LightPath Technologies Reports Financial Results for Fiscal 2024 First Quarter
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ORLANDO, FL / ACCESSWIRE / November 9, 2023 / LightPath Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPTH) ("LightPath," the "Company," or "we"), a leading global, vertically integrated provider of thermal imaging cores, custom optical assemblies, photonics and infrared solutions for the industrial, commercial, defense, telecommunications, and medical industries, today announced financial results for its fiscal 2024 first quarter ended September 30, 2023.
Fiscal 2024 First Quarter Highlights:
- Revenue of
$8.1 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 - Total backlog at September 30, 2023 of
$21.3 million - Net loss for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 was
$1.3 million - EBITDA* loss for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 was
$0.4 million - Acquired Visimid Technologies
- Partnership announced with Lockheed Martin and Visimid to develop thermal imaging technology for key missile systems
Management Commentary
LightPath's President and Chief Executive Officer Sam Rubin stated, "In the first fiscal quarter of 2024 LightPath took significant strides towards our strategy to move products upstream. The acquisition of Visimid added two crucial capabilities that are changing the company for the better. First, we can now produce end-to-end custom imaging cores, which provides a more plug-and-play relationship between LightPath and value-added resellers. Second, new engineering capabilities allow LightPath to be involved earlier within our customers' design cycle and increase our likelihood of servicing those designs through to manufacturing."
Mr. Rubin continued, "Shortly after our acquisition of Visimid, we announced the Company was selected to design the optical head for a Lockheed Martin missile program. The design phase of that program includes delivering 100 optical missile heads to Lockheed for
"We previously announced the availability of High Framerate LWIR Thermal Imaging Cores in September. High Framerate LWIR thermal imaging cameras have broad applications across various industries, including railway inspection, heat transfer studies, ballistics analysis, etc. LWIR thermal cores are the first stand-alone OEM product we've highlighted and provide revolutionary capabilities that are only achieved by pairing our proprietary materials and manufacturing with Visimid custom imaging cores."
"Lastly, we announced the US Department of Defense is funding our qualification of additional materials as substitutes for Germanium within their supply chain. This new funding arrangement allows us to continue efforts toward our goal of being the preferred alternative to Chinese-sourced Germanium."
Updated Product Groups
We previously organized our products in three groups: precision molded optics ("PMO"), infrared, and specialty products. Revenues from product development agreements for engineering services were included in specialty products. With our strategic transition into more value-added solutions, and the addition of Visimid in July 2023, we reorganized our products into four product groups: infrared components, visible components, assemblies & modules, and engineering services. Assemblies/solutions were previously included in PMO, infrared or specialty products, depending on the lens type.
Below is our fiscal 2023 revenue presented in accordance with our new product groups:
| Product Group Revenue ($ in millions)** | First Quarter of Fiscal 2023 | Second Quarter of Fiscal 2023 | Third Quarter of Fiscal 2023 | Fourth Quarter of Fiscal 2023 |
| Infrared ("IR") components | ||||
| Visible components | ||||
| Assemblies & modules | ||||
| Engineering services | < |
2024 Fiscal First Quarter Financial Results
Revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 was approximately
Product Group Revenue ($ in millions)** | First Quarter of Fiscal 2024 | First Quarter of Fiscal 2023 | % Change |
IR components | |||
Visible components | ( | ||
Assemblies & modules | |||
Engineering services | < |
** Numbers may not foot due to rounding
- Revenue generated by IR components was approximately
$3.8 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2024, an increase of approximately$0.6 million , or20% , as compared to approximately$3.2 million in the same period of the prior fiscal year. The increase in revenue is primarily due to an increase in shipments against an annual contract for an international military program. This contract was also renewed during the first quarter of fiscal 2024 for a higher dollar value than the previous contract. - Revenue generated by visible components was approximately
$2.7 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2024, a decrease of approximately$0.6 million , or18% , as compared to approximately$3.3 million in the same period of the prior fiscal year. The decrease in revenue is primarily due to a decrease in sales to customers in the telecommunications industry in China and a decrease in sales of through catalog and distribution channels in the U.S. and in Europe. - Revenue from assemblies & modules was approximately
$1.3 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2024, an increase of approximately$0.4 million , or45% , as compared to the same period of the prior fiscal year. Approximately one-third of this increase is due to the addition of Visimid product sales. The remaining increase is driven by sales to customers in the defense industry, and increased sales of a custom visible lens assembly to a medical customer, for which we have an end of life order in backlog going into fiscal 2025. - Revenue from engineering services increased by
$253,000 , as compared to the same period of the prior fiscal year. Approximately$175,000 of this increase is due to the addition of Visimid sales. The remaining increase is driven by revenue from one of our space-related funded research contracts.
