Violin Memory Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2015 Financial
Results
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Violin Memory®, Inc., (NYSE:VMEM), a leading provider of award-winning all-flash storage arrays and appliances delivering application solutions for the enterprise, today announced financial results for the fourth fiscal quarter and full fiscal year ended January 31, 2015. Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2015 Financial Highlights Fourth quarter fiscal 2015 revenue of $20.5 million Fourth quarter fiscal 2015 GAAP1 gross margin of (50%) Fourth quarter fiscal 2015 non-GAAP2 gross margin of 50% Fourth quarter fiscal 2015 GAAP net loss of $0.50 per share Fourth quarter fiscal 2015 non-GAAP net loss of $0.19 per share Fiscal Year 2015 Financial Highlights Fiscal year 2015 revenue of $79.0 million Fiscal year 2015 GAAP1 gross margin of 26% Fiscal year 2015 non-GAAP2 gross margin of 52% Fiscal year 2015 GAAP net loss of $1.20 per share Fiscal year 2015 non-GAAP net loss of $0.84 per share “We are seeing a rapid transition to our new Flash Storage Platform, affecting fourth quarter revenue as we experienced some related customer timing issues,” said Kevin DeNuccio, president and chief executive officer, Violin Memory. “Despite lower than expected revenue, our strong focus on financial management contributed to a bottom line result that exceeded the consensus earnings estimate3. “Over the last four quarters, we have fundamentally transformed Violin into an agile innovator with the people, technology and financial strength to lead the enterprise migration from disk to flash for primary storage, which represents a $15 billion addressable market. Looking forward, we're confident in our ability to grow 10% or more on a sequential quarterly basis in fiscal 2016," added DeNuccio. Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2015 Financial Results Fourth quarter fiscal 2015 revenue was $20.5 million, 6% lower sequentially compared to $21.7 million reported in the third quarter of fiscal 2015, and 27% lower compared to $28.0 million reported in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2014. Fourth quarter fiscal 2015 GAAP gross margin was (50%) compared to 51% reported in the third quarter of fiscal 2015 and compared to 22% reported in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2014. Fourth quarter fiscal 2015 non-GAAP gross margin was 50% compared to 54% reported in the third quarter of fiscal 2015 and compared to 56% reported in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2014. Fourth quarter fiscal 2015 GAAP net loss was $46.8 million, or $0.50 per share, compared to third quarter fiscal 2015 GAAP net loss of $23.5 million, or $0.25 per share and compared to fourth quarter fiscal 2014 GAAP net loss of $56.5 million, or $0.69 per share. Fourth quarter fiscal 2015 GAAP net loss included a net charge of $28.7 million from special items, including inventory provisions due to product transitions of $19.9 million, stock-based compensation expense of $5.3 million, impairment of a cost method investment of $3.5 million and amortization of acquired intangibles of $0.1 million. Excluding special items, fourth quarter fiscal 2015 non-GAAP net loss was $18.1 million, or $0.19 per share, compared to third quarter fiscal 2015 non-GAAP net loss of $17.8 million, or $0.19 per share, and compared to fourth quarter fiscal 2014 non-GAAP net loss of $23.5 million, or $0.28 per share. Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, and short-term investments totaled $156.2 million as of fiscal 2015 year-end. Fiscal Year 2015 Financial Results Fiscal year 2015 revenue was $79.0 million, 27% lower compared to $107.7 million reported for fiscal year 2014. Fiscal year 2015 GAAP gross margin was 26% compared to 40% reported in fiscal year 2014. Fiscal year 2015 non-GAAP gross margin was 52% compared to 50% reported in fiscal year 2014. Fiscal year 2015 GAAP net loss was $108.9 million, or $1.20 per share, compared to fiscal year 2014 GAAP net loss of $149.8 million, or $3.88 per share. Fiscal year 2015 GAAP net loss included a net charge of $32.9 million from special items, including stock-based compensation expense of $23.0 million, inventory provisions due to product transitions of $19.4 million, a gain on the sale of our PCIe product line of $17.4 million, restructuring charges of $3.1 million, impairment of cost method investment of $3.5 million, litigation settlement of $0.7 million, loss on extinguishment of debt of $0.4 million and amortization of acquired intangibles of $0.4 million. Excluding special items, fiscal year 2015 non-GAAP net loss was $76.0 million, or $0.84 per share, compared to fiscal year 2014 non-GAAP net loss of $97.9 million, or $2.54 per share. Business Outlook The Company will provide first quarter fiscal year 2016 guidance during today’s conference call. Guidance will be posted on Violin Memory’s investor relations website at investor.violin-memory.com following the conclusion of the conference call. All forward-looking non-GAAP measures exclude estimates for stock-based compensation expense, amortization of acquired intangibles, restructuring and related costs, impairment charges, litigation settlements and resolutions, and gain or loss on equity investments. A reconciliation of non-GAAP guidance measures to corresponding GAAP measures is not available on a forward-looking basis. 