RF Industries Reports Sales Growth of 57% for the Fourth Quarter and 10% for the Fiscal 2019 Full Year Compared to Last Year

Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.02 per Common Share


SAN DIEGO, Dec. 18, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RF Industries, Ltd, (NASDAQ: RFIL), a national manufacturer and marketer of interconnect products and systems, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended October 31, 2019.

Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2019 Highlights:

  • Net sales increased 57% year over year to $15.5 million
  • Net income increased 70% year over year to $782,000, or $0.08 per diluted share
  • Declared $0.02 per share dividend, the Company’s 38th consecutive quarterly dividend

Fiscal 2019 Highlights:

  • Net sales increased 10% year over year to $55.3 million
  • Net income of $3.5 million, or $0.36 per diluted share
  • Acquired C Enterprises on March 15, 2019
  • RF Connector Segment sales increased 16% year-over-year

Robert Dawson, President and CEO of RF Industries, commented:

“We are pleased to report another strong quarter with sales growth of 57% over the fourth quarter of last year, reflecting the continued progress we are making in the multi-year transformation of our business. During the fiscal year, we steadily grew our core distribution business, while also completing a successful acquisition that broadened and strengthened our product offering for the telecom, data center, and wireless markets. As we move into fiscal 2020, we continue to put the pieces in place to further build a platform for continued growth, including our recent acquisition of Schroff Technologies International and the addition of talent to our leadership team. Finally, we remain focused on our long-term growth plan of reaching $100 million in sales.”

Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2019 Results

Net sales in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019 were $15.5 million, consistent with the preceding third quarter, and an increase of 57%, or $5.6 million, compared to $9.9 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018. The year-over-year increase in net sales reflects sales contribution from the Company’s acquisition of C Enterprises, as well as growth in both its traditional run rate business and its project work in the OEM and wireless carrier markets.

Gross profit for the fourth quarter was $4.1 million, compared to $4.3 million in the preceding third quarter, and an increase of 40%, or $1.2 million, compared to $3.0 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018. Gross margins were 27% of net sales, compared to 30% of net sales in the fiscal 2018 fourth quarter primarily due to product mix at the Custom Cabling segment as well as increased wages for the Company’s production team.

Selling and general expenses increased $1.1 million to $2.7 million (17% of sales) compared to $1.6 million (16% of net sales) in the fourth quarter last year primarily due to the absorption of the additional selling and general expenses of newly acquired C Enterprises.

Net income for the fourth quarter was $782,000, or $0.08 per diluted share, compared to $1.0 million, or $0.11 per diluted share, in the preceding third quarter, and up 70% compared to $460,000, or $0.05 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018.

Fiscal 2019 Full Year Results

Net sales in fiscal 2019 were $55.3 million, an increase of 10%, or $5.1 million, compared to $50.2 million in fiscal 2018, which included the largest series of orders in Company history.

Gross profit for fiscal 2019 was $15.6 million, compared to $17.1 million for fiscal 2018. Gross margins were 28% of net sales compared to 34% of net sales in fiscal 2018 primarily due to product mix at the Custom Cabling segment as well as increased wages for the Company’s production team.

Selling and general expenses for fiscal 2019 increased to $9.7 million (18% of sales), compared to $8.2 million (16% of sales) for fiscal 2018. The increase in selling and general expenses was primarily due to the absorption of the selling and general expenses of the newly acquired C Enterprises.

Net income for fiscal 2019 was $3.5 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, compared to $5.8 million, or $0.61 per diluted share, in fiscal 2018.

Balance Sheet Data; Dividends

At October 31, 2019, the Company reported working capital of $27.6 million, including cash and cash equivalents of $12.5 million, a current ratio of 5.5-to-1 and no outstanding debt.  Cash and accounts receivable increased during the year by $4.1 million or 20% over prior year end.

At its December 13, 2019 meeting, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.02 per common share, payable on January 15, 2020 to stockholders of record on December 31, 2019. 

Cash dividends are made at the discretion of the Board of Directors, subject to applicable laws, and depend on a number of factors, including the Company's financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, plans for future acquisitions, contractual restrictions, general business conditions and other factors considered relevant by our Board of Directors.

Conference Call and Webcast

RF Industries will host a conference call and live webcast today at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time (4:30 p.m. ET) to discuss its fourth quarter and fiscal 2019 financial results. To access the conference call, dial 800-263-0877 (US and Canada) or 323-794-2094 (International). The conference ID is 5069719. In addition, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be accessible on the investor relations section of the Company’s website at www.rfindustries.com. A phone replay of the conference call will also be available beginning approximately two hours after conclusion of the call and will remain available for two weeks. To access the phone replay, dial 844-512-2921 (US and Canada) or 412-317-6671 (International). The replay conference ID is 5069719.

