EX-99.2 3 ex_926960.htm EXHIBIT 99.2 ex_926960.htm

 

Exhibit 99.2

 

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Q1 2026

 

Management Report

 

May 7, 2026

 

 

 

 

 


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Contents

 

 

Q1 2026 Results

 

– Overview

– Key Financial & Operating Metrics

– Revenue by Geographic Area

 

 

Q1 2026 Non-GAAP Results

 

– Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income (Loss) to Non-GAAP Net Income

– Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Spending by Function

 

 

Related Information


The following commentary is provided by management and should be referenced in conjunction with PDF Solutions’ First Quarter 2026 financial results press release available on its Investor Relations website at http://www.pdf.com/financial-news. These remarks represent management’s current views of the Company’s financial and operational performance and are provided to give investors and analysts further insight into its performance in advance of the earnings call webcast. The Company disclaims any duty to update this information for future events.


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 PDF Solutions Reports First Quarter 2026 Results

 

 

Q1 2026 Key Metrics

FINANCIAL RESULTS SUMMARY

     

Total Revenues: $60.1M

   
     

GAAP Gross Margin: 72%

Q1 2026 Total revenues of $60.1M was down 4% over Q4 2025, and up 26% over Q1 2025

 

Q1 2026 Platform revenue of $50.9M was down 3% over Q4 2025, and up 36% over Q1 2025

 

Q1 2026 Volume-based revenue of $9.2M was down 7% over Q4 2025, and down 12% over Q1 2025

 

Q1 2026 Recurring revenue was 89%, Q4 2025 was 98%, and Q1 2025 was 92%

 

Q1 2026 Upfront revenue was 11%, Q4 2025 was 2%, and Q1 2025 was 8%

 

Non-GAAP Gross Margin: 76% 

 
GAAP Operating Margin: 10% 
 
Non-GAAP Operating Margin: 25% 
 

GAAP Diluted EPS: $0.12

 

Non-GAAP Diluted EPS: $0.31

 

Operating Cash Flow: $1.7M

 

Cash Used for Capital Expenditures: $10.5M


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Key Financial & Operating Metrics 

 

Quarterly

(in thousands, except outstanding shares, which are in millions, and percentages)

 

   

Q1’26

   

Q4’25

   

Q3’25

   

Q2’25

   

Q1’25

 

Revenues

  $ 60,130     $ 62,403     $ 57,115     $ 51,728     $ 47,778  
GAAP Gross Margin   72 %   73 %   72 %   71 %   73 %
Non-GAAP Gross Margin   76 %   77 %   76 %   76 %   77 %
GAAP Operating Margin   10 %   6 %   8 %   2 %   (7% )
Non-GAAP Operating Margin   25 %   24 %   23 %   19 %   18 %

Outstanding Debt, net

  $ 66,452     $ 66,999     $ 67,558     $ 68,117     $ 68,656  

Operating Cash Flow

  $ 1,674     $ 17,341     $ 3,287     $ (5,215 )   $ 8,640  

Cash Used for Capital Expenditures (CAPEX)

  $ 10,500     $ 9,791     $ 6,325     $ 8,526     $ 8,203  

$ Shares Repurchased

  $ —     $ —     $ 244     $ —     $ —  

Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding

  39.9     39.5     39.5     39.1     39.1  
Effective Tax Rate   18 %   102 %   63 %   (1,514 )%   (1 )%


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Revenue by Geographic Area

 

Quarterly

(Dollars in thousands)

 

   

Q1’26

   

Q4’25

   

Q3’25

   

Q2’25

   

Q1’25

 

United States

  $ 24,507     $ 36,439     $ 30,143     $ 19,954     $ 18,228  

% of Total

  41 %   58 %   53 %   39 %   38 %

Japan

  $ 8,679     $ 8,156     $ 10,091     $ 9,304     $ 11,736  

% of Total

  14 %   13 %   18 %   18 %   25 %

China

  $ 8,514     $ 7,866     $ 5,842     $ 12,190     $ 8,043  

% of Total

  14 %   12 %   10 %   23 %   17 %

Rest of the world

  $ 18,430     $ 9,942     $ 11,039     $ 10,280     $ 9,771  

% of Total

  31 %   17 %   19 %   20 %   20 %

Total revenues

  $ 60,130     $ 62,403     $ 57,115     $ 51,728     $ 47,778  

 

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 GAAP / Non-GAAP Presentation

 

 

In addition to providing results that are determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), the Company also provides certain non-GAAP financial measures. Non-GAAP gross profit and margin exclude stock-based compensation expense and the amortization of acquired technology under costs of revenues. Non-GAAP net income excludes stock-based compensation expense, amortization of acquired intangible assets, amortization of debt issuance costs, and the effects of certain non-recurring items, such as expenses for certain legal proceedings, acquisition-related and integration costs, recovery from previously written-off property and equipment, and their related income tax effects, as applicable, as well as adjustments for the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets and reconciling items. Non-GAAP financial measures are used by management internally to measure the Company’s profitability and performance. PDF Solutions’ management believes that these non-GAAP measures provide useful supplemental information to investors regarding the Company’s ongoing operations in light of the fact that none of these categories of expense and income has a current effect on the future uses of cash (with the exception of expenses related to a certain legal proceedings and acquisition-related and integration costs) nor do they impact the generation of current or future revenues. These non-GAAP results should not be considered an alternative to, or a substitute for, GAAP financial information, and may differ from similarly titled non-GAAP measures used by other companies. In particular, these non-GAAP financial measures are not a substitute for GAAP measures of income or loss as a measure of performance, or to cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities as a measure of liquidity. Since management uses these non-GAAP financial measures internally to measure profitability and performance, PDF Solutions has included these non-GAAP measures to give investors an opportunity to see the Company’s financial results as viewed by management. A reconciliation of the comparable GAAP financial measures to the non-GAAP financial measures is included herein.

