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Numerex
Corp. Contact:
Ken
Gayron
770
615-1410
Press Release
For Immediate Release
Numerex Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2016 Financial
Results
ATLANTA, GA, March 16, 2017—Numerex Corp
(NASDAQ:NMRX), a leading provider of managed enterprise
solutions enabling the Internet of Things (IoT), today announced
financial results for its fourth quarter and year ended December
31, 2016.
“As
the new senior management team at Numerex, we moved rapidly in the
fourth quarter of 2016 to execute a plan to create a more focused
IoT company – delivering on both near-term profitability
goals and investments in future growth drivers. To achieve both
objectives, we have and will continue to cut costs to make targeted
investments in engineering and sales that will deliver-value added,
differentiated products in key verticals. A more focused,
ROI-driven approach to serving the needs of our top customers
should position Numerex for industry leading profitability and
growth.” commented Ken Gayron, Numerex’s Interim Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer.
Q4 of 2016 Comparisons to Q3 of 2016
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Net revenues in Q4
of 2016 were $17.6 million compared to $17.4 million in Q3 of 2016
with the increase due to a $0.7 million increase in hardware
revenues offset by $0.5 million decrease in subscription and
support revenue.
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Subscription and
Support revenues were $13.8 million in Q4 of 2016, compared to
$14.4 million in Q3 of 2016.
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Recurring Revenue
as a percentage of Total Revenue of 78.7% in Q4 of 2016 compared to
82.6% in Q3 2016.
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Gross Margin of
58.5% on Subscription and Support Revenue in Q4 2016, compared to
59.5% in Q3 of 2016.
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Loss from
operations, net of income taxes, was $11.2 million in Q4 2016,
including $7.8 million of goodwill and other intangible assets
impairment, compared to net loss of $2.5 million in Q3 of
2016.
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Adjusted EBITDA (a
non-GAAP measure) in Q4 of 2016 was ($0.1) million compared to $0.9
million in Q3 of 2016. See reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA and
EBITDA to Net Loss below.
Q4 of 2016 Comparisons to Q4 of 2015
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Net revenues in Q4
of 2016 were $17.6 million compared to $18.8 million in Q4 of 2015
with the decline mainly due to a decrease in Subscription and
Support Revenues.
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Subscription and
Support revenues were $13.8 million in Q4 of 2016, compared to
$15.5 million in Q4 of 2015.
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Recurring Revenue
as a percentage of Total Revenue of 78.7% in Q4 of 2016 compared to
82.5% in Q4 2015.
●
Gross Margin of
58.5% on Subscription and Support Revenue in Q4 2016, compared to
63.3% in Q4 of 2015.
●
Loss from
operations, net of income taxes, was $11.2 million in Q4 2016,
including $7.8 million of goodwill and other intangible assets
impairment, compared to loss from continuing operations of $2.4
million in Q4 of 2015.
●
Adjusted EBITDA (a
non-GAAP measure) in Q4 of 2016 was ($0.1) million compared to $2.0
million in Q4 of 2015.
Fiscal Year 2016 Comparison to Fiscal Year 2015
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Net revenues in
Fiscal Year 2016 were $70.6 million compared to $89.5 million in
2015 with the decline mainly due to a $12.4 million decrease in
Hardware revenue.
●
Subscription and
Support revenues were $58.0 million in Fiscal Year 2016, compared
to $64.4 million in 2015.
●
Recurring Revenue
as a percentage of Total Revenue of 82.1% in Fiscal Year 2016
compared to 72.0% in 2015.
●
Gross Margin of
60.4% on Subscription and Support Revenue in Fiscal Year 2016,
compared to 60.5% in 2015.
●
Loss from
operations, net of income taxes, was $24.3 million in Fiscal Year
2016, including the restructuring charges of $1.8 million and $12.0
million in asset impairments, compared to a net loss of $19.2
million in 2015.
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Adjusted EBITDA (a
non-GAAP measure) was $2.3 million in Fiscal Year 2016 compared to
$9.3 million in 2015.
