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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): February 6, 2007
PDF SOLUTIONS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
000-31311
(Commission File Number)
     
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
  25-1701361
(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)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
     
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT 99.1
EXHIBIT 99.2


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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
     On February 6, 2007, the Registrant issued a press release regarding its financial results and certain other information related to its fourth fiscal quarter and full fiscal year ended December 31, 2006. 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 furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
     On February 6, 2007, the Registrant issued a press release regarding the financial outlook for the first fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2007 and the full fiscal year ending December 31, 2007. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2. The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.2, is furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
     
Exhibit    
No.   Description
99.1
  Press Release dated February 6, 2007 regarding financial results and certain other information related to the fourth fiscal quarter and full fiscal year ended December 31, 2006.
 
   
99.2
  Press Release dated February 6, 2007 regarding the financial outlook for the first fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2007 and the full fiscal year ending December 31, 2007.

 


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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/ Keith A. Jones    
    Keith A. Jones   
    Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer   
 
Dated: February 6, 2007

 


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EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit    
No.   Description
99.1
  Press Release dated February 6, 2007 regarding financial results and certain other information related to the fourth fiscal quarter and full fiscal year ended December 31, 2006.
 
   
99.2
  Press Release dated February 6, 2007 regarding the financial outlook for the first fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2007 and the full fiscal year ending December 31, 2007.

 

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Exhibit 99.1
News Release
     
Investor Relations Contact:
  Investor Relations Contact:
Steven Melman, V.P. of Investor Relations
  Sonia Segovia, IR Coordinator
PDF Solutions, Inc.
  PDF Solutions, Inc.
Tel: (408) 938-6445
  Tel: (408) 938-6491
Email: steve.melman@pdf.com
  Email: sonia.segovia@pdf.com
PDF Solutions® Reports Fourth Quarter
2006 Results
Record Gain Share for Fiscal 2006 Highlights Record Total Year Revenue
     SAN JOSE, Calif.—February 6, 2007—PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: PDFS) the leading provider of process-design integration technologies to enhance IC manufacturability, today announced financial results for its fourth fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2006.
     Revenue for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2006 totaled $19.0 million, compared with revenue of $19.0 million for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2005. Gain share revenue for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2006 totaled $4.9 million, an increase of 28%, compared to the fourth fiscal quarter of 2005. Revenue for the full fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 totaled a record $76.2 million with gain share revenue contributing a record $20.0 million. On a GAAP basis, net loss for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2006 totaled approximately $559,000, or $0.02 per basic share, compared with net income of $2.3 million, or $0.09 per basic share, for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2005. The adoption of SFAS 123(R) during fiscal year 2006 and the previously announced acquisition of Si Automation S.A. in October 2006, resulted in $1.9 million in stock-based compensation expense and an $800,000 write-off of in-process research and development during the fourth fiscal quarter or approximately $0.10 per basic share.
     In addition to using GAAP results in evaluating PDF Solutions’ business, management also believes it is useful to measure results using a non-GAAP measure of net income, which excludes stock-based compensation expense, amortization of acquired intangible assets and the write-off of in-process research and development. Using this non-GAAP measure, net income for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2006 totaled approximately $2.3 million, or $0.08 per diluted
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share, compared with non-GAAP net income of approximately $3.9 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2005.
     As previously announced, PDF will hold a live conference call beginning at 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time/6:00 p.m. Eastern Time today to discuss these results. A live webcast of this conference call will be available on PDF Solutions’ website at http://ir.pdf.com/medialist.cfm. A replay of the call will be available at the same website address beginning approximately two hours after completion of the live call. Further, a copy of this press release, including the disclosure and reconciliation of certain non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP measure, which non-GAAP measures may be used periodically by PDF Solutions’ management when discussing financial results with investors and analysts, will be available on PDF Solutions’ website at http://www.pdf.com/news_archive.phtml 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 expense, amortization of acquired intangible assets, the write-off of in-process research and development and their related income tax effects. 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’s management believes that excluding the effects of stock-based compensation expense, amortization of acquired intangible assets, the write-off of in-process research and development and their related income tax effects, provides a useful supplemental measure of the company’s ongoing operations in light of the fact that neither category of expense has a current effect on the future uses of cash 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 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 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 measure is provided at the end of the company’s financial statements presented below.
About PDF Solutions
PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: PDFS) is a leading provider of process-design integration technologies for manufacturing integrated circuits (ICs). PDF Solutions’ software, methodologies and services enable semiconductor companies to create IC designs that can be
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more easily manufactured using manufacturing processes that are more capable. By simulating deep sub-micron product and process interactions, the PDF solution offers clients reduced time to market, increased IC yield and performance, and enhanced product reliability and profitability. PDF Solutions also offers the industry leading Yield Management System (YMS) software, dataPOWER®, and Fault Detection and Classification (FDC) software, Maestria™, to enhance yield improvement and production control activities at leading fabrication facilities around the world. Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., PDF Solutions operates worldwide with additional offices in Europe, Japan and China. For more information, visit www.pdf.com.
dataPOWER and PDF Solutions are registered trademarks, and Maestria is a trademark, of PDF Solutions, Inc.
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PDF SOLUTIONS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
(In thousands)
                 
