Exhibit
99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
Comverge
Reports Fiscal Year and Fourth Quarter 2009 Financial Results
Annual
Revenue Increases 28%
Norcross, GA, March 8, 2010 –
Comverge, Inc. (NASDAQ: COMV), a leading provider of comprehensive smart grid,
demand management, and energy efficiency solutions, today announced fourth
quarter and full-year financial and operating results for 2009.
Financial
Summary
Fourth
quarter revenues for 2009 were $40.8 million compared to $33.0 million in the
fourth quarter of 2008, a 24% increase. Historically, fourth quarter
revenues are the largest of the year due to the recognition of our residential
Virtual Peaking Capacity™
contract revenues, which are deferred throughout the year until the fourth
quarter. Full-year revenues were $98.8 million in 2009 compared to
$77.2 million in 2008, a 28% increase.
Adjusted
EBITDA for the fourth quarter of 2009 was $18.1 million compared to $12.7
million for the fourth quarter of 2008, an increase of 43%. For the
full-year 2009, adjusted EBITDA was $1.2 million compared to a loss of $5.1
million for 2008. Adjusted EBITDA is net loss before net interest
expense, income tax expense (benefit), depreciation, amortization, stock-based
compensation expense and impairment charges (see Schedule 5 – Reconciliation of
Non-GAAP Financial Measure to the Most Directly Comparable GAAP Financial
Measure).
Net loss
for the fourth quarter of 2009 was $3.9 million, or $0.17 per share basic and
diluted, compared to net income of $6.1 million, or $0.29 per share basic and
$0.28 diluted for the fourth quarter of 2008. Net loss for the fourth
quarter of 2009 included one-time expenses of $3.5 million, or $0.15 per share
basic and diluted related to the accelerated vesting of stock options, recorded
as non-cash stock compensation of $2.7 million, and $0.8 million of interest
expense related to the write-off of remaining unamortized loan costs from the
early repayment of our GE Capital debt.
Net loss
for the full year 2009 was $31.7 million, or $1.45 per share basic and diluted
compared to a net loss of $94.1 million, or $4.45 per share basic and diluted in
2008. Net loss for 2009 included one-time expenses of $7.8 million,
or $0.36 per share basic and diluted, which included $4.3 million relating to
our former CEO’s retirement, $2.7 million for accelerated vesting of stock
options and $0.8 million related to the write-off of unamortized loan costs from
the GE Capital debt. Included in the 2008 net loss was a non-cash
impairment charge recorded for goodwill and certain intangible assets related to
our acquisition of Enerwise Global Technologies, Inc., of $75.4 million, or
$3.52 per share basic and diluted after a $1.0 million tax benefit.
The following information was filed by Comverge, Inc. (COMV) on Monday, March 8, 2010 as an 8K 2.02 statement, which is an earnings press release pertaining to results of operations and financial condition. It may be helpful to assess the quality of management by comparing the information in the press release to the information in the accompanying 10-K Annual Report statement of earnings and operation as management may choose to highlight particular information in the press release.