Magic Software Reports First Quarter 2021 Financial Results

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Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. (NASDAQ: MGIC) reported strong first-quarter results for 2021, with revenue increasing by 25.9% to $107.3 million from $85.2 million year-over-year. Gross profit rose 19.8% to $30.2 million, while net income grew 28.9% to $7.5 million, or $0.15 per share. Operating income jumped 39.6% to $12.2 million, reflecting improved margins. Magic Software has raised its 2021 revenue guidance to $425-$435 million, indicating anticipated growth of 13.5%-17.2%.

Positive

• Revenue increased by 25.9% year-over-year to $107.3 million.
• Operating income grew by 39.6% to $12.2 million.
• Net income attributable to shareholders increased by 28.9% to $7.5 million.
• Raised 2021 revenue guidance to $425-$435 million, indicating 13.5%-17.2% growth.

Negative

• Gross margin decreased from 29.6% to 28.1%, a decline of 150bps.

OR YEHUDA, Israel, May 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. (NASDAQ and TASE: MGIC), a global provider of end-to-end integration and application development platforms solutions and IT consulting services, announced today its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2021.

Summary Results for First Quarter 2021 (USD in millions, except per share data)

		GAAP												Non-GAAP
		Q1 2021				Q1 2020				% Change				Q1 2021				Q1 2020				% Change
Revenue		$	107.3			$	85.2				25.9	%		$	107.3			$	85.2				25.9	%
Gross Profit		$	30.2			$	25.2				19.8	%		$	31.7			$	26.7				18.6	%
Gross Margin			28.1	%			29.6	%			(150	)bps			29.6	%			31.4	%			(180	)bps
Operating Income		$	12.2			$	8.7				39.6	%		$	15.0			$	11.0				36.6	%
Operating Margin			11.4	%			10.3	%			110	bps			14.0	%			12.9	%			110	bps
Net Income (*)		$	7.5			$	5.9				28.9	%		$	10.3			$	9.4				9.5	%
Diluted EPS		$	0.15			$	0.12				25.0	%		$	0.21			$	0.19				10.5	%

(*)	Attributable to Magic Software’s shareholders.

Financial Highlights for the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2021

• Revenues for the first quarter ended March 31, 2021 increased 25.9% to $107.3 million compared to $85.2 million in the same period last year.
  
  
• Operating income for the first quarter ended March 31, 2021 increased 39.6% to $12.2 million compared to $8.7 million in the same period last year.
  
  
• Non-GAAP operating income for the first quarter ended March 31, 2021 increased 36.6% to $15.0 million compared to $11.0 million in the same period last year.
  
  
• Net income attributable to Magic’s shareholders for the first quarter ended March 31, 2021 increased 28.9% to $7.5 million, or $0.15 per fully diluted share, compared to $5.9 million, or $0.12 per fully diluted share in the same period last year.
  
  
• Non-GAAP net income attributable to Magic’s shareholders for the first quarter ended March 31, 2021 increased 9.5% to $10.3 million, or $0.21 per fully diluted share, compared to $9.4 million, or $0.19 per fully diluted share, in the same period last year.
  
  
• Cash flow from operating activities for the first quarter ended March 31, 2021 amounted to $15.9 million compared to $13.1 million in the same period last year.
  
  
• As of March 31, 2021, Magic’s net cash, cash equivalents, short and long-term bank deposits and marketable securities amounted to $100.8 million.
  
  
• Magic Software increases its 2021 revenue guidance to a range of $425 to $435 million from its prior range of $420 to $430 million, reflecting annual growth of 13.5% to 17.2%.

Guy Bernstein, Chief Executive Officer of Magic Software Enterprises, said: “Our Solid execution in the first quarter delivered 26% revenue growth, and our non-GAAP operating margin increased to 14.0% from 12.9% in the same period last year. Our revenue growth in the first quarter validates our strategy of building a broad business portfolio, which provides the foundation for our continued solid performance and growth. With a strategic focus, increasing global market demand for digital transformations and the steps we have taken over the past year to streamline our business activity, Magic Software is well positioned for continued strong financial performance.”

Conference Call Details

Magic’s management will host a conference call on Monday, May 10, at 10:00 am Eastern Daylight Time (7:00 am Pacific Daylight Time, 17:00 Israel Daylight Time) to review and discuss Magic’s results.

To participate, please call one of the following teleconferencing numbers. Please begin placing your calls at least 10 minutes before the conference call commences. If you are unable to connect using the toll-free numbers, call the international dial-in number.

NORTH AMERICA: +1-888-668-9141

UK: 0-800-917-5108

ISRAEL: 03-918-0609

ALL OTHERS: +972-3-918-0609

For those unable to join the live call, a replay of the call will be available under the Investor Relations section of Magic’s website, www.magicsoftware.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release contains the following non-GAAP financial measures: Non-GAAP gross profit, Non-GAAP operating income, Non-GAAP net income attributable to Magic’s shareholders and Non-GAAP basic and diluted earnings per share.

