SANTA CLARA, CA--(Marketwired - Feb 9, 2015) -
Avaya reported financial results for the first fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2014.
Total revenue for the quarter was $1,079 million, down $47 million compared to the prior quarter. On a year over year basis revenue was down $52 million compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2014. After adjusting for fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, revenue was down 3 percent sequentially and year-over-year, in line with historical quarterly sequential patterns.
For the quarter, adjusted EBITDA(1) was $239 million which compares to adjusted EBITDA of $253 million for the prior quarter and $237 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2014. GAAP operating income was $104 million and non-GAAP operating income was $193 million which compares to non-GAAP operating income of $212 million for the prior quarter and $193 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2014. The company was free cash flow positive for the quarter, with cash and cash equivalents totaling $328 million as of December 31, 2014.
"Revenue for Avaya's first fiscal quarter was constrained by the effect of exchange rates, December sales execution and deal timing. Non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating margin and adjusted EBITDA margin achieved record results for a first fiscal quarter. Our performance demonstrated improved year-over-year operating model efficiency and continued execution of our strategic plan," said Kevin Kennedy, president and CEO. "Looking ahead, Avaya remains focused on our sales and marketing transformation and enhancing our portfolio of engagement solutions to drive toward increasing our private cloud, networking, and mid-market penetration and gaining share in our existing markets."
First Fiscal Quarter Highlights
Conference Call and Webcast
Avaya will host a conference call to discuss its financial results and Q&A at 2:00 p.m. PST on Monday, February 9, 2015. On the call will be Kevin Kennedy, president and CEO, and Dave Vellequette, CFO. The call will be moderated by John Nunziati, senior director of investor relations.
To join the live webcast and view supplementary materials, listeners should access the investor page of Avaya's website (www.avaya.com/investors). Following the live webcast, a replay will be available at the same web address in the event archives.
To access the live webcast by phone, dial 877-876-9176 in the U.S. or Canada and 785-424-1667 for international callers, using the conference ID: AVQ115. Listeners should access the webcast or the call 10-15 minutes before the start time to ensure they are connected prior to the start time.
A replay of the conference call will be available beginning at 5:00 p.m. PST on February 9 through March 9, 2015, by dialing 800-695-0395 within the United States or 402-220-1388 outside the United States.
About Avaya
Avaya is a leading provider of solutions that enable customer and team engagement across multiple channels and devices for better customer experience, increased productivity and enhanced financial performance. Its world-class contact center and unified communications technologies and services are available in a wide variety of flexible on-premise and cloud deployment options that seamlessly integrate with non-Avaya applications. The Avaya Engagement Environment enables third parties to create and customize business applications for competitive advantage. Avaya's fabric-based networking solutions help simplify and accelerate the deployment of business critical applications and services. For more information please visit www.avaya.com.
Certain statements contained in this press release may be forward-looking statements. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "might," "plan," "potential," "predict," "should" or "will" or other similar terminology. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections. While we believe these are reasonable, such forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. These and other important factors may cause our actual results to differ materially from any future results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. For a list and description of such risks and uncertainties, please refer to Avaya's filings with the SEC that are available at www.sec.gov. Avaya disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements.
(1) Refer to Supplemental Financial Information accompanying this press release for a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP numbers and for reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014 see our Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 13, 2014 at www.sec.gov.
