SAN JOSE, Calif., April 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Quantum Corp.
(NYSE: QTM) today announced it has amended its credit agreement
with Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC to extend the availability of
its credit line to August 10,
2017.*
In addition to the amended credit agreement, Quantum also
announced preliminary results for the fiscal fourth quarter 2016
ended March 31, 2016:
- Total revenue was approximately $120
million, the midpoint of the company's January guidance
range.
- On a GAAP basis, Quantum expects operating income of
approximately $5 million and earnings
per diluted share of approximately $0.01, excluding a possible non-cash goodwill
impairment charge for the quarter. The amount of the charge will be
finalized during the company's annual audit and could range from
$0 to $56 million, as stated in
Quantum's Form 10-Q filing on February 5,
2016.
- On a non-GAAP basis, Quantum expects operating income of
approximately $8.5 million and
earnings per diluted share of approximately $0.02 for the fiscal fourth quarter.
* For additional information on the amended credit
agreement, please refer to Quantum's Form 8-K filing with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission, dated April 18, 2016.
"I'm pleased with the progress we made in the quarter, including
the combination of solid revenue and profitability which again
demonstrated the leverage in our financial model," said
Jon Gacek, president and CEO of
Quantum. "We also built a strong foundation for fiscal 2017,
extending our credit line beyond the current year and securing a
major, multi-year scale-out storage win for a large cloud project
that is expected to contribute significant revenue over the course
of fiscal 2017. In fact, we expect this win and our overall
scale-out storage opportunity will result in year-over-year total
revenue growth in fiscal 2017 as well as higher profitability and
cash flow."
Quantum will provide more detailed financial results for the
fourth quarter and further discuss the company's outlook for fiscal
2017 in its earnings announcement on May 10,
2016.
Earnings Conference Call and Audio Webcast
Notification
Quantum will issue a news release on its fiscal fourth quarter
financial results on Tuesday, May 10,
2016, after the close of the market. The company will also
hold a conference call and live audio webcast to discuss these
results that same day at 2:00 p.m.
PDT. Press and industry analysts are invited to attend in
listen-only mode.
Dial-in number: 1-503-343-6063
Participant passcode: 90829818
Replay number: 1-404-537-3406
Replay passcode: 90829818
Replay expiration: May 17, 2016
Webcast site: www.quantum.com/investors
About Quantum
Quantum is a leading expert in scale-out storage, archive and
data protection, providing solutions for capturing, sharing and
preserving digital assets over the entire data lifecycle. From
small businesses to major enterprises, more than 100,000 customers
have trusted Quantum to address their most demanding data workflow
challenges. Quantum's end-to-end, tiered storage foundation enables
customers to maximize the value of their data by making it
accessible whenever and wherever needed, retaining it indefinitely
and reducing total cost and complexity. See how at
www.quantum.com/customerstories.
Quantum and the Quantum logo are registered trademarks of
Quantum Corporation and its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. All
other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
"Safe Harbor" Statement: This press release contains
"forward-looking" statements. All statements other than statements
of historical fact are statements that could be deemed
forward-looking statements. Specifically, but without limitation,
statements relating to expected FY 2016 Q4 revenue and operating
income results, the possible goodwill impairment charge, the
securing of a major, multi-year scale-out storage win and
associated revenue contribution, and anticipated year-over-year
total revenue growth in fiscal 2017, as well as higher
profitability and cash flow, are forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the Safe Harbor. All forward-looking statements in
this press release are based on information available to Quantum on
the date hereof. These statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors that may cause Quantum's actual
results to differ materially from those implied by the
forward-looking statements. More detailed information about these
risk factors are set forth in Quantum's periodic filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to,
those risks and uncertainties listed in the section entitled "Risk
Factors," in Quantum's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on February 5, 2016 and in Quantum's Annual Report
on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
June 12, 2015. Quantum expressly
disclaims any obligation to update or alter its forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Quantum believes that the non-GAAP financial measures disclosed
above provide useful and supplemental information to investors
regarding its quarterly financial performance. Quantum management
and Board of Directors use these non-GAAP financial measures
internally to understand, manage and evaluate the company's
business results and make operating decisions. For instance,
Quantum management often makes decisions regarding staffing, future
management priorities and how the company will direct future
operating expenses on the basis of non-GAAP financial measures. In
addition, compensation of our employees is based in part on the
performance of our business based on non-GAAP operating income.
The non-GAAP financial measures used in this press release
exclude the impact of the items below for the following
reasons:
Amortization of Intangible Assets
This includes acquired intangibles such as purchased technology
and customer relationships in connection with prior acquisitions.
