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Item 8.01. Other Events. Pegatron Actions
On January 16, 2018, certain subsidiaries of InterDigital, Inc. (collectively, “InterDigital”) entered into an amended patent license agreement and settlement agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) with Pegatron Corp. (“Pegatron”), pursuant to which the parties have amended certain terms of their existing 2008 patent license agreement, agreed to resolve all of their existing disputes, and agreed to discuss potential research and development or other technical collaboration between the parties.
InterDigital and Pegatron have agreed to terms for dismissal by them of all outstanding litigation and other proceedings among these companies and their affiliates, including, without limitation, the action in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California and the related arbitration previously disclosed in InterDigital, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2017
felix7 re; mickeybritt
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I think I said after the net dollars for the year IDCC makes. I think that
is money after expenses so wait and see how much it amounts to. This is
my final post here as I am to stupid to be on this board. Gppd luck to all.
JMO
Mickey
jeffree:so who "sold" 450,000 shares...
Maybe individual shareholders as well as funds managers who bought in early 2017 when the share price was climbing to all time highs.
The share price has lagged the market and those who bought into the strength in early 2017 realized they guessed wrong and took tax losses or adjusted their portfolios to get rid of some of their 'dogs', with IDCC being one of the non performers during the big rally.
It only took a couple of MM's to scoop up cheap shares.
just a W.A.G.
"Automated Wi-Fi Network Optimization: Real World Results" Live Webinar 1/24
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jeffree: hope you are right
personally, I think we will see that the $100 target is too low...
3 Under-the-Radar Dividend Stocks That Could Be Future Superstars
Motley Fool
Keith Speights, The Motley Fool
Motley FoolJanuary 7, 2018
In 1978, a young sophomore at Emsley A. Laney High School didn't make the varsity basketball team because he was too short. Who was this young man? Michael Jordan -- who went on to become one of the greatest superstars in the history of basketball. (By the way, he also grew in height by eight inches over the next few years.)
The reality is that future superstars can sometimes fly under the radar. Their potential greatness isn't obvious at first. What's applicable in sports is also true for investing. Could there be some dividend stocks that aren't so hot right now but have the potential to blossom? I think Comerica (NYSE: CMA), Imperial Oil (NYSEMKT: IMO), and InterDigital (NASDAQ: IDCC) make the team.
InterDigital [SNIP]
InterDigital is another stock with a good but not spectacular dividend. Its yield currently stands at 1.84%. But that doesn't tell the entire story for the mobile technology company.
Over the last five years, InterDigital has increased its dividend by a whopping 250%. And I suspect more dividend hikes will be on the way. The company's payout ratio is a very low 12%. My colleague Brian Feroldi picked InterDigital back in June as an attractive income stock whose dividend could double. I think Brian was right on target.
In addition to InterDigital's low payout ratio, the company has pretty good growth opportunities. Analysts estimate that InterDigital will be able to increase its earnings by 27% annually over the next five years.
There are two reasons to have confidence that InterDigital will be able to deliver that kind of growth. The company is already an established leader in wireless networks, holding close to 10% of key patents and patent applications essential for LTE (long term evolution) technology and standing out as a pioneer in 5G network development. InterDigital also ranks among the top companies in Internet of Things technology.
3 Days Left To Cash In On InterDigital Inc (NASDAQ:IDCC) Dividend, Should You Buy?
Simply Wall St.
Daryl Painter
Simply Wall St.January 5, 2018
Have you been keeping an eye on InterDigital Inc’s (NASDAQ:IDCC) upcoming dividend of $0.35 per share payable on the 24 January 2018? Then you only have 3 days left before the stock starts trading ex-dividend on the 09 January 2018. Is this future income a persuasive enough catalyst for investors to think about InterDigital as an investment today? Below, I’m going to look at the latest data and analyze the stock and its dividend property in further detail. View our latest analysis for InterDigital
5 questions to ask before buying a dividend stock
If you are a dividend investor, you should always assess these five key metrics:
Is their annual yield among the top 25% of dividend payers?
