AudioCodes Reports Second Quarter 2012 Results


LOD, Israel, July 24, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AudioCodes (Nasdaq:AUDC), a leading provider of Voice over IP (VoIP) technologies, products and services, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012.

Revenues for the second quarter of 2012 were $31.0 million compared to $32.3 million for the first quarter of 2012 and $41.5 million for the second quarter of 2011.

Net loss in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) was $2.0 million, or ($0.05) per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2012 compared to a net loss of $1.6 million, or ($0.04) per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2012, and net income of $4.0 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2011.

Non-GAAP net loss for the second quarter of 2012 was $1.4 million, or ($0.04) per diluted share, compared to a non-GAAP net loss of $827,000, or ($0.02) per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2012, and non-GAAP net income of $4.9 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2011.

Non-GAAP net income (loss) excludes (i) stock-based compensation expenses and (ii) amortization expenses related to intangible assets. A reconciliation between net income (loss) on a GAAP basis and on a non-GAAP basis is provided in the tables that accompany the condensed consolidated financial statements contained in this press release.

In accordance with AudioCodes' Board of Directors authorized program to repurchase up to 4.0 million of the Company's Ordinary Shares, NIS 0.01 nominal (par) value, which is approximately 10% of the Company's outstanding shares, the Company repurchased a total of approximately 750,000 shares at an aggregate cost of approximately $1.6 million during the second quarter of 2012. As of June 30, 2012, approximately 2.6 million shares have been repurchased through the program since its inception at an aggregate cost of approximately $8.1 million.

Cash and cash equivalents, bank deposits and marketable securities were $60.7 million as of June 30, 2012, compared to $70.3 million as of March 31, 2012 and $56.5 million as of June 30, 2011. The quarter-to-quarter net decrease in cash balances was primarily related to cash used for operating activities and the reduction in the Company's accounts payable outstanding as well as $2.5 million utilized for the repayment of loans and $1.7 million used for the aforementioned repurchase of common shares during the quarter. The year-over-year net increase in cash balances includes new bank loans made to the Company during the second half of 2011.

"AudioCodes' second quarter results reflect the challenges we're facing in 2012 as we balance the transition of our business from our legacy product lines towards new emerging products, solutions and services for the enterprise and service provider markets," said Shabtai Adlersberg, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of AudioCodes. "In order to enable renewed growth, we announced two weeks ago a restructuring plan to better align the Company's resources and assets to our core networking business. The plan is expected to generate estimated annualized savings of approximately 10% of the Company's operating expenses and to be implemented over the next six to nine months. We expect the initial steps already taken to reduce our operating expenses by approximately 5% below the current level of expenses as soon as the fourth quarter of this year. In addition, we have already started a full global review of our business line activities in order to support our plan to return to profitability and growth in 2013 and beyond," concluded Mr. Adlersberg.

Conference Call & Web Cast Information

AudioCodes will conduct a conference call at 9:00 A.M., Eastern Time today to discuss the Company's second quarter 2012 operating performance, financial results and updated outlook. The conference call will be simultaneously Web cast. Investors are invited to listen to the call live via Web cast at the AudioCodes corporate website at www.audiocodes.com.

About AudioCodes

AudioCodes Ltd. (Nasdaq:AUDC) designs, develops and sells advanced Voice over IP (VoIP) and converged VoIP and Data networking products and applications to Service Providers and Enterprises. AudioCodes is a VoIP technology market leader focused on converged VoIP and data communications and its products are deployed globally in Broadband, Mobile, Enterprise networks and Cable. The Company provides a range of innovative, cost-effective products including Media Gateways, Multi-Service Business Gateways, Session Border Controllers (SBC), Residential Gateways, IP Phones, Media Servers and Value Added Applications. AudioCodes' underlying technology, VoIPerfectHD™, relies on AudioCodes' leadership in DSP, voice coding and voice processing technologies. AudioCodes' High Definition (HD) VoIP technologies and products provide enhanced intelligibility and a better end user communication experience in Voice communications. For more information on AudioCodes, visit http://www.audiocodes.com.

Statements concerning AudioCodes' business outlook or future economic performance; product introductions and plans and objectives related thereto; and statements concerning assumptions made or expectations as to any future events, conditions, performance or other matters, are "forward-looking statements'' as that term is defined under U.S. Federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements are subject to various risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated in such statements. These risks, uncertainties and factors include, but are not limited to: the effect of global economic conditions in general and conditions in AudioCodes' industry and target markets in particular; shifts in supply and demand; market acceptance of new products and the demand for existing products; the impact of competitive products and pricing on AudioCodes' and its customers' products and markets; timely product and technology development, upgrades and the ability to manage changes in market conditions as needed; possible disruptions from acquisitions; the ability of AudioCodes to successfully integrate the products and operations of acquired companies into AudioCodes' business; and other factors detailed in AudioCodes' filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. AudioCodes assumes no obligation to update the information in this release.

