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Oct 23, 2012 at 12:00 AM EDT
Mercury Computer Systems Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2013 Results
Mercury Computer Systems Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2013 Results
First Quarter Fiscal 2013 Results
First quarter fiscal 2013 revenues were
GAAP net loss from operations for the first quarter of fiscal 2013 was
First quarter fiscal 2013 GAAP net loss from operations includes approximately
Cash flow from operating activities was a net outflow of
Management Comments
"Mercury's financial results for the first quarter reflected the increasingly challenging conditions in the defense industry," said
"During the first quarter we proactively responded to this difficult industry environment by implementing aggressive expense reduction actions that included reducing the size of our workforce by 142 positions," Aslett said. "We expect this restructuring and other cost control measures completed during the quarter to result in approximately
"We have been careful to retain key engineering and middle management talent – and hence Mercury's unique capabilities and differentiation – during this process in order to preserve the intrinsic value of the business while also increasing its operating leverage," Aslett said. "At the same time, we have ensured that we have sufficient liquidity and financial flexibility, not only to manage the ongoing needs of the business, but also for future M&A purposes when end-market conditions become more favorable. As a result, we believe that Mercury will not only quickly recover when the defense industry returns to a more normal procurement environment, but also be positioned for accelerated growth and improved profitability for the long term."
Backlog
Mercury's total backlog at
Revenues by Operating Segment
Advanced Computing Solutions (ACS) — Revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 2013 from ACS were
Mercury Federal Systems (MFS)— Revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 2013 from MFS were
The revenues by operating segment do not include adjustments to eliminate
Business Outlook
This section presents our current expectations and estimates, given current visibility, on our business outlook for the current fiscal quarter. It is possible that actual performance will differ materially from the estimates given, either on the upside or on the downside. Investors should consider all of the risks, including those listed in the Safe Harbor Statement below and in our periodic filings with the
For the second quarter of fiscal 2013, revenues are currently forecasted to be in the range of
Adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter of fiscal 2013 is expected to be in the range of
Recent Highlights
October – Mercury announced that it had entered into a credit agreement with a syndicate of commercial banks, with
October – Mercury announced that its
October –
September – Mercury announced a groundbreaking 6U OpenVPX™ fiber I/O module: the Echotek® Series SCFE-V6-4QSFP-OVPX. This industry-leading module is the only one to combine 16 channels of high-speed fiber with three of the most powerful Xilinx® Virtex®-6 Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) processors available today.
August – Mercury announced the closing of its previously announced acquisition of Micronetics (NASDAQ: NOIZ), a leading designer and manufacturer of microwave and radio frequency (RF) subsystems and components for defense and commercial customers. The closing follows the satisfaction of all conditions to the closing of the transaction, including approval of the transaction by Micronetics' stockholders.
August – Mercury announced it received an initial order from a leading defense prime contractor to design an optimized high performance processing subsystem based on commercially developed OpenVPX Intel-server class building blocks. The new design, based on open industry standards, will support an advanced target tracking application for use on unmanned aerial vehicles. Projected revenues to Mercury for this program are in excess of
July – Mercury announced it received
Conference Call Information
Mercury will host a conference call on
To listen to the conference call, dial (888) 599-4879 in the
A replay of the call by telephone will be available from approximately
Use of Non-GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) Financial Measures
In addition to reporting financial results in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, the Company provides adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow, which are non-GAAP financial measures. Adjusted EBITDA excludes certain non-cash and other specified charges. Free cash flow is defined as cash flow from operating activities less capital expenditures. The Company believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide an enhanced understanding of its past financial performance and prospects for the future. However, the presentation of adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for financial information provided in accordance with GAAP. Management believes the adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow financial measures assist in providing an enhanced understanding of the Company's underlying operational results and trends, and management uses these measures along with the corresponding GAAP financial measures to manage the Company's business, to evaluate its performance compared to prior periods and the marketplace, and to establish operational goals. A reconciliation of GAAP measures to the corresponding non-GAAP financial measures included in this press release is contained in the attached exhibits.
