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Synaptics Reports Record Fiscal Third Quarter Financial Results

SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 22, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- Synaptics Inc. (Nasdaq: SYNA), a leading developer of human interface solutions for mobile computing, communications, and entertainment devices, today reported record fiscal third quarter revenue, net income, and earnings per share for the three-month period ended March 31, 2010.

Net revenue for the third quarter of fiscal 2010 was $116.2 million, an increase of approximately 16% from net revenue of $100.6 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2009 and a decrease of approximately 13% from net revenue of $133.3 million for the previous quarter.

Net income for the third quarter of fiscal 2010 was $11.6 million, or $0.33 per diluted share, compared with net income of $5.4 million, or $0.15 per diluted share, for the third quarter of fiscal 2009 and net income of $12.2 million, or $0.35 per diluted share, for the previous quarter.

Non-GAAP net income for the third quarter of fiscal 2010, which excludes non-cash share-based compensation and tax benefit from a loss carryback, was $16.3 million, or $0.46 per diluted share, compared with net income of $13.4 million, or $0.38 per diluted share, for the third quarter of fiscal 2009 and net income of $21.7 million, or $0.62 per diluted share, for the previous quarter. (See attached table for a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP results.)

"Synaptics delivered record fiscal third quarter results and double-digit revenue growth on a year-over-year basis, reflecting better than seasonal trends in both notebook PC and mobile phone applications, coupled with strong acceptance of our technology," stated Tom Tiernan, President and CEO. "We expect to end fiscal 2010 on a high note based on demand for our product offerings. As an innovation leader, Synaptics continues to be at the forefront of the industry for touch-based human interface solutions."

PC revenue of $72.9 million represented 63% of total revenue for the quarter and increased 44% from the comparable period last year. Synaptics benefited from better than expected demand from the notebook market and continued to drive increasing penetration of its multi-finger gesture enabled TouchPad and innovative ClickPad offerings.

Non-PC revenue of $43.3 million comprised 37% of total revenue for the quarter, with 36% generated by mobile phone applications. Performance from the mobile market reflected increasing adoption of Synaptics' high-quality capacitive touchscreen solutions by a growing number of major mobile handset manufacturers. Revenue from the portable digital entertainment market was down from the previous quarter, as expected.

Cash and short-term investments at March 31, 2010 totaled $168.7 million compared with $140.0 million at December 31, 2009.

Kathy Bayless, CFO, added, "Considering backlog of approximately $90 million entering the quarter, expected product mix, customer order patterns, and customer forecasts, we anticipate revenue in the June quarter to be between $136 million and $146 million, an increase of 18% to 26% over the comparable quarter last year. This outlook reflects continuing positive trends in our core markets."

Synaptics' board of directors approved an additional $100 million for the stock repurchase program expiring in April 2012. The $38.1 million remaining under the prior authorization, which was set to expire in July 2010 has been extended, such that $138.1 million remains available for the repurchase of company stock through April 2012.

Earnings Call Information

The Synaptics third quarter fiscal 2010 teleconference and webcast is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m., Pacific Time, on Thursday, April 22, 2010, during which the Company will provide forward-looking information. To participate on the live call, analysts and investors should dial 877-941-1427 at least ten minutes prior to the call. Synaptics will also offer a live and archived webcast of the conference call, accessible from the "Investor Relations" section of the Company's Web site at www.synaptics.com.

About Synaptics Incorporated

Synaptics (NASDAQ: SYNA) is a leading developer of human interface solutions for the mobile computing, communications, and entertainment industries. The company creates interface solutions for a variety of devices, including notebook PCs, PC peripherals, digital music players, and mobile phones. The TouchPad, Synaptics' flagship product, is integrated into a majority of today's notebook computers. Consumer electronics and computing manufacturers use Synaptics' solutions to enrich the interaction between humans and intelligent devices through improved usability, functionality, and industrial design. The Company is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif. www.synaptics.com

NOTE: Synaptics, TouchPad, ClickPad, and the Synaptics logo are trademarks of Synaptics in the United States and/or other countries.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information

