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CalAmp Reports Fiscal 2016 First Quarter Financial Results

June 30, 2015 4:01 PM

OXNARD, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 06/30/15 -- CalAmp (NASDAQ: CAMP), a leading provider of wireless products, services and solutions, today reported results for its first quarter ended May 31, 2015. Highlights include:

Commenting on first quarter fiscal 2016 results, Michael Burdiek, CalAmp's President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "Our first quarter represented a solid start to our fiscal 2016 with 21% Wireless Datacom segment year-over-year revenue growth and 37% increase in non-GAAP EPS. We saw continued improvement in consolidated gross margin and exceptional operating cash flow of $16.3 million, resulting in free cash flow of $15 million. Contributing to our strong results were record quarterly revenues posted by our Mobile Resource Management products business as well as broad based growth in our Wireless Networks business. Our Satellite segment revenue at $7.6 million was in line with expectations and added meaningfully to our bottom line profitability and operating cash flow. Overall, I am quite pleased with our first quarter results and expect revenue growth and earnings to accelerate through the balance of the fiscal year."

Fiscal 2016 First Quarter Results Total revenue for the fiscal 2016 first quarter was $65.4 million compared to $59.0 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2015. Wireless Datacom revenue increased to $57.8 million from $47.8 million in the same period last year, while Satellite revenue was $7.6 million in the latest quarter compared to $11.1 million in the first quarter last year.

Consolidated gross profit for the fiscal 2016 first quarter was $23.5 million, an increase of $3.3 million over the same quarter last year, primarily attributable to higher Wireless Datacom revenue. Consolidated gross margin was 36.0% in the fiscal 2016 first quarter, compared to 34.3% in the first quarter last year.

GAAP net income for the fiscal 2016 first quarter was $4.1 million, or $0.11 per diluted share, compared to net income of $2.7 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, in the first quarter of last year. Although the Company's GAAP-basis effective tax rate of 36.7% in the latest quarter approximates the combined US federal and state statutory tax rate, the Company's pretax income is still largely sheltered from taxation by net operating loss and research and development tax credit carryforwards, and is expected to remain so for the next several years.

Non-GAAP net income for the fiscal 2016 first quarter was $9.5 million, or $0.26 per diluted share, compared to non-GAAP earnings of $6.9 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, for the first quarter last year. Non-GAAP net income excludes the impact of intangibles amortization expense, stock-based compensation expense and non-cash interest expense in the form of debt discount amortization, and includes an income tax provision for cash taxes paid or payable for the period. A reconciliation of the GAAP-basis pretax income to the non-GAAP net income and earnings per diluted share is provided in the table at the end of this press release.

Liquidity In the first quarter of fiscal 2016, net cash provided by operating activities was $16.3 million. In addition, during the first quarter the Company completed a private offering of $172.5 million of 1.625% Convertible Senior Notes due 2020 (the "Convertible Notes"), including simultaneous bond hedge and warrant transactions, with net proceeds of $152 million. The Convertible Notes have a conversion price of $27.59 per share of CalAmp common stock, but in entering into the bond hedge and warrant transactions, the effective conversion price from the Company's perspective was increased to $39.42 per share.

As of May 31, 2015, the Company had total cash and marketable securities of $209 million. The unused borrowing capacity on the bank revolver at quarter-end was $15 million.

Business Outlook Commenting on the Company's business outlook, Mr. Burdiek said, "Looking at our fiscal 2016 second quarter, we expect to achieve consolidated revenue in the range of $66 to $70 million. We anticipate Wireless Datacom revenue in the second quarter will be up on a sequential quarter basis, due to broad-based demand in core markets and increased shipments to our OEM customer in the heavy equipment industry. Second quarter Satellite segment revenue is expected to be relatively flat on a sequential quarter basis. At the bottom line, we expect second quarter GAAP-basis net income in the range of $0.07 to $0.11 per diluted share and non-GAAP net income in the range of $0.24 to $0.28 per diluted share."

Mr. Burdiek continued, "For our full fiscal 2016, we continue to expect consolidated revenues to gain momentum as the year progresses, with full year revenues expected to be in the range of $280 to $290 million, driven by continued growth in our Wireless Datacom segment and a much stronger second half for our Satellite segment."

Conference Call and Webcast A conference call and simultaneous webcast to discuss the fiscal 2016 first quarter financial results and business outlook will be held today at 4:30 p.m. Eastern / 1:30 p.m. Pacific. CalAmp's President and CEO Michael Burdiek and CFO Rick Vitelle will host the conference call. Participants can listen in via webcast by visiting the Investor Relations section of CalAmp's website at www.calamp.com. Please go to the website at least 15 minutes early to register, download and install any necessary audio software. A replay of the webcast will be available for 30 days after the call.

The conference call can also be accessed by dialing 877-407-0784 (+1 201-689-8560 for international callers) and using the Conference ID# 13611321. Following the call, an audio replay will also be available by calling 877-870-5176 or +1 858-384-5517 and entering the Conference ID# 13611321. The audio replay will be available through July 7, 2015.

