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Press Contact: Robin Austin, Director, Public Relations , 714-885-3462
Investor Contact: Michael J. Rockenbach, Chief Financial Officer, 714-885-3695
EMULEX REPORTS THIRD QUARTER RESULTS
COSTA MESA, California, April 27, 2006 -- Emulex Corporation (NYSE:ELX) today announced results for its third fiscal quarter ended April 2, 2006.
Third Quarter Highlights
- Third quarter revenues declined 13% from a year ago to $89.3 million primarily due to deferred launches of next-generation OEM server and storage platforms enabled by Emulex HBAs, particularly 4 Gigabit per second, or 4Gb/s, models.
- Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.22 and GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.13 declined 12% and 35%, respectively, over the comparable year-ago results.
- Emulex 4Gb/s HBA revenues grew over 100% sequentially vs. the prior quarter, while 4Gb/s HBA design wins expanded to more than 57, up from 46 in the second quarter.
- Non-GAAP gross margins rose to 64% compared to 62% in the prior quarter. GAAP gross margins for the third quarter were 60% compared to 59% in the prior quarter.
- Non-GAAP operating margin was 29% and GAAP operating margin was 16%.
- Cash and investments, net of debt, rose to $377 million, up $21 million from second quarter levels.
Financial Results
Third quarter revenues declined 13% from a year ago and 19% from record second quarter results to $89.3 million. Non-GAAP gross margins rose to 64% compared to 62% in the prior quarter, while GAAP gross margins for the third quarter rose to 60% compared to 59% in the prior quarter. As previously reported, the preceding quarter gross margin comparables included an excess and obsolescence charge of roughly $1 million against an older generation 2Gb/s root switch related to the transition to the 4Gb/s product. In addition, due to the reclassification of expenses associated with amortization of acquired technology which were included in GAAP operating expenses and are now included in GAAP cost of goods sold, historical GAAP gross margin is lower than previously reported. This reclassification from operating expenses to cost of goods sold did not impact operating income, net income or earnings per share. Third quarter non-GAAP net income declined by 14% from the comparable year-ago results, to $19.4 million, or $0.22 per diluted share. Third quarter GAAP net income decreased by 35% from a year ago to $11.6 million, or $0.13 per diluted share. A reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP results is included in the accompanying financial data.
During the third quarter, revenue was primarily impacted by deferred OEM launches of next-generation OEM server and storage platforms enabled by 4Gb/s Emulex HBAs. These OEM launches, which span blade servers, traditional high-end servers and midrange storage, had been scheduled for release late in the third quarter and have been rescheduled for the fourth quarter. Paul Folino, Chairman and CEO of Emulex, stated, "We believe that end-user demand paused while customers waited for availability of OEM products certified for use with 4Gb/s Fibre Channel HBAs. We experienced strong growth of more than 100% sequentially in 4Gb/s HBAs with OEM platforms that were early adopters of 4Gb/s technology, while demand for older generation 2Gb/s HBAs fell, showing particular softness within OEM product sectors where 4Gb/s HBA availability is imminent. We are encouraged by the strong uptake of 4Gb/s HBAs where already certified, and the prospects for Emulex's expansion into new market and customer sectors. Emulex's roster of 4Gb/s HBA design wins, which expanded to more than 57, up from 46 in the second quarter, taps new customers and market sectors such as Sun, Linux and blade servers."
Emulex's storage switching solutions grew 15% from a year ago as unit demand continued to expand. Over the course of calendar 2006, the Company expects its embedded switching business to transition from 2Gb/s to lower priced 4Gb/s solutions, temporarily dampening near term growth in this product sector. Emulex exited the third quarter with an installed base of nearly 12 million switching ports, up from 10 million ports at the end of the second quarter, complementing its growing installed base of over 2 million Emulex HBAs.
