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Form 6-K AUDIOCODES LTD For: Jul 27

July 27, 2021 8:02 AM EDT

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 6-K

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

 

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the Month of July 2021

 

Commission file number 0-30070

 

AUDIOCODES LTD.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

1 Hayarden Street • Airport City, Lod 7019900 • ISRAEL

(Address of principal executive office)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

Form 20-F x    Form 40-F ¨

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ____

 

Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders.

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ____

 

Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant’s “home country”), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant’s securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant’s security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.

 

 

 

 

 

On July 27, 2021, AudioCodes Ltd. (the “Registrant”) issued a press release announcing financial results for the second quarter of 2021, the declaration of a semi-annual cash dividend and other matters. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 1 and incorporated by reference herein.

 

The information set forth (a) in the first, second, third and sixth paragraphs following the heading “Details,” and under the headings “Share Buy Back Program” and “Cash Dividend” of and (b) in the condensed consolidated balance sheets, condensed consolidated statements of operations and condensed consolidated statements of cash flows contained in, the press release attached as Exhibit 1 to this Report on Form 6-K are hereby incorporated by reference into (i) the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form F-3ASR, File No. 333-238867; (ii) the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-11894; (iii) the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-13268; (iv) the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-105473; (v) the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-144825; (vi) the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-160330; (vii) the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-170676; (viii) the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-190437; (ix) the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-210438; and (x) the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-230388.

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  AUDIOCODES LTD.
  (Registrant)
     
     
  By: /s/ NIRAN BARUCH
    Niran Baruch
    Vice President Finance and
    Chief Financial Officer

 

Dated: July 27, 2021

 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.   Description
1   Press release, dated July 27, 2021, announcing financial results for the second quarter of 2021, declaration of a semi-annual cash dividend, and other matters.

 

 

Exhibit 1

 

    AudioCodes Press Release

 

P R E S S R E L E A S E

 

Company Contacts    

Niran Baruch,
Chief Financial Officer
AudioCodes

Tel: +972-3-976-4000
[email protected]

 

Roger L. Chuchen

VP, Investor Relations
AudioCodes

Tel: 732-764-2552

Mobile: 347-752-0780

[email protected]

 

AudioCodes Reports Second Quarter 2021 Results and Declares Semi-Annual Dividend of 17 cents per share

 

Lod, Israel – July 27, 2021 - AudioCodes (NASDAQ: AUDC) Press Release

 

Second Quarter Highlights

 

·Quarterly revenues increased by 13.2% year-over-year to $60.6 million; Quarterly service revenues increased by 32.8% year-over-year to $22.8 million.

 

·GAAP results:

 

oQuarterly GAAP gross margin was 69.4%;

 

oQuarterly GAAP operating margin was 16.7%; and

 

oQuarterly GAAP net income was $8.2 million, or $0.24 per diluted share.

 

·Non-GAAP results:

 

oQuarterly Non-GAAP gross margin was 69.7%;

 

oQuarterly Non-GAAP operating margin was 22.4%; and

 

oQuarterly Non-GAAP net income was $12.7 million, or $0.37 per diluted share.

 

·Net cash provided by operating activities was $17.1 million for the quarter.

 

·AudioCodes repurchased 236,544 of its ordinary shares during the quarter at an aggregate cost of $7.1 million.

 

   

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    AudioCodes Press Release

 

Details

 

AudioCodes, a leading vendor of advanced communications software, products and productivity solutions for the digital workplace, today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2021.

 

Revenues for the second quarter of 2021 were $60.6 million compared to $58.8 million for the first quarter of 2021 and $53.5 million for the second quarter of 2020.

 

Net income was $8.2 million, or $0.24 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2021, compared to a net income of $6.6 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2020.

 

On a Non-GAAP basis, net income was $12.7 million, or $0.37 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2021 compared to $10.5 million, or $0.32 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2020.

 

Non-GAAP net income excludes: (i) share-based compensation expenses; (ii) amortization expenses related to the acquisition of Active Communications Europe assets; (iii) financial income or expenses related to exchange rate differences in connection with revaluation of assets and liabilities in non-dollar denominated currencies and (iv) non-cash deferred tax expenses. A reconciliation of net income on a GAAP basis to a non-GAAP basis is provided in the tables that accompany the condensed consolidated financial statements contained in this press release.

 

Net cash provided by operating activities was $17.1 million for the second quarter of 2021. Cash and cash equivalents, long and short-term bank deposits and long and short-term marketable securities were $191.9 million as of June 30, 2021 compared to $186.3 million as of December 31, 2020. The increase in cash and cash equivalents, long and short-term bank deposits and long and short-term marketable securities was the result of cash provided by operating activities offset, in part, by the use of cash for the repurchasing of the Company’s ordinary shares pursuant to its share repurchase program and the payment of a cash dividend in the first quarter of 2021.

