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Firan Technology Group (FTG) Announces Third Quarter 2016 Financial Results

T.FTG

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Oct. 11, 2016) - Firan Technology Group Corporation (TSX:FTG) today announced financial results for the third quarter 2016.

  • Achieved record sales of $23.2M, up 27% from Q3 2015.
  • Closed the acquisition of the assets of Teledyne Printed Circuit Technology (PCT)
  • Completed equity raise to support above acquisition, issuing 3.45M common shares

"The third quarter of 2016 saw record sales for FTG", stated Brad Bourne, President and Chief Executive Officer. He added, "These record sales are enabling us to report strong earnings while still investing in our future. In the quarter, we closed our second acquisition of the year. In both cases, the acquisitions increase our access to key new markets and customers. Our intention is to transition the work to existing FTG facilities and rapidly drive up our utilization rates thereby maximizing future profits."

Third Quarter Results: (three months ended Aug 26, 2016 compared with three months ended Aug 28, 2015)

  Q3 2016   Q3 2015  
         
Sales $23,187,000   $18,227,000  
         
Gross Margin 5,011,000   5,109,000  
Gross Margin (%) 21.6 % 28.0 %
         
Operating Earnings (1): 2,307,000   2,314,000  
         
  - Net R&D Investment 748,000   1,482,000  
  - Bargain Purchase Gain (5,578,000 ) -  
  - Restructuring Expense 3,245,000   -  
  - Foreign Exchange loss (gain) 13,000   (874,000 )
           
  Net Earnings before Tax 3,879,000   1,706,000  
           
  - Tax Expense 383,000   69,000  
  - Non-controlling Interests 11,000   1,000  
           
Net Earnings After Tax $3,485,000   $1,636,000  
Earnings per share        
- basic $0.17   $0.09  
- diluted $0.15   $0.08  
   
Year-to-Date Results: (nine months ended Aug 26, 2016 compared with nine months ended Aug 28, 2015)  
  YTD 2016   YTD 2015  
         
Sales $59,881,000   $53,303,000  
         
Gross Margin 13,623,000   13,081,000  
Gross Margin (%) 22.8 % 24.5 %
         
Operating Earnings: (1) 5,754,000   5,163,000  
         
  Net R&D Investment 2,272,000   3,601,000  
  Bargain Purchase Gain (7,189,000 ) -  
  Restructuring Expense 3,915,000   -  
  Foreign Exchange Loss (Gain) 318,000   (1,777,000 )
           
Net Earnings before tax 6,438,000   3,339,000  
         
  Income Tax 1,136,000   213,000  
  Non-controlling Interests 17,000   11,000  
           
Net Earnings after tax $5,285,000   $3,115,000  
         
Earnings per share        
- basic $0.27   $0.17  
- diluted $0.25   $0.15  
   
(1) Operating Earnings is not a measure recognized under International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"). Management believes that this measure is important to many of the Corporation's shareholders, creditors and other stakeholders. The Corporation's method of calculating Operating Earnings may differ from other corporations and accordingly may not be comparable to measures used by other corporations.

Business Highlights

FTG accomplished many goals in the third quarter of 2016 that continue to improve the Corporation and position it for the future, including:

  • Began the transition of PhotoEtch customers and activity to other FTG Aerospace sites
  • Closed the acquisition of the assets of Teledyne PCT
  • Raised new equity via the issue of 3.45 million shares at $2.00 per share, less expenses
  • Announced a new contract to supply cockpit products for a US military simulator program, a PhotoEtch customer
  • FTG Aerospace Chatsworth was selected as a top performing supplier by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
  • Entered into an agreement to license the eSurface technology as a semi additive manufacturing process for certain advanced technology printed circuit boards

For FTG, overall sales increased by $5.0M or 27% from $18.2M in Q3 2015 to $23.2M in Q3 2016. Both business segments contributed to the growth. Revenues benefited from the PhotoEtch acquisition which closed on March 18th and contributed $1.8M in incremental sales during the third quarter as well as the Teledyne PCT acquisition closed on July 8th and contributed $3.5M in the quarter. Excluding the acquisitions, revenues were down $0.3M or 2% compared to Q3 2015.

The Circuits Segment sales were up $0.8M or 5.8% in Q3 2016 versus Q3 2015. On a year-to-date basis, Circuits sales were up $1.0M or 2.6%. The Teledyne PCT acquisition revenue is approximately 20% Circuits.

For the Aerospace segment, sales in Q3 2016 were $8.5M compared to $4.3M in the same quarter last year resulting in a 96% growth rate. Included in the Q3 2016 results are $1.9M in sales from the acquisition of PhotoEtch and $2.8M from Teledyne PCT. Year-to-date Aerospace sales were up $5.5M or 43%.

