Xperi Inc. (XPER)
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SEC company page: https://www.sec.gov/edgar/browse/?CIK=1788999. Latest filing source: 0001193125-26-076849.
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Business
Read XPER's verbatim Item 1 Business section from its latest 10-K: Business.
Risk Factors
Read XPER's verbatim Item 1A Risk Factors from its latest 10-K: Risk Factors.
Selected Fundamentals
| Metric | Value | Unit | FY | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 448,105,000 | USD | 2025 | 2026-02-26 |
| Net income | -56,339,000 | USD | 2025 | 2026-02-26 |
| Assets | 615,829,000 | USD | 2025 | 2026-02-26 |
Financials
Annual standardized facts from SEC companyfacts as of latest extracted filing date 2026-02-26. Source: https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0001788999.json. Derived margins, ratios, and free cash flow are computed from the extracted annual SEC facts.
| Metric | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 376,101,000 | 486,483,000 | 502,260,000 | 521,334,000 | 493,688,000 | 448,105,000 | |
| Net income | -138,327,000 | -175,622,000 | -757,484,000 | -136,613,000 | -14,008,000 | -56,339,000 | |
| Operating income | -152,563,000 | -161,828,000 | -749,432,000 | -129,637,000 | -87,075,000 | -43,731,000 | |
| Diluted EPS | -3.29 | -4.18 | -18.02 | -3.18 | -0.31 | -1.23 | |
| Operating cash flow | -23,777,000 | -23,453,000 | -28,445,000 | 62,000 | -55,340,000 | -515,000 | |
| Capital expenditures | 6,601,000 | 8,893,000 | 13,103,000 | 6,815,000 | 5,043,000 | 5,384,000 | |
| Share buybacks | 0.00 | 19,990,000 | 0.00 | ||||
| Assets | 1,228,712,000 | 736,911,000 | 673,635,000 | 667,760,000 | 615,829,000 | ||
| Liabilities | 212,755,000 | 287,925,000 | 286,500,000 | 238,683,000 | 201,754,000 | ||
| Stockholders' equity | 713,970,000 | 1,080,183,000 | 1,015,957,000 | 448,986,000 | 387,135,000 | 429,077,000 | 414,075,000 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 120,695,000 | 160,127,000 | 142,085,000 | 130,564,000 | 96,824,000 | ||
| Free cash flow | -30,378,000 | -32,346,000 | -41,548,000 | -6,753,000 | -60,383,000 | -5,899,000 |
Ratios
| Metric | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -36.78% | -36.10% | -26.20% | -2.84% | -12.57% | ||
| Operating margin | -40.56% | -33.26% | -149.21% | -24.87% | -17.64% | -9.76% | |
| Return on equity | -12.81% | -17.29% | -168.71% | -35.29% | -3.26% | -13.61% | |
| Return on assets | -14.29% | -102.79% | -20.28% | -2.10% | -9.15% | ||
| Liabilities / equity | 0.21 | 0.64 | 0.74 | 0.56 | 0.49 | ||
| Current ratio | 2.31 | 2.21 | 1.92 | 1.64 | 2.42 |
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Financial Bridges
Free cash flow = operating cash flow - capital expenditures
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Financial Charts
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Quarterly
Quarterly standardized facts from SEC companyfacts as of latest extracted filing date 2026-05-07. Source: https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0001788999.json.
| Quarter | End Date | Revenue | Net Income | Diluted EPS | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-Q3 | 2022-09-30 | -9.54 | reported discrete quarter | ||
| 2023-Q1 | 2023-03-31 | -0.76 | reported discrete quarter | ||
| 2023-Q2 | 2023-06-30 | 126,872,000 | -39,364,000 | -0.90 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2023-Q3 | 2023-09-30 | 130,390,000 | -42,072,000 | -0.96 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2023-Q4 | 2023-12-31 | 137,233,000 | -25,313,000 | derived Q4 = FY annual - nine-month YTD | |
| 2024-Q1 | 2024-03-31 | 118,844,000 | -13,371,000 | -0.29 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2024-Q2 | 2024-06-30 | 119,591,000 | -30,631,000 | -0.67 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2024-Q3 | 2024-09-30 | 132,891,000 | -19,831,000 | -0.37 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2024-Q4 | 2024-12-31 | 122,362,000 | 62,964,000 | derived Q4 = FY annual - nine-month YTD | |
| 2025-Q1 | 2025-03-31 | 114,033,000 | -18,366,000 | -0.41 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2025-Q2 | 2025-06-30 | 105,933,000 | -14,781,000 | -0.32 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2025-Q3 | 2025-09-30 | 111,632,000 | -6,107,000 | -0.13 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2025-Q4 | 2025-12-31 | 116,507,000 | -17,085,000 | derived Q4 = FY annual - nine-month YTD | |
| 2026-Q1 | 2026-03-31 | 114,206,000 | -7,826,000 | -0.17 | reported discrete quarter |
Quarterly Charts
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2026 ended 2026-03-31; accession 0001788999-26-000013; filed 2026-05-07. Concept: Revenues. Source concepts: us-gaap:Revenues.
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Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2026 ended 2026-03-31; accession 0001788999-26-000013; filed 2026-05-07. Concept: EarningsPerShareDiluted. Source concepts: us-gaap:EarningsPerShareDiluted.
Macro Cross-References
- CPIAUCSL - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: All Items in U.S. City Average
- UNRATE - Unemployment Rate
- FEDFUNDS - Federal Funds Effective Rate
- CES0500000003 - Average Hourly Earnings of All Employees, Total Private
- DFEDTARU - Federal Funds Target Range - Upper Limit
- DFEDTARL - Federal Funds Target Range - Lower Limit
- DGS3MO - Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 3-Month Constant Maturity
- DGS2 - Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 2-Year Constant Maturity
- DGS10 - Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 10-Year Constant Maturity
- DGS30 - Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 30-Year Constant Maturity
- T10Y2Y - 10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Minus 2-Year Treasury Constant Maturity
- CPILFESL - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: All Items Less Food and Energy
- CPIUFDSL - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food
- CPIENGSL - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Energy
- CUSR0000SAH1 - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Shelter
- PCEPI - Personal Consumption Expenditures: Chain-type Price Index
- PCEPILFE - Personal Consumption Expenditures Excluding Food and Energy: Chain-type Price Index
- PPIACO - Producer Price Index by Commodity: All Commodities
- T10YIE - 10-Year Breakeven Inflation Rate
- U6RATE - Total Unemployed, Plus All Marginally Attached Workers Plus Total Employed Part Time for Economic Reasons
- PAYEMS - All Employees, Total Nonfarm
- CIVPART - Labor Force Participation Rate
- EMRATIO - Employment-Population Ratio
- UNEMPLOY - Unemployed
- CE16OV - Employment Level
- ICSA - Initial Claims
- JTSJOL - Job Openings: Total Nonfarm
- JTSQUR - Quits: Total Nonfarm
- GDPC1 - Real Gross Domestic Product
- A191RL1Q225SBEA - Real Gross Domestic Product: Percent Change from Preceding Period
- INDPRO - Industrial Production: Total Index
- TCU - Capacity Utilization: Total Index
- HOUST - New Privately-Owned Housing Units Started: Total Units
- PERMIT - New Privately-Owned Housing Units Authorized in Permit-Issuing Places: Total Units
- RSAFS - Advance Retail Sales: Retail Trade
- PCE - Personal Consumption Expenditures
- DSPIC96 - Real Disposable Personal Income
- PSAVERT - Personal Saving Rate
- M2SL - M2
- BOPGSTB - U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services: Balance
- MSPUS - Median Sales Price of Houses Sold for the United States
- HSN1F - New One Family Houses Sold: United States
- RHORUSQ156N - Homeownership Rate in the United States
- TTLCONS - Total Construction Spending: Total Construction in the United States
- RRVRUSQ156N - Rental Vacancy Rate in the United States
- TOTALSL - Total Consumer Credit Owned and Securitized
- REVOLSL - Revolving Consumer Credit Owned and Securitized
- DRCCLACBS - Delinquency Rate on Credit Card Loans, All Commercial Banks
- GDP - Gross Domestic Product
- GPDI - Gross Private Domestic Investment
- GCE - Government Consumption Expenditures and Gross Investment
- PCEC - Personal Consumption Expenditures
- NETEXP - Net Exports of Goods and Services
- GFDEBTN - Federal Debt: Total Public Debt
- GFDEGDQ188S - Federal Debt: Total Public Debt as Percent of Gross Domestic Product
- FYFSD - Federal Surplus or Deficit
- FGRECPT - Federal Government Current Receipts
- FGEXPND - Federal Government: Current Expenditures
- MANEMP - All Employees, Manufacturing
- USCONS - All Employees, Construction
- USTRADE - All Employees, Retail Trade
- USFIRE - All Employees, Financial Activities
- USGOVT - All Employees, Government
- AWHAETP - Average Weekly Hours of All Employees, Total Private
- DGORDER - Manufacturers' New Orders: Durable Goods
- NEWORDER - Manufacturers' New Orders: Nondefense Capital Goods Excluding Aircraft
- BUSINV - Total Business Inventories
- EXPGS - Exports of Goods and Services
- IMPGS - Imports of Goods and Services
- IR - Import Price Index (End Use): All Commodities
- PPIFIS - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Final Demand
Latest quarter (10-Q)
Latest 10-Q source: 0001788999-26-000013.
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The following discussion and analysis is intended to promote understanding of our results of operations and financial condition and should be read in conjunction with the attached unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, and with our audited financial statements and notes thereto for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 found in our Form 10-K filed by Xperi Inc. (“Xperi,” the “Company” “we,” “us,” “our,” and similar references) on February 26, 2026 (our “Form 10-K”).
Business Overview
We are a leading media and entertainment technology company. Our technologies are integrated into consumer devices, connected cars, and a variety of media platforms worldwide, enabling our unique audiences to connect with entertainment content in a more intelligent, immersive, and personal way. As our audiences engage with content on our platform, we operate a global, cross-screen advertising solution that enables brands to reach millions of engaged consumers across our rapidly expanding digital entertainment ecosystem, driving increased value for our partners, customers, and consumers. We operate in one reportable business segment and group our revenue into four categories: Pay-TV, Consumer Electronics, Connected Car and Media Platform. Headquartered in Silicon Valley with operations around the world, we have approximately 1,380 employees and more than 35 years of operating experience.
Macroeconomic Conditions
Macroeconomic conditions—including geopolitical conflicts in the Middle East, disruptions in global energy supplies, memory chip shortages, inflationary pressures, elevated interest rates, recessionary risks, volatility in financial and credit markets, changes in economic policy, reduced discretionary spending, tariffs, and global supply chain disruptions—have adversely affected, and may continue to adversely affect, our business and the businesses of our customers. While we closely monitor these developments and adjust our strategies where appropriate, the extent and duration of their impact on our business, operating results, and financial condition remain uncertain.
Restructuring Activities
In November 2025, we approved a restructuring plan designed to improve cost efficiency and better align our operating structure with our long-term strategies and prevailing market conditions. The plan involved a reduction of approximately 250 employees across all business and functional areas and became effective immediately. In connection with this plan, we incurred restructuring and related charges of $13.9 million and $0.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2025 and the first quarter of 2026, respectively, substantially all of which consisted of employee severance and related costs. As of March 31, 2026, approximately $1.0 million of restructuring charges remained accrued and are expected to be substantially settled by the end of the second quarter of 2026. Upon completion, we estimate that the reductions will generate annualized savings in the range of approximately $30 million to $35 million. For further information, refer to Note 14—Restructuring of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Results of Operations
The following table presents our historical operating results for the periods indicated as a percentage of revenue:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Revenue | 100 | % | 100 | % | ||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||
| Cost of revenue, excluding depreciation and amortization of intangible assets | 27 | 26 | ||||||
| Research and development | 24 | 35 | ||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 36 | 43 | ||||||
| Depreciation expense | 4 | 2 | ||||||
| Amortization expense | 7 | 8 | ||||||
| Total operating expenses | 98 | 114 | ||||||
| Operating income (loss) | 2 | (14 | ) | |||||
| Interest and other income, net | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Interest expense - debt | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | ||||
| Income (loss) before taxes | 2 | (13 | ) | |||||
| Provision for income taxes | 9 | 3 | ||||||
| Net loss | (7 | )% | (16 | )% |
Comparison of the Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 and 2025
Revenue
We derive the majority of our revenue from licensing our technologies and solutions to customers. For our revenue recognition policy including descriptions of revenue-generating activities, refer to Note 2—Revenue of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2025 | $ Change | % Change | |||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 114,206 | $ | 114,033 | $ | 173 | 0 | % |
Revenue increased by $0.2 million, or approximately 0%, for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to the same period in the prior year. The increase was primarily driven by $8.5 million of growth in Connected Car and Media Platform revenue, partially offset by declines of $8.3 million in Consumer Electronics and Pay-TV revenue.
Connected Car revenue increased by $4.8 million compared to the first quarter of 2025, primarily due to higher minimum guarantee (“MG”) revenue from HD Radio. Media Platform revenue increased by $3.7 million, driven mainly by higher revenue from advertising and increased middleware solutions revenue.
These increases were partially offset by a $4.4 million decrease in Consumer Electronics revenue, primarily attributable to the absence of certain MG and settlement revenue recognized in the prior year, as well as memory-related challenges in certain end product categories. Pay‑TV revenue decreased by $3.9 million, reflecting declines in core guide products, consumer hardware, and related subscription revenue. This decline was partially offset by continued growth in TiVo video-over-broadband (“IPTV”) solutions.
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Operating Expenses
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2025 | $ Change | % Change | |||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue, excluding depreciation and amortization of intangible assets | $ | 30,880 | $ | 29,599 | $ | 1,281 | 4 | % | ||||||||
| Research and development | 27,083 | 39,549 | (12,466 | ) | (32 | )% | ||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 41,787 | 48,698 | (6,911 | ) | (14 | )% | ||||||||||
| Depreciation expense | 4,261 | 2,905 | 1,356 | 47 | % | |||||||||||
| Amortization expense | 8,044 | 9,722 | (1,678 | ) | (17 | )% | ||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | $ | 112,055 | $ | 130,473 | $ | (18,418 | ) | (14 | )% |
Cost of Revenue, Excluding Depreciation and Amortization of Intangible Assets
Cost of revenue, excluding depreciation and amortization of intangible assets, consists primarily of employee-related costs, royalties paid to third parties, content and data costs, hosting fees, maintenance costs and an allocation of facilities costs, as well as service center and other expenses related to providing our offerings and non-recurring engineering services.
Cost of revenue, excluding depreciation and amortization of intangible assets, for the three months ended March 31, 2026 was $30.9 million, compared to $29.6 million for the same period in the prior year, representing an increase of $1.3 million, or 4%. The increase was primarily attributable to higher costs associated with advertising revenue.
Research and Development
Research and development (“R&D”) costs consist primarily of employee-related costs, stock-based compensation (“SBC”) expense, engineering consulting expenses associated with new product and technology development, product commercialization, quality assurance and testing costs, as well as other costs related to patent applications and examinations, materials, supplies, and an allocation of facilities costs. Other than certain software development costs that are capitalized, all research and development costs are expensed as incurred.
R&D expense for the three months ended March 31, 2026 was $27.1 million, compared to $39.5 million for the same period in the prior year, representing a decrease of $12.4 million, or 32%. The decrease was primarily driven by lower employee-related costs associated with restructuring activities and reduced SBC expense.
Selling, General and Administrative
Selling expenses consist primarily of compensation and related costs (including SBC expense) for sales and marketing personnel engaged in sales and licensee support, marketing programs, public relations, promotional materials, travel, and trade shows. General and administrative expenses consist primarily of compensation and related costs (including SBC expense) for management, information technology, finance and legal personnel, legal fees and related expenses, facilities costs, and professional services. Our general and administrative expenses, other than facilities-related expenses and fringe benefits, are not allocated to other expense line items.
Selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2026 were $41.8 million, compared to $48.7 million for the same period in the prior year, representing a decrease of $6.9 million, or 14%. The decrease was primarily attributable to lower employee-related costs resulting from restructuring activities, reduced SBC expense, and decreased information technology spending.
