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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 July, 2010



SILICOM  LTD.

 (Translation of Registrant's name into English)


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

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)


 
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 July 26th, 2010 announcing Registrant's second quarter financial results.
 
This report on Form 6-K is incorporated by reference into the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form F-3, Registration Statement No. 333-143565. This report on Form 6-K is also incorporated by reference into all other 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:  July 26th, 2010

 
 

 


 


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

EARNINGS RELEASE

SILICOM REPORTS STRONG Q2 WITH
 SIGNIFICANT GROWTH ACROSS ALL PARAMETERS

– Continued Momentum: H1 Sales Up 45% to $13.1M,
Net Income More than Doubles to $0.33 Per Diluted Share –
 
KFAR SAVA, Israel—July 26, 2010--Silicom Ltd. (NASDAQ and TASE: SILC) today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010.
 
Financial Results
Revenues for the second quarter of 2010 were $6.7 million, an increase of 66% compared with $4.0 million for the second quarter of 2009 and 5% compared with $6.4 million for the first quarter of 2010.
 
Operating income for the quarter was $1.4 million, a nine-fold increase compared with $152,000 in the second quarter of 2009. Net income for the quarter was $1.4 million, or $0.20 per share (basic and diluted), a five-fold increase compared with $256,000, or $0.04 per share (basic and diluted), for the second quarter of 2009.
 
For the six-month period, revenues were $13.1 million, a 45% increase compared with $9.1 million for the first half of 2009. Operating income for the first half of 2010 increased by 201% to $2.4 million from $801,000 in the prior-year period, and net income for the period increased by 107% to $2.3 million, or $0.33 per diluted share ($0.34 per basic share) compared with $1.1 million, or $0.16 per diluted share ($0.17 per basic share), for the first half of 2009.
 
As of June 30, 2010, the Company’s cash, cash equivalents, bank deposits and marketable securities totaled $43.9 million, or $6.44 per outstanding share.
 
Comments of Management
 
Commenting on the results, Shaike Orbach, President and CEO, said, “We are very pleased to report another strong quarter for Silicom – a period during which we achieved 66% growth in revenues, 84% increase in gross profit, 822% increase in operating income and 440% increase in net income as compared year-over-year to the second quarter of 2009.
 
 
 

 
 
“These satisfying results reflect the IT market’s bottomless need for faster response times and increased bandwidth in an era of cloud computing, virtualization and Internet-based applications, and the industry’s growing awareness of our products and technologies as effective solutions to bottleneck challenges. This reputation, combined with our continued investment in sales, marketing and R&D, is paying off with a steady increase in our sales and profits.”
 
Mr. Orbach continued, "The positive factors that have been driving our results for the last few quarters make us optimistic regarding our future potential. For our traditional product lines, our growth is being driven in three ways. First, many of our existing customers continue to increase the size of their ongoing orders. Second, some of our larger customers have begun integrating additional Silicom products into their product lines. Third, we continue to add new companies to our customer base, and this expands our platform for ongoing repeat orders. In parallel, we are also seeing the beginning of market traction for our External Bypass Switches, encryption products and Redirector cards, as demonstrated by an increased flow of orders within all of our growth areas.
 
“As to SETAC, the newest and an exciting part of our strategy, we are increasingly confident regarding the market need as well as our marketing approach. During the quarter, we announced another SETAC win with a very important customer, while also continuing to build out the pipeline of customers who are evaluating and/or considering it for their next generation appliances. The size and depth of this pipeline leads us to believe that the SETAC will succeed in generating significant, growing sales over the long term.”
 
Mr. Orbach concluded, “Taken as a whole, the results we have achieved so far, the strengthening of the growth factors driving our business and the potential of our new product lines make us feel well-positioned to generate additional growth as we enter the second half of 2010.”
 
Conference Call Details:
 
Silicom’s Management will host an interactive conference today, July 26th, at 9am EDT (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
 
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About Silicom
 
Silicom Ltd. is an industry-leading provider of high-performance server/appliances networking solutions. The Company's flagship products include a variety of multi-port Gigabit Ethernet, copper and fiber-optic, server adapters and innovative BYPASS adapters designed to increase throughput and availability of server-based systems, WAN Optimization and security appliances and other mission-critical gateway applications. 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)
 
   
June 30, 
2010
   
December 31,
2009
 
Assets            
             
Current assets
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 7,487     $ 7,253  
Short-term bank deposits
    8,639       7,253  
Marketable securities
    11,722       10,425  
Accounts receivables: Trade, net
    5,175       5,172  
Accounts receivables: Other
    574       371  
Inventories
    7,472       4,677  
Deferred tax assets
    92       233  
Total current assets
    41,161       35,384  
                 
Marketable securities
    16,041       18,308  
Assets held for employees’ severance benefits
    1,096       1,105  
Deferred tax assets
    227       192  
Property, plant and equipment, net
    563       602  
                 
Total assets
  $ 59,088     $ 55,591  
 
Liabilities and shareholder's equity

Current liabilities
           
Trade accounts payable
  $ 3,705     $ 2,261  
Other accounts payable and accrued expenses
    1,737       2,138  
Total current liabilities
    5,442       4,399  
                 
Liability for employees’ severance benefits
    1,973       1,967  
                 
Total liabilities
    7,415       6,366  
                 
Shareholders' equity
               
Ordinary shares and additional paid-in capital
    34,301       34,174  
Treasury shares
    (38 )     (38 )
Retained earnings
    17,410       15,089  
Total Shareholders' equity
    51,673       49,225  
Total liabilities and shareholders equity
  $ 59,088     $ 55,591  
 
 
 

 
 
Silicom Ltd. Consolidated
Statements of Income

(US$ thousands, except for share and per share data)
 
   
Three-month period
   
Six-month period
 
   
ended June 30,
   
ended June 30,
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
Sales
  $ 6,739     $ 4,048     $ 13,139     $ 9,066  
Cost of sales
    3,778       2,438       7,476       5,516  
Gross profit
    2,961       1,610       5,663       3,550  
                                 
Research and development expenses
    693       698       1,530       1,335  
Selling and marketing expenses
    495       443       993       822  
General and administrative expenses
    372       317       732       592  
Total operating expenses
    1,560       1,458       3,255       2,749  
                                 
Operating income
    1,401       152       2,408       801  
                                 
Financial income, net
    225       192       366       536  
Income before income taxes
    1,626       344       2,774       1,337  
Income taxes
    243       88       453       214  
Net income
  $ 1,383     $ 256     $ 2,321     $ 1,123  
                                 
Basic income per ordinary share
  $ 0.20     $ 0.04     $ 0.34     $ 0.17  
                                 
Weighted average number of ordinary shares used to
compute basic income per share (in thousands)
      6,810         6,696         6,810         6,695  
                                 
Diluted income per ordinary share
  $ 0.20     $ 0.04     $ 0.33     $ 0.16  
                                 
Weighted average number of ordinary shares used to 
compute diluted income per share (in thousands)
      6,957         6,840         6,961         6,818