Dolby Laboratories Reports First Quarter 2024 Financial Results
- Dolby reported total revenue of $315.6 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2024
- The company's GAAP net income was $67.0 million, with non-GAAP net income at $98.6 million
- Dolby repurchased 968 thousand shares of its common stock and announced a cash dividend of $0.30 per share
- Partnerships with Apple, an Indian online video streaming service, and a premium electric vehicle brand in China were recent business highlights
- Total revenue decreased compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2023
- The financial outlook is uncertain due to factors such as consumer demand, supply chain constraints, international conflicts, and fluctuations in inflation and interest rates
Insights
Dolby Laboratories' reported total revenue decline from $334.9 million to $315.6 million year-over-year indicates a contraction in sales or market reach. This contraction warrants attention as it may suggest a decrease in consumer demand or increased competition. The company's GAAP net income reduction from $79.4 million to $67.0 million, alongside a decrease in earnings per share, further underscores a potential squeeze on profitability. While non-GAAP net income also shows a decline, it's important to note that non-GAAP measures exclude certain expenses and may provide a more optimistic view of financial health.
The stock repurchase indicates a management belief in the company's intrinsic value, with $132 million remaining in the authorization potentially providing support for the stock price. However, investors should consider the potential impact of share repurchases on the company's cash reserves and future investment capacity. The announced dividend reflects a continued return of value to shareholders, which may appeal to income-focused investors but should be weighed against the company's financial flexibility and reinvestment strategies.
Regarding the financial outlook, the mention of uncertainty due to macroeconomic factors such as supply chain constraints and geopolitical instability suggests that investors should brace for potential volatility. These factors can have a significant influence on consumer electronics demand, a key driver for Dolby's royalty-based revenue. The company's cautious approach in its outlook may reflect prudence in an unpredictable market, impacting investor sentiment.
The expansion of Dolby Atmos into the automotive sector, as highlighted by the integration into Apple's CarPlay and the launch of Zeekr 007, represents a strategic move to diversify application beyond traditional home and mobile entertainment systems. This move could open up new revenue streams and partnerships within the growing electric vehicle market, which is seeing increased consumer interest in enhanced in-car entertainment experiences.
The collaboration with a leading Indian streaming service to support Dolby Vision is another positive step, tapping into a large and growing market for streaming content. India's burgeoning online audience and its appetite for high-quality content could provide a substantial customer base for Dolby-enabled services. This is particularly significant as the streaming market becomes more competitive and service providers look to differentiate their offerings.
The 'Love More' global brand campaign with Ed Sheeran may boost brand visibility and consumer engagement. Such marketing initiatives can strengthen Dolby's brand equity and may lead to increased adoption of its technologies. However, the effectiveness of these campaigns in driving revenue growth should be assessed against the backdrop of the reported decline in financial performance.
The financial performance of Dolby Laboratories must be contextualized within the broader economic landscape. The company's acknowledgment of macroeconomic uncertainties, including inflation and interest rate fluctuations, is crucial as these factors can affect both consumer spending power and investment dynamics. Higher inflation can erode disposable income, potentially reducing consumer expenditure on electronics that feature Dolby technologies.
Interest rate changes also have a direct impact on corporate finance costs, which can influence investment decisions and profitability. Moreover, the mention of supply chain constraints is particularly relevant, as this can lead to increased costs and delays in product availability, further impacting Dolby's royalty revenue streams. The geopolitical landscape, too, can affect multinational companies like Dolby, as international conflicts may disrupt markets and supply chains, influencing global sales and operations.
The company's cautious outlook may be indicative of a hedging strategy against these economic headwinds. Investors should consider the resilience of Dolby's business model in the face of such challenges and evaluate the company's adaptability to shifting economic conditions.
"Our first quarter results were in line with our expectations," said Kevin Yeaman, President and CEO, Dolby Laboratories. "We continue to bring new Dolby experiences to more people around the world across all of their favorite entertainment content and devices, with particular momentum this quarter in Dolby Atmos for cars."
First Quarter Fiscal 2024 Financial Highlights
- Total revenue was
$315.6 million $334.9 million - GAAP net income was
$67.0 million $0.69 $79.4 million $0.82 $98.6 million $1.01 $107.4 million $1.11 - Dolby repurchased 968 thousand shares of its common stock and ended the quarter with approximately
$132 million
A complete listing of Dolby's non-GAAP measures are described and reconciled to the corresponding GAAP measures at the end of this release.