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Stock-based Compensation
The following table sets forth our SBC expense for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
| Cost of revenue, excluding depreciation and amortization of intangible assets | $ | 656 | $ | 1,044 | |||
| Research and development | 2,263 | 4,423 | |||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 4,917 | 6,635 | |||||
| Total stock-based compensation expense | $ | 7,836 | $ | 12,102 |
We recognized SBC expense from restricted stock units and purchases made under our employee stock purchase plan (“ESPP”). The decrease of $4.3 million in SBC expense for the three months ended March 31, 2026, when compared to the same period of the prior year, was primarily driven by reduced employee headcount, and RSUs granted over time at lower valuations.
Depreciation Expense
We recognized depreciation expense for certain equipment, capitalized internal-use software, leasehold improvements, and buildings and improvements. Depreciation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2026 was $4.3 million, as compared to $2.9 million in the same period of the prior year, an increase of $1.4 million, or 47%. The increase was primarily driven by increased capitalized internal-use software costs over the past 12 months.
Amortization Expense
We recognized amortization expense for certain intangible assets we acquired in business combinations that are recognized separately from goodwill. Amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2026 was $8.0 million, as compared to $9.7 million in the same period of the prior year, a decrease of $1.7 million, or 17%. The decrease was primarily due to certain intangible assets becoming fully amortized over the past 12 months.
As a result of intangible assets we acquired in previous mergers and acquisitions, we anticipate that amortization expenses will continue to be a significant expense over the next several years. See Note 7—Intangible Assets, Net of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) for additional detail.
Interest and Other Income, Net
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Latest 10-K MD&A
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis is intended to promote understanding of the results of operations and financial condition and should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto. This discussion may contain forward-looking statements that reflect the plans, estimates and beliefs of Xperi. The words “expects,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “could,” “would,” “may,” “will,” “intends,” “potentially,” “projects,” “targets,” or other words of similar meaning and similar expressions, among others, generally identify “forward-looking statements,” which speak only as of the date the statements were made. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including those set forth under Item 1A, “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this report. We disclaim and do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, except as required by applicable law.
This section of Form 10-K generally discusses 2025 and 2024 items and year-to-year comparisons between 2025 and 2024. Discussions of 2023 items and year-to-year comparisons between 2024 and 2023 that are not included in this Form 10-K can be found in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Part II, Item 7 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the SEC on February 27, 2025, which is available free of charge on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and our Investor Relations website at investor.xperi.com.
Business Overview
We are a leading media and entertainment technology company. Our technologies are integrated into consumer devices, connected cars, and a variety of media platforms worldwide, enabling our unique audiences to connect with entertainment content in a more intelligent, immersive, and personal way. As our audiences engage with content on our platform, we operate a global, cross-screen advertising solution that enables brands to reach millions of engaged consumers across our rapidly expanding digital entertainment ecosystem, driving increased value for our partners, customers, and consumers. We operate in one reportable business segment and group our revenue into four categories: Pay-TV, Consumer Electronics, Connected Car and Media Platform. Headquartered in Silicon Valley with operations around the world, we have approximately 1,460 employees and more than 35 years of operating experience.
Divestitures
In December 2023, we entered into a definitive agreement with Tobii AB, an eye tracking and attention computing company, pursuant to which we agreed to sell our AutoSense in-cabin safety business and related imaging solutions (the “AutoSense Divestiture”). The AutoSense Divestiture was completed in January 2024 and has streamlined our business and further enhanced our focus on entertainment markets.
In August 2024, we entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Amazon.com Services LLC to sell substantially all of the assets and certain liabilities of Perceive Corporation (“Perceive”, later known as Xperi Pylon Corporation and subsequently dissolved in December 2024), a subsidiary focused on edge inference hardware and software technologies, for a gross amount of $80.0 million in cash, including a holdback of $12.0 million to be held for 18 months after the closing of the transaction (the “Perceive Transaction”) to secure our and Perceive’s indemnification obligations. The Perceive Transaction was completed in October 2024, allowing us to be fully focused on entertainment-based solutions to grow our independent media platform and licensing businesses.
Macroeconomic Conditions
Macroeconomic conditions—including rising inflation and interest rates, recessionary concerns, financial and credit market volatility, shifts in economic policy, reduced discretionary spending by consumers and businesses, tariffs, and global supply chain disruptions—have adversely affected, and may continue to affect, our business and that of our customers. While we remain committed to closely monitoring these macroeconomic developments and intend to adapt our business strategies as needed, the ultimate impact on our business, operating results, and financial condition remains uncertain.
Restructuring Activities
In November 2025, we approved a restructuring plan designed to improve cost efficiency and better align our operating structure with our long-term strategies and prevailing market conditions. The plan involved a reduction of approximately 250 employees across all business and functional areas and became effective immediately. In connection with this plan, we incurred restructuring and related charges of $13.9 million in 2025, substantially all of which consisted of employee severance and related costs. These charges are reflected within cost of revenue (excluding depreciation and amortization of intangible assets),
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research and development, and selling, general and administrative expenses in our Consolidated Statements of Operations. We expect to substantially complete the restructuring activities by the end of the first half of 2026. Upon completion, we estimate that the reductions will generate annualized savings in the range of approximately $30 million to $35 million. For further information, refer to Note 15—Restructuring Activities of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Results of Operations
The following table presents our historical operating results for the periods indicated as a percentage of revenue:
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||
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| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Revenue | 100 | % | 100 | % | ||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||
| Cost of revenue, excluding depreciation and amortization of intangible assets | 28 | 23 | ||||||
| Research and development | 30 | 39 | ||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 41 | 44 | ||||||
| Depreciation expense | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| Amortization expense | 8 | 9 | ||||||
| Impairment of long-lived assets | — | — | ||||||
| Total operating expenses | 110 | 118 | ||||||
| Operating loss | (10 | ) | (18 | ) | ||||
| Interest and other income, net | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Interest expense - debt | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | ||||
| Gain on divestitures | — | 20 | ||||||
| (Loss) income before taxes | (9 | ) | 2 | |||||
| Provision for income taxes | 4 | 2 | ||||||
| Net loss | (13 | )% | — | % |
Comparison of Fiscal Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
Revenue
We derive the majority of our revenue from licensing our technologies and solutions to customers. For our revenue recognition policy including descriptions of revenue-generating activities, refer to Note 3—Revenue of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
The following table sets forth our revenue by year:
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| 2025 | 2024 | $ Change | % Change | |||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 448,105 | $ | 493,688 | $ | (45,583 | ) | (9 | )% |
Revenue decreased by $45.6 million, or 9%, for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to the prior year, primarily due to a $54.0 million decline in Pay‑TV revenue and the impact of the AutoSense and Perceive divestitures. The decrease in Pay‑TV revenue was driven by lower revenue from core guide products, principally due to higher minimum guarantee (“MG”) revenue recognized in the prior year, as well as lower consumer hardware and related subscription revenue as certain products reached end of life in 2025. These decreases were partially offset by continued growth in IPTV solutions.
The overall decline was partially mitigated by a $13.2 million increase in Connected Car revenue, primarily reflecting higher MG and licensing revenue related to HD Radio. This increase was offset in part by a reduction in Audio Solutions revenue due to the absence of certain MG revenue recognized in the prior year.
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Operating Expenses
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| 2025 | 2024 | $ Change | % Change | |||||||||||||
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| Cost of revenue, excluding depreciation and amortization of intangible assets | $ | 126,648 | $ | 113,756 | $ | 12,892 | 11 | % | ||||||||
| Research and development | 135,054 | 191,352 | (56,298 | ) | (29 | )% | ||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 181,869 | 218,106 | (36,237 | ) | (17 | )% | ||||||||||
| Depreciation expense | 13,426 | 12,638 | 788 | 6 | % | |||||||||||
| Amortization expense | 34,839 | 43,376 | (8,537 | ) | (20 | )% | ||||||||||
| Impairment of long-lived assets | — | 1,535 | (1,535 | ) | (100 | )% | ||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | $ | 491,836 | $ | 580,763 | $ | (88,927 | ) | (15 | )% |
Cost of Revenue, Excluding Depreciation and Amortization of Intangible Assets
Cost of revenue, excluding depreciation and amortization of intangible assets, consists primarily of employee-related costs, royalties paid to third parties, hardware product-related costs, content and data costs, hosting fees, maintenance costs and an allocation of facilities costs, as well as service center and other expenses related to providing our offerings, and non-recurring engineering (“NRE”) services.
Cost of revenue, excluding depreciation and amortization of intangible assets, for the year ended December 31, 2025 was $126.6 million, as compared to $113.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, an increase of $12.8 million, or 11%. The increase was primarily driven by higher costs associated with advertising revenue and increased personnel-related expenses.
Research and Development
Research and development (“R&D”) costs consist primarily of employee-related costs, stock-based compensation (“SBC”) expense, engineering consulting expenses associated with new product and technology development, product commercialization, quality assurance and testing costs, as well as other costs related to patent applications and examinations, materials, supplies, and an allocation of facilities costs. Other than certain software development costs that are capitalized, all research and development costs are expensed as incurred.
R&D expense for the year ended December 31, 2025 was $135.1 million as compared to $191.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, a decrease of $56.3 million, or 29%. The decrease was primarily attributable to a reduction in R&D headcount, reduced expenses associated with the Perceive Transaction, lower SBC and outside services costs, and lower R&D spending in the AutoSense in-cabin safety business and related imaging solutions following the AutoSense Divestiture.
Selling, General and Administrative
Selling expenses consist primarily of compensation and related costs (including SBC expense) for sales and marketing personnel engaged in sales and licensee support, marketing programs, public relations, promotional materials, travel, and trade shows. General and administrative expenses consist primarily of compensation and related costs (including SBC expense) for management, information technology, finance and legal personnel, legal fees and related expenses, facilities costs, and professional services. Our general and administrative expenses, other than facilities-related expenses and fringe benefits, are not allocated to other expense line items.
Selling, general and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2025 were $181.9 million as compared to $218.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, a decrease of $36.2 million, or 17%. This decrease was primarily driven by reduced employee headcount, lower SBC and outside services expenses, and a reduction in certain one-time transaction costs.
Depreciation Expense
We recognized depreciation expense for certain equipment, capitalized internal-use software, leasehold improvements, and buildings and improvements. Depreciation expense was $13.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, as compared to $12.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, an increase of $0.8 million, or 6%. The increase was primarily driven by increased capitalized internal-use software costs over the past 12 months.
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Amortization Expense
We recognized amortization expense for certain intangible assets we acquired in business combinations that are recognized separately from goodwill. Amortization expense for the year ended December 31, 2025 was $34.8 million, as compared to $43.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, a decrease of $8.6 million, or 20%. The decrease was primarily due to certain intangible assets becoming fully amortized over the past 12 months.
As a result of intangible assets we acquired in previous mergers and acquisitions, we anticipate that amortization expenses will continue to be a significant expense over the next several years. See Note 8—Intangible Assets, Net of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional detail.
Stock-based Compensation Expense
The following table sets forth our SBC expense for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):
| Year Ended December 31, | |||||||
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| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||
| Cost of revenue, excluding depreciation and amortization of intangible assets | $ | 3,385 | $ | 3,216 | |||
| Research and development | 12,768 | 20,634 | |||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 24,530 | 36,691 | |||||
| Total stock-based compensation expense | $ | 40,683 | $ | 60,541 |
We recognized SBC expense from restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and purchases made under our employee stock purchase plan (“ESPP”). The decrease in SBC expense for the year ended December 31, 2025, when compared to the prior year, was primarily driven by reduced employee headcount, lower expense for performance-based awards and RSUs granted over time at lower valuations.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||
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| 2025 | 2024 | $ Change | % Change | |||||||||||||
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| Impairment of long-lived assets | $ | — | $ | 1,535 | $ | (1,535 | ) | (100 | )% |
As disclosed in Note 10—Leases of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, we recognized an impairment charge of $1.5 million in 2024 related to certain operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets. The impairment resulted from changes in the utilization of certain office facilities, a significant decline in the expected market value of those leased facilities, and anticipated delays in our ability to sublease vacated office space.
There was no impairment of long-lived assets during the year ended December 31, 2025.
Interest and Other Income, Net
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||
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| 2025 | 2024 | $ Change | % Change | |||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest and other income, net | $ | 6,093 | $ | 829 | $ | 5,264 | 635 | % |
Interest and other income, net, was higher in 2025 compared to the prior year, primarily due to the absence of a one-time, non-cash loss of $4.8 million related to the deconsolidation of the Perceive subsidiary in 2024, as well as foreign currency transaction gains recognized in 2025.
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Interest Expense—Debt
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||
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| 2025 | 2024 | $ Change | % Change | |||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense - debt | $ | (2,979 | ) | $ | (3,008 | ) | $ | 29 | (1 | )% |
Interest expense on our debt remained consistent for the year ended December 31, 2025, compared to the prior year.
Gain on Divestiture
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||
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| 2025 | 2024 | $ Change | % Change | |||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||
| Gain on divestiture | $ | — | $ | 100,833 | $ | (100,833 | ) | NM |
NM - not meaningful
As disclosed in Note 7—Divestitures of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, we completed the AutoSense Divestiture in January 2024 and recognized a pre-tax gain of $22.9 million. In October 2024, we closed the Perceive Transaction through the sale of substantially all of Perceive’s assets and certain liabilities, resulting in the recognition of a pre-tax gain of $77.9 million in the year ended December 31, 2024.
There were no divestitures during the year ended December 31, 2025.
Provision for Income Taxes
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||
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| 2025 | 2024 | $ Change | % Change | |||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | $ | 15,722 | $ | 12,448 | $ | 3,274 | 26 | % |
For the year ended December 31, 2025, we recorded an income tax expense of $15.7 million on a pretax loss of $40.6 million which resulted in an effective tax rate of (38.7)%. The income tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2025 was primarily related to foreign withholding taxes of $8.7 million and foreign income taxes of $7.5 million, partially offset by $0.7 million of federal tax benefit.
For the year ended December 31, 2024, we recorded an income tax expense of $12.4 million on a pretax income of $11.6 million, which resulted in an effective tax rate of 107.5%. The income tax expense of $12.4 million was primarily related to foreign withholding taxes of $10.9 million and U.S. federal income taxes of $3.7 million, partially offset by a tax benefit of $1.3 million from the release of valuation allowance of a foreign subsidiary.
At December 31, 2025, our 2021 through 2025 tax years are generally open to examination. In the United States, any net operating losses or credits that were generated in prior years but not yet fully utilized in a year that is closed under the statute of limitations may also be subject to examination.
The need for a valuation allowance requires an assessment of both positive and negative evidence when determining whether it is more-likely-than-not that deferred tax assets are recoverable. Such assessment is required on a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction basis. In making such assessment, significant weight is given to evidence that can be objectively verified. After considering both positive and negative evidence to assess the recoverability of our net deferred tax assets, we determined that it was unlikely that we would realize a portion of our federal, certain state and certain foreign deferred tax assets. We intend to continue maintaining a valuation allowance on our federal deferred tax assets until there is sufficient evidence to support the reversal of all or some portion of these allowances. Release of the valuation allowance would result in the recognition of certain federal deferred tax assets and a decrease to income tax expense for the period the release is recorded. The exact timing and amount of the valuation allowance release depends on the level of profitability that we are able to achieve.
In July 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”) was signed into law in the U.S. The OBBBA did not have a material impact on our effective tax rate or cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2025.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
The following table presents selected financial information related to our liquidity and significant sources and uses of cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 and for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024:
| December 31, | |||||||
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| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | |||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 96,824 | $ | 130,564 | |||
| Current ratio (1) | 2.4 | 1.6 |
(1)
The current ratio is a liquidity ratio that measures our ability to pay short-term obligations or those due within one year. The ratio is calculated by dividing current assets by current liabilities.
