SAN DIEGO, Oct. 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation (Peregrine Semiconductor) (NASDAQ: PSMI), founder of RF SOI (silicon on insulator) and pioneer of advanced RF solutions, today announced its third quarter 2014 financial results.

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On August 22, 2014, Peregrine Semiconductor entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Murata Electronics North America, Inc. (Murata) and PJ Falcon Acquisition Company, Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Murata. Due to this proposed merger with Murata, Peregrine Semiconductor will not conduct a third quarter 2014 financial results conference call.

Third quarter 2014 revenue was $43.1 million, compared with $60.0 million for the same period in 2013.

As reported under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), third quarter 2014 net loss was $3.1 million, compared with a GAAP net income of $4.4 million in the same period in 2013. Diluted net loss per share was $0.09 for the third quarter of 2014 compared to a diluted net income per share of $0.12 for the same period in 2013.

Non-GAAP net loss for the third quarter of 2014 was $1.3 million, or $0.04 per diluted share based on weighted average shares outstanding of 33.6 million. This compares with non-GAAP net income of $6.2 million or $0.17 per diluted share based on weighted average shares outstanding of 35.8 million for the same period in 2013.

Gross margin on a GAAP basis for the third quarter of 2014 was 39.6% of revenue, compared to 42.1% of revenue for the same period in 2013. Gross margin on a non-GAAP basis for the third quarter of 2014 was 40.3% of revenue, compared to 42.5% of revenue for the same period in 2013.

Operating expenses for the third quarter of 2014 were $20.3 million on a GAAP basis and $18.8 million on a non-GAAP basis, compared to $21.0 million on a GAAP basis and $19.5 million on a non-GAAP basis for the third quarter of 2013.

In anticipation of the proposed merger with Murata, which the Company currently expects to be completed by the end of 2014, Peregrine Semiconductor will not issue financial guidance for the upcoming quarter or conduct a fourth quarter financial results conference call. The merger is subject to various closing conditions, including Peregrine stockholder and regulatory approvals.

Use of GAAP and Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Peregrine Semiconductor prepares its financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for the United States (GAAP). The non-GAAP financial measures such as gross margin, net income and loss per share information for the three and nine months ended September 27, 2014, and similar periods from the prior year included in this press release are different from those otherwise presented under GAAP. The non-GAAP financial measures exclude non-cash compensation expense for stock options. When evaluating the performance of our business and developing short and long-term plans, we do not consider share-based compensation charges. Although share-based compensation is necessary to attract and retain quality employees, our consideration of share-based compensation places its primary emphasis on overall shareholder dilution rather than the accounting charges associated with such grants. Because of the varying availability of valuation methodologies and subjective assumptions, we believe that the exclusion of share-based compensation allows for more accurate comparison of our financial results to previous periods. In addition, we believe it useful to investors to understand the specific impact of the application of the fair value method of accounting for share-based compensation on our operating results. The presentation of these financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures provide investors with useful supplemental information about the financial performance of our business, enable comparison of financial results between periods where certain items may vary independent of business performance, and allow for greater transparency with respect to key metrics used by management in operating our business. However, investors are cautioned that there are material limitations associated with the use of non-GAAP financial measures as an analytical tool. These measures may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies, limiting their usefulness for comparison purposes.

For more information on our non-GAAP financial measures and a reconciliation of such measures to the nearest GAAP measure, please see the "Condensed Consolidated Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Results" table in this press release.

Use of Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward looking statements regarding our management's future expectations, beliefs, intentions, goals, strategies, plans and prospects. Such statements constitute "forward-looking" statements which are subject to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The achievement of the matters covered by such forward-looking statements involves risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If any of these risks or uncertainties materialize or if any of the assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results, performance or achievements could be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, our dependence on a limited number of customers for a substantial portion of our revenues; intellectual property risks; intense competition in our industry; our ability to develop and introduce new and enhanced products on a timely basis and achieve market acceptance of those products; consumer acceptance of our customers' products that incorporate our solutions; our lack of long-term supply contracts and dependence on limited sources of supply; and potential decreases in average selling prices for our products.

