UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 21, 2013

 

Performance Technologies,
Incorporated

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware   0-27460   16-1158413

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

140 Canal View Boulevard   Rochester, New York   14623
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
     
 Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (585) 256-0200
 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

 
 

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On February 21, 2013, Performance Technologies, Incorporated ("PT") issued a press release announcing its results of operations for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2012. A copy of the press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

(c) Exhibits.

(99.1) Press release issued by PT on February 21, 2013.

 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGIES, INCORPORATED  
         
         
February 21, 2013   By /s/ John M. Slusser    
    John M. Slusser    
    President and Chief Executive Officer    
         
         
         
February 21, 2013   By /s/ Dorrance W. Lamb    
    Dorrance W. Lamb    
  Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer    

 

 
 

 

For more information contact:

Dorrance W. Lamb

SVP and Chief Financial Officer

PT

585-256-0200 ext. 7276

http://www.pt.com        finance@pt.com


PT Announces Fourth Quarter 2012

Financial Results

  

ROCHESTER, NY – February 21, 2013 – PT (NASDAQ: PTIX), a leading global provider of advanced network communications solutions, today announced its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter 2012.

 

Revenue in the fourth quarter 2012 amounted to $5.3 million, compared to $9.1 million in the fourth quarter 2011. Revenue for 2012 amounted to $23.3 million, compared to $36.2 million for 2011.

 

On the basis of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), the net loss in the fourth quarter 2012 amounted to ($4.0 million), or ($.36) per basic share, based on 11.1 million shares outstanding, including charges for the impairment of software capitalization costs and purchased intangible assets totaling $.14 per share, a charge for excess OEM inventories of $.12 per share, restructuring costs of $.04 per share, amortization of purchased intangible assets of $.02 per share, a discrete income tax charge of $.01 per share, and stock-based compensation expense of $.01 per share. GAAP net income in the fourth quarter 2011 amounted to $.5 million, or $.04 per diluted share, based on 11.1 million shares outstanding, including stock compensation expense of $.01 per share, amortization of purchased intangible assets of $.03 per share and write-off of software development costs of $.02 per share.

 

The GAAP net loss for 2012 amounted to ($7.1 million), or ($.64) per basic share, including charges for the impairment of software capitalization costs and purchased intangible assets totaling $.14 per share, a charge for excess OEM inventories of $.12 per share, restructuring costs of $.04 per share, amortization of purchased intangible assets of $.10 per share, a discrete income tax charge of $.01 per share, and stock-based compensation expense of $.02 per share. The GAAP net loss for 2011 amounted to ($1.2 million), or ($.10) per basic share, based on 11.1 million shares outstanding. This loss includes restructuring expense of $.02 per share, stock compensation expense of $.03 per share, an impairment charge against vendor software of $.04 per share, write-off of software development costs of $.02 per share, amortization of purchased intangible assets of $.10 per share and litigation expenses of $.04 per share.

 

The non-GAAP net loss in the fourth quarter 2012 amounted to ($.3 million), or ($.03) per basic share, compared to non-GAAP net income of $1.0 million, or $.09 per diluted share in the fourth quarter 2011. The non-GAAP net loss for 2012 amounted to ($2.4 million), or ($.22) per basic share, compared to net income of $1.5 million, or $.13 per diluted share for 2011. Please refer to the reconciliations between GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures contained in this release.

 

On December 31, 2012, the Company had cash and investments amounting to $14.3 million, working capital of $15.5 million and no long-term debt.

 

On January 10, 2013, PT announced its decision to sharpen its strategic business focus, concentrate on its high value-add communications product families, transition away from other product portfolio elements, and implement operational expense reductions. In conjunction with this decision, the Company reduced its personnel by ten employees, or 8% of its workforce as of January 10, 2013. As a result of this action, the Company expects to incur first quarter 2013 pre-tax restructuring charges of approximately $.3 million, representing employee-related costs, which will result in cash expenditures. This action reduced operating expenses by approximately $.7 million per year. When combined with the savings from the restructuring PT announced in October 2012, the Company has reduced its break-even expense level by more than $2 million per year. During the first half of 2013, we expect to increase our sales and marketing investments in our Diameter signaling product to accelerate its penetration in this growing market.