Emulex recently announced a definitive agreement to acquire Aarohi Communications, a development stage company headquartered in San Jose, California with a well established, highly skilled engineering facility in Bangalore, India. This acquisition is expected to provide Emulex with a cost-effective skilled engineering team in India and a multi-protocol suite of building blocks for intelligent storage platforms and for next generation data center networking solutions. Aarohi's foundation technologies include a high performance architecture with embedded virtualization engines, multi-protocol connectivity spanning both Fibre Channel and Ethernet, and support for link speeds up to 10Gb/s. Under the terms of the agreement, Emulex will acquire Aarohi for a transaction value of up to approximately $39 million in cash, contingent consideration, assumed debt and assumed Aarohi stock options, plus employee equity incentive compensation. This transaction is expected to be complete on or near May 1, 2006, subject to certain closing conditions. After closing, Emulex expects Aarohi to contribute immaterial revenue in the fourth quarter and the first half of fiscal 2007.
Business Outlook
Although actual results may vary depending on a variety of factors, many of which are outside Emulex's control, Emulex is providing guidance for its fourth fiscal quarter ending July 2, 2006. Based upon an expected recovery in HBA growth which will be mitigated by the transition to lower cost 4Gb/s products in the switch sector, Emulex is budgeting for fourth quarter revenue in a range of $96 to $99 million. Emulex believes that with third quarter dilution from the Aarohi acquisition of up to $0.03 per share, non-GAAP diluted earnings per share could amount to up to $0.20-$0.21. On a GAAP basis, Emulex expects approximately $0.09 per share in expected GAAP charges arising primarily from amortization of intangibles and stock-based compensation. Additionally, Emulex will incur charges associated with the announced acquisition of Aarohi Communications, including additional stock-based compensation, amortization of intangibles and in-process research and development. However, as the acquisition and the purchase allocation is not yet complete, Emulex is unable to predict the impact on its GAAP earnings per share at this time.
Webcast Information
Emulex will host a webcast today at 2:00 p.m. Pacific time to discuss the financial results in detail. The webcast may be accessed live via the home page of the Emulex website at www.emulex.com. During the call, Emulex will discuss details of the third fiscal quarter financial results. A replay of the webcast will be available in the audio archive section of the investor relations page of the Emulex website. In addition, a replay of the quarterly conference call will be available for 48 hours by calling (888) 203-1112 -- and using the passcode 3030848.
About Emulex
Emulex Corporation is the most trusted name in storage networking connectivity, with solutions spanning host bus adapters, embedded storage switches, I/O controllers and SAN Storage Switches. Emulex products are selected by the world's leading server and storage manufacturers to provide customers with industry-leading SAN connectivity solutions. Emulex ranked number 19 in the Deloitte 2005 Technology Fast 50 and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:ELX). Corporate headquarters are located in Costa Mesa, California. News releases and other information about Emulex Corporation are available at http://www.emulex.com.
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Note Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Information. The non-GAAP financial information included in this press release is not prepared in accordance with GAAP as it excludes charges relating to the amortization of intangibles and the impairment of goodwill arising out of prior acquisitions as well as charges related to stock-based compensation, net insurance settlement (recovery) associated with the settlement of securities class action and derivative lawsuits, and gains or losses on the repurchase of convertible subordinated notes. The Company uses such non-GAAP financial measures to analyze the performance of its core business as well as measuring performance for some forms of compensation. The Company believes that such non-GAAP financial information is used by investors and others in the investment community in order to compare the ongoing operations of the Company relative to its competitors.
Non-GAAP financial measures exclude amortization of intangibles and the impairment of goodwill associated with prior acquisitions as these assets have relatively short useful lives and excluding such amortization and impairment charges gives management and investors a clearer indication as to past results and expected future results. Readers should keep in mind that the non-GAAP financial information reflects the benefits of revenues generated from acquired businesses but, by excluding amortization of intangibles, the non-GAAP financial information does not reflect the full costs of such acquisitions.
