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QAD Reports Fiscal 2018 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financial Results


SANTA BARBARA, Calif., March 21, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- QAD Inc. (Nasdaq: QADA) (Nasdaq: QADB), a leading provider of flexible, cloud-based enterprise software and services for global manufacturing companies, today reported financial results for the fiscal 2018 fourth quarter and full year ended January 31, 2018.

Fiscal 2018 Fourth Quarter Financial Highlights:

Total revenue for the fiscal 2018 fourth quarter increased 10 percent to $80.8 million, from $73.3 million for the fiscal 2017 fourth quarter.  Subscription revenue for the fourth quarter represented 24 percent of total revenue and grew by 34 percent.

Additional fiscal 2018 fourth quarter financial highlights, versus the fiscal 2017 fourth quarter, include:

"We are continuing to successfully drive our cloud business, resulting in 33 percent subscription growth year-over-year," said Karl Lopker, Chief Executive Officer. "An ongoing strong global manufacturing environment, combined with the success of our Cloud offerings, sets the stage for continuing growth in the coming year."

Fiscal 2018 Full Year Results:

For fiscal 2018, total revenue grew 10 percent to $305 million, up from $278 million last year.  Subscription revenue for the year grew 33% to $69.6 million from $52.2 million in the prior year.  GAAP pre-tax loss was $4.2 million, versus GAAP pre-tax income of $3.8 million for fiscal 2017.  GAAP net loss was $9.1 million, or $0.49 per Class A share and $0.41 per Class B share, for fiscal 2018, versus a GAAP net loss of $15.5 million, or $0.84 per Class A share and $0.70 per Class B share, last year.  Non-GAAP pre-tax income was $5.2 million for fiscal 2018, compared with $12 million for fiscal 2017.

Income tax expense was $4.9 million in fiscal 2018 and incorporates the effects of the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 enacted in December.  This includes a one-time required transition tax on previously untaxed foreign earnings, partially offset by the re-measurement of deferred taxes using the new U.S. statutory tax rate.  The company is currently evaluating the impact of the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 on its anticipated results for fiscal 2019.  

QAD's cash and equivalents balance was $147 million at January 31, 2018, up from $145.1 million one year ago.  Cash provided by operations was $10.4 million for the fiscal 2018 full year, compared with $18.7 million for the fiscal 2017 full year.

Fiscal 2018 Fourth Quarter Operational Highlights:

Business Outlook

For the fiscal 2019 first quarter, QAD expects:

For the fiscal 2019 full year, QAD expects:

The following is a forward-looking reconciliation of GAAP pre-tax income to non-GAAP pre-tax income for the fiscal 2019 first quarter and full year:

QAD Inc.

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Forward-Looking Guidance Measures

(in thousands)

(unaudited)
















Three Months Ended


Twelve Months Ended



April 30, 2018


January 31, 2019



Low


High


Low


High

Non-GAAP pre-tax income reconciliation


























GAAP (loss) income before income taxes


$

(250)


$

250


$

-


$

3,000

Add back













   Stock-based compensation expense



2,200



2,400



10,900



11,900

   Change in fair value of interest rate swap



-



-



-



-

Non-GAAP income before income taxes


$

1,950


$

2,650


$

10,900


$

14,900














Cash taxes


$

650


$

750


$

2,600


$

3,000














Weighted average basic shares outstanding













   Class A



16,000



16,400



16,200



16,600

   Class B



3,200



3,300



3,200



3,300














Weighted average diluted shares outstanding












   Class A



17,800



18,200



17,900



18,300

   Class B



3,400



3,500



3,400



3,500

Calculation of Earnings per Share (EPS)

EPS is reported based on the company's dual-class share structure, and includes a calculation for both Class A and Class B shares.  Since Class A shares have rights to 120% of dividends paid on Class B shares, net income is apportioned so that earnings per share attributable to a Class A share are 120% of earnings per share attributable to a Class B share.

Fiscal 2018 Fourth Quarter Financial Results Conference Call

When: Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Time: 2:00 p.m. PT (5:00 p.m. ET)
Phone: 800-230-1059 (domestic); 612-234-9960 (international)
Replay: Accessible through midnight March 26, 2018; 800-475-6701(domestic); 320-365-3844 (international); passcode 443403
Webcast: Accessible at www.qad.com; archive available for approximately one year

Note about Non-GAAP Financial Measures

QAD has disclosed non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA margins, non-GAAP pre-tax income and cash taxes in this press release for the fiscal 2018 fourth quarter and full year.  These are non-GAAP financial measures as defined by SEC Regulation G.  QAD defines the non-GAAP measures as follows:

QAD's management uses non-GAAP measures internally to evaluate the business and believes that presenting non-GAAP measures provides useful information to investors regarding the company's underlying business trends and performance of the company's ongoing operations as well as useful metrics for monitoring the company's performance and evaluating it against industry peers.  The non-GAAP financial measures presented should be used in addition to, and in conjunction with, results presented in accordance with GAAP, and should not be relied upon to the exclusion of GAAP financial measures.  Management strongly encourages investors to review the company's consolidated financial statements in their entirety and to not rely on any single financial measure in evaluating the company. 

