SPAR Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGRP), a leading supplier of retail
merchandising, business technology and other marketing services in
10 countries throughout North America, Latin America, Asia Pacific
and Africa, today announced financial results for the three- and
twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2019.
Highlights for the three- and twelve-month
periods ended December 31, 2019, as compared to the same periods
during the prior year include the following:
- Revenue for the fourth quarter of 2019 increased $4.1 million,
or 7.1 percent, to $61.1 million. International
operations increased $4.2 million year-over-year, primarily due to
Brazil, Mexico, and South Africa.
- Revenue for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2019
increased $23.7 million, or 10.3 percent, to $252.9 million.
Domestic operations contributed $10.7 million of the year-over-year
revenue growth, due primarily to an increase in project revenue.
International operations contributed $13.0 million of the increase,
driven primarily by the growth in Brazil, Mexico, Canada and
Japan.
- Operating income for the fourth quarter of 2019 decreased
$728,000 to $1.2 million, compared to $1.9 million for the same
period last year.
- Operating income for the twelve-month period ended December 31,
2019 more than doubled to $10.2 million, an increase of $6.5
million. The increase was driven by strong performance by
both domestic and international operations.
- Net loss attributable to SPAR Group for the fourth quarter of
2019 was $(626,000), or $(0.03) per share, compared to a net loss
of $(534,000), or $(0.03) per share, during the fourth quarter of
2018.
- Net income attributable to SPAR Group for the twelve-month
period ended December 31, 2019 was $2.4 million, or $0.12 per
diluted share, compared to a net loss of $(1.6 million), or $(0.07)
per diluted share, during the same period last year.
- As highlighted in the GAAP reconciliation table below, the
Company incurred significant non-cash and one-time charges during
2018. Excluding non-cash and one-time charges, non-GAAP net
income attributable to SPAR Group during 2018 was approximately
$1.3 million or $0.06 per diluted share.
Financial Results by Geography (in
000's, except per share data)
|
Three Months Ended December 31, |
% |
|
Twelve Months Ended December 31, |
% |
Revenue: |
|
2019 |
|
|
2018 |
Change |
|
|
2019 |
|
|
2018 |
Change |
International |
$ |
43,476 |
|
$ |
39,289 |
10.7% |
|
$ |
162,156 |
|
$ |
149,142 |
8.7% |
Domestic |
|
17,577 |
|
|
17,711 |
nmf |
|
|
90,720 |
|
|
80,049 |
13.3% |
Total |
$ |
61,053 |
|
$ |
57,000 |
7.1% |
|
$ |
252,876 |
|
$ |
229,191 |
10.3% |
|
Three Months Ended December 31, |
% |
|
Twelve Months Ended December 31, |
% |
Operating Income/(Loss): |
|
2019 |
|
|
|
2018 |
|
Change |
|
|
2019 |
|
|
2018 |
|
Change |
International |
$ |
3,000 |
|
|
$ |
3,320 |
|
(9.7 |
%) |
|
$ |
7,373 |
|
$ |
6,272 |
|
17.6% |
Domestic |
|
(1,816 |
) |
|
|
(1,408 |
) |
nmf |
|
|
2,818 |
|
|
(2,543 |
) |
nmf |
Total |
$ |
1,184 |
|
|
$ |
1,912 |
|
(38.1 |
%) |
|
$ |
10,191 |
|
$ |
3,729 |
|
173.3% |
|
Three Months Ended December 31, |
|
|
Twelve Months Ended December 31, |
|
Net income (loss): |
|
2019 |
|
|
|
2018 |
|
|
|
|
2019 |
|
|
2018 |
|
|
International |
$ |
905 |
|
|
$ |
821 |
|
10.1% |
|
$ |
1,764 |
|
$ |
1,529 |
|
16.5% |
Domestic |
|
(1,531 |
) |
|
|
(1,355 |
) |
nmf |
|
|
655 |
|
|
(3,080 |
) |
nmf |
Total |
$ |
(626 |
) |
|
$ |
(534 |
) |
nmf |
|
$ |
2,419 |
|
$ |
(1,551 |
) |
nmf |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings Per Basic Share: |
$ |
(0.03 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.03 |
) |
|
|
$ |
0.12 |
|
$ |
(0.07 |
) |
|
“We delivered across-the-board improvement in
financial results during 2019, with solid top-line organic growth,
as well as a significant improvement in profitability both
domestically and internationally. Greater operating
efficiencies, operating leverage and disciplined cost control
resulted in 18% growth in international profitability and restored
meaningful profitability to our domestic operations. Domestic
revenue benefited from new customer acquisitions, as well as growth
from existing accounts. The increase in international revenue
was led by strong organic growth in Brazil, and continued strength
in Mexico, Canada and Japan,” said Chief Executive Officer,
Christiaan Olivier. “We started 2020 with continued momentum
domestically and internationally and a strong pipeline of new
business opportunities. However, we expect the rapidly
evolving coronavirus situation to negatively affect our second
quarter financial results as project work shifts to the second half
of 2020. The wellbeing of our customers, staff and field
teams are a top priority and we are prepared to take appropriate
action as conditions require. While it is too early to
determine the financial impact of the outbreak, we are bidding on
new business in support of essential retailers, which we expect to
partially offset a slowdown in project work. In addition, we
believe a large portion of delayed project work will still be
performed during the second half of the year, and I would note that
our operating model has a relatively variable cost structure and
affords us the ability to adapt quickly to changes in the
market.”