Mercury is based in
Forward-Looking Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements, as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including those relating to fiscal 2013 business performance and beyond and the Company's plans for growth and improvement in profitability and cash flow. You can identify these statements by the use of the words "may," "will," "could," "should," "would," "plans," "expects," "anticipates," "continue," "estimate," "project," "intend," "likely," "forecast," "probable," and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or anticipated. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, continued funding of defense programs, the timing of such funding, general economic and business conditions, including unforeseen weakness in the Company's markets, effects of continued geopolitical unrest and regional conflicts, competition, changes in technology and methods of marketing, delays in completing engineering and manufacturing programs, changes in customer order patterns, changes in product mix, continued success in technological advances and delivering technological innovations, changes in the
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| MERCURY COMPUTER SYSTEMS, INC. | ||
| UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | ||
| (In thousands) | September 30, | June 30, |
| 2012 | 2012 | |
| Assets | ||
| Current assets: | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ 30,568 | $ 115,964 |
| Accounts receivable, net | 40,503 | 38,532 |
| Unbilled receivables and costs in excess of billings | 10,959 | 10,918 |
| Inventory | 40,438 | 25,845 |
| Deferred income taxes | 12,258 | 7,653 |
| Prepaid income taxes | 2,307 | 2,585 |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 6,253 | 6,206 |
| Total current assets | 143,286 | 207,703 |
| Restricted cash | 3,546 | 3,281 |
| Property and equipment, net | 19,738 | 15,929 |
| Goodwill | 177,517 | 132,621 |
| Acquired intangible assets, net | 41,795 | 25,083 |
| Other non-current assets | 1,098 | 989 |
| Total assets | $ 386,980 | $ 385,606 |
| Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity | ||
| Current liabilities: | ||
| Accounts payable | $ 10,888 | $ 9,002 |
| Accrued expenses | 12,673 | 9,895 |
| Accrued compensation | 8,341 | 13,190 |
| Deferred revenues and customer advances | 4,602 | 4,855 |
| Total current liabilities | 36,504 | 36,942 |
| Deferred gain on sale-leaseback | 4,110 | 4,399 |
| Deferred income taxes | 13,537 | 7,197 |
| Income taxes payable | 2,596 | 2,597 |
| Other non-current liabilities | 1,679 | 1,367 |
| Total liabilities | 58,426 | 52,502 |
| Shareholders' equity: | ||
| Common stock | 300 | 297 |
| Additional paid-in capital | 225,384 | 222,769 |
| Retained earnings | 101,532 | 108,732 |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 1,338 | 1,306 |
| Total shareholders' equity | 328,554 | 333,104 |
| Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $ 386,980 | $ 385,606 |
| MERCURY COMPUTER SYSTEMS, INC. | ||
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UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (In thousands, except per share data) |
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| Three Months Ended | ||
| September 30, | ||
| 2012 | 2011 | |
| Net revenues | $ 49,428 | $ 49,122 |
| Cost of revenues (1) | 29,038 | 19,206 |
| Gross margin | 20,390 | 29,916 |
| Operating expenses: | ||
| Selling, general and administrative (1) | 14,533 | 13,645 |
| Research and development (1) | 10,039 | 11,865 |
| Amortization of acquired intangible assets | 1,788 | 816 |
| Restructuring and other charges | 4,984 | -- |
| Acquisition costs and other related expenses | 230 | 25 |
| Total operating expenses | 31,574 | 26,351 |
| (Loss) income from operations | (11,184) | 3,565 |
| Interest income | 2 | 6 |
| Interest expense | (8) | (9) |
| Other income, net | 339 | 405 |
| (Loss) income from operations before income taxes (benefit) | (10,851) | 3,967 |
| Tax (benefit) provision | (3,651) | 1,314 |
| Net (loss) income | $ (7,200) | $ 2,653 |
| Basic net (loss) earnings per share: | $ (0.24) | $ 0.09 |
| Diluted net (loss) earnings per share: | $ (0.24) | $ 0.09 |
| Weighted-average shares outstanding: | ||
| Basic | 29,883 | 29,277 |
| Diluted | 29,883 | 30,033 |
| (1) Includes stock-based compensation expense, allocated as follows: | ||
| Cost of revenues | $ 131 | $ 88 |
| Selling, general and administrative | $ 1,903 | $ 1,675 |
| Research and development | $ 311 | $ 277 |
| MERCURY COMPUTER SYSTEMS, INC. | ||
| UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS | ||
| (In thousands) | ||
| Three Months Ended | ||
| September 30, | ||
| 2012 | 2011 | |
| Cash flows from operating activities: | ||
| Net (loss) income | $ (7,200) | $ 2,653 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 3,999 | 2,671 |
| Other non-cash items, net | (1,189) | 2,018 |
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of business acquired | (5,559) | (3,126) |
| Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | (9,949) | 4,216 |
| Cash flows from investing activities: | ||
| Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired | (67,721) | -- |
| Purchases of property and equipment | (980) | (1,646) |
| Increase in restricted cash | (265) | -- |
| Payments for acquired intangible assets | -- | (20) |
| Net cash used in investing activities | (68,966) | (1,666) |
| Cash flows from financing activities: | ||
| Proceeds from employee stock plans | 133 | 90 |
| Payments of deferred offering costs | -- | (30) |
