008 2007   ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 73,848 $ 100,650 Short-term investments 90,361 52,231 Restricted cash 826 709 Accounts receivable, net 21,776 17,353 Inventories 5,997 5,396 Deferred taxes 7,243 12,312 Prepaid expenses and other   2,171     1,509   Total current assets 202,222 190,160 Property and equipment, net 8,652 8,449 Severance assets 4,056 3,152 Intangible assets, net 497 395 Other long-term assets   1,758     244   Total assets $ 217,185   $ 202,400     LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY Current liabilities: Accounts payable $ 5,565 $ 6,703 Other accrued liabilities 11,172 11,282 Capital lease obligations, current   1,065     1,560   Total current liabilities 17,802 19,545 Accrued severance 5,548 4,058 Capital lease obligations, net of current portion 1,142 1,609 Other long-term obligations   523     71   Total liabilities 25,015 25,283   Ordinary shares 134 128 Additional paid-in capital 216,575 210,618 Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (83 ) 54 Accumulated deficit   (24,456 )   (33,683 ) Total shareholders’ equity   192,170     177,117   Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $ 217,185   $ 202,400   Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (in thousands, unaudited)   Six Months Ended June 30, 2008   2007   Cash flows from operating activities: Net income $ 9,227 $ 8,891 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 1,761 796 Share-based compensation expense 3,911 1,425 Gain on sales of investments (1,456 ) (211 ) Deferred income taxes 5,069 - Changes in assets and liabilities: Accounts receivable, net (4,423 ) (26 ) Inventories (601 ) (1,121 ) Prepaid expenses and other assets (694 ) 1,697 Accounts payable (1,138 ) 177 Accrued liabilities and other payables   1,832     63   Net cash provided by operating activities   13,488     11,691   Cash flows from investing activities: Purchase of severance-related insurance policies (904 ) (246 ) Purchases of short-term investments (136,602 ) (60,927 ) Maturities and sale of short-term investments 99,791 2,438 Return of (investment in) restricted cash deposit (99 ) 71 Purchase of property and equipment (1,572 ) (1,172 ) Investment in other companies   (1,500 )   -   Net cash used in investing activities   (40,886 )   (59,836 ) Cash flows from financing activities: Proceeds from initial public offering, net - 105,953 Principal payments on capital lease obligations (1,456 ) (291 ) Proceeds from exercise of share options and warrants   2,052     246   Net cash provided by financing activities   596     105,908   Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (26,802 ) 57,763 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period   100,650     20,570   Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 73,848   $ 78,333