 

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Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income (Loss) to Non-GAAP Net Income

 

Quarterly

(in thousands, except for per share amounts)

 

 

Q1’26

 

Q4’25

 

Q3’25

 

Q2’25

 

Q1’25

 

GAAP net income (loss)

$ 4,791   $ (48 ) $ 1,294   $ 1,146   $ (3,032 )

Adjustments to reconcile GAAP net income (loss) to non-GAAP net income:

                             

Stock-based compensation expense

  6,396     6,866     6,264     6,199     6,596  

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

  2,057     2,066     2,067     2,066     1,056  

Expenses for certain legal proceedings (1)

  210     2,574     170     112     115  

Acquisition-related and integration costs

  8     2     22     159     4,345  

Recovery from previously written-off property and equipment

              (663 )    

Amortization of debt issuance costs

  65     55     54     71     5  

Tax impact of valuation allowance for deferred tax assets and reconciling items (2)

  (878 )   495     (66 )   (1,789 )   (970 )

Non-GAAP net income

$ 12,649   $ 12,010   $ 9,805   $ 7,301   $ 8,115  

GAAP net income (loss) per diluted share

$ 0.12   $ (0.00 ) $ 0.03   $ 0.03   $ (0.08 )

Non-GAAP net income per diluted share

$ 0.31   $ 0.30   $ 0.25   $ 0.19   $ 0.21  

Weighted average common shares used in GAAP net income (loss) per diluted share calculation

  40,377     39,524     39,619     39,260     39,088  

Weighted average common shares used in Non-GAAP net income per diluted share calculation

  40,377     39,911     39,619     39,260     39,285  

 


 

 

(1)

Represents legal costs and expenses related to a certain arbitration proceeding, which are expected to continue until this matter is fully resolved.

 

  (2) The difference between the GAAP and non-GAAP income tax provisions is primarily due to the valuation allowance on a GAAP basis and non-GAAP adjustments. For example, on a GAAP basis, the Company does not receive a deferred tax benefit for foreign tax credits or research and development credits after the valuation allowance. The Company’s non-GAAP tax rate and resulting non-GAAP tax expense is not calculated with a full U.S. federal or state valuation allowance due to the Company’s cumulative non-GAAP income and management’s conclusion that it is more likely than not to utilize its net deferred tax assets (DTAs). Each reporting period, management evaluates the need for a valuation allowance and may place a valuation allowance against its U.S. net DTAs on a non-GAAP basis if it concludes it is more likely than not that it will not be able to utilize some or all of its U.S. DTAs on a non-GAAP basis.

 

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Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Spending by Function

 

Quarterly

(in thousands)

 

 

Q1’26

 

Q4’25

 

Q3’25

 

Q2’25

 

Q1’25

 

Cost of Revenue - GAAP

$ 16,938   $ 16,942   $ 15,840   $ 14,886   $ 12,955  

Adjustments to reconcile GAAP Cost of Revenue to Non-GAAP Cost of Revenue:

                             

Stock-based compensation expense

  (1,279 )   (1,379 )   (1,274 )   (1,257 )   (1,342 )

Amortization of acquired technology

  (998 )   (998 )   (998 )   (998 )   (678 )

Cost of Revenue - Non-GAAP

$ 14,661   $ 14,565   $ 13,568   $ 12,631   $ 10,935  
                               

Research & Development - GAAP

$ 18,328   $ 19,258   $ 15,435   $ 14,913   $ 14,628  

Adjustments to reconcile GAAP R&D to Non-GAAP R&D:

                             

Stock-based compensation expense

  (2,392 )   (2,586 )   (2,204 )   (2,251 )   (2,419 )

Research & Development - Non-GAAP

$ 15,936   $ 16,672   $ 13,231   $ 12,662   $ 12,209  
                               

Selling, General, & Administrative - GAAP

$ 17,492   $ 21,676   $ 19,944   $ 19,744   $ 23,372  

Adjustment to reconcile GAAP SG&A to Non-GAAP SG&A:

                             

Stock-based compensation expense

  (2,725 )   (2,901 )   (2,786 )   (2,691 )   (2,835 )

Expenses for certain legal proceedings (1)

  (210 )   (2,574 )   (170 )   (112 )   (115 )

Acquisition-related and integration costs

  (8 )   (2 )   (22 )   (159 )   (4,345 )

Selling, General, & Administrative - Non-GAAP

$ 14,549   $ 16,199   $ 16,966   $ 16,782   $ 16,077  

 


 

 

(1)

Represents legal costs and expenses related to a certain arbitration proceeding, which are expected to continue until this matter is fully resolved.

 

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