Margin Profile by Geography
Gross Margin:
|
Three Months Ended December 31, |
Basis Point |
|
Twelve Months Ended December 31, |
Basis Point |
|
2019 |
|
|
2018 |
|
Change |
|
2019 |
|
|
2018 |
|
Change |
International |
20.2 |
% |
|
22.4 |
% |
(220) |
|
17.2 |
% |
|
17.1 |
% |
10 |
Domestic |
18.7 |
% |
|
19.6 |
% |
(90) |
|
23.5 |
% |
|
23.5 |
% |
- |
Total |
19.7 |
% |
|
21.5 |
% |
(180) |
|
19.5 |
% |
|
19.3 |
% |
20 |
Operating Income as a % of
Sales
|
Three Months Ended December 31, |
Basis Point |
|
Twelve Months Ended December 31, |
Basis Point |
|
2019 |
|
|
2018 |
|
Change |
|
2019 |
|
|
2018 |
|
Change |
International |
6.9 |
% |
|
8.5 |
% |
(160) |
|
4.6 |
% |
|
4.2 |
% |
40 |
Domestic |
(10.4 |
%) |
|
(8.0 |
%) |
(240) |
|
3.1 |
% |
|
(3.2 |
%) |
590 |
Total |
1.9 |
% |
|
3.4 |
% |
(150) |
|
4.0 |
% |
|
1.6 |
% |
240 |
International gross profit margin for the three-
and twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2019 was 20.2% and
17.2%, respectively, compared to 22.4% and 17.1% for the same
periods in 2018. For the twelve-month period ended December
31, 2019, the international subsidiaries, Japan, Australia, and
India experienced favorable gross margin improvement year over
year, while all other international subsidiaries experienced some
gross margin pressure compared to the same period last year.
Domestic gross profit margin for the three-month
period ended December 31, 2019, was 18.7% compared to 19.6% for the
same period in 2018. The year-over-year decrease in domestic
gross profit margin was directly attributable to an unfavorable mix
in lower gross margin project work. For the twelve-month
period ended December 31, 2019, domestic gross profit margin
remained relatively consistent year over year.
Balance Sheet as of December 31,
2019
As of December 31, 2019, cash and cash
equivalents totaled $10.5 million. Working capital was $17.4
million and current ratio was 1.4 to 1. Total current assets and
total assets were $64.0 million and $81.3million,
respectively. Total liabilities were $50.0 million and total
equity was $31.4 million as of December 31, 2019.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures & Key
MetricsIn addition to disclosing financial measures
prepared in accordance with GAAP, this press release and the
accompanying tables contain certain non-GAAP financial
measures.
Non-GAAP financial measures do not have any
standardized meaning and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to
similarly titled measures presented by other companies. SPAR Group
considers these non-GAAP financial measures to be important because
they provide useful indicators of its performance and liquidity
measures. These are key measures used by our management and board
of directors to understand and evaluate our core operating
performance and trends, to prepare and approve our annual budget
and to develop short and long-term operational plans. In addition,
investors often use similar measures to evaluate the performance of
a company. Non-GAAP financial measures are presented for
supplemental informational purposes only for understanding the
company’s operating performance. The non-GAAP financial measures
should not be considered a substitute for financial information
presented in accordance with GAAP, and may be different from
non-GAAP financial measures presented by other companies. The GAAP
financial measure most directly comparable to each non-GAAP
financial measure used or discussed, and a reconciliation of
the differences between each non-GAAP financial measure and the
comparable GAAP financial measure, are included in this press
release after the consolidated financial statements.
