ADTRAN, Inc. Reports Earnings for the First Quarter of 2022 and Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

ADTRAN, Inc., (NASDAQ: ADTN) (“ADTRAN” or the “Company”), today announced financial results for the first quarter of 2022. For the quarter, revenue was $154.5 million. Earnings for the first quarter of 2022 was a net loss of $1.1 million and earnings per share was a loss of $0.02. Non-GAAP net income was $9.9 million and non-GAAP earnings per share was $0.20. Non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP earnings per share exclude stock-based compensation expense, acquisition related expenses, amortizations and adjustments, restructuring expenses, amortization of pension actuarial losses, deferred compensation related adjustments, change in valuation allowance related to our deferred tax assets, and the tax effect of these adjustments to net income (loss). The reconciliations between GAAP net income (loss) and earnings (loss) per share to non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP earnings per share are set forth in the table provided below.

ADTRAN Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Tom Stanton stated, “We continue to experience unprecedented demand for our solutions with revenue up 21% year-over-year. We had another quarter with strong order bookings, paired with high growth in our fiber access, connected home and cloud software solutions. Our fiber access platforms led the way with an impressive 61% year-over-year growth rate. Our continued success with fiber footprint capture, customer diversification, and the portfolio synergies offered by the announced ADVA combination provides an optimistic outlook for continued growth.”

The Company also announced that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend for the first quarter of 2022. The quarterly cash dividend of $0.09 per common share is to be paid to the Company’s stockholders of record as of the close of business on May 19, 2022. The ex-dividend date is May 18, 2022 and the payment date will be June 2, 2022.

The Company confirmed that it will hold a conference call to discuss its first quarter results on Thursday, May 5, 2022, at 9:30 a.m. Central Time. ADTRAN will webcast this conference call. To listen, simply visit ADTRAN’s Investor Relations site at www.adtran.com/investor approximately ten minutes prior to the start of the call, click on the event “ADTRAN Releases 1st Quarter 2022 Financial Results and Earnings Call”, and click on the Webcast link.

An online replay of the Company’s conference call, as well as the text of the Company's conference call, will be available on the Investor Relations site approximately 24 hours following the call and will remain available for at least 12 months. For more information, visit www.investors.adtran.com or email [e-mail].

About ADTRAN

At ADTRAN, we believe amazing things happen when people connect. From the cloud edge to the subscriber edge, we help communications service providers around the world manage and scale services that connect people, places and things to advance human progress. Whether rural or urban, domestic or international, telco or cable, enterprise or residential—ADTRAN solutions optimize existing technology infrastructures and create new, multi-gigabit platforms that leverage cloud economics, data analytics, machine learning and open ecosystems—the future of global networking. Find more at ADTRAN.com, LinkedIn and Twitter.

This press release contains forward-looking statements, generally identified by the use of words such as “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “will,” “may,” “could” and similar expressions, which forward-looking statements reflect management’s best judgment based on factors currently known. However, these statements involve risks and uncertainties, including: (i) risks and uncertainties related to the continued impact of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus/COVID-19 global pandemic (including variants of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus), including with respect to continued manufacturing and supply chain constraints; (ii) risks and uncertainties related to the anticipated business combination between the Company and ADVA Optical Networking SE (“ADVA”), including the timing, receipt and terms and conditions of any required governmental and regulatory approvals of the contemplated business combination that could reduce anticipated benefits or cause the parties to abandon the transaction; the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the business combination agreement; the ability to successfully complete the proposed business combination; regulatory or other limitations imposed as a result of the proposed business combination; the success of the business following the proposed business combination; the ability to successfully integrate the ADTRAN and ADVA businesses; the risk that the parties may not be able to satisfy the conditions to closing of the proposed business combination in a timely manner or at all; risks related to disruption of management time from ongoing business operations due to the proposed business combination; the risk that the publicity surrounding or consummation of the proposed business combination could have adverse effects on the market price of ADTRAN’s common stock or ADVA’s common shares or the ability of ADTRAN and ADVA to retain customers, retain or hire key personnel, maintain relationships with their respective suppliers and customers, and on their operating results and businesses generally; the risk that the successor issuer (“Acorn HoldCo”), may be unable to achieve expected synergies or that it may take longer or be more costly than expected to achieve those synergies; the risk of fluctuations in revenue due to lengthy sales and approval process required by major and other service providers for new products; the risk posed by potential breaches of information systems and cyber-attacks; the risks that ADTRAN, ADVA or the post-combination company may not be able to effectively compete, including through product improvements and development, and (iii) the other risks detailed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. These risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements included in this press release.

