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SHANGHAI, June 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — ATRenew Inc. (“ATRenew” or the “Company”) (NYSE: RERE), a leading technology-driven pre-owned consumer electronics transactions and services platform in China, today released its 2023 environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) report (the “Report”). This marks the fourth consecutive year of disclosing the Company’s steadfast commitment to advancing the circular economy and promoting sustainable consumption. The Report addresses the concerns of key stakeholders, including users, employees, investors, regulatory agencies, and communities, regarding sustainable development.

To view the report in full, please visit ir.atrenew.com. Highlights of the Company’s ESG efforts include:

Green Operations and Environmental Protection through Energy Conservation and Emissions Reduction:

Continuing to Optimize Energy Management and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Performance: During the reporting period, ATRenew’s greenhouse gas emissions intensity (scope 1 + scope 2) was recorded at 0.28 tons of CO2 equivalent per million RMB, a decrease of approximately 6.67% compared to 2022. This marks the fourth consecutive year of reduced carbon emissions, demonstrating the Company’s effective energy conservation and emissions reduction initiatives.Systematically Identifying and Assessing Climate Risks and Opportunities: Following the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), the Company established an “identify-assess-manage-monitor” climate risk management process, and conducted Central Banks and Supervisors Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) 1.5°C and 3°C scenario analyses. This was the first systematic identification of climate risks and opportunities, significantly enhancing climate risk management.Expanding Reuse of Packaging Materials: ATRenew procured more environmentally friendly and durable packaging materials, promoting circularity and reducing the usage of packaging materials. The Company’s B2B business reused 24 tons of packaging filler materials during 2023, while the B2C business reused 192,000 packaging units during the same period.Responsibly Disposing of Electronic Waste: ATRenew collaborated with third-party recyclers qualified in the recovery of renewable resources. In total, through ATRenew, qualified recycler partners dismantled 111,700 electronic devices in an eco-friendly way, reducing electronic waste pollution by 17.83 tons. Additionally, the Company’s suppliers were required to categorize, recycle, and reuse metal materials during the dismantling process to reduce the environmental impact of heavy metals.

Developing Policies and Practices to Give Back to Customers, Employees, and Society:

Enhancing Information Security and Privacy Protection: ATRenew understands the importance of protecting its users’ privacy, and continuously addresses concerns from consumers, governments, and regulatory bodies regarding information security and privacy protection. The Company is constantly taking steps to strengthen its internal controls and technical capabilities.Improving Customer Experience and Accessibility: ATRenew expanded its door-to-door service coverage based on the frequency of delivery orders, enhancing its face-to-face transaction and service capabilities. The coverage rate of cities with access to door-to-door trade-in service via JD.com increased to 94%. This has improved customers’ access to safe and convenient recycling services.Emphasizing Talent Development and Diversity: By the end of 2023, ATRenew had a talent headcount of 6,288 people, including full-time employees, outsourced staff, and part-time personnel. The Company maintained sustainable talent development by exercising compliant hiring practices, adopting diverse training approaches, holding specialized training programs, and embracing projects to promote employee health and wellness. The proportion of women in senior management increased from 22.58% at the end of 2022 to 28.13% at the end of 2023. ATRenew has also been active in providing employment opportunities for people with disabilities.Boosting Employee Satisfaction Through Effective Communication: ATRenew implements various initiatives to foster open communication, including weekly “Listener Program” surveys and “Treasure Box” activities. ATRenew aims to create a more open and inclusive work environment. ATRenew’s 2023 employee satisfaction survey showed an overall satisfaction score of 4.64 out of 5, a 4.5% increase from 2022.Engaging in Social Welfare and Volunteer Activities: In 2023, ATRenew donated approximately RMB100,000 worth of educational devices through its ongoing public welfare project, “AHS Charity and Love • Digital Education Aid Program for Rural Children.” 2023 marked the sixth year the program had been active. By the end of 2023, the project had supported 60 schools in building digital teaching platforms, completed 3,032 lessons, and provided enriched educational resources to 11,770 rural children. ATRenew’s employees also participated in the Company’s “AHS Clean Trails” initiative, cleaning 9.64 kgs of plastic waste during a 12-kilometer hike and demonstrating their commitment to protecting the environment.