Gross margin in the first quarter of fiscal 2024 was approximately
Selling, general and administrative ("SG&A") costs were approximately
Net loss for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 was approximately
Our EBITDA for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 was a loss of approximately
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash provided by operations was approximately
Capital expenditures were approximately
Sales Backlog
Our total backlog at September 30, 2023 was approximately
Investor Conference Call and Webcast Details
LightPath will host an audio conference call and webcast on Thursday, November 9, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. ET to discuss its financial and operational performance for its fiscal 2024 first quarter.
Date: Thursday, November 9, 2023
Time: 5:00 p.m. (ET)
Dial-in Number: 1-877-317-2514
International Dial-in Number: 1-412-317-2514
Webcast: Fiscal First Quarter Earnings Webcast
Participants are recommended to dial-in or log on approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the event. A replay of the call will be available approximately one hour after completion through November 23, 2023. To listen to the replay, dial 1-877-344-7529 (domestic) or 1-412-317-0088 (international), and enter conference ID #6017052.
*Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To provide investors with additional information regarding financial results, this press release includes references to EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure. For a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP, see the table provided in this press release.
A "non-GAAP financial measure" is generally defined as a numerical measure of a company's historical or future performance that excludes or includes amounts, or is subject to adjustments, so as to be different from the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. The Company's management believes that this non-GAAP financial measure, when considered together with the GAAP financial measure, provide information that is useful to investors in understanding period-over-period operating results separate and apart from items that may, or could, have a disproportionately positive or negative impact on results in any particular period. Management also believes that this non-GAAP financial measure enhances the ability of investors to analyze underlying business operations and understand performance. In addition, management may utilize these non-GAAP financial measures as guides in forecasting, budgeting, and planning. Non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures presented in accordance with GAAP.
The Company calculates EBITDA by adjusting net income to exclude net interest expense, income tax expense or benefit, depreciation, and amortization.
About LightPath Technologies
LightPath Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPTH) is a leading global, vertically integrated provider of optics, photonics and infrared solutions for the industrial, commercial, defense, telecommunications, and medical industries. LightPath designs and manufactures proprietary optical and infrared components including molded glass aspheric lenses and assemblies, custom molded glass freeform lenses, infrared lenses and thermal imaging assemblies, fused fiber collimators, and proprietary Black DiamondTM ("BD6") chalcogenide-based glass lenses. LightPath also offers custom optical assemblies, including full engineering design support. The Company is headquartered in Orlando, Florida, with manufacturing and sales offices in Dallas, Texas, Latvia and China.
LightPath's wholly-owned subsidiary, Visimid Technologies, was acquired in July 2023, and specializes in the design and development of customized infrared cameras, for the industrial and defense industries. Such customized cameras are often sold together with customized optical assemblies from LightPath.
LightPath's wholly-owned subsidiary, ISP Optics Corporation, manufactures a full range of infrared products from high performance MWIR and LWIR lenses and lens assemblies. ISP's infrared lens assembly product line includes athermal lens systems used in cooled and un-cooled thermal imaging cameras. Manufacturing is performed in-house to provide precision optical components including spherical, aspherical and diffractive coated infrared lenses.
