Wireless Telecom Group Announces 4th Quarter And Year-end 2020 Financial Results
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Wireless Telecom Group Announces 4th Quarter And Year-end 2020 Financial Results

March 19, 2021

Highlights for the year ended December 31, 2020:

  1. Net revenues of $41.7 million
  2. Gross Profit of $21.0 million, or 50.2% of net revenue
  3. Net loss of $8.1 million, which includes $6.1 million in onetime charges, of which $5.0 million is non-cash and $1.1 million is additional Holzworth earn-out
  4. Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA of $1.8 million
  5. Cash flow from Operations of $3.0 million, compared to $0.1 million for the same period last year
  6. Backlog at December 31, 2020 was $8.3 million, a $4.5 million 117% year-over-year increase
  7. Software and services were 17% of our year-end backlog compared to 6% last year

Highlights for the quarter ended December 31, 2020:

  1. Net revenues of $10.3 million
  2. Gross Profit of $5.2 million, or 50.4% of net revenue
  3. Net loss of $5.5 million, which includes $6.1 million in onetime charges, of which $5.0 million is non-cash and $1.1 million is additional Holzworth earn-out
  4. Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA of $0.6 million
  5. New Customer orders of $13.1 million
  6. Book-to-Bill ratio of 1.27, representing the highest level in 3 years
March 19, 2021

Parsippany, New Jersey – Wireless Telecom Group, Inc. (NYSE American: WTT) (the “Company”) announced today results for the fourth quarter and twelve months ended December 31, 2020.

Tim Whelan, CEO of Wireless Telecom Group, Inc. stated, “2020 was a year of progress as we worked hard to overcome the challenges associated with the global pandemic and the declines in demand from our former largest customer.  Our progress is a testament to the resilience and dedication of our employees, as well as the power of our global brands.  During one of the most challenging years for any business, we controlled our costs, increased our gross profit margins, diversified our customer base and built our backlog with four strong quarters of bookings heading into 2021.”

Mr. Whelan continued, “We also successfully completed and integrated the Holzworth acquisition during 2020. Holzworth continues to exceed our expectations as a result of the integration into our sales channels and customer base, and we realized strong revenue growth with new customers. We also announced our NXP collaboration, which in its first year has already led to new customers and new software contracts.  Holzworth and our NXP partnership are expected to meaningfully contribute to our growth in 2021 and beyond.”

“Across all our product groups, we are focused on aligning our resources to the expected secular growth in 5G investments, increasing demands for test & measurement solutions and the requirements of private network buildouts.  Looking into 2021, we expect to make meaningful progress against our strategic plan outlined during last year’s annual meeting, which includes our goals of returning to double-digit organic growth, maintaining gross margin above 50% and improving operating margins.”  

The Company expects first quarter 2021 revenues and bookings to be comparable to the fourth quarter of 2020. 

Full Year 2020 Operating Results:

  1. Net revenues declined 14.7% from the prior year due to lower sales of digital signal processing hardware cards, partially offset by higher margin software and services revenue and the revenue contribution from Holzworth.
  2. Gross profit margin increased from 45.6% to 50.2% due to higher margin CommAgility software and services revenue and the contribution of higher margin Holzworth product sales.
  3. Backlog increased $4.5 million, or 117% year-over-year, representing a $1.2 million increase from the addition of Holzworth, as well as strong bookings and an increased backlog for our CommAgility solutions.  
  4. Operating expenses increased $5.3 million from the prior year due to $5.0 million in onetime non-cash charges, $1.1 million of additional Holzworth earn-out charges, and the inclusion of Holzworth operating expenses of $2.6 million, partially offset by other operating expense reductions.
  5. GAAP net loss of $8.1 million compared to a net loss of $0.4 million in the prior year.  The increase in net loss was driven primarily by $5.0 million of non-cash charges and $1.1 million of additional Holzworth earn-out charges and lower gross profit.  
  6. Adjusted EBITDA was $1.8 million compared to $2.5 million in the prior year.  Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA is a metric the Company uses to measure our core operations.  A reconciliation of non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA to GAAP net loss is provided later in this press release.  

