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Exhibit 99.1

 

         

LOGO

 

550 Meridian Avenue

San Jose, CA 95126

Phone: +1-408-938-5200

Fax: +1-408-790-3800

info@echelon.com

www.echelon.com

News Release

Echelon Reports Second Quarter 2012 Results

SAN JOSE, Calif., August 7, 2012 – Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ: ELON) today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012.

 

   

Q2 Revenues: $40.8 million (decrease of 6.7% y/y)

 

   

Q2 GAAP Net Loss: $1.9 million; GAAP Net Loss per Share: $0.04

 

   

Q2 Non-GAAP Net Income: $0.2 million; Non-GAAP Net Income per Share: $0.01

“Our performance in the first half of 2012 was solid as our careful control of expenses led to non-GAAP profitability and positive cash flow,” said Ron Sege, chairman and CEO of Echelon. “However, we are disappointed that new smart grid tenders continue to be delayed causing visibility to remain very limited. To counter the market pressure we are actively working to expand our distribution channels, pursue additional geographies and invest in our strategic product initiatives while managing expenses carefully until the market improves,” added Sege.

Total revenues for the second quarter were $40.8 million, down from $43.7 million in the same period last year. Revenues from Echelon’s systems sales, which are sales to our utility customers, were $28.0 million for the second quarter, down from $29.3 million in the same period last year. Revenues from Echelon’s sub-systems sales, largely from commercial customers, were $12.8 million in the second quarter, down from $14.5 million a year ago. Included in sub-systems revenues were sales to Enel, which were $1.5 in the quarter as compared to $1.8 million in the same period last year.

Gross margin in the second quarter of 2012 was 39.4% compared with 46.2% in the second quarter of 2011. Total operating expenses for the quarter were $17.7 million compared to $19.7 million in the second quarter of 2011.

GAAP net loss for the second quarter was $1.9 million, or $0.04 per share, compared to a net loss of $0.1 million, or $0.00 per share, in the same period last year. Non-GAAP net income for the second quarter was $0.2 million, or $0.01 per share, compared to a non-GAAP net income of $2.2 million, or $0.05 per share for the second quarter of 2011.

Restructuring Charge

The company recognized a restructuring charge of $1.2 million in the second quarter related to a workforce reduction announced last quarter. The majority of these cost reduction activities were implemented during the second quarter, with the remainder to be implemented by March 2013.


Business Outlook

Echelon offers the following guidance for the third quarter of 2012:

 

   

Total revenues are expected to be between $26 million and $30 million, with sub-systems revenues accounting for approximately 40% of total revenue.

 

   

Non-GAAP gross margin is expected to be approximately 42%.

 

   

Stock-based compensation expense is expected to be approximately $2.0 million.

 

   

Non-GAAP loss per share amounts are expected to range from a loss of $0.06 to a loss of $0.12 based on a fully diluted weighted average shares outstanding of 42.5 million.

 

   

GAAP loss per share is expected to be between $0.11 and $0.17.

For those interested in further discussion regarding this release, Echelon’s management will participate in a conference call today at 2:00 p.m. Pacific/5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. To access the call, dial 866-203-3436 and enter passcode: 89275031 (callers outside the US, please use 617-213-8849). An archived replay of the webcast will be available approximately two hours following the end of the call.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information

Echelon continues to provide all information required in accordance with GAAP, but believes that an investor’s evaluation of our ongoing operating results may not be as useful if an investor is limited to reviewing only GAAP financial measures. Accordingly, we provide non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income per share data as additional information relating to Echelon’s operating results. Echelon presents these non-GAAP financial measures to provide investors with an additional tool for evaluating Echelon’s operating results in a manner that focuses on what Echelon believes to be its ongoing business operations. The presentation of this additional information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income or net income per share prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Echelon’s management uses certain non-GAAP financial information, namely operating results excluding restructuring charges as well as the impact of stock-based compensation charges made in accordance with FASC 718 (formerly SFAS 123R), to evaluate its ongoing operations and for internal planning and forecasting purposes. Accordingly, we believe it is useful for Echelon’s investors to review, as applicable, information that both includes and excludes these charges (and the related tax impact) in order to assess the performance of Echelon’s business and for planning and forecasting in future periods. Whenever Echelon reports such non-GAAP financial measures, a complete reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measure to the most closely applicable GAAP financial measure is provided. Investors are encouraged to review these reconciliations to ensure they have a thorough understanding of the reported non-GAAP financial measures and their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.

