RA'ANANA, Israel and
POWDER SPRINGS, Georgia,
April 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/
-- Mer Telemanagement Solutions Ltd. (MTS) (Nasdaq
Capital Market: MTSL), a global provider of telecommunications
expense management (TEM) and call accounting software and services,
today released its financial results for the six and twelve months
ended December 31, 2018.
MTS recorded revenues of $3
million for the six months ended December 31, 2018, up 3.4% sequentially, as
compared with $2.9 million for the
six months ended June 30, 2018, and
down 4.46% from $3.14 million for the
six months ended December 31, 2017.
MTS incurred a net loss of $(121,000) for the six
months ended December 31, 2018, or
$(0.03) per diluted share compared
with a net loss of $(960,000), or
$(0.32) per diluted share, for the
comparable period in 2017. On a non-GAAP basis (as described and
reconciled below), MTS posted a net loss of $(9,000), or $(0.00) per diluted share, for the six months
ended December 31, 2018 compared with
a net loss of $(585,000), or
$(0.19) per diluted share, for the
comparable period in 2017.
MTS's revenues for the year ended December 31, 2018 totaled $5.9 million compared with revenues of
$6.8 million for the comparable
period in 2017. Net loss for the period was $(1.2) million, or $(0.34) per diluted share, compared with a net
loss of $(1.8) million or
($0.59) per diluted share for 2017.
On a non-GAAP basis, MTS recorded a net loss of $(776,000), or $(0.23) per diluted share, in 2018 compared with
a net loss of $(343,000), or
$(0.12) per diluted share for the
comparable period in 2017.
As of December 31, 2018, the
Company had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $1.2 million. The Company's loss of $(1.2) million and negative cash flows from
operations of $1.6 million for the
year ended December 31, 2018,and
accumulated deficit of $27.4 million,
raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as
a going concern.
During October and June 2018 an
institutional investor invested, $1.5
million in a newly-created class of convertible preferred
shares and $0.2 million in ordinary
shares of the Company, at a price per preferred share and ordinary
share of $1.14. The preferred shares
are convertible into ordinary shares on a one to one basis.
As previously published, the stock purchase agreement with the
institutional investor includes a Greenshoe option exercisable
until October 2019 for future
investment of up to $1.5 million in
the Company's preferred shares at a price per preferred share of
$1.14.
On March 29, 2019, the
institutional investor exercised its green shoe option in part and
purchased 109,649 convertible preferred shares in consideration of
$125,000.
Commenting on the results, Mr. Roy
Hess, Chief Executive Officer of MTS, said, "Our results in
2018 reflect our efforts to maintain our operating margins in light
of the business pressures that we face. As a result of the
continuing weakness in the Vexigo business unit and the industry in
which it operates, we, as previously announced, sold the business
unit to a third party in June 2018.
The telecommunications side of our business continues to be stable
as we have maintained a high level of customer satisfaction. We are
now focused on exploring various lines of business to either
develop organically or acquire."
Non-GAAP Financial Measures: This release includes
non-GAAP net loss and basic and diluted net loss per share. These
non-GAAP measures exclude the following items: [were all of these
charges incurred in 2018 – if not delete the reference
- Stock based compensation expenses
- Amortization of purchased intangible assets (net of tax
effect)
- Reorganization and other non-recurring costs
- Impact of the US tax reform
MTS's management believes that the presentation of non-GAAP
measures provides useful information to investors and management
regarding financial and business trends relating to the Company's
results of operations as well as the net amount of cash generated
by its business operations. These non-GAAP financial measures are
not in accordance with, or an alternative for, generally accepted
accounting principles and may be different from non-GAAP financial
measures used by other companies. In addition, these non-GAAP
financial measures are not based on any comprehensive set of
accounting rules or principles. MTS believes that non-GAAP
financial measures should only be used to evaluate the Company's
results of operations in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP
measures. See below for a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP
measures.
