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Telos Corporation Announces First Quarter Results: Reports $35.2 Million of Revenue and 38.3% Gross Margin

  • Reported First Quarter Results Above High End of Guidance Range
  • Delivered Quarterly Revenue of $35.2 Million
  • Expanded Quarterly Gross Margin by 66 Basis Points to 38.3% Year over Year
  • Improved GAAP Net Loss by 35% Year over Year
  • Reaffirms Full Year Guidance

ASHBURN, Va., May 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Telos Corporation (NASDAQ: TLS), a leading provider of cyber, cloud and enterprise security solutions for the world’s most security-conscious organizations, today announced financial results for the first quarter 2023.

“We delivered $35.2 million of revenue in the first quarter of 2023 and expanded gross margins 66 basis points to 38.3%. We also reduced our GAAP net loss by 35% to $10.7 million. All metrics exceeded the high end of our guidance range,” said John B. Wood, chairman and CEO, Telos. “As expected, our first quarter results reflect lower revenues on large programs. We reaffirm our full year guidance and the Board and I remain focused on rebuilding and growing our revenue base throughout this transition year.”

First Quarter 2023 Financial Highlights
 1Q 2023 1Q 2022
 (in millions, except per share data)
Revenue$35.2 $50.2
Gross Profit$13.5 $18.9
Gross Margin38.3% 37.6%
GAAP Net Loss($10.7) ($16.6)
Adjusted Net Loss 1($2.5) ($0.7)
EBITDA1($11.5) ($15.0)
Adjusted EBITDA1($0.8) $1.0
Adjusted EBITDA Margin1(2.4%) 1.9%
GAAP EPS($0.16) ($0.25)
Adjusted EPS 1($0.04) ($0.01)
Weighted-average Shares of Common Stock Outstanding68.2 67.6
Cash Flow from Operations($0.1) $0.2
Free Cash Flow 1($4.1) ($3.1)

1 Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, EBITDA, Adjusted Net Loss, Adjusted EPS and Free Cash Flow are non-GAAP financial measures. Refer to "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below.

Selected First Quarter Business Highlights:

  • Achieved a 100% renewal rate on major customer contracts across the portfolio in the first quarter.
    • Received Xacta® renewals with several prominent customers including the U.S. Air Force, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of State, the Department of the Interior, the Department of Energy, the Defense Intelligence Agency, Amazon Web Services and Ernst & Young.
    • The Company’s Automated Message Handling System achieved several major contract renewals.
  • Received a new, multi-year contract with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency for Xacta products and services.
  • Continued expansion of the Company’s Designated Aviation Channeling service with several new customers and renewals, including Dubuque Regional Airport and Port of Seattle Airport.
Financial Outlook:
 2Q 2023 Full Year 2023
 (dollars in millions)
Revenue$28 - $32 Million $115 - $140 Million
YoY Growth(50%) - (43%) (47%) - (35%)
Adjusted EBITDA1($8) - ($6) Million ($27) - ($17) Million

1Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. Refer to "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below.

This guidance consists of forward-looking statements and actual results may differ materially. Refer to the Forward-Looking Statements section below for information on the factors that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. The Company has not provided the most directly comparable GAAP measure to this forward-looking non-GAAP financial measure because certain items are out of the Company’s control or cannot be reasonably predicted. Accordingly, a reconciliation for forward-looking Adjusted EBITDA is not available without unreasonable effort.