Cash Flow and Balance Sheet

  1. Cash flow from operations of $3.0 million.
  2. Cash of $4.9 million at December 31, 2020, compared to $4.2 million at December 31, 2019.
  3. No outstanding borrowings under the asset-based revolver and availability of $7.2 million after giving effect to borrowing base calculations as of December 31, 2020.

Conference Call

As previously announced, Wireless Telecom Group Inc. will host a conference call on March 19, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. EDT in which management will discuss fourth quarter and year-end 2020 results and related matters.  To participate in the conference call, dial 800-346-7359 or 973-528-0008. The conference identification number is 248191.  The call will also be webcast over the internet at the following URL:

https://www.webcaster4.com/Webcast/Page/1690/39641

A replay will be made available on the Wireless Telecom website following the conference call.

Contact:
Mike Kandell 973-386-9696
SM Berger and Company 216-464-6400


Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company reports its financial results in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Management believes, however, that certain non‐GAAP financial measures used in managing the Company’s business may provide users of this financial information with additional meaningful comparisons between current results and prior reported results. Certain of the information set forth herein and certain of the information presented by the Company from time to time may constitute non‐GAAP financial measures within the meaning of Regulation G adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission. We have presented herein a reconciliation of these measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. The non‐GAAP measures presented herein may not be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies. The foregoing measures do not serve as a substitute and should not be construed as a substitute for GAAP performance, but provide supplemental information concerning our performance that our investors and we find useful.

The Company defines EBITDA as its net earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.    “Adjusted EBITDA” is EBITDA excluding our stock compensation expense, restructuring charges, acquisition expenses, integration expenses, unrealized and realized foreign exchange gains and losses, purchase accounting adjustments, non-recurring legal fees associated with the Harris arbitration, goodwill impairment charges, loss on change in fair value of contingent consideration and other non-recurring costs. A reconciliation of net income/(loss) to non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA is included as an attachment to this press release.

The Company defines adjusted EBITDA margin as adjusted EBITDA divided by revenue.  The Company does not provide a forward-looking reconciliation of expected adjusted EBITDA margin because the amount and significance of special items required to develop meaningful comparable GAAP financial measures cannot be estimated at this time without unreasonable efforts.  These special items could be meaningful. 

GAAP operating expenses (“GAAP opex”) includes research and development expenses, sales and marketing expenses, general and administrative expenses, non-cash goodwill impairment charges and loss on change in fair value of contingent consideration.  The Company defines non-GAAP operating expenses (“Non-GAAP opex”) as GAAP opex excluding stock compensation expense, restructuring charges, acquisition expenses, integration expenses, depreciation and amortization expense, non-recurring legal fees associated with the Harris arbitration, non-cash goodwill impairment charges, loss on change in fair value of contingent consideration and other non-recurring costs and expenses. 

The Company views adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin and non-GAAP opex as important indicators of performance, consistent with the manner in which management measures and forecasts the Company’s performance.  We believe adjusted EBITDA is an important performance metric because it facilitates the analysis of our results, exclusive of certain non‐cash and non-recurring items, including items which do not directly correlate to our business operations.

The Company believes that adjusted EBITDA and non GAAP opex metrics provide qualitative insight into our current performance; we use these measures to evaluate our results, the performance of our management team and our management’s entitlement to incentive compensation; and we believe that making this information available to investors enables them to view our performance the way that we view our performance and thereby gain a meaningful understanding of our core operating results, in general, and from period to period.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. In some cases, such forward-looking statements may be identified by terms such as believe, expect, seek, may, will, intend, project, anticipate, plan, estimate, guidance or similar words. Forward-looking statements include, among others, our expectation to make meaningful progress against our strategic plan as outlined during the annual meeting last year, which includes our goals of double-digit organic growth, maintaining gross margins above 50%, and improved operating margins; to have comparable sequential revenue and bookings from Q4 2020 in the first quarter of 2021;  and improving market dynamics and our expectation of continuing investment in 5G, increasing demands for test & measurement solutions and the requirements of private network buildouts.  Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could materially affect actual results, including, among others, the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on customer orders, supply chain and the Company’s operations; the ability of the Company to obtain forgiveness of the PPP loan pursuant to the CARES Act and provisions of the PPP; the demand for private 4G LTE and 5G private networks; the loss of any significant customers of the Company; the ability of management to successfully implement the Company’s business plan and strategy; management’s ability to integrate the Holzworth business successfully; the impact of competitive products and pricing; as well as other risks and uncertainties set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information to reflect changes in assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events, or otherwise, as except as required by law.

