Kornit Digital Reports 2016 First Quarter Results

Highlights

• First quarter 2016 revenues of $21.8 million, an increase of 24.0% over the prior-year
• First quarter GAAP net loss of $0.2 million, or net loss of $0.01 per diluted share
• First quarter non-GAAP net income of $0.6 million, or $0.02 per diluted share
• Non-GAAP gross margin of 48.7%; an increase of 300 basis points over the prior year
• Company presented Storm Hexa at FESPA; resulting in multiple orders
• Initial Allegro orders from customers in Asia and Latin America

ROSH-HA`AYIN, Israel, May 03, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kornit Digital Ltd. (NASDAQ:KRNT), a leading provider of digital printing solutions for the global printed textile industry, today reported results for the first quarter 2016.

Revenues for the first quarter of 2016 were $21.8 million, a 24.0% increase over the prior year period of $17.6 million.  Higher sales were attributable to wide spread growth across the Company’s products.

Non-GAAP net income in the first quarter of 2016 was $0.6 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, compared to prior-year net income of $0.9 million. On a GAAP basis, the Company reported net loss of $0.2 million, or $0.01 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $0.2 million, in the first quarter of 2015.

Gabi Seligsohn, Kornit Digital’s Chief Executive Officer, commented, “In the first quarter of 2016 we continued to show strong revenue growth of 24.0% year over year, which, despite being our seasonally weakest quarter, showed continued momentum across our product categories. We believe we are firmly positioned for future growth, and expect a particularly strong second half driven by new system offerings and supported by large accounts with multi-system delivery plans.”

Seligsohn continued, “In the first quarter, we were very pleased with the customer response to our new Storm Hexa platform which was introduced at Fespa. Customers were especially enthusiastic about the significant improvements offered in the areas of cost per print, print quality and throughput. As the year progresses, we will be adding a number of new products focused on these three attributes. Overall, I am excited and encouraged about the growth we have seen, which we anticipate will continue throughout 2016.”

First Quarter 2016 Results of Operations
In the first quarter of 2016, Kornit reported revenues of $21.8 million, an increase of 24.0% compared with the prior-year level of $17.6 million. Higher sales were the result of higher volume of systems sold and ink.

Non-GAAP gross profit in the first quarter was $10.6 million, or 48.7% of sales, compared with $8.0 million, or 45.7% of sales in the prior-year. On a GAAP basis, first quarter gross profit was $10.5 million, compared with $7.9 million, in the prior-year. Higher gross margins primarily reflected a favorable sales mix of high throughput systems, and an increased contribution from ink and consumables during the current period.

Non-GAAP operating expenses in the first quarter increased to $9.9 million, or 45.6% of sales, compared to $6.7 million, or 37.9% of sales in the prior year. On a GAAP basis, total operating expenses in the first quarter were $10.6 million, compared to $7.7 million in the prior period. The increase in total operating expenses was consistent with the investment strategy previously discussed, as Kornit continues to execute its global infrastructure build out.

First quarter non-GAAP research and development expenses were $3.6 million, or 16.6% of sales, compared to $2.7 million, or 15.5% of sales in the prior-year. First quarter GAAP research and development expenses were $3.7 million, compared to the prior-year period of $2.9 million.

Non-GAAP operating income in the first quarter decreased to $0.7 million, compared to $1.4 million in the prior year. As a percent of sales, Non-GAAP operating margin for the first quarter was 3.1% of sales, compared with 7.9% of sales in the prior year.  On a GAAP basis, first quarter operating loss was $0.2 million, compared to the prior year period profit of $0.3 million. 

Non-GAAP net earnings for the first quarter of 2016 were $0.6 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, compared to $0.9 million in the prior year period.  On a GAAP basis, the Company reported net loss of $0.2 million, or net loss of $0.01 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $0.2 million, in the first quarter of 2015.  

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow

At March 31, 2016, the Company had cash and cash equivalents, deposits and marketable securities of $70.7 million, and no long-term debt. Cash flow used in operation activity for the first quarter of 2016 were $ 3.0 million, primarily due to the increase of inventories.

Second Quarter 2016 Guidance
The Company will discuss the details of its guidance live during its earnings conference call, which will be available for replay via webcast at ir.kornit.com.

Conference Call Information
Gabi Seligsohn, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, and Guy Avidan, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, will host a conference call today at 5:00 p.m. ET, or 12:00 a.m. Israel time, to discuss the results, followed by a question and answer session for the investment community.  A live webcast of the call can be accessed at ir.kornit.com. To access the call, participants may dial toll-free at 1-888-428-9473 or +1-719-325-2495 (international). The toll-free Israeli number is 1 80 924 5906. The confirmation code is 5840551.

To listen to a telephonic replay of the conference call, dial toll-free 1-877-870-5176 or +1-858-384-5517 (international) and enter confirmation code 5840551. The telephonic replay will be available beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, May 3, 2016, and will last through 11:59 p.m. ET May 17, 2016.  The call will also be available for replay via the webcast link on Kornit’s Investor Relations website.

Forward Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other U.S. securities laws. Forward-looking statements are characterized by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "continue," "believes," "should," "intended," "guidance," "preliminary," "future," "planned," or other words. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements relating to the company's objectives, plans and strategies, statements of preliminary or projected results of operations or of financial condition and all statements that address activities, events or developments that the company intends, expects, projects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties. The company has based these forward-looking statements on assumptions and assessments made by its management in light of their experience and their perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors they believe to be appropriate. Important factors that could cause actual results, developments and business decisions to differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements include, among other things: our success in developing, introducing and selling new or improved products and product enhancements, our ability to consummate sales to large accounts with multi-system delivery plans, such as our Storm Hexa, our ability to leverage our global infrastructure build-out, the development of the market for digital textile printing, availability of alternative ink, competition, sales concentration, changes to our relationships with suppliers, our success in marketing, and those factors referred to under "Risk Factors" in the company's Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 17, 2016. Any forward-looking statements in this press release are made as of the date hereof, and the company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

Non-GAAP Discussion Disclosure
Non-GAAP financial measures consist of GAAP financial measures adjusted to exclude acquisition related expenses, share-based compensation expenses and amortization of acquired intangible assets. The purpose of such adjustments is to give an indication of our performance exclusive of non-cash charges and other items that are considered by management to be outside of our core operating results. These non-GAAP measures are among the primary factors management uses in planning for and forecasting future periods. Furthermore, the non-GAAP measures are regularly used internally to understand, manage and evaluate our business and make operating decisions, and we believe that they are useful to investors as a consistent and comparable measure of the ongoing performance of our business. However, our non-GAAP financial measures are not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for comparable GAAP measures, and should be read only in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. Additionally, these non-GAAP financial measures may differ materially from the non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies.

About Kornit                                                                                              
Kornit develops, designs and markets innovative digital printing solutions for the global printed textile industry. Kornit’s solution includes its proprietary digital printing systems, ink and other consumables, associated software and value added services. Kornit’s vision is to revolutionize the textile industry by facilitating the transition from analog processes that have not evolved for decades to digital methods of production that address contemporary supply, demand and environmental dynamics. Kornit is a global company headquartered in Rosh-Ha`Ayin, Israel, with U.S. offices in Mequon, Wisconsin and additional sales, support and marketing offices in Germany and Hong Kong.

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