Financial Metrics
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Three Months Ended
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Year Ended
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GAAP Measures
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December 31,
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September 30,
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December 31,
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December 31,
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2016
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2016
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2015
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2016
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2015
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(Unaudited)
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(Unaudited)
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(Unaudited)
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(Unaudited)
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(Unaudited)
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Subscription
and support revenues ($ in millions)
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$13.8
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$14.4
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$15.5
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$58.0
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$64.4
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Recurring
revenue - Subscription and support
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revenues
as a percentage of total revenue
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78.7%
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82.6%
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82.5%
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82.1%
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72.0%
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Gross
margin -- subscription and support revenues
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58.5%
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59.5%
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63.3%
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60.4%
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60.5%
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Loss
from operations, net of
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income
taxes ($ in millions)
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$(11.2)
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$(2.5)
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$(2.4)
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$(24.3)
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$(19.2)
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Diluted
EPS
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$(0.57)
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$(0.13)
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$(0.13)
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$(1.25)
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$(1.00)
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Non-GAAP Measures* (Unaudited)
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Adjusted
EBITDA ($ in millions)
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$(0.1)
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$0.9
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$2.0
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$2.3
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$9.3
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Adjusted
EBITDA as a percent of total revenue
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-0.4%
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4.9%
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10.5%
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3.2%
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10.4%
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* Refer to the section of this press release entitled "Non-GAAP
(Adjusted) Financial Measures" for
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a discussion of these non-GAAP items and a reconciliation to the
most comparable GAAP measure.
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Delay in Filing
Numerex Corp. (the “Company”) is unable to file its
Annual Report on Form 10-K in a timely manner. The delay is
principally due to the need to devote additional time and resources
to renegotiating or refinancing the Company’s outstanding
senior indebtedness. Since early February 2017, management had been
in active negotiations to refinance the Company’s senior
indebtedness. On March 14, 2017, despite its commitment, the
potential lender informed management that it would not fund the
loan.
As of March 17, 2017, the Company will not be in compliance with
certain covenants in its current loan agreement, as amended, with
Crystal Financial, LLC or as of December 31, 2016, as those
covenants currently exist, absent a waiver, amendment or
refinancing of such indebtedness. The Company’s
management is in discussions with existing and potential financing
sources to restructure its senior indebtedness, obtain alternative
financing or an additional equity infusion or some combination of
these measures.
Absent
a waiver, amendment or refinancing of its senior indebtedness prior
to filing the Form 10-K, the Company will be required to reclassify
its long-term debt as a current liability as of December 31,
2016.
Quarterly Conference Call
Numerex
will discuss its quarterly and annual results via teleconference
today at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Please dial (877) 303-9240 or, if
outside the U.S. and Canada, (760) 666-3571 to access the
conference call at least five minutes prior to 4:30 p.m. Eastern
Time start time. A live webcast of the call will also be available
at www.numerex.com
under the Investor Relations section. The audio replay will be
posted two hours after the end of the call on the Company’s
website or by dialing (855) 859-2056 or (404) 537-3406 if outside
the US and Canada and entering the conference ID 8652 8844. The
replay will be available for the next 10 days.
About Numerex
Numerex
Corp. (NASDAQ:NMRX) is a leading provider of managed enterprise
solutions enabling the Internet of Things (IoT). The Company's
solutions produce new revenue streams or create operating
efficiencies for its customers. Numerex provides its technology and
services through its integrated platforms, which are generally sold
on a subscription basis. The Company offers a portfolio of managed
end-to-end IoT solutions including smart devices, network
connectivity and service applications capable of addressing the
needs of a wide spectrum of vertical markets and industrial
customers. The Company's mission is to empower enterprise
operations with world-class, managed IoT solutions that are simple,
innovative, scalable, and secure. For additional information,
please visit www.numerex.com.
This press release contains, and other statements may contain,
forward-looking statements with respect to Numerex future financial
or business performance, conditions or strategies and other
financial and business matters, including expectations regarding
growth trends and activities. Forward-looking statements are
typically identified by words or phrases such as "believe,"
"expect," "anticipate," "intend," "estimate," "assume," "strategy,"
"plan," "outlook," "outcome," "continue," "remain," "trend," and
variations of such words and similar expressions, or future or
conditional verbs such as "will," "would," "should," "could,"
"may," or similar expressions. Numerex cautions that these
forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions,
risks and uncertainties, which change over time. These
forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press
release, and Numerex assumes no duty to update forward-looking
statements. Actual results could differ materially from those
anticipated in these forward-looking statements and future results
could differ materially from historical performance.
