Tessco Technologies Inc (TESS) SEC Filing 10-K Annual report for the fiscal year ending Sunday, March 29, 2015

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Tessco Technologies Inc
Ticker: TESS CIK: 927355

Exhibit 99.1

TESSCO Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2015 Earnings

Reaffirms Quarterly Dividend of $0.20 per share

HUNT VALLEY, MD, May 7, 2015—TESSCO (NASDAQ: TESS)

, a leading supplier for the product and supply chain solutions that enable organizations to build, use, maintain and resell Cellular, Mobile Communications, Wi-Fi, Machine-to-Machine, Internet of Things and Wireless Backhaul systems, today reported financial results for its fourth quarter and full fiscal year ended March 29, 2015.

Highlights:

Dividend of $0.20 per share reaffirmed

Continued our transition and restructuring initiatives to renew growth and profitability and reduce concentration on any one key customer or market

EPS guidance range for the first quarter of fiscal 2016 of $0.08 to $0.15

EPS guidance range for fiscal year 2016 of $1.00 to $1.25

	FY 2015			FY 2014			Fourth Quarter FY 2015			Fourth Quarter FY 2014
Revenue	$	549.6	M	$	560.1	M	$	113.0	M	$	124.5	M
Diluted EPS	$	1.04		$	1.94		$	(0.03	)	$	0.35
Diluted EPS, non-GAAP*	$	1.09		$	1.94		$	0.01		$	0.35
EBITDA* per share	$	2.28		$	3.74		$	0.10		$	0.70
EBITDA per share, adjusted*	$	2.49		$	3.98		$	0.20		$	0.76
Operating margin		2.6	%		4.7	%		(0.2	%)		3.8	%
Cash balance	$	7.5	M	$	11.5	M	$	7.5	M	$	11.5	M
Line of credit outstanding	$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0

*EBITDA, EBITDA per share, EBITDA per share adjusted, and Diluted EPS, non-GAAP are each non-GAAP financial measures. These measures are indicated by an asterisk (*) in this press release, as a means to direct the reader to the discussion of Non-GAAP Information below and the reconciliation of non-GAAP to GAAP results included as an exhibit to this release.

Fiscal 2015 Market Results Compared with Fiscal Year 2014:

	FY 2015 vs. FY 2014			Q4 FY 2015 vs. Q4 FY 2014
Public Carrier
Revenue		(14.6	%)		(33.0	%)
Gross Profit		(22.4	%)		(26.0	%)
Commercial Resellers
Revenue		(4.5	%)		(9.9	%)
Gross Profit		(3.6	%)		(6.4	%)
Government
Revenue		(6.7	%)		10.7	%
Gross Profit		(2.5	%)		6.4	%
Private System Ops
Revenue		6.3	%		(3.0	%)
Gross Profit		(0.8	%)		(7.8	%)
Retail
Revenue		9.5	%		7.1	%
Gross Profit		4.1	%		1.3	%
Total
Revenue		(1.9	%)		(9.3	%)
Gross Profit		(5.3	%)		(8.0	%)

“Our fourth quarter and fiscal year 2015 results were disappointing, primarily as a result of the dramatic pull back in purchases from our cellular carrier customers, tentativeness from our private system operator customers, and the higher talent and technology expenses we are investing to execute our growth initiatives,” said Robert Barnhill, TESSCO’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “However, these results do not reflect the progress we are making to minimize carrier concentration, renew growth and improve profitability.

“For the past three years, TESSCO has been focused on serving the new market opportunities being created by the convergence of wireless and the Internet, by supporting new systems and improving the customer experience. TESSCO's most important goal is to ‘make the difference in our customer’s success’. If we consistently achieve that goal, we expect to gain a leadership position in the markets we serve and will create superior shareowner value.

“While our investments in talent, technology and marketing engines have negatively impacted our earnings in the short term, we are beginning to see a return on investment and believe these initiatives will be drivers of sustainable revenue growth over time. In the meantime, our objective is to improve operating margin by value engineering the growth initiatives and remaining intensely focused on overall expense control.