 

“We are pleased to report strong financial results for the second quarter of 2021,” said Shabtai Adlersberg, President and Chief Executive Officer of AudioCodes.

 

“In the second quarter of 2021 we continued to enjoy solid business momentum in our enterprise activities related to the UCaaS and Contact Center markets. Our UCaaS business grew more than 20% year-over-year and our contact center business grew more than 25% year-over-year. Our Enterprise Business, which has contributed close to 85% of our second quarter revenue, demonstrated growth of above 20% year-over-year and provides a solid base for continued growth.

 

   

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    AudioCodes Press Release

 

Key to this continued expansion is our services operations which grew above 25% year-over-year and are key to our go-to-market operations. The increase in revenues from our services operations was driven primarily by strength in our professional and managed services offerings.  At the core of this growth is our continued progress in pivoting to recurring revenues with strong execution in our AudioCodes Live offering operations.”

 

“We enjoyed another solid quarter in our Voice.ai operations where revenue for our Voice.ai operations grew more than 100% year-over-year. We continue to invest in enhancing our technological solutions for real-time cloud communications and transitioning our portfolio of products into software as a service solutions. These solutions provide recurring revenues that increases our confidence in our ability to continue to expand our business and provide a strong basis for our expected growth in coming years,” concluded Mr. Adlersberg.

 

Share Buy Back Program

 

During the quarter ended June 30, 2021, the Company acquired 236,544 of its ordinary shares under its share repurchase program for a total consideration of $7.1 million.

 

In July 2021, the Company received court approval in Israel to purchase up to an aggregate amount of $35 million of additional ordinary shares. The court approval also permits AudioCodes to declare a dividend of any part of this amount. The approval is valid through January 03, 2022.

 

Cash Dividend

 

AudioCodes also announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend in the amount of 17 cents per share. The aggregate amount of the dividend is approximately $5.5 million. The dividend is payable on August 26, 2021 to all of the Company’s shareholders of record at the close of trading on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on August 11, 2021. 

 

In accordance with Israeli tax law, the dividend is subject to withholding tax at source at the rate of 25% of the dividend amount payable to each shareholder of record, subject to applicable exemptions. If the recipient of the dividend is at the time of distribution or was at any time during the preceding 12-month period the holder of 10% or more of the Company's share capital, the withholding rate is 30%.

 

The dividend will be paid in U.S. dollars on the ordinary shares of AudioCodes Ltd. that are traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market or the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange. The amount and timing of any other dividends will be determined by the Board.

 

   

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    AudioCodes Press Release

 

Conference Call & Web Cast Information

 

AudioCodes will conduct a conference call at 8:30 A.M., Eastern Time today to discuss the Company's second quarter of 2021 operating performance, financial results and outlook. Interested parties may participate in the conference call by dialing one the following numbers:

 

United States Participants: +1 (877) 407-0778

 

International Participants: +1 (201) 689-8565

 

The conference call will also be simultaneously webcast. Investors are invited to listen to the call live via webcast at the AudioCodes investor website at http://www.audiocodes.com/investors-lobby

 

Follow AudioCodes’ social media channels:

 

AudioCodes invites you to join our online community and follow us on: AudioCodes Voice Blog, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube.

 

   

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    AudioCodes Press Release

 

About AudioCodes

 

AudioCodes Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: AUDC) is a leading vendor of advanced communications software, products and productivity solutions for the digital workplace. AudioCodes enables enterprises and service providers to build and operate all-IP voice networks for unified communications, contact centers, and hosted business services. AudioCodes offers a broad range of innovative products, solutions and services that are used by large multi-national enterprises and leading tier-1 operators around the world.

 

For more information on AudioCodes, visit http://www.audiocodes.com.

 

Statements concerning AudioCodes' business outlook or future economic performance; product introductions and plans and objectives related thereto; and statements concerning assumptions made or expectations as to any future events, conditions, performance or other matters, are "forward-looking statements'' as that term is defined under U.S. Federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements are subject to various risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated in such statements. These risks, uncertainties and factors include, but are not limited to: the effect of global economic conditions in general and conditions in AudioCodes' industry and target markets in particular; shifts in supply and demand; market acceptance of new products and the demand for existing products; the impact of competitive products and pricing on AudioCodes' and its customers' products and markets; timely product and technology development, upgrades and the ability to manage changes in market conditions as needed; possible need for additional financing; the ability to satisfy covenants in the Company’s loan agreements; possible disruptions from acquisitions; the ability of AudioCodes to successfully integrate the products and operations of acquired companies into AudioCodes’ business; possible adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business and results of operations; and other factors detailed in AudioCodes' filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. AudioCodes assumes no obligation to update the information in this release.

