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CounterPath Reports Third Quarter
Fiscal 2018 Financial Results

Company Records 21% Year-Over-Year Revenue Growth

VANCOUVER, BC, Canada — March 13, 2018 — CounterPath Corporation (“CounterPath” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: CPAH) (TSX: PATH), a global provider of award-winning over-the-top (OTT) Unified Communications solutions for enterprises and carriers, today announced the financial and operating results for the third quarter ended January 31, 2018 of fiscal year 2018.

Third Quarter Financial Highlights (unaudited)

  • Revenue of $3.1 million, an increase of 21% over the $2.6 million recorded in the third quarter of fiscal 2017.

  • Growth in subscription, support and maintenance revenue (revenue of a recurring nature) of 9%, compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2017, representing 36% of total revenue for the third quarter of fiscal 2018.

  • Gross margin of 88% compared to 86% for the third quarter of fiscal 2017.

  • Non-GAAP loss from operations of $0.3 million compared to non-GAAP loss from operations of $0.4 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2017.

  • Non-GAAP net loss of $0.3 million, or $0.06 per share, compared to non-GAAP net loss of $0.4 million, or $0.08 per share, for the third quarter of fiscal 2017.

  • Net loss of $0.8 million, or $0.14 per share, compared to net loss of $0.7 million, or $0.14 per share, for the third quarter of fiscal 2017.

  • Cash of $3.0 million as of January 31, 2018 compared to cash of $2.1 million as of April 30, 2017.

Management Commentary

“CounterPath grew its subscription, support and maintenance revenue to a record level in the third quarter and I am pleased with the increased customer activity,” said Donovan Jones, President and Chief Executive Officer. “We entered into an agreement with an existing customer worth approximately $2 million over three years, while an international, tier-one service provider for which we completed customization services last quarter, placed their first softphone license order. Our team has also been working towards the recent launch of CounterPath Stretto Collaboration, our new hosted team collaboration service. Stretto Collaboration extends the CounterPath Bria softphone experience by allowing customers to add HD video, voice, messaging, presence, screen sharing and now collaboration to their existing UC deployment without requiring any changes to their current communications environment. CounterPath also strengthened its partnership with Oracle Communications by developing a joint UC cloud solution. The CounterPath and Oracle solution seamlessly interoperates between communications systems, devices and legacy infrastructure to enhance enterprise communication capabilities and fills a key gap in the UC user experience by providing businesses and service providers with an “Always Connected” state regardless of location, device or network. CounterPath and Oracle are showcasing the joint solution in the Oracle booth this week at Enterprise Connect, targeting mid to large enterprise.” continued Jones.


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Recent Business Highlights

  • Partnership expansion with Sydney-based Telegate, a Business VoIP Telephone Provider for Hosted PBX technology, to sell additional Bria Stretto Platform modules throughout the Australasia region.

  • Signed a distribution agreement with Japanese-based Unified Communications Co., Ltd., a leading telecoms distributor, to package the CounterPath Bria and Stretto platform with their IP- PBX and call center solutions.

  • Signed a distribution agreement with New Zealand-based Soft Solutions Ltd., a leading telecoms distributor, to sell CounterPath Bria Stretto subscription services throughout Australia, New Zealand and Singapore.

  • Closed a non-brokered private placement of 427,500 shares of common stock of the Company at a price of $4.01 for gross proceeds of $1,714,275.

Financial Overview

(All amounts are in U.S. dollars and in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) unless otherwise specified - unaudited.)

Revenue was $3.1 million for the quarter ended January 31, 2018 compared to $2.6 million for the same quarter last fiscal year. Software revenue was $1.8 million compared to $1.3 million for the same quarter last fiscal year. Subscription, support and maintenance revenue was $1.1 million compared to $1.0 million for the same quarter last fiscal year. Professional services and other revenue was $0.2 million compared to $0.2 million for the same quarter last fiscal year.

Operating expenses for the quarter ended January 31, 2018 were $3.5 million compared to $3.1 million for the same quarter last fiscal year. Operating expenses for the quarter ended January 31, 2018 included a non-cash stock-based compensation expense of $0.1 million (2017 - $0.2 million). Sales and marketing expenses were $1.0 million for the quarter ended January 31, 2018 compared to $0.8 million for the same quarter last fiscal year. For the quarter ended January 31, 2018, research and development expenses were $1.4 million and general and administrative expenses were $0.8 million compared to $1.2 million and $0.7 million, respectively, for same quarter last fiscal year.