In evaluating its business, Synaptics considers and uses net income per share excluding share-based compensation, non-cash interest charges, and other items as a supplemental measure of operating performance. Net income excluding share-based compensation, non cash interest charges, and other items is not a measurement of the Company's financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to GAAP net income. The Company presents net income excluding share-based compensation, non-cash interest charges, and other items because it considers it an important supplemental measure of its performance. The Company believes this measure facilitates operating performance comparisons from period to period by eliminating potential differences in net income caused by the existence and timing of non-cash compensation charges, non-cash interest charges, and other items. Net income excluding share-based compensation, non-cash interest charges, and other items has limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the Company's GAAP net income. The principal limitations of this measure are that it does not reflect the Company's actual expenses and may thus have the effect of inflating its net income and net income per share.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains "forward-looking" statements about Synaptics, as that term is defined under the federal securities laws. Synaptics intends such forward-looking statements to be subject to the safe harbor created by those laws. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the market's strong acceptance of Synaptics' technology, Synaptics' expectations to end fiscal 2010 on a high note based on demand for its product offerings, Synaptics' position as an innovation leader and its position in the industry for touch-based human interface solutions, the better than expected demand from the notebook market and Synaptics' ability to continue to drive increasing penetration of its multi-finger gesture-enabled TouchPad and innovative ClickPad offerings, Synaptics' anticipated revenue for the quarter ending June 30, 2010, and the continuing positive trends Synaptics sees for its products within the markets in which it participates. Synaptics cautions that these statements are qualified by important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected by the forward-looking statements contained herein. Such factors include, but are not limited to, (a) demand for Synaptics' products, (b) market demand for OEMs' products using Synaptics' solutions, (c) changing market demand trends in the markets Synaptics serves, (d) the success of customers' products that utilize Synaptics' product solutions, (e) the development and launch cycles of customers' products, (f) market pressures on selling prices, (g) changes in product mix, (h) the market acceptance of Synaptics' product solutions compared with competitors solutions, (i) general economic conditions, including consumer confidence and demand, and (j) other risks as identified from time to time in Synaptics' reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009. All forward-looking statements are based on information available to Synaptics on the date hereof, and Synaptics assumes no obligation to update such statements.

(Tables to Follow)



                              SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                         (In thousands, except share data)
                                    (Unaudited)

                                                        March 31,   June 30,
                                                          2010       2009 *
                                                          ----       ------
    Assets
    Current
     assets:
      Cash and cash equivalents                       $168,665     $169,036
      Short term investments                                 -       22,934
                                                           ---       ------
        Total cash, cash equivalents,
         and short-term investments                    168,665      191,970
      Receivables, net of allowances
       of $513 and $513, respectively                   87,992       84,739
      Inventories                                       18,208       14,950
      Prepaid
       expenses and other current assets                 3,723        3,094
                                                         -----        -----
    Total current assets                               278,588      294,753

    Property and equipment, net                         25,378       25,431
    Goodwill                                             1,927        1,927
    Non-current auction rate securities                 28,816       28,767
    Other assets                                        20,494       25,272
                                                        ------       ------
    Total assets                                      $355,203     $376,150
                                                      ========     ========

    Liabilities and stockholders' equity
    Current liabilities:
      Accounts payable                                 $48,204      $32,210
      Accrued compensation                              10,284        8,450
      Income taxes payable                               7,928        9,128
      Current deferred tax liability                         -       10,225
      Other accrued liabilities                         15,483       11,813
      Notes payable                                          -       63,234
                                                           ---       ------
    Total current liabilities                           81,899      135,060

    Convertible senior subordinated notes                2,305            -
    Other liabilities                                   18,553       18,484

    Commitments and contingencies

    Stockholders' equity:
      Preferred stock;
        $.001 par value; 10,000,000 shares
         authorized; no shares issued and
         outstanding                                         -            -
      Common stock;
        $.001 par value; 60,000,000 shares authorized;
         44,461,849 and 43,779,011 shares issued,
         and 33,590,536 and 34,690,911 shares
         outstanding, respectively                          44           44
      Additional paid in capital                       332,839      293,666
      Less:  10,871,313 and 9,088,100
       treasury shares, respectively, at cost         (281,932)    (237,387)
      Retained earnings                                199,791      166,154
      Accumulated other comprehensive income             1,704          129
                                                         -----          ---
    Total stockholders' equity                         252,446      222,606
                                                        -------     -------
    Total liabilities and
     stockholders' equity                             $355,203     $376,150
                                                      ========     ========

    *  Adjusted for retrospective application of ASC 470-20.  Refer to our
       earnings release dated October 23, 2009 for the impact of the
       retrospective application of ASC 470-20.

                                         SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
                               CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                                  (In thousands, except per share data)
                                               (Unaudited)



                                                Three Months Ended
                                                    March 31,
                                                    ---------
                                               2010          2009*
                                               ----          -----

    Net revenue                            $116,212         $100,595
    Cost of revenue (1)                      68,910           59,888
                                             ------           ------
    Gross margin                             47,302           40,707
    Operating expenses
             Research and development (1)    21,212           17,286
              Selling, general, and
              administrative (1)             14,635           12,786
                                             ------
    Total operating expenses                 35,847           30,072
                                             ------           ------

    Operating income                         11,455           10,635
    Interest income                             200              538
    Interest expense                             (4)          (1,374)
    Loss on early retirement of debt              -                -
    Net loss on investments                       -           (2,894)
                                                ---           ------
    Income before income taxes               11,651            6,905
    Provision for income taxes (2)               45            1,499
    Net income                              $11,606           $5,406
                                            =======           ======

    Net income per share:
             Basic                            $0.35            $0.16
                                              =====
             Diluted                          $0.33            $0.15
                                              =====