About Wireless Telecom Group, Inc.

Wireless Telecom Group, Inc., comprised of Boonton, CommAgility, Holzworth, Microlab and Noisecom, is a global designer and manufacturer of advanced RF and microwave components, modules, systems, and instruments. Serving the wireless, telecommunication, satellite, military, aerospace, semiconductor and medical industries, Wireless Telecom Group products enable innovation across a wide range of traditional and emerging wireless technologies. With a unique set of high-performance products including peak power meters, signal generators, phase noise analyzers, signal processing modules, LTE PHY/stack software, power splitters and combiners, GPS repeaters, public safety components, noise sources, and programmable noise generators, Wireless Telecom Group enables the development, testing, and deployment of wireless technologies around the globe. Wireless Telecom Group is headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, in the New York City metropolitan area, and maintains a global network of Sales and Service offices for excellent product service and support. Wireless Telecom Group’s website address is http://www.wirelesstelecomgroup.com.

 

Wireless Telecom Group INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS)

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Twelve Months Ended
 
December 31
 
December 31
 
2020
2019
 
2020
2019

Net revenues

 $                    10,343

 $                 11,569

 

 $                    41,748

 $                  48,921

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenues

                          5,125

                       5,965

 

                        20,781

                      26,632

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

                          5,218

                       5,604

 

                        20,967

                      22,289

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

                          1,309

                       1,361

 

                          6,389

                        5,917

Sales and marketing

                          1,844

                       1,959

 

                          6,955

                        7,677

General and administrative

                          2,586

                       2,834

 

                          9,907

                      10,174

Goodwill impairment

                          4,742

                                -

 

                          4,742

                                 -

Loss on change in fair value
   of contingent consideration

                          1,073

                                -

 

                          1,073

                                 -

Total operating expenses

                       11,554

                       6,154

 

                        29,066

                      23,768

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating loss

                       (6,336)

                        (550)

 

                        (8,099)

                      (1,479)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income/(expense)

                             (66)

                        (275)

 

                              187

                              (2)

Interest expense

                           (258)

                           (57)

 

                           (985)

                         (305)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss before taxes

                       (6,660)

                        (882)

 

                        (8,897)

                      (1,786)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax benefit

                       (1,162)

                     (1,117)

 

                           (809)

                      (1,372)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 $                    (5,498)

 $                       235

 

 $                    (8,088)

 $                      (414)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income/(loss):

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments

                             595

                       1,103

 

                              190

                            539

Comprehensive income/(loss)

 $                    (4,903)

 $                    1,338

 

 $                    (7,898)

 $                        125

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss per share:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 $                      (0.25)

 $                      0.01

 

 $                       (0.37)

 $                     (0.02)

Diluted

 $                      (0.25)

 $                      0.01

 

 $                       (0.37)

 $                     (0.02)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

                       21,734

                     21,130

 

                        21,657

                      21,111

Diluted

                       21,734

                     21,630

 

                        21,657

                      21,111


CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(In thousands, except number of shares and par value)
 
 
 
December 31
December 31
 
2020
2019

CURRENT ASSETS

 
 

Cash & cash equivalents

 $              4,910

 $              4,245

Accounts receivable - net of reserves of $38 and $69, respectively

                  5,520

6,152

Inventories - net of reserves of $1,129 and $969, respectively

                  8,796

7,325

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

                  2,172

1,871

 

 

 

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

               21,398

               19,593

 

 

 

PROPERTY PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - NET

                  1,824

2,147

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS

 

 

Goodwill

               11,512

10,069

Acquired intangible assets, net

                  5,242

                  2,219

Deferred income taxes, net

                  5,701

6,013

Right of use assets

                  1,680

1,436

Other

                     561

                     874

 

 

 

TOTAL OTHER ASSETS

               24,696

               20,611

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

 $            47,918

 $            42,351

 

 

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

 

