Telos Corporation Announces Fourth Quarter Results: Delivers $47.3 Million of Revenue and 38.6% Gross Margin
- Delivered Quarterly Revenue of
$47.3 Million and Full Year Revenue of$216.9 Million - Expanded Quarterly Gross Margin by 95 Basis Points to 38.6% and Full Year Gross Margin by 96 Basis Points to 36.4%
- Generated Full Year Cash Flow from Operations of
$16.5 Million and Free Cash Flow of$11.2 Million; Deployed$11.3 Million to Share Repurchases During 2022 - Forecasts Lower Revenues in 2023; Hired Two New Senior Leaders Focused on Growth and Customer Solutions
“We delivered
Fourth Quarter 2022 Financial Highlights (in millions, except per share data)
4Q 2022 | 4Q 2021 | ||
Revenue | |||
Gross Profit | |||
Gross Margin | 38.6% | 37.7% | |
GAAP Net Loss | ( |
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GAAP Net Loss Margin | (30.0%) | (8.6%) | |
Adjusted Net Income1 | |||
EBITDA1 | ( |
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Adjusted EBITDA1 | |||
Adjusted EBITDA Margin1 | 11.4% | 13.8% | |
GAAP Net Loss per Share, Diluted | ( |
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Adjusted EPS1 | |||
Weighted-average Shares of Common Stock Outstanding, Diluted | 67.3 | 66.8 | |
Cash Flow from Operations | ( |
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Free Cash Flow1 | ( |
¹ Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted EPS and Free Cash Flow are non-GAAP financial measures. Refer to "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below.
Leadership Update:
Telos announces the addition of two senior leaders to drive the Company’s growth and customer solutions capabilities:
Josh Salmanson , senior vice president of Technology Solutions, will lead the newly established Technology Solutions organization, where he will be responsible for driving the development of innovative customer solutions. Salmanson has nearly 30 years of experience as a senior cyber and information technology executive, and a record of success leading technology and solutions for companies serving commercial and government customers.Lee Canterbury , vice president of Corporate Growth, will lead the newly consolidated Growth organization and oversee all business generation activities across the Company. Canterbury brings over 35 years of experience successfully implementing business development strategies for companies serving commercial and government customers.
Financial Outlook:
1Q 2023 | Full Year 2023 | ||
Revenue | |||
YoY Growth | (40%) - (34%) | (47%) - (35%) | |
Adjusted EBITDA1 | ( |
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¹ Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. Refer to "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below
This guidance consists of forward-looking statements and actual results may differ materially. Refer to the Forward-Looking Statements section below for information on the factors that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. The Company has not provided the most directly comparable GAAP measure to this forward-looking non-GAAP financial measure because certain items are out of the Company’s control or cannot be reasonably predicted. Accordingly, a reconciliation for forward-looking Adjusted EBITDA is not available without unreasonable effort.
Webcast Information
Telos will host a live webcast to discuss its fourth quarter and full year 2022 financial results at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time today, March 16, 2023. To access the webcast, visit https://register.vevent.com/register/BI1dff1c445cdd4159b141ba5385d8ca6a. Related presentation materials will be made available on the Investors section of the Company’s website at https://investors.telos.com. In addition, an archived webcast will be available approximately two hours after the conclusion of the live event on the Investors section of the Company’s website.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements which are made under the safe harbor provisions of the federal securities laws. These statements are based on the Company’s management’s current beliefs, expectations and assumptions about future events, conditions, and results and on information currently available to them. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. The Company believes that these risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those described under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” set forth from time to time in the Company’s filings and reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, as well as future filings and reports by the Company, copies of which are available at https://investors.telos.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Although the Company bases these forward-looking statements on assumptions that its management believes are reasonable when made, the Company cautions the reader that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and that the Company’s actual results of operations, financial condition and liquidity, and industry developments may differ materially from statements made in or suggested by the forward-looking statements contained in this release. Given these risks, uncertainties, and other factors, many of which are beyond its control, the Company cautions the reader not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of such statement and, except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement publicly, or to revise any forward-looking statement to reflect events or developments occurring after the date of the statement, even if new information becomes available in the future. Comparisons of results for current and any prior periods are not intended to express any future trends or indications of future performance, unless specifically expressed as such, and should only be viewed as historical data.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to Telos’ results determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, Telos believes the non-GAAP financial measures of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Net Income (Loss), Adjusted Earnings Per Share ("EPS") and Free Cash Flow are useful in evaluating operating performance. Telos believes that this non-GAAP financial information, when taken collectively with GAAP results, may be helpful to readers of the financial statements because it provides consistency and comparability with past financial performance and assists in comparisons with other companies, some of which use similar non-GAAP financial information to supplement their GAAP results. The non-GAAP financial information is presented for supplemental informational purposes only, should not be considered a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP, and may be different from similarly-titled non-GAAP measures used by other companies. A reconciliation is provided below for each of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measure stated in accordance with GAAP.