Webcast Information
Telos will host a live webcast to discuss its first quarter 2023 financial results at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time today, May 10, 2023. To access the webcast, visit https://register.vevent.com/register/BI18da6a473f804bcc98ebf44dde4dddd4. Related presentation materials will be made available on the Investors section of the Company’s website at https://investors.telos.com. In addition, an archived webcast will be available approximately two hours after the conclusion of the live event on the Investors section of the Company’s website.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements which are made under the safe harbor provisions of the federal securities laws. These statements are based on the Company’s management’s current beliefs, expectations and assumptions about future events, conditions, and results and on information currently available to them. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. The Company believes that these risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those described under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” set forth from time to time in the Company’s filings and reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, as well as future filings and reports by the Company, copies of which are available at https://investors.telos.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Although the Company bases these forward-looking statements on assumptions that its management believes are reasonable when made, the Company cautions the reader that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and that the Company’s actual results of operations, financial condition and liquidity, and industry developments may differ materially from statements made in or suggested by the forward-looking statements contained in this release. Given these risks, uncertainties, and other factors, many of which are beyond its control, the Company cautions the reader not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of such statement and, except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement publicly, or to revise any forward-looking statement to reflect events or developments occurring after the date of the statement, even if new information becomes available in the future. Comparisons of results for current and any prior periods are not intended to express any future trends or indications of future performance, unless specifically expressed as such, and should only be viewed as historical data.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to Telos' results determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, Telos believes the non-GAAP financial measures of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Net Income/(Loss), Adjusted Earnings Per Share ("EPS") and Free Cash Flow are useful in evaluating operating performance. Telos believes that this non-GAAP financial information, when taken collectively with GAAP results, may be helpful to readers of the financial statements because it provides consistency and comparability with past financial performance and assists in comparisons with other companies, some of which use similar non-GAAP financial information to supplement their GAAP results. The non-GAAP financial information is presented for supplemental informational purposes only, should not be considered a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP, and may be different from similarly-titled non-GAAP measures used by other companies. A reconciliation is provided below for each of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measure stated in accordance with GAAP.

The Company uses the following non-GAAP financial measures (a) to understand and evaluate Telos’ core operating performance and trends, (b) to prepare and approve the Company’s annual budget, (c) to develop short-term and long-term operating plans, and (d) to evaluate the performance of certain management personnel when determining incentive compensation. Telos believes these non-GAAP financial measures facilitate the comparison of the Company’s operating performance on a consistent basis between periods by excluding certain items that may, or could, have a disproportionately positive or negative impact on the Company’s results of operations in any particular period. When viewed in combination with the Company’s results prepared in accordance with GAAP, these non-GAAP financial measures help provide a broader picture of factors and trends affecting the Company’s results of operations.

EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Net Income/(Loss), Adjusted EPS and Free Cash Flow are supplemental measures of operating performance that are not made under GAAP and do not represent, and should not be considered as an alternative to, Net Income/(Loss), Net Income/(Loss) Margin, Earnings per Share, or Net Cash Flows provided by/(used in) operating activities, as determined by GAAP.

The Company defines EBITDA as net (loss)/income, adjusted for non-operating expense/(income), interest expense, (benefit from)/provision for income taxes, and depreciation and amortization. The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA, adjusted for stock-based compensation expense and restructuring expenses/(adjustments). The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA Margin as Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of total revenue. The Company defines Adjusted Net Income/(Loss) as net income/(loss), adjusted for non-operating expense/(income), stock-based compensation expense and restructuring expenses/(adjustments). The Company defines Adjusted EPS as Adjusted Net Income/(Loss) divided by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Free Cash Flow is defined as net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities, less purchases of property and equipment, and capitalized software development costs.

EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Net Income/(Loss), Adjusted EPS and Free Cash Flow each has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider any of them in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of results as reported under GAAP. Among other limitations, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Net Income/(Loss), Adjusted EPS and Free Cash Flow each does not reflect our cash expenditures, or future requirements, for capital expenditures or contractual commitments, does not reflect the impact of certain cash charges resulting from matters considered not to be indicative of ongoing operations, and does not reflect income tax expense or benefit. Other companies in the Company’s industry may calculate Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Net Income/(Loss), Adjusted EPS and Free Cash Flow differently than Telos does, which limits its usefulness as a comparative measure. Because of these limitations, neither EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Net Income/(Loss), Adjusted EPS nor Free Cash Flow should be considered as a replacement for Net Income/ (Loss), Net Income/(Loss) Margin, Earnings per Share, or Net Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities, as determined by GAAP, or as a measure of profitability. Telos compensates for these limitations by relying primarily on the Company’s GAAP results and using non-GAAP measures only for supplemental purposes.