The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to
differ materially from forward-looking statements or historical
performance: our inability to capture greater recurring
subscription revenues; our ability to efficiently utilize cloud
computing to expand our services; the risks that a substantial
portion of revenues derived from contracts may be terminated at any
time; the risks that our strategic suppliers and/ or wireless
network operators materially change or disrupt the flow of products
or services; variations in quarterly operating results; delays in
the development, introduction, integration and marketing of new
products and services; customer acceptance of services; economic
conditions resulting in decreased demand for our products and
services; the risk that our strategic alliances, partnerships
and/or wireless network operators will not yield substantial
revenues; changes in financial and capital markets and the
inability to raise growth capital on favorable terms, if at all;
the inability to attain revenue and earnings growth; changes in
interest rates; inflation; the introduction, withdrawal, success
and timing of business initiatives and strategies; competitive
conditions; the inability to realize revenue enhancements;
disruption in key supplier relationships and/or related services;
our ability to meet financial and operating covenants in or
otherwise service our debt, and the extent and timing of
technological changes.
© 2017 Numerex Corp. All rights reserved. Numerex, the Numerex
logo and all other marks contained herein are trademarks of Numerex
Corp. and/or Numerex-affiliated companies. All other marks
contained herein are the property of their respective
owners.
NUMEREX CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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(In thousands, except per share data)
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(Unaudited)
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Three Months Ended
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Year Ended
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December 31,
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September 30,
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December 31,
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December 31,
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2016
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2016
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2015
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2016
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2015
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(Unaudited)
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(Unaudited)
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(Unaudited)
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(Unaudited)
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(Unaudited)
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Net revenues:
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Subscription
and support revenues
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$13,836
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$14,388
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$15,497
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$58,019
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$64,371
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Embedded
devices and hardware
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3,741
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3,024
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3,288
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12,626
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25,079
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Total
net revenues
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17,577
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17,412
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18,785
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70,645
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89,450
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Cost
of sales, exclusive of a portion of depreciation
and amortization shown below:
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Subscription
and support revenues
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5,744
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5,828
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5,682
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22,986
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25,410
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Embedded
devices and hardware
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3,977
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3,082
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3,148
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13,004
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22,981
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Inventory
reserves
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27
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27
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46
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541
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1,343
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Impairment
of other asset
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-
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-
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-
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-
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1,275
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Gross
profit
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7,829
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8,475
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9,909
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34,114
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38,441
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Operating
expenses:
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Sales
and marketing
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3,873
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3,229
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3,310
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13,318
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12,446
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General
and administrative
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2,729
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3,280
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3,690
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13,998
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15,798
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Engineering
and development
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2,304
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2,229
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2,257
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9,224
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8,952
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Depreciation
and amortization
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1,549
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1,658
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1,703
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6,540
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7,116
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Impairment
of goodwill and other intangible assets
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7,833
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-
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1,462
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12,005
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2,712
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Restructuring
charges
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312
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276
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-
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1,831
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-
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Operating
loss
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(10,771)
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(2,197)
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(2,513)
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(22,802)
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(8,583)
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Interest
expense
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502
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469
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203
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1,698
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806
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Loss
on extinguishment of debt
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-
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-
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-
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290
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-
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Other
income, net
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(32)
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(33)
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(33)
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(130)
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(134)
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Loss
from operations before income taxes
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(11,241)
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(2,633)
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(2,683)
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(24,660)
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(9,255)
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Income
tax expense
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(83)
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(87)
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(257)
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(340)
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9,902
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Net
loss
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$(11,158)
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$(2,546)
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$(2,426)
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$(24,320)
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$(19,157)
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Basic
earnings per share:
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Net
loss
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$(0.57)
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$(0.13)
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$(0.13)
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$(1.25)
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$(1.00)
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Diluted
earnings per share:
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Net
loss
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$(0.57)
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$(0.13)
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$(0.13)
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$(1.25)
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$(1.00)
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Weighted
average shares outstanding used in
computing earnings per share:
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Basic
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19,601
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19,542
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19,305
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19,493
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19,117