 
 

 

"While our fourth quarter revenues and net loss are disappointing, we are confident that we have taken the necessary measures, both in the fourth quarter and since, to stabilize the Company’s operations and place us firmly on the path to profitability,” said John Slusser, president and chief executive officer. "These measures were based upon focusing our efforts on high-value add, strong-margin products that provide the best prospects for revenue growth as global economic conditions improve. We enter 2013 with a lean, focused and dedicated group of employees and an exciting new Diameter signaling product, our Universal Diameter Router (UDR). Our ability to provision a complete signaling evolution path in a single, highly-integrated, carrier-grade end solution set spanning from today’s legacy network upgrades to next-generation 4G LTE architectures positions us very well in the network signaling marketplace going forward.”

 

 

About PT (www.pt.com)

 

PT (NASDAQ: PTIX) is a global supplier of advanced, high availability network communications solutions.

Its SEGway™ Diameter and SS7 Signaling Systems provide tightly integrated signaling and advanced routing capabilities and applications that uniquely span the mission critical demands of both existing and next-generation 4G LTE and IMS telecommunications networks. The Company’s IPnexus® Multi-Protocol Gateways and Servers enable a broad range of IP-interworking in data acquisition, sensor, radar, and control applications for aviation, weather and other infrastructure networks. Established in 1981, PT is headquartered in Rochester, NY and markets and sells its products worldwide through its direct sales organization as well as through channel partners that include major telecommunications equipment vendors, government prime contractors and value-added resellers.

 

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a "safe harbor" for certain forward-looking statements. This press release contains forward-looking statements which reflect the Company's current views with respect to future events and financial performance, within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is subject to the safe harbor provisions of those Sections. The Company’s future operating results are subject to various risks and uncertainties and could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements and may be affected by various trends and factors which are beyond the Company’s control. These risks and uncertainties include, among other factors, business and economic conditions, rapid technological changes accompanied by frequent new product introductions, competitive pressures, dependence on key customers and the potential loss of key customers, inability to gauge order flows from customers, fluctuations in quarterly and annual results, the reliance on a limited number of third party suppliers, limitations of PT’s manufacturing capacity and arrangements, the protection of PT’s proprietary technology, errors or defects in our products, the effects of pending or threatened litigation, the dependence on key personnel, changes in critical accounting estimates, potential impairments related to investments, foreign regulations, possible loss or significant curtailment of significant government contracts or subcontracts, and potential material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting. In addition, during weak or uncertain economic periods, customers’ visibility deteriorates causing delays in the placement of their orders. These factors often result in a substantial portion of PT’s revenue being derived from orders placed within a quarter and shipped in the final month of the same quarter. Forward-looking statements should be read in conjunction with the most recent audited Consolidated Financial Statements, the Notes thereto, Risk Factors, and Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of the Company, as contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, and other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

 
 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

As a supplement to the GAAP-based consolidated financial statements contained in this press release, the Company is providing a presentation of non-GAAP financial measures which can be useful to investors to gain an overall understanding of the Company’s current financial performance. Specifically, the Company believes the non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors by excluding certain expenses the Company believes are not indicative of its core operating results. The non-GAAP financial measures exclude certain expenses such as the effects of (a) amortization of purchased intangible assets, (b) write-offs of software capitalization and purchased intangible assets, (c) OEM excess inventory charges, (d) stock-based compensation costs, (e) restructuring costs, (f) litigation expenses, and (g) impairment charges – vendor software.

 

Management utilizes a number of different financial measures, both GAAP and non-GAAP, in analyzing and assessing the overall performance of our business, in making operating decisions and forecasting and planning for future periods. We also consider the use of the non-GAAP financial measures to be helpful in assessing various aspects of our business operations.

 

Non-GAAP financial measures are not meant to be considered a substitute for the corresponding GAAP financial information and should not be considered in isolation from measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. Investors are cautioned that there are material limitations associated with the use of non-GAAP financial measures as an analytical tool and that these measures should only be used to evaluate the Company’s results of operations in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP financial information.