“We expect our first quarter of fiscal 2016 to continue to be challenging, and we face limited visibility in the carrier market. However, we estimate diluted earnings per share in the range of $0.08 to $0.15. As we progress through the year, we expect improvements in both the carrier market and other key markets. Therefore, we estimate fiscal 2016 earnings per share to be in the range of $1.00 to $1.25. Our balance sheet is strong, and we remain committed to enhancing shareholder return by continuing our quarterly $0.20 per share dividend.

“Our opportunities are boundless, our strategy and initiatives solid, and we are committed to improving profitability in the short run, while achieving the revenue and profit growth performance we all expect to deliver in the longer run. We are working hard to turn our goals into reality,” Barnhill concluded.

Fourth-Quarter Fiscal 2015 Financial Results

For the fiscal 2015 fourth quarter, revenues totaled $113.0 million, compared with $124.5 million in the fourth quarter of the prior year.

Fourth-quarter fiscal 2015 gross profit was $27.7 million, compared with $30.1 million in the same quarter last year. Gross profit was affected by the decline in overall revenues. Gross margin was 24.5% of revenue, compared with 24.2% in last year’s fourth quarter.

Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses were $27.4 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015, compared with $25.3 million in last year's fourth quarter, primarily due to increased expenses associated with investments in talent, marketing and technology. One-time restructuring charges of $0.6 million are related to severance costs. Operating margin was (0.2)%, versus 3.8% in the prior-year quarter. Excluding the impact of the restructuring charge, operating margin was 0.3%.

Net loss and loss per share totaled $(0.2) million and $(0.03), respectively, for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015, compared with net income and diluted earnings per share of $3.0 million and $0.35, respectively, for the prior-year quarter. Excluding the impact of the restructuring charge, adjusted net income* and earnings per share* were $0.1 million and $0.01, respectively.

EBITDA* totaled $0.8 million, or $0.10 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015, compared with $5.9 million, or $0.70 per diluted share, in the prior-year quarter.

Quarterly Cash Dividends

TESSCO’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per common share payable on June 3, 2015 to holders of record on May 20, 2015. Any future declaration of dividends, and the establishment of record and payment dates, is subject to future determinations of the Board of Directors.

Business Outlook

The Company is providing earnings guidance of $0.08 to $0.15 per diluted share for the first quarter of fiscal 2016 and full year fiscal 2016 earnings guidance of $1.00 to $1.25.

Forecasting future results is inherently difficult for any business, and actual results may differ materially from those forecasted. The nature of the business is that TESSCO typically ships products within several days after booking orders. The lack of an order backlog makes it even more difficult to forecast future results. The Business Outlook published in this press release reflects only the company’s current best estimate and it assumes no obligation to update the information contained in this press release, including the Business Outlook, at any time

Fourth-Quarter Fiscal 2015 Conference Call

Management will host a conference call to discuss fourth-quarter 2015 results tomorrow, May 8, 2015 at 8:30 a.m. ET. To participate in the conference call, please call: 800-510-0146 (domestic call-in) or 617-614-3449 (international call-in) and reference code #64547424.

A live webcast of the conference call will be available at www.tessco.com/go/corporatepresentations. All participants should call or access the website approximately 10 minutes before the conference begins.

A telephone replay of the conference call will be available from 12:30 p.m. ET on May 8, 2015 until 11:59 p.m. ET on May 15, 2015 by calling 888-286-8010 (domestic) or 617-801-6888 (international) and entering confirmation #86065047. An archived replay of the conference call will also be available on the company's website at www.tessco.com/go/corporatepresentations.

Non-GAAP Information

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are measures used by management to evaluate our ongoing operations and as general indicators of its operating cash flow (in conjunction with a cash flow statement which also includes among other items, changes in working capital and the effect of non-cash charges).

EBITDA is defined as income from operations, plus interest expense, net of interest income, provision for income taxes, and depreciation and amortization.

Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA plus stock compensation expense and restructuring charges that we believe to be infrequent and not indicative of our operating performance.

