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Exhibit 99.1
 
(LOGO)
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
Contact:
Rick Moberg
Aware, Inc.
781-276-4000
 
Aware, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2014
Financial Results
 
 
BEDFORD, MASS. – July 22, 2014 – Aware, Inc. (NASDAQ: AWRE), a leading supplier of biometrics software and services, today reported financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2014.
 
Revenue for the second quarter of 2014 was $6.8 million, an increase of 53% compared to $4.4 million in the same quarter last year. Operating income before patent related income in the second quarter of 2014 was $1.4 million compared to $0.5 million in the second quarter of 2013. The increase in revenue and operating income was driven by higher sales of software licenses, software maintenance, services, and hardware.
 
Income from continuing operations in the second quarter of 2014 was $0.9 million compared to $0.5 million in the second quarter of 2013. Net income in the second quarter of 2014 was $0.9 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, which compares to net income of $0.3 million, or $0.01 per diluted share, in the same period a year ago. Net income in the year ago quarter included a $158,000 loss from discontinued operations.
 
For the six months ended June 30, 2014, revenue increased 42% to $13.4 million, compared to $9.4 million in the same period a year ago. Operating income before patent related income for the first six months of 2014 and 2013 was unchanged at $2.7 million.
 
 
Aware, Inc.  •  40 Middlesex Turnpike  •  Bedford, MA  USA  01730-1432
Tel: (781) 276-4000  •  Fax: (781) 276-4001  •  E-mail: IR@aware.com
 
 
 

 

 
Aware, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2014 Financial Results Page  2
 
Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2014 was $1.7 million, or $0.08 per diluted share. These results compared to net income of $2.2 million, or $0.10 per diluted share, for the same period a year ago. Net income in the year ago six month period included $780,000 of income from a patent arrangement less a $273,000 loss from discontinued operations.
 
Rick Moberg, Aware’s co-chief executive officer and chief financial officer, said, “The second quarter was an eventful quarter for us in three respects. First, we were able to deliver solid operating earnings despite increased spending on new product development initiatives. Second, our engineering teams continued to make progress in the accuracy and scalability of our biometric matching technology which currently is offered through our NEXA product line. And thirdly, we announced that we were going to pay a $1.75 special cash dividend in July 2014. We hope to carry the momentum we saw in the first six months of 2014 into the second half of the year.”
 
About Aware
Aware is a leading provider of biometrics software products and development services to governments, system integrators, and solution providers globally. Our products include SDKs, software components, workstation applications, and a modular, centralized, service-oriented platform. They fulfill a broad range of functions critical to biometric authentication and search, including face, fingerprint, and iris autocapture, image quality assurance, data compliance, capture hardware peripheral abstraction, centralized data processing and workflow, subsystem connectivity, and biometric matching algorithms. The products are used to enable identity-centric security solutions with biometrics for applications including border management, credentialing and access control, intelligence and defense, and law enforcement. Aware is a publicly held company (Nasdaq: AWRE) based in Bedford, Massachusetts.
 
See Aware’s website for more information about our biometrics software products.
 
Safe Harbor Warning
Portions of this release contain forward-looking statements regarding future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties, such as estimates or projections of future revenue and earnings, and the growth of the biometrics markets. Aware wishes to caution you that there are factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results indicated by such statements.
 
Risk factors related to our business include, but are not limited to: i) our operating results may fluctuate significantly and are difficult to predict; ii) we derive a significant portion of our revenue from government customers, and our business may be adversely affected by changes in the contracting or fiscal policies of those governmental entities; iii) we derive a significant portion of our revenue from third party channel partners; iv) we face intense competition from other biometrics solution providers; v) our business is subject to rapid technological change; vi) our software products may have errors, defects or bugs which could harm our business; vii) our business may be adversely affected by our use of open source software; viii) our intellectual property is subject to limited protection; ix) we may be sued by third parties for alleged infringement of their proprietary rights; x) we must attract and retain key personnel; xi) we rely on single sources of supply for certain components used in our hardware products; xii) our business may be affected by government regulations and adverse economic conditions; and xiii) we may make acquisitions that could adversely affect our results.
 
