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Exhibit 99.1

 

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Contacts:

 

RF Industries, Ltd.

Peter Yin

SVP/Interim CFO 

(858) 549-6340 

rfi@rfindustries.com 

 

 

 

MKR Investor Relations

Todd Kehrli

Analyst/Investor Contact 

(323) 468-2300 

rfil@mkr-group.com 

 

 

 

RF Industries Reports 12% Sequential Sales Growth

for Fiscal 2020 Fourth Quarter

 

SAN DIEGO, CA, December 17, 2020 RF Industries, Ltd, (NASDAQ: RFIL), a national manufacturer and marketer of interconnect products and systems, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended October 31, 2020.

 

Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2020 Highlights and Operating Results:

 

 

Net sales increased 12% sequentially to $10.7 million

 

Gross margin was 28%

 

Net income was $159,000, or $0.02 per diluted share, up sequentially from a net loss of $(82,000), or $(0.01) per diluted share, in the preceding quarter

 

Non-GAAP net income was $356,000, or $0.04 per diluted share

 

Adjusted EBITDA increased 13% sequentially to $329,000

 

Cash and cash equivalents were $15.8 million

 

Robert Dawson, President and CEO of RF Industries, commented:

 

“We continued to successfully navigate this extremely challenging operating environment and are pleased to finish the fiscal year with a return to sequential revenue growth and profitability in the fourth quarter. During the year we strengthened our go-to-market capabilities, adding significant new talent to our sales team and broadening our relationships in the carrier ecosystem. We also significantly expanded our product offerings through the two acquisitions we did in 2019. As we begin our new fiscal year, we believe we are more effectively positioned to grow our business and we look forward to returning to year-over-year revenue growth in fiscal 2021 as we continue to execute on our long-term growth plan.”

 

Conference Call and Webcast

 

RF Industries will host a conference call and live webcast today at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time (4:30 p.m. ET) to discuss its fiscal 2020 fourth quarter and full year financial results. To access the conference call, dial 877-407-8031 (US and Canada) or 201-689-8031 (International) and ask for the RF Industries fourth quarter call. In addition, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be accessible on the investor relations section of the Company’s website at www.rfindustries.com. A phone replay of the conference call will also be available beginning approximately two hours after conclusion of the call and will remain available for two weeks. To access the phone replay, dial 877-481-4010 (US and Canada) or 919-882-2331 (International). The replay conference ID is 39019.

 

 

 

About RF Industries

 

RF Industries designs and manufactures a broad range of interconnect products across diversified, growing markets including wireless/wireline telecom, data communications and industrial. The Company's products include RF connectorscoaxial cablesdata cableswire harnessesfiber optic cablescustom cabling, energy-efficient cooling systems and integrated small cell enclosures. The Company is headquartered in San Diego, California with additional operations in Long Island, New York, Vista, California, Milford, Connecticut and North Kingstown, Rhode Island. Please visit the RF Industries website at www.rfindustries.com.

  

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This press release contains forward-looking statements with respect to future events, including the return of delayed project-based business and the Company’s long-term growth, which are subject to a number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: the duration and continuing impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the U.S. economy and the Company’s customers; changes in the telecommunications industry; the Company's reliance on certain distributors and customers for a significant portion of anticipated revenues; the impact of existing and additional future tariffs imposed by U.S and foreign nations; the Company's ability to execute on its new go-to-market strategies and channel models; its ability to expand its OEM relationships; its ability to continue to deliver newly designed and custom fiber optic and cabling products to principal customers; its ability to maintain strong margins and diversify its customer base; and its ability to address the changing needs of the market.  Further discussion of these and other potential risk factors may be found in the Company's public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (www.sec.gov) including its Annual Report on Form 10-K and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. All forward-looking statements are based upon information available to the Company on the date they are published and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or new information after the date of this release.

 

Note Regarding Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

To supplement our condensed financial statements presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), this earnings release and the accompanying tables and the related earnings conference call contain certain non-GAAP financial measures, including adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization (Adjusted EBITDA), non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP earnings per diluted share (non-GAAP EPS). We believe these financial measures provide useful information to investors with which to analyze our operating trends and performance.

 

In computing Adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net income, and non-GAAP EPS, we exclude stock-based compensation expense, which represents non-cash charges for the fair value of stock options and other non-cash awards granted to employees, acquisition related costs and expenses, and severance. For Adjusted EBITDA we also exclude depreciation, amortization, and provision for income taxes. Because of varying available valuation methodologies, subjective assumptions, and the variety of equity instruments that can impact a company's non-cash operating expenses, we believe that providing non-GAAP financial measures that exclude non-cash expense and non-recurring costs and expenses allows for meaningful comparisons between our core business operating results and those of other companies, as well as providing us with an important tool for financial and operational decision-making and for evaluating our own core business operating results over different periods of time.

 

Our Adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net income, and non-GAAP EPS measures may not provide information that is directly comparable to that provided by other companies in our industry, as other companies in our industry may calculate non-GAAP financial results differently, particularly related to non-recurring, unusual items. Our Adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP Net income, and non-GAAP EPS are not measurements of financial performance under GAAP, and should not be considered as an alternative to operating or net income or as an indication of operating performance or any other measure of performance derived in accordance with GAAP. We do not consider these non-GAAP measures to be a substitute for, or superior to, the information provided by GAAP financial results. A reconciliation of specific adjustments to GAAP results is provided in the last two tables at the end of this press release.

