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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

ARI Network Services, Inc. Announces Fiscal 2015 Third Quarter Results
Revenue Increased 26%, Operating Income and EBITDA Increased 85% and 29%, Respectively

 

Milwaukee, Wis., June 11, 2015ARI Network Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARIS), an award-winning provider of SaaS, software tools and marketing services that help dealers, distributors and manufacturers Sell More Stuff!™, reported financial results today for its fiscal 2015 third quarter ended April 30, 2015.

Highlights for the third quarter of fiscal 2015 included:

·

Revenue increased 25.7% to $10.3 million which compares with $8.2 million for the same period last year and $10.1 million in 2Q15.

·

Operating income was $675,000, compared with $365,000 for the same period last year and $670,000 in 2Q15.

·

EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, adjusted for certain non-cash charges, was $1.6 million or 15.8% of revenue. This compares with EBITDA of $1.3 million or 15.4% of revenue in the same period last year and $1.6 million or 16.1% of revenue in 2Q15.

·

Cash generated from operations was $1.9 million, compared with $1.0 million for the same period last year and $1.1 million in 2Q15.  Cash generated over the last six months has been sufficient to fully pay down the $2.1 million that was initially drawn on the line of credit for the TCS transaction. In 3Q15, the Company drew down $1.75 million on the line associated with its purchase of TASCO.

·

The Company completed its acquisition of TASCO Corporation and its affiliated company Signal Extraprise Corporation (“TASCO”) on April 27, 2015, further cementing its position as the most complete technology provider in the automotive tire and wheel aftermarket.

Fiscal Year 2015 Third Quarter Financial Results
ARI achieved 25.7% revenue growth as it reported revenues of $10.3 million for the third quarter of fiscal year 2015, compared with $8.2 million for the same period last year.  Recurring revenues were $9.3 million, versus $7.6 million in the same period last year. Recurring revenue comprised 90.5% of total revenue versus 93.3% for the same period last year.

Gross margin for the third quarter of fiscal year 2015 was 82.7% versus 80.9% last year.

Operating income was $675,000 for the third quarter of fiscal year 2015, compared with $365,000 for the same period last year, an 84.9% increase.

The Company’s net income increased 112% to $339,000 or $0.02 per diluted share for the quarter, compared with $160,000 or $0.01 per diluted share last year.

Subsequent to Q3, the Company announced it issued approximately 1.5 million shares pursuant to an underwritten offering of its common stock. Including exercise of the over-allotment, the offering, which settled on May 12, 2015, generated gross proceeds of $5.3 million and will net proceeds of approximately $4.7 million. 


 

Management Discussion
Roy W. Olivier, President and Chief Executive Officer of ARI, commented, “Our results for the third quarter and our fiscal year to date reflect our continued ability to grow revenues while generating solid profitability and cash flow. In Q3, we completed the TASCO acquisition, which with TCS, consolidates two industry-leading platforms of business management software in the automotive tire and wheel aftermarket. In addition, the equity offering we did in May leaves us well positioned to execute on our future acquisition strategy.”

William Nurthen, Chief Financial Officer, commented, “Our operating profit and EBITDA performance in the third quarter was strong when you consider we posted similar results to the prior quarter but in Q3 incurred over $100,000 in costs related to the TASCO acquisition. In addition, the cash flow from operations result was one of the best in the Company’s history.”

Third quarter Fiscal 2015 Conference Call
ARI will conduct a conference call on Thursday, June 11, 2015 at 4:30 pm ET to review the financial results for the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2015. Interested parties can access the conference call by dialing 877.359.3639 or 408.427.3725 and referring to Conference ID: 39502762. The conference call is also being webcast and is available via the Company’s investor relations website at investor.arinet.com. A replay of the webcast will be archived on the Company’s website for 60 days. 

