Netlist Reports First Quarter 2019 Results
IRVINE, Calif., May 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Netlist, Inc. (OCTQX: NLST) today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 30, 2019.
Net sales for the first quarter ended March 30, 2019 were $5.1 million, compared to net sales of $8.9 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2018. Gross profit for the quarter ended March 30, 2019 was $0.3 million, or 5.5% of net sales, compared to a gross profit of $0.4 million, or 4.3% of net sales, for the quarter ended March 31, 2018.
As of March 30, 2019, cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash were $11.8 million, total assets were $20.4 million, working capital was $6.2 million, total debt and accrued interest, net of debt discount, was $19.5 million, and stockholders' deficit was ($9.0) million.
"In the first quarter we decreased net loss on both a year-over-year and sequential basis. The results reflect the positive impact of ongoing cost management, which partially compensated for the short-term softness in revenue related to the global erosion in pricing of server DRAM," said Netlist's Chief Executive Officer, C.K. Hong. "We remain actively focused on intellectual property licensing and look forward to the resumption of the trial against SK hynix at the United States International Trade Commission in Washington D.C. in July."
Conference Call Information
C.K. Hong, Chief Executive Officer, and Gail Sasaki, Chief Financial Officer, will host an investor conference call today, May 14, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time to review Netlist's results for the first quarter ended March 30, 2019. The dial-in number for the call is 1-412-317-5443. The live webcast and archived replay of the call can be accessed for 90 days in the Investors section of Netlist's website at www.netlist.com.
About Netlist
Netlist provides high-performance SSDs and modular memory subsystems to enterprise customers in diverse industries. Flagship products NVvault® and EXPRESSvault(TM) enable customers to accelerate data in their servers and storage and reliably protect enterprise-level cache, metadata and log data in the event of a system failure or power outage. HybriDIMM(TM), Netlist's next-generation storage class memory product, addresses the growing need for real-time analytics in Big Data applications, in-memory databases, high-performance computing and advanced data storage solutions. Netlist also manufactures and provides a line of specialty and legacy memory products to storage customers, appliance customers, system builders and cloud and datacenter customers. Netlist holds a portfolio of patents, many seminal, in the areas of hybrid memory, storage class memory, rank multiplication and load reduction. To learn more, visit www.netlist.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are statements other than historical facts and often address future events or Netlist's future performance. Forward-looking statements contained in this news release include statements about Netlist's ability to execute on its strategic initiatives. All forward-looking statements reflect management's present expectations regarding future events and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by any forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties and other factors include, among others: risks related to Netlist's plans for its intellectual property, including its strategies for monetizing, licensing, expanding, and defending its patent portfolio; risks associated with patent infringement litigation initiated by Netlist, such as its ongoing proceedings against SK hynix Inc., or by others against Netlist, as well as the costs and unpredictability of any such litigation; risks associated with Netlist's product sales, including the market and demand for products sold by Netlist and its ability to successfully develop and launch new products that are attractive to the market; the success of product, joint development and licensing partnerships, including its relationship with Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.; the competitive landscape of Netlist's industry; and general economic, political and market conditions. All forward-looking statements reflect management's present assumptions, expectations and beliefs regarding future events and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by any forward-looking statements. These and other risks and uncertainties are described in Netlist's annual report on Form 10-K for its most recently completed fiscal year filed on March 22, 2019, and the other filings it makes with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time, including any subsequently filed quarterly and current reports. In light of these risks, uncertainties and other factors, these forward-looking statements should not be relied on as predictions of future events. These forward-looking statements represent Netlist's assumptions, expectations and beliefs only as of the date they are made, and except as required by law, Netlist undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements for any reason.
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For more information, please contact:
The Plunkett Group
Netlist, Inc.
Mike Smargiassi/Sharon Oh
Gail M. Sasaki
NLST@theplunkettgroup.com Chief Financial Officer
(212) 739-6729
(949) 435-0025
Netlist, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands)
March 30, December 29,
2019 2018
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(unaudited) (audited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $
9,991 $
14,802
Restricted cash 1,850 1,850
Accounts receivable, net 2,402 2,917
Inventories 2,449 2,946
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 639 677
Total current assets 17,331 23,192
Property and equipment, net 256 279
Operating lease right-of-use assets 1,399
Other assets 1,394 1,394
Total assets $
20,380 $
24,865
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $
7,625 $
9,497
Revolving line of credit 2,024 2,293
Accrued payroll and related liabilities 487 604
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 770 343
Note payable 252 376
Total current liabilities 11,158 13,113
Convertible promissory notes and accrued interest, net of debt discounts 17,226 17,346
Operating lease liabilities 908
Long-term warranty liability 77 78
Total liabilities 29,369 30,537
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' deficit:
Preferred stock
Common stock 140 139
Additional paid-in capital 170,087 169,355
Accumulated deficit (179,216) (175,166)
Total stockholders' deficit (8,989) (5,672)
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit $
20,380 $
24,865
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Netlist, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended
March 30, March 31,
2019 2018
Net sales $5,105 $8,879
Cost of sales(1) 4,826 8,500
Gross profit 279 379
Operating expenses:
Research and development(1) 590 1,008
Intellectual property legal fees 1,495 2,211
Selling, general and administrative(1) 1,973 1,691
Total operating expenses 4,058 4,910
Operating loss (3,779) (4,531)
Other income (expense):
Interest expense, net (272) (147)
Other (expense) income, net 1 5
Total other expense, net (271) (142)
Loss before (benefit) provision for income taxes (4,050) (4,673)
(Benefit) provision for income taxes -
Net loss $(4,050) $(4,673)
Net loss per common share:
Basic and diluted $(0.03) $(0.06)
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Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic and diluted 139,039 82,461
(1) Amounts include stock-based compensation expense as follows:
Cost of sales $7 $6
Research and development 51 80
Selling, general and administrative 284 155
Total stock-based compensation $342 $241
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