CEVA, Inc. (CEVA) Reports In-Line Q4 EPS

CEVA, Inc. (NASDAQ: CEVA) reported Q4 EPS of $0.17, in-line with the analyst estimate of $0.17. Revenue for the quarter came in at $16.1 million versus the consensus estimate of $15.67 million.

Gideon Wertheizer, Chief Executive Officer, stated: "We are extremely pleased with our strong finish for the year, as both licensing and royalty revenues delivered year-over-year growth. In licensing, the adoption of our CEVA-XM4 imaging and vision DSP by five licensees during the quarter expands our footprint in the growing use of advanced camera processing in automotives, drones and smartphones. In royalties, our quarterly royalty revenues reached its highest total since 2012, driven by record CEVA-powered smartphone shipments of more than 92 million units."

Mr. Wertheizer continued: "Over the course of 2015, we signed a record forty-seven licensing deals, generating all-time high licensing revenues and exceeding our internal expectations. Of the forty-seven deals signed, forty-three of these were for non-baseband applications, illustrating the continued success of our investment and strategic initiatives to diversify and expand our business. Annual royalty growth of 22% was driven by a significant acceleration of CEVA-powered LTE smartphone shipments in the second half of the year, which enabled us to reach the high end of our LTE shipment target of 60 to 70 million units. Looking ahead, we are entering 2016 with a healthy industry backdrop for royalty growth, a stronger-than-ever licensing pipeline and a compelling product portfolio that is exceptionally well positioned to address the key technology trends driving the mobile, consumer and automotive industries."

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