Mellanox® Technologies, Ltd. (NASDAQ: MLNX) today announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2016.

“We are pleased to report the fifth consecutive quarter of record revenue. We saw strong growth in our Ethernet business, driven by growth in our 25, 50 and 100 Gigabit Ethernet products,” said Eyal Waldman, president and CEO of Mellanox Technologies. “We are pleased with the execution in InfiniBand, and believe strength in HPC markets will lead to further growth of our InfiniBand solutions during the second half of this year. We continue to see strong customer interest in our Spectrum Ethernet switch. The transition from 10 Gigabit Ethernet to 25, 50, and 100 Gigabit Ethernet has begun and represents a multi-year growth opportunity.”

Second Quarter 2016 Highlights

  • Revenues of $214.8 million increased 9.1 percent, compared to $196.8 million in the first quarter of 2016.
  • GAAP gross margins of 62.8 percent in the second quarter compared to 64.2 percent in the first quarter of 2016.
  • Non-GAAP gross margins of 71.4 percent, unchanged from the first quarter of 2016.
  • GAAP operating income was $6.6 million, compared to operating loss of $3.9 million in the first quarter of 2016.
  • Non-GAAP operating income was $45.5 million, or 21.2 percent of revenue, compared to non-GAAP operating income of $41.3 million, or 21.0 percent of revenue in the first quarter of 2016.
  • GAAP net income was $4.7 million, compared to net loss of $7.2 million in the first quarter of 2016.
  • Non-GAAP net income was $42.7 million, compared to $39.3 million in the first quarter of 2016.
  • GAAP net income per diluted share was $0.09 in the second quarter compared to net loss per diluted share of $0.15 in the first quarter of 2016.
  • Non-GAAP net income per diluted share was $0.87 in the second quarter compared to $0.81 in the first quarter of 2016.
  • $44.8 million in cash was provided by operating activities, compared to $48.6 million in the first quarter of 2016.
  • Cash and investments totaled $276.5 million at June 30, 2016, compared to $261.8 million at March 31, 2016.

Third Quarter 2016 Guidance

We currently project:

  • Quarterly revenues of $221 million to $227 million
  • Non-GAAP gross margins of 71 percent to 72 percent
  • An increase in non-GAAP operating expenses of 2 percent to 4 percent
  • Share-based compensation expense of $17.9 million to $18.4 million
  • Non-GAAP diluted share count of 49.3 million to 49.8 million shares

Recent Mellanox Press Release Highlights

        •   July 13, 2016       Mellanox Simplifies RDMA Deployments with Enhanced RoCE Software
• June 21, 2016 JD.com and Mellanox Join Forces to Drive E-Commerce Artificial Intelligence
• June 20, 2016 Mellanox HPC-X Framework Extends Smart In-Network Computing
• June 20, 2016 Mellanox Solutions Accelerate the Fastest Supercomputer in the World
• June 20, 2016 Mellanox and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Announce Joint Collaboration to Design Exascale System
• June 15, 2016 Mellanox Announces ConnectX-5, the Next Generation of 100G InfiniBand and Ethernet Smart Interconnect Adapter
• June 14, 2016 Mellanox Enhances Cloud Efficiency With 25Gb/s Ethernet Connectivity
• June 9, 2016 Mellanox Paves the Way to Higher Efficiency Data Centers With 25 Gb/s Ethernet
• June 2, 2016 Check Point Selects Mellanox Ethernet Solutions to Enhance Security Appliances
• June 1, 2016 Mellanox Introduces New BlueField™ Family of System-on-Chip Programmable Processors for Storage and Networking Applications
 

Conference Call

Mellanox will hold its second quarter 2016 financial results conference call today at 2 p.m. Pacific Time (5 P.M. Eastern Time) to discuss the company’s financial results. To listen to the call, dial +1-888-632-3384, or for investors outside the U.S., +1-785-424-1675, approximately ten minutes prior to the start time.

