SANTA CLARA, Calif.,
Aug. 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/
-- Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ: ELON) today announced financial results for
the second quarter ended June 30,
2017.
"For the second consecutive quarter sales of our embedded
Internet of Things (IoT) products performed better than expected,
reflecting buoyant end user demand for well-proven technologies,"
said Ron Sege, Chairman and CEO.
"Our connected lighting solutions showed further progress as market
interest in smart city and smart enterprise applications
accelerates. We saw an increase in orders from our international
customers and also implemented a variety of new pilot projects. We
continued to make progress on our cost structure, with a 7%
year-on-year reduction in non-GAAP operating expenses and a 37%
improvement in non-GAAP loss per share, excluding foreign exchange
impact."
Financial Highlights
- Revenues: $8.0
million
- GAAP Operating expenses $5.6
million; Non-GAAP Operating expenses $5.3 million
- GAAP Net Loss: $1.4
million; GAAP Net Loss per Share: $0.31
- Non-GAAP Net Loss: $0.9
million; Non-GAAP Net Loss per Share: $0.21
- Cash & investments: $21.0
million
Revenues were $8.0 million in the
second quarter, up from $7.8 million
in the previous quarter and flat compared to a year ago. The
sequential increase was due to stronger than expected embedded
business from established customers combined with some one-time
orders.
GAAP gross margin for the quarter was 56.4% compared with 57.4%
in the prior quarter and 57.6% a year ago. The decrease in gross
margin was the result of product mix and some one-time incremental
indirect costs.
GAAP operating expenses for the quarter were $5.6 million, flat from the previous quarter and
down from $5.9 million from the same
period last year. Non-GAAP operating expenses for the quarter were
$5.3 million, relatively unchanged
from last quarter, and down from $5.7
million a year ago. The annual decrease in non-GAAP
operating expenses was the result of reduced G&A and Sales and
Marketing, offset by an increase in R&D to support future
growth initiatives.
GAAP net loss for the quarter was $1.4
million, or $0.31 per share,
compared to last quarter's net loss of $1.2
million, or $0.27 per share,
and a net loss of $0.8 million, or
$0.17 per share in the same period
last year. Non-GAAP net loss for the second quarter was
$0.9 million, or $0.21 per share, compared with non-GAAP net loss
of $0.7 million, or $0.17 per share in the previous quarter, and
$0.6 million, or $0.13 per share a year ago.
Included in both GAAP and non-GAAP results for the second
quarter of 2017 were foreign currency translation losses of
$253,000, which were attributable to
fluctuations in foreign currency-denominated, short-term
intercompany balances. This compares to foreign currency
translation losses of $88,000 in the
first quarter of 2017 and gains of $486,000 in the second quarter of 2016.
Connected Lighting Customer Highlights
Korean systems integrator, MAT Inc., ordered and received 200
Echelon SmartServerstm to control 4,500 lights for the
Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
causeway being built in Kuwait.
The causeway is 38 kilometers long and is part of a larger
$3 billion project that will provide
new strategic highway routes to facilitate planned development to
the north of Kuwait. MAT chose
Echelon due to the proven reliability of the solution.
Echelon is working with a local distributor in Mexico to focus on serving municipalities and
higher education facilities throughout the country. Some products
have already shipped and additional orders are expected to ramp
throughout the year. This distributor chose Echelon control
solutions because they offer the best overall solution for their
targeted customers from a cost, performance and support perspective
and because the controls can be adapted to any lighting
fixture.
A variety of new Echelon connected lighting pilots were
installed this quarter in the U.S., including in Washington state, Virginia, and Alaska, and internationally in India. Echelon also expanded its supply chain
with fixture suppliers as a large U.S. outdoor lighting supplier
began to offer Lumewave by Echelon® RF controls
systems to their customers.
In Bellingham, Washington, the
Lumewave by Echelon connected lighting system was expanded
as part of a city-wide controlled LED network deployment
initiative. The goals of the deployment are to provide flexibility,
reduce deployment costs and ease maintenance. This week, the Mayor
and City Council celebrated receiving a sizeable rebate from their
local Energy Service Company as a result of the energy savings
associated with the project.
Embedded Customer Highlights
In a joint project between Vossloh-Schwabe, a division of
Panasonic, and who mbH, Echelon's new Neuron®
6050 System-on-a-Chip (SOC) Lon protocol processor is being used to
create a new transceiver that incorporates Wirepas meshed
connectivity technology for the first time. Wirepas technology
enables systems integrators to build large scale, interoperable
wireless systems and has been widely deployed in various
applications including smart electricity, water meters and street
lighting. In its first application, Vossloh-Schwabe designed a
system to connect nearly 1,000 streetlights over a 10 kilometer
span beginning early next year.
