EXHIBIT 99.1

 

 

 

NETSOL Technologies Reports Fiscal Second Quarter 2018 Financial Results

 

Cost Reductions Drive Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA of $2.1 million, or $0.19 per Diluted Share, and GAAP Net Income of $634,000, or $0.06 per Diluted Share

 

CALABASAS, Calif., February 13, 2018 – NETSOL Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTWK), a global business services and enterprise application solutions provider, reported results for the fiscal second quarter ended December 31, 2017.

 

Operational Highlights

  Reported quarterly cost savings of $2.1 million directly tied to recent cost rationalization initiatives, bringing total savings to $4.4 million and with an anticipated reduction of more than $6.0 million through fiscal 2018.
     
  An auto finance company of a leading bank in Indonesia, and an existing customer, launched its leasing project, further strengthening NETSOL’s relationship with this Indonesian business partner and paving the way for further success in the market.
     
  Captive finance company of a leading truck manufacturer in China successfully went live with NetSol’s web Point of Sale (POS) solution and is now also offering NETSOL’s mPOS solution to its clients.
     
  Total consolidated pipeline of new business increased to approximately $175 million, driven by potential Ascent™ contracts across all three major NETSOL markets.

 

Fiscal Second Quarter 2018 Financial Results

Total net revenues for the second quarter of fiscal 2018 were $14.4 million, compared with $15.9 million in the prior year period. The decrease in total net revenues was primarily due to a decrease in license fees of $3.3 million, which was offset by an increase in services revenue of $1.9 million.

 

  Total license fees were $453,000, compared with $3.8 million in the prior year period.
     
  Total maintenance fees were $3.7 million, compared with $3.6 million in the prior year period.
     
  Total services revenues were $10.3 million, compared with $8.4 million in the prior year period.

 

Gross profit for the second quarter of fiscal 2018 was $6.7 million (or 46.3% of net revenues), compared to $6.7 million (or 42.0% of net revenues) in the second quarter of fiscal 2017. The increase in gross profit as a percentage of net revenues was primarily due to a $1.4 million decrease in cost of revenues for the quarter. The decrease in cost of revenues was primarily due to a decrease in salaries and consultant costs of $618,000 related to the reduction of technical employees at key locations, including Pakistan, Thailand, China, UK and North America, as well as a decrease in travel costs of $548,000.

 

Operating expenses for the second quarter of fiscal 2018 decreased 9% to $6.4 million (or 44.1% of net revenues) from $7.0 million (or 44.2% of net revenues) for the second quarter of fiscal 2017. The decrease in operating expenses was primarily due to cost reductions in selling and marketing expenses, salaries and wages, depreciation, and professional services.

 

 

 

 

GAAP net income attributable to NETSOL for the second quarter of fiscal 2018 totaled $634,000 or $0.06 per diluted share, an improvement from a net loss of $2.2 million or $(0.20) per diluted share in the second quarter of fiscal 2017.

 

Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter of fiscal 2018 totaled $2.1 million or $0.19 per diluted share, compared with $299,000 or $(0.03) per diluted share in the second quarter of fiscal 2017 (see note regarding “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures,” below for further discussion of this non-GAAP measure).

 

At December 31, 2017, cash and cash equivalents were $10.0 million, an increase from $8.6 million at the end of the prior quarter.

 

Stock Repurchase Program

On July 18, 2017, NETSOL’s board of directors approved a stock repurchase program that authorized potential repurchases of up to one million shares of its common stock. The program expired on December 15, 2017. At the conclusion of the program, the company had repurchased 139,275 shares of its common stock at an aggregate value of $601,000. The board of directors will evaluate future stock repurchase programs both in the U.S. and Pakistan, but can make no guarantee as to the timing of specifics related to such decisions.

 

Management Commentary

“The fiscal second quarter marked an improvement over Q1 in many ways, most notably in a return to profitability, but it was also affected by a continuation of the same prolonged sales cycles we have experienced over the past several quarters as well,” said company Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Najeeb Ghauri. “Nevertheless, we are continuing to control and manage what we can to mitigate these matters in the near term, as evidenced by the sustained success of our cost-reduction initiative, which contributed to a $1.4 million decrease in our total cost of revenues and a more than $600,000 decrease in our operating expenses in Q2.