Non-GAAP Net Income is
defined as Net Income (loss) adjusted by removing the impact of
one-time non-recurring charges.
About SPAR Group
SPAR Group, Inc. is a diversified international
merchandising and marketing services Company and provides a broad
array of services worldwide to help companies improve their sales,
operating efficiency and profits at retail locations. The Company
provides merchandising and other marketing services to
manufacturers, distributors and retailers worldwide and coordinates
the operations through the use of multi-lingual proprietary
technology which drives the logistics, communication and reporting
for global operations and customers. SPAR works primarily in
mass merchandiser, office supply, value, grocery, drug,
independent, convenience, home improvement and electronics stores;
as well as providing furniture and other product assembly services,
audit services, in-store events, technology services and marketing
research. The Company has supplied projects and product services in
the United States since certain of its predecessors were formed in
1979 and internationally since the Company acquired its first
international subsidiary in Japan, in May of 2001. Product services
include restocking and adding new products, removing spoiled or
outdated products, resetting categories "on the shelf" in
accordance with client or store schematics, confirming and
replacing shelf tags, setting new sale or promotional product
displays and advertising, replenishing kiosks, providing in-store
event staffing and providing assembly services in stores, homes and
offices. Audit services include price audits, point of sale audits,
out of stock audits, intercept surveys and planogram audits. Other
merchandising services include whole store or departmental product
sets or resets (including new store openings), new product
launches, in-store demonstrations, special seasonal or promotional
merchandising, focused product support and product recalls. The
Company currently does business in ten countries that encompass
approximately 50% of the total world population through its
operations in the United States, Canada, Japan, South Africa,
India, China, Australia, Mexico, and Brazil. For more
information, please visit the SPAR Group's website at
http://www.sparinc.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Press Release contains and the above
referenced recorded comments will contain "forward-looking
statements" made by SPAR Group, Inc. ("SGRP", and together with its
subsidiaries, the "SPAR Group" or the "Company"), will be filed
shortly in a Current Report on Form 10-K by SGRP with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). There also are
"forward looking statements" contained in SGRP's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 (the "2019 Annual
Report"), which will be filed shortly with the SEC, SGRP's Annual
Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2018 (the
"2018 Annual Report"), which was filed by SGRP with the SEC on
April 24, 2019, and SGRP's definitive Proxy Statement respecting
its Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 15, 2019 (the "Proxy
Statement"), which SGRP filed with the SEC on April 29, 2019, and
SGRP's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K
and other reports and statements as and when filed with the SEC
(including the 2019 Annual Report, 2018 Annual Report and the Proxy
Statement, each an "SEC Report"). "Forward-looking statements" are
defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Securities Act") and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and other applicable
federal and state securities laws, rules and regulations, as
amended (together with the Securities Act and Exchange Act,
collectively, "Securities Laws").
The 2019 Annual Report includes a new Risk
Factor respecting the coronavirus: Any outbreaks or rapid spread of
such a contagious disease, or the fear of it, could significantly
disrupt the retail operations of or the global and domestic supply
chains for our customers and our work for them and could adversely
affect the economies and financial markets of many countries,
resulting in an economic downturn that could affect retail
demand. Any of those events may change or disrupt the needs
or demands of the Company's customers and could have a material and
adverse effect on the Company or its performance or
condition. See Risk Factors in the 2019 Annual Report.
The forward-looking statements made by the
Company in this Press Release may include (without limitation) any
expectations, guidance or other information respecting the pursuit
or achievement of the Company's corporate strategic objectives
(growth, customer value, employee development, greater productivity
& efficiency, and earnings per share), building upon the
Company's strong foundation, leveraging compatible global
opportunities, growing the Company’s client base and contacts,
continuing to strengthen the Company’s balance sheet, growing
revenues and improving profitability through organic growth, new
business developments and strategic acquisitions, and continuing to
control costs. The Company's forward-looking statements also
include, in particular and without limitation, those made in
"Business", "Risk Factors", "Legal Proceedings", and "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations" in the 2019 Annual Report and 2018 Annual Report. You
can identify forward-looking statements in such information by the
Company's use of terms such as "may", "will", "expect", "intend",
"believe", "estimate", "anticipate", "continue", "plan", "project"
or similar words or variations or negatives of those words.
