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API Technologies Reports Results for the Fiscal Third Quarter Ended August 31, 2012

Board of Directors Retains Financial Advisor to Evaluate Unsolicited Third-Party Interest and Full Range of Strategic Alternatives

ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- API Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ:ATNY) (“API”, “API Technologies”, or the “Company”), a trusted provider of RF/microwave, microelectronics, and security solutions for critical and high-reliability applications, today announced results for the fiscal third quarter ended August 31, 2012.

  • Financial results to be reported under three operating segments: Systems, Subsystems & Components (SSC), Secure Systems & Information Assurance (SSIA), and Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS).
  • Revenue of $68.4 million for the third quarter, compared to $78.9 million in the second quarter and $69.2 million in the quarter ended August 31, 2011.
  • GAAP Gross Margin for the third quarter of 22.3%, compared to 13.2% in the second quarter and 24.0% in the quarter ended August 31, 2011. Gross Margin was 24.9% excluding restructuring costs, compared to 22.8% in the second quarter and 24.0% in the quarter ended August 31, 2011.
  • Adjusted EBITDA of $9.3 million (13.7% margin) for the third quarter, versus $11.2 million (14.2% margin) in the second quarter and $8.1 million (11.8% margin) in the quarter ended August 31, 2011.
  • SSC segment posted Adjusted EBITDA of 19.1% before corporate allocation, compared to 22.2% in the second quarter, and 18.2% in the quarter ended August 31, 2011
  • Net loss of $27.7 million for the third quarter, compared to net loss of $109.5 million in the second quarter and net income of $10.4 million in the quarter ended August 31, 2011. Net loss for the third quarter was impacted by a $24.3 million Goodwill impairment charge and $3.0 million of restructuring and acquisition related charges.
  • Previously announced EMS restructuring now substantially complete.

“For the fifth consecutive quarter, since the formation of the new API, we have delivered strong Adjusted EBITDA profitability,” said Bel Lazar, President and Chief Executive Officer of API Technologies. “API continues to successfully execute on integration and cost reduction initiatives, including the substantially completed restructuring of our EMS business. Our Adjusted EBITDA margins have stabilized in the last four quarters in the 13-15% range and we remain focused on reaching and sustaining 20% Adjusted EBITDA margins Company-wide.

“Additionally, API continues to maintain a strong, comprehensive and diversified line of products that remains in high demand given the increasing electronic content across many established platforms and new programs,” continued Mr. Lazar. “Despite choppy market conditions and defense industry headwinds, we expect contract awards to rise in the coming months as visibility into 2013 defense spending improves. Our 175 new design wins, including recent, long-term program wins in the U.S. and Europe, demonstrate that API is well positioned for growth and continued profitability.”

Results for the Quarter Ended August 31, 2012

Beginning in the third quarter of 2012, the Company began reporting financial results for three operating segments. Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) was broken out as a separate segment from the former Systems & Subsystems segment, and the former Systems & Subsystems segment was renamed Systems, Subsystems & Components (SSC). There were no changes to the Secure Systems & Information Assurance (SSIA) segment.

API Technologies reported revenue of $68.4 million for the quarter ended August 31, 2012, compared to $78.9 million in the quarter ended May 31, 2012 and $69.2 million in the quarter ended August 31, 2011.

Gross margin was 22.3% for the quarter ended August 31, 2012, versus 13.2% for the quarter ended May 31, 2012. Gross margin was positively affected by lower restructuring costs and improved gross margins in the EMS and SSIA segments. Excluding restructuring costs, gross margin was 24.9% in the quarter ended August 31, 2012 compared to 22.8% in the quarter ended May 31, 2012. Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter ended August 31, 2012 was $9.3 million (13.7% margin) versus $11.2 million (14.2% margin) for the quarter ended May 31, 2012.

Adjusted EBITDA by segment was $8.7 million (17.1% margin) for SSC in the quarter ended August 31, 2012, compared to $11.1 million (20.3% margin) in the quarter ended May 31, 2012, and $7.6 million (16.6% margin) in the third quarter a year ago. For the SSIA segment, Adjusted EBITDA was $0.6 million (13.8% margin) in the August-ending quarter, a decrease from $1.9 million (23.5% margin) from the quarter ended May 31, 2012. SSIA Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter ended August 31, 2011 was $0.5 million (7.9% margin). For the EMS segment, Adjusted EBITDA was $0.0 million (0% margin) for the quarter-ended August 31, 2012, compared to a loss of ($1.7) million (-10.7% margin) in the quarter ended May 31, 2012. The improvement in EMS Adjusted EBITDA was primarily attributable to restructuring actions commenced in the quarter-ended May 31, 2012 and which were substantially completed in the quarter-ended August 31, 2012. For the quarter ending August 31, 2011, Adjusted EBITDA for EMS was $0.1 million (0.5% margin).

