NVE Corporation EARNINGS REPORT


NVE Corporation Reports Second Quarter Results and Announces Quarterly Dividend

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.—October 18, 2023—NVE Corporation (Nasdaq: NVEC) announced today financial results for the quarter and six months ended September 30, 2023.

Total revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2024 decreased 33% to $7.12 million from $10.7 million for the prior-year quarter. The decrease was due to a 32% decrease in product sales and a 92% decrease in contract research and development revenue. Net income for the second quarter of fiscal 2024 decreased 22% to $4.72 million, or $0.98 per diluted share, compared to $6.09 million, or $1.26 per share, for the prior-year quarter.

For the first six months of fiscal 2024, total revenue decreased 12% to $16.0 million from $18.1 million for the first six months of the prior year. The decrease was due to a 10% decrease in product sales and a 68% decrease in contract research and development revenue. Net income decreased 11% to $9.13 million, or $1.89 per diluted share, from $10.2 million, or $2.12 per share, for the first half of fiscal 2023.

The company also announced a quarterly cash dividend to shareholders of $1.00 per share of common stock, payable November 30, 2023, to shareholders of record as of October 30, 2023.

“We are pleased to report solid earnings for the quarter and six months despite a decrease in defense-related product sales and a semiconductor industry downturn,” said NVE President and Chief Executive Officer Daniel A. Baker, Ph.D.

NVE is a leader in the practical commercialization of spintronics, a nanotechnology that relies on electron spin rather than electron charge to acquire, store, and transmit information. The company manufactures high-performance spintronic products including sensors and couplers that are used to acquire and transmit data. NVE has also licensed its spintronic magnetoresistive random access memory technology, commonly known as MRAM.

Statements used in this press release that relate to future plans, events, financial results, or performance are forward-looking statements that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties including, among others, such factors as our reliance on several large customers for a significant percentage of revenue, uncertainties related to the economic environments in the industries we serve, uncertainties related to future sales and revenues, risks of credit losses, risks and uncertainties related to future dividend payments, as well as the risk factors listed from time to time in our filings with the SEC, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, as updated in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2023.

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NVE CORPORATION
STATEMENTS OF INCOME
QUARTERS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 AND 2022
  (unaudited)
 
  Quarter Ended September 30,
  2023   2022
Revenue
Product sales
$   7,117,122       $ 10,514,539  
Contract research and development
  16,154       203,285  
Total revenue   7,133,276       10,717,824  
Cost of sales   1,599,866       2,402,781  
Gross profit   5,533,410       8,315,043  
Expenses          
Research and development
  683,208       669,978  
Selling, general, and administrative
  433,785       435,625  
Credit loss expense
  (202,926 )     -  
Total expenses   914,067       1,105,603  
               
Income from operations   4,619,343       7,209,440  
Interest income   512,092       351,375  
Income before taxes   5,131,435       7,560,815  
Provision for income taxes   407,869       1,470,442  
Net income $ 4,723,566     $ 6,090,373  
Net income per share – basic $ 0.98     $ 1.26  
Net income per share – diluted $ 0.98     $ 1.26  
Cash dividends declared per common share $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
Weighted average shares outstanding            
Basic
  4,833,401       4,830,826  
Diluted
  4,840,770       4,830,871  

NVE CORPORATION
STATEMENTS OF INCOME
SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 AND 2022
  (unaudited)
 
  Six Months Ended September 30,
  2023   2022
Revenue
Product sales
$ 15,817,214       $ 17,587,500  
Contract research and development
  147,476       466,731  
Total revenue   15,964,690       18,054,231  
Cost of sales   3,679,489       4,054,628  
Gross profit   12,285,201       13,999,603  
Expenses          
Research and development
  1,379,200       1,271,896  
Selling, general, and administrative
  908,900       806,946  
Credit loss expense
  9,514       -  
Total expenses   2,297,614       2,078,842  
               
Income from operations   9,987,587       11,920,761  
Interest income   948,618       634,436  
Income before taxes   10,936,205       12,555,197  
Provision for income taxes   1,808,909       2,324,707  
Net income $ 9,127,296     $ 10,230,490  
Net income per share – basic $ 1.89     $ 2.12  
Net income per share – diluted $ 1.89     $ 2.12  
Cash dividends declared per common share $ 2.00     $ 2.00  
Weighted average shares outstanding              
Basic
  4,832,786       4,830,826  
Diluted
  4,840,688       4,830,927  


NVE CORPORATION
BALANCE SHEETS
SEPTEMBER 30 AND MARCH 31, 2023
  (unaudited)    
  September 30, 2023       March 31,    
2023
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 6,953,448       $ 1,669,896  
Marketable securities, short-term
(amortized cost of $7,302,714 as of September 30, 2023, and $15,696,135 as of March 31, 2023)
  7,224,056       15,513,095  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $15,000
  2,915,762       6,523,344  
Inventories
  6,967,766       6,417,010  
Prepaid expenses and other assets
  1,064,853       663,459  
Total current assets   25,125,885       30,786,804  
Fixed assets              
Machinery and equipment 
  10,501,096       10,484,365  
Leasehold improvements
  1,956,309       1,956,309  
    12,457,405       12,440,674  
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization 
  11,250,170       11,095,236  
Net fixed assets   1,207,235       1,345,438  
Deferred tax assets   1,395,430       572,038  
Marketable securities, long-term
(amortized cost of $41,467,512 as of September 30, 2023, and $37,495,846 as of March 31, 2023)
  39,623,299       36,125,047  
Right-of-use asset – operating lease   358,590       425,843  
Total assets $ 67,710,439     $ 69,255,170  
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable
$ 244,236     $ 281,712  
Accrued payroll and other
  539,452       1,375,250  
Operating lease
  177,585       175,798  
Total current liabilities   961,273       1,832,760  
Operating lease   260,509       342,908  
Total liabilities   1,221,782       2,175,668  
               
Shareholders’ equity              
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 6,000,000 shares authorized;
4,833,401 issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2023, and 4,830,826 as of March 31, 2023
  48,334       48,308  
Additional paid-in capital
  19,529,791       19,295,442  
Accumulated other comprehensive income
  (1,502,147 )     (1,213,858 )
Retained earnings
  48,412,679       48,949,610  
Total shareholders’ equity   66,488,657       67,079,502  
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $ 67,710,439     $ 69,255,170