Ballantyne Strong, Inc. (NYSE American: BTN), a holding company with diverse business activities focused on serving the cinema, retail, financial, advertising and government markets, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2018.
Net revenues were $16.5 million in the third quarter of 2018, compared with $19.6 million in the same period of the prior year. Loss from operations was ($1.8) million in the third quarter of 2018, compared with income from operations of $0.5 million in the same period of the prior year. Net loss from continuing operations was ($1.2) million, or ($0.08) per share, in the third quarter of 2018 compared with ($1.0) million, or ($0.07) per share, in the same period of the prior year.
Q3 2018 Financial Summary
Cinema revenues were $11.6 million
in the third quarter of 2018, compared with $12.3 million in the same
period of the prior year. The decrease was driven primarily by lower
sales of screens, digital cinema equipment and non-recurring maintenance
services, partially offset by higher sales of screen support systems and
installation services.
Digital Media revenues were $5.1 million in the third quarter of 2018, compared with $7.6 million in the same period of the prior year. The decrease was driven primarily by lower revenue from installation services and smaller decreases in contract maintenance revenue, sales of digital signage equipment and revenue from non-recurring maintenance. These decreases were partially offset by $1.5 million of revenue in the current year from our taxicab advertising business that did not exist in the prior year.
Consolidated gross profit was $3.5 million in the third quarter of 2018, compared with $5.3 million in the same quarter of the prior year. Gross margin was 21.5% in the third quarter of 2018, compared with 27.2% in the same quarter of the prior year. The decrease in gross margin percentage was driven primarily by an increase in fixed costs in the Digital Media segment associated with the new Strong Digital Media taxicab advertising business. Excluding the new taxicab advertising business, gross profit was $4.4 million, or 29.6% gross margin. We expect gross losses in the taxicab advertising business will continue into 2019 until enough advertising revenue can be generated to cover these fixed costs.
Selling and administrative expenses were $4.5 million in the third quarter of 2018, compared with $4.8 million in the same quarter of the prior year. The decrease was driven by decreases in consulting expenses and marketing expenses, partially offset by an increase in professional fees.
Balance Sheet
Ballantyne’s cash and cash equivalents balance
at September 30, 2018 was $5.7 million, compared to $4.9 million at
December 31, 2017. The increase in cash was primarily driven by $4.5
million of proceeds from the sale of the Company’s common stock of BK
Technologies, Inc. during the third quarter of 2018 and $4.0 million of
net proceeds from a sale-leaseback of the Company’s Alpharetta, Georgia
office facility during the second quarter of 2018. This increase was
mostly offset by the cash impact of operating losses. Equity method
investments had a book value of $12.0 million and a market value of $9.4
million as of September 30, 2018.
About Ballantyne Strong, Inc. (www.ballantynestrong.com)
Ballantyne
Strong and its subsidiaries engage in diverse business activities
including the design, integration and installation of technology
solutions for a broad range of applications; development and delivery of
out-of-home messaging, advertising and communications; manufacturing of
projection screens; and providing managed services including monitoring
of networked equipment. The Company focuses on serving the cinema,
retail, financial, advertising and government markets.
