Ubiquiti Networks Reports Record Fourth Quarter Financial Results

Ubiquiti Networks, Inc. (UBNT) ("Ubiquiti"), a product-driven technology company for end-to-end networking solutions, today announced results for the fourth quarter ended June 30, 2013 and fiscal 2013.

Fourth Quarter Financial Highlights

  • Revenues of $101.2 million, an increase of 22% from the prior quarter, marking the third consecutive quarter of sequential double-digit revenue growth.
  • GAAP net income was $28.8 million, an increase of 40% sequentially.
  • Non-GAAP operating profitability of $34.3 million, an increase of 42% sequentially.
  • GAAP Diluted EPS of $0.32 and non-GAAP diluted EPS of $0.33.
  • DSOs declined to 32 days, a record for the company.
  • $47.3 million in net cash provided by operating activities.

Full Year Financial Highlights

  • Revenue of $320.8 million, down 9% from $353.5 million for the same period of the prior year.
  • GAAP Diluted EPS of $0.89 and non-GAAP diluted EPS of $0.91.
  • $227.8 million in cash, up from $122.1 million in the year ago period.

Fourth Quarter Business Highlights

  • Record quarter for airMAX revenue.
  • Accelerating traction in WLAN business, with UniFi rising to fourth place in market share by unit volume in CQ1 and its best-ever quarter in CQ2.
  • Introduced airVision 2, a complete, integrated video surveillance system that disrupts another large market opportunity.
  • Provided Ecuador's Universidad del Azuay's entire campus with UniFi wireless coverage. The UniFi wireless LAN platform is now being deployed in over 100 countries on six continents.

"Finishing fiscal 2013 with record quarterly revenue and earnings demonstrates our ability to quickly overcome challenges. Now we are turning our full focus to growth," said Robert J. Pera, Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman of Ubiquiti Networks. "Our business model, innovative technology and user community are continuing to disrupt incumbents in the networking market."

Financial Summary ($, in millions, except per share data)

Financials

F4Q13

F3Q13

F4Q12

Revenues

101.2

83.2

94.9

Cost of Revenues

56.9

47.7

53.8

Gross Profit

44.4

35.5

41.0

Total Operating Expenses

11.2

12.0

7.0

Income from Operations

33.2

23.5

34.1

Non-GAAP EPS (diluted)

0.33

0.24

0.3

 

Business Outlook 
Ubiquiti currently believes the demand environment in its end markets supports the following forecast for the Company's fiscal first quarter ending September 30, 2013:

  • Revenues of between $116 million and $122 million
  • GAAP Diluted EPS of between $0.37 and $0.40
  • Non-GAAP Diluted EPS of between $0.38 and $0.41

Conference Call
Ubiquiti Networks will host a Q&A-only conference call to discuss the Company's financial results at 2:00 p.m. PDT today. In lieu of prepared remarks, the company has provided an audio file and a transcript of management's prepared remarks on the Investor Relations section of Ubiquiti Networks' website, http://www.ubnt.com/.

To listen to the Q&A-only conference call via telephone, dial (877) 291-1296 (U.S. toll-free) or (720) 259-9209 (International) and provide the passcode 21115178. Participants should dial in at least 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. Investors may also listen to a live webcast of the Q&A-only conference call by visiting the Investor Relations section of Ubiquiti Networks' website.

The playback of the Q&A call will be available approximately two hours after the call concludes and will be accessible on the Investor Relations section of Ubiquiti Networks' website.

About Ubiquiti Networks
Ubiquiti Networks (UBNT) is closing the digital divide by building network communication platforms for everyone and everywhere.  With over 10 million devices deployed in over 180 countries, Ubiquiti is transforming under-networked businesses and communities.  Our leading edge platforms, airMAX™, UniFi™, airFiber™, airVision™, mFi™ and EdgeMAX™ combine innovative technology, disruptive price performance and the support of a global user community to eliminate barriers to connectivity.   For more information, join our community at http://www.ubnt.com