The Mellanox financial results conference call will be available via live webcast on the investor relations section of the Mellanox website at: http://ir.mellanox.com. Access the webcast 15 minutes prior to the start of the call to download and install any necessary audio software. A replay of the webcast will also be available on the Mellanox website.

About Mellanox

Mellanox Technologies (NASDAQ: MLNX) is a leading supplier of end-to-end Ethernet and InfiniBand intelligent interconnect solutions and services for servers, storage, and hyper-converged infrastructure. Mellanox’s intelligent interconnect solutions increase data center efficiency by providing the highest throughput and lowest latency, delivering data faster to applications and unlocking system performance. Mellanox offers a choice of high performance solutions: network and multicore processors, network adapters, switches, cables, software and silicon, that accelerate application runtime and maximize business results for a wide range of markets including high performance computing, enterprise data centers, Web 2.0, cloud, storage, network security, telecom and financial services. More information is available 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 (loss) income which are adjusted from results based on GAAP to exclude share-based compensation expense, amortization expense of acquired intangible assets, acquisition related expense, settlement costs, gains (losses) on equity investments and income tax effects and adjustments. The purpose of income tax effects and adjustments is to exclude tax consequences associated with the above excluded expenses items, as well as the non-cash impact on the tax provision pertaining to changes in deferred tax assets tax assets associated with carryforward losses of group entities subject to tax holiday in Israel. 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 expense, amortization expense of acquired intangible assets, acquisition related expense, settlement costs, gains (losses) on equity investments, and income tax effects and adjustments because it enhances investors’ ability to understand our business from the same perspective as management, which believes that such items are not directly attributable to nor reflect the underlying performance of the company’s business operations. Further, management believes certain non-cash charges such as share-based compensation, amortization of acquired intangible assets, changes related to recognition of deferred taxes and the net impact on the Company's tax provision for non-GAAP adjustments 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 “Investor Relations” section on our website.

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, including the guidance for the three months ended September 30, 2016, statements related to trends in the market for our solutions and services, opportunities for our company in 2016 and beyond, and future product capabilities. 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.

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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 expansion of our product line, customer base and the total available market of our products, the continued growth in demand for our 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 effectively compete in our industry, fluctuations in demand, sales cycles and prices for our products and services, our success converting design wins to revenue-generating product shipments, the continued launch and volume ramp of large customer sales opportunities, our ability to protect our intellectual property rights, our ability to successfully acquire businesses and technologies and to successfully integrate and operate these acquired businesses, our success in realizing the anticipated benefits of mergers and acquisitions, and our ability to obtain debt at competitive rates or in sufficient amounts in order to fund our contractual commitments. Furthermore, the majority of our quarterly revenues are derived from customer orders received and fulfilled in the same quarterly period. We have limited visibility into actual end-user demand as such demand impacts us and our OEM customer inventory balances in any given quarter. Consequently, this introduces risk and uncertainty into our revenue and production forecasts and business planning and could negatively impact our financial results. In addition, current uncertainty in the global economic environment poses a risk to the overall economy as businesses may defer purchases in response to tighter credit conditions, changing overall demand for our products, and negative financial news. Consequently, our results could differ materially from our prior results due to these general economic and market conditions, political 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 annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 26, 2016. All forward-looking statements in this press release, including the guidance for the three months ended September 30, 2016, are based on information available to us as of the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

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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,
2016 2015 2016 2015
Total revenues $ 214,801 $ 163,148 $ 411,611 $ 309,823
Cost of revenues 79,807   47,178   150,288   88,265  
Gross profit 134,994 115,970 261,323 221,558
Operating expenses:
Research and development 82,324 62,576 153,358 120,694
Sales and marketing 32,576 23,366 63,804 45,924
General and administrative 13,494   10,670   41,432   20,371  
Total operating expenses 128,394 96,612 258,594 186,989
Income from operations 6,600 19,358 2,729 34,569
Interest expense (2,215 ) — (3,213 ) —
Other income (loss) 315   912   376   (1,557 )
Other (loss) income, net (1,900 ) 912   (2,837 ) (1,557 )
Income (loss) before taxes 4,700 20,270 (108 ) 33,012
Provision for taxes on income (46 ) (1,022 ) (2,406 ) (3,268 )
Net income (loss) $ 4,654   $ 19,248   $ (2,514 ) $ 29,744  
Net income (loss) per share — basic $ 0.10   $ 0.42   $ (0.05 ) $ 0.65  
Net income (loss) per share — diluted $ 0.09   $ 0.40   $ (0.05 ) $ 0.63  
Shares used in computing net (loss) income per share:
Basic 47,900 46,191 47,629 45,943
Diluted 49,194 47,568 47,629 47,341
 