Gross margins in Q3 2016 were down $0.1M compared to Q3 2015. Margins were essentially flat from the existing FTG sites before increased expenses related to lower R&D efforts are Circuits Chatsworth and lower deferred development costs at Aerospace Toronto which resulted in higher cost of sales. At the PhotoEtch site, margins were essentially zero and at Teledyne PCT they were approximately 15%.

Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) for FTG for trailing twelve months is $9.9M.

The following table reconciles EBITDA(2) to the net earnings for Q3 2016 and trailing 12 months.

 
Q3 2016
Trailing 12 Months  
       
Net earnings $3,496,000 11,724,000  
Add:      
Interest 77,000 877,000  
Income taxes/ITC/JV 220,000 (5,296,000 )
Depreciation/Amortization 808,000 2,563,000  
       
EBITDA $4,601,000 $9,868,000  
(2) EBITDA is not a measure recognized under International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"). Management believes that this measure is important to many of the Corporation's shareholders, creditors and other stakeholders. The Corporation's method of calculating EBITDA may differ from other corporations and accordingly may not be comparable to measures used by other corporations.

Net profit after tax at FTG in Q3 2016 was $3.5M compared to a net profit of $1.6M in Q3 2015. This improvement is the gain on the purchase of Teledyne offset by the restructuring charge and by lower foreign exchange gains.

The Circuits segment net earnings before corporate and interest and other costs was $2.5M in Q3 2016 compared to $2.1M in Q3 2015. 

The Aerospace net earnings before corporate and interest and other costs increased to $2.0M versus $0.0M in Q3 2015. The results benefited from the gain on the acquisition, offset by a restructuring charge for the acquisitions of both PhotoEtch and Teledyne PCT. Costs related to the development of the C919 cockpit assemblies and one new program were treated as deferred development and not expensed, but in both cases the activity in the quarter was significantly reduced due to customer requested delays on the programs.

As at Aug 26, 2016, the Corporation's net working capital was $22.1M, an increase of $7.0M over year end 2015, primarily due to the assets acquired from PhotoEtch and Teledyne PCT.

The Corporation will host a live conference call on Wednesday October 12, 2016 at 1:30 pm (EDT) to discuss the results of Q3 2016.

Anyone wishing to participate in the call should dial 416-340-2220 OR 1-866-225-2055 and identify that you are calling to participate in the FTG conference call. The Chairperson is Mr. Brad Bourne. A replay of the call will be available until October 26, 2016 and will be available on the FTG website at www.ftgcorp.com. The number to call for a rebroadcast is 905-694-9451 or 1-800-408-3053, Pass Code 4501417.

ABOUT FIRAN TECHNOLOGY GROUP CORPORATION

FTG is an aerospace and defense electronics product and subsystem supplier to customers around the globe. FTG has two operating units:

FTG Circuits is a manufacturer of high technology, high reliability printed circuit boards. Our customers are leaders in the aviation, defense, and high technology industries. FTG Circuits has operations in Toronto, Ontario, Chatsworth, California, Hudson, New Hampshire and a joint venture in Tianjin, China.

FTG Aerospace manufactures illuminated cockpit panels, keyboards and sub-assemblies for original equipment manufacturers of aerospace and defense equipment. FTG Aerospace has operations in Toronto, Ontario, Chatsworth, California, Fort Worth, Texas and Tianjin, China.

The Corporation's shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol FTG.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This news release contains certain forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are related to, but not limited to, FTG's operations, anticipated financial performance, business prospects and strategies. Forward-looking information typically contains words such as "anticipate", "believe", "expect", "plan" or similar words suggesting future outcomes. Such statements are based on the current expectations of management of the Corporation and inherently involve numerous risks and uncertainties, known and unknown, including economic factors and the Corporation's industry, generally. The preceding list is not exhaustive of all possible factors. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual events and results could differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements made by the Corporation. The reader is cautioned to consider these and other factors carefully when making decisions with respect to the Corporation and not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Other than as may be required by law, FTG disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any such forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Additional information can be found at the Corporation's website www.ftgcorp.com

FIRAN TECHNOLOGY GROUP CORPORATION    
Interim Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets    
     