You should carefully consider (and not place
undue reliance on) the Company's forward-looking statements, risk
factors and the other risks, cautions and information made,
contained or noted in or incorporated by reference into this Press
Release, the 2019 Annual Report, the 2018 Annual Report, the Proxy
Statement and the other applicable SEC Reports that could cause the
Company's actual performance or condition (including its assets,
business, clients, capital, cash flow, credit, expenses, financial
condition, income, liabilities, liquidity, locations, marketing,
operations, performance, prospects, sales, strategies, taxation or
other achievement, results, risks, trends or condition) to differ
materially from the performance or condition planned, intended,
anticipated, estimated or otherwise expected by the Company
(collectively, "expectations") and described in the information in
the Company's forward-looking and other statements, whether express
or implied. Although the Company believes them to be reasonable,
those expectations involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties
and other unpredictable factors (many of which are beyond the
Company's control) that could cause those expectations to fail to
occur or be realized or such actual performance or condition to be
materially and adversely different from the Company's expectations.
In addition, new risks and uncertainties arise from time to time,
and it is impossible for the Company to predict these matters or
how they may arise or affect the Company. Accordingly, the Company
cannot assure you that its expectations will be achieved in whole
or in part, that the Company has identified all potential risks, or
that the Company can successfully avoid or mitigate such risks in
whole or in part, any of which could be significant and materially
adverse to the Company and the value of your investment in SGRP's
Common Stock.
You should carefully review the risk factors
described in the 2019 Annual Report and 2018 Annual Report (See
Item 1A – Risk Factors) and any other risks, cautions or
information made, contained or noted in or incorporated by
reference into the 2019 Annual Report, the 2018 Annual Report, the
Proxy Statement or other applicable SEC Report. All forward-looking
and other statements or information attributable to the Company or
persons acting on its behalf are expressly subject to and qualified
by all such risk factors and other risks, cautions and
information.
The Company does not intend or promise, and the
Company expressly disclaims any obligation, to publicly update or
revise any forward-looking statements, risk factors or other risks,
cautions or information (in whole or in part), whether as a result
of new information, risks or uncertainties, future events or
recognition or otherwise, except as and to the extent required by
applicable law.
SPAR Group, Inc. and
SubsidiariesConsolidated Statements of Income
(Loss) and Comprehensive Income
(Loss) (In thousands, except share
and per share data)
|
Three Months Ended December
31, |
|
Twelve Months Ended December
31, |
|
|
2019 |
|
|
2018 |
|
|
|
2019 |
|
|
2018 |
|
Net revenues |
$ |
61,053 |
|
$ |
57,000 |
|
|
$ |
252,876 |
|
$ |
229,191 |
|
Cost of revenues |
|
49,010 |
|
|
44,750 |
|
|
|
203,626 |
|
|
184,904 |
|
Gross profit |
|
12,043 |
|
|
12,250 |
|
|
|
49,250 |
|
|
44,287 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
|
10,230 |
|
|
8,879 |
|
|
|
36,869 |
|
|
34,188 |
|
Settlement and other charges |
|
- |
|
|
945 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
4,261 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
627 |
|
|
514 |
|
|
|
2,190 |
|
|
2,109 |
|
Operating income |
|
1,186 |
|
|
1,912 |
|
|
|
10,191 |
|
|
3,729 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense |
|
441 |
|
|
209 |
|
|
|
1,046 |
|
|
1,095 |
|
Other expense (income), net |
|
2 |
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
(266 |
) |
|
(406 |
) |
Income before income tax expense |
|
743 |
|
|
1,695 |
|
|
|
9,411 |
|
|
3,040 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income tax expense |
|
833 |
|
|
1,067 |
|
|
|
3,578 |
|
|
1,402 |
|
Net (loss) income |
|
(90 |
) |
|
628 |
|
|
|
5,833 |
|
|
1,638 |
|
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest |
