UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

October 30, 2019

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 


 

RIBBON COMMUNICATIONS INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-38267

 

82-1669692

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

4 TECHNOLOGY PARK DRIVE, WESTFORD, MASSACHUSETTS 01886

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

(978) 614-8100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 


 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.0001

 

RBBN

 

The Nasdaq Global Select Market

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company  o

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  o

 

 

 


 

Item 2.02                                           Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

The information in this Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

On October 30, 2019, Ribbon Communications Inc. issued a press release reporting its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2019, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 9.01.                                        Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)                                 Exhibits.

 

99.1                        Press release of Ribbon Communications Inc., dated October 30, 2019, reporting its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2019, furnished hereto.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: October 30, 2019

RIBBON COMMUNICATIONS INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Daryl E. Raiford

 

 

Name:

Daryl E. Raiford

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

Ribbon Communications Inc. Releases

Third Quarter 2019 Financial Results

 

Revenue was $138 million for the third quarter

GAAP Net Income was $2 million and Non-GAAP Net Income was $15 million for the third quarter

Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA was $23 million for the third quarter

Year-to-Date Software Sales Growth of 17 Percent

 

October 30, 2019

 

Conference Call Details

Ribbon will offer a live, listen-only webcast of the conference call to discuss its financial results  for the third quarter ended September 30, 2019 on October 30, 2019, via the investor section of its website at http://investors.ribboncommunications.com, where a replay will also be available shortly following the conference call.

 

Conference Call Details:
Date:  October 30, 2019
Time:  4:30 p.m. (ET)
Dial-in number (Domestic): 877-407-2991

Dial-in number (Intl): 201-389-0925

Instant Telephone Access: Call me™

 

Replay information:
A telephone playback of the call will

be available following the conference call until November 13, 2019 and can be accessed by calling  877-660-6853 or 201-612-7415 for international callers. The reservation number for the replay is 13692597.

 

WESTFORD, Mass.Ribbon Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: RBBN), a global software leader in secure and intelligent cloud communications, today announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2019.

 

“During the third quarter, we saw further momentum in our virtualized software solutions, which drove sales of our pure software products 17 percent higher year-to-date compared to the first nine months of 2018,” said Fritz Hobbs, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ribbon Communications. “Overall market conditions remain challenging, but we are intent on enhancing our offerings, broadening our portfolio and helping our customers migrate their legacy networks to the cloud.”

 

Financial Highlights(1), (2)

The following table summarizes the consolidated third quarter and year-to-date financial highlights for fiscal 2019 and 2018 (in millions, except per share amounts).

 

 

 

 

 

Three months
ended

 

Nine months
ended

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

 

GAAP Revenue

 

$

138

 

$

152

 

$

402

 

$

411

 

 

GAAP Net income (loss)

 

$

2

 

$

(10

)

$

20

 

$

(75

)

 

Non-GAAP Net income

 

$

15

 

$

19

 

$

22

 

$

15

 

 

GAAP Diluted earnings per share or (loss) per share

 

$

0.01

 

$

(0.10

)

$

0.18

 

$

(0.73

)

 

Non-GAAP Diluted earnings per share

 

$

0.13

 

$

0.18

 

$

0.20

 

$

0.14

 

 

Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

23

 

$

25

 

$

42

 

$

32

 

 

 

Cash was $40 million at September 30, 2019, compared with cash and equivalents of $51 million at June 30, 2019.

 

 


(1)For all periods presented, the Company no longer increases the non-GAAP measures of revenue, gross margin, net income, diluted earnings per share and Adjusted EBITDA for revenue lost from the application of purchase accounting.  Effective as of the first quarter of 2019, the Company no longer increases the non-GAAP measures of revenue, gross margin, net income, diluted earnings per share and Adjusted EBITDA for the impact of the adoption in 2018 of the new revenue standard.

(2)Please see the reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures, and additional information about non-GAAP measures in the section entitled “Discussion of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and in the press release appendix.

 

Investor Relations

Monica Gould

+1 (212) 871-3927

IR@rbbn.com

 

Lindsay Savarese

+1 (212) 331-8417

IR@rbbn.com

 

US Press

Dennis Watson

+1 (214) 695-2214

dwatson@rbbn.com

 

International Press

Catherine Berthier

+1 (646) 741-1974

cberthier@rbbn.com

 

Industry Analyst Relations

Michael Cooper

+1 (708) 383-3387

mcooper@rbbn.com

 

 

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“For the first nine months of 2019, we have grown our Adjusted EBITDA 31 percent compared to last year,” said Daryl Raiford, Chief Financial Officer of Ribbon Communications.  “In spite of challenging market conditions, our increased profitability reflects the shift to a higher mix of software revenue, resulting in stronger gross margins, coupled with our improved cost structure.  For the full year 2019, we are updating our Adjusted EBITDA guidance to approximately $85 million to take into account persisting soft market conditions and our software development plans.”

