Attention Business/Financial Editors:
Evertz Technologies Limited (TSX:ET), a global leader in video
infrastructure solutions for production, playout and delivery
systems for television broadcasters, telecom and multi-system
operators, today reported that revenue and earnings per share rose
18% in its results for the second quarter of its fiscal 2013
year.
Quarterly Highlights
-- Revenue of $83.2 million, an increase of 18% year over year for the
quarter
-- US/Canada region revenue was up $10.8 million or 30% compared to a year
ago
-- Revenue in the International region rose 5% compared to a year ago, to
$36.4 million
-- Gross margin rose to 59%
-- Fully diluted earnings per share increased 18% to $0.26 for the quarter
as compared to $0.22 a year ago
-- Cash and instruments held for trading increased to over $215 million
Selected Financial Information
Consolidated Statement of Earnings Data
(in thousands of dollars, except per share amounts)
Q2 ' 13 Q2 ' 12
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Revenue $ 83,158 $ 70,487
Gross margin 48,860 40,376
Earnings from operations 25,894 21,983
Net earnings 19,092 16,097
Fully-diluted earnings per share $ 0.26 $ 0.22
Selected Financial Information
Consolidated Balance Sheet Data
(in thousands of dollars)
Q2 ' 13 YE ' 12
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Cash and instruments held for trading $ 215,342 $ 185,669
Working capital 349,281 325,677
Total assets 446,714 431,864
Shareholders' equity 402,075 378,417
Revenue
For the quarter ended October 31, 2012, revenues were $83.2
million, an increase of $12.7 million or 18% as compared to
revenues of $70.5 million for the quarter ended October 31, 2011.
For the quarter, revenues in the United States/Canada region were
$46.7 million, an increase of $10.8 million or 30% when compared to
the same quarter last year. The International region had revenues
of $36.4 million, an increase of 5% when compared to the same
quarter last year.
Gross Margin
For the quarter ended October 31, 2012 gross margin was $48.9
million compared to $40.4 million in the same quarter last year.
Gross margin percentage was approximately 59% compared to 57% for
the quarter ended October 31, 2011.
Earnings
For the quarter ended October 31, 2012 net earnings were $19.1
million as compared to $16.1 million in the corresponding period
last year.
For the quarter ended October 31, 2012, earnings per share on a
fully-diluted basis were $0.26 as compared to $0.22 in the same
period in 2011.
Operating Expenses
For the quarter ended October 31, 2012 selling and
administrative expenses were $13.1 million compared to $11.7
million for the quarter ended October 31, 2011. Selling and
administrative expenses represented approximately 16% of revenue in
the quarter compared to 17% for the same period last year.
For the quarter ended October 31, 2012 gross research and
development expenses increased by $2.6 million or 26% as compared
to the corresponding period in 2011. Gross research and development
expenses represented approximately 15% of revenue for the quarter
ended October 31, 2012.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Company's working capital as at October 31, 2012 was $349.3
million as compared to $325.7 million on April 30, 2012.
Cash and instruments held for trading were $215.3 million as at
October 31, 2012 as compared to $185.7 million on April 30,
2012.
Cash provided by operations was $46.4 million for the quarter
ended October 31, 2012 as compared to $22.3 million for the quarter
ended October 31, 2011. Before taking into account the changes in
non-cash working capital, the Company generated $22.5 million from
operations for the quarter ended October 31, 2012 compared to $19.0
million for the same period last year.
The Company spent $1.4 million on the purchase of capital assets
for the quarter ended October 31, 2012 and $3.4 million for the
quarter ended October 31, 2011.
For the quarter ended October 31, 2012, the Company used cash
from financing activities of $11.0 million which was principally a
result of the payment of dividends of $10.6 million.
Shipments and Backlog
Purchase order backlog at the end of November 2012 was in excess
of $41 million and shipments during the month of November 2012
exceeded $21 million.
Dividend Declared
Evertz Board of Directors declared a dividend on December 4,
2012 of $0.14 per share.
The dividend is payable to shareholders of record on December
14, 2012 and will be paid on or about December 21, 2012.
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Three month period Six month period
ended ended
October 31, October 31,
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2012 2011 2012 2011
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Revenue $ 83,158 $ 70,487 $ 179,119 $ 145,615
Cost of goods sold 34,298 30,111 74,604 62,392
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Gross margin 48,860 40,376 104,515 83,223
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Expenses
Selling and administrative 13,090 11,739 25,459 22,121
General 1,449 1,789 2,897 3,098
Research and development 12,612 10,041 24,404 20,360
Investment tax credits (2,864) (2,454) (6,050) (4,736)
Foreign exchange gain (1,321) (2,722) (1,323) (3,065)
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22,966 18,393 45,387 37,778
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Earnings before undernoted 25,894 21,983 59,128 45,445
Finance income 428 453 877 876
Finance costs (78) (46) (166) (97)
Other income and expenses (119) (242) (4) (225)
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Earnings before income taxes 26,125 22,148 59,835 45,999
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Provision for income taxes
Current 6,324 6,126 15,312 13,481
Deferred 709 (75) 672 (1,203)
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7,033 6,051 15,984 12,278
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Net earnings for the period $ 19,092 $ 16,097 $ 43,851 $ 33,721
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Net earnings attributable to
non-controlling interest 185 101 355 198
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Net earnings attributable to
shareholders 18,907 15,996 43,496 33,523
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Net earnings for the period $ 19,092 $ 16,097 $ 43,851 $ 33,721
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Earnings per share
Basic $ 0.26 $ 0.22 $ 0.59 $ 0.45
Diluted $ 0.26 $ 0.22 $ 0.59 $ 0.45
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Consolidated Balance Sheet Data As at As at
October 31, 2012 April 30, 2012
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Cash and instruments held for trading $ 215,342 $ 185,669
Inventory $ 107,927 $ 109,211
Working capital $ 349,281 $ 325,677
Total assets $ 446,714 $ 431,864
Shareholders' equity $ 402,075 $ 378,417
Number of common shares outstanding:
Basic 73,172,986 73,225,786
Fully -diluted 77,924,586 77,904,086
Weighted average number of shares
outstanding:
Basic 73,166,072 73,612,759
Fully -diluted 73,382,083 73,812,767
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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 December 4, 2012 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 January 4, 2013. The rebroadcast can be
accessed at 1-416-915-1035 or toll-free 1-866-245-6755. The pass
code for the rebroadcast is 235180.
About Evertz
Evertz Technologies Limited (TSX:ET) designs, manufactures and
markets video and audio infrastructure solutions for the
television, telecommunications and new-media industries. 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 and new-media companies. 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.
Contacts: Evertz Technologies Limited Anthony Gridley Chief
Financial Officer (905) 335-7580ir@evertz.com
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