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Diluted
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19,601
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19,542
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19,305
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19,493
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19,117
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NUMEREX CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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(In thousands)
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(Unaudited)
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December 31,
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December 31,
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2016
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2015
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(Unaudited)
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(Unaudited)
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ASSETS
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CURRENT
ASSETS
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$9,285
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$16,237
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Restricted
cash
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221
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-
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Accounts
receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $767 and
$618
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9,436
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9,237
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Financing
receivables, current
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1,778
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1,780
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Inventory,
net of reserve for obsolescence of $2,446 and $2,706
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9,011
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7,617
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Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
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1,421
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1,887
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Deferred
tax assets, current
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-
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603
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TOTAL
CURRENT ASSETS
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31,152
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37,361
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Financing
receivables, less current portion
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2,227
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2,330
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Property
and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and
amortization of $9,225 and $6,632
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6,022
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4,795
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Software,
net of accumulated amortization of $12,807 and $9,503
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6,530
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7,146
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Other
intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $19,185 and
$17,184
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11,519
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15,722
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Goodwill
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33,554
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43,424
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Deferred
tax assets, less current portion
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-
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-
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Other
assets
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474
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409
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TOTAL
ASSETS
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$91,478
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$111,187
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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CURRENT
LIABILITIES
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Accounts
payable
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$15,894
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$11,390
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Accrued
expenses and other current liabilities
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3,209
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2,864
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Deferred
revenues
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1,882
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1,942
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Current
portion of long-term debt
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1,275
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3,600
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Obligations
under capital lease
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291
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-
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TOTAL
CURRENT LIABILITIES
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22,551
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19,796
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Long-term
debt, less current portion
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14,885
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15,309
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Capital
lease
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797
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-
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Deferred
tax liabilities, noncurrent
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468
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1,595
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Other
liabilities
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1,512
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1,891
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TOTAL
LIABILITIES
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40,213
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38,591
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COMMITMENTS
AND CONTINGENCIES
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SHAREHOLDERS’
EQUITY
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Preferred
stock, no par value; 3,000 authorized; none issued
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-
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-
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Class
A common stock, no par value; 30,000 authorized;
20,935 and 20,652 issued; 19,608 and 19,177
outstanding
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-
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-
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Class
B common stock, no par value; 5,000 authorized; none
issued
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-
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-
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Additional
paid-in capital
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105,112
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102,108
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Treasury
stock, at cost; 1,327 and 1,316 shares
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(5,466)
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(5,444)
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Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
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(110)
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(117)
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Accumulated
deficit
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(48,271)
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(23,951)
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TOTAL
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
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51,265
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72,596
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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$91,478
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$111,187
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*
Absent
a waiver, amendment or refinancing of its senior indebtedness prior
to filing the Form 10-K, the Company will be required to reclassify
its long-term debt as a current liability as of December 31,
2016.
NUMEREX CORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
NON-GAAP (ADJUSTED) FINANCIAL MEASURES
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization
expenses (EBITDA) and Adjusted EBITDA, which are presented below,
are non-GAAP measures and do not purport to be alternatives to
operating income as a measure of operating performance. We
believe EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA per diluted
share are useful to and used by investors and other users of the
financial statements in evaluating our operating performance
because it provides them with an additional tool to compare
business performance across periods.
We
believe that:
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EBITDA is widely
used by investors to measure a company’s operating
performance without regard to items such as interest, income tax,
and depreciation and amortization expenses, which can vary
substantially from company-to-company depending upon accounting
methods and book value of assets, capital structure and the method
by which assets were acquired; and
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Investors commonly
adjust EBITDA information to eliminate the effect of equity-based
compensation and other unusual or infrequently occurring items
which vary widely from company-to-company and impair
comparability.
We use
EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA per diluted
share:
●
as a measure of
operating performance to assist in comparing performance from
period-to-period on a consistent basis
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as a measure for
planning and forecasting overall expectations and for evaluating
actual results against such expectations; and
●
in communications
with the board of directors, analysts and investors concerning our
financial performance.
Although
we believe, for the foregoing reasons, that the presentation of
non-GAAP financial measures provides useful supplemental
information to investors regarding our results of operations, the
non-GAAP financial measures should only be considered in addition
to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, any measure of
financial performance prepared in accordance with
GAAP.
Use of
non-GAAP financial measures is subject to inherent limitations
because they do not include all the expenses that must be included
under GAAP and because they involve the exercise of judgment of
which charges should properly be excluded from the non-GAAP
financial measure. Management accounts for these limitations by not
relying exclusively on non-GAAP financial measures, but only using
such information to supplement GAAP financial measures. The
non-GAAP financial measures may not be the same non-GAAP measures,
and may not be calculated in the same manner, as those used by
other companies.
Adjusted EBITDA is calculated by excluding the effect of
equity-based compensation and non-operational items from the
calculation of EBITDA. Management believes that this measure
provides additional relevant and useful information to investors
and other users of our financial data in evaluating the
effectiveness of our operations and underlying business trends in a
manner that is consistent with management’s evaluation of
business performance.
