Digimarc Reports Second Quarter 2018 Financial Results

BEAVERTON, Ore., Aug. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Digimarc Corporation (NASDAQ: DMRC), the inventor of the Intuitive Computing Platform (ICP™) featuring Digimarc Barcode, reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2018.

Second Quarter 2018 Financial Results

Revenue for the second quarter of 2018 totaled $5.4 million compared to $­­5.6 million in the same quarter a year-ago. The decrease in revenue was due to lower license revenues reflecting the impact of amending an existing license agreement in the third quarter of 2017 whereby the company waived all future royalty obligations in one of the licensed fields of use in exchange for an upfront $3.5 million license fee.

Operating expenses for the second quarter of 2018 totaled $11.5 million compared to $10.5 million in the same quarter a year-ago. The increase in operating expenses was primarily due to higher investment in sales and marketing as the company continues to address important opportunities in market development and delivery of Digimarc Discover and Digimarc Barcode.

Operating loss for the second quarter of 2018 totaled $8.3 million compared to $7.1 million in the same quarter a year-ago. The higher operating loss was primarily due to higher operating expenses and lower license revenue. 

Net loss for the second quarter of 2018 totaled $8.0 million or $(0.71) per diluted share compared to a net loss of $6.9 million or $(0.68) per diluted share in the same quarter a year-ago.

At quarter-end, cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities totaled $56.8 million, compared to $63.7 million at March 31, 2018.

Conference Call

Digimarc will hold a conference call later today (Wednesday, August 1, 2018) to discuss these results, as well as provide an update on market conditions and execution of strategy. Chairman and CEO Bruce Davis and CFO Charles Beck will host the call starting at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time (2:00 p.m. Pacific time). A question and answer session will follow management's presentation.

The conference call will be broadcast live and available for replay via the investor section of the company's website here.

For those who wish to listen to the call via telephone, please dial the number below at least five minutes prior to the scheduled start time:

Toll-Free Number: 866-562-9934

International Number: 706-679-0638

Conference ID: 96755400

If you have any difficulty connecting with the conference call, please contact Liolios at 949-574-3860.

About Digimarc

Digimarc Corporation (NASDAQ: DMRC) is a pioneer in the automatic identification of everyday objects such as product packaging and virtually any media, including print, images and audio. Based on the patented Intuitive Computing Platform (ICP™), Digimarc provides innovative and comprehensive automatic recognition technologies to simplify search, and transform information discovery through unparalleled reliability, efficiency and security. Digimarc has a global patent portfolio, which includes over 1,100 granted and pending patents. These innovations include state-of-the-art identification technology, Digimarc Barcode, as well as Digimarc Discover® software for barcode scanning, image recognition, and more. Digimarc is based in Beaverton, Oregon, with technologies deployed by major retailers and consumer brands, global banks, U.S. states, film companies and professional sports franchises, among others. Visit digimarc.com

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