Blackline Safety reports highest quarterly revenue ever
September 27 2018 - 9:00AM
Q3 revenue doubles to $4.7M compared to
same quarter, prior year
Blackline Safety Corp. (“Blackline”) (TSX Venture: BLN), a leading
manufacturer of gas detection and connected safety solutions,
announced its best quarter ever.
“Expanding customer adoption of Blackline’s
connected safety products and services drove strong revenue growth
through our third quarter,” said Cody Slater, Blackline Safety CEO
and Chairman. “Overall revenue more than doubled with service
revenue up 58% and a 260% jump in product revenue.” He added, “Our
latest numbers demonstrate that G7 is revolutionizing the safety
industry, helping businesses stay connected with their teams to
keep them safe and manage their operations more efficiently. Strong
customer adoption has continued into Q4 with the announcement of a
$1.9M lease order that displaced obsolete gas detectors while
equipping the customer with the latest in connected safety
technology.”
Blackline continues to innovate G7’s capabilities
through continued product development while expanding its
commercialization programs. Mr. Slater said, “G7 products and
services have defined the new benchmark for industry, delivering
turn-key connectivity, plug-and-play modular design and a deep
suite of capabilities. We are increasing market reach by expanding
our sales team in the field, plus introducing a new partner portal
to support our growing distribution channels.” He added, “Blackline
works tirelessly to expand our leading position at the forefront of
connected safety. We will begin shipping our new Multi-gas Pump
Cartridge this fall, plus we have plans to announce other new,
significant capabilities that focus on productivity and product
line expansion in the coming weeks.”
Highlights
- Total revenue of $4.7M, a 103% increase over the prior year’s
Q3
- Product revenue of $1.9M, a 260% increase over the prior year’s
Q3
- Service revenue, including Blackline Complete lease revenue, of
$2.8M, a 58% increase over the prior year’s Q3
- Contracted future service revenue (lease commitments) grew to
$5.3M, a 32% increase over the prior year’s Q3
- Leased units increased to 2,697, up 84% over the prior year’s
Q3
- Revenue growth in both the United States and Europe increased
by 183% over the prior year’s Q3
- Cash and short-term investments of $13.0M at Q3 FY2018
- Launched G7 Insight, a new gas detection program that equips
businesses in the energy, utility and telecom sectors with
connected gas detection technology
- Announced new multi-gas pump cartridge to support confined
space entry and leak check surveys for facilities
- Launched Blackline Analytics that empowers decision-making by
leveraging G7 connected gas detector ‘big data’
- Received the Health & Safety Award from the 2018 Global
Petroleum Show
Financial Highlights
The subsequent values in this release are in
thousands, except for percentages and per share data.
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Quarter Ended July 31 |
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Nine-Months Ended July 31 |
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2018 |
|
2017 |
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Change |
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2018 |
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2017 |
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Change |
Revenue |
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$4,676 |
|
$2,302 |
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103% |
|
$12,228 |
|
$7,342 |
|
67% |
Gross Margin |
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$1,875 |
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$1,018 |
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84% |
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$5,227 |
|
$3,241 |
|
61% |
Gross Margin Percentage |
|
40% |
|
44% |
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(4)% |
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43% |
|
44% |
|
(1)% |
Net Loss |
|
$(2,048) |
|
$(2,121) |
|
3% |
|
$(6,558) |
|
$(5,887) |
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(11)% |
Net Loss excluding stock- based compensation expense |
|
$(1,862) |
|
$(2,053) |
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9% |
|
$(5,040) |
|
$(5,147) |
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2% |
Adjusted EBITDA |
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$(179) |
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$(905) |
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80% |
|
$(419) |
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$(1,339) |
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69% |
Loss per Share |
|
$(0.05) |
|
$(0.06) |
|
|
|
$(0.17) |
|
$(0.19) |
|
|
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Key Financial Information
Third quarter revenue was $4,676 compared to $2,302
in the comparable quarter of the prior fiscal year, resulting in an
increase of 103% or $2,374. Revenue in both the United States and
Europe increased 183% with these regions continuing their strong
growth during the quarter.
Product revenue during the third quarter was
$1,852, an increase of 260% compared to $514 in the comparable
quarter of the prior fiscal year. This increase was driven by
shipments of Blackline’s G7c and G7x products across all
regions.
Service revenue was $2,824, an increase of 58%
compared to $1,788 in the same period last year, attributed to new
service activations by end customers from the continued solid
growth in product sales and increased adoption of the Blackline
Complete leasing program.
Contracted future service revenue, representing the
current value of future Blackline Complete lease commitments, was
$5,279 as at July 31, 2018, an increase of 32% from Q3 FY2017.
Gross margin for the third quarter was $1,875
compared to $1,018 in the comparable quarter of the prior year, an
increase of 84% over the comparable period from the prior year.
This increase was driven by the growth of Blackline’s service
revenue year over year.
Adjusted EBITDA was $(179) for the third quarter
compared to $(905) in the comparable quarter of the prior year. The
increase in the Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter was attributable to
an increase in revenues and gross margin quarter-over-quarter.
Blackline’s unaudited condensed consolidated
interim financial statements and management’s discussion and
analysis on financial condition and results of operations for the
period ended July 31, 2018 are available at www.sedar.com. All
results are reported in Canadian dollars. To learn more about
Blackline Safety, visit www.blacklinesafety.com and follow
Blackline on Twitter @blacklinesafety.
About Blackline
Safety: Blackline Safety is a global
connected safety technology leader. Providing comprehensive
live-monitoring and wireless gas detection, we help teams working
in hazardous environments respond to emergencies in real-time and
manage efficient evacuations, accounting for everyone’s safety
along the way. With millions invested in technology research and
development, Blackline Safety is recognized for quality and
innovation. Our talented team of designers and engineers create and
manufacture in-house — from wearable technology and personal gas
detectors to cloud-hosted infrastructure and web-based interfaces
for global industry. We deliver the world’s first turn-key,
work-anywhere connected safety monitoring solution with gas
detection, 3G wireless, satellite communications, two-way
speakerphone, employee messaging and live monitoring to meet the
demanding safety challenges of organizations in over 200 countries.
For more information, visit www.BlacklineSafety.com.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation
Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the
TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this release.
Cody Slater, CEO cslater@blacklinesafety.com
Blackline Safety Corp.Unit 101, 1215 13 Street
SECalgary, AB Canada T2G 3J4Telephone: +1 403 451 0327Fax: +1 403
451 9981www.BlacklineSafety.com
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