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||
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| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||
| Net cash (used in) operating activities | $ | (515 | ) | $ | (55,340 | ) | ||
| Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | $ | (20,984 | ) | $ | 50,820 | |||
| Net cash (used in) financing activities | $ | (12,241 | ) | $ | (19,350 | ) |
Our primary liquidity and capital resources are our cash and cash equivalents and borrowings available under an accounts receivable securitization program (the “AR Facility”) with PNC Bank, National Association (“PNC”). Cash and cash equivalents were $96.8 million at December 31, 2025, a decrease of $33.8 million from $130.6 million at December 31, 2024. This decrease resulted primarily from cash used in operations of $0.5 million, $50.0 million in repayment of the Vewd Software Holdings Limited (“Vewd”) senior unsecured promissory note, $21.0 million of capital expenditures, including capitalized internal-use software costs, and $7.0 million in payments of withholding taxes on net share settlement of equity awards, partially offset by $6.0 million in proceeds from the issuance of common stock under our ESPP, and $40.0 million of net loan proceeds borrowed under the AR Facility with PNC. For detailed information regarding the repayment of the Vewd debt and the AR Facility, refer to “Long-Term Debt Financing” below.
Our material cash requirements include the following contractual and other obligations.
Leases
We have lease arrangements for office and research facilities, data centers and office equipment. As of December 31, 2025, fixed lease payment obligations amounted to $35.4 million, with $10.7 million payable within 12 months. See Note 10—Leases of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on lease obligations and maturities.
Purchase Obligations
Our purchase obligations primarily consist of noncancelable obligations related to advertising, engineering services and internet and telecommunications services. As of December 31, 2025, we had purchase obligations of $121.0 million, with $58.2 million payable within 12 months. These purchase obligations represent commitments under enforceable and legally binding agreements, and do not represent the entire anticipated purchases in the future. See Note 11—Commitments and Contingencies of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on our purchase obligations.
Restructuring Payments
As discussed above, in November 2025, we approved a restructuring plan to reduce our global workforce by approximately 250 employees. In connection with this plan, we recognized $13.9 million of restructuring and related charges, substantially all of which consisted of employee severance and related costs. As of December 31, 2025, $8.7 million of restructuring charges remained accrued and are expected to be settled in the first half of 2026.
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Stock Repurchase Program
In April 2024, our Board of Directors (the “Board”) authorized the repurchase of up to $100.0 million of our common stock (the “Program”). Under the Program, we may make repurchases, from time to time, through open market purchases, block trades, privately negotiated transactions, accelerated share repurchase transactions, or other means. We may also, from time to time, enter into Rule 10b5-1 plans to facilitate repurchases under the Program. As of December 31, 2025, we have repurchased a total of approximately 2.2 million shares of common stock, since inception of the Program, at an average price of $9.23 per share for a total cost of approximately $20.0 million. We did not repurchase any common stock during the year ended December 31, 2025. As of December 31, 2025, the total remaining amount available for repurchase was $80.0 million. We may continue to execute authorized repurchases from time to time under the Program. There is no guarantee that such repurchases under the Program will enhance the value of our common stock.
Cash Flows
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating activities was $0.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, primarily due to our net loss of $56.3 million being further adjusted by $36.4 million of changes in operating assets and liabilities driven primarily by an increase of $18.0 million in unbilled contracts receivable, partially offset by non-cash items such as SBC expense of $40.7 million, amortization of intangible assets of $34.8 million, depreciation expense of $13.4 million, and changes in deferred income taxes of $2.3 million.
Net cash used in operations was $55.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, primarily due to our net loss of $0.9 million being further adjusted by $71.8 million of changes in operating assets and liabilities driven principally by an increase of $46.3 million in unbilled contracts receivable, and $100.8 million of a non-cash gain recognized from the AutoSense Divestiture and the Perceive Transaction. These changes were partially offset by material non-cash items such as stock-based compensation expense of $60.5 million, amortization of intangible assets of $43.4 million, and depreciation expense of $12.6 million.
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities was $21.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, primarily related to capital expenditures, including capitalized internal-use software.
Net cash provided by investing activities was $50.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, primarily due to net proceeds from divestitures of $67.8 million, partially offset by capital expenditures of $16.8 million, including capitalized internal-use software.
Capital Expenditures
Our capital expenditures for property and equipment consist primarily of capitalized internal-use software, purchases of computer hardware and software, information systems, and production and test equipment. We expect capital expenditures in 2026 to be approximately $20.0 million. These expenditures are expected to be paid with existing cash and cash equivalents. There can be no assurance that current expectations will be realized, and plans are subject to change upon further review of our capital expenditure needs.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Net cash used in financing activities was $12.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, primarily due to the $50.0 million voluntary repayment of the Vewd senior unsecured promissory note, and $7.0 million in payment of withholding taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards, partially offset by $40.0 million of net loan proceeds borrowed under the AR Facility with PNC and $6.0 million in proceeds from the issuance of common stock under our ESPP.
Net cash used in financing activities was $19.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, due to $20.0 million in repurchases of common stock under the Program and $7.2 million in payment of withholding taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards, partially offset by $7.9 million in proceeds from the issuance of common stock under the ESPP.
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Long-Term Debt Financing
In connection with the acquisition of Vewd in July 2022, we issued a senior unsecured promissory note (the “Promissory Note”) to the sellers of Vewd in the principal amount of $50.0 million, all of which was outstanding at December 31, 2024. Indebtedness outstanding under the Promissory Note bore an interest rate of 6.00% per annum, subject to certain potential adjustments. The Promissory Note was scheduled to mature on July 1, 2025. We were permitted, at any time and on any one or more occasions, to prepay all or any portion of the outstanding principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, under the Promissory Note without premium or penalty. On February 21, 2025, we voluntarily made a full principal payment of $50.0 million plus accrued interest by using a combination of cash on hand and a new long-term financing facility through the securitization of our accounts receivable as described below.
On February 21, 2025, we and Xperi SPV LLC (“Xperi SPV”), a special purpose subsidiary, entered into a Receivables Financing Agreement (the “RFA”) with PNC, and PNC Capital Markets LLC, and a Sale and Contribution Agreement (together with the RFA, the “RF Agreements”) among us, Xperi SPV and certain of our other wholly-owned subsidiaries to establish the AR Facility. Interest is payable on a monthly basis. The AR Facility is scheduled to terminate on February 21, 2028, unless terminated earlier pursuant to its terms. For a detailed description of the AR Facility, refer to Note 9—Debt and Receivables Securitization of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Upon entering into the RF Agreements on February 21, 2025, we borrowed $40.0 million under the AR Facility and selected the monthly Term SOFR Rate (as defined in the RFA). The RF Agreements contain various covenants that we believe are usual and customary. The interest payments on the AR Facility debt, exclusive of the debt issuance costs and related amortization, are expected to be approximately $2.4 million for the next 12 months and may vary with changes in interest rates. In December 2025, we repaid $1.1 million of the outstanding principal as the aggregate outstanding principal at the time temporarily exceeded the eligibility limit of the receivables and subsequently drew down the same amount. As of December 31, 2025, we were in compliance with the covenants under the RF Agreements.
Liquidity
We believe our current cash and cash equivalents, together with borrowings or availability under our AR Facility, will be sufficient to meet our needs for at least the next 12 months from the issuance date of the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report. As we assess growth strategies, we may need to supplement our cash and cash equivalents with additional outside sources. As part of our liquidity strategy, we will continue to monitor our earnings and cash flow as well as our ability to access the capital markets as needed.
Poor financial results, unanticipated expenses, unanticipated acquisitions of technologies or businesses or unanticipated strategic investments could give rise to additional financing requirements sooner than we expect. Equity or additional debt financing may not be available when needed or, if available, equity or debt financing may not be on terms satisfactory to us. Additionally, disruption and volatility in the global capital markets and economic uncertainties, including those driven by tariffs, have impacted corporate and consumer confidence and could continue to impact our capital resources and liquidity in the future.
We may supplement our short-term liquidity needs with access to capital markets, if necessary, and further strategic cost savings initiatives. Our access to capital markets may be constrained and our cost of borrowing may increase under certain business and market conditions, and our liquidity is subject to various risks including the risks identified in “Risk Factors” included in Part I, Item 1A of this Form 10-K.
Critical Accounting Estimates
Management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements. These financial statements have been prepared in conformity with GAAP in the United States which requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. By their nature, these estimates and judgments are subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty. We evaluate our estimates based on our historical experience and various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. These estimates relate to revenue recognition, recognition and measurement of deferred income tax assets and liabilities, and the assessment of unrecognized tax benefits. Actual results could differ from those estimates, and material effects on our operating results and financial position may result.
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We believe the following accounting estimates are most critical to understanding our consolidated financial statements. See Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Note 3—Revenue of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a full description of our accounting policies.
Revenue recognition
We derive the majority of our revenue from the licensing of our technologies to customers. Generally, revenue is recognized upon transfer of control of promised products, services, or licensing of our technologies to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration that we expect to receive in exchange for those products, services and licensing of the technologies. The primary judgments include estimating licensees’ quarterly royalties prior to receiving the royalty reports, estimating variable consideration, identifying the performance obligations in the contract, determining stand-alone selling price and the transaction price, and allocating consideration in an arrangement with multiple performance obligations.
We generally recognize royalty revenue from per-unit or per-subscriber licenses based on units shipped or manufactured, or number of subscribers. Revenue is recognized in the period in which the customer’s sales, production or usage are estimated to have occurred. This may result in an adjustment to revenue when actual sales, production or usage are subsequently reported by the customer, generally in the month or quarter following sales, production or usage. Estimating customers’ quarterly royalties and license fees prior to receiving the customer reports requires us to make significant assumptions and judgments related to forecasted trends and growth rates used to estimate quantities shipped or manufactured by customers or the number of subscribers, which could have a material impact on the amount of revenue we report on a quarterly basis.
Accounting for income taxes
We must make certain estimates and judgments in determining income tax expense for financial statement purposes. These estimates and judgments are used in the calculation of tax credits, tax benefits and deductions, and in the calculation of tax assets and liabilities. Significant changes to these estimates may result in an increase or decrease to our tax provision in a subsequent period.
We must assess the likelihood that we will be able to recover our deferred tax assets. If recovery is not more-likely-than-not, we must increase our provision for income taxes by recording a valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets. Should there be a change in our ability to recover our deferred tax assets, our provision for income taxes would fluctuate in the period of the change.
We account for uncertain tax positions in accordance with authoritative guidance related to income taxes. The calculation of our unrecognized tax benefits involves dealing with uncertainties in the application of complex tax regulations. As such, we are required to make many subjective assumptions and judgments regarding our income tax exposures. We record unrecognized tax benefits for anticipated tax audit issues in the U.S. and other tax jurisdictions based on our estimate of whether, and the extent to which, additional tax liabilities are more-likely-than-not assuming the tax authorities have full knowledge of all relevant information. If we ultimately determine that the tax liabilities are unnecessary, we reverse the liabilities and recognize a tax benefit during the period in which it occurs. This may occur for a variety of reasons, such as the expiration of the statute of limitations on a particular tax return or the completion of an examination by the relevant tax authority. We record an additional charge in our provision for taxes in the period in which we determine that the recorded unrecognized tax benefits are less than the expected ultimate settlement.
Our policy is to classify accrued interest and penalties related to the accrued liability for unrecognized tax benefits in the provision for income taxes. For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, we recognized interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits of $0.1 million and an immaterial amount, respectively. See Note 14—Income Taxes of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional detail.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a full description of recent accounting pronouncements including the respective expected dates of adoption.
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MD&A history
Prior-year 10-K MD&A spans are extracted from SEC filings with the same bounded parser used for the latest filing. The latest 10-K appears above; prior years are below.
FY 2024 10-K MD&A
SEC filing source: 0000950170-25-029159.
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis is intended to promote understanding of the results of operations and financial condition and should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto. This discussion may contain forward-looking statements that reflect the plans, estimates and beliefs of Xperi. The words “expects,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “could,” “would,” “may,” “will,” “intends,” “potentially,” “projects,” “targets,” or other words of similar meaning and similar expressions, among others, generally identify “forward-looking statements,” which speak only as of the date the statements were made. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including those set forth under Item 1A, “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this report. We disclaim and do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, except as required by applicable law.
This section of Form 10-K generally discusses 2024 and 2023 items and year-to-year comparisons between 2024 and 2023. Discussions of 2022 items and year-to-year comparisons between 2023 and 2022 that are not included in this Form 10-K can be found in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Part II, Item 7 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on March 1, 2024, which is available free of charge on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and our Investor Relations website at investor.xperi.com.
Business Overview
We are a leading consumer and entertainment technology company. We believe we create extraordinary experiences at home and on the go for millions of consumers around the world, enabling our unique audiences to connect with content in a more intelligent, immersive, and personal way. Powering smart devices, connected cars, entertainment experiences and more, we bring together ecosystems designed to reach highly-engaged consumers, allowing us and our ecosystem partners to uncover significant new business opportunities, now and in the future. Our technologies are integrated into consumer devices and a variety of media platforms worldwide, driving increased value for our partners, customers, and consumers. We operate in one reportable business segment and group our revenue into four categories: Pay-TV, Consumer Electronics, Connected Car and Media Platform. Headquartered in Silicon Valley with operations around the world, we have approximately 1,680 employees and more than 35 years of operating experience.
Divestitures
In December 2023, we entered into a definitive agreement with Tobii AB (“Tobii”), an eye tracking and attention computing company, pursuant to which we agreed to sell our AutoSense in-cabin safety business and related imaging solutions (the “AutoSense Divestiture”). The AutoSense Divestiture was completed in January 2024 and has streamlined our business and further enhanced our focus on entertainment markets.
In August 2024, we entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Amazon.com Services LLC to sell substantially all of the assets and certain liabilities of Perceive Corporation (later known as Xperi Pylon Corporation and subsequently dissolved in December 2024), a subsidiary focused on edge inference hardware and software technologies, for a gross amount of $80.0 million in cash, including a holdback of $12.0 million to be held for 18 months after the closing of the transaction (the “Perceive Transaction”) to secure our and Perceive Corporation’s indemnification obligations. The Perceive Transaction was completed on October 2, 2024 and we are now fully focused on entertainment-based solutions to grow our independent media platform and licensing businesses.
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Results of Operations
The following table presents our historical operating results for the periods indicated as a percentage of revenue:
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||
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| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||
| Revenue | 100 | % | 100 | % | ||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||
| Cost of revenue, excluding depreciation and amortization of intangible assets | 23 | 23 | ||||||
| Research and development | 39 | 43 | ||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 44 | 45 | ||||||
| Depreciation expense | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| Amortization expense | 9 | 11 | ||||||
| Goodwill impairment | — | — | ||||||
| Impairment of long-lived assets | — | — | ||||||
| Total operating expenses | 118 | 125 | ||||||
| Operating loss | (18 | ) | (25 | ) | ||||
| Interest and other income, net | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Interest expense - debt | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | ||||
| Gain on divestitures | 20 | — | ||||||
| Income (loss) before taxes | 2 | (25 | ) | |||||
| Provision for income taxes | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Net loss | — | (27 | )% |
Comparison of Fiscal Years Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023
Revenue
We derive the majority of our revenue from licensing our technology and solutions to customers. For our revenue recognition policy including descriptions of revenue-generating activities, refer to Note 3—Revenue of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
The following table sets forth our revenue by year:
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||
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| 2024 | 2023 | $ Change | % Change | |||||||||||||
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| Revenue | $ | 493,688 | $ | 521,334 | $ | (27,646 | ) | (5 | )% |
The $27.6 million or 5% decrease in revenue for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to the prior year, was primarily attributable to a decline of $50.4 million in Consumer Electronics due to the AutoSense Divestiture, revenue related to minimum guarantee (“MG”) contracts from prior year where revenue is taken at the time of contract execution, and market-based softness of certain end products. Additionally, we had a decrease of $8.6 million in Media Platform revenue driven principally by lower advertising revenue associated with third-party connected TV inventory as well as revenue related to MG contracts from prior year from our middleware solutions platform where revenue is taken at the time of contract execution. These decreases were partially offset by an increase of $16.3 million in Connected Car revenue as a result of higher revenue in Audio Solutions, HD Radio and AutoStage partially offset by the impact of the AutoSense Divestiture. Additionally, there was an increase of $15.0 million in Pay-TV revenue driven largely by higher MG revenue in core guide products and continued growth in IPTV Solutions revenue.
