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Evertz Technologies Reports Results for the First Quarter Ended July 31, 2010
By Benzinga Staff
September 08, 2010 3:03 PM
September 08, 2010 3:03 PM
BURLINGTON, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Sept. 8, 2010) -
Attention Business/Financial Editors:
Evertz Technologies Limited (TSX:ET), a leading equipment provider to the television broadcast industry, today reported its results, for the first quarter ended July 31, 2010, of its fiscal 2011 year.
Quarterly Highlights
-- Sales were $73.8, a 2% increase year-over-year for the quarter
-- Gross margin was 58.3%
-- Cash increased to $150.8 million
-- Gross investment in R&D was $8.0 million
-- Net earnings were $20.6 million for the quarter as compared to $17.0
million a year ago
-- Diluted earnings per share were $0.28 for the year as compared to $0.23
a year ago
Selected Financial Information
Consolidated Statement of Earnings Data
(in thousands of dollars, except per share amounts)
Q1 '11 Q1 '10
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Sales $ 73,816 $ 72,021
Gross Margin 42,998 43,416
Earnings from operations 28,121 23,450
Net Income 20,562 17,077
Diluted earnings per share $ 0.28 $ 0.23
Selected Financial Information
Consolidated Balance Sheet Data
(in thousands of dollars)
Q1 '11 YE'10
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Cash and Instruments Held for Trading $ 150,840 $ 145,029
Working Capital 281,610 264,161
Total Assets 359,102 345,787
Shareholders' Equity 328,371 312,169
Sales
For the quarter ended July 31, 2010, sales were $73.8 million, an increase of $1.8 million or 2% as compared to sales of $72.0 million for the quarter ended July 31, 2009. For the quarter, sales in the United States/Canada region increased by $0.8 million or 2% when compared to the same quarter last year. The International region grew by $0.9 million or 3% for the quarter ended July 31, 2010 when compared to the same quarter last year.
Gross Margin
For the quarter ended July 31, 2010 gross margin was $43.0 million compared to $43.4 million in the same quarter last year. Gross margin percentage was approximately 58% as compared to 60% for the quarter ended July 31, 2009.
Earnings
For the quarter ended July 31, 2010 net earnings were $20.6 million as compared to $17.1 million in the corresponding period last year.
For the quarter ended July 31, 2010, earnings per share on a fully-diluted basis were $0.28 as compared to $0.23 in the same period in 2009.
Operating Expenses
For the quarter ended July 31, 2010 selling and administrative expenses decreased by $0.3 million as compared to the prior year. Selling and administrative expenses represented approximately 11.4% of sales in the quarter ended July 31, 2010.
For the quarter ended July 31, 2010 gross research and development expenses increased by $0.7 million or 10% as compared to the corresponding period in 2009. Gross research and development expenses represented approximately 11% of sales for the quarter as compared to the approximately 12% for the same period last year.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Company's working capital as at July 31, 2010 was $281.6 million as compared to $264.1 million on April 30, 2010.
Cash and instruments held for trading were $150.8 million as at July 31, 2010 as compared to $145.0 million on April 30, 2010.
Cash provided by operations was $11.8 million for the quarter ended July 31, 2010 as compared to $5.4 million for the quarter ended July 31, 2009. Before taking into account the changes in non-cash working capital, the Company generated $21.7 million from operations for the quarter ended July 31, 2010 compared to $20.0 million for the same period last year.
The Company spent $0.8 million on the purchase of equipment for the quarter ended July 31, 2010.
For the quarter ended July 31, 2010, the Company used cash from financing activities of $6.1 million which was principally a result of the payment of dividends.
Shipments and Backlog
Purchase order backlog at the end of August 2010 was in excess of $32 million and shipments during the month of August 2010 exceeded $26 million.
Dividend Declared
Evertz Board of Directors declared a dividend on September 08, 2010 of $0.10.
This is an increase in the quarterly dividend from $0.08 to $0.10 per share. The first increased dividend is payable to shareholders of record on October 13, 2010 and will be paid on or about October 22, 2010.
Selected Consolidated Financial Information
(Unaudited)
(in thousands of dollars, except earnings per share and share data)
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Consolidated Statement of Earnings Data
Three months ended Three months ended
July 31, 2010 July 31, 2009
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Sales $ 73,816 $ 72,021
Cost of goods sold 30,818 28,605
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Gross margin $ 42,998 $ 43,416
Gross margin % 58.3% 60.3%
Expenses
Selling and administrative 8,387 8,661
Research and development 8,022 7,265
Investment tax credits (2,005) (2,011)
Foreign exchange loss (gain) (680) 4,113
Amortization of intangibles 219 401
Stock-based compensation 934 1,537
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14,877 19,966
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Earnings before undernoted $ 28,121 $ 23,450
Interest and other income $ 920 $ 337
Non-controlling interest (142) (91)
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Earnings before income taxes $ 28,899 $ 23,696
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Net earnings $ 20,562 $ 17,077
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Earnings per share:
Basic $ 0.28 $ 0.23
Diluted $ 0.28 $ 0.23
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Consolidated Balance Sheet Data
As at As at
July 31, 2010 April 30, 2010
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Cash and instruments held for trading $ 150,840 $ 145,029
Inventory $ 102,112 $ 91,745
Working capital $ 281,610 $ 264,161
Total assets $ 359,102 $ 345,787
Shareholders' equity $ 328,371 $ 312,169
Number of common shares outstanding:
Basic 73,641,906 73,607,506
Diluted 78,014,906 77,703,006
Weighted average number of shares
outstanding:
Basic 73,618,973 73,324,244
Diluted (1) 74,221,645 74,223,642
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Note:
(1) Based on weighted average number of Common Shares outstanding using the
treasury stock method as per Canadian GAAP.
Forward-Looking Statements
The report contains forward-looking statements reflecting Evertz's objectives, estimates and expectations. Such forward looking statements use words such as "may", "will", "expect", "believe", "anticipate", "plan", "intend", "project", "continue" and other similar terminology of a forward-looking nature or negatives of those terms.
Although management of the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, all forward-looking statements address matters that involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors. Accordingly, there are or will be a number of significant factors which could cause the Company's actual results, performance or achievements, or industry results to be materially different from any future results performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
Conference Call
The Company will hold a conference call with financial analysts to discuss the results on September 08, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. (EDT). Media and other interested parties are invited to join the conference call in listen-only mode. The conference call may be accessed by dialing 1-416-849- 6166 or toll-free (North America) 1-866-250-6267.
For those unable to listen to the live call, a rebroadcast will also be available until October 08, 2010. The rebroadcast can be accessed at 1-416-915-1035 or toll-free 1-866-245-6755. The pass code for the rebroadcast is 17987.
About Evertz
Evertz Technologies Limited (TSX:ET) designs, manufactures and markets video and audio infrastructure equipment for the production, post production, broadcast and internet protocol television ("IPTV") industry. The Company's solutions are purchased by content creators, broadcasters, specialty channels and television service providers to support their increasingly complex multi-channel digital and high definition television ("HDTV") broadcast environments and by telecommunications companies to roll-out IPTV. The Company's products allow its customers to generate additional revenue while reducing costs through the more efficient signal routing, distribution, monitoring and management of content as well as the automation of previously manual processes.
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