CalAmp Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2018 Financial Results

IRVINE, Calif., April 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- CalAmp (NASDAQ: CAMP), a telematics pioneer leading transformation in a global connected economy, today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended February 28, 2018.

"We achieved several transformative business and operational milestones during fiscal 2018, realizing record revenues and delivering strong adjusted EBITDA and free cash flows," said Michael Burdiek, President and Chief Executive Officer. "We realigned our global sales organization, armed our team with a comprehensive suite of SaaS solutions, and succeeded on closing several global enterprise opportunities in multiple market verticals. We are realizing the benefits of our investments and have a strong foundation to drive long-term profitable growth and increased recurring revenue."  

Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2018 Financial Highlights

• Consolidated revenue for the fourth quarter was $94.4 million, up 10% year over year.
• Telematics Systems revenue for the fourth quarter was $78.3 million, driven by growth in our MRM Telematics product revenue, up 29% year over year.
• Software & Subscription Services revenue for the fourth quarter was $16.1 million, driven by 31% year over year revenue growth in our LoJack Italia business.
• International revenue for fiscal 2018 was $100.3 million, up 10% year over year and representing 27% of consolidated revenue.
• Adjusted EBITDA for fiscal 2018 was $52.4 million and Adjusted EBITDA margin was 14%.
• Free cash flows for fiscal 2018 was $58.6 million including a non-operating gain of $28.3 million from a settlement with a former LoJack supplier, which represents an increase of 228% over the prior year.
• Operating cash flow of $66.9 million, an increase of 159% over the prior year.

Business Highlights

• We partnered with Trimble to provide customized telematics and device management systems designed for high-value asset tracking to support a wide array of field service management and asset monitoring applications.
• We announced the nationwide availability of LoJack's next generation of dual-mode telematics and SVR technology that combines connected car features and real-time CrashBoxx accident reporting with the proprietary LoJack Stolen Vehicle Recovery System, all supported by LoJack's unique law enforcement ecosystem.
• We announced a partnership with TransUnion to monetize the installed base of dormant LoJack devices, enabling stolen vehicle recovery to benefit both insurance companies and their consumers. This is a fundamental step in expanding CalAmp's total addressable market through data monetization of the installed base of millions of LoJack and CalAmp devices.
• LoJack Italia entered into an agreement to provide real-time vehicle data and crash management capabilities to European fleet management and long-term lease leader ALD Automotive Italia ("ALD"), making LoJack Italia the primary supplier of telematics solutions to ALD customers in Italy.
• We received $13.3 million of net proceeds in April 2018 from a legal settlement with a former LoJack supplier. We expect to receive the final payment of $5.0 million of additional net proceeds in fiscal 2019 thereby further contributing to our strong free cash flows.

Effective March 1, 2018, we adopted the new revenue recognition standard entitled Accounting Standards Update 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers ("ASC 606"). The foregoing Fiscal 2019 First Quarter Business Outlook reflects the effects of adopting this new accounting standard.

The first quarter GAAP-basis net income per diluted share guidance range above includes a gain of $13.3 million from the April 2018 receipt of the 3rd installment of the legal settlement with a former LoJack supplier.  This fiscal 2019 first quarter non-operating gain is excluded from the Adjusted basis (Non-GAAP) net income per diluted share guidance range above. 

Conference Call and Webcast
We are hosting a conference call for analysts and investors to discuss our fourth quarter and fiscal year 2018 results and outlook for our first quarter of fiscal 2019 at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time today.  Participants can listen in via webcast by visiting the Investor Relations section of our website at www.calamp.com. Please go to the website at least 15 minutes early to register, download and install any necessary audio software. A replay of the webcast will be available for 30 days after the call.  The conference call can also be accessed by dialing 855-302-8830 (+1-330-871-6073 for international callers) and using the Conference ID# 9989626. Following the call, an audio replay will also be available by calling 855-859-2056 or +1-404-537-3406 and entering the Conference ID# 9989626. The audio replay will be available through May 8, 2018.

About CalAmp
CalAmp (NASDAQ: CAMP) is a telematics pioneer leading transformation in a global connected economy. We help reinvent businesses and improve lives around the globe with technology solutions that streamline complex IoT deployments and bring intelligence to the edge.  Our software applications, scalable cloud services, and intelligent devices collect and assess critical data from mobile and fixed assets for enterprises and consumers. We call this The New How, powering autonomous IoT interaction, facilitating efficient decision making, optimizing resource utilization, and improving road safety.  We are headquartered in Irvine, California and have been publicly traded since 1983. LoJack is a wholly owned subsidiary of CalAmp. For more information, visit calamp.com, or LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube or CalAmp Blog.

