InterDigital Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2016 Financial Results
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InterDigital Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2016 Financial Results

WILMINGTON, Del., Feb. 23, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC), a mobile technology research and development company, today announced results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2016.

Fourth Quarter 2016 Financial Highlights

Full Year 2016 Financial Highlights

“2016 was a tremendous year for the company, reflecting the strength of our research contributions as well as the leverage and power of the research-based licensing business model,” said William J. Merritt, President and CEO of InterDigital. “In addition to our successes in helping to define 5G and future Internet of Things technologies on the research side, our licensing efforts drove substantial cash flow while we were able to slightly reduce overall expenses on a year-over-year basis.”

Additional Financial Highlights for Fourth Quarter 2016

Additional Financial Highlights for Full Year 2016

Near-Term Outlook:

InterDigital currently expects that sales volumes of the company's per-unit licensees in fourth quarter 2016 and the new agreements signed during 2016 will drive first quarter 2017 total revenue to a range of between $91 million and $96 million, comprised entirely of recurring revenue.  This revenue guidance is based on royalty reports received to date, and does not include the potential impact of any new patent license, technology solutions or patent sale agreements that may be signed, or any arbitration or dispute resolutions that may occur, during the balance of first quarter 2017.

Conference Call Information

InterDigital will host a conference call on Thursday, February 23, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss its fourth 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 on the Investors page. The company encourages participants to take advantage of the Internet option.

For telephone access to the conference, call (877) 795-3638 within the United States or +1 719 325-4908 from outside the United States. Please call by 9:50 a.m. ET on February 23 and give the operator conference ID number 1701762.

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 February 23 through 1:00 p.m. ET February 28. To access the recorded replay, call (888) 203-1112 or +1 719 457-0820 and use the replay code 1701762.

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, our current expectations with respect to the company's first quarter 2017 revenue.  Words such as "believe," "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "project," "intend," "plan," "forecast," "goal," 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) amounts of royalties payable following routine audits, if any, and the timely receipt of such amounts during first quarter 2017; (x) 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; (xi) changes or inaccuracies in market projections; and (xii) 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

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 INCOME
(dollars in thousands except per share data)
(unaudited)
    
 For the Three Months
Ended December 31,
 For the Twelve Months
Ended December 31,
 2016 2015 2016 2015
REVENUES:       
Per-unit royalty revenue$14,031  $59,566  $168,050  $234,836 
Fixed fee amortized royalty revenue73,678  31,718  177,614  131,837 
Current patent royalties87,709  91,284  345,664  366,673 
Past patent royalties180,280  16,720  309,696  65,814 
Total patent licensing royalties267,989  108,004  655,360  432,487 
Current technology solutions revenue5,879  1,326  10,494  6,096 
Past technology solutions revenue  2,768    2,852 
 $273,868  $112,098  $665,854  $441,435 
        
OPERATING EXPENSES:       
Patent administration and licensing31,943  29,201  113,544  120,401 
Development18,295  19,767  68,733  72,702 
Selling, general and administrative14,481  9,790  46,271  39,783 
 64,719  58,758  228,548  232,886 
        
Income from operations209,149  53,340  437,306  208,549 
        
OTHER EXPENSE (NET)(3,394) (6,444) (15,035) (27,534)
Income before income taxes205,755  46,896  422,271  181,015 
INCOME TAX PROVISION(69,978) (14,577) (116,791) (64,621)
NET INCOME$135,777  $32,319  $305,480  $116,394 
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest(693) (719) (3,521) (2,831)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO INTERDIGITAL, INC.$136,470  $33,038  $309,001  $119,225 
NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE — BASIC$3.98  $0.93  $8.95  $3.31 
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING — BASIC34,286  35,429  34,526  36,048 
NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE — DILUTED$3.85  $0.92  $8.78  $3.27 
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING — DILUTED35,487  35,887  35,189  36,463 
CASH DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER COMMON SHARE$0.30  $0.20  $1.00  $0.80 
                


SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS
(dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)
 
 For the Three Months
Ended December 31,
 For the Twelve Months
Ended December 31,
 2016 2015 2016 2015
Income before income taxes205,755  $46,896  $422,271  $181,015 
Taxes paid(50,009) (41,947) (108,635) (85,780)
Non-cash expenses23,316  23,986  89,845
  83,999 
Increase in deferred revenue202,912  22,910  527,034  113,962 
Deferred revenue recognized(79,209) (37,396) (321,313) (163,354)
(Decrease) increase in operating working capital, deferred charges and other(69,483) 72,328  (178,424) (15,343)
Capital spending and capitalized patent costs(10,789) (7,625) (38,540) (33,466)
FREE CASH FLOW222,493  79,152  392,238  81,033 
        
Tax benefit from share-based compensation625  331  625  2,457 
Payments on long-term debt    (230,000)  
Acquisition of patents(100)   (4,900) (20,000)
Long term investments  (6,029) (2,000) (12,623)
Proceeds from noncontrolling interests6,804  6,808  6,804  9,358 
Dividends paid(10,286) (7,093) (31,135) (28,937)
Share repurchases  (7,358) (64,685) (96,410)
Proceeds from other financing activities      4,500 
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired(48,000)   (48,000)  
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)
Net proceeds from exercise of stock options183  17  485  46 
Unrealized (loss) gain on short-term investments(507) 436  (379) 254 
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS$171,212  $66,264  $19,053  $229,780 
                


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)
 
 DECEMBER 31,
2016
 DECEMBER 31,
2015
ASSETS      
Cash & short-term investments$952,761 $933,708 
Accounts receivable228,464 53,868 
Other current assets39,894 23,391 
Property & equipment and patents (net)323,394 289,727 
Other long-term assets (net)183,340 173,791 
TOTAL ASSETS$1,727,853 $1,474,485 
    
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY   
Current portion of long-term debt$ $227,174 
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities, taxes payable & dividends payable65,288 66,570 
Current deferred revenue, including customer advances360,192 106,229 
Long-term deferred revenue261,013 289,039 
Long-term debt & other long-term liabilities286,992 263,578 
TOTAL LIABILITIES973,485 952,590 
TOTAL INTERDIGITAL, INC. SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY739,709 510,519 
Noncontrolling interest14,659 11,376 
TOTAL EQUITY754,368 521,895 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY$1,727,853 $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 December 31,
 For the Twelve Months
Ended December 31,
  2016 2015 2016 2015
Net cash provided by operating activities  233,282 $86,777 $430,778 $114,499
Purchases of property, equipment, & technology licenses (2,405)  (1,865) (5,882) (3,700) 
Capitalized patent costs (8,384)  (5,760) (32,658) (29,766) 
Free cash flow $222,493 $79,152 $392,238 $81,033 


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

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