Evolving Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVOL), a leader in real-time
digital engagement, today reported financial results for its fourth
quarter and full year ended December 31, 2018.
2018 Financial Results Highlights:
- 2018 revenues exceeded $30 million, an increase of $1.8 million
to $30.6 million up 6.3% compared to 2017
- 2018 marked the first complete year of the Company’s fully
integrated, with our prior year acquisitions, real-time digital
engagement portfolio of services sold across our global
footprint
- During the fourth quarter, the Company incurred a non-cash
charge related to the impairment of a substantial portion of
goodwill of $17.8 million associated with our past acquisitions and
triggered by the recent decline in the market capitalization of the
Company
- The Company reported an operating loss of $16.0 million and a
net loss of $14.8 million; excluding the goodwill impairment,
operating income would have been of $1.8 million and with net
income of $3.0 million
- The Company reported positive Adjusted EBITDA for 2018 of $3.5
million or 11.6% of revenues
- Management continues its strategic investments to enhance its
R&D activities, Sales and Marketing initiatives, and global
business development to drive long-term growth, profitability, and
increased operating cash flow
Commenting on the Company’s 2018 progress,
Matthew Stecker, Evolving Systems’ Chief Executive Officer and
Executive Chairman, stated: “2018 continued to be a transformative
year for Evolving Systems, the first full year with the
acquisitions of BLS and Lumata as part of our marketing offering.
The Company is leveraging those additions to significantly enhance
our product solutions and further expand our customer base having
identified several growth opportunities that have become suitable
in light of our newly expanded portfolio.”
Stecker continued: “During 2019, we will
continue to focus our investment on innovation and product
enhancement, and identifying further new sales opportunities in the
Telecom Market. While we continue to grow our sales and marketing
expertise and expand our business development team’s global
footprint to better serve our ~100 mobile operator customers and
broaden our customer base, we’re doing so in the context of a
renewed focus on profitability and positive operating cash flow as
a priority. We expect to achieve both in 2019. We will
also intensify our efforts to market the Evolving Systems brand and
generate sustainable, long-term shareholder value.”
2018 ResultsTotal revenue for the year ended
December 31, 2018 was $30.6 million, a $1.8 million or 6.3%
increase over the comparable year-ago period. Services revenues of
$29.2 million, that are mostly recurring in nature, increased
year-over-year by $3.8 million or 15.1%.
The Company reported gross profit margins,
excluding depreciation and amortization, of approximately 66.2% for
the year ended December 31, 2018 as compared to gross profit
margins of approximately 70.0% for the year ended December 31,
2017. This decline was primarily related to the increase in cost of
revenue associated with the real-time digital engagement projects,
including existing projects from the Company’s acquisitions in 2017
and the shift from high-margin licensing sales to managed services
solutions that create recurring revenue streams and on-going client
engagement.
In accordance with Accounting Standards
Codification (ASC) 350 "Intangibles Goodwill and Other" we are
required to test our goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible
assets for impairment. During the fourth quarter of our fiscal year
of 2018, our market capitalization declined to a level that was
less than the net book value of our stockholders' equity. The
Company adopted ASU 2017-04, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other
(Topic 350), Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment, which
simplifies the subsequent measurement of goodwill by eliminating
the second step from the quantitative goodwill impairment test.
Under this guidance, annual or interim goodwill impairment testing
will be performed by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit
with its carrying amount. An impairment charge will then be
recognized for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the
reporting unit’s fair value, not to exceed the carrying value of
goodwill. Given the sustained decline in the market capitalization
of our common stock during the fourth quarter of 2018, we performed
an interim goodwill impairment test. Management considered that
factor, along with other possible factors affecting the assessment
of the Company’s reporting unit for the purposes of performing a
goodwill impairment assessment. The outcome of this goodwill
impairment test resulted in a non-cash charge for the impairment of
goodwill of $17.8 million, which was recorded in the consolidated
financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018.