Tables providing a reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures to their most comparable GAAP measures are included at the end of this press release.

QAD non-GAAP measures reflect adjustments based on the following items:

Stock-based compensation expense: The company has excluded the effect of stock-based compensation expense from its non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA and non-GAAP pre-tax income calculations.  Although stock-based compensation expense is calculated in accordance with current GAAP and constitutes an ongoing and recurring expense, such expense is excluded from non-GAAP results because it is not an expense which generally requires cash settlement by QAD, and therefore is not used by the company to assess the profitability of its operations.  The company also believes the exclusion of stock-based compensation expense provides a more useful comparison of its operating results to the operating results of its peers.

Amortization of purchased intangible assets: The company amortizes purchased intangible assets in connection with its acquisitions.  QAD has excluded the effect of amortization of purchased intangible assets, which include purchased technology, customer relationships, trade names and other intangible assets, from its non-GAAP pre-tax income calculation, because doing so makes internal comparisons to the company's historical operating results more consistent.  In addition, the company believes excluding amortization of purchased intangible assets provides a more useful comparison of its operating results to the operating results of its peers.

Change in fair value of the interest rate swap: The company entered into an interest rate swap to mitigate its exposure to the variability of one-month LIBOR for its floating rate debt related to the mortgage of its headquarters.  QAD has excluded the gain/loss adjustments to record the interest rate swap at fair value from its non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA and non-GAAP pre-tax income calculations.  The company believes that these fluctuations are not indicative of its operational costs or meaningful in evaluating comparative period results because the company currently has no intention of exiting the debt agreement early; and therefore over the life of the debt the sum of the fair value adjustments will be $0.

About QAD ? The Effective Enterprise

QAD Inc. (Nasdaq: QADA) (Nasdaq: QADB) is a leading provider of flexible, cloud-based enterprise software and services for global manufacturing companies.  QAD Cloud ERP for manufacturing supports operational requirements in the areas of financials, customer management, supply chain, manufacturing, service and support, analytics, business process management and integration.  QAD's portfolio includes related solutions for quality management software, supply chain management software, transportation management software and B2B interoperability.  Since 1979, QAD solutions have enabled customers in the automotive, consumer products, food and beverage, high tech, industrial manufacturing and life sciences industries to better align operations with their strategic goals to become Effective Enterprises.

To learn more, visit www.qad.com or call +1 805-566-6000.

"QAD" is a registered trademark of QAD Inc.  All other products or company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Note to Investors: This press release contains certain forward-looking statements made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, but not limited to, statements regarding projections of revenue, income and loss, capital expenditures, plans and objectives of management regarding the company's business, future economic performance or any of the assumptions underlying or relating to any of the foregoing.  Forward-looking statements are based on the company's current expectations.  Words such as "expects," "believes," "anticipates," "could," "will likely result," "estimates," "intends," "may," "projects," "should," "would," "might," "plan" and variations of these words and similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements.  A number of risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements.  These risks include, but are not limited to: risks associated with our cloud service offerings, such as defects and disruptions in our services, our ability to properly manage our cloud service offerings, our reliance on third-party hosting and other service providers, and our exposure to liability and loss from security breaches; demand for the company's products, including cloud service, licenses, services and maintenance; pressure to make concessions on our pricing and changes in our pricing models; protection of our intellectual property; dependence on third-party suppliers and other third-party relationships, such as sales, services and marketing channels; changes in our revenue, earnings, operating expenses and margins; the reliability of our financial forecasts and estimates of the costs and benefits of transactions; the ability to leverage changes in technology; defects in our software products and services; third party opinions about the company; competition in our industry; the ability to recruit and retain key personnel; delays in sales; timely and effective integration of newly acquired businesses; economic conditions in our vertical markets and worldwide; exchange rate fluctuations; and the global political environment.  For a more detailed description of the risk factors associated with the company and factors that may affect our forward-looking statements, please refer to the company's latest Annual Report on Form 10-K and, in particular, the section entitled "Risk Factors" therein, and in other periodic reports the company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission thereafter.  Management does not undertake to update these forward-looking statements except as required by law.

For More Information, Contact:


Kara Bellamy

Laurie Berman

Chief Accounting Officer

PondelWilkinson Inc.