API Technologies posted a net loss of $27.7 million for the quarter ended August 31, 2012 versus a net loss of $109.5 million for the quarter ended May 31, 2012, compared to net income of $10.4 million for the period ended August 31, 2011. Net losses for the last two fiscal 2012 quarters were primarily attributable to Goodwill impairment, restructuring charges, and convertible note financing costs incurred within the third quarter. Restructuring costs recorded in the quarter ended August 31, 2012 were approximately $2.2 million, versus $11.5 million in the quarter ended May 31, 2012, compared to approximately $0.7 million in the comparable period of 2011. During the quarter ended August 31, 2012, the Company recorded a Goodwill impairment charge of $24.3 million, which adjusted the estimated write-down taken in the quarter ended May 31, 2012.

At the end of the August 31, 2012 quarter, the Company had $16.5 million of cash and cash equivalents, including $0.7 million of restricted cash, and $185.7 million of debt obligations, net of discounts.

Results for the Nine Months Ended August 31, 2012

API Technologies reported revenue of $218.1 million for the nine months ended August 31, 2012 compared to $122.5 million for the same period in the prior-year period. The increase in revenues is primarily due to acquisitions completed in the past twelve months. Gross margin was 19.9% for the nine-month period ended August 31, 2012, versus 19.1% in the comparable period last year. Adjusted EBITDA was $31.3 million for the nine months ended August 31, 2012 compared to $4.8 million in the prior-year period.

API Technologies posted a net loss of $136.4 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2012 compared to a net loss of $14.8 million for the comparable period last year. The increase in net loss was driven primarily by the $111.3 million of Goodwill impairment, restructuring charges, and convertible note financing costs recorded in fiscal 2012. Restructuring costs recorded in the nine months ended August 31, 2012 were approximately $14.4 million compared to approximately $4.3 million in the comparable period of 2011.

API Board of Directors Retains Financial Advisor to Evaluate Unsolicited Third-Party Interest and Full Range of Strategic Alternatives

API also announced today that in response to unsolicited interest in acquiring one or more of the Company’s business units, API’s Board of Directors has retained Jefferies & Company, Inc. as its financial advisor to assist the Board in evaluating the unsolicited interest as well as a full range of strategic alternatives.

API noted that there can be no assurance that this process will result in any agreement or transaction. API does not intend to discuss or disclose developments with respect to the Board’s process unless and until the Board has approved a specific course of action.

Conference Call

API Technologies will host a conference call to review the Company’s fiscal third quarter results tomorrow, October 11, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Bel Lazar, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Phil Rehkemper, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will host the call.

The call will be available by dialing 866-605-3852 or 412-317-6789 and accessible by webcast at www.apitech.com. Recorded replays of the webcast will be available for 30 days on the Company’s website and by telephone for 30 days at 877-344-7529, replay passcode #10018587, beginning 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on October 11, 2012.

About API Technologies Corp.

API Technologies designs, develops and manufactures electronic systems, subsystems, RF and secure solutions for technically demanding defense, aerospace and commercial applications. API Technologies' customers include many leading Fortune 500 companies. API Technologies trades on the NASDAQ under the symbol ATNY. For further information, please visit the Company website at www.apitech.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Information

In this press release, API has provided a non-GAAP financial measure for Gross Margin and Adjusted EBITDA. Non-GAAP Gross Margin excludes restructuring charges and Adjusted EBITDA (Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization), excludes discontinued operations, restructuring charges, acquisition charges, goodwill impairment, earn-out reversals, a C-MAC pro forma adjustment, foreign exchange loss, Spectrum acquisition inventory fair value, stock-based compensation expenses, amortization of note discounts and deferred financing costs, and certain other adjustments. Management believes the supplemental non-GAAP presentations provide investors an additional analytical tool for understanding the Company’s financial performance by excluding the impact of items which may obscure trends in the core operating performance of the business. These are not recognized measures under US GAAP, do not have a standardized meaning, and are unlikely to be comparable to similar measures used by other companies. Accordingly, investors are cautioned that these non-GAAP measures should not be construed as an alternative to net earnings or loss or gross margin determined in accordance with GAAP as an indicator of the financial performance of the Company or as a measure of the Company's liquidity and cash flows. We expect our financial statements to continue to be affected by items similar to those excluded in the non-GAAP adjustments described above, and exclusion of these items from our non-GAAP financial measures should not be construed as an inference that all such costs are unusual or infrequent.

Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements

Except for statements of historical fact, the information presented herein constitutes forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to, general economic and business conditions, government regulations, our ability to integrate and consolidate our operations, our ability to expand our operations in both new and existing markets, the ability of our review of strategic alternatives to maximize stockholder value and the effect of growth on our infrastructure. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should the assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material aspects from those currently anticipated. The forward-looking statements in this news release should be read in conjunction with the more detailed descriptions of the above factors located in our Annual Report on Form 10-K under Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” as well as those additional factors we may describe from time to time in other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All information in this release is as of the date hereof. We undertake no duty to update any forward-looking statement to conform the statement to actual results or changes in the Company's expectations. Except as required by law, the Company assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

API Technologies Corp.
Financial Results
For the Three and Nine Months Ended August 31, 2012
 
in thousands USD
             
For the Three
Months Ended
Aug. 31,
2012
For the Three
Months Ended
Aug. 31,
2011
For the Nine
Months Ended
Aug. 31,
2012
For the Nine
Months Ended
Aug. 31,
2011
$ 68,448 $ 69,231 $ 218,071 $ 122,488
Cost of revenues
Cost of revenues 51,425 52,614 165,115 97,755
  1,738     9     9,631     1,318  
Total cost of revenues   53,163       174,746     99,073  
Gross profit   15,285     16,608     43,325     23,415  
 
Operating expenses
General and administrative 6,877 7,499 19,802 18,803
Selling expenses 3,908 4,450 11,812 8,553
Research and development 2,690 2,406 7,891 3,540
Business acquisition and related charges 775 3,444 12,798
Restructuring charges   485     671     4,734     2,993  
  14,735     15,026     47,683     46,687  
Operating income (loss) 550 1,582 (4,358 ) (23,272 )
Other expenses (income), net
Goodwill impairment 24,300 111,300
Interest expense, net 3,993 3,660 11,898 4,409
Amortization of note discounts and deferred financing costs 869 600 14,957 3,376
Other income, net   (367 )   (52 )   (2,327 )   (564 )
  28,795     4,208     135,828     7,221  
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes (28,245 ) (2,626 ) (140,186 ) (30,493 )
Expense (benefit) for income taxes   (579 )   (12,998 )   (3,786 )   (15,688 )
 
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of income taxes (27,666 ) 10,372 (136,400 ) (14,805 )
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes               (36 )
Net income (loss) $ (27,666 ) $ 10,372   $ (136,400 ) $ (14,841 )
 
Income (loss) per share from continuing operations—Basic and diluted $ (0.50 ) $ 0.20 $ (2.47 ) $ (0.38 )
Income (loss) per share from discontinued operations—Basic and diluted $ 0.00   $ 0.00   $ 0.00   $ 0.00  
Net income (loss) per share—Basic and diluted $ (0.50 ) $ 0.20   $ (2.47 ) $ (0.38 )
 
Weighted average shares outstanding
Basic 55,365,978 52,404,074 55,296,470 39,187,102
Diluted 55,365,978 52,416,071 55,296,470 39,187,102
 
   
 
August 31, November 30,
Assets
Current
Cash and cash equivalents $ 15,818 $ 15,690
Restricted cash 700 700
Accounts receivable 48,591 52,983
Inventories, net 67,035 72,017
Deferred income taxes 86 4,797
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   2,440     1,705  
134,670 147,892
Fixed assets, net 42,418 44,149
Fixed assets held for sale 2,681 3,216
Goodwill 157,716 253,170
Intangible assets, net 52,505 50,001
Other non-current assets   9,692     8,019  
Total assets $ 399,682   $ 506,447  
 
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Current
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 32,207 $ 46,002
Deferred revenue 629 1,892
Current portion of long-term debt   2,477     1,917  
35,313 49,811
Deferred income taxes 3,926 9,905
Other long-term liabilities 1,179
Long-term debt, net of current portion and discount   183,245     165,267  
  223,663     224,983  
 
