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RF Industries Reports 12% Sequential Sales Growth for Fiscal 2020 Fourth Quarter

Thursday, 17 December 2020 04:01 PM

RF Industries, Ltd.

Topic:
Earnings

SAN DIEGO, CA / ACCESSWIRE / December 17, 2020 / RF Industries, Ltd. (NASDAQ:RFIL), a national manufacturer and marketer of interconnect products and systems, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended October 31, 2020.

Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2020 Highlights and Operating Results:

  • Net sales increased 12% sequentially to $10.7 million
  • Gross margin was 28%
  • Net income was $159,000, or $0.02 per diluted share, up sequentially from a net loss of $(82,000), or $(0.01) per diluted share, in the preceding quarter
  • Non-GAAP net income was $356,000, or $0.04 per diluted share
  • Adjusted EBITDA increased 13% sequentially to $329,000
  • Cash and cash equivalents were $15.8 million

Robert Dawson, President, and CEO of RF Industries commented:

"We continued to successfully navigate this extremely challenging operating environment and are pleased to finish the fiscal year with a return to sequential revenue growth and profitability in the fourth quarter. During the year, we strengthened our go-to-market capabilities, adding significant new talent to our sales team and broadening our relationships in the carrier ecosystem. We also significantly expanded our product offerings through the two acquisitions we did in 2019. As we begin our new fiscal year, we believe we are more effectively positioned to grow our business and we look forward to returning to year-over-year revenue growth in fiscal 2021 as we continue to execute on our long-term growth plan."

Conference Call and Webcast

RF Industries will host a conference call and live webcast today at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time (4:30 p.m. ET) to discuss its fiscal 2020 fourth quarter and full-year financial results. To access the conference call, dial 877-407-8031 (US and Canada) or 201-689-8031 (International) and ask for the RF Industries fourth-quarter call. In addition, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be accessible on the investor relations section of the Company's website at www.rfindustries.com. A phone replay of the conference call will also be available beginning approximately two hours after conclusion of the call and will remain available for two weeks. To access the phone replay, dial 877-481-4010 (US and Canada) or 919-882-2331 (International). The replay conference ID is 39019.

About RF Industries

RF Industries designs and manufactures a broad range of interconnect products across diversified, growing markets, including wireless/wireline telecom, data communications, and industrial. The Company's products include RF connectors, coaxial cables, data cables, wire harnesses, fiber optic cables, custom cabling, energy-efficient cooling systems, and integrated small cell enclosures. The Company is headquartered in San Diego, California, with additional operations in Long Island, New York, Vista, California, Milford, Connecticut, and North Kingstown, Rhode Island. Please visit the RF Industries website at www.rfindustries.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements with respect to future events, including the return of delayed project-based business and the Company's long-term growth, which are subject to a number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: the duration and continuing impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the U.S. economy and the Company's customers; changes in the telecommunications industry; the Company's reliance on certain distributors and customers for a significant portion of anticipated revenues; the impact of existing and additional future tariffs imposed by U.S and foreign nations; the Company's ability to execute on its new go-to-market strategies and channel models; its ability to expand its OEM relationships; its ability to continue to deliver newly designed and custom fiber optic and cabling products to principal customers; its ability to maintain strong margins and diversify its customer base; and its ability to address the changing needs of the market. Further discussion of these and other potential risk factors may be found in the Company's public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (www.sec.gov), including its Annual Report on Form 10-K and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. All forward-looking statements are based upon information available to the Company on the date they are published, and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or new information after the date of this release.

Note Regarding Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement our condensed financial statements presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), this earnings release and the accompanying tables and the related earnings conference call contain certain non-GAAP financial measures, including adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization (Adjusted EBITDA), non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP earnings per diluted share (non-GAAP EPS). We believe these financial measures provide useful information to investors with which to analyze our operating trends and performance.

In computing Adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net income, and non-GAAP EPS, we exclude stock-based compensation expense, which represents non-cash charges for the fair value of stock options and other non-cash awards granted to employees, acquisition-related costs and expenses, and severance. For Adjusted EBITDA, we also exclude depreciation, amortization, and provision for income taxes. Because of varying available valuation methodologies, subjective assumptions, and the variety of equity instruments that can impact a company's non-cash operating expenses, we believe that providing non-GAAP financial measures that exclude non-cash expense and non-recurring costs and expenses allows for meaningful comparisons between our core business operating results and those of other companies, as well as providing us with an important tool for financial and operational decision-making and for evaluating our own core business operating results over different periods of time.

Our Adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net income, and non-GAAP EPS measures may not provide information that is directly comparable to that provided by other companies in our industry, as other companies in our industry may calculate non-GAAP financial results differently, particularly related to non-recurring, unusual items. Our Adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP Net income, and non-GAAP EPS are not measurements of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to operating or net income or as an indication of operating performance or any other measure of performance derived in accordance with GAAP. We do not consider these non-GAAP measures to be a substitute for, or superior to, the information provided by GAAP financial results. A reconciliation of specific adjustments to GAAP results is provided in the last two tables at the end of this press release.

