OmniComm Systems, Inc. Reports Financial Results for the Year Ending December 31, 2018


FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., March 28, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OmniComm Systems, Inc. (OmniComm) (OTCQX: OMCM), a global leading provider of clinical data management technology, today announced financial results for the year ending December 31, 2018.

For the year ending December 31, 2018, OmniComm reported revenue of $27.10 million, as compared to revenue of $26.98 million for the year ending December 31, 2017. Gross margin improved by $0.50 million to $22.20 million. Operating expenses increased by $1.50 million to $19.67 million.  Operating income for the year ending December 31, 2018 was $2.53 million, as compared to operating income of $3.53 million for the year ending December 31, 2017. EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure that OmniComm uses as an additional financial measure, was $3.27 million for the year ending December 31, 2018, as compared to EBITDA of $3.89 million for the year ending December 31, 2017.

“These results do not tell the entire story because 2018 was a year of transition for OmniComm,” said Stephen Johnson, president and CEO of OmniComm. “At first glance, it seems obvious that our financial results for 2018 were not up to our typical growth standards from the previous 10 years. That’s because we made a conscious decision to move away from perpetual licenses to a more predictable and reliable subscription license model, and that transition has had a significant short-term impact on both revenue and EBITDA. It generally takes one to two years to fully realize the benefits of this switch. Also, we invested heavily in research and product development in 2018, so that we could release three new product lines: a coding solution, a randomization and supply-tracking solution, and a comprehensive analytics platform. We believe those expenditures will be a good investment for our clients and the long-term growth of OmniComm.”

For the year ending December 31, 2018, OmniComm achieved record bookings of $37.3 million, as compared to bookings of $31.9 million for the year ending December 31, 2017. Subscription business increased by $13.8 million to $21.9 million, a 170% increase, whereas perpetual business was all but phased out, comprising only $2.9 million in 2018, as compared to $16.2 million in 2017. Perpetual licenses generally offer a much better short-term revenue benefit since they typically include a large one-time upfront license payment that allows for revenue recognition in the first year of an agreement, but with a negative long-term effect on future revenue due to much smaller annual maintenance fees which are typically only 20% of the initial license fees.

“Despite record bookings, the impact of this transition away from perpetual licenses has had an impact on our top and bottom lines,” said Kuno van der Post, Ph.D., chief commercial officer at OmniComm. “But it was the right thing to do for the long-term health of our business. We have a lot to look forward to; we’ve just had major releases in our core product lines: TrialMaster® and TrialOne®, and added three new products: IRTMaster™, AutoEncoder™ and Acuity Analytics™; we’ve opened up a new support office in Bengaluru, India, doubled the size of our team in AsiaPac, expanded our inside and external sales teams, and recently made significant enhancements to TrialMaster to better support late phase and virtual trials.”

OmniComm provides EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure as additional information to its financial results.  Non-GAAP EBITDA excludes the impact of depreciation and amortization expenses that are included in operating income. Non-GAAP EBITDA is not an alternative or substitute for the financial measure prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) of operating income. The non-GAAP EBITDA financial measure presented may differ from similarly titled non-GAAP financial measures presented by other companies, and other companies may not define this non-GAAP financial measure in the same way. OmniComm’s management uses non-GAAP EBITDA as a measure of operational efficiency and as a goal for incentive compensation. Management believes non-GAAP EBITDA is a useful measure investors may use as an additional factor in their analysis of OmniComm’s performance. Please review the below reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measure EBITDA to the GAAP financial measure operating income, as well as OmniComm’s financial statements as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

OMNICOMM SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Reconciliation of GAAP operating income to non-GAAP EBITDA
    
 For the year ended
 December 31,
 2018 2017
    
Operating income/(loss) (GAAP)$ 2,534,177 $ 3,534,150
Depreciation expense 398,654  336,102
Amortization expense 337,704  22,048
EBITDA (non-GAAP)$ 3,270,535 $ 3,892,300
    

Forward-Looking Statements

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OMNICOMM SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
      