Forward-Looking Statements
Except for the historical
information in this press release, it includes forward-looking
statements which involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including
but not limited to those discussed in the “Risk Factors” section
contained in Item 1A in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2017 and the following risks and uncertainties:
the Company’s ability to expand its revenue streams, potential
interruptions of supplier relationships or higher prices charged by
suppliers, the Company’s ability to successfully compete and introduce
enhancements and new features that achieve market acceptance and that
keep pace with technological developments, the Company’s ability to
successfully execute its capital allocation strategy, the Company’s
ability to retain or replace its significant customers, the impact of a
challenging global economic environment or a downturn in the markets,
economic and political risks of selling products in foreign countries,
risks of non-compliance with U.S. and foreign laws and regulations,
cybersecurity risks and risks of damage and interruptions of information
technology systems, the Company’s ability to retain key members of
management and successfully integrate new executives, the Company’s
ability to complete acquisitions, strategic investments, entry into new
lines of business, divestitures, mergers or other transactions on
acceptable terms or at all, the Company’s ability to assert its
intellectual property rights, the impact of natural disasters and other
catastrophic events, the adequacy of insurance and the impact of having
a controlling stockholder. Given the risks and uncertainties, readers
should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement and
should recognize that the statements are predictions of future results
which may not occur as anticipated. Actual results could differ
materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements and
from historical results, due to the risks and uncertainties described
herein, as well as others not now anticipated. New risk factors emerge
from time to time and it is not possible for management to predict all
such risk factors, nor can it assess the impact of all such factors on
our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of
factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those
contained in any forward-looking statements. Except where required by
law, the Company assumes no obligation to update forward-looking
statements to reflect actual results or changes in factors or
assumptions affecting such forward-looking statements.
| Ballantyne Strong, Inc. and Subsidiaries | ||||||
| Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets | ||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||
| September 30, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | |||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||
| Assets | ||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 5,659 | $ | 4,870 | ||
| Restricted cash | 350 | - | ||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 14,523 | 10,766 | ||||
| Inventories, net | 3,943 | 4,821 | ||||
| Other current assets | 2,182 | 1,785 | ||||
| Total current assets | 26,657 | 22,242 | ||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 14,244 | 10,826 | ||||
| Equity method investments | 12,017 | 18,053 | ||||
| Goodwill and intangible assets, net | 2,740 | 4,924 | ||||
| Other assets | 4,173 | 2,969 | ||||
| Total assets | $ | 59,831 | $ | 59,014 | ||
| Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | ||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 7,120 | $ | 6,496 | ||
| Short-term debt, including current portion of long-term debt | 3,590 | 565 | ||||
| Deferred revenue and customer deposits | 2,993 | 1,619 | ||||
| Other current liabilities | 22 | - | ||||
| Total current liabilities | 13,725 | 8,680 | ||||
| Long-term debt, net of current portion and debt issuance costs | 9,721 | 1,870 | ||||
| Other liabilities | 4,002 | 4,342 | ||||
| Total liabilities | 27,448 | 14,892 | ||||
| Stockholders' equity | 32,383 | 44,122 | ||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 59,831 | $ | 59,014 | ||
| Ballantyne Strong, Inc. and Subsidiaries | ||||||||||||||||
| Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations | ||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands, except per share data) | ||||||||||||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | |||||||||||||
| Net product sales | $ | 8,401 | $ | 12,808 | $ | 24,490 | $ | 38,302 | ||||||||
| Net service revenues | 8,052 | 6,751 | 21,968 | 18,583 | ||||||||||||
| Total net revenues | 16,453 | 19,559 | 46,458 | 56,885 | ||||||||||||
| Cost of products sold | 5,076 | 10,112 | 16,308 | 30,929 | ||||||||||||
| Cost of services | 7,847 | 4,128 | 22,480 | 10,923 | ||||||||||||
| Total cost of revenues | 12,923 | 14,240 | 38,788 | 41,852 | ||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 3,530 | 5,319 | 7,670 | 15,033 | ||||||||||||
