Company Remains Focused on Five Pillars for Growth with Profitability Plan to Drive Long-Term Profitable Growth
Provides Guidance for 2019, Including Adjusted EBITDA of $172 Million to $178 Million
Announces Plan to Separate IP Licensing and Product Businesses into Two Independent Companies
TiVo Corporation (NASDAQ: TIVO) today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2019. Earlier today, the Company also announced a plan to split its Product and IP Licensing businesses into two separate independent companies.
“We had a solid quarter with a strong focus on company execution,” said Raghu Rau, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer. “Management has, and will remain, focused on driving growth with profitability by executing the previously announced five pillars of growth with profitability strategy. On the product side, we announced our first IPTV deployments of TiVo User Experience 4. Additionally, we are on track to launch several new products and business models in the second half of the year. On the Intellectual Property Licensing front, we continued to demonstrate the strength of our patents internationally and validated the value of our intellectual property in the social media space by signing our first licensee in this rapidly growing market.”
“We are pleased that our Board has approved the separation of TiVo’s Product and IP Licensing businesses and believe both businesses will be better positioned independently. We believe the separation will unlock shareholder value and increase our flexibility in pursuing new and growing market opportunities. Throughout the separation process, the Board of Directors will continue to be open to strategic transactions for each business that could create additional stockholder value and is actively engaged in discussions with interested parties for each business,” continued Mr. Rau.
BUSINESS OUTLOOK
For fiscal year 2019, the Company expects revenue of $640 million to $654 million, and a GAAP loss before taxes of $75 million to $87 million. Additionally, the Company expects Adjusted EBITDA of $172 million to $178 million and Non-GAAP Pre-tax Income of $120 million to $126 million. TiVo anticipates it will incur $28 million to $29 million in Cash Taxes based on its operating expectations. Additionally, TiVo expects its GAAP Diluted weighted average shares outstanding to be approximately 126 million and Non-GAAP Diluted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding to be approximately 127 million.
CAPITAL ALLOCATION
On May 8, 2019, TiVo’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.08 per common share, to be paid on June 19, 2019 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on June 5, 2019. In preparation for the separation, the Board and management are focused on determining the optimal strategy, operating structure and capital allocation policy for each business. Accordingly, the Board felt it prudent to adjust the current dividend in order to optimize our two balance sheets in advance of the separation. While this is a lower dividend than in previous quarters, it still provides a meaningfully higher yield than the S&P 500 average dividend yield.
Adeia is a leading R&D and intellectual property (IP) licensing company that accelerates the adoption of innovative technologies in the media and semiconductor industries. Adeia’s fundamental innovations underpin technology solutions that are shaping and elevating the future of digital entertainment and electronics. Adeia’s IP portfolios power the connected devices that touch the lives of millions of people around the world every day as they live, work and play. For more, please visit www.adeia.com.
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Causes of material differences in results as compared with those anticipated in the forward-looking statements could include, among other things, business disruption, operational problems, failure to complete licensing arrangements on anticipated terms and timeline, failure to prevail in litigation we may bring against third parties, financial loss, legal liability to third parties and similar risks, and failure to attract or retain employees, any of which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations, liquidity or trading price of common stock. The Company does not assume any obligation to publicly provide revisions or updates to any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, should circumstances change, except as otherwise required by securities and other applicable laws.
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