EX-99.1 2 dex991.htm PRESS RELEASE Press Release

Exhibit 99.1

 

Investor Contact:

   Corporate Contact:    Media Contact:

Doug Sherk / Jenifer Kirtland

   Steve Martin    Amber Winans

415-896-6820

   858-795-7525    858-795-7584
jkirtland@evcgroup.com    IR@bakbone.com    amber.winans@bakbone.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BakBone Software Generates Revenue Growth and Continued

Profitability in the Third Quarter of Fiscal 2010

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — February 10, 2010 — BakBone Software, Incorporated (OTCBB: BKBO), a leading provider of Universal Data Management solutions, today announced its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2010, ended December 31, 2009.

Third Quarter Fiscal 2010 financial and operational highlights include

 

•   GAAP Revenues

   $15.2 million   

•   Operating Income

   $0.8 million   

•   Net Income

   $0.6 million   

•   Net Income per Share

   $0.01   

•   Total Bookings

   $15.3 million   

“Our third fiscal quarter results demonstrate the success of our focus on managing the business for profitability, while we continue to make investments in ColdSpark and other growth opportunities,” said Jim Johnson, president and CEO, BakBone. “We reported a six percent increase in revenue in the recent third fiscal quarter compared with the same quarter last year and generated a profit of $0.6 million. Our bookings and GAAP revenues reflected strength in Europe and Asia, as well as strong maintenance contract renewals from existing customers across geographies.”

“The improvement to positive operating income compared with a loss the prior year reflected significantly reduced operating expenses overall. We continued to make strategic investments in R&D and sales, and marketing initiatives that should further position BakBone as a leader in the enterprise messaging and infrastructure space, as well as in its core backup and recovery business,” continued Mr. Johnson.


In mid-October, the Company introduced the newest version of its flagship product NetVault®: Backup and new disk-based backup and deduplication options with NetVault: SmartDisk. NetVault: SmartDisk is based on BakBone’s Open Data Protection Platform, which offers more affordable, long-term disk-based storage to customers with additional features such as data deduplication. “Our new NetVault: Backup and NetVault: SmartDisk product offerings have been well received in the market and we are delivering this new version to our client base around the world,” commented Mr. Johnson.

During the quarter, ColdSpark introduced a new managed services offering for e-mail management and delivery that will help customers reduce the costs and complexity of managing e-mail infrastructures. This, along with the new versions of the ColdSpark SparkEngine, Compliance Catalyst and MailFusion that were launched in October, is targeted at ColdSpark’s key markets including financial services, healthcare and other regulated industries.

“ColdSpark expanded its footprint with a well-known global financial services company in the third quarter. We continue to focus on expanding our presence with global healthcare companies. We believe we are making good progress in our pursuit of new accounts, and as we’ve stated previously, the e-mail management and infrastructure business has a relatively long selling cycle and is characterized by large orders and unpredictable timing. As a result of anticipated lower near-term bookings from ColdSpark and slowness in the new license bookings for backup and recovery products in North America, we have revised our guidance for expected consolidated bookings in fiscal 2010 to $56.5 to $57.5 million.

“We remain very optimistic about the opportunities for ColdSpark and for backup and recovery and are working aggressively to grow these businesses. We are committed to sustained profitability, while we invest the necessary resources to maintain our technological lead and drive a more efficient, productive sales and marketing effort. We are focused on execution and believe that our success will generate increased revenue and profitability and enhanced valuation for BakBone shareholders,” concluded Mr. Johnson.


Financial Results

Total revenue grew six percent to $15.2 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2010 from $14.3 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2009. Operating income totaled $0.8 million for the third quarter ended December 31, 2009, compared with an operating loss of $1.1 million in the third quarter of the prior fiscal year. The increase in operating income in the third quarter ended December 31, 2009, was the result of higher revenue and a significant reduction in general and administrative costs primarily associated with accounting and auditing fees incurred in the prior fiscal year.

The Company reported net income of $0.6 million, or $0.01 per share, in the third quarter compared with net income of $0.6 million, or $0.01 per share, in the third quarter last year.

For the nine months ended December 31, 2009, revenue grew 13% to $47.1 million compared with $41.6 million through the nine months ended December 31, 2008. Net income for the recent nine-month period totaled $2.4 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, compared with a net loss of $4.6 million for the comparable period in the prior year, or $(0.07) per share.

