SOURCE:
BSQUARE
2008-08-07 15:01:00
BSQUARE Reports Second Quarter 2008 Results
BSQUARE Reports Second Quarter 2008 Results
Company Reports Seventh Straight Profitable Quarter
BELLEVUE, WA–(EMWNews – August 7, 2008) – BSQUARE Corporation (
announced financial results for the second quarter and the six months ended
June 30, 2008. Total revenue for the quarter was $15.4 million, up 2% from
$15.1 million in the prior year. Total revenue for the first half of 2008
was $32.5 million, up 8% from $30.2 million in 2007.
The company reported net income for the quarter of $310,000, or $0.03 per
diluted share, which compared to net income of $542,000, or $0.05 per
diluted share, in the prior year. Net income in the year-ago quarter
included a $287,000 gain, approximately $0.03 per share, on the sale of a
previously written-off equity invesment. For the first half of 2008, the
company reported net income of $1.4 million, or $0.13 per diluted share,
compared to net income of $1.2 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, in
2007.
Brian Crowley, chief executive of BSQUARE, commented on the quarterly
results, “We made tremendous progress in the business during the quarter
beyond what is reflected in this quarter’s financial results. In fact, we
enter the second half of the year with strong business momentum led by the
closure of several service contracts and the expected closure of several
others, one of which could evolve into the largest non-Microsoft contract
in the company’s history. Although this quarter’s revenue fell below our
expectations, we currently expect that third quarter revenue will increase
approximately 30% year-over-year and roughly 15% sequentially.”
Key Results, Achievements and Events
During the quarter, the company:
-- Reported its eleventh consecutive quarter of year-over-year total
revenue growth, seventh straight profitable quarter and seventh consecutive
quarterly increase in cash and investments;
-- Reported a 67% year-over-year increase in the number of service
projects and a 27% decrease in average project revenue with both trends
driven by the introduction of Flash Lite service projects which tend to be
smaller;
-- Derived revenue from 519 customers, up 11% from the prior year;
-- Won two Embedded Partner Excellence awards as Microsoft's Systems
Integrator of the Year and Embedded Distributor of the Year. These awards
are presented by Microsoft annually and recognize the outstanding work by
BSQUARE's service and sales teams;
-- Partnered with Freescale to port the Adobe Flash Lite player to
Freescale's new iMX multimedia series platform; and
-- Renewed its Distribution Agreement with Microsoft through June 30,
2009 under which the company sells Microsoft Embedded Windows licenses.
Revenue Results
Total software revenue was $9.7 million for the quarter, down 5% from $10.2
million in the prior year. Total software revenue for the first half of
2008 increased 7% to $20.7 million as compared to $19.4 million in 2007.
Sales of third-party software were $9.0 million for the quarter compared to
$9.1 million in the prior year, representing a decline of 1%. The decrease
was due to a large Microsoft licensing sale that benefited the prior year,
partially offset by sales of Flash Lite and Solidcore not present in the
prior year. Third-party software sales were $19.1 million for the first
half of 2008 compared to $17.4 million in 2007.
Proprietary software revenue was $676,000 for the quarter compared to $1.0
million in the prior year with the decline driven by lower SDIO sales and
lower service contract royalties as certain guaranteed minimum royalties
expired. Proprietary software revenue was $1.5 million for the first half
of 2008 compared to $2.0 million in 2007. The company recognized $303,000
in royalty revenue from royalty-bearing service contracts this quarter
compared to $403,000 in the prior year.
“Software sales, both proprietary and third-party, fell below our
expectations this quarter,” commented Mr. Crowley. “SDIO royalties from key
customers were weaker-than-expected due to lower device shipments which
negatively affected proprietary software revenue. We have won several new
SDIO design wins over the last few quarters and we expect royalties to
increase as customer shipment volumes increase. Sales of our TI OMAP
development kits also fell below expectations as the market is taking
longer to ramp than we expected. However, there is strong interest in OMAP
technology from customers and we are bullish that OMAP software and related
service revenue will increase in coming quarters. We will continue our
efforts to build new proprietary software revenue streams through new
product investments and new royalty-bearing service contracts. Softness in
third-party software this quarter was driven by delays in orders from
several large customers. We expect that these customers will resume their
normal ordering patterns in Q3.”