Preferred Stock, net of discounts 25,922
 
Shareholders’ equity
Common stock 55 55
Special voting stock
Additional paid-in capital 326,683 322,675
Common stock subscribed but not issued 2,373 2,373
Accumulated deficit (180,210 ) (43,810 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income   1,196     171  
  150,097     281,464  
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity $ 399,682   $ 506,447  
 
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA
 
   
  Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
2012   2011 2012   2011
Net income (loss) $ (27,666 )   $ 10,372 $ (136,400 )     $ (14,841 )
Adjustments
Interest expense, net 3,993 3,660 11,898 4,409
Amortization of note discounts and deferred financing costs 869 600 14,957 3,376
Depreciation and amortization 4,089 4,446 13,184 6,563
Goodwill impairment 24,300 111,300
Income taxes (579 ) (12,998 ) (3,786 ) (15,688 )
Stock based compensation 441 45 1,934 2,772
Restructuring 2,223 680 14,365 4,311
Acquisition related charges 775 3,444 12,798
Other adjustments (A) 253 300 1,398 12
Spectrum acquisition inventory fair value 1,044 1,044
SenDEC earn-out reversal (2,213 )
C-MAC pro-forma adjustment 527 1,177
Foreign exchange (gain) loss 124 124
Discontinued operations               36  
Adjusted EBITDA $ 9,349   $ 8,149   $ 31,382   $ 4,792  
 

Consolidated Statement of Operations (unaudited)

Revenue, net

Restructuring charges

 

52,623

Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)

in thousands USD

2012

2011

in thousands USD

The following table reconciles three and nine months GAAP net income to non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations.

 

August 31,

August 31,

(A) Charges in 2012 primarily relate to $1.3 million non-cash inventory provisions and a $0.1 million loss on the sale of real estate held for sale. Charges in 2011 primarily relate to a gain on the sale of machinery and equipment.

 
2012
Net income (loss) $ (109,507 )
Adjustments
Interest expense, net 4,534
Amortization of note discounts and deferred financing costs 13,494
Depreciation and amortization 4,900
Goodwill impairment 87,000
Income taxes (2,701 )
Stock based compensation 635
Restructuring 11,498
Acquisition related charges 2,378
Other adjustments (A) 474
SenDEC earn-out reversal (2,213 )
C-MAC pro-forma adjustment 650
Foreign exchange (gain) loss 64
Discontinued operations    
Adjusted EBITDA $ 11,206  
 
 
           
SSC SSIA EMS Corporate Total
Q3 Q3 Q3 Q3
 
Revenue $ 50,816 $ 4,651 $ 55,467 $ 12,981 $ - $ 68,448
Net Income (loss) (20,254 ) 217 (20,037 ) (1,064 ) (6,565 ) (27,666 )
Adjustments
Interest expense, Net 55 (2 ) 53 - 3,940 3,993
Amortization of note discounts and deferred financing costs - - - - 869 869
Depreciation & amortization 3,194 90 3,284 734 71 4,089
Goodwill impairment 24,192 - 24,192 108 - 24,300
Income taxes (50 ) 173 123 - (702 ) (579 )
Stock based compensation - - - - 441 441
Restructuring 1,689 255 1,944 224 55 2,223
Acquisition related charges 355 - 355 - 420 775
C-MAC pro-forma adjustments 527 - 527 - - 527
Other adjustments (A) - - - 253 - 253
Foreign exchange loss - - - - 124 124
Net corporate costs (B) (1,000 ) (92 ) (1,092 ) (255 ) 1,347 -
Add-Back Total 28,962     424     29,386     1,064     6,565     37,01  
Adjusted EBITDA $ 8,708   $ 641   $ 9,349   $ (1 ) $ -   $ 9,349  
Adjusted EBITDA Margin 17.1 %   13.8 %   16.9 %   0 %   -     13.7 %
 
    (A) Charges relate to non-cash inventory provisions.
 

Three Months
Ended

May 31,

Additional Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliations

in thousands USD

The following table reconciles three months GAAP net loss to non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA for our reportable segments for the quarter ended August 31, 2012.

 

Sub-total

SSC &
SSIA

 

Q3

 

Q3

(B) Net Corporate costs are allocated to the three segments by percentage of total consolidated revenues.

Note: Revenue in the quarter ended May 31, 2012 associated with the former Systems & Subsystems segment of $1.6 million and the related Adjusted EBITDA of (-$0.3) million, which was previously reported as a non-GAAP measure, was reclassified from the EMS business to the newly reported Systems, Subsystems & Components segment. The reclassification better aligns the associated product revenue to the Systems, Subsystems & Components segment.

Additional Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliations
in thousands USD
 
           
SSC SSIA EMS Corporate Total
Q2 Q2 Q2 Q2
 
Revenue $ 54,531 $ 8,044 $ 62,575 $ 16,331 $ - $ 78,906
Net Income (loss) 6,870 1,021 7,891 (100,172 ) (17,226 ) (109,507 )
Adjustments
Interest expense, Net 17 2 19 - 4,515 4,534
Amortization of note discounts and deferred financing costs - - - - 13,494 13,494
Depreciation & amortization 3,649 90 3,739 1,111 50 4,900
Goodwill impairment - - - 87,000 - 87,000
Income taxes (290 ) 425 135 - (2,836 ) (2,701 )
Stock based compensation - - - - 635 635
Restructuring 736 56 792 10,633 73 11,498
Acquisition related charges 454 - 454 - 1,924 2,378
C-MAC pro-forma adjustments 650 - 650 - - 650
Other adjustments (A) 2 472 474 0 (2,213 ) (1,739 )
Foreign exchange loss 14 (22 ) (8 ) - 72 64
Net corporate costs (B) (1,045 ) (154 ) (1,199 ) (313 ) 1,512 -
Add-Back Total   4,187     869     5,056     98,431     17,226     120,713  
Adjusted EBITDA $ 11,057   $ 1,890   $ 12,947   $ (1,741 ) $ -   $ 11,206  
Adjusted EBITDA Margin   20.3 %   23.5 %   20.7 %   (10.7 )%   -     14.2 %
 
Additional Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliations
in thousands USD
 
           
SSC SSIA EMS Corporate Total
Q3 Q3 Q3 Q3
 
Revenue $ 45,848 $ 6,066 $ 51,914 $ 17,317 $ - $ 69,231
Net Income (loss) 16,897 290 17,187 (926 ) (5,889 ) 10,372
Adjustments
Interest expense, Net - 15 15 1 3,644 3,660
Amortization of note discounts and deferred financing costs - - - - 600 600
Depreciation & amortization 3,222 81 3,303 1,121 22 4,446
 
Income taxes (13,203 ) 175 (13,028 ) - 30 (12,998 )
Stock based compensation - - - - 45 45
Restructuring 383 16 399 67 215 681
 
Spectrum fair value inventory adjustment 1,044 - 1,044 - - 1,044
Other adjustments (A) - - - 105 194 299
 
Net corporate costs (B) (754 ) (100 ) (854 ) (285 ) 1,139 -
Add-Back Total   (9,308 )   187     (9,121 )   1,009     5,889     (2,223 )
Adjusted EBITDA $ 7,589   $ 477   $ 8,066   $ 83   $ -   $ 8,149  
Adjusted EBITDA Margin   16.6 %   7.9 %   15.5 %   0.5 %   -     11.8 %
 
Gross Margin without Restructuring Charges              
$ amounts in thousands USD
 
August 31, 2012 August 31, 2011 August 31, 2012 August 31, 2011
Revenue $ 68,448 $ 69,231 $ 218,071 $ 122,488
Gross Profit $ 15,285 $ 16,608 $ 43,325 $ 23,415
Restructuring $ 1,738 $ 9 $ 9,631 $ 1,318
Gross profit without restructuring $ 17,023 $ 16,617 $ 52,956 $ 24,733
Gross margin % without restructuring 24.9 % 24.0 % 24.3 % 20.2 %
 
May 31, 2012
Revenue $ 78,906
Gross Profit $ 10,399
Restructuring $ 7,588
Gross profit without restructuring $ 17,987
Gross margin % without restructuring 22.8 %
 

The following table reconciles three months GAAP net loss to non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA for our reportable segments for the quarter ended May 31, 2012.

Sub-total

SSC &
SSIA

 

Q2

 

Q2

The following table reconciles three months GAAP net loss to non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA for our reportable segments for the quarter ended August 31, 2011.

Sub-total

SSC &
SSIA

 

Q3

 

Q3

Three Months
Ended

Three Months
Ended

Nine Months
Ended

Nine Months
Ended

Three Months
Ended

Investor Relations Contacts:
Phil Rehkemper, +1 855-294-3800
EVP and Chief Financial Officer
investors@apitech.com
or
Darrow Associates
Chris Witty, +1 646-438-9385
cwitty@darrowir.com

Source: API Technologies Corp.