Mellanox Technologies, Ltd.
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Adjustments
(in thousands, percentages, unaudited)
       
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
2016 2015 2016 2015

Reconciliation of GAAP net income (loss) to non-GAAP:

GAAP net income (loss) $ 4,654 $ 19,248 $ (2,514 ) $ 29,744
Adjustments:
Share-based compensation expense:
Cost of revenues 671 610 1,146 1,157
Research and development 10,770 7,553 19,922 14,321
Sales and marketing 3,889 2,750 7,537 5,144
General and administrative 2,764   2,373   7,755   4,382  
Total share-based compensation expense 18,094 13,286 36,360 25,004
Amortization of acquired intangibles:
Cost of revenues 13,533 2,073 23,962 3,548
Research and development 196 195 391 389
Sales and marketing 2,232   197   3,255   780  
Total amortization of acquired intangibles 15,961 2,465 27,608 4,717
Settlement costs:
General and administrative —   —   5,106   —  
Total settlement costs — — 5,106 —
Acquisition related charges:
Cost of revenues 4,233 — 7,533 —
Research and development 164 840 640 1,603
Sales and marketing 150 225 206 450
General and administrative 313   —   6,661   —  
Total acquisition related charges 4,860 1,065 15,040 2,053
Impairment loss on equity investment in a private company — — — 3,189
Tax effects and adjustments (887 ) —   378   —  
Non-GAAP net income $ 42,682   $ 36,064   $ 81,978   $ 64,707  
 

Reconciliation of GAAP gross profit to non-GAAP:

Revenues $ 214,801 $ 163,148 $ 411,611 $ 309,823
GAAP gross profit 134,994 115,970 261,323 221,558
GAAP gross margin 62.8 % 71.1 % 63.5 % 71.5 %
Share-based compensation expense 671 610 1,146 1,157
Amortization of acquired intangibles 13,533 2,073 23,962 3,548
Acquisition related charges 4,233   —   7,533   —  
Non-GAAP gross profit $ 153,431   $ 118,653   $ 293,964   $ 226,263  
Non-GAAP gross margin 71.4 % 72.7 % 71.4 % 73.0 %
 

Reconciliation of GAAP operating expenses to non-GAAP:

GAAP operating expenses $ 128,394 $ 96,612 $ 258,594 $ 186,989
Share-based compensation expense (17,423 ) (12,676 ) (35,214 ) (23,847 )
Amortization of acquired intangibles (2,428 ) (392 ) (3,646 ) (1,169 )
Settlement costs — — (5,106 ) —
Acquisition related charges (627 ) (1,065 ) (7,507 ) (2,053 )
Non-GAAP operating expenses $ 107,916   $ 82,479   $ 207,121   $ 159,920  
 
Mellanox Technologies, Ltd.
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Adjustments
(in thousands, except per share data, unaudited)
       
 
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
2016 2015 2016 2015
 

Reconciliation of GAAP income from operations to non-GAAP:

GAAP income from operations $ 6,600 $ 19,358 $ 2,729 $ 34,569
Share-based compensation expense 18,094 13,286 36,360 25,004
Settlement costs — — 5,106 —
Amortization of acquired intangibles 15,961 2,465 27,608 4,717
Acquisition related charges 4,860   1,065   15,040   2,053  
Non-GAAP income from operations $ 45,515   $ 36,174   $ 86,843   $ 66,343  
 
