8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

September 1, 2015

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)

 

 

AMBARELLA, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Cayman Islands   001-35667   98-0459628

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I. R. S. Employer

Identification No.)

3101 Jay Street

Santa Clara, CA 95054

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 734-8888

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On September 1, 2015, Ambarella, Inc. issued a press release announcing its results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2016 ending July 31, 2015. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

The information in this current report on Form 8-K and the exhibits attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

 

99.1    Press Release dated September 1, 2015


Signature

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: September 1, 2015     Ambarella, Inc.
   

/s/ George Laplante

   

George Laplante

Chief Financial Officer


Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Exhibit Title

99.1    Press Release dated September 1, 2015
EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Ambarella, Inc. Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2016 Financial Results

Second Quarter Revenue up 79.3% Year over Year

Contact:

Deborah Stapleton

650.470.4200

deb@stapleton.com

Sept. 1, 2015 —Santa Clara, Calif. – Ambarella, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMBA), a leading developer of low-power, HD video compression and image processing semiconductors, today announced financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2015.

 

    Revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2016 was $84.2 million, up 79.3% from $47.0 million in the same period in fiscal 2015. For the six months ended July 31, 2015, revenue was $155.2 million, up 76.6% from $87.9 million for the six months ended July 31, 2014.

 

    Gross margin under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for the second quarter of fiscal 2016 was 65.1%, compared with 65.0% for the same period in fiscal 2015. For the six months ended July 31, 2015, GAAP gross margin was 64.9%, compared with 63.9% for the six months ended July 31, 2014.

 

    GAAP net income for the second quarter of fiscal 2016 was $23.1 million, or $0.68 per diluted ordinary share, compared with GAAP net income of $9.3 million, or $0.29 per diluted ordinary share, for the same period in fiscal 2015. GAAP net income for the six months ended July 31, 2015 was $42.0 million, or $1.25 per diluted ordinary share. This compares with GAAP net income of $14.6 million, or $0.46 per diluted ordinary share, for the six months ended July 31, 2014.

Financial results on a non-GAAP basis for the second fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

    Gross margin on a non-GAAP basis for the second quarter of fiscal 2016 was 65.3%, compared with 65.1% for the same period in fiscal 2015. For the six months ended July 31, 2015, non-GAAP gross margin was 65.1 %, compared with 64.0% for the six months ended July 31, 2014.

 

    Non-GAAP net income for the second quarter of fiscal 2016 was $29.7 million, or $0.88 per diluted ordinary share. This compares with non-GAAP net income of $11.9 million, or $0.37 per diluted ordinary share, for the same period in fiscal 2015. Non-GAAP net income for the six months ended July 31, 2015 was $53.4 million, or $1.58 per diluted ordinary share. This compares with non-GAAP net income of $19.8 million, or $0.62 per diluted ordinary share, for the six months ended July 31, 2014.

Ambarella reports gross margin, net income and earnings per share in accordance with GAAP and, additionally, on a non-GAAP basis. Non-GAAP financial information excludes the impact of stock-based


compensation, adjusted for the associated tax impact, and for the second quarter of fiscal 2016 also excludes certain costs associated with the acquisition of VisLab S.r.l. in June 2015. A reconciliation of the GAAP to non-GAAP gross margin, net income and earnings per share numbers, as well as a description of the items excluded from the non-GAAP calculations, is included in the financial statements portion of this press release.

Total cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities on hand at the end of the second fiscal quarter of 2016 was $239.8 million, compared with $166.5 million at the end of the same quarter a year ago.

“We enjoyed a very strong second quarter, with a year-over-year revenue increase of 79.3 percent,” said Fermi Wang, president and CEO of Ambarella. “Revenue from our existing wearable, IP security and automotive video recorder camera markets grew significantly in the quarter, and we saw solid growth from drones or flying cameras. We also closed on the purchase of VisLab S.r.l., which adds a strong development team as well as advanced intellectual property in computer vision technology. We look forward to continued success, as Ambarella enables the next generation of intelligent HD and Ultra HD cameras.”