|
(534 |
) |
|
(1,162 |
) |
|
|
(3,414 |
) |
|
(3,189 |
) |
Net (loss) income attributable to SPAR Group, Inc. |
$ |
(624 |
) |
$ |
(534 |
) |
|
$ |
2,419 |
|
$ |
(1,551 |
) |
Basic and diluted net (loss) income per common share: |
$ |
(0.03 |
) |
$ |
(0.03 |
) |
|
$ |
0.12 |
|
$ |
(0.07 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average common shares – basic |
|
21,098 |
|
|
20,160 |
|
|
|
20,916 |
|
|
20,684 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average common shares – diluted |
|
21,184 |
|
|
21,160 |
|
|
|
21,157 |
|
|
20,684 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net (loss) income |
$ |
(90 |
) |
$ |
628 |
|
|
$ |
5,833 |
|
$ |
1,638 |
|
Other comprehensive loss: |
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustments |
|
1,191 |
|
|
178 |
|
|
|
547 |
|
|
(3,284 |
) |
Comprehensive income (loss) |
|
1,101 |
|
|
806 |
|
|
|
6,380 |
|
|
(1,646 |
) |
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interest |
|
(1,316 |
) |
|
(1,444 |
) |
|
|
(3,939 |
) |
|
(1,837 |
) |
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to SPAR Group, Inc. |
$ |
(215 |
) |
$ |
(638 |
) |
|
$ |
2,441 |
|
$ |
(3,483 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
SPAR Group, Inc. and
SubsidiariesConsolidated Balance
Sheets(In thousands, except share and per share data)
|
December 31, 2019 |
December 31, 2018 |
Assets |
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
10,458 |
|
$ |
7,111 |
|
Accounts receivable, net |
|
51,095 |
|
|
46,142 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
2,404 |
|
|
1,879 |
|
Total current assets |
|
63,957 |
|
|
55,132 |
|
Property and equipment, net |
|
2,848 |
|
|
2,950 |
|
Operating lease right-of-use assets |
|
4,948 |
|
|
- |
|
Goodwill |
|
3,784 |
|
|
3,788 |
|
Intangible assets, net |
|
2,796 |
|
|
3,332 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
1,883 |
|
|
2,568 |
|
Other assets |
|
1,115 |
|
|
1,325 |
|
Total assets |
$ |
81,331 |
|
$ |
69,095 |
|
Liabilities and
equity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
Accounts payable |
$ |
11,049 |
|
$ |
8,668 |
|
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
|
18,493 |
|
|
18,168 |
|
Due to affiliates |
|
4,645 |
|
|
4,645 |
|
Customer incentives and deposits |
|
594 |
|
|
620 |
|
Lines of credit and short-term loans |
|
8,932 |
|
|
10,414 |
|
Current portion of operating lease liabilities |
|
2,828 |
|
|
- |
|
Total current liabilities |
|
46,541 |
|
|
42,515 |
|
Operating lease liabilities, less current portion |
|
2,120 |
|
|
- |
|
Long-term debt and other liabilities |
|
1,300 |
|
|
1,806 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
49,962 |
|
|
44,321 |
|
|
|
|
Equity: |
|
|
SPAR Group, Inc. equity |
|
|
Preferred stock, $.01 par value: |
|
|
Authorized and available shares– 2,445,598 |
|
|
Issued and outstanding shares– |
|
|
None – December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018 |
|
– |
|
|
– |
|
Common stock, $.01 par value: |
|
|
Authorized shares – 47,000,000 |
|
|
Issued shares – 21,102,335 shares – December 31, 2019, and
20,784,483 shares – December 31, 2018 |
|
211 |
|
|
208 |
|
Treasury stock, at cost 1,697 shares – December 31, 2019, and 7,895
shares – December 31, 2018 |
|
(2 |
) |
|
(8 |
) |
Additional paid-in capital |
|
16,511 |
|
|
16,304 |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
|
(3,598 |
) |
|
(3,638 |
) |
Retained earnings |
|
5,833 |
|
|
3,432 |
|
Total SPAR Group, Inc. equity |
|
18,955 |
|
|
16,298 |
|
Non-controlling interest |
|
12,415 |
|
|
8,476 |
|
Total equity |
|
31,370 |
|
|
24,774 |
|
Total liabilities and equity |
$ |
81,331 |
|
$ |
69,095 |
|
GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation (In
thousands, except per share data) |
|
|
Twelve Months Ended |
Twelve Months Ended |
Net income (loss): |
|
31-Dec-19 |
31-Dec-18 |
GAAP net income (loss) |
|
$2,419 |
$(1,551) |
One Time Charges |
|
|
3,780 |
Tax Provision impact |
|
|
(900) |
Total non-GAAP net income |
|
|
$1,329 |
|
|
|
|
Non-GAAP Earnings Per Basic and Diluted share: |
|
$ 0.12 |
$0.06 |
Company Contact:
James R. Segreto
Chief Financial Officer
SPAR Group, Inc.
(248) 364-7727
Investor Contact:
Dave Mossberg
Three Part Advisors
(817) 310-0051
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