The Company uses the following non-GAAP financial measures (a) to understand and evaluate Telos’ core operating performance and trends, (b) to prepare and approve the Company’s annual budget, (c) to develop short-term and long-term operating plans, and (d) to evaluate the performance of certain management personnel when determining incentive compensation. Telos believes these non-GAAP financial measures facilitate the comparison of the Company’s operating performance on a consistent basis between periods by excluding certain items that may, or could, have a disproportionately positive or negative impact on the Company’s results of operations in any particular period. When viewed in combination with the Company’s results prepared in accordance with GAAP, these non-GAAP financial measures help provide a broader picture of factors and trends affecting the Company’s results of operations.
EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Net Income (Loss), Adjusted EPS and Free Cash Flow are supplemental measures of operating performance that are not made under GAAP and do not represent, and should not be considered as an alternative to, Net Income (Loss), Net Income (Loss) Margin, Earnings per Share, or Net Cash Flows provided by operating activities, as determined by GAAP.
The Company defines EBITDA as net (loss)/income, adjusted for non-operating expense/(income), interest expense, provision for/(benefit from) income taxes, and depreciation and amortization. The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA, adjusted for restructuring expenses and stock-based compensation expense. The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA Margin as Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of total revenue. The Company defines Adjusted Net Income/(Loss) as net income/(loss), adjusted for non-operating expense/(income), restructuring expenses and stock-based compensation expense. The Company defines Adjusted EPS as Adjusted Net Income/(Loss) divided by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Free Cash Flow is defined as net cash provided by or used in operating activities, less purchases of property and equipment and capitalized software development costs, plus net cash proceeds from resale of software under other financing obligations.
EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Net Income/(Loss), Adjusted EPS and Free Cash Flow each has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider any of them in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of results as reported under GAAP. Among other limitations, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Net Income (Loss), Adjusted EPS and Free Cash Flow each does not reflect our cash expenditures, or future requirements, for capital expenditures or contractual commitments, does not reflect the impact of certain cash charges resulting from matters considered not to be indicative of ongoing operations, and does not reflect income tax expense or benefit. Other companies in the Company’s industry may calculate EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Net Income/(Loss), Adjusted EPS and Free Cash Flow differently than Telos does, which limits its usefulness as a comparative measure. Because of these limitations, neither EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Net Income/(Loss), Adjusted EPS nor Free Cash Flow should be considered as a replacement for Net Income/ (Loss), Net Income/(Loss) Margin, Earnings per Share, or Net Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities, as determined by GAAP, or as a measure of profitability. Telos compensates for these limitations by relying primarily on the Company’s GAAP results and using non-GAAP measures only for supplemental purposes.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Three Months Ended |
For the Year Ended |
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2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||
