Cirrus logic reports q2 fy18 revenue of $425.5 million
Austin, texas--(business wire)--cirrus logic, inc. (nasdaq: crus), a leader in high performance, low-power ics for audio and voice signal processing applications, today posted on its website at http://investor.cirrus.com the quarterly shareholder letter that contains the complete financial results for the second quarter fiscal year 2018, which ended sep. 23, 2017, as well as the company’s current business outlook. “cirrus logic delivered outstanding revenue, operating profit and earnings per share in the september quarter,” said jason rhode, president and chief executive officer. “q2 was a great quarter; in addition to shipping production volumes in a variety of recently launched smartphones and digital headsets we also made progress on longer term initiatives, including demonstrating and sampling many of our new innovative products with target customers. with a robust portfolio of products that enable a wide range of innovative audio and voice features, we are excited about our opportunities to drive growth in the coming years.” reported financial results – second quarter fy18 revenue of $425.5 million; gaap and non-gaap gross margin of 49.7 percent; gaap operating expenses of $120.4 million and non-gaap operating expenses of $96.8 million; and gaap diluted earnings per share of $1.10 and non-gaap diluted earnings per share of $1.36. a reconciliation of the non-gaap charges is included in the tables accompanying this press release. business outlook – third quarter fy18 revenue is expected to range between $510 million and $550 million; gaap gross margin is expected to be between 48 percent and 50 percent; and combined gaap r&d and sg&a expenses are expected to range between $131 million and $137 million, which includes approximately $13 million in share-based compensation and $12 million in amortization of acquired intangibles. guidance includes an additional week as approximately every 6 years our financial results are comprised of 53 weeks versus the typical 52 weeks. cirrus logic will host a live q&a session at 5 p.m. edt today to answer questions related to its financial results and business outlook. participants may listen to the conference call on the cirrus logic website. participants who would like to submit a question to be addressed during the call are requested to email investor.relations@cirrus.com. a replay of the webcast can be accessed on the cirrus logic website approximately two hours following its completion, or by calling (416) 621-4642, or toll-free at (800) 585-8367 (access code: 94754983). cirrus logic, inc. cirrus logic is a leader in high performance, low-power ics for audio and voice signal processing applications. cirrus logic’s products span the entire audio signal chain, from capture to playback, providing innovative products for the world’s top smartphones, tablets, digital headsets, wearables and emerging smart home applications. with headquarters in austin, texas, cirrus logic is recognized globally for its award-winning corporate culture. check us out at www.cirrus.com. use of non-gaap financial information to supplement cirrus logic's financial statements presented on a gaap basis, cirrus has provided non-gaap financial information, including non-gaap net income, diluted earnings per share, operating income, operating expenses, gross margin, tax expense and tax expense impact on earnings per share. a reconciliation of the adjustments to gaap results is included in the tables below. non-gaap financial information is not meant as a substitute for gaap results, but is included because management believes such information is useful to our investors for informational and comparative purposes. in addition, certain non-gaap financial information is used internally by management to evaluate and manage the company. the non-gaap financial information used by cirrus logic may differ from that used by other companies. these non-gaap measures should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, the results prepared in accordance with gaap. safe harbor statement except for historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this news release contain forward-looking statements including our statements about our opportunities to drive growth in the coming years along with estimates of third quarter fiscal year 2018 revenue, gross margin, combined research and development and selling, general and administrative expense levels, share-based compensation expense and amortization of acquired intangibles. in some cases, forward-looking statements are identified by words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “target,” “project,” “believe,” “goals,” “opportunity,” “estimates,” “intend,” and variations of these types of words and similar expressions. in addition, any statements that refer to our plans, expectations, strategies or other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements. these forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations, estimates and assumptions and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. these risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following: the level of orders and shipments during the third quarter of fiscal year 2018, customer cancellations of orders, or the failure to place orders consistent with forecasts, along with the timing and success of new product ramps; and the risk factors listed in our form 10-k for the year ended march 25, 2017 and in our other filings with the securities and exchange commission, which are available at www.sec.gov. the foregoing information concerning our business outlook represents our outlook as of the date of this news release, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new developments or otherwise. cirrus logic and cirrus are registered trademarks of cirrus logic, inc. all other company or product names noted herein may be trademarks of their respective holders. summary financial data follows:
