Oplink Reports Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2013 Financial Results

FREMONT, Calif., Jan. 31, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oplink Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:OPLK), a leading provider of design, integration and optical manufacturing solutions (OMS) for optical networking components, modules and subsystems, today reported its financial results for its second quarter of fiscal year 2013, ended December 30, 2012.

Revenues for the quarter were $45.1 million and GAAP net income was $3.5 million, or $0.18 per diluted share. This compares to revenues of $44.9 million and a GAAP net income of $3.4 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, reported in the prior quarter, and revenues of $43.3 million and GAAP net loss of $1.5 million, or $(0.08) per share, reported in the same period of the prior year.

Non-GAAP net income for the second quarter was $4.6 million, or $0.24 per diluted share, as compared to $5.0 million, or $0.26 per diluted share, reported in the prior quarter, and $2.0 million, or $0.10 per diluted share, reported in the same period of the prior year.

Oplink generated $2.4 million in cash from operations, used $5.7 million for stock repurchases, and $6.9 million for capital expenditures. The Company closed the quarter with cash, cash equivalents and short-term and long-term investments of $166.7 million.

"We are pleased with our solid results in the quarter, with steady revenues in our optics business," commented Joe Liu, Chairman and CEO of Oplink. "We continued to work closely with our customers on optical design-in opportunities while investing in key areas for future growth. Also in the quarter, we announced the commercial availability of our first Smartphone-centric remote interactive plug-n-play alarm and surveillance system, and are encouraged by market feedback from prospective channels and partners. We are optimistic about the business opportunities ahead."

Business Outlook for the Quarter Ending March 31, 2013

For the quarter ending March 31, 2013, the Company expects to report revenues between $42 million and $45 million and GAAP net income per diluted share of approximately $0.09 to $0.15. On a non-GAAP basis, excluding stock compensation, amortization of intangible assets and any other non-cash or non-recurring charges, the Company expects earnings per diluted share of approximately $0.15 to $0.21. GAAP and non-GAAP net income per diluted share for the quarter ending March 31, 2013 assume an effective tax rate of 20%.

Conference Call Information

Oplink will host a corresponding conference call and live webcast at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time on January 31, 2013. The conference call can be accessed by dialing 1-877-941-8416, or 1-480-629-9808 (outside the U.S. and Canada). A live webcast will be available on the Investors section of Oplink's corporate website at www.oplink.com and via replay beginning approximately two hours after the completion of the call until Oplink's announcement of its financial results for the next quarter. An audio replay of the call will also be available to investors beginning at approximately 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time on January 31, 2013 until 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on February 7, 2013, by dialing 1-800-406-7325 or 1-303-590-3030 (outside the U.S. and Canada) and entering pass code 4592343#.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In this earnings release and during the earnings conference call and webcast as described above, Oplink will discuss certain non-GAAP financial measures. Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company's performance, financial position, or cash flows that either excludes or includes amounts that are not normally excluded or included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation between non-GAAP and GAAP measures can be found in the accompanying tables.

Oplink believes that providing these non-GAAP measures to its investors provides investors the benefit of viewing Oplink's performance using the same financial metrics that the management team uses in making many key decisions and evaluating how Oplink's "core operating performance" and its results of operations may look in the future. Oplink defines "core operating performance" as its on-going performance in the ordinary course of its operations. Items that are non-recurring or do not involve cash expenditures, such as one-time tax benefits or charges, impairment charges, restructuring charges, amortization of intangible assets and non-cash compensation related to stock and options, are not included in Oplink's view of "core operating performance."

About Oplink

Incorporated in 1995, Oplink is a leading provider of design, integration and optical manufacturing solutions (OMS) for optical networking components, modules and subsystems. Oplink offers advanced and cost-effective optical-electrical components and subsystem manufacturing through its facilities in Zhuhai and Shanghai, China. In addition, Oplink maintains optical-centric front-end design, application, and customer service functions at its offices in Fremont, California and has research facilities in Zhuhai and Wuhan, China and Hsinchu Science-Based Industrial Park in Taiwan. Oplink's customers include telecommunications, data communications and cable TV equipment manufacturers around the globe. Oplink is committed to providing fully customized, photonic foundry services incorporating its subsystems manufacturing capabilities. To learn more about Oplink, visit its web site at: http://www.oplink.com/.

Cautionary Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements, including without limitation the statements under the heading "Business Outlook for the Quarter Ending March 31, 2013." These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause Oplink's results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including the following risks and uncertainties: (1) possible reductions in customer orders or delays in shipments of products to customers; (2) potential delays in introduction of new Oplink products; (3) Oplink's reliance on a small number of customers for a substantial portion of its revenues; (4) Oplink's reliance on third parties to supply critical components and materials for its products; (5) intense competition in Oplink's target markets and potential pricing pressure that may arise from changing supply or demand conditions in the industry; (6) risks relating to the new Mobile Interactive business, including the risk that the products and services, being new and unproven, may not achieve market acceptance, the risk that Oplink may not be successful in developing adequate sales channels for these products and services, and the risk of write-downs for slow-moving or obsolete inventory ; (7) changes in our effective tax rate, which could reduce our net income; and (8) other risks detailed from time to time in Oplink's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's latest Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K.

The foregoing information represents Oplink's outlook only as of the date of this press release, and Oplink undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new developments or otherwise.

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