Strengthening Governance to Support Sustainable Development:

Building Robust Ethical Standards: ATRenew adheres to high ethical standards, complies with all relevant laws and regulations, and conducts anti-corruption and anti-bribery compliance management. The Company has strengthened its operational standards and institutions to ensure healthy and compliant development. Throughout 2023, 342 anti-corruption training sessions were held, with 3,491 total participants, and no corruption lawsuits occurred during the reporting period.Maintaining a Diverse Board Structure: The Company’s board of directors consists of eight members, including two female directors and three independent directors. The directors bring extensive experience from industries such as AI, big data analysis, the circular economy, the Internet and retail, capital markets, strategic management, and sustainable development. This diversity provides an array of insights for the benefit of the Company’s governance.Enhancing Internal Control and Audit Systems: ATRenew has continuously improved its internal control systems in accordance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (“SOX”). During the reporting period, 23 internal control processes and nearly 600 control points were identified, with a 100% correction rate for SOX internal control project deficiencies. Four special audit projects were also conducted.Fortifying Intellectual Property Protections: ATRenew obtained 46 new intellectual property authorizations and 36 patents during 2023. The Company used its industry influence to enhance intellectual property protection education in line with regulatory standards, and raised awareness of these requirements among its platform merchants.Strengthening International ESG Governance: ATRenew joined the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), committing to corporate responsibility initiatives. As the first company in the Chinese second-hand industry to join the UNGC, ATRenew is deeply committed to implementing international ESG standards.

Driving Innovation for High-quality Development of the Circular Economy:

Expanding Recycling Services Through Multi-Category Recycling: ATRenew advanced its multi-category recycling strategy during 2023. Beyond its core second-hand smartphone and other consumer electronics business, the Company introduced recycling services for bags, watches, gold, fine wines, and clothing in certain offline stores to 252 stores in 27 cities as of the end of 2023. ATRenew delivers enhanced service capabilities for users’ green, circular consumption.Expanding Brand Collaborations and User Scenarios: During 2023, ATRenew partnered with Apple to provide official recycling and trade-in services in mainland China, catering to user needs for trade-ins on Apple’s website and its offline official stores. In addition, the Company entered into a repair authorization agreement with Huawei. Bolstered by these partnerships, ATRenew has systematically enhanced its capacity for compliant refurbishment of second-hand electronic products, refurbishing 496,035 units in 2023.Upgrading Automated Quality Inspection Standards: ATRenew has been at the forefront of introducing automated systems, consistently upgrading and elevating the standards of automated quality inspection technology. The Company’s proprietary Matrix 3.0 automated quality inspection system improved inspection accuracy by 10% and boosted efficiency by 50%, further enhancing digitalization of the quality inspection system.

About ATRenew Inc.

Headquartered in Shanghai, ATRenew Inc. operates a leading technology-driven pre-owned consumer electronics transactions and services platform in China under the brand ATRenew. Since its inception in 2011, ATRenew has been on a mission to give a second life to all idle goods, addressing the environmental impact of pre-owned consumer electronics by facilitating recycling and trade-in services, and distributing the devices to prolong their lifecycle. ATRenew’s open platform integrates C2B, B2B, and B2C capabilities to empower its online and offline services. Through its end-to-end coverage of the entire value chain and its proprietary inspection, grading, and pricing technologies, ATRenew sets the standard for China’s pre-owned consumer electronics industry.

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This press release contains statements that may constitute “forward-looking” statements pursuant to the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “aims,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “likely to” and similar statements. Among other things, quotations in this announcement, contain forward-looking statements. ATRenew may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about ATRenew’s beliefs, plans and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: ATRenew’s strategies; ATRenew’s future business development, financial condition and results of operations; ATRenew’s ability to maintain its relationship with major strategic investors; its ability to facilitate pre-owned consumer electronics transactions and provide relevant services; its ability to maintain and enhance the recognition and reputation of its brand; general economic and business conditions globally and in China and assumptions underlying or related to any of the foregoing. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in ATRenew’s filings with the SEC. All information provided in this press release is as of the date of this press release, and ATRenew does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.