    Shares used in computing net
     income per share:
             Basic                           33,526           34,062
                                              =====
             Diluted                         35,095           35,243
                                             ======




    (1) Includes share-based
     compensation charges of:

             Cost of revenue                   $553             $437
             Research and development         3,328            2,295
              Selling, general, and
              administrative                  4,314            3,371
                                              -----            -----
                                             $8,195           $6,103
                                             ======           ======

    (2) Includes tax benefit for
     share-based compensation charges
     of:

                                             $1,735           $1,712
                                             ======           ======




    Non-GAAP net income per share:
             Basic                            $0.48            $0.39
                                              =====            =====
             Diluted                          $0.46            $0.38
                                              =====            =====





                                                Nine Months Ended
                                                    March 31,
                                                    ---------
                                               2010          2009*
                                               ----          -----

    Net revenue                            $369,127        $357,975
    Cost of revenue (1)                     219,672         212,869
                                            -------         -------
    Gross margin                            149,455         145,106
    Operating expenses
             Research and development (1)    63,629          49,031
              Selling, general, and
              administrative (1)             44,974          41,070
                                             ------
    Total operating expenses                108,603          90,101
                                            -------          ------

    Operating income                         40,852          55,005
    Interest income                             772           2,770
    Interest expense                         (2,395)         (5,654)
    Loss on early retirement of debt              -          (1,053)
    Net loss on investments                    (443)         (9,403)
                                               ----          ------
    Income before income taxes               38,786          41,665
    Provision for income taxes (2)            5,149           5,973
    Net income                              $33,637         $35,692
                                            =======         =======

    Net income per share:
             Basic                            $0.99           $1.05
                                              =====
             Diluted                          $0.95           $1.01
                                              =====

    Shares used in computing net
     income per share:
             Basic                           33,826          33,845
                                              =====
             Diluted                         35,371          35,291
                                             ======




    (1) Includes share-based
     compensation charges of:

             Cost of revenue                 $1,816          $1,250
             Research and development        10,772           6,273
              Selling, general, and
              administrative                 14,751          10,117
                                             ------          ------
                                            $27,339         $17,640
                                            =======         =======

    (2) Includes tax benefit for
     share-based compensation charges
     of:

                                             $7,042          $5,449
                                             ======          ======




    Non-GAAP net income per share:
             Basic                            $1.63           $1.79
                                              =====           =====
             Diluted                          $1.56           $1.72
                                              =====           =====




    *    Adjusted for retrospective application of ASC 470-20.  Refer to
    our earnings release dated
      October 23, 2009 for the impact of the retrospective application of
      ASC 470-20.

                                   SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
                   Computation of Basic and Diluted Net Income Per Share
                           (in thousands, except per share data)
                                        (Unaudited)
                                        ===========





                                       Three Months
                                          Ended            Nine Months Ended
                                        March 31,              March 31,
                                        ---------              ---------
                                    2010       2009*     2010       2009*
                                    ----       -----     ----       -----

    Numerator:
      Basic and diluted net
       income                    $11,606       $5,406 $33,637      $35,692

    Denominator:
      Shares, basic               33,526       34,062  33,826       33,845
      Effect of dilutive
       share-based awards          1,569        1,181   1,545        1,446
                                   -----        -----   -----        -----
      Shares, diluted             35,095       35,243  35,371       35,291
                                  ======       ======  ======       ======

    Net income per share:
      Basic                        $0.35        $0.16   $0.99        $1.05
                                   =====        =====   =====        =====
      Diluted                      $0.33        $0.15   $0.95        $1.01
                                   =====        =====   =====        =====







    Computation of non-GAAP
     basic and diluted net
     income per share
     (unaudited):

    Numerator:
      Reported net income        $11,606       $5,406 $33,637      $35,692
      Non-GAAP adjustments
       (net of tax):
        Loss on early retirement
         of debt                       -            -       -          643
        Net loss on investments        -        2,894     443        9,403
        Non-cash interest
         expense                       -          680   1,192        2,774
        Discrete tax items       (1,815)            -    (370)           -
        Share-based
         compensation              6,460        4,391  20,297       12,191
                                   -----        -----  ------       ------
      Non-GAAP basic and
       diluted net income        $16,251      $13,371 $55,199      $60,703
                                 -------      ------- -------      -------

    Non-GAAP net income per
     share:
      Basic                        $0.48        $0.39   $1.63        $1.79
                                   =====        =====   =====        =====
      Diluted                      $0.46        $0.38   $1.56        $1.72
                                   =====        =====   =====        =====




     *  Adjusted for retrospective application of ASC 470-20.  Refer to our
        earnings release dated
      October 23, 2009 for the impact of the retrospective application of
      ASC 470-20.


    For more information contact:

    Jennifer Jarman
    The Blueshirt Group
    415-217-7722
    jennifer@blueshirtgroup.com



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