PAR Technology Corporation Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Results

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PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE: PAR) reported a strong Q4 2020 with revenues of $58.5 million, a 10.6% increase year-over-year. However, the GAAP net loss widened to $13 million, or $0.60 per share, compared to a loss of $5.8 million in Q4 2019. For the full year, revenues rose 14.2% to $213.8 million, while the GAAP net loss increased to $36.6 million, or $1.92 per share. Q4 saw record bookings of 1,525 for the Brink platform, with 885 new installations. CEO Savneet Singh emphasized continued investments in growth despite pandemic challenges.

Positive

• Q4 2020 revenues increased by 10.6% year-over-year to $58.5 million.
• Strong bookings in Q4 2020 totaled 1,525 for the Brink platform, setting a new record.
• 885 new Brink installations in Q4 2020, up 42% from Q4 2019.
• Annual revenue for 2020 reached $213.8 million, a 14.2% increase compared to 2019.
• Brink ARR increased by 29% year-over-year to $24.7 million.

Negative

• GAAP net loss for Q4 2020 was $13 million, significantly higher than the $5.8 million loss in Q4 2019.
• GAAP net loss for the full year increased to $36.6 million from $15.6 million in 2019.
• Non-GAAP net loss for Q4 2020 was $8 million, up from $3.8 million in Q4 2019.

PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE: PAR) (“PAR Technology” or the “Company”) today announced its results for its fourth quarter and for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Summary of Fiscal 2020 Fourth Quarter

• Revenues were $58.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2020, compared to $52.9 million for the same period in 2019, a 10.6% increase.
• GAAP net loss for the fourth quarter of 2020 was $13.0 million, or $0.60 loss per share, compared to a GAAP net loss of $5.8 million, or $0.35 loss per share reported for the same period in 2019.
• Non-GAAP net loss for the fourth quarter of 2020 was $8.0 million, or $0.37 loss per share, compared to non-GAAP net loss of $3.8 million, or $0.23 loss per share, for the same period in 2019.

Summary of Year-to-Date Financial Results

• Revenues were $213.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to $187.2 million for the same period in 2019, a 14.2% increase.
• GAAP net loss for the year ended December 31, 2020 was $36.6 million, or $1.92 loss per share, compared to a GAAP net loss of $15.6 million, or $0.96 loss per share, reported for the same period in 2019.
• Non-GAAP net loss for the year ended December 31, 2020 was $20.0 million, or $1.05 loss per share, compared to non-GAAP net loss of $10.8 million, or $0.67 loss per share, for the same period in 2019.

A reconciliation and description of non-GAAP financial measures to corresponding GAAP financial measures is included in the tables at the end of this press release.

Savneet Singh, PAR Technology CEO & President commented on the quarter, “Q4 was the strongest bookings quarter in Brink history, continuing the acceleration we saw in Q3 and totaling 1,525. The strong pace of bookings were ahead of our internal expectations, and we installed 885 new Brink sites in Q4 '20, a 42% increase from Q4 ’19. Strategically, our pipeline of newly signed customers is higher than it has ever been and I am looking forward to sharing additional details on these wins with you when appropriate.”

Mr. Singh continued, “Throughout 2020, we sustained our revenue growth, while maintaining a strong focus on investment, all the while managing the impact of the pandemic. We accelerated our investments in people, internal product development, customer service and more recently, sales. These important investments are necessary to build upon our compelling competitive advantages in enterprise restaurants. These initiatives reflect our commitment to aggressively pursue the substantial market opportunities ahead for our Company and the strong desire we have to ensure we are positioned to win. I am proud of our team’s execution and I am energized by the opportunities in front of us as a Company.”

Highlights of Brink Product Line – Fourth Quarter 2020:

• Brink ARR at end of Q4 '20 totaled $24.7 million - an increase of $5.5 million, 29% from end of Q4 '19
• New store activations in Q4 '20 totaled 885 sites
• Brink bookings in Q4 ‘20 totaled 1,525 sites
• Brink backlog totaled 2,546 sites at the end of Q4 '20
• Active Brink sites as of December 31^st total 11,722 restaurants

Highlights of Restaurant Magic Product Line – Fourth Quarter 2020:

• Restaurant Magic ARR at end of Q4 ’20 totaled $8.8 million
• New store activations in Q4 '20 totaled 406 sites
• Restaurant Magic bookings in Q4 ’20 totaled 146 sites
• Active Restaurant Magic sites as of December 31^st total 5,892 restaurants

Conference Call.