Investor Relations Contact

In China:
ATRenew Inc.
Investor Relations
Email: ir@atrenew.com 

In the United States:
ICR LLC.
Email: atrenew@icrinc.com
Tel: +1-212-537-0461

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Palo Alto Networks Introduces Prisma AIRS: the Foundation on which AI Security Thrives

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The world’s most comprehensive AI security platform designed to protect the entire AI ecosystem — Apps, agents, models, and data

SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Palo Alto Networks® (NASDAQ: PANW), the world’s leading AI cybersecurity company, today announced Prisma AIRS™, a groundbreaking AI security platform that serves as the cornerstone for robust AI protection, designed to protect the entire enterprise AI ecosystem – AI apps, agents, models, and data – at every step. Building upon the company’s Secure AI by Design portfolio launched last year, Prisma AIRS enables customers to deploy AI bravely and addresses the critical need for robust security in the face of rapid AI adoption across enterprises.

Enterprises are rapidly embracing AI, deploying AI apps and LLMs in nearly every function, from customer support to code generation, driving innovation but also introducing security blind spots, risk, and vulnerabilities. To more effectively protect AI initiatives and prevent security incidents, organizations need a comprehensive AI security platform. Using best-in-class security to protect the entire AI ecosystem, Prisma AIRS empowers organizations to deploy AI confidently knowing that whatever they build is secure.

Capabilities of Prisma AIRS include:

AI Model Scanning: Enable safe adoption of AI models by scanning them for vulnerabilities. Secure your AI ecosystem against risks such as model tampering, malicious scripts and deserialization attacks.Posture Management: Gain insight into security posture risks associated with your AI ecosystem such as excessive permissions, sensitive data exposure, platform misconfigurations, access misconfigurations and more.AI Red Teaming: Uncover potential exposure and lurking risks before bad actors do. Perform automated penetration tests on your AI apps and models using our Red Teaming agent that stress tests your AI deployments, learning and adapting like a real attacker.Runtime Security: Protect your LLM-powered AI apps, models and data against runtime threats such as prompt injection, malicious code, toxic content, sensitive data leak, resource overload, hallucination, and more.AI Agent Security: Secure agents — including those built on no-code/low-code platforms — against new agentic threats such as identity impersonation, memory manipulation, and tool misuse.

Lee Klarich, Chief Product Officer for Palo Alto Networks:
“AI agents and apps are transforming the way we work and live. In parallel, the attack surface isn’t just expanding, it’s fundamentally changing. The last thing organizations need is more point products to secure their use of AI. Organizations need best-in-class security delivered via the right architecture – platformization is that architecture. Prisma AIRS addresses both traditional and AI specific threats with best-in-class security capabilities delivered in a comprehensive, unified AI security platform that enables organizations to deploy AI bravely.”

Anand Oswal, SVP and GM, Palo Alto Networks
“As organizations integrate AI into every aspect of their operations, securing it requires a runtime security platform that provides continuous visibility and real-time insight. Without this, security teams are left in the dark about how AI is being used, misused, or manipulated, which puts critical data and decisions at risk. Prisma AIRS empowers teams with answers to essential questions, like whether someone is exploiting an LLM to extract sensitive information or if a compromised API is feeding the model poisoned data. These insights are vital to maintaining trust and safeguarding AI.”

Prisma AIRS will be strategically enhanced by the company’s recently announced intent to acquire Protect AI, an innovative leader in securing the use of AI. The acquisition of Protect AI is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close by our first quarter of fiscal 2026.

To learn more about Prisma AIRS, and what’s next in AI security from Palo Alto Networks, register to attend the “Hello Tomorrow” livestream event on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 2:30PM PT.

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About Palo Alto Networks
As the global cybersecurity leader, Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) is dedicated to protecting our digital way of life via continuous innovation. Trusted by organizations worldwide, we provide comprehensive AI-powered security solutions across network, cloud, security operations and AI, enhanced by the expertise and threat intelligence of Unit 42. Our focus on platformization allows enterprises to streamline security at scale, ensuring protection fuels innovation. Discover more at www.paloaltonetworks.com

Palo Alto Networks, Prisma, Prisma AIRS, AI Runtime Security, and the Palo Alto Networks logo are trademarks of Palo Alto Networks, Inc. in the United States and in jurisdictions throughout the world. All other trademarks, trade names, or service marks used or mentioned herein belong to their respective owners.