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Operating Expenses
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||
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| 2024 | 2023 | $ Change | % Change | |||||||||||||
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| Cost of revenue, excluding depreciation and amortization of intangible assets | $ | 113,756 | $ | 118,628 | $ | (4,872 | ) | (4 | )% | |||||||
| Research and development | 191,352 | 222,833 | (31,481 | ) | (14 | )% | ||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 218,106 | 233,403 | (15,297 | ) | (7 | )% | ||||||||||
| Depreciation expense | 12,638 | 16,645 | (4,007 | ) | (24 | )% | ||||||||||
| Amortization expense | 43,376 | 57,752 | (14,376 | ) | (25 | )% | ||||||||||
| Impairment of long-lived assets | 1,535 | 1,710 | (175 | ) | (10 | )% | ||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | $ | 580,763 | $ | 650,971 | $ | (70,208 | ) | (11 | )% |
Cost of Revenue, Excluding Depreciation and Amortization of Intangible Assets
Cost of revenue, excluding depreciation and amortization of intangible assets, consists primarily of employee-related costs, royalties paid to third parties, hardware product-related costs, content and data costs, hosting fees, maintenance costs and an allocation of facilities costs, as well as service center and other expenses related to providing our offerings, and non-recurring engineering (“NRE”) services.
Cost of revenue, excluding depreciation and amortization of intangible assets, for the year ended December 31, 2024 was $113.8 million, as compared to $118.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, a decrease of $4.8 million, or 4%. This decrease was primarily attributable to lower costs incurred in connection with a decrease in advertising revenue.
Research and Development
Research, development and other related costs (“R&D expense”) consist primarily of employee-related costs, stock-based compensation expense, engineering consulting expenses associated with new product and technology development, product commercialization, quality assurance and testing costs, as well as other costs related to patent applications and examinations, materials, supplies, and an allocation of facilities costs. Other than certain software development costs that are capitalized, all research and development costs are expensed as incurred.
R&D expense for the year ended December 31, 2024 was $191.4 million as compared to $222.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, a decrease of $31.4 million, or 14%. The decrease was primarily driven by lower research and development spend in the AutoSense in-cabin safety business and related imaging solutions following the AutoSense Divestiture, a reduction in expenses related to the Perceive business which was sold via the Perceive Transaction in the fourth quarter of 2024 and decreases in stock-based compensation and bonus expenses. These decreases were partially offset by certain one-time compensation and retention expenses associated with the Perceive Transaction and severance charges incurred in 2024.
Selling, General and Administrative
Selling expenses consist primarily of compensation and related costs (including stock-based compensation expense) for sales and marketing personnel engaged in sales and licensee support, marketing programs, public relations, promotional materials, travel, and trade shows. General and administrative expenses consist primarily of compensation and related costs (including stock-based compensation expense) for management, information technology, finance and legal personnel, legal fees and related expenses, facilities costs, and professional services. Our general and administrative expenses, other than facilities-related expenses and fringe benefits, are not allocated to other expense line items.
Selling, general and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2024 were $218.1 million as compared to $233.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, a decrease of $15.3 million, or 7%. The decrease was primarily attributable to reduced employee headcount as well as decreases in stock-based compensation and bonus expenses, partially offset by an increase in certain one-time transaction costs primarily related to the AutoSense Divestiture and the Perceive Transaction in 2024.
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Depreciation Expense
We recognized depreciation expense for certain equipment, capitalized internal-use software, leasehold improvements, and buildings and improvements. Depreciation expense was $12.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, as compared to $16.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, a decrease of $4.0 million, or 24%. The decrease was primarily due to certain fixed assets becoming fully depreciated over the past 12 months.
Amortization Expense
We recognized amortization expense for certain intangible assets we acquired in business combinations that are recognized separately from goodwill. Amortization expense for the year ended December 31, 2024 was $43.4 million, as compared to $57.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, a decrease of $14.4 million, or 25%. The decrease was primarily due to certain intangible assets becoming fully amortized over the past 12 months.
As a result of previous mergers and acquisitions, we anticipate that amortization expenses will continue to be a significant expense over the next several years. See Note 8—Goodwill impairment and Intangible Assets, Net of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional detail.
Stock-based Compensation Expense
The following table sets forth our stock-based compensation (“SBC”) expense for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands):
| Year Ended December 31, | |||||||
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| 2024 | 2023 | ||||||
| Cost of revenue, excluding depreciation and amortization of intangible assets | $ | 3,216 | $ | 3,466 | |||
| Research and development | 20,634 | 25,276 | |||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 36,691 | 40,789 | |||||
| Total stock-based compensation expense | $ | 60,541 | $ | 69,531 |
We recognized stock-based compensation expense from restricted stock units and purchases made under our employee stock purchase plan (“ESPP”). The decrease in SBC expense for the year ended December 31, 2024, when compared to the prior year, was primarily driven by lower expense for performance-based restricted stock units and reduced employee headcount in 2024.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
As a result of optimizing our global real estate footprint and subleasing certain building and offices following the Spin-Off (as defined in Note 1—The Company and Description of Business), we recorded non-cash impairment charges of $1.5 million and $1.7 million to reduce the carrying amount of certain operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and property and equipment, including related leasehold improvements, during 2024 and 2023, respectively. We determined that we may not be able to fully recover the carrying amount of the leased building and offices due to how they were being used, a significant decrease in the expected market price of the ROU assets and expected delays in subleasing the space based on the condition of the commercial real estate leasing market.
Interest and Other Income, Net
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| 2024 | 2023 | $ Change | % Change | |||||||||||||
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| Interest and other income, net | $ | 829 | $ | 2,991 | $ | (2,162 | ) | (72 | )% |
Interest and other income, net, was lower in 2024 as compared to the prior year principally due to a one-time, non-cash loss of $4.8 million resulting from deconsolidation of the Perceive subsidiary in 2024, partially offset by an increase in accrued and accreted interest income of approximately $3.0 million on the Tobii Note and Deferred Consideration (as defined in Note 7—Acquisitions And Divestitures) from the AutoSense Divestiture.
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Interest Expense—Debt
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||
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| 2024 | 2023 | $ Change | % Change | |||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense - debt | $ | (3,008 | ) | $ | (3,000 | ) | $ | (8 | ) | 0 | % |
The interest expense on debt incurred in connection with the Vewd Acquisition (discussed below in Liquidity and Capital Resources) remained constant in 2024 when compared to 2023.
Gain on Divestiture
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||
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| 2024 | 2023 | $ Change | % Change | |||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||
| Gain on divestiture | $ | 100,833 | $ | — | $ | 100,833 | NM |
NM - not meaningful
As disclosed in Note 7—Acquisitions and Divestitures, we completed the AutoSense Divestiture on January 31, 2024 and streamlined our business, further enhancing our focus on entertainment markets. Upon the completion of the AutoSense Divestiture, we recognized a pre-tax gain of $22.9 million in 2024. On October 2, 2024, we closed the Perceive Transaction by selling substantially all the assets and certain liabilities of Perceive. As a result of completing the Perceive Transaction, we recorded a pre-tax gain of $77.9 million in 2024.
We did not recognize any gain on divestiture in the year ended December 31, 2023.
Provision for Income Taxes
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| 2024 | 2023 | $ Change | % Change | |||||||||||||
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| Provision for income taxes | $ | 12,448 | $ | 10,042 | $ | 2,406 | 24 | % |
For the year ended December 31, 2024, we recorded an income tax expense of $12.4 million on a pretax income of $11.6 million, which resulted in an effective tax rate of 107.5%. The income tax expense of $12.4 million was primarily related to foreign withholding taxes of $10.9 million and U.S. federal income taxes of $3.7 million, partially offset by a tax benefit of $1.3 million from the release of valuation allowance of a foreign subsidiary.
For the year ended December 31, 2023, we recorded an income tax expense of $10.0 million on a pretax loss of $129.6 million, which resulted in an effective tax rate of (7.7)%. The income tax expense of $10.0 million was primarily related to foreign withholding taxes of $10.5 million, U.S. federal income taxes of $1.4 million, and foreign income tax expense of $8.3 million, partially offset by a tax benefit from an internal sale of intangible assets of $10.3 million.
At December 31, 2024, our 2020 through 2024 tax years are generally open to examination. In the United States, any net operating losses or credits that were generated in prior years but not yet fully utilized in a year that is closed under the statute of limitations may also be subject to examination.
The need for a valuation allowance requires an assessment of both positive and negative evidence when determining whether it is more-likely-than-not that deferred tax assets are recoverable. Such assessment is required on a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction basis. In making such assessment, significant weight is given to evidence that can be objectively verified. After considering both positive and negative evidence to assess the recoverability of our net deferred tax assets, we determined that it was unlikely that we would realize a portion of our federal, certain state and certain foreign deferred tax assets. We intend to continue maintaining a valuation allowance on our federal deferred tax assets until there is sufficient evidence to support the reversal of all or some portion of these allowances. Release of the valuation allowance would result in the recognition of certain federal deferred tax assets and a decrease to income tax expense for the period the release is recorded. The exact timing and amount of the valuation allowance release depends on the level of profitability that we are able to achieve.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
The following table presents selected financial information related to our liquidity and significant sources and uses of cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 and for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:
| December 31, | |||||||||
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| 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||
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| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 130,564 | $ | 154,434 | (1) | ||||
| Current ratio (2) | 1.6 | 1.9 |
(1)
Included $12.3 million of cash and cash equivalents classified as held for sale at December 31, 2023.
(2)
The current ratio is a liquidity ratio that measures our ability to pay short-term obligations or those due within one year. The ratio is calculated by dividing current assets by current liabilities.
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||
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| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||
| Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | $ | (55,340 | ) | $ | 62 | |||
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | $ | 50,820 | $ | (12,933 | ) | |||
| Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | $ | (19,350 | ) | $ | 7,052 |
Our primary liquidity and capital resources are our cash and cash equivalents on hand. Cash and cash equivalents were $130.6 million at December 31, 2024, a decrease of $23.8 million from $154.4 million, including $12.3 million classified as held for sale in connection with the AutoSense Divestiture, as of December 31, 2023. This decrease resulted primarily from cash used in operations of $55.3 million, $20.0 million in repurchases of common stock, $7.2 million in payments of withholding taxes on net share settlement of equity awards and $16.8 million of capital expenditures, including capitalized internal-use software costs, partially offset by $67.8 million in net proceeds received from divestitures, and $7.9 million in proceeds from the issuance of common stock under the ESPP.
Our material cash requirements include the following contractual and other obligations.
Leases
We have lease arrangements for office and research facilities, data centers and office equipment. As of December 31, 2024, fixed lease payment obligations amounted to $38.5 million, with $16.9 million payable within 12 months. See Note 10—Leases of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on lease obligations and maturities.
Short-Term Debt
As of December 31, 2024, we had outstanding short-term debt in an aggregate principal amount of $50.0 million, which is due on July 1, 2025. We may, at any time and on any one or more occasions, prepay all or any portion of the outstanding principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, without premium or penalty. On February 21, 2025, we voluntarily made a full principal payment of $50.0 million plus accrued interest by using a combination of cash on hand and a new long-term financing facility through the securitization of our accounts receivable as described below.
Purchase Obligations
Our purchase obligations primarily consist of noncancelable obligations related to advertising, engineering services and internet and telecommunications services. As of December 31, 2024, we had purchase obligations of $137.9 million, with $47.9 million payable within 12 months. These purchase obligations represent commitments under enforceable and legally binding agreements, and do not represent the entire anticipated purchases in the future. See Note 11—Commitments and Contingencies of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on our purchase obligations.
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Income Tax Payable
As of December 31, 2024, we had accrued $1.3 million of unrecognized tax benefits in long-term income taxes payable related to uncertain tax positions, which included $0.1 million of accrued interest and penalties. At this time, we are unable to reasonably estimate the timing of the long-term payments or the amount by which the liability will increase or decrease over time.
Stock Repurchase Program
In April 2024, our Board of Directors (the “Board”) authorized the repurchase of up to $100.0 million of our common stock (the “Program”). Under the Program, we may make repurchases, from time to time, through open market purchases, block trades, privately negotiated transactions, accelerated share repurchase transactions, or other means. We may also, from time to time, enter into Rule 10b5-1 plans to facilitate repurchases under the Program. As of December 31, 2024, we have repurchased a total of approximately 2.2 million shares of common stock, since inception of the Program, at an average price of $9.23 per share for a total cost of $20.0 million. As of December 31, 2024, the total remaining amount available for repurchase was $80.0 million. We may continue to execute authorized repurchases from time to time under the Program. There is no guarantee that such repurchases under the Program will enhance the value of our common stock.
Cash Flows
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net cash used in operations was $55.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, primarily due to our net loss of $0.9 million being further adjusted by $71.8 million of changes in operating assets and liabilities driven principally by an increase of $46.3 million in unbilled contracts receivable, and $100.8 million of a non-cash gain recognized from the AutoSense Divestiture and the Perceive Transaction. These changes were partially offset by material non-cash items such as stock-based compensation expense of $60.5 million, amortization of intangible assets of $43.4 million, and depreciation expense of $12.6 million.
Net cash provided by operations was $0.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, primarily due to our net loss of $139.7 million and a decrease in deferred income taxes of $8.6 million, offset by non-cash items such as depreciation expense of $16.6 million, amortization of intangible assets of $57.8 million, stock-based compensation expense of $69.5 million, impairment of long-lived assets of $1.7 million, and $2.0 million of changes in operating assets and liabilities.
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Net cash provided by investing activities was $50.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, primarily due to net proceeds from divestitures of $67.8 million, partially offset by capital expenditures of $16.8 million, including capitalized internal-use software.
Net cash used in investing activities was $12.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, which was primarily related to capital expenditures, including capitalized internal-use software.
Capital Expenditures
Our capital expenditures for property and equipment consist primarily of purchases of computer hardware and software, capitalized internal-use software, information systems, and production and test equipment. We expect capital expenditures in 2025 to be approximately $20.0 million. These expenditures are expected to be paid with existing cash and cash equivalents. There can be no assurance that current expectations will be realized, and plans are subject to change upon further review of our capital expenditure needs.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Net cash used in financing activities was $19.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, due to $20.0 million in repurchases of common stock under the Program and $7.2 million in payment of withholding taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards, partially offset by $7.9 million in proceeds from the issuance of common stock under the ESPP.
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Net cash provided by financing activities was $7.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, primarily due to $11.9 million in proceeds from the issuance of common stock under the ESPP, offset by $4.9 million in payment of withholding taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards.
Short-Term Debt
In connection with the acquisition of Vewd Software Holdings Limited (“Vewd”) on July 1, 2022, we issued a senior unsecured promissory note (the “Promissory Note”) to the sellers of Vewd in the principal amount of $50.0 million, all of which was outstanding at December 31, 2024. Indebtedness outstanding under the Promissory Note bears an interest rate of 6.00% per annum, subject to potential adjustments as described in Note 9—Debt to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Form 10-K. The Promissory Note matures on July 1, 2025. We may, at any time and on any one or more occasions, prepay all or any portion of the outstanding principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, under the Promissory Note without premium or penalty. On February 21, 2025, we voluntarily made a full principal payment of $50.0 million plus accrued interest by using a combination of cash on hand and a new long-term financing facility through the securitization of our accounts receivable as described below.
On February 21, 2025, we and Xperi SPV LLC (“Xperi SPV”), a wholly-owned special purpose subsidiary, entered into a Receivables Financing Agreement (the “RFA”) with PNC Bank, National Association (“PNC”), and PNC Capital Markets LLC, and a Sale and Contribution Agreement (the “SCA,” and, together with the RFA, the “RF Agreements”) among us, Xperi SPV and certain of our other wholly-owned subsidiaries to establish an accounts receivable securitization program (the “AR Facility”). Interest is payable on a monthly basis. The AR Facility is scheduled to terminate on February 21, 2028, unless terminated earlier pursuant to its terms. For a detailed description of the AR Facility, refer to Note 18— Subsequent Event.
