Kornit Digital Reports Third Quarter 2015 Results

Highlights

• Third quarter 2015 sales of $22.2 million, an increase of 20.0% over the prior year
• Non-GAAP operating margin of 13.5%, or $3 million; GAAP operating margin of 10%, or $2.2 million
• Third quarter non-GAAP net income of $2.9 million, or $0.09 per diluted share; GAAP net income of $2.1 million or $0.07 per diluted share.
• Key customer places fourth order for Allegro R2R system

ROSH-HA'AYIN, Israel, Nov. 3, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kornit Digital Ltd. (NASDAQ:KRNT), a leading provider of digital printing solutions for the global printed textile industry, today reported results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2015.

Sales for the third quarter of 2015 increased 20.0% year-over-year to $22.2 million, as a result of incremental revenue associated with the new Allegro roll-to-roll system, combined with continued growth in direct-to-garment (DTG) systems and ink.

Non-GAAP net income in the third quarter of 2015 was $2.9 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, compared to prior-year net income of $3.5 million. On a GAAP basis, the Company reported a net income of $2.1 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, compared to a net income of $3.2 million, in the third quarter of 2014.

Gabi Seligsohn, Kornit Digital's Chief Executive Officer commented, "During the third quarter, we continued to deepen our customer relationships and generate strong interest for our disruptive solutions, particularly of our recently introduced high throughput systems. To that point, throughout the quarter we hosted multiple demonstrations for our newly introduced Allegro and pre-beta Vulcan systems, which generated strong customer interest. For the Allegro, several customer interactions have led to system orders which will be installed during the fourth quarter. For Vulcan, we successfully executed on multiple pre-beta customer demos, all of which have led to firm demand for systems by those customers."

Seligsohn continued, "We are pleased with the growth in our business through the first nine-months of 29% vs. the same period last year, although third quarter growth came in at the lower end of our guided range due to the timing of system volume. As we have seen in the past, quarter-to-quarter growth is not linear at this stage in our evolution. Looking to the balance of the year, we anticipate revenue from our recently introduced high throughput systems and volume from several new customers to provide a tailwind as we close out 2015."

Results of Operations

In the third quarter of 2015, Kornit reported sales of $22.2 million, an increase of 20.0% compared with the prior-year level of $18.5 million. Higher sales were the result of contributions from all product categories including systems, ink and consumables, and services.

Non-GAAP gross margin as a percentage of sales in the third quarter of 2015 was 48.3%, compared with 50.6% in the prior-year period. Lower gross margin compared to the prior year resulted from two large customer orders of multiple high-end systems in the third quarter of 2014, which provided a favorable margin rate during the period. Excluding the impact of these orders, our gross margin run rate continued to expand as a result of the ongoing mix shift to higher throughput systems, incremental ink sales, and a stronger contribution from services. On a GAAP basis, gross margin was $10.6 million, or 47.6% of sales.

Non-GAAP operating expenses in the third quarter increased to $7.7 million, compared to $5.6 million in the prior year. The increase in total operating expenses is consistent with the previously stated growth strategy, as the Company continues to execute to its global infrastructure build out. As a percent of sales, non-GAAP operating expenses for the third quarter were 34.8% of sales, an increase from 30.4% of sales in the prior year. On a GAAP basis, operating expenses were $8.4 million, or 37.7% during the quarter.

Non-GAAP research and development expenses were $2.9 million, compared to $2.2 million in the prior-year. On a GAAP basis, research and development expenses were $3.1 million, or 13.8% of sales during the quarter.

Non-GAAP operating profit in the third quarter declined to $3.0 million, compared to $3.7 million in the prior year. As a percent of sales, non-GAAP operating profit for the third quarter was 13.5% of sales, a decrease from 20.2% of sales in the prior year.

Non-GAAP net income for the third quarter of 2015 were $2.9 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, compared with Non-GAAP net income of $3.5 million, or $0.31 in the prior year period.

On a GAAP basis, the Company reported net earnings of $2.1 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, compared to a net income of $3.2 million, or $0.3 per diluted share in the third quarter of 2014.

2015 Third Quarter Guidance

The Company will discuss the details of its guidance live during its earnings conference call, which will be available for replay via webcast at ir.kornit.com.

Conference Call Information

Kornit will host a conference call today at 5:00 p.m. ET, or 12:00 a.m. Israel time, to discuss the results, followed by a question and answer session for the investment community. A live webcast of the call can be accessed at ir.kornit.com. To access the call, participants may dial toll-free at 1-888-427-9411 or +1-719-325-2458. The toll-free Israeli number is 1-809-24 5906. The confirmation code is 8335584.

To listen to a telephonic replay of the conference call, dial toll-free 1-877-870-5176 or +1-858-384-5517 (international) and enter confirmation code 8335584. The telephonic replay will be available beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, November 3, 2015, and will last through 11:59 p.m. ET November 17, 2015. The call will also be available for replay via the webcast link on Kornit's Investor Relations website.

Forward Looking Statements

Certain statements in this press release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other U.S. securities laws. Forward-looking statements are characterized by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "continue," "believes," "should," "intended," "guidance," "preliminary," "future," "planned," or other words. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements relating to the company's objectives, plans and strategies, statements of preliminary or projected results of operations or of financial condition and all statements that address activities, events or developments that the company intends, expects, projects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties. The company has based these forward-looking statements on assumptions and assessments made by its management in light of their experience and their perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors they believe to be appropriate. Important factors that could cause actual results, developments and business decisions to differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements include, among other things: development of the market for digital textile printing, availability of alternative ink, competition, sales concentration, changes to our relationships with suppliers, our success in developing, introducing and selling new or improved products, our success in marketing, our success in effectively increasing our field presence and those factors referred to under "Risk Factors" in the company's final prospectus filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking statements in this press release are made as of the date hereof, and the company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

Non-GAAP Discussion Disclosure

Non-GAAP financial measures consist of GAAP financial measures adjusted to exclude acquisition related expenses, share-based compensation expenses, amortization of acquired intangible assets and compensation related to the IPO. The purpose of such adjustments is to give an indication of our performance exclusive of non-cash charges and other items that are considered by management to be outside of our core operating results. These non-GAAP measures are among the primary factors management uses in planning for and forecasting future periods. Furthermore, the non-GAAP measures are regularly used internally to understand, manage and evaluate our business and make operating decisions, and we believe that they are useful to investors as a consistent and comparable measure of the ongoing performance of our business. However, our non-GAAP financial measures are not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for comparable GAAP measures, and should be read only in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. Additionally, these non-GAAP financial measures may differ materially from the non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies.

About Kornit                                                                                           

Kornit develops, designs and markets innovative digital printing solutions for the global printed textile industry. Kornit's solution includes its proprietary digital printing systems, ink and other consumables, associated software and value added services. Kornit's vision is to revolutionize the textile industry by facilitating the transition from analog processes that have not evolved for decades to digital methods of production that address contemporary supply, demand and environmental dynamics. Kornit is a global company headquartered in Rosh-Ha`Ayin, Israel, with U.S. offices in Mequon, Wisconsin and additional sales, support and marketing offices in Germany and Hong Kong.