For more information on LightPath and its businesses, please visit www.lightpath.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes statements that constitute forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as "forecast," "guidance," "plan," "estimate," "will," "would," "project," "maintain," "intend," "expect," "anticipate," "prospect," "strategy," "future," "likely," "may," "should," "believe," "continue," "opportunity," "potential," and other similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters, and include, for example, statements related to the actual and potential effects on the Company's business from the COVID-19 pandemic or rising inflation and interest rates. These forward-looking statements are based on information available at the time the statements are made and/or management's good faith belief as of that time with respect to future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, the continuing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and its effect on materials supply and the demand for the Company products; the ability of the Company to obtain needed raw materials and components from its suppliers; actions governments, businesses, and individuals take in response to the pandemic, including restrictions on onsite commercial interactions; the impact of the pandemic and actions taken in response to the pandemic on global and regional economies and economic activity; general economic uncertainty in key global markets and a worsening of global economic conditions or low levels of economic growth; geopolitical tensions, the Russian-Ukraine conflict, and the Hamas/Israel war; the effects of steps that the Company could take to reduce operating costs; the inability of the Company to sustain profitable sales growth, convert inventory to cash, or reduce its costs to maintain competitive prices for its products; circumstances or developments that may make the Company unable to implement or realize the anticipated benefits, or that may increase the costs, of its current and planned business initiatives; and those factors detailed by LightPath Technologies, Inc. in its public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on 10-Q. Should one or more of these risks, uncertainties, or facts materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those indicated or anticipated by the forward-looking statements contained herein. Accordingly, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. Forward-looking statements should not be read as a guarantee of future performance or results and will not necessarily be accurate indications of the times at, or by, which such performance or results will be achieved. Except as required under the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, we do not have any intention or obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
Contact:
Brian M. Prenoveau, CFA
MZ Group - MZ North America
LPTH@mzgroup.us
+561 489 5315
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LIGHTPATH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited)
| September 30, | June 30, | |||||||
Assets | 2023 | 2023 | ||||||
Current assets: | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 4,316,965 | $ | 4,687,004 | ||||
Restricted cash | 2,542,993 | 2,457,486 | ||||||
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance of | 5,024,024 | 6,634,574 | ||||||
Inventories, net | 7,503,496 | 7,410,734 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets | 558,204 | 570,293 | ||||||
Other receivables | 27,083 | - | ||||||
Total current assets | 19,972,765 | 21,760,091 | ||||||
Property and equipment, net | 15,593,252 | 12,810,930 | ||||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets | 7,571,878 | 9,571,604 | ||||||
Intangible assets, net | 3,051,444 | 3,332,715 | ||||||
Goodwill | 8,915,637 | 5,854,905 | ||||||
Deferred tax assets, net | 140,000 | 140,000 | ||||||
Other assets | 67,773 | 65,939 | ||||||
Total assets Total assets | $ | 55,312,749 | $ | 53,536,184 | ||||
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | ||||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 2,907,279 | $ | 2,574,135 | ||||
Accrued liabilities | 1,740,083 | 662,242 | ||||||
Accrued payroll and benefits | 1,478,250 | 1,499,896 | ||||||
Operating lease liabilities, current | 1,016,940 | 969,890 | ||||||
Loans payable, current portion | 1,269,340 | 1,023,814 | ||||||
Finance lease obligation, current portion | 112,352 | 103,646 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 8,524,244 | 6,833,623 | ||||||