 

Third Quarter 2019 Highlights

 

·                  A telecommunications service provider in Canada selected Ribbon’s fixed network transformation solutions and media gateway products and services within its fixed voice services network at multiple locations.

·                  Two Tier 1 Service Providers in Japan are utilizing Ribbon’s session security cloud software and services to assist in the migration of their fixed networks to IP.

·                  A large cable operator and multiple service providers in the U.S. are deploying Ribbon’s STIR/SHAKEN solutions and session security products to help address the Robocalling challenge for their customers.

·                  A leading edge provider of telecommunications services for enterprise and wholesale customers worldwide selected Ribbon’s Cloud2Edge service offering for its business customers.

·                  Etisalat, a large service provider operating in 15 countries across Asia, the Middle East and Africa, officially launched its CloudTalk offering to small and medium-sized businesses and enterprise customers in the UAE using Ribbon’s cloud-based application software.

·                  Multiple enterprises purchased Ribbon’s security solution during the quarter to help monitor and secure their networks, bringing the total number of deployments to nearly 30.

 

Upcoming Fourth Quarter 2019 Investor Conference Schedule

 

·                  November 12, 2019 — Needham Security, Networking, & Communications Conference, New York, NY (presenting and one-on-one institutional investor meetings; presentation time: 2:20 p.m. ET)

·                  December 4, 2019 — Credit Suisse 23rd Annual Technology Conference, Phoenix, AZ (one-on-one institutional investor meetings)

 

About Ribbon Communications

 

Ribbon Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: RBBN) delivers market-leading software solutions that secure and power many of the world’s leading service provider and enterprise communications environments.  Built on world-class technology and intellectual property, the Company’s cloud-native solutions deliver intelligent and secure real-time communications solutions for the cloud, network and enterprise edge.  Ribbon’s Kandy Cloud real-time communications software platform delivers advanced and embedded CPaaS and UCaaS capabilities enabling service providers to rapidly create and deploy high-value communications services.  To learn more, visit ribboncommunications.com.

 

Important Information Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

The information in this release contains “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties.  All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this release, including without limitation statements made by our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer regarding our anticipated financial performance, statements in the sections “Financial Highlights” and “Upcoming Fourth Quarter 2019 Investor Conference Schedule,” statements regarding our future expenses, results of operations and financial position, business strategy, strategic position, and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements.  Without limiting the foregoing, the words “believes”, “estimates”, “expects”, “expectations”, “intends”, “may”, “plans”, “projects” and other similar language, whether in the negative or affirmative, are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words.

 

Forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and assumptions regarding our business, the economy and other future conditions.  Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict.  Our actual results may differ materially from those contemplated in these forward-looking statements due to various risks, uncertainties and other

 

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important factors, including our successful integration activities with respect to our acquisitions; our ability to realize benefits from mergers and acquisitions; the effects of disruption from acquisitions, making it more difficult to maintain relationships with employees, customers, business partners or government entities; unpredictable fluctuations in quarterly revenue and business from our existing customers; consolidation in the telecommunications industry; credit risks; the timing of customer purchasing decisions and our recognition of revenues; economic conditions; our ability to recruit and retain key personnel; difficulties supporting our strategic focus on channel sales; difficulties retaining and expanding our customer base; difficulties leveraging market opportunities; the impact of restructuring and cost-containment activities; litigation; actions taken by significant stockholders; difficulties providing solutions that meet the needs of customers; market acceptance of our products and services; rapid technological and market change; our ability to protect our intellectual property rights and obtain necessary licenses; our ability to maintain partner, reseller, distribution and vendor support and supply relationships; our negotiation position relative to our large customers; the limited supply of certain components of our products; the potential for defects in our products; risks related to the terms of our credit agreement; higher risks in international operations and markets; the impact of increased competition; increases in tariffs, trade restrictions or taxes on our products; currency fluctuations; changes in the market price of our common stock; and/or failure or circumvention of our controls and procedures.

 

Our forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements express or implied by the forward-looking statements.  We caution you against relying on any of these forward-looking statements.  For further information regarding risks and uncertainties associated with Ribbon Communications’ business and important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements, please refer to the “Risk Factors” section of Ribbon Communications’ most recent annual and quarterly reports filed with the SEC.  Any forward-looking statements represent Ribbon Communications’ views only as of the date on which such statement is made and should not be relied upon as representing Ribbon Communications’ views as of any subsequent date.  Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of them.  While Ribbon Communications may elect to update forward-looking statements at some point, Ribbon Communications specifically disclaims any obligation to do so, except as may be required by law.

