ARI Network Services, Inc. Announces First Quarter Fiscal 2017 Results
MILWAUKEE, WI -- (Marketwired) -- 12/15/16 -- ARI Network Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARIS), an award-winning provider of SaaS, software tools and marketing services that help dealers, distributors and manufacturers Sell More Stuff!™, reported financial results today for its first quarter of fiscal 2017 ended October 31, 2016.
Highlights for the first quarter of fiscal 2017 included:
- Revenue increased for the 11th consecutive quarter to $12.3 million, which compares with $11.7 million for the same period last year, a 4.6% increase. Recurring revenues increased 7.4% to $11.5 million, or 93.7% of revenue, compared with $10.7 million, or 91.2% of revenue, for the same period last year.
- Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, was consistent with last year at $2.0 million for each of the quarters ended October 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015, despite expenses of approximately $140,000 related to the acquisition of Auction123, Inc. ("Auction123"), and the Company's proxy contest.
- Cash generated from operations was $1.8 million, compared with $1.7 million for the same period last year.
- Annualized churn for the quarter was 10.7% compared with 14.2% for the same period last year. The result represents the Company's best quarterly churn performance since the second quarter of fiscal 2014 and the second best quarterly churn performance since the firm began reporting churn.
Fiscal Year 2017 First Quarter Financials
ARI achieved organic revenue growth of 4.6% as it reported revenues of $12.3 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 2017, compared with $11.7 million for the same period last year. Recurring revenue grew 7.4% organically and comprised 93.7% of total revenue versus 91.2% for the same period last year.
Gross margin for the first quarter of fiscal year 2017 was 81.3% versus 82.4% last year.
Operating income was $768,000 for the first quarter of fiscal year 2017, compared with operating income of $808,000 for the same period last year.
The company reported net income of $356,000, or $0.02 per diluted share for the quarter, compared with net income of $389,000 or $0.02 per share last year.
Management Discussion
Roy W. Olivier, President and Chief Executive Officer of ARI, commented, "We are off to a good start for our fiscal 2017.We posted another record quarterly revenue performance and our recurring revenue growth continues to outpace our overall revenue growth. When you combine this with the declines in churn we have achieved over the last couple of quarters, we are well positioned to expand organic growth through the remainder of the fiscal year. This growth will also be complemented by the acquisition of Auction123, which we closed on November 1, 2016. Due to our strong earnings and cash flow performance in fiscal 2016, we were able to complete this acquisition with a combination of excess cash and senior debt. We expect Auction123 to add over $3 million to our fiscal 2017 revenue, and it will be immediately accretive to our margins. All things considered, we remain on track for another record year at ARI."
William Nurthen, Chief Financial Officer of ARI, commented, "We were able to hold operating profit and adjusted EBITDA relatively flat compared to the prior year despite experiencing approximately $140,000 in charges related to the acquisition of Auction123 and our proxy contest matter. The quarter also included costs related to the continued scaling of our India office. We will continue to be impacted by some of these items in Q2, however, we believe the back half of our fiscal year sets up well for growth in profitability and cash flow. Overall, we continue to expect increases in each of these categories for fiscal 2017 over fiscal 2016 and are looking to expand margins in the back half of the year such that our fiscal year margin performance will be on par with or above the prior year, despite some of the charges I previously noted."
Fiscal 2017 First Quarter Conference Call
ARI will conduct a conference call on Thursday December 15, 2016, at 4:30 p.m. EST, to review the financial results for the fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2016. Investors and interested parties can access the conference call by dialing 877.359.3639 or 408.427.3725 and referring to Conference ID: 15274635. The conference call is also being webcast and is available via the Company's investor relations website at investor.arinet.com. A replay of the webcast will be archived on the Company's investor relations website for 60 days.
Non-GAAP Measures
Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, is defined as earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, excluding stock-based compensation. Management believes Adjusted EBITDA to be a meaningful indicator of our performance that provides useful information to investors regarding our financial condition and results of operations. While management considers Adjusted EBITDA to be an important measure of comparative operating performance, it should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, net income and other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Not all companies calculate Adjusted EBITDA in the same manner and the measure as presented may not be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies. A reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBITDA can be found in this release and at the Company's investor relations website for all periods presented.
About ARI
ARI Network Services, Inc. (ARI) (NASDAQ: ARIS) offers an award-winning suite of SaaS, software tools, and marketing services to help dealers, equipment manufacturers and distributors in selected vertical markets Sell More Stuff!™ -- online and in-store. Our innovative products are powered by a proprietary data repository of enriched original equipment and aftermarket electronic content spanning more than 17 million active part and accessory SKUs and 750,000 equipment models. Business is complicated, but we believe our customers' technology tools don't have to be. We remove the complexity of selling and servicing new and used vehicle inventory, parts, garments and accessories (PG&A) for customers in the automotive tire and wheel aftermarket, powersports, outdoor power equipment, marine, home medical equipment, recreational vehicles and appliance industries. More than 23,500 equipment dealers, 195 distributors and 3,360 brands worldwide leverage our web and eCatalog platforms to Sell More Stuff!™ For more information on ARI, visit investor.arinet.com.