Non-GAAP Measures

EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, is defined as earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. Management believes EBITDA, to be a meaningful indicator of our performance that provides useful information to investors regarding our financial condition and results of operations. While management considers EBITDA to be an important measure of comparative operating performance, it should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, net income and other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Not all companies calculate EBITDA in the same manner and the measure as presented may not be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies. A reconciliation of net income to EBITDA can be found at the Company’s investor relations website for all periods presented.

About ARI
ARI Network Services, Inc. (ARI) (NASDAQ: ARIS) offers an award-winning suite of SaaS, software tools, and marketing services to help dealers, equipment manufacturers and distributors in selected vertical markets Sell More Stuff!™ – online and in-store. Our innovative products are powered by a proprietary data repository of enriched original equipment and aftermarket electronic content spanning more than 17 million active part and accessory SKUs and 750,000 equipment models. Business is complicated, but we believe our customers’ technology tools don’t have to be. We remove the complexity of selling and servicing new and used vehicle inventory, parts, garments and accessories (PG&A) for customers in the automotive tire and wheel aftermarket, powersports, outdoor power equipment, marine, home medical equipment, recreational vehicles and appliance industries. More than 23,500 equipment dealers, 195 distributors and 3,360 brands worldwide leverage our web and eCatalog platforms to Sell More Stuff!™ For more information on ARI, visit investor.arinet.com.


 

Additional Information

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Follow @ARI_Net on Twitter: twitter.com/ARI_Net

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Become a fan of ARI on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ARInetwork

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Join us on G+: plus.google.com

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LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com

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Read more about ARI: investor.arinet.com/about-us

 

Images for media use only

Roy W. Olivier Hi Res | Roy W. Olivier Low Res

ARI Logo Hi Res|  ARI Logo Low Res

 

Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this news release contain "forward‐looking statements" regarding future events and our future results that are subject to the safe harbors created under the Securities Act of 1933. All statements other than statements of historical facts are statements that could be deemed to be forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts, and projects about the markets in which we operate and the beliefs and assumptions of our management. Words such as "expects," "anticipates," “targets,” “goals,” “projects”, “intends,” “plans,” "believes," “seeks,” “estimates,” “endeavors,” “strives,” “may,” or variations of such words, and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned that these forward‐looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict, estimate or verify. Therefore, actual results may differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include those factors described in Part 1A of the company’s most recent annual report on Form 10‐K, as such may be amended or supplemented by subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, or other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward‐looking statements. The forward‐looking statements are made only as of the date hereof, and the company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions to these forward‐looking statements. For more information, please refer to the company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

For media inquiries, contact:

Colleen Malloy, Director of Marketing, ARI, +1.414.973.4323, colleen.malloy@arinet.com

 

Investor inquiries, contact:

Steven Hooser, Three Part Advisors, +1.214.872.2710, shooser@threepa.com

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARI Network Services, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended April 30

 

Nine months ended April 30

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

Net revenue

$

10,280 

 

$

8,176 

 

$

29,531 

 

$

24,471 

Cost of revenue

 

1,780 

 

 

1,560 

 

 

5,391 

 

 

4,806 

Gross profit

 

8,500 

 

 

6,616 

 

 

24,140 

 

 

19,665 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and marketing

 

2,718 

 

 

2,291 

 

 

7,928 

 

 

7,190 

Customer operations and support

 

1,831 

 

 

1,638 

 

 

5,392 

 

 

5,029 

Software development and technical support (net of capitalized software product costs)

 

1,102 

 

 

679 

 

 

3,046 

 

 

2,016 

General and administrative

 

1,709 

 

 

1,289 

 

 

4,901 

 

 

4,490 

Depreciation and amortization (exclusive of amortization of software product costs included in cost of revenue)

 

465 

 

 

354 

 

 

1,245 

 

 

1,014 

Net operating expenses

 

7,825 

 

 

6,251 

 

 

22,512 

 

 

19,739 

Operating income (loss)

 

675 

 

 

365 

 

 

1,628 

 

 

(74)

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

(123)