Total operating expenses were $36.3 million in
the year-ended December 31, 2018. Excluding the goodwill
impairment, the Company’s operating expenses were $18.5 million
which increased by approximately $3.8 million or 25.9%, as compared
to $14.7 million in the corresponding year-ago period. The increase
in total operating expenses was primarily related to increased
costs from the acquired companies’ first full year, as well as our
increased focus on product development and growing our global
business development team in tandem with additional marketing
efforts. Further, there were approximately $0.5 million of one-time
charges, associated with the settlement of a legal matter related
to a prior acquisition, that are not anticipated to repeat in
future periods.
The Company reported an operating loss of $16.0
million and a net loss of $14.8 million, inclusive of the goodwill
impairment loss of $17.8 million, as compared to operating income
of $5.4 million and net income $2.5 million for the years ended
December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Net loss per share, both
basic and diluted was ($1.22) for the year ended December 31, 2018
as compared to net income per share, both basic and diluted of
$0.21 in the comparable year-ago period. When comparing the 2018
and 2017 full-year periods, excluding the goodwill impairment,
there would have been net income of $3.0 million as compared to net
income of $2.5 million. These results included a tax benefit
recognized by the Company in 2018. The Company reported
Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization (“EBITDA”) of $3.5 million compared to $7.6 million in
the 2018 and 2017 year-end periods, respectively, as the Company
strategically invests a portion of the profits in the continuing
initiatives to foster long term growth.
Cash and cash equivalents as of December 31,
2018 and December 31, 2017 were approximately $ 6.7 million and
$7.6 million, respectively. During the fourth quarter of the 2018
fiscal year, the Company made an earnout payment of $0.8 million
related to the BLS acquisition. Contract receivables, net of
allowance for doubtful accounts were $7.8 million, a decrease of
$2.4 million or approximately 23.6%, compared to December 31, 2017.
Working capital decreased $0.9 million or approximately 10.5%, to
$8.1 million as of December 31, 2018 from $9.0 million as of
December 31, 2017. The decrease in working capital is related to a
decrease in contract receivables, unbilled work-in-progress,
prepaid and other current assets, and an increase in the current
portion of our term loan payable partially offset by decreases in
our accounts payable and accrued liabilities and unearned
revenue.
Matthew Stecker concluded: “2018 was another
year in Evolving Systems’ transformation which calls for investment
in our product solutions and for us to grow our staff to better
support our global customers. We are always intelligently
seeking new opportunities whether through potential accretive
acquisitions, joint ventures, or strategic partnerships to drive
both top- and bottom-line performance over the long-term to bring
our shareholders long term value. We have a very strong customer
footprint and decades of proven performance. The key to our future
is driving innovation and capturing more wallet share from our
installed base, while in parallel driving new engagements that can
enhance our value proposition and expand our reach.”
Fourth Quarter ComparisonsTotal revenue in the
fourth quarter ended December 31, 2018 was $6.9 million as compared
to $9.2 million in the comparable year-ago period, a decrease of
$2.3 million or 24.5%. Driving the year-over-year decrease were
higher revenues associated with the Company’s acquisitions in the
previous year due to significant one-time licenses and open project
work. Gross profit margins, excluding depreciation and
amortization, were approximately 67.6% and 67.3% for the fourth
quarters ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017,
respectively.
Total operating expenses for the fourth quarter
of 2018 were $22.2 million. Excluding the goodwill impairment
loss, operating expenses would have been $4.5 million compared to
$5.3 million for the fourth quarter 2017. The decrease was related
to a reduction in professional fees and other general and
administrative costs related mainly to the acquisitions, which were
partially offset by the increased efforts in product
development.
The Company reported an operating loss of $17.6
million and a net loss of $16.0 million for the fourth quarter
ending December 31, 2018. The Company would have had
operating income, excluding the goodwill impairment loss, of $0.2
million for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2018, as compared
to operating income of $0.9 million for the comparable year-ago
period. The Company would have had net income, excluding the
goodwill impairment loss, of $1.8 million in the 2018 fourth
quarter compared to net loss of $0.3 million in the comparable
year-ago period. Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter ended
December 31, 2018 was $0.6 million as compared to Adjusted EBITDA
of $1.6 million in the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2017.