Total cash at December 31, 2009, totaled $5.7 million.

Conference Call Information

The Company has scheduled a conference call for today, February 10, 2010, at 2:00 p.m. PT to discuss the results for the quarter ended December 31, 2009. The call will be hosted by Jim Johnson, CEO of BakBone, and Steve Martin, CFO of BakBone.

To access the conference call, please dial 800-854-3238; internationally, dial 706-634-9547 (Passcode: 52847729. This call will also be webcast and can be accessed at www.bakbone.com by clicking on “Company Info” and then “Investor Relations.” The webcast is also being distributed through the Thomson StreetEvents Network. Individual investors can listen to the call at www.earnings.com, Thomson’s individual investor portal, powered by StreetEvents. Institutional investors can access the call via Thomson StreetEvents (www.streetevents.com), a password-protected event management site.

About BakBone Software

BakBone Software is a leader in Universal Data Management. This provides a data-centric approach to integrating data protection, centralizing policy management and managing organizations’ messaging infrastructure to optimize performance, increase data availability and improve corporate compliance. Learn more about BakBone’s Universal Data Management vision at www.bakbone.com or e-mail info@bakbone.com.


Safe Harbor

This press release contains express and/or implied forward-looking statements including, without limitation, statements regarding anticipated revenues, operating results, bookings and market developments that involve risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors, which, if they do not materialize or prove correct, could cause BakBone’s results to differ materially from historical results, or those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The potential risks and uncertainties may include, but are not limited to: risks that the anticipated benefits of the Coldspark acquisition will not be achieved; risks that the ongoing weak economic and market conditions, particularly in North America, could continue to lead to reduced spending on information technology products; competition in our target markets; potential capital needs; management of future growth and expansion; the development, implementation and execution of the Company’s Universal Data Management strategic vision; risk of third-party claims of infringement; protection of proprietary information; customer acceptance of the Company’s existing and newly introduced products and fee structures; the success of the Company’s brand development efforts; risks associated with strategic alliances; reliance on distribution channels; product concentration; need to develop new and enhanced products; potential product defects; our ability to hire and retain qualified employees and key management personnel; and risks associated with changes in domestic and international market conditions and the entry into and development of international markets for the Company’s products. Our forward-looking statements should be considered in the context of these and other risk factors disclosed in our most recent report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which may be found at www.sec.gov, as well as those risk factors disclosed in our current report filed with the relevant Canadian securities regulators, which is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. All future written and oral forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf are also subject to these factors. BakBone assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances arising after the date on which it was made, other than as required under applicable securities laws.

BakBone®, BakBone Software®, NetVault®, Application Plugin Module, BakBone logo®, Integrated Data Protection, NetVault: SmartDisk, Asempra®, FASTRecover, ColdSpark® and SparkEngine are all trademarks or registered trademarks of BakBone Software, Inc., in the United States and/or in other countries. All other brands, products or service names are or may be trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of, and used to identify, products or services of their respective owners.


BAKBONE SOFTWARE INCORPORATED

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands)

 

     Fiscal Period Ended  
     (unaudited)        
     December 31,
2009
    March 31,
2009
 
ASSETS     

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 5,660      $ 8,398   

Restricted cash

     51        264   

Accounts receivable, net

     9,847        9,646   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     1,409        1,159   
                

Total current assets

     16,967        19,467   

Property and equipment, net

     2,250        2,713   

Intangible assets, net

     7,798        824   

Trademarks

     400        —     

Goodwill

     14,007        7,615   

Other assets

     957        939   
                

Total assets

   $ 42,379      $ 31,558   
                
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT     

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

   $ 8,778      $ 9,603   

Current portion of acquisition consideration payable

     2,279        —     

Current portion of deferred revenue

     44,482        44,081   
                

Total current liabilities

     55,539        53,684   

Deferred revenue, excluding current portion

     46,719        47,684   

Acquisition consideration payable, excluding current portion

     4,452        —     

Other liabilities

     834        1,337   
                

Total liabilities

     107,544        102,705   
                

Shareholders’ deficit

     (65,165     (71,147
                

Total liabilities and shareholders’ deficit

   $ 42,379      $ 31,558   
                


BAKBONE SOFTWARE INCORPORATED

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     Three months ended
December 31,
    Nine months ended
December 31,
 