 

Discussion of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

Ribbon Communications’ management uses several different financial measures, both GAAP and non-GAAP, in analyzing and assessing the overall performance of the business, making operating decisions, planning and forecasting future periods, and determining payments under compensation programs.  Our annual financial plan is prepared both on a GAAP and non-GAAP basis, and the non-GAAP annual financial plan is approved by our board of directors.  Budgeting and forecasting for revenue and expenses are conducted on a non-GAAP basis and actual results on a non-GAAP basis are assessed against the annual financial plan.  We consider the use of non-GAAP financial measures helpful in assessing the core performance of our continuing operations and when planning and forecasting future periods.  By continuing operations, we mean the ongoing results of the business adjusted for certain expenses and credits, including, but not limited to, stock-based compensation; amortization of intangible assets; acquisition-related facilities adjustments; settlement expense; certain litigation costs; acquisition- and integration-related expense; restructuring and related expense; the gain on the settlement of litigation; the gain on the reduction to deferred purchase consideration; the tax effect of these adjustments; and the income tax benefit arising from purchase accounting.  Effective for the first quarter of 2019 and for subsequent reporting periods, we no longer adjust for the impact of the adoption of the new revenue standard in 2018.  While our management uses non-GAAP financial measures as a tool to enhance their understanding of certain aspects of our financial performance, our management does not consider these measures to be a substitute for, or superior to, GAAP measures.  In addition, our presentations of these measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.  These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered alternatives for, or in isolation from, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP.

 

Investors are cautioned that there are material limitations associated with the use of non-GAAP financial measures as an analytical tool.  In particular, many of the adjustments to our financial measures reflect the exclusion of items that are recurring and will be reflected in our financial results for the foreseeable future.

 

Impact of New Revenue Standard

 

We provide the historical supplementary non-GAAP financial measure of non-GAAP Total revenue, which, for periods prior to the first quarter of 2019, included eliminated revenue resulting from our adoption of the new revenue recognition standard in 2018.  Effective for the first quarter of 2019 and for subsequent reporting periods, we no longer increase non-GAAP revenue for the 2018 revenue standard adoption.

 

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Stock-Based Compensation

 

Stock-based compensation expense is different from other forms of compensation, as it is a non-cash expense.  For example, a cash salary generally has a fixed and unvarying cash cost.  In contrast, the expense associated with an equity-based award is generally unrelated to the amount of cash ultimately received by an employee, and the cost to us is based on a stock-based compensation valuation methodology, subjective assumptions and the variety of award types, all of which may vary over time.  We evaluate performance without these measures because stock-based compensation expense is influenced by the Company’s stock price and other factors, such as volatility and interest rates that are beyond our control.  The expense related to stock-based awards is generally not controllable in the short-term and can vary significantly based on the timing, size and nature of awards granted.  As such, we do not include such charges in our operating plans, and we believe that presenting non-GAAP operating results that exclude stock-based compensation provides investors with visibility and insight into our management’s method of analysis and the Company’s core operating performance.  It is reasonable to expect that stock-based compensation will continue in future periods.

 

Amortization of Intangible Assets

 

We exclude the amortization of acquired intangible assets from non-GAAP expense and income measures.  These amortization amounts are inconsistent in frequency and amount and are significantly impacted by the timing and size of acquisitions.  Although we exclude amortization of acquired intangible assets from our non-GAAP expenses, we believe that it is important for investors to understand that intangible assets contribute to revenue generation.  We believe that excluding the non-cash amortization of intangible assets facilitates the comparison of our financial results to our historical operating results and to other companies in our industry as if the acquired intangible assets had been developed internally rather than acquired.  Amortization of intangible assets that relate to past acquisitions will recur in future periods until such intangible assets have been fully amortized.

 

Acquisition-Related Facilities Adjustments

 

GAAP accounting requires that the deferred rent liability of an acquired company be written off as part of purchase accounting and that the combined company’s rent expense on a straight-line basis begin as of the acquisition date.  As a result, we recorded more rent expense than would have been recognized but for the purchase accounting treatment of GENBAND’s assumed deferred rent liability.  We included this adjustment, which related to the acquisition of GENBAND, through the fourth quarter of 2018, to allow for more complete comparisons to the financial results of our historical operations and the financial results of peer companies.