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including, without limitation, statements regarding the benefits, impact, or performance or potential benefits, impact or performance of our products and technologies or future products and technologies. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and there are a significant number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from statements made in this press release, including, without limitation: developments and changes in general market, political, economic, and business conditions; risks associated with managing our growth; risks associated with new products and subscription and support offerings; shifts in priorities or delays in the development or release of new offerings, or the failure to timely develop, release and achieve market acceptance of new products and subscriptions as well as existing products and subscription and support offerings; failure of our business strategies; rapidly evolving technological developments in the market for security products and subscription and support offerings; our customers’ purchasing decisions and the length of sales cycles; our competition; our ability to attract and retain new customers; and our ability to acquire and integrate other companies, products, or technologies.  We identify certain important risks and uncertainties that could affect our results and performance in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and our other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from time-to-time, each of which are available on our website at investors.paloaltonetworks.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.  All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to us as of the date hereof, and we do not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking statements provided to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made.

 

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Palo Alto Networks Announces Intent to Acquire Protect AI, a Game-Changing Security for AI Company

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The acquisition will enable secure pursuit of AI innovation with confidence by helping customers discover, manage, and protect against AI-specific security risks—securing AI end to end from development to runtime.

SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Palo Alto Networks® (NASDAQ: PANW), the global cybersecurity leader, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Protect AI, an innovative leader in securing the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) applications and models. This strategic acquisition reflects Palo Alto Networks’ commitment to remaining at the forefront of next-generation cybersecurity innovation, and expanding its capabilities to protect the dynamic new attack surface created by the explosion of AI.

Large enterprises and government organizations are building a complex ecosystem of AI models, agents, infrastructure, tools, APIs and third party components. This creates new and often overlooked risks, with threat actors exploiting vulnerabilities in different layers through techniques like model manipulation, data poisoning and prompt injection attacks. This threat landscape requires purpose-built solutions to reduce risk and provide best-in-class security. Palo Alto Networks was an early mover in building out solutions for securing AI, and Protect AI has already established itself as an important player in this increasingly critical new area of security.

After the close of the transaction, Protect AI’s solutions and team of experts will enable Palo Alto Networks to more quickly and comprehensively accelerate its vision for Prisma AIRS™, the industry’s most complete AI security platform, also announced today. Prisma AIRS will offer customers unparalleled protection for one of the most transformative technologies of our time. As organizations explore embedding AI in their processes, Prisma AIRS will enable them to deploy AI bravely by protecting the entire AI development lifecycle to meet enterprise requirements for model scanning, risk assessment, GenAI runtime security, posture management, and AI agent security.

Anand Oswal, SVP and GM, Palo Alto Networks
“As AI-powered applications become core to businesses, they bring risks traditional security tools can’t adequately handle. By extending our AI security capabilities to include Protect AI’s innovative solutions for Securing for AI, businesses will be able to build AI applications with comprehensive security. With the addition of Protect AI’s existing portfolio of solutions and team of experts, Palo Alto Networks will be well-positioned to offer a wide range of solutions for customers’ current needs, and also be able to continue innovating on delivering new solutions that are needed for this dynamic threat landscape.”

Ian Swanson, Co-Founder & CEO, Protect AI
“Joining forces with Palo Alto Networks will enable us to scale our mission of making the AI landscape more secure for users and organizations of all sizes. We are excited for the opportunity to unite with a company that shares our vision and brings the operational scale and cybersecurity prowess to amplify our impact globally.”

Protect AI CEO, founders, and employees are expected to join Palo Alto Networks once the deal closes. The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals, and is expected to close by Palo Alto Networks’ first quarter of fiscal 2026.

To learn more about Protect AI and Prisma AIRS, and what’s next in AI security from Palo Alto Networks, register to attend the “Hello Tomorrow” livestream event on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 2:30PM PT.

Follow Palo Alto Networks on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.

About Palo Alto Networks
As the global cybersecurity leader, Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) is dedicated to protecting our digital way of life via continuous innovation. Trusted by organizations worldwide, we provide comprehensive AI-powered security solutions across network, cloud, security operations and AI, enhanced by the expertise and threat intelligence of Unit 42. Our focus on platformization allows enterprises to streamline security at scale, ensuring protection fuels innovation. Discover more at www.paloaltonetworks.com