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information
To supplement our condensed consolidated financial results prepared under generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, we use non-GAAP measures of net income and earnings per diluted share that are adjusted to exclude certain recurring costs, expenses and gains such as stock based compensation expense and the tax effects of these non-GAAP adjustments.  In addition, our non-GAAP adjustments present shares of Series A preferred stock as if these shares had been converted to common stock throughout the periods presented.  Reconciliations of the adjustments to GAAP results for the three and twelve months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 are provided below.  In addition, an explanation of the ways in which management uses non-GAAP financial information to evaluate its business, the substance behind management's decision to use this non-GAAP financial information, the material limitations associated with the use of non-GAAP financial information, the manner in which management compensates for those limitations, and the substantive reasons management believes that this non-GAAP financial information provides useful information to investors is included under "About our Non-GAAP Net Income and Adjustments" after the tables below. 

These non-GAAP measures are not in accordance with or an alternative to GAAP and may be materially different from other non-GAAP measures, including similarly titled non-GAAP measures, used by other companies.  The presentation of this additional information should not be considered in isolation from, as a substitute for, or superior to, net income or earnings per diluted share prepared in accordance with GAAP. 

Safe Harbor for Forward Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release are 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.  Statements other than statements of historical fact including words such as "look", "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "expect", "consider" and "plan" and statements in the future tense are forward looking statements.  The statements in this press release that could be deemed forward-looking statements include statements regarding anticipated healthy and strong demand, growth prospects, expected product launches and new updates, market positioning, potential of new technology platforms, effect of anti-counterfeit manufacturing processes, short and long term opportunities, revenues, GAAP diluted EPS and non-GAAP diluted EPS forecasts for the Company's fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2013, and any statements or assumptions underlying any of the foregoing.

Forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual future results to differ materially, or cause a material adverse impact on our results.  Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, fluctuations in our operating results; varying demand for our products due to the financial and operating condition of our distributors and their customers, distributors' inventory management practices and general economic conditions; impact of counterfeiting and our ability to contain such impact; our reliance on a limited number of distributors; inability of our contract manufacturers and suppliers to meet our demand; our dependence on Qualcomm Atheros for chipsets without a short-term alternative; as we move into new markets competition from certain of our current or potential competitors who may be more established in such markets; our ability to keep pace with technological and market developments; success and timing of new product introductions by us and the performance of our products generally; our ability  to effectively manage the significant increase in our transactional sales volumes; we may become subject to warranty claims, product liability and product recalls; that a substantial majority of our sales are into countries outside the United States and we are subject to numerous U.S. export control and economic sanctions laws; costs related to responding to government inquiries related to regulatory compliance; our reliance on the Ubiquiti Community; our reliance on certain key members of our management team, including our founder and chief executive officer, Robert J.  Pera; adverse tax-related matters such as tax audits, changes in our effective tax rate or new tax legislative proposals; whether the final determination of our income tax liability may be materially different from our income tax provisions; the impact of any intellectual property litigation and claims for indemnification and litigation related to U.S.  Securities laws and economic and political conditions in the United States and abroad.  We discuss these risks in greater detail under the heading "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2012 and in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended September 30, 2012, December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2013 and other filings filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), which are available at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.  Copies may also be obtained by contacting Ubiquiti Networks' Investor Relations Department, or by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Ubiquiti Networks' Investor Relations website at www.ubnt.com.

Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.  Also, forward-looking statements represent our management's beliefs and assumptions only as of the date made.  Ubiquiti Networks undertakes no obligation to update information contained in this press release.  You should review our SEC filings carefully and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect.

 

Ubiquiti Networks Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Years Ended June 30,

 

2013

 

2012

 

2013

 

2012

Revenues

$101,232

 

$94,868

 

$320,823

 

$353,517

Cost of revenues

56,868

 

53,827

 

185,489

 

202,514

Gross profit

44,364

 

41,041

 

135,334

 

151,003

Operating expenses:

           

     Research and development

5,515

 

5,028

 

20,955

 

16,699

     Sales, general and administrative

5,642

 

1,953

 

21,775

 

9,012

Total operating expenses

11,157

 

6,981

 

42,730

 

25,711

Income from operations

33,207

 

34,060

 

92,604

 

125,292

Interest expense and other, net

(281)

 

(133)

 

(851)

 

(1,269)

