PLYMOUTH, Mich., Aug. 28, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Perceptron, Inc. (NASDAQ:PRCP), a leading global provider of 3D automated metrology solutions and coordinate measuring machines, today announced results for the fourth quarter and full year of its 2017 fiscal year (period ended June 30, 2017). The Company announced fourth quarter revenue of $22.3 million, fourth quarter bookings of $18.7 million, backlog of $45.0 million, net income of $0.2 million and net income per diluted share of $0.03 for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017. For the 2017 fiscal year, the Company announced record revenue of $77.9 million and record bookings of $84.6 million, which represent increases of 12.7% and 23.7%, respectively, over the same periods in fiscal 2016. The Company also reported a net loss of $0.2 million and net loss per diluted share of $0.02 for fiscal 2017.
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| Three Months Ended June 30, | Twelve Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | Change | 2017 | 2016 | Change | |||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 22.3 | $ | 18.7 | $ | 3.6 | $ | 77.9 | $ | 69.1 | $ | 8.8 | ||||||||||||
| Net Income (Loss) | 0.2 | (15.6 | ) | 15.8 | (0.2 | ) | (22.1 | ) | 21.9 | |||||||||||||||
| Diluted Earnings (Loss) per Share | $ | 0.03 | ($ | 1.66 | ) | $ | 1.69 | ($ | 0.02 | ) | ($ | 2.36 | ) | $ | 2.34 | |||||||||
David Watza, President and CEO, commented, “We are pleased to announce encouraging results for the fourth quarter of our 2017 fiscal year, which continue to reflect our performance improvement, sustained strength in our end markets, and benefits from our cost savings and efficiency efforts. We are very proud of our team’s efforts this year as we have set a new record for annual bookings at $84.6 million, exceeding the previous record of $75.0 million set in fiscal 2008. Our fourth quarter revenue results were also strong, slightly exceeding the guidance we provided earlier in the year. For the full year of fiscal 2017, we reported a recurring operating profit of $3.6 million, which is a $10.2 million improvement from last year’s annual results, and is a clear indicator of the dramatic turnaround we have made as a Company. Furthermore, we ended the fiscal year with a robust backlog, marking our highest year-end backlog in Company history. As we enter our new fiscal year, we remain confident in the strategic plan we have established and continue to experience increasing strength in key customer demand metrics.”
“While I am very pleased with our results, I am mindful of the many opportunities available to pursue within our addressable markets. As we continue to execute our strategic plan over the next few years, our focus remains on product development and improvement efforts for our core automotive business and its adjacent markets, as well as with our existing customers, potential new automotive customers and their suppliers. We are confident that continued focus in these markets will provide sustainable and profitable growth opportunities. I firmly believe that as we improve our core automotive business, the advancements we are implementing will provide Perceptron with additional heavy duty manufacturing opportunities in the future,” Watza added.
“Looking ahead to fiscal year 2018, we expect first quarter revenue in the range of $16.0 million to $19.0 million, as well as mid-single digit growth in our top line results for the full year fiscal 2018. Our longer-term aspirations are for sustained high-single digit revenue growth and resulting double-digit earnings growth,” Watza further commented.
“I am very appreciative of our employees’ efforts around the world. They continue to make great strides for the Company with their knowledge of our business and dedication to providing superior value to our customers. Their collective efforts give me confidence in our ability to continue our course toward a better future,” concluded Watza.
