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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): May 3, 2012

PDF SOLUTIONS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

000-31311
(Commission File Number)

Delaware
25-1701361
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

333 West San Carlos Street, Suite 700
San Jose, CA 95110
(Address of principal executive offices, with zip code)

(408) 280-7900
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
 
 
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On May 3, 2012 PDF Solutions, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release regarding its financial results and certain other information related to the first fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2012. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.
 
Description
 99.1
 
Press Release dated May 3, 2012 regarding financial results and certain other information related to the first fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2012.
 
 
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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
PDF SOLUTIONS, INC.
 
 
(Registrant)
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Michael Shahbazian  
   
Michael Shahbazian
 
   
Vice President
 
    (principal financial and accounting officer)  

Dated: May 3, 2012
 
 
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EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description
 99.1
 
Press Release dated May 3, 2012 regarding financial results and certain other information related to the first fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2012.
 

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ex99-1.htm
Exhibit 99.1
News Release

Company Contacts:
 
Michael Shahbazian, Vice President (principal financial and accounting officer)
Sonia Segovia, IR Coordinator
PDF Solutions, Inc.
PDF Solutions, Inc.
Tel: (408) 938-6467
Tel: (408) 938-6491
Email: michael.shahbazian@pdf.com
Email: sonia.segovia@pdf.com


PDF Solutions® Reports First Fiscal Quarter 2012 Results

SAN JOSE, Calif. – May 3, 2012 - PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: PDFS) the leading provider of yield improvement technologies and services for the integrated circuit (IC) manufacturing process life cycle, today announced financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2012.
 
Total revenues for the first fiscal quarter of 2012 totaled $20.6 million, up 17% from $17.6 million for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2011 and up 37% when compared with total revenues of $15.0 million for the first fiscal quarter of 2011. Gainshare performance incentives revenues totaled $7.2 million, up 111% from $3.4 million for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2011 and up 63% when compared to gainshare performance incentives revenues of $4.4 million for the first fiscal quarter of 2011.
 
On a GAAP basis, net income for the first fiscal quarter of 2012 was $3.5 million, or $0.12 per basic and diluted share, compared to net income of $2.1 million, or $0.07 per basic and diluted share, in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2011 and net loss for the first fiscal quarter of 2011 of $(758,000), or $(0.03) per basic and diluted share.
 
In addition to using GAAP results in evaluating PDF Solutions’ business, PDF Solutions’ management also believes it is useful to measure results using a non-GAAP measure of net income (loss), excluding stock-based compensation expenses, amortization of acquired technology and other acquired intangible assets, restructuring charges, and their related income tax effects, as applicable.  Using this non-GAAP measure, the non-GAAP net income for the first fiscal quarter of 2012 totaled $4.6 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, compared with a non-GAAP net income of $3.3 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2011, and the non-GAAP net income of $559,000, or $0.02 per diluted share, for the first fiscal quarter of 2011.
 
 
 

 
 
Cash and cash equivalents were $45.5 million at March 31, 2012 compared to cash and cash equivalents of $46.0 million at December 31, 2011.
 
As previously announced, PDF Solutions will discuss these results on a live conference call beginning at 2.00 p.m. Pacific Time/5.00 p.m. Eastern Time today. The call will be simultaneously web cast on PDF Solutions’ website at http://www.pdf.com/events. A replay of the web cast will be available at the same website address beginning approximately two hours after completion of the live call.  A copy of this press release, including the disclosure and reconciliation of certain non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP measures, which non-GAAP measures may be used periodically by PDF Solutions’ management when discussing financial results with investors and analysts, will also be available on PDF Solutions’ website at http://www.pdf.com/press-releases following the date of this release.
 
Information Regarding Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to providing results that are determined in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America (GAAP), PDF Solutions also provides certain non-GAAP financial measures that exclude the effects of stock-based compensation expenses, amortization of acquired technology and other acquired intangible assets, restructuring charges, and their related income tax effects, as applicable.  PDF Solutions’ management believes that the presentation of these measures provides useful supplemental information to investors regarding PDF’s operating results.  These non-GAAP financial measures are used by management internally to measure the company’s profitability and performance.  PDF Solutions’ management believes that excluding the effects of stock-based compensation expenses, amortization of acquired technology and other acquired intangible assets, restructuring charges, and their related income tax effects, as applicable, provides a useful supplemental measure of the company’s ongoing operations in light of the fact that none of these categories of expense has a current effect on the future uses of cash (with the exception of restructuring charges) nor do they have use with regards to the generation of current or future revenues. These non-GAAP results should not be considered an alternative to, or a substitute for, GAAP financial information, and may be different from similarly titled non-GAAP measures used by other companies.  In particular, these non-GAAP financial measures are not a substitute for GAAP measures of income or loss as a measure of performance, or to cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities as a measure of liquidity.  Since management uses these non-GAAP financial measures internally to measure profitability and performance, PDF Solutions has included these non-GAAP measures to give investors an opportunity to see the company’s financial results as viewed by management.  A reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures is provided at the end of the company’s financial statements presented below.
 