Has it consistently paid a stable dividend without missing a payment or drastically cutting payout?
Has the amount of dividend per share grown over the past?
Does earnings amply cover its dividend payments?
Based on future earnings growth, will it be able to continue to payout dividend at the current rate?
NasdaqGS:IDCC Historical Dividend Yield Jan 5th 18View photos
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Does InterDigital pass our checks?
The current payout ratio for the stock is 16.70%, meaning the dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Furthermore, analysts have not forecasted a dividends per share for the future, which makes it hard to determine the yield shareholders should expect, and whether the current payout is sustainable, moving forward. Reliablity is an important factor for dividend stocks, particularly for income investors who want a strong track record of payment and a positive outlook for future payout. The reality is that it is too early to consider InterDigital as a dividend investment. It has only been consistently paying dividends for 7 years, however, standard practice for reliable payers is to look for a 10-year minimum track record. In terms of its peers, InterDigital produces a yield of 1.78%, which is on the low-side for communications stocks.
What this means for you:
Are you a shareholder? Investors may not have the best feeling about their investment in InterDigital right now, in terms of its dividend attributes. It may be beneficial exploring other income stocks as alternatives to InterDigital or even look at high-growth stocks to supplement your steady income stocks. I recommend continuing your research by exploring my interactive free list of dividend rockstars as well as high-growth stocks to potentially add to your holdings.
Are you a potential investor? Now you know to keep in mind the reason why investors should be careful investing in InterDigital for the dividend. On the other hand, if you are not strictly just a dividend investor, the stock could still be offering some interesting investment opportunities. As always, I urge potential investors to try and get a good understanding of the underlying business and its fundamentals before deciding on an investment. Check our latest free fundmental analysis to explore other aspects of InterDigital.
To help readers see pass the short term volatility of the financial market, we aim to bring you a long-term focused research analysis purely driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis does not factor in the latest price sensitive company announcements.
The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned.
InterDigital to Present at 20th Annual Needham Growth Conference
GlobeNewswire•January 4, 2018
WILMINGTON, Del., Jan. 04, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- InterDigital, Inc. (IDCC), a mobile technology research and development company, today announced that the company will be presenting at the 20th Annual Needham Growth Conference in New York, NY on January 18, 2018. The presentation will take place at 1:30 PM ET, and will be webcast live and accessible through the Investors section of the company's web site, www.interdigital.com. An archived replay of the presentation will also be available following the conference.
About InterDigital®
InterDigital develops mobile technologies that are at the core of devices, networks, and services worldwide. We solve many of the industry's most critical and complex technical challenges, inventing solutions for more efficient broadband networks and a richer multimedia experience years ahead of market deployment. InterDigital has licenses and strategic relationships with many of the world's leading wireless companies. Founded in 1972, InterDigital is listed on NASDAQ and is included in the S&P MidCap 400® index.
InterDigital is a registered trademark of InterDigital, Inc. Chordant and oneTRANSPORT are trademarks of InterDigital.
For more information, visit: www.interdigital.com.
InterDigital Contact:
Patrick Van de Wille
Paullee, they forgot to mention InterDigital ! 1 1
Maybe that requires a separate press release!
hrbart: More like 'Let's Make A Deal' !
We will sign a license going forward if you forgive what we owe you for past infringement. The deal must be VERY FRANDLY, and we will throw in a patent or two.
AND, WE WILL SIGN BY 12-31-2017 SO YOU GUYS CAN ADD YOUR BONUSES ! ! !
dndodd: Sounds like you have had a change in attitude about InterDigital.
In the past, I did not speak highly of IDCC management and you would take the opposite views. I recall you ware against dividend payments, let alone increasing the dividends. I also thought you believed in their $800 million in revenues in 5 years. I even think (but I may be wrong) that you supported their bonus compensation plan of years gone bye.