805.566.6100

310.279.5980

[email protected] 

[email protected]

 

(financial tables follow)

 

QAD Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)






































Three Months Ended
January 31,


Twelve Months Ended
January 31,






2018


2017


2018


2017

Revenue:















Subscription


$

19,662


$

14,680


$

69,615


$

52,167


License



7,171



8,947



25,807



23,633


Maintenance and other



31,858



31,752



128,142



130,406


Professional services



22,062



17,885



81,454



71,767


   Total revenue



80,753



73,264



305,018



277,973

Cost of revenue:














Subscription



7,810



6,942



30,563



27,027


License



743



918



2,946



2,990


Maintenance and other



7,872



7,526



31,246



30,517


Professional services



23,394



17,466



84,670



70,317


   Total cost of revenue



39,819



32,852



149,425



130,851

Gross profit



40,934



40,412



155,593



147,122

Operating expenses:














Sales and marketing



22,387



17,650



75,368



67,194


Research and development



12,329



10,568



47,661



43,587


General and administrative



8,849



7,895



35,222



32,318


Amortization of intangibles from acquisitions



57



163



416



659


   Total operating expenses



43,622



36,276



158,667



143,758

Operating (loss) income



(2,688)



4,136



(3,074)



3,364

Other (income) expense:














Interest income



(446)



(181)



(1,547)



(696)


Interest expense



161



167



669



670


Other (income) expense, net



613



(460)



2,012



(436)


   Total other (income) expense, net



328



(474)



1,134



(462)

(Loss) income before income taxes 



(3,016)



4,610



(4,208)



3,826


Income tax expense



2,156



19,769



4,857



19,276

Net loss


$

(5,172)


$

(15,159)


$

(9,065)


$

(15,450)

















Diluted net loss per share














Class A


$

(0.28)


$

(0.82)


$

(0.49)


$

(0.84)


Class B


$

(0.23)


$

(0.68)


$

(0.41)


$

(0.70)

















Diluted Weighted Shares














Class A



16,029



15,797



15,942



15,715


Class B



3,217



3,208



3,213



3,206

 

QAD Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands)

(unaudited)






January 31,


January 31,





2018


2017

Assets






  Current assets:








Cash and equivalents

$

147,023


$

145,082


Accounts receivable, net


83,518



69,441


Other current assets


15,856



15,351


   Total current assets


246,397



229,874










  Property and equipment, net


30,408



30,872

  Capitalized software costs, net


990



732

  Goodwill




11,023



10,558

  Long-term deferred tax assets, net


7,944



6,166

  Other assets, net



3,055



2,688











Total assets


$

299,817


$

280,890



















Liabilities and stockholders' equity






  Current liabilities:








Current portion of long-term debt

$

466


$

446


Accounts payable and other current liabilities


58,278



44,952


Deferred revenue 


116,693



104,125


   Total current liabilities


175,437



149,523










  Long-term debt



13,313



13,767

  Other liabilities



5,439



4,914










  Stockholders' equity:








Common stock



20



20


Additional paid-in capital


200,456



197,594


Treasury stock



(12,461)



(15,170)


Accumulated deficit


(75,559)



(61,127)


Accumulated other comprehensive loss


(6,828)



(8,631)


   Total stockholders' equity


105,628



112,686











Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

299,817


$

280,890

 

 

 QAD Inc. 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

(unaudited)


















 Twelve Months Ended 




 January 31, 



2018


2017







Net cash provided by operating activities

$

10,418


$

18,680








Cash flows from investing activities:







Purchase of property and equipment


(3,650)



(3,260)


Capitalized software costs


(1,019)



(146)

Net cash used in investing activities


(4,669)



(3,406)








Cash flows from financing activities:







Repayments of debt


(445)



(434)


Tax payments related to stock awards


(3,353)



(2,079)


Cash dividends paid


(5,367)



(5,301)

Net cash used in financing activities


(9,165)



(7,814)








Effect of exchange rates on cash and equivalents


5,357



(109)


Net decrease in cash and equivalents


1,941



7,351


Cash and equivalents at beginning of period


145,082



137,731


Cash and equivalents at end of period

$

147,023


$

145,082

 

QAD Inc.

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures

(in thousands)

(unaudited)






































Three Months Ended
January 31,


Twelve Months Ended
January 31,






2018


2017


2018


2017

















Total revenue



$

80,753


$

73,264


$

305,018


$

277,973

















Net loss




(5,172)



(15,159)



(9,065)



(15,450)

Add back:















Net interest income



(285)



(14)



(878)



(26)


Depreciation



1,166



1,090



4,562



4,326


Amortization



202



423



1,199



1,710


Income tax expense 



2,156



19,769



4,857



19,276

EBITDA



$

(1,933)


$

6,109


$

675


$

9,836

Add back:















Stock-based compensation expense



2,253



1,802



8,924



7,323


Change in fair value of interest rate swap



(274)



(454)



(377)



(485)

Adjusted EBITDA


$

46


$

7,457


$

9,222


$

16,674

Adjusted EBITDA margin



0%



10%



3%



6%

















































Non-GAAP pre-tax income reconciliation





























(Loss) income before income taxes


$

(3,016)


$

4,610


$

(4,208)


$

3,826

Add back















Stock-based compensation expense



2,253



1,802



8,924



7,323


Amortization of purchased intangible assets



110



342



842



1,377


Change in fair value of interest rate swap



(274)



(454)



(377)



(485)

Non-GAAP (loss) income before income taxes


$

(927)


$

6,300


$

5,181


$

12,041

















Cash taxes



$

71


$

1,171


$

2,812


$

2,688

 

QAD Logo (PRNewsfoto/QAD Inc.)

 

SOURCE QAD Inc.


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