Upon entering into the RF Agreements on February 21, 2025, we borrowed $40.0 million under the AR Facility. The RF Agreements contain various covenants that we believe are usual and customary. The interest payments on the AR Facility debt, exclusive of the debt issuance costs and related amortization, are expected to be approximately $2.5 million in 2025 and may vary with changes in interest rates.
Liquidity
We believe our current cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient to meet our needs for at least the next 12 months from the issuance date of the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Form 10-K. As we assess growth strategies, we may need to supplement our cash and cash equivalents with outside sources. As part of our liquidity strategy, we will continue to monitor our earnings and cash flow as well as our ability to access the capital markets as needed.
Poor financial results, unanticipated expenses, unanticipated acquisitions of technologies or businesses or unanticipated strategic investments could give rise to additional financing requirements sooner than we expect. Equity or debt financing may not be available when needed or, if available, equity or debt financing may not be on terms satisfactory to us.
We may supplement our short-term liquidity needs with access to capital markets, if necessary, and strategic cost savings initiatives. Our access to capital markets may be constrained and our cost of borrowing may increase under certain business and market conditions, and our liquidity is subject to various risks including the risks identified in “Risk Factors” included in Part I, Item 1A of this Form 10-K.
Critical Accounting Estimates
Management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements. These financial statements have been prepared in conformity with GAAP in the United States which requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. By their nature, these estimates and judgments are subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty. We evaluate our estimates based on our historical experience and various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. These estimates relate to revenue recognition, the assessment of recoverability of intangible assets, business combinations, recognition and measurement of deferred income tax assets and liabilities, and the assessment of unrecognized tax benefits. Actual results could differ from those estimates, and material effects on our operating results and financial position may result.
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We believe the following accounting estimates are most critical to understanding our consolidated financial statements. See Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Note 3—Revenue of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a full description of our accounting policies.
Revenue recognition
We derive the majority of our revenue from the licensing of our technologies to customers. Generally, revenue is recognized upon transfer of control of promised products, services, or licensing of our technologies to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration that we expect to receive in exchange for those products, services and licensing of the technologies. The primary judgments include estimating licensees’ quarterly royalties prior to receiving the royalty reports, estimating variable consideration, identifying the performance obligations in the contract, determining stand-alone selling price and the transaction price, and allocating consideration in an arrangement with multiple performance obligations.
We generally recognize royalty revenue from per-unit or per-subscriber licenses based on units shipped or manufactured, or number of subscribers. Revenue is recognized in the period in which the customer’s sales, production or usage are estimated to have occurred. This may result in an adjustment to revenue when actual sales, production or usage are subsequently reported by the customer, generally in the month or quarter following sales, production or usage. Estimating customers’ quarterly royalties and license fees prior to receiving the customer reports requires us to make significant assumptions and judgments related to forecasted trends and growth rates used to estimate quantities shipped or manufactured by customers or the number of subscribers, which could have a material impact on the amount of revenue we report on a quarterly basis.
Business combinations
The valuation of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in an acquisition under Accounting Standard Codification Topic 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”) requires management to make significant estimates and assumptions. Critical estimates in determining the fair value of certain intangible assets include, but are not limited to: future expected cash flows from customer contracts, customer lists, and acquired developed technologies and patents; competitive trends and market comparables; brand awareness and market position, as well as assumptions about the period of time the brand will continue to be used in our product portfolio; and discount rates. For additional information, refer to Note 7—Acquisitions and Divestitures of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Impairment of intangible assets
Identified finite-lived intangible assets consist of acquired patents, existing technology, customer relationships, trademarks and trade names, non-compete agreements resulting from acquisitions, and acquired patents under asset purchase agreements. Our identified intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives, ranging from 1 to 10 years. We make judgments about the recoverability of finite-lived intangible assets whenever facts and circumstances indicate that the useful life is shorter than originally estimated or that the carrying amount of assets may not be recoverable. If such facts and circumstances exist, we assess recoverability by comparing the projected undiscounted net cash flows associated with the related asset or group of assets over their remaining lives against their respective carrying amounts. Impairments, if any, are based on the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of those assets. If the useful life is shorter than originally estimated, we would accelerate the rate of amortization and amortize the remaining carrying value over the new shorter useful life.
For identified indefinite-lived intangible assets resulting from acquisitions, we evaluate their carrying value on an annual basis, and an impairment charge would be recognized to the extent that the carrying amount of such assets exceeds their estimated fair value.
Accounting for income taxes
We must make certain estimates and judgments in determining income tax expense for financial statement purposes. These estimates and judgments are used in the calculation of tax credits, tax benefits and deductions, and in the calculation of tax assets and liabilities. Significant changes to these estimates may result in an increase or decrease to our tax provision in a subsequent period.
We must assess the likelihood that we will be able to recover our deferred tax assets. If recovery is not more-likely-than-not, we must increase our provision for income taxes by recording a valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets. Should there be a change in our ability to recover our deferred tax assets, our provision for income taxes would fluctuate in the period of the change.
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We account for uncertain tax positions in accordance with authoritative guidance related to income taxes. The calculation of our unrecognized tax benefits involves dealing with uncertainties in the application of complex tax regulations. As such, we are required to make many subjective assumptions and judgments regarding our income tax exposures. We record unrecognized tax benefits for anticipated tax audit issues in the U.S. and other tax jurisdictions based on our estimate of whether, and the extent to which, additional tax liabilities are more-likely-than-not assuming the tax authorities have full knowledge of all relevant information. If we ultimately determine that the tax liabilities are unnecessary, we reverse the liabilities and recognize a tax benefit during the period in which it occurs. This may occur for a variety of reasons, such as the expiration of the statute of limitations on a particular tax return or the completion of an examination by the relevant tax authority. We record an additional charge in our provision for taxes in the period in which we determine that the recorded unrecognized tax benefits are less than the expected ultimate settlement.
Our policy is to classify accrued interest and penalties related to the accrued liability for unrecognized tax benefits in the provision for income taxes. For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, we recognized interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits of an immaterial amount and $0.3 million, respectively. See Note 14—Income Taxes of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional detail.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a full description of recent accounting pronouncements including the respective expected dates of adoption.
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FY 2023 10-K MD&A
SEC filing source: 0000950170-24-023915.
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis is intended to promote understanding of the results of operations and financial condition and should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto. This discussion may contain forward-looking statements that reflect the plans, estimates and beliefs of Xperi. The words “expects,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “could,” “would,” “may,” “will,” “intends,” “potentially,” “projects,” “targets,” or other words of similar meaning and similar expressions, among others, generally identify “forward-looking statements,” which speak only as of the date the statements were made. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including those set forth under Item 1A, “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this report. We disclaim and do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, except as required by applicable law.
This section of Form 10-K generally discusses 2023 and 2022 items and year-to-year comparisons between 2023 and 2022. Discussions of 2021 items and year-to-year comparisons between 2022 and 2021 that are not included in this Form 10-K can be found in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Part II, Item 7 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on March 6, 2023, which is available free of charge on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and our Investor Relations website at investor.xperi.com.
Business Overview
We are a leading consumer and entertainment technology company. We believe we create extraordinary experiences at home and on the go for millions of consumers around the world, enabling audiences to connect with content in a way that is more intelligent, immersive, and personal. Powering smart devices, connected cars, entertainment experiences and more, we bring together ecosystems designed to reach highly engaged consumers, allowing us and our ecosystem partners to uncover significant new business opportunities, now and in the future. Our technologies are integrated into consumer devices and a variety of media platforms worldwide, driving increased value for our partners, customers, and consumers. We operate in one reportable business segment and group our business into four categories: Pay-TV, Consumer Electronics, Connected Car and Media Platform. Headquartered in Silicon Valley with operations around the world, we have approximately 2,100 employees and more than 35 years of operating experience.
Divestiture
In December 2023, we entered into a definitive agreement with Tobii AB, an eye tracking and attention computing company, pursuant to which we agreed to sell our AutoSense in-cabin safety business and related imaging solutions (the “Divestiture”). The Divestiture, which was completed in January 2024, is expected to further streamline our business and focus our investments on entertainment markets.
The estimated impact of the Divestiture on 2024 revenue is approximately $30.0 million.
Spin-Off Transaction
In June 2020, Xperi Holding Corporation (“Xperi Holding,” “Adeia,” or the “Former Parent”) announced plans to separate into two independent publicly traded companies (the “Separation”), one comprising its intellectual property (“IP”) licensing business and one comprising its product business (“Xperi Product”). On October 1, 2022 (the “Separation Date”), the Former Parent completed the Separation (the “Spin-Off”) through a pro-rata distribution (the “Distribution”) of all of the outstanding common stock of its product-related business (“Xperi,” “we,” “our,” or the “Company”) to the stockholders of record of Xperi Holding Corporation as of the close of business on September 21, 2022, the record date (the “Record Date”) for the Distribution. Each Xperi Holding stockholder of record received four shares of Xperi common stock, $0.001 par value, for every ten shares of Xperi Holding common stock, $0.001 par value, held by such stockholder as of the close of business on the Record Date. As a result of the Distribution, Xperi became an independent, publicly traded company and its common stock is listed under the symbol “XPER” on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
Basis of Presentation
Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States (“U.S.”) and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
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During the three months ended September 30, 2022, all of the assets and liabilities of the Xperi Product business had been transferred to a legal entity (the “Transfer”) under the common control of Xperi Inc. (“Xperi”). Subsequent to this Transfer and through December 31, 2022, our financial statements and accompanying notes are prepared on a consolidated basis and include the financial statements of Xperi and its subsidiaries in which Xperi has a controlling financial interest. All intercompany balances and transactions are eliminated in consolidation. Prior to the Transfer, the financial statements and accompanying notes of the Xperi Product business were prepared on a combined basis and were derived from the consolidated financial statements and accounting records of the Former Parent as we were not historically held by a single legal entity.
For a detailed discussion of the basis of presentation, refer to Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies of Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Key Metrics
In evaluating our financial condition and operating performance, we focus on revenue and cash flow from operations. For the year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022:
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Revenue increased by $19.1 million, representing a 4% increase for the year ended December 31, 2023, compared to the prior year. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase of $10.7 million in Connected Car revenue as the result of growth from the DTS AutoSense and DTS AutoStage solutions and HD Radio, an increase of $9.2 million in Media Platform revenue driven principally by contribution from Vewd, which was acquired in July 2022, as well as an increase of $4.0 million in Consumer Electronics revenue due largely to growth in royalty and minimum guarantee contracts revenue in Home and Audio. These increases were partially offset by a decrease of $4.8 million in Pay-TV revenue, driven by declines in core guide products and consumer hardware and subscription revenue which were partially offset by increases in IPTV solutions.
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Net cash from operating activities increased by $28.5 million benefiting primarily from higher cash collections, strong working capital management and a decrease in Separation-related transaction costs and severance and retention payments in 2023.
Results of Operations
The following table presents our historical operating results for the periods indicated as a percentage of revenue:
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| Revenue | 100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % | ||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue, excluding depreciation and amortization of intangible assets | 23 | 24 | 26 | |||||||||
| Research and development | 43 | 43 | 40 | |||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 45 | 43 | 41 | |||||||||
| Depreciation expense | 3 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
| Amortization expense | 11 | 12 | 22 | |||||||||
| Goodwill impairment | — | 121 | — | |||||||||
| Impairment of long-lived assets | — | 2 | — | |||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 125 | 249 | 133 | |||||||||
| Operating loss | (25 | ) | (149 | ) | (33 | ) | ||||||
| Other (expense) income, net | — | — | — | |||||||||
| Loss before taxes | (25 | ) | (149 | ) | (33 | ) | ||||||
| Provision for income taxes | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
| Net loss | (27 | )% | (152 | )% | (37 | )% |
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Comparison of Fiscal Years Ended December 31, 2023 and 2022
Revenue
We derive the majority of our revenue from licensing our technology and solutions to customers. For our revenue recognition policy including descriptions of revenue-generating activities, refer to Note 3—Revenue of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
The following table sets forth our revenue by year:
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| Revenue | $ | 521,334 | $ | 502,260 | $ | 19,074 | 4 | % |
The $19.1 million or 4% increase in revenue for the year ended December 31, 2023, compared to the prior year, was primarily attributable to an increase of $10.7 million in Connected Car revenue as the result of growth from the DTS AutoSense and DTS AutoStage solutions and HD Radio, an increase of $9.2 million in Media Platform revenue driven principally by contribution from Vewd, which was acquired in July 2022, as well as an increase of $4.0 million in Consumer Electronics revenue due largely to growth in royalty and minimum guarantee contracts revenue in Home and Audio. These increases were partially offset by a decrease of $4.8 million in Pay-TV revenue, driven by declines in core guide products and consumer hardware and subscription revenue which were partially offset by increases in IPTV solutions.
Operating Expenses
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| Cost of revenue, excluding depreciation and amortization of intangible assets | $ | 118,628 | $ | 122,946 | $ | (4,318 | ) | (4 | )% | |||||||
| Research and development | 222,833 | 216,355 | 6,478 | 3 | % | |||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 233,403 | 217,402 | 16,001 | 7 | % | |||||||||||
| Depreciation expense | 16,645 | 20,501 | (3,856 | ) | (19 | )% | ||||||||||
| Amortization expense | 57,752 | 62,209 | (4,457 | ) | (7 | )% | ||||||||||
| Goodwill impairment | — | 604,555 | (604,555 | ) | (100 | )% | ||||||||||
| Impairment of long-lived assets | 1,710 | 7,724 | (6,014 | ) | (78 | )% | ||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | $ | 650,971 | $ | 1,251,692 | $ | (600,721 | ) | (48 | )% |
Cost of Revenue, Excluding Depreciation and Amortization of Intangible Assets
Cost of revenue, excluding depreciation and amortization of intangible assets, consists primarily of employee-related costs, royalties paid to third parties, hardware product-related costs, maintenance costs and an allocation of facilities costs, as well as service center and other expenses related to providing our offerings and non-recurring engineering (“NRE”) services.
Cost of revenue, excluding depreciation and amortization of intangible assets, for the year ended December 31, 2023 was $118.6 million, as compared to $122.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, a decrease of $4.3 million, or 4%. This decrease was primarily attributable to lower hardware product-related costs and lower revenue share accrued and paid, partially offset by higher costs incurred in connection with advertising revenue and NRE services in 2023.
Research and Development
Research, development and other related costs (“R&D expense”) are comprised primarily of employee-related costs, stock-based compensation expense, engineering consulting expenses associated with new product and technology development, product commercialization, quality assurance and testing costs, as well as costs related to patent applications and examinations, materials, supplies, and an allocation of facilities costs. All research, development and other related costs are expensed as incurred.
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R&D expense for the year ended December 31, 2023 was $222.8 million as compared to $216.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, an increase of $6.4 million, or 3%. The increase was primarily due to employees hired in connection with the Vewd Acquisition in July 2022, an increase in R&D spend on AutoSense programs, and higher stock-based compensation expense, partially offset by a decrease in severance and retention expense in 2023.
Selling, General and Administrative
Selling expenses consist primarily of compensation and related costs (including stock-based compensation expense) for sales and marketing personnel engaged in sales and licensee support, marketing programs, public relations, promotional materials, travel, and trade show expenses. General and administrative expenses consist primarily of compensation and related costs (including stock-based compensation expense) for management, information technology, finance and legal personnel, legal fees and expenses, facilities costs, and professional services. Our general and administrative expenses, other than facilities-related expenses and fringe benefits, are not allocated to other expense line items.
Selling, general and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2023 were $233.4 million as compared to $217.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, an increase of $16.0 million, or 7%. The increase was primarily due to increases in stock-based compensation expense and cloud computing expense.
Depreciation Expense
Depreciation expense was $16.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, as compared to $20.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, a decrease of $3.9 million, or 19%. The decrease was primarily due to certain fixed assets being fully depreciated during the fourth quarter of 2022 as well as during 2023.
Amortization Expense
Amortization expense for the year ended December 31, 2023 was $57.8 million, as compared to $62.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, a decrease of $4.4 million, or 7%. The decrease was primarily due to certain intangible assets becoming fully amortized in 2023, which was partially offset by new amortization expense as a result of the Vewd Acquisition in July 2022.