| Payment of acquired debt | (6,575) | -- |
| Payments of capital lease obligations | (46) | (59) |
| Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation | 9 | 405 |
| Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | (6,479) | 406 |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | (2) | 31 |
| Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | (85,396) | 2,987 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 115,964 | 162,875 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ 30,568 | $ 165,862 |
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UNAUDITED SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES |
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| (In thousands) | |||
| Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure for reporting financial performance, excludes the impact of certain items and, therefore, has not been calculated in accordance with GAAP. Management believes that exclusion of these items assists in providing a more complete understanding of the Company's underlying operational results and trends, and management uses these measures along with the corresponding GAAP financial measures to manage the Company's business, to evaluate its performance compared to prior periods and the marketplace, and to establish operational goals. The adjustments to calculate this non-GAAP financial measure, and the basis for such adjustments, are outlined below: | |||
| Interest income and expense. The Company receives interest income on investments and incurs interest expense on loans, capital leases and other financing arrangements. These amounts may vary from period to period due to changes in cash and debt balances and interest rates driven by general market conditions or other circumstances outside of the normal course of Mercury's operations. | |||
| Income taxes. The Company's GAAP tax expense can fluctuate materially from period to period due to tax adjustments that are not directly related to underlying operating performance or to the current period of operations. | |||
| Depreciation. The Company incurs depreciation expense related to capital assets purchased to support the ongoing operations of the business. These assets are recorded at cost or fair value and are depreciated using the straight-line method over the useful life of the asset. Purchases of such assets may vary significantly from period to period and without any direct correlation to underlying operating performance. | |||
| Amortization of acquired intangible assets. The Company incurs amortization of intangibles related to various acquisitions it has made and license agreements. These intangible assets are valued at the time of acquisition, are amortized over a period of several years after acquisition and generally cannot be changed or influenced by management after acquisition. | |||
| Restructuring. The Company incurs restructuring charges in connection with management's decisions to undertake certain actions to realign operating expenses through workforce reductions and the closure of certain Company facilities, businesses and product lines. Management believes this item is outside the normal operations of the Company's business and is not indicative of ongoing operating results. | |||
| Impairment of long-lived assets. The Company incurs impairment charges of long-lived assets based on events that may or may not be within the control of management. Management believes these items are outside the normal operations of the Company's business and are not indicative of ongoing operating results. | |||
| Acquisition costs and other related expenses. The Company incurs costs associated with third-party professional services related to acquisition and potential acquisition opportunities, such as legal and accounting fees. Although we may incur such costs and other related charges and adjustments, it is not indicative that any transaction will be consummated. Management believes the exclusion of these items eliminates fluctuations in our selling, general, and administrative expenses related to acquisition activities which are unrelated to ongoing operations. | |||
| Fair value adjustments from purchase accounting. As a result of applying purchase accounting rules to acquired assets and liabilities, certain fair value adjustments are recorded in the opening balance sheet of acquired companies. These adjustments are then reflected in the Company's income statements in periods subsequent to the acquisition. In addition, the impact of any changes to originally recorded contingent consideration amounts are reflected in the income statements in the period of the change. Management believes these items are outside the normal operations of the Company and are not indicative of ongoing operating results. | |||
| Stock-based compensation expense. The Company incurs expense related to stock-based compensation included in its GAAP presentation of cost of revenues, selling, general and administrative expense and research and development expense. Although stock-based compensation is an expense of the Company and viewed as a form of compensation, these expenses vary in amount from period to period, and are affected by market forces that are difficult to predict and are not within the control of management, such as the market price and volatility of the Company's shares, risk-free interest rates and the expected term and forfeiture rates of the awards. Management believes that exclusion of these expenses allows comparisons of operating results to those of other companies, both public, private or foreign, that disclose non-GAAP financial measures that exclude stock-based compensation. | |||
