Identive Group Inc.
Identive Group Inc.: IDENTIVE GROUP ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER 2013 RESULTS
Identive Group Inc. / Key word(s): Quarter Results 02.05.2013 12:06 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer / publisher is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Growth in Identification Products and continued expense reductions drive adjusted EBITDA improvement in seasonally weakest quarter Company enters Q2 with strong order book of $19 million SANTA ANA, Calif. and ISMANING, Germany, May 2, 2013 - Identive Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE; Frankfurt: INV), a provider of products, services and solutions for the identification, security and RFID industries, today announced results for the first quarter (Q1) ended March 31, 2013. Q1 2013 Highlights: * 18% growth in ID Products sales year over year * First commercial deployments of Tagtrail(TM) NFC platform to major mobile network operators * Growth in NFC, payment and other products drive margin improvements in Transponders * 18% reduction year over year in base operating expenses * Record $19 million order backlog for NFC and reader products as well as payment and cloud-based systems over next 12 months, plus additional $3 million for longer-term payment system contract 'ID Products sales were up 18% year over year in Q1, reflecting growing demand for our smart card readers as well as NFC and RFID transponder products. This growth was offset by a sharp decline in our U.S. Government business related to the Federal budget sequester. The growth in ID Products and our recurring service base, coupled with reductions in our operating expenses, helped drive significant improvement in our bottom line year over year, including a $1.2 million improvement in adjusted EBITDA,' stated Ayman S. Ashour, CEO and chairman of Identive. 'We enter Q2 with a strong order book of over $22 million, of which a record $19 million is scheduled for billing within 12 months. We are seeing significant buildup in demand for our NFC and payment tags, our SmartCore(TM) smart card technology, our new reader products and our payment systems validating the significant investment we have made in these growth markets. Our cloud-based offerings, including our idOnDemand(TM) identity management service and our Tagtrail NFC mobile services delivery platform are gaining momentum and will make meaningful contribution in Q2. While there continues to be significant weakness in the U.S. Government sector and uncertainty regarding near-term budget issues, we remain confident that we are well positioned to benefit from the various Federal Government mandates related to identity management and access control.' Q1 Results As reported in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), Q1 2013 revenues were $21.1 million, relatively unchanged from $21.2 million in Q1 2012. By segment, Identity Management Services and Solutions (Identity Management) revenues were $11.1 million and ID Products revenues were $10.0 million in Q1 2013. GAAP gross profit margin was 39% in Q1 2013, compared with 41% in Q1 2012, reflecting lower sales of Identity Management systems and services and higher ID Products sales. With the exception of a temporary reduction in smart card reader margins due to a single large project, most other areas of the Company saw margin improvement both quarter on quarter and year on year. Total base operating expenses (consisting of research and development, sales and marketing, and general and administrative expenses) were $12.3 million in Q1 2013, down 18% from $15.0 million in Q1 2012 as a result of cost reductions implemented under the restructuring plan the Company initiated in June 2012 and from ongoing initiatives to improve the efficiency of the business. The Company recorded GAAP net loss of $(4.8) million, or $(0.08) per share in Q1 2013, compared with net loss of $(6.2) million, or $(0.11) per share in Q1 2012. On a non-GAAP basis, gross profit margin was 41% in Q1 2013, compared with 44% in Q1 2012. Adjusted EBITDA was $(2.3) million in Q1 2013, compared with $(3.5) million in Q1 2012. Non-GAAP net loss was $(4.3) million, or $(0.07) per share in Q1 2013, compared with non-GAAP net loss of $(4.9) million, or $(0.08) per share in Q1 2012 Non-GAAP gross profit margin, adjusted EBITDA and non-GAAP net loss and net loss per share all exclude various items that are detailed in the financial table and accompanying footnotes reconciling GAAP to non-GAAP results contained in this release. An explanation of these measures is also included below under the heading 'Non-GAAP Financial Measures.' Cash and cash equivalents were $5.5 million at March 31, 2013 compared with $7.4 million at December 31, 2012. Net decrease in cash was $1.9 million reflecting a small amount of cash provided by operations, $1.1 million used for capital expenditures and $1.0 million used for payment of financial liabilities. In anticipation of a stronger Q2, inventory built of $1.8 million was a significant part of the cash used in operations. David Wear, chief financial officer of Identive stated, 'Our recent addition of an equity line brings growth capital into the Company and allows us to control the timing and amount of new stock we issue while meeting our goal of minimizing dilution for our shareholders. The equity line enables us to optimize our production capacity and provides additional working capital to address growing demand for our ID Products. Furthermore this new capital will allow us to maintain necessary levels of time-sensitive investment in our products and solutions in emergent areas such as NFC and Identity as a Service, where market demand is building.' Outlook for Q2 2013 Based on its current expectations and the continued uncertainty associated with the U.S. Government business, management expects revenues of $22.0 million to $26.0 million for the second quarter of 2013, and further expects adjusted EBITDA of $(0.5) million to $0.5 million. For full year 2013, management expects revenues of $105.0 million to $110.0 million and adjusted EBITDA of $2.0 million to $6.0 million. Conference Call and Webcast Information Identive Group will host a conference call and webcast today at 9:00 AM Eastern Time, which can be accessed by dialing 888.771.4371 (toll free within the U.S.) or +1 847.585.4405 (for international callers) and using pass code 34764421. A webcast of the call that includes presentation slides can be accessed by visiting the investor relations section of the Company's website at www.identive-group.com, and by clicking on 'Presentations, Reports & Webcasts,' where it also will be archived for those unable to listen to the live webcast. An audio replay of the call also will be available for one week and can be accessed by dialing 888.843.7419 (toll free within the U.S.) or +1 630.652.3042 (for international callers) and using pass code 34764421. Contact: Lennart Streibel +49 89 9595-5195 lstreibel@identive-group.