Kornit Digital Reports 2016 Fourth Quarter and Year End Results

Highlights

• GAAP fourth quarter 2016 sales of $32.0 million; Non-GAAP fourth quarter 2016 sales of $34.0 million, an increase of 33.4% over the prior-year.
• Fourth quarter GAAP net income of $820 thousand, or $0.03 per diluted share; non-GAAP net income of $5.1 million, or $0.16 per diluted share.
• Full year non-GAAP net income of $10.0 million, or $0.31 per diluted share; GAAP net income of $828 thousand, or $0.03 per diluted share.
• Successful closing of follow on public offering in January 2017; raising $37.9 million of gross proceeds for the company and $104.4 million gross proceeds for selling shareholders. 

ROSH-HA'AYIN, Israel, Feb. 14, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kornit Digital Ltd. (NASDAQ:KRNT), a leading provider of digital printing solutions for the global printed textile industry, today reported results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.

GAAP Sales for the fourth quarter of 2016, which are net of the fair value of the warrants associated with revenues recognized from Amazon, were $32.0 million. Non-GAAP sales were $34.0 million, an increase of 33.4% over the prior-year of $25.5 million.  Higher sales were attributable to growth in volume of sales across all of the Company’s products, including systems, ink and consumables as well as services.

GAAP net income in the fourth quarter of 2016 was $820 thousand, or $0.03 per diluted share, compared to GAAP net income of $2.1 million, in the fourth quarter of 2015. On a non-GAAP basis net income was $5.1 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, compared to prior-year non-GAAP net income of $3.2 million.

Gabi Seligsohn, Kornit Digital’s Chief Executive Officer commented, “We are proud to deliver a record breaking fourth quarter on many measures, including revenue and profitability. We achieved this performance on broad product growth with deliveries to multiple new and existing customers, underscoring our momentum in the printed textile market.” Seligsohn continued, “New platforms including the Allegro and Vulcan are gaining traction, which helped us deliver on our commitments for 2016, and set the stage for continued growth in the year ahead.”

Key Business Achievements

The company achieved several meaningful milestones during 2016 and in the start of 2017, including:

• Successfully closed a  follow on and secondary  public offering on January 31, 2017, which raised a total of $37.9 million gross proceeds for the Company and a total of $104.4 million, gross proceeds, for selling shareholders. Mr. Seligsohn added, "We are honored by the tremendous support we received from the investment community, and thankful for the vote of confidence that our existing investors and new stakeholders put in our team.”
   
• Signed an agreement with Amazon to deliver the Company’s flagship high- throughput system, the Avalanche 1000, to support Amazon’s expansion of production capacity for the Merch by Amazon service. This multi-year agreement includes the delivery of systems, ink and consumables, and software and services support. It also grants Amazon warrants to acquire up to 2.9 million shares of Kornit at a price of $13.03 per share (representing the 30 day VWAP at the time the agreement was announced), as a function of Amazon spending up to $150 million dollars on Kornit products and services over a 5-year period.
   
• Received multiple new orders for the Allegro Roll-to-Roll printer in the fourth quarter.   The latest additions to the global installed base of Allegro systems will now serve more than 20 customer sites, ranging from North America, Central Europe, Latin America, Turkey and South East Asia.
   
• Shipped the fourth Vulcan system, and recognized revenue from sales of a first system, marking a significant milestone in Kornit’s most sophisticated and capable system to date.
   
• Acquired the digital direct to garment printing assets of one of our U.S. distributors. This strategic move will help improve customer intimacy by expanding our leadership position in the digital textile market with larger accounts as well as provide direct access to a large number of traditional screen printing customers, some of which may transition wholly or in part to digital printing over the next several years.
   
• Recognized initial revenue for system upgrades in the fourth quarter; expecting upgrades to become a more meaningful part of our services business starting 2017.

Fourth Quarter Results of Operations
Kornit reported fourth quarter GAAP sales which are net of the fair value of the warrants associated with revenues recognized from Amazon, were $32.0 million. On a non-GAAP basis, Kornit reported sales of $34.0 million, an increase of 33.4% compared with the prior-year level of $25.5 million. Higher sales were the result of contributions from all product categories comprising systems, ink and consumables, and services.