 

A reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to GAAP measures is included herein.

 

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A conference call will be held on Friday, February 22, at 10:00 a.m., New York time, to discuss the results. All institutional investors can participate in the conference by dialing (866) 494-3746 or (416) 915-1196. The call will be available simultaneously for all other investors at (866) 494-3387 or (416) 915-1198. A digital recording of this conference call may be accessed immediately after its completion from February 22 through February 26, 2013. To access the recording, participants should dial (866) 245-6755 or (416) 915-1035 using passcode 62275. A live webcast of the conference call will be available on the PT website at www.pt.com and will be archived to the site within two hours after the completion of the call.

 

PT is a trademark of Performance Technologies, Inc. The names of actual companies, products, or services may be the trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of their respective owners in the United States and/or other countries.

 
 

PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGIES, INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(unaudited)

ASSETS

  December 31,
2012
  December 31,
2011
       
Current assets:          
Cash and cash equivalents  $7,546,000   $9,641,000 
Investments   4,794,000    2,798,000 
Accounts receivable   3,775,000    5,622,000 
Inventories   3,615,000    5,421,000 
Prepaid expenses and other assets   932,000    1,155,000 
Prepaid income taxes   206,000    67,000 
Deferred income taxes   445,000    368,000 
Total current assets   21,313,000    25,072,000 
           
Investments   1,969,000    3,362,000 
Property, equipment and improvements, net   1,683,000    1,891,000 
Software development costs, net   3,716,000    3,932,000 
Purchased intangible assets, net   2,835,000    4,390,000 
Deferred income taxes        102,000 
Total assets  $31,516,000   $38,749,000 
           
     LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
           
Current liabilities:          
Accounts payable  $1,134,000   $1,015,000 
Accrued expenses   1,664,000    1,547,000 
Deferred revenue   3,002,000    2,808,000 
Fair value of foreign currency hedges        46,000 
Other payable        999,000 
Total current liabilities   5,800,000    6,415,000 
Deferred income taxes   696,000    553,000 
Total liabilities   6,496,000    6,968,000 
           
Stockholders’ equity:          
Preferred stock          
Common stock   133,000    133,000 
Additional paid-in capital   17,591,000    17,347,000 
Retained earnings   17,099,000    24,237,000 
Accumulated other comprehensive income   15,000    (118,000)
Treasury stock   (9,818,000)   (9,818,000)
Total stockholders’ equity   25,020,000    31,781,000 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity  $31,516,000   $38,749,000 
           

 

 
 

PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGIES, INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS AND YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011

(unaudited)

 

 

 

   Three Months Ended
December 31,
  Year Ended
December 31, 
  2012  2011  2012  2011
             
Sales  $5,275,000   $9,051,000   $23,320,000   $36,176,000 
Cost of goods sold   2,805,000    4,166,000    12,416,000    18,585,000 
  Software capitalization and purchased intangible asset write-off   1,600,000    175,000    1,600,000    175,000 
OEM excess inventory charge   1,351,000         1,351,000      
Gross profit (loss)   (481,000)   4,710,000    7,953,000    17,416,000 
                     
Operating expenses:                    
Selling and marketing   808,000    1,444,000    4,935,000    6,410,000 
Research and development   1,234,000    1,782,000    5,583,000    7,124,000 
General and administrative   872,000    978,000    3,997,000    4,568,000 
Restructuring charges   434,000         434,000    253,000 
Impairment charge-vendor software                  400,000 
Total operating expenses   3,348,000    4,204,000    14,949,000    18,755,000 
(Loss) income from operations   (3,829,000)   506,000    (6,996,000)   (1,339,000)
                     
Other income, net   11,000    68,000    52,000    154,000 
(Loss) income before income taxes   (3,818,000)   574,000    (6,944,000)   (1,185,000)
                     
Income tax provision (benefit)   182,000    101,000    194,000    (22,000)
Net (loss) income  $(4,000,000)  $473,000   $(7,138,000)  $(1,163,000)
                     
