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February 23, 2022

Xperi Holding Corporation Announces Fourth Quarter 2021 Results

SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

Xperi Holding Corporation (Nasdaq: XPER) (the “Company”, “Xperi” or “we”) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2021.

“Our fourth quarter performance was solid, and we finished the year with revenue around the mid-point of our guidance and earnings above expectations. I’m proud of how our team has navigated the shifting pandemic challenges to position the Company for success,” said Jon Kirchner, chief executive officer of Xperi. “Importantly, we continued to successfully deliver against the key strategic objectives we set following our merger with TiVo nearly two years ago. To that end, we are thrilled to announce a new agreement with Micron, a strong indicator of the industry’s continued move toward hybrid bonding as a key enabling technology.”

Fourth Quarter 2021 Financial Highlights:

  • Revenue of $214.4 million for the quarter, compared to $433.9 million for Q4 2020, which included prior period revenue from the Comcast agreement. Quarterly revenue was up more than 2% excluding prior period Comcast revenue.
  • GAAP loss per share of $(0.14) and non-GAAP earnings per share of $0.30.
  • Cash Flow from Operations of $68.9 million.
  • Adjusted Free Cash Flow1 of $65.3 million.
  • Repurchased $25.1 million of common stock.

1Adjusted Free Cash Flow is defined as Operating Cash Flow, less purchases of property and equipment, plus merger and integration, separation, and severance and retention costs.

Full Year 2021 Financial Highlights:

  • Revenue of $877.7 million for the full year 2021.
  • GAAP loss per share of $(0.53) and non-GAAP earnings per share of $2.03.
  • Cash Flow from Operations of $234.8 million.
  • Returned over $100 million to stockholders through dividends and share repurchases.

Fourth Quarter 2021 Business and Recent Operating Highlights:

IP Licensing Business (Revenue: $89.7 million)

  • Increased go-forward average annual revenue baseline from $350 million to $375 million.
  • Entered into a new multi-year license agreement with Micron Technology, Inc., which covers our hybrid bonding IP.
  • Launched new brand for the IP licensing business, “Adeia.”

Product Business (Revenue: $124.7 million)

Pay-TV business highlights:

  • IPTV subscribers grew organically by more than 5 times year-over-year.
  • Added several new operator IPTV design wins, including Breezeline.
  • Completed the integration of MobiTV, now referred to as TiVo’s Managed IPTV service.

Consumer Electronics business highlights:

  • Launched IMAX Enhanced on LG Soundbars and Vestel TVs.
  • Increased Sony Pictures IMAX Enhanced content offerings to more than 160 unique titles.
  • Play-Fi wireless won multiple innovation awards, including being named a CES 2022 Innovation Awards Honoree.

Connected Car business highlights:

  • Toyota will include HD Radio as a standard feature across its entire next generation infotainment system in the U.S.
  • Sixteen car companies are testing DTS AutoStage in Europe, North America and Asia; and multiple partners, including two major OEMs, are in advanced stages of testing.
  • Achieved important industry A-SPICE certification for the DTS AutoSense driver monitoring solution.

Media Platform business highlights:

  • Continued to integrate content onto the TiVo platform, and added Discovery+, PBS, and CineLife to TiVo Stream 4K and TiVo+. TiVo Stream 4K now covers all major streaming services.
  • Released “Video Price-Based Auction” solution for TiVo’s CTV ad inventory, driving increasing fill rates.

Environment Social & Governance (ESG)

Earlier this month, the Company published its first annual ESG report. During 2021, Xperi leadership met with employees across its global workforce and through thoughtful, candid conversations on diversity, equity, inclusion, and its environmental footprint, completed a robust analysis to identify and prioritize the ESG issues material to the Company. The report can be found on the Company's website here: ESG Report.

Capital Allocation

During the quarter, the Company repurchased $25.1 million of common stock.

On Dec. 20, 2021, the Company paid $5.2 million to stockholders of record on Nov. 29, 2021, for a quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share of common stock.

On Feb. 3, 2022, the Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.05 per share, payable on March 30, 2022, to stockholders of record on March 16, 2022.

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About Adeia Inc.

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.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements are based on information available to the Company as of the date hereof, as well as the Company’s current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections that involve risks and uncertainties. In this context, forward-looking statements often address expected future business, financial performance and financial condition, and often contain words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “could,” “seek,” “see,” “will,” “may,” “would,” “might,” “potentially,” “estimate,” “continue,” “target,” similar expressions or the negatives of these words or other comparable terminology that convey uncertainty of future events or outcomes. All forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company’s control, and are not guarantees of future results.

Forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in such statements and, therefore, you should not place undue reliance on any such statements and caution must be exercised in relying on forward-looking statements. Important risk factors that may cause such a difference include, but are not limited to: the Company’s ability to implement its business strategy; the Company’s ability to enter into new and renewal license agreements with customers on favorable terms; the Company’s ability to retain and hire key personnel; uncertainty as to the long-term value of the Company’s common stock; legislative, regulatory and economic developments affecting the Company’s business; general economic and market developments and conditions; the Company’s ability to grow and expand its patent portfolios; changes in technology and development of new technology in the industries in which in which the Company operates; the evolving legal, regulatory and tax regimes under which the Company operates; unforeseen liabilities and expenses; risks associated with the Company’s indebtedness; unpredictability and severity of catastrophic events, including, but not limited to, acts of terrorism or outbreak of war or hostilities, natural disasters and global health pandemics, each of which may have an adverse impact on the Company’s business, results of operations, and financial condition. These risks, as well as other risks associated with the Company’s business, are more fully discussed in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. While the list of factors presented here is, and the list of factors presented in the Company’s filings with the SEC are, considered representative, no such list should be considered to be a complete statement of all potential risks and uncertainties. Unlisted factors may present significant additional obstacles to the realization of forward-looking statements.

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.

For Information Contact:

Adeia Investor Relations
Chris Chaney
[email protected]

Adeia Media Relations
Anna Enerio
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