| Mercury uses adjusted EBITDA as an important indicator of the operating performance of its business. Management excludes the above-described items from its internal forecasts and models when establishing internal operating budgets, supplementing the financial results and forecasts reported to the Company's board of directors, determining the portion of bonus compensation for executive officers and other key employees based on operating performance, evaluating short-term and long-term operating trends in the Company's operations, and allocating resources to various initiatives and operational requirements. The Company believes that adjusted EBITDA permits a comparative assessment of its operating performance, relative to its performance based on its GAAP results, while isolating the effects of charges that may vary from period to period without any correlation to underlying operating performance. The Company believes that these non-GAAP financial adjustments are useful to investors because they allow investors to evaluate the effectiveness of the methodology and information used by management in its financial and operational decision-making. The Company believes that trends in its adjusted EBITDA are valuable indicators of its operating performance. | |||
| Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for financial information provided in accordance with GAAP. This non-GAAP financial measure may not be computed in the same manner as similarly titled measures used by other companies. The Company expects to continue to incur expenses similar to the adjusted EBITDA financial adjustments described above, and investors should not infer from the Company's presentation of this non-GAAP financial measure that these costs are unusual, infrequent or non-recurring. | |||
| The following table reconciles the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure to the non-GAAP financial measure. | |||
| Three Months Ended | |||
| September 30, | |||
| 2012 | 2011 | ||
| (Loss) income from continuing operations | $ (7,200) | $ 2,653 | |
| Interest expense, net | 6 | 3 | |
| Income tax (benefit) expense | (3,651) | 1,314 | |
| Depreciation | 2,211 | 1,855 | |
| Amortization of acquired intangible assets | 1,788 | 816 | |
| Restructuring | 4,984 | -- | |
| Acquisition costs and other related expenses | 230 | 25 | |
| Fair value adjustments from purchase accounting | 925 | 23 | |
| Stock-based compensation expense | 2,345 | 2,040 | |
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ 1,638 | $ 8,729 | |
| Free cash flow, a non-GAAP measure for reporting cash flow, is defined as cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures and, therefore, has not been calculated in accordance with GAAP. Management believes free cash flow provides investors with an important perspective on cash available for investment and acquisitions after making capital investments required to support ongoing business operations and long-term value creation. The Company believes that trends in its free cash flow are valuable indicators of its operating performance and liquidity. | |||
| Free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for financial information provided in accordance with GAAP. This non-GAAP financial measure may not be computed in the same manner as similarly titled measures used by other companies. The Company expects to continue to incur expenditures similar to the free cash flow financial adjustment described above, and investors should not infer from the Company's presentation of this non-GAAP financial measure that these expenditures reflect all of the Company's obligations which require cash. | |||
| The following table reconciles the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure to the non-GAAP financial measure. | |||
| Three Months Ended | |||
| September 30, | |||
| 2012 | 2011 | ||
| Cash flows from operations | $ (9,949) | $ 4,216 | |
| Capital expenditures | (980) | (1,646) | |
| Free cash flow | $ (10,929) | $ 2,570 | |
| MERCURY COMPUTER SYSTEMS, INC. | ||
| RECONCILIATION OF FORWARD-LOOKING GUIDANCE RANGE | ||
| Quarter Ending December 31, 2012 | ||
| (In thousands, except per share data) | ||
| The Company defines adjusted EBITDA as income from continuing operations before interest, income taxes, depreciation, amortization of acquired intangible assets, restructuring, impairment of long-lived assets, acquisition costs and other related expenses, fair value adjustments from purchase accounting, and stock-based compensation costs. | ||
| The following table reconciles the adjusted EBITDA financial measure to its most directly comparable GAAP measure: | ||
| Range | ||
| Low | High | |
| GAAP expectation --- (Loss) income from operations per diluted share | $ (0.24) | $ (0.17) |
| GAAP expectation --- (Loss) income from operations | $ (7,106) | $ (5,204) |
| Adjust for: | ||
| Interest expense, net | 9 | 9 |
| Income taxes | (3,504) | (2,566) |
| Depreciation | 2,208 | 2,208 |
| Amortization of acquired intangible assets | 2,230 | 2,230 |
| Restructuring | 599 | 599 |
| Acquisition costs and other related expenses | -- | -- |
| Fair value adjustments from purchase accounting | 1,271 | 1,271 |
| Stock-based compensation expense | 2,202 | 2,202 |
| Adjusted EBITDA expectation | $ (2,091) | $ 749 |
CONTACT:Kevin M. Bisson , CFO,Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. 978-967-1990
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