About CalAmp CalAmp (NASDAQ: CAMP) is a proven leader in providing wireless communications solutions to a broad array of vertical market applications and customers. CalAmp's extensive portfolio of intelligent communications devices, robust and scalable cloud service platform, and targeted software applications streamline otherwise complex Machine-to-Machine (M2M) deployments. These solutions enable customers to optimize their operations by collecting, monitoring and efficiently reporting business critical data and desired intelligence from high-value mobile and remote assets. For more information, please visit www.calamp.com.

Forward-Looking Statements Statements in this press release that are not historical in nature are forward-looking statements that, within the meaning of the federal securities laws including the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Words such as "may", "will", "expect", "intend", "plan", "believe", "seek", "could", "estimate", "judgment", "targeting", "should", "anticipate", "goal" and variations of these words and similar expressions, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned that actual results could differ materially from those implied by such forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including global economic conditions and uncertainties in the geopolitical environment, product demand, competitive pressures and pricing declines in our Wireless Datacom and Satellite segments, fluctuations in product demand from a key OEM customer in the heavy equipment industry, the timing and acceptance of customer approvals of new product designs, intellectual property infringement claims, interruption or failure of our Internet-based systems used to wirelessly configure and communicate with the tracking and monitoring devices that we sell, changes in wireless transmission standards and technologies including 3G and 4G standards, dependence on third-party manufacturers and component suppliers in foreign countries, and other risks or uncertainties that are described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on April 21, 2015 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although we believe the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurances that our expectations will be attained. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.


                               CAL AMP CORP.
                       CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
             (Unaudited, in thousands except per share amounts)

                                                     Three Months Ended
                                                           May 31,
                                                 --------------------------
                                                     2015          2014
                                                 ------------  ------------

Revenues                                         $     65,429  $     58,981

Cost of revenues                                       41,903        38,762
                                                 ------------  ------------

Gross profit                                           23,526        20,219
                                                 ------------  ------------

Operating expenses:
  Research and development                              4,565         5,118
  Selling                                               5,498         5,177
  General and administrative                            4,775         3,637
  Intangible asset amortization                         1,644         1,683
                                                 ------------  ------------
                                                       16,482        15,615
                                                 ------------  ------------

Operating income                                        7,044         4,604

Non-operating expense, net                               (631)          (87)
                                                 ------------  ------------

Income before income taxes                              6,413         4,517

Income tax provision                                   (2,354)       (1,824)
                                                 ------------  ------------

Net income                                       $      4,059  $      2,693
                                                 ============  ============

Earnings per share:
  Basic                                          $       0.11  $       0.08
  Diluted                                        $       0.11  $       0.07

Shares used in computing earnings per share:
  Basic                                                35,964        35,572
  Diluted                                              36,666        36,525


                        BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION
                         (Unaudited, in thousands)
                                                     Three Months Ended
                                                           May 31,
                                                 --------------------------
                                                     2015          2014
                                                 ------------  ------------
Revenues
  Wireless DataCom                               $     57,826  $     47,847
  Satellite                                             7,603        11,134
                                                 ------------  ------------

    Total revenues                               $     65,429  $     58,981
                                                 ============  ============

Gross profit
  Wireless DataCom                               $     21,588  $     17,315
  Satellite                                             1,938         2,904
                                                 ------------  ------------

    Total gross profit                           $     23,526  $     20,219
                                                 ============  ============

Operating income
  Wireless DataCom                               $      7,298  $      3,668
  Satellite                                               812         1,856
  Corporate expenses                                   (1,066)         (920)
                                                 ------------  ------------

    Total operating income                       $      7,044  $      4,604
                                                 ============  ============


                               CAL AMP CORP.
                        CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                               (In thousands)

                                                  May 31,      February 28,
                                                    2015           2015
                                               -------------  -------------
                    Assets
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents                    $     116,430  $      34,184
  Short-term marketable securities                    67,591         10,177
  Accounts receivable, net                            45,072         47,917
  Inventories                                         16,043         18,666
  Deferred income tax assets                          13,526         11,367
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets            4,200          5,110
                                               -------------  -------------

    Total current assets                             262,862        127,421

Long-term marketable securities                       25,281              -

Property, equipment and improvements, net             10,958         10,525

Deferred income tax assets, less current
 portion                                              18,628         23,455

Goodwill                                              16,508         15,483

Other intangible assets, net                          21,917         22,596

Other assets                                           4,033          3,137
                                               -------------  -------------

                                               $     360,187  $     202,617
                                               =============  =============

     Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
  Current portion of long-term debt            $         384  $         688
  Accounts payable                                    25,934         24,012
  Accrued payroll and employee benefits                4,079          5,522
  Deferred revenue                                     9,495         10,748
  Other current liabilities                            6,087          6,035
                                               -------------  -------------

    Total current liabilities                         45,979         47,005
                                               -------------  -------------

Long-term debt                                       135,043              -
Other non-current liabilities                          5,598          4,227