On a GAAP basis, fourth quarter gross profit was $13.6 million, compared with $12.1 million, in the prior-year. Non-GAAP gross profit in the fourth quarter was $16.9 million, or 49.8% of sales, compared with $12.4 million, or 48.6% of sales in the prior-year. Higher gross margins primarily reflected a favorable sales mix of high throughput systems, and a stronger contribution from ink and consumables during the current period.

On a GAAP basis, total operating expenses in the fourth quarter were $12.8 million, compared to $9.9 million in the prior period. Non-GAAP operating expenses in the fourth quarter increased to $11.8 million, or 34.7% of sales, compared to $9.1 million, or 35.5% of sales in the prior year.  The increase in total operating expenses was consistent with the previously stated growth strategy, as the Company continues to execute to its global infrastructure build out.

Fourth quarter GAAP research and development expenses were $5.1 million, compared to the prior-year period of $3.4 million. Fourth quarter non-GAAP research and development expenses were $4.9 million, or 14.5% of sales, compared to $3.2 million, or 12.7% of sales in the prior-year. 

On a GAAP basis, fourth quarter operating income was $804 thousand, compared to the prior year period of $2.2 million. Non-GAAP operating income in the fourth quarter increased to $5.1 million, compared to $3.3 million in the prior year. As a percent of sales, adjusted operating margin for the fourth quarter was 15.1% of sales, compared with 13.1% of sales in the prior year. 

On a GAAP basis, the Company reported net income of $820 thousand, or $0.03 per diluted share, compared to a net income of $2.1 million, in the fourth quarter of 2015. Non-GAAP net income for the fourth quarter of 2016 were $5.1 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, compared to $3.2 million in the prior year period.  

Full Year 2016 Results of Operations
Full year 2016 GAAP sales which are net of the fair value of the warrants associated with revenues recognized from Amazon were $108.7 million. Full year 2016 non-GAAP sales increased 28.1% to $110.7 million, compared to the prior year period of $86.4 million. Higher sales compared to the prior year were primarily related to higher volume of products sold, an improved mix of industrial systems, the success of new product introductions, and incremental sales from services. For the full-year, the Company recorded 61% of revenue from systems and services, and 39% of revenue from ink and consumables. 

Full year GAAP gross profit was $49.4 million, compared to $40.6 million in the prior year. Non-GAAP gross profit for the full year 2016 was $54.6 million, or 49.3% of sales, compared to $41.3 million, or 47.8% of sales for the full year 2015. Higher gross margins compared to the prior year were primarily the result of a favorable system sales mix with increased sales of industrial systems, and a higher volume of ink & consumables. 

Full year 2016 operating expenses on a GAAP basis were $48.0 million, compared to $34.8 million for the full year of 2015. Non-GAAP operating expenses for the full year of 2016 were $44.0 million, or 39.7% of sales, compared to the prior year level of $30.8 million, or 35.7% of sales. The increase in total operating expenses was consistent with the previously stated growth strategy, as the Company continues to execute to its global infrastructure build out.

Full year 2016 research and development expenses on a GAAP basis were $17.4 million, compared to the prior year of $12.0 million. Full year non-GAAP research and development expenses were $17.0 million, or 15.3% of sales, compared to $11.4 million, or 13.2% of sales in the prior year.

Full year 2016 GAAP operating income decreased to $1.4 million, compared to $5.8 million in the year ago period.  Non-GAAP operating income in the full year 2016 increased 1.7% to $10.6 million, compared to the prior year period of $10.5 million.

On a GAAP basis, full year 2016 net earnings were $828 thousand, or $0.03 per diluted share, compared to $4.7 million in the prior year.  Non-GAAP full year 2016 net income was $10.0 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, compared with non-GAAP net income of $9.4 million in the prior year.