About RF Industries

RF Industries designs and manufactures a broad range of interconnect products across diversified, growing markets including wireless/wireline telecom, data communications and industrial. The Company's products include RF connectorscoaxial cablesdata cableswire harnessesfiber optic cablescustom cabling, energy-efficient cooling systems and integrated small cell enclosures. The Company is headquartered in San Diego, California with additional operations in Long Island, New York, Vista, California, Milford, Connecticut and North Kingstown, Rhode Island. Please visit the RF Industries website at www.rfindustries.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements with respect to future events, including higher sales, increased future demand for the Company's products, improved margins, improved profitability, and future net sales goals, which are subject to a number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially.  Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: changes in the telecommunications industry; the Company's reliance on certain distributors and customers for a significant portion of anticipated revenues; the impact of existing and additional future tariffs imposed by U.S and foreign nations; the Company's ability to execute on its new go-to-market strategies and channel models; its ability to expand its OEM relationships; its ability to continue to deliver newly designed and custom fiber optic and cabling products to principal customers; its ability to maintain strong margins and diversify its customer base, and its ability to address the changing needs of the market.  Further discussion of these and other potential risk factors may be found in the Company's public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (www.sec.gov) including its Form 10-K.  All forward-looking statements are based upon information available to the Company on the date they are published and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or new information after the date of this release.

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RF INDUSTRIES, LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(UNAUDITED) (In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
    
    
 

 
Three Months Ended Year Ended
October 31, October 31,
 2019   2018   2019   2018 
        
Net sales$  15,541  $  9,893  $  55,325  $  50,196 
Cost of sales 11,409   6,941   39,688   33,096 
        
Gross profit 4,132   2,952    15,637   17,100 
        
Operating expenses:       
Engineering 435   259   1,468   1,480 
Selling and general 2,662   1,580   9,710   8,173 
        
Total operating expenses 3,097   1,839   11,178   9,653 
        
Operating income 1,035   1,113   4,459   7,447 
        
Other income 23   28   98   47 
        
Income from continuing operations before provision for income taxes 1,058   1,141   4,557   7,494 
Provision for income taxes 276   224   1,036   1,468 
        
Income from continuing operations 782   917   3,521   6,026 
        
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax --   (457)  --   (180)
        
Net income$  782  $  460  $  3,521  $  5,846 
        
Earnings per share - Basic:       
Continuing operations$  0.08  $  0.10  $  0.38  $  0.66 
Discontinued operations --   (0.05)  --   (0.02)
        
Net income per share$  0.08  $  0.05  $  0.38  $  0.64 
        
Earnings per share - Diluted:       
Continuing operations$  0.08  $  0.09  $  0.36  $  0.63 
Discontinued operations --   (0.04)  --   (0.02)
        
Net income per share$  0.08  $  0.05  $  0.36  $  0.61 
        
Weighted average shares outstanding:       
Basic 9,405,627   9,283,620   9,358,836   9,105,406 
Diluted 9,869,531   9,876,397   9,854,604   9,593,066 
        
        


RF INDUSTRIES, LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts) 
  
Oct. 31, Oct. 31,
2019 2018
    
ASSETS(unaudited) (audited)
    
CURRENT ASSETS   
Cash and cash equivalents$  12,540  $16,334 
Trade accounts receivable, net  12,190   4,255 
Inventories, net 8,245   7,113 
Other current assets 685   828 
    
    
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 33,660   28,530 
    
    
Property and equipment, net 839   559 
Goodwill 1,340   1,340 
Amortizable intangible assets, net 1,092   1,367 
Non-amortizable intangible assets 657   657 
Other assets 112   49 
    
TOTAL ASSETS$37,700  $32,502 
    
    
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY   
    
CURRENT LIABILITIES   
Accounts payable $  2,406  $  1,342 
Accrued expenses  3,653   3,377 
Income Taxes Payable  21   -- 
    
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES  6,080   4,719 
    
Other long-term liabilities  87   --  
    
TOTAL LIABILITIES  6,167   4,719 
    
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES   
    
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY   
Common stock, authorized 20,000,000 shares of $0.01 par value;   
9,462,267 and 9,291,201 shares issued and outstanding at October 31, 2019 and October 31, 2018, respectively 95   93 
Additional paid-in capital 21,949   20,974 
Retained earnings 9,489   6,716 
    
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY  31,533   27,783 
   
 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY$37,700  $32,502 
    

 

   
Contacts:
   
RF Industries Ltd.
Mark Turfler 
SVP/CFO 
(858) 549‑6340 
rfi@rfindustries.com 
 MKR Investor Relations
Todd Kehrli
Analyst/Investor Contact 
(323) 468-2300 
rfil@mkr-group.com