To provide additional transparency, we have disclosed in the tables below non-GAAP operating income, which has been reconciled to operating (loss), and non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP earnings per share - basic and diluted, which have been reconciled to net (loss) income and (loss) earnings per share - basic and diluted, in each case as reported based on Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”). These non-GAAP financial measures exclude certain items which management believes are not reflective of the ongoing operating performance of the business. We believe this information is useful in providing period-to-period comparisons of the results of our ongoing operations. Additionally, these measures are used by management in our ongoing planning and annual budgeting processes. We believe the presentation of non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP earnings per share - basic and diluted, when combined with the U.S. GAAP presentation of operating (loss), net (loss) income and (loss) earnings per share - basic and diluted, is beneficial to the overall understanding of ongoing operating performance of the Company.

These non-GAAP financial measures are not prepared in accordance with, or an alternative for, U.S. GAAP and therefore should not be considered in isolation or as a substitution for analysis of our results as reported under U.S. GAAP. Additionally, our calculation of non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP earnings per share - basic and diluted, may not be comparable to similar measures calculated by other companies.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (In thousands)
	March 31,				December 31,
	2022				2021
Assets
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	53,979			$	56,603
Restricted cash		52				215
Short-term investments		429				350
Accounts receivable, net		150,111				158,742
Other receivables		17,373				11,228
Inventory, net		171,121				139,891
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		9,076				9,296
Total Current Assets		402,141				376,325
Property, plant and equipment, net		54,384				55,766
Deferred tax assets, net		8,939				9,079
Goodwill		6,968				6,968
Intangibles, net		18,405				19,293
Other non-current assets		30,542				30,971
Long-term investments		67,713				70,615
Total Assets	$	589,092			$	569,017
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	$	127,111			$	102,489
Unearned revenue		19,454				17,737
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		18,736				13,673
Accrued wages and benefits		13,953				14,900
Income tax payable, net		3,519				6,560
Total Current Liabilities		182,773				155,359
Non-current unearned revenue		9,381				9,271
Pension liability		10,667				11,402
Deferred compensation liability		29,691				31,383
Other non-current liabilities		4,264				4,500
Total Liabilities		236,776				211,915
Stockholders' Equity		352,316				357,102
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$	589,092			$	569,017

Condensed Consolidated Statements of (Loss) Income (Unaudited) (In thousands, except per share data)
		Three Months Ended
		March 31,
		2022				2021
Revenue
Network Solutions		$	138,374			$	113,809
Services & Support			16,144				13,724
Total Revenue			154,518				127,533
Cost of Revenue
Network Solutions			90,653				65,001
Services & Support			9,549				8,931
Total Cost of Revenue			100,202				73,932
Gross Profit			54,316				53,601
Selling, general and administrative expenses			27,893				27,435
Research and development expenses			26,491				27,501
Operating Loss			(68	)			(1,335	)
Interest and dividend income			204				290
Interest expense			(30	)			(6	)
Net investment (loss) gain			(3,415	)			996
Other (expense) income, net			(226	)			1,999
(Loss) Income Before Income Taxes			(3,535	)			1,944
Income tax benefit (expense)			2,408				(1,048	)
Net (Loss) Income		$	(1,127	)		$	896
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic			49,113				48,336
Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted			49,113				49,004		(1	)
(Loss) earnings per common share – basic		$	(0.02	)		$	0.02
(Loss) earnings per common share – diluted		$	(0.02	)		$	0.02		(1	)

