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Avcorp Announces 2017 Third Quarter Financial Results
Thursday, November 30, 2017Company Profile | Follow Company
Delta, BC, November 30, 2017--(T-Net)--Avcorp Industries Inc. (TSX: AVP) today announced its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2017. All amounts are in Canadian currency unless otherwise stated.
2017 Highlights:
Review of 2017 Third Quarter Financial Results
For the quarter ending September 30, 2017, the Avcorp Group recorded losses from operations totaling $6,644,000 from $36,267,000 revenue, which include costs incurred on start-up of new programs, as compared to $12,060,000 operating losses from $47,349,000 revenue for the same quarter in the previous year.
During the third quarter 2017 the Company was successful in significantly reducing operating losses by $5,416,000 relative to the third quarter 2016. Turn around activities focused on cost reduction initiatives as well as operational process flow improvements contributing to the financial improvement.
During the quarter ended September 30, 2017, cash flows from operating activities, excluding the impact of changes in non-cash working capital, utilized $8,114,000 of cash as compared with utilization of $16,720,000 of cash during the quarter ended September 30, 2016 (utilization for nine months ended September 30, 2017: $29,902,000; utilization for nine months ended September 30, 2016: $49,069,000).
Cash flows from operating activities were most significantly impacted as a result of operating losses incurred from the integration and production costs expended for the acquired Hitco operations; losses arising from unfavourable customer contracts assumed; operational, administrative, and legal expenditures incurred in support of Avcorp's Gardena facility; as well as new program introduction and start-up costs at the Delta facility.
As at September 30, 2017, the Company had $7,510,000 cash on hand (December 31, 2016: $3,960,000) and had utilized $51,481,000 of its operating line of credit (December 31, 2016: $17,111,000).
The Company has a USD$58 million operating line of credit (converted as approximately CAD$72.4 million as at September 30, 2017). The Company has a working capital deficit of $36,331,000 as at September 30, 2017 which has increased from the December 31, 2016 $5,439,000 deficit. Working capital surplus/deficit is defined as the difference between current assets and current liabilities. However, the Company's accounts receivable and inventories net of accounts payable, amount to $45,917,000 as at September 30, 2017 (December 31, 2016: $38,399,000).
The Company's accumulated deficit as at September 30, 2017 is $121,683,000 (December 31, 2016: $93,791,000).
The Company's complete financial statements and management's discussion and analysis for the year ended December 31, 2016 and quarter ended September 30, 2017 can be found at www.avcorp.com or at www.sedar.com.
About Avcorp
The Avcorp Group designs and builds major airframe structures for some of the world's leading aircraft companies, including BAE Systems, Boeing, Bombardier, Lockheed Martin, and Subaru Corporation (formerly Fuji Heavy Industries Inc.). The Avcorp Group has more than 50 years of experience, over 740 skilled employees and 636,000 square feet of facilities. Avcorp Structures & Integration located in Delta British Columbia, Canada is dedicated to metallic and composite aerostructures assembly and integration; Avcorp Engineered Composites located in Burlington Ontario, Canada is dedicated to design and manufacture of composite aerostructures, and Avcorp Composite Fabrication located in Gardena California, USA has advanced composite aerostructures fabrication capabilities for composite aerostructures.
The Avcorp Group offers integrated composite and metallic aircraft structures to aircraft manufacturers, a distinct advantage in the pursuit of contracts for new aircraft designs, which require lower-cost, light-weight, strong, reliable structures. Comtek Advanced Structures Ltd., at our Burlington, Ontario, Canada location also provides aircraft operators with aircraft structural component repair services for commercial aircraft.
Avcorp Composite Fabrication Inc. is wholly owned by Avcorp US Holdings Inc. Both companies are incorporated in The State of Delaware, USA, and are wholly owned subsidiaries of Avcorp Industries Inc.
Comtek Advanced Structures Ltd., incorporated in the Province of Ontario, Canada, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Avcorp Industries Inc.
Avcorp Industries Inc. is a federally incorporated reporting company in Canada and traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX:AVP).
Contact:
Sandi DiPrimo, Investor Relations Contact | 604-587-4938
Forward-Looking Statements
This release should be read in conjunction with the Company's unaudited financial statements contained in the Company's Annual Report and with the quarterly financial statements and accompanying notes filed with Sedar (www.sedar.com). Certain statements in this release and other oral and written statements made by the Company from time to time are forward-looking statements, including those that discuss strategies, goals, outlook or other non-historical matters; or projected revenues, income, returns or other financial measures. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the statements, including the following: (a) changes in worldwide economic and political conditions that impact interest and foreign exchange rates; (b) the occurrence of work stoppages and strikes at key facilities of the Corporation or the Corporation's customers or suppliers; (c) government funding and program approvals affecting products being developed or sold under government programs; (d) cost and delivery performance under various program and development contracts; (e) the adequacy of cost estimates for various customer care programs including servicing warranties; (f) the ability to control costs and successful implementation of various cost reduction programs; (g) the timing of certifications of new aircraft products; (h) the occurrence of downturns in customer markets to which the Corporation products are sold or supplied or where the Corporation offers financing; (i) changes in aircraft delivery schedules or cancellation of orders; (j) the Corporation's ability to offset, through cost reductions, raw material price increases and pricing pressure brought by original equipment manufacturer customers; (k) the availability and cost of insurance; (l) the Corporation's ability to maintain portfolio credit quality; (m) the Corporation's access to debt financing at competitive rates; (n) uncertainty in estimating contingent liabilities and establishing reserves tailored to address such contingencies; and (o) integration of newly acquired operations and associated expenses may adversely affect profitability.
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