Cirrus Logic Reports Fiscal Third Quarter Revenue of $95.6 Million, Up 47 Percent Year-Over-Year.(Financial report)

Company Expects Fourth Quarter Revenue of $88 Million to $94 Million

AUSTIN, Texas -- Cirrus Logic, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRUS),a leader in high-precision analog and digital signal processing components, today announced financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2011, which ended Dec. 25, 2010.

Revenue for the quarter was $95.6 million, up 47 percent compared to the same quarter a year ago, and down five percent sequentially from the previous quarter. Gross margin for the quarter was 55 percent, up slightly from 54 percent in the third quarter a year ago, and down slightly from 56 percent for the previous quarter.

Total GAAP operating expenses for the quarter were approximately $29.4 million, compared to $27.7 million in the previous quarter. Non-GAAP operating expenses for the quarter were approximately $28.0 million compared to $27.6 million in the previous quarter.

Income from operations on a GAAP basis was approximately $23.1 million, representing an operating margin of 24 percent. Income from operations on a non-GAAP basis was $24.5 million, representing a non-GAAP operating margin of 26 percent

GAAP net income for the quarter was approximately $24.6 million, or $0.34 per share, based on 71.7 million average diluted shares outstanding. Non-GAAP net income was $24.2 million, or $0.34 per diluted share.

A reconciliation of the non-GAAP charges is included in a table below.

"Revenue from portable audio products exceeded our expectations, helping to drive overall Q3 revenue growth of 47 percent year over year," said Jason Rhode, president and chief executive officer, Cirrus Logic. "Looking at both the fourth quarter and the next fiscal year, we believe we will continue to grow revenue at a faster rate than the semiconductor industry as a whole. With the production ramps continuing this next year in portable audio, new design wins in other audio markets, and ongoing design activity with our strategic energy initiatives, we are very excited about the opportunities ahead."

Outlook for Fourth Quarter FY 2011 (ending Mar. 26, 2011):

* Revenue is expected to range between $88 million and $94 million;

* Gross margin is expected to be between 54 percent and 56 percent; and

* Combined R&D and SG&A expenses are expected to range between $31 million and $33 million, which include approximately $2.5 million in share-based compensation and amortization of acquisition-related intangibles expenses.

Other Highlights and Company News

* The company repurchased and retired approximately 1.76 million shares during the quarter, at an average price of $12.94, while cash and cash equivalents grew by approximately $8 million during the quarter.

* Total employee headcount during the quarter increased to 549 employees, a net increase of 15 employees.

* In January, the company began construction on its new headquarters facility at 800 W. Sixth Street in downtown Austin that is expected to be completed in the summer of 2012.

* Thurman Case, chief financial officer, will be presenting at the Stifel Nicolaus Technology Conference in San Francisco on February 11, at 11:00 a.m. ET. A live webcast will be available in the investor relations section of cirrus website.

Conference Call

Cirrus Logic management will hold a conference call to discuss the company's results for the third quarter fiscal year 2011, on January 27, at 10:30 a.m. ET. The conference call will be simulcast over the internet in the investor relations section of the company website at http://investor.cirrus.com. A replay of the conference call will be available on the website listed above beginning one hour following the completion of the call, or by calling (303) 590-3030, or toll-free at (800) 406-7325 (Access Code: 4398706).

Shareholders who would like to submit a question to be addressed during the call are requested to email investor.relations@cirrus.com.

Cirrus Logic, Inc.

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 financial information, including non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP income from operations, non-GAAP operating margin and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share. A reconciliation of the adjustments to GAAP results 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 fourth quarter fiscal year 2011 revenue, our future growth rate, 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," "intend," and variations of these types of words and similar expressions. 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: the level of orders and shipments during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2011, as well as customer cancellations of orders, or the failure to place orders consistent with forecasts; the loss of a key customer; and the risk factors listed in our Form 10-K for the year ended March 27, 2010, 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.

Cirrus Logic and Cirrus are trademarks of Cirrus Logic Inc.