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Forward-Looking Statements
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ARI Network Services, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Data)
(Unaudited)
Three months ended
October 31
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2016 2015
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Net revenue $ 12,272 $ 11,737
Cost of revenue 2,289 2,069
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Gross profit 9,983 9,668
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing 2,687 2,765
Customer operations and support 2,755 2,446
Software development and technical support (net
of capitalized software product costs) 1,256 1,255
General and administrative 1,942 1,785
Depreciation and amortization (exclusive of
amortization of software product costs included
in cost of revenue) 575 609
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Net operating expenses 9,215 8,860
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Operating income 768 808
Other income (expense):
Interest expense (108) (112)
Other, net 1 (8)
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Total other income (expense) (107) (120)
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Income before provision for income tax 661 688
Income tax expense (305) (299)
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Net income $ 356 $ 389
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Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic 17,424 17,152
Diluted 17,929 17,604
Net income per common share:
Basic $ 0.02 $ 0.02
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Diluted $ 0.02 $ 0.02
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ARI Network Services, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Data)
(Unaudited) (Audited)
October 31 July 31
2016 2016
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ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents $ 5,617 $ 5,118
Trade receivables, less allowance for doubtful
accounts of $175
and $211 at October 31, 2016 and July 31, 2016,
respectively 1,817 1,942
Work in process 73 132
Prepaid expenses and other 682 781
Deferred income taxes 2,892 3,182
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Total current assets 11,081 11,155
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Equipment and leasehold improvements:
Computer equipment and software for internal use 3,579 3,575
Leasehold improvements 639 639
Furniture and equipment 2,591 2,544
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Total equipment and leasehold improvements 6,809 6,758
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization (4,437) (4,237)
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Net equipment and leasehold improvements 2,372 2,521
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Capitalized software product costs:
Amounts capitalized for software product costs 25,384 24,774
Less accumulated amortization (20,265) (19,743)
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Net capitalized software product costs 5,119 5,031
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Deferred income taxes 1,123 1,112
Other intangible assets 7,518 7,890
Goodwill 21,634 21,634
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Total non-current assets 37,766 38,188
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Total assets $ 48,847 $ 49,343
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LIABILITIES
Current portion of long-term debt $ 2,510 $ 2,417
Current portion of contingent liabilities 273 331
Accounts payable 785 718
Deferred revenue 5,818 6,763
Accrued payroll and related liabilities 2,327 1,817
Accrued sales, use and income taxes 252 297
Other accrued liabilities 707 677
Current portion of capital lease obligations 50 50
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Total current liabilities 12,722 13,070
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Long-term debt 6,031 6,658
Long-term portion of contingent liabilities - 60
Capital lease obligations 51 63
Other long-term liabilities 155 166
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Total non-current liabilities 6,237 6,947
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Total liabilities 18,959 20,017
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Cumulative preferred stock, par value $.001 per
share, 1,000,000 shares authorized; 0 shares
issued and outstanding at October 31, 2016 and
July 31, 2016, respectively - -
Junior preferred stock, par value $.001 per share,
100,000 shares authorized; 0 shares issued and
outstanding at October 31, 2016 and July 31,
2016, respectively - -
Common stock, par value $.001 per share,
25,000,000 shares authorized; 17,445,532 and
17,310,763 shares issued and outstanding at
October 31, 2016 and July 31, 2016, respectively 17 17
Additional paid-in capital 115,571 115,364
Accumulated deficit (85,694) (86,050)
Other accumulated comprehensive income (6) (5)
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Total shareholders' equity 29,888 29,326
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Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 48,847 $ 49,343
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ARI Network Services, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Dollars in Thousands)
(Unaudited)
Three months ended
October 31
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2016 2015
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Operating activities:
Net income $ 356 $ 389
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
provided by operating activities:
Amortization of software products 522 496
Amortization of deferred loan fees and imputed
interest expense 10 5
Depreciation and other amortization 575 610
Gain on change in fair value of earn-out
receivable and payable - 8
Provision for bad debt allowance (6) 25
Deferred income taxes 279 293
Stock based compensation 149 115
Net change in assets and liabilities:
Trade receivables 131 (102)
Work in process, prepaid expenses and other 135 115
Accounts payable 67 71
Deferred revenue (945) (700)
Accrued payroll and related liabilities 519 435
Accrued taxes and other accrued liabilities (26) (25)
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Net cash provided by operating activities $ 1,766 $ 1,735
Investing activities:
Purchase of equipment, software and leasehold
improvements (51) (167)
Cash paid for contingent liabilities related to
acquisitions (121) (125)
Software development costs capitalized (610) (373)
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Net cash used in investing activities $ (782) $ (665)
Financing activities:
Payments on long-term debt $ (541) $ (151)
Payments of capital lease obligations (12) (65)
Proceeds from exercise of common stock options and
warrants 72 43
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Net cash used in financing activities $ (481) $ (173)
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes
on cash (4) (2)
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Net change in cash and cash equivalents 499 895
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 5,118 2,284
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 5,617 $ 3,179
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Cash paid for interest $ 103 $ 113
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Cash paid for income taxes $ 123 $ 13
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ARI Network Services, Inc.
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures
(Unaudited)
Three months ended October 31
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2016 2015
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Net income $ 356 $ 389
Interest expense 108 112
Stock-based compensation expense 149 115
Amortization included in cost of sales 522 496
Depreciation and amortization 575 609
Income tax expense 305 299
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Adjusted EBITDA $ 2,015 $ 2,020
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Revenue $ 12,272 $ 11,737
Adjusted EBITDA as a % of revenue 16.4% 17.2%
Management believes Adjusted EBITDA is helpful in understanding period-over-period operating results separate and apart from non-operating expenses and expenses pertaining to prior period investing activities, particularly given the Company's significant investments in capitalized software and its continuing efforts in completing acquisitions, which typically result in significant depreciation and amortization expense in subsequent periods. The Company uses Adjusted EBITDA as a factor in evaluating potential acquisition targets and analyzing the pro forma impact of the acquisition on the Company. However, Adjusted EBITDA has significant limitations as an analytical tool and should only be used cautiously in addition to, and never as a substitute for, operating income, cash flows or other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and may not necessarily be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.
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Source: ARI Network Services, Inc.