My position was hat they had to prove what they claimed to be (engine & transmission, calculator with lots of zero's, best in class sales team, etc. etc. etc.).
While I am still extremely disappointed in management, I feel that their engineers are first in class and THEY should be the ones who receive the big bonuses.
I still hope that someone buys them out at a 'FRAND' rate !
power11: Is $120 YOUR target or is there something someone said that raised the street or analyst estimates?
Is InterDigital Inc (NASDAQ:IDCC) As Financially Strong As Its Balance Sheet Indicates?
Simply Wall St. Andy Nguyen
Simply Wall St.December 28, 2017
Stocks with market capitalization between $2B and $10B, such as InterDigital Inc (NASDAQ:IDCC) with a size of $2.63B, do not attract as much attention from the investing community as do the small-caps and large-caps. While they are less talked about as an investment category, mid-cap risk-adjusted returns have generally been better than more commonly focused stocks that fall into the small- or large-cap categories. I’ve put together a small checklist, which I believe provides a ballpark estimate of their financial health status. View our latest analysis for InterDigital
Is IDCC’s level of debt at an acceptable level? (SEE CHART)
A substantially higher debt poses a significant threat to a company’s profitability during a downturn. IDCC’s debt-to-equity ratio stands at 33.87%, which means its risk of facing a debt-overhang is very low. We can test if IDCC’s debt levels are sustainable by measuring interest payments against earnings of a company. Ideally, earnings (EBIT) should cover interest by at least three times, therefore reducing concerns when profit is highly volatile. In IDCC’s case, its interest is excessively covered by its earnings as the ratio sits at 33.71x. This means lenders may be inclined to lend more money to the company, as it is seen as safe in terms of payback.
Can IDCC pay its short-term liabilities? (SEE CHART)
A different measure of financial health is measured by its short-term obligations, which is known as liquidity. These include payments to suppliers, employees and other stakeholders. If an adverse event occurs, the company may be forced to pay these immediate expenses with its liquid assets. To assess this, I compare IDCC’s cash and other liquid assets against its upcoming debt. Our analysis shows that IDCC is able to meet its upcoming commitments with its cash and other short-term assets, which lessens our concerns for the company’s business operations should any unfavourable circumstances arise.
Next Steps:
Are you a shareholder? IDCC’s debt level is appropriate for a company its size. Furthermore, it is able to generate sufficient cash flow coverage, meaning it is able to put its debt in good use. Since IDCC’s capital structure may change over time, I recommend exploring market expectations for IDCC’s future growth on our free analysis platform.
Are you a potential investor? Although investors should analyse the serviceability of debt, it shouldn’t be viewed in isolation of other factors. After all, debt is often used to fund or accelerate new projects that are expected to improve a company’s growth trajectory in the longer term. IDCC’s Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) in order to see management’s track record at deploying funds in high-returning projects.
To help readers see pass the short term volatility of the financial market, we aim to bring you a long-term focused research analysis purely driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis does not factor in the latest price sensitive company announcements.
The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/interdigital-inc-nasdaq-idcc-financially-222509395.html
Qualcomm rejects Broadcom's nominees to board
Associated Press Associated PressDecember 22, 2017
NEW YORK (AP) -- Qualcomm says it won't back any of the candidates that Broadcom and Silver Lake Partners are proposing for its board of directors, saying they are conflicted and have no incremental skills or expertise to offer.
The announcement Friday comes with the chipmaker continuing to fend off Broadcom's unsolicited $103 billion takeover attempt. Qualcomm said again that the bid undervalues the company.
Broadcom Ltd. proposes that Qualcomm shareholders elect its 11-person slate and then enlarge the board and reappoint three current Qualcomm directors — but not the current chairman or chief executive — to "ensure continuity."
Qualcomm Inc., based in San Diego, nominated its existing board and will host its annual shareholder meeting March 6.
OK, in the meantime, you can make a bid to buy Interdigital.
bulldzr: Yes, in a way.
IDCC is going to benefit from the tax cuts, so, it should give some of the benefit to shareholders.