These expenses are not factored into management's evaluation of
potential acquisitions or Quantum's performance after completion of
the acquisitions because they are not related to Quantum's core
operating performance. In addition, the frequency and amount of
such charges can vary significantly based on the size and timing of
acquisitions and the maturities of the businesses being acquired.
Excluding acquisition-related charges from non-GAAP measures
provides investors with a basis to compare Quantum against the
performance of other companies without the variability caused by
purchase accounting.
Share-Based Compensation Expense
Share-based compensation expense relates primarily to equity
awards such as restricted stock units. Share-based compensation is
a non-cash expense that varies in amount from period to period and
is dependent on market forces that are often beyond Quantum's
control. Management believes that non-GAAP measures adjusted for
share-based compensation provide investors with a basis to measure
Quantum's core performance against the performance of other
companies without the variability created by share-based
compensation as a result of the variety of equity awards used by
other companies and the varying methodologies and assumptions
used.
Restructuring Charges
Restructuring charges primarily relate to expenses associated
with changes to Quantum's operating structure. Restructuring
charges are excluded from non-GAAP financial measures because they
are not considered core operating activities. Although Quantum has
engaged in various restructuring activities in the past, each has
been a discrete event based on a unique set of business objectives.
Management believes that it is appropriate to exclude restructuring
charges from Quantum's non-GAAP financial measures, as it enhances
the ability of investors to compare Quantum's period-over-period
operating results from continuing operations.
Crossroads Patent Litigation Costs
Crossroads patent litigation costs are expenses incurred to
defend ourselves and perform other activities related to a patent
infringement lawsuit filed by Crossroads Systems, Inc. These costs
are excluded from non-GAAP financial measures because they are not
considered core operating activities, and management believes that
it is appropriate to exclude these costs in order to provide
investors the ability to compare Quantum's period-over-period
operating results from continuing operations.
Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as a
substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance
prepared in accordance with GAAP. They are limited in value because
they exclude charges that have a material impact on the company's
reported financial results and, therefore, should not be relied
upon as the sole financial measures to evaluate the company. The
non-GAAP financial measures are meant to supplement, and be viewed
in conjunction with, GAAP financial measures. Investors are
encouraged to review the reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial
measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures
as provided in the tables accompanying this press release.
Contact:
Brad Cohen
Public Relations
Quantum Corp.
+1 (408) 944-4044
brad.cohen@quantum.com
Brinlea Johnson or Allise
Furlani
Investor Relations
The Blueshirt Group
+1 (212) 331-8424 or +1 (212) 331-8433
brinlea@blueshirtgroup.com or allise@blueshirtgroup.com
QUANTUM CORPORATION
|
GAAP TO NON-GAAP
RECONCILIATION
|
(In thousands, except per share
amounts)
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2016
|
|
Income
From
Operations
|
|
Net
Income
|
|
Per
Share
Net
Income,
Diluted
|
GAAP*
|
$
|
5,150
|
|
$
|
2,950
|
|
$
|
0.01
|
Non-GAAP Reconciling
Items:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of
intangibles
|
50
|
|
50
|
|
|
Share-based
compensation
|
1,600
|
|
1,600
|
|
|
Restructuring
charges
|
1,500
|
|
1,500
|
|
|
Crossroads patent
litigation costs
|
200
|
|
200
|
|
|
Non-GAAP
|
$
|
8,500
|
|
$
|
6,300
|
|
$
|
0.02
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Computation of
diluted net income per share:
|
|
|
|
GAAP
|
|
Non-
GAAP
|
Net
income
|
|
|
$
|
2,950
|
|
$
|
6,300
|
Interest of dilutive
convertible notes
|
|
|
—
|
|
902
|
Income for purposes
of computing income per diluted share
|
|
|
|
$
|
2,950
|
|
$
|
7,202
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
average shares:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
265,392
|
|
265,392
|
Dilutive shares
from stock plans
|
|
|
540
|
|
540
|
Dilutive shares
from convertible notes
|
|
|
—
|
|
42,502
|
Diluted
|
|
|
265,932
|
|
308,434
|
|
|
* Fourth quarter of
fiscal 2016 GAAP income from operations, net income and basic and
diluted earnings per share do not reflect a potential goodwill
impairment write-off. As of the date of this press release, we have
not finalized our impairment analysis. Depending on the results of
our evaluation, we may determine that some or all of our goodwill
is impaired, which could result in an impairment charge that could
range from $0 to $55.6 million.
|
|
The non-GAAP
financial information set forth in this table is not prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and may be
different from non-GAAP financial information used by other
companies.
|
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