 

©2021 AudioCodes Ltd. All rights reserved. AudioCodes, AC, HD VoIP, HD VoIP Sounds Better, IPmedia, Mediant, MediaPack, What’s Inside Matters, OSN, SmartTAP, User Management Pack, VMAS, VoIPerfect, VoIPerfectHD, Your Gateway To VoIP, 3GX, VocaNom, AudioCodes One Voice, AudioCodes Meeting Insights, AudioCodes Room Experience and CloudBond are trademarks or registered trademarks of AudioCodes Limited. All other products or trademarks are property of their respective owners. Product specifications are subject to change without notice.

 

Summary financial data follows

 

   

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    AudioCodes Press Release

 

AUDIOCODES LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

   June 30,   December 31, 
   2021   2020 
   (Unaudited)   (Audited) 
ASSETS          
           
CURRENT ASSETS:          
Cash and cash equivalents  $116,421   $40,934 
Restricted cash   5,100    5,100 
Short-term and restricted bank deposits   514    84,817 
Short-term marketable securities and accrued interest   552    449 
Trade receivables, net   37,003    34,518 
Other receivables and prepaid expenses   6,478    8,631 
Inventories   24,831    29,193 
Total current assets   190,899    203,642 
           
LONG-TERM ASSETS:          
Long-term and restricted bank deposits  $94   $94 
Long-term marketable securities and accrued interest   69,252    54,895 
Deferred tax assets   10,474    12,081 
Operating lease right-of-use assets   22,325    25,430 
Severance pay funds   21,140    20,597 
Total long-term assets   123,285    113,097 
           
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET   4,403    4,593 
           
GOODWILL, INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND OTHER, NET   36,647    36,791 
           
Total assets  $355,234   $358,123 
           
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY          
           
CURRENT LIABILITIES:          
Current maturities of long-term bank loans  $600   $1,200 
Trade payables   2,616    6,984 
Other payables and accrued expenses   28,763    28,531 
IIA settlement liability   11,625    11,684 
Deferred revenues   41,246    37,182 
Short-term operating lease liabilities   8,936    9,178 
Total current liabilities   93,786    94,759 
           
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:          
Accrued severance pay  $21,381   $21,830 
Deferred revenues and other liabilities   13,540    12,243 
Long-term operating lease liabilities   15,828    19,436 
Total long-term liabilities   50,749    53,509 
           
Total shareholders’ equity   210,699    209,855 
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity  $355,234   $358,123 

 

   

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AUDIOCODES LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

U.S. dollars in thousands, except per share data

 

   Six months ended   Three months ended 
   June 30,   June 30, 
   2021   2020   2021   2020 
   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited) 
Revenues:                    
Products  $74,813   $70,701   $37,792   $36,367 
Services   44,600    34,843    22,783    17,155 
Total Revenues   119,413    105,544    60,575    53,522 
Cost of revenues:                    
Products   26,970    27,793    13,434    14,031 
Services   10,112    7,774    5,081    3,793 
Total Cost of revenues   37,082    35,567    18,515    17,824 
Gross profit   82,331    69,977    42,060    35,698 
Operating expenses:                    
Research and development, net   24,772    22,806    12,725    11,224 
Selling and marketing   29,679    25,586    15,203    12,317 
General and administrative   7,625    6,578    4,000    3,313 
Total operating expenses   62,076    54,970    31,928    26,854 
Operating income   20,255    15,007    10,132    8,844 
Financial income (expenses), net   996    454    (582)   (852)
Income before taxes on income   21,251    15,461    9,550    7,992 
Taxes on income, net   (3,018)   (3,558)   (1,310)   (1,353)
Net income  $18,233   $11,903   $8,240   $6,639 
Basic net earnings per share  $0.56   $0.40   $0.25   $0.22 
Diluted net earnings per share  $0.54   $0.38   $0.24   $0.21 
Weighted average number of shares used in computing basic net earnings per share (in thousands)   32,820    30,017    32,745    30,493 
Weighted average number of shares used in computing diluted net earnings per share (in thousands)   34,030    31,554    33,972    32,062 

 

   

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AUDIOCODES LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP NET INCOME TO NON-GAAP NET INCOME

U.S. dollars in thousands, except per share data

 