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| Three Months Ended June 30, | Twelve Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | Change | 2017 | 2016 | Change | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Americas Sales | $ | 10.0 | $ | 6.3 | $ | 3.7 | $ | 30.3 | $ | 22.5 | $ | 7.8 | ||||||||||||||
| Europe Sales | 7.9 | 8.1 | (0.2 | ) | 32.1 | 31.1 | 1.0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Asia Sales | 4.4 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 15.5 | 15.5 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Sales | $ | 22.3 | $ | 18.7 | $ | 3.6 | $ | 77.9 | $ | 69.1 | $ | 8.8 | ||||||||||||||
| Gross Profit | $ | 8.5 | $ | 6.4 | $ | 2.1 | $ | 27.7 | $ | 21.1 | $ | 6.6 | ||||||||||||||
| Gross Profit as a percent of sales | 38.1 | % | 34.2 | % | 35.6 | % | 30.5 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Income (Loss) | $ | 1.0 | $ | (0.3 | ) | $ | 1.3 | $ | 1.8 | $ | (9.4 | ) | $ | 11.2 | ||||||||||||
| Operating Income (Loss) as a percent of sales | 4.5 | % | (1.6 | %) | 2.3 | % | (13.6 | %) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net Income (Loss) | $ | 0.2 | $ | (15.6 | ) | $ | 15.8 | $ | (0.2 | ) | $ | (22.1 | ) | $ | 21.9 | |||||||||||
| Diluted Income (Loss) per Share | $ | 0.03 | $ | (1.66 | ) | $ | 1.69 | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (2.36 | ) | $ | 2.34 | |||||||||||
| Recurring Operating Income (Loss) | $ | 2.1 | $ | 0.0 | $ | 2.1 | $ | 3.6 | $ | (6.6 | ) | $ | 10.2 | |||||||||||||
| Recurring Operating Income (Loss) as a percent of sales | 9.4 | % | 0.0 | % | 4.6 | % | (9.6 | %) | ||||||||||||||||||
Total sales for fiscal 2017 were up $8.8 million or 12.7%, reflecting increases in the Americas and Europe regions.
Total sales for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017 were up $3.6 million, or 19.3%, versus the same quarter in the prior year, reflecting increases in the Americas and Asia regions, partially offset by a decrease in the Europe region. The improvement in the Americas region was primarily due to an increase in the In-Line and Near-Line Measurement Solutions, partially offset by small decreases in the Off-Line Measurement Solutions, Value-Added Services and 3D Scanning Solutions. The improvement in the Asia region was primarily due to increases in the Off-Line Measurement Solutions and 3D Scanning Solutions, partially offset by a decrease in the In-Line and Near-Line Measurement Solutions. The Europe region was down due to slight decreases in all product lines.
In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017, gross profit as a percentage of sales improved 390 basis points compared to the prior year period, primarily due to the high volume level of sales as well as the mix of the Company’s revenue and the timing of certain expenses in the cost of goods sold.
During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017, operating expenses were up $0.1 million, primarily as a result of higher legal and audit fees as well as strategic investments in several engineering, research and development initiatives, partially offset by lower advertising and marketing costs.
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| BOOKINGS (in millions) | 2017 | 2016 | Change | 2017 | 2016 | Change | |||||||||||||||||
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| Americas | $ | 8.6 | $ | 5.4 | $ | 3.2 | $ | 39.2 | $ | 22.7 | $ | 16.5 | |||||||||||
| Europe | 7.6 | 11.8 | (4.2 | ) | 29.4 | 34.7 | (5.3 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Asia | 2.5 | 3.1 | (0.6 | ) | 16.0 | 11.0 | 5.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Bookings | $ | 18.7 | $ | 20.3 | $ | (1.6 | ) | $ | 84.6 | $ | 68.4 | $ | 16.2 | ||||||||||
| Prior Reported Bookings | $ | 21.2 | $ | 70.8 | |||||||||||||||||||
Note: Prior Reported Booking amounts have been updated to reflect corrections to prior calculations.
| BACKLOG (in millions) | 6/30/2017 | 3/31/2017 | 12/31/2016 | 9/30/2016 | 6/30/2016 | |||||||||||||
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| Americas | $ | 19.5 | $ | 20.9 | $ | 15.6 | $ | 16.2 | $ | 10.6 | ||||||||
| Europe | 16.4 | 16.7 | 16.2 | 15.3 | 19.1 | |||||||||||||
| Asia | 9.1 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 11.1 | 8.6 | |||||||||||||
| Total Backlog | $ | 45.0 | $ | 48.6 | $ | 41.7 | $ | 42.6 | $ | 38.3 | ||||||||
| Prior Reported Backlog | $ | 40.6 | ||||||||||||||||
Note: Reported Backlog amounts prior to September 30, 2016, have been updated to reflect corrections to prior calculations.
Fourth quarter bookings were $18.7 million. For fiscal 2017, bookings totaled $84.6 million, which is a company record and an increase of $16.2 million compared to fiscal 2016.
Revenue in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017 exceeded bookings by $3.6 million, which resulted in a decrease in backlog to $45.0 million at June 30, 2017. As the levels of bookings and backlog typically fluctuate from quarter to quarter, management does not necessarily consider these metrics to be indicative of the future operating performance of the Company.