Service revenue was $5.7 million for the quarter, up 16% from $4.9 million
in the prior year, driven by growth in North America, partially offset by
lower average project revenue and a decline in low margin rebillable
service revenue of $202,000. Billable hours increased by 27% over the prior
year, driven by higher activity levels in both the North American and Asia
Pacific regions, whereas the realized rate per hour decreased by 5% due to
a drop in the Asia Pacific rate attributable to revenue recognition delays
and the termination of a higher margin service contract this quarter which
benefited the year-ago quarter. The revenue recognition delays affecting
Asia Pacific service revenue totaled $134,000 and are expected to benefit
third quarter 2008 service revenue once underlying contracts are signed.
Service revenue increased 9% to $11.8 million for the first half of 2008
compared to $10.8 million in 2007.
“While service revenue came in lower than anticipated this quarter due to
softness in Asia, we enter Q3 with a record backlog and our pipeline has
never been stronger,” continued Mr. Crowley. “Several recent and expected
wins in both North America and Asia are expected to increase our service
revenue for the rest of the year and into 2009, more than offsetting the
minor softness we experienced in Q2. I’m happy to say that the summer
slowdown that has affected North America service revenue the last two years
is not expected to reoccur this year.”
Gross Profit and Gross Margin Results
Overall gross profit was $3.8 million for the quarter, or 25% of total
revenue, as compared to $3.5 million, or 23% of revenue, in the prior year,
with the dollar increase driven by higher gross profit contribution from
service revenue, partially offset by lower contribution from proprietary
software sales. Third-party software margin was 16% for the quarter as
compared to 14% in the prior year with the margin improvement attributable
to higher margin sales of Flash Lite and Solidcore not present in the prior
year. Proprietary software gross margin continued at a high level of 90%
this quarter. Service gross margin was 31% for the quarter, compared to 26%
in the prior year. The increase in service gross margin was driven largely
by utilization improvement and a decline in low margin rebillable service
revenue. Utilization declined in the second quarter of 2007 due to a slow
down in North America, which did not reoccur in the second quarter of 2008.
Overall gross profit was $8.4 million, or 26% of total revenue, for the
first half of 2008 compared to $7.5 million, or 25% of total revenue, in
2007.
Scott Mahan, the company’s chief financial officer, commented, “We had
expected this quarter’s service margin to improve more than it did
year-over-year. While that did not occur due to the revenue recognition
delays and other factors which affected this quarter, we still expect our
service margin to improve into the mid-thirty percent range for fiscal 2008
as compared to 29% in fiscal 2007 depending on the effect of new,
potentially significant contracts over the next two quarters.”
Operating Expenses
For the quarter, total operating expenses were $3.5 million, compared to
$3.3 million in the prior year. Higher sales expense in Asia and North
America, higher marketing program costs and higher stock compensation
expense drove the increase. Total operating expenses were $7.2 million for
the first half of 2008 as compared to $6.7 million in 2007.
Cash Flows
The company’s cash, cash equivalents and investments increased to $16.4
million at June 30, 2008 as compared to $16.0 million at March 31, 2008
($900,000 of the June 30 balance is restricted). Days sales outstanding
were 53 this quarter, up from 52 in the first quarter of 2008.
Conference Call
Management will host a conference call today, August 7, 2008, at 5 p.m.
Eastern Time (2 p.m. Pacific Time). To access the call, please dial
800-762-8779, or 480-629-9041 for international callers, and reference
“BSQUARE Corporation Second Quarter 2008 Earnings Conference Call.” A
replay will be available for one week following the call by dialing
800-406-7325 or 303-590-3030 for international callers; reference pin
number 3902899. A live and replay webcast of the call will be available at
www.BSQUARE.com in the investor relations section.
About BSQUARE
BSQUARE is an industry leader with a proven track record in providing
engineering services and production-ready software products to the smart
device market. Since 1994, BSQUARE has provided device manufacturers with
software solutions for personal navigation devices, point-of-sale
terminals, handheld data terminals, smart phones and many other device
categories allowing them to get to market more quickly and cost
effectively.