Conference
CallThe Company will be conducting a conference
call and webcast on Thursday April 4, 2019 at 5:00 p.m Eastern Time
and 3:00 p.m Mountain Time. The call-in numbers for the conference
call are: (877) 303-6316 for domestic toll free and (650) 521-5176
for international callers. The conference ID number is 6598263. A
telephone replay will be available through April 18, 2019 and can
be accessed by calling (855) 859-2056 for domestic toll free or
(404) 537-3406 for international callers. The conference replay ID
number is also 6598263. To access a live webcast of the call,
please visit Evolving Systems’ website at www.evolving.com, click
the ‘Investors’ tab and then click the ‘Q4 earnings call’ icon at
left. A replay of the webcast will be accessible at that website
through July 1, 2019. The webcast is also available by clicking the
following link: https://edge.media-server.com/m6/p/dqrujpyo
Non-GAAP Financial
MeasuresEvolving Systems reports its financial results in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
U.S. (GAAP). In addition, the Company is providing in this news
release financial information in the form of non-GAAP net income
and diluted net income per share and adjusted EBITDA (earnings
before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, impairment,
stock compensation, restructuring and gain/loss on foreign exchange
transactions). Management believes these non‑GAAP financial
measures are useful to investors and lenders in evaluating the
overall financial health of the Company in that they allow for
greater transparency of additional financial data routinely used by
management to evaluate performance. Investors and financial
analysts who follow the Company use non‑GAAP net income and
non‑GAAP diluted income per share to compare the Company against
other companies. Adjusted EBITDA can be useful for lenders as an
indicator of earnings available to service debt. Non‑GAAP financial
measures should not be considered in isolation from or as an
alternative to the financial information prepared in accordance
with GAAP.
About Evolving SystemsEvolving
Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVOL) is a provider of real-time digital
engagement solutions and services to more than 100 customers in
over 65 countries worldwide. The Company’s portfolio includes
market-leading solutions and services for real-time analytics,
customer acquisition, customer value management and loyalty for
telecom, retail and financial services companies. Founded in 1985,
the Company has its headquarters in Englewood, Colorado, with
offices in Asia, Europe, Africa, South America and North America.
For more information, please visit www.evolving.com or follow us on
Twitter at http://twitter.com/EvolvingSystems.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENTThis news
release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, based on
current expectations, estimates and projections that are subject to
risk. Specifically, statements about the market for, and
performance of, the Company’s products and its ability to
successfully integrate its solutions with existing customer network
systems are forward-looking statements. These statements are based
on our expectations and are naturally subject to uncertainty and
changes in circumstances. Readers should not place undue reliance
on these forward-looking statements, and the Company may not
undertake to update these statements. Actual results could vary
materially from these expectations. For a more extensive discussion
of Evolving Systems’ business, and important factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in
the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Company’s Form
10‑K filed April 4, 2019; Forms 10‑Q, 10‑Q/A, 8‑K and 8‑K/A; press
releases and the Company’s website.