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Consolidated Statements of Operations | |||||||||
(Unaudited; in millions) | |||||||||
Three months ended | |||||||||
December 31, | |||||||||
2014 | 2013 | ||||||||
REVENUE | |||||||||
Products | $ | 549 | $ | 574 | |||||
Services | 530 | 557 | |||||||
1,079 | 1,131 | ||||||||
COSTS | |||||||||
Products: | |||||||||
Costs (exclusive of amortization of acquired technology intangible assets) | 203 | 228 | |||||||
Amortization of acquired technology intangible assets | 9 | 14 | |||||||
Services | 229 | 249 | |||||||
441 | 491 | ||||||||
GROSS PROFIT | 638 | 640 | |||||||
OPERATING EXPENSES | |||||||||
Selling, general and administrative | 374 | 393 | |||||||
Research and development | 88 | 95 | |||||||
Amortization of acquired intangible assets | 57 | 58 | |||||||
Restructuring charges, net | 15 | 7 | |||||||
534 | 553 | ||||||||
OPERATING INCOME | 104 | 87 | |||||||
Interest expense | (112 | ) | (119 | ) | |||||
Other income, net | 14 | 1 | |||||||
INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES | 6 | (31 | ) | ||||||
Provision for income taxes of continuing operations | (3 | ) | (26 | ) | |||||
INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS | 3 | (57 | ) | ||||||
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes | - | 3 | |||||||
NET INCOME (LOSS) | $ | 3 | $ | (54 | ) | ||||
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Consolidated Balance Sheets | ||||||||
(Unaudited; in millions) | ||||||||
December 31, | September 30, | |||||||
2014 | 2014 | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Current assets: | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 328 | $ | 322 | ||||
Accounts receivable, net | 704 | 745 | ||||||
Inventory | 192 | 197 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes, net | 21 | 24 | ||||||
Other current assets | 238 | 224 | ||||||
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS | 1,483 | 1,512 | ||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | 279 | 281 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes, net | 46 | 52 | ||||||
Acquired intangible assets, net | 1,157 | 1,224 | ||||||
Goodwill | 4,047 | 4,047 | ||||||
Other assets | 136 | 141 | ||||||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 7,148 | $ | 7,257 | ||||
LIABILITIES | ||||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||||
Debt maturing within one year | $ | 32 | $ | 32 | ||||
Accounts payable | 406 | 416 | ||||||
Payroll and benefit obligations | 208 | 228 | ||||||
Deferred revenue | 669 | 668 | ||||||
Business restructuring reserve, current portion | 86 | 86 | ||||||
Other current liabilities | 260 | 254 | ||||||
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES | 1,661 | 1,684 | ||||||
Long-term debt | 5,973 | 5,991 | ||||||
Pension obligations | 1,493 | 1,535 | ||||||
Other postretirement obligations | 267 | 273 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes, net | 254 | 249 | ||||||
Business restructuring reserve, non-current portion | 111 | 119 | ||||||
Other liabilities | 421 | 475 | ||||||
TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES | 8,519 | 8,642 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||
STOCKHOLDER'S DEFICIENCY | ||||||||
Common stock | - | - | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 2,969 | 2,962 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit | (4,828 | ) | (4,831 | ) | ||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (1,173 | ) | (1,200 | ) | ||||
TOTAL STOCKHOLDER'S DEFICIENCY | (3,032 | ) | (3,069 | ) | ||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S DEFICIENCY | $ | 7,148 | $ | 7,257 | ||||
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Condensed Statements of Cash Flows | |||||||||
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Three months ended | |||||||||
December 31, | |||||||||
2014 | 2013 | ||||||||
Net cash provided by (used for): | |||||||||
Net loss Net income (loss) | $ | 3 | $ | (54 | ) | ||||
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes | - | 3 | |||||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations | 3 | (57 | ) | ||||||
Adjustments to income (loss) from continuing operations for non-cash items | 86 | 120 | |||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities | (25 | ) | (6 | ) | |||||
Continuing operating activities | 64 | 57 | |||||||
Discontinued operating activities | - | 7 | |||||||
Operating activities | 64 | 64 | |||||||
Investing activities | (26 | ) | (43 | ) | |||||
Financing activities | (22 | ) | (10 | ) | |||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | (10 | ) | 1 | ||||||
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 6 | 12 | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 322 | 288 | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 328 | $ | 300 | |||||
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Supplemental Schedules of Revenue | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Three Months Ended | Three Months Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues | Mix | Change | |||||||||||||||||||
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Mar. | June | Sept. | of | ||||||||||||||||||
31, | 30, | 30, | FX | ||||||||||||||||||
2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2013 | 2014 | 2013 | Amount | Pct. | impact | ||||||||||||
Revenue by Segment | |||||||||||||||||||||
$476 | $450 | $520 | GCS | $481 | $507 | 45% | 45% | $(26) | -5% | -4% | |||||||||||
56 | 61 | 59 | Networking | 68 | 67 | 6% | 6% | 1 | 1% | 3% | |||||||||||
532 | 511 | 579 | Total ECS product revenue | 549 | 574 | 51% | 51% | (25) | -4% | -3% | |||||||||||
528 | 543 | 547 | AGS | 530 | 557 | 49% | 49% | (27) | -5% | -3% | |||||||||||
$1,060 | $1,054 | $1,126 | Total revenue | $1,079 | $1,131 | 100% | 100% | $(52) | -5% | -3% | |||||||||||
Revenue by Geography | |||||||||||||||||||||
532 | $543 | $588 | U.S. | $572 | $604 | 53% | 53% | $(32) | -5% | -5% | |||||||||||
International: | |||||||||||||||||||||
313 | 297 | 321 | EMEA | 301 | 303 | 28% | 27% | (2) | -1% | 3% | |||||||||||
112 | 108 | 111 | APAC - Asia Pacific | 101 | 114 | 9% | 10% | (13) | -11% | -11% | |||||||||||
103 | 106 | 106 | Americas International - Canada and Latin America | 105 | 110 | 10% | 10% | (5) | -5% | 2% | |||||||||||
528 | 511 | 538 | Total International | 507 | 527 | 47% | 47% | (20) | -4% | 0% | |||||||||||
$1,060 | $1,054 | $1,126 | Total revenue | $1,079 | $1,131 | 100% | 100% | $(52) | -5% | -3% |
Use of non-GAAP (Adjusted) Financial Measures
The information furnished in this release includes non-GAAP financial measures that differ from measures calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP), including adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP gross margin as a percentage of revenue, and non-GAAP operating income.
EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) before income taxes, interest expense, interest income and depreciation and amortization and excludes the results of discontinued operations for all periods presented. Adjusted EBITDA is EBITDA further adjusted to exclude certain charges and other adjustments permitted in calculating covenant compliance under our debt agreements as further described in our SEC filings.
We believe that including supplementary information concerning Adjusted EBITDA is appropriate to provide additional information to investors to demonstrate compliance with our debt agreements and because it serves as a basis for determining management compensation. In addition, we believe Adjusted EBITDA provides more comparability between our historical results and results that reflect purchase accounting and our current capital structure. Accordingly, Adjusted EBITDA measures our financial performance based on operational factors that management can impact in the short-term, namely the Company's pricing strategies, volume, costs and expenses of the organization.
Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool. Adjusted EBITDA does not represent net income (loss) or cash flow from operations as those terms are defined by GAAP and does not necessarily indicate whether cash flows will be sufficient to fund cash needs. While adjusted EBITDA and similar measures are frequently used as measures of operations and the ability to meet debt service requirements, these terms are not necessarily comparable to other similarly titled captions of other companies due to the potential inconsistencies in the method of calculation. Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect the impact of earnings or charges resulting from matters that we consider not to be indicative of our ongoing operations. In particular, based on our debt agreements the definition of Adjusted EBITDA allows us to add back certain non-cash charges that are deducted in calculating net income (loss). Our debt agreements also allow us to add back restructuring charges, certain fees payable to our private equity sponsors and other specific cash costs and expenses as defined in the agreements and that portion of our pension costs, other post-employment benefits costs, and non-retirement post-employment benefits costs representing the amortization of pension service costs and actuarial gain or loss associated with these employment benefits. However, these are expenses that may recur, may vary and are difficult to predict. Further, our debt agreements require that Adjusted EBITDA be calculated for the most recent four fiscal quarters. As a result, the measure can be disproportionately affected by a particularly strong or weak quarter. Further, it may not be comparable to the measure for any subsequent four-quarter period or any complete fiscal year.
Non-GAAP gross margin excludes the amortization of acquired technology intangible assets, share based compensation, impairment of long lived assets and purchase accounting adjustments. We have included non-GAAP gross margin because we believe it provides additional useful information to investors regarding our operations by excluding those charges that management does not believe are reflective of the Company's ongoing operating results when assessing the performance of the business.
Non-GAAP operating income excludes the amortization of technology intangible assets, restructuring and impairment charges, acquisition and integration related costs, share based compensation, impairment of long lived assets and purchase accounting adjustments. We have included non-GAAP operating income because we believe it provides additional useful information to investors regarding our operations by excluding those charges that management does not believe are reflective of the company's ongoing operating results when assessing the performance of the business.
These non-GAAP measures are not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles and have limitations as analytical tools in that they do not reflect all of the amounts associated with Avaya's results of operations as determined in accordance with GAAP. As such, these measures should only be used to evaluate Avaya's results of operations in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures.
