NVE Corporation EARNINGS REPORT


NVE Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Results
and Announces Quarterly Dividend

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.—May 1, 2024—NVE Corporation (Nasdaq: NVEC) announced today financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2024.

Total revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024 decreased 45% to $7.08 million from $12.8 million for the prior-year quarter. The decrease was due to a 43% decrease in product sales and an 88% decrease in contract research and development revenue. Net income for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024 decreased 54% to $3.81 million, or $0.79 per diluted share, compared to $8.23 million, or $1.70 per diluted share, for the prior-year quarter.

For fiscal 2024, total revenue decreased 22% to $29.8 million, compared to $38.3 million in the prior year. The decrease was due to a 21% decrease in product sales and a 45% decrease in contract research and development revenue. Net income for fiscal 2024 decreased 25% to $17.1 million, or $3.54 per diluted share, from $22.7 million, or $4.70 per share, for fiscal 2023.

The company also announced a quarterly cash dividend to shareholders of $1.00 per share of common stock, payable May 31, 2024 to shareholders of record as of May 13, 2024.

“We are pleased to report solid earnings for the quarter and fiscal year despite a semiconductor industry downturn,” said NVE President and Chief Executive Officer Daniel A. Baker, Ph.D.

NVE is a leader in the practical commercialization of spintronics, a nanotechnology that relies on electron spin rather than electron charge to acquire, store, and transmit information. The company manufactures high-performance spintronic products including sensors and couplers that are used to acquire and transmit data.

Statements used in this press release that relate to future plans, events, financial results, or performance are forward-looking statements that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties including, among others, such factors as our reliance on several large customers for a significant percentage of revenue, uncertainties related to the economic environments in the industries we serve, uncertainties related to future sales and revenues, risks and uncertainties related to future dividend payments, as well as the risk factors listed from time to time in our filings with the SEC, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024.

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NVE CORPORATION
STATEMENTS OF INCOME
QUARTERS AND YEARS ENDED MARCH 31, 2024 AND 2023
 
  Quarter Ended March 31,
  2024   2023
Revenue
Product sales
$    7,034,840       $  12,408,832  
Contract research and development
  48,389       388,851  
Total revenue   7,083,229       12,797,683  
Cost of sales   1,737,977       2,529,311  
Gross profit   5,345,252       10,268,372  
Expenses          
Research and development
  811,339       611,489  
Selling, general, and administrative
  473,622       752,710  
Total expenses   1,284,961       1,364,199  
           
Income from operations   4,060,291       8,904,173  
Interest income   508,431       408,127  
Income before taxes   4,568,722       9,312,300  
Provision for income taxes   755,741       1,079,656  
Net income $ 3,812,981     $ 8,232,644  
Net income per share – basic $ 0.79     $ 1.70  
Net income per share – diluted $ 0.79     $ 1.70  
Weighted average shares outstanding          
Basic
  4,833,610       4,830,826  
Diluted
  4,839,556       4,836,365  

  Year  Ended March 31,
  2024   2023
Revenue
Product sales
$  29,218,063       $  37,196,717  
Contract research and development
  586,116       1,056,875  
Total revenue   29,804,179       38,253,592  
Cost of sales   6,772,533       8,062,311  
Gross profit   23,031,646       30,191,281  
Expenses          
Research and development
  2,731,434       2,583,994  
Selling, general, and administrative
  1,771,833       1,963,105  
Credit loss expense
  9,514       -  
Total expenses   4,512,781       4,547,099  
               
Income from operations   18,518,865       25,644,182  
Interest income   1,948,720       1,448,655  
Income before taxes   20,467,585       27,092,837  
Provision for income taxes   3,342,886       4,398,379  
Net income $ 17,124,699     $ 22,694,458  
Net income per share – basic $ 3.54     $ 4.70  
Net income per share – diluted $ 3.54     $ 4.70  
Weighted average shares outstanding          
Basic
  4,833,146       4,830,826  
Diluted
  4,839,705       4,832,096  


NVE CORPORATION
BALANCE SHEETS
MARCH 31, 2024 AND 2023
 
  March 31, 2024   March 31, 2023
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 10,283,550       $ 1,669,896  
Marketable securities, short-term
(amortized cost of $12,283,630 as of March 31, 2024 and $15,696,135 as of March 31, 2023 )
  11,917,779       15,513,095  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $15,000
  3,144,833       6,523,344  
Inventories
  7,158,585       6,417,010  
Prepaid expenses and other assets
  689,349       663,459  
Total current assets   33,194,096       30,786,804  
Fixed assets            
Machinery and equipment 
  10,501,096       10,484,365  
Leasehold improvements
  1,956,309       1,956,309  
    12,457,405       12,440,674  
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization 
  11,403,383       11,095,236  
Net fixed assets   1,054,022       1,345,438  
Deferred tax assets   1,453,704       572,038  
Marketable securities, long-term
(amortized cost of $31,417,890 as of March 31, 2024, and $37,495,846 as of March 31, 2023)
  30,788,301       36,125,047  
Right-of-use asset – operating lease   289,910       425,843  
Total assets $  66,780,033     $  69,255,170  
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable
$ 127,154     $ 281,712  
Accrued payroll and other
  729,215       1,375,250  
Operating lease
  179,372       175,798  
Total current liabilities   1,035,741       1,832,760  
Operating lease   175,775       342,908  
Total liabilities   1,211,516       2,175,668  
               
Shareholders’ equity              
Common stock
  48,337       48,308  
Additional paid-in capital
  19,554,812       19,295,442  
Accumulated other comprehensive income
  (777,637 )     (1,213,858 )
Retained earnings
  46,743,005       48,949,610  
Total shareholders’ equity   65,568,517       67,079,502  
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $ 66,780,033     $ 69,255,170