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Revenue – services | $ | 39,059 | $ | 57,532 | 192,742 | 221,548 | ||||||||||
Revenue – products | 8,284 | 6,519 | 24,145 | 20,885 | ||||||||||||
Total revenue | 47,343 | 64,051 | 216,887 | 242,433 | ||||||||||||
Cost of sales – services | 23,421 | 35,121 | 121,334 | 143,357 | ||||||||||||
Cost of sales – products | 5,624 | 4,781 | 16,510 | 13,047 | ||||||||||||
Total cost of sales | 29,045 | 39,902 | 137,844 | 156,404 | ||||||||||||
Gross profit | 18,298 | 24,149 | 79,043 | 86,029 | ||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
Sales and marketing | 3,547 | 5,423 | 16,582 | 19,655 | ||||||||||||
Research and development | 3,018 | 4,845 | 16,918 | 19,096 | ||||||||||||
General and administrative | 26,396 | 19,292 | 99,393 | 88,742 | ||||||||||||
Total selling, general and administrative expenses | 32,961 | 29,560 | 132,893 | 127,493 | ||||||||||||
Operating loss | (14,663 | ) | (5,411 | ) | (53,850 | ) | (41,464 | ) | ||||||||
Other income/(expense) | 702 | 81 | 1,350 | (921 | ) | |||||||||||
Interest expense | (316 | ) | (194 | ) | (874 | ) | (777 | ) | ||||||||
Loss before income taxes | (14,277 | ) | (5,524 | ) | (53,374 | ) | (43,162 | ) | ||||||||
Benefit from/(provision for) income taxes | 79 | $ | 34 | (54 | ) | 28 | ||||||||||
Net loss | (14,198 | ) | (5,490 | ) | (53,428 | ) | (43,134 | ) | ||||||||
Net loss per share: | ||||||||||||||||
Basic | $ | (0.21 | ) | $ | (0.08 | ) | $ | (0.79 | ) | $ | (0.65 | ) | ||||
Diluted | $ | (0.21 | ) | $ | (0.08 | ) | $ | (0.79 | ) | $ | (0.65 | ) | ||||
Weighted-average share outstanding: | ||||||||||||||||
Basic | 67,313 | 66,756 | 67,559 | 66,374 | ||||||||||||
Diluted | 67,313 | 66,756 | 67,559 | 66,374 |
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
As of |
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2022 | 2021 | |||||||
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Assets: | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 119,305 | $ | 126,562 | ||||
Accounts receivable, net | 40,069 | 59,844 | ||||||
Inventories, net | 2,877 | 1,247 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses | 4,819 | 3,329 | ||||||
Other current assets | 893 | 732 | ||||||
Total current assets | 167,963 | 191,714 | ||||||
Property and equipment, net | 4,787 | 6,088 | ||||||
Finance lease right-of-use assets, net | 7,832 | 9,053 | ||||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets | 341 | 852 | ||||||
17,922 | 17,922 | |||||||
Intangible assets, net | 37,415 | 19,199 | ||||||
Other assets | 1,137 | 1,253 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 237,397 | $ | 246,081 | ||||
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity: | ||||||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities | $ | 22,551 | $ | 34,548 | ||||
Accrued compensation and benefits | 8,388 | 6,557 | ||||||
Contract liabilities | 6,444 | 6,381 | ||||||
Finance lease obligations – current portion | 1,592 | 1,461 | ||||||
Operating lease obligations – current portion | 361 | 564 | ||||||
Other financing obligations – current portion | 1,247 | — | ||||||
Other current liabilities | 4,919 | 1,430 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 45,502 | 50,941 | ||||||
Finance lease obligations – non-current portion | 11,248 | 12,840 | ||||||
Operating lease obligations – non-current portion | 27 | 388 | ||||||
Other financing obligations – non-current portion | 7,211 | — | ||||||
Deferred income taxes | 758 | 723 | ||||||
Other liabilities | 297 | 935 | ||||||
Total liabilities | 65,043 | 65,827 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||
Stockholders' equity: | ||||||||
Common stock, |
106 | 105 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 412,708 | 367,153 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (55 | ) | (27 | ) | ||||
Accumulated deficit | (240,405 | ) | (186,977 | ) | ||||
Total stockholders' equity | 172,354 | 180,254 | ||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 237,397 | $ | 246,081 |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Three Months Ended |
