Numerex Reports Third Quarter 2012 Financial Results

ATLANTA, Oct. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Numerex Corp (NASDAQ: NMRX), a leading provider of on-demand and interactive machine-to-machine (M2M) enterprise solutions, today announced the addition of 121,000 thousand net subscriptions in the three month period ended September 30, 2012 and 319,000 net subscriptions in the nine month period ended September 30, 2012, bringing its cumulative base to 1,758,000, representing a year-over-year increase of 31%. The Company recorded GAAP operating earnings of $1.0 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2012, an improvement of 32% over the same period last year; and $2.2 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2012, resulting in a 56% improvement over the comparable period last year. The Company reported GAAP earnings $5.5 million after releasing $4.5 million of its valuation allowance against certain deferred tax assets.

"The Company experienced strong broad-based demand for its M2M products and services posting a significant improvement in several key performance metrics," stated Stratton Nicolaides, chairperson and CEO of Numerex. "Activity surrounding our on-demand subscription-based services, particularly in security, asset tracking and monitoring, and supply chain management continues to drive results. We expect to finish the year with over 30% growth in our subscription base and with 17% recurring revenue growth, currently running at a 19% annualized growth rate. We continue to innovate and improve the efficacy of our cloud-based M2M service delivery systems that has resulted in increased capacity and enhanced capabilities creating opportunity in new markets. Currently, Numerex enables customers in over 50 vertical markets and is well positioned to continue to lead in providing cost-effective, speedy, and secure delivery of M2M solutions to industry, setting the pace for continued future growth."

Financial metrics for the third quarter of 2012 include:      

Q3 and Year-to-date Financial Highlights:

• The Company added a record 121,000 new subscriptions in third quarter of 2012 as compared to 80,000 new subscriptions added in the same quarter last year; and a record 319,000 new subscriptions for the first nine months of this year compared to 175,000 new subscriptions recorded during the same period last year.
• Total recurring revenues and support grew 14% year over year to $11.3 million from the $9.8 million recorded in the third quarter of 2011. Recurring revenue derived from our subscription base without considering one-time services and support revenues grew at 16% for the nine-month period and at an annualized 18.6% from the second quarter of this year.  Embedded device & hardware revenue was $6.4 million in the third quarter of 2012 compared to $4.9 million recorded in the same period last year.
• GAAP earnings for the three months ended September 30, 2012 were $5.5 million compared to $592,000 reported in the third quarter of last year.  GAAP net earnings during the third quarter of 2012 included $4.5 million related to the release of the Company's valuation allowance against certain deferred tax assets. The Company determined that these deferred tax assets were more likely than not to be used prior to their expiration.
• GAAP earnings before tax, excluding the aforementioned gain from the valuation allowance, were $1 million for the quarter and $2.0 million year-to-date.
• Operating earnings improved 32% year-over-year compared to third quarter of last year and 56% year-to-date compared to the first nine months of last year.
• Operating expenses, totaled $6.3 million in the quarter, increased 4.2% over the $6.0 million recorded during the same three months of last year and decreased 2.6% from the $6.5 reported in second quarter of this year.
• Consolidated gross profit for the three months ended September 30, 2012 was $7.3 million, reflecting a 7% greater contribution over the same period last year. Gross margin percentage was 41.6% compared to 45.4% in the third quarter in 2011.  The year-over-year decrease in margin is primarily due to higher embedded device and hardware revenue recorded during the quarter, which carry a significantly lower margin. Gross margin for the first nine-months of the year declined less markedly from the 44.5% posted in 2011 to 44% in 2012, for primarily the same reason.  
• At the end of the quarter, Numerex reported cash and restricted cash of $7.0 million and long-term debt of $3.6 million and recorded an improvement in working capital in a year-over-year comparison.  During the first nine months of 2012, the company generated $1.5 million in cash flow from operations. Cash balances are expected to improve through the balance of the year as a result of anticipated lower capital expenditures.