   For the year ended
   December 31,
   2018 2017
Revenues  $ 26,129,229 $ 26,067,933
Reimbursable revenues 975,251  911,725
Total revenues  27,104,480  26,979,658
      
Cost of goods sold 4,284,588  4,394,918
Reimbursable expenses-cost of goods sold 617,509  885,972
Total cost of goods sold 4,902,097  5,280,890
      
Gross margin   22,202,383  21,698,768
      
Operating expenses   
Salaries, benefits and related taxes 14,094,550  13,200,837
Rent and occupancy expenses 1,254,087  1,125,147
Consulting services 298,097  321,472
Legal and professional fees 477,102  533,221
Travel   856,187  986,092
Telephone and internet 153,540  152,926
Selling, general and administrative 1,676,869  1,356,427
Bad debt expense 41,782 130,346
Intangible asset impairment 79,634   -0-
Depreciation expense 398,654  336,102
Amortization expense 337,704  22,048
Total operating expenses 19,668,206  18,164,618
      
Operating income/(loss) 2,534,177  3,534,150
      
Other income/(expense)   
Interest expense, related parties (935,839)  (947,688)
Interest expense (406,145)  (419,432)
Interest income  21  593
Change in derivative liabilities 3,111,760  795,779
Transaction gain/(loss) (125,794)  5,010
Income/(loss) before income taxes 4,178,180  2,968,412
Income tax (expense) (490,215)  (1,194)
Net income/(loss) attributable to common stockholders$ 3,687,965 $ 2,967,218
      
Net income/(loss) per share   
  Basic  $ 0.02 $ 0.02
  Diluted $ 0.02 $ 0.02
Weighted average number of shares outstanding   
  Basic   150,832,451  147,865,246
  Diluted  164,618,868  148,177,984
      


       
OMNICOMM SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
       
    December 31, 2018 December 31, 2017
       
ASSETS
       
CURRENT ASSETS    
 Cash $ 1,440,524 $ 1,176,551
 Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $176,220 and $149,980, respectively  6,175,277  7,492,597
 Prepaid expenses  384,212  297,131
 Other current assets  5,204  11,463
  Total current assets  8,005,217  8,977,742
 Property and equipment, net  1,360,315  552,538
 Other assets    
 Intangible assets, net  730,835  97,925
 Other assets  131,847  46,714
       
TOTAL ASSETS $ 10,228,214 $ 9,674,919
       
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' (DEFICIT)
       
CURRENT LIABILITIES    
 Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 2,070,158 $ 2,586,045
 Convertible notes payable, current portion -0-  50,000
 Deferred revenue, current portion  6,457,319  7,564,587
 Capital lease liability, current portion  115,761 -0-
 Patent settlement liability, current portion -0-  112,500
 Conversion feature liability, related parties  670,634  1,604,723
 Conversion feature liability  35,705  81,224
 Warrant liability, related parties  601,781  2,196,570
 Warrant liability  687,118  1,244,229
  Total current liabilities  10,638,476  15,439,878
       
LONG TERM LIABILITIES    
 Line of credit, long term  2,900,000  2,650,000
 Notes payable, related parties, long term, net of current portion, net of discount of $-0- and $117,365, respectively -0-  282,635
 Notes payable, long term, net of current portion, net of discount of $123,184 and $279,402, respectively  434,316  423,098
 Convertible notes payable, related parties, long term, net of current portion  5,770,000  5,770,000
 Convertible notes payable, long term, net of current portion  200,000  350,000
 Deferred revenue, long term, net of current portion  1,794,237  1,952,366
 Capital lease liability, long term, net of current portion  175,089 -0-
       
TOTAL LIABILITIES  21,912,118  26,867,977
       
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (See Note 10)    
       