(Unaudited) August 26, November 30,
(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 2016 2015
ASSETS    
Current assets    
Cash $ 3,097 $ 3,160
Accounts receivable 18,005 12,987
Taxes receivable 140 231
Inventories 21,122 11,122
Prepaid expenses 1,386 979
  43,750 28,479
Non-current assets    
Plant and equipment, net 8,287 5,644
Deferred income tax assets 1,505 2,876
Investment tax credits receivable 7,235 6,736
Deferred development costs 691 387
Intangible assets, net 5,181 100
Total assets $ 66,649 $ 44,222
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY    
Current liabilities    
Bank indebtedness $ 5,070 $ -
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 14,372 10,970
Provisions 394 366
Customer deposits, net of deferred development 315 1,044
Current portion of long-term bank debt 1,511 1,058
  21,662 13,438
Non-current liabilities    
Long-term bank debt 6,197 4,234
Deferred tax payable 1,555 1,460
Total liabilities 29,414 19,132
     
Equity    
Retained earnings $ 6,913 $ 1,628
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) 701 (233)
  7,614 1,395
Share capital    
  Common shares 18,972 13,075
  Preferred shares 2,218 2,218
Contributed surplus 8,388 8,373
Total equity attributable to FTG's shareholders 37,192 25,061
Non-controlling interest 43 29
Total equity 37,235 25,090
Total liabilities and equity $ 66,649 $ 44,222
 
FIRAN TECHNOLOGY GROUP CORPORATION
Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings
 
     Three months ended   Nine months ended 
(Unaudited) August 26,   August 28, August 26,   August 28,
(in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts) 2016   2015 2016   2015
               
Sales  $ 23,187   $ 18,227 $ 59,881   $ 53,303
               
Cost of sales            
  Cost of sales 17,567   12,620 44,609   38,781
  Depreciation of plant and equipment 609   498 1,649   1,441
Total cost of sales 18,176   13,118 46,258   40,222
Gross margin 5,011   5,109 13,623   13,081
               
Expenses            
  Selling, general and administrative 2,595   2,663 7,905   7,493
  Research and development costs 818   1,552 2,482   4,023
  Recovery of research and development costs (70)   (70) (210)   (422)
  Recovery of investment tax credits (152)   - (499)   -
  Depreciation of plant and equipment and amortization            
  of intangible assets 184   36 282   118
  Interest expense on short-term debt 31   7 51   34
  Interest expense on long-term debt 46   89 130   273
  Foreign exchange loss (gain) 13   (874) 318   (1,777)
  Bargain purchase gain (5,578)   - (7,189)   -
  Restructuring expenses 3,245   - 3,915   -
Total expenses 1,132   3,403 7,185   9,742
               
Earnings before income taxes 3,879   1,706 6,438   3,339
               
Current income tax expense 15   9 46   33
Deferred income tax expense 368   60 1,090   180
Total income tax expense 383   69 1,136   213
               
Net earnings $ 3,496   $ 1,637 $ 5,302   $ 3,126
               
Attributable to:            
Non-controlling interest $ 11   $ 1 17   11
Equity holders of FTG $ 3,485   $ 1,636 5,285   3,115
               
Earnings per share, attributable to the equity holders of FTG            
  Basic $ 0.17   $ 0.09 $ 0.27   $ 0.17
  Diluted $ 0.15   $ 0.08 $ 0.25   $ 0.15
 
FIRAN TECHNOLOGY GROUP CORPORATION 
Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) 
 
  Three months ended   Nine months ended  
(Unaudited) August 26,   August 28,   August 26,   August 28,  
(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 2016   2015   2016   2015  
                 
Net earnings $ 3,496   $ 1,637   $ 5,302   $ 3,126  
                 
Other comprehensive income (loss) to be reclassified to net earnings in subsequent periods:                
                 
  Foreign currency translation adjustments (100 ) 56   688   937  
  Net unrealized gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments designated as cash flow hedges
143
 
(425
)
324
 
(1,655
)
  Tax impact (36 ) -   (81 ) -  
                 
  7   (369 ) 931   (718 )
                 
Total comprehensive income $ 3,503   $ 1,268   $ 6,233   $ 2,408  
                 
Attributable to:                
Equity holders of FTG $ 3,493   $ 1,267   $ 6,219   $ 2,395  
Non-controlling interest $ 10   $ 1   $ 14   $ 13  
   
FIRAN TECHNOLOGY GROUP CORPORATION  
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity  
   
Nine months ended August 26, 2016 Attributed to the equity holders of FTG          


(Unaudited)
(in thousands of Canadian dollars)


Common
Shares


Preferred
Shares

Opening
Retained
Earnings
 

Contributed
Surplus
  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 
Total
 
Non-
controlling
interest
 

Total
equity
 
                             
Balance, November 30, 2015 $ 13,075 $ 2,218 $ 1,628   $ 8,373   $ (233 ) $ 25,061   $ 29   $ 25,090  
Net earnings - - 5,285   -   -   5,285   17   5,302  
Stock-based compensation - - -   35   -   35   -   35  
Common shares issued on exercise of share options
78
     
