Avid released financial results for the first time in nearly two years, following a protracted audit of it historic accounting treatment of software upgrades, dating back to 2009, which were made available to certain of its customers at no-charge.
The company has now completed the audit, and released financial results for both 2012 and 2013. Avid has also released re-stated results for 2009-2011, which reflect the results of the audit.
For the full year 2013, Avid’s revenue was $563.4m, down 11.4% versus the previous year.
GAAP net income for the full year 2013 was $21.2m, down sharply from $92.9m in 2012. Non-GAAP income from continuing operations was $57.2 million or $1.46 per share. The company attributed the decline in revenue and net income to the larger portion of revenue from periods prior to 2011 being amortized in 2012 as compared to 2013 due changes in accounting rules.
The results for 2012 and 2013 are shown below, along with re-stated results from 2009-2011.
“As a result of our restatement and in accordance with GAAP, revenue that had originally been recognized in earlier periods is now being recognized ratably over an extended timeframe,” said Avid EVP and CFO John Frederick. “The amount of revenue earned or to be earned over the entire period of recognition essentially remains unchanged from the amount we historically recognized. There was no change to the cash characteristics of the transactions being restated nor to the Company’s liquidity directly relating to these transactions. As a result of the restatement, the balance sheet reflects a significant increase in deferred revenue, which will be recognized in revenue over a number of years and will provide significant visibility into our future revenues. The revenue recognized from deferred revenue originating in periods prior to 2011 will continue in declining amounts through 2016, creating downward pressure on revenue growth until 2017.”
“We have worked diligently for well over a year on the restatement and are delighted to have completed the process,” said Louis Hernandez, Jr., president and CEO of Avid. “Throughout this period, we have put a premium on maintaining our focus on continued innovation for our customers and reasserting our commitment to being a strategic leader for the media industry with our Avid Everywhere vision. I’m encouraged by the progress we’ve made in executing against our three phase transformational strategy, and specifically with the growth in bookings over the past few quarters. Now that we have completed the restatement process, we are excited to continue our work on the transformation and feel the momentum building.”
Following the filing of Avid’s first quarter 2014 financial report, Avid plans to apply for relisting on the NASDAQ stock exchange, and hopes to be relisted on the NASDAQ stock exchange sometime after becoming current with its SEC reporting obligations. In the interim, Avid stock will continue to trade on OTC Markets — OTC Pink Tier under the trading symbol AVID.
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