Short term debt

 $                  512

 $              2,696

Accounts payable

                  1,546

                  2,227

Short term leases

                     534

                     440

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

                  7,997

2,657

Deferred revenue

                     924

                        42

 

 

 

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES

               11,513

                  8,062

 

 

 

LONG TERM LIABILITIES

 

 

Long term debt

                  8,895

                         -   

Long term leases

                  1,200

                  1,018

Other long term liabilities

                        82

77

Deferred tax liability

                     377

                     503

TOTAL LONG TERM LIABILITIES

               10,554

                  1,598

 

 

 

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

 

 

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

Preferred Stock, $.01 par value, 2,000,000 shares authorized, none issued

                           -

                           -

Common Stock, $.01 par value, 75,000,000 shares authorized
34,888,904 and 34,488,252 shares issued, 21,669,361 and 21,300,252 shares outstanding

                     349

                     345

Additional paid in capital

               50,163

               49,062

Retained earnings/(deficit)

                   (946)

                  7,142

Treasury stock at cost, 13,219,543 and 13,188,000 shares

             (24,556)

             (24,509)

Accumulated other comprehensive income

                     841

                     651

TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

               25,851

               32,691

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

 $            47,918

 $            42,351


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
 
For the Twelve Months
 
Ended December 31
 
2020
2019

CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES

   

Net loss

 $            (8,088)

 $                   (414)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

                  2,238

                     2,151

Goodwill Impairment

                  4,742

                              -

Amortization of debt issuance fees

                     297

                           63

Share-based compensation expense

                     474

                         584

Deferred rent

                     (29)

                         (24)

Deferred income taxes

                     178

                       (551)

Provision for doubtful accounts

                     (31)

                           25

Inventory reserves

                     157

                         103

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisition:

 

 

Accounts receivable

                  1,209

                     2,465

Inventories

                   (186)

                       (502)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

                     923

                           42

Accounts payable

                   (842)

                   (1,055)

Payment of contingent consideration

                           -

                       (772)

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

                  1,938

                   (2,035)

Net cash provided by operating activities

                  2,980

                           80

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS USED BY INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

Capital expenditures

                   (364)

                       (392)

Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired

               (8,246)

                       (426)

Net cash used by investing activities

               (8,610)

                       (818)

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS PROVIDED/(USED) BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

Revolver borrowings

               39,935

                   36,544

Revolver repayments

             (42,289)

                 (35,712)

Term loan borrowings

                  8,400

                              -

Term loan repayments

                   (426)

                       (152)

Debt issuance fees

               (1,327)

                       (110)

Paycheck Protection Program loan

                  2,045

                              -

Payment of contingent consideration

                           -

                       (782)

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

                        16

                              -

Tax withholding payments for vested equity awards

                     (46)

                              -

Net cash provided/(used) by financing activities

                  6,308

                       (212)

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

                     (13)

                         181

NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

                     665

                       (770)

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, at beginning of period

                  4,245

                     5,015

 

 

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, AT END OF PERIOD

 $              4,910

 $                  4,245

 

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:

 

 

Cash paid during the period for interest

 $                  703

 $                      185

Cash paid during the period for income taxes

 $                    65

 $                      108


NET REVENUE AND GROSS PROFIT BY PRODUCT GROUP
(In thousands)
 
 
 
Three months ended December 31
 
Revenue
% of Revenue
Change
 
2020
2019
2020
2019
Amount
Pct.

RF components

 $          3,112

 $          5,312

30.1%

45.9%

 $        (2,200)

-41.4%

Test and measurement

             6,537

             4,348

63.2%

37.6%

             2,189

50.3%

Radio, baseband, software

                 694

             1,909

6.7%

16.5%

           (1,215)

-63.6%

Total net revenues

 $        10,343

 $        11,569

100.0%

100.0%

 $        (1,226)

-10.6%

             
             
             
 
Three months ended December 31
 
Gross Profit
Gross Profit %
Change
 
2020
2019
2020
2019
Amount
Pct.