Foreign exchange loss for the quarter ended January 31, 2018 was $0.3 million compared to foreign exchange loss of $0.2 million for the same quarter last fiscal year. The foreign exchange gain (loss) represents the gain (loss) on account of translation of the intercompany accounts of CounterPath’s subsidiary which are maintained in Canadian dollars and transactional gains and losses resulting from transactions denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars.

The net loss for the quarter ended January 31, 2018 was $0.8 million, or $0.14 per share, compared to a net loss of $0.7 million, or $0.14 per share, for the same quarter last fiscal year. As of January 31, 2018, the Company had $3.0 million in cash, compared to $2.1 million at April 30, 2017.


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Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains "forward-looking statements". Statements in this news release which are not purely historical are forward-looking statements and include any statements regarding beliefs, plans, outlook, expectations or intentions regarding the future including: the Company’s plan to showcase its joint solution with Oracle this week at Enterprise Connect, targeting mid to large enterprise. It is important to note that actual outcomes and the Company’s actual results could differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ from those projected in any forward-looking statements due to numerous factors. Such factors include, among others: (1) the variability in CounterPath’s sales from reporting period to reporting period due to extended sales cycles as a result of selling CounterPath’s products through channel partners or the length of time of deployment of CounterPath’s products by its customers; (2) the Company’s ability to manage its operating expenses, which may adversely affect its financial condition; (3) the Company’s ability to remain competitive as other better financed competitors develop and release competitive products; (4) a decline in the Company’s stock price or insufficient investor interest in the Company’s securities which may impact the Company’s ability to raise additional financing as required or may cause the Company to be delisted from a stock exchange on which its common stock trades; (5) the impact of intellectual property litigation that could materially and adversely affect the Company’s business; (6) the success by the Company of the sales of its current and new products; (7) the impact of technology changes on the Company’s products and industry; (8) the failure to develop new and innovative products using the Company’s technologies; and (9) the potential dilution to shareholders or overhang on the Company’s share price of its outstanding stock options. Readers should also refer to the risk disclosures outlined in the Company’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, the Company’s annual reports on Form 10-K, and the Company’s other disclosure documents filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission at http://www.sec.gov and the Company’s interim and annual filings and other disclosure documents filed from time to time on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

About CounterPath

CounterPath Unified Communications solutions are changing the face of telecommunications. An industry and user favorite, Bria softphones for desktop, tablet and mobile devices, together with Stretto Platform™ server solutions, enable operators, OEMs and enterprises large and small around the globe to offer a seamless and unified over-the-top (OTT) communications experience across both fixed and mobile networks. The Bria and Stretto combination enables an improved user experience as an overlay to the most popular UC and IMS telephony and applications servers on the market today. Standards-based, cost-effective and reliable, CounterPath’s award-winning solutions power the voice and video calling, messaging, and presence offerings of customers such as AT&T, Avaya, BroadSoft, BT, Cisco Systems, Metaswitch Networks, Mitel, NEC, Network Norway, Nokia, Ribbon Communications, Rogers and Verizon. Visit CounterPath, www.counterpath.com.

Contacts:

David Karp
Chief Financial Officer, CounterPath
dkarp@counterpath.com
(604) 628-9364

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COUNTERPATH CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Stated in U.S. Dollars)
(Unaudited)

    January 31,     April 30,  
    2018     2017  
Assets            
   Current assets:            
       Cash and cash equivalents $  3,048,418   $  2,071,019  
       Accounts receivable (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of
          $249,995 and $80,232, respectively)
  3,932,957     2,133,469  
       Prepaid expenses and deposits   236,987     170,853  
           Total current assets   7,218,362     4,375,341  
             
   Deposits   102,417     91,400  
   Equipment   125,094     125,813  
   Goodwill   7,144,260     6,440,955  
   Other assets   210,865     199,637  
Total Assets $  14,800,998   $  11,233,146  
             
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity            
   Current liabilities:            
       Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $  2,080,402   $  1,825,528  
       Accrued warranty   65,330     54,365  
       Customer deposits   2,794     6,211  
       Unearned revenue   2,421,672     2,134,948  
           Total current liabilities   4,570,198     4,021,052  
             
   Deferred lease inducements   17,611     23,022  
   Unrecognized tax liability   9,763     9,763  
           Total liabilities   4,597,572     4,053,837  
             
   Stockholders’ equity:            
   Preferred stock, $0.001 par value
         Authorized: 100,000,000
          Issued and outstanding: January 31, 2018 – nil; April 30, 2017 – nil
       