Magic believes that these non-GAAP measures of financial results provide useful information to management and investors regarding certain financial and business trends relating to Magic’s financial condition and results of operations. Magic’s management uses these non-GAAP measures to compare the Company’s performance to that of prior periods for trend analyses, for purposes of determining executive and senior management incentive compensation and for budgeting and planning purposes. These measures are used in financial reports prepared for management and in quarterly financial reports presented to the Company’s board of directors. The Company believes that the use of these non-GAAP financial measures provides an additional tool for investors to use in evaluating ongoing operating results and trends and in comparing the Company’s financial measures with other software companies, many of which present similar non-GAAP financial measures to investors.

Management of the Company does not consider these non-GAAP measures in isolation or as an alternative to financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP. The principal limitation of these non-GAAP financial measures is that they exclude significant expenses and income that are required by GAAP to be recorded in the Company’s financial statements. In addition, they are subject to inherent limitations as they reflect the exercise of judgment by management about which expenses and income are excluded or included in determining these non-GAAP financial measures. In order to compensate for these limitations, management presents non-GAAP financial measures in connection with GAAP results. Magic urges investors to review the reconciliation of its non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures, which it includes in press releases announcing quarterly financial results, including this press release, and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate the Company’s business.

Non-GAAP measures used in this press release are included in the financial tables of this release. These non-GAAP measures exclude the following items:

• Amortization of purchased intangible assets and other related costs;
  
  
• In-process research and development capitalization and amortization;
  
  
• Equity-based compensation expenses;
  
  
• Costs relates to acquisition of new businesses;
  
  
• The related tax, non-controlling interests and redeemable non-controlling interests effects of the above items;
  
  
• Change in valuation of contingent consideration related to acquisitions;
  
  
• Change in value of put options of redeemable non-controlling interests;
  
  
• Change in deferred tax assets on carry forward tax losses;

Reconciliation tables of the most comparable GAAP financial measures to the non-GAAP financial measures used in this press release are included in the financial tables of this release.

About Magic Software Enterprises

Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. (NASDAQ and TASE: MGIC) is a global provider of end-to-end integration and application development platforms solutions and IT consulting services.

For more information, visit www.magicsoftware.com.

Forward Looking Statements

Some of the statements in this press release may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “will,” “look forward”, “expect,” “believe” and similar expressions are used to identify these forward-looking statements (although not all forward-looking statements include such words). These forward-looking statements, which may include, without limitation, projections regarding our future performance and financial condition, are made based on management’s current views and assumptions with respect to future events. Any forward-looking statement is not a guarantee of future performance and actual results could differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statement. These statements speak only as of the date they were made, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. We operate in a changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time and it is not possible for us to predict all risks that may affect us. For more information regarding these risks and uncertainties as well as certain additional risks that we face, you should refer to the Risk Factors detailed in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2020 and subsequent reports and filings made from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Magic® is a registered trademark of Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. All other product and company names mentioned herein are for identification purposes only and are the property of, and might be trademarks of, their respective owners.

Press Contact:

Asaf Berenstin | Chief Financial Officer
Magic Software Enterprises
ir@magicsoftware.com

MAGIC SOFTWARE ENTERPRISES LTD.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
U.S. Dollars in thousands (except per share data)

		Three months ended
		March 31,
		2021				2020
		Unaudited
Revenues		$	107,298			$	85,208
Cost of revenues			77,109				60,016
Gross profit			30,189				25,192
Research and development, net			2,196				2,174
Selling, marketing and general and administrative expenses			15,785				14,272
Total operating costs and expenses			17,981				16,446
Operating income			12,208				8,746
Financial expenses (income), net			1,146				(517	)
Income before taxes on income			11,062				9,263
Taxes on income			2,270				1,988
Net income		$	8,792			$	7,275
Net income attributable to redeemable non-controlling interests			(731	)			(324	)
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests			(518	)			(1,098	)
Net income attributable to Magic’s shareholders		$	7,543			$	5,853
Net earnings per share attributable to Magic’s shareholders :
Basic		$	0.15			$	0.12
Diluted		$	0.15			$	0.12
Weighted average number of shares used in computing net earnings per share
Basic			49,035				48,958
Diluted			49,082				49,046

Summary of Non-GAAP Financial Information
U.S. Dollars in thousands (except per share data)

		Three months ended
		March 31,
		2021								2020
		Unaudited
Revenues		$	107,298				100	%		$	85,208				100	%
Gross profit			31,713				29.6	%			26,748				31.4	%
Operating income			14,984				14.0	%			10,971				12.9	%
Net income attributable to Magic’s shareholders			10,268				9.6	%			9,377				11.0	%
Basic earnings per share		$	0.21							$	0.19
Diluted earnings per share		$	0.21							$	0.19

MAGIC SOFTWARE ENTERPRISES LTD.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP AND NON-GAAP RESULTS
U.S. Dollars in thousands (except per share data)