1 Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. 2 A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures is provided in the financial statement tables included in this press release. An explanation of these measures is also included under the heading “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.” 3 Consensus earnings estimate refers to non-GAAP net loss per share for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015 as published by FactSet Research Systems Inc. Violin Memory Conference Call Information Violin Memory will host a conference call today at 2:00 p.m. pacific time to discuss financial results and business highlights. This call will be webcast and can be accessed via the Violin Memory website at investor.violin-memory.com. A replay will be available following the call on the same website for one week at the following numbers: (855) 859-2056 (domestic) or (404) 537-3406 (international) using ID # 81331844. Non-GAAP Financial Measures To supplement the reader's overall understanding of both its reported results presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") and its outlook, the Company also presents non-GAAP measures of gross profit, gross margin, operating expenses, net loss and net loss per share. The Company uses these non-GAAP financial measures internally in analyzing its financial results and believes they are useful to investors as a supplement to GAAP measures in evaluating its ongoing operational performance and trends. As the calculation of non-GAAP financial measures differs between companies, the non-GAAP financial measures used by the Company may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. As a result, the Company does not use, nor does it intend to use, the non-GAAP financial measures when assessing the Company's performance against that of other companies. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures has been provided in the financial statement tables included below in this press release. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. The Company defines non-GAAP gross profit, operating expenses, net loss and net loss per share as the respective GAAP balances, adjusted for stock-based compensation expense, inventory provisions due to product transitions, gain on sale of our PCIe product line, restructuring charges, impairment of cost method investments, litigation settlement, loss on extinguishment of debt and amortization of acquired intangibles. This press release contains forward-looking non-GAAP financial information. A reconciliation of non-GAAP guidance measures to corresponding GAAP measures is not available on a forward-looking basis without unreasonable effort due to an inability to make accurate projections and estimates related to certain information needed to calculate, for example, future stock-based compensation expense. Forward Looking Statements “This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding the following: the transition to the Company’s new Flash Storage Platform; the Company’s ability to lead the enterprise migration from disk to primary storage; the size of the primary storage market; the Company’s ability to grow 10% or more on a sequential quarterly basis in fiscal year 2016; and the Company’s business plans and strategy. There are a number of risks and uncertainties that could affect the Company’s performance and financial results are included under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” in the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the third quarter of fiscal year 2015, which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and which is available on the Company’s investor relations website at investor.violin-memory.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to the Company as of the date hereof, and the Company does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking statements provided to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made. About Violin Memory, Inc. Business in a Flash. Violin Memory transforms the speed of business with high performance, always available, low cost management of critical business information and applications. Violin’s All Flash optimized solutions accelerate breakthrough CAPEX and OPEX savings for building the next generation data center. Violin’s Flash Fabric Architecture™ (FFA) speeds data delivery with chip-to-chassis performance optimization that achieves lower consistent latency and cost per transaction for Cloud, Enterprise and Virtualized mission-critical applications. Violin's All Flash Arrays and Appliances, and enterprise data management software solutions enhance agility and mobility while revolutionizing data center economics. Founded in 2005, Violin Memory is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. For more information, visit. 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