     Common stock, $0.001 par value 
         Authorized: 10,000,000 
         Issued and outstanding: January 31, 2018 – 5,935,206; April 30, 2017 – 5,005,245
  5,935     5,005  
         Treasury stock       (60 )
   Additional paid-in capital   75,071,382     71,680,575  
   Accumulated deficit   (62,253,057 )   (60,481,015 )
   Accumulated other comprehensive loss – currency translation adjustment   (2,620,834 )   (4,025,196 )
           Total stockholders’ equity   10,203,426     7,179,309  
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity $  14,800,998   $  11,233,146  


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COUNTERPATH CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Stated in U.S. Dollars)
(Unaudited)

    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    January 31,     January 31,  
    2018     2017     2018     2017  
Revenue:                        
   Software $  1,791,165   $  1,324,203   $  5,306,925   $  4,223,066  
   Subscription, support and maintenance   1,120,690     1,031,162     3,069,371     2,944,349  
   Professional services and other   172,048     199,994     1,230,978     1,165,051  
             Total revenue   3,083,903     2,555,359     9,607,274     8,332,466  
Operating expenses:                        
   Cost of sales (includes depreciation of $4,753
      (2017 – $4,975))
  362,057     360,722     1,131,122     1,334,385  
   Sales and marketing   996,470     819,958     3,031,981     2,770,367  
   Research and development   1,361,219     1,215,783     4,052,129     3,524,959  
   General and administrative   800,049     678,243     2,407,234     2,531,322  
             Total operating expenses   3,519,795     3,074,706     10,622,466     10,161,033  
Loss from operations   (435,892 )   (519,347 )   (1,015,192 )   (1,828,567 )
Interest and other income (expense), net:                        
   Interest and other income       36         222  
   Interest expense   (123 )       (338 )    
   Foreign exchange gain/(loss)   (342,328 )   (162,829 )   (756,512 )   218,274  
Net loss for the period $  (778,343 ) $  (682,140 ) $  (1,772,042 ) $  (1,610,071 )
                         
Net loss per share:                        
   Basic and diluted $  (0.14 ) $  (0.14 ) $  (0.33 ) $  (0.35 )
                         
Weighted average common shares outstanding:                        
   Basic and diluted   5,539,352     4,789,675     5,354,690     4,631,472  


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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This news release contains “non-GAAP financial measures”. The non-GAAP financial measures in this news release consist of non-GAAP income (loss) from operations which excludes non-cash stock-based compensation relative to income (loss) from operations calculated in accordance with GAAP. The non-GAAP financial measures also include non-GAAP net income (loss) which excludes non-cash stock-based compensation and foreign exchange gain (loss) relative to income (loss) calculated in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. CounterPath utilizes both GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures to assess what it believes to be its core operating performance and to evaluate and manage its internal business and assist in making financial operating decisions. CounterPath believes that the inclusion of non-GAAP financial measures, together with GAAP measures, provides investors with an alternative presentation useful to investors' understanding of CounterPath’s core operating results and trends.

Reconciliation to GAAP
(Unaudited)

    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    January 31,     January 31,  
    2018     2017     2018     2017  
Non-GAAP income (loss) from operations:                        
                         
   GAAP loss from operations $  (435,892 ) $  (519,347 ) $  (1,015,192 ) $  (1,828,567 )
   Plus:                        
   Stock-based compensation   87,924     150,325     494,883     701,515  
   Non-GAAP loss from operations $  (347,968 ) $  (369,022 ) $  (520,309 ) $  (1,127,052 )

    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    January 31,     January 31,  
    2018     2017     2018     2017  
Non-GAAP net income (loss):                        
                         
   GAAP net loss $  (778,343 ) $  (682,140 ) $  (1,772,042 ) $  (1,610,071 )
   Plus:                        
   Stock-based compensation   87,924     150,325     494,883     701,515  
   Foreign exchange (gain) loss   342,328     162,829     756,512     (218,274 )
   Non-GAAP net loss $  (348,091 ) $  (368,986 ) $  (520,647 ) $  (1,126,830 )
                         
                         
   GAAP net loss per share:                        
       Basic and diluted $  (0.14 ) $  (0.14 ) $  (0.33 ) $  (0.35 )
                         
   Non-GAAP net loss per share:                        
       Basic and diluted $  (0.06 ) $  (0.08 ) $  (0.10 ) $  (0.24 )