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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of January, 2011

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SILICOM  LTD.

 (Translation of Registrant's name into English)

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8 Hanagar St., P.O.Box 2164, Kfar-Sava 44425, Israel

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F: 
 
Form 20-F þ   Form 40-F o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934: 
 
Yes o   No þ
 
 
 

 
 
Attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein is Registrant's press release dated January 24th, 2011 announcing Registrant's fourth quarter financial results.
 
This report on Form 6-K is incorporated by reference into all effective registration statements filed by the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933.
 
 
 

 

Signature

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
SILICOM  Ltd.
 
 
(Registrant)
 
       
  By:  
/s/  Eran Gilad
 
   
Eran Gilad
 
   
CFO
 
 
Dated:  January 24th, 2011

 
 

 
 


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

EARNINGS RELEASE

BLOW-OUT RECORD QUARTER FOR SILICOM:
$9.9M REVENUES, $2.0M NET INCOME, $0.28 DILUTED EPS

– Strong Performance of All Growth Engines Represents Powerful Base for
Continued Significant Growth in 2011 –
 
KFAR SAVA, Israel—January 24, 2011--Silicom Ltd. (NASDAQ and TASE: SILC) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and twelve months ended December 31, 2010.
 
Financial Results
 
Silicom’s Q4 revenues reached $9.9 million, a new record for the Company. This is an increase of 45% compared with $6.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2009 and 34% compared with $7.4 million in the third quarter of 2010.
 
Net income was a record $2.0 million or $0.28 per diluted share ($0.29 per basic share), up 45% compared with $1.4 million, or $0.19 per diluted share ($0.20 per basic share), for the fourth quarter of 2009, and 36% compared with $1.4 million or $0.21 per basic and diluted share for the third quarter of 2010.
 
For the twelve-month period, revenues were a record $30.4 million, up 48% compared with $20.5 million in 2009. Net income for the year increased by 103% to $5.7 million, or $0.82 per diluted share ($0.84 per basic share) compared with $2.8 million, or $0.41 per diluted share ($0.42 per basic share), for 2009.
 
As of December 31, 2010, the Company’s cash, cash equivalents, bank deposits and marketable securities totaled $45.8 million, or $6.66 per outstanding share.
 
 
 

 
 
Comments of Management
 
Commenting on the results, Shaike Orbach, President and CEO, said, “We are extremely excited to announce our fourth quarter results - our best ever from every perspective. Q4 revenues rose 45% year-over-year and 34% on a sequential basis, capping off a fantastic 48% increase for the year as a whole, a much faster growth than our markets. Our performance demonstrates the power of a winning combination: our strong base of 70+ OEM customers (many of them industry leaders that offer virtually unlimited potential for additional growth), industry-leading products, and our reputation for out-of-the-box innovation.

“As they have throughout the year, all of our growth engines delivered spectacularly. We continued to secure new customers and succeeded in penetrating new divisions of existing customers. We introduced and sold new products to both current and new customers, and achieved major wins with our SETAC product line. In addition, we enjoyed increased demand from all of our target market segments, which are growing faster than ever due to increased demand for bandwidth-hungry cloud computing and virtualization environments.”

Mr. Orbach concluded, “All indications point toward a continued strengthening of these positive trends in 2011. With strong markets, growing demand for our products, and the exciting momentum of our new SETAC product line, we are confident that we will continue growing Silicom in 2011 and beyond.”
 
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Conference Call Details:
 
Silicom’s Management will host an interactive conference today, January 24th, at 9am Eastern Time (6am Pacific Time, 4pm Israel Time) to review and discuss the results.
 
To participate, please call one of the following teleconferencing numbers. Please begin placing your calls at least 10 minutes before the conference call commences. If you are unable to connect using the toll-free numbers, try the international dial-in number.
 
US: 1 888 668 9141
 
UK: 0 800 917 5108
 
ISRAEL: 03 918 0609
 
INTERNATIONAL:  +972 3 918 0609
 
At: 9:00am Eastern Time, 6:00am Pacific Time, 4:00pm Israel Time
 
For those unable to listen to the live call, a replay of the call will be available for three months from the day after the call under the investor relations section of Silicom’s website, at: www.silicom.co.il
 
 
 

 
 
About Silicom
 
Silicom Ltd. is an industry-leading provider of high-performance networking solutions designed to increase the throughput and availability of networking appliances and server-based systems.
 