 

“Looking ahead, we remain encouraged by the size and breadth of our overall pipeline of new business, which has increased to approximately $175 million, driven by strong demand for our Ascent solution across all our market regions. Despite these continued elongated sales cycles, we remain wholly focused on managing costs and executing on our more immediate prospects, so that we are ideally positioned to capitalize on our growing pipeline of opportunities beginning in the second half of the fiscal year and beyond.”

 

Conference Call

NETSOL Technologies management will hold a conference call today (February 13, 2018) at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time (6:00 a.m. Pacific time) to discuss these financial results. A question and answer session will follow management’s presentation.

 

U.S. dial-in: 1-877-407-0789

International dial-in: 1-201-689-8562

 

 

 

 

Please call the conference telephone number 5-10 minutes prior to the start time. An operator will register your name and organization. If you have any difficulty connecting with the conference call, please contact Liolios Group at 1-949-574-3860.

 

The conference call will be broadcasted live and available for replay here and via the Investor Relations section of NETSOL’s website.

 

A replay of the conference call will be available after 12:00 p.m. Eastern time on the same day through February 27, 2018.

 

Toll-free replay number: 1-844-512-2921

International replay number: 1-412-317-6671

Replay ID: 13675381

 

About NETSOL Technologies

NETSOL Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTWK) is a worldwide provider of IT and enterprise software solutions primarily serving the global Leasing and Finance industry. The company’s suite of applications is backed by 40 years of domain expertise and supported by a committed team of approximately 1,350 professionals placed in eight strategically located support and delivery centers throughout the world. NFS, LeasePak, LeaseSoft or NFS Ascent – help companies transform their Finance and Leasing operations, providing a fully automated asset-based finance solution covering the complete leasing and finance lifecycle.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking in nature, including, but not limited to, expected net revenue and the demand for and sales lifecycle of NFS Ascent and the benefit of certain cost savings undertaken in the past fiscal year, and accordingly, are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. The words “expects,” “anticipates,” variations of such words, and similar expressions, identify forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, but their absence does not mean that the statement is not forward-looking. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Factors that could affect the Company’s actual results include the progress and costs of the development of products and services and the timing of the market acceptance. The subject Companies expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to update or revise any forward-looking statement contained herein to reflect any change in the company’s expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances upon which any statement is based.

 

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income, the most comparable financial measure based upon GAAP, as well as a further explanation of adjusted EBITDA, is included in the financial tables in Schedule 4 of this press release. Beginning with the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016, NETSOL has revised its calculation of Adjusted EBITDA to exclude the portion of Adjusted EBITDA that is attributable to its subsidiaries that have a minority interest.

 

Investor Relations Contact:

 

Matt Glover and Tom Colton

Liolios Group, Inc.

949-574-3860

investors@netsoltech.com

 

 

 

 

NETSOL Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Schedule 1: Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

   As of
December 31, 2017
   As of
June 30, 2017
 
ASSETS        
Current assets:          
Cash and cash equivalents  $10,004,650   $14,172,954 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $347,413 and $571,511   19,106,677    6,583,199 
Accounts receivable, net - related party   2,582,403    1,644,942 
Revenues in excess of billings   16,094,026    19,126,389 
Revenues in excess of billings - related party   107,562    80,705 
Convertible note receivable - related party   750,000    200,000 
Other current assets   2,819,183    2,463,886 
Total current assets   51,464,501    44,272,075 
Restricted cash   90,000    90,000 
Revenues in excess of billings, net - long term   6,668,854    5,173,538 
Property and equipment, net   18,443,494    20,370,703 
Other assets   3,543,315    3,211,295 
Intangible assets, net   14,810,605    17,043,151 
Goodwill   9,516,568    9,516,568 
Total assets  $104,537,337   $99,677,330 
           