		Three months ended
		March 31,
		2021				2020
		Unaudited
GAAP gross profit		$	30,189			$	25,192
Amortization of capitalized software and acquired technology			1,369				1,288
Amortization of other intangible assets			155				268
Non-GAAP gross profit		$	31,713			$	26,748
GAAP operating income		$	12,208			$	8,746
Gross profit adjustments			1,524				1,556
Amortization of other intangible assets			1,580				1,240
Capitalization of software development			(824	)			(844	)
Acquisition-related costs			5				273
Stock-based compensation			491				-
Non-GAAP operating income		$	14,984			$	10,971
GAAP net income attributable to Magic’s shareholders		$	7,543			$	5,853
Operating income adjustments			2,776				2,225
Amortization expenses attributed to non-controlling interests and redeemable non-controlling interests			(165	)			-
Changes in unsettled fair value of contingent consideration related to acquisitions			437				773
Deferred taxes on the above items			(323	)			526
Non-GAAP net income attributable to Magic’s shareholders		$	10,268			$	9,377
Non-GAAP basic net earnings per share		$	0.21			$	0.19
Weighted average number of shares used in computing basic net earnings per share			49,035				48,958
Non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share		$	0.21			$	0.19
Weighted average number of shares used in computing diluted net earnings per share			49,135				49,046

MAGIC SOFTWARE ENTERPRISES LTD.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
U.S. Dollars in thousands

		March 31,				December 31,
		2021				2020
		Unaudited				Unaudited
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	97,562			$	88,127
Short-term bank deposits			289				289
Marketable securities			1,185				1,238
Trade receivables, net			113,867				111,059
Other accounts receivable and prepaid expenses			11,423				10,513
Total current assets			224,326				211,226
LONG-TERM RECEIVABLES:
Severance pay fund			4,449				4,673
Deferred tax assets			6,048				6,397
Operating lease right-of-use assets			24,059				24,509
Other long-term receivables			2,982				3,211
Other long-term deposits			1,796				2,296
Total long-term receivables			39,334				41,086
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET			6,043				5,988
IDENTIFIABLE INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL, NET			185,307				189,086
TOTAL ASSETS		$	455,010			$	447,386
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Short-term debt		$	11,103			$	11,529
Trade payables			14,855				14,250
Accrued expenses and other accounts payable			55,152				41,846
Current maturities of operating lease liabilities			3,869				3,413
Liabilities due to acquisition activities			4,925				4,998
Deferred revenues and customer advances			13,667				8,793
Total current liabilities			103,571				84,829
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Long-term debt			11,910				13,352
Deferred tax liability			16,876				17,639
Long-term operating lease liabilities			20,201				21,109
Long-term liabilities due to acquisition activities			9,549				10,926
Accrued severance pay			5,299				5,545
Total non-current liabilities			63,835				68,571
REDEEMABLE NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS			24,805				24,980
EQUITY:
Magic Software Enterprises equity			254,239				260,431
Non-controlling interests			8,560				8,575
Total equity			262,799				269,006
TOTAL LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS AND EQUITY		$	455,010			$	447,386

MAGIC SOFTWARE ENTERPRISES LTD.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
U.S. Dollars in thousands

		For the three months ended March 31,
		2021				2020
		Unaudited				Unaudited
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income		$	8,792			$	7,275
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization			3,505				3,011
Stock-based compensation			491				-
Change in deferred taxes, net			(290	)			97
Amortization of marketable securities premium and accretion of discount			54				43
Net change in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade receivables, net			(5,007	)			1,871
Other long-term and short-term accounts receivable and prepaid expenses			(319	)			143
Trade payables			824				152
Exchange rate of loans			(564	)			(688	)
Accrued expenses and other accounts payable			3,218				33
Deferred revenues			5,162				1,190
Net cash provided by operating activities			15,866				13,127
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capitalized software development costs			(823	)			(844	)
Purchase of property and equipment			(510	)			(488	)
Cash paid in conjunction with acquisitions, net of acquired cash			-				(727	)
Proceeds from maturity and sale of marketable securities			-				3,159
Investment in short-term bank deposits			-				(30	)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities			(1,333	)			1,070
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from exercise of options by employees			-				61
Dividend paid			-				(55	)
Dividend paid to non-controlling interests			(207	)			-
Dividend paid to redeemable non-controlling interests			-				(923	)
Purchase of redeemable non-controlling interest			-				(15,046	)
Payments of deferred and contingent consideration related to acquisitions			(2,752	)			-
Short-term and long-term loans received			210				-
Repayment of short-term and long-term loans			(1,166	)			(1,971	)
Net cash used in financing activities			(3,915	)			(17,934	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents			(1,183	)			(1,542	)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents			9,435				(5,279	)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period			88,127				81,915
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period		$	97,562			$	76,636

FAQ

What were Magic Software's Q1 2021 earnings results?

Magic Software reported Q1 2021 revenues of $107.3 million, a 25.9% increase, with net income reaching $7.5 million.

How did Magic Software's revenue guidance change for 2021?

The company raised its 2021 revenue guidance to a range of $425-$435 million from a previous range of $420-$430 million.

What is the significance of Magic Software's operating income growth in Q1 2021?

Magic Software's operating income increased by 39.6% in Q1 2021, reflecting strong operational performance.

What was the diluted EPS for Magic Software in the first quarter of 2021?

The diluted EPS for Q1 2021 was $0.15, up from $0.12 in Q1 2020.