Recent Business Highlights
- Apple announced support for Dolby Atmos for CarPlay.
- A leading Indian online video streaming service announced that its platform will support Dolby Vision, in addition to currently supporting Dolby Atmos.
- Zeeker, a premium electric vehicle brand in
China , launched the Zeekr 007 that supports Dolby Atmos. - Dolby and Ed Sheeran celebrate the transformative experience of Dolby Atmos Music in new "Love More" global brand campaign.
Dividend
Today, Dolby announced a cash dividend of
Financial Outlook
Dolby's financial outlook relies, in part, on estimates of royalty-based revenue that take into consideration various factors that are subject to uncertainty, including consumer demand for electronic products. In addition, actual results could differ materially from the estimates Dolby is providing below due in part to uncertainty resulting from the macroeconomic effect of certain conditions, including supply chain constraints, international conflicts, geopolitical instability, and fluctuations in inflation and interest rates. The uncertainty resulting from these factors has greatly reduced its visibility into Dolby's future outlook. To the extent possible, the estimates Dolby is providing for future periods reflect certain assumptions about the potential impact of certain of these items, based upon a consideration of currently available external and internal data and information. These assumptions are subject to risks and uncertainties. For more information, see "Forward-Looking Statements" in this press release for a description of certain risks that Dolby faces, and the section captioned "Risk Factors" in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the first quarter of fiscal 2024, to be filed on or around the date hereof.
Dolby is providing the following estimates for its second quarter of fiscal 2024:
- Total revenue is estimated to range from
$345 million $375 million - Gross margins are anticipated to be approximately
90% . - Operating expenses are anticipated to range from
$215 million $225 million $180 million $190 million - Effective tax rate is anticipated to be roughly
23% on a GAAP basis and roughly20% on a non-GAAP basis. - Diluted earnings per share is anticipated to range from
$0.82 $0.97 $1.14 $1.29
Dolby is providing the following estimates for the full year of fiscal 2024:
- Total revenue is expected to be roughly
$1.30 billion - Gross margins are anticipated to be roughly
89% . - Operating expenses are anticipated to range from
$885 million $895 million $740 million $750 million - Dolby expects operating margins on a GAAP basis to be roughly
20% and on a non-GAAP basis to be roughly32% . - Diluted earnings per share is anticipated to range from
$2.30 $2.45 $3.60 $3.75
Conference Call Information
Members of Dolby management will lead a conference call open to all interested parties to discuss first quarter fiscal 2024 financial results for Dolby Laboratories at 2:00 p.m. PT (5:00 p.m. ET) on Thursday, February 1, 2024. Access to the teleconference will be available at http://investor.dolby.com or by dialing 1-888-210-2212 (+1-646-960-0390 for international callers) and entering confirmation code 5587811.
A replay of the call will be available from 5:00 p.m. PT (8:00 p.m. ET) on Thursday, February 1, 2024, until 8:59 p.m. PT (11:59 p.m. ET) on Thursday, February 8, 2024 by dialing 1-800-770-2030 (+1-647-362-9199 for international callers) and entering the confirmation code 5587811. An archived version of the teleconference will also be available on the Dolby website, http://investor.dolby.com.
Non-GAAP Financial Information
To supplement Dolby's financial statements presented on a GAAP basis, Dolby management uses, and Dolby provides to investors, certain non-GAAP financial measures as an additional tool to evaluate Dolby's operating results in a manner that focuses on what Dolby's management believes to be its ongoing business operations and performance. Specifically, Dolby excludes the following as adjustments from one or more of its non-GAAP financial measures:
Stock-based compensation expense: Stock-based compensation, unlike cash-based compensation, utilizes subjective assumptions in the methodologies used to value the various stock-based award types that Dolby grants. These assumptions may differ from those used by other companies. To facilitate more meaningful comparisons between its underlying operating results and those of other companies, Dolby excludes stock-based compensation expense.
Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles: Dolby amortizes intangible assets acquired in connection with acquisitions. These intangible assets consist of patents and technology, customer relationships, and other intangibles. Dolby records amortization charges relating to these intangible assets in its GAAP financial statements, and Dolby views these charges as items arising from pre-acquisition activities that are determined by the timing and valuation of its acquisitions. As these amortization charges do not directly correlate to its operations during any particular period, Dolby excludes these charges to facilitate an evaluation of its current operating performance and comparisons to its past operating results.