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow
At December 31, 2016, the Company had cash and marketable securities of $61 million, and no long-term bank debt.  This amount does not reflect the net proceeds from the offering completed in January 2017.  Cash flow from operating activity for the fourth quarter was $5.3 million. Cash flow from operations for the full-year of 2016 were a $1.0 million.

First Quarter 2017 Guidance
The Company will discuss the details of its guidance live during its earnings conference call, which will be available for replay via webcast at ir.kornit.com.

Conference Call Information
Gabi Seligsohn, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, and Guy Avidan, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, will host a conference call today at 5:00 p.m. ET, or 12:00 a.m. Israel time, to discuss the results, followed by a question and answer session for the investment community.  A live webcast of the call can be accessed at ir.kornit.com. To access the call, participants may dial toll-free at 1-888-337-8169 or +1-719-325-2484. The toll-free Israeli number is 1 80 924 5906. The confirmation code is 3336010.

To listen to a telephonic replay of the conference call, dial toll-free 1-844-512-2921 or +1-412-317-6671 (international) and enter confirmation code 3336010. The telephonic replay will be available beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, February 14, 2017, and will last through 11:59 p.m. ET on Tuesday, February 28, 2017.  The call will also be available for replay via the webcast link on Kornit’s Investor Relations website.

Forward Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other U.S. securities laws. Forward-looking statements are characterized by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "continue," "believes," "should," "intended," "guidance," "preliminary," "future," "planned," or other words. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements relating to the company's objectives, plans and strategies, statements of preliminary or projected results of operations or of financial condition and all statements that address activities, events or developments that the company intends, expects, projects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties. The company has based these forward-looking statements on assumptions and assessments made by its management in light of their experience and their perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors they believe to be appropriate. Important factors that could cause actual results, developments and business decisions to differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements include, among other things: our success in developing, introducing and selling new or improved products and product enhancements, our ability to consummate sales to large accounts with multi-system delivery plans, our ability to fill orders for our systems, our ability to continue to increase sales of our systems and ink and consumables, our ability to leverage our global infrastructure build-out, the development of the market for digital textile printing, availability of alternative ink, competition, sales concentration, changes to our relationships with suppliers, our success in marketing, and those factors referred to under "Risk Factors" in the company's final prospectus filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on January 26, 2017. Any forward-looking statements in this press release are made as of the date hereof, and the company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

Non-GAAP Discussion Disclosure
Non-GAAP financial measures consist of GAAP financial measures adjusted to exclude the impact of the fair value of warrants deducted from revenues, acquisition related expenses, compensation in relation to the IPO, one-time expenses, excess cost of acquired inventory, share-based compensation expenses, amortization of acquired intangible assets and expenses related to settlement with OCS grants. The purpose of such adjustments is to give an indication of our performance exclusive of non-cash charges and other items that are considered by management to be outside of our core operating results. These non-GAAP measures are among the primary factors management uses in planning for and forecasting future periods. Furthermore, the non-GAAP measures are regularly used internally to understand, manage and evaluate our business and make operating decisions, and we believe that they are useful to investors as a consistent and comparable measure of the ongoing performance of our business. However, our non-GAAP financial measures are not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for comparable GAAP measures, and should be read only in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. Additionally, these non-GAAP financial measures may differ materially from the non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies.

About Kornit                                                                                               
Kornit Digital (NASDAQ:KRNT) develops, manufactures and markets industrial digital printing technologies for the garment, apparel and textile industries. Kornit delivers complete solutions, including digital printing systems, inks, consumables, software and after-sales support. Leading the digital direct-to-garment printing market with its exclusive eco-friendly NeoPigment printing process, Kornit caters directly to the changing needs of the textile printing value chain. Kornit’s technology enables innovative business models based on web-to-print, on-demand and mass customization concepts. With its immense experience in the direct-to-garment market, Kornit also offers a revolutionary approach to the roll-to-roll textile printing industry: digitally printing with a single ink set onto multiple types of fabric with no additional finishing processes. Founded in 2003, Kornit Digital is a global company, headquartered in Israel with offices in the USA, Europe and Asia Pacific, and serves customers in more than 100 countries worldwide.