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY          
Current liabilities:          
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  $7,560,298   $6,880,194 
Current portion of loans and obligations under capitalized leases   10,133,100    10,222,795 
Unearned revenues   10,082,346    3,925,702 
Common stock to be issued   88,324    88,324 
Total current liabilities   27,864,068    21,117,015 
Loans and obligations under capitalized leases; less current maturities   250,883    366,762 
Total liabilities   28,114,951    21,483,777 
Commitments and contingencies          
Stockholders’ equity:          
Preferred stock, $.01 par value; 500,000 shares authorized;   -    - 
Common stock, $.01 par value; 14,500,000 shares authorized; 11,395,401 shares issued and 11,221,347 outstanding as of December 31, 2017 and 11,225,385 shares issued and 11,190,606 outstanding as of June 30, 2017   113,954    112,254 
Additional paid-in-capital   125,354,035    124,409,998 
Treasury stock (At cost, 174,054 shares and 34,779 shares as of December 31, 2017 and June 30, 2017, respectively)   (1,055,330)   (454,310)
Accumulated deficit   (42,036,467)   (42,301,390)
Stock subscription receivable   (221,000)   (297,511)
Other comprehensive loss   (20,276,030)   (18,074,570)
Total NetSol stockholders’ equity   61,879,162    63,394,471 
Non-controlling interest   14,543,224    14,799,082 
Total stockholders’ equity   76,422,386    78,193,553 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity  $104,537,337   $99,677,330 

 

 

 

 

NETSOL Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Schedule 2: Consolidated Statement of Operations

 

   For the Three Months   For the Six Months 
   Ended December 31,   Ended December 31, 
      2016      2016 
   2017   Restated   2017   Restated 
Net Revenues:                    
License fees  $235,932   $3,769,557   $561,998   $9,223,352 
Maintenance fees   3,568,448    3,588,899    7,042,173    7,112,696 
Services   9,087,191    6,619,158    16,104,928    12,175,293 
License fees - related party   217,105    -    261,513    246,957 
Maintenance fees - related party   101,251    51,345    204,214    181,976 
Services - related party   1,236,508    1,829,827    3,090,385    3,994,981 
Total net revenues   14,446,435    15,858,786    27,265,211    32,935,255 
                     
Cost of revenues:                    
Salaries and consultants   5,362,092    5,979,804    10,826,252    11,873,153 
Travel   287,901    836,240    801,013    1,548,135 
Depreciation and amortization   1,168,103    1,318,764    2,341,216    2,649,636 
Other   939,986    1,065,727    1,796,568    2,038,065 
Total cost of revenues   7,758,082    9,200,535    15,765,049    18,108,989 
                     
Gross profit   6,688,353    6,658,251    11,500,162    14,826,266 
                     
Operating expenses:                    
Selling and marketing   1,932,140    2,713,478    3,643,436    5,057,516 
Depreciation and amortization   222,785    271,485    468,658    540,582 
Provision for bad debts   -    1,026    -    1,026 
General and administrative   4,026,706    3,932,387    7,814,264    8,551,583 
Research and development cost   189,891    91,607    374,976    184,539 
Total operating expenses   6,371,522    7,009,983    12,301,334    14,335,246 
                     
Income from operations   316,831    (351,732)   (801,172)   491,020 
                     
Other income and (expenses)                    
Loss on sale of assets   (8,939)   (32,339)   (16,069)   (34,742)
Interest expense   (109,675)   (62,127)   (227,746)   (116,602)
Interest income   115,570    23,416    252,481    53,856 
Gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange transactions   1,737,967    (621,887)   2,754,329    (1,036,783)
Share of net loss from equity investment   (203,336)   -    (270,898)   - 
Other income   14,511    6,823    15,610    28,383 
Total other income (expenses)   1,546,098    (686,114)   2,507,707    (1,105,888)
                     
Net income (loss) before  income taxes   1,862,929    (1,037,846)   1,706,535    (614,868)
Income tax provision   (200,927)   (338,884)   (225,798)   (378,759)
Net income (loss)   1,662,002    (1,376,730)   1,480,737    (993,627)
Non-controlling interest   (1,027,581)   (791,664)   (1,215,814)   (1,560,878)
Net income (loss) attributable to NetSol  $634,421   $(2,168,394)  $264,923   $(2,554,505)
                     
Net income (loss) per share:                    
Net income (loss) per common share                    
Basic  $0.06   $(0.20)  $0.02   $(0.24)
Diluted  $0.06   $(0.20)  $0.02   $(0.24)
                     
Weighted average number of shares outstanding                    
Basic   11,159,075    10,877,446   11,115,346    10,783,685 
Diluted   11,171,543    10,877,446   11,127,814    10,783,685 

 

 

 

 

NETSOL Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Schedule 3: Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

 

