DSP Group reports 7% drop in sales, but 36% rise in licensing revenues

DSP Group reports 7% drop in sales, but 36% rise in licensing revenues
By Semiconductor Business News
July 18, 2001 (6:17 p.m. EST)
URL: http://www.eetimes.com/story/OEG20010718S0062

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- DSP Group Inc. announced that second-quarter revenues made plan by increasing 3% over the year-ago quarter to $26.4 million vs $25.7 million in the year-ago period. The gain reflected an increase of 36% in licensing revenues and a drop of 7% in chip sales.

Net income for the three months totaled $5.4 million, down 20% from last year's $6.8 million. Earnings per share came in at 20 cents diluted, down 13% from 23 cents a share in the 2000 quarter.

The company, which develops and licenses high-performance, digital-signal processing cores, was able to execute and deliver on its business plan and meet goals during the last two quarters, despite the continuous uncertainty in the telecommunication and semiconductor sectors, said CEO Eli Ayalon.