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Business Wire 6-Mar-2019 4:19 PM
March 6, 2019 -- Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ:CMTL) today reported its operating results for the second fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2019 and updated its fiscal 2019 guidance.
Fiscal 2019 Second Quarter Highlights
In commenting on Comtech's performance for the second quarter of fiscal 2019, Fred Kornberg, President and Chief Executive Officer, noted, "Our second quarter results exceeded our expectations on almost every front. We generated strong operating results, our business momentum remains strong and our pipeline of opportunities is growing. Looking forward, I am very excited about the closing of our strategic acquisition of Solacom, as it allows us to further participate in the safety and security markets which we believe are at growth inflection points. Given the successful execution of our business strategies to-date and the positive trajectory of our business, we are increasing our targeted goals for consolidated net sales and Adjusted EBITDA for fiscal 2019."
Updated 2019 Fiscal Year Financial Targets
Conference Call
Comtech has scheduled an investor conference call for 8:30 AM (ET) on Thursday, March 7, 2019. Investors and the public are invited to access a live webcast of the conference call from the Investor Relations section of the Comtech website at www.comtechtel.com. Alternatively, investors can access the conference call by dialing (877) 876-9173 (domestic), or (785) 424-1667 (international) and using the conference I.D. "Comtech." A replay of the conference call will be available for seven days by dialing (800) 839-2435 or (402) 220-7212. In addition, an updated investor presentation, including earnings guidance, is available on Comtech's website.
About Comtech
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. designs, develops, produces and markets innovative products, systems and services for advanced communications solutions. Comtech sells products to a diverse customer base in the global commercial and government communications markets.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain information in this press release contains forward-looking statements, including but not limited to, information relating to the Company's future performance and financial condition, plans and objectives of the Company's management and the Company's assumptions regarding such future performance, financial condition, and plans and objectives that involve certain significant known and unknown risks and uncertainties and other factors not under the Company's control which may cause its actual results, future performance and financial condition, and achievement of plans and objectives of the Company's management to be materially different from the results, performance or other expectations implied by these forward-looking statements. These factors include, among other things: the possibility that the expected synergies from the acquisition of Solacom Technologies Inc. ("Solacom") will not be fully realized, or will not be realized within the anticipated time period; the risk that Comtech's and Solacom's businesses will not be integrated successfully; the possibility of disruption from the Solacom acquisition, making it more difficult to maintain business and operational relationships or retain key personnel; the risk that the Company will be unsuccessful in implementing a tactical shift in its Government Solutions segment away from bidding on large commodity service contracts and toward pursuing contracts for its niche products with higher margins; the risks associated with Comtech's ongoing evaluation and repositioning of its enterprise technology solutions offering in its Commercial Solutions segment; the nature and timing of receipt of, and the Company's performance on, new or existing orders that can cause significant fluctuations in net sales and operating results; the timing and funding of government contracts; adjustments to gross profits on long-term contracts; risks associated with international sales; rapid technological change; evolving industry standards; new product announcements and enhancements, including the risks associated with the Company's recent launch of HeightsTM Dynamic Network Access Technology ("HEIGHTS" or "HDNA"); changing customer demands and or procurement strategies; changes in prevailing economic and political conditions; changes in the price of oil in global markets; changes in foreign currency exchange rates; risks associated with the Company's legal proceedings, customer claims for indemnification and other similar matters; risks associated with the Company's obligations under its Credit Facility; risks associated with the Company's large contracts; the impact of H.R.1, also known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ("Tax Reform"), which was enacted in December 2017 in the U.S.; and other factors described in this and the Company's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.AND SUBSIDIARIESCondensed Consolidated Statements of Operations(Unaudited) |
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Three months ended January 31, | Six months ended January 31, | ||||||||||||||
2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||||||||
Net sales | $ | 164,133,000 | 133,731,000 | $ | 324,977,000 | 255,300,000 | |||||||||
Cost of sales | 102,888,000 | 82,930,000 | 205,963,000 | 156,783,000 | |||||||||||
Gross profit | 61,245,000 | 50,801,000 | 119,014,000 | 98,517,000 | |||||||||||
Expenses: | |||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative | 31,987,000 | 27,215,000 | 63,834,000 | 55,690,000 | |||||||||||