 

Settlement Expense

 

In the first quarter of 2018, we recorded $1.7 million of expense related to settlements, comprised of $1.4 million for the settlement of litigation in connection with our acquisition of Taqua LLC and $0.3 million of patent litigation settlement expense.  These amounts are included as components of general and administrative expense.  We believe that such settlement costs are not part of our core business or ongoing operations, are unplanned and generally not within our control.  Accordingly, we believe that excluding these costs facilitates the comparison of our financial results to our historical operating results and other companies in our industry.

 

Litigation Costs

 

We were involved in litigation with a certain competitor with whom we reached a settlement in the second quarter of 2019, under which the competitor agreed to pay us an aggregate amount of $63.0 million (see also “Gain on Litigation Settlement” below).  In connection with this litigation, we incurred litigation costs beginning in the fourth quarter of 2017.  These costs are included as a component of general and administrative expense.  In the third quarter of 2019, we received $1.5 million of insurance proceeds in connection with this litigation, which reduced the expense reported in both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019.  We believe that such costs are not part of our core business or ongoing operations.  Accordingly, we believe that excluding the litigation costs related to this specific legal matter facilitates the comparison of our financial results to our historical operating results and to other companies in our industry.

 

Acquisition- and Integration-Related Expense

 

We consider certain acquisition- and integration-related costs to be unrelated to the organic continuing operations of our acquired businesses and the Company, and such costs are generally not relevant to assessing or estimating the long-term performance of the acquired assets.  In addition, the size, complexity and/or volume of an acquisition, which often drive the magnitude of acquisition- and integration-related costs, may not be indicative of future acquisition- and integration-related costs.  By excluding these acquisition- and integration-related costs from our non-GAAP measures, we believe that our management is better able to evaluate our ability to utilize our existing assets and estimate the

 

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long-term value that the acquired assets will generate for us.  We exclude certain acquisition- and integration-related costs to allow more accurate comparisons of our financial results to our historical operations and the financial results of less acquisitive peer companies.  In addition, we believe that providing supplemental non-GAAP measures that exclude these items allows management and investors to consider the ongoing operations of the business both with and without such expenses.

 

Restructuring and Related Expense

 

We have recorded restructuring and related expense to streamline operations and reduce operating costs by closing and consolidating certain facilities and reducing our worldwide workforce.  We review our restructuring accruals and facilities requirements regularly and record adjustments to these estimates as required.  We believe that excluding restructuring and related expense facilitates the comparison of our financial results to our historical operating results and to other companies in our industry, as there are no future revenue streams or other benefits associated with these costs.

 

Gain on Litigation Settlement

 

We were involved in litigation with a certain competitor with whom we reached a settlement in the second quarter of 2019, under which the competitor agreed to pay us an aggregate amount of $63.0 million (see “Litigation Costs” above).  This gain is included as a component of other income (expense), net.  We believe that such gains are not part of our core business or ongoing operations.  Accordingly, we believe that excluding the gain on litigation settlement related to this specific legal matter facilitates the comparison of our financial results to our historical results and to other companies in our industry.

 

Reduction to Deferred Purchase Consideration

 

We recorded $8.1 million in other income (expense), net, in the first quarter of 2019 related to the reduction of deferred purchase consideration for Edgewater.  We believe that such reductions to deferred purchase consideration are not part of our core business or ongoing operations, as they relate to specific acquisitive transactions.  Accordingly, we believe that excluding such reductions related to acquisition transactions facilitates the comparison of our financial results to our historical results and to other companies in our industry.

 

Tax Effect of Non-GAAP Adjustments

 

Beginning with the second quarter of 2019, non-GAAP income tax expense is presented based on an estimated tax rate applied against forecasted annual non-GAAP income.  The non-GAAP income tax expense assumes no available net operating losses or any valuation allowances as a result of reporting significant cumulative non-GAAP income over the past several years.  Due to the methodology applied to our estimated annual tax rate, our estimated tax rate on non-GAAP income will differ from our GAAP tax rate and from our actual tax liabilities.

 

Tax Benefit Arising from Purchase Accounting

 

In the third quarter of 2018, we assessed our ability to use our tax benefits and determined that it was more likely than not that some of these benefits will be recognized.  As a result, we reduced our deferred tax asset valuation allowance, resulting in an income tax benefit of $0.8 million and a reduction to our income tax provision in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018.  We believe that such a benefit is not part of our core business or ongoing operations, as it was the result of an acquisition and was unrelated to our revenue-producing activities.  Accordingly, we believe that excluding the benefit arising from this adjustment to our income tax provision facilitates the comparison of our financial results to our historical results and to other companies in our industry.