A large multinational media and entertainment company in
Southern California selected
Echelon's new FT 6050 multi-protocol SOC in a building automation
system that is currently being installed to control the facility's
heating, ventilation and air conditioning system. This new chip
provides a bridge between existing communications used in
commercial building control devices and the IP connectivity of the
Internet of Things. One of the major advantages of Echelon's
solution is the simplification of the control network with the goal
of enhancing reliability and maintainability.
Illustrating the ongoing market interest in Echelon's proven
embedded LONWorks® solutions, the New
York city school district recently released its 5-year
repair and maintenance contract requirements for Direct Digital
Control systems. City-wide, schools and buildings with these
controls must have the required compliance with LONWorks network
and control protocols used to provide a common infrastructure for
connected building systems.
Advanced Technology Deployment Highlights
In Spokane, WA, initial field
tests of the Echelon InSighttm Cognitive Vision traffic
counting and Traffic Adaptive Lighting systems were successfully
completed. As part of this project accuracy tests were performed
and, in a milestone for Artificial Intelligence video analytics at
the edge, Echelon's traffic counting systems were found to be as
accurate as more expensive and complex existing solutions.
Sales & Marketing Highlights
In a recently published white paper, Navigant research concluded
that city planners and leaders are embracing smart, connected
lighting upgrades to address crime prevention, emergency response,
parking, school safety and gunshot detection, among others. Cities
are confronting an array of connectivity choices that may or may
not enable them to achieve their goals. Choices range from low
cost, ultra-narrowband to higher cost, high capacity broadband.
Navigant confirmed that medium band networking solutions, like
those from Echelon, occupy the technology sweet spot -- balancing
cost and support for the largest number of high value smart city
applications. For the full report, click here:
http://www.echelon.com/lp/whitepaper-smart-city-street-lighting-best-practices
Outlook
Echelon's guidance for the third quarter of 2017 is as
follows:
- Total revenues are expected to be in a range of $7.8 million to $8.2 million
- Gross margin is expected to be in a range of 53% to 55%
- GAAP operating expenses are expected to be in a range of
$5.6 million to $5.9 million
- Non-GAAP operating expenses are expected to be in a range of
$5.2 million to $5.5 million
- GAAP loss per share is expected to be between $0.27 and $0.37, based on 4.5 million weighted
average shares outstanding
- Excluding expected non-cash equity compensation charges of
$0.09 per share, non-GAAP loss per
share is expected to be between $0.18 and
$0.28
About Echelon Corporation
For more than 25 years Echelon (NASDAQ: ELON) has pioneered the development of
open-standard networking platforms for connecting, monitoring and
controlling devices in commercial and industrial applications. With
more than 110 million devices installed worldwide, Echelon's
proven, scalable solutions host a range of applications enabling
customers to reduce energy and operational costs, improve safety
and comfort, and create efficiencies through optimizing physical
systems. Echelon is focusing today on two IoT (Internet of Things)
market areas: creating smart cities and smart enterprises through
connected outdoor lighting systems, and enabling device makers to
bring connected products to market faster via a range of
IoT-optimized embedded systems. More information about Echelon can
be found at www.echelon.com.
Echelon, Echelon logo, SmartServer, Neuron, InSight, LONworks,
Lumewave and Lumewave by Echelon are trademarks of Echelon
Corporation that may be registered in the
United States and other countries. Other product or service
names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective
owners.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement our consolidated financial statements, which are
prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles, or GAAP, we have provided in this press
release certain measures that have not been prepared in accordance
with GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures consist of (i)
non-GAAP net income, which is defined as net income less
stock-based compensation expense, adjustments to contingent
consideration, restructuring, goodwill impairment, lease
termination charges, and income tax effect of reconciling items,
and (ii) non-GAAP net income per share, which is defined as
non-GAAP net income divided by the fully diluted weighted-average
number of shares outstanding.
We use these non-GAAP financial measures internally to analyze
our financial results and trends, prepare and approve our annual
budget, and develop short- and long-term operating plans. We
believe these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors
as an additional tool to evaluate ongoing operating results and
trends. However, it is important to note that these non-GAAP
financial measures are not based on any standardized methodology
and are not necessarily comparable to similar measures used by
other companies. In addition, stock-based compensation expense and
other excluded items may have a material impact on our reported
financial results. As a result, these non-GAAP financial measures
should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for
comparable financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP
and should be read only in conjunction with our consolidated
financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. A
reconciliation of our non-GAAP financial measures to their most
directly comparable GAAP financial measures has been provided in
the financial statement tables included in this press release, and
investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation.
