EX-99.1 2 c80093exv99w1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Filed by Bowne Pure Compliance
Exhibit 99.1
     
(TELULAR CORPORATION LOGO)
   
For Immediate Release — January 29, 2009
Telular Corporation Reports First Quarter 2009 Results
  Company Delivers Tenth Consecutive Quarter of Profitability from Continuing Operations
 
  Recurring Revenue Increases to 48% of Total Revenue
 
  Company Continues to Exercise Share Repurchase Program
 
  Maintains Strong Balance Sheet and No Debt
CHICAGO, IL USA—Telular Corporation (NASDAQ: WRLS)
Telular Corporation, the global leader in transforming analog into wireless communications, today announced financial results for first quarter ended December 31, 2008. Telular reported positive income from continuing operations for the tenth consecutive quarter and continues to maintain a very strong balance sheet. The Company reported first quarter net income of $117,000, or $0.01 per diluted share on revenues of $10.8 million.
For the first quarter of 2009, income from continuing operations before non-cash items was $937,000. This compares to $2.9 million in the first quarter of 2008. Income from continuing operations before non-cash items is a non-GAAP measure which adds back depreciation and stock-based compensation expense to income from continuing operations. For further information, please see the reconciliation of this measure to income from continuing operations in accordance with GAAP, on the last page of this press release.
Telguard product revenues increased to $3.1 million from $2.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2008. Telguard service revenues were $4.9 million compared to $4.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2008. In the first quarter of 2009, Telular sold approximately 21,000 Telguard units and activated roughly 23,000 new Telguard subscribers resulting in approximately 423,000 total Telguard subscribers at quarter end. Terminal sales were $1.9 million in the first quarter of 2009, compared to $3.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2008.
During the first quarter of 2009, the Company purchased over 605,000 shares of its common stock under the stock repurchase program for approximately $875,000, and ended the period with $19.3 million in cash and equivalents.
“In the first quarter, we achieved our tenth consecutive quarter of profitability from continuing operations and began recording revenue from our recent acquisition of SupplyNet Communications — a leading wireless tank-level monitoring company,” commented Joe Beatty, president and chief executive officer of Telular Corporation. “We continue to generate cash and maintain a very strong balance sheet, as we repurchase shares and evaluate new opportunities in the Machine-to-Machine (M2M) space to drive future growth.

 

 


 

“Recurring revenue increased to approximately 50% of our total revenue this quarter due to the combination of our large base of Telguard subscribers with new, tank-level monitoring customers brought to us through our SupplyNet acquisition. We remain focused on growing service revenues, adding new subscribers and diversifying our customer base,” concluded Mr. Beatty.
Investor Conference Call
Telular’s quarterly conference call will be held today at 4:30 P.M. Eastern Time. To participate on the teleconference from the United States and Canada dial 800-366-7640 (International dial 303-262-2130). You may also monitor the call via webcast at www.telular.com (select Earnings Conference Calls in Investor Relations). A replay of the call will be available from Thursday, January 29, 2009 beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET through Saturday, January 31, 2009 ending at 11:59 p.m. ET by dialing 800-405-2236 (enter pass code 11125669#) or internationally at 303-590-3000 (enter pass code 11125669#).
About Telular
Telular Corporation provides event monitoring and wireless access solutions for business and residential customers, enabling devices such as phones, faxes, computers and commercial machinery to be connected using wireless technology. With over 20 years of experience in the wireless industry, Telular Corporation has developed solutions to deliver remote access for voice and data without significant network investment or disruption. Headquartered in Chicago, Telular Corporation has additional offices in Atlanta and Miami. For more information, please visit www.telular.com.
Investor Relations Contact:
Brinlea Johnson
The Blueshirt Group
(212)-551-1453
brinlea@blueshirtgroup.com
Please be advised that some of the information in this release presents the Company’s intentions, beliefs, judgments and expectations of the future and are forward-looking statements. It is important to note that the Company’s actual results could differ materially from these forward-looking statements. Additional information concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements is contained from time to time in the Company’s SEC filings, including but not limited to the Company’s report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007 Copies of these filings may be obtained by contacting the Company or the SEC.