Investor Relations Contacts:
Alice AhernInvestor RelationsEvolving SystemsTel:
1-844-732-5898Email: investors@evolving.com
|
EVOLVING SYSTEMS, INC. |
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE
SHEETS |
(in thousands, except share
data) |
(unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
December 31, |
|
2018 |
|
2017 |
ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash
equivalents |
$ |
6,732 |
|
|
$ |
7,562 |
|
Contract
receivables |
|
7,757 |
|
|
|
10,151 |
|
Unbilled
work-in-progress |
|
3,044 |
|
|
|
5,823 |
|
Prepaid
and other current assets |
|
1,351 |
|
|
|
1,633 |
|
Income
taxes receivable |
|
1,137 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Total
current assets |
|
20,021 |
|
|
|
25,169 |
|
Property and equipment,
net |
|
303 |
|
|
|
258 |
|
Amortizable intangible
assets, net |
|
4,550 |
|
|
|
5,613 |
|
Goodwill |
|
6,738 |
|
|
|
25,216 |
|
Deferred income
taxes |
|
1,140 |
|
|
|
274 |
|
Total
assets |
$ |
32,752 |
|
|
$ |
56,530 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |
|
|
|
|
|
Current
liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
Term loan
- current |
$ |
3,573 |
|
|
$ |
2,805 |
|
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities |
|
4,483 |
|
|
|
6,678 |
|
Contingent earnout |
|
- |
|
|
|
396 |
|
Income
taxes payable |
|
- |
|
|
|
899 |
|
Unearned
revenue |
|
3,911 |
|
|
|
5,397 |
|
Total
current liabilities |
|
11,967 |
|
|
|
16,175 |
|
Long-term
liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
Term
loan, net |
|
2,365 |
|
|
|
5,942 |
|
Total
liabilities |
|
14,332 |
|
|
|
22,117 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders'
equity: |
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock |
|
12 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
99,224 |
|
|
|
98,517 |
|
Treasury
stock |
|
(1,253 |
) |
|
|
(1,253 |
) |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
|
(10,115 |
) |
|
|
(8,202 |
) |
Accumulated deficit |
|
(69,448 |
) |
|
|
(54,661 |
) |
Total
stockholders' equity |
|
18,420 |
|
|
|
34,413 |
|
Total
liabilities and stockholders' equity |
$ |
32,752 |
|
|
$ |
56,530 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EVOLVING SYSTEMS, INC. |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
INCOME |
(in thousands, except share
data) |
(unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Year Ended |
|
December 31, |
|
December 31, |
|
|
2018 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
|
|
2018 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
REVENUE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
License fees |
$ |
591 |
|
|
$ |
1,307 |
|
|
$ |
1,433 |
|
|
$ |
3,438 |
|
Services |
|
6,331 |
|
|
|
7,862 |
|
|
|
29,203 |
|
|
|
25,374 |
|
Total revenue |
|
6,922 |
|
|
|
9,168 |
|
|
|
30,636 |
|
|
|
28,812 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COSTS OF
REVENUE AND OPERATING EXPENSES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs of revenue,
excluding depreciation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
and
amortization |
|
2,244 |
|
|
|
3,002 |
|
|
|
10,349 |
|
|
|
8,680 |
|
Sales and
marketing |
|
1,693 |
|
|
|
1,729 |
|
|
|
6,592 |
|
|
|
5,214 |
|
General and
administrative |
|
1,237 |
|
|
|
2,510 |
|
|
|
6,677 |
|
|
|
6,065 |
|
Product
development |
|
1,288 |
|
|
|
543 |
|
|
|
4,170 |
|
|
|
2,042 |
|
Depreciation |
|
20 |
|
|
|
94 |
|
|
|
121 |
|
|
|
250 |
|
Amortization |
|
237 |
|
|
|
242 |
|
|
|
970 |
|
|
|
860 |
|
Restructuring |
|
- |
|
|
|
155 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
286 |
|
Goodwill
Impairment |
|
17,760 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
17,760 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Total costs of revenue
and operating expenses |
|
24,479 |
|
|
|
8,276 |
|
|
|
46,639 |
|
|
|
23,397 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from
operations |
|
(17,557 |
) |
|
|
893 |
|
|
|
(16,003 |
) |
|
|
5,415 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other income
(expense) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income |
|
12 |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
65 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