Research and development | 13,983,000 | 13,435,000 | 27,193,000 | 27,185,000 | |||||||||||
Amortization of intangibles | 4,288,000 | 5,268,000 | 8,577,000 | 10,537,000 | |||||||||||
Settlement of intellectual property litigation | (3,204,000 | ) | — | (3,204,000 | ) | — | |||||||||
Acquisition plan expenses | 1,778,000 | — | 2,908,000 | — | |||||||||||
48,832,000 | 45,918,000 | 99,308,000 | 93,412,000 | ||||||||||||
Operating income | 12,413,000 | 4,883,000 | 19,706,000 | 5,105,000 | |||||||||||
Other expenses (income): | |||||||||||||||
Interest expense | 2,267,000 | 2,519,000 | 4,936,000 | 5,107,000 | |||||||||||
Write-off of deferred financing costs | — | — | 3,217,000 | — | |||||||||||
Interest (income) and other | (51,000 | ) | (48,000 | ) | 15,000 | (9,000 | ) | ||||||||
Income before provision for (benefit from) income taxes | 10,197,000 | 2,412,000 | 11,538,000 | 7,000 | |||||||||||
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes | 2,371,000 | (13,349,000 | ) | 244,000 | (14,094,000 | ) | |||||||||
Net income | $ | 7,826,000 | 15,761,000 | $ | 11,294,000 | 14,101,000 | |||||||||
Net income per share: | |||||||||||||||
Basic | $ | 0.33 | 0.66 | $ | 0.47 | 0.59 | |||||||||
Diluted | $ | 0.32 | 0.66 | $ | 0.47 | 0.59 | |||||||||
Weighted average number of common sharesoutstanding – basic |
24,034,000 | 23,816,000 | 24,017,000 | 23,805,000 | |||||||||||
Weighted average number of common and commonequivalent shares outstanding – diluted |
24,168,000 | 23,953,000 | 24,245,000 | 23,942,000 | |||||||||||
COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.AND SUBSIDIARIESCondensed Consolidated Balance Sheets |
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January 31, 2019 | July 31, 2018 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | (Audited) | |||||||
Assets |
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Current assets: | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 45,997,000 | 43,484,000 | |||||
Accounts receivable, net | 138,920,000 | 147,439,000 | ||||||
Inventories, net | 87,395,000 | 75,076,000 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 13,493,000 | 13,794,000 | ||||||
Total current assets | 285,805,000 | 279,793,000 | ||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | 28,391,000 | 28,987,000 | ||||||
Goodwill | 290,633,000 | 290,633,000 | ||||||
Intangibles with finite lives, net | 232,219,000 | 240,796,000 | ||||||
Deferred financing costs, net | 3,495,000 | 2,205,000 | ||||||
Other assets, net | 2,784,000 | 2,743,000 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 843,327,000 | 845,157,000 | |||||
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | ||||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 30,057,000 | 43,928,000 | |||||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 60,343,000 | 65,034,000 | ||||||
Dividends payable | 2,382,000 | 2,356,000 | ||||||
Contract liabilities | 35,027,000 | 34,452,000 | ||||||
Current portion of long-term debt | — | 17,211,000 | ||||||
Current portion of capital lease and other obligations | 1,284,000 | 1,836,000 | ||||||
Interest payable | 640,000 | 499,000 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 129,733,000 | 165,316,000 | ||||||
Non-current portion of long-term debt, net | 174,500,000 | 148,087,000 | ||||||
Non-current portion of capital lease and other obligations | 490,000 | 765,000 | ||||||
Income taxes payable | 414,000 | 2,572,000 | ||||||
Deferred tax liability, net | 13,521,000 | 10,927,000 | ||||||
Long-term contract liabilities | 8,336,000 | 7,689,000 | ||||||
Other liabilities | 3,456,000 | 4,117,000 | ||||||
Total liabilities | 330,450,000 | 339,473,000 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||
Stockholders' equity: | ||||||||
Preferred stock, par value $0.10 per share; shares authorized and unissued 2,000,000 | — | — | ||||||
Common stock, par value $0.10 per share; authorized 100,000,000 shares;issued 38,950,547 shares and 38,860,571 shares at January 31, 2019and July 31, 2018, respectively |
3,895,000 | 3,886,000 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 539,273,000 | 538,453,000 | ||||||
Retained earnings | 411,558,000 | 405,194,000 | ||||||
954,726,000 | 947,533,000 | |||||||
Less: | ||||||||
Treasury stock, at cost (15,033,317 shares at January 31, 2019 and July 31, 2018) |
(441,849,000 | ) | (441,849,000 | ) | ||||
Total stockholders' equity | 512,877,000 | 505,684,000 | ||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 843,327,000 | 845,157,000 | |||||
COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP. |
AND SUBSIDIARIES |
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to GAAP Financial Measures |
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Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In order to provide investors with additional information regarding its financial results, this press release contains "Non-GAAP financial measures" under the rules of the SEC. The Company's Adjusted EBITDA is a Non-GAAP measure that represents earnings (loss) before income taxes, interest (income) and other, write-off of deferred financing costs, interest expense, amortization of stock-based compensation, amortization of intangibles, depreciation expense, estimated contract settlement costs, acquisition plan expenses or strategic alternatives analysis expenses, facility exit costs, settlement of intellectual property litigation and other. The Company's definition of Adjusted EBITDA may differ from the definition of EBITDA used by other companies and therefore