SHAREHOLDERS' (DEFICIT)    
 Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, 3,772,500 shares undesignated    
 Series A convertible preferred stock, 5,000,000 shares authorized, -0- and -0- issued and outstanding, respectively, at $0.001    
   par value; liquidation preference $-0- and $-0-, respectively -0- -0-
 Series B convertible preferred stock, 230,000 shares authorized, -0- and -0-  issued and outstanding, respectively, at $0.001 par value;    
  liquidation preference $-0- and $-0-, respectively -0- -0-
 Series C convertible preferred stock, 747,500 shares authorized, -0- and -0-  issued and outstanding, respectively, at $0.001 par value;    
  liquidation preference $-0- and $-0-, respectively -0- -0-
 Series D preferred stock, 250,000 shares authorized, 250,000 and 250,000 issued and outstanding, respectively, at $0.001 par value  250  250
 Common stock, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 155,368,647 and 148,542,805 issued and outstanding, respectively, at $0.001 par value  155,370  148,544
 Additional paid in capital - preferred  999,750  999,750
 Additional paid in capital - common  56,233,085  54,379,454
 Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)  (436,505)  (397,237)
 Accumulated (deficit)  (68,635,854)  (72,323,819)
       
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' (DEFICIT)  (11,683,904)  (17,193,058)
       
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' (DEFICIT) $ 10,228,214 $ 9,674,919
       


      
OMNICOMM SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
  For the year ended
  December 31,
  2018  2017
      
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES     
Net income/(loss)$3,687,965 $2,967,218
Adjustment to reconcile net income/(loss) to net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities     
 Change in derivative liabilities  (3,111,760)   (795,779)
 Intangible asset impairment  79,634  -0-
 Interest expense from derivative instruments  273,582   296,182
 Employee stock compensation  295,709   568,522
 Provision for doubtful accounts  41,782   130,346
 Depreciation and amortization  736,358   358,150
 Changes in operating assets and liabilities     
 Accounts receivable  1,275,538   (2,167,733)
 Prepaid expenses  (87,081)   (101,216)
 Other current assets  6,259   23,592
 Other assets  (85,133)   4,607
 Accounts payable and accrued expenses  (515,887)   462,972
 Patent settlement liability  (112,500)   (858,702)
 Deferred revenue  (1,265,397)   (22,277)
Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities  1,219,069   865,882
      
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES     
 Purchase of property and equipment  (849,344)   (242,384)
 Purchase of Acuity software  (552,403)  -0-
Net cash (used in) investing activities  (1,401,747)   (242,384)
      
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES     
 Repayments of notes payable  (345,000)   (915,000)
 Repayments of notes payable, related parties -0-   (105,000)
 Proceeds/(repayments) from revolving line of credit  250,000   (50,000)
 Proceeds from exercise of stock options  45,000   35,250
 Proceeds from exercise of warrants  600,000   155,000
 Principal repayment of capital lease obligation  (67,817)  -0-
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities  482,183   (879,750)
      
Effect of exchange rate changes on fixed and intangible assets  3,736   (19,797)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents  (39,268)   13,268
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  263,973   (262,781)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year  1,176,551   1,439,332
      
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year$ 1,440,524 $ 1,176,551
      
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:     
 Cash paid during the year for:     
 Income taxes$ 327,319 $ 1,194
 Interest$ 1,144,586 $ 1,051,909
 
Non-cash transactions:     
 Notes payable issued in exchange for existing notes payable$-0- $350,000
 Restricted stock issuance/(forfeiture)$94,147 $ (2,834)
 Common stock issued for the purchase of Acuity software$500,000 $-0-
 Capital expenditures funded by capital lease borrowing$359,603 $-0-
 Reclassification of conversion feature liability associated with convertible debt$10,500 $402,567
 Reclassification of warrant feature liability associated with warrant exercise$9,248 $-0-
 Exercise of warrants as repayment of notes payable, related parties$400,000 $-0-
      


About OmniComm Systems, Inc

OmniComm Systems, Inc. is a leading strategic software solutions provider to the life sciences industry. OmniComm is dedicated to helping the world’s pharmaceutical, biotechnology, contract research organizations, diagnostic and device firms, and academic medical centers maximize the value of their clinical research investments. Through the use of innovative and progressive technologies, these organizations drive efficiency in clinical development, better manage their risks, ensure regulatory compliance and manage their clinical operations performance. With an extensive global experience from more than 6,000 clinical trials, OmniComm provides comprehensive solutions for clinical research. Please visit www.omnicomm.com for more information.

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