Make the news. Advertise it as a 'GIVING BACK' to the shareholders. Be the first publicly traded company to do so.
A good PR move IMO. And, it could get us recognized by the street, White House, Investment companies, and a host of others
JMO
Comcast joins AT&T in offering $1,000 employee bonuses
https://finance.yahoo.com/m/e4e3443e-5b63-372d-8648-c6a778809b79/ss_comcast-joins-at%26t-in.html
OK InterDigital -- be the first publicly traded company to give it shareholders a bonus in the form of a special dividend !
I suggested it earlier and AT&T and Comcast jumped on the bandwagon to offer employees a bonus.
Who will be the first publicly traded company to start the ball rolling?
Maybe if IDCC was the first to announce a special dividend for 2018 as a result of the tax cut as a means of adding to the prospects for 2018, it might get a special mention by Mr. Trump!
Maybe he would tweet out the news from InterDigital ! ! !
Maybe IDCC can be the first to celebrate the Tax Cut with a special dividend declared in January, 2018
And maybe a special dividend of #2.00 for Boxing Day on December 26th !
Care to join us ? LOL
no, mickey, you said The total value of this bonus is more than half the total revenues of the company
See for yourself
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olddog967: I missed your post. I was on the phone for a couple of hours and trying to respond to mickey at the same time.
I think the problem is he starts reading something, catches the first few words in the sentence, and then posts.
For example: A sentence may read 'Of the x.xxx million shares authorized under the two plans, of which approximately xxx shares have been granted, ...' He sees the first number x.xxx million and stops reading to stew over , calculate, and then rant.
Pierre3's suggestion to mickey ' (He) should just read all the posts and learn from them.'
OR, maybe they should take his keyboard away and just let him use his mouse.
mickeybritt: You said
The total value of this bonus is more than half the total revenues of the company,
mickeybritt, to make the bonus comp explanation VERY SIMPLE for you to understand, the following occurs (it is called accrual accounting where you accrue the expense throughout the period in anticipation of paying it out in the future):
Monthly or quarterly, the company expenses a portion of what they they think the annual bonus compensation will be.
DEBIT Bonus expense
CREDIT Bonus payable
In December, they will adjust the amount they have provided by either reversing some of the provision above or by adding more to the pot.
And I believe the company will pay out the bonus compensation some time in January, 2018. As an individual taxpayer, you are not taxed until you receive the money.
Peter Lynch Checklist Identifies 4 Good Companies
GuruFocus.com December 15, 2017
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/peter-lynch-checklist-identifies-4-222949497.html
FROM THE ARTICLE
Figure 7 shows the Peter Lynch charts for the four companies. Not only does InterDigital have the lowest PEG ratio among the companies, the Delaware-based mobile tech company is the only one whose price-earnings ratio is less than 15. Figure 8 shows the screener results after I add the "P/E (TTM) less than 15" filter.
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Figure 8
InterDigital and Taiwan Semiconductor Group have a profitability rank of 9, suggesting slightly higher growth potential than the other two companies, with a rank of just 8.
The only reason(s) for this decline could be:
1. Individual investors who got into the stock earlier in the year at the $80's and $90's anticipating good things to come (from licensing deals and settlements) are selling to take tax losses before year-end to offset some gains realized in other stocks that have moved up with the DOW.
2. For those who got in in the $70's and were anticipating the stock would move up with the general market are seeing disappointment in the share price and have decided to put their money into something else that can move with the markets.
There is no reason for the stock to linger where it is other than a lack of performance and hence a lack of interest in owning the company.
There have been no events that would cause the market to view the stock as a downside risk and therefore have a sell signal on the stock. Rather, those who follow the stock have kept a hold or buy rating on the stock, with anticipation of a price around $90.
But the market need to be shown that IDCC has earned these higher price levels by showing results and not talk and promises.
The days of the engine and transmission and calculators with a lot of zero's are now being replaced with the key words 'show me the money'!