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

We use Adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental measure to review and assess our performance.  We calculate Adjusted EBITDA by excluding from net income (loss): interest income (expense), net; income tax provision; depreciation; and amortization of intangible assets.  In addition, we exclude from net income (loss):  historical adjustments to revenue and cost of revenue related to our adoption of the new revenue standard (for periods prior to the first quarter of 2019); stock-based compensation expense; acquisition-related facilities adjustments; settlement expense; certain litigation costs; acquisition- and integration-related expense; restructuring and related expense; and other income (expense), net.  In general, we add back the expenses that we consider to be non-cash and/or not part of our ongoing operations.  Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure that is used by our investing community for comparative and valuation purposes.  We disclose this metric to support and facilitate our dialogue with research analysts and investors.  Other companies may calculate Adjusted EBITDA differently than we do, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.

 

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We believe that providing non-GAAP information to investors, in addition to the GAAP presentation, will allow investors to view the financial results in the way our management views them.  We further believe that providing this information helps investors to better understand our core financial and operating performance and evaluate the efficacy of the methodology and information used by our management to evaluate and measure such performance.

 

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RIBBON COMMUNICATIONS INC.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except percentages and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

June 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

2019

 

2018

 

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product

 

$

61,152

 

$

72,059

 

$

77,283

 

Service

 

76,501

 

73,362

 

75,185

 

Total revenue

 

137,653

 

145,421

 

152,468

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product

 

31,476

 

36,433

 

38,891

 

Service

 

27,300

 

28,315

 

31,343

 

Total cost of revenue

 

58,776

 

64,748

 

70,234

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

78,877

 

80,673

 

82,234

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross margin:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product

 

48.5

%

49.4

%

49.7

%

Service

 

64.3

%

61.4

%

58.3

%

Total gross margin

 

57.3

%

55.5

%

53.9

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

34,222

 

35,301

 

34,403

 

Sales and marketing

 

28,227

 

28,893

 

31,488

 

General and administrative

 

9,673

 

12,466

 

15,942

 

Acquisition- and integration-related

 

1,697

 

1,965

 

5,570

 

Restructuring and related

 

2,372

 

9,144

 

2,397

 

Total operating expenses

 

76,191

 

87,769

 

89,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from operations

 

2,686

 

(7,096

)

(7,566

)

Interest expense, net

 

(726

)

(1,262

)

(1,420

)

Other income (expense), net

 

(507

)

62,861

 

(1,254

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

1,453

 

54,503

 

(10,240

)

Income tax benefit (provision)

 

197

 

(5,033

)

82

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

1,650

 

$

49,470

 

$

(10,158

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.01

 

$

0.45

 

$

(0.10

)

Diluted

 

$

0.01

 

$

0.45

 

$

(0.10

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares used to compute earnings (loss) per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

110,080

 

110,394

 

104,918

 

Diluted

 

110,756

 

110,698

 

104,918

 

 


 

RIBBON COMMUNICATIONS INC.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except percentages and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Nine months ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

Product

 

$

180,691

 

$

191,937

 

Service

 

221,311

 

219,072

 

Total revenue

 

402,002

 

411,009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

Product

 

101,056

 

102,183

 

Service

 

84,807

 

96,208

 

Total cost of revenue

 

185,863

 

198,391

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

216,139

 

212,618

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross margin:

 

 

 

 

 

Product

 

44.1

%

46.8

%

Service

 

61.7

%

56.1

%

Total gross margin

 

53.8

%

51.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

105,456

 

109,056

 

Sales and marketing

 

87,179

 

94,152

 

General and administrative

 

40,833

 

46,571

 

Acquisition- and integration-related

 

6,861

 

14,262

 

Restructuring and related

 

16,448

 

15,162

 

Total operating expenses

 

256,777

 

279,203

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from operations

 

(40,638

)

(66,585

)

Interest expense, net

 

(3,352

)

(2,754

)

Other income (expense), net

 

70,128

 

(3,058

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

26,138

 

(72,397

)

Income tax provision

 

(5,850

)

(2,587

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

20,288

 

$

(74,984

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) per share:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.19

 

$

(0.73

)

Diluted

 

$

0.18

 

$

(0.73

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares used to compute earnings (loss) per share:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

109,523

 

103,009

 

Diluted

 

110,100

 

103,009

 

 


 

RIBBON COMMUNICATIONS INC.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

40,397

 

$

43,694

 

Marketable securities

 

 

7,284

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

162,964

 

187,853

 

Inventory

 

14,103

 

22,602

 

Other current assets

 

29,880

 

17,002

 

Total current assets

 