FINANCIAL POSITION
Cash and short-term investment balance was $5.3 million at June 30, 2017, up from $5.1 million at March 31, 2017, but down from $8.3 million at June 30, 2016. At June 30, 2017, bank debt outstanding totaled $1.5 million.
Quarterly Investor Call and Webcast
Perceptron, Inc., will hold its fourth quarter and full year 2017 investor conference call/webcast, chaired by David L. Watza, President and CEO, on Tuesday, August 29, 2017, at 10:00 AM (EDT). Investors can access the call at:
| Webcast | investors.perceptron.com on the Event page |
| Conference Call | 877-317-6789 (domestic callers) or |
| 412-317-6789 (international callers) | |
| Conference ID | 10110326 |
A replay will be posted to the Company's website after the conference call concludes.
About Perceptron®
Perceptron (NASDAQ:PRCP) develops, produces and sells a comprehensive range of automated industrial metrology products and solutions to manufacturing organizations for dimensional gauging, dimensional inspection and 3D scanning. Products include 3D machine vision solutions, robot guidance, coordinate measuring machines, laser scanning and advanced analysis software. Global automotive, aerospace and other manufacturing companies rely on Perceptron's metrology solutions to assist in managing their complex manufacturing processes to improve quality, shorten product launch times and reduce costs. Headquartered in Plymouth, Michigan, USA, Perceptron has subsidiary operations in Brazil, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain and the United Kingdom. For more information, please visit www.perceptron.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
Certain statements in this press release may be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including our expectation as to our fiscal year 2018 and future results, cost savings from our financial improvement plan, operating data, new order bookings, revenue, expenses, net income and backlog levels, trends affecting our future revenue levels, the rate of new orders, the timing of revenue and net income increases from new products which we have recently released or have not yet released, the timing of the introduction of new products, and our ability to fund our fiscal year 2018 and future cash flow requirements. Whenever possible, we have identified these forward-looking statements by words such as “target,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “prospects,” “outlook,” “guidance” or similar expressions. We claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 for all of our forward-looking statements. While we believe that our forward-looking statements are reasonable, you should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Because these forward-looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions that are subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control or are subject to change, actual results could be materially different. Factors that might cause such a difference include, without limitation, the risks and uncertainties discussed from time to time in our periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those listed in “Item 1A – Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2016. Except as required by applicable law, we do not undertake, and expressly disclaim, any obligation to publicly update or alter our statements whether as a result of new information, events or circumstances occurring after the date of this report or otherwise.
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| Condensed Income Statements | Three Months Ended | Twelve Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Net Sales | $ | 22,351 | $ | 18,774 | $ | 77,947 | $ | 69,135 | ||||||||||||
| Cost of Sales | 13,790 | 12,358 | 50,178 | 47,996 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gross Profit | 8,561 | 6,416 | 27,769 | 21,139 | ||||||||||||||||
| Operating Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, General and Administrative Expense | 4,552 | 4,958 | 17,347 | 20,316 | ||||||||||||||||
| Engineering, Research and Development Expense | 1,909 | 1,443 | 6,826 | 7,381 | ||||||||||||||||
| Severance, Impairment and Other Charges | 1,057 | 259 | 1,777 | 2,826 | ||||||||||||||||
| Operating Income (Loss) | 1,043 | (244 | ) | 1,819 | (9,384 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Other Income and (Expenses), net | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest Income (Expense), net | (52 | ) | (56 | ) | (264 | ) | (148 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Foreign Currency and Other, net | (95 | ) | (59 | ) | (293 | ) | 315 | |||||||||||||
| Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes | 896 | (359 | ) | 1,262 | (9,217 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Income Tax (Expense) Benefit | (635 | ) | (15,235 | ) | (1,430 | ) | (12,896 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Net Income (Loss) | $ | 261 | $ | (15,594 | ) | $ | (168 | ) | $ | (22,113 | ) | |||||||||
| Income (Loss) Per Common Share | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | 0.03 | ($ | 1.66 | ) | ($ | 0.02 | ) | ($ | 2.36 | ) | |||||||||
| Diluted | $ | 0.03 | ($ | 1.66 | ) | ($ | 0.02 | ) | ($ | 2.36 | ) | |||||||||
| Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | 9,426 | 9,370 | 9,382 | 9,360 | ||||||||||||||||
| Diluted | 9,487 | 9,370 | 9,382 | 9,360 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Condensed Balance Sheets | June 30, | June 30, | ||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | |||||||||
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| Cash and Cash Equivalents | $ | 3,704 | $ | 6,787 | ||||||
| Short-Term Investments | 1,572 | 1,474 | ||||||||
| Receivables, net | 31,943 | 24,075 | ||||||||
| Inventories, net | 11,466 | 12,172 | ||||||||
| Other Current Assets | 1,953 | 2,201 | ||||||||
| Total Current Assets | 50,638 | 46,709 | ||||||||
| Property and Equipment, net | 7,377 | 7,926 | ||||||||
| Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, net | 11,866 | 12,517 | ||||||||
| Deferred Tax Asset | 9 | - | ||||||||
| Long-Term Investments | 725 | 770 | ||||||||
| Total Non-Current Assets | 19,977 | 21,213 | ||||||||
| Total Assets | $ | 70,615 | $ | 67,922 | ||||||
| Line of Credit and Short-Term Notes Payable | $ | 1,705 | $ | 200 | ||||||
| Accounts Payable | 8,280 | 8,801 | ||||||||
| Deferred Revenue | 8,485 | 7,711 | ||||||||
| Reserve for Restructuring and Other Charges | 1,113 | 814 | ||||||||
| Other Current Liabilities | 8,572 | 7,857 | ||||||||
| Total Current Liabilities | 28,155 | 25,383 | ||||||||
| Long-Term Taxes Payable | 969 | 1,714 | ||||||||
| Deferred Income Taxes | 871 | 1,131 | ||||||||
| Other Long-Term Liabilities | 785 | 1,140 | ||||||||
| Total Long-Term Liabilities | 2,625 | 3,985 | ||||||||
| Total Liabilities | 30,780 | 29,368 | ||||||||
| Shareholders' Equity | 39,835 | 38,554 | ||||||||
| Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity | $ | 70,615 | $ | 67,922 | ||||||
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
While Perceptron’s results under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) provide significant insight into our operations and financial position, Perceptron’s management supplements its analysis of the business using “Recurring Operating Income (Loss)” and “Recurring Net Income (Loss)”. These are non-GAAP financial measures. Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures, when taken together with the corresponding GAAP measures, provides incremental insight into the underlying factors and trends affecting our performance. However, it should be viewed as supplemental data, rather than as a substitute or an alternative to the comparable GAAP measure. The table below presents reconciliations of each non-GAAP measure to Operating Income (Loss), respectively.
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| 2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | ||||||||||||||||
| Operating Income (Loss), as reported | $ | 1,043 | $ | (244 | ) | $ | 1,819 | $ | (9,384 | ) | |||||||||
| Severance, Impairment and Other Charges | 1,057 | 259 | 1,777 | 2,826 | |||||||||||||||
| Excluding special items, Operating | |||||||||||||||||||
| Income (Loss) would have been | $ | 2,100 | $ | 15 | $ | 3,596 | $ | (6,558 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net Income (Loss), as reported | $ | 261 | $ | (15,594 | ) | $ | (168 | ) | $ | (22,113 | ) | ||||||||
| New Valuation Allowances on DTA | - | 16,349 | 568 | 16,349 | |||||||||||||||
| Excluding special items, | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net Income (Loss) would have been | $ | 261 | $ | 755 | $ | 400 | $ | (5,764 | ) | ||||||||||
| Income (Loss) Per Common Share - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted, as reported | $ | 0.03 | $ | (1.66 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (2.36 | ) | ||||||||
| Diluted Income Per Share due to New Valuation | |||||||||||||||||||
| Allowances on DTA | $ | - | $ | 1.74 | $ | 0.06 | $ | 1.74 | |||||||||||
| Excluding special items, Diluted Income (Loss) | |||||||||||||||||||
| per Share would have been | $ | 0.03 | $ | 0.08 | $ | 0.04 | $ | (0.62 | ) | ||||||||||
| Diluted Weighted Average Common Shares | |||||||||||||||||||
| Outstanding, as reported | 9,487 | 9,370 | 9,382 | 9,360 | |||||||||||||||
| Dilutive Effect of Stock Options | - | 157 | 44 | - | |||||||||||||||
| Excluding special items, Weighted Average | |||||||||||||||||||
| Common Shares Outstanding | 9,487 | 9,527 | 9,426 | 9,360 | |||||||||||||||