BSM Technologies Inc., a leading provider of remote monitoring, fleet management, fleet diagnostics and automated vehicle security systems, today announced its financial and operating results for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2014. All amounts are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated.
Third Quarter 2014 Financial and Operating Highlights ($ thousands except per share data; comparisons are made between the third quarter of 2014 and the third quarter of 2013 results, unless otherwise noted):
- Continued revenue growth: Total revenue of $6,450 represents an increase of 38%.
- Recurring revenue (i) of $4,417, an increase of 46%.
- Hardware and other revenue of $2,033, an increase of 23%.
- Adjusted EBITDA (i) of $514 compared to $992.
- Received an initial order from one of North America's largest construction, mining and engineering firms, and began deployment of two other large orders. The Company realized partial revenue from these orders in Q3, and the balance of the revenue is expected to be realized in Q4.
- Successfully closed the acquisition of Lat-Lon, L.L.C. and JMM Management Group, LLC and are moving forward with integration and cross selling initiatives.
- On August 11, 2014, the Company announced that it acquired 100% of the shares of Praxis Transportation Solutions Inc. Praxis provides a suite of driver compliance solutions focused on the rail sector, and is expected to provide an excellent platform to expand BSM's current HOS (hours of service) product offering.
"We continue to make key investments in both our organic growth initiatives as well as in purchasing and integrating targeted assets," said Aly Rahemtulla, BSM's President and CEO. "These investments are being made with a view of accelerating future growth. We are in the process of launching our next generation hardware platform that features both Wi-Fi hotspot and camera technology on a cost optimized platform. The impact of our recent M&A activities, sales successes and organizational investments will be more fully recognized in our fourth quarter financial results."
Financial Highlights for the Third Quarter of 2014:
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($ thousands except gross |
Three months ended |
Nine months ended |
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per share data) |
June 30, 2014 |
June 30, 2013 |
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2014 |
2013 |
2014 |
2013 |
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Total revenue |
$ 6,450 |
$ 4,684 |
$ 20,853 |
$ 14,044 |
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Recurring revenue(i) |
4,417 |
3,029 |
12,535 |
7,766 |
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Hardware and other revenue |
2,033 |
1,655 |
8,318 |
6,278 |
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Gross profit |
3,891 |
3,055 |
12,025 |
8,528 |
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Gross margin % |
60% |
65% |
58% |
61% |
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Net income |
(389) |
(1,353) |
558 |
(318) |
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Basic income per share |
(0.009) |
(0.039) |
0.014 |
(0.010) |
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Diluted income per share |
(0.009) |
(0.038) |
0.014 |
(0.010) |
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EBITDA(i) |
234 |
(1,005) |
2,882 |
725 |
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Adjusted EBITDA(i) |
515 |
992 |
3,163 |
2,722 |
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Balance as at: |
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($ thousands) |
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June 30, 2014 |
September 30, 2013 |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ 24,897 |
$ 10,251 |
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Restricted cash |
0 |
2,500 |
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Working capital |
25,226 |
9,171 |
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