247,344

 

278,435

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

 

27,023

 

27,042

 

Intangible assets, net

 

225,762

 

251,391

 

Goodwill

 

389,196

 

383,655

 

Deferred income taxes

 

5,463

 

9,152

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

37,132

 

 

Other assets

 

25,161

 

7,484

 

 

 

$

957,081

 

$

957,159

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

$

2,500

 

$

 

Revolving credit facility

 

34,000

 

55,000

 

Accounts payable

 

25,113

 

45,304

 

Accrued expenses and other

 

52,650

 

84,263

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

7,568

 

 

Deferred revenue

 

83,423

 

105,087

 

Total current liabilities

 

205,254

 

289,654

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt, net of current

 

46,605

 

 

Long-term debt, related party

 

 

24,100

 

Operating lease liabilities, net of current

 

37,600

 

 

Deferred revenue, net of current

 

18,687

 

17,572

 

Deferred income taxes

 

4,865

 

4,738

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

13,055

 

30,797

 

Total liabilities

 

326,066

 

366,861

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders' equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

11

 

11

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

1,743,089

 

1,723,576

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(1,116,704

)

(1,136,992

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

4,619

 

3,703

 

Total stockholders' equity

 

631,015

 

590,298

 

 

 

$

957,081

 

$

957,159

 

 


 

RIBBON COMMUNICATIONS INC.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Nine months ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

20,288

 

$

(74,984

)

Adjustments to reconcile net to cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment

 

8,824

 

8,270

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

36,829

 

37,721

 

Stock-based compensation

 

8,154

 

7,421

 

Deferred income taxes

 

4,559

 

(39

)

Foreign currency exchange losses

 

1,042

 

3,066

 

Reduction in deferred purchase consideration

 

(8,124

)

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

25,598

 

24,550

 

Inventory

 

8,387

 

2,783

 

Other operating assets

 

(20,242

)

2,796

 

Accounts payable

 

(20,260

)

(7,679

)

Accrued expenses and other long-term liabilities

 

(21,535

)

(20,033

)

Deferred revenue

 

(20,889

)

(7,413

)

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

22,631

 

(23,541

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment

 

(8,594

)

(5,950

)

Business acqusitions, net of cash acquired

 

 

(46,389

)

Maturities of marketable securities

 

7,295

 

18,919

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(1,299

)

(33,420

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowings under revolving line of credit

 

109,000

 

142,500

 

Principal payments on revolving line of credit

 

(130,000

)

(104,500

)

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

 

50,000

 

 

Principal payment of debt, related party

 

(24,716

)

 

Principal payment of long-term debt

 

(625

)

 

Payment of deferred purchase consideration

 

(21,876

)

 

Principal payments on finance leases

 

(698

)

(436

)

Payment of debt issuance costs

 

(891

)

(624

)

Proceeds from the sale of common stock in connection with employee stock purchase plan

 

506

 

 

Proceeds from the exercise of stock options

 

233

 

43

 

Payment of tax withholding obligations related to net share settlements of restricted stock awards

 

(1,082

)

(830

)

Repurchase of common stock

 

(4,536

)

 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

 

(24,685

)

36,153

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

56

 

(281

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash and equivalents

 

(3,297

)

(21,089

)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year

 

43,694

 

57,073

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

40,397

 

$

35,984

 

 


 

RIBBON COMMUNICATIONS INC.

Supplemental Information

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

The following tables provide the details of stock-based compensation and amortization of intangible assets included as components of other line items in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and the line items in which these amounts are reported.

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

Nine months ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

June 30,

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenue - product

 

$

26

 

$

22

 

$

21

 

$

62

 

$

91

 

Cost of revenue - service

 

124

 

151

 

65

 

367

 

264

 

Cost of revenue

 

150

 

173

 

86

 

429

 

355

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development expense

 

521

 

331

 

313

 

1,359

 

1,364

 

Sales and marketing expense

 

721

 

560

 

585

 

2,265

 

1,944

 

General and administrative expense

 

1,093

 

466

 

1,532

 

4,101

 

3,758

 

Operating expense

 

2,335

 

1,357

 

2,430

 

7,725

 

7,066

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total stock-based compensation

 

$

2,485

 

$

1,530

 

$

2,516

 

$

8,154

 

$

7,421

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenue - product

 

$

9,522

 

$

10,092

 

$

10,593

 

$

29,259

 

$

29,455

 

Sales and marketing expense

 

2,738

 

2,555

 

2,855

 

7,570

 

8,266

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total amortization of intangible assets

 

$

12,260

 

$

12,647

 

$

13,448

 