About Echelon Corporation

Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ: ELON) is an energy control networking company, with the world’s most widely deployed proven, open standard, multi-application platform, selling complete systems and embedded sub-systems for smart grid, smart city and smart building applications. Our platform is embedded in more than 100 million devices, 35 million homes, and 300,000 buildings and powers energy savings applications for smart grids, smart cities and smart buildings. We help our customers reduce operational costs, enhance satisfaction and safety, grow revenues and prepare for a dynamic future. More information about Echelon can be found at http://www.echelon.com.

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Echelon and the Echelon logo are registered trademarks of Echelon Corporation registered in the United States and other countries. Other product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.

Risk Factors Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain statements relating to future plans, events or performance, including statements regarding Echelon’s anticipated performance, including revenues and gross margins, for the third quarter of 2012; the effect of the announced workforce actions on Echelon’s business and operations; and potential future growth. Such statements may involve risks and uncertainties, including risks associated with uncertainties pertaining to the continued development and growth of markets for Echelon’s products and services; the risk that failure to achieve revenue targets, maintain expense controls and improve gross margins will delay the timeframe for achieving profitability; the risk that global economic conditions will affect our customers’ ability to receive regulatory or other approval or financing for system or sub-system-based deployments; risks relating to the timely development of Echelon’s products and services, and the ability of those products and services to perform as designed and meet customer expectations; the risk that Echelon does not meet expected or required shipment, delivery or acceptance schedules for its products and that Echelon may incur penalties or additional expenses or delay revenue recognition as a result; and other risks identified in Echelon’s SEC filings. Actual results, events and performance may differ materially. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Echelon undertakes no obligation to release publicly the result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

The financial statements that follow should be read in conjunction with the notes set forth in Echelon’s Annual Report on Form 10-Q when filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Contacts:

Annie Leschin/Vanessa Lehr

StreetSmart Investor Relations

+1 (415) 775-1788

annie@streetsmartir.com


ECHELON CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     June 30,
2012
     December 31,
2011
 
ASSETS      

Current Assets:

     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 17,389       $ 17,658   

Short-term investments

     42,981         40,998   

Accounts receivable, net

     24,721         35,215   

Inventories

     9,982         11,125   

Deferred cost of goods sold

     1,249         6,536   

Other current assets

     3,081         4,044   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current assets

     99,403         115,576   

Property and equipment, net

     25,125         27,201   

Other long-term assets

     8,865         8,928   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 133,393       $ 151,705   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY      

Current Liabilities:

     

Accounts payable

   $ 11,383       $ 18,313   

Accrued liabilities

     4,928         7,755   

Current portion of lease financing obligations

     2,024         1,870   

Deferred revenues

     6,710         12,716   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     25,045         40,654   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Long-term liabilities

     20,928         21,943   

Total stockholders’ equity

     87,420         89,108   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 133,393       $ 151,705   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 


ECHELON CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2012     2011     2012     2011  

Revenues:

        

Product

   $ 39,845      $ 42,526      $ 79,331      $ 70,205   

Service

     977        1,217        1,824        1,920   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

     40,822        43,743        81,155        72,125   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cost of revenues:

        

Cost of product (1)

     24,230        22,966        46,680        37,618   

Cost of service (1)

     523        573        1,108        1,160   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cost of revenues