Palo Alto Networks, Prisma AIRS, and the Palo Alto Networks logo are trademarks of Palo Alto Networks, Inc. in the United States or in jurisdictions throughout the world. All other trademarks, trade names, or service marks used or mentioned herein belong to their respective owners. Any unreleased services or features (and any services or features not generally available to customers) referenced in this or other press releases or public statements are not currently available (or are not yet generally available to customers) and may not be delivered when expected or at all. Customers who purchase Palo Alto Networks applications should make their purchase decisions based on services and features currently generally available.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, including, but not limited to, statements regarding the anticipated benefits and impact of the proposed acquisition on Palo Alto Networks and its customers. There are a significant number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from statements made in this press release, including, but not limited to: the effect of the announcement of the proposed acquisition on the parties’ commercial relationships and workforce; the ability to satisfy the conditions to the closing of the acquisition; the ability to consummate the proposed acquisition on a timely basis or at all; the ability of Palo Alto Networks to integrate Protect AI’s technology, operations and business; developments and changes in general market, political, economic, and business conditions; failure of our product offerings; failure to achieve the expected benefits of our acquisitions; risks associated with managing our growth; risks associated with new product, subscription and support offerings, including our efforts to leverage AI; shifts in priorities or delays in the development or release of new offerings, or the failure to timely develop and achieve market acceptance of new products and subscriptions as well as existing products, subscriptions and support offerings; failure of our business strategies; rapidly evolving technological developments in the market for security products, subscriptions and support offerings; defects, errors, or vulnerabilities in our products, subscriptions or support offerings; our customers’ purchasing decisions and the length of sales cycles; our competition; our ability to attract and retain new customers; our ability to acquire and integrate other companies, products, or technologies in a successful manner; our debt repayment obligations; and our share repurchase program, which may not be fully consummated or enhance shareholder value, and any share repurchases which could affect the price of our common stock.

Additional risks and uncertainties that could affect our financial results are included under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on February 14, 2025, which is available on our website at investors.paloaltonetworks.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Additional information will also be set forth in other filings that we make with the SEC from time to time. All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to us as of the date hereof, and we do not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking statements provided to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made.

 

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Silicom Reports Q1 2025 Results

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KFAR SAVA, Israel, April 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Silicom Ltd. (NASDAQ: SILC), a leading provider of high-performance networking and data infrastructure solutions, today reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025. 

Financial Results

Silicom’s revenues for the first quarter of 2025 were $14.4 million, unchanged compared with the revenues for the first quarter of 2024.

On a GAAP basis, the company’s net loss for the quarter totalled $2.8 million, or $0.49 per ordinary share (basic and diluted), compared with a net loss of $3.4 million, or $0.55 per ordinary share (basic and diluted), for the first quarter of 2024.

On a non-GAAP basis (as described and reconciled below), net loss for the quarter totalled $2.1 million, or $0.37 per ordinary share (basic and diluted), compared with a net loss of $2.4 million, or $0.38 per ordinary share (basic and diluted), for the first quarter of 2024.

Guidance

Management projects that revenues for the second quarter of 2026 will range from $14.5 million to $15.5 million. Growth for 2025 as a whole is expected to be in the low single digits, with a double digit annual growth rate materializing gradually from 2026.

Comments of Management  

Liron Eizenman, Silicom’s President and CEO, commented, “The first quarter was another period of strong execution in line with our strategic plan, with significant Design Win momentum and a growing pipeline that we expect to begin accelerating our revenue growth in 2026 and beyond.”   

Mr. Eizenman continued, “The most tangible indicator of our progress is the impressive number of Design Wins that we are closing and the breadth and depth of our Design Win opportunity funnel. Since the beginning of the year, we have been awarded three important new Wins – two from cyber security leaders and one from a global network test equipment company – which together encompassed our full product range, from Smart NICs and FPGA-based products all the way through to our advanced Edge systems. All three are repeat customers who already relied on our products to give their systems a performance edge, and who expanded their business with Silicom as they embarked on strategic new projects. This demonstrates the power of each Design Win not only to generate its own stream of recurring revenues, but also to open the door to multiple additional opportunities. This, combined with the growing number of potential new customers who are currently evaluating and testing our products, is the basis for our expectation to secure at least 4-6 additional Design Wins this year.”

Mr. Eizenman concluded, “Looking forward, we continue to project low single-digit growth for 2025 and double-digit growth beginning in 2026, leading to an EPS above $3 on revenues of $150$160 million. A faster-than-projected ramp up of deals currently in the pipeline could accelerate this timeline significantly, and we are fully focused on making this happen.”