Interest expense |
|
(109 |
) |
|
|
(131 |
) |
|
|
(478 |
) |
|
|
(365 |
) |
Other expense |
|
335 |
|
|
|
23 |
|
|
|
393 |
|
|
|
23 |
|
Foreign currency
exchange loss |
|
310 |
|
|
|
(568 |
) |
|
|
810 |
|
|
|
(1,137 |
) |
Other income (expense),
net |
|
548 |
|
|
|
(678 |
) |
|
|
790 |
|
|
|
(1,478 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from operations
before income taxes |
|
(17,009 |
) |
|
|
215 |
|
|
|
(15,213 |
) |
|
|
3,937 |
|
Income tax (benefit)
expense |
|
(1,030 |
) |
|
|
534 |
|
|
|
(426 |
) |
|
|
1,421 |
|
Net income |
$ |
(15,978 |
) |
|
$ |
(319 |
) |
|
$ |
(14,787 |
) |
|
$ |
2,516 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic income per common
share - net income |
$ |
(1.32 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.03 |
) |
|
$ |
(1.22 |
) |
|
$ |
0.21 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted income per
common share - net income |
$ |
(1.32 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.03 |
) |
|
$ |
(1.22 |
) |
|
$ |
0.21 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average basic
shares outstanding |
|
12,122 |
|
|
|
11,940 |
|
|
|
12,108 |
|
|
|
11,934 |
|
Weighted average
diluted shares outstanding |
|
12,122 |
|
|
|
11,998 |
|
|
|
12,108 |
|
|
|
11,981 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EVOLVING SYSTEMS, INC. |
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP
Measures |
(in thousands, except share
data) |
(unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Year Ended |
|
December 31, |
|
December 31, |
|
|
2018 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
|
|
2018 |
|
|
|
2017 |
|
Adjusted
EBITDA: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
$ |
(15,978 |
) |
|
$ |
(319 |
) |
|
$ |
(14,787 |
) |
|
$ |
2,516 |
|
Depreciation |
|
20 |
|
|
|
94 |
|
|
|
121 |
|
|
|
250 |
|
Amortization of intangible assets |
|
237 |
|
|
|
242 |
|
|
|
970 |
|
|
|
860 |
|
Stock-based compensation expense |
|
113 |
|
|
|
256 |
|
|
|
701 |
|
|
|
742 |
|
Restructuring |
|
- |
|
|
|
155 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
286 |
|
Goodwill
Impairment |
|
17,760 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
17,760 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Interest
expense and other (benefit), net |
|
(548 |
) |
|
|
678 |
|
|
|
(790 |
) |
|
|
1,478 |
|
Income
tax (benefit) expense |
|
(1,030 |
) |
|
|
533 |
|
|
|
(426 |
) |
|
|
1,421 |
|
Adjusted
EBITDA |
$ |
573 |
|
|
$ |
1,639 |
|
|
$ |
3,549 |
|
|
$ |
7,553 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-GAAP net
income: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GAAP net income |
$ |
(15,978 |
) |
|
$ |
(319 |
) |
|
$ |
(14,787 |
) |
|
$ |
2,516 |
|
Amortization of
intangible assets |
|
237 |
|
|
|
242 |
|
|
|
970 |
|
|
|
860 |
|
Stock-based
compensation expense |
|
113 |
|
|
|
256 |
|
|
|
701 |
|
|
|
742 |
|
Restructuring |
|
- |
|
|
|
155 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
286 |
|
Goodwill
Impairment |
|
17,760 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
17,760 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Income tax adjustment
for non-GAAP* |
|
(62 |
) |
|
|
(202 |
) |
|
|
(352 |
) |
|
|
(636 |
) |
Non-GAAP net
income |
$ |
2,069 |
|
|
$ |
132 |
|
|
$ |
4,292 |
|
|
$ |
3,768 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted net
income per share |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GAAP |
$ |
(1.32 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.03 |
) |
|
$ |
(1.22 |
) |
|
$ |
0.21 |
|
Non-GAAP |
$ |
0.17 |
|
|
$ |
0.01 |
|
|
$ |
0.35 |
|
|
$ |
0.31 |
|
Shares used to compute
diluted net income per share |
|
12,122 |
|
|
|
11,998 |
|
|
|
12,108 |
|
|
|
11,981 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* The
estimated income tax for non-GAAP net income is adjusted by the
amount of additional expense that we would accrue if we used
non-GAAP results instead of GAAP results in the calculation of our
tax liability, taking into account which tax jurisdiction each
of the above adjustments would be made and the tax rate in that
jurisdiction. |
|
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