SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Synaptics (NASDAQ: SYNA), a leading developer of human interface solutions, today reported financial results for its first quarter ended September 30, 2015.

Net revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2016 grew 66 percent over the comparable quarter last year to $470.0 million. Net income for the first quarter of fiscal 2016 was $23.8 million, or $0.62 per diluted share.

Non-GAAP net income for the first quarter of fiscal 2016 grew 39 percent over the prior year period to $56.9 million, or $1.49 per diluted share.  (See attached table for a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures.)

"We are pleased to report record fiscal first quarter revenue and non-GAAP net income as healthy contributions from our fingerprint authentication and display driver products helped offset softness from our PC products," stated Rick Bergman, President and CEO. "Synaptics is successfully executing across its expanding product roadmap, most recently with the inclusion of force sensing into our ClearPad touch offerings. We are experiencing increasing momentum for our fingerprint authentication and TDDI solutions, which we expect to be significant growth drivers in the second half of the fiscal year."

First Quarter 2016 Business Metrics

• Revenue mix from mobile and PC products was approximately 88 percent and 12 percent respectively. Fingerprint authentication products have been classified according to type of device.
• Revenue from mobile products of $412.1 million was up 106 percent year-over-year. Mobile products revenue includes all touchscreen, display driver, and applicable fingerprint authentication products.
• Revenue from PC products totaled $57.9 million, a decrease of 30 percent year-over-year, and includes applicable fingerprint authentication products.

Wajid Ali, CFO, added, "Considering our backlog of $214 million entering the December quarter, subsequent bookings, customer forecasts, product sell-in and sell-through timing patterns, as well as expected product mix, we anticipate revenue in the December quarter to be in the range of $460 to $500 million, with the revenue mix from mobile and PC products roughly similar to the preceding quarter.  By prudently managing our operating expenses we expect to drive incremental earnings results in the December quarter relative to expected top-line performance. "

Cash at September 30, 2015 was $275 million. In the first quarter of fiscal 2016, cash flow from operations was $12.3 million, and the company used $125 million to repurchase approximately 1.7 million shares of its common stock, or 5 percent of the total shares outstanding.  In October, the company increased its revolving credit facility commitment by $100 million for an aggregate of $250 million; $150 million remains available under the credit facility for various purposes, including its stock repurchase program.  The company also announced that its board of directors has increased and extended the authorization for stock repurchases by another $200 million, for a total available authorization of $273 million available through October 2017.

Earnings Call Information
The Synaptics first quarter fiscal 2016 teleconference and webcast is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m., Pacific Time, on Thursday, October 22, 2015, during which the company will provide forward-looking information. To participate on the live call, analysts and investors should dial 800-505-9573 (conference ID: 789383) 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 Website at www.synaptics.com.

About Synaptics Incorporated
Synaptics is the pioneer and leader of the human interface revolution, bringing innovative and intuitive user experiences to intelligent devices. Synaptics' broad portfolio of touch, display, and biometrics products is built on the company's rich R&D and supply chain capabilities. With solutions designed for mobile, PC and automotive industries, Synaptics combines ease of use, functionality and aesthetics to enable products that help make our digital lives more productive, secure and enjoyable. (NASDAQ: SYNA) www.synaptics.com.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information
In evaluating its business, Synaptics considers and uses net income excluding share-based compensation, change in contingent consideration, and certain non-cash or non-recurring items as a supplemental measure of operating performance. Net income excluding share-based compensation, change in contingent consideration, and certain non-cash or non-recurring 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, change in contingent consideration, and certain non-cash or non-recurring 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 share-based compensation charges, change in contingent consideration, and certain non-cash or non-recurring items. Net income excluding share-based compensation, change in contingent consideration liability, and certain non-cash or non-recurring 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 that are subject to the safe harbors created under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  Forward-looking statements give our current expectations and projections relating to our financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business, and can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. Such forward-looking statements may include words such as "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "believe," "estimate," "plan," "target," "strategy," "continue," "may," "will," "should," variations of such words, or other words and terms of similar meaning. All forward-looking statements reflect our best judgment and are based on several factors relating to our operations and business environment, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. Such factors include, but are not limited to, the risks as identified in the "Risk Factors," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and "Business" sections of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 27, 2015 and other risks as identified from time to time in our Securities and Exchange Commission reports. Forward-looking statements are based on information available to us on the date hereof, and we do not have, and expressly disclaim, any obligation to publicly release any updates or any changes in our expectations, or any change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any forward-looking statement is based.  Our actual results and the timing of certain events could differ materially from the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements do not reflect the potential impact of any mergers, acquisitions, or other business combinations that had not been completed as of the date of this filing.

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Jennifer Jarman
The Blueshirt Group
415-217-5866
jennifer@blueshirtgroup.com

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