For the Year Ended |
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2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||
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Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||||||||||
Net loss | $ | (14,198 | ) | $ | (5,490 | ) | $ | (53,428 | ) | $ | (43,134 | ) | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash provided by/(used in) operating activities: | ||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation | 15,817 | 12,853 | 64,660 | 60,231 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 1,463 | 1,401 | 5,890 | 5,624 | ||||||||||||
Provision for doubtful accounts | 2 | — | 99 | 7 | ||||||||||||
Provision for deferred income tax | 10 | 42 | 35 | 70 | ||||||||||||
Loss on disposal of fixed assets | 2 | — | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||
Accretion of discount on acquisition holdback | 12 | 12 | 48 | 19 | ||||||||||||
Changes in other operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
Accounts receivable | 10,912 | (10,085 | ) | 19,675 | (28,937 | ) | ||||||||||
Inventories | 1,799 | 778 | (1,630 | ) | 2,064 | |||||||||||
Intangible assets - software held for resale | (7,120 | ) | — | (7,120 | ) | — | ||||||||||
Prepaid expenses, other current assets and other assets | 1,237 | 2,274 | (1,249 | ) | (982 | ) | ||||||||||
Accounts payable and other accrued payables | (14,957 | ) | 344 | (12,322 | ) | 16,086 | ||||||||||
Accrued compensation and benefits | (688 | ) | (1,398 | ) | (317 | ) | (1,917 | ) | ||||||||
Contract liabilities | (508 | ) | (852 | ) | 63 | 727 | ||||||||||
Other current liabilities and other liabilities | 2,607 | (2,254 | ) | 2,100 | (2,602 | ) | ||||||||||
Net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities | (3,610 | ) | (2,375 | ) | 16,508 | 7,262 | ||||||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||||||||||
Capitalized software development costs | (4,128 | ) | (3,296 | ) | (12,708 | ) | (9,968 | ) | ||||||||
Purchases of property and equipment | (194 | ) | (1,556 | ) | (1,009 | ) | (3,201 | ) | ||||||||
Cash paid for acquisition | — | — | (5,925 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (4,322 | ) | (4,852 | ) | (13,717 | ) | (19,094 | ) | ||||||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||||||||||
Payments under finance lease obligations | (378 | ) | (346 | ) | (1,461 | ) | (1,339 | ) | ||||||||
Repurchase of common stock | (3,542 | ) | — | (11,145 | ) | (1,251 | ) | |||||||||
Payment of tax withholding related to net share settlement of equity awards | (2,536 | ) | — | (5,671 | ) | — | ||||||||||
Payments for debt issuance costs | (95 | ) | — | (95 | ) | — | ||||||||||
Proceeds from other financing obligations | 9,092 | — | 9,092 | — | ||||||||||||
Payments of other financing obligations | (635 | ) | — | (635 | ) | — | ||||||||||
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs | — | — | — | 64,269 | ||||||||||||
Repurchase of outstanding warrants | — | — | — | (26,894 | ) | |||||||||||
Distributions to Telos ID Class B member – non-controlling interest | — | — | — | (2,436 | ) | |||||||||||
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities | 1,906 | (346 | ) | (9,915 | ) | 32,349 | ||||||||||
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | (6,026 | ) | (7,573 | ) | (7,124 | ) | 20,517 | |||||||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period | 125,464 | 134,135 | 126,562 | 106,045 | ||||||||||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period | $ | 119,438 | $ | 126,562 | $ | 119,438 | $ | 126,562 |
Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited)
Reconciliation of Net Loss to Non-GAAP EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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For the Year Ended |
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2021 |
2022 |
2021 |