For further information regarding risks and uncertainties associated with Peregrine's business, please refer to the filings that we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time, including those set forth in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 28, 2013, which should be read in conjunction with these financial results. These documents are available on the SEC Filings section of the Investor Relations section of our website at http://investors.psemi.com/. Please also note that forward-looking statements represent our management's beliefs and assumptions only as of the date of this press release. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements publicly, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, even if new information, becomes available in the future.

About Peregrine Semiconductor

Peregrine Semiconductor (NASDAQ: PSMI), founder of RF SOI (silicon on insulator), is a leading fabless provider of high-performance, integrated RF solutions. Since 1988 Peregrine and its founding team have been perfecting UltraCMOS® technology - a patented, advanced form of SOI - to deliver the performance edge needed to solve the RF market's biggest challenges, such as linearity. With products that deliver best-in-class performance and monolithic integration, Peregrine is the trusted choice for market leaders in automotive, broadband, industrial, Internet of Things, military, mobile devices, smartphones, space, test-and-measurement equipment and wireless infrastructure. Peregrine holds more than 190 filed and pending patents and has shipped over 2 billion UltraCMOS units. For more information, visit http://www.psemi.com.

The Peregrine Semiconductor name, logo, and UltraCMOS are registered trademarks of Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation in the U.S.A., and other countries.

CONTACT:
Jonathan Goldberg, Senior Director of Corporate Development
ir@psemi.com

Investor Relations Contact:
The Blueshirt Group
Suzanne Schmidt or Melanie Solomon
415-217-4962; 415-217-4964
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Melanie@blueshirtgroup.com

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                                                                                   Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation

                                                                             CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

                                                                                  (in thousands, except per share data)

                                                                                               (unaudited)

                                                       Three Months Ended                                       Nine Months Ended
                                                       ------------------                                       -----------------


                                             September 27,               September 28,               September 27,               September 28,
                                                      2014                         2013                         2014                         2013
                                                      ----                         ----                         ----                         ----

    Net revenue                                                $43,123                                                  $60,002                     $131,500  $158,992

    Cost of net revenue                             26,031                                   34,749                                       81,593       93,203
                                                    ------                                   ------                                       ------       ------

    Gross profit                                    17,092                                   25,253                                       49,907       65,789

    Operating expense:

    Research and development                         9,251                                   10,777                                       29,730       31,417

    Selling, general and administrative             11,092                                   10,210                                       39,355       31,487
                                                    ------                                   ------                                       ------       ------

    Total operating expense                         20,343                                   20,987                                       69,085       62,904
                                                    ------                                   ------                                       ------       ------

    Income (loss) from operations                  (3,251)                                   4,266                                     (19,178)       2,885

    Interest income (expense), net                      54                                     (27)                                         123        (165)

    Other income (expense), net                       (14)                                      99                                           48           50
                                                       ---                                      ---                                          ---          ---

    Income (loss) before income taxes              (3,211)                                   4,338                                     (19,007)       2,770

    Income tax expense (benefit)                      (63)                                    (95)                                          98          (7)
                                                       ---                                      ---                                          ---          ---

    Net income (loss)                                         $(3,148)                                                  $4,433                    $(19,105)   $2,777
                                                               =======                                                   ======                     ========    ======


    Net income (loss) per share

    Basic                                                      $(0.09)                                                   $0.14                      $(0.57)    $0.09
                                                                ======                                                    =====                       ======     =====

    Diluted                                                    $(0.09)                                                   $0.12                      $(0.57)    $0.08
                                                                ======                                                    =====                       ======     =====


    Shares used to compute net income (loss)
     per share

    Basic                                           33,572                                   32,394                                       33,261       32,163
                                                    ======                                   ======                                       ======       ======

