Kevin Buchel
Analyst · Gary Mobley with The Benchmark Company. Please proceed with your question
Thank you, Dick and good morning everybody. For the second quarter net sales increased 18% to $24.8 million which was a record second quarter performance and the 18th consecutive quarter of year-over-year record sales as compared to $21.1 million last year. For the six months ended December 31, 2018 net sales increased 14% to $48.2 million as compared to $42.2 million last year. The increase in sales for the three and six months ended December 31, 2018 were primarily related to increased sales of our door locking products, alarm communications and intrusion products, and access products. Recurring monthly revenue increased 46% for the quarter to $4.1 million versus $2.8 million a year ago and for the six months increased 46% to $7.9 million from $5.4 million last year. Recurring revenue now has an annual run rate of $17.2 million based on December 2018 recurring revenue. Gross profit for the second quarter increased 26% to $10.7 million with a gross margin of 43% as compared to $8.5 million with a gross margin of 40% last year. For the six months gross profit increased 19% to $20.2 million with a gross margin of 42% as compared to $17 million with a gross margin of 40% last year. The increase in gross profit and gross margin for the three and six months was primarily due to the increase in sales. R&D expenses for the second quarter increased 8% to $1.8 million or 7% of sales compared to $1.6 million or 8% of sales last year. For the six months R&D expenses increased 8% to $3.5 million or 7% of sales as compared to $3.2 million or 8% of sales last year. The increase for the three and the six months is primarily due to increased salaries and some additional personnel. SG&A expenses to Q2 decreased 1% year-over-year to $5.6 million or 23% of sales as compared to $5.7 million or 27% of sales last year. For the six months SG&A expenses increased 2% to $11.7 million or 24% of sales as compared to $11.5 million or 27% of sales last year. The SG&A decrease for the quarter was primarily due to lower sales promotion costs and the increase for the six months was primarily due to higher commission and freight driven by higher sales level. Operating income for the three months ended December 31, 2018 increased 183% to $3.3 million as compared to $1.2 million last year. Operating income for the six months increased 127% to $5.1 million as compared to $2.2 million a year ago. Income tax expense for the quarter increased by $508,000 to $419,000 as compared to a benefit of $89,000 last year. The company's effective tax rate was 13% for fiscal Q2 2019 as compared to negative 8%for fiscal Q2 2018. For the six months income tax expense increased $613,000 to $667,000 as compared to $54,000 last year. The company's effective tax rate for the six months was 13% as compared to 2% for the same period last year. The increased income tax expenses for both the three and the six months was primarily due to the aforementioned increased operating income. Net income for the first quarter increased 133% to a second quarter record of $2.9 million or $0.15 per diluted share as compared to $1.2 million or $0.07 per diluted share last year. Net income for the six months increased a 106% to $4.4 million or $0.23 per diluted share as compared to $2.1 million or $0.11 per diluted share for the same period last year. The increased net income for the three and six months was due to the items previously mentioned. Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter as outlined in the schedule included in today's press release increased 135% to $3.8 million or $0.20 per diluted share as compared to $1.6 million or $0.09 per diluted share last year. Adjusted EBITDA for the six months increased 94% to $5.9 million or $0.31 per diluted share as compared to $3 million or $0.16 per diluted share last year. Moving on to the balance sheet, cash balance at December 31, 2018 was $7.9 million as compared to $5.3 million at June 30, 2018. Our working capital as of December 31, 2018 was $43.3 million as compared to $44.3 million at June 30, 2018 and the current ratio was 4.3 to 1 at December 31, 2018 as compared with 5.7 to 1 at June 30, 2018 and debt remained at zero at December 31, 2018. Net cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended December 31, 2018 increased 144% to $3.2 million as compared to $1.3 million last year and for the six months net cash provided by operating activities increased a 125% to $6.3 million as compared to $2.8 million for the same period last year. CapEx was $695,000 during the quarter and for the six months period was $1.1 million. Our stock buyback remains open and we make purchases opportunistically as we have strong belief that the future remains bright for NAPCO. We bought back 147,000 shares during the quarter ended December 31, 2018 and have bought back approximately 186,000 shares for the six months ended December 31, 2018. That concludes my formal remarks and I would now like to return the call back to Dick.