$

36,829

 

$

37,721

 

 


 

RIBBON COMMUNICATIONS INC.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP and GAAP Financial Measures

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

June 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

2019

 

2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP Total revenue

 

$

137,653

 

$

145,421

 

$

152,468

 

Adjustment for new revenue standard**

 

 

 

2,178

 

Non-GAAP Total revenue***

 

$

137,653

 

$

145,421

 

$

154,646

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP Net income (loss)

 

$

1,650

 

$

49,470

 

$

(10,158

)

Adjustment for new revenue standard**

 

 

 

2,178

 

Stock-based compensation

 

2,485

 

1,530

 

2,516

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

12,260

 

12,647

 

13,448

 

Acquisition-related facilities adjustment

 

 

 

251

 

Litigation costs

 

(1,534

)

1,315

 

3,147

 

Acquisition- and integration-related expense

 

1,697

 

1,965

 

5,570

 

Restructuring and related expense

 

2,372

 

9,144

 

2,397

 

Gain on litigation settlement

 

 

(63,000

)

 

Tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments

 

(4,256

)

2,625

 

 

Tax benefit arising from purchase accounting

 

 

 

(841

)

Non-GAAP net income (loss)***

 

$

14,674

 

$

15,696

 

$

18,508

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) per share****

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP Diluted earnings per share or (loss) per share

 

$

0.01

 

$

0.45

 

$

(0.10

)

Adjustment for new revenue standard**

 

 

 

0.02

 

Stock-based compensation

 

0.02

 

0.01

 

0.02

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

0.11

 

0.12

 

0.14

 

Acquisition-related facilities adjustment

 

 

 

*

 

Litigation costs

 

(0.01

)

0.01

 

0.03

 

Acquisition- and integration-related expense

 

0.02

 

0.02

 

0.06

 

Restructuring and related expense

 

0.02

 

0.08

 

0.02

 

Gain on litigation settlement

 

 

(0.57

)

 

Tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments

 

(0.04

)

0.02

 

 

Tax benefit arising from purchase accounting

 

 

 

(0.01

)

Non-GAAP Diluted earnings per share****

 

$

0.13

 

$

0.14

 

$

0.18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares used to compute diluted earnings per share or (loss) per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP Shares used to compute diluted earnings per share or (loss) per share

 

110,756

 

110,698

 

104,918

 

Non-GAAP Shares used to compute diluted earnings per share

 

110,756

 

110,698

 

105,726

 

 


*         Less than $0.01 impact on earnings (loss) per share.

**       Effective Q1 2019, the Company no longer adjusts for the impact of the adoption in 2018 of the new revenue standard.

***    A non-cash amount benefitting Non-GAAP Total revenue and Non-GAAP Net income for revenue lost from purchase accounting of $4.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 has been removed to conform prior periods with the current period presentation.

****  A non-cash amount benefitting Non-GAAP Diluted earnings per share for revenue lost from purchase accounting of $0.03 for the three months ended September 30, 2018 has been removed to conform prior periods with the current period presentation.

 


 

RIBBON COMMUNICATIONS INC.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP and GAAP Financial Measures

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

June 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

2019

 

2018

 

Adjusted EBITDA*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP Net income (loss)

 

$

1,650

 

$

49,470

 

$

(10,158

)

Interest expense, net

 

726

 

1,262

 

1,420

 

Income tax (benefit) provision

 

(197

)

5,033

 

(82

)

Depreciation

 

2,933

 

2,970

 

2,952

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

12,260

 

12,647

 

13,448

 

Adjustment for new revenue standard**

 

 

 

2,178

 

Stock-based compensation

 

2,485

 

1,530

 

2,516

 

Acquisition-related facilities adjustment

 

 

 

251

 

Litigation costs

 

(1,534

)

1,315

 

3,147

 

Acquisition- and integration-related expense

 

1,697

 

1,965

 

5,570

 

Restructuring and related expense

 

2,372

 

9,144

 

2,397

 

Other (income) expense, net

 

507

 

(62,861

)

1,254

 

Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA*

 

$

22,899

 

$

22,475

 

$

24,893

 

 


*                 A non-cash amount benefitting Adjusted EBITDA of $4.1 million for revenue lost from purchase accounting for the three months ended September 30, 2018 has been removed to conform prior periods with the current period presentation.

**   Effective Q1 2019, the Company no longer adjusts for the impact of the adoption in 2018 of the new revenue standard.

