During the fourth quarter of 2012, Cadence's non-GAAP net income also excluded the effect of an income tax benefit associated with Cadence's effective settlement of a State of California examination of Cadence's state income tax returns for the tax years 2001 through 2003. Cadence's management believes it is useful to exclude the income tax benefit associated with this settlement because Cadence does not expect settlements resulting in income tax benefits of the magnitude recorded in the fourth quarter of 2012 to occur frequently.
During the third quarter of 2012, Cadence's non-GAAP net income also excluded the effect of an income tax benefit associated with Cadence's acquisition of Sigrity, Inc. During the second quarter of 2011, Cadence's non-GAAP net income also excluded the effect of an income tax benefit associated with an acquisition Cadence completed during the second quarter of 2011. Cadence's management believes it is useful to exclude the tax benefits associated with these acquisitions because exclusion of such tax benefits permits consistent evaluations of Cadence's performance. Cadence does not expect an acquisition-related income tax benefit of the magnitude recorded in the third quarter of 2012 to be recorded frequently.
Cadence's management believes that non-GAAP net income provides useful supplemental information to Cadence's management and investors regarding the performance of the company's business operations and facilitates comparisons to the company's historical operating results. Cadence's management also uses this information internally for forecasting and budgeting. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as a substitute for or superior to measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. Investors and potential investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures contained within this press release with their most directly comparable GAAP financial results.
The following tables reconcile the specific items excluded from GAAP net income and GAAP net income per diluted share in the calculation of non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income per diluted share for the periods shown below:
Net Income Reconciliation Three Months Ended ------------------------------------ December 29, 2012 December 31, 2011 ----------------- ----------------- (unaudited) (in thousands) Net income on a GAAP basis $ 313,874 $ 10,892 Amortization of acquired intangibles 7,649 6,681 Stock-based compensation expense 13,276 11,999 Non-qualified deferred compensation expenses (credits) 1,216 (3,560) Restructuring and other charges 64 83 Shareholder litigation costs -- 192 Executive and other employee severance costs -- 2,931 Integration and acquisition-related costs 2,187 353 Amortization of debt discount 5,354 6,432 Other income or expense related to investments and non-qualified deferred compensation plan assets* (4,081) 3,482 Income tax benefit of valuation allowance release (219,601) -- Income tax benefit of State of California settlement (36,564) -- Income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments (25,363) 6,260 ----------------- ----------------- Net income on a non-GAAP basis $ 58,011 $ 45,745 ================= ================= * Includes, as applicable, equity in losses or income from investments, write-down of investments, gains or losses on sale of investments and gains or losses on non-qualified deferred compensation plan assets recorded in Other income (expense), net. Net Income Reconciliation Years Ended ------------------------------------ December 29, 2012 December 31, 2011 ----------------- ----------------- (unaudited) (in thousands) Net income on a GAAP basis $ 439,948 $ 72,229 Amortization of acquired intangibles 28,618 27,016 Stock-based compensation expense 47,561 43,588 Non-qualified deferred compensation expenses (credits) 4,453 (383) Restructuring and other charges 113 360 Shareholder litigation costs 46 1,545 Executive and other employee severance costs -- 6,178 Integration and acquisition-related costs 9,278 2,598 Amortization of debt discount 20,846 26,214 Other income or expense related to investments and non-qualified deferred compensation plan assets* (6,296) (15,682) Income tax benefit of valuation allowance release (219,601) -- Income tax benefit of State of California settlement (36,564) -- Acquisition-related income tax benefit (14,806) (5,021) Income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments (56,857) (20,366) ----------------- ----------------- Net income on a non-GAAP basis $ 216,739 $ 138,276 ================= ================= * Includes, as applicable, equity in losses or income from investments, write-down of investments, gains or losses on sale of investments and gains or losses on non-qualified deferred compensation plan assets recorded in Other income (expense), net. Diluted Net Income per Share Reconciliation Three Months Ended ------------------------------------ December 29, 2012 December 31, 2011 ----------------- ----------------- (unaudited) (in thousands, except per share data) Diluted net income per share on a GAAP basis $ 1.10 $ 0.04 Amortization of acquired intangibles 0.03 0.03 Stock-based compensation expense 0.05 0.05 Non-qualified deferred compensation expenses (credits) -- (0.01) Restructuring and other charges -- -- Shareholder litigation costs -- -- Executive and other employee severance costs -- 0.01 Integration and acquisition-related costs 0.01 -- Amortization of debt discount 0.02 0.02 Other income or expense related to investments and non-qualified deferred compensation plan assets* (0.02) 0.01 Income tax benefit of valuation allowance release (0.77) -- Income tax benefit of State of California settlement (0.13) -- Income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments (0.09) 0.02 ----------------- ----------------- Diluted net income per share on a non- GAAP basis $ 0.20 $ 0.17 ================= ================= Shares used in calculation of diluted net income per share -- GAAP** 286,289 273,057 Shares used in calculation of diluted net income per share -- non-GAAP** 286,289 273,057 * Includes, as applicable, equity in losses or income from investments, write-down of investments, gains or losses on sale of investments and gains or losses on non-qualified deferred compensation plan assets recorded in Other income (expense), net. ** Shares used in the calculation of GAAP net income per share are expected to be the same as shares used in the calculation of non-GAAP net income per share, except when the company reports a GAAP net loss and non-GAAP net income, or GAAP net income and a non-GAAP net loss. Diluted Net Income per Share Reconciliation Years Ended ------------------------------------ December 29, 2012 December 31, 2011 ----------------- ----------------- (unaudited) (in thousands, except per share data) Diluted net income per share on a GAAP basis $ 1.57 $ 0.27 Amortization of acquired intangibles 0.10 0.10 Stock-based compensation expense 0.17 0.16 Non-qualified deferred compensation expenses (credits) 0.02 -- Restructuring and other charges -- -- Shareholder litigation costs -- 0.01 Executive and other employee severance costs -- 0.02 Integration and acquisition-related costs 0.03 0.01 Amortization of debt discount 0.07 0.10 Other income or expense related to investments and non-qualified deferred compensation plan assets* (0.02) (0.06) Income tax benefit of valuation allowance release (0.78) -- Income tax benefit of State of California settlement (0.13) -- Acquisition-related income tax benefit (0.05) (0.02) Income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments (0.21) (0.08) ----------------- ----------------- Diluted net income per share on a non- GAAP basis $ 0.77 $ 0.51 ================= ================= Shares used in calculation of diluted net income per share -- GAAP** 280,667 270,816 Shares used in calculation of diluted net income per share -- non-GAAP** 280,667 270,816 * Includes, as applicable, equity in losses or income from investments, write-down of investments, gains or losses on sale of investments and gains or losses on non-qualified deferred compensation plan assets recorded in Other income (expense), net. ** Shares used in the calculation of GAAP net income per share are expected to be the same as shares used in the calculation of non-GAAP net income per share, except when the company reports a GAAP net loss and non-GAAP net income, or GAAP net income and a non-GAAP net loss.