 

 


 

TELULAR CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
AND STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Dollars in thousands, except share data)
BALANCE SHEETS
                 
    December 31,     September 30,  
    2008     2008  
    (Unaudited)        
ASSETS
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 19,258     $ 21,168  
Trade receivables, net
    6,175       6,904  
Inventories, net
    10,034       10,007  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    735       1,023  
Assets of discontinued operations
    2,694       4,709  
 
           
Total current assets
    38,896       43,811  
 
               
Property and equipment, net
    2,082       2,016  
Other assets
    4,462       2,142  
 
           
Total assets
  $ 45,440     $ 47,969  
 
           
 
               
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Current liabilities
  $ 5,292     $ 7,802  
Total stockholders’ equity *
    40,148       40,167  
 
           
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 45,440     $ 47,969  
 
           
     
*   At December 31, 2008, 18,355,076 shares were outstanding
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                 
    Three Months Ended December 31,  
    2008     2007  
    (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
Net cash provided by (used in) continuing operations:
               
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
  $ 710     $ (3,893 )
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
    (3,333 )     181  
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    (875 )     2,090  
 
           
 
    (3,498 )     (1,622 )
 
               
Net cash provided by discontinued operations
    1,588       950  
 
           
 
               
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
  $ (1,910 )   $ (672 )
 
           

 

 


 

TELULAR CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Dollars in thousands, except share data)
Unaudited
                 
    Three Months Ended December 31,  
    2008     2007  
Revenues
               
Net product sales
  $ 5,660     $ 14,330  
Service revenue
    5,115       5,396  
 
           
Total revenue
    10,775       19,726  
 
               
Cost of Sales
               
Net product cost of sales
    4,135       9,783  
Service cost of sales
    2,358       2,896  
 
           
Total cost of sales
    6,493       12,679  
 
               
Gross margin
    4,282       7,047  
 
               
Operating Expenses
               
Engineering and development expenses
    1,248       1,367  
Selling and marketing expenses
    1,408       1,546  
General and administrative expenses
    1,706       1,894  
Amortization
    70        
 
           
Total operating expenses
    4,432       4,807  
 
               
Income (loss) from operations
    (150 )     2,240  
Other income, net
    267       7  
 
           
Income from continuing operations before income taxes
    117       2,247  
Provision for income taxes
           
 
           
Income from continuing operations
    117       2,247  
Loss from discontinued operations
          (565 )
 
           
Net income
  $ 117     $ 1,682  
 
           
 
               
Income (loss) per common share:
               
Basic
               
Continuing operations
  $ 0.01     $ 0.12  
Discontinued operations
          (0.03 )
 
           
Net income
  $ 0.01     $ 0.09  
 
           
Diluted
               
Continuing operations
  $ 0.01     $ 0.11  
Discontinued operations
          (0.03 )
 
           
Net income
  $ 0.01     $ 0.08  
 
           
 
               
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
               
Basic
    18,768,494       18,964,356  
Diluted
    18,773,967       20,197,403  

 

 


 

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures
We use income from continuing operations before non-cash items as an additional measure of our operating performance. This measure is not recognized under generally accepted accounting principles. The reconciliation below demonstrates how we calculate this measure from our financial statements.
                 
    Three Months Ended December 31,  
    2009     2008  
    (Unaudited)  
 
               
Income from continuing operations
  $ 117     $ 2,247  
 
               
Non-cash compensation
    551       478  
Depreciation and amortization
    269       144  
 
           
 
               
Income from continuing operations before non-cash items
  $ 937     $ 2,869  
 
           
Income from continuing operations before non-cash items should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, other measures of performance reported in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. While we believe that income from continuing operations before non-cash items, as defined above, is useful within the context described above, it is in fact incomplete and not a measure that should be used to evaluate the full performance of Telular Corporation. Such evaluation needs to consider all of the complexities associated with our business, including, but not limited to, how past actions are affecting current results and how they may affect future results, how we have chosen to finance the business and how regulations and other aforementioned items affect the final amounts that are or will be available to shareholders as a return on their investment. Net loss determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP is the most complete measure available today to evaluate all elements of our performance.