About MTS
Mer Telemanagement Solutions Ltd. (MTS) is focused on innovative
products and services for enterprises in the area of telecom
expense management (TEM) and call accounting. Headquartered in
Israel, MTS markets its solutions
through wholly-owned subsidiaries in Israel, the U.S and Hong Kong, as well as through distribution
channels. For more information please visit the MTS web site:
www.mtsint.com.
Certain matters discussed in this news release are
forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and
uncertainties including, but not limited to, risks in product
development plans and schedules, rapid technological change,
changes and delays in product approval and introduction, customer
acceptance of new products, the impact of competitive products and
pricing, market acceptance, the lengthy sales cycle, proprietary
rights of the Company and its competitors, risk of operations in
Israel, government regulations,
dependence on third parties to manufacture products, general
economic conditions and other risk factors detailed in the
Company's filings with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission.
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
|
|
U.S. dollars in
thousands
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December
31,
|
|
December
31,
|
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
|
Unaudited
|
|
Audited
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CURRENT
ASSETS:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash
equivalents
|
|
$
1,150
|
|
|
$
1,165
|
Restricted
cash
|
|
1,380
|
|
|
1,058
|
Trade receivables,
net
|
|
604
|
|
|
564
|
Other accounts
receivable and prepaid expenses
|
|
101
|
|
|
74
|
Assets of discontinued
operations
|
|
151
|
|
|
1,301
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current
assets
|
|
3,386
|
|
|
4,162
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Severance pay
Fund
|
|
541
|
|
|
856
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT,
NET
|
|
60
|
|
|
107
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER
ASSETS:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
3,479
|
|
|
3,479
|
Other intangible
assets, net
|
|
21
|
|
|
42
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total other
assets
|
|
3,500
|
|
|
3,521
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
$
7,487
|
|
|
$
8,646
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
|
U.S. dollars in
thousands (except share and per share data)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December
31,
|
|
December
31,
|
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
|
Unaudited
|
|
Audited
|
LIABILITIES AND
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CURRENT
LIABILITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
Trade
payables
|
|
$
164
|
|
$
308
|
Deferred
revenues
|
|
1,053
|
|
1,744
|
Accrued expenses and
other liabilities
|
|
2,394
|
|
2,283
|
Liabilities of
discontinued operations
|
|
570
|
|
1,380
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current
liabilities
|
|
4,181
|
|
5,715
|
|
|
|
|
|
LONG-TERM
LIABILITIES
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued severance
pay
|
|
722
|
|
1,073
|
Deferred tax
liability
|
|
181
|
|
146
|
Total long-term
liabilities
|
|
903
|
|
1,219
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMMITMENTS AND
CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SHAREHOLDERS'
EQUITY:
|
|
|
|
|
Ordinary
shares
|
|
27
|
|
25
|
Preferred
shares
|
|
10
|
|
|
Additional paid-in
capital
|
|
29,807
|
|
28,188
|
Treasury
shares
|
|
(29)
|
|
(29)
|
Accumulated
deficit
|
|
(27,412)
|
|
(26,472)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total shareholders'
equity
|
|
2,403
|
|
1,712
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and
shareholders' equity
|
|
$
7,487
|
|
$
8,646
|
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
|
U.S. dollars in
thousands (except share and per share data)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Twelve months
ended December
31,
|
|
Six months
ended December
31,
|