 

 

(68)

 

 

(352)

 

 

(216)

Loss on change in fair value of stock warrants

 

 —

 

 

 

 

 —

 

 

(28)

Gain on change in fair value of estimated contingent liabilities

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

26 

Gain on change in fair value of contingent assets

 

28 

 

 

 —

 

 

28 

 

 

 —

Other, net

 

 

 

12 

 

 

 

 

27 

Total other income (expense)

 

(93)

 

 

(52)

 

 

(319)

 

 

(191)

Income (loss) before provision for income tax

 

582 

 

 

313 

 

 

1,309 

 

 

(265)

Income tax benefit (expense)

 

(243)

 

 

(153)

 

 

(606)

 

 

(11)

Net income (loss)

$

339 

 

$

160 

 

$

703 

 

$

(276)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

14,362 

 

 

13,394 

 

 

14,100 

 

 

13,235 

Diluted

 

14,786 

 

 

13,790 

 

 

14,536 

 

 

13,235 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

$

0.02 

 

$

0.01 

 

$

0.05 

 

$

(0.02)

Diluted

$

0.02 

 

$

0.01 

 

$

0.05 

 

$

(0.02)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARI Network Services, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Audited)

 

Apr 30

 

July 31

 

 

2015

 

2014

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

2,161 

 

$

1,808 

Trade receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $386

 

 

 

 

 

 

  and $359 at April 30, 2015 and July 31,2014, respectively

 

 

2,271 

 

 

1,212 

Work in process

 

 

169 

 

 

294 

Prepaid expenses and other

 

 

1,114 

 

 

1,030 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

3,235 

 

 

2,655 

Total current assets

 

 

8,950 

 

 

6,999 

Equipment and leasehold improvements:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Computer equipment and software for internal use

 

 

2,722 

 

 

2,382 

Leasehold improvements

 

 

626 

 

 

626 

Furniture and equipment

 

 

2,546 

 

 

2,327 

 

 

 

5,894 

 

 

5,335 

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

 

(4,026)

 

 

(3,564)

Net equipment and leasehold improvements

 

 

1,868 

 

 

1,771 

Capitalized software product costs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts capitalized for software product costs

 

 

24,729 

 

 

22,676 

Less accumulated amortization

 

 

(20,216)

 

 

(18,656)

Net capitalized software product costs

 

 

4,513 

 

 

4,020 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

2,451 

 

 

3,507 

Other long-term assets

 

 

82 

 

 

72 

Other intangible assets

 

 

8,092 

 

 

3,612 

Goodwill

 

 

18,517 

 

 

12,367 

Total non-current assets

 

 

35,523 

 

 

25,349 

Total assets

 

$

44,473 

 

$

32,348 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARI Network Services, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Data)

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Audited)

 

Apr 30

 

July 31

 

 

2015

 

2014

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

$

1,094 

 

$

675 

Current portion of contingent liabilities

 

 

627 

 

 

295 

Accounts payable

 

 

766 

 

 

656 

Deferred revenue

 

 

7,796 

 

 

7,415 

Accrued payroll and related liabilities

 

 

1,690 

 

 

1,336 

Accrued sales, use and income taxes

 

 

137 

 

 

123 

Other accrued liabilities

 

 

773 

 

 

472 

Current portion of capital lease obligations

 

 

216 

 

 

195 

Total current liabilities

 

 

13,099 

 

 

11,167 

Long-term borrowings on line of credit

 

 

1,750 

 

 

 —

Long-term debt

 

 

7,587 

 

 

3,375 

Long-term portion of contingent liabilities

 

 

477 

 

 

153 

Capital lease obligations

 

 

133 

 

 

233 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

194 

 

 

214 

Total non-current liabilities

 

 

10,141 

 

 

3,975 

Total liabilities

 

 

23,240 

 

 

15,142 

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cumulative preferred stock, par value $.001 per share, 1,000,000 shares authorized; 0 shares issued and outstanding at April 30, 2015 and July 31, 2014, respectively