Forward-Looking Statements
This announcement contains forward-looking statements (including within the meaning of Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended) concerning CalAmp. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements that address our expected future business and financial performance and statements about (i) our plans, objectives and intentions with respect to future operations and products, (ii)  our competitive position and opportunities, and (iii) other statements identified by words such as such as "may", "will", "expect", "intend", "plan", "potential", "believe", "seek", "could", "estimate", "judgment", "targeting", "should", "anticipate", "predict" "project", "aim", "goal", and similar words, phrases or expressions. These forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations and beliefs, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management, current market trends and market conditions, and involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside our control, and which may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on such statements. Particular uncertainties that could materially affect future results include any risks associated with global economic conditions and concerns; competitive pressures; pricing declines; rates of growth in our target markets; prolonged disruptions of our or our contract manufacturers' manufacturing facilities or other significant operations; our dependence on outsourced service providers for certain key business services and their ability to execute to our requirements; our ability to maintain or improve gross margin; our ability to maintain tax concessions in certain jurisdictions; our ability to protect our intellectual property and the unpredictability of any associated litigation expenses; any expenses or reputational damage associated with resolving customer product and warranty and indemnification claims; our ability to sell to new types of customers and to keep pace with technological advances; market acceptance of the end products into which our products are designed; and other events and trends on a national, regional and global scale, including those of a political, economic, business, competitive, and regulatory nature. Our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), which you may obtain for free at the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov, discuss some of the important risk factors that may affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition.  We undertake no intent or obligation to publicly update or revise any of these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures
"GAAP" refers to financial information presented in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. This announcement includes non-GAAP financial measures, as defined in Regulation G promulgated by the SEC. We believe that our presentation of non-GAAP financial measures provides useful supplementary information to investors. These non-GAAP financial measures are provided in addition to, and not as a substitute for measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.

In this announcement, we report the non-GAAP financial measures of Adjusted Basis net income, Adjusted Basis net income per diluted share, Adjusted EBITDA (Earnings Before Investment Income, Interest Expense, Taxes, Depreciation, Amortization, stock-based compensation, acquisition and integration expenses, non-cash costs and expenses arising from purchase accounting adjustments, litigation provisions, gain from legal settlement and certain other adjustments as detailed in the accompanying non-GAAP reconciliation), and Adjusted EBITDA margin. Adjusted Basis net income excludes the impact of intangible assets amortization expense, stock-based compensation, non-cash interest from amortization of debt discount, acquisition and integration expenses, non-cash costs and expenses arising from purchase accounting adjustments, litigation provisions, gain on legal settlement and certain other adjustments as shown in the non-GAAP reconciliation provided in the table at the end of this press release.  We use these non-GAAP financial measures to enhance the investor's overall understanding of the financial performance and future prospects of our core business activities. Management does not believe that these items are reflective of our underlying performance. However, internally, these non-GAAP measures are significant measures used by management for purposes of evaluating our core operating performance, establishing internal budgets, calculating return on investment for development programs and growth initiatives, comparing performance with internal forecasts and targeted business models, strategic planning, evaluating and valuing potential acquisition candidates and how their operations compare to our operations, and benchmarking performance externally against our competitors. We believe this non-GAAP financial information provides additional insight into our ongoing performance and have therefore chosen to provide this information to investors for a more consistent basis of comparison and to help them evaluate our results of ongoing operations and enable more meaningful period-to-period comparisons. The presentation of these and other similar items in our non-GAAP financial results should not be interpreted as implying that these items are non-recurring, infrequent, or unusual.

CALAMP CORP.
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES TO GAAP
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GAAP refers to financial information presented in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. This press release includes historical non-GAAP financial measures, as defined in Regulation G promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission.  We believe that our presentation of historical non-GAAP financial measures provides useful supplementary information to investors.  The presentation of historical non-GAAP financial measures is not meant to be considered in isolation from or as a substitute for results prepared in accordance with GAAP.

In this press release, we report the non-GAAP financial measures of Adjusted basis net income, Adjusted basis net income per diluted share, Adjusted EBITDA (Earnings Before Investment Income, Interest Expense, Taxes, Depreciation, Amortization and stock-based compensation, gain on legal settlement and other adjustments as identified below), and Adjusted EBITDA margin. We use these non-GAAP financial measures to enhance the investor's overall understanding of the financial performance and future prospects of our core business activities. Specifically, we believe that the use of these non-GAAP measures facilitates the comparison of results of core business operations between its current and past periods.  

The reconciliation of GAAP basis net income (loss) to Adjusted basis (non-GAAP) net income is as follows (in thousands except per share amounts):

The reconciliation of GAAP-basis net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA and the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA margin are as follows (dollars in thousands):

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