We
believe that excluding depreciation and amortization expenses of
property, equipment, and intangible assets to calculate EBITDA and
Adjusted EBITDA provides supplemental information and an
alternative presentation that is useful to investors’
understanding of our core operating results and trends. Not only
are depreciation and amortization expenses based on historical
costs of assets that may have little bearing on present or future
replacement costs, but also they are based on our estimates of
remaining useful lives.
We
believe that excluding the effects of equity-based compensation
from non-GAAP financial measures provides supplemental information
and an alternative presentation useful to investors’
understanding of our core operating results and trends. Investors
have indicated that they consider financial measures of our results
of operations excluding equity-based compensation as important
supplemental information useful to their understanding of our
historical results and estimating our future results.
We also
believe that, in excluding the effects of equity-based
compensation, our non-GAAP financial measures provide investors
with transparency into what management uses to measure and forecast
our results of operations, to compare on a consistent basis our
results of operations for the current period to that of prior
periods and to compare our results of operations on a more
consistent basis against that of other companies, in making
financial and operating decisions and to establish certain
management compensation.
Equity-based
compensation is an important part of total compensation, especially
from the perspective of employees. We believe, however, that
supplementing GAAP income from continuing operations by providing
income from continuing operations, excluding the effect of
equity-based compensation in all periods, is useful to investors
because it enables additional and more meaningful period-to-period
comparisons.
Adjusted EBITDA excludes non-cash and other items including reserve
for inventory, restructuring, recruiting fees, costs related to an
internal ERP systems integration upgrade, a network systems
evaluation study and acquisition related costs. We believe that
these costs are unusual costs that we do not expect to recur on a
regular basis, and consequently, we do not consider these charges
as a component of ongoing operations.
EBITDA
and Adjusted EBITDA are not measures of liquidity calculated in
accordance with GAAP, and should be viewed as a supplement to
– not a substitute for – results of operations
presented on the basis of GAAP. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not
purport to represent cash flow provided by operating activities as
defined by GAAP. Furthermore, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not
necessarily comparable to similarly-titled measures reported by
other companies.
NUMEREX CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
RECONCILIATION OF NET LOSS TO EBITDA AND ADJUSTED EBITDA, INCLUDING
PER SHARE AMOUNTS
The
following table reconciles the specific items excluded from GAAP in
the calculation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the periods
indicated below (in thousands, except per share
amounts):
|
Three Months Ended
|
Year Ended
|
|||
|
December 31,
|
September 30,
|
December 31,
|
December 31,
|
|
|
2016
|
2016
|
2015
|
2016
|
2015
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) (Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Loss (GAAP)
|
$(11,158)
|
$(2,546)
|
$(2,426)
|
$(24,320)
|
$(19,157)
|
Depreciation
and amortization expense
|
1,960
|
2,029
|
2,054
|
7,958
|
8,217
|
Impairment
of goodwill and other assets
|
7,833
|
-
|
1,462
|
12,005
|
3,987
|
Interest
expense and loss on extinguishment of debt, net
|
470
|
436
|
170
|
1,858
|
672
|
Income
tax (benefit) expense
|
(83)
|
(87)
|
(257)
|
(340)
|
9,902
|
EBITDA
(non-GAAP)
|
(978)
|
(168)
|
1,003
|
(2,840)
|
3,621
|
Equity-based
compensation expense
|
522
|
751
|
354
|
2,725
|
2,673
|
Non-cash
and other items
|
423
|
276
|
608
|
2,425
|
3,027
|
Adjusted
EBITDA (non-GAAP)
|
$(33)
|
$859
|
$1,965
|
$2,310
|
$9,321
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
from operations, net of income taxes,
per diluted share (GAAP)
|
$(0.57)
|
$(0.13)
|
$(0.13)
|
$(1.25)
|
$(1.00)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
average shares outstanding used in computing
diluted per share amounts
|
19,601
|
19,542
|
19,305
|
19,493
|
19,117
|
Adjusted
EBITDA excludes non-cash and other items including reserve for
inventory, restructuring, recruiting fees, costs related to an
internal ERP systems integration upgrade, a network systems
evaluation study and acquisition related costs. We believe that
these costs are unusual costs that we do not expect to recur on a
regular basis, and consequently, we do not consider these charges
as a component of ongoing operations.
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