BROKEN ARROW, Okla., Dec. 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- ADDvantage Technologies Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: AEY), today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2015.
"We recorded positive results for fiscal year 2015, with revenue and EBITDA gains of 22% and 97%, respectively," said David Humphrey, President and CEO of ADDvantage Technologies. "This success was driven primarily by our expansion into the telecommunications equipment sector as the Company benefited from a full fiscal year of Nave Communications sales."
"We recently observed a general weakness in our industry, which negatively impacted our fourth quarter sales. Despite these lower sales in the fourth quarter, we remained profitable across both the Cable TV and Telco segments. The general industry weakness has carried over into our fiscal first quarter of 2016, and we will most likely experience a continuing decline in revenue for both the Cable TV and Telco segments," continued Mr. Humphrey.
"As we have demonstrated previously, our lean business structure has the capacity to expand and contract quickly in line with future sales opportunities. This flexibility, combined with the Company's successful transition into the telecommunications equipment distribution market, is expected to allow us to overcome these challenges in market demand and remain profitable in 2016. We believe that both segments of our business provide a solid foundation to be profitable and generate positive cash flows as we continue to invest in our existing segments and to identify and execute strategic acquisitions in the broader telecommunication industry," concluded Mr. Humphrey.
Results for the three months ended September 30, 2015
Consolidated sales decreased 21% to $9.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 compared with $12.1 million for the same period ended September 30, 2014. The decrease in sales resulted from a $1.3 million and $1.2 million decrease in sales in the Cable TV segment and Telco segment, respectively, compared to the same period last year.
Consolidated operating, selling, general and administrative expenses decreased $0.7 million, or 20%, to $2.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 from $3.3 million for the same period last year. This decrease was due to $0.6 million in Telco segment expenses, and $0.1 million in Cable TV segment expenses.
Income from continuing operations for the three months ended September 30, 2015 was $0.2 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, compared with a gain from continuing operations of $0.6 million, or $0.06 per diluted share, for the same period of 2014.
Consolidated EBITDA for the three months ended September 30, 2015 was $0.8 million compared with $1.2 million for the same period ended September 30, 2014.
Results for the year ended September 30, 2015
Consolidated sales increased 22% to $43.7 million for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015 compared with $35.9 million for the same period ended September 30, 2014. The increase in sales was due to an increase in the Telco segment of $9.6million primarily resulting from the acquisition of Nave Communications in February 2014, and was partially offset by a $1.8 million decrease in sales in the Cable TV segment.
Consolidated operating, selling, general and administrative expenses increased $2.2 million, or 21%, to $12.7 million for the year ended September 30, 2015 from $10.5 million for the same period last year. This increase was primarily due to $2.7 million in Telco segment expenses as a result of the Nave Communications acquisition, and offset by a $0.5 million decrease in expenses for the Cable TV segment.
Income from continuing operations for the year ended September 30, 2015 was $1.5 million, or $0.15 per diluted share, compared with $0.7 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, for the same period of 2014.
Consolidated EBITDA for the year ended September 30, 2015 was $3.8 million compared with $1.9 million for the same period ended September 30, 2014.
Cash and cash equivalents were $6.1 million as of September 30, 2015, compared with $5.3 million as of September 30, 2014. As of September 30, 2015, the Company had inventory of $23.6 million compared with $22.8 million as of September 30, 2014.
Earnings Conference Call
The Company will host a conference call today, Tuesday, December 15(th), at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time featuring remarks by David Humphrey, President and Chief Executive Officer, Dave Chymiak, Chief Technology Officer, and Scott Francis, Chief Financial Officer.
The conference call will be available via webcast and can be accessed through the Investor Relations section of ADDvantage's website, www.addvantagetechnologies.com. Please allow extra time prior to the call to visit the site and download any necessary software to listen to the Internet broadcast. The dial-in number for the conference call is 888-364-3109 (domestic) or 719-457-2645 (international). All dial-in participants must use the following code to access the call: 304131. Please call at least five minutes before the scheduled start time.
For interested individuals unable to join the conference call, a replay of the call will be available through December 29, 2015 at 877-870-5176 (domestic) or 858-384-5517 (international). Participants must use the following code to access the replay of the call: 304131. An online archive of the webcast will be available on the Company's website for 30 days following the call.
About ADDvantage Technologies Group, Inc.
ADDvantage Technologies Group, Inc. supplies the cable television (Cable TV) and telecommunications industries with a comprehensive line of new and used system-critical network equipment and hardware from a broad range of leading manufacturers. The equipment and hardware ADDvantage distributes is used to acquire, distribute, and protect the communications signals carried on fiber optic, coaxial cable and wireless distribution systems, including television programming, high-speed data (Internet) and telephony. In addition, ADDvantage operates a national network of technical repair centers focused primarily on Cable TV equipment and recycles surplus and obsolete Cable TV and telecommunications equipment.
ADDvantage operates through its subsidiaries, Tulsat, Tulsat-Atlanta, Tulsat-Arizona, Tulsat-Nebraska, Tulsat-Texas, NCS Industries, ComTech Services and Nave Communications. For more information, please visit the corporate web site at www.addvantagetechnologies.com.
The information in this announcement may include forward-looking statements. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, which address activities, events or developments that the Company expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future, are forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from these statements. A complete discussion of these risks and uncertainties is contained in the Company's reports and documents filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
EBITDA is a supplemental, non-GAAP financial measure. EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. Management believes providing EBITDA in this release is useful to investors' understanding and assessment of the Company's ongoing continuing operations and prospects for the future and it is a used by the financial community to evaluate the market value of companies considered to be in similar businesses. Since EBITDA is not a measure of performance calculated in accordance with GAAP, it should not be considered in isolation of, or as a substitute for, net earnings as an indicator of operating performance. EBITDA, as calculated in the table below, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies. In additions, EBITDA is not necessarily a measure of our ability to fund our cash needs.