As a result of previous mergers and acquisitions, we anticipate that amortization expenses will continue to be a significant expense over the next several years. See Note 8—Goodwill impairment and Intangible Assets, Net of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional detail.
Stock-based Compensation Expense
The following table sets forth our stock-based compensation (“SBC”) expense for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 (in thousands):
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| Cost of revenue, excluding depreciation and amortization of intangible assets | $ | 3,466 | $ | 2,906 | |||
| Research and development | 25,276 | 21,561 | |||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 40,789 | 20,836 | |||||
| Total stock-based compensation | $ | 69,531 | $ | 45,303 |
Stock-based compensation include restricted stock units, employee stock options and purchases made under our employee stock purchase plan (“ESPP”). The increase in SBC expense for the year ended December 31, 2023, when compared to the prior year, was primarily a result of granting restricted stock units to an increased number of employees resulting from the Vewd Acquisition and certain insourcing activity, and due to incremental compensation cost recognized from the conversion of employee equity awards in connection with the Spin-Off. In addition, for the year ended December 31, 2022, we recognized $6.9 million of SBC expense in operating results as part of the corporate and shared functional employees’ expenses allocation.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
As a result of optimizing our global real estate footprint and decisions to vacate and sublease an office building following the Spin-Off, we recorded non-cash impairment charges of $7.7 million to reduce the carrying amount of certain operating lease
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right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and property and equipment, including leasehold improvements, during the year ended December 31, 2022. We determined that we may not be able to fully recover the carrying amount of the leased building due to a change in the manner in which the building is being used, an expected decrease in the market price of the leased asset, along with expected delays in subleasing the space based on the current real estate leasing market.
As a result of continuing to optimize our global real estate footprint and decisions to vacate and sublease certain offices following the Spin-Off, we recorded non-cash impairment charges of $1.7 million to reduce the carrying amount of certain ROU assets and property and equipment, including leasehold improvements, during the year ended December 31, 2023. We determined that we may not be able to fully recover the carrying amount of the leased offices due to how the offices are being used, a significant decrease in the expected market price of the leased asset, and expected delays in subleasing the space based on the current real estate leasing market.
Goodwill Impairment
During the three months ended September 30, 2022, indicators of potential impairment for the Product reporting unit of our Former Parent were identified such that management concluded it was more-likely-than-not that goodwill was impaired and a quantitative interim goodwill impairment assessment should be performed as of September 30, 2022. Indicators of potential impairment included a sustained decline in our Former Parent’s stock price during the second half of the third quarter of 2022 reflective of rising interest rates and continued decline in macroeconomic conditions. We proceeded to perform a fair value analysis of the Product reporting unit using the market capitalization approach. Under this approach, we estimated the fair value of the Product reporting unit as of September 30, 2022 using quoted market prices of our common stock over its first ten trading days following the Separation, and a control premium representing the estimated synergies a market participant would achieve upon obtaining control of Xperi. As a result of the fair value analysis, we recognized a goodwill impairment charge of $354.0 million during the three months ended September 30, 2022.
During the three months ended December 31, 2022, sufficient indicators of potential impairment were identified such that management concluded it was more-likely-than-not that goodwill was impaired and a quantitative interim goodwill impairment test should be performed as of December 31, 2022. Indicators of potential impairment included a significant, sustained decline in the trading price of our common stock during the fourth quarter of 2022. We proceeded to perform a fair value analysis of the Product reporting unit (our sole reporting unit) using the market capitalization approach. Under this approach, we estimated the fair value as of December 31, 2022 using quoted market prices of our common stock as of December 30, 2022, the last trading date of 2022, and a control premium representing the estimated synergies a market participant would achieve upon obtaining control of Xperi. As a result of the fair value analysis, a goodwill impairment charge of $250.6 million was recognized during the three months ended December 31, 2022. As a result of this impairment charge, our goodwill balance was reduced to $0 as of December 31, 2022.
We did not recognize a goodwill impairment charge for the year ended December 31, 2023.
Other (Expense) Income, Net
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| Other (expense) income, net | $ | (9 | ) | $ | 1,815 | $ | (1,824 | ) | (100 | )% |
Other (expense) income, net, for the year ended December 31, 2023 was insignificant, as compared to the $1.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. Other (expense) income, net, was lower in 2023 principally due to higher foreign exchange transaction losses recognized as well as the interest expense on debt incurred in connection with the Vewd Acquisition discussed below in Liquidity and Capital Resources, partially offset by an increase in interest income from significant financing components from revenue contracts executed and gains recognized on derivatives not designated as hedge instruments in 2023.
Provision for Income Taxes
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| Provision for income taxes | $ | 10,042 | $ | 13,589 | $ | (3,547 | ) | (26 | )% |
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For the year ended December 31, 2023, we recorded an income tax expense of $10.0 million on a pretax loss of $129.6 million, which resulted in an effective tax rate of (7.7)%. The income tax expense of $10.0 million was primarily related to foreign withholding taxes of $10.5 million, U.S. federal income taxes of $1.4 million, and foreign income tax expense of $8.3 million, partially offset by a tax benefit from an internal sale of intangible assets of $10.3 million.
For the year ended December 31, 2022, we recorded an income tax expense of $13.6 million on a pretax loss of $747.6 million, which resulted in an effective tax rate of (1.8)%. The income tax expense of $13.6 million was primarily related to foreign withholding taxes of $10.2 million, state income taxes of $1.6 million, and foreign income tax expense of $7.2 million, partially offset by a tax benefit due to an impairment of goodwill of $5.0 million.
Our income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 was calculated on a separate return basis as if we would file our tax return for the full twelve months in each year. However, activities for periods prior to the Separation Date are generally reported on U.S. income tax returns filed by our Former Parent. Because of this, income tax expense presented in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for periods prior to the Separation was not necessarily representative of the taxes that arose when we filed our income tax returns for the year ended December 31, 2022. In the future, under the Tax Matters Agreement, our Former Parent may utilize certain of our tax attributes generated during pre-Separation periods to reduce its tax liability for tax years ended December 31, 2022 and earlier. If our Former Parent should use such attributes, this would require an adjustment to our tax accounts.
At December 31, 2023, our 2019 through 2023 tax years are generally open and subject to potential examination in one or more jurisdictions. In addition, in the United States, any net operating losses or credits that were generated in prior years but not yet fully utilized in a year that is closed under the statute of limitations may also be subject to examination.
The need for a valuation allowance requires an assessment of both positive and negative evidence when determining whether it is more-likely-than-not that deferred tax assets are recoverable. Such assessment is required on a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction basis. In making such assessment, significant weight is given to evidence that can be objectively verified. After considering both positive and negative evidence to assess the recoverability of our net deferred tax assets, we determined that it was unlikely that we would realize a portion of our federal, certain state and certain foreign deferred tax assets. We intend to continue maintaining a valuation allowance on our federal deferred tax assets until there is sufficient evidence to support the reversal of all or some portion of these allowances. Release of the valuation allowance would result in the recognition of certain federal deferred tax assets and a decrease to income tax expense for the period the release is recorded. The exact timing and amount of the valuation allowance release depends on the level of profitability that we are able to achieve.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The following table presents selected financial information related to our liquidity and significant sources and uses of cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 and for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022:
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| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 142,085 | (1) | $ | 160,127 | ||
| Current ratio | 1.9 | 2.2 |
(1) Excludes $12.3 million of cash and cash equivalents classified as held for sale at December 31, 2023.
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| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | $ | 62 | $ | (28,445 | ) | |||
| Net cash used in investing activities | $ | (12,933 | ) | $ | (64,846 | ) | ||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | $ | 7,052 | $ | 135,751 |
Our primary sources of liquidity and capital resources are our cash on hand including cash provided by the Former Parent prior to the Separation. Cash and cash equivalents were $154.4 million, including $12.3 million classified as held-for-sale in connection with the Divestiture, at December 31, 2023, a decrease of $5.7 million from $160.1 million at December 31, 2022. This decrease resulted primarily from $12.7 million of capital expenditures, and $4.9 million in payment of withholding taxes on net share settlement of equity awards, partially offset by $11.9 million in proceeds received from the issuance of common stock under the ESPP.
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Our material cash requirements include the following contractual and other obligations.
Leases
We have lease arrangements for office and research facilities, data centers and office equipment. As of December 31, 2023, fixed lease payment obligations amounted to $49.9 million, with $16.8 million payable within 12 months. See Note 10—Leases of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on lease obligations and maturities.
Long-Term Debt
As of December 31, 2023, we had outstanding long-term debt in an aggregate principal amount of $50.0 million, which is due on July 1, 2025. We may, at any time and on any one or more occasions, prepay all or any portion of the outstanding principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, without premium or penalty. Future interest payments associated with the debt total $4.5 million, with $3.0 million payable within 12 months.
Purchase Obligations
Our purchase obligations primarily consist of noncancelable obligations related to advertising, engineering services and internet and telecommunications services. As of December 31, 2023, we had purchase obligations of $143.2 million, with $44.2 million payable within 12 months. These purchase obligations represent commitments under enforceable and legally binding agreements, and do not represent the entire anticipated purchases in the future. See Note 11—Commitments and Contingencies of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on our purchase obligations.
Income Tax Payable
As of December 31, 2023, we had accrued $9.6 million of unrecognized tax benefits in long-term income taxes payable related to uncertain tax positions, which included $0.4 million of accrued interest and penalties. At this time, we are unable to reasonably estimate the timing of the long-term payments or the amount by which the liability will increase or decrease over time.
Cash Flows
Cash Flows From Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operations was $0.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, primarily due to our net loss of $139.7 million and a decrease in deferred income taxes of $8.6 million, offset by non-cash items such as depreciation expense of $16.6 million, amortization of intangible assets of $57.8 million, stock-based compensation expense of $69.5 million, impairment of long-lived assets of $1.7 million, and $2.0 million of changes in operating assets and liabilities.
Net cash used by operations was $28.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, primarily due to our net loss of $761.2 million and $6.0 million in changes in operating assets and liabilities being adjusted for non-cash items of depreciation of $20.5 million, amortization of intangible assets of $62.2 million, stock-based compensation of $45.3 million, goodwill impairment of $604.6 million and impairment of long-lived assets of $7.7 million.
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities was $12.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, which was primarily related to capital expenditures.
Net cash used in investing activities was $64.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, primarily related to net cash paid of $50.5 million for the Vewd Acquisition, and capital expenditures of $14.2 million.
Capital Expenditures
Our capital expenditures for property, plant, and equipment consist primarily of purchases of computer hardware and software (including capitalized internal use software), information systems, production and test equipment. We expect capital expenditures in 2024 to be approximately $20.0 million. These expenditures are expected to be financed with existing cash and
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cash equivalents. There can be no assurance that current expectations will be realized and plans are subject to change upon further review of our capital expenditure needs.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities was $7.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, primarily due to $11.9 million in proceeds from the issuance of common stock under the ESPP, offset by $4.9 million in payment of withholding taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards.
Net cash provided by financing activities was $135.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 consisting primarily of $52.8 million of net transfers from the Former Parent and $83.2 million of net proceeds from capital contributions by the Former Parent.
Long-term Debt
In connection with the Vewd acquisition on July 1, 2022, we issued a senior unsecured promissory note (the “Promissory Note”) to the sellers of Vewd in the principal amount of $50.0 million. Indebtedness outstanding under the Promissory Note bears an interest rate of 6.00% per annum, payable in cash on a quarterly basis. If a certain qualified spin-off transaction occurs, the interest rate will be increased to the greater of (a) 6.00% and (b) the sum of (i) the highest interest rate payable under any credit facility or bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments where we or any guarantor borrows money or guarantees obligations on a secured basis on or after the date of such spin-off transaction, plus (ii) 2.00%. It was determined that the Spin-Off completed on October 1, 2022 did not trigger any change in the interest rate of the debt. The Promissory Note matures on July 1, 2025. We may, at any time and on any one or more occasions, prepay all or any portion of the outstanding principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, under the Promissory Note without premium or penalty. In addition, the Promissory Note has mandatory prepayment provisions upon certain change of control or asset sale events.
At December 31, 2023, $50.0 million was outstanding under the Promissory Note with an annual interest rate of 6.0%. Interest is payable quarterly. Under the Promissory Note agreement, we are obligated to make a balloon principal payment of $50.0 million in July 2025.
Following the Separation from our Former Parent, our capital structure and sources of liquidity changed significantly. We no longer participate in cash management and funding arrangements facilitated by the Former Parent. At the time of the Spin-Off, our Former Parent capitalized us such that we carried an amount of cash and cash equivalents of over $180.0 million.
Our current cash and cash equivalents balance is expected to be sufficient to support our operations, capital expenditures and income tax payments, in addition to any investments and other capital allocation needs, for at least the next 12 months from the issuance date of these financial statements.
Poor financial results, unanticipated expenses, unanticipated acquisitions of technologies or businesses or unanticipated strategic investments could give rise to additional financing requirements sooner than we expect. There can be no assurance that equity or debt financing will be available when needed or, if available, that such equity financing will be on terms satisfactory to us and not dilutive to our then-current stockholders or that debt financing will not impose significant restrictions on the operation of our business.
We may supplement our short-term liquidity needs with access to capital markets, if necessary, and strategic cost savings initiatives. Our access to capital markets may be constrained and our cost of borrowing may increase under certain business and market conditions, and our liquidity is subject to various risks including the risks identified in “Risk Factors” included in Item 1A of this Form 10-K.
Critical Accounting Estimates
Management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements. These financial statements have been prepared in conformity with GAAP in the United States which requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. By their nature, these estimates and judgments are subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty. We evaluate our estimates based on our historical experience and various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. These estimates relate to revenue recognition, the assessment of recoverability of goodwill and intangible assets, business combinations, recognition and measurement of deferred income tax
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assets and liabilities, the assessment of unrecognized tax benefits, and others. Actual results could differ from those estimates, and material effects on our operating results and financial position may result.
We believe the following accounting estimates are most critical to understanding our consolidated financial statements. See Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Note 3—Revenue of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a full description of our accounting policies.
Revenue recognition
We derive the majority of our revenue from the licensing of our technologies to customers. Generally, revenue is recognized upon transfer of control of promised products, services, or licensing of our technologies to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration that we expect to receive in exchange for those products, services and licensing of the technologies. The primary judgments include estimating licensees’ quarterly royalties prior to receiving the royalty reports, estimating variable consideration, identifying the performance obligations in the contract, determining stand-alone selling price and the transaction price, and allocating consideration in an arrangement with multiple performance obligations.
We generally recognize royalty revenue from per-unit or per-subscriber licenses based on units shipped or manufactured, or number of subscribers. Revenue is recognized in the period in which the customer’s sales, production or usage are estimated to have occurred. This may result in an adjustment to revenue when actual sales, production or usage are subsequently reported by the customer, generally in the month or quarter following sales, production or usage. Estimating customers’ quarterly royalties and license fees prior to receiving the customer reports requires us to make significant assumptions and judgments related to forecasted trends and growth rates used to estimate quantities shipped or manufactured by customers or the number of subscribers, which could have a material impact on the amount of revenue we report on a quarterly basis.
Business combinations
The valuation of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in an acquisition under Accounting Standard Codification Topic 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”) requires management to make significant estimates and assumptions. Critical estimates in determining the fair value of certain intangible assets include, but are not limited to: future expected cash flows from customer contracts, customer lists, and acquired developed technologies and patents; competitive trends and market comparables; brand awareness and market position, as well as assumptions about the period of time the brand will continue to be used in our product portfolio; and discount rates. For additional information, refer to Note 7—Acquisitions and Divestitures of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Impairment of intangible assets
Identified finite-lived intangible assets consist of acquired patents, existing technology, customer relationships, trademarks and trade names, non-compete agreements resulting from acquisitions, and acquired patents under asset purchase agreements. Our identified intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives, ranging from 1 to 10 years. We make judgments about the recoverability of finite-lived intangible assets whenever facts and circumstances indicate that the useful life is shorter than originally estimated or that the carrying amount of assets may not be recoverable. If such facts and circumstances exist, we assess recoverability by comparing the projected undiscounted net cash flows associated with the related asset or group of assets over their remaining lives against their respective carrying amounts. Impairments, if any, are based on the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of those assets. If the useful life is shorter than originally estimated, we would accelerate the rate of amortization and amortize the remaining carrying value over the new shorter useful life.
