Telos Corporation Announces Second Quarter Results: Reports $32.9 Million of Revenue and 37.6% Gross Margin, and Raises Midpoint of Full-Year Guidance
- Reported Second Quarter Results Above High End of
Guidance Range - Delivered
$32.9 Million of Revenue, Reflecting Outperformance by Security Solutions - Generated 37.6% Gross Margin; Expanded Gross Margin 36 Basis Points Year-over-Year in the First Half of 2023
- Improved GAAP Net Loss by 43% Year-over-Year
“We executed effectively in the second quarter and delivered results above the high end of our guidance range,” said
Second Quarter 2023 Financial Highlights | |||
2Q 2023 | 2Q 2022 | ||
(in millions, except per share data) | |||
Revenue | |||
Gross Profit | |||
Gross Margin | 37.6% | 37.5% | |
GAAP Net Loss | |||
Adjusted Net (Loss)/Income 1 | |||
EBITDA1 | |||
Adjusted EBITDA1 | $— | ||
Adjusted EBITDA Margin1 | (0.1%) | 8.1% | |
GAAP EPS | |||
Adjusted EPS 1 | |||
Weighted-average Shares of Common Stock Outstanding | 69.4 | 67.9 | |
Cash Flow from Operations | |||
Free Cash Flow 1 | |||
1 Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, EBITDA, Adjusted Net (Loss)/Income, Adjusted EPS and Free Cash Flow are non-GAAP financial measures. Refer to "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below. | |||
Selected Second Quarter Business Highlights:
- Received Xacta® renewals with several prominent customers, including the
Central Intelligence Agency , theU.S. Department of the Treasury , theU.S. Department of the Interior , theOffice of Naval Intelligence , theNational Archives and Records Administration , theU.S. Environmental Protection Agency , Oracle and SAP. - Received new Xacta orders from the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration , theVirginia Department of Education and the National Endowment for the Arts. - Received two new Automated Message Handling System (AMHS) orders - one from a foreign government customer and one from a federal government customer. Also secured several contract renewals, including with the
Drug Enforcement Administration and theU.S. Department of the Treasury . - Received a new contract award for Telos Advanced Cyber Analytics (Telos ACA) software and services from a federal government customer.
- Achieved key operational milestones on the TSA PreCheck® program:
- The official Telos PreCheck website is operational:
(https://tsaprecheckbytelos.tsa.dhs.gov/). - The Company has seven TSA PreCheck enrollment sites open across four states.
- The official Telos PreCheck website is operational:
Financial Outlook: | |||||
3Q 2023 | Full Year 2023 | ||||
Prior | Updated | ||||
Revenue | |||||
YoY Growth | (53%) - (47%) | (47%) - (35%) | (44%) - (37%) | ||
Adjusted EBITDA1 | ( |
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1Adjusted 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 second quarter 2023 financial results at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time today, August 9, 2023. To access the webcast, visit https://register.vevent.com/register/BIdff7ad92777d40cea48d25dcc333e744. 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
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, EBITDA Margin, 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/(used in) operating activities, as determined by GAAP.
The Company defines EBITDA as net (loss)/income, adjusted for non-operating expense/(income), interest expense, (benefit from)/provision for income taxes, and depreciation and amortization. The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA, adjusted for stock-based compensation expense and restructuring expenses/(adjustments). The Company defines EBITDA Margin, as EBITDA as a percentage of total revenue. 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), stock-based compensation expense and restructuring expenses/(adjustments). 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/(used in) operating activities, less purchases of property and equipment, and capitalized software development costs.
EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, EBITDA Margin, 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, EBITDA Margin, 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 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, EBITDA Margin, 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 (Unaudited) |
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For the Three Months Ended | For the Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
(in thousands, except per share amounts) | |||||||||||||||
Revenue – services | $ | 28,947 | $ | 50,270 | $ | 60,481 | $ | 98,378 | |||||||
Revenue – products | 3,964 | $ | 5,521 | 7,652 | $ | 7,573 | |||||||||
Total revenue | 32,911 | 55,791 | 68,133 | 105,951 | |||||||||||
Cost of sales – services | 19,008 | 31,436 | 38,276 | 61,167 | |||||||||||
Cost of sales – products | 1,544 | 3,426 | 4,016 | 4,984 | |||||||||||
Total cost of sales | 20,552 | 34,862 | 42,292 | 66,151 | |||||||||||
Gross profit | 12,359 | 20,929 | 25,841 | 39,800 | |||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | |||||||||||||||
Sales and marketing | 1,793 | 4,741 | 3,436 | 9,993 | |||||||||||
Research and development | 2,646 | 4,489 | 5,479 | 9,919 | |||||||||||
General and administrative | 17,387 | 25,735 | 39,363 | 50,291 | |||||||||||
Total selling, general and administrative expenses | 21,826 | 34,965 | 48,278 | 70,203 | |||||||||||
Operating loss | (9,467 | ) | (14,036 | ) | (22,437 | ) | (30,403 | ) | |||||||
Other income | 1,649 | 118 | 4,145 | 130 | |||||||||||
Interest expense | (184 | ) | (187 | ) | (433 | ) | (377 | ) | |||||||
Loss before income taxes | (8,002 | ) | (14,105 | ) | (18,725 | ) | (30,650 | ) | |||||||
Provision for income taxes | (22 | ) | (54 | ) | (45 | ) | (125 | ) | |||||||
Net loss | $ | (8,024 | ) | $ | (14,159 | ) | $ | (18,770 | ) | $ | (30,775 | ) | |||
Net loss per share: | |||||||||||||||
Basic | $ | (0.12 | ) | $ | (0.21 | ) | $ | (0.27 | ) | $ | (0.45 | ) | |||
Diluted | $ | (0.12 | ) | $ | (0.21 | ) | $ | (0.27 | ) | $ | (0.45 | ) | |||
Weighted-average shares outstanding: | |||||||||||||||
Basic | 69,424 | 67,876 | 68,804 | 67,717 | |||||||||||
Diluted | 69,424 | 67,876 | 68,804 | 67,717 | |||||||||||
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) |
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(in thousands, except per share amount and share data) | |||||||
Assets: | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 103,447 | $ | 119,305 | |||
Accounts receivable, net | 34,290 | 40,069 | |||||
Inventories, net | 1,767 | 2,877 | |||||
Prepaid expenses | 7,321 | 4,819 | |||||
Other current assets | 1,850 | 893 | |||||
Total current assets | 148,675 | 167,963 | |||||
Property and equipment, net | 3,842 | 4,787 | |||||
Finance lease right-of-use assets, net | 7,222 | 7,832 | |||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net | 326 | 341 | |||||
17,922 | 17,922 | ||||||
Intangible assets, net | 37,814 | 37,415 | |||||
Other assets | 1,059 | 1,137 | |||||
Total assets | $ | 216,860 | $ | 237,397 | |||
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | |||||||
Liabilities: | |||||||
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities | $ | 16,506 | $ | 22,551 | |||
Accrued compensation and benefits | 9,862 | 8,388 | |||||
Contract liabilities | 6,138 | 6,444 | |||||
Finance lease obligations – current portion | 1,660 | 1,592 | |||||
Operating lease obligations – current portion | 350 | 361 | |||||
Other financing obligations – current portion | — | 1,247 | |||||
Other current liabilities | 3,317 | 4,919 | |||||
Total current liabilities | 37,833 | 45,502 | |||||
Finance lease obligations – non-current portion | 10,406 | 11,248 | |||||
Operating lease liabilities – non-current portion | — | 27 | |||||
Other financing obligations – non-current portion | — | 7,211 | |||||
Deferred income taxes | 782 | 758 | |||||
Other liabilities | 303 | 297 | |||||
Total liabilities | 49,324 | 65,043 | |||||
Commitments and contingencies | |||||||
Stockholders’ equity: | |||||||
Common stock, |
108 | 106 | |||||
Additional paid-in capital | 426,656 | 412,708 | |||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | (53 | ) | (55 | ) | |||