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Summary financial data follows:

CIRRUS LOGIC, INC.
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share data)
		Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
		Dec. 25,		Sep. 25,		Dec. 26,		Dec. 25,		Dec. 26,
		2010		2010		2009		2010		2009
		Q3'11		Q2'11		Q3'10		Q3'11		Q3'10
Audio products		$	72,716			$	71,171			$	47,063			$	197,875			$	113,121
Energy products			22,909				29,427				18,099				80,263				45,229
Net revenue			95,625				100,598				65,162				278,138				158,350
Cost of sales			43,163				43,818				30,276				122,161				74,903
Gross Profit			52,462				56,780				34,886				155,977				83,447
Operating expenses:
Research and development			16,348				15,450				12,834				46,890				37,697
Selling, general and administrative			13,431				15,372				11,428				42,814				33,245
Restructuring and other costs, net			(395	)			401				86				6				(79	)
Charge (proceeds) from non-marketable securities			-				500				(500	)			500				(500	)
Provision for (proceeds from) litigation expenses and settlements			(30	)			-				135				105				(2,610	)
Patent purchase agreement, net			-				(4,000	)			-				(4,000	)			(1,400	)
Total operating expenses			29,354				27,723				23,983				86,315				66,353
Operating income			23,108				29,057				10,903				69,662				17,094
Interest income, net			212				233				269				673				1,108
Other expense, net			(31	)			(14	)			(7	)			(13	)			(46	)
Income before income taxes			23,289				29,276				11,165				70,322				18,156
Provision (benefit) for income taxes			(1,332	)			(1,598	)			110				(2,775	)			116
Net income		$	24,621			$	30,874			$	11,055			$	73,097			$	18,040
Basic income per share:		$	0.36			$	0.45			$	0.17			$	1.08			$	0.28
Diluted income per share:		$	0.34			$	0.42			$	0.17			$	1.02			$	0.28
Weighted average number of shares:
Basic			68,074				68,513				65,302				67,731				65,279
Diluted			71,695				72,878				65,632				71,868				65,452
Prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

CIRRUS LOGIC, INC.
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET
(in thousands)
		Dec. 25,		Mar. 27,		Dec. 26,
		2010		2010		2009
		(unaudited)				(unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$	28,491			$	16,109			$	24,831
Restricted investments			5,755				5,855				5,755
Marketable securities			156,052				85,384				77,636
Accounts receivable, net			37,266				23,963				25,131
Inventories			40,196				35,396				30,408
Other current assets			22,612				18,148				6,318
Total Current Assets			290,372				184,855				170,079
Long-term marketable securities			-				34,278				25,235
Property and equipment, net			32,919				18,674				18,499
Intangibles, net			20,688				21,896				22,654
Goodwill			6,027				6,027				6,027
Other assets			1,978				1,880				1,906
Total Assets		$	351,984			$	267,610			$	244,400
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable		$	25,371			$	20,340			$	25,172
Accrued salaries and benefits			9,509				9,962				7,609
Other accrued liabilities			5,034				5,100				5,047
Deferred income on shipments to distributors			7,108				6,488				4,033
Total Current Liabilities			47,022				41,890				41,861
Long-term restructuring accrual			179				596				492
Other long-term obligations			6,113				6,523				6,555
Stockholders' equity:
Capital stock			982,610				952,803				950,023
Accumulated deficit			(683,220	)			(733,553	)			(753,911	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss			(720	)			(649	)			(620	)
Total Stockholders' Equity			298,670				218,601				195,492
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity		$	351,984			$	267,610			$	244,400
Prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

CIRRUS LOGIC, INC.

RECONCILIATION BETWEEN GAAP AND NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION

(unaudited, in thousands, except per share data)

(not prepared in accordance with GAAP)

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.

		Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
		Dec. 25,		Sep. 25,		Dec. 26,		Dec. 25,		Dec. 26,
		2010		2010		2009		2010		2009
Net Income Reconciliation		Q3'11		Q2'11		Q3'10		Q3'11		Q3'10
GAAP Net Income		$	24,621			$	30,874			$	11,055			$	73,097			$	18,040
Amortization of acquisition intangibles			353				353				404				1,076				1,212
Stock based compensation expense			1,467				3,025				1,397				5,848				4,133
Facility Related adjustments			-				(100	)			(375	)			(96	)			(397	)
International sales reorganization charges			-				-				-				790				-
Provision for (proceeds from) litigation expenses and settlements			(30	)			-				135				105				(2,610	)
Restructuring and other costs, net			(395	)			401				86				6				(79	)
Charge (proceeds) from non-marketable securities			-				500				(500	)			500				(500	)
Patent purchase agreement, net			-				(4,000	)			-				(4,000	)			(1,400	)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes			(1,847	)			(2,229	)			-				(4,076	)			-
Non-GAAP Net Income		$	24,169			$	28,824			$	12,202			$	73,250			$	18,399
Earnings Per Share Reconciliation
GAAP Diluted income per share		$	0.34			$	0.42			$	0.17			$	1.02			$	0.28
Effect of Amortization of acquisition intangibles			-				-				0.01				0.02				0.02
Effect of Stock based compensation expense			0.02				0.04				0.02				0.08				0.06
Effect of Facility Related adjustments			-				-				-				-				(0.01	)
Effect of International sales reorganization charges			-				-				-				0.01				-
Effect of Provision for (proceeds from) litigation expenses and settlements			-				-				-				-				(0.04	)
Effect of Restructuring and other costs, net			-				0.01				-				-				-
Effect of Charge (proceeds) from non-marketable securities			-				0.01				(0.01	)			0.01				(0.01	)
Effect of Patent purchase agreement, net			-				(0.05	)			-				(0.06	)			(0.02	)
Effect of Provision (benefit) for income taxes			(0.02	)			(0.03	)			-				(0.06	)			-
Non-GAAP Diluted income per share		$	0.34			$	0.40			$	0.19			$	1.02			$	0.28
Operating Income Reconciliation
GAAP Operating Income (Loss)		$	23,108			$	29,057			$	10,903			$	69,662			$	17,094
GAAP Operating Margin			24	%			29	%			17	%			25	%			11	%
Amortization of acquisition intangibles			353				353				404				1,076				1,212
Stock compensation expense - COGS			46				64				55				165				150
Stock compensation expense - R&D			579				617				438				1,717				1,380
Stock compensation expense - SG&A			842				2,344				904				3,966				2,603
Facility Related adjustments			-				(100	)			(375	)			(96	)			(397	)
International sales reorganization charges			-				-				-				790				-
Provision for (proceeds from) litigation expenses and settlements			(30	)			-				135				105				(2,610	)
Restructuring and other costs, net			(395	)			401				86				6				(79	)
Charge (proceeds) from non-marketable securities			-				500				(500	)			500				(500	)
Patent purchase agreement, net			-				(4,000	)			-				(4,000	)			(1,400	)
Non-GAAP Operating Income (Loss)		$	24,503			$	29,236			$	12,050			$	73,891			$	17,453
Non-GAAP Operating Margin			26	%			29	%			18	%			27	%			11	%
Operating Expense Reconciliation
GAAP Operating Expenses		$	29,354			$	27,723			$	23,983			$	86,315			$	66,353
Amortization of acquisition intangibles			(353	)			(353	)			(404	)			(1,076	)			(1,212	)
Stock compensation expense - R&D			(579	)			(617	)			(438	)			(1,717	)			(1,380	)
Stock compensation expense - SG&A			(842	)			(2,344	)			(904	)			(3,966	)			(2,603	)
Facility Related adjustments			-				100				375				96				397
International sales reorganization charges			-				-				-				(790	)			-
Provision for (proceeds from) litigation expenses and settlements			30				-				(135	)			(105	)			2,610
Restructuring and other costs, net			395				(401	)			(86	)			(6	)			79
Charge (proceeds) from non-marketable securities			-				(500	)			500				(500	)			500
Patent purchase agreement, net			-				4,000				-				4,000				1,400
Non-GAAP Operating Expenses		$	28,005			$	27,608			$	22,891			$	82,251			$	66,144