Silicom’s large and growing base of OEM customers includes most of the market-leading players in the areas of WAN Optimization, Security and other mission-critical gateway applications. Silicom’s products include a variety of multi-port 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet server adapters, innovative internal and external BYPASS solutions and advanced Smart adapters, including SSL encryption solutions and Redirector adapters.
 
In addition, Silicom's patent-pending new SETAC (Server To Appliance Converter) product family is a unique solution that enables standard servers to be configured as network appliances with high-density front networking ports and no-hassle port modularity.
 
For more information, please visit: www.silicom.co.il.
 
Statements in this press release which are not historical data are forward-looking statements which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, or other factors not under the Company's control, which may cause actual results, performance, or achievements of the Company to be materially different from the results, performance, or other expectations implied by these forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, those detailed in the Company's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company disclaims any duty to update such statements.
 
Company Contact:
Eran Gilad, CFO
Silicom Ltd.
Tel: +972-9-764-4555
E-mail: erang@silicom.co.il
Investor relations contact:
Kenny Green / Ehud Helft
CCG Israel Investor Relations
Tel: +1 646 201 9246
E-mail : silicom@ccgisrael.com
 
-- FINANCIAL TABLES FOLLOW --
 
 
 

 
 
Silicom Ltd. Consolidated Balance Sheets
 (US$ thousands)

    December 31,
2010
   
December 31,
2009
 
Assets
           
             
Current assets
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 6,657     $ 7,253  
Short-term bank deposits
    9,209       7,253  
Marketable securities
    8,162       10,425  
Accounts receivables: Trade, net
    6,762       5,172  
Accounts receivables: Other
    555       371  
Inventories
    8,140       4,677  
Deferred tax assets
    50       233  
Total current assets
    39,535       35,384  
                 
Marketable securities
    21,773       18,308  
Assets held for employees’ severance benefits
     1,302        1,105  
Deferred tax assets
    219       192  
Property, plant and equipment, net
    650       602  
                 
Total assets
  $ 63,479     $ 55,591  
                 
Liabilities and shareholder's equity
             
Current liabilities
           
Trade accounts payable
  $ 3,753     $ 2,261  
Other accounts payable and accrued expenses
     2,074        2,138  
Total current liabilities
    5,827       4,399  
                 
Liability for employees’ severance benefits
     2,222        1,967  
                 
Total liabilities
    8,049       6,366  
                 
Shareholders' equity
               
Ordinary shares and additional paid-in capital
     34,664        34,174  
Treasury shares
    (38 )     (38 )
Retained earnings
    20,804       15,089  
Total Shareholders' equity
    55,430       49,225  
Total liabilities and shareholders equity
  $  63,479     $  55,591  

 
 

 
 
Silicom Ltd. Consolidated
Statements of Income

(US$ thousands, except for share and per share data)
 
   
Three-month period
   
Twelve-month period
 
   
ended December 31,
   
ended December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
Sales
  $ 9,880     $ 6,822     $ 30,399     $ 20,526  
Cost of sales
    5,859       4,121       17,490       12,461  
Gross profit
    4,021       2,701       12,909       8,065  
                                 
Research and development expenses
    945       754       3,280       2,716  
Selling and marketing expenses
    667       521       2,207       1,821  
General and administrative expenses
    469       345       1,523       1,313  
Total operating expenses
    2,081       1,620       7,010       5,850  
                                 
Operating income
    1,940       1,081       5,899       2,215  
                                 
Financial income, net
    123       182       617       909  
Income before income taxes
    2,063       1,263       6,516       3,124  
Income taxes
    109       (87 )     801       305  
Net income
  $ 1,954     $ 1,350     $ 5,715       2,819  
                                 
Basic income per ordinary share
  $  0.29     $  0.20     $  0.84     $  0.42  
                                 
Weighted average number of ordinary shares used to compute basic income per share (in thousands)
     6,853        6,791        6,821        6,720  
                                 
Diluted income per ordinary share
  $  0.28     $  0.19     $  0.82     $  0.41  
                                 
Weighted average number of ordinary shares used to compute diluted income per share (in thousands)
     6,985        6,930        6,938        6,843