may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. Adjusted EBITDA is also a measure frequently requested by the Company's investors and analysts. The Company believes that investors and analysts may use Adjusted EBITDA, along with other information contained in its SEC filings, in assessing the Company's performance and comparability of its results with other companies. The Company's Non-GAAP measures for consolidated operating income, net income and net income per diluted share reflect the GAAP measures as reported, adjusted for certain items as discussed below. These Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as an analytical tool as they exclude the financial impact of transactions necessary to conduct the Company's business, such as the granting of equity compensation awards, and are not intended to be an alternative to financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. These measures are adjusted as described in the reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP in the below tables, but these adjustments should not be construed as an inference that all of these adjustments or costs are unusual, infrequent or non-recurring. Non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for or superior to, financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP. Investors are advised to carefully review the GAAP financial results that are disclosed in the Company's SEC filings. The Company has not quantitatively reconciled its fiscal 2019 Adjusted EBITDA target to the most directly comparable GAAP measure because items such as stock-based compensation, adjustments to the provision for income taxes, amortization of intangibles and interest expense, which are specific items that impact these measures, have not yet occurred, are out of the Company's control, or cannot be predicted. For example, quantification of stock-based compensation expense requires inputs such as the number of shares granted and market price that are not currently ascertainable. Accordingly, reconciliations to the Non-GAAP forward looking metrics are not available without unreasonable effort and such unavailable reconciling items could significantly impact the Company's financial results.
Three months ended | Six months ended | Fiscal | |||||||||||||||||
January 31, | January 31, | Year | |||||||||||||||||
2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2018 | |||||||||||||||
Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA: | |||||||||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 7,826,000 | 15,761,000 | $ | 11,294,000 | 14,101,000 | $ | 29,769,000 | |||||||||||
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes | 2,371,000 | (13,349,000 | ) | 244,000 | (14,094,000 | ) | (5,143,000 | ) | |||||||||||
Interest (income) and other | (51,000 | ) | (48,000 | ) | 15,000 | (9,000 | ) | 254,000 | |||||||||||
Write-off of deferred financing costs | — | — | 3,217,000 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Interest expense | 2,267,000 | 2,519,000 | 4,936,000 | 5,107,000 | 10,195,000 | ||||||||||||||
Amortization of stock-based compensation | 1,191,000 | 1,080,000 | 2,237,000 | 1,827,000 | 8,569,000 | ||||||||||||||
Amortization of intangibles | 4,288,000 | 5,268,000 | 8,577,000 | 10,537,000 | 21,075,000 | ||||||||||||||
Depreciation | 2,849,000 | 3,317,000 | 5,700,000 | 6,663,000 | 13,655,000 | ||||||||||||||
Estimated contract settlement costs | 3,886,000 | — | 3,886,000 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Settlement of intellectual property litigation | (3,204,000 | ) | — | (3,204,000 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||
Acquisition plan expenses | 1,778,000 | — | 2,908,000 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Facility exit costs | — | — | 1,373,000 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 23,201,000 | 14,548,000 | $ | 41,183,000 | 24,132,000 | $ | 78,374,000 | |||||||||||
In addition, a reconciliation of Comtech's GAAP consolidated operating income, net income and net income per diluted share for the three and six months ended January 31, 2019 to the corresponding non-GAAP measures is shown in the table below:
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Three months ended | Six months ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
OperatingIncome |
Net Income |
Net Incomeper DilutedShare* |
OperatingIncome |
Net Income |
Net Incomeper DilutedShare* |
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Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Earnings: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
GAAP measures, as reported | $ | 12,413,000 | $ | 7,826,000 | $ | 0.32 | $ | 19,706,000 | $ | 11,294,000 | $ | 0.47 | |||||||||||||
Estimated contract settlement costs | 3,886,000 | 2,992,000 | 0.12 | 3,886,000 | 2,992,000 | 0.12 | |||||||||||||||||||
Settlement of intellectual property litigation | (3,204,000 | ) | (2,467,000 | ) | (0.10 | ) | (3,204,000 | ) | (2,467,000 | ) | (0.10 | ) | |||||||||||||
Acquisition plan expenses | 1,778,000 | 1,369,000 | 0.06 | 2,908,000 | 2,239,000 | 0.09 | |||||||||||||||||||
Facility exit costs | — | — | — | 1,373,000 | 1,057,000 | 0.04 | |||||||||||||||||||
Write-off of deferred financing costs | — | — | — | — | 2,477,000 | 0.10 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net discrete tax benefit | — | — | — | — | (2,432,000 | ) | (0.10 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Non-GAAP measures | $ | 14,873,000 | $ | 9,720,000 | $ | 0.40 | $ | 24,669,000 | $ | 15,160,000 | $ | 0.63 | |||||||||||||
* Per share amounts may not foot due to rounding.
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