 
 

 

 
About PDF Solutions

PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: PDFS) is the leading provider of yield improvement technologies and services for the IC manufacturing process life cycle.  PDF Solutions offers solutions that are designed to enable clients to lower costs of IC design and manufacture, enhance time to market, and improve profitability by addressing design and manufacturing interactions from product design to initial process ramps to mature manufacturing operations.  PDF Solutions’ Characterization Vehicle® (CV®) test chips provide the core modeling capabilities, and are used by more leading manufacturers than any other test chips in the industry.  PDF Solutions’ industry leading yield management system software, dataPOWER®, and fault detection and classification software, mæstria®, enhance yield improvement and production control activities at leading fabs around the world. Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., PDF Solutions operates worldwide with additional offices in China, Europe, Japan, Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan. For the company’s latest news and information, visit http://www.pdf.com/.

Characterization Vehicle, CV, dataPOWER®, mæstria®, PDF Solutions®, and the PDF Solutions logo are registered trademarks of PDF Solutions, Inc. or its subsidiaries.
 
 
 

 
 
PDF SOLUTIONS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
(In thousands)

 
 
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
 
 
2012
   
2011
 
             
ASSETS
           
Current assets:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 45,531     $ 46,041  
Accounts receivable, net
    27,876       20,863  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    2,481       3,717  
Total current assets
    75,888       70,621  
Non-current investments
    784       784  
Property and equipment, net
    2,145       777  
Intangible assets, net
    332       539  
Other non-current assets
    1,651       1,663  
Total assets
    80,800       74,384  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Current liabilities:
               
Accounts payable
  $ 1,420     $ 974  
Accrued compensation and related benefits
    5,863       5,026  
Accrued and other current liabilities
    2,895       2,335  
Deferred revenues
    3,311       2,961  
Billings in excess of recognized revenues
    1,343       2,089  
Total current liabilities
    14,832       13,385  
Long-term income taxes payable
    2,940       3,489  
Other non-current liabilities
    557       667  
Total liabilities
    18,329       17,541  
                 
Stockholders’ equity:
               
Common stock and additional paid-in-capital
    210,787       208,830  
Treasury stock at cost
    (22,918 )     (22,899 )
Accumulated deficit
    (125,290 )     (128,789 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (108 )     (299 )
Total stockholders’ equity
    62,471       56,843  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 80,800     $ 74,384  
 
 
 

 
 
PDF SOLUTIONS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 
 
Three months ended
 
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
March 31,
 
 
  2012     2011     2011  
                         
Revenues:
                       
Design-to-silicon-yield solutions
 
$
     13,386
   
$
     14,160
   
$
     10,567
 
Gainshare performance incentives
   
       7,257
     
       3,436
     
4,450
 
Total revenues
   
20,643
     
17,596
     
15,017
 
                         
Cost of design-to-silicon-yield solutions:
                       
Direct costs of design-to-silicon-yield solutions
   
8,572
     
8,066
     
6,438
 
Amortization of acquired technology
   
156
     
158
     
156
 
Total cost of design-to-silicon-yield solutions
   
8,728
     
8,224
     
6,594
 
Gross profit
   
11,915
     
9,372
     
8,423
 
                         
Operating expenses:
                       
Research and development
   
3,157
     
3,060
     
3,827
 
Selling, general and administrative
   
4,905
     
4,119
     
4,839
 
Amortization of other acquired intangible assets
   
51
     
51
     
51
 
Restructuring charges (credits)
   
(8)
     
19
     
(11)
 
Total operating expenses
   
8,105
     
7,249
     
8,706
 
                         
Income (loss) from operations
   
3,810
     
2,123
     
(283)
 
Interest and other income (expense), net
   
(142)
     
282
     
(379)
 
Income (loss) before income taxes
   
3,668
     
2,405
     
(662)
 
Income tax provision
   
169
     
292
     
96
 
Net income (loss)
 
$
       3,499
   
$
       2,113
   
$
        (758)
 
                         
Net income (loss) per share:
                       
Basic
 
$
         0.12
   
$
         0.07
   
$
       (0.03)
 
Diluted
 
$
         0.12
   
$
         0.07
   
$
       (0.03)
 
                         
Weighted average common shares:
                       
Basic
   
28,384
     
28,298
     
27,810
 
Diluted
   
29,046
     
28,518
     
27,810
 

 
 

 

PDF SOLUTIONS, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP NET INCOME (LOSS) (UNAUDITED)
 (In thousands, except per share amounts)
 
   
Three months ended
 
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
   
March 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
   
2011
 
GAAP net income (loss)
  $ 3,499     $ 2,113     $ (758 )
Adjustments to reconcile GAAP net income to non-GAAP net income:
                       
Stock-based compensation expense
    905       1,004       1,121  
Amortization of acquired technology
    156       158       156  
Amortization of other acquired intangible assets
    51       51       51  
Restructuring charges (credits)
    (8 )     19       (11 )
      Non-GAAP net income
  $ 4,603     $ 3,345     $ 559  
                         
GAAP net income (loss) per diluted share
  $ 0.12     $ 0.07     $ (0.03 )
Non-GAAP net income per diluted share
  $ 0.16     $ 0.12     $ 0.02  
                         
Shares used in diluted shares calculation
    29,046       28,518       27,810