Management believes EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA per share as well as EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA per share are useful to investors because they are frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies. Management also believes the adjusted (Non-GAAP) calculations of operating income; net income and earnings per share are useful to investors as it removes the impact of an infrequent and unusual restructuring charge. Because not all companies use identical calculations, our presentation of each of these non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not recognized terms under GAAP and do not purport to be alternatives to net income as measures of operating performance or to cash flows from operating activities as a measure of liquidity. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA per diluted share are also non-GAAP calculations defined as EBITDA or Adjusted EBITDA divided by TESSCO’s diluted weighted average shares outstanding. Additionally, EBITDA or Adjusted EBITDA are not intended to be measures of free cash flow for management's discretionary use, as they does not reflect certain cash requirements such as interest payments, tax payments and debt service requirements. The amounts shown for EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as presented herein differ from the amounts calculated under the definition of EBITDA used in our loan agreements. The definition of EBITDA as used in our loan agreements is further adjusted for certain cash and non-cash charges/credits, including stock compensation expense, and is used to determine compliance with financial covenants and the ability to engage in certain activities such as incurring additional debt.

A reconciliation of non-GAAP to GAAP results is included as an exhibit to this release.

About TESSCO Technologies Incorporated (NASDAQ: TESS)

TESSCO (NASDAQ: TESS), a leading supplier for the product and chain solutions to enable organizations to build, use, maintain and resell Cellular, Wi-Fi, Machine-to-Machine, Internet of Things and Wireless Backhaul systems. TESSCO is a component of the Russell 2000® index.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release, including the statements of Robert Barnhill, contains forward-looking statements as to anticipated results and future prospects. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and analysis, and actual results may differ materially. These forward-looking statements may generally be identified by the use of the words "may," "will," "expects," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," and similar expressions, but the absence of these words or phrases does not necessarily mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially from those described in or contemplated by any such forward-looking statement for a variety of reasons, including those risks identified in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and other periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the heading "Risk Factors" and otherwise. Consequently, the reader is cautioned to consider all forward-looking statements in light of the risks to which they are subject.

We are not able to identify or control all circumstances that could occur in the future that may adversely affect our business and operating results. Without limiting the risks that we describe in our periodic reports and elsewhere, among the risks that could lead to a materially adverse impact on our business or operating results are the following: termination or non-renewal of limited duration agreements or arrangements with our vendors and affinity partners that are typically terminable by either party upon several months or otherwise relatively short notice; loss of significant customers or relationships, including affinity relationships; loss of customers as a result of consolidation among the wireless communications industry; the strength of our customers', vendors' and affinity partners' business; economic conditions that may impact customers' ability to fund or pay for our products and services; changes in customer and product mix that affects gross margin; effect of “conflict minerals” regulations on the supply and cost of certain of our products; failure of our information technology system or distribution system; system security or data protection breaches; technology changes in the wireless communications industry; fourth-party freight carrier interruption; increased competition; our relative bargaining power and inability to negotiate favorable terms with our vendors and customers; our inability to access capital and obtain financing as and when needed; claims against us for breach of the intellectual property rights of fourth parties; product liability claims; and the possibility that, for unforeseen or other reasons, we may be delayed in entering into or performing, or may fail to enter into or perform, anticipated contracts or may otherwise be delayed in realizing or fail to realize anticipated revenues or anticipated savings.

TESSCO Technologies Incorporated

Aric Spitulnik

Chief Financial Officer

410-229-1419

spitulnik@tessco.com

David Calusdian

Sharon Merrill

617-542-5300

TESS@investorrelations.com

TESSCO Technologies Incorporated

Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)

	Fiscal Quarters Ended							Year Ended
	March 29, 2015			December 28, 2014		March 30, 2014		March 29, 2015		March 30, 2014

Revenues	$	112,962,200		$	135,188,700	$	124,536,600	$	549,619,000	$	560,086,600

Cost of goods sold		85,271,400			102,675,800		94,451,800		418,730,500		421,928,700

Gross profit		27,690,800			32,512,900		30,084,800		130,888,500		138,157,900
Selling, general and administrative expenses		27,362,100			29,828,800		25,315,700		115,936,700		111,668,000

Restructuring Charge		573,400			--		--		573,400		--

Operating Expenses		27,935,500			29,828,800		25,315,700		116,510,100		111,668,000
(Loss) income from operations		(244,700	)		2,684,100		4,769,100		14,378,400		26,489,900