©2012 AudioCodes Ltd. All rights reserved. AudioCodes, AC, HD VoIP, HD VoIP Sounds Better, IPmedia, Mediant, MediaPack, OSN, SmartTAP, VMAS, VoIPerfect, VoIPerfectHD, Your Gateway To VoIP and 3GX are trademarks or registered trademarks of AudioCodes Limited. All other products or trademarks are property of their respective owners. Product specifications are subject to change without notice.

Summary financial data follows

     
AUDIOCODES LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES    
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
U.S. dollars in thousands    
     
  June 30, December 31,
  2012 2011
  Unaudited Audited
ASSETS    
     
CURRENT ASSETS:    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 16,273 $ 28,257
Short-term and restricted bank deposits 12,319 14,008
Short-term marketable securities and accrued interest 4,449 345
Trade receivables, net  27,123 30,923
Other receivables and prepaid expenses 5,990 4,477
Deferred tax assets 2,600 2,600
Inventories 19,570 20,415
     
Total current assets 88,324 101,025
     
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS:    
Long-term and restricted bank deposits 8,130 9,120
Long-term marketable securities 19,497 23,823
Investments in an affiliated company 1,278 1,251
Deferred tax assets 2,600 2,600
Severance pay funds 15,661 15,410
     
Total long-term assets 47,166 52,204
     
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET 3,701 3,368
     
GOODWILL, INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND OTHER, NET 35,516 36,080
     
Total assets $ 174,707 $ 192,677
     
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY    
       
CURRENT LIABILITIES:    
Current maturities of long-term bank loans $ 10,686 $ 10,243
Trade payables 7,126 12,362
Other payables and accrued expenses 17,131 18,102
Deferred revenues 6,075 5,235
     
Total current liabilities 41,018 45,942
     
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:    
Accrued severance pay 16,137 $ 16,106
Long-term bank loans 17,570 22,912
Senior convertible notes 353 353
Deferred revenues and other liabilities 871 1,345
     
Total long-term liabilities 34,931 40,716
Total equity 98,758 106,019
Total liabilities and equity  $ 174,707 $ 192,677
 
 
AUDIOCODES LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
U.S. dollars in thousands, except per share data
  Six months ended Three months ended
  June 30, June 30,
  2012 2011 2012 2011
  (Unaudited) (Unaudited)
Revenues $ 63,321 $ 82,555 $ 31,008 $ 41,511
         
Cost of revenues 26,643 34,034 13,191 17,012
         
Gross profit 36,678 48,521 17,817 24,499
         
Operating expenses:        
Research and development, net 15,245 15,970 7,127 7,436
Selling and marketing 20,752 21,328 10,256 11,107
General and administrative 4,203 4,446 2,244 2,314
         
Total operating expenses 40,200 41,744 19,627 20,857
         
Operating income (loss) (3,522) 6,777 (1,810) 3,642
Financial income (expenses), net 135 643 (93) 427
         
Income (loss) before taxes on income (3,387) 7,420 (1,903) 4,069
Taxes on income, net (183) (147) (99) (82)
Equity in profit (losses) of an affiliated companies (23) (252) (33) 5
         
Net income (loss) $ (3,593) $ 7,021 $ (2,035) $ 3,992
         
Basic net earnings per share $ (0.09) $ 0.17 $ (0.05) $ 0.10
         
Diluted net earnings (loss) per share $ (0.09) $ 0.17 $ (0.05) $ 0.09
         
Weighted average number of shares used in computing basic net earnings per share (in thousands)  39,948  41,471  39,627  41,610
         
Weighted average number of shares used in computing diluted net earnings per share (in thousands)  39,948  42,306  39,627  42,328
 
AUDIOCODES LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
NON-GAAP PROFORMA STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
U.S. dollars in thousands, except per share data
  Six months ended Three months ended
  June 30, June 30,
  2012 2011 2012 2011
  (Unaudited) (Unaudited)
Revenues $ 63,321 $ 82,555 $ 31,008 $ 41,511
Cost of revenues 26,193 33,361 12,970 16,675
Gross profit 37,128 49,194 18,038 24,836
Operating expenses:        
Research and development, net 15,034 15,689 7,052 7,282
Selling and marketing 20,365 20,590 10,067 10,807
General and administrative 3,897 4,066 2,106 2,148
Total operating expenses 39,296 40,345 19,225 20,237
Operating income (loss) (2,168) 8,849 (1,187) 4,599
Financial income (expenses), net 135 643 (93) 427
Income (loss) before taxes on income (2,033) 9,492 (1,280) 5,026
Taxes on income, net (183) (147) (99) (82)
Equity in profit (losses) of an affiliated companies (23) (252) (33) 5
Net income (loss) $ (2,239) $ 9,093 $ (1,412) $ 4,949
Diluted net earnings (loss) per share $ (0.06) $ 0.21 $ (0.04) $ 0.12
Weighted average number of shares used in computing diluted net earnings per share (in thousands)  39,948  42,624  39,627  42,636
 
(1) Excluding stock-based compensation expenses related to options and restricted stock units granted to employees and others.
(2) Excluding amortization of intangible assets related to the acquisitions of Nuera, Netrake and CTI Squared.
 