The following tables reconcile GAAP measures to non-GAAP measures:
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Supplemental Schedule of Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA | ||||||||
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Three months ended | ||||||||
December 31, | ||||||||
2014 | 2013 | |||||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations | $ | 3 | $ | (57 | ) | |||
Interest expense | 112 | 119 | ||||||
Provision for income taxes | 3 | 26 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 94 | 119 | ||||||
EBITDA | 212 | 207 | ||||||
Restructuring charges, net | 15 | 7 | ||||||
Sponsors' fees | 2 | 2 | ||||||
Integration-related costs | 1 | 2 | ||||||
Non-cash share-based compensation | 7 | 6 | ||||||
Change in certain tax indemnifications | (9 | ) | - | |||||
Gain on foreign currency transactions | (6 | ) | (2 | ) | ||||
Pension/OPEB/nonretirement postemployment benefits and long-term disability costs | 17 | 13 | ||||||
Other | - | 2 | ||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 239 | $ | 237 | ||||
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Supplemental Schedules of Non-GAAP Reconciliations | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Three Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||
Dec. 31, | Mar. 31, | June 30, | Sept. 30, | Dec. 31, | |||||||||||||||||
2013 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | |||||||||||||||||
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Gross Profit and Non-GAAP Gross Margin | |||||||||||||||||||||
Gross Profit - Adjusted for discontinued operations | $ | 640 | $ | 597 | $ | 607 | $ | 655 | $ | 638 | |||||||||||
Gross Margin - Adjusted for discontinued operations | 56.6 | % | 56.3 | % | 57.6 | % | 58.2 | % | 59.1 | % | |||||||||||
Items excluded: | |||||||||||||||||||||
Amortization of acquired technology intangible assets | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
Share-based compensation | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Incremental accelerated depreciation associated with vacating a facility | - | 6 | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
Non-GAAP Gross Profit - Adjusted for discontinued operations | $ | 657 | $ | 621 | $ | 624 | $ | 672 | $ | 649 | |||||||||||
Non-GAAP Gross Margin - Adjusted for discontinued operations | 58.1 | % | 58.6 | % | 59.2 | % | 59.7 | % | 60.1 | % | |||||||||||
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Operating Income | |||||||||||||||||||||
Operating Income - Adjusted for discontinued operations | $ | 87 | $ | - | $ | 48 | $ | 62 | $ | 104 | |||||||||||
Percentage of Revenue | 7.7 | % | 0.0 | % | 4.6 | % | 5.5 | % | 9.6 | % | |||||||||||
Items excluded: | |||||||||||||||||||||
Amortization of acquired intangible assets | 72 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 66 | ||||||||||||||||
Restructuring and impairment charges, net | 7 | 42 | 45 | 71 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
Integration-related costs | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Divestiture-related costs | - | - | 2 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
Share-based compensation | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
Incremental accelerated depreciation associated with vacating certain facilities | 16 | 19 | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
Resolution of certain legal matters | - | - | 8 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
Other | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | ||||||||||||||||
Non-GAAP Operating Income - Adjusted for discontinued operations | $ | 193 | $ | 142 | $ | 180 | $ | 212 | $ | 193 | |||||||||||
Non-GAAP Operating Margin - Adjusted for discontinued operations | 17.1 | % | 13.4 | % | 17.1 | % | 18.8 | % | 17.9 | % | |||||||||||
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Supplemental Schedules of Non-GAAP Reconciliation of Gross Profit and Gross Margin by Portfolio | |||||||||||||||||||||
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2013 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | |||||||||||||||||
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Gross Profit and Non-GAAP Gross Margin - Products | |||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue | $ | 574 | $ | 532 | $ | 511 | $ | 579 | $ | 549 | |||||||||||
Costs (exclusive of amortization of technology intangible assets) Costs (exclusive of amortization of acquired technology intangible assets) | 228 | 206 | 199 | 221 | 203 | ||||||||||||||||
Amortization of technology intangible assets Amortization of acquired technology intangible assets | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
GAAP Gross Profit | 332 | 312 | 298 | 344 | 337 | ||||||||||||||||
GAAP Gross Margin | 57.8 | % | 58.6 | % | 58.3 | % | 59.4 | % | 61.4 | % | |||||||||||
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Amortization of acquired technology intangible assets | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
Incremental accelerated depreciation associated with vacating a facility | - | 3 | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
Non-GAAP Gross Profit | $ | 346 | $ | 329 | $ | 312 | $ | 358 | $ | 346 | |||||||||||
Non-GAAP Gross Margin | 60.3 | % | 61.8 | % | 61.1 | % | 61.8 | % | 63.0 | % | |||||||||||
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Gross Profit and Non-GAAP Gross Margin - Services | |||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue | $ | 557 | $ | 528 | $ | 543 | $ | 547 | $ | 530 | |||||||||||
Costs | 249 | 243 | 234 | 236 | 229 | ||||||||||||||||
GAAP Gross Profit | 308 | 285 | 309 | 311 | 301 | ||||||||||||||||
GAAP Gross Margin | 55.3 | % | 54.0 | % | 56.9 | % | 56.9 | % | 56.8 | % | |||||||||||
Items excluded: | |||||||||||||||||||||
Share-based compensation | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Incremental accelerated depreciation associated with vacating a facility | - | 3 | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
Non-GAAP Gross Profit | $ | 311 | $ | 292 | $ | 312 | $ | 314 | $ | 303 | |||||||||||
Non-GAAP Gross Margin | 55.8 | % | 55.3 | % | 57.5 | % | 57.4 | % | 57.2 | % | |||||||||||