Shares used in computing GAAP diluted earnings per share 49,194 47,568 47,629 47,341
Adjustments:
Effect of dilutive securities under GAAP* (1,294 ) (1,377 ) — (1,398 )
Total options vested and exercisable 1,360   1,636   1,360   1,636  
Shares used in computing non-GAAP diluted earnings per share 49,260   47,827   48,989   47,579  
 
GAAP diluted net income (loss) per share $ 0.09 $ 0.40 $ (0.05 ) $ 0.63
Adjustments:
Share-based compensation expense 0.37 0.28 0.75 0.53
Amortization of acquired intangibles 0.33 0.06 0.58 0.10
Settlement costs — — 0.11 —
Impairment loss on equity investment in a private company — — — 0.06
Acquisition related charges 0.10 0.02 0.32 0.04
Tax effects and adjustments (0.02 ) — 0.01 —
Effect of dilutive securities under GAAP* 0.02 0.02 — 0.04
Total options vested and exercisable (0.02 ) (0.03 ) (0.05 ) (0.05 )
Non-GAAP diluted net income per share $ 0.87   $ 0.75   $ 1.67   $ 1.35  
*   This adjustment adds back the GAAP effect of additional ordinary shares that would have been outstanding if the dilutive potential ordinary 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,
2016 2015
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 63,501 $ 263,199
Short-term investments 212,954 247,314
Accounts receivable, net 117,323 84,273
Inventories 64,651 62,473
Other current assets 20,498   19,979  
Total current assets 478,927 677,238
Property and equipment, net 112,264 100,018
Severance assets 15,846 9,514
Intangible assets, net 292,758 32,154
Goodwill 476,037 200,743
Deferred taxes and other long-term assets 31,759   33,715  
Total assets $ 1,407,591   $ 1,053,382  
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 55,217 $ 44,600
Accrued liabilities 87,605 74,296
Deferred revenue 21,829 17,743
Capital lease liabilities, current — 491
Current portion of term debt 29,471   —  
Total current liabilities 194,122 137,130
Accrued severance 20,219 12,464
Deferred revenue 14,195 12,439
Term debt 238,904 —
Other long-term liabilities 26,217   24,668  
Total liabilities 493,657 186,701
Shareholders’ equity:
Ordinary shares 204 200
Additional paid-in capital 732,590 684,824
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) 328 (1,669 )
Retained earnings 180,812   183,326  
Total shareholders’ equity 913,934   866,681  
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $ 1,407,591   $ 1,053,382  
 

Mellanox Technologies, Ltd.

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

(in thousands, unaudited)

 
Six months ended June 30,
2016   2015
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net (loss) income $ (2,514 ) $ 29,744
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities, net of effects from acquired company:
Depreciation and amortization 46,231 19,775
Deferred income taxes 1,266 134
Share-based compensation expense 36,360 25,004
Gain on investments (489 ) (2,388 )
Impairment of equity investment in a private company — 3,189
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net (16,886 ) 3,918
Inventory 10,598 (22,513 )
Prepaid expenses and other assets 3,598 419
Accounts payable 9,679 8,755
Accrued liabilities and other payables 5,583   21,063  
Net cash provided by operating activities 93,426   87,100  
 
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of severance-related insurance policies (546 ) (381 )
Purchase of short term investments (153,486 ) (188,161 )
Proceeds from sale of short term investments 200,457 98,742
Proceeds from maturities of short term investments 97,388 30,717
Purchase of property and equipment (15,755 ) (20,413 )
Purchase of equity investment in a private company (107 ) —
Acquisition, net of cash acquired $87.5 million (698,501 ) —  
Net cash used in investing activities (570,550 ) (79,496 )
 
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from term debt 280,000 —
Principal payments on term debt (7,000 ) —
Term debt issuance costs (5,521 ) —
Principal payments on capital lease obligations (491 ) (556 )
Proceeds from exercise of share awards 10,438   9,829  
Net cash provided by financing activities 277,426   9,273  
 
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (199,698 ) 16,877
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 263,199   51,326  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 63,501   $ 68,203