(1) Assumes exercise of dilutive stock options calculated under the treasury stock method.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (In thousands)
		Three Months Ended
		March 31,
		2022				2021
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net (loss) income		$	(1,127	)		$	896
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization			3,661				4,122
Loss (gain) on investments			3,304				(1,161	)
Stock-based compensation expense			1,893				1,807
Other, net			(62	)			84
Inventory reserves			(1,754	)			(2,131	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net			8,697				(4,762	)
Other receivables			(6,205	)			(1,220	)
Inventory			(29,685	)			4,024
Prepaid expenses, other current assets and other assets			(1,170	)			(417	)
Accounts payable			24,818				5,629
Accrued expenses and other liabilities			3,803				3,317
Income taxes payable, net			(1,304	)			497
Net cash provided by operating activities			4,869				10,685
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment			(1,461	)			(741	)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of available-for-sale investments			10,265				10,087
Purchases of available-for-sale investments			(11,504	)			(11,350	)
Net cash used in investing activities			(2,700	)			(2,004	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Tax withholdings related to stock-based compensation settlements			(54	)			(113	)
Proceeds from stock option exercises			568				1,244
Dividend payments			(4,438	)			(4,361	)
Proceeds from draw on line of credit			8,000				—
Repayment of line of credit			(8,000	)			—
Net cash used in financing activities			(3,924	)			(3,230	)
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			(1,755	)			5,451
Effect of exchange rate changes			(1,032	)			(1,734	)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period			56,818				60,179
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period		$	54,031			$	63,896
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing activities:
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations		$	332			$	248
Purchases of property, plant and equipment included in accounts payable		$	392			$	199

Supplemental Information Reconciliation of Operating Loss to Non-GAAP Operating Income (Unaudited) (Amounts in table in thousands)
	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2022				2021
Operating Loss	$	(68	)		$	(1,335	)
Acquisition-related expenses, amortizations and adjustments		2,330		(1)		1,045		(5)
Stock-based compensation expense		1,893		(2)		1,807		(6)
Restructuring expenses		2		(3)		301		(7)
Deferred compensation adjustments		(2,696	)	(4)		556		(4)
Non-GAAP Operating Income	$	1,461			$	2,374

(1) $1.8 million is included in selling, general and administrative expenses and $0.5 million is included in research and development expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of (loss) income.

(2) $0.2 million is included in total cost of revenue, $1.1 million is included in selling, general and administrative expenses and $0.6 million is included in research and development expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of (loss) income.

(3) Less than $0.1 million is included in selling, general and administrative expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of (loss) income.

(4) Includes non-cash change in fair value of equity investments held in the ADTRAN, Inc. Deferred Compensation Program for Employees, all of which is included in selling, general and administrative expenses on the condensed consolidated statement of (loss) income.

(5) $0.6 million is included in selling, general and administrative expenses and $0.5 million is included in research and development expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of (loss) income.

(6) $0.1 million is included in total cost of revenue, $1.1 million is included in selling, general and administrative expenses and $0.6 million is included in research and development expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of (loss) income.

(7) $0.1 million is included in selling, general and administrative expenses and $0.2 million is included in research and development expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of (loss) income.

Supplemental Information Reconciliation of Net (Loss) Income and (Loss) Earnings per Common Share – Basic and Diluted to Non-GAAP Net Income and Non-GAAP Earnings per Common Share – Basic and Diluted (Unaudited) (Amounts in table in thousands, except per share amounts)
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2022				2021
Net (Loss) Income		$	(1,127	)		$	896
Acquisition-related expenses, amortizations and adjustments			2,330				1,045
Stock-based compensation expense			1,893				1,807
Restructuring expenses			2				301
Deferred compensation adjustments(1)			(855	)			268
Pension expense(2)			89				278
Valuation allowance related to deferred tax assets			8,079				2,685
Tax effect of adjustments to net (loss) income			(505	)			(952	)
Non-GAAP Net Income		$	9,906			$	6,328
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic			49,113				48,336
Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted			49,113				49,004
(Loss) earnings per common share - basic		$	(0.02	)		$	0.02
(Loss) earnings per common share - diluted		$	(0.02	)		$	0.02
Non-GAAP earnings per common share - basic		$	0.20			$	0.13
Non-GAAP earnings per common share - diluted		$	0.20			$	0.13

(1) Includes non-cash change in fair value of equity investments held in deferred compensation plans offered to certain employees.

(2) Includes amortization of actuarial losses related to the Company's pension plan for employees in certain foreign countries.

 

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