Silicom Continues to Break New Ground in Q3 2011: Achieves All-Time Records of $10M in Revenues, $0.32 Non-GAAP EPS and $2.2M Net Profit

Silicom Ltd. (NASDAQ:SILC)(TASE:SILC), an industry-leading provider of high-performance server/appliances networking solutions, today reported record financial results for the third quarter and first nine months ended September 30, 2011.

Financial Results

Financial results for Q3 2011: For the third quarter of 2011, Silicom’s financial results broke all previous records in terms of revenues, operating income, net income and earnings per share (EPS).

Revenues for the quarter reached $10.0 million, a 36% increase compared with $7.4 million in the third quarter of 2010.

On a GAAP basis, reported net income for the quarter totalled $2.1 million, or $0.30 per diluted share ($0.31 per basic share), up 46% from the $1.4 million, or $0.21 per basic and diluted share, recorded in the third quarter of 2010.

On a non-GAAP basis, which excludes non-cash share-based compensation, as described and reconciled below, net income for the period totalled $2.2 million, or $0.32 per diluted and basic share. This is up 48% compared with $1.5 million, or $0.21 per diluted share ($0.22 per basic share) in the third quarter of 2010.

Financial results for the first nine months of 2011: Silicom’s revenues for the first nine months of 2011 increased by 39% to $28.6 million from $20.5 million in the first nine months of 2010.

On a GAAP basis, the Company’s reported net income for the period totalled $5.8 million, or $0.83 per diluted share ($0.85 per basic share), up 55% from $3.8 million, or $0.54 per diluted share ($0.55 per basic share) in the first nine months of 2010.

On a non-GAAP basis, which excludes non-cash share-based compensation, as described and reconciled below, net income for the period totalled $6.2 million, or $0.88 per diluted share ($0.90 per basic share). This is up 57% compared with $3.9 million, or $0.57 per diluted share ($0.58 per basic share) in the first nine months of 2010.

As of September 30, 2011, the Company’s cash, cash equivalents, bank deposits and marketable securities totalled $47.4 million, or $6.87 per outstanding share, up $1.6 million from the $45.8 million recorded at the end of 2010.

Comments of Management

Commenting on the results, Shaike Orbach, President and CEO, said, "Our record performance during the third quarter reflects the continued strong growth of sales for both established and new product lines. We are proud to have broken through the $10 million revenue threshold, a milestone that puts us into a different league and positions us to achieve aggressive growth targets in the future.

"In addition, we are excited by the recent decision of a top-tier networking giant to standardize on our SETAC as a front-end connectivity solution for its network appliances. First, this deal in and of itself has the potential to become a multi-million dollar per year deal contributor. Equally important, the fact that such an industry giant has standardized on our SETAC concept is a sign that it is becoming an accepted market trend and a solution-of-choice for the building of next-generation appliances. In parallel, the fact that we achieved another major Design Win for our connectivity adapter cards from a Fortune-100 server manufacturer demonstrates the ongoing revenue-generating potential of our established product lines.”

Mr. Orbach continued, "This confirms the potential of our business model based on the provision of critical solutions for the pain-points of fast-growing industries, and the development of long-term relationships with the industry giants. Our reputation for excellence, speed, insight and service has succeeded in bringing us over 75 OEM customers so far, each of which continues to contribute to our long-term growth. With strong demand for all of our product lines, exciting strategic wins with some of the industry’s most important players, fruitful discussions in process and an extensive pipeline of potential sales, we have never been better positioned or more optimistic regarding the future.”

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Conference Call Details

Silicom’s Management will host an interactive conference today, October 24^th, at 9am Eastern Time (6am Pacific Time, 3pm Israel Time) to review and discuss the results.

To participate, please call one of the following teleconferencing numbers. Please begin placing your calls at least 10 minutes before the conference call commences. If you are unable to connect using the toll-free numbers, try the international dial-in number.

US: 1 888 407 2553

UK: 0 800 917 5108

ISRAEL: 03 918 0610

INTERNATIONAL: +972 3 918 0610

At: 9:00am Eastern Time, 6:00am Pacific Time, 3:00pm Israel Time

For those unable to listen to the live call, a replay of the call will be available for three months from the day after the call under the investor relations section of Silicom’s website.

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This release, including the financial tables below, presents other financial information that may be considered "non-GAAP financial measures" under Regulation G and related reporting requirements promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission as they apply to our company. These non-GAAP financial measures exclude compensation expenses in respect of options granted to directors, officers and employees. Non-GAAP financial measures should be evaluated in conjunction with, and are not a substitute for, GAAP financial measures. The tables also present the GAAP financial measures, which are most comparable to the non-GAAP financial measures as well as reconciliation between the non-GAAP financial measures and the most comparable GAAP financial measures. The non-GAAP financial information presented herein should not be considered in isolation from or as a substitute for operating income, net income or per share data prepared in accordance with GAAP.

About Silicom

Silicom Ltd. is an industry-leading provider of high-performance networking solutions designed to increase the throughput and availability of networking appliances and server-based systems.

Silicom’s large and growing base of OEM customers includes most of the market-leading players in the areas of WAN Optimization, Security and other mission-critical gateway applications. Silicom’s products include a variety of multi-port 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet server adapters, innovative internal and external BYPASS solutions and advanced Smart adapters, including SSL encryption solutions and Redirector adapters.

In addition, Silicom's patent-pending new SETAC (Server To Appliance Converter) product family is a unique solution that enables standard servers to be configured as network appliances with high-density front networking ports and no-hassle port modularity.

For more information, please visit: www.silicom.co.il.

Statements in this press release which are not historical data are forward-looking statements which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, or other factors not under the Company's control, which may cause actual results, performance, or achievements of the Company to be materially different from the results, performance, or other expectations implied by these forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, those detailed in the Company's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company disclaims any duty to update such statements.

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