For identified indefinite-lived intangible assets resulting from acquisitions, we evaluate their carrying value on an annual basis, and an impairment charge would be recognized to the extent that the carrying amount of such assets exceeds their estimated fair value.
Accounting for income taxes
We must make certain estimates and judgments in determining income tax expense for financial statement purposes. These estimates and judgments are used in the calculation of tax credits, tax benefits and deductions, and in the calculation of tax assets and liabilities. Significant changes to these estimates may result in an increase or decrease to our tax provision in a subsequent period.
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We must assess the likelihood that we will be able to recover our deferred tax assets. If recovery is not likely on a more-likely-than-not basis, we must increase our provision for income taxes by recording a valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets. Should there be a change in our ability to recover our deferred tax assets, our provision for income taxes would fluctuate in the period of the change.
We account for uncertain tax positions in accordance with authoritative guidance related to income taxes. The calculation of our unrecognized tax benefits involves dealing with uncertainties in the application of complex tax regulations. As such, we are required to make many subjective assumptions and judgments regarding our income tax exposures. We record unrecognized tax benefits for anticipated tax audit issues in the U.S. and other tax jurisdictions based on our estimate of whether, and the extent to which, additional tax liabilities are more-likely-than-not assuming the tax authorities have full knowledge of all relevant information. If we ultimately determine that the tax liabilities are unnecessary, we reverse the liabilities and recognize a tax benefit during the period in which it occurs. This may occur for a variety of reasons, such as the expiration of the statute of limitations on a particular tax return or the completion of an examination by the relevant tax authority. We record an additional charge in our provision for taxes in the period in which we determine that the recorded unrecognized tax benefits are less than the expected ultimate settlement.
Our policy is to classify accrued interest and penalties related to the accrued liability for unrecognized tax benefits in the provision for income taxes. For the year ended December 31, 2023, we recognized interest and penalties of $0.3 million related to unrecognized tax benefits, whereas interest and penalties were immaterial for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021. See Note 14—Income Taxes of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional detail.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a full description of recent accounting pronouncements including the respective expected dates of adoption.
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FY 2022 10-K MD&A
SEC filing source: 0000950170-23-006053.
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion is intended to promote understanding of the results of operations and financial condition and should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto. This discussion may contain forward-looking statements that reflect the plans, estimates and beliefs of Xperi. The words “plans,” “expects,” “will,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “intends,” “projects,” “estimates” or other words of similar meaning and similar expressions, among others, generally identify “forward-looking statements,” which speak only as of the date the statements were made. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including those set forth under Item 1A, “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this report. We disclaim and do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, except as required by applicable law.
This section of this Form 10-K generally discusses 2022 and 2021 items and year-to-year comparisons between 2022 and 2021. Discussions of 2020 items and year-to-year comparisons between 2021 and 2020 that are not included in this Form 10-K can be found in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Registration Statement on Form 10, filed with the SEC on September 14, 2022 (the “Form 10”), which is available free of charge on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and our Investor Relations website at investor.xperi.com.
Business Overview
On December 18, 2019, Xperi Corporation (“Pre-Merger Xperi”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization (the “Merger Agreement”) with TiVo Corporation (“Pre-Merger TiVo”) to combine in an all-stock merger of equals transaction (the “Mergers”). Immediately following the consummation of the Mergers on June 1, 2020 (the “Merger Date”), Xperi Holding Corporation (“Xperi Holding,” “Adeia,” or the “Former Parent”), a Delaware corporation founded in December 2019 under the name “XRAY-TWOLF HoldCo Corporation,” became the parent company of both Pre-Merger Xperi and Pre-Merger TiVo.
Following the Mergers, Xperi Holding announced plans to separate into two independent publicly-traded companies (the “Separation”), one comprising its intellectual property (“IP”) licensing business and one comprising its product business (“Xperi Product”). On October 1, 2022, Xperi Holding completed the Separation (the “Spin-Off”) through a pro-rata distribution (the “Distribution”) of all of the outstanding common stock of its product-related business (“Xperi”, “we”, “our”, or the “Company”) to the stockholders of record of Xperi Holding as of the close of business on September 21, 2022, the record date (the “Record Date”) for the Distribution. Each Xperi Holding stockholder of record received four shares of Xperi common stock, $0.001 par value, for every ten shares of Xperi Holding common stock, $0.001 par value, held by such stockholder as of the close of business on the Record Date. Cash was paid in lieu of any fractional shares of Xperi common stock. Our Former Parent distributed 42,023,632 shares of Xperi common stock in the Distribution, which was effective on October 1, 2022. As a result of the Distribution, Xperi became an independent, publicly-traded company and its common stock is listed under the symbol “XPER” on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). In connection with the Separation and the Distribution, our Former Parent was renamed and continues as Adeia Inc. and also changed its stock symbol to “ADEA” on the Nasdaq Global Select Market.
We are a leading consumer and entertainment technology company. We believe we create extraordinary experiences at home and on the go for millions of consumers around the world, elevating content and how audiences connect with it in a way that is more intelligent, immersive and personal. Powering smart devices, connected cars, entertainment experiences and more, we have created a unified ecosystem that reaches highly engaged consumers, uncovering significant new business opportunities, now and in the future. Our technologies are integrated into consumer devices and media platforms worldwide, driving increased value for partners, customers and consumers. We operate in one reportable business segment and currently group our business into four categories based on the markets served: Pay-TV, Consumer Electronics, Connected Car and Media Platform. Headquartered in Silicon Valley with operations around the world, we have approximately 2,100 employees and more than 35 years of operating experience.
COVID-19 Impact
The COVID-19 pandemic has had, and may continue to have, an adverse impact on our business. The impact to date has included periods of significant volatility in markets we serve, in particular the automotive and broad consumer electronics markets. Additionally, the pandemic has caused some challenges and delays in acquiring new customers and executing license renewals. These factors have negatively impacted our financial condition and results of operations, contributed to an impairment of our long-lived assets, including goodwill, and may result in increased credit losses and impairments of investments in other companies.
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Our operations, particularly per-unit and variable-fee based revenue, will continue to be susceptible to the volatility, labor shortages, supply chain constraints, high energy prices and inflation, and potential market downturns precipitated by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the current challenging macroeconomic environment. Further discussion of the potential impacts on our business from the COVID-19 pandemic is provided under Part I, Item 1A – Risk Factors.
Basis of Presentation
Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States (“U.S.”) and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
During the three months ended September 30, 2022, all of the assets and liabilities of the Xperi Product business had been transferred to a legal entity (the “Transfer”) under the common control of Xperi. Subsequent to this Transfer and through December 31, 2022, our financial statements and accompanying notes are prepared on a consolidated basis and include the financial statements of Xperi and its subsidiaries in which Xperi has a controlling financial interest. All intercompany balances and transactions are eliminated in consolidation. Prior to the Transfer, the financial statements and accompanying notes of the Xperi Product business were prepared on a combined basis and were derived from the consolidated financial statements and accounting records of the Former Parent as we were not historically held by a single legal entity.
For a detailed discussion of the basis of presentation, refer to “Note 1 – The Company and Basis of Presentation” of Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Key Metrics
In evaluating our financial condition and operating performance, we focus on revenue and cash flow from operations. For the year ended December 31, 2022 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2021:
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Revenue increased by $15.8 million, representing a 3% increase for the year ended December 31, 2022, compared to the prior year. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in Consumer Electronics revenue driven by settling a contract dispute and entering into a new licensing agreement with a large mobile imaging customer, as well as an increase in Media Platform revenue from higher monetization and from the mid-year acquisition of Vewd. These increases were partially offset by overall declines in Pay TV, as declines in legacy guide and DVR platform revenue was somewhat offset by increases in IPTV solutions, and in Connected Car, as lower HD Radio revenue from reduced vehicle unit production was partially offset by increases from the DTS AutoStage and DTS AutoSense solutions.
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Net cash from operating activities decreased by $5.0 million resulting primarily from acquisition-related transaction costs, severance and retention expenses and more cash paid for taxes in 2022.
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Results of Operations
Revenue
We derive the majority of our revenue from licensing our technology and solutions to customers. For our revenue recognition policy including descriptions of revenue-generating activities, refer to “Note 4 – Revenue” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
The following table presents our historical operating results for the periods indicated as a percentage of revenue:
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| Revenue | 100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % | ||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue, excluding depreciation and amortization of intangible assets | 24 | 26 | 21 | |||||||||
| Research and development | 43 | 40 | 43 | |||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 43 | 41 | 46 | |||||||||
| Depreciation expense | 4 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||
| Amortization expense | 12 | 22 | 26 | |||||||||
| Impairment of long-lived assets | 2 | — | — | |||||||||
| Goodwill impairment | 121 | — | — | |||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 249 | 133 | 141 | |||||||||
| Operating loss | (149 | ) | (33 | ) | (41 | ) | ||||||
| Other income, net | — | — | — | |||||||||
| Loss before taxes | (149 | ) | (33 | ) | (41 | ) | ||||||
| Provision for (benefit from) income taxes | 3 | 4 | (3 | ) | ||||||||
| Net loss | (152 | )% | (37 | )% | (38 | )% |
The following table sets forth our revenue by year (in thousands, except for percentages):
| Years Ended December 31, | 2022 vs. 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | Increase | % Change | ||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 502,260 | $ | 486,483 | $ | 376,101 | $ | 15,777 | 3 | % |
The $15.8 million or 3% increase in revenue for the year ended December 31, 2022, compared to the prior year, was primarily attributable to an increase in Consumer Electronics revenue driven by settling a contract dispute and entering into a new licensing agreement with a large mobile imaging customer, as well as an increase in Media Platform revenue from higher monetization and from the mid-year acquisition of Vewd. These increases were partially offset by overall declines in Pay TV, as declines in legacy guide and DVR platform revenue was somewhat offset by increases in IPTV solutions, and in Connected Car, as lower HD Radio revenue from reduced vehicle unit production was partially offset by increases from the DTS AutoStage and DTS AutoSense solutions.
Cost of Revenue, Excluding Depreciation and Amortization of Intangible Assets
Cost of revenue, excluding depreciation and amortization of intangible assets, consists primarily of employee-related costs, royalties paid to third parties, hardware product-related costs, maintenance costs and an allocation of facilities costs, as well as service center and other expenses related to providing our technology solution offerings and non-recurring engineering (“NRE”) services.
Cost of revenue, excluding depreciation and amortization of intangible assets, for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $122.9 million, as compared to $125.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, a decrease of $2.7 million. This decrease was primarily attributable to lower hardware product-related costs due to a decline in hardware product sales in 2022.
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Research and Development
Research, development and other related costs (“R&D expense”) are comprised primarily of employee-related costs, stock-based compensation expense, engineering consulting expenses associated with new product and technology development, product commercialization, quality assurance and testing costs, as well as costs related to patent applications and examinations, reverse engineering, materials, supplies, and an allocation of facilities costs. All research, development and other related costs are expensed as incurred.
R&D expense for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $216.4 million as compared to $194.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, an increase of $21.5 million. The increase was primarily due to increased number of employees, primarily due to the MobiTV Acquisition in May 2021 and the Vewd Acquisition in July 2022, as well as increased bonus expense driven by higher bonus percentage attainment related to separation.
We believe that a significant level of R&D expense will be required for us to remain competitive in the future.
Selling, General and Administrative
Selling expenses consist primarily of compensation and related costs for sales and marketing personnel engaged in sales and licensee support, marketing programs, public relations, promotional materials, travel, trade show expenses, and stock-based compensation expense. General and administrative expenses consist primarily of compensation and related costs for general management, information technology, finance personnel, legal fees and expenses, facilities costs, stock-based compensation expense, and professional services. Our general and administrative expenses, other than facilities-related expenses, are not allocated to other expense line items.
Selling, general and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2022 were $217.4 million, as compared to $199.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, an increase of $17.5 million. The increase was primarily due to transaction and integration costs related to the Vewd Acquisition and an increase in bonus expense driven by higher bonus percentage attainment related to separation.
Depreciation Expense
Depreciation expense was $20.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, as compared to $22.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, a decrease of $2.1 million. The decrease was primarily due to certain fixed assets becoming fully depreciated during 2022.
Amortization Expense
Amortization expense for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $62.2 million, as compared to $105.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, a decrease of $43.1 million. The decrease was due to certain intangible assets becoming fully amortized in the fourth quarter of 2021, partially offset by new amortization expense as a result of the Vewd Acquisition in July 2022.
As a result of previous mergers and acquisitions, we anticipate that amortization expenses will continue to be a significant expense over the next several years. See “Note 10—Goodwill and Identified Intangible Assets” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional detail.
Stock-based Compensation Expense
The following table sets forth our stock-based compensation (“SBC”) expense for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 (in thousands):
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| Cost of revenue, excluding depreciation and amortization of intangible assets | $ | 2,906 | $ | 1,972 | $ | 585 | |||||
| Research and development | 21,561 | 17,914 | 11,383 | ||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 20,836 | 13,623 | 7,215 | ||||||||
| Total stock-based compensation | $ | 45,303 | $ | 33,509 | $ | 19,183 |
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Stock-based compensation awards include restricted stock awards and units, employee stock purchase plan (“ESPP”) purchases and employee stock options. The increase in stock-based compensation for the year ended December 31, 2022, compared to the prior year, was primarily a result of the vesting of restricted stock awards made to an increased number of employees resulting from the Mergers, the MobiTV Acquisition, the Vewd Acquisition and certain insourcing activity, and secondarily due to incremental compensation cost recognized related to the conversion of employee equity awards during the Spin-Off. For a detailed discussion on incremental SBC cost related to the Spin-Off, refer to Note 13 and Note 14 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
As a result of consolidating our global real estate footprint and a decision to sublease a recently vacated office building, we recorded non-cash impairment charges of $7.7 million to reduce the carrying amount of certain operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and property and equipment, including leasehold improvements, during the year ended December 31, 2022. We determined that we may not be able to fully recover the carrying amount of the leased building due to a change in the manner in which the building is being used, a significant decrease in the expected market price of the leased asset, and expected delays in subleasing the space based on the current real estate leasing market.
We expect additional impairment charges related to operating lease ROU assets in the first half of 2023 based on current plans to reduce our real estate footprint.
We did not recognize an asset impairment charge for the year ended December 31, 2021.
Goodwill Impairment
During the three months ended December 31, 2022, sufficient indicators of potential impairment were identified such that management concluded it was more-likely-than-not that goodwill was impaired and a quantitative interim goodwill impairment test should be performed as of December 31, 2022. Indicators of potential impairment included a significant, sustained decline in the trading price of our common stock during the fourth quarter of 2022. We proceeded to perform a fair value analysis of the Product reporting unit (our sole reporting unit) using the market capitalization approach. Under this approach, we estimated the fair value as of December 31, 2022 using quoted market prices of our common stock as of December 30, 2022, the last trading date of 2022, and a control premium representing the estimated synergies a market participant would achieve upon obtaining control of Xperi. As a result of the fair value analysis, a goodwill impairment charge of $250.6 million was recognized during the three months ended December 31, 2022. As a result of this impairment charge, our goodwill balance was reduced to $0 as of December 31, 2022.
During the three months ended September 30, 2022, indicators of potential impairment for the Product reporting unit of our Former Parent were identified such that management concluded it was more-likely-than-not that goodwill was impaired and a quantitative interim goodwill impairment assessment should be performed as of September 30, 2022. Indicators of potential impairment included a sustained decline in our Former Parent’s stock price during the second half of the third quarter of 2022 reflective of rising interest rates and continued decline in macroeconomic conditions. We proceeded to perform a fair value analysis of the Product reporting unit using the market capitalization approach. Under this approach, we estimated the fair value of the Product reporting unit as of September 30, 2022 using quoted market prices of our common stock over its first ten trading days following the Separation, and a control premium representing the estimated synergies a market participant would achieve upon obtaining control of Xperi. As a result of the fair value analysis, we recognized a goodwill impairment charge of $354.0 million during the three months ended September 30, 2022.