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2006     2005  
ASSETS
               
Current assets:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 36,451     $ 60,506  
Short-term investments
    16,402        
Accounts receivable, net of allowances
    27,575       22,082  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    2,796       1,992  
Deferred tax assets
    2,581       908  
 
           
Total current assets
    85,805       85,488  
Property and equipment, net
    3,916       3,328  
Goodwill
    60,034       39,886  
Intangible assets, net
    13,605       9,787  
Deferred tax assets
    4,912       877  
Other assets
    503       526  
 
           
Total assets
  $ 168,775     $ 139,892  
 
           
 
               
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Current liabilities:
               
Accounts payable
  $ 3,182     $ 1,728  
Accrued compensation and related benefits
    3,325       4,922  
Other accrued liabilities
    3,843       1,469  
Taxes payable
    4,767       4,950  
Deferred revenues
    3,705       2,281  
Billings in excess of recognized revenue
    95       1,604  
Current portion of long-term debt
    302        
 
           
Total current liabilities
    19,219       16,954  
Long-term debt
    1,198        
Other liabilities
    221       257  
 
           
Total liabilities
    20,638       17,211  
 
           
 
               
Stockholders’ equity:
               
Common stock
    4       4  
Additional paid-in-capital
    167,370       141,720  
Treasury stock, at cost
    (5,549 )     (5,549 )
Deferred stock-based compensation
          (27 )
Accumulated deficit
    (14,019 )     (13,451 )
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) gain.
    331       (16 )
 
           
 
               
Total stockholders’ equity
    148,137       122,681  
 
           
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 168,775     $ 139,892  
 
           
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PDF SOLUTIONS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Twelve Months Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,  
    2006     2005     2006     2005  
Revenue:
                               
Design-to-silicon-yield solutions:
                               
Integrated solutions
  $ 11,523     $ 14,061     $ 45,382     $ 52,719  
Software licenses
    2,557       1,140       10,774       9,319  
Gain share
    4,873       3,821       20,028       11,890  
 
                       
Total revenue
    18,953       19,022       76,184       73,928  
 
                       
 
                               
Cost and expenses:
                               
Cost of design-to-silicon-yield solutions:
                               
Direct costs of design-to-silicon-yield solutions:
                               
Integrated solutions.
    7,561       6,421       27,369       24,319  
Software licenses
    111       20       209       293  
Amortization of acquired core technology
    1,472       1,266       5,270       5,064  
Research and development
    8,051       5,654       27,594       22,204  
Selling, general and administrative
    5,079       3,964       19,929       16,146  
Amortization of other acquired intangible assets
    754       235       1,459       940  
Write-off of in-process research and development
    800             800        
 
                       
Total costs and expenses
    23,828       17,560       82,630       68,966  
 
                       
 
                               
Income (loss) from operations
    (4,875 )     1,462       (6,446 )     4,962  
Interest and other income, net
    488       573       2,826       1,658  
 
                       
Income (loss) before taxes
    (4,387 )     2,035       (3,620 )     6,620  
Tax provision (benefit)
    (3,828 )     (217 )     (3,052 )     96  
 
                       
Net income (loss)
  $ (559 )   $ 2,252     $ (568 )   $ 6,524  
 
                       
 
                               
Net income (loss) per share:
                               
Basic
  $ (0.02 )   $ 0.09     $ (0.02 )   $ 0.25  
 
                       
Diluted
  $ (0.02 )   $ 0.08     $ (0.02 )   $ 0.24  
 
                       
 
                               
Weighted average common shares:
                               
Basic
    27,459       26,272       26,885       25,983  
 
                       
Diluted
    27,459       28,013       26,885       27,473  
 
                       
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PDF SOLUTIONS, INC.
IMPACT OF NON-GAAP ADJUSTMENTS ON REPORTED NET INCOME (UNAUDITED)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
                                                                 
    Three Months Ended     Three Months Ended  
    December 31, 2006     December 31, 2005  
    As reported     Adjustments             Non-GAAP     As reported     Adjustments             Non-GAAP  
Revenue:
                                                               
Design to-silicon-yield solutions:
                                                               
Integrated solutions
  $ 11,523     $             $ 11,523     $ 14,061     $             $ 14,061  
Software licenses
    2,557                     2,557       1,140                     1,140  
Gain share
    4,873                     4,873       3,821                     3,821  
 