There will be a conference call at 4:30 p.m. (Eastern) on March 15, 2021, during which the Company’s management will discuss the financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2020. To participate in the call, please call 844-419-5412, approximately 10 minutes in advance. No passcode is required to participate in the live call or to listen to the replay version. Investors will have the opportunity to listen to the conference call/event over the internet by visiting the Company’s website at https://www.partech.com/about-us/investor-relations/. Alternatively, listeners may access an archived version of the presentation call after 7:30 p.m. on March 15, 2021 through March 22, 2021 by dialing 855-859-2056 and using conference ID 2996764.

About PAR Technology Corporation.

PAR Technology Corporation through its wholly owned subsidiary ParTech, Inc., is a customer success-driven, global restaurant and retail technology company with over 100,000 restaurants in more than 110 countries using its point of sale hardware and software. ParTech’s Brink POS® integration ecosystem enables quick service, fast casual and table service restaurants to improve their operational efficiency by combining its cloud-based POS software with the world’s leading restaurant technology platforms. PAR Technology’s Government segment is a leader in providing computer-based system design, engineering and technical services to the Department of Defense and various other federal agencies. PAR Technology’s stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PAR. For more information, visit www.partech.com or connect with PAR Technology on Facebook or Twitter.

Forward-Looking Statements.

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are not historical in nature, but rather are predictive of our future operations, financial condition, business strategies and prospects. Forward-looking statements are generally identified by words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “belief,” “continue,” “could,” “expect,” “estimate,” “intend,” “may,” “opportunity,” “plan,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “will likely result,” and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, which could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by forward-looking statements contained in this press release, including forward-looking statements relating to our expectations regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, operations, financial condition, and financial results. Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by forward-looking statements contained in this press release, include but are not limited to, those described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

PAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited, in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
Assets	December 31, 2020				December 31, 2019
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	180,686			$	28,036
Accounts receivable – net	42,980				41,774
Inventories – net	21,638				19,326
Other current assets	3,625				4,427
Total current assets	248,929				93,563
Property, plant and equipment – net	13,856				14,351
Goodwill	41,214				41,386
Intangible assets – net	33,121				32,948
Lease right-of-use assets	2,569				3,017
Other assets	4,060				4,347
Total Assets	$	343,749			$	189,612
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	$	666			$	630
Accounts payable	12,791				16,385
Accrued salaries and benefits	13,190				7,769
Accrued expenses	2,606				3,176
Lease liabilities – current portion	1,200				2,060
Customer deposits and deferred service revenue	9,506				12,084
Total current liabilities	39,959				42,104
Lease liabilities – net of current portion	1,462				1,021
Deferred revenue – noncurrent	3,082				3,916
Long-term debt	105,844				62,414
Other long-term liabilities	4,997				7,310
Total liabilities	155,344				116,765
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ Equity:
Preferred stock, $.02 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized	—				—
Common stock, $.02 par value, 58,000,000 and 29,000,000 shares authorized; 22,982,955 and 18,360,205 shares issued, 21,917,357 and 16,629,177 outstanding at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively	459				367
Additional paid in capital	243,575				94,372
Accumulated deficit	(46,706)				(10,144)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(3,936)				(5,368)
Treasury stock, at cost, 1,065,598 and 1,731,028 shares at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively	(4,987)				(6,380)
Total shareholders’ equity	188,405				72,847
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity	$	343,749			$	189,612

PAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited, in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
	Three Months Ended December 31,								Year Ended December 31,
	2020				2019				2020				2019
Net revenues:
Product	$	21,791			$	20,180			$	73,228			$	66,329
Service	18,332				15,464				69,284				56,978
Contract	18,393				17,279				71,274				63,925
	58,516				52,923				213,786				187,232
Costs of sales:
Product	18,005				16,235				58,887				51,189
Service	15,966				10,563				49,933				40,389
Contract	16,860				15,564				65,641				58,243
	50,831				42,362				174,461				149,821
Gross margin	7,685				10,561				39,325				37,411
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative	13,607				10,061				46,196				38,068
Research and development	5,639				4,139				19,252				13,372
Amortization of identifiable intangible assets	643				156				1,163				156
Adjustment to contingent consideration liability	(1,030)				—				(3,340)				—
	18,859				14,356				63,271				51,596
Operating loss	(11,174)				(3,795)				(23,946)				(14,185)
Other income (expense) – net	1,457				(89)				808				(449)
Interest expense, net	(1,969)				(1,593)				(8,287)				(4,571)
Loss on extinguishment debt	—				—				(8,123)				—
Loss before benefit from income taxes	(11,686)				(5,477)				(39,548)				(19,205)
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes	(1,279)				(354)				2,986				3,634
Net loss	$	(12,965)			$	(5,831)			$	(36,562)			$	(15,571)
Earnings per share (basic and diluted)	$	(0.60)			$	(0.35)			$	(1.92)			$	(0.96)
Weighted average shares outstanding (basic and diluted)	21,610				16,570				19,014				16,223

PAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL RESULTS
(Unaudited, in thousands, except per share and footnote amounts)
		For the Three Months Ended											For the Three Months Ended
		December 31, 2020											December 31, 2019
		Reported basis (GAAP)				Adjustments			Comparable basis (Non-GAAP)				Reported basis (GAAP)				Adjustments			Comparable basis (Non-GAAP)
Net revenues		$	58,516			—			$	58,516			$	52,923			—			$	52,923
Operating loss		(11,174)				2,803		1	(8,371)				(3,795)				1,160		4	(2,635)
Loss before benefit from (provision for) income taxes		(11,686)				3,869		1, 2	(7,817)				(5,477)				2,061		4, 5	(3,416)
Net loss		(12,965)				5,012		1, 2, 3	(7,953)				(5,831)				2,061		4, 5, 6	(3,770)
Loss per diluted share		$	(0.60)						$	(0.37)			$	(0.35)						$	(0.23)

1		Adjustment reflects stock-based compensation expense of $1.0 million; amortization expense of acquired identifiable intangible assets of $1.5 million; inventory disposal of $1.3 million related to the acquisition of assets of 3M Company's Drive-Thru Communications Systems business (the "3M Acquisition"); and adjustment to the fair value of contingent consideration related to the acquisition of AccSys LLC (the “Restaurant Magic Acquisition”) of $1.0 million.
2		Adjustment reflects non-cash accretion of interest expense and amortization of issuance costs related to the Company's 4.5% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 (the “2024 Notes”) and 2.875% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026 (the “2026 Notes”) of $1.1 million.
3		Adjustment reflects the removal of Q4 income tax expense of $1.1 million that resulted from a change to the valuation allowance on our net deferred tax assets as a result of the partial retirement of the 2024 Notes. The above adjustments are not tax-effected for income tax expense (benefit) due to the full valuation allowance on all of our net deferred tax assets.
4		Adjustments reflect stock-based compensation expense of $0.9 million; adjustments related to the SureCheck divestiture of $0.4 million; amortization expense of acquired identifiable intangible assets of $0.5 million; and, expenses related to the Company's continued cooperation with the Singapore authorities in connection with the findings of the completed internal investigation undertaken by the Company related to conduct at its China and Singapore offices (the “China/Singapore Investigation”) of $0.2 million.
5		Adjustment reflects non-cash accretion of interest expense and amortization of issuance costs related to the 2024 Notes of $0.9 million.
6		The above adjustments are not tax-effected for income tax due to the Company's full valuation allowance on all of our net deferred tax assets.

