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Absolute Reports Fiscal 2019 Second Quarter Financial Results - Q2 Revenue up 5% to $24.4 Million (U.S.)
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Vancouver, BC, February 5, 2019--(T-Net)--Absolute (TSX: ABT), an endpoint visibility and control company, today announced financial results for the three and six month periods ended December 31, 2018. All dollar figures are unaudited and stated in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated.
"I am very pleased to have joined Absolute at such an exciting time for the company as well as in the broader endpoint security market," said Christy Wyatt, Chief Executive Officer at Absolute. "Endpoint resilience is an enterprise requirement that Absolute is uniquely positioned to address together with our strategic OEM partners. Our platform enables our unique resilience and intelligence capabilities that span across vendors and platforms to hundreds of millions of devices. These capabilities position us well for continued innovation to deliver against this critical customer need through focused execution."
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Products and Organizational Developments
Summary of Key Financial Metrics
Notes:
F2019 Corporate Outlook
The Company is updating its outlook for F2019 as follows:
The foregoing expectations constitute forward-looking information and financial outlook and are qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statement below.
Quarterly Dividend
On January 21, 2019, the Company declared a quarterly dividend of CAD$0.08 per share on its common shares, payable in cash on February 27, 2019 to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 6, 2019.
Quarterly Filings
Management's Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A") and Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes thereto for Q2-F2019 can be obtained today from Absolute's corporate website at www.absolute.com. The documents will also be available at www.sedar.com.
Non-IFRS Measures and Definitions
Throughout this press release, the Company refers to a number of measures that the Company believes are meaningful in the assessment of the Company's performance. All these metrics are nonstandard measures under International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"), and are unlikely to be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Readers are cautioned that the disclosure of these items is meant to add to, and not replace, the discussion of financial results or cash flows from operations as determined in accordance with IFRS. For a discussion of the purpose of these non-IFRS measures, please refer to the Company's Q2-F2019 MD&A on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
These measures, as well as their method of calculation or reconciliation to IFRS measures, are as follows:
The ACV Base measures the amount of recurring annual revenue Absolute will receive from its commercial customers under contract at a point in time, and therefore is an indicator of the Company's future revenue streams. Net ACV Retention measures the percentage increase or decrease in the Commercial ACV Base at the end of a period for the customers that made up the Commercial ACV Base at the beginning of the same period. This metric provides insight into the effectiveness of Absolute's customer retention and expansion functions. ACV from New Customers measures the addition to the Commercial ACV Base from sales to new commercial customers during the quarter.
We believe that increases in the amount of ACV from New Customers, and improvement in the Company's Net ACV Retention, will grow our Commercial ACV Base and, in turn, our future revenues.
About Absolute
Absolute empowers more than 12,000 customers worldwide to protect devices, data, applications and users against theft or attack—both on and off the corporate network. With the industry's only tamper-proof endpoint visibility and control solution, Absolute allows IT to enforce asset management, security hygiene, and data compliance for today's remote digital workforces. Patented Absolute Persistence™ is embedded in the firmware of Dell, HP, Lenovo, and 24 other manufacturers' devices for vendor-agnostic coverage, tamper-proof resilience, and ease of deployment. See how it works at www.absolute.com and follow us at @absolutecorp.
©2019 Absolute Software Corporation. All rights reserved. Absolute and Persistence are registered trademarks of Absolute Software Corporation. For patent information, visit www.absolute.com/patents. The Toronto Stock Exchange has neither approved nor disapproved of the information contained in this news release.