    Diluted                                         33,572                                   35,804                                       33,261       35,738
                                                    ======                                   ======                                       ======       ======



                                          Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation

                                         CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                                                     (in thousands)

                                                      (unaudited)

                                                    September 27,              December 28,

                           2014                                           2013
                           ----                                           ----

    Assets

    Current assets:

    Cash and cash equivalents                                          $18,041                          $16,249

    Short-term marketable securities                       30,508                               28,035

    Accounts receivable, net                               14,370                               16,905

    Inventories                                            34,970                               53,489

    Prepaids and other current assets                       3,346                                4,085
                                                            -----                                -----

    Total current assets                                  101,235                              118,763

    Property and equipment, net                            19,851                               23,122

    Long-term marketable securities                        28,472                               18,888

    Other assets                                            2,931                                  102
                                                            -----                                  ---

    Total assets                                                      $152,489                         $160,875
                                                                      ========                         ========


    Liabilities and stockholders' equity

    Current liabilities:

    Accounts payable                                                   $10,182                          $12,983

    Accrued liabilities                                    11,203                               11,829

    Accrued compensation                                    3,994                                4,542

    Customer deposits                                           -                                 916

    Deferred revenue                                       11,044                                6,131
                                                           ------                                -----

    Total current liabilities                              36,423                               36,401


    Other long-term liabilities                             2,461                                  943

    Stockholders' equity:

    Common stock                                               34                                   33

    Additional paid-in capital                            357,972                              348,684

    Accumulated deficit                                 (244,091)                           (224,986)

    Accumulated other comprehensive
     loss                                                   (310)                               (200)
                                                             ----                                 ----

    Total stockholders' equity                            113,605                              123,531
                                                          -------                              -------

    Total liabilities and
     stockholders' equity                                             $152,489                         $160,875
                                                                      ========                         ========



                                                    Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation

                                              CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

                                                              (in thousands)

                                                                (unaudited)

                                                                              Nine Months Ended
                                                                              -----------------

                                                                   September 27,                September 28,

                                                                            2014                                   2013
                                                                            ----                                   ----

    Operating activities

    Net income (loss)                                                               $(19,105)                           $2,777

    Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net
     cash provided by (used in) operating
     activities:

    Depreciation and amortization                                          5,503                                  4,825

    Loss on disposal of property and equipment                               541                                      -

    Stock-based compensation                                               5,782                                  4,854

    Imputed interest related to deposit
     arrangements, net                                                        41                                  (307)

    Amortization of premium and discount on
     investments, net                                                        221                                    293

    Cash received for lease incentives                                         -                                   135

    Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    Accounts receivable                                                    2,625                                (4,956)

    Inventories                                                           18,614                                  4,717

    Prepaids and other current and noncurrent
     assets                                                              (2,552)                                 3,676

    Accounts payable and accrued liabilities                             (2,928)                              (16,144)

    Customer deposits                                                          -                              (11,425)

    Deferred revenue                                                       4,914                                (6,787)
                                                                           -----                                 ------

    Net cash provided by (used in) operating
     activities                                                           13,656                               (18,342)

    Investing activities

    Purchase of property and equipment                                   (2,527)                               (5,304)

    Purchase of marketable securities                                   (37,057)                              (28,552)

    Sale and maturity of marketable securities                            24,710                                 31,607

    Proceeds from sale of equipment                                          483                                      -
                                                                             ---                                    ---

    Net cash used in investing activities                               (14,391)                               (2,249)

    Financing activities

    Payments on obligations under capital leases                               -                                   (7)

    Payments on customer deposit financing
     arrangement                                                           (916)                               (8,046)

    Proceeds from exercise of stock options                                3,787                                  1,759

    Payments related to net share settlement of
     equity awards                                                         (281)                                     -
                                                                            ----                                    ---

    Net cash provided by (used in) financing
     activities                                                            2,590                                (6,294)

    Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and
     cash equivalents                                                       (63)                                  (15)
                                                                             ---                                    ---