Risk Factors Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking" statements within
the meaning of Section 21A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and is subject to the safe harbor created thereby. Forward
looking statements include, without limitation, statements
regarding our future financial and operating performance, including
our guidance for the third quarter of 2017, opportunities for
future growth, the size of prospective markets, and our business
strategy, plans and objectives. Actual results could differ
materially from those projected in our forward-looking statements
as a result of a number of risks and uncertainties, including, but
not limited to, risks associated with the continued development and
growth of markets for Echelon's products; failure to achieve
revenue estimates or maintain expense controls; changes in our
headcount growth or the fair market value of our common stock,
either of which could impact our ability to estimate our future
stock-based compensation expense; circumstances that may delay the
time frame for achieving our business outlook; our ability to
attract and retain talent; the risk of competition that may arise
as the market develops or through consolidations in the industry;
the timely development of our products and services and the ability
of those products and services to perform as designed and meet
customer expectations; the deployment and success of the pilot
programs and proof of concepts, including the extent to which they
result in follow-on orders; the risk that we do not meet expected
or required shipment, delivery or acceptance schedules for our
products, which could cause us to incur penalties or additional
expenses or delay revenue recognition as a result; and other risks
identified in the reports we file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K
and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.
The financial information presented in this release reflects
estimates based on information that is available to us at this
time. We undertake no obligation to update or revise these
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.
The condensed consolidated financial statements that follow
should be read in conjunction with the notes set forth in our
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q when filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
Investor Relations Contact
Annie Leschin
StreetSmart Investor Relations
(415) 775-1788
annie@streetsmartir.com
ECHELON
CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
June 30,
2017
|
|
December 31,
2016
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
Current
Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and
cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
7,727
|
|
|
$
|
9,803
|
|
Restricted investments
|
|
1,250
|
|
|
1,250
|
|
Short-term investments
|
|
11,973
|
|
|
11,983
|
|
Accounts
receivable, net
|
|
3,607
|
|
|
3,015
|
|
Inventories
|
|
2,636
|
|
|
2,570
|
|
Deferred
cost of goods sold
|
|
1,229
|
|
|
1,104
|
|
Other
current assets
|
|
1,305
|
|
|
900
|
|
Total current
assets
|
|
29,727
|
|
|
30,625
|
|
Property and
equipment, net
|
|
360
|
|
|
445
|
|
Other long-term
assets
|
|
1,703
|
|
|
1,838
|
|
|
|
$
|
31,790
|
|
|
$
|
32,908
|
|
LIABILITIES AND
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
Current
Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable
|
|
$
|
2,235
|
|
|
$
|
1,697
|
|
Accrued
liabilities
|
|
1,732
|
|
|
2,174
|
|
Deferred
revenues
|
|
3,838
|
|
|
3,671
|
|
Total current
liabilities
|
|
7,805
|
|
|
7,542
|
|
Long-term
liabilities
|
|
703
|
|
|
688
|
|
Total stockholders'
equity
|
|
23,282
|
|
|
24,678
|
|
|
|
$
|
31,790
|
|
|
$
|
32,908
|
|
ECHELON
CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
Three Months
Ended
|
|
Six Months
Ended
|
|
June
30,
|
|
June
30,
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
$
|
8,021
|
|
|
$
|
8,061
|
|
|
$
|
15,820
|
|
|
$
|
16,708
|
|
Cost of revenues
(1)
|
3,495
|
|
|
3,415
|
|
|
6,821
|
|
|
7,220
|
|
Gross
profit
|
4,526
|
|
|
4,646
|
|
|
8,999
|
|
|
9,488
|
|
Operating
expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Product development (1)
|
2,255
|
|
|
1,985
|
|
|
4,482
|
|
|
4,178
|
|
Sales and marketing (1)
|
1,463
|
|
|
1,679
|
|
|
2,925
|
|
|
2,981
|
|
General and administrative(1)
|
1,929
|
|
|
2,197
|
|
|
3,853
|
|
|
4,208
|
|
Total operating
expenses
|
5,647
|
|
|
5,861
|
|
|
11,260
|
|
|
11,367
|
|
Loss from
operations
|
(1,121)
|
|
|
(1,215)
|
|
|
(2,261)
|
|
|
(1,879)
|
|
Interest and other
income (expense), net
|
(220)
|
|
|
503
|
|
|
(285)
|
|
|
298
|
|
Loss before provision
for income taxes
|
(1,341)
|
|
|