About Telos Corporation

Telos Corporation (NASDAQ: TLS) empowers and protects the world’s most security-conscious organizations with solutions for continuous security assurance of individuals, systems, and information. Telos’ offerings include cybersecurity solutions for IT risk management and information security; cloud security solutions to protect cloud-based assets and enable continuous compliance with industry and government security standards; and enterprise security solutions for identity and access management, secure mobility, organizational messaging, and network management and defense. The Company serves commercial enterprises, regulated industries and government customers around the world.

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TELOS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
 
 For the Three Months Ended
 March 31, 2023 March 31, 2022
    
 (in thousands, except per share amounts)
Revenue – services$31,534  $48,108 
Revenue – products 3,688  $2,052 
Total revenue 35,222   50,160 
Cost of sales – services 19,268   29,731 
Cost of sales – products 2,472   1,558 
Total cost of sales 21,740   31,289 
Gross profit 13,482   18,871 
Selling, general and administrative expenses   
Sales and marketing 1,643   5,252 
Research and development 2,833   5,430 
General and administrative 21,976   24,556 
Total selling, general and administrative expenses 26,452   35,238 
Operating loss (12,970)  (16,367)
Other income 2,496   12 
Interest expense (249)  (190)
Loss before income taxes (10,723)  (16,545)
Provision for income taxes (23)  (71)
Net loss$(10,746) $(16,616)
    
Net loss per share:   
Basic$(0.16) $(0.25)
Diluted$(0.16) $(0.25)
    
Weighted-average shares outstanding:   
Basic 68,176   67,559 
Diluted 68,176   67,559 
        


TELOS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
 
 March 31, 2023 December 31, 2022
    
 (in thousands, except per share amount and share data)
Assets:   
Cash and cash equivalents$112,462  $119,305 
Accounts receivable, net 34,702   40,069 
Inventories, net 1,629   2,877 
Prepaid expenses 5,480   4,819 
Other current assets 1,042   893 
Total current assets 155,315   167,963 
Property and equipment, net 4,406   4,787 
Finance lease right-of-use assets, net 7,527   7,832 
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net 458   341 
Goodwill 17,922   17,922 
Intangible assets, net 33,801   37,415 
Other assets 1,223   1,137 
Total assets$220,652  $237,397 
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity   
Liabilities:   
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities$18,011  $22,551 
Accrued compensation and benefits 7,665   8,388 
Contract liabilities 7,203   6,444 
Finance lease obligations – current portion 1,625   1,592 
Operating lease obligations – current portion 494   361 
Other financing obligations – current portion    1,247 
Other current liabilities 3,856   4,919 
Total current liabilities 38,854   45,502 
Finance lease obligations – non-current portion 10,832   11,248 
Operating lease liabilities – non-current portion    27 
Other financing obligations – non-current portion    7,211 
Deferred income taxes 770   758 
Other liabilities 301   297 
Total liabilities 50,757   65,043 
Commitments and contingencies   
Stockholders’ equity:   
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 250,000,000 shares authorized, 69,388,256 shares and 67,431,632 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively 108   106 
Additional paid-in capital 420,980   412,708 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (42)  (55)
Accumulated deficit (251,151)  (240,405)
Total stockholders’ equity 169,895   172,354 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity 220,652   237,397 
        


TELOS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
 
 For the Three Months Ended
 March 31, 2023 March 31, 2022
    
 (in thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities:   
Net loss$(10,746) $(16,616)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash (used in)/provided by operating activities:   
Stock-based compensation 9,499   15,931 
Depreciation and amortization 1,425   1,405 
Deferred income tax provision 12   12 
Accretion of discount in acquisition holdback 2   12 
Loss on disposal of fixed assets 1    
Provision for doubtful accounts 89   95 
Amortization of debt issuance costs 17    
Gain on early extinguishment of other financing obligations (1,427)   
Changes in other operating assets and liabilities:   
Accounts receivable 5,279   2,014 
Inventories 1,248   (850)
Prepaid expenses, other current assets, other assets (927)  (3,563)
Accounts payable and other accrued payables (4,489)  674 
Accrued compensation and benefits (364)  495 
Contract liabilities 758   655 
Other current liabilities (477)  (15)
Net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities (100)  249 
Cash flows from investing activities:   
Capitalized software development costs (3,800)  (2,795)
Purchases of property and equipment (223)  (546)
Payment of DFT holdback amount (564)   
Net cash used in investing activities (4,587)  (3,341)
Cash flows from financing activities:   
Payments under finance lease obligations (383)  (351)
Payment of tax withholding related to net share settlement of equity awards (1,520)  (2,886)
Repurchase of common stock (139)   
Payments for debt issuance costs (114)   
Net cash used in financing activities (2,156)  (3,237)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash (6,843)  (6,329)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period 119,438   126,562 
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period$112,595  $120,233 
        