   Six months ended   Three months ended 
   June 30,   June 30, 
   2021   2020   2021   2020 
    (Unaudited)         (Unaudited)      
GAAP net income  $18,233   $11,903   $8,240   $6,639 
GAAP net earnings per share  $0.54   $0.38   $0.24   $0.21 
Cost of revenues:                    
Share-based compensation (1)   154    99    78    49 
Amortization expenses (2)   136    136    68    68 
    290    235    146    117 
Research and development, net:                    
Share-based compensation (1)   1,242    490    665    247 
Selling and marketing:                    
Share-based compensation (1)   2,845    1,623    1,545    864 
Amortization expenses (2)   8    30    2    15 
    2,853    1,653    1,547    879 
General and administrative:                    
Share-based compensation (1)   2,112    1,264    1,078    657 
    2,112    1,264    1,078    657 
Financial expenses (income):                    
Exchange rate differences (3)   (982)   (453)   548    829 
                     
Income taxes:                    
Deferred tax (4)   1,669    3,154    450    1,124 
Non-GAAP net income  $25,417   $18,246   $12,674   $10,492 
Non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share  $0.74   $0.57   $0.37   $0.32 

 

(1)Share-based compensation expenses related to options and restricted share units granted to employees and others.
(2)Amortization of intangible assets related to the acquisitions of Active Communications Europe assets.
(3)Financial expenses (income) related to exchange rate differences in connection with revaluation of assets and liabilities in non-dollar denominated currencies.
(4)Non-cash deferred tax expenses.

 

Note: Non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, the results prepared in accordance with GAAP. The Company believes that non-GAAP information is useful because it can enhance the understanding of its ongoing economic performance and therefore uses internally this non-GAAP information to evaluate and manage its operations. The Company has chosen to provide this information to investors to enable them to perform comparisons of operating results in a manner similar to how the Company analyzes its operating results and because many comparable companies report this type of information.

 

   

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AUDIOCODES LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

   Six months ended   Three months ended 
   June 30,   June 30, 
   2021   2020   2021   2020 
   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited) 
Cash flows from operating activities:                    
Net income  $18,233   $11,903   $8,240   $6,639 
Adjustments required to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:                    
Depreciation and amortization   1,158    1,119    599    551 
Amortization of marketable securities premiums and accretion of discounts, net   741    -    612    - 
Increase (decrease) in accrued severance pay, net   (992)   624    (692)   312 
Share-based compensation expenses   6,353    3,476    3,366    1,817 
Decrease in deferred tax assets, net   1,647    3,127    440    1,110 
Increase in accrued interest and exchange rate effect of loans, marketable securities and bank deposits   23    1    92    13 
Decrease in operating lease right-of-use assets   3,862    3,898    2,083    2,022 
Increase (decrease) in operating lease liabilities   (4,607)   (4,184)   (120)   60 
Changes in IIA settlement liability, net   (59)   61    330    667 
Increase in trade receivables, net   (2,485)   (2,643)   (813)   (1,868)
Decrease (increase) in other receivables and prepaid expenses   797    (17)   (45)   58 
Decrease (increase) in inventories   3,954    (1,408)   2,928    (2,695)
Decrease in trade payables   (4,368)   (2,017)   (3,836)   (742)
Increase in other payables and accrued expenses   232    369    2,941    2,278 
Increase in deferred revenues   5,589    3,206    933    508 
Net cash provided by operating activities   30,078    17,515    17,058    10,730 
Cash flows from investing activities:                    
Proceeds from short-term deposits, net   84,303    451    147    301 
Proceeds from long-term deposits   -    150    -    - 
Proceeds from redemption of marketable securities   1,053    -    1,053    - 
Purchase of marketable securities   (17,525)   -    (3,211)   - 
Proceeds from sale of marketable securities   510    -    510    - 
Purchase of property and equipment   (416)   (641)   (313)   (293)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities   67,925    (40)   (1,814)   8 

 

   

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AUDIOCODES LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

   Six months ended   Three months ended 
   June 30,   June 30, 
   2021   2020   2021   2020 
   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited) 
Cash flows from financing activities:                    
Purchase of treasury shares   (17,358)   -    (7,103)   - 
Repayment of bank loans   (600)   (1,238)   (300)   (619)
Cash dividends paid to shareholders   (5,302)   (3,866)   -    - 
Proceeds from issuance of shares, net   -    85,654    -    85,654 
Proceeds from issuance of shares upon exercise of options and warrants   744    1,051    332    703 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities   (22,516)   81,601    (7,071)   85,738 
                     
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash   75,487    99,076    8,173    96,476 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period   46,034    69,773    113,348    72,373 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period  $121,521   $168,849   $121,521   $168,849 

 

   

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