Deferred tax liabilities, net | 467,979 | 465,000 | ||||||
Accrued liabilities, noncurrent | 1,075,000 | - | ||||||
Finance lease obligation, less current portion | 340,716 | 341,201 | ||||||
Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent | 8,773,442 | 8,393,248 | ||||||
Loans payable, less current portion | 1,236,633 | 1,550,587 | ||||||
Total liabilities | 20,418,014 | 17,583,659 | ||||||
Commitments and Contingencies | ||||||||
Stockholders' equity: | ||||||||
Preferred stock: Series D, $.01 par value, voting; | ||||||||
500,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding | - | - | ||||||
Common stock: Class A, $.01 par value, voting; | ||||||||
44,500,000 shares authorized; 37,455,438 and 34,344,739 | ||||||||
shares issued and outstanding | 374,554 | 373,447 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 243,217,458 | 242,808,771 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | 481,328 | 606,536 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit | (209,178,605 | ) | (207,836,229 | ) | ||||
Total stockholders' equity | 34,894,735 | 35,952,525 | ||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 55,312,749 | $ | 53,536,184 | ||||
LIGHTPATH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
(unaudited)
| Three Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
Revenue, net | $ | 8,077,248 | $ | 7,366,901 | ||||
Cost of sales | 5,745,542 | 5,132,989 | ||||||
Gross margin | 2,331,706 | 2,233,912 | ||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||
Selling, general and administrative | 2,661,168 | 2,638,173 | ||||||
New product development | 639,889 | 549,881 | ||||||
Amortization of intangible assets | 281,271 | 281,271 | ||||||
Total operating expenses | 3,582,328 | 3,469,325 | ||||||
Operating loss | (1,250,622 | ) | (1,235,413 | ) | ||||
Other income (expense): | ||||||||
Interest expense, net | (57,611 | ) | (70,370 | ) | ||||
Other income, net | 5,403 | 27,217 | ||||||
Total other (expense), net | (52,208 | ) | (43,153 | ) | ||||
Loss before income taxes | (1,302,830 | ) | (1,278,566 | ) | ||||
Income tax provision | 39,546 | 102,134 | ||||||
Net loss | $ | (1,342,376 | ) | $ | (1,380,700 | ) | ||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | (125,208 | ) | (917,829 | ) | ||||
Comprehensive loss | $ | (1,467,584 | ) | $ | (2,298,529 | ) | ||
Loss per common share (basic) | $ | (0.04 | ) | $ | (0.05 | ) | ||
Number of shares used in per share calculation (basic) | 37,431,748 | 27,070,949 | ||||||
Loss per common share (diluted) | $ | (0.04 | ) | $ | (0.05 | ) | ||
Number of shares used in per share calculation (diluted) | 37,431,748 | 27,070,949 | ||||||
LIGHTPATH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity
(unaudited)
| Accumulated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class A | Additional | Other | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock | Paid-in | Comprehensive | Accumulated | Stockholders' | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Capital | Income | Deficit | Equity | |||||||||||||||||||
Balances at June 30, 2023 | 37,344,739 | $ | 373,447 | $ | 242,808,771 | $ | 606,536 | $ | (207,836,229 | ) | $ | 35,952,525 | ||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock for: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Employee Stock Purchase Plan | 14,607 | 146 | 19,573 | - | - | 19,719 | ||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of Stock Options, RSUs & RSAs, net | 14,482 | 145 | (145 | ) | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock for acquisition of Visimid | 81,610 | 816 | 149,184 | - | - | 150,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation on stock options, RSUs & RSAs | - | - | 240,075 | - | - | 240,075 | ||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | - | - | - | (125,208 | ) | - | (125,208 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Net loss | - | - | - | - | (1,342,376 | ) | (1,342,376 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Balances at September 30, 2023 | 37,455,438 | $ | 374,554 | $ | 243,217,458 | $ | 481,328 | $ | (209,178,605 | ) | $ | 34,894,735 | ||||||||||||