Income before provision for income taxes

32,926

 

33,927

 

91,753

 

124,023

Provision for income taxes

4,085

 

5,442

 

11,263

 

21,434

Net income

$28,841

 

$28,485

 

$80,490

 

$102,589

Preferred stock cumulative dividend and accretion of cost of preferred stock

 

 

 

(112,431)

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders

$28,841

 

$28,485

 

$80,490

 

($9,842)

Net income (loss) per share of common stock:

             

     Basic

$0.33

 

$0.31

 

$0.91

 

($0.12)

     Diluted

$0.32

 

$0.30

 

$0.89

 

($0.12)

Weighted average shares used in computing net income (loss) per share of common stock:

             

     Basic

87,148

 

91,958

 

88,314

 

83,460

     Diluted

89,064

 

94,168

 

90,259

 

83,460

 

 

Ubiquiti Networks Inc.

Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to Non-GAAP Net Income

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Years Ended June 30,

 

2013

 

2012

 

2013

 

2012

Net income

$28,841

 

$28,485

 

$80,490

 

$102,589

Stock-based compensation:

             
 

Cost of revenues

137

 

43

 

446

 

117

 

Research and development

442

 

177

 

1,433

 

542

 

Sales, general and administrative

548

 

241

 

1,497

 

834

Income from a coexistence licensing agreement

 

(1,500)

 

 

(1,500)

Tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments

-451

 

416

 

(1,351)

 

3

Non-GAAP net income

$29,517

 

$27,862

 

$82,515

 

$102,585

Non-GAAP diluted EPS (1)

$0.33

 

$0.30

 

$0.91

 

$1.09

Weighted-average shares used in non-GAAP diluted EPS (1)

89,064

 

94,168

 

90,259

 

93,762

               

(1) Non-GAAP Diluted EPS is calculated using non-GAAP net income excluding stock-based compensation and income from a coexistence licensing agreement, net of taxes and weighted-average shares outstanding as if Series A preferred stock is treated as common stock for the periods presented.

 

 

Ubiquiti Networks, Inc.

Reconciliation of Weighted-Average Shares Used in Computing Net Income (Loss) Per Share of Common Stock-Diluted to Weighted-Average Shares Used In Computing Non-GAAP Diluted EPS

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Years Ended June 30,

 

2013

 

2012

 

2013

 

2012

               

Weighted-average shares used in computing net income (loss) per share of common stock-diluted

89,064

 

94,168

 

90,259

 

83,460

Add back:

             

Weighted-average dilutive effect of stock options and restricted stock units

 

 

 

2,695

 

Weighted-average shares of Series A preferred shares outstanding

 

 

 

7,607

 

Weighted-average shares used in computing non-GAAP diluted EPS

89,064

 

94,168

 

90,259

 

93,762

             

 

 

Ubiquiti Networks Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except share amounts)

(Unaudited)

   

Years Ended June 30,

   

2013

 

2012(1)

Assets

       

Current assets:

       

     Cash and cash equivalents

$227,826

 

$122,060

     Accounts receivable, net

35,884

 

75,644

     Inventories

15,880

 

7,734

     Current deferred tax asset

733

 

882

     Prepaid expenses and other current assets

3,151

 

1,577

          Total current assets

283,474

 

207,897

Property and equipment, net

5,976

 

4,471

Long-term deferred tax asset

527

 

232

Other long–term assets

2,886

 

1,136

Total assets

$292,863

 

$213,736

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

     

Current liabilities:

     

     Accounts payable

$36,187

 

$26,450

     Customer deposits

5,123

 

235

     Deferred revenues

691

 

805

     Income taxes payable

2,788

 

946

     Debt - short-term

5,013

 

6,968

     Other current liabilities

11,150

 

17,031

          Total current liabilities

60,952

 

52,435

Long-term taxes payable

11,857

 

7,727

Debt - long-term

71,116

 

22,623

Deferred revenues - long-term

2,510

 

Total liabilities

 

146,435

 

82,785

Stockholders' equity:

     

     Common stock

 

87

 

92

     Additional paid–in capital

133,974

 

128,981

     Treasury stock

 

(123,864)

 

(69,515)

     Retained earnings

136,231

 

71,393

Total stockholders' equity

146,428

 

130,951

     Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$292,863

 

$213,736

       

(1) Derived from audited consolidated statements as of and for the year ended June 30, 2012.