   For the Six Months 
   Ended December 31, 
      2016 
   2017   Restated 
Cash flows from operating activities:          
Net income (loss)  $1,480,737   $(993,627)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provide by (used in) operating activities:          
Depreciation and amortization   2,809,874    3,190,218 
Provision for bad debts   -    1,026 
Share of net loss from investment under equity method   270,898    - 
Loss on sale of assets   16,069    34,742 
Stock based compensation   833,530    1,525,775 
Fair market value of warrants and stock options granted   -    21,804 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:          
Accounts receivable   (13,231,059)   3,678,110 
Accounts receivable - related party   (1,637,829)   829,285 
Revenues in excess of billing   602,676    (7,592,495)
Revenues in excess of billing - related party   (32,308)   285,791 
Other current assets   (524,547)   585,147 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses   887,824    334,241 
Unearned revenue   6,469,146    (1,830,619)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   (2,054,989)   69,398 
           
Cash flows from investing activities:          
Purchases of property and equipment   (543,123)   (1,074,316)
Sales of property and equipment   193,241    181,087 
Convertible note receivable - related party   (500,000)   - 
Investment in WRLD3D   (50,000)   (705,555)
Net cash used in investing activities   (899,882)   (1,598,784)
           
Cash flows from financing activities:          
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options and warrants   215,311    429,452 
Proceeds from exercise of subsidiary options   7,755    18,089 
Purchase of treasury stock   (601,020)   (38,885)
Dividend paid by subsidiary to non-controlling interest   (417,853)   (968,657)
Proceeds from bank loans   708,457    - 
Payments on capital lease obligations and loans - net   (361,814)   (69,998)
Net cash used in financing activities   (449,164)   (629,999)
Effect of exchange rate changes   (764,269)   107,241 
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents   (4,168,304)   (2,052,144)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period   14,172,954    11,557,527 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period  $10,004,650   $9,505,383 

 

 

 

 

NETSOL Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Schedule 4: Reconciliation to GAAP

 

   Three Months   Three Months   Six Months   Six Months 
   Ended   Ended   Ended   Ended 
   December 31,   December 31, 2016   December 31,   December 31, 2016 
   2017   Restated   2017   Restated 
                 
Net Income (loss) before preferred dividend, per GAAP  $634,421   $(2,168,394)  $264,923   $(2,554,505)
Non-controlling interest   1,027,581    791,664    1,215,814    1,560,878 
Income taxes   200,927    338,884    225,798    378,759 
Depreciation and amortization   1,390,888    1,590,249    2,809,874    3,190,218 
Interest expense   109,675    62,127    227,746    116,602 
Interest (income)   (115,570)   (23,416)   (252,481)   (53,856)
EBITDA  $3,247,922   $591,114   $4,491,674   $2,638,096 
Add back:                    
Non-cash stock-based compensation   405,721    682,123-    833,530    1,547,579 
Adjusted EBITDA, gross  $3,653,643   $1,273,237   $5,325,204   $4,185,675 
Less non-controlling interest (a)   (1,562,303)   (1,550,729)   (2,264,167)   (3,183,972)
Adjusted EBITDA, net  $2,091,340   $(277,492)  $3,061,037   $1,001,703 
                     
Weighted Average number of shares outstanding                    
Basic   11,159,075    10,877,446    11,115,346    10,783,685 
Diluted   11,171,543    10,877,446    11,127,814    10,939,177 
                     
Basic adjusted EBITDA  $0.19   $(0.03)  $0.28   $0.09 
Diluted adjusted EBITDA  $0.19   $(0.03)  $0.28   $0.09 
                     
(a)The reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA of non-controlling interest to net income attributable to non-controlling interest is as follows                    
                     
Net Income attributable to non-controlling interest  $1,027,581   $791,664   $1,215,814   $1,560,878 
Income Taxes   29,945    23,907    40,423    37,781 
Depreciation and amortization   465,138    730,672    932,320    1,556,538 
Interest expense   34,463    12,991    73,535    31,333 
Interest (income)   (36,918)   (34,947)   (82,075)   (51,397)
EBITDA  $1,520,209   $1,524,287   $2,180,017   $3,135,133 
Add back:                    
Non-cash stock-based compensation   42,094    26,442    84,150    48,839 
Adjusted EBITDA of non-controlling interest  $1,562,303   $1,550,729   $2,264,167   $3,183,972