InterDigital Announces Financial Results for First Quarter 2016
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InterDigital Announces Financial Results for First Quarter 2016

WILMINGTON, Del., April 28, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC), a mobile technology research and development company, today announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2016.

First Quarter 2016 Financial Highlights

“We’re very pleased with the quarter, which marks the fifth consecutive quarter of total revenues topping the $100 million mark. While we’ve always underlined the slight element of seasonality in our business driven by product launches, our first quarter revenues also speak to the strength of our core business,” said William J. Merritt, President and CEO, InterDigital. “We’re also pleased to note that our licensing efforts with Huawei have moved forward significantly, which should further extend our licensing reach and drive additional revenue. Finally, during the first half of the year we continued to successfully drive our research and development forward, with our wireless research teams actively participating in the 5G standardization process and our IoT engineers advancing the development of our IoT technology, which was recently recognized with an innovation award from market research firm Frost and Sullivan.”

Additional Financial Highlights for First Quarter 2016

Conference Call Information

InterDigital will host a conference call on Thursday, April 28, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss its first quarter 2016 financial performance and other company matters. For a live Internet webcast of the conference call, visit www.interdigital.com and click on the link to the Live Webcast under the Events tab of the Investors section on the homepage. The company encourages participants to take advantage of the Internet option.

For telephone access to the conference, call (800) 768-6570 within the United States or (785) 830-1942 from outside the United States. Please call by 9:50 a.m. ET on April 28 and give the operator Conference ID number 2436414.

An Internet replay of the conference call will be available on InterDigital's website in the Investors section. In addition, a telephone replay will be available from 1:00 p.m. ET April 28 through 1:00 p.m. ET May 3. To access the recorded replay, call (888) 203-1112 or (719) 457-0820 and use the replay code 2436414.

About InterDigital®

InterDigital develops mobile technologies that are at the core of devices, networks, and services worldwide. We solve many of the industry's most critical and complex technical challenges, inventing solutions for more efficient broadband networks and a richer multimedia experience years ahead of market deployment. InterDigital has licenses and strategic relationships with many of the world's leading wireless companies. Founded in 1972, InterDigital is listed on NASDAQ and is included in the S&P MidCap 400® index.

InterDigital is a registered trademark of InterDigital, Inc.

For more information, visit the InterDigital website: www.interdigital.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  Such statements include information regarding our current beliefs, plans and expectations, including, without limitation, (i) our belief that the progress of our licensing efforts with Huawei should further extend our licensing reach and drive additional revenue and (ii) our expectation that the developments involving an arbitration award and related agreement should result in the collection of all amounts currently due to us under such award and agreement in second quarter 2016.  Words such as "believe," "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "project," "intend," "plan," "forecast," and variations of any such words or similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties.  Actual outcomes could differ materially from those expressed in or anticipated by such forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including, without limitation, those identified in this press release, as well as the following: (i) unanticipated delays, difficulties or acceleration in the execution of patent license agreements; (ii) our ability to leverage our strategic relationships and secure new patent license agreements on acceptable terms; (iii) our ability to enter into sales and/or licensing partnering arrangements for certain of our patent assets; (iv) our ability to enter into partnerships with leading inventors and research organizations and identify and acquire technology and patent portfolios that align with InterDigital's roadmap; (v) our ability to commercialize the company's technologies and enter into customer agreements; (vi) the failure of the markets for the company's current or new technologies to materialize to the extent or at the rate that we expect; (vii) unexpected delays or difficulties related to the development of the company's technologies; (viii) changes in the market share and sales performance of our primary licensees, delays in product shipments of our licensees, delays in the timely receipt and final reviews of quarterly royalty reports from our licensees, delays in payments from our licensees and related matters; (ix) the resolution of current legal or regulatory proceedings, including any awards or judgments relating to such proceedings, additional legal or regulatory proceedings, changes in the schedules or costs associated with legal or regulatory proceedings or adverse rulings in such legal or regulatory proceedings; (x) changes or inaccuracies in market projections; and (xi) changes in the company's business strategy.

We undertake no duty to update publicly any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable law, regulation or other competent legal authority.

Footnotes

1 Throughout this press release, net income (loss) and diluted earnings per share ("EPS") are attributable to InterDigital, Inc. (e.g., after adjustments for noncontrolling interests), unless otherwise stated.