 

Ubiquiti Networks Inc.

Revenue by Product Category and Geographical Area

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Years Ended June 30,

 

2013

 

2012

 

2013

 

2012

Revenue by Product Category

             

airMAX

$66,256

 

$58,991

 

$202,599

 

$223,743

New platforms

14,511

 

12,591

 

53,868

 

29,465

Other systems

5,462

 

10,759

 

18,190

 

52,086

     Systems

86,229

 

82,341

 

274,657

 

305,294

Embedded radio

1,935

 

2,032

 

6,889

 

10,056

Antennas/other

13,068

 

10,495

 

39,277

 

38,167

     Total revenues

$101,232

 

$94,868

 

$320,823

 

$353,517

Revenue by Geographical Area

         

North America

$31,301

 

$25,281

 

$84,820

 

$88,309

South America

19,944

 

16,574

 

65,764

 

88,325

Europe, the Middle East and Africa

37,170

 

38,957

 

127,860

 

130,494

Asia Pacific

12,817

 

14,056

 

42,379

 

46,389

     Total revenues

$101,232

 

$94,868

 

$320,823

 

$353,517

 

About our Non-GAAP Net Income and Adjustments

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information

To supplement our condensed consolidated financial results prepared under generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, we use non-GAAP measures of net income and earnings per diluted share that are GAAP net income and GAAP earnings per diluted share adjusted to exclude certain recurring costs, expenses and gains. 

We believe that the presentation of non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP earnings per diluted share provides important supplemental information regarding non-cash expenses, significant recurring items that we believe are important to understanding our financial, and business trends relating to our financial condition and results of operations.  Non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP earnings per diluted share are among the primary indicators used by management as a basis for planning and forecasting future periods and by management and our board of directors to determine whether our operating performance has met specified targets and thresholds.  Management uses non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP earnings per diluted share when evaluating operating performance because it believes that the exclusion of the items described below, for which the amounts and/or timing may vary significantly depending upon the Company's activities and other factors, facilitates comparability of the Company's operating performance from period to period.  We have chosen to provide this information to investors so they can analyze our operating results in the same way that management does and use this information in their assessment of our business and the valuation of our Company.

Use and Economic Substance of Non-GAAP Financial Measures used by Ubiquiti Networks

We compute non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share by adjusting GAAP net income and GAAP earnings per diluted share to remove the impact of recurring stock-based compensation expense and the tax effect of these adjustments. In addition, our non-GAAP diluted earnings per share is calculated using weighted-average shares outstanding as if Series A preferred stock outstanding had been converted to common stock throughout the periods presented. Examples of items excluded from net income are:

  • Recurring charges and gains, including:
    • Stock-based compensation expense is recognized in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification, Topic 718, Stock Compensation.
  • Income from a coexistence licensing agreement
  • Tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments. After adjusting to exclude the items described above, we apply the principles of ASC 740, Income Taxes, to estimate the non-GAAP income tax provision.

Usefulness of Non-GAAP Financial Information to Investors

These non-GAAP measures are not in accordance with or an alternative to GAAP and may be materially different from other non-GAAP measures, including similarly titled non-GAAP measures, used by other companies.  The presentation of this additional information should not be considered in isolation from, as a substitute for, or superior to, net income or earnings per diluted share prepared in accordance with GAAP.  Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations in that they do not reflect certain items that may have a material impact upon our reported financial results.  We expect to continue to incur expenses of a nature similar to the non-GAAP adjustments described above, and exclusion of these items from our non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP earnings per diluted share should not be construed as an inference that these costs are unusual, infrequent or non-recurring.

For more information on the non-GAAP adjustments, please see the tables captioned "Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to non-GAAP Net Income" and "Reconciliation of Weighted-Average Shares Used in Computing Net Income (Loss) Per Share of Common Stock-Diluted to Weighted-Average Shares Used In Computing Non-GAAP Diluted EPS" included in this press release.

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