     2009     2008
Restated (1)
    2009     2008
Restated (1)
 

Revenues:

        

License and service

   $ 15,199      $ 14,348      $ 45,619      $ 41,606   

Other

     —          —          1,500        —     
                                

Total revenues

     15,199        14,348        47,119        41,606   

Cost of revenues

     1,660        1,818        4,874        5,466   
                                

Gross profit

     13,539        12,530        42,245        36,140   
                                

Operating expenses:

        

Sales and marketing

     6,841        6,483        20,015        20,784   

Research and development

     3,292        2,780        9,685        8,804   

General and administrative

     2,614        4,366        9,734        12,350   
                                

Total operating expenses

     12,747        13,629        39,434        41,938   
                                

Operating income (loss)

     792        (1,099     2,811        (5,798

Other non-operating (expense) income

     (414     1,837        (549     1,477   
                                

Income (loss) before income taxes

     378        738        2,262        (4,321

(Benefit from) provision for income taxes

     (231     100        (169     247   
                                

Net income (loss)

   $ 609      $ 638      $ 2,431      $ (4,568
                                

Net income (loss) per common share:

        

Basic

   $ 0.01      $ 0.01      $ 0.03      $ (0.07
                                

Diluted

   $ 0.01      $ 0.01      $ 0.02      $ (0.07
                                

Weighted-average common shares outstanding:

        

Basic

     86,644        64,610        83,368        64,616   
                                

Diluted

     104,690        82,647        101,488        64,616   
                                

 

(1) As discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2009, the Company restated its consolidated financial statements for each of the first three quarters in fiscal 2009, in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108, Considering the Effect of Prior Year Misstatements When Quantifying Misstatements in the Current Year Financial Statements, to correct errors in such consolidated financial statements that would have had a material effect on the financial statements for the three and twelve months ended March 31, 2009 if not corrected. The Company does not believe that these adjustments are material to any of the restated periods.


BAKBONE SOFTWARE INCORPORATED

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     Nine months ended
December 31,
 
     2009     2008
Restated (1)
 

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net income (loss)

   $ 2,431      $ (4,568

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization

     1,868        1,274   

Non-cash interest expense

     474        —     

Operating expenses funded by financing arrangement

     267        59   

Provision for bad debt

     173        —     

Stock-based compensation

     29        229   

Loss on disposal of capital assets

     9        19   

Other changes in assets and liabilities

     (6,928     2,576   
                

Net cash used in operating activities

     (1,677     (411
                

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash received

     (1,014     —     

Capital expenditures

     (256     (946

Release of restricted cash

     325        227   
                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (945     (719
                

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Payments on capital lease obligations

     (227     (186

Payments on long-term debt obligations

     (437     (419
                

Net cash used in financing activities

     (664     (605
                

Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents

     548        (257
                

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     (2,738     (1,992

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     8,398        9,496   
                

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 5,660      $ 7,504   
                


BAKBONE SOFTWARE INCORPORATED

Reconciliation of Bookings to U.S. GAAP Revenue (2)

(unaudited, in thousands)

 

     Three months ended
December 31,
    Nine months ended
December 31,
 
     2009     2008     2009     2008  

Revenues sourced from current period bookings:

        

Total bookings for the period

   $ 15,265      $ 15,541      $ 42,395      $ 43,844   

Bookings deferred into subsequent periods

     (14,333     (14,273     (32,604     (35,466
                                

Revenues from current period bookings

     932        1,268        9,791        8,378   

Revenues sourced from prior period bookings:

     14,267        13,080        37,328        33,228   
                                

Total revenues recognized in the period

   $ 15,199      $ 14,348      $ 47,119      $ 41,606   
                                

 

(2) We define bookings as the gross dollars invoiced through the sale of software licenses, maintenance contracts and professional services. We utilize bookings information as an operations measure, but it is not intended to replace U.S. GAAP accounting. Under the ratable revenue recognition method, license bookings are recognized as revenue over the appropriate period (generally three to five years). In general, variations in revenues period-over-period are affected by the amortization of current and prior period license bookings. Accordingly, we believe that trends in current and historical bookings are key factors in analyzing our operating results.