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Conference Call Details
Silicom’s Management will host an interactive conference today, April 28th, at 9am Eastern Time (6am Pacific Time, 4pm Israel Time) to review and discuss the results.

To participate, investors may either listen via a webcast link hosted on Silicom’s website or via the dial-in. The link is under the investor relations’ webcast section of Silicom’s website at https://www.silicom-usa.com/webcasts/ 

For those that wish to dial in via telephone, one of the following teleconferencing numbers may be used:

US: 1 866 860 9642
ISRAEL: 03 918 0609
INTERNATIONAL:  +972 3 918 0609
At: 9:00am Eastern Time, 6:00am Pacific Time, 4:00pm Israel Time

It is advised to connect to the conference call a few minutes before the start.

For those unable to listen to the live call, a replay of the call will be available for three months from the day after the call under the above-mentioned webcast section of Silicom’s website.

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This release, including the financial tables below, presents other financial information that may be considered “non-GAAP financial measures” under Regulation G and related reporting requirements promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) as they apply to our company. These non-GAAP financial measures exclude compensation expenses in respect of options and RSUs granted to directors, officers and employees, taxes on amortization of acquired intangible assets, as well as lease liabilities – financial expenses (income). Non-GAAP financial measures should be evaluated in conjunction with, and are not a substitute for, GAAP financial measures. The tables also present the GAAP financial measures, which are most comparable to the non-GAAP financial measures as well as reconciliation between the non-GAAP financial measures and the most comparable GAAP financial measures. The non-GAAP financial information presented herein should not be considered in isolation from or as a substitute for operating income (loss), net income (loss) or per share data prepared in accordance with GAAP.

About Silicom

Silicom Ltd. is an industry-leading provider of high-performance networking and data infrastructure solutions. Designed primarily to improve performance and efficiency in Cloud and Data Center environments, Silicom’s solutions increase throughput, decrease latency and boost the performance of servers and networking appliances, the infrastructure backbone that enables advanced Cloud architectures and leading technologies like NFV, SD-WAN and Cyber Security. Our innovative solutions for high-density networking, high-speed fabric switching, offloading and acceleration, which utilize a range of cutting-edge silicon technologies as well as FPGA-based solutions, are ideal for scaling-up and scaling-out cloud infrastructures.

Silicom products are used by major Cloud players, service providers, telcos and OEMs as components of their infrastructure offerings, including both add-on adapters in the Data Center and stand-alone virtualized/universal CPE devices at the edge.

Silicom’s long-term, trusted relationships with more than 200 customers throughout the world, its more than 400 active Design Wins and more than 300 product SKUs have made Silicom a “go-to” connectivity/performance partner of choice for technology leaders around the globe.

For more information, please visit: www.silicom.co.il

Statements in this press release which are not historical data are forward-looking statements which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, or other factors not under the company’s control, which may cause actual results, performance, or achievements of the company to be materially different from the results, performance, or other expectations implied by these forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, Silicom’s increasing dependence for substantial revenue growth on a limited number of customers, the speed and extent to which Silicom’s solutions are adopted by the relevant markets, difficulty in commercializing and marketing of Silicom’s products and services, maintaining and protecting brand recognition, protection of intellectual property, competition, disruptions to its manufacturing, sales & marketing, development and customer support activities, the impact of the wars in Gaza and in the Ukraine, attacks on shipping by Huthis in the Red Sea, rising inflation, rising interest rates and volatile exchange rates, as well as any continuing or new effects resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, and  the global economic uncertainty, which may impact customer demand by encouraging them to exercise greater caution and selectivity with their short-term IT investment plans. The factors noted above are not exhaustive.

Further information about the company’s businesses, including information about factors that could materially affect Silicom’s results of operations and financial condition, are discussed in our Annual Report on Form 20-F and other documents filed by the Company and that may be subsequently filed by the company from time to time with the SEC. These forward-looking statements can generally be identified as such because the context of the statement will include words such as “expect,” “should,” “believe,” “anticipate” or words of similar import. Similarly, statements that describe future plans, objectives or goals are also forward-looking statements. In light of significant risks and uncertainties inherent in forward-looking statements, the inclusion of such statements should not be regarded as a representation by the company that it will achieve such forward-looking statements. The company disclaims any duty to update such statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

 

Company Contact:

Eran Gilad, CFO

Silicom Ltd.        

Tel: +972-9-764-4555      

E-mail: erang@silicom.co.il

Investor Relations Contact:

Ehud Helft

EK Global Investor Relations

Tel: +1 212 378 8040

E-mail: silicom@ekgir.com 

 

— FINANCIAL TABLES FOLLOW –

 

Silicom Ltd. Consolidated Balance Sheets

(US$ thousands)

March 31,

December 31,

2025

2024

Assets

Current assets

Cash and cash equivalents

$

51,171

$

51,283

Marketable securities

20,919

20,860

Accounts receivables: Trade, net

13,352

11,748

Accounts receivables: Other

6,041

4,839

Inventories

39,901

41,060

Total current assets

131,384

129,790

Marketable securities

4,893

6,839

Assets held for employees’ severance benefits

1,440

1,483

Property, plant and equipment, net

3,098

3,055

Intangible assets, net

2,334

2,300

Right of Use

6,539

6,942

Total assets

$

149,688

$

150,409

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

Current liabilities

Trade accounts payable

$

8,171

$

6,477

Other accounts payable and accrued expenses

7,850

6,945

Lease Liabilities

1,678

1,670

Total current liabilities

17,699

15,092

Lease Liabilities

4,552

4,797

Liability for employees’ severance benefits

2,604

2,649

Deferred tax liabilities

157

32

Total liabilities

25,012

22,570

Shareholders’ equity

Ordinary shares and additional paid-in capital

74,756

73,859

Treasury shares

(54,766)

(53,512)

Retained earnings

104,686

107,492

Total shareholders’ equity

124,676

127,839

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$

149,688

$

150,409

 

Silicom Ltd. Consolidated Statements of Operations

(US$ thousands, except for share and per share data)

Three-month period

ended March 31,

2025

2024

Sales

$

14,385

$

14,365

Cost of sales

10,110

10,326

Gross profit

4,275

4,039

Research and development expenses

4,926

4,921

Selling and marketing expenses

1,487

1,520

General and administrative expenses

1,077

1,061

Total operating expenses

7,490

7,502

Operating income (loss)

(3,215)

(3,463)

Financial income (expenses), net

703

399

Income (loss) before income taxes

(2,512)

(3,064)

Income taxes

294

368

Net income (loss)

$

(2,806)

$

(3,432)

Basic and diluted income (loss) per ordinary share (US$)

$

(0.49)

$

(0.55)

Weighted average number of ordinary shares used to
compute basic and diluted income (loss) per share
(in thousands)

5,735

6,274

 

Silicom Ltd. Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Results

(US$ thousands, except for share and per share data)

Three-month period

ended March 31,

2025

2024

GAAP gross profit

$

4,275

$

4,039

(1) Share-based compensation (*)

77

61

Non-GAAP gross profit

$

4,352

$

4,100

GAAP operating income (loss)

$

(3,215)

$

(3,463)

Gross profit adjustments

77

61

(1) Share-based compensation (*)

747

689

Non-GAAP operating income (loss)

$

(2,391)

$

(2,713)

GAAP net income (loss)

$

(2,806)

$

(3,432)

Operating income (loss) adjustments

824

750

(2) Lease liabilities – Financial expenses (income)

(119)

(43)

(3) Taxes on amortization of acquired intangible assets

353

Non-GAAP net income (loss)

$

(2,101)

$

(2,372)

GAAP net income (loss)

$

(2,806)

$

(3,432)

Adjustments for Non-GAAP Cost of sales

77

61

Adjustments for Non-GAAP Research and development expenses

360

313

Adjustments for Non-GAAP Selling and marketing expenses

180

176

Adjustments for Non-GAAP General and administrative expenses

207

200

Adjustments for Non-GAAP Financial income (loss), net

(119)

(43)

Adjustments for Non-GAAP Income taxes

353

Non-GAAP net income (loss)

$

(2,101)

$

(2,372)

GAAP basic and diluted income (loss) per ordinary share (US$)

$

(0.49)

$

(0.55)

(1) Share-based compensation (*)

0.14

0.12

(2) Lease liabilities – Financial expenses (income)

(0.02)

(0.01)

(3) Taxes on amortization of acquired intangible assets

0.06

Non-GAAP basic and diluted income (loss) per ordinary share (US$)

$

(0.37)

$

(0.38)

(*) Adjustments related to share-based compensation expenses according to ASC topic 718 (SFAS 123 (R))

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