Adeia Announces First Quarter 2025 Financial Results

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Adeia Inc.
Adeia Inc.

Signed 10 deals in the first quarter, highlighted by 4 with new customers
Paid down $17 million of debt and repurchased $10 million of common stock
Generated $57 million in cash from operations

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Adeia Inc. (Nasdaq: ADEA) (the “Company” or “Adeia”) today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025.

“We had a strong start to the year with revenue of $87.7 million which was in line with our expectations, and we generated $57.1 million in cash from operations,” said Paul E. Davis, chief executive officer of Adeia. “We closed 10 deals in the first quarter, continuing our momentum from last year. Importantly four of these were new deals in key growth areas such as social media, OTT, and semiconductors. Our commitment to innovation continues as we focus on growth markets in our media and semiconductor businesses that will drive future technology adoption. Our worldwide patent portfolio now includes over 12,750 total patent assets, an impressive 32% increase since separation over two years ago. This increase was driven primarily by our talented R&D teams that are focused on groundbreaking innovations in emerging technologies, including for AI, advanced semiconductors, and the future of entertainment. We executed on all elements of our balanced capital allocation approach, including continued debt paydown, stock repurchases, tuck-in acquisitions and dividend payments, while ending the quarter with a stronger cash position. Our long-term license agreements with well-established customers, expanding technology offerings, and strong customer pipeline, support the resilience of our business and we are reiterating our 2025 guidance.”

First Quarter Financial Highlights

  • Revenue was $87.7 million as compared to $119.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2024

  • GAAP diluted earnings per share (EPS) was $0.10 and non-GAAP diluted EPS was $0.26

  • GAAP net income was $11.8 million and adjusted EBITDA was $47.3 million

  • Cash from operations was $57.1 million

  • Paid down $17.1 million on our term loan

  • Repurchased $10.0 million of our common stock

  • Repriced our term loan in January, which lowered our interest rate by 50 basis points

Business Highlights

  • Signed a new multi-year license agreement for access to our media portfolio with a leading social media company

  • Signed a new multi-year license agreement for access to our media portfolio with a leading international multi-platform media company for their OTT offerings

  • Signed a new long-term license agreement with a major U.S. professional sports league for access to our media portfolio

  • Signed a new multi-year license agreement with a large domestic manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor devices for access to our semiconductor portfolio driven by our hybrid bonding technology

  • Signed renewals with Pay-TV providers SK Broadband and Frontier Communications for access to our media portfolio

  • Acquired two strategic patent portfolios in microLED and imaging