KonaTel Reports Third Quarter Financial Results

DALLAS, Nov. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- KonaTel, Inc. KTEL (www.konatel.com), a voice/data communications holding company, today announced financial results for the third quarter and nine month period ended September 30, 2019.

Third Quarter Financial Summary

  • Revenues of $2.3 million, down 4.3% compared to the third quarter last year, reflecting a focus on higher-margin revenue, which resulted in a shedding of lower-margin, commoditized business;
  • Sequentially, revenues increased 3.7% compared to the second quarter of 2019;
  • Gross profit improved 47.9% and gross margin improved from 22.8% to 35.3%, validating strategy to shed lower-margin revenue;
  • Operating loss narrowed by 19.0% primarily due to a higher gross margin; and
  • Net loss of $176,000 or $(0.00) per share, compared to net income of $46,000, inclusive of a $318,000 one-time gain on the sale of assets, or $0.00 per share.

"Gross margins improved significantly in the third quarter, up to 35.3% of total revenue, as a direct result of our efforts to reshape and shift our portfolio of business towards higher margin service revenue," commented KonaTel Chairman and CEO Sean McEwen. "Integration of our two recent acquisitions, Infiniti Mobile and Apeiron, has been completed, resulting in the elimination of redundancies and more streamlined administrative functions, which helped to reduce our operating loss by nearly one-third sequentially. From a cash perspective, we have generated positive cash from operations of nearly $100,000 through the first nine months of 2019 compared to using cash in operations of $1.3 million a year ago."

"We received authorization to expand our Lifeline services into the state of Kentucky, a significant opportunity that increases our addressable market and further leverages our position as one of the few telecom carriers with an FCC approved compliance plan to provide Lifeline services," added Mr. McEwen. 

"During the third quarter, KonaTel's wholly owned Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) subsidiary, Apeiron, onboarded two new enterprise clients that are expected to generate $1.2 million in new revenue over a three-year period," added Josh Ploude, Apeiron's Chief Executive Officer.

Third Quarter Financial Detail (Third Quarter of 2019 vs. Third Quarter of 2018)

Revenues decreased 4.3% to $2.3 million compared to $2.5 million, reflecting a focus on higher margin service revenue and less wholesale service. Gross profit was $829,000, or 35.3% profit margin, compared to gross profit of $561,000, or 22.8% profit margin.

Total operating expenses were $1.0 million, up 26.4% due to higher depreciation and amortization expense primarily related to the acquisition of CPaaS and Lifeline businesses in 2018 and 2019, respectively.

Net loss was $226,000 or $(0.01) per share (based on 40.7 million weighted average shares) compared to net income of $46,000, or $0.00 per share (based on 32.9 million weighted average shares). In the year ago quarter ended September 30, 2018, net income includes a gain of $318,000 related to the sale of various assets that were previously used in the company's wireless services and telecommunications operations.

Year-to-Date Financial Detail (First Nine Months of 2019 vs. First Nine Months of 2018)

Revenues decreased 3.6% to $7.3 million compared to $7.6 million. Gross profit increased to $2.4 million, or 33.3% profit margin, compared to gross profit of $1.1 million, or 14.6% profit margin. Total operating expenses were $3.5 million, up 32.8%, primarily due to a 265.4% increase in depreciation and amortization expenses. Net loss decreased to $1.1 million, or $(0.03) per share (based on 40.7 million weighted average shares) compared to a net loss of $1.3 million, or $(0.04) per share (based on 31.4 million weighted average shares).

Balance Sheet

The Company ended the quarter with $140,000 in cash, compared to $57,000 in cash at December 31, 2018. KonaTel has successfully completed and integrated two acquisitions without incurring additional long or short-term debt.