    Net change in cash and cash equivalents                                1,792                               (26,900)

    Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of
     period                                                               16,249                                 44,106
                                                                          ------                                 ------

    Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                                        $18,041                           $17,206
                                                                                      =======                           =======




                                                                                            Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation
                                                                                         RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP RESULTS
                                                                                           (in thousands, except per share data)
                                                                                                        (unaudited)


                                                                  Three Months Ended                                      Nine Months Ended
                                                                  ------------------                                      -----------------
                                                                                         
    September 28,
                                                         September 27,                                    2013                     September 27,                  September 28,
                                                                     2014                                                                  2014                         2013
                                                                     ----                                                                  ----                         ----


    Gross profit - GAAP                                $17,092                    39.6%                  $25,253                   42.1%            $49,907                     38.0%    $65,789     41.4%

    Non-cash compensation
     expense (1)                                           277                      0.7                       238                     0.4                 807                       0.6         652       0.4
                                                           ---                      ---                       ---                     ---                 ---                       ---         ---       ---


    Gross profit - Non-
     GAAP                                              $17,369                    40.3%                  $25,491                   42.5%            $50,714                     38.6%    $66,441     41.8%
                                                       =======                     ====                   =======                    ====             =======                      ====     =======      ====


    Income (loss) from
     operations -GAAP                                 $(3,251)                  (7.5)%                   $4,266                    7.1%          $(19,178)                  (14.6)%     $2,885      1.8%

    Non-cash compensation
     expense (1)                                         1,816                      4.2                     1,728                     2.9               5,782                       4.4       4,854       3.1
                                                         -----                      ---                     -----                     ---               -----                       ---       -----       ---


    Income (loss) from
     operations - Non-
     GAAP                                             $(1,435)                  (3.3)%                   $5,994                   10.0%          $(13,396)                  (10.2)%     $7,739      4.9%
                                                       =======                    =====                    ======                    ====            ========                    ======      ======       ===


    Net income (loss) -
     GAAP                                             $(3,148)                  (7.3)%                   $4,433                    7.4%          $(19,105)                  (14.5)%     $2,777      1.7%

    Non-cash compensation
     expense (1)                                         1,816                      4.2                     1,728                     2.9               5,782                       4.4       4,854       3.1
                                                         -----                      ---                     -----                     ---               -----                       ---       -----       ---


    Net income (loss) -
     Non-GAAP                                         $(1,332)                  (3.1)%                   $6,161                   10.3%          $(13,323)                  (10.1)%     $7,631      4.8%
                                                       =======                    =====                    ======                    ====            ========                    ======      ======       ===


    Diluted net income
     (loss) per share  -
     GAAP                                              $(0.09)                                            $0.12                                    $(0.57)                               $0.08

    Non-cash compensation
     expense                                              0.05                                              0.05                                       0.17                                 0.13
                                                          ----                                              ----                                       ----                                 ----


    Diluted net income
     (loss) per share -
     Non-GAAP                                          $(0.04)                                            $0.17                                    $(0.40)                               $0.21
                                                        ======                                             =====                                     ======                                =====


    Shares used to compute
     diluted net income
     (loss) per share -
     GAAP and Non-GAAP                                  33,572                                            35,804                                     33,261                               35,738
                                                        ======                                            ======                                     ======                               ======


    (1) Includes stock-based compensation as follows:

                                                                Three Months Ended                                 Nine Months Ended
                                                                ------------------                                 -----------------

                                                       September 27,                    September 28,                        September 27,               September 28,
                                                                     2014                               2013                                2014                         2013
                                                                     ----                               ----                                ----                         ----

    Cost of net revenue                                              $277                               $238                                $807                         $652

    Research and
     development                                                      574                                537                               1,869                        1,534

    Selling, general and
     administrative                                                   965                                953                               3,106                        2,668
                                                                      ---                                ---                               -----                        -----

    Total                                                          $1,816                             $1,728                              $5,782                       $4,854
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