Restructuring charges or credits: Restructuring charges are costs associated with restructuring plans and primarily relate to costs associated with exit or disposal activities, employee severance benefits, and asset impairments. Dolby excludes restructuring costs, including any adjustments to charges recorded in prior periods (which may be credits), as Dolby believes that these costs are not representative of its normal operating activities and therefore, excluding these amounts enables a more effective comparison of its past operating performance and to that of other companies.
Income tax adjustments: The income tax effects of the aforementioned non-GAAP adjustments do not directly correlate to its operating performance so Dolby believes that excluding such income tax effects provides a more meaningful view of its underlying operating results to management and investors.
Using the aforementioned adjustments, Dolby provides various non-GAAP financial measures including, but not limited to: non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP diluted earnings per share, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP operating margin, and non-GAAP effective tax rate. Dolby's management believes it is useful for itself and investors to review both GAAP and non-GAAP measures to assess the performance of Dolby's business, including as a means to evaluate period-to-period comparisons. Dolby's management does not itself, nor does it suggest that investors should, consider non-GAAP financial measures in isolation from, superior to, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Whenever Dolby uses non-GAAP financial measures, it provides a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most closely applicable GAAP financial measures. Investors are encouraged to review the related GAAP financial measures and the reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures as detailed above and below. Investors are also encouraged to review Dolby's GAAP financial statements as reported in its US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings. A reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures is provided at the end of this press release and on the Dolby investor relations website, http://investor.dolby.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release and in our earnings calls, including, but not limited to, expected financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2024 and full year fiscal 2024, Dolby's ability to expand existing business, navigate challenging periods, pursue its long-term growth opportunities, and advance its other long-term objectives are "forward-looking statements" that inherently involve substantial risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations, and as a result of certain risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those provided. The following important factors, without limitation, could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements: the potential impacts of economic conditions on Dolby's business operations, financial results, and financial position (including the impact to Dolby partners and disruption of the supply chain and delays in shipments of consumer products; the level at which Dolby technologies are incorporated into products and the consumer demand for such products; delays in the development and release of new products or services that contain Dolby technologies; delays in royalty reporting or delinquent payment by partners or licensees; lengthening sales cycles; the impact to the overall cinema market including adverse impact to Dolby's revenue recognized on box-office sales and demand for cinema products and services; and macroeconomic conditions that affect discretionary spending and access to products that contain Dolby technologies); risks associated with geopolitical issues and international conflicts; risks associated with trends in the markets in which Dolby operates, including the broadcast, mobile, consumer electronics, PC, and other markets; the loss of, or reduction in sales by, a key customer, partner, or licensee; pricing pressures; risks relating to changing trends in the way that content is distributed and consumed; risks relating to conducting business internationally, including trade restrictions and changes in diplomatic or trade relationships; risks relating to maintaining patent coverage; the timing of Dolby's receipt of royalty reports and payments from its licensees, including recoveries; changes in tax regulations; timing of revenue recognition under licensing agreements and other contractual arrangements; Dolby's ability to develop, maintain, and strengthen relationships with industry participants; Dolby's ability to develop and deliver innovative products and technologies in response to new and growing markets; competitive risks; risks associated with conducting business in
About Dolby Laboratories
Dolby Laboratories (NYSE: DLB) is based in San Francisco,