                                               
Total revenue
    18,953                     18,953       19,022                     19,022  
 
                                               
 
                                                               
Cost and expenses:
                                                               
Cost of design-to-silicon-yield solutions:
                                                               
Direct cost of design-to-silicon-yield solutions:
                                                               
Integrated solutions
    7,561       (547 )     (a )     7,014       6,421                     6,421  
Software licenses
    111                     111       20                     20  
Amortization of acquired core technology
    1,472       (1,472 )     (b )           1,266       (1,266 )     (b )      
Research and development
    8,051       (580 )     (a )     7,471       5,654                     5,654  
Selling, general and administrative
    5,079       (810 )     (a )     4,269       3,964       (13 )     (a )     3,951  
Amortization of other acquired intangible assets
    754       (754 )     (b )           235       (235 )     (b )      
In-process research and development
    800       (800 )     (d )                                
 
                                               
Total costs and expenses
    23,828       (4,963 )             18,865       17,560       (1,514 )             16,046  
 
                                               
 
                                                               
Income (loss) from operations
    (4,875 )     4,963               88       1,462       1,514               2,976  
Interest and other income, net
    488                     488       573                     573  
 
                                               
Income (loss) before taxes
    (4,387 )     4,963               576       2,035       1,514               3,549  
 
                                                               
Tax provision (benefit)
    (3,828 )     2,150       (a,b )     (1,678 )     (217 )     (159 )     (a,b )     (376 )
 
                                               
Net income (loss)
  $ (559 )   $ 2,813             $ 2,254     $ 2,252     $ 1,673             $ 3,925  
 
                                               
 
                                                               
Net income (loss) per share — diluted
  $ (0.02 )   $ 0.10             $ 0.08     $ 0.08     $ 0.06             $ 0.14  
 
                                               
 
                                                               
Weighted average common shares — diluted (c)
    27,459       28,484               28,484       28,013       28,013               28,013  
 
                                               
Notes:
(a)   The non-GAAP adjustments represent the reversal of stock-based compensation, net of taxes.
 
(b)   The non-GAAP adjustments represent the reversal of amortization of intangible assets, net of taxes.
 
(c)   The shares used in computing non-GAAP net income for the three months ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 include the dilutive impact of common stock options.
 
(d)   The non-GAAP adjustment represent the reversal of in-process research and development expense.
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Exhibit 99.2
News Release
     