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
|
Unaudited
|
|
Audited
|
|
Unaudited
|
|
Unaudited
|
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Services
|
|
$
4,843
|
|
$
5,467
|
|
$
2,502
|
|
$
2,549
|
Product
sales
|
|
1,018
|
|
1,306
|
|
483
|
|
594
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
revenues
|
|
5,861
|
|
6,773
|
|
2,985
|
|
3,143
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of
revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Services
|
|
1,719
|
|
1,646
|
|
784
|
|
912
|
Product
sales
|
|
430
|
|
412
|
|
217
|
|
227
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total cost of
revenues
|
|
2,149
|
|
2,058
|
|
1,001
|
|
1,139
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross profit
|
|
3,712
|
|
4,715
|
|
1,984
|
|
2,004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Research and
development
|
|
825
|
|
1,645
|
|
320
|
|
739
|
Selling and
marketing
|
|
1,471
|
|
1,529
|
|
614
|
|
765
|
General and
administrative
|
|
2,239
|
|
1,966
|
|
1,015
|
|
1,087
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating
expenses
|
|
4,545
|
|
5,140
|
|
1,949
|
|
2,591
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating profit
(loss)
|
|
(823)
|
|
(425)
|
|
35
|
|
(587)
|
Financial income
(expenses), net
|
|
(17)
|
|
14
|
|
(25)
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss before taxes on
income
|
|
(840)
|
|
(411)
|
|
10
|
|
(588)
|
Taxes on income (tax
benefit), net
|
|
46
|
|
(9)
|
|
51
|
|
(14)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss from
continuing operations
|
|
(886)
|
|
(402)
|
|
(41)
|
|
(574)
|
Loss from discontinued
operations
|
|
(284)
|
|
(1,366)
|
|
(80)
|
|
(386)
|
Net loss
|
|
$
(1,170)
|
|
$
(1,768)
|
|
$
(121)
|
|
$
(960)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss per
share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted net
loss per share from continuing
operations
|
|
$
(0.26)
|
|
$
(0.13)
|
|
$
(0.02)
|
|
$
(0.19)
|
Basic and diluted net
loss per share from discontinued
operations
|
|
(0.08)
|
|
(0.46)
|
|
(0.01)
|
|
(0.13)
|
Basic and dilutednet
loss per share(*)
|
|
$
(0.34)
|
|
$
(0.59)
|
|
$
(0.03)
|
|
$
(0.32)
|
Weighted average number
of shares used in computing
basic and diluted net loss per share (*)
|
|
3,435,161
|
|
2,991,547
|
|
3,747,855
|
|
3,073,117
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* After giving effect
to the reverse stock split from September 6, 2017
|
RECONCILIATION OF
GAAP TO NON-GAAP RESULTS
|
U.S. dollars in
thousands (except share and per share data)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Twelve months
ended December
31,
|
|
Six months
ended December
31,
|
|
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
|
|
Unaudited
|
|
Unaudited
|
|
Unaudited
|
|
Unaudited
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GAAP net income (loss)
from continuing operations
|
|
(886)
|
|
(402)
|
|
(41)
|
|
(574)
|
|
Stock-based
compensation expenses
|
|
89
|
|
1
|
|
39
|
|
31
|
|
Intangible assets
amortization, net of tax effects
|
|
21
|
|
21
|
|
11
|
|
11
|
|
Impact of the US tax
reform (a)
|
|
-
|
|
(52)
|
|
-
|
|
(52)
|
|
Reorganization and
other non-recurring costs
|
|
-
|
|
89
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-GAAP net profit
(loss)
|
|
$
(776)
|
|
$
(343)
|
|
$
9
|
|
$
(585)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss per
share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GAAP basic and
diluted net loss per share (*)
|
|
$
(0.26)
|
|
$
(0.13)
|
|
$
(0.02)
|
|
$
(0.19)
|
|
Non-GAAP basic and
diluted net loss per share (*)
|
|
$
(0.23)
|
|
$
(0.12)
|
|
$
0.00
|
|
$
(0.19)
|
|
Weighted average
number of shares used in computing
non-GAAP basic and diluted net loss per share (*)
|
|
3,435,161
|
|
2,991,547
|
|
3,747,855
|
|
3,073,117
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* After giving effect
to the reverse stock split from September 6, 2017
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contacts:
Ofira
Bar
CFO
Tel:
+972-9-7777-540
Email: ofira.bar@mtsint.com
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