BURLINGTON, Ontario, Sept. 11, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Evertz Technologies Limited (TSX:ET), the leader in
Software Defined Video Network (“SDVN”) technology, today reported its results for the first quarter ended July 31, 2018.
First Quarter 2019 Highlights
- Quarterly revenue of $103.1 million, up 11% sequentially
- US/Canada revenue up 15% to $75.2 million from the prior year
- Net earnings of $17.4 million for the quarter, up 32% from the prior year
- Fully diluted earnings per share of $0.23 for the quarter, up 35% from the prior year
Selected Financial Information
Consolidated Statement of Earnings Data
(in thousands of dollars, except earnings per share and share data)
| |
|
|
|
| |
Q1
'19 |
|
Q1
'18 |
| Revenue |
$ |
103,089 |
|
$ |
109,009 |
| Gross margin |
58,778 |
|
61,161 |
| Earnings from operations |
23,289 |
|
18,172 |
| Net earnings |
17,361 |
|
13,192 |
| Fully-diluted earnings per share |
$ |
0.23 |
|
$ |
0.17 |
| Fully-diluted shares |
76,514,508 |
|
76,019,562 |
| |
|
|
|
Selected Financial Information
Consolidated Balance Sheet Data
(in thousands of dollars)
| |
Q1
'19 |
|
YE
'18 |
| Cash and marketable securities |
$ |
102,662 |
|
$ |
94,184 |
| Working capital |
268,427 |
|
264,514 |
| Total assets |
433,215 |
|
421,115 |
| Shareholders' equity |
331,934 |
|
329,227 |
| |
|
|
|
Revenue
For the quarter ended July 31, 2018, revenues were $103.1 million, compared to revenues of $109.0 million for the
quarter ended July 31, 2017. For the quarter, revenues in the United States/Canada region were $75.2 million, compared to
$65.4 million in the same quarter last year. The International region had revenues of $27.9 million, compared to $43.6
million in the same quarter last year.
Gross Margin
For the quarter ended July 31, 2018, gross margin was $58.8 million as compared to $61.2 million in the same quarter last
year. Gross margin percentage was approximately 57.0% as compared to 56.1% in the quarter ended July 31, 2017.
Earnings
For the quarter ended July 31, 2018, net earnings were $17.4 million as compared to $13.2 million in the corresponding
period last year.
For the quarter ended July 31, 2018, earnings per share on a fully-diluted basis were $0.23 as compared to $0.17
in the corresponding period last year.
Operating Expenses
For the quarter ended July 31, 2018, selling and administrative expenses were $15.9 million as compared to $15.8
million for the quarter ended July 31, 2017.
For the quarter ended July 31, 2018, gross research and development expenses were $21.3 million as compared to
$19.3 million for the quarter ended July 31, 2017.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Company’s working capital as at July 31, 2018 was $268.4 million as compared to $264.5 million on April 30,
2018.
Cash and marketable securities were $102.7 million as at July 31, 2018 as compared to $94.2 million on April 30,
2018.
Cash generated from operations was $24.2 million for the quarter ended July 31, 2018 as compared to $32.2
million for the quarter ended July 31, 2017. Before taking into account taxes and the changes in non-cash working capital and
current taxes, the Company generated $20.3 million from operations for the quarter ended July 31, 2018 compared to $15.5 million
for the same period last year.
For the quarter, the Company used $13.0 million from investing activities which was principally driven by the
purchase of marketable securities of $10.8 million and capital equipment of $2.3 million.
For the quarter ended, the Company used cash in financing activities of $13.5 million which was principally a
result of the payment of dividends of $13.8 million.
Shipments and Backlog
At the end of August 2018, purchase order backlog was in excess of $81 million and shipments during the month of
August 2018 were $41 million.
Dividend Declared
Evertz Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend on September 11, 2018 of $0.18 per share.
The dividend is payable to shareholders of record on September 21, 2018 and will be paid on or about September
28, 2018.
