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Netlist Reports Second Quarter 2020 Results

Tuesday, 11 August 2020 08:30 AM

Netlist, Inc.

IRVINE, CA / ACCESSWIRE / August 11, 2020 / Netlist, Inc. (OTCQB:NLST) today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 27, 2020.

Net sales for the second quarter ended June 27, 2020 were $10.9 million, compared to net sales of $5.5 million for the quarter ended June 29, 2019. Gross profit for the quarter ended June 27, 2020 was $1.8 million, or 16.7% of net sales, compared to a gross profit of $0.4 million, or 7.3% of net sales, for the quarter ended June 29, 2019.

Net loss for the second quarter ended June 27, 2020 was ($1.8) million, or a loss per share of ($0.01), compared to a net loss in the prior year period of ($3.5) million, or a loss per share of ($0.02). These results include stock-based compensation expense of $0.2 million for both of the quarters ended June 27, 2020 and June 29, 2019.

As of June 27, 2020, cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash was $10.4 million, total assets were $20.6 million, working capital was $6.0 million, total debt and accrued interest, net of debt discount, was $18.2 million, and stockholders' deficit was ($8.6) million.

"During the second quarter we delivered solid financial performance with revenue almost doubling and bottom line improving close to 50% from the year ago period," said Netlist's Chief Executive Officer, C.K. Hong. "We also achieved a milestone victory against Google, as the U.S Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's final decision, validating Netlist's ‘912 patent. The positive outcome after a ten-year fight against Google in defense of this seminal patent puts other unauthorized users of our intellectual property on notice."

Conference Call Information

C.K. Hong, Chief Executive Officer, and Gail Sasaki, Chief Financial Officer, will host an investor conference call today, August 11, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time to review Netlist's results for the second quarter ended June 27, 2020. The live webcast and archived replay of the call can be accessed for 90 days in the Investors section of Netlist's website at www.netlist.com.

About Netlist

Netlist provides high-performance SSDs and modular memory subsystems to enterprise customers in diverse industries. The Company's NVMe™ SSD portfolio provides industry-leading performance offered in multiple capacities and form factors. HybriDIMM™, Netlist's next-generation storage class memory product, addresses the growing need for real-time analytics in Big Data applications, in-memory databases, high-performance computing and advanced data storage solutions. Netlist also manufactures a line of specialty and legacy memory products to storage customers, appliance customers, system builders and cloud and datacenter customers. Netlist holds a portfolio of patents in the areas of server memory, hybrid memory, storage class memory, rank multiplication and load reduction. To learn more, visit www.netlist.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are statements other than historical facts and often address future events or Netlist's future performance. Forward-looking statements contained in this news release include statements about Netlist's ability to execute on its strategic initiatives. All forward-looking statements reflect management's present expectations regarding future events and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by any forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties and other factors include, among others: risks related to Netlist's plans for its intellectual property, including its strategies for monetizing, licensing, expanding, and defending its patent portfolio; risks associated with patent infringement litigation initiated by Netlist, such as its ongoing proceedings against SK hynix Inc., or by others against Netlist, as well as the costs and unpredictability of any such litigation; risks associated with Netlist's product sales, including the market and demand for products sold by Netlist and its ability to successfully develop and launch new products that are attractive to the market; the success of product, joint development and licensing partnerships; the competitive landscape of Netlist's industry; and general economic, political and market conditions, including quarantines, factory slowdowns or shutdowns, and travel restrictions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. All forward-looking statements reflect management's present assumptions, expectations and beliefs regarding future events and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by any forward-looking statements. These and other risks and uncertainties are described in Netlist's annual report on Form 10-K for its most recently completed fiscal year filed on March 10, 2020, and the other filings it makes with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time, including any subsequently filed quarterly and current reports. In light of these risks, uncertainties and other factors, these forward-looking statements should not be relied on as predictions of future events. These forward-looking statements represent Netlist's assumptions, expectations and beliefs only as of the date they are made, and except as required by law, Netlist undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements for any reason.

(Tables Follow)

Netlist, Inc. and Subsidiaries  
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets  
(in thousands)  
 
 
           
 
  (unaudited)        
 
  June 27,     December 28,  
 
  2020     2019  
ASSETS
           
Current assets:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 7,153     $ 8,966  
Restricted cash
    3,200       2,750  
Accounts receivable, net
    1,889       3,672  
Inventories
    6,090       3,496  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    378       627  
Total current assets
    18,710       19,511  
 
               
Property and equipment, net
    220       286  
Operating lease right-of-use assets
    340       968  
Other assets
    1,376       1,376  
Total assets
  $ 20,646     $ 22,141  
 
               
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
               
Current liabilities:
               
Accounts payable
  $ 9,052     $ 9,134  
Revolving line of credit
    1,342       2,990  
Accrued payroll and related liabilities
    1,269       740  
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
    664       793  
Current portion of long-term debt and note payable
    426       412  
Total current liabilities
    12,753       14,069  
Long-term debt
    16,403       15,793  
Operating lease liabilities
    -       498  
Other liabilities
    136       144  
Total liabilities
    29,292       30,504  
 
               
Commitments and contingencies
               
 
               
Stockholders' deficit:
               
Preferred stock
    -       -  
Common stock
    181       169  
Additional paid-in capital
    182,163       179,086  
Accumulated deficit
    (190,990 )     (187,618 )
Total stockholders' deficit
    (8,646 )     (8,363 )
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit
  $ 20,646     $ 22,141  
 
               

Netlist, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 
  Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
 
  June 27,     June 29,     June 27,     June 29,  
 
  2020     2019     2020     2019  
 
                       
Net sales
  10,906     5,512     25,537     10,617  
Cost of sales(1)
    9,080       5,108       21,602       9,934  
Gross profit
    1,826       404       3,935       683  
Operating expenses:
                               
Research and development(1)
    698       565       1,352       1,155  
Intellectual property legal fees
    848       1,093       1,473       2,588  
Selling, general and administrative(1)
    1,957       2,004       4,178       3,977  
Total operating expenses
    3,503       3,662       7,003       7,720  
Operating loss
    (1,677 )     (3,258 )     (3,068 )     (7,037 )
Other expense, net:
                               
Interest expense, net
    (150 )     (258 )     (298 )     (530 )
Other expense, net
    (2 )     (2 )     (5 )     (1 )
Total other expense, net
    (152 )     (260 )     (303 )     (531 )
Loss before provision for income taxes
    (1,829 )     (3,518 )     (3,371 )     (7,568 )
Provision for income taxes
    1       1       1       1  
Net loss
  (1,830 )   (3,519 )   (3,372 )   (7,569 )
Net loss per common share:
                               
Basic and diluted
  (0.01 )   (0.02 )   (0.02 )   (0.05 )
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
                               
Basic and diluted
    175,485       140,773       172,602       139,906  
 
                               
 
                               
(1) Amounts include stock-based compensation expense as follows:
 
                               
Cost of sales
  4     7     7     14  
Research and development
    44       45       91       96  
Selling, general and administrative
    116       145       272       429  
Total stock-based compensation
  164     197     370     539  
                                 

For more information, please contact:

The Plunkett Group
Mike Smargiassi
[email protected]
(212) 739-6729

Netlist, Inc.
Gail M. Sasaki
Chief Financial Officer
(949) 435-0025

SOURCE: Netlist, Inc. via EQS Newswire

Topic:
Conference Call
Earnings
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