LSI: Fiscal 1Q11 Financial Results

LSI Corporation reported results for its first quarter ended April 3, 2011.

On March 9, 2011, LSI entered into a definitive agreement to sell its external storage systems business to NetApp, Inc. The transaction is expected to be completed in May, 2011, and the financial results of this business have been classified as discontinued operations in the company’s financial statements. The company’s guidance for the first quarter included expected financial results for the external storage systems business, therefore financial measures including and excluding this business have been provided in this news release.

First Quarter 2011 Summary

• First quarter 2011 revenues from continuing operations of $473 million
• First quarter 2011 GAAP income from continuing operations of 3 cents per diluted share
• First quarter 2011 non-GAAP income from continuing operations of 10 cents per diluted share
• First quarter operating cash flows of $108 million

Second Quarter 2011 Business Outlook

• Projected revenues from continuing operations of $465 million to $495 million
• GAAP (loss)/income from continuing operations in the range of ($0.02) to $0.07 per share
• Non-GAAP income from continuing operations in the range of $0.07 to $0.13 per share    

First quarter 2011 revenues from continuing operations were $473 million, essentially flat year over year compared to $473 million generated from continuing operations in the first quarter of 2010, and compared to $471 million generated from continuing operations in the fourth quarter of 2010.

Including results from discontinued operations, first quarter 2011 revenues would have been $629 million, a 1% decrease year over year compared to $637 million reported in the first quarter of 2010, and compared to $664 million reported in the fourth quarter of 2010.

First quarter 2011 GAAP income from continuing operations was $19 million or 3 cents per diluted share, compared to first quarter 2010 GAAP income from continuing operations of $14 million or 2 cents per diluted share. First quarter 2011 GAAP results compare to fourth quarter 2010 GAAP income from continuing operations of $5 million or 1 cent per diluted share. First quarter 2011 GAAP income from continuing operations included a net charge of $47 million from special items, consisting primarily of $30 million of amortization of acquisition-related items, $14 million of stock-based compensation expense, and $3 million of net restructuring and other items.

First quarter 2011 GAAP net income was $10 million or 2 cents per diluted share, compared to first quarter 2010 GAAP net income of $23 million or 3 cents per diluted share. First quarter 2011 GAAP net income compares to fourth quarter 2010 GAAP net loss of $13 million or 2 cents per share.

First quarter 2011 non-GAAP income from continuing operations was $65 million or 10 cents per diluted share, compared to first quarter 2010 non-GAAP income from continuing operations of $78 million or 12 cents per diluted share. Fourth quarter 2010 non-GAAP income from continuing operations was $53 million or 8 cents per diluted share.

First quarter 2011 non-GAAP net income was $82 million or 13 cents per diluted share, compared to first quarter 2010 non-GAAP net income of $92 million or 14 cents per diluted share. Fourth quarter 2010 non-GAAP net income was $90 million or 14 cents per diluted share.

Cash and short-term investments totaled approximately $682 million at quarter end. The company completed first-quarter purchases of approximately 15 million shares of its common stock for approximately $97 million.

"Our first quarter revenues were strong, bolstered by market share gains with key hard disk drive system-on-chip customers that partially offset normal seasonal patterns," said Abhi Talwalkar, LSI president and chief executive officer. "I’m also pleased with our execution in the quarter, which contributed to both solid gross margin performance and effective operating expense control. We’re now well positioned to achieve our current business model and to establish a new, richer business model as we transition to becoming a leading, pure-play provider of semiconductors that enable growing storage and networking applications."

Bryon Look, LSI CFO and chief administrative officer, said: "First-quarter operating cash flows of $108 million were healthy while our balance sheet remained strong and debt free. Our net cash position increased to $682 million after purchasing nearly 15 million shares of our common stock during the quarter."