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Exhibit 99.1
WALKER INNOVATION ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR 2017 RESULTS
$24 Million of Cash as of December 31, 2017; Quarterly Operating Expenses Decrease by Over 46%.
Stamford, CT – February 2, 2018 – Walker Innovation Inc. (OTCQB: WLKR) (“Walker Innovation” or the “Company”), which seeks to develop and commercialize its unique portfolio of intellectual property assets through licensing and enforcement operations and is pursuing an effort to acquire one or more operating businesses, today announced fourth quarter and full year 2017 results.
Fourth Quarter 2017 Highlights
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As of December 31, 2017, Walker Innovation had in excess of $24 million in cash and no outstanding long-term debt on its consolidated balance sheet. |
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Operating expenses were $0.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2017, a 46% reduction compared to the fourth quarter of 2016. |
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The Company reported net loss for the fourth quarter of 2017 of $0.7 million, or ($0.04) per share, compared to net income of $15.4 million, or $0.43 per share on a fully diluted basis, in the prior-year period. Results for the fourth quarter of 2016 included $14.7 million in unrealized and realized gains on investment in connection with the exercise of the Upside Warrant and sale of the related shares, as well as the recording of the Upside Warrant at fair value. |
“I am pleased that we continue to keep operating expenses at a relatively stable and reduced level while we continue our concerted pursuit of acquisitions and other opportunities to create shareholder value,” said Jonathan Siegel, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer.
Fourth Quarter 2017 Results
For the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2017, Walker Innovation reported no revenue versus total revenue of $1.9 million in the prior-year period.
Management expects that the timing and results of patent prosecution and the Company’s enforcement proceedings relating to its intellectual property rights will fluctuate from period to period.
Total operating expenses for the fourth quarter 2017 were approximately $0.7 million versus $1.3 million in the prior-year period, primarily due to reduced overhead by eliminating positions and streamlining processes to conserve cash across its business.
Net loss for the fourth quarter of 2017 was $0.7 million compared to net income for the fourth quarter of 2016 of $15.4 million. Net loss per common share for the fourth quarter of 2017 was $0.04, compared to diluted net income per common share of $0.43 for the fourth quarter of 2016. Fourth quarter 2016 results included a non-cash, unrealized gain of approximately $7.6 million in connection with the ownership of the Company’s warrant to acquire shares of Upside and a realized gain of approximately $7.1 million in connection with the exercise and sale of 3.75 million shares associated with the warrant. The Company sold its remaining 12.65 million shares of Upside during the second quarter of 2017.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of December 31, 2017, Walker Innovation had $24.0 million in cash and no outstanding long-term debt on its consolidated balance sheet.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release may contain certain “forward-looking statements” that reflect the Company’s current expectations and projections about its future results, performance, prospects and opportunities. When used, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect” and “intend” and words or phrases of similar import, as they relate to Walker Innovation, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include, in particular, projections about the Company’s future results, statements about its plans, strategies, business prospects, changes and trends in its business and the markets in which it operates.
Additionally, statements concerning future matters such as revenue levels, expense levels, and other statements regarding matters that are not historical are forward-looking statements. Management cautions that these forward-looking statements relate to future events or the Company’s future financial performance and are subject to business, economic, and other risks and uncertainties, both known and unknown, that may cause actual results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements of its business or its industry to be materially different from those expressed or implied by any forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences in results and outcomes include, but are not limited to, those discussed under the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the Company’s most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K and in any Risk Factors or cautionary statements contained in its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or Current Reports on Form 8-K. Readers should carefully review this information as well as other risks and uncertainties described in other filings the Company makes with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly update these forward-looking statements. As a result, investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.
About Walker Innovation Inc.
