Marvell: Fiscal 3Q10 Financial Results

Marvell Technology Group Ltd. reported financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2010, ended October 31, 2009.

Net revenue for the third quarter of fiscal 2010 was $803.1 million, a 25 percent sequential increase from $640.6 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2010, ended August 1, 2009, and a 2 percent increase from $791.0 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2009, ended November 1, 2008.

GAAP net income was $201.6 million, or $0.31 per share (diluted), for the third quarter of fiscal 2010, as compared to GAAP net income of $58.5 million, or $0.09 per share (diluted), for the second quarter of fiscal 2010. For the third quarter of fiscal 2009 GAAP net income was $70.9 million, or $0.11 per share (diluted).

Non-GAAP net income was $231.8 million, or $0.35 per share (diluted), for the third quarter of fiscal 2010, an increase of 95 percent from non-GAAP net income of $118.7 million, or $0.18 per share (diluted), for the second quarter of fiscal 2010, and a 59 percent increase compared with non-GAAP net income of $145.3 million, or $0.23 per share (diluted), for the third quarter of fiscal 2009.

"We are very pleased with the revenue growth we experienced in the third quarter of fiscal 2010," said Dr. Sehat Sutardja, Marvell Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "Our sequential revenue growth was better than our revised guidance provided on October 26, 2009, as order momentum improved across all our addressable end-markets. Our results during the third quarter demonstrate that financial discipline is firmly entrenched in Marvell’s long-term business model as we again delivered significant improvement across all financial metrics."

Marvell reports net income or loss, basic and diluted net income or loss per share in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and on a non-GAAP basis as outlined below. Reconciliations of GAAP net income or loss to non-GAAP net income for the three months ended October 31, 2009, August 1, 2009 and November 1, 2008, respectively, appear in the financial statements below.

GAAP gross margin for the third quarter of fiscal 2010 was 57.5 percent, compared to 55.0 percent for the second quarter of fiscal 2010 and 52.1 percent for the third quarter of fiscal 2009. Non-GAAP gross margin for the third quarter of fiscal 2010 increased to 57.8 percent, compared to 55.3 percent for the second quarter of fiscal 2010 and 52.3 percent for the third quarter of fiscal 2009.

Shares used to compute GAAP net income per diluted share for the third quarter of fiscal 2010 were 660 million shares, compared with 648 million shares in the second quarter of fiscal 2010 and 631 million shares in the third quarter of fiscal 2009. Shares used to compute non-GAAP net income per diluted share for the third quarter of fiscal 2010 were 664 million shares, compared with 652 million shares for the second quarter of fiscal 2010 and 633 million shares for the third quarter of fiscal 2009.

Cash flow from operations for the third quarter of fiscal 2010 was $203.5 million, up 12 percent sequentially from $182.3 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2010 and down 21 percent from $258.5 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2009. Free cash flow, defined as cash flow from operations less capital expenditures and purchases of IP licenses, was $195.9 million, up 12 percent sequentially from $175.3 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2010 and down 20 percent from $244.3 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2009.