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Information and Explaination of the Issuer to this News: About Identive Group Identive Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE; Frankfurt: INV) is focused on building the world's signature company in Secure ID. The company's products, software, systems and services address the markets for identity management, physical and logical access control, cashless payment, NFC solutions and a host of RFID-enabled applications for customers in the government, enterprise, consumer, education and healthcare sectors. Identive's mission is to build a lasting business of scale and technology based on a combination of strong technology-driven organic growth and disciplined acquisitive expansion. The company delivers up-to-date information on its activity as well as industry trends through its industry-leading social media initiatives and educational resource, AskIdentive.com. For additional information, please visit www.identive-group.com or follow on Twitter at @IdentiveGroup. Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited) Identive has provided in this release financial information that has not been prepared in accordance with GAAP, including non-GAAP gross profit margin, adjusted EBITDA and non-GAAP net income (loss) and net income (loss) per share. Identive uses these non-GAAP financial measures internally in analyzing its financial results and believes they are useful to investors, as a supplement to GAAP measures, in evaluating Identive's ongoing operational performance. Identive believes that the use of these non-GAAP financial measures provides an additional tool for investors to use in evaluating ongoing operating results and trends. As noted, the non-GAAP financial results discussed above exclude items detailed in the reconciliation table and accompanying footnotes contained within this release. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures as detailed in this release. Note Regarding Forward Looking Information: 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 can be identified by words such as 'anticipates,' 'believes,' 'plans,' 'will,' 'intends,' 'expects,' and similar references to the future. Examples of such statements include, without limitation, statements we make regarding our expectations regarding continued or increased demand for our products, solutions and services in 2013, including our NFC RFID products, readers, Smartcore technology and our cloud-based Tagtrail and idOnDemand offerings; our expectations for long-term sales opportunities in the U.S. Government market; our expectations that currently available sources of funding will be sufficient for production capacity expansion, product investment and other investments needed for our business; our expectations regarding future results, including Q2 and full year 2013 results, and our expectations for future growth and profitability. Readers should not unduly rely on these forward-looking statements, which are not a guarantee of future performance and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside our control, which could cause our actual business and operating results to differ. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include our ability to grow our company based on a strategy of providing products, systems and services for the secure identification market; our ability to successfully develop and commercialize new products and solutions that satisfy the evolving and increasingly complex requirements of customers; whether the markets in which we participate or target may grow, converge or standardize at anticipated rates or at all, including the markets that we are targeting; our ability to successfully compete in the markets in which we participate or target; our ability to meet our sales forecasts; our ability to meet financial covenants of our loan agreement; our ability to meet growing demand for our products; and general global political and economic factors which are beyond our control but may unduly impact our markets and our business. For a discussion of further risks and uncertainties related to our business, please refer to our public company reports, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 and subsequent reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements are based on information available to us on the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to update such statements. Note: Identive and the Identive logo are trademarks of Identive Group, Inc, registered in many jurisdictions worldwide. All other company, product or service names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of others and are the property of their respective owners. 02.05.2013 DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Identive Group Inc. 1900B Carnegie Avenue CA 92705 Santa Ana United States Phone: +49 (0)89 9595 5000 Fax: +49 (0)89 9595 5555 E-mail: info@identive-group.com Internet: www.identive-group.com ISIN: US45170X1063 WKN: A1C0ZG Listed: Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, München, Stuttgart; Frankfurt in Open Market (Entry Standard) End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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