Accumulated deficit | (259,175 | ) | (240,405 | ) | |||
Total stockholders’ equity | 167,536 | 172,354 | |||||
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 216,860 | $ | 237,397 | |||
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) |
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Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | |||||||||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||||||||||
Net loss | $ | (8,024 | ) | $ | (14,159 | ) | $ | (18,770 | ) | $ | (30,775 | ) | |||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash (used in)/provided by operating activities: | |||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation | 7,745 | 17,076 | 17,244 | 33,007 | |||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 1,696 | 1,505 | 3,121 | 2,910 | |||||||||||
Deferred income tax provision | 12 | 13 | 24 | 25 | |||||||||||
Accretion of discount in acquisition holdback | — | 11 | 2 | 23 | |||||||||||
Loss on disposal of fixed assets | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Provision for doubtful accounts | 28 | (29 | ) | 117 | 66 | ||||||||||
Amortization of debt issuance costs | 18 | — | 35 | — | |||||||||||
Gain on early extinguishment of other financing obligations | — | — | (1,427 | ) | — | ||||||||||
Changes in other operating assets and liabilities: | |||||||||||||||
Accounts receivable | 383 | 7,088 | 5,662 | 9,102 | |||||||||||
Inventories | (137 | ) | (1,533 | ) | 1,111 | (2,383 | ) | ||||||||
Prepaid expenses, other current assets, other assets | (2,518 | ) | 239 | (3,445 | ) | (3,324 | ) | ||||||||
Accounts payable and other accrued payables | (1,766 | ) | (107 | ) | (6,255 | ) | 567 | ||||||||
Accrued compensation and benefits | 129 | (76 | ) | (235 | ) | 419 | |||||||||
Contract liabilities | (1,065 | ) | (2,237 | ) | (307 | ) | (1,582 | ) | |||||||
Other current liabilities | (614 | ) | 91 | (1,091 | ) | 76 | |||||||||
Net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities | (4,113 | ) | 7,883 | (4,213 | ) | 8,132 | |||||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | |||||||||||||||
Capitalized software development costs | (4,398 | ) | (2,339 | ) | (8,198 | ) | (5,134 | ) | |||||||
Purchases of property and equipment | (47 | ) | (95 | ) | (270 | ) | (641 | ) | |||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (4,445 | ) | (2,434 | ) | (8,468 | ) | (5,775 | ) | |||||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||||||||||
Payments under finance lease obligations | (392 | ) | (359 | ) | (775 | ) | (710 | ) | |||||||
Payment of tax withholding related to net share settlement of equity awards | (64 | ) | — | (1,584 | ) | (2,886 | ) | ||||||||
Repurchase of common stock | — | (2,603 | ) | (139 | ) | (2,603 | ) | ||||||||
Payment of DFT holdback amount | — | — | (564 | ) | — | ||||||||||
Payments for debt issuance costs | — | — | (114 | ) | — | ||||||||||
Net cash used in financing activities | (456 | ) | (2,962 | ) | (3,176 | ) | (6,199 | ) | |||||||
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | (9,014 | ) | 2,487 | (15,857 | ) | (3,842 | ) | ||||||||
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period | 112,595 | 120,233 | 119,438 | 126,562 | |||||||||||
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period | $ | 103,581 | $ | 122,720 | $ | 103,581 | $ | 122,720 | |||||||
Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited) |
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Reconciliation of Net Loss to EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, EBITDA Margin and Adjusted EBITDA Margin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
For the Three Months Ended | For the Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Amount | Margin | Amount | Margin | Amount | Margin | Amount | Margin | ||||||||||||||||
(dollars in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | $ | (8,024 | ) | (24.4)% | $ | (14,159 | ) | (25.4)% | $ | (18,770 | ) | (27.5)% | $ | (30,775 | ) | (29.0)% | |||||||
Other income | (1,649 | ) | (5.0)% | (118 | ) | (0.2)% | (4,145 | ) | (6.1)% | (130 | ) | (0.1)% | |||||||||||
Interest expense | 184 | 0.5% | 187 | 0.3% | 433 | 0.6% | 377 | 0.4% | |||||||||||||||