(712)
|
|
|
(2,546)
|
|
|
(1,581)
|
|
Income tax (benefit)/
expense
|
29
|
|
|
51
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
57
|
|
Net loss
|
$
|
(1,370)
|
|
|
$
|
(763)
|
|
|
$
|
(2,569)
|
|
|
$
|
(1,638)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted net
loss per share
|
$
|
(0.31)
|
|
|
$
|
(0.17)
|
|
|
$
|
(0.58)
|
|
|
$
|
(0.37)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares used in
computing net loss per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
4,445
|
|
|
4,420
|
|
|
4,440
|
|
|
4,419
|
|
Diluted
|
4,445
|
|
|
4,420
|
|
|
4,440
|
|
|
4,419
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) Amounts include stock-based
compensation costs
as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of
revenues
|
$
|
45
|
|
|
$
|
(28)
|
|
|
$
|
74
|
|
|
$
|
(17)
|
|
Product
development
|
119
|
|
|
41
|
|
|
243
|
|
|
40
|
|
Sales and
marketing
|
27
|
|
|
43
|
|
|
129
|
|
|
(78)
|
|
General and
administrative
|
251
|
|
|
121
|
|
|
463
|
|
|
231
|
|
Total
stock-based compensation expenses
|
$
|
442
|
|
|
$
|
177
|
|
|
$
|
909
|
|
|
$
|
176
|
|
ECHELON
CORPORATION
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP TO GAAP RESULTS
Excluding adjustments itemized below
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
|
|
An itemized
reconciliation between net earnings on a GAAP basis and non-GAAP
basis is as follows:
|
|
|
Three Months
Ended
|
|
Six Months
Ended
|
|
June
30,
|
|
June
30,
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
GAAP net
loss
|
$
|
(1,370)
|
|
|
$
|
(763)
|
|
|
$
|
(2,569)
|
|
|
$
|
(1,638)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock-based
compensation
|
442
|
|
|
177
|
|
|
909
|
|
|
176
|
|
Adjustment to contingent
consideration
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(318)
|
|
Total non-GAAP
adjustments to earnings from
operations
|
442
|
|
|
177
|
|
|
909
|
|
|
(142)
|
|
Income tax
effect of reconciling items
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Non-GAAP net
loss
|
$
|
(928)
|
|
|
$
|
(586)
|
|
|
$
|
(1,660)
|
|
|
$
|
(1,780)
|
|
Non-GAAP net loss per
share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted
|
$
|
(0.21)
|
|
|
$
|
(0.13)
|
|
|
$
|
(0.37)
|
|
|
$
|
(0.40)
|
|
Shares used in
computing net loss per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted
|
4,445
|
|
|
4,420
|
|
|
4,440
|
|
|
4,419
|
|
ECHELON
CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
Six Months
Ended
|
|
March
31,
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows provided by
(used in) operating activities:
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
$
|
(2,569)
|
|
|
$
|
(1,638)
|
|
Adjustments to
reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and
amortization
|
220
|
|
|
261
|
|
Increase in (reduction
of) allowance for doubtful accounts
|
(7)
|
|
|
2
|
|
Increase in accrued
investment income
|
(40)
|
|
|
(20)
|
|
Stock-based
compensation
|
909
|
|
|
176
|
|
Adjustment to
contingent consideration
|
—
|
|
|
(318)
|
|
Change in operating
assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
Accounts
receivable
|
(668)
|
|
|
364
|
|
Inventories
|
(66)
|
|
|
79
|
|
Deferred cost of goods
sold
|
(111)
|
|
|
(230)
|
|
Other current
assets
|
(398)
|
|
|
219
|
|
Accounts
payable
|
544
|
|
|
(791)
|
|
Accrued
liabilities
|
(111)
|
|
|
(1,022)
|
|
Deferred
revenues
|
226
|
|
|
1,038
|
|
Deferred
rent
|
(32)
|
|
|
99
|
|
Net cash used in
operating activities
|
(2,103)
|
|
|
(1,781)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows provided
by (used in) investing activities:
|
|
|
|
Purchases of
available‑for‑sale short‑term investments
|
(11,950)
|
|
|
(7,988)
|
|
Proceeds from
maturities and sales of available‑for‑sale short‑term
investments
|
12,000
|
|
|
13,000
|
|
Change in other
long‑term assets
|
24
|
|
|
—
|
|
Capital
expenditures
|
(31)
|
|
|
(67)
|
|
Net cash
provided by (used in) investing activities
|
43
|
|
|
4,945
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows provided
by (used in) financing activities:
|
|
|
|
Repurchase of common
stock from employees for payment of taxes on vesting of restricted
stock units and upon exercise of stock options
|
(64)
|
|
|
(32)
|
|
Net
cash used in financing activities
|
(64)
|
|
|
(32)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effect of exchange
rates on cash:
|
48
|
|
|
(16)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net change in cash
and cash equivalents
|
(2,076)
|
|
|
3,116
|
|
Cash and cash
equivalents:
|
|
|
|
Beginning of
period
|
9,803
|
|
|
7,691
|
|
End of
period
|
$
|
7,727
|
|
|
$
|
10,807
|
|
|
|
|
|
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SOURCE Echelon Corporation