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ADDVANTAGE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended September 30, September 30, 2015 2014 2015 2014 ---- ---- ---- ---- Sales $9,627,532 $12,131,986 $43,733,620 $35,888,692 Cost of sales 6,548,565 7,840,979 28,434,731 24,283,236 --------- --------- ---------- ---------- Gross profit 3,078,967 4,291,007 15,298,889 11,605,456 Operating, selling, general and 2,641,663 3,320,846 12,722,679 10,508,357 administrative expenses --- Operating income 437,304 970,161 2,576,210 1,097,099 Interest expense 69,716 86,803 305,310 217,910 ------ ------ ------- ------- Income before income taxes 367,588 883,358 2,270,900 879,189 Provision for income taxes 157,000 264,000 773,000 220,000 ------- ------- ------- ------- Income from continuing operations 210,588 619,358 1,497,900 659,189 Discontinued operations: Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax - - - (36,211) Loss on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax - - - (629,835) --- --- --- -------- Discontinued operations, net of tax - - - (666,046) Net income (loss) $210,588 $619,358 $1,497,900 $(6,857) ======== ======== ========== ======= Earnings (loss) per share: Basic Continuing operations $0.02 $0.06 $0.15 $0.07 Discontinued operations - - - (0.07) --- --- --- ----- Net income (loss) $0.02 $0.06 $0.15 $(0.00) ===== ===== ===== ====== Diluted Continuing operations $0.02 $0.06 $0.15 $0.07 Discontinued operations - - - (0.07) --- --- --- ----- Net income (loss) $0.02 $0.06 $0.15 $(0.00) ===== ===== ===== ====== Shares used in per share calculation: Basic 10,063,563 10,041,206 10,055,552 10,021,431 Diluted 10,063,563 10,041,206 10,055,552 10,049,440
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015 Three Months Ended September 30, 2014 ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Cable TV Telco Total Cable TV Telco Total -------- ----- ----- -------- ----- ----- Operating income $397,392 $39,912 $437,304 $624,338 $345,823 $970,161 Depreciation 82,254 26,858 109,112 73,546 27,937 101,483 Amortization - 206,451 206,451 - 158,739 158,739 --- ------- ------- --- ------- ------- EBITDA $479,646 $273,221 $752,867 $697,884 $532,499 $1,230,383 ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ========== Year Ended September 30, 2015 Year Ended September 30, 2014 ----------------------------- ----------------------------- Cable TV Telco Total Cable TV Telco Total -------- ----- ----- -------- ----- ----- Operating income (loss) $2,210,414 $365,796 $2,576,210 $1,492,100 $(395,001) $1,097,099 Depreciation 296,876 111,827 408,703 293,353 66,926 360,279 Amortization - 825,805 825,805 - 481,722 481,722 --- ------- ------- --- ------- ------- EBITDA (a) $2,507,290 $1,303,428 $3,810,718 $1,785,453 $153,647 $1,939,100 ========== ========== ========== ========== ======== ==========
(a) The Telco segment for the twelve months ended September 30, 2014 includes acquisition-related costs of $0.6 million related to the acquisition of Nave Communications.
ADDVANTAGE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) September 30, 2015 2014 ---- ---- Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $6,110,986 $5,286,097 Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $250,000 and $200,000, respectively 4,286,377 6,393,580 Income tax receivable - 220,104 Inventories, net of allowance for excess and obsolete inventory of $2,756,628 and $2,156,628, respectively 23,600,996 22,780,523 Prepaid expenses 153,454 174,873 Deferred income taxes 1,776,000 1,416,000 --------- --------- Total current assets 35,927,813 36,271,177 Property and equipment, at cost: Land and buildings 7,218,678 7,208,679 Machinery and equipment 3,415,164 3,244,153 Leasehold improvements 151,957 206,393 ------- ------- Total property and equipment, at cost 10,785,799 10,659,225 Less: Accumulated depreciation (4,584,796) (4,191,516) ---------- ---------- Net property and equipment 6,201,003 6,467,709 Intangibles, net of accumulated amortization 5,799,473 6,625,278 Goodwill 3,910,089 3,910,089 Other assets 134,678 131,428 ------- ------- Total assets $51,973,056 $53,405,681 =========== =========== Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity Current liabilities: Accounts payable $1,784,482 $2,880,761 Accrued expenses 1,358,681 1,809,878 Income tax payable 122,492 - Notes payable - current portion 873,752 845,845 Other current liabilities 982,094 983,269 ------- ------- Total current liabilities 5,121,501 6,519,753 Notes payable, less current portion 4,366,130 5,240,066 Deferred income taxes 286,000 267,000 Other liabilities 1,064,717 1,942,889 --------- --------- Total liabilities 10,838,348 13,969,708 Shareholders' equity: Common stock, $.01 par value; 30,000,000 shares authorized; 10,564,221 and 10,541,864 shares issued, respectively; 10,063,563 and 10,041,206 shares outstanding, respectively 105,642 105,419 Paid in capital (5,112,269) (5,312,881) Retained earnings 47,141,349 45,643,449 ---------- ---------- Total shareholders' equity before treasury stock 42,134,722 40,435,987 Less: Treasury stock, 500,658 shares, at cost (1,000,014) (1,000,014) ---------- ---------- Total shareholders' equity 41,134,708 39,435,973 ---------- ---------- Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $51,973,056 $53,405,681 =========== ===========
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