RF components

 $          1,119

 $          2,323

36.0%

43.7%

 $        (1,204)

-51.8%

Test and measurement

             3,896

             2,478

59.6%

57.0%

             1,418

57.2%

Radio, baseband, software

                 202

                 803

29.1%

42.1%

               (601)

-74.8%

Total gross profit

 $          5,217

 $          5,604

50.4%

48.4%

 $           (387)

-6.9%

             
             
             
             
             
             
 
Twelve months ended December 31
 
Revenue
% of Revenue
Change
 
2020
2019
2020
2019
Amount
Pct.

RF components

 $        17,667

 $        21,830

42.3%

44.6%

 $        (4,163)

-19.1%

Test and measurement

           20,551

           13,566

49.2%

27.7%

             6,985

51.5%

Radio, baseband, software

             3,530

           13,525

8.5%

27.7%

           (9,995)

-73.9%

Total net revenues

 $        41,748

 $        48,921

100.0%

100.0%

 $        (7,173)

-14.7%

             
             
             
 
Twelve months ended December 31
 
Gross Profit
Gross Profit %
Change
 
2020
2019
2020
2019
Amount
Pct.

RF components

 $          7,695

 $          9,216

43.6%

42.2%

 $        (1,521)

-16.5%

Test and measurement

           11,347

             7,320

55.2%

54.0%

             4,027

55.0%

Radio, baseband, software

             1,925

             5,753

54.5%

42.5%

           (3,828)

-66.5%

Total gross profit

 $        20,967

 $        22,289

50.2%

45.6%

 $        (1,322)

-5.9%


RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO NON-GAAP EBITDA AND NON-GAAP ADJUSTED EBITDA
(In thousands, unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
 
Twelve Months Ended
 
December 31
 
December 31
 
2020
2019
 
2020
2019

GAAP Net income/(loss), as reported

 $            (5,498)

 $                    235

 

 $            (8,088)

 $                    (414)

Tax benefit

               (1,162)

(1,117)

 

                   (809)

(1,372)

Depreciation and amortization expense

                     607

                       480

 

                 2,238

                      2,151

Interest expense/(Income)

                     241

                          57

 

                     968

                         305

Non-GAAP EBITDA

               (5,812)

                     (345)

 

               (5,691)

                         670

Stock compensation

                     114

                          24

 

                     474

                         584

Merger and acquisition/integration

                        -   

                       845

 

                     243

                         845

Restructuring costs

                          3

                       127

 

                     122

                         250

Inventory impairment recovery

                        -   

                          (2)

 

                     (32)

                         (20)

US GAAP purchase accounting

                     116

                           -   

 

                     664

                             -   

Change in fair value of contingent consideration

                 1,073

                           -   

 

                 1,073

                             -   

FX (gain)/loss

                       75

                       286

 

                     (64)

                            29

Goodwill impairment

                 4,742

                           -   

 

                 4,742

                             -   

Deferred S-3 costs

                     255

                           -   

 

                     255

                             -   

Non recurring arbitration legal costs

                       37

                       (39)

 

                       23

                         117

Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA

 $                  603

 $                    896

 

 $              1,809

 $                  2,475

RECONCILIATION OF OPEX TO NON-GAAP OPEX
(In thousands, unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
 
Twelve Months Ended
 
December 31
 
December 31
 
2020
2019
 
2020
2019

GAAP opex

 $            11,554

 $                6,154

 

 $            29,066

 $                23,768

Stock compensation

                   (114)

                       (24)

 

                   (474)

                       (584)

Merger and acquisition/integration

                        -   

                     (845)

 

                   (243)

                       (845)

Restructuring costs

                       (3)

                     (127)

 

                   (122)

                       (250)

US GAAP purchase accounting

                   (116)

                           -   

 

                   (216)

                             -   

Depreciation & amortization (ex. COGS)

                   (447)

                     (429)

 

               (1,803)

                   (1,908)

Change in fair value of contingent consideration

               (1,073)

                           -   

 

               (1,073)

                             -   

Goodwill impairment

               (4,742)

                           -   

 

               (4,742)

                             -   

Deferred S-3 costs

                   (255)

                           -   

 

                   (255)

                             -   

Non recurring arbitration legal costs

                     (37)

                          39

 

                     (23)

                       (117)

Non GAAP opex

 $              4,767

 $                4,768

 

 $            20,115

 $                20,064

 

 

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