Non-GAAP Financial Measures 
(Unaudited)
 
Reconciliation of Net Loss to EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin
 For the Three Months Ended
 March 31, 2023 March 31, 2022
 Amount Margin Amount Margin
        
 (dollars in thousands)
Net loss$(10,746) (30.5)% $(16,616) (33.1)%
Other income (2,496) (7.1)%  (12) %
Interest expense 249  0.7%  190  0.4%
Provision for income taxes 23  0.1%  71  0.1%
Depreciation and amortization 1,425  4.0%  1,405  2.8%
EBITDA (11,545) (32.8)%  (14,962) (29.8)%
Stock-based compensation expense (1) 9,499  27.0%  15,931  31.7%
Restructuring expenses/(adjustments) (2) 1,200  3.4%    %
Adjusted EBITDA$(846) (2.4)% $969  1.9%


(1)The Stock-based Compensation adjustment to EBITDA as of March 31, 2023, and 2022 is made up of $7.9 million and $14.3 million, respectively, of stock-based compensation expense for the awarded RSUs and PSUs, and $1.6 million and $1.7 million, respectively, of other sources of stock-based compensation expense. The other sources of stock-based compensation consist of accrued compensation, which the Company intends to settle in shares of the Company's common stock. However, it is the Company’s discretion as to whether this compensation will ultimately be paid in stock or cash. The Company has the right to dictate the form of these payments up until the date at which they are paid. Any change to the expected payment form would result in out-of-quarter adjustments to this add back to Adjusted EBITDA.
(2)The restructuring expenses/(adjustments) to EBITDA include severance and other related benefit costs (including outplacement services and continuing health insurance coverage), external consulting and advisory fees related to implementing the restructuring plan.
  


Reconciliation of Net Loss to Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Loss and Adjusted EPS
 For the Three Months Ended
 March 31, 2023 March 31, 2022
 Adjusted
Net Loss
 Adjusted Earnings Per Share Adjusted
Net Loss
 Adjusted Earnings Per Share
        
 (in thousands, except per share data)
Net loss - GAAP measure$(10,746) $(0.16) $(16,616) $(0.25)
Adjustments:       
Other income (2,496)  (0.04)  (12)   
Stock-based compensation expense (1) 9,499   0.14   15,931   0.24 
Restructuring expenses/(adjustments) (2) 1,200   0.02       
Adjusted net loss - non-GAAP measure$(2,543) $(0.04) $(697) $(0.01)
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding, basic 68,176     67,559   


(1)The Stock-based Compensation adjustment to Net Loss as of March 31, 2023, and 2022 is made up of $7.9 million and $14.3 million, respectively, of stock-based compensation expense for the awarded RSUs and PSUs, and $1.6 million and $1.7 million, respectively, of other sources of stock-based compensation expense. The other sources of stock-based compensation consist of accrued compensation, which the Company intends to settle in shares of the Company's common stock. However, it is the Company’s discretion as to whether this compensation will ultimately be paid in stock or cash. The Company has the right to dictate the form of these payments up until the date at which they are paid. Any change to the expected payment form would result in out-of-quarter adjustments to this add back to Adjusted Net Loss.
(2)The restructuring expenses/(adjustments) to net loss include severance and other related benefit costs (including outplacement services and continuing health insurance coverage), external consulting and advisory fees related to implementing the restructuring plan.
  


Free Cash Flow
 For the Three Months Ended
 March 31, 2023 March 31, 2022
    
 (in thousands)
Net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities$(100) $249 
Adjustments:   
Purchases of property and equipment (223)  (546)
Capitalized software development costs (3,800)  (2,795)
Free cash flow$(4,123) $(3,092)

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