BSQUARE is a registered trademark of BSQUARE Corporation. All other product
and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.
This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995, including statements relating to our projected financial results and
proprietary products strategy. The words “believe,” “expect,” “intend,”
“anticipate,” variations of such words, and similar expressions identify
forward-looking statements, but their absence does not mean that the
statement is not forward-looking. Our forward-looking statements are not
guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks,
uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict and could cause
actual results to differ materially from those projected. Factors that
could affect our actual results include whether we are able to maintain our
existing favorable relationship with Microsoft Corporation; whether we are
able to meet competitive demands; any decline in the market for our
products, technology licenses and services; any decline in the market for
Windows-based or other smart devices or the failure of this market to
develop as anticipated; whether we are able to successfully implement,
execute and make adjustments in our business strategy, business model or
product offerings to meet the needs of our current, new and potential
customers; whether we are able to successfully support our operations;
intellectual property risks; and risks associated with our international
operations. A more detailed description of certain factors that could
affect actual results include, but are not limited to, those discussed in
BSQUARE’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007
and in the Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31,
and June 30, 2008 in the section entitled “Risk Factors.” Readers are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements,
which speak only as of the date of this release. We undertake no obligation
to update publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect new
information, events or circumstances after the date of this release or to
reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
BSQUARE CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(dollars in thousands)
June 30, December 31,
2008 2007
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(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 8,958 $ 4,377
Short-term investments -- 9,575
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for
doubtful accounts of $198 at June 30, 2008
and $199 at December 31, 2007 9,068 8,273
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 630 377
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Total current assets 18,656 22,602
Long-term investments 6,525 --
Equipment, furniture and leasehold improvements,
net 977 824
Intangible assets, net 186 230
Restricted cash 900 1,050
Other non-current assets 71 56
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Total assets $ 27,315 $ 24,762
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 3,103 $ 2,619
Other accrued expenses 2,442 2,877
Accrued compensation 1,555 1,393
Accrued legal fees 534 534
Deferred revenue 575 493
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Total current liabilities 8,209 7,916
Deferred rent 317 331
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock, no par value: 10,000,000 shares
authorized; no shares issued and outstanding -- --
Common stock, no par value: 37,500,000 shares
authorized; 10,030,699 shares issued and
outstanding at June 30, 2008 and 9,967,618
shares issued and outstanding at December 31,
2007 121,941 121,118
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (308) (409)
Accumulated deficit (102,844) (104,194)
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Total shareholders' equity 18,789 16,515
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Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 27,315 $ 24,762
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BSQUARE CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(in thousands, except per share data)
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
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2008 2007 2008 2007
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Revenue:
Software $ 9,680 $ 10,182 $ 20,676 $ 19,377
Service 5,746 4,912 11,808 10,813
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Total revenue 15,426 15,094 32,484 30,190
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Cost of revenue:
Software 7,675 7,937 16,072 14,759
Service (1) 3,975 3,650 7,986 7,927
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Total cost of revenue 11,650 11,587 24,058 22,686
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Gross profit 3,776 3,507 8,426 7,504
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and
administrative (1) 2,983 2,703 5,992 5,600
Research and development (1) 561 598 1,205 1,143
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Total operating expenses 3,544 3,301 7,197 6,743
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Income from operations 232 206 1,229 761
Interest and other income 88 444 248 567
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Income before income taxes 320 650 1,477 1,328
Income tax expense (10) (108) (127) (148)
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Net income $ 310 $ 542 $ 1,350 $ 1,180
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Basic income per share $ 0.03 $ 0.06 $ 0.14 $ 0.12
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Diluted income per share $ 0.03 $ 0.05 $ 0.13 $ 0.12
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Shares used in calculation income
per share:
Basic 10,011 9,823 9,994 9,750
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Diluted 10,253 10,190 10,284 10,010
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(1) Includes the following amounts related to non-cash stock-based
compensation expense:
Cost of revenue - service $ 102 $ 60 $ 227 $ 108
Selling, general and administrative 227 170 467 290
Research and development 26 12 45 33
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Total stock-based compensation
expense $ 355 $ 242 $ 739 $ 431
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