Investor Relations Contact:
  Investor Relations Contact:
Steven Melman, V.P. of Investor Relations
  Sonia Segovia, IR Coordinator
PDF Solutions, Inc.
  PDF Solutions, Inc.
Tel: (408) 938-6445 
  Tel: (408) 938-6491 
Email: steve.melman@pdf.com
  Email: sonia.segovia@pdf.com
PDF Solutions® Provides Financial Outlook For
The First Quarter and Total Year Fiscal 2007
     SAN JOSE, Calif.—February 6, 2007—PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: PDFS), the leading provider of process-design integration technologies to enhance IC manufacturability, today provided its updated financial outlook for the first fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2007 and the total fiscal year ending December 31, 2007.
     PDF Solutions expects total revenue in the range of $21.5 million to $22.5 million for the first fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2007. Gain share revenue for the first quarter is expected to be in the range of $4.7 million to $5.2 million. On a GAAP basis, net loss for the first fiscal quarter of 2007 is projected in a range of $1.7 million to $2.2 million, or $0.06 to $0.08 per basic share.
     For the total fiscal year ending December 31, 2007, PDF Solutions expects total revenue in the range of $105.0 million to $111.0 million. On a GAAP basis, net income for the total fiscal year ending December 31, 2007 is projected in a range of $4.3 million to $6.2 million, or $0.14 to $0.21 per diluted share.
     In addition to using GAAP results in evaluating PDF Solutions’ business, management also believes it useful to measure results using a non-GAAP measure of net income, which excludes amortization of stock-based compensation and acquired intangible assets. Non-GAAP net income for the first fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2007 is projected in a range of $3.7 million to $4.3 million, or $0.13 to $0.15 per diluted share. Non-GAAP net income for the total fiscal year ending December 31, 2007 is projected in a range of $21.4 million to $23.3 million, or $0.72 to $0.78 per diluted share.
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     As previously announced, PDF will hold a live conference call beginning at 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time/6:00 p.m. Eastern Time today to discuss its fourth quarter 2006 results and financial outlook for the first fiscal quarter and fiscal year 2007. A live webcast of this conference call will be available on PDF Solutions’ website at http://ir.pdf.com/medialist.cfm. A replay of the call will be available at the same website address beginning approximately two hours after completion of the live call. Further, a copy of this press release, including the disclosure and reconciliation of certain non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measure, which non-GAAP measures may be used periodically by PDF Solutions’ management when discussing financial results with investors and analysts, will be available on the company’s website at http://www.pdf.com/news_archive.phtml following the date of this release.
Effectiveness of Guidance:
The outlook set forth above represents PDF Solutions’ expectations only as of the date of this release, and should not be viewed as a statement about PDF Solutions’ expectations after this date. Although this release will remain available on PDF Solutions’ website, its continued availability does not indicate that PDF Solutions is reaffirming or confirming its continued validity. PDF Solutions does not intend to report on its progress, or provide comments to analysts or investors on, or otherwise update, such guidance until it releases its quarterly results.
Information Regarding Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures:
In addition to providing guidance that is 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 expense and amortization of acquired intangible assets, and their related income tax effects. 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’s management believes that excluding the effects of stock-based compensation expense and amortization of acquired intangible assets, and their income tax effects, provides a useful supplemental measure of the company’s ongoing operations in light of the fact that neither category of expense has a current effect on the future uses of cash nor do they have use with regards to the generation of current or future revenues. This non-GAAP guidance 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 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 has included these non-GAAP measures to give investors an opportunity to see the company as viewed by management. A reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is provided at the end of this press release.
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About PDF Solutions:
PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: PDFS) is the leading provider of process-design integration technologies for manufacturing integrated circuits (ICs). PDF Solutions’ software, methodologies and services enable semiconductor companies to create IC designs that can be more easily manufactured using manufacturing processes that are more capable. By simulating deep sub-micron product and process interactions, the PDF solution offers clients reduced time to market, increased IC yield and performance, and enhanced product reliability and profitability. PDF Solutions also offers the industry leading Yield Management System (YMS) software, dataPOWER®, and Fault Detection and Classification (FDC) software, Maestria™, to enhance yield improvement and production control activities at leading fabrication facilities around the world. Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., PDF Solutions operates worldwide with additional offices in Europe, Japan and China. For more information, visit www.pdf.com.
dataPOWER and PDF SolutionsÒ are registered trademarks, and Maestria is a trademark, of PDF Solutions, Inc.
Forward-Looking Statements:
The statements in this press release regarding PDF Solutions’ outlook for its first fiscal quarter and fiscal year 2007, including expected revenue, net income, and net income per share, are forward looking. Actual results could differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties that could cause results to differ materially include risks associated with: any unforeseen industry changes; difficulties in modifying PDF’s solutions on a timely basis; and changes in the marketplace for our solutions, including the introduction of products or services competitive with PDF Solutions’ products and services. Readers should also refer to the risk disclosures set forth in PDF Solutions’ periodic public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, without limitation, its annual report on Form 10-K, most recently filed on March 16, 2006, and its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, most recently filed on November 21, 2006. The forward-looking statements contained in this release are made as of the date hereof, and PDF Solutions does not assume any obligation to update such statements nor the reasons why actual results could differ materially from those projected in such statements.
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PDF SOLUTIONS, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF PROJECTED GAAP NET INCOME (LOSS) TO PROJECTED
NON-GAAP NET INCOME
(In thousands, except per share data)
                         
    Three Months Ending  
    March 31, 2007  
PROJECTED RESULTS
                       
GAAP net income (loss) per share — basic
  $ (0.08 )   to   $ ( 0.06 )
 
                   
GAAP net income (loss)
  $ (2,200 )   to   $ (1,650 )
Amortization of stock-based compensation, net of taxes
    2,430               2,430  
Amortization of acquired intangible assets, net of taxes
    3,475               3,475  
 
                       
 
                 
Non-GAAP net income
  $ 3,705     to   $ 4,255  
 
                   
 
                       
Non-GAAP net income per share — diluted
  $ 0.13     to   $ 0.15  
 
                   
 
                       
Weighted average common shares — basic
    27,750               27,750  
 
                   
Weighted average common shares — diluted
    29,000               29,000  
 
                   
                         
    Twelve Months Ending  
    December 31, 2007  
PROJECTED RESULTS
                       
GAAP net income per share — diluted
  $ 0.14     to   $ 0.21  
 
                   
GAAP net income
  $ 4,250     to   $ 6,200  
Amortization of stock-based compensation, net of taxes
    8,740               8,740  
Amortization of acquired intangible assets, net of taxes
    8,360               8,360  
 
                       
 
                 
Non-GAAP net income
  $ 21,350     to   $ 23,300  
 
                   
 
                       
Non-GAAP net income per share — diluted
  $ 0.72     to   $ 0.78  
 
                   
 
                       
Weighted average common shares — diluted
    29,750               29,750  
 
                   
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