2 Free cash flow is a supplemental non-GAAP financial measure that InterDigital believes is helpful in evaluating the company's ability to invest in its business, make strategic acquisitions and fund share repurchases, among other things.  A limitation of the utility of free cash flow as a measure of financial performance is that it does not represent the total increase or decrease in the company's cash balance for the period. InterDigital defines “free cash flow” as net cash provided by operating activities less purchases of property and equipment, technology licenses and investments in patents.  InterDigital's computation of free cash flow might not be comparable to free cash flow reported by other companies.  The presentation of this financial information, which is not prepared under any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles, is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP.  A detailed reconciliation of free cash flow to net cash provided by operating activities, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, is provided at the end of this press release.

 
SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(dollars in thousands except per share data)
(unaudited)
  
 For the Three Months 
Ended March 31,
 2016 2015
REVENUES:   
Per-unit royalty revenue$73,689  $75,583 
Fixed fee amortized royalty revenue29,098  33,373 
Current patent royalties102,787  108,956 
Past patent royalties4,167  17 
Total patent licensing royalties106,954  108,973 
Current technology solutions revenue810  1,405 
 $107,764  $110,378 
    
OPERATING EXPENSES:   
Patent administration and licensing27,167  31,625 
Development20,269  17,991 
Selling, general and administrative11,972  9,518 
 59,408  59,134 
    
Income from operations48,356  51,244 
    
OTHER EXPENSE (NET)(7,137) (5,236)
Income before income taxes41,219  46,008 
INCOME TAX (PROVISION)(14,068) (17,676)
NET INCOME$27,151  $28,332 
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest(920) (733)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO INTERDIGITAL, INC.$28,071  $29,065 
NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE — BASIC$0.80  $0.79 
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING — BASIC35,045  36,954 
NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE — DILUTED$0.79  $0.78 
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING — DILUTED35,377  37,329 
CASH DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER COMMON SHARE$0.20  $0.20 
        


 
SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS
(dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)
  
 For the Three Months 
Ended March 31,
 2016 2015
Income before income taxes$41,219  $46,008 
Taxes paid(14,423) (12,714)
Non-cash expenses25,385  18,259 
Increase in deferred revenue80,440  72,503 
Deferred revenue recognized(34,594) (44,157)
Increase (decrease) in operating working capital, deferred charges and other(81,794) (78,128)
Capital spending and capitalized patent costs(9,656) (9,265)
FREE CASH FLOW6,577  (7,494)
    
Tax benefit from share-based compensation  1,539 
Payments on long-term debt(230,000)  
Acquisition of patents(4,500) (20,000)
Proceeds from noncontrolling interests  1,275 
Dividends paid(7,068) (7,433)
Share repurchases(40,399) (50,731)
Proceeds from issuance of senior convertible notes  316,000 
Purchase of convertible bond hedge  (59,376)
Proceeds from issuance of warrants  42,881 
Payment of debt issuance costs  (9,403)
Unrealized gain (loss) on short-term investments376  (5)
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS$(275,014) $207,253 
        


 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)
    
 MARCH 31,
2016
 DECEMBER 31,
2015
ASSETS   
Cash & short-term investments$658,694  $933,708 
Accounts receivable114,608  53,868 
Other current assets24,794  23,391 
Property & equipment and patents (net)291,390  289,727 
Other long-term assets (net)185,175  173,791 
TOTAL ASSETS$1,274,661  $1,474,485 
    
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY   
Current portion of long-term debt$  $227,174 
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities, taxes payable & dividends payable61,274  66,570 
Current deferred revenue109,951  106,229 
Long-term deferred revenue331,162  289,039 
Long-term debt & other long-term liabilities267,106  263,578 
TOTAL LIABILITIES769,493  952,590 
TOTAL INTERDIGITAL, INC. SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY494,712  510,519 
Noncontrolling interest10,456  11,376 
TOTAL EQUITY505,168  521,895 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY$1,274,661  $1,474,485 
        

RECONCILIATION OF FREE CASH FLOW TO NET CASH
PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES

In the summary consolidated cash flows and throughout this release, the company refers to free cash flow.  The table below presents a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to net cash provided by operating activities, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.

   
  For the Three Months
Ended March 31,
  2016 2015
Net cash provided by operating activities $16,233  $1,771 
Purchases of property, equipment, & technology licenses (1,594) (838)
Capitalized patent costs (8,062) (8,427)
Free cash flow $6,577  $(7,494)
         


CONTACT:
InterDigital, Inc.:
Patrick Van de Wille
patrick.vandewille@interdigital.com
+1 (858) 210-4814

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