Stockholders' equity:
  Common stock                                           363            362
  Additional paid-in capital                         226,003        207,881
  Accumulated deficit                                (52,734)       (56,793)
  Accumulated other comprehensive loss                   (65)           (65)
                                               -------------  -------------

    Total stockholders' equity                       173,567        151,385
                                               -------------  -------------

                                               $     360,187  $     202,617
                                               =============  =============


                               CAL AMP CORP.
                     CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENTS
                         (Unaudited - In thousands)

                                                    Three Months Ended
                                                          May 31,
                                               ----------------------------
                                                    2015           2014
                                               -------------  -------------
Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net income                                   $       4,059  $       2,693
  Depreciation and amortization                        2,436          2,187
  Stock-based compensation expense                     1,220            820
  Amortization of debt discount and issuance
   costs                                                 450            193
  Deferred tax assets, net                             2,181          1,669
  Changes in operating working capital                 5,982           (230)
                                               -------------  -------------

    Net cash provided by operating activities         16,328          7,332
                                               -------------  -------------

Cash flows from investing activities:
  Purchases of marketable securities, net of
   redemptions                                       (82,695)        (3,104)
  Capital expenditures                                (1,264)        (1,410)
  Acquisition of Crashboxx                            (1,500)             -
                                               -------------  -------------

    Net cash used in investing activities            (85,459)        (4,514)
                                               -------------  -------------

Cash flows from financing activities:
  Proceeds from issuance of convertible notes        172,500              -
  Payments of debt issuance costs                     (5,276)             -
  Purchase of convertible note hedges                (31,343)             -
  Proceeds from issuance of warrants                  15,991              -
  Payment of acquisition-related note and
   contingent consideration                             (625)          (417)
  Taxes paid related to net share settlement
   of vested equity awards                                (7)           (84)
  Proceeds from exercise of stock options                137            502
                                               -------------  -------------

    Net cash provided by financing activities        151,377              1
                                               -------------  -------------

Net change in cash and cash equivalents               82,246          2,819

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of
 period                                               34,184         19,233
                                               -------------  -------------

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period     $     116,430  $      22,052
                                               =============  =============


                                CAL AMP CORP.
                       NON-GAAP EARNINGS RECONCILIATION
                                 (Unaudited)

"GAAP" refers to financial information presented in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. This press release includes historical non-GAAP financial measures, as defined in Regulation G promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. CalAmp believes that its presentation of historical non-GAAP financial measures provides useful supplementary information to investors. The presentation of historical non-GAAP financial measures is not meant to be considered in isolation from or as a substitute for results prepared in accordance with GAAP.

In this press release, CalAmp reports the non-GAAP financial measures of Adjusted Basis Net Income, Adjusted Basis Net Income Per Diluted Share, Adjusted EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, Amortization and Stock-Based Compensation), and Adjusted EBITDA Margin. CalAmp uses these non-GAAP financial measures to enhance the investor's overall understanding of the financial performance and future prospects of CalAmp's core business activities. Specifically, CalAmp believes that the use of these non-GAAP measures facilitates the comparison of results of core business operations between its current and past periods.

The reconciliation of the GAAP Basis Pretax Income to Adjusted Basis (non-GAAP) Net Income is as follows (in thousands except per share amounts):


                                                     Three Months Ended
                                                           May 31,
                                                 --------------------------
                                                     2015          2014
                                                 ------------  ------------

GAAP basis pretax income                         $      6,413  $      4,517

Amortization of intangible assets                       1,644         1,683
Stock-based compensation expense                        1,220           820
Non-cash interest expense from accretion of debt
 discount                                                 383             -
                                                 ------------  ------------
Pretax income (non-GAAP basis)                          9,660         7,020

Income tax provision (non-GAAP basis) (a)                (171)         (125)
                                                 ------------  ------------
Adjusted Basis net income                        $      9,489  $      6,895
                                                 ============  ============

Adjusted Basis net income per diluted share      $       0.26  $       0.19

Weighted average common shares outstanding on
 diluted basis                                         36,666        36,525

(a) The non-GAAP income tax provision represents cash taxes paid or payable
    for the period after giving effect to the utilization of net operating
    loss and tax credit carryforwards.

The reconciliation of pretax income, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, to Adjusted EBITDA, and the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA Margin, are as follows (dollars in thousands):


                                                     Three Months Ended
                                                           May 31,
                                                 --------------------------
                                                     2015          2014
                                                 ------------  ------------

GAAP basis pretax income                         $      6,413  $      4,517

Interest expense, net                                     620           101
Depreciation expense                                      792           504
Amortization of intangible assets                       1,644         1,683
Stock-based compensation expense                        1,220           820
                                                 ------------  ------------
Adjusted EBITDA                                  $     10,689  $      7,625
                                                 ============  ============

Revenue                                          $     65,429  $     58,981

Adjusted EBITDA Margin                                   16.3%         12.9%

AT CALAMP:
Garo Sarkissian
SVP, Corporate Development
(805) 987-9000

AT ADDO COMMUNICATIONS:
Lasse Glassen
(424) 238-6249
Email Contact

Source: CalAmp Corp.

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