 

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(tables attached) 

 

 

 

RF INDUSTRIES, LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Fiscal Year Ended

 
   

October 31,

   

October 31,

 
   

2020

   

2019

   

2020

   

2019

 
   

(unaudited)

   

(unaudited)

   

(unaudited)

   

(audited)

 
                                 

Net sales

  $ 10,696     $ 15,541     $ 43,044     $ 55,325  

Cost of sales

    7,699       11,409       31,478       39,688  
                                 

Gross profit

    2,997       4,132       11,566       15,637  
                                 

Operating expenses:

                               

Engineering

    436       435       1,989       1,468  

Selling and general

    2,557       2,662       9,980       9,710  

Total operating expenses

    2,993       3,097       11,969       11,178  
                                 

Operating income (loss)

    4       1,035       (403 )     4,459  
                                 

Other (expense) income

    (63 )     23       (45 )     98  
                                 

(Loss) income before (benefit) provision for income taxes

    (59 )     1,058       (448 )     4,557  

(Benefit) provision for income taxes

    (218 )     276       (367 )     1,036  
                                 

Net income (loss)

  $ 159     $ 782     $ (81 )   $ 3,521  
                                 

Earnings (loss) per share - Basic

  $ 0.02     $ 0.08     $ (0.01 )   $ 0.38  

Earnings (loss) per share - Diluted

  $ 0.02     $ 0.08     $ (0.01 )   $ 0.36  
                                 

Weighted average shares outstanding:

                               

Basic

    9,731,731       9,405,627       9,678,822       9,358,836  

Diluted

    9,889,204       9,869,531       9,678,822       9,854,604  

 

 

 

RF INDUSTRIES, LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

   

Oct. 31,

   

Oct. 31,

 
   

2020

   

2019

 

 

 

(unaudited)

   

(audited)

 
ASSETS                

CURRENT ASSETS

               

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 15,797     $ 12,540  

Trade accounts receivable, net

    5,669       12,190  

Inventories, net

    8,586       8,245  

Other current assets

    813       685  

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

    30,865       33,660  
                 

Property and equipment, net

    810       839  

Operating right of use asset, net

    1,421       -  

Goodwill

    2,467       1,340  

Amortizable intangible assets, net

    3,181       1,092  

Non-amortizable intangible assets

    1,174       657  

Deferred tax assets

    834       44  

Other assets

    70       68  

TOTAL ASSETS

  $ 40,822     $ 37,700  
                 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

               

CURRENT LIABILITIES

               

Accounts payable

  $ 1,475     $ 2,406  

Accrued expenses

    2,573       3,653  

Current portion of PPP loan

    1,699       -  

Income taxes payable

    43       21  

Other current liabilities

    874       -  

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES

    6,664       6,080  
                 

Operating lease liabilities

    635       -  

PPP loan

    1,089       -  

Other long-term liabilities

    370       87  

TOTAL LIABILITIES

    8,758       6,167  
                 

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

               
                 

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

               

Common stock, authorized 21,250,000 and 20,000,000 shares of $0.01 par value; 9,462,267 shares issued and outstanding at October 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019, respectively

    98       95  

Additional paid-in capital

    22,946       21,949  

Retained earnings

    9,020       9,489  

TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

    32,064       31,533  
                 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

  $ 40,822     $ 37,700  

 

 

 

RF INDUSTRIES, LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP Net (Loss) Income

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Fiscal Year Ended

 
   

October 31,

   

October 31,

 
   

2020

   

2019

   

2020

   

2019

 

Net (loss) income

  $ 159     $ 782     $ (81 )   $ 3,521  

Stock-based compensation expense

    107       57       556       317  

Acquisition-related costs

    -       74       42       208  

Severance

    90       -       184       -  

Non-GAAP net income

  $ 356     $ 913     $ 701     $ 4,046  
                                 

Non-GAAP net income per share:

                               

Basic

  $ 0.04     $ 0.10     $ 0.07     $ 0.43  

Diluted

  $ 0.04     $ 0.09     $ 0.07     $ 0.41  
                                 

Weighted average shares outstanding

                               

Basic

    9,731,731       9,405,627       9,678,822       9,358,836  

Diluted

    9,889,204       9,869,531       9,884,513       9,854,604  

 

 

 

 

 

RF INDUSTRIES, LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Unaudited Reconciliation of Net (Loss) Income to Adjusted EBITDA

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Fiscal Year Ended

 
   

October 31,

   

October 31,

 
   

2020

   

2019

   

2020

   

2019

 

Net (loss) income

  $ 159     $ 782     $ (81 )   $ 3,521  

Stock-based compensation expense

    107       57       556       317  

Acquisition-related costs

    -       74       42       208  

Severance

    90       -       184       -  

Amortization expense

    173       69       692       275  

Depreciation expense

    81       75       322       288  

Other income

    (63 )     23       (45 )     98  

(Benefit) provision for income taxes

    (218 )     276       (367 )     1,036  

Adjusted EBITDA

  $ 329     $ 1,356     $ 1,303     $ 5,743