Q3 Operational Highlights:

• Received Frost & Sullivan's 2012 Enabling Technology Award recognizing the Company's "unmatched innovation and strategic partnerships to create M2M solutions."
• Launched a complete portfolio of supply chain solutions, which includes all the necessary components – sensors, network elements, mobility and enterprise management interfaces – to deliver a single source solution that can be integrated into a customer's Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.
• Implemented state-of-the-art network messaging infrastructure for the Company's wireless services and internet backhaul that strengthened our data redundancy, security, and back-up capabilities to ensure service reliability and availability as we expand geographically and extend our services to new vertical markets.

Mr. Nicolaides concluded, "We continue to have strong momentum and a solid pipeline of new opportunities, which will enable us to further leverage our existing sales, marketing and development resources. As a result, we expect to maintain our trend of consecutively improving quarterly operational and financial performance."

Quarterly Conference Call

Numerex will discuss its quarterly results via teleconference today at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Please dial (866) 838-2057 or, if outside the U.S. and Canada, (904) 520-5768 to access the conference call at least five minutes prior to the 9:00 a.m. ET start time. A live webcast and replay of the call will also be available at http://www.numerex.com under the Investor Relations section.  An audio replay will be available via the Numerex web site beginning two hours after the call end.  You can also listen to a replay of the call by dialing (888) 284-7564 or (904) 596-3174 if outside the U.S. and Canada and entering code number 2955931.

About Numerex

Numerex Corp (NASDAQ: NMRX) is a leading provider of interactive and on-demand machine-to-machine (M2M) technology and service, offered on a subscription basis, used in the development and support of M2M solutions for the enterprise and government markets worldwide. The Company offers Numerex DNA® that may include hardware and smart Devices, cellular and satellite Network services, and software Applications that are delivered through Numerex FAST® (Foundation Application Software Technology). In addition, business services are offered to enable the development of efficient, reliable, and secure solutions while accelerating deployment. Numerex is ISO 27001 information security-certified, highlighting the Company's focus on M2M data security, service reliability, and round-the-clock support of its customers' M2M solutions. For additional information, please visit www.numerex.com.

This press release contains, and other statements may contain, forward-looking statements with respect to Numerex future financial or business performance, conditions or strategies and other financial and business matters, including expectations regarding growth trends and activities. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words or phrases such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "estimate," "assume," "strategy," "plan," "outlook," "outcome," "continue," "remain," "trend," and variations of such words and similar expressions, or future or conditional verbs such as "will," "would," "should," "could," "may," or similar expressions. Numerex cautions that these forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which change over time. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release, and Numerex assumes no duty to update forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements and future results could differ materially from historical performance.

The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from forward-looking statements or historical performance: our inability to reposition our platform to capture greater recurring subscription revenues; the risks that a substantial portion of revenues derived from government contracts may be terminated by the government at any time; variations in quarterly operating results; delays in the development, introduction, integration and marketing of new services; customer acceptance of services; economic conditions resulting in decreased demand for our products and services; the risk that our strategic alliances and partnerships will not yield substantial revenues; changes in financial and capital markets, and the inability to raise growth capital; the inability to attain revenue and earnings growth; changes in interest rates; inflation; the introduction, withdrawal, success and timing of business initiatives and strategies; competitive conditions; the inability to realize revenue enhancements; disruption in key supplier relationships and/or related services; and extent and timing of technological changes. Numerex SEC reports identify additional factors that can affect forward-looking statements.

Numerex Corp. Contact:
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Reconciliation of Non-GAAP net income

The following table reconciles non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America (GAAP). These non-GAAP financials use net earnings before non-cash items as an additional measure of our operating performance.

Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as a substitute for, or superior to, GAAP financial measures, which should be considered as the primary financial metrics for evaluating our financial performance. Significantly, non-GAAP financial measures are not based on a comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles. Instead, they are based on subjective determinations by management designed to supplement our GAAP financial measures. They are subject to a number of important limitations and should be considered only in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP.  Accordingly, investors should exercise caution when evaluating our non-GAAP financial measures.

Despite these limitations, we believe our non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information about our operating results, primarily because they exclude non-cash items that we do not believe are indicative of the ongoing operating performance of our business. Although these items should properly be considered in our GAAP financial measures, we believe they should be excluded when evaluating our current operating performance.  

The following table reconciles the specific items excluded from GAAP in the calculation of non-GAAP net income for the periods indicated below:  

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