		For the Year Ended												For the Year Ended
		December 31, 2020												December 31, 2019
		Reported basis (GAAP)				Adjustments				Comparable basis (Non-GAAP)				Reported basis (GAAP)				Adjustments				Comparable basis (Non-GAAP)
Net revenues		$	213,786			$	—			$	213,786			$	187,232			$	—			$	187,232
Operating loss		(23,946)				7,307			1	(16,639)				(14,185)				6,260			4	(7,925)
Loss before benefit from (provision for) income taxes		(39,548)				19,785			1, 2	(19,763)				(19,205)				8,788			4, 5	(10,417)
Net loss		(36,562)				16,520			1, 2, 3	(20,042)				(15,571)				4,723			4, 5, 6	(10,848)
Loss per diluted share		$	(1.92)							$	(1.05)			$	(0.96)							$	(0.67)

1		Adjustment reflects stock-based compensation expense of $4.3 million; amortization expense of acquired identifiable intangible assets of $4.6 million; inventory disposal of $1.3 million related to the 3M Acquisition; severance expense of $0.3 million; expenses related to the China/Singapore Investigation of $0.1 million; and, gain on reduction to the fair value of contingent consideration related to the Restaurant Magic Acquisition of $3.3 million.
2		Adjustment reflects loss on extinguishment of debt related to the repurchase of approximately $66.3 million of the 2024 Notes of $8.1 million; and, non-cash accretion of interest expense and amortization of issuance costs related to the 2024 Notes and the 2026 Notes of $4.4 million.
3		Adjustment reflects reduction to benefit from income tax of $3.3 million to reflect the deferred tax benefit impact of the 2026 Notes issuance and 2024 Notes partial retirement. The above adjustments are not tax-effected for income tax expense (benefit) due to the full valuation allowance on all of our net deferred tax assets.
4		Adjustments reflect stock-based compensation expense of $2.7 million; expenses related to the SureCheck divestiture of $1.3 million; amortization expense of identifiable intangible assets of $1.2 million; severance expense of $0.5 million; and, expenses related to the China/Singapore Investigation of $0.6 million.
5		Adjustment reflects non-cash accretion of interest expense and amortization of issuance costs related to the 2024 Notes of $2.5 million.
6		Adjustment reflects reduction to benefit from income tax of $4.1 million to reflect the deferred tax benefit impact of the 2024 Notes issuance. The above adjustments are not tax-effected for income tax due to the Company's full valuation allowance on all of our net deferred tax assets.

About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company reports its financial results in accordance with GAAP. However, non-GAAP adjusted financial measures, as set forth in the reconciliation table above, are provided because management uses these non-GAAP financial measures in evaluating the results of the Company's continuing operations and believes this information provides investors supplemental insight into underlying business trends and operating results. These non-GAAP financial measures are not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles and should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. In addition, these non-GAAP financial measures should be read in conjunction with the Company’s financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP.

The Company's results of operations are impacted by certain non-recurring charges, including stock-based compensation, acquisition and divestiture related expenditures, expense related to the China/Singapore Investigation, and other non-recurring charges that may not be indicative of the Company’s financial performance. Management believes that adjusting its costs of sales, operating expenses, operating loss, net loss and diluted loss per share to remove non-recurring charges, provides a useful perspective with respect to the Company's operating results and provides supplemental information to both management and investors by removing items that are difficult to predict and are often unanticipated. While we believe that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful supplemental information to investors, there are limitations associated with the use of these non-GAAP financial measures. Non-GAAP net loss is not a measure of financial performance or liquidity under GAAP and, accordingly, should not be considered as an alternative to net loss from operations or cash flow from operating activities as indicators of operating performance or liquidity. Also, these measures may not be comparable to similarly titled captions of other companies. The above tables provide reconciliations between net loss and non-GAAP net loss.

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FAQ

What were PAR Technology's Q4 2020 revenue figures?

PAR Technology reported revenues of $58.5 million for Q4 2020, a 10.6% increase from the previous year.

What was the net loss for PAR Technology in Q4 2020?

The GAAP net loss for Q4 2020 was $13 million, or $0.60 per share.

How much did PAR Technology's annual revenue increase in 2020?

Annual revenue for 2020 increased by 14.2% to $213.8 million compared to 2019.

How many new Brink installations were made in Q4 2020?

There were 885 new Brink installations in Q4 2020, a 42% increase from Q4 2019.

What record did PAR Technology achieve in Q4 2020 regarding bookings?

PAR Technology achieved record bookings of 1,525 for the Brink platform in Q4 2020.