In addition, the Company excludes expenses associated with the adoption of SFAS 123R "Share Based Payment." As one of the first required adopters of SFAS 123R, the Company believes management and investors are better able to compare the Company's results to those of its competitors and other industry participants by providing operating results both with and without the related expenses since a majority of the Company's competitors and other industry participants have not been required to adopt the Statement and/or continue to report non-GAAP financial information that excludes stock-based compensation.
The Company also excludes the net insurance settlement (recovery) associated with the settlement of securities class action and derivative lawsuits and the net gain (loss) on repurchase of convertible subordinated notes, as these items are considered to be infrequent in their occurrence, not part of the Company's core business activities and to not be representative of future expected results.
The non-GAAP results should not be considered a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP, and may be different from non-GAAP or other pro forma measures used by other companies.
"Safe Harbor'" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: With the exception of historical information, the statements set forth above, including, without limitation, those contained in the discussion of "Business Outlook" above, contain forward-looking statements that involve risk and uncertainties. We expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or changes to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect any future events or circumstances. The company wishes to caution readers that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Those factors include the ability to close the Aarohi transaction as proposed and to realize the anticipated benefits on a timely basis or at all, and the company's ability to integrate the technology, operations and personnel of Aarohi into its existing operations in a timely and efficient manner. The fact that the economy generally, and the technology and storage segments specifically, have been in a state of uncertainty makes it difficult to determine if past experience is a good guide to the future and makes it impossible to determine if markets will grow or shrink in the short term. In the past, the Company's results have been significantly impacted by a widespread slowdown in technology investment that pressured the storage networking market that is the mainstay of the Company's business. A downturn in information technology spending could adversely affect the Company's revenues and results of operations. As a result of this uncertainty, the Company is unable to predict with any accuracy what future results might be. Other factors affecting these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following: slower than expected growth of the storage networking market or the failure of the Company's OEM customers to successfully incorporate the Company's products into their systems; the Company's dependence on a limited number of customers and the effects of the loss of, or decrease or delays in orders by, any such customers, or the failure of such customers to make payments; the emergence of new or stronger competitors as a result of consolidation movements in the market; the timing and market acceptance of the Company's or the Company's OEM customers' new or enhanced products; the variability in the level of the Company's backlog and the variable booking patterns of the Company's customers; the effects of terrorist activities, natural disasters and resulting political or economic instability; the highly competitive nature of the markets for the Company's products as well as pricing pressures that may result from such competitive conditions; the Company's ability and the ability of the Company's OEM customers to keep pace with the rapid technological changes in the Company's industry and gain market acceptance for new products and technologies; the effect of rapid migration of customers towards newer, lower cost product platforms; possible transitions from board or box level to application specific computer chip solutions for selected applications; a shift in unit product mix from higher-end to lower-end products; a decrease in the average unit selling prices or an increase in the manufactured cost of the Company's products; delays in product development; the Company's reliance on third-party suppliers and subcontractors for components and assembly; any inadequacy of the Company's intellectual property protection or the potential for third-party claims of infringement; the Company's ability to attract and retain key technical personnel; the Company's dependence on foreign sales and foreign produced products; the effect of acquisitions; impairment charges; changes in tax rates or legislation; and changes in accounting standards. These and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are discussed in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its recent filings on Forms 8-K, 10-K and 10-Q, under the caption "Risk Factors."
This news release refers to various products and companies by their trade names. In most, if not all, cases these designations are claimed as trademarks or registered trademarks by their respective companies.
The interest expense adjustment, net of tax, to the Company's GAAP diluted per share calculation due to the dilutive effect of its convertible subordinated notes was $366 and $661 for the three months ended April 2, 2006, and March 27, 2005, respectively. The interest expense adjustment, net of tax, to the Company's GAAP diluted per share calculation due to the dilutive effect of its convertible subordinated notes was $1,115 and $2,160 for the nine months ended April 2, 2006, and March 27, 2005, respectively.
Please note that the amortization of technology intangibles resulting from previous acquisitions has been reclassified from operating expenses to cost of sales for the three and nine months ended March 27, 2005, to conform to the current period presentation.