Interest, net		28,200			61,300		18,300		167,300		177,700
(Loss) income before provision for income taxes		(272,900	)		2,622,800		4,750,800		14,211,100		26,312,200

Provision for income taxes		(41,000	)		941,600		1,795,500		5,576,800		10,063,100

Net (loss) income	$	(231,900	)	$	1,681,200		2,955,300	$	8,634,300	$	16,249,100

Basic earnings per share	$	(0.03	)	$	0.20	$	0.36	$	1.05	$	1.98

Diluted earnings per share	$	(0.03	)	$	0.20	$	0.35	$	1.04	$	1.94

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Consolidated Balance Sheets

	March 29, 2015			March 30, 2014
	(unaudited)			(audited)

ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	7,524,000		$	11,467,900
Trade accounts receivable, net		59,572,100			67,495,700
Product inventory		72,363,600			61,955,700
Deferred tax assets		3,856,000			4,973,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		10,868,900			2,336,600
Total current assets		154,184,600			148,228,900

Property and equipment, net		21,111,800			22,765,400
Goodwill, net		11,684,700			11,684,700
Other long-term assets		2,619,600			2,341,300
Total assets	$	189,600,700		$	185,020,300

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Trade accounts payable	$	51,804,200		$	50,756,900
Payroll, benefits and taxes		5,531,900			7,670,100
Income and sales tax liabilities		1,832,400			2,477,700
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		8,688,500			923,600
Revolving line of credit		--			--
Current portion of long-term debt		250,700			250,200
Total current liabilities		68,107,700			62,078,500

Deferred tax liabilities		3,360,100			2,320,700
Long-term debt, net of current portion		1,957,500			2,208,200
Other long-term liabilities		3,033,300			3,584,800
Total liabilities		76,458,600			70,192,200

Shareholders’ Equity:
Preferred stock		--			--
Common stock		96,100			94,200
Additional paid-in capital		56,517,600			53,987,700
Treasury stock, at cost		(56,307,900	)		(50,084,600	)
Retained earnings		112,836,300			110,830,800
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		--			--
Total shareholders’ equity		113,142,100			114,828,100

Total liabilities and shareholder’s equity	$	189,600,700		$	185,020,300

TESSCO Technologies Incorporated

GAAP Results to Non-GAAP Results Reconciliation

	Fiscal Quarters Ended							Fiscal Years Ended
	March 29, 2015			March 30, 2014		December 28, 2014		March 29, 2015		March 30, 2014
	(unaudited)			(unaudited)		(unaudited)		(unaudited)		(unaudited)

Operating (loss) income as reported	$	(244,700	)	$	4,769,100	$	2,684,100	$	14,378,400	$	26,489,900
Restructuring charge		573,400			--		--		573,400		--
Operating income, as adjusted	$	328,700		$	4,769,100	$	2,684,100	$	14,951,800	$	26,489,900


Net (loss) income, as reported	$	(231,900	)	$	2,955,300	$	1,681,200	$	8,634,300	$	16,249,100
Restructuring charge, net of tax		354,932			--		--		354,932		--
Net income as adjusted	$	123,032		$	2,955,300	$	1,681,200	$	8,989,232	$	16,249,100


Diluted EPS, as reported	$	(0.03	)	$	0.35	$	0.20	$	1.04	$	1.94
Restructuring charge		0.04			--		--		0.04		--
Diluted EPS, adjusted	$	0.01		$	0.35	$	0.20	$	1.09	$	1.94


Net (loss) income as reported	$	(231,900	)	$	2,955,300	$	1,681,200	$	8,634,300	$	16,249,100
Add:
Provision for income taxes		(41,000	)		1,795,500		941,600		5,576,800		10,063,100
Interest, net		28,200			18,300		61,300		167,300		177,700
Depreciation and amortization		1,090,400			1,149,600		1,140,300		4,583,600		4,865,000
EBITDA	$	845,700		$	5,918,700	$	3,824,400	$	18,962,000	$	31,354,900
Add:
Stock based compensation		214,300			492,100		269,400		1,161,300		2,087,100
Restructuring charge		573,400			--		--		573,400		--
EBITDA, adjusted	$	1,633,400		$	6,410,800	$	4,093,800	$	20,696,700	$	33,442,000

