ADDvantage Technologies Group

ADDvantage Technologies Reports Fiscal 2009 Year-end Earnings

Tuesday 15 December 2009

ADDvantage Technologies Group, Inc.
1221 E. Houston
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma 74012
 
For further information
KCSA Strategic Communications
Company Contact:
Garth Russell
Ken Chymiak       (9l8) 25l-9121
(212) 896-1250
Scott Francis        (9l8) 25l-9121
grussell@kcsa.com
 
ADDvantage Technologies Reports Fiscal 2009 Year-end Earnings
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Fiscal Year 2009 Total Revenue of $42.2 Million and Net Income of $0.30 per share
 
BROKEN ARROW, Oklahoma, December 15, 2009 – ADDvantage Technologies Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: AEY), today announced its results for the three and twelve month periods ended September 30, 2009.
 
Revenue for the three month period ended September 30, 2009 was $10.2 million compared to $14.6 million in the same period a year ago, a decrease of 30.6%. Revenue from new and refurbished equipment sales declined $4.3 million as a result of the downturn in the economy, which has caused customers to continue to conserve cash and limited customers’ access to affordable financing. Service revenue declined by $127,000 compared to the same period last year.
 
Net income attributable to common stockholders in the fourth quarter of 2009 was $712,000, or $0.07 per diluted share, as compared to $1.1 million, or $0.10 per diluted share, in the year-earlier period.
 
For the twelve months ended September 30, 2009, revenue decreased 25.2% to $42.2 million, from $56.4 million in the same period a year ago.
 
Net income attributable to common stockholders for the twelve month period was $3.0 million, or $0.30 per diluted share, as compared to $4.5 million, or $0.44 per diluted share, for fiscal 2008.
 
Ken Chymiak, ADDvantage Technologies Group President and CEO, commented, “Although the challenging economic environment continues to have a direct impact on our business, we have made, and continue to make, changes to our business model to ensure we are successful. We reported net income of $0.30 per share and generated positive cash flows, even after paying down our line of credit and debt by $4.7 million and purchasing over 200,000 shares of our common stock through our stock buyback program. In addition, we have retained our position within the industry as the leading “On Hand On Demand” source of cable television equipment, carrying the most comprehensive mix of inventory of cable equipment of any reseller in the industry. The team work and dedication that our people have shown over the past year is the reason ADDvantage has been able to achieve each of these goals, and the Board and I appreciate everyone’s efforts.
 
“Looking ahead to fiscal 2010, we believe that the cost reduction efforts we put in place this year will continue to offset the economic pressures impacting equipment sales and service, and help us remain profitable.  Also, we expect that as the economy improves and the credit crisis eases, our MSO customers will restart or initiate the necessary bandwidth upgrades and plant expansions they put on hold due to the recession. We will be ready to meet their needs as this occurs.”
 

Earnings Conference Call
 
As previously announced, the Company’s earnings conference call is scheduled for 12:00 pm ET, December 15, 2009. The conference call will be available via webcast and can be accessed through the Investor Relations section of ADDvantage's website, www.addvantagetech.com. Please allow extra time prior to the call to visit the site and download any necessary software to listen to the Internet broadcast. The dial-in number for the conference call is (888) 726-2460 or (913) 312-1448 for international participants. The conference code for the call is 7808430. Please call at least five minutes before the scheduled start time.
 
For interested individuals unable to join the conference call, a replay of the call will be available through December 29, 2009 at (888) 203-1112 (domestic) or (719) 457-0820 (international). Participants must use the following code to access the replay of the call: 7808430.  The online archive of the webcast will be available on the Company's website for 30 days following the call.
 
About ADDvantage Technologies Group, Inc.
ADDvantage Technologies Group, Inc. supplies the cable television (CATV) industry with a comprehensive line of new and used system-critical network equipment and hardware from leading manufacturers, including Cisco, formerly Scientific-Atlanta, and Motorola, as well as operating a national network of technical repair centers. The equipment and hardware ADDvantage distributes is used to acquire, distribute, and protect the broad range of communications signals carried on fiber optic, coaxial cable and wireless distribution systems, including television programming, high-speed data (Internet) and telephony.
 
ADDvantage operates through its subsidiaries, Tulsat, Tulsat-Atlanta, Tulsat-Nebraska, Tulsat-Texas, Tulsat-West, NCS Industries, ComTech Services and Broadband Remarketing International. For more information, please visit the corporate web site at www.addvantagetech.com.
 
The information in this announcement may include forward-looking statements. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, which address activities, events or developments that the Company expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future, are forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from these statements. A complete discussion of these risks and uncertainties is contained in the Company’s reports and documents filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
(Tables follow)
 
 
 
 

ADDVANTAGE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(UNAUDITED)
 
 
 
 
 Three Months Ended
September 30,
Twelve Months Ended
September 30,
 
         2009       
         2008       
         2009       
        2008       
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
 $   10,168,043
 $   14,643,572
$42,243,592
$56,448,561
 
 
 
 
 
Income from operations
 $     1,358,303
 $     1,956,656
 $     5,768,343
$     8,452,358
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 $        711,893
 $     1,058,070
 $     3,019,004
$     4,667,794
 
 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to
    common shareholders
 
 $        711,893
 
 $     1,058,070
 
 $     3,019,004
 
$      4,534,314
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per share:
 
 
 
 
    Basic
 $              0.07
 $             0.10
 $              0.30
$               0.44
    Diluted
 $              0.07
 $              0.10
 $              0.30
$               0.44
Shares used in per share calculation:
 
 
 
 
    Basic
10,138,994
10,273,015
10,162,122
10,263,365
    Diluted
10,141,631
10,277,749
10,164,216
10,281,136
 

ADDVANTAGE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
 
 
        September 30,
                2009
        (unaudited)
        September 30,
                2008
            (audited)   
Assets
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
    Cash and cash equivalents
         $        700,004
        $          15,211
    Accounts receivable, net of allowance
4,199,136
6,704,162
    Income tax refund receivable
88,411
83,735
    Inventories, net of allowance for excess and obsolete
 
33,678,418
        inventory
33,166,624
 
    Deferred income taxes
                1,282,000
               1,069,000
    Prepaid expenses
                   107,423
                  108,560
Total current assets
39,543,598
41,659,086
 
 
 
Net property and equipment
7,556,667
7,926,175
Other assets
               2,332,281
                2,214,295
 
 
 
Total assets
         $   49,432,546
        $   51,799,556
 
 
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
    Accounts payable
        $      2,523,143
        $      3,267,006
    Accrued expenses
1,095,822
1,146,672
    Bank revolving line of credit
-
2,789,252
    Notes payable – current portion
                1,863,767
                1,860,163
Total current liabilities
5,482,732
9,063,093
 
 
 
Notes payable
13,992,873
15,860,245
Other liabilities
1,049,685
299,944
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
              28,907,256
              26,576,274
 
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
        $49,432,546
        $    51,799,556