Quarterly Conference Call

Ambarella plans to hold a conference call at 5 p.m. Eastern Time / 2 p.m. Pacific Time today with Fermi Wang, Chief Executive Officer, and George Laplante, Chief Financial Officer, to discuss the second quarter results. The call can be accessed by dialing 877-304-8963 in the USA; international callers should dial 760-666-4834. Participant passcode is “Ambarella.” Please dial in ten minutes prior to the scheduled conference call time. A live and archived webcast of the call will be available on Ambarella’s website at http://www.ambarella.com/ for up to 30 days after the call.

About Ambarella

Ambarella, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMBA), is a leading developer of low-power, high-definition (HD) and Ultra HD video compression and image processing solutions. The company’s products are used in a variety of HD cameras including security IP-cameras, sports cameras, wearable cameras, flying cameras and automotive video camera recorders. Ambarella compression chips are also used in broadcasting TV programs worldwide. Ambarella is the recipient of the Global Semiconductor Alliance 2014 Award for “Most Respected Emerging Public Semiconductor Company.”

For more information about Ambarella, please visit www.ambarella.com.

“Safe harbor” statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

This press release contains forward-looking statements that are not historical facts and often can be identified by terms such as “outlook,” “projected,” “intends,” “will,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “believes,” “could,” or similar expressions, including the comments of our CEO relating to our ability to develop products and the ability of our technology and product features to successfully gain


market acceptance and HD and Ultra HD camera design wins. The achievement or success of the matters covered by such forward-looking statements involves risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Our actual results could differ materially from those predicted or implied and reported results should not be considered as an indication of our future performance.

The risks and uncertainties referred to above include, but are not limited to, risks associated with revenue being generated from new customers or design wins, neither of which is assured; our growth strategy; our ability to anticipate future market demands and future needs of our customers; our ability to introduce new and enhanced solutions; our ability to retain and expand customer relationships and to achieve design wins; our ability to successfully enter new markets; anticipated trends and challenges, including competition, in the markets in which we operate; our ability to effectively manage growth; our ability to retain key employees; and the potential for intellectual property disputes or other litigation.

Further information on these and other factors that could affect our financial results is included in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for our 2015 fiscal year and Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2015, which are on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Additional information will also be set forth in the company’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, annual reports on Form 10-K and other filings the company makes with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time, copies of which may be obtained by visiting the Investor Relations portion of our web site at www.ambarella.com or the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov. Undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements in this release, which are based on information available to us on the date hereof. The results we report in our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the second fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2015 could differ from the preliminary results announced in this press release.

Ambarella assumes no obligation and does not intend to update the forward-looking statements made in this press release, except as required by law.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The company has provided in this release non-GAAP financial information including non-GAAP gross margin, net income, and earnings per share, as a supplement to the condensed consolidated financial statements, which are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures internally in analyzing the company’s financial results to assess operational performance and liquidity. The company believes that both management and investors benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing its performance and when planning, forecasting and analyzing future periods. Further, the company believes these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors because they allow for greater transparency with respect to key financial metrics that the company uses in making operating decisions and because the company believes that investors and analysts use them to help assess the health of its business and for comparison to other companies. Non-GAAP results are presented for supplemental informational purposes only for understanding the company’s operating results. The non-GAAP information should not be considered a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP, and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies.


The company has provided below reconciliations between its non-GAAP financial measures to its most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.

AMBARELLA, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended July 31,      Six Months Ended July 31,  
     2015      2014      2015      2014  

Revenue

   $ 84,193       $ 46,968       $ 155,206       $ 87,889   

Cost of revenue

     29,345         16,432         54,440         31,757   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross profit

     54,848         30,536         100,766         56,132   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

           

Research and development

     20,840         13,497         37,423         26,411   

Selling, general and administrative

     9,087         6,875         18,097         13,630   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     29,927         20,372         55,520         40,041   

Income from operations

     24,921         10,164         45,246         16,091   

Other income

     127         39         154         88   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     25,048         10,203         45,400         16,179   

Provision for income taxes

     1,951         893         3,449         1,609   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 23,097       $ 9,310       $ 41,951       $ 14,570   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income per share attributable to ordinary shareholders:

           

Basic

   $ 0.73       $ 0.32       $ 1.34       $ 0.50   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted

   $ 0.68       $ 0.29       $ 1.25       $ 0.46   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares used to compute net income per share attributable to ordinary shareholders:

           

Basic

     31,515,446         29,421,200         31,307,236         29,198,511   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted

     33,904,222         31,899,501         33,688,239         31,831,489   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following table presents details of stock-based compensation expense included in each functional line item in the condensed consolidated statements of operations above:

 

     Three Months Ended
July 31,
     Six Months Ended
July 31,
 
     2015      2014      2015      2014  
     (unaudited, in thousands)  

Stock-based compensation:

           

Cost of revenue

   $ 127       $ 58       $ 251       $ 117   

Research and development

     3,671         1,629         6,765         3,219   

Selling, general and administrative

     2,323         1,262         4,587         2,487   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total stock-based compensation

   $ 6,121       $ 2,949       $ 11,603       $ 5,823   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 


AMBARELLA, INC.

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

     Three Months Ended July 31,     Six Months Ended July 31,  
     2015      2014     2015      2014  
     (unaudited)  

GAAP net income

   $ 23,097       $ 9,310      $ 41,951       $ 14,570   

Two-class method - allocation to participating securities

     —           (2     —           (4

Treasury stock method - additional allocation to ordinary shares

     —           —          —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

GAAP net income - diluted

   $ 23,097       $ 9,308      $ 41,951       $ 14,566   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-GAAP adjustments:

          

Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax effect

     5,371         2,631        10,178         5,207   

Acquisition cost

     1,229         —          1,229         —     

Two-class method - additional allocation to participating securities

     —           —          —           (2

Treasury stock method - additional allocation to ordinary shares

     —           —          —           1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-GAAP net income - diluted

   $ 29,697       $ 11,939      $ 53,358       $ 19,772   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

GAAP - diluted weighted average shares

     33,904,222         31,899,501        33,688,239         31,831,489   

Non-GAAP - diluted weighted average shares

     33,904,222         31,899,501        33,688,239         31,831,489   

GAAP - diluted net income per share

   $ 0.68       $ 0.29      $ 1.25       $ 0.46   

Non-GAAP adjustments:

          

Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax effect

     0.16         0.08        0.30         0.16   

Acquisition cost

     0.04         —          0.03         —     

Non-GAAP adjustment to two-class method diluted net income

     —           —          —           —     

Non-GAAP adjustment to treasury stock method diluted net income

     —           —          —           —     

Non-GAAP - diluted net income per share

   $ 0.88       $ 0.37      $ 1.58       $ 0.62   

The difference between GAAP and non-GAAP gross margin was 0.2% and 0.1%, or $127,000 and $58,000 for the three months ended July 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The difference between GAAP and non-GAAP gross margin was 0.2% and 0.1%, or $251,000 and $117,000 for the six months ended July 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The difference was due to the effect of stock-based compensation and the associated tax impact.


AMBARELLA, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(unaudited, in thousands)

 

     July 31,
2015
    January 31,
2015
 

ASSETS

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 199,577      $ 170,291   

Marketable securities

     40,177        37,703   

Accounts receivable, net

     42,137        40,180   

Inventories

     27,773        21,693   

Restricted cash

     8        8   

Deferred tax assets, current

     2,019        1,990   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     2,228        3,506   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     313,919        275,371   

Property and equipment, net

     2,891        3,075   

Deferred tax assets, non-current

     4,130        3,936   

Intangible assets, net

     4,107        —     

Goodwill

     26,601        —     

Other assets

     2,029        1,902   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 353,677      $ 284,284   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

     20,314        21,036   

Accrued liabilities

     24,303        18,699   

Income taxes payable

     2,939        748   

Deferred tax liabilities, current

     72        92   

Deferred revenue, current

     7,078        4,907   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     54,706        45,482   

Deferred revenue, non-current

     94        198   

Other long-term liabilities

     2,704        1,393   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     57,504        47,073   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity:

    

Preference shares

     —          —     

Ordinary shares

     14        14   

Additional paid-in capital

     157,598        140,564   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (24     (1

Retained earnings

     138,585        96,634   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

     296,173        237,211   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 353,677      $ 284,284