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ABSOLUTE SOFTWARE CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
(Expressed in United States dollars) (Unaudited)
ABSOLUTE SOFTWARE CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Three and six months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017
(Expressed in United States dollars) (Unaudited)
ABSOLUTE SOFTWARE CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders' Deficiency
(Expressed in United States dollars) (Unaudited)
ABSOLUTE SOFTWARE CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Three and six months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017
(Expressed in United States dollars) (Unaudited)
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements and forward-looking information (collectively, "forward-looking statements") which relate to future events or Absolute's future business, operations, and financial performance and condition. Forward-looking statements normally contain words like "will", "intend", "anticipate", "could", "should", "may", "might", "expect", "estimate", "forecast", "plan", "potential", "project", "assume", "contemplate", "believe", "shall", "scheduled", and similar terms and, within this press release, include, without limitation, the information under the heading "F2019 Corporate Outlook" and any statements (express or implied) respecting: Absolute's future plans, strategies, and objectives; projected growth, revenues, margins, Adjusted EBITDA, profitability, expenses, cash from operating activities, capital expenditures, and earnings; existing and new product functionality and suitability; and Absolute's product and research and development strategies and plans. Forward-looking statements, including the F2019 Corporate Outlook, are provided for the purpose of presenting information about management's current expectations and plans relating to the future and allowing investors and others to get a better understanding of our anticipated financial position, results of operations, and operating environment. Readers are cautioned that such information may not be appropriate for other purposes.
Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, actions, or developments and are based on expectations, assumptions and other factors that management currently believes are relevant, reasonable, and appropriate in the circumstances. The material expectations, assumptions, and other factors used in developing the forward-looking statements set out herein include or relate to the following, without limitation: Absolute will be able to successfully execute its plans, strategies, and objectives; Absolute will be able to successfully manage cash flow, operating expenses, interest expenses, capital expenditures, and working capital and credit, liquidity, and market risks; Absolute will be able to leverage its past investments to support growth and increase profitability; Absolute will maintain and enhance its competitive advantages within its industry and certain markets; Absolute will keep pace with or outpace the growth, direction, and technological advancement in its industry; Absolute will be able to maintain and develop its partner and reseller network; Absolute's current and future OEM partners (if any) will continue to provide embedded firmware and distribution and resale support; Absolute's existing and new products will function as intended and will be suitable for the intended end users; Absolute will be able to design, develop, and release new products, features, and services and enhance its existing products and services; Absolute will be able to protect against the improper disclosure of data we may process, store, and/or manage; Absolute's revenues will not become subject to increased seasonality; future financing will be available to Absolute on favourable terms when and if required; Absolute will be in a financial position to buy back some of its shares and/or issue dividends in the future; fluctuations in applicable tax rates, foreign exchange rates, and interest rates will not have a material impact on Absolute; certain tax credits will remain or become available to Absolute; Absolute will be able to attract and retain key personnel; Absolute will be successful in its brand awareness and other marketing initiatives; Absolute will be able to successfully integrate businesses, intellectual property, products, personnel, and/or technologies that it may acquire (if any); Absolute will be able to maintain and enhance its intellectual property portfolio; Absolute's protection of its intellectual property is sufficient and its technology does not and will not materially infringe third party intellectual property rights; Absolute will be able to obtain any necessary third party licenses on favourable terms; Absolute will not become involved in material litigation; Absolute will not face any material unexpected costs related to product liability or warranties; foreign jurisdictions will not impose unexpected risks; and Absolute will maintain or enhance its accounting policies and standards and internal controls and over financial reporting.
Although management believes that the forward-looking statements herein are reasonable, actual results could be substantially different due to the risks and uncertainties associated with and inherent to Absolute's business, as more particularly described in the "Risk Factors" sections of Absolute's most recently filed Management's Discussion and Analysis and Annual Information Form, both of which are available at www.absolute.com and under Absolute's profile on www.sedar.com. Additional material risks and uncertainties applicable to the forward-looking statements herein include, without limitation, unforeseen events, developments, or factors causing any of the aforesaid expectations, assumptions, and other factors ultimately being inaccurate or irrelevant. Many of these factors are beyond the control of Absolute.
All forward-looking statements included in this press release are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as at the date hereof and Absolute undertakes no obligation to update publicly or to revise any of the included forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable securities laws.
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