Steven E. Snyder
Analyst · Mike Walkley from Canaccord Genuity
Thank you, Joe. Revenue for the first fiscal quarter 2014 was $47.3 million compared to $47 million in the first fiscal quarter a year ago. Our year-ago first quarter results included the operations of Etherios Inc. for only 2 months as they were acquired on October 31, 2012. Other remarks for the fiscal quarter 2014, all in comparison to the first fiscal quarter 2013, are as follows: Product revenue for Q1 2014 was $42 million compared to product revenue of $43 million for Q1 2013, a decrease of $1 million or 2.4%. Revenue from growth hardware products was $22.1 million in Q1 2014 compared to $21.9 million in the year-ago comparable quarter, an increase of $200,000 or 0.7%. Revenue from mature hardware products was $19.9 million in Q1 2014 compared to $21.1 million in Q1 2013, a decrease of $1.2 million or 5.7%. Product revenues were lower than the amounts incorporated into our guidance as a result of lower-than-expected purchases from a number of customers. Revenue from the service offerings, which are part of our growth portfolio, was $5.3 million in Q1 2014 compared to $4 million in the same quarter a year ago, an increase of $1.3 million or 35.1%. Service revenues were lower than guidance primarily as a result of 2 existing deals where the customer asked us to stop work. Revenue in North America was $29.4 million in Q1 2014 compared to $27 million in the comparable quarter a year ago, an increase of $2.4 million or 9%. International revenue was $17.9 million or 37.8% of total revenue in Q1 2014 compared to $20 million or 42.5% of total revenue in Q1 2013, a decrease of $2.1 million or 10.5%. Wireless revenue was 21.1 -- $21.2 million or 44.8% of revenue in Q1 2014 compared to $21.6 million or 46.1% of revenue a year ago. Gross profit was $22.9 million in Q1 2014 compared to $24.5 million in the same period a year ago. Gross profit includes the amortization of purchased and core technology of $0.2 million in Q1 2014 and $300,000 in Q1 2013. The gross margin was 48.4% in Q1 2014 compared to 52.1% in Q1 2013. The gross margin was lower in Q1 2014 than the same period a year ago, primarily due to lower gross margins from services revenue, as well as unfavorable hardware product mix. Services gross margins negatively impacted overall gross margins by 2.1 percentage points as a result primarily of lower than anticipated CRM revenue and the resulting underutilization of consulting labor that had been retained for the expected demand for these services. Total operating expenses in Q1 2014 were $22.3 million or 47.1% of revenue compared to $22.8 million or 48.6% of revenue in Q1 2013. Operating expenses decreased $500,000 in Q1 2014 compared to the same quarter a year ago primarily due to cost containment measures that were put in place to achieve targeted expense levels. Total operating expenses included intangibles amortization of $600,000 for both Q1 2014 and Q1 2013. Total operating expenses for Q1 2014 included a charge of $200,000 related to a restructuring of our India operations, which resulted in a workforce reduction of 40 positions. The effective tax rate for Q1 2014 was 9.9% compared to an effective tax rate of 33.4% in Q1 2013. We estimate that our effective tax rate for the full fiscal year will be in a range of 36% to 37%. Net income for Q1 2014 was $700,000 or $0.03 per diluted share compared to $1.2 million or $0.05 per diluted share in Q1 2013. Net income for the first quarter of 2014 and '13 each include -- included discrete tax benefits of $0.01 per diluted share, resulting from the reversal of tax reserves for the expiration of the statutes of limitations for various U.S. and foreign jurisdictions. Diluted weighted average shares outstanding at the end of Q1 2014 were 26,228,000 compared to the previous quarter of 26,039,000, an increase of 189,000 shares. There were no repurchases of our common stock during the first quarter of 2014. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization in Q1 2014 were $2.6 million or 5.4% of revenue compared to $3.7 million or 7.9% of revenue in Q1 2013. Turning to the balance sheet. Our combined cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities balances, including long-term marketable securities, was $107.8 million as of December 31, 2013, increasing by $2.1 million from the end of the prior fiscal year. Inventories are up sequentially by $4.3 million. The increase in inventories as a result of sales being lower than expected and an increase -- an increase in inventory balances we maintain as a result of our suppliers providing us last time buy notices. When we receive these notices we buy adequate stock to support all expected future sales of the affected product. Our current ratio was 7.8:1 at December 2001 -- 2013, compared to a current ratio of 7.0:1 at the end of the prior fiscal year. Now I'd like to provide some guidance for the second fiscal quarter of 2014. Digi projects revenue to be in the range of $45 million to $48 million, with a most likely estimate of $46 million for the second fiscal quarter of 2014. We expect net income per diluted share to be in a range of $0.00 to $0.03 for the second fiscal quarter of 2014. Digi previously had projected revenue for the full fiscal year 2014 in a range of $200 million to $214 million. In light of the first fiscal quarter results and guidance for the second fiscal quarter, Digi expects revenue for full fiscal year to be in a range of $195 million to $205 million with a most likely annual revenue of approximately $198 million. The lowered guidance is driven by a reduction in projected revenue from certain of our largest product customers. Additionally, while we expect services revenue to deliver solid year-over-year growth, we now expect this growth to be lower than previously projected. I also want to point out the gross margin rates will be lower than those incorporated into our previous guidance. As a result of analyzing the gross profit impact from reduction in product revenue and changes in customer product mix, we expect lower gross profit rates on product. Regarding services revenue, we previously suggested services margin should be in the range of 40% to 50%. We expect that we will hit the low end of that range in the second half of the year. Combining these factors, we expect gross margins for the company for the year to be in a range of 50% to 50.5%. Digi had previously projected earnings to be in a range of $0.30 to $0.44. As a result of the revenue and gross margin reductions, we now expect net income per diluted share to be in the range of $0.19 to $0.31. At this time, I would like to open the call to questions. Operator?