     24,753        23,539        47,788        38,778   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     16,069        20,204        33,367        33,347   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

        

Product development (1)

     7,393        8,874        16,194        18,472   

Sales and marketing (1)

     5,548        6,056        11,705        13,298   

General and administrative (1)

     3,599        4,771        7,945        9,661   

Restructuring charges

     1,176        —          1,176        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     17,716        19,701        37,020        41,431   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from operations

     (1,647     503        (3,653     (8,084

Interest and other income (expense), net

     254        (153     (10     (513

Interest expense on lease financing obligations

     (344     (371     (695     (748
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss before provision for income taxes

     (1,737     (21     (4,358     (9,345

Income tax expense

     144        120        91        115   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

   $ (1,881   $ (141   $ (4,449   $ (9,460
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss per share:

        

Basic

   $ (0.04   $ (0.00   $ (0.10   $ (0.23

Diluted

   $ (0.04   $ (0.00   $ (0.10   $ (0.23

Shares used in computing net loss per share:

        

Basic

     42,560        42,038        42,442        41,911   

Diluted

     42,560        42,038        42,442        41,911   

 

(1)    Amounts include stock-based compensation costs as follows:

        

Cost of product

   $ 47      $ 112      $ 296      $ 406   

Cost of service

     15        11        51        33   

Product development

     210        788        1,255        1,794   

Sales and marketing

     344        396        1,005        1,203   

General and administrative

     326        1,081        1,152        2,137   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stock-based compensation expenses

   $ 942      $ 2,388      $ 3,759      $ 5,573   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


ECHELON CORPORATION

RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP TO GAAP RESULTS

Excluding adjustments itemized below

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

An itemized reconciliation between net earnings on a GAAP basis and non-GAAP basis is as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2012     2011     2012     2011  

GAAP net loss

   $ (1,881   $ (141   $ (4,449   $ (9,460

Stock-based compensation

     942        2,388        3,759        5,573   

Restructuring charges

     1,176        —          1,176        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total non-GAAP adjustments to earnings from operations

     2,118        2,388        4,935        5,573   

Income tax effect of reconciling items

     —          —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP net income (loss)

   $ 237      $ 2,247      $ 486      $ (3,887
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP net income (loss) per share:

        

Diluted

   $ 0.01      $ 0.05      $ 0.01      $ (0.09

Shares used in computing net income (loss) per share:

        

Diluted

     42,922        43,376        42,958        41,911   


ECHELON CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2012     2011  

Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities:

    

Net loss

   $ (4,449   $ (9,460

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization

     2,665        3,048   

Loss on disposal of fixed assets

     —          37   

Reduction of allowance for doubtful accounts

     (32     (18

Reduction of (increase in) accrued investment income

     3        45   

Stock-based compensation

     3,759        5,573   

Change in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Accounts receivable

     10,505        (3,799

Inventories

     1,130        (1,661

Deferred cost of goods sold

     5,286        242   

Other current assets

     952        482   

Accounts payable

     (6,861     659   

Accrued liabilities

     (2,873     105   

Deferred revenues

     (5,986     (935

Deferred rent

     (23     (30
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     4,076        (5,712
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities:

    

Purchase of available-for-sale short-term investments

     (48,964     (14,979

Proceeds from maturities and sales of available-for-sale short-term investments

     46,979        43,896   

Change in other long-term assets

     (2     (17

Capital expenditures

     (503     (1,479
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     (2,490     27,421   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities:

    

Repurchase of common stock from employees for payment of taxes on vesting of performance shares and upon exercise of stock options

     (970     (1,683

Principal payments of lease financing obligations

     (960     (849

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

     —          910   

Proceeds from non-controlling interests

     285        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (1,645     (1,622
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rates on cash:

     (210     487   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     (269     20,574   

Cash and cash equivalents:

    

Beginning of period

     17,658        7,675   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 17,389      $ 28,249