| Selling and administrative expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| Selling | 1,139 | 1,298 | 3,638 | 4,207 | ||||||||||||
| Administrative | 3,384 | 3,473 | 12,301 | 11,706 | ||||||||||||
| Total selling and administrative expenses | 4,523 | 4,771 | 15,939 | 15,913 | ||||||||||||
| Loss on disposal of assets | (799 | ) | - | (2,130 | ) | - | ||||||||||
| (Loss) income from operations | (1,792 | ) | 548 | (10,399 | ) | (880 | ) | |||||||||
| Other income (expense): | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | - | - | - | 18 | ||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (180 | ) | (51 | ) | (267 | ) | (84 | ) | ||||||||
| Foreign currency transaction (loss) gain | (67 | ) | (306 | ) | 41 | (410 | ) | |||||||||
| Fair value adjustment to notes receivable | 802 | - | 953 | - | ||||||||||||
| Other income (expense), net | 6 | (35 | ) | (9 | ) | (24 | ) | |||||||||
| Total other income (expense) | 561 | (392 | ) | 718 | (500 | ) | ||||||||||
| (Loss) income before income taxes and equity method investment income (loss) | (1,231 | ) | 156 | (9,681 | ) | (1,380 | ) | |||||||||
| Income tax expense | 497 | 440 | 1,837 | 2,709 | ||||||||||||
| Equity method investment income (loss) | 507 | (753 | ) | (244 | ) | 1,516 | ||||||||||
| Net loss from continuing operations | (1,221 | ) | (1,037 | ) | (11,762 | ) | (2,573 | ) | ||||||||
| Net loss from discontinued operations, net of tax | - | - | - | (49 | ) | |||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (1,221 | ) | $ | (1,037 | ) | $ | (11,762 | ) | $ | (2,622 | ) | ||||
| Net loss per share - basic | ||||||||||||||||
| Net loss from continuing operations | $ | (0.08 | ) | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | (0.82 | ) | $ | (0.18 | ) | ||||
| Net loss from discontinued operations | - | - | - | (0.00 | ) | |||||||||||
| Net loss | (0.08 | ) | (0.07 | ) | (0.82 | ) | (0.18 | ) | ||||||||
| Net loss per share - diluted | ||||||||||||||||
| Net loss from continuing operations | $ | (0.08 | ) | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | (0.82 | ) | $ | (0.18 | ) | ||||
| Net loss from discontinued operations | - | - | - | (0.00 | ) | |||||||||||
| Net loss | (0.08 | ) | (0.07 | ) | (0.82 | ) | (0.18 | ) | ||||||||
| Ballantyne Strong, Inc. and Subsidiaries | ||||||||
| Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | ||||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||
| 2018 | 2017 | |||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (11,762 | ) | $ | (2,622 | ) | ||
| Net loss from discontinued operations, net of tax | - | (49 | ) | |||||
| Net loss from continuing operations | (11,762 | ) | (2,573 | ) | ||||
| Non-cash expenses, net | 5,758 | 3,647 | ||||||
| Fair value adjustment to notes receivable | (953 | ) | - | |||||
| Equity method investment loss (income) | 244 | (1,516 | ) | |||||
| Dividends received from investee | 817 | - | ||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net | (2,900 | ) | (471 | ) | ||||
| Net cash flows used in operating activities - continuing operations | (8,796 | ) | (913 | ) | ||||
| Net cash flows used in operating activities - discontinued operations | - | (147 | ) | |||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | (8,796 | ) | (1,060 | ) | ||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of equity securities | 4,531 | - | ||||||
| Purchase of equity securities | - | (2,525 | ) | |||||
| Dividends received from investee in excess of cumulative earnings | 69 | 230 | ||||||
| Capital expenditures | (1,220 | ) | (2,949 | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from sale of business | - | 60 | ||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 3,380 | (5,184 | ) | |||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||
| Proceeds from sale-leaseback financing | 7,000 | - | ||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of debt | 3,205 | 2,500 | ||||||
| Principal payments on debt | (3,375 | ) | (17 | ) | ||||
| Other | (177 | ) | (265 | ) | ||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 6,653 | 2,218 | ||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | (98 | ) | 304 | |||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash | 1,139 | (3,722 | ) | |||||
| Discontinued operations activity included above: | ||||||||
| Add: Cash balance included in assets held for sale at beginning of period | - | 175 | ||||||
| Less: Cash balance included in assets held for sale at end of period | - | - | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period | 4,870 | 7,596 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period | $ | 6,009 | $ | 4,049 | ||||
| Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities: | ||||||||
| Term loan borrowings to finance equipment purchases | $ | 4,121 | $ | - | ||||
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Contacts:
Kyle Cerminara, 402-829-9403
Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer
