Bill Korn
Analyst · Chardan. Please go ahead
Thank you, Steve. We're pleased to report that revenues for the third quarter of 2017 were $7.5 million, an increase of 41% compared to $5.3 million in the same period last year. The increase was primarily due to the MediGain acquisition. The 50% growth number that Mahmud mentioned was the growth in year-to-date revenue both are great numbers and we're proud of the results of our efforts. Our third quarter 2017 GAAP net loss was $980,000 or 13% of revenue, an improvement of $714,000 compared to a net loss of $1.7 million in the second quarter of 2017. The GAAP net loss in the third quarter was largely a result of non-cash amortization and depreciation expenses of $664,000, as well as $463,000 of non-cash financing costs which were written off as a result of the early termination of our Opus credit agreement. $714,000 improvement in our GAAP net loss from last quarter was primarily due to a $780,000 reduction in amortization expense. When we acquire businesses the tangible assets are typically small, so most of the value is assigned to customer relationship intangible assets which we amortize over three years. We purchased Omni Medical Billing Services, Practicare Medical Management, and CastleRock Solutions in July of 2014 at the time of our IPO and the intangible assets from these acquisitions were fully amortized by the end of June. Our amortization expense was reduced by 61% during third quarter and will reduce even further in future quarters with small reductions each time we completely amortize additional intangibles from other acquisitions. The GAAP net loss for the third quarter 2017 was $0.14 per share calculated using the net loss attributable to common shareholders divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Non-GAAP adjusted net income for third quarter 2017 was negative $319,000 or negative $0.03 per share compared to the adjusted net income of negative $208,000 in the same period last year. The decrease was primarily due to the $463,000 of non-cash financing costs. Non-GAAP adjusted net income per share is calculated using the end of period common shares outstanding. Our third quarter 2017 GAAP operating loss was $275,000 or 4% of revenues which represents an improvement of $1.1 million or 80% from the $1.4 million operating loss in our prior quarter. The GAAP operating loss also benefited from the $780,000 reduction in our amortization. GAAP operating loss excludes the provision for income taxes, net interest expense, and other income and expenses, which are included in the GAAP net loss. Non-GAAP adjusted operating income for the third quarter was positive $356,000 or 5% of revenue. The third quarter 2017 adjusted operating income represents an improvement of $207,000 from the $149,000 adjusted operating income in our prior quarter. This is our second consecutive quarter of positive non-GAAP adjusted operating income which excludes non-cash expenses such as $419,000 of amortization of purchased intangible assets and $126,000 of stock-based compensation expense, as well as $85,000 of integration and transaction costs associated with recent acquisitions. This reflects the fact that our business is now at a scale where our revenues exceed our cash operating expenses. Adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter 2017 was $609,000 or 8% of revenue compared to adjusted EBITDA of $130,000 or 2.4% of revenue in the same period last year. The third quarter 2017 adjusted EBITDA represents an improvement of $141,000 from the $468,000 of adjusted EBITDA in our prior quarter, reflecting the significant cost savings we have achieved. Third quarter adjusted EBITDA increased by $479,000 or 368% from third quarter 2016 and represents the highest quarterly adjusted EBITDA MTBC has achieved in our 15-year history. As our business now has a higher scale, we are able to spread our fixed expenses over a larger revenue base and generate larger adjusted EBITDA than we ever have before. A difference of $1.6 million between adjusted EBITDA and the GAAP net loss in the third quarter of 2017 reflects $664,000 of non-cash amortization and depreciation expense, $673,000 of net interest expense, of which $463,000 was non-cash financing costs which were written off as a result of the termination of our Opus credit agreement, $126,000 of stock-based compensation, $85,000 of integration and transaction costs related to recent acquisitions, and $65,000 of provision for taxes. As Mahmud mentioned our revenues for the first nine months of 2017 were $23.5 million, an increase of 50% compared to $15.7 million in the same period last year. The increase was primarily due to the MediGain acquisition. For the first nine months of 2017, the GAAP net loss was $5.4 million compared to a GAAP net loss of $4.8 million in the same period last year. The GAAP net loss is largely a result of non-cash amortization and depreciation expense of $3.6 million as well as $570,000 of interest plus $673,000 of non-cash financing costs and restructuring charges of $276,000 recorded during the first quarter of 2017 related to closing our offices in Poland and Bangalore, India, and shifting the work to our teams in Pakistan and Sri Lanka to gain operating efficiencies. Adjusted EBITDA for the first nine months of 2017 was $763,000 or 3.2% of revenue, a 267% increase compared to adjusted EBITDA of $208,000 or 1.3% of revenue in the same period last year. As of September 30, 2017, the company had $2.8 million in cash and positive working capital of approximately $913,000, a $5 million improvement from the working capital deficiency of approximately $4.1 million reported at the end of second quarter. The company raised gross proceeds of $7.9 million from the sale of approximately 315,000 additional shares of our non-convertible Series A preferred stock via four small public offerings during the quarter. This was in addition to the approximately $7.4 million raised from the sale of approximately 295,000 shares of Series A preferred stock sold in June. These shares trade on the NASDAQ capital market under the ticker MTBCP and pay monthly cash dividends at the rate of 11% per annum. The cash costs associated with our Series A preferred stock is far less than most businesses paid for term debt. Term debt is typically repaid over three to four years, so the cash used is 25% or 33% annually on top of the interest rate as compared to a total cost of only 11% per year for our Series A preferred stock. Our Series A preferred stock is perpetual, has no mandatory redemption although the company can choose to redeem shares at $25 per starting in November 2020. So our cash cost is much lower and there were no restrictive covenants. The company used a portion of the net proceeds of these offerings to repay in full our term loans outstanding with Opus Bank which were approximately $7.3 million as of December 31, 2016. In addition, the company paid Prudential Insurance approximately $5.3 million which cover the remainder of the purchase price from our acquisition in MediGain plus interest. In early October MTBC entered into a new revolving credit facility with Silicon Valley Bank and repaid and terminated our revolving credit facility with Opus Bank. The Silicon Valley bank credit facility is a $5 million secured revolving line of credit where borrowings are based on a formula of 200% of repeatable revenue adjusted by an annualized attrition rate as defined in the agreement. Under the Silicon Valley agreement, the amount currently available to the company to be borrowed is in excess of $4 million. The SVB credit facility can be used for growth initiatives including acquisitions with SVB's approval. Based on MTBC's current financial position, the fact that our operating losses are dramatically reduced, our adjusted operating income and adjusted EBITDA are positive, and our cash flow from operations is anticipated to be positive, we are very pleased to no longer be including the going concern disclosure which we included in our previous 10-Qs. We now have a solid financial foundation receives the company well-positioned for growth. That concludes my review of MTBC's financial results. And I'll now turn the call over to our Chairman and CEO, Mahmud Haq.