Dolby, Dolby Atmos, Dolby Vision, Dolby Cinema, Dolby.io, and the double-D symbol are among the registered and unregistered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories in
DOLBY LABORATORIES, INC. INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (in thousands, except per share amounts; unaudited) | ||
Fiscal Quarter Ended | ||
December 29, | December 30, | |
Revenue: | ||
Licensing | $ 293,767 | $ 308,011 |
Products and services | 21,807 | 26,910 |
Total revenue | 315,574 | 334,921 |
Cost of revenue: | ||
Cost of licensing | 15,736 | 13,359 |
Cost of products and services | 16,324 | 21,091 |
Total cost of revenue | 32,060 | 34,450 |
Gross profit | 283,514 | 300,471 |
Operating expenses: | ||
Research and development | 67,033 | 64,450 |
Sales and marketing | 79,003 | 82,205 |
General and administrative | 65,166 | 59,972 |
Restructuring charges/(credits) | 6,091 | (244) |
Total operating expenses | 217,293 | 206,383 |
Operating income | 66,221 | 94,088 |
Other income/(expense): | ||
Interest income/(expense), net | 9,187 | 4,797 |
Other income, net | 5,425 | 1,097 |
Total other income | 14,612 | 5,894 |
Income before income taxes | 80,833 | 99,982 |
Provision for income taxes | (13,252) | (20,534) |
Net income including noncontrolling interest | 67,581 | 79,448 |
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interest | (600) | (73) |
Net income attributable to Dolby Laboratories, Inc. | $ 66,981 | $ 79,375 |
Net income per share: | ||
Basic | $ 0.70 | $ 0.83 |
Diluted | $ 0.69 | $ 0.82 |
Weighted-average shares outstanding: | ||
Basic | 95,376 | 95,905 |
Diluted | 97,439 | 97,047 |
DOLBY LABORATORIES, INC. INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (in thousands; unaudited) | ||
December 29, | September 29, | |
ASSETS | ||
Current assets: | ||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ 656,816 | $ 745,364 |
Restricted cash | 51,842 | 72,602 |
Short-term investments | 140,823 | 139,148 |
Accounts receivable, net | 293,228 | 262,245 |
Contract assets, net | 217,559 | 182,130 |
Inventories, net | 37,568 | 35,623 |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 53,519 | 50,692 |
Total current assets | 1,451,355 | 1,487,804 |
Long-term investments | 92,876 | 97,812 |
Property, plant, and equipment, net | 479,321 | 481,581 |
Operating lease right-of-use assets | 38,001 | 40,199 |
Goodwill and intangible assets, net | 570,329 | 575,836 |
Deferred taxes | 206,667 | 201,860 |
Other non-current assets | 96,980 | 94,674 |
Total assets | $ 2,935,529 | $ 2,979,766 |
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||
Current liabilities: | ||
Accounts payable | $ 14,395 | $ 20,925 |
Accrued liabilities | 327,186 | 351,399 |
Income taxes payable | 6,189 | 4,769 |
Contract liabilities | 33,404 | 31,505 |
Operating lease liabilities | 12,922 | 13,628 |
Total current liabilities | 394,096 | 422,226 |
Non-current contract liabilities | 36,994 | 39,997 |
Non-current operating lease liabilities | 34,319 | 37,020 |
Other non-current liabilities | 107,810 | 108,339 |
Total liabilities | 573,219 | 607,582 |
Stockholders' equity: | ||
Class A common stock | 53 | 53 |
Class B common stock | 41 | 41 |
Retained earnings | 2,367,182 | 2,391,990 |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (21,428) | (36,984) |
Total stockholders' equity – Dolby Laboratories, Inc. | 2,345,848 | 2,355,100 |
Noncontrolling interest | 16,462 | 17,084 |
Total stockholders' equity | 2,362,310 | 2,372,184 |
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ 2,935,529 | $ 2,979,766 |
DOLBY LABORATORIES, INC. INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (in thousands; unaudited) | ||
Fiscal Quarter Ended | ||
December 29, | December 30, | |
Operating activities: | ||
Net income including noncontrolling interest | $ 67,581 | $ 79,448 |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||
Depreciation and amortization | 17,872 | 19,155 |
Stock-based compensation | 31,894 | 31,240 |
Amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets | 3,088 | 3,207 |
Amortization of premium on investments | (895) | 81 |
Benefit from credit losses | (2,101) | (1,030) |
Deferred income taxes | (5,397) | (8,255) |
Other non-cash items affecting net income | (1,745) | (3,467) |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||
Accounts receivable, net | (28,935) | (45,153) |
Contract assets, net | (35,400) | (39,843) |
Inventories | (9,297) | (501) |
Operating lease right-of-use assets | 570 | 1,690 |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | 5,866 | 2,168 |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | (31,993) | 5,765 |
Income taxes, net | 6,184 | 15,292 |
Contract liabilities | (1,116) | 3,277 |
Operating lease liabilities | (4,264) | (5,430) |
Other non-current liabilities | (3,503) | (1,249) |
Net cash provided by operating activities | 8,409 | 56,395 |
Investing activities: | ||
Purchases of marketable securities | (35,753) | (72,790) |
