Adeia Inc.
Business
Adeia Inc. is a technology company and innovation incubator that invents, develops, acquires and licenses foundational media and semiconductor intellectual property. It primarily offers patent licensing, R&D-driven technology development, co-optimization services, and related know-how covering media experiences and semiconductor technologies such as hybrid bonding and advanced processing nodes. Its business is organized around two principal segments: Media (guidance, discovery, search, recommendations, personalization, analytics, advertising, computer vision, storage) and Semiconductor (DBI, advanced nodes, packaging, co-optimization). Adeia licenses its IP to leading MVPDs, OTT providers, consumer electronics manufacturers, social media companies and semiconductor firms across North America and international markets via device shipments, service integrations and licensing agreements.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-19
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 443 | 376 | 389 | 439 | 391 | |
| Research and development | 68 | 60 | 54 | 45 | 40 | |
| Selling, general and administrative | 120 | 103 | 95 | 136 | 129 | |
| Amortization expense | 57 | 71 | 94 | 97 | 98 | |
| Litigation expense | 25 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 5 | |
| Total operating expenses | 268 | 247 | 253 | 286 | 272 | |
| Operating income | 175 | 129 | 136 | 153 | 119 | |
| Interest expense | −40 | −53 | −63 | −45 | −39 | |
| Other income and expense, net | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 768,000 | |
| Loss on debt extinguishment | 0 | −453,000 | 0 | 0 | −8 | |
| Income before income taxes | 141 | 81 | 80 | 110 | 73 | |
| Provision for income taxes | 30 | 17 | 13 | −29 | 5 | |
| Net income | 111 | 65 | 67 | −299 | −59 | |
| Basic (per share) | 1.02 | 0.59 | 0.63 | −2.83 | −0.53 | |
| Diluted (per share) | 0.99 | 0.57 | 0.6 | −2.75 | −0.52 | |
| Basic (shares) | 109 | 109 | 107 | 104 | 105 | |
| Diluted (shares) | 113 | 113 | 113 | 108 | 107 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 73 | 79 | 55 | 115 | 80 | |
| Marketable securities | 64 | 32 | 29 | — | — | |
| Total cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities | 137 | 110 | — | — | — | |
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $713 and $713, respectively | 29 | 34 | 40 | 58 | 64 | |
| Unbilled contracts receivable | 130 | 104 | 75 | 74 | 27 | |
| Other current assets | 9 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 10 | |
| Total current assets | 304 | 258 | 206 | 259 | 519 | |
| Long-term unbilled contracts receivable | 49 | 63 | 74 | 41 | 282,000 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | |
| Intangible assets, net | 303 | 301 | 347 | 432 | 547 | |
| Goodwill | 314 | 314 | 314 | 314 | 315 | |
| Long-term income tax receivable | 0 | 112 | 120 | 114 | 118 | |
| Other long-term assets | 54 | 34 | 28 | 41 | 10 | |
| Total assets | 1,039 | 1,098 | 1,106 | 1,211 | 2,470 | |
| Accounts payable | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 448,000 | |
| Accrued liabilities | 34 | 25 | 17 | 26 | 22 | |
| Current portion of long-term debt, net | 21 | 21 | 66 | 110 | 36 | |
| Deferred revenue | 20 | 20 | 7 | 17 | 7 | |
| Total current liabilities | 80 | 73 | 102 | 167 | 190 | |
| Deferred revenue, less current portion | 50 | 65 | 18 | 11 | 13 | |
| Long-term debt, net | 397 | 454 | 520 | 620 | 729 | |
| Noncurrent operating lease liabilities | 9 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 6 | |
| Long-term income tax payable | 7 | 85 | 82 | 87 | 91 | |
| Other long-term liabilities | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 4 | |
| Total liabilities | 559 | 701 | 749 | 909 | 1,130 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 15) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred stock: $0.001 par value; authorized (2025: 15,000 shares; 2024: 15,000 shares) and no shares issued and outstanding | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Common stock: $0.001 par value; (2025: authorized 350,000 shares, issued 127,923 shares, outstanding 108,999 shares; 2024: authorized 350,000 shares, issued 123,952 shares, outstanding 108,072 shares) | 128,000 | 125,000 | 121,000 | 117,000 | 113,000 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 686 | 649 | 635 | 636 | 1,340 | |
| Treasury stock at cost (2025: 18,924 shares; 2024: 15,880 shares) | −298 | −255 | −222 | −211 | −178 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | 60,000 | −1,000 | −8,000 | −51,000 | −752,000 | |
| Retained earnings | 92 | 3 | −56 | −124 | 188 | |
| Total stockholders' equity | 481 | 397 | 357 | 301 | 1,350 | |
| Total liabilities and equity | 1,039 | 1,098 | 1,106 | 1,211 | 2,470 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation of property and equipment | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 24 | |
| Amortization of intangible assets | 57 | 71 | 94 | 143 | 203 | |
| Stock-based compensation expense | 35 | 27 | 18 | 53 | 58 | |
| Deferred income tax and other | 34 | −7 | 11 | — | — | |
| Amortization of debt issuance costs | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |
| Other | −462,000 | −2 | −252,000 | 744,000 | −938,000 | |
| Accounts receivable | 6 | 6 | 18 | 25 | −28 | |
| Unbilled contracts receivable | −65 | −18 | −34 | −87 | 58 | |
| Other assets | −6 | 7 | −5 | −3 | 7 | |
| Accounts payable | −2 | −372,000 | −894,000 | 19 | −5 | |
| Accrued and other liabilities | −776,000 | 4 | −15 | −4 | −28 | |
| Deferred revenue | −14 | 54 | −7 | −215,000 | −651,000 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 158 | 212 | 153 | 183 | 235 | |
| Purchases of property and equipment | −2 | −2 | −4 | −13 | −14 | |
| Purchases of intangible assets | −7 | −20 | −3 | −290,000 | −186,000 | |
| Purchases of short-term investments | −57 | −33 | −43 | −4 | −67 | |
| Proceeds from sales of investments | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Proceeds from maturities of investments | 24 | 31 | 15 | 37 | 43 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −40 | −24 | −34 | −3 | −6 | |
| Payments of dividends | −22 | −22 | −21 | −21 | −21 | |
| Principal payments on debt agreements | −60 | −114 | −148 | −41 | −84 | |
| Proceeds from employee stock purchase program and exercise of stock options | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 14 | |
| Repurchases of common stock for tax withholdings on equity awards | −22 | −13 | −11 | −16 | −16 | |
| Repurchases of common stock | −21 | −19 | 0 | −17 | −85 | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −124 | −164 | −178 | −263 | −196 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | −6 | 24 | −60 | −87 | 31 | |
| Interest paid | 33 | 47 | 58 | 41 | 32 | |
| Income taxes paid, net of refunds | 15 | 12 | 10 | 25 | 31 | |
| Long-lived assets received in lieu of cash | 53 | 5 | 4 | — | — | |
| Unpaid purchases of long-lived assets at the end of the period | 4,000 | 765,000 | 2 | 0 | 0 |