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RF INDUSTRIES, LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 
Three Months Ended
 
Fiscal Year Ended
October 31,
 
October 31,
2020
 
2019
 
2020
 
2019
 
(unaudited)
 
(unaudited)
 
(unaudited)
 
(audited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
$ 10,696
 
$ 15,541
 
$ 43,044
 
$ 55,325
Cost of sales
7,699
 
11,409
 
31,478
 
39,688
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross profit
2,997
 
4,132
 
11,566
 
15,637
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Engineering
436
 
435
 
1,989
 
1,468
Selling and general
2,557
 
2,662
 
9,980
 
9,710
Total operating expenses
2,993
 
3,097
 
11,969
 
11,178
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income (loss)
4
 
1,035
 
(403)
 
4,459
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other (expense) income
(63)
 
23
 
(45)
 
98
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Loss) income before (benefit) provision for income taxes
(59)
 
1,058
 
(448)
 
4,557
(Benefit) provision for income taxes
(218)
 
276
 
(367)
 
1,036
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
$ 159
 
$ 782
 
$ (81)
 
$ 3,521
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings (loss) per share - Basic
$ 0.02
 
$ 0.08
 
$ (0.01)
 
$ 0.38
Earnings (loss) per share - Diluted
$ 0.02
 
$ 0.08
 
$ (0.01)
 
$ 0.36
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
9,731,731
 
9,405,627
 
9,678,822
 
9,358,836
Diluted
9,889,204
 
9,869,531
 
9,678,822
 
9,854,604


RF INDUSTRIES, LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 
 
Oct. 31,
 
Oct. 31,
2020
 
2019
ASSETS
(unaudited)
 
(audited)
CURRENT ASSETS
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 15,797
 
$ 12,540
Trade accounts receivable, net
5,669
 
12,190
Inventories, net
8,586
 
8,245
Other current assets
813
 
685
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS
30,865
 
33,660
 
 
 
 
Property and equipment, net
810
 
839
Operating right of use asset, net
1,421
 
-
Goodwill
2,467
 
1,340
Amortizable intangible assets, net
3,181
 
1,092
Non-amortizable intangible assets
1,174
 
657
Deferred tax assets
834
 
44
Other assets
70
 
68
TOTAL ASSETS
$ 40,822
 
$ 37,700
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
 
 
CURRENT LIABILITIES
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$ 1,475
 
$ 2,406
Accrued expenses
2,573
 
3,653
Current portion of PPP loan
1,699
 
-
Income taxes payable
43
 
21
Other current liabilities
874
 
-
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES
6,664
 
6,080
 
 
 
 
Operating lease liabilities
635
 
-
PPP loan
1,089
 
-
Other long-term liabilities
370
 
87
TOTAL LIABILITIES
8,758
 
6,167
 
 
 
 
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
 
 
Common stock, authorized 21,250,000 and 20,000,000 shares of
 
 
 
$0.01 par value; 9,462,267 shares issued and outstanding at
 
 
 
October 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019, respectively
98
 
95
Additional paid-in capital
22,946
 
21,949
Retained earnings
9,020
 
9,489
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
32,064
 
31,533
 
 
 
 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
$ 40,822
 
$ 37,700


RF INDUSTRIES, LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP Net (Loss) Income
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 
Three Months Ended
 
Fiscal Year Ended
 
October 31,
 
October 31,
 
2020
 
2019
 
2020
 
2019
Net (loss) income
$ 159
 
$ 782
 
$ (81)
 
$ 3,521
Stock-based compensation expense
107
 
57
 
556
 
317
Acquisition-related costs
-
 
74
 
42
 
208
Severance
90
 
-
 
184
 
-
Non-GAAP net income
$ 356
 
$ 913
 
$ 701
 
$ 4,046
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-GAAP net income per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$ 0.04
 
$ 0.10
 
$ 0.07
 
$ 0.43
Diluted
$ 0.04
 
$ 0.09
 
$ 0.07
 
$ 0.41
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average shares outstanding
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
9,731,731   9,405,627   9,678,822  
9,358,836
Diluted
9,889,204
 
9,869,531
 
9,884,513
 
9,854,604


RF INDUSTRIES, LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Unaudited Reconciliation of Net (Loss) Income to Adjusted EBITDA
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 
Three Months Ended
 
Fiscal Year Ended
 
October 31,
 
October 31,
 
2020
 
2019
 
2020
 
2019
Net (loss) income
$ 159
 
$ 782
 
$ (81)
 
$ 3,521
Stock-based compensation expense
107
 
57
 
556
 
317
Acquisition-related costs
-
 
74
 
42
 
208
Severance
90
 
-
 
184
 
-
Amortization expense
173
 
69
 
692
 
275
Depreciation expense
81
 
75
 
322
 
288
Other income
(63)
 
23
 
(45)
 
98
(Benefit) provision for income taxes
(218)
 
276
 
(367)
 
1,036
Adjusted EBITDA
$ 329
 
$ 1,356
 
$ 1,303
 
$ 5,743


SOURCE: RF Industries, Ltd.

Topic:
Earnings
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