Cirrus Logic Reports Fiscal Q1 2010 Financial Results

Cirrus Logic Inc. (Nasdaq: CRUS), a leader in high-precision analog and digital signal processing components, today announced financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2010, which ended June 27, 2009.

Revenue for the quarter was $37.5 million compared to $44.0 million during the first quarter of fiscal year 2009 and $33.5 million in the previous quarter. Gross margin for the quarter was 52 percent, down from 56 percent in the quarter a year ago and 55 percent reported by the company for the previous quarter.

Total GAAP operating expenses for the quarter were approximately $19.8 million, down from $24.2 million in the previous quarter. GAAP operating expenses in the first quarter included a net benefit of approximately $2.7 million related to the settlement of the derivative lawsuit and charges of $1.3 million for stock-based compensation and $400,000 in acquisition-related amortization of intangibles.

The loss from operations on a GAAP basis was approximately $250,000. Excluding the items noted above, the non-GAAP loss from operations was $1.3 million.

Cirrus Logic reported first quarter GAAP net income of approximately $220,000. Excluding the items noted above, on a non-GAAP basis the company reported a net loss of almost $800,000, or a loss of $0.01 per share based on 65.3 million average diluted shares outstanding.

Cirrus Logic also reported total cash and marketable securities of $122.4 million, an increase of $2.2 million from the previous quarter.

"Our portable product line continued to build momentum in Q1, shipping new devices into new applications such as media centric smart phones. In Q2, we expect to see accelerated revenue growth driven by new products for portable and home audio applications,” said Jason Rhode, president and chief executive officer, Cirrus Logic. "We are proud that our first Power Factor Correction device and our new audio DSP are both already sampling with key customers and we expect these new platforms to live up to the standard set by our growing portable audio business.”

Outlook for Second Quarter FY 2010 (ending September 26, 2009):

• Revenue is expected to range between $48 million and $52 million;
• Gross margin is expected to be between 50 percent and 52 percent; and
• Combined R&D and SG&A expenses are expected to range between $22 million and $24 million, which include approximately $2.0 million in share-based compensation and amortization of acquisition-related intangibles expenses.

Conference Call

Cirrus Logic management will hold a conference call to discuss the company’s results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2010, on July 22, 2009, at 5:00 p.m. EDT. Those wishing to join should call (480) 629-9772, or (877) 941-6010 (Conference ID: 4116122) at approximately 4:50 p.m. EDT. A replay of the conference call will also be available beginning one hour after the completion of the call, until July 29, 2009. To access the recording, dial (303) 590-3030, or toll-free at (800) 406-7325 (Conference ID: 4116122). A live and an archived webcast of the conference call will also be available via the investor section of company’s website at www.cirrus.com.

Cirrus Logic, Inc.

Celebrating its 25th year as a leading fabless semiconductor company in 2009, Cirrus Logic develops high-precision, analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits for a broad range of innovative customers. Building on its diverse analog and signal-processing patent portfolio, Cirrus Logic delivers highly optimized products for a variety of audio and energy-related applications. The company operates from headquarters in Austin, Texas, with offices in Tucson, Ariz., Europe, Japan and Asia. More information about Cirrus Logic is available 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 operating expenses, non-GAAP net loss, non-GAAP loss from operations, and non-GAAP diluted loss per share. A reconciliation of the adjustments to GAAP results for this quarter 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. As a note, 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 estimates of second quarter fiscal year 2010 revenue, gross margin, combined research and development and selling, general and administrative expense levels, share-based compensation expense, and amortization of acquired intangible expenses. In some cases, forward-looking statements are identified by words such as "expect,” "anticipate,” "target,” "project,” "believe,” "goals,” "opportunity,” "estimates,” and "intend,” variations of these types of words and similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements. 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: overall economic pressures and general market and economic conditions; overall conditions in the semiconductor market; the level of orders and shipments during the second quarter of fiscal year 2010, as well as customer cancellations of orders, or the failure to place orders consistent with forecasts; the loss of a key customer; pricing pressures; and the risk factors listed in our Form 10-K for the year ended March 28, 2009, 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.

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