EBITDA per diluted share	$	0.10		$	0.70	$	0.46	$	2.28	$	3.74
Adjusted EBITDA per diluted share	$	0.20		$	0.76	$	0.49	$	2.49	$	3.98

TESSCO Technologies Incorporated

Supplemental Results Summary (in thousands) (Unaudited)

	Three months ended March 29, 2015			Year ended March 29, 2015
	Total			Total
Market Revenues
Public Carriers, Contractors & Program Managers	$	22,308		$	127,426
Government System Operators		7,547			31,495
Private System Operators		19,020			86,725
Commercial Dealers & Resellers		28,345			134,195
Retailer, Independent Dealer Agents & Carriers		35,742			169,778
Total revenues	$	112,962		$	549,619

Gross Profit
Public Carriers, Contractors & Program Managers		4,612			24,081
Government System Operators		1,835			8,283
Private System Operators		5,085			22,926
Commercial Dealers & Resellers		8,204			37,977
Retailer, Independent Dealer Agents & Carriers		7,955			37,622
Total gross profit	$	27,691		$	130,889
% of revenues		24.5	%		23.8	%

Direct expenses		17,771			76,457
Segment net profit contribution		9,920			54,432
% of revenues		8.8	%		9.9	%
Corporate support expenses*		10,193			40,221
(Loss) Income before provision for income taxes	$	(273	)	$	14,211
% of revenues		-0.2	%		2.6	%

Growth Rates Compared to Prior Year Period:

Revenues
Public Carriers, Contractors & Program Managers		-33.0	%		-14.6	%
Government System Operators		10.7	%		-6.7	%
Private System Operators		-3.0	%		6.3	%
Commercial Dealers & Resellers		-9.9	%		-4.5	%
Retailer, Independent Dealer Agents & Carriers		7.1	%		9.5	%
Total revenues		-9.3	%		-1.9	%

Gross Profit
Public Carriers, Contractors & Program Managers		-26.0	%		-22.4	%
Government System Operators		6.4	%		-2.5	%
Private System Operators		-7.8	%		-0.8	%
Commercial Dealers & Resellers		-6.4	%		-3.6	%
Retailer, Independent Dealer Agents & Carriers		1.3	%		4.1	%
Total gross profit		-8.0	%		-5.3	%

Direct expenses		6.6	%		8.2	%
Segment net profit contribution		-26.0	%		-19.3	%
Corporate support expenses*		17.8	%		-2.3	%
(Loss) Income before provision for income taxes		-105.7	%		-46.0	%

* Includes corporate overhead, facilities expense, depreciation, interest and company-wide pay-for-performance bonus expense

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Supplemental Results Summary (in thousands) (Unaudited)

	Three months ended			Year ended
	March 29, 2015			March 29, 2015
Revenues
Base station infrastructure	$	46,488		$	224,135
Network systems		18,060			96,399
Installation, test and maintenance		8,267			41,790
Mobile device accessories		40,147			187,295
Total revenues	$	112,962		$	549,619

Gross Profit
Base station infrastructure		12,746			60,960
Network systems		3,256			16,064
Installation, test and maintenance		1,934			9,400
Mobile device accessories		9,755			44,465
Total gross profit	$	27,691		$	130,889
% of revenues		24.5	%		23.8	%

Growth Rates Compared to Prior Year Period

Revenues
Base station infrastructure		-16.6	%		-11.4	%
Network systems		-16.6	%		7.8	%
Installation, test and maintenance		-11.2	%		-7.8	%
Mobile device accessories		6.1	%		8.7	%
Total revenues		-9.3	%		-1.9	%

Gross Profit
Base station infrastructure		-13.2	%		-12.2	%
Network systems		-13.7	%		0.1	%
Installation, test and maintenance		-7.2	%		-8.6	%
Mobile device accessories		2.2	%		4.9	%
Total gross profit		-8.0	%		-5.3	%

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