(20
)
-
 
58
 
-
 
58
 
Common shares issued 5,819 - -   -   -   5,819   -   5,819  
Foreign currency translation adjustments - - -   -   691   691   (3 ) 688  
Net unrealized gain on derivative financial instruments designated as cash flow hedges, net of tax impact

-


-


-
 

-
 

243
 

243
 

-
 

243
 
Balance, August 26, 2016 $ 18,972 $ 2,218 $ 6,913   $ 8,388   $ 701   $ 37,192   $ 43   $ 37,235  
                             
Nine months ended August 28, 2015 Attributed to the equity holders of FTG          


(Unaudited)
(in thousands of Canadian dollars)


Common
Shares


Preferred
Shares

Opening
Retained
(Deficit)
 

Contributed
Surplus
  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 


Total
 
Non-
controlling
interest
 

Total
equity
 
                             
Balance, November 30, 2014 $ 12,681 $ 2,218 $ (7,909 ) $ 8,411   $ (312 ) $ 15,089   $ 15   $ 15,104  
Net earnings - - 3,115   -   -   3,115   11   3,126  
Stock-based compensation - - -   39   -   39   -   39  
Common shares issued on exercise of share options
188

-

-
 
(45
)
-
 
143
 
-
 
143
 
Foreign currency translation adjustments - - -   -   935   935   2   937  
Net unrealized loss on derivative financial instruments designated as cash flow hedges
-

-

-
 
-
 
(1,655
)
(1,655
)
-
 
(1,655
)
Balance, August 28, 2015 $ 12,869 $ 2,218 $ (4,794 ) $ 8,405   $ (1,032 ) $ 17,666   $ 28   $ 17,694  
   
FIRAN TECHNOLOGY GROUP CORPORATION  
Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows  
   
  Three months ended   Nine months ended  
(Unaudited) August 26,   August 28,   August 26,   August 28,  
(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 2016   2015   2016   2015  
Net inflow (outflow) of cash related to the following:                
Operating activities                
Net earnings $ 3,496   $ 1,637   $ 5,302   $ 3,126  
Items not affecting cash:                
  Non-controlling interest share of net (earnings) (11 ) (1 ) (17 ) (11 )
  Stock-based compensation 11   13   35   39  
  Effect of exchange rates on US dollar debt (22 ) 40   (132 ) 172  
  Depreciation of plant and equipment 640   522   1,734   1,523  
  Amortization of intangible assets 154   12   198   36  
  Amortization of deferred financing costs 3   7   8   21  
  Deferred income tax expense 403   60   1,465   180  
  Investment tax credits (recovery) (152 ) -   (499 ) -  
  AMIS interest accretion -   84   -   252  
  Amortization of government assistance -   (113 ) -   (339 )
  Decrease (increase) in net unrealized loss on derivative financial instruments designated as cash flow hedges

107
 

(426
)

1,126
  -
-
(961
)
Net change in non-cash operating working capital (5,891 ) 1,120   (12,897 ) (78 )
  (1,262 ) 2,955   (3,677 ) 3,960  
Investing activities                
  Additions to plant and equipment (3,373 ) (278 ) (4,502 ) (945 )
  Additions to intangible assets (4,340 ) -   (5,280 ) -  
  Additions to deferred development costs (292 ) (120 ) (303 ) (236 )
  Additions to deferred financing costs (11 ) -   (11 ) -  
  (8,016 ) (398 ) (10,096 ) (1,181 )
Net cash flow from operating and investing activities (9,278 ) 2,557   (13,773 ) 2,779  
Financing activities                
  Increase in bank indebtedness 1,550   -   5,070   -  
  Proceeds from long-term bank debt 3,390   -   3,390   -  
  Repayments of long-term bank debt (300 ) (479 ) (842 ) (1,221 )
  Proceeds from issue of Common shares 5,851   62   5,876   143  
  10,491   (417 ) 13,494   (1,078 )
Effects of foreign exchange rate changes on cash flow 113   (42 ) 216   (41 )
Net increase (decrease) in cash flow 1,326   2,098   (63 ) 1,660  
Cash, beginning of the period 1,771   203   3,160   641  
Cash, end of period $ 3,097   $ 2,301   3,097   $ 2,301  
                 
Disclosure of cash payments                
  Payment for interest $ 77   $ 17   $ 181   $ 57  
  Payments for income taxes $ -   $ 1   $ 14   $ 6  

Firan Technology Group Corporation
Bradley C. Bourne
President and CEO
(416) 299-4000 x 314
bradbourne@ftgcorp.com

Firan Technology Group Corporation
Melinda Diebel
Vice President and CFO
(416) 299-4000 x 264
melindadiebel@ftgcorp.com



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