 


 

RIBBON COMMUNICATIONS INC.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP and GAAP Financial Measures

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Nine months ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP Total revenue

 

$

402,002

 

$

411,009

 

Adjustment for new revenue standard**

 

 

8,142

 

Non-GAAP Total revenue***

 

$

402,002

 

$

419,151

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP Net income (loss)

 

$

20,288

 

$

(74,984

)

Adjustment for new revenue standard**

 

 

8,142

 

Adjustment to cost of revenue for new revenue standard**

 

 

(110

)

Stock-based compensation

 

8,154

 

7,421

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

36,829

 

37,721

 

Acquisition-related facilities adjustment

 

 

714

 

Settlement expense

 

 

1,730

 

Litigation costs

 

5,967

 

5,721

 

Acquisition- and integration-related expense

 

6,861

 

14,262

 

Restructuring and related expense

 

16,448

 

15,162

 

Gain on litigation settlement

 

(63,000

)

 

Reduction to deferred purchase consideration

 

(8,124

)

 

Tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments

 

(1,631

)

 

Tax benefit arising from purchase accounting

 

 

(841

)

Non-GAAP net income (loss)***

 

$

21,792

 

$

14,938

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) per share****

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP Diluted earnings per share or (loss) per share

 

$

0.18

 

$

(0.73

)

Adjustment for new revenue standard**

 

 

0.08

 

Adjustment to cost of revenue for new revenue standard***

 

 

*

 

Stock-based compensation

 

0.07

 

0.07

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

0.34

 

0.35

 

Acquisition-related facilities adjustment

 

 

0.01

 

Settlement expense

 

 

0.02

 

Litigation costs

 

0.05

 

0.06

 

Acquisition- and integration-related expense

 

0.06

 

0.14

 

Restructuring and related expense

 

0.15

 

0.15

 

Gain on litigation settlement

 

(0.57

)

 

Reduction to deferred purchase consideration

 

(0.07

)

 

Tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments

 

(0.01

)

 

Tax benefit arising from purchase accounting

 

 

(0.01

)

Non-GAAP Diluted earnings per share****

 

$

0.20

 

$

0.14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares used to compute diluted earnings per share or (loss) per share

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP Shares used to compute diluted earnings per share or (loss) per share

 

110,100

 

103,009

 

Non-GAAP Shares used to compute diluted earnings per share

 

110,100

 

103,401

 

 


*                           Less than $0.01 impact on earnings (loss) per share.

**                    Effective Q1 2019, the Company no longer adjusts for the impact of the adoption in 2018 of the new revenue standard.

***             Non-cash amounts benefitting Non-GAAP Total revenue and Non-GAAP Net income for revenue lost from purchase accounting of $19.5 million and $17.5 million, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 have been removed to conform prior periods with the current period presentation.

****  A non-cash amount benefitting Non-GAAP Diluted earnings per share for revenue lost from purchase accounting of $0.17 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 has been removed to conform prior periods with the current period presentation.

 


 

RIBBON COMMUNICATIONS INC.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP and GAAP Financial Measures

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Nine months ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

Adjusted EBITDA*

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP Net income (loss)

 

$

20,288

 

$

(74,984

)

Interest expense, net

 

3,352

 

2,754

 

Income tax (benefit) provision

 

5,850

 

2,587

 

Depreciation

 

8,824

 

8,270

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

36,829

 

37,721

 

Adjustment to revenue for new revenue standard**

 

 

8,142

 

Adjustment to cost of revenue for new revenue standard**

 

 

(110

)

Stock-based compensation

 

8,154

 

7,421

 

Acquisition-related facilities adjustment

 

 

714

 

Settlement expense

 

 

1,730

 

Litigation costs

 

5,967

 

5,721

 

Acquisition- and integration-related expense

 

6,861

 

14,262

 

Restructuring and related expense

 

16,448

 

15,162

 

Other (income) expense, net

 

(70,128

)

3,058

 

Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA*

 

$

42,445

 

$

32,448

 

 


*                           A non-cash amount benefitting Adjusted EBITDA of $17.5 million for revenue lost from purchase accounting for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 has been removed to conform prior periods with the current period presentation.

**                    Effective Q1 2019, the Company no longer adjusts for the impact of the adoption in 2018 of the new revenue standard.

 


 

RIBBON COMMUNICATIONS INC.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP and GAAP Financial Measures - Outlook

 

Adjusted EBITDA:  Ribbon has not provided a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA for the year ending December 31, 2019, as it is unable to project without unreasonable efforts the comparable GAAP net income (loss) figure, which includes interest expense, net; income tax (benefit) provision; depreciation; amortization of intangible assets; stock-based compensation; settlement expense; certain litigation costs; acquisition- and integration-related expense; restructuring and related expense; and other income (expense), net.