We did not recognize a goodwill impairment charge for the year ended December 31, 2021.
Other Income (Expense), Net
Other income, net, for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $1.8 million, as compared to other income, net, of $1.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. Other income, net, was higher in 2022 principally due to an increase in interest payments from past due royalties received, partially offset by the interest expense on debt incurred in connection with the Vewd acquisition discussed below in Liquidity and Capital Resources.
Provision for (benefit from) Income Taxes
For the year ended December 31, 2022, we recorded an income tax expense of $13.6 million on a pretax loss of $747.6 million, which resulted in an effective tax rate of (1.8)%. The income tax expense of $13.6 million was primarily related to foreign
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withholding taxes of $10.2 million, state income taxes of $1.6 million, and foreign income tax expense of $7.2 million, partially offset by a tax benefit due to an impairment of goodwill of $5.0 million.
For the year ended December 31, 2021, we recorded an income tax expense of $18.8 million on a pretax loss of $160.2 million, which resulted in an effective tax rate of (11.8)%. The income tax expense of $18.8 million was primarily related to foreign withholding taxes of $9.5 million and foreign income tax expense of $7.9 million. Foreign income tax expense of $7.9 million was primarily due to an increase in valuation allowance of $7.1 million on the deferred tax assets of the UK subsidiary and a $1.4 million tax on a one-time foreign dividend distribution.
Our income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 was calculated on a separate return basis as if we would file our tax return for the full twelve months in each year. However, activities for periods prior to the Separation Date are generally reported on U.S. income tax returns filed by our Former Parent. Because of this, income tax expense presented in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for periods prior to the Separation is not necessarily representative of the taxes that may arise in the future when we file our income tax returns independent from the Former Parent's returns. In the future, under the Tax Matters Agreement, our Former Parent may utilize certain of our tax attributes generated during pre-Separation periods to reduce its tax liability for tax years ended December 31, 2022 and earlier. If our Former Parent should use such attributes, this would require an adjustment to our tax accounts.
At December 31, 2022, our 2018 through 2022 tax years are generally open and subject to potential examination in one or more jurisdictions. In addition, in the United States, any net operating losses or credits that were generated in prior years but not yet fully utilized in a year that is closed under the statute of limitations may also be subject to examination.
The need for a valuation allowance requires an assessment of both positive and negative evidence when determining whether it is more-likely-than-not that deferred tax assets are recoverable. Such assessment is required on a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction basis. In making such assessment, significant weight is given to evidence that can be objectively verified. After considering both positive and negative evidence to assess the recoverability of our net deferred tax assets, we determined that it was unlikely that we would realize a portion of our federal, certain state and certain foreign deferred tax assets. We intend to continue maintaining a valuation allowance on our federal deferred tax assets until there is sufficient evidence to support the reversal of all or some portion of these allowances. Release of the valuation allowance would result in the recognition of certain federal deferred tax assets and a decrease to income tax expense for the period the release is recorded. The exact timing and amount of the valuation allowance release depends on the level of profitability that we are able to achieve.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The following table presents selected financial information related to our liquidity and significant sources and uses of cash and cash equivalents as of and for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020:
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| (in thousands, except for percentages) | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 160,127 | $ | 120,695 | $ | 85,624 | |||||
| Current ratio | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
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| Net cash from operating activities | $ | (28,445 | ) | $ | (23,453 | ) | $ | (23,777 | ) | |||
| Net cash from investing activities | $ | (64,846 | ) | $ | (21,480 | ) | $ | 26,522 | ||||
| Net cash from financing activities | $ | 135,751 | $ | 83,330 | $ | 34,244 |
Our primary sources of liquidity and capital resources are our cash on hand including cash provided by the Former Parent prior to the Separation. Cash and cash equivalents were $160.1 million at December 31, 2022, an increase of $39.4 million from $120.7 million at December 31, 2021. This increase resulted primarily from $52.8 million of net cash transfers from the Former Parent and $83.2 million of net proceeds from capital contributions by the Former Parent, partially offset by $28.4 million in cash used in operating activities and $64.8 million in cash used in investing activities including the acquisition of Vewd in July 2022.
Our material cash requirements include the following contractual and other obligations.
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Leases
We have lease arrangements for office and research facilities, data centers and office equipment. As of December 31, 2022, fixed lease payment obligations amounted to $59.9 million, with $19.9 million payable within 12 months. See “Note 8 – Leases” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on lease obligations and maturities.
Long-Term Debt
As of December 31, 2022, we had outstanding long-term debt in an aggregate principal amount of $50.0 million, which is due on July 1, 2025. We may, at any time and on any one or more occasions, prepay all or any portion of the outstanding principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, without premium or penalty. Future interest payments associated with the debt total $7.5 million, with $3.0 million payable within 12 months.
Purchase Obligations
Our purchase obligations primarily consist of noncancelable obligations related to advertising, engineering services and internet and telecommunications services. As of December 31, 2022, we had purchase obligations of $102.9 million, with $32.7 million payable within 12 months. These purchase obligations represent commitments under enforceable and legally binding agreements, and do not represent the entire anticipated purchases in the future. Additionally, under certain other contractual arrangements, we may be obligated to pay up to $1.3 million, a majority of which is expected to be paid in the next two years, if certain milestones are achieved. See “Note 16 – Commitments and Contingencies” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on our purchase obligations.
Inventory Purchase Commitments
We use contract manufacturers to provide manufacturing services for our products. As of December 31, 2022, we had total purchase commitments for inventory of $1.3 million, all of which were payable within 12 months.
Income Tax Payable
As of December 31, 2022, we had accrued $7.6 million of unrecognized tax benefits in long-term income taxes payable related to uncertain tax positions, which included immaterial accrued interest and penalties. At this time, we are unable to reasonably
estimate the timing of the long-term payments or the amount by which the liability will increase or decrease over time.
Cash Flows
Cash Flows From Operating Activities
Net cash used by operations was $28.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, primarily due to our net loss of $761.2 million and $6.0 million in changes in operating assets and liabilities being adjusted for non-cash items of depreciation of $20.5 million, amortization of intangible assets of $62.2 million, stock-based compensation of $45.3 million, goodwill impairment of $604.6 million and impairment of long-lived assets of $7.7 million. The net loss included approximately $11.4 million of acquisition and separation-related costs, and severance and retention expenses.
Net cash used by operations was $23.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, primarily due to our net loss of $179.1 million, $10.9 million in changes in operating assets and liabilities, and provision for credit losses of $1.0 million, partially offset by a reduction in deferred income taxes of $6.9 million and non-cash items of depreciation of $22.6 million, amortization of intangible assets of $105.3 million, and stock-based compensation expense of $33.5 million. The net loss included $1.4 million of merger-related expenses and $6.5 million of severance and retention expenses incurred in 2021 which were primarily merger-related.
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities was $64.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, primarily related to net cash paid of $50.5 million for the Vewd Acquisition, capital expenditures of $14.2 million and purchases of intangible assets of $0.2 million.
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Net cash used in investing activities was $21.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, primarily related to net cash paid of $12.4 million for the MobiTV Acquisition, capital expenditures of $8.9 million and purchases of intangible assets of $0.2 million.
Capital Expenditures
Our capital expenditures for property, plant, and equipment consist primarily of purchases of computer hardware and software, information systems and production and test equipment. During the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, we spent $14.2 million and $8.9 million on capital expenditures, respectively, and we expect capital expenditures in 2023 to be between $15.0 million and $20.0 million. These expenditures are expected to be financed with existing cash and cash equivalents. There can be no assurance that current expectations will be realized and plans are subject to change upon further review of our capital expenditure needs.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities was $135.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 consisting primarily of $52.8 million of net transfers from the Former Parent and $83.2 million of net proceeds from capital contributions by the Former Parent.
Net cash provided by financing activities was $83.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, principally due to net transfers from the Former Parent.
Long-term Debt
In connection with the Vewd acquisition on July 1, 2022, we issued a senior unsecured promissory note (the “Promissory Note”) to the sellers of Vewd in the principal amount of $50.0 million. Indebtedness outstanding under the Promissory Note bears an interest rate of 6.00% per annum, payable in cash on a quarterly basis. If a certain qualified spin-off transaction occurs, the interest rate will be increased to the greater of (a) 6.00% and (b) the sum of (i) the highest interest rate payable under any credit facility or bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments where we or any guarantor borrows money or guarantees obligations on a secured basis on or after the date of such spin-off transaction, plus (ii) 2.00%. It was determined that the Spin-Off completed on October 1, 2022 did not trigger any change in the interest rate of the debt. The Promissory Note matures on July 1, 2025. We may, at any time and on any one or more occasions, prepay all or any portion of the outstanding principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, under the Promissory Note without premium or penalty. In addition, the Promissory Note has mandatory prepayment provisions upon certain change of control or asset sale events.
At December 31, 2022, $50.0 million was outstanding under the Promissory Note with an annual interest rate of 6.0%. Interest is payable quarterly. Under the Promissory Note agreement, we are obligated to make a balloon principal payment of $50.0 million in 2025.
Following the Separation from the Former Parent, our capital structure and sources of liquidity changed significantly from our historical capital structure and sources of liquidity. Subsequent to the Separation, we no longer participate in cash management and funding arrangements managed by the Former Parent. At the time of the Spin-Off, our Former Parent capitalized us such that we carried an amount of cash and cash equivalents of over $180.0 million.
Our current cash and cash equivalents balance is expected to be sufficient to support our operations, capital expenditures and income tax payments, in addition to any investments and other capital allocation needs, for at least the next 12 months from the issuance date of these financial statements.
Poor financial results, unanticipated expenses, unanticipated acquisitions of technologies or businesses or unanticipated strategic investments could give rise to additional financing requirements sooner than we expect. There can be no assurance that equity or debt financing will be available when needed or, if available, that such equity financing will be on terms satisfactory to us and not dilutive to our then-current stockholders or that debt financing will not impose significant restrictions on the operation of our business.
We plan to supplement this short-term liquidity, if necessary, with access to capital markets. Our access to capital markets may be constrained and our cost of borrowing may increase under certain business and market conditions, and our liquidity is subject to various risks including the risks identified in “Risk Factors” included in Item 1A of this Form 10-K.
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Critical Accounting Estimates
Management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements. These financial statements have been prepared in conformity with GAAP in the United States which requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. By their nature, these estimates and judgments are subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty. We evaluate our estimates based on our historical experience and various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. These estimates relate to revenue recognition, the assessment of recoverability of goodwill and intangible assets, business combinations, recognition and measurement of deferred income tax assets and liabilities, the assessment of unrecognized tax benefits, and others. Actual results could differ from those estimates, and material effects on our operating results and financial position may result.
We believe the following accounting estimates are most critical to understanding our consolidated financial statements. See “Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” and “Note 4 - Revenue” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a full description of our accounting policies.
Revenue recognition
We derive the majority of our revenue from the licensing of our technologies to customers. Generally, revenue is recognized upon transfer of control of promised products, services or technologies to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration that we expect to receive in exchange for those products, services and licensing of the technologies. The primary judgments include estimating licensees’ quarterly royalties prior to receiving the royalty reports, estimating variable consideration, identifying the performance obligations in the contract, determining stand-alone selling price and the transaction price, and allocating consideration in an arrangement with multiple performance obligations.
We generally recognize royalty revenue from per-unit or per-subscriber licenses based on units shipped or manufactured. Revenue is recognized in the period in which the customer’s sales or production are estimated to have occurred. This may result in an adjustment to revenue when actual sales or production are subsequently reported by the customer, generally in the month or quarter following sales or production. Estimating customers’ quarterly royalties prior to receiving the royalty reports requires us to make significant assumptions and judgments related to forecasted trends and growth rates used to estimate quantities shipped or manufactured by customers, which could have a material impact on the amount of revenue we report on a quarterly basis.
Business combinations
The valuation of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination under ASC 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”) requires management to make significant estimates and assumptions. Critical estimates in determining the fair value of certain intangible assets include, but are not limited to: future expected cash flows from customer contracts, customer lists, and acquired developed technologies and patents; competitive trends and market comparables; brand awareness and market position, as well as assumptions about the period of time the brand will continue to be used in our product portfolio; and discount rates. For additional information, refer to “Note 9 – Business Combinations” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets
We perform an annual review of the valuation of goodwill in the fourth quarter, or more often if indicators of impairment exist. Triggering events for impairment reviews may be indicators such as adverse industry or economic trends, restructuring actions, lower projections of profitability, or a sustained decline in our market capitalization. Evaluations of possible impairment and, if applicable, adjustments to carrying values require us to estimate, among other factors, fair market values of our assets, and control premiums of our business. When we conduct our evaluation of goodwill, the fair value of goodwill is assessed using valuation techniques that require significant management estimates and judgment.
In performing the quantitative impairment test for goodwill, the fair value of the reporting unit is compared to its carrying amount. We utilize the market capitalization approach to determine the fair value of a reporting unit. Under the market capitalization approach, the fair value of a reporting unit is estimated based on the trading price of our stock as of the test date, or trading prices over a short period of time immediately prior or subsequent to the test date if such prices more reasonably represent the estimated fair value as of the test date, which is further adjusted by a control premium representing the synergies a market participant would achieve when obtaining control of the business.
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Identified finite-lived intangible assets consist of acquired patents, existing technology, customer relationships, trademarks and trade names, non-compete agreements resulting from business combinations, and acquired patents under asset purchase agreements. Our identified intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives, ranging from 1 to 10 years. We make judgments about the recoverability of finite-lived intangible assets whenever facts and circumstances indicate that the useful life is shorter than originally estimated or that the carrying amount of assets may not be recoverable. If such facts and circumstances exist, we assess recoverability by comparing the projected undiscounted net cash flows associated with the related asset or group of assets over their remaining lives against their respective carrying amounts. Impairments, if any, are based on the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of those assets. If the useful life is shorter than originally estimated, we would accelerate the rate of amortization and amortize the remaining carrying value over the new shorter useful life.
Identified indefinite-lived intangible assets include TiVo trademarks and trade names resulting from business combinations. We evaluate the carrying value of indefinite-lived intangible assets on an annual basis, and an impairment charge would be recognized to the extent that the carrying amount of such assets exceeds their estimated fair value.
Accounting for income taxes
We must make certain estimates and judgments in determining income tax expense for financial statement purposes. These estimates and judgments are used in the calculation of tax credits, tax benefits and deductions, and in the calculation of tax assets and liabilities. Significant changes to these estimates may result in an increase or decrease to our tax provision in a subsequent period.
We must assess the likelihood that we will be able to recover our deferred tax assets. If recovery is not likely on a more-likely-than-not basis, we must increase our provision for income taxes by recording a valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets. Should there be a change in our ability to recover our deferred tax assets, our provision for income taxes would fluctuate in the period of the change.
We account for uncertain tax positions in accordance with authoritative guidance related to income taxes. The calculation of our unrecognized tax benefits involves dealing with uncertainties in the application of complex tax regulations. As such, we are required to make many subjective assumptions and judgments regarding our income tax exposures. We record unrecognized tax benefits for anticipated tax audit issues in the U.S. and other tax jurisdictions based on our estimate of whether, and the extent to which, additional tax liabilities are more-likely-than-not assuming the tax authorities have full knowledge of all relevant information. If we ultimately determine that the tax liabilities are unnecessary, we reverse the liabilities and recognize a tax benefit during the period in which it occurs. This may occur for a variety of reasons, such as the expiration of the statute of limitations on a particular tax return or the completion of an examination by the relevant tax authority. We record an additional charge in our provision for taxes in the period in which we determine that the recorded unrecognized tax benefits are less than the expected ultimate settlement.
Our policy is to classify accrued interest and penalties related to the accrued liability for unrecognized tax benefits in the provision for income taxes. For the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, we recognized insignificant interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits. See “Note 15 - Income Taxes” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional detail.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
See “Note 3 – Recent Accounting Pronouncements” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a full description of recent accounting pronouncements including the respective expected dates of adoption.
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