SOLON, Ohio, March 27, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Energy Focus, Inc. (OTCQB:EFOI), a leader in LED lighting technologies, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2013.
Results for the "Fiberstars" brand pool products business that was sold in November 2013 have been reclassified as discontinued operations. Net sales and gross margins shown for all periods presented exclude the discontinued operations.
- Net sales of $6.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2013 compared to $7.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2012.
- Gross margins of 23.2% of net sales compared to 14.2% of net sales for the fourth quarter of 2012.
- Net loss from continuing operations of $2.5 million compared to $2.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2012.
- Gain on the sale of the pool products business of $3.9 million.
- Net income of $1.4 million compared to net loss of $2.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2012.
Financial results for the year include:
- Net sales of $21.5 million from continuing operations compared to $23.4 million for 2012.
- Gross margins of 21.3% of net sales compared to 17.0% of net sales for 2012.
- Net loss from continuing operations of $6.9 million compared to $6.6 million for 2012.
"2013 was a transformative year for Energy Focus," said James Tu, Executive Chairman. "Over the second half of the year, we were able to complete our broad restructuring initiatives and create a solid foundation towards our vision of becoming a leader in LED lighting retrofit. We believe that this opportunity represents an addressable market well in excess of $30 billion in the U.S., alone and according to the Department of Energy, has the greatest potential impact on energy savings. We are most excited and grateful to now have a core, growing team of absolutely capable and dedicated employees, advisors and directors that are focused on collaborating and working towards realizing our vision."
"During the fourth quarter, we successfully divested our non-core, fiber optic lighting business, and continued to improve our gross margin increasing it by nine percentage points to 23.2% from the fourth quarter of 2012. Most notably, we more than doubled our sales of government products/R&D services from the prior year's fourth quarter," continued Mr. Tu.
"Our flywheel towards sustainable long-term growth is clearly turning, first with our military business, which substantially expanded its distribution networks over the quarter and is now well on its way towards what we expect will be significant year over year growth in 2014. We are aggressively building our channel access and contract pipeline in performance contracting and commercial markets, which we believe will start contributing positively to our overall growth and margins quarter over quarter as 2014 progresses," continued Mr. Tu.
Energy Focus, Inc. will host a conference call and webcast on Thursday, March 27, 2014 at 4:30 p.m. EDT (1:30 p.m. PDT) to review the fourth quarter and full year 2013 financial results, followed by a Q & A session. To participate in the call, please dial 888-504-7963 (U.S. and Canada) or 719-325-2354 (International) using passcode 3656208. Participants are asked to call the assigned number approximately 10 minutes before the conference call begins. The webcast can be accessed under the investor section of our website at www.energyfocusinc.com .
An instant replay of the conference call will be available through the investor relations section of the site http://www.energyfocusinc.com/investors/news-...entations/ starting March 27, 2014 and will remain available for 3 months.
Forward Looking Statements
Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Generally, these statements can be identified by the use of words such as "believes," "estimates," "anticipates," "expects," "seeks," "projects," "intends," "plans," "may," "will," "should," "could," "would" and similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. These forward-looking statements include all matters that are not historical facts. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from Energy Focus' forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: growth in the markets into which Energy Focus sells; conditions of the lighting industry and the economy in general; statements as to our competitive position; future operating results; net sales growth; expected operating expenses; gross product margin improvement; sources of net sales; anticipated revenue from government contracts; product development and enhancements; liquidity, ability to generate cash and cash reserves; our reliance upon a limited number of customers; our accounting policies; the effect of recent accounting announcements; the development and marketing of new products; relationships with customers and distributors; relationships with, dependence upon, and the ability to obtain components from suppliers; our ability to compete in certain markets; the evolution and future size of those markets; seasonal fluctuations; plans for and expected benefits of outsourcing and offshore manufacturing; trends in the price and performance of light-emitting diode ("LED") lighting products; the benefits and performance of our lighting products; the adequacy of our current physical facilities; our strategy with regard to protecting our proprietary technology; and our ability to retain qualified employees. For more information about potential factors that could affect the financial results of Energy Focus, please refer to the Company's SEC reports, including its Annual Reports on Form 10-K and its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof. Energy Focus disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements.
About Energy Focus, Inc.
Energy Focus, Inc. is a leading provider of energy efficient LED lighting products, turnkey energy efficient lighting solutions and a developer of energy efficient lighting technology. Our solutions provide energy savings, aesthetics, safety and maintenance cost benefits over conventional lighting. Our long-standing relationship with the U.S. Government continues to enable us to provide energy efficient LED lighting products to the U.S. Navy and the Military Sealift Command fleets.
Customers include national, state and local U.S. government agencies as well as Fortune 500 companies, the U.S. Navy, and many others. Company headquarters are located in Solon, OH, with additional offices in Nashville, TN, and the United Kingdom. For more information, see our web site at www.energyfocusinc.com .
| ENERGY FOCUS, INC. | ||
| CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | ||
| (amounts in thousands except share and per share amounts) | ||
| December 31, | ||
| 2013 | 2012 | |
| ASSETS | ||
| Current assets: | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ 2,860 | $ 1,181 |
| Trade accounts receivable less allowances of $84 and $265, respectively | 3,348 | 5,319 |
| Retainage receivable | 577 | 634 |
| Inventories, net | 2,510 | 2,581 |
| Costs in excess of billings | 145 | 99 |
| Prepaid and other current assets | 1,207 | 1,012 |
| Assets held for sale | 130 | -- |
| Total current assets | 10,777 | 10,826 |
| Property and equipment, net | 536 | 1,800 |
| Goodwill | -- | -- |
| Intangible assets, net | 55 | 608 |
| Collateralized assets | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Other assets | 440 | 119 |
| Total assets | $ 12,808 | $ 14,353 |
| LIABILITIES | ||
| Current liabilities: | ||
| Accounts payable | $ 3,707 | $ 5,879 |
| Accrued liabilities | 1,218 | 2,265 |
| Deferred revenue | 71 | 751 |
| Billings in excess of costs | 764 | 464 |
| Credit line borrowings | -- | 1,590 |
| Current maturities of long-term debt | 59 | 756 |
| Total current liabilities | 5,819 | 11,705 |
| Other liabilities | 54 | 30 |
| Acquisition-related contingent liabilities | -- | -- |
| Long-term debt | 4,011 | 1,793 |
| Total liabilities | 9,884 | 13,528 |
| SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||
| Preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share: | ||
| Authorized: 2,000,000 shares in 2013 and 2012 | ||
| Issued and outstanding: no shares in 2013 and 2012 | -- | -- |
| Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share: | ||
| Authorized: 150,000,000 shares in 2013, and 100,000,000 shares in 2012 | ||
| Issued and outstanding: 51,421,937 in 2013 and 44,698,650 in 2012 | 5 | 4 |
| Additional paid-in capital | 85,442 | 80,985 |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 462 | 460 |
| Accumulated deficit | (82,985) | (80,624) |
| Total shareholders' equity | 2,924 | 825 |
| Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $ 12,808 | $ 14,353 |
| ENERGY FOCUS, INC. | ||||
| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | ||||
| (amounts in thousands except per share amounts) | ||||
| Three months ended | Year ended | |||
| December 31, | December 31, | |||
| 2013 | 2012 | 2013 | 2012 | |
| Net sales | $ 6,595 | $ 7,111 | $ 21,533 | $ 23,375 |
| Cost of sales | 5,067 | 6,103 | 16,954 | 19,403 |
| Gross profit | 1,528 | 1,008 | 4,579 | 3,972 |
| Operating expenses: | ||||
| Research and development | 331 | 281 | 597 | 368 |
| Sales and marketing | 1,361 | 1,223 | 4,899 | 4,402 |
| General and administrative | 1,328 | 1,103 | 4,815 | 4,542 |
| Loss on impairment | 608 | 672 | 933 | 672 |
| Change in estimate of contingent liabilities | -- | (102) | 12 | (102) |
| Restructuring | 1 | -- | 80 | -- |
| Total operating expenses | 3,629 | 3,177 | 11,336 | 9,882 |
| Loss from operations | (2,101) | (2,169) | (6,757) | (5,910) |
| Other income (expense): | ||||
| Settlement of acquisition obligations | -- | -- | 892 | -- |
| Interest income | -- | 1 | -- | 2 |
| Interest expense | (383) | (123) | (842) | (511) |
| Other income (expense) | 25 | (59) | (240) | (157) |
| Loss from continuing operations before income taxes | (2,459) | (2,350) | (6,947) | (6,576) |
| Benefit from income taxes | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Net loss from continuing operations | (2,459) | (2,350) | (6,947) | (6,576) |
| Discontinued operations: | ||||
| (Loss) income from discontinued operations | (64) | 328 | 672 | 867 |
| Gain on sale of discontinued operations | 3,915 | -- | 3,915 | -- |
| Income from discontinued operations before income taxes | 3,851 | 328 | 4,587 | 867 |
| Benefit from (provision) for income taxes | 5 | 8 | (1) | -- |
| Net income from discontinued operations | 3,856 | 336 | 4,586 | 867 |
| Net income (loss) | $ 1,397 | $ (2,014) | $ (2,361) | $ (5,709) |
| Income (loss) per share: | ||||
| Basic | 0.03 | (0.05) | (0.05) | (0.14) |
| Diluted | 0.02 | (0.05) | (0.05) | (0.14) |
| Weighted average common shares outstanding: | ||||
| Basic | 50,997 | 44,542 | 47,792 | 41,322 |
| Diluted | 80,526 | 44,542 | 47,792 | 41,322 |
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