Note: Non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, the results prepared in accordance with GAAP. The Company believes that non-GAAP information is useful because it can enhance the understanding of its ongoing economic performance and therefore uses internally this non-GAAP information to evaluate and manage its operations. The Company has chosen to provide this information to investors to enable them to perform comparisons of operating results in a manner similar to how the Company analyzes its operating results and because many comparable companies report this type of information.
         
         
AUDIOCODES LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
RECONCILIATION BETWEEN GAAP NET INCOME AND NON-GAAP NET INCOME
U.S. dollars in thousands, except per share data
  Six months ended Three months ended
  June 30, June 30,
  2012 2011 2012 2011
  (Unaudited) (Unaudited)
GAAP net income (loss) $ (3,593) $ 7,021 $ (2,035) $ 3,992
         
GAAP net income per share $ (0.09) $ 0.17 $ 0.05 $ 0.09
         
Cost of revenues:        
Stock-based compensation (1) 38 64 15 37
Amortization expenses (2) 412 609 206 300
  450 673 221 337
Research and development, net:        
Stock-based compensation (1) 211 281 75 154
         
Selling and marketing:        
Stock-based compensation (1) 235 586 113 224
Amortization expenses (2) 152 152 76 76
  387 738 189 300
General and administrative:        
Stock-based compensation (1) 306 380 138 166
         
Non-GAAP net income (loss) $ (2,239) $ 9,093 $ (1,412) $ 4,949
Non-GAAP Diluted net income (loss) per share $ (0.06) $ 0.21 $ (0.04) $ 0.12
         
(1) Stock-based compensation expenses related to options and restricted stock units granted to employees and others.
(2) Amortization of intangible assets related to the acquisitions of Nuera, Netrake and CTI Squared.
         
Note: Non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, the results prepared in accordance with GAAP. The Company believes that non-GAAP information is useful because it can enhance the understanding of its ongoing economic performance and therefore uses internally this non-GAAP information to evaluate and manage its operations. The Company has chosen to provide this information to investors to enable them to perform comparisons of operating results in a manner similar to how the Company analyzes its operating results and because many comparable companies report this type of information.
         
         
AUDIOCODES LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
U.S. dollars in thousands
  Six months ended Three months ended
  June 30, June 30,
  2012 2011 2012 2011
  (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited)
Cash flows from operating activities:        
Net income (loss)  $ (3,593)  $ 7,021  $ (2,035)  $ 3,992
Adjustments required to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:        
Depreciation and amortization  1,401  1,801  695  879
Amortization of marketable securities premiums and accretion of discounts, net  217   196   109   109 
Equity in losses (profit) of affiliated companies and interest on loans to affiliated company  23  252 33  (5)
Decrease in accrued severance pay, net  (220)  (45)  (115)  (144)
Stock-based compensation expenses  790  1,907  341  581
Increase in accrued interest on marketable securities, bank deposits and structured notes (178)   2   -- 
Decrease (increase) in trade receivables, net  3,800  (7,244)  (548) (*) (5,384)
Decrease (increase) in other receivables and prepaid expenses  (1,513)  (2,828) (80) 215
Decrease (increase) in inventories 845 (*) (46)  417  (1,083)
Increase (decrease) in trade payables  (5,236)  (1,296) 31  (846)
Increase (decrease) in deferred revenues 1,153  (*) 799 (1,120) (*) (1,954)
Increase (decrease) in other payables and accrued expenses  (1,666)  (5,231)  (2,347)  (225)
         
Net cash used in operating activities  (3,994)  (4,892)  (4,617)  (3,865)
         
Cash flows from investing activities:        
Purchase of marketable securities --  (24,402)   --   -- 
Short-term deposits, net  1,689  1,009  (118)  (14)
Investment in affiliated company (50) -- (50) --
Proceeds from long-term bank deposits 990 -- 390 --
Purchase of property and equipment  (1,170)  (829)  (519)  (304)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 1,459  (24,222) (297) (318)
         
(*) Reclassified        
         
AUDIOCODES LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)
U.S. dollars in thousands
  Six months ended Three months ended
  June 30, June 30,
  2012 2011 2012 2011
  ( Unaudited) ( Unaudited) ( Unaudited) ( Unaudited)
Cash flows from financing activities:        
Purchase of treasury stock (4,249) -- (1,736) --
Repayment of loan from bank  (4,899)  (3,000)  (2,544)  (1,500)
Payment of acquisition of NSC  (336)  (278) -- --
Proceeds from issuance of shares upon exercise of options, warrants and employee stock purchase plan 35  1,373 --  272
Net cash used in financing activities  (9,449)  (1,905)  (4,280)  (1,228)
         
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents (11,984) (31,019)  (9,194)  (5,411)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period  28,257  50,311  25,467  24,703
         
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period  $ 16,273  $ 19,292  $ 16,273  $ 19,292


            

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