                     
Basic (loss) earnings per share  $(.36)  $.04   $(.64)  $(.10)
                    
Diluted earnings per share       $.04           
                     
Weighted average common shares(1)   11,116,000    11,116,000    11,116,000    11,116,000 
                     
                     

 

 

 

(1)Shares used in both basic (loss) earnings per share and diluted earnings per share

 
 

PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGIES, INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

(unaudited)

 

   Three Months Ended
December 31,
  Year Ended
December 31,
   2012  2011  2012  2011
          
Gross Profit Reconciliation                    
  GAAP gross profit (loss)  $(481,000)  $4,710,000   $7,953,000   $17,416,000 
  Amortization of purchased intangible assets(a)   265,000    279,000    1,156,000    1,091,000 
    Software capitalization and purchased intangible asset write-off(b)   1,600,000    175,000    1,600,000    175,000 
  OEM excess inventory charge(c)   1,351,000         1,351,000      
  Stock-based compensation(d)   4,000    2,000    14,000    11,000 
       Non-GAAP gross profit   2,739,000    5,166,000    12,074,000    18,693,000 
       Non-GAAP gross profit percentage of sales   51.9%   57.1%   51.8%   51.7%
                     
Operating Expense Reconciliation                    
GAAP operating expenses   3,348,000    4,204,000    14,949,000    18,755,000 
Stock-based compensation(d)   (53,000)   (69,000)   (229,000)   (294,000)
Restructuring costs(e)   (434,000)        (434,000)   (253,000)
Litigation expenses(f)                  (428,000)
Impairment charge – vendor software(g)                  (400,000)
   Non-GAAP operating expenses   2,861,000    4,135,000    14,286,000    17,380,000 
                     
Net Income (loss) Reconciliation                    
  GAAP net (loss) income   (4,000,000)   473,000    (7,138,000)   (1,163,000)
  Amortization of purchased intangible assets(a)   265,000    279,000    1,156,000    1,091,000 
    Software capitalization and purchased intangible asset write-off(b)   1,600,000    175,000    1,600,000    175,000 
 OEM excess inventory charge(c)   1,351,000         1,351,000      
 Stock-based compensation(d)   57,000    71,000    243,000    305,000 
 Restructuring costs(e)   434,000         434,000    253,000 
 Litigation expenses(f)                  428,000 
 Impairment charge – vendor software(g)                  400,000 
        Non-GAAP net (loss) income  $(293,000)  $998,000   $(2,354,000)  $1,489,000 
                     
Loss per Common Share                    
     GAAP basic and diluted(h) net (loss) income per share  $(.36)  $.04   $(.64)  $(.10)
     Non-GAAP basic and diluted(h) net (loss) income per share  $(.03)  $.09   $(.21)  $.13 
                     
                     

The Non-GAAP financial measures above, and the reconciliation to our GAAP results for the periods presented, reflect adjustments relating to the following items:


(a) Amortization of purchased intangible assets – a non-cash expense arising from the acquisition of intangible assets that the Company is required to amortize over their expected useful life. The amount of purchased intangible assets increased significantly as a result of the acquisition of the USP and SP2000 signaling technologies acquired from GENBAND.

 

(b) Software capitalization and purchased intangible asset write-off – a non-cash charge incurred to write down the recorded balance of capitalized software development projects and purchased intangible assets to their estimated net realizable value.

 

(c) OEM excess inventory charge – a non-cash charge to increase the reserve for excess and obsolete inventories due to the Company’s decision to transition away from its OEM product line.

 

(d) Stock-based compensation costs – a non-cash expense incurred in accordance with share-based compensation accounting guidance.

 

(e) Restructuring costs – costs incurred as a result of restructuring activities taken to bring operating expenses more in line with expected revenues.

 

(f) Litigation expenses – legal expenses not indicative of core operating activities.

 

(g) Impairment charge – vendor software – One-time impairment charge recorded in connection with the termination of a marketing reseller agreement with a vendor, not indicative of core operating activities.

 

(h) Basic and diluted net income per common share are identical for the three months and year ended December 31, 2011.