Remains on track to separate product and IP businesses in the fall
Xperi Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: XPER) (the “Company”, “Xperi” or “we”) today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022.
“We are off to a good start for the year, delivering revenue growth of 16% in the first quarter, primarily due to the previously announced Micron agreement,” said Jon Kirchner, chief executive officer of Xperi. “The top line strength, combined with our progress on key strategic initiatives, positions us well to deliver on our full year 2022 outlook, which we are reaffirming today. We are also excited about the long-term value creation potential of our soon-to-be completed business separation, which remains on track for this fall.”
First Quarter 2022 Financial Highlights:
- Revenue of $257.4 million for the quarter, increased 16% compared to $221.6 million for Q1 2021.
- GAAP earnings per share of $0.24, compared to $0.05 in Q1 2021, and non-GAAP earnings per share of $0.92, compared to $0.59 in Q1 2021.
- Cash Flow from Operations was $46.3 million, versus $26.7 million in Q1 2021.
- Repurchased $17.3 million of common stock.
First Quarter 2022 Business and Recent Operating Highlights:
IP Licensing Business (Revenue: $138.5 million)
- A top 10 virtual Multichannel Video Programming Distributor (vMVPD) entered into a long-term license renewal for Adeia’s media patent portfolios.
- LAPIS Technology, a ROHM Semiconductor Group subsidiary, entered into an agreement for access to Adeia’s DBI® Ultra die-to-wafer hybrid bonding technology and foundational hybrid bonding patent portfolio.
- Micron entered into a license for Adeia’s hybrid bonding and semiconductor portfolio, resulting in Adeia now having more than 90% of the DRAM memory market under license.
Product Business (Revenue: $118.9 million)
Pay-TV highlights:
- Continued to drive adoption of higher-value IPTV solutions, with double-digit IPTV subscriber growth as compared to the fourth quarter.
- Added new operators with our expanded product offerings, including a new win with NfinityLink Communications.
Consumer Electronics highlights:
- Signed key renewals with Skyworth and Best Buy relating to soundbar and TV products.
- Expanded licensing relationship with TCL to include decoder post-processing and DTS Play-Fi support in soundbar and TV products.
- Achieved DXOMARK’s #1 ranking for the latest IMAX Enhanced certified mobile device from Honor.1
- DTS Headphone:X-enabled headphones from HyperX were recognized as Editors’ Pick for “Best Gaming Headsets” by Rolling Stone magazine.
Connected Car highlights:
- BMW expanded shipments of the iX model with DTS AutoSense into more countries, and we advanced engagement for in-cabin monitoring solutions with numerous European and Asian car companies.
- Mercedes-Benz expanded shipments of DTS AutoStage-enabled models to more than 40 countries, and over the quarter we further advanced pipeline development for DTS AutoStage with OEM customers in the U.S., Europe, and Asia.
- DTS AutoSense Neuromorphic Driver Monitoring Solution was a 2022 Winner for the Artificial Intelligence Excellence Award presented by the Business Intelligence Group.
Media Platform highlights:
- Strengthened customers’ premium live TV viewing experience by integrating YouTube TV into TiVo Stream OS and TiVo Stream 4K.
- Launched TiVo Xtend™, an end-to-end advertising solution that enables incremental reach and frequency opportunities for Connected TV advertisers.
- Added streaming services Shudder, SundanceNow, and allblk to TiVo Stream OS, increasing on-platform ad-supported viewership.
- Advanced TiVo Stream ecosystem development across content partners, OEMs, and chipset providers.
1 DXOMARK is an independent benchmark site that scientifically assesses smartphones, lenses, and cameras.
Capital Allocation
During the quarter, the Company repurchased $17.3 million of common stock and at quarter end had $77.8 million remaining on the existing authorization.
On March 30, 2022, the Company distributed $5.2 million to stockholders of record on March 16, 2022, for a quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share of common stock.
On April 29, 2022, the Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.05 per share, payable on June 21, 2022, to stockholders of record on May 31, 2022.
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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