ORBCOMM Announces First
Quarter 2014 Results
8 May 214
ORBCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq:ORBC), a global provider of
Machine-to-Machine (M2M) solutions, today announced
financial results for the first quarter ended March 31,
2014. The following financial highlights are in thousands of
dollars, except per share amounts.
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Three months ended
March 31,
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2014 |
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2013 |
Service Revenues |
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$14,426 |
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$13,890 |
Product Sales |
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$4,924 |
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$2,830 |
Total
Revenues |
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$19,350 |
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$16,720 |
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Net
Income (Loss) attributable to ORBCOMM Inc.
Common Stockholders |
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($441) |
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$1,092 |
Net
Income (Loss) per Common Share - basic |
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($0.01) |
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$0.02 |
EBITDA (1,3) |
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$1,541 |
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$2,540 |
Adjusted EBITDA (2,3) |
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$3,633 |
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$3,632 |
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“After nearly 10 years of preparation, we are days away
to launching the first of two OG2 missions. We are excited
about the benefits that our advanced OG2 satellites will
bring to our global M2M customer base, including significant
improvements in performance and coverage,” said Marc
Eisenberg, ORBCOMM’s Chief Executive Officer. “We are
confident that there will be increased customer demand for
the enhanced OG2 services, as well as our new backwards
compatible OG2 satellite modem and developer’s kit. We will
also continue to look for new ways to grow the business by
adding capabilities, vertical markets and key geographies,
starting with the integration of Euroscan and marketing our
complete M2M solutions portfolio through their existing
international distribution channels.”
“The Euroscan acquisition completed in Q1 has the ability
to be a key distribution channel driving overall growth in
2014”, said Robert Costantini, Chief Financial Officer of
ORBCOMM. “When combined with the positive impact we are
expecting from commencement of the OG2 launches, we believe
the company is poised to capture significant new revenue
opportunities.”
Financial Results and Highlights
Revenues
For the first quarter ended March 31, 2014, Service
Revenues increased 3.9% to $14.4 million over the prior year
period in 2013 that benefited from a back billing adjustment
leading to higher than usual Service Revenues in the prior
period. The increase in Service Revenues in Q1 of 2014 was
driven by StarTrak, AIS and the acquisitions completed after
Q1-2013. Results in Japan are down slightly on a comparative
basis due to continued weakness in Yen exchange rates versus
last year.
Product Sales during the first quarter of 2014 were $4.9
million compared to $2.8 million during the same period last
year, an increase of $2.1 million or 74.0%. The quarterly
year-over-year increase in Product Sales was driven mainly
by the acquisitions, but was offset by slightly lower sales
at StarTrak due to the timing of shipments which slipped to
the second quarter of 2014.
Total Revenues for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 were
$19.4 million compared to $16.7 million during the same
period of 2013, an increase of 15.7%.
Costs and Expenses
The total of direct costs and operating expenses for the
first quarter of 2014 were $19.6 million compared to $15.4
million during the same period in 2013. Starting this
quarter, we are presenting Depreciation and Amortization as
a separate line item on a comparative basis to see the
impact the OG2 constellation will have on operating
expenses. Direct costs increasing year-over-year were driven
by higher costs for Network and Terrestrial services,
increases in Product Sales including higher manufacturing
costs to launch new products, costs to operate the four
companies acquired, and grow the business.
Costs of Product Sales for the first quarter of 2014 were
$4.0 million compared to $2.1 million for the three months
ended March 31, 2013, increasing mostly due to higher
Product Sales, some additional manufacturing costs, and a
charge for inventory obsolescence. Costs of Services,
Product Development, Selling, General and Administrative
Expenses, and Depreciation and Amortization were $14.4
million for the first quarter of 2014 compared to $12.9
million in the prior year period, increasing $1.5 million
primarily due to additional operating costs from the
acquisitions including higher depreciation and amortization,
costs associated with first quarter activities for
professional fees and employee costs, and costs in
anticipation of the OG2 launch. Acquisition-related costs
were $1.2 million for the first quarter of 2014 compared to
$0.4 million in the prior year period mostly related to the
Euroscan acquisition completed in March.
Income Before Income Taxes, Net Income, and
Earnings Per Share
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes for the first quarter
of 2014 was ($0.2) million compared to $1.3 million for the
first quarter of 2013. Income Before Income Taxes was lower
than prior year largely due to Acquisition-related costs
that were higher by $0.8 million, lower product margins and
increases in other operating costs, as described above.
Net Income (Loss) attributable to ORBCOMM Inc. Common
Stockholders was ($0.4) million for the three months ended
March 31, 2014 compared to $1.1 million for the similar
three-month period in 2013. Basic Earnings Per Share were
($0.01) for the first quarter of 2014 versus $0.02 for the
first quarter of 2013.
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
EBITDA for the first quarter of 2014 was $1.5 million
compared to $2.5 million in the first quarter of 2013 and
includes $1.2 million in Acquisition-related costs. Adjusted
EBITDA, as redefined, now adding back Acquisition-related
costs for both periods, was $3.6 million for the first
quarter of 2014 compared to $3.6 million in the first
quarter of 2013.
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP financial
measures used by the Company. Please see the financial
tables at the end of the release for a reconciliation of
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA.
Balance Sheet & Cash Flow
At March 31, 2014, Cash and Cash Equivalents and
Restricted Cash were $76.9 million, compared to $70.5
million at December 31, 2013, increasing $6.3 million
largely due to the $37 million in net proceeds received from
the public offering of Common Stock, offset by $29 million
in cash paid for the Euroscan acquisition and increases in
working capital.
Cash from operating activities was $0.6 million for the
quarter. Total ORBCOMM Inc. Stockholders’ Equity was $232.7
million at March 31, 2014.
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