Balances at June 30, 2022 | 27,046,790 | $ | 270,468 | $ | 232,315,003 | $ | 935,125 | $ | (203,789,358 | ) | $ | 29,731,238 | ||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock for: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Employee Stock Purchase Plan | 16,287 | 163 | 19,707 | - | - | 19,870 | ||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of Stock Options & RSUs, net | 8,852 | 88 | (88 | ) | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation on stock options & RSUs | - | - | 284,598 | - | - | 284,598 | ||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | - | - | - | (917,829 | ) | - | (917,829 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Net loss | - | - | - | - | (1,380,700 | ) | (1,380,700 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Balances at September 30, 2022 | 27,071,929 | $ | 270,719 | $ | 232,619,220 | $ | 17,296 | $ | (205,170,058 | ) | $ | 27,737,177 | ||||||||||||
LIGHTPATH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited)
| Three Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||
Net loss | $ | (1,342,376 | ) | $ | (1,380,700 | ) | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 813,556 | 816,334 | ||||||
Interest from amortization of debt costs | - | 18,560 | ||||||
Stock-based compensation on stock options, RSUs & RSAs, net | 240,075 | 284,598 | ||||||
Provision for doubtful accounts receivable | 19 | (12,452 | ) | |||||
Change in operating lease assets and liabilities | 24,946 | (43,531 | ) | |||||
Deferred taxes | 2,979 | (29,596 | ) | |||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
Trade accounts receivable | 1,399,160 | 639,725 | ||||||
Other receivables | (27,083 | ) | (82,391 | ) | ||||
Inventories | 144,978 | (20,282 | ) | |||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets | 13,335 | 10,874 | ||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | (129,600 | ) | (616,494 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 1,139,989 | (415,355 | ) | |||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||
Purchase of property and equipment | (955,002 | ) | (243,393 | ) | ||||
Acquisition of Visimid Technologies, net of cash acquired | (572,141 | ) | - | |||||
Proceeds from sale-leaseback of equipment | 364,710 | - | ||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (1,162,433 | ) | (243,393 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||
Proceeds from sale of common stock from Employee Stock Purchase Plan | 19,719 | 19,870 | ||||||
Payments on loans payable | (206,518 | ) | (169,902 | ) | ||||
Repayment of finance lease obligations | (27,062 | ) | (37,079 | ) | ||||
Net cash used in financing activities | (213,861 | ) | (187,111 | ) | ||||
Effect of exchange rate on cash and cash equivalents | (48,227 | ) | (363,163 | ) | ||||
Change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | (284,532 | ) | (1,209,022 | ) | ||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period | 7,144,490 | 5,507,891 | ||||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period | $ | 6,859,958 | $ | 4,298,869 | ||||
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | ||||||||
Interest paid in cash | $ | 58,397 | $ | 48,803 | ||||
Income taxes paid | $ | 33,407 | $ | 140,756 | ||||
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing & financing activities: | ||||||||
Purchase of equipment through finance lease arrangements | $ | 46,688 | -- | |||||
To supplement our consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, we provide additional non-GAAP financial measures. Our management believes these non-GAAP financial measures, when considered together with the GAAP financial measures, provide information that is useful to investors in understanding period-over-period operating results separate and apart from items that may or could, have a disproportionally positive or negative impact on results in any particular period. Our management also believes that these non-GAAP financial measures enhance the ability of investors to analyze our underlying business operations and understand our performance. In addition, our management may utilize these non-GAAP financial measures as guides in forecasting, budgeting, and planning. Any analysis on non-GAAP financial measures should be used in conjunction with results presented in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures with the most directly comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP is presented in the tables below.
LIGHTPATH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Regulation G Disclosure
| (unaudited) | ||||||||
| Quarter Ended September 30, | ||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
Net loss | $ | (1,342,376 | ) | $ | (1,380,700 | ) | ||
Depreciation and amortization | 813,556 | 816,334 | ||||||
Income tax provision | 39,546 | 102,134 | ||||||
Interest expense | 57,611 | 70,370 | ||||||
EBITDA | $ | (431,663 | ) | $ | (391,862 | ) | ||
% of revenue | -5 | % | -5 | % | ||||
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