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Junior preferred stock, par value $.001 per share, 100,000 shares authorized; 0 shares issued and outstanding at April 30, 2015 and July 31, 2014, respectively

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Common stock, par value $.001 per share, 25,000,000 shares authorized; 15,149,055 and 13,506,316  shares issued and outstanding at April 30, 2015 and July 31, 2014, respectively

 

 

15 

 

 

14 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

109,356 

 

 

106,077 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(88,161)

 

 

(88,864)

Other accumulated comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

23 

 

 

(21)

Total shareholders' equity

 

 

21,233 

 

 

17,206 

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

 

$

44,473 

 

$

32,348 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

ARI Network Services, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARI Network Services, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Dollars in Thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

Nine months ended April 30

 

 

2015

 

2014

Operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

703 

 

$

(276)

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of software products

 

 

1,560 

 

 

1,494 

Amortization of discount related to present value of earn-out

 

 

(10)

 

 

(12)

Amortization of bank loan fees

 

 

28 

 

 

32 

Interest expense related to earn-out payable

 

 

37 

 

 

58 

Depreciation and other amortization

 

 

1,245 

 

 

1,014 

Gain on change in fair value of earn-out receivable

 

 

(28)

 

 

 -

Loss on change in fair value of stock warrants

 

 

 -

 

 

28 

Gain on change in fair value of earn-out payable

 

 

 -

 

 

(26)

Provision for bad debt allowance

 

 

131 

 

 

176 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

531 

 

 

(3)

Stock based compensation

 

 

198 

 

 

197 

Stock based director fees

 

 

107 

 

 

132 

Net change in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade receivables

 

 

(594)

 

 

(1,068)

Work in process

 

 

125 

 

 

(7)

Prepaid expenses and other

 

 

(141)

 

 

(29)

Other long-term assets

 

 

(139)

 

 

(56)

Accounts payable

 

 

69 

 

 

(157)

Deferred revenue

 

 

142 

 

 

(722)

Accrued payroll and related liabilities

 

 

349 

 

 

110 

Accrued sales, use and income taxes

 

 

 

 

(15)

Other accrued liabilities

 

 

277 

 

 

172 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

$

4,595 

 

$

1,042 

Investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of equipment, software and leasehold improvements

 

 

(469)

 

 

(592)

Cash received on earn-out from disposition of a component of the business

 

 

111 

 

 

101 

Cash paid for contingent liabilities related to acquisitions

 

 

(250)

 

 

(250)

Cash paid for net assets related to acquisitions

 

 

(5,950)

 

 

(200)

Software developed for internal use

 

 

 -

 

 

(29)

Software development costs capitalized

 

 

(1,000)

 

 

(1,391)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

$

(7,558)

 

$

(2,361)

Financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowings under line of credit, net

 

$

1,750 

 

$

 -

Payments on long-term debt

 

 

(470)

 

 

(337)

Borrowings under long-term debt

 

 

2,168 

 

 

 -

Proceeds from capital lease obligations incurred

 

 

 -

 

 

312 

Payments of capital lease obligations , net

 

 

(184)

 

 

(44)

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

 

75 

 

 

237 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

$

3,339 

 

$

168 

Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash

 

 

(23)

 

 

(10)

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

353 

 

 

(1,161)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

 

1,808 

 

 

2,195 


 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

2,161 

 

$

1,034 

Cash paid for interest

 

$

256 

 

$

222 

Cash paid for income taxes

 

$

25 

 

$

70 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-cash investing and financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of common stock in connection with acquisitions

 

$

2,780 

 

$

131 

Debt issued in connection with acquisitions

 

 

2,933 

 

 

 -

Capital leases acquired in connection with acquisitions

 

 

105 

 

 

 -

Issuance of common stock related to payment of contingent liabilities

 

 

42 

 

 