JMO
mickeybritt: instead of posting the same message on this board, why not send one daily to
directors@interdigital.com
I for one am tired of hearing the same ranting from you !
PLEASE -- GIVE US A BREAK !
squinge: I don't think IDCC is at this state trying to capture the utility companies, major industrial companies like GE, or even cities, towns, villages, or municipalities where there is money in volume.
Rather, I think they are directing their efforts into consumer products that would be nice to have but totally not necessary.
I don't see billions of dollars from these items unless they are standard on all mowers, blowers, robots, and VR glasses and we are the one and only company with the best in class total solutions for all of these products.
ANOTHER WHAT ! ? ! Hillcrest Labs Announces Enhanced Sensor Node With Best-In-Class Motion Tracking for Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and 3D Audio Devices.
fROM THE PRESS RELEASE 'features an enhanced sensor fusion algorithm tuned specifically for use in virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and 3D audio applications. VR systems that use BNO085 benefit from more accurate alignment between the controllers and headset even when the controllers are outside the field of view of the systems’ camera(s).
It sounds like these sensors are an upgrade to what is out there already (Like 5-G replacing 4-G which replaced 3-G which replaced 2-G). Better, faster, more defined stuff that what is out there now.
Sounds to me like this is in the toy arena where parents give their kids more sophisticated toys to keep them busy in their room.
WHAT ! ? ! Hillcrest Labs Launches High Precision Sensor Hub to Advance Navigation Systems in Cost Critical Consumer Robots.
From the press release: 'is ideal as an integral component to SLAM navigation systems or for use as the primary navigation solution for Intelligent Walk systems' and 'high quality and low-cost solution optimized for autonomous and semi-autonomous terrestrial robots such as cleaners, mowers and service robots'.
So it sounds like this will be used primarily in ROBOTS that mow your lawn, snow blow, pick up leaves, and maybe some household chores and walking your dogs, stroller walks for your infants, and maybe some household chores.
Not the kind of 'sensors' used in meter readings, traffic patterns, and other applications which would replace manpower with technology to read and report.
Sounds like this is bumping up against the likes of the RUMBA floor vacuum system already in products on the market.
From IDCC's website December 8, 2017:
Network Slicing the Key that Unlocks 5G Revenue Potential - Where 5G Meets SDN / NFV
In order for network slicing to deliver on its promise as an effective tool to generate new revenues and profitability, new business models must match the dynamic technical and operational changes that it brings. Significant progress is being made in demonstrations and trials, as highlighted in this report and the...
go to website and read the whole article
mickeybritt: As it pertains to CDMA, BCDMA, WCDMA AND 2-G, those horses are all DEAD, BURIED, DECOMPOSED AND ARE NOW DUST AND ASHES in the technology arena.
Don't you remember that when IDCC and QCOM struck a deal, IDCC had one leg in the ground and the other on a banana peel. Their deal was done to keep the company above ground, hoping for a future in the cellular world.
Qualcomm had IDCC by the balls and proposed a deal, take it or leave it (or die)!
Since then, we have 3-G, 4-g, LTE, and now 5-G.
Lawyers on both sides have looked at CDMA and BCDMA and have BOTH concluded it is dead and over in terms of licensing. At this time, they can't even do an autopsy.
I sure hope you don't try to dig up Motorola, Ericsson, Nokia, and Sony as they, too are dead and buried as far as the old technology goes.
Please Mickey, move on ! ! ! For your sake as well as ours. Besides many of the old time longs have gone just like the BCDMA and CDMA technology to the big 'G' in the sky! And for those longs that are still here, remember, we have our senior moments and tend to forget things in the past (except for olddog who still knows how to search the internet for answers (LOL).
jeffrree: Broadcom Chief Executive Hock Tan is a tough business man. Hi will try to buy on the cheap and perhaps put in a low-ball bid for a company like IDCC. TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT type of bid.