Proceeds from sales of marketable securities | 1,226 | 51,782 |
Proceeds from maturities of marketable securities | 41,259 | 56,525 |
Purchases of property, plant, and equipment | (6,099) | (7,217) |
Net cash provided by investing activities | 633 | 28,300 |
Financing activities: | ||
Proceeds from issuance of common stock | 18,301 | 10,954 |
Repurchase of common stock | (80,002) | (49,412) |
Payment of cash dividend | (28,552) | (25,869) |
Distribution to noncontrolling interest | (1,047) | (266) |
Shares repurchased for tax withholdings on vesting of restricted stock | (34,562) | (25,000) |
Equity issued in connection with business combination | 722 | — |
Payment of deferred consideration for prior business combinations | — | (500) |
Net cash used in financing activities | (125,140) | (90,093) |
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | 6,790 | 8,504 |
Net increase/(decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | (109,308) | 3,106 |
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period | 817,966 | 628,371 |
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period | $ 708,658 | $ 631,477 |
GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations | ||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||
The following tables present Dolby's GAAP financial measures reconciled to the non-GAAP financial measures included in this release for the first quarters of fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023: | ||||||
Net income: | Fiscal Quarter Ended | |||||
(in thousands) | December 29, | December 30, | ||||
GAAP net income | $ 66,981 | $ 79,375 | ||||
Stock-based compensation (1) | 31,894 | 31,240 | ||||
Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles (2) | 3,124 | 1,347 | ||||
Restructuring charges/(credits) | 6,091 | (244) | ||||
Income tax adjustments | (9,450) | (4,288) | ||||
Non-GAAP net income | $ 98,640 | $ 107,430 | ||||
(1) Stock-based compensation included in above line items: | ||||||
Cost of products and services | $ 410 | $ 502 | ||||
Research and development | 10,106 | 10,676 | ||||
Sales and marketing | 10,481 | 10,727 | ||||
General and administrative | 10,897 | 9,335 | ||||
(2) Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles included in above line items: | ||||||
Cost of licensing | $ 62 | $ 62 | ||||
Cost of products and services | 534 | 866 | ||||
Research and development | — | 127 | ||||
Sales and marketing | 656 | 805 | ||||
General and administrative | 1,872 | (513) | ||||
Diluted earnings per share: | Fiscal Year Ended | |||||
December 29, | December 30, | |||||
GAAP diluted earnings per share | $ 0.69 | $ 0.82 | ||||
Stock-based compensation | 0.33 | 0.32 | ||||
Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles | 0.03 | 0.01 | ||||
Restructuring charges | 0.06 | — | ||||
Income tax adjustments | (0.10) | (0.04) | ||||
Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share | $ 1.01 | $ 1.11 | ||||
Weighted-average shares outstanding - diluted (in thousands) | 97,439 | 97,047 | ||||
The following tables present a reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP versions of the estimated financial measures for the second quarter of fiscal 2024 and full year fiscal 2024 included in this release: | ||||||
Operating expenses (in millions): | Q2 2024 | Fiscal 2024 | ||||
GAAP operating expenses (low - high end of range) | ||||||
Stock-based compensation | (32) | (127) | ||||
Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles | (3) | (12) | ||||
Restructuring charges | — | (6) | ||||
Non-GAAP operating expenses (low - high end of range) | ||||||
Operating margin: | Fiscal 2024 | |||||
GAAP operating margin | ||||||
Stock-based compensation | 10 % | |||||
Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles | 1 % | |||||
Restructuring charges | 1 % | |||||
Non-GAAP operating margin | ||||||
Effective tax rate: | Q2 2024 | |||||
GAAP effective tax rate | 23 % | |||||
Stock-based compensation (low - high end of range) | ( | |||||
Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles (low - high end of range) | ( | |||||
Restructuring charges (low - high end of range) | ( | |||||
Non-GAAP effective tax rate | 20 % | |||||
Diluted earnings per share: | Q2 2024 | Fiscal 2024 | ||||
Low | High | Low | High | |||
GAAP diluted earnings per share | $ 0.82 | $ 0.97 | $ 2.30 | $ 2.45 | ||
Stock-based compensation | 0.33 | 0.33 | 1.30 | 1.30 | ||
Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.14 | 0.14 | ||
Restructuring charges | — | — | 0.06 | 0.06 | ||
Income tax adjustments | (0.04) | (0.04) | (0.20) | (0.20) | ||
Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share | $ 1.14 | $ 1.29 | $ 3.60 | $ 3.75 | ||
Weighted-average shares outstanding - diluted (in millions) | 97 | 97 | 98 | 98 | ||
Investor Contact:
Peter Goldmacher
415-254-7415
peter.goldmacher@dolby.com
Media Contact:
Rachel Lowery
media@dolby.com
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