33 

Tax benefit of stock options exercised

 

 

55 

 

 

 -

Contingent liabilities incurred in connection with acquisition

 

 

911 

 

 

 -


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of Non-Gaap Measures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) for the three, nine and twelve months ended

 

 

April 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EBITDA:

FY2015

FY2014

FY2015

FY2014

FY2015

FY2014

 

 

 

 

Q3

Q3

YTD

YTD

TTM

TTM

 

 

 

Net Income (loss)

$             339

$             160

$             703

$           (276)

$             877

$           (575)

 

 

 

Interest

123 
68 
352 
216 
422 
308 

 

 

 

Amortization of software products

458 
532 
1,560 
1,494 
2,118 
1,923 

 

 

 

Other depreciation and amortization

465 
354 
1,245 
1,014 
1,553 
1,342 

 

 

 

Loss on debt extinguishment

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 

 

 

Loss on FMV of Warrant Derivatives

 -

(4)

 -

28 

 -

663 

 

 

 

Loss on impairment of long-lived assets

 -

 -

 -

 -

35 

 -

 

 

 

Income taxes

243 
153 
606 
11 
836 
325 

 

 

 

  EBITDA

$         1,628

$         1,263

$         4,466

$         2,487

$         5,841

$         3,986

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) for the following fiscal quarters:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4/30/15

1/31/15

10/31/14

7/31/14

04/30/14

01/31/14

10/31/13

07/31/13

 

 

Q3

Q2

Q1

Q4

Q3

Q2

Q1

Q4

 

Quarterly

2015

2015

2015

2014

2014

2014

2014

2013

 

Net Income (loss)

$             339

$             260

$             104

$             174

$             160

$           (461)

$               25

$           (299)

 

Interest

123 
140 
89 
70 
68 
78 
70 
92 

 

Amortization of software products

458 
553 
549 
558 
532 
518 
444 
429 

 

Other depreciation and amortization

465 
408 
372 
308 
354 
339 
321 
328 

 

Loss on debt extinguishment

 

Loss on FMV of Warrant Derivatives

(4)
10 
22 
635 

 

Loss on impairment of long-lived assets

35 

 

Income taxes

243 
274 
89 
230 
153 
(226)
84 
314 

 

  EBITDA

$         1,628

$         1,635

$         1,203

$         1,375

$         1,263

$             258

$             966

$          1,499

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trailing 12 months (TTM)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income (loss)

$             877

$             698

$             (23)

$           (102)

$           (575)

$        (1,306)

$           (841)

$           (753)

 

Interest

422 
367 
305 
286 
308 
437 
628 
626 

 

Amortization of software products

2,118 
2,192 
2,157 
2,052 
1,923 
1,843 
1,789 
1,741 

 

Other depreciation and amortization

1,553 
1,442 
1,373 
1,322 
1,342 
1,322 
1,322 
1,281 

 

Loss on debt extinguishment

682 
682 
682 

 

Loss on FMV of Warrant Derivatives

(4)
28 
663 
667 
657 
635 

 

Loss on impairment of long-lived assets

35 
35 
35 
35 
420 
420 
420 

 

Income taxes

836 
746 
246 
241 
325 
(566)
(1,175)
(1,133)

 

  EBITDA

$         5,841

$         5,476

$         4,099

$         3,862

$         3,986

$         3,499

$          3,482

$          3,499

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Management believes EBITDA is helpful in understanding period-over-period operating results separate and apart from non-operating expenses and expenses pertaining to prior period investing activities, particularly given the Company’s significant investments in capitalized software and its continuing efforts in completing acquisitions, which typically result in significant depreciation and amortization expense in subsequent periods.  The Company uses EBITDA as a factor in evaluating potential acquisition targets and analyzing the pro forma impact of the acquisition on the Company.  However, EBITDA has significant limitations as an analytical tool and should only be used cautiously in addition to, and never as a substitute for, operating income, cash flows or other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and may not necessarily be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.