WOW mickeybritt, you are right. See articles below.
http://fortune.com/2017/02/22/san-diego-ge-intel-att/
GE, Intel, and AT&T Are Putting Cameras and Sensors All Over San Diego
http://www.lighting.philips.com/main/company/beyond-illumination/smart-cities/smart-cities-initiative/smart-pole
Philips Lighting and Ericsson team up to bring improved connectivity to citizens
Just 2 articles about sensors. And who are the companies ? ? ?
GE, INTEL, AT&T, PHILLIPS AND ERICSSON ARE THE MAJOR PLAYERS. They will rake in the big bucks in the $5 trillion benefit.
I guess they forgot to name InterDigital ! ! ! Or maybe they get honorable mention in providing some of the technology that was sold to Ericsson and in the patents sold to Intel. If that is the case, how much do you think California will pay InterDigital ?
Nothing IMHO! Companies mentioned are the big players in the industry. IDC is only a peon (or pee-on) in this scheme of things!
Stock market runup.
iF you expand the chart to earlier (JAN-2-16), here is where it stood:
DOW 16,093
NAS 4,591
S&P 1,906
IDCC 42.94
On Nov-08-2016 the market sat as follows:
DOW 18,867
NAS 5,321
S&P 2,181
IDCC 77.55
Today, DEC 5, 2017 the following IS WHERE the market stands:
DOW 24,131
NAS 6,241
S&P 2,624
IDCC 76.30
SO, when asked when did the run-up begin, the biggest move was from 11-8-16 thru current date, with a 5,200 point move in the DOW, or a 28% gain.
IDCC other than a couple of peak points, is currently below the big move.
Someone commented it was the tax issue that moved the market. I would tend to say it was more like TRUMP winning the election and his efforts to move the economy and the big incentive right now is taxes.
JMO
idcc chart compared to DOW, NAZDAQ, AND S&P FROM 1-1-17 THRU CURRENT DATE
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/IDCC/chart?p=IDCC
The chart clearly shows IDCC at the lowest point of the chart with the other market averages up significantly for the year.
Kinda makes you wonder why IDCC is lagging the market trend for the year!
I will also guess that under the terms of the new license agreement with LG, all income coming from LG has been or will be accounted for by year-end.
I think this for the reason that IDCC revised their guidance for the 4th Quarter, 2017.
The only possibility of any additional pick up in income would be that IDCC has not yet established the value of the patents transferred, and therefore may have another account entry to be made.
However, my recollection in IDCC's accounting for revenues says something like .....record income when received or when a license is signed and collection is certain .....
Besides, its not like the agreement came up on Friday and was signed on Saturday and no body knew what patents were being transferred. I am certain that behind the scenes everybody was looking at the valuation of patents being transferred. LG was looking at them from the expense side and IDCC was looking at them from the income side.
Life would be simpler if lawyers spoke in English and a contract was made public for all to view. But we know that will never happen.
JMO
lando: The new license covers 3-G, 4-GH, and 5-G. The companies agreed to terms on licensing fees for the G's. Additionally, LG will give IDCC some patents as part of the agreement.
My take is that the new license signed in some way covers the use of 3-G from 12-31-10 to the current time.
I'm guessing that the payment going forward includes a calculation for payment of back royalties (and the transfer of patents may be in part or in full payment of back royalties on 3-G.
This is what to the parties 'agreed to' when they signed the new license.
For all we know, the use of IDCC's 3-G may be minimal; LG's sales of devices using 3-G may also be minimal. WE JUST DON'T KNOW without seeing the entire terms of the new license and will never see that from either company.
JMO
DataRox, Good to hear from you. How do you feel about Broadcom / Qualcomm?
I'm in Q and hope they buy it out for $80 or more.
olddog: Doesn't the following statement close all matters on LG and InterDigital:
The parties have also agreed to terms for dismissal by InterDigital of the outstanding litigation among the parties and their affiliates.
“We are very happy to have resolved our licensing dispute with LG on mutually agreeable terms and look forward to a successful relationship with LG going forward.