Selected Consolidated Financial Information
(in thousands of dollars, except earnings per share and percentages)
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Three months ended |
|
Three months ended |
| |
|
July 31,
2018 |
|
July 31,
2017 |
| Revenue |
|
$ |
103,089 |
|
$ |
109,009 |
| Cost of goods sold |
|
44,311 |
|
47,848 |
| Gross margin |
|
$ |
58,778 |
|
$ |
61,161 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Expenses |
|
|
|
|
| Selling and administrative |
|
15,905 |
|
15,827 |
| General |
|
1,339 |
|
2,097 |
| Research and development |
|
21,320 |
|
19,272 |
| Investment tax credits |
|
(2,003) |
|
(2,451) |
| Foreign exchange (gain) loss |
|
(1,072) |
|
8,244 |
| |
|
35,489 |
|
42,989 |
| Earnings before undernoted |
|
$ |
23,289 |
|
$ |
18,172 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Finance income |
|
359 |
|
101 |
| Finance costs |
|
(426) |
|
(48) |
| Other income and expenses |
|
135 |
|
29 |
| Earnings before income taxes |
|
$ |
23,357 |
|
$ |
18,254 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Provision for (recovery of) income taxes |
|
|
|
|
| Current |
|
5,618 |
|
5,855 |
| Deferred |
|
378 |
|
(793) |
| |
|
$ |
5,996 |
|
$ |
5,062 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Net earnings for the period |
|
$ |
17,361 |
|
$ |
13,192 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Net earnings attributable to non-controlling interest |
|
88 |
|
114 |
| Net earnings attributable to shareholders |
|
17,273 |
|
13,078 |
| Net earnings for the period |
|
$ |
17,361 |
|
$ |
13,192 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Earnings per share: |
|
|
|
|
| Basic |
|
$ |
0.23 |
|
$ |
0.17 |
| Diluted |
|
$ |
0.23 |
|
$ |
0.17 |
| Consolidated Balance Sheet Data |
|
As at |
|
As at |
| |
|
July 31,
2018 |
|
April 30,
2018 |
| Cash and marketable securities |
|
$ |
102,662 |
|
$ |
94,184 |
| Inventory |
|
$ |
167,109 |
|
$ |
168,070 |
| Working capital |
|
$ |
268,427 |
|
$ |
264,514 |
| Total assets |
|
$ |
433,215 |
|
$ |
421,115 |
| Shareholders' equity |
|
$ |
331,934 |
|
$ |
329,227 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Number of common shares outstanding: |
|
|
|
|
| Basic |
|
76,497,746 |
|
76,481,746 |
| Fully-diluted |
|
78,739,746 |
|
78,722,746 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Weighted average number of shares outstanding: |
|
|
|
|
| Basic |
|
76,488,876 |
|
76,211,007 |
| Fully-diluted |
|
76,514,508 |
|
76,347,750 |
| |
|
|
|
|
Forward-Looking Statements
The report contains forward-looking statements reflecting Evertz’s objectives, estimates and expectations.
Such forward looking statements use words such as “may”, “will”, “expect”, “believe”, “anticipate”, “plan”, “intend”, “project”,
“continue” and other similar terminology of a forward-looking nature or negatives of those terms.
Although management of the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward‑looking statements
are reasonable, all forward-looking statements address matters that involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors. Accordingly, there are or will be a number of significant factors which could cause the Company’s actual results,
performance or achievements, or industry results to be materially different from any future results performance or achievements
expressed or implied by such forward‑looking statements.
Conference Call
The Company will hold a conference call with financial analysts to discuss the results on September 11, 2018 at
5:00 p.m. (EDT). Media and other interested parties are invited to join the conference call in listen‑only mode. The
conference call may be accessed by dialing 647-793-2625 or toll‑free (North America) 1-888-297-0356, access code 3157015.
For those unable to listen to the live call, a rebroadcast will also be available until October 11, 2018.
The rebroadcast can be accessed at 647-436-0148 or toll‑free 1-888-203-1112. The pass code for the rebroadcast is
3157015.
About Evertz
Evertz Technologies Limited (TSX: ET) designs, manufactures and markets video and audio infrastructure solutions
for the television, telecommunications and new-media industries. The Company’s solutions are purchased by content creators,
broadcasters, specialty channels and television service providers to support their increasingly complex multi-channel digital, and
high and ultra-high definition television (“HDTV” and “UHD”) and next generation high bandwidth low latency IP network environments
and by telecommunications and new-media companies. The Company’s products allow its customers to generate additional revenue
while reducing costs through efficient signal routing, distribution, monitoring and management of content as well as the automation
and orchestration of more streamlined and agile workflow processes on premise and in the “Cloud”.
Contact:
Anthony Gridley
Chief Financial Officer
(905) 335‑7580
ir@evertz.com
