WINNIPEG, MB--(Marketwired - August 29, 2017) - Novra Technologies Inc. ("Novra") (
Second Quarter 2017 Financial Results
The following financial highlights (1) show a profitable second quarter and first half of 2017, in line with management's prior outlook.
| (in thousands, except for Gross margin and % Chg) | |||||||||||||||||
| Q2 2017 | Q2 2016 | % Chg | YTD 2017 | YTD 2016 | % Chg | ||||||||||||
| Revenue by type: | |||||||||||||||||
| Products | $ | 2,959 | $ | 431 | 587 | % | $ | 5,132 | $ | 735 | 598 | % | |||||
| Services | 302 | 70 | NM | 552 | 81 | NM | |||||||||||
| Total revenue | 3,261 | 501 | 551 | % | 5,684 | 816 | 597 | % | |||||||||
| Gross profit | 1,810 | 267 | NM | 2,940 | 357 | NM | |||||||||||
| Gross margin | 55.5 | % | 53.3 | % | 51.7 | % | 43.8 | % | |||||||||
| Operating expenses ("OPEX") | 1,074 | 476 | 126 | % | 2,027 | 708 | 186 | % | |||||||||
| Operating income (loss) | 736 | (210 | ) | NM | 913 | (352 | ) | NM | |||||||||
| Finance costs, net | (25 | ) | (24 | ) | 4 | % | (71 | ) | (57 | ) | 25 | % | |||||
| Other income (expenses) | (72 | ) | 57 | NM | 39 | (75 | ) | NM | |||||||||
| Net income (loss) as reported under IFRS | $ | 639 | $ | (177 | ) | NM | $ | 881 | $ | (484 | ) | NM | |||||
| Adjusted EBITDA - non-IFRS measure (2) | $ | 860 | $ | (89 | ) | NM | $ | 1,134 | $ | (231 | ) | NM | |||||
| NM - Not meaningful | |||||||||||||||||
| (1) Amounts in the table may not reconcile due to rounding differences. | |||||||||||||||||
| (2) Refer to the Management's Discussion & Analysis ("MD&A") for a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Net income (loss) as reported under IFRS. | |||||||||||||||||
The significant variance in our second quarter and first half of 2017 operating results over the same periods in 2016 is largely driven by the acquisition of International Datacasting Corporation ("IDC"), which closed on June 15, 2016.
Total revenue for the current quarter benefited from shipments relating to the large contracts previously announced in the second half of 2016. Gross margin improved by 2.2 percentage points to 55.5% in the second quarter mainly due to product mix, in particular sale of head-end equipment at higher margin than for our receivers. OPEX for the current quarter increased by 126% over Q2 2016 mainly due to the increase in personnel, depreciation and facility costs relating to the merger with IDC. Also, the change in other income was mainly driven by the fair value remeasurement of Wegener Corporation ("Wegener") options and foreign exchange movement.
We earned $860 thousand Adjusted EBITDA in the current quarter compared to a loss of $89 thousand in the comparable prior period, mainly due to higher revenues at higher margins, partially offset by an increase in OPEX.
Harris Liontas, President and CEO, stated "I am very pleased with our third consecutive profitable quarter since the merger with IDC. We have a strong financial position at June 30, 2017, with over $1.8 million in cash, $2.8 million in working capital and no outstanding bank borrowings. We have also successfully raised approximately $0.5 million of new equity through exercise of warrants and conversion of convertible note during the second quarter. This positions us well to weather soft quarters from time to time while pursuing large sales opportunities and potential acquisitions."
A copy of the MD&A and the unaudited interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the quarter ended June 30, 2017, are available on SEDAR (www.sedar.com).
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Contact Information:
Harris Liontas
President & CEO
+1 204 989 4632
hliontas@novra.com
Steven Archambault
Chief Financial Officer
+1 613 596 4120 ext. 2296
sarchambault@novra.com