About KonaTel

KonaTel provides a variety of retail and wholesale telecommunications services including mobile voice/text/data service supported by national U.S. mobile networks, mobile numbers, SMS/MMS services, and IoT mobile data service. KonaTel's subsidiary, Infiniti Mobile (www.infinitimobile.com) is an FCC authorized wireless Lifeline carrier with an FCC approved wireless Lifeline Compliance Plan, authorized to provide government subsidized phone service to low income Americans.  KonaTel's other subsidiary, Apeiron Systems (www.apeiron.io), is a global cloud communications service provider employing a dynamic "as a service" (CPaaS/UCaaS/CCaaS/PaaS) platform. Apeiron provides voice, messaging, network and platform products using innovative network and software designs. All Apeiron's services can be accessed through legacy interfaces and rich communications APIs. KonaTel is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of future performance or results and will not necessarily be accurate indications of the times at, or by, which such performance or results will be achieved. Forward-looking statements are based on information available at the time the statements are made and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from the information expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements in this press release. This press release should be considered in light of the disclosures contained in the filings of KonaTel and its "forward-looking statements" in such filings that are contained in the EDGAR Archives of the SEC at www.sec.gov.

KonaTel, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(unaudited)



September 30,



December 31,



2019



2018









Assets







 Current Assets







Cash and Cash Equivalents

$                                  139,637



$                               56,510

Accounts Receivable, net

720,158



1,035,273

Note Receivable

-



66,667

Inventory, Net

1,562



1,085

Prepaid Expenses

3,677



7,354

 Total Current Assets

865,034



1,166,889









 Fixed Asset 







Property and Equipment, Net

111,682



132,023

Right to Use Assets, Net

58,614



-

 Total Fixed Assets

170,296



132,023









 Other Assets







Intangible Assets, Net

2,508,089



2,490,922

Advances for Acquisition Target

-



561,309

Other Assets

257,740



57,266

 Total Other Assets

2,765,829



3,109,497

Total Assets

$                               3,801,159



$                          4,408,409









Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity







 Current Liabilities







   Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

$                                1,417,543



$                          1,265,080

  Amount Due to Stockholder

204,344



91,152

   Revolving Line of Credit

35,683



103,379

   Lease Liabilities

42,271



-

   Deferred Revenue

42,867



69,988

   Income Tax Payable

87,800



108,941

   Customer Deposits

29,988



28,854

 Total Current Liabilities

1,860,496



1,667,394









 Long Term Liabilities







   Lease Liabilities

17,508



-

   Deferred Tax Liability

10,700



10,700

 Total Long Term Liabilities

28,208



10,700

 Total Liabilities

1,888,704



1,678,094









Stockholders' Equity







Common stock, $.001 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 40,692,286 outstanding and issued at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018

40,692



40,692

   Additional Paid In Capital

7,301,658



7,041,696

   Accumulated Deficit

(5,429,895)



(4,352,073)

   Total Stockholders' Equity

1,912,455



2,730,315

Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

$                               3,801,159



$                          4,408,409









 

KonaTel, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)



















Three Months Ended September 30, 



Nine Months Ended September 30, 



2019



2018



2019



2018

































Revenue

$          2,346,975



$          2,453,514



$          7,253,641



$          7,591,218

Cost of Revenue

1,517,834



1,892,988



4,836,732



6,481,979

















Gross Profit

829,141



560,526



2,416,909



1,109,239

















Operating Expenses















   Payroll and Related Expenses

461,331



336,660



1,403,872



1,120,388

   Operating and Maintenance

225,251



332,718



1,034,287



936,212

   Bad Debt

3,300



-



3,300



15,210

   Utilities and Facilities

21,066



41,883



80,839



147,389

   Depreciation and Amortization

251,117



61,582



753,350



206,172

   General and Administrative

13,306



26,560



91,639



64,485

   Marketing and Advertising

2,550



4,995



24,020



42,284

   Taxes and Insurance

15,615



21,437



85,508



124,771

Total Operating Expenses

993,536



825,835



3,476,815



2,656,911

















Operating Loss

(164,395)



(265,309)



(1,059,906)



(1,547,672)

















Other Income and Expense















   Interest Income

221



456



1,562



4,757

   Other Income

-



318,257



14,836



318,257

   Interest Expense

(11,631)



(7,087)



(34,314)



(30,951)

Total Other Income and Expenses

(11,410)



311,626



(17,916)



292,063

















Net Profit (Loss)

$          (175,805)



$          46,317



$          (1,077,822)



$          (1,255,609)

















Net loss per share

$                (0.00)



$              0.00



$                   (0.03)



$                   (0.04)

Weighted Average Number of Basic and Diluted Shares

40,692,286



32,942,286



40,692,286



31,423,055

















 

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SOURCE KonaTel, Inc.

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