Provision for income taxes | 22 | 0.1% | 54 | 0.1% | 45 | 0.1% | 125 | 0.1% | |||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 1,696 | 5.2% | 1,505 | 2.7% | 3,121 | 4.5% | 2,910 | 2.7% | |||||||||||||||
EBITDA (Non-GAAP) | (7,771 | ) | (23.6)% | (12,531 | ) | (22.5)% | (19,316 | ) | (28.4)% | (27,493 | ) | (25.9)% | |||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense (1) | 7,745 | 23.5% | 17,076 | 30.6% | 17,244 | 25.3% | 33,007 | 31.1% | |||||||||||||||
Restructuring expenses/(adjustments) (2) | (3 | ) | —% | — | —% | 1,197 | 1.8% | — | —% | ||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP) | $ | (29 | ) | (0.1)% | $ | 4,545 | 8.1% | $ | (875 | ) | (1.3)% | $ | 5,514 | 5.2% | |||||||||
(1) The stock-based compensation adjustment to EBITDA is made up of stock-based compensation expense for the awarded restricted stock units (“RSUs”), performance-based restricted stock units (“PSUs”) and stock options, and of other sources. Stock-based compensation expense for the awarded RSUs, PSUs and stock options was |
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(2) The restructuring expenses/(adjustments) to EBITDA include severance and other related benefit costs (including outplacement services and continuing health insurance coverage), external consulting and advisory fees related to implementing the restructuring plan. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Reconciliation of Net Loss to Non-GAAP Adjusted Net (Loss)/Income and Adjusted EPS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the Three Months Ended | For the Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted Net (Loss)/Income |
Adjusted Earnings Per Share |
Adjusted Net (Loss)/Income |
Adjusted Earnings Per Share |
Adjusted Net (Loss)/Income |
Adjusted Earnings Per Share | Adjusted Net (Loss)/Income |
Adjusted Earnings Per Share |
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Net loss | $ | (8,024 | ) | $ | (0.12 | ) | $ | (14,159 | ) | $ | (0.21 | ) | $ | (18,770 | ) | $ | (0.27 | ) | $ | (30,775 | ) | $ | (0.45 | ) | |||||||
Adjustments: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other income | (1,649 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (118 | ) | — | (4,145 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (130 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense (1) | 7,745 | 0.11 | 17,076 | 0.25 | 17,244 | 0.25 | 33,007 | 0.48 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Restructuring expenses/(adjustments) (2) | (3 | ) | — | — | — | 1,197 | 0.01 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted net (loss)/income (Non-GAAP) | $ | (1,931 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | 2,799 | $ | 0.04 | $ | (4,474 | ) | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | 2,102 | $ | 0.03 | |||||||||||
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding, basic | 69,424 | 67,876 | 68,804 | 67,717 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1) The stock-based compensation adjustment to Net (Loss)/Income is made up of stock-based compensation expense for the awarded RSUs, PSUs and stock options, and of other sources. Stock-based compensation expense for the awarded RSUs, PSUs and stock options was |
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(2) The restructuring expenses/(adjustments) to net loss include severance and other related benefit costs (including outplacement services and continuing health insurance coverage), external consulting and advisory fees related to implementing the restructuring plan. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Free Cash Flow | |||||||||||||||
For the Three Months Ended | For the Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | |||||||||||||||
Net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities | $ | (4,113 | ) | $ | 7,883 | $ | (4,213 | ) | $ | 8,132 | |||||
Adjustments: | |||||||||||||||
Purchases of property and equipment | (47 | ) | (95 | ) | (270 | ) | (641 | ) | |||||||
Capitalized software development costs | (4,398 | ) | (2,339 | ) | (8,198 | ) | (5,134 | ) | |||||||
Free cash flow (Non-GAAP) | $ | (8,558 | ) | $ | 5,449 | $ | (12,681 | ) | $ | 2,357 |
Source: Telos Corporation