We refer you to the documents Aware files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, specifically the section titled Risk Factors in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 and other reports and filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
Aware is a trademark or registered trademark of Aware, Inc.
Any other trademarks appearing herein are the property of their respective owners.
 
 
 

 

 
Aware, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2014 Financial Results Page  3
 
AWARE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(In thousands, except per share data)
 (unaudited)
 
   
Three Months Ended
June 30,
   
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
   
2014
   
2013
   
2014
   
2013
 
Revenue:
                       
 Software licenses
  $ 2,065     $ 1,258     $ 3,682     $ 4,591  
 Software maintenance
    1,152       1,034       2,197       1,981  
 Services
    1,338       729       2,346       1,136  
 Hardware sales
    2,048       1,129       4,681       1,129  
 Royalties
    164       277       478       568  
 Total revenue
    6,767       4,427       13,384       9,405  
                                 
Costs and expenses:
                               
 Cost of hardware sales
    1,411       813       3,313       813  
 Cost of services
    618       344       1,082       541  
 Research and development
    1,400       1,026       2,679       1,999  
 Selling and marketing
    981       773       1,839       1,649  
 General and administrative
    975       928       1,779       1,659  
Total costs and expenses
    5,385       3,884       10,692       6,661  
                                 
Operating income before patent related income
    1,382       543       2,692       2,744  
Income from patent arrangement
    -       -       -       780  
Operating income after patent related income
    1,382       543       2,692       3,524  
Other expense
    (59 )     -       (59 )     -  
Interest income
    52       78       139       160  
Income from continuing operations before income taxes
    1,375       621       2,772       3,684  
Provision for income taxes
    510       156       1,026       1,247  
Income from continuing operations
    865       465       1,746       2,437  
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
    -       (158 )     -       (273 )
                                 
Net income     
  $ 865     $ 307     $ 1,746     $ 2,164  
                                 
Basic net income per share:
                               
 Basic net income per share from continuing operations
  $ 0.04     $ 0.02     $ 0.08     $ 0.11  
 Basic net loss share from discontinued operations
    0.00       (0.01 )     0.00       (0.01 )
Basic net income per share
  $ 0.04     $ 0.01     $ 0.08     $ 0.10  
                                 
Diluted net income per share:
                               
 Diluted net income per share from continuing operations
  $ 0.04     $ 0.02     $ 0.08     $ 0.11  
 Diluted net loss per share from discontinued operations
    0.00       (0.01 )     0.00       (0.01 )
Diluted net income per share
  $ 0.04     $ 0.01     $ 0.08     $ 0.10  
                                 
Weighted-average shares – basic
    22,630       22,517       22,628       22,514  
Weighted-average shares - diluted
    22,837       22,687       22,769       22,625  
 
 
 

 


Aware, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2014 Financial Results Page  4
 
AWARE, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands)
(unaudited)
 
   
June 30,
2014
   
December 31,
2013
 
ASSETS
           
 Cash and investments
  $ 78,705     $ 75,414  
 Accounts receivable, net
    6,032       4,582  
 Inventories
    63       1,601  
 Property and equipment, net
    5,470       5,582  
 Deferred tax assets
    948       1,145  
 Other assets, net
    610       1,005  
                 
 Total assets
  $ 91,828     $ 89,329  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
                 
 Total current liabilities, excluding dividends payable
  $ 3,765     $ 4,161  
 Dividends payable
    39,906       -  
 Long-term deferred revenue
    18       18  
 Total stockholders’ equity 
    48,139       85,150  
                 
 Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 91,828     $ 89,329  
 
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Aware, Inc. • 40 Middlesex Turnpike • Bedford, MA USA 01730-1432
Tel: (781) 276-4000 • Fax: (781) 276-4001 • E-mail: IR@aware.com