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Amount | Margin | Amount | Margin | Amount | Margin | Amount | Margin | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Net loss | $ | (14,198 | ) | (30.0 | )% | $ | (5,490 | ) | (8.6 | )% | $ | (53,428 | ) | (24.6 | )% | $ | (43,134 | ) | (17.8 | )% | ||||||||
Other (income)/expense | (702 | ) | (1.5 | )% | (81 | ) | (0.1 | )% | (1,350 | ) | (0.6 | )% | 921 | 0.4 | % | |||||||||||||
Interest expense | 316 | 0.7 | % | 194 | 0.3 | % | 874 | 0.4 | % | 777 | 0.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Provision for/(benefit from) income taxes | (79 | ) | (0.2 | )% | (34 | ) | (0.1 | )% | 54 | — | % | (28 | ) | — | % | |||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 1,463 | 3.1 | % | 1,401 | 2.2 | % | 5,890 | 2.7 | % | 5,624 | 2.4 | % | ||||||||||||||||
EBITDA | (13,200 | ) | (27.9 | )% | (4,010 | ) | (6.3 | )% | (47,960 | ) | (22.1 | )% | (35,840 | ) | (14.7 | )% | ||||||||||||
Restructuring expenses(1) | 2,767 | 5.9 | % | — | — | % | 2,767 | 1.3 | % | — | — | % | ||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense(2) | 15,817 | 33.4 | % | 12,853 | 20.1 | % | 64,660 | 29.8 | % | 60,231 | 24.8 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 5,384 | 11.4 | % | $ | 8,843 | 13.8 | % | $ | 19,467 | 9.0 | % | $ | 24,391 | 10.1 | % |
(1) The restructuring expenses adjustment to EBITDA includes severance and other related benefit costs (including outplacement services and continuing health insurance coverage) associated with a reduction in workforce.
(2) The stock-based compensation adjustment to EBITDA for fiscal year 2022 is made up of
Reconciliation of Net (Loss)/Income to Adjusted Net Income/(Loss) and Adjusted EPS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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For the Year Ended |
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Adjusted Net Income/ (Loss) |
Adjusted Earnings Per Share |
Adjusted Net Income/ (Loss) |
Adjusted Earnings Per Share |
Adjusted Net Income/ (Loss) |
Adjusted Earnings Per Share |
Adjusted Net Income/ (Loss) |
Adjusted Earnings Per Share |
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Reported GAAP measure | $ | (14,198 | ) | $ | (0.21 | ) | $ | (5,490 | ) | $ | (0.08 | ) | $ | (53,428 | ) | $ | (0.79 | ) | $ | (43,134 | ) | $ | (0.65 | ) | ||||||||
Adjustments: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other (income)/expense | (702 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (81 | ) | — | (1,350 | ) | (0.02 | ) | 921 | 0.01 | |||||||||||||||||||
Restructuring expenses(1) | 2,767 | 0.04 | — | — | 2,767 | 0.04 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense(2) | 15,817 | 0.23 | 12,853 | 0.19 | 64,660 | 0.96 | 60,231 | 0.91 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted non-GAAP measure | $ | 3,684 | $ | 0.05 | $ | 7,282 | $ | 0.11 | $ | 12,649 | $ | 0.19 | $ | 18,018 | $ | 0.27 | ||||||||||||||||
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding, basic | 67,313 | 66,756 | 67,559 | 66,374 |
(1) The restructuring expenses adjustment to net loss includes severance and other related benefit costs (including outplacement services and continuing health insurance coverage) associated with a reduction in workforce.
(2) The stock-based compensation adjustment to net loss for fiscal year 2022 is made up of
Free Cash Flow | ||||||||||||||||
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For the Year Ended |
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Net cash flows provided by operating activities | $ | (3,610 | ) | $ | (2,375 | ) | $ | 16,508 | $ | 7,262 | ||||||
Adjustments: | ||||||||||||||||
Purchases of property and equipment | (194 | ) | (1,556 | ) | (1,009 | ) | (3,201 | ) | ||||||||
Capitalized software development costs | (4,128 | ) | (3,296 | ) | (12,708 | ) | (9,968 | ) | ||||||||
Net cash proceeds from resale of software | 8,457 | — | 8,457 | — | ||||||||||||
Free cash flow | $ | 525 | $ | (7,227 | ) | $ | 11,248 | $ | (5,907 | ) |
Source: Telos Corporation