Walker Innovation (OTCQB: WLKR) owns and seeks to commercialize, license and enforce the unique portfolio of intellectual property developed by inventor and entrepreneur Jay Walker, who serves as the Company’s Executive Chairman. The Company has a history of performing innovation services that help companies improve their internal product and business development efforts. The Company’s current plan of operations includes an effort to acquire, through merger, share exchange or other transactions, one or more operating businesses, or control of such operating businesses through contractual arrangements. Mr. Walker is best known as the founder of Priceline.com and has twice been named by TIME magazine as “one of the top 50 business leaders of the digital age.” Mr. Walker currently ranks as the world’s 13th most patented living individual, based on U.S. patent issuances according to Wikipedia. Additional information regarding the company can be found at www.walkerinnovation.com
Investor Contact for Walker Innovation Inc.:
Don Duffy/Garrett Edson, ICR
(203) 682-8200
Media Contact:
Michael Fox, ICR
(203) 682-8218
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Dollars in Thousands, except per share amounts)
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Three Months Ended December 31, |
Full Year Ended December 31, |
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2017 |
2016 |
2017 |
2016 |
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Revenues: |
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Licensing fees |
$ | 1,040 | $ | 300 | $ | 1,642 | ||||||||||
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Subscription revenue |
-- | -- | -- | 75 | ||||||||||||
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Custom innovation (related party) |
-- | 828 | -- | 2,561 | ||||||||||||
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Total revenues |
-- | 1,868 | 300 | 4,278 | ||||||||||||
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Cost of Revenue: |
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Legal and consulting contingency fees |
-- | 10 | -- | 35 | ||||||||||||
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Cost of subscription revenue |
-- | -- | -- | 200 | ||||||||||||
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Cost of custom innovation |
-- | 172 | -- | 1,572 | ||||||||||||
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Total cost of revenue |
-- | 182 | -- | 1,807 | ||||||||||||
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Net revenue |
-- | 1,686 | 300 | 2,471 | ||||||||||||
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Operating expenses: |
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Other legal and consulting fees |
93 | 86 | 374 | 1,427 | ||||||||||||
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Patent prosecution and maintenance fees |
12 | 21 | 87 | 164 | ||||||||||||
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Compensation and benefits |
336 | 768 | 1,722 | 3,793 | ||||||||||||
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Professional fees |
162 | 173 | 769 | 969 | ||||||||||||
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General and administrative |
93 | 233 | 493 | 814 | ||||||||||||
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Restructuring expense |
-- | -- | -- | 575 | ||||||||||||
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Total operating expenses |
696 | 1,281 | 3,445 | 7,742 | ||||||||||||
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Operating (loss) income |
(696 | ) | 405 | (3,145 | ) | (5,271 | ) | |||||||||
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Other income: |
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Unrealized gain on investment |
-- | 7,568 | -- | 14,103 | ||||||||||||
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Realized gain on investment |
-- | 7,121 | 2,189 | 7,121 | ||||||||||||
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Other income |
64 | 318 | 386 | 917 | ||||||||||||
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Interest income |
17 | 2 | 45 | 7 | ||||||||||||
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Net (loss) income before taxes |
$ | (615 | ) | $ | 15,414 | (525 | ) | 16,877 | ||||||||
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Provision for income taxes |
(109 | ) | -- | (366 | ) | -- | ||||||||||
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Net (loss) income |
$ | (724 | ) | $ | 15,414 | (891 | ) | $ | 16,877 | |||||||
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Net income (loss) per common share: |
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Basic |
$ | (0.04 | ) | $ | 0.74 | $ | (0.04 | ) | $ | 0.81 | ||||||
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Diluted |
$ | (0.04 | ) | $ | 0.43 | $ | (0.04 | ) | $ | 0.47 | ||||||
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Weighted average common shares outstanding: |
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Basic |
20,371 | 20,742 | 20,528 | 20,742 | ||||||||||||
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Diluted |
20,371 | 35,973 | 20,528 | 35,973 | ||||||||||||
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in Thousands)
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December 31, |
December 31, |
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2017 |
2016 |
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ASSETS |
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Current Assets: |
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Cash |
$ | 24,041 | $ | 10,285 | ||||
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Short-term investment |
25 | 25 | ||||||
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Prepaid and other current assets |
73 | 398 | ||||||
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Total current assets |
24,139 | 10,708 | ||||||
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Property and equipment, net |
-- | 9 | ||||||
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Other Assets: |
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Investments, at cost |
-- | 250 | ||||||
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Investments, at fair value |
-- | 14,621 | ||||||
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TOTAL ASSETS |
$ | 24,139 | $ | 25,588 | ||||
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
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Current Liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
$ | 121 | $ | 214 | ||||
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Accrued expenses |
229 | 461 | ||||||
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Deferred revenue |
-- | 316 | ||||||
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Total current liabilities |
350 | 991 | ||||||
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TOTAL LIABILITIES |
350 | 991 | ||||||
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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES |
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STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
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Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized |
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Series B Convertible Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 14,999,000 shares designated, issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively |
15 | 15 | ||||||
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Common stock, $0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 21,184,744 and 21,134,744 shares issued and 20,094,314 and 20,741,572 outstanding as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 respectively |
21 | 21 | ||||||
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Treasury stock, 1,090,430 and 393,172 shares, at cost as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively |
(1,122 |
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(840 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
47,350 | 46,985 | ||||||
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Accumulated deficit |
(22,475 |
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(21,584 |
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TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
23,789 | 24,597 | ||||||
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
$ | 24,139 | $ | 25,588 | ||||