Ciprico Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year End Results and Enters into $5.1 million Convertible Note Purchase Agreements
27 Décembre 2007 - 4:32PM
Business Wire
Ciprico Inc. (NASDAQ:CPCI) today reported revenue for the fiscal
fourth quarter ended September 30, 2007 of $2.2 million, up $0.6
million, or 34%, sequentially. The period�s results are in line
with the Company�s previous guidance of a 30% increase over its
third quarter revenue. Sales for the period were down 22% year-over
year. Sales for fiscal year 2007 totaled $8.6 million, a 28%
decrease from the prior fiscal year. �We are pleased with our
quarter-over-quarter revenue growth and the initial traction of the
RAIDCore� product,� said Steve Merrifield, chief executive officer.
�However, it takes a significant investment of time and resources
to move the market from hardware-based products to a new and
innovative software technology. More than 80% of our professionals
at Ciprico are new in the past 12 months, combine that with the
transition to a new product line, and we believe certain
year-over-year comparisons are less meaningful given the new
direction of the Company.� The Company continues its transition
from a hardware-based business model to one focused on software and
solutions. Investments in software development have and are
expected to yield significant new products and resulted in a number
of key strategic announcements including: RAIDCore software suite
running on Intel chipsets. Virtualized RAID data protection. New
RAIDCore software based MediaVault� 5100 products. Integration of
RAIDCore software into H3C Technologies (Huawei/3 Com) iSCSI
servers. Shipment of over 10,000 RAIDCore software licenses. �As we
work with our customers, we are even more confident in our
strategy,� Merrifield said. �In particular, we are encouraged by
the positive response to our RAIDCore software � an
enterprise-class, flexible software platform that is
well-positioned to replace expensive hardware RAID solutions.
RAIDCore evaluation samples are in the hands of a number of
potential customers and partners. We are working with these
customers to help them accelerate their qualification and design-in
process.� During the fourth quarter sales and marketing resources
were added to begin to build the customer and channel partnerships
necessary to return Ciprico to profitability. These investments
resulted in a net loss for the fourth quarter of $2.8 million,
compared to a net loss of $2.5 million in the previous quarter. For
the fiscal year the net loss was $8.1 million compared to a loss of
$3.7 million in the previous fiscal year. The fourth quarter marked
the first time this fiscal year that the Company�s MediaVault
product line sales increased sequentially, a result due in part to
the introduction of the first MediaVault RAIDCore-based product.
While the legacy MediaVault family still offers industry-leading
features and performance, revenues continue to be impacted by
low-cost competition. To address this, our legacy products will
continue to be revitalized with the RAIDCore software to increase
the features, functions and performance of these products. In
addition, the fourth quarter saw the first meaningful sales from
RAIDCore� software license and related RAIDCore� controller boards.
Gross margin for the fourth quarter was higher compared to the
previous quarter, but lower when compared to the prior year due to
additional inventory charges on legacy products. For the fiscal
year, gross margin as a percent of sales was down due to the
inventory charges, and slightly offset by higher gross margins from
the RAIDCore� product line, which has substantially better gross
margins. Operating expenses for the quarter were higher compared to
the prior quarter due to the addition of new employees, and
accelerated investments in development of our RAIDCore software
based products. Operating expenses for the fiscal year totaled
$11.3 million, compared to operating expenses of $8.7 million the
prior fiscal year, due to the investment in new management, sales,
marketing and engineering talent. In addition, fiscal 2007 is the
first year that the Company was required to expense stock options.
�We continued to make investments in our future that drove
significant progress toward the products and technology that we
believe will return Ciprico to growth and profitability,�
Merrifield said. �We have evaluated our capital structure and have
taken short-term action to ensure we have the ability to execute
our plans. We have secured a debt financing with a convertible
feature to provide immediate capital and have filed our Proxy
Statement with a proposal to increase the number of authorized
shares in consideration of additional capital needs as we continue
our growth in 2008.� �As we gain momentum in the marketplace our
revenues may be erratic in the near term, particularly our first
quarter which is being impacted by a sharp decline in the content
creation / video marketplace due to the writer�s strike. In
addition, we are being impacted by availability of components for
some of our products,� Merrifield said. �Our profitability will
continue to be affected by the investments we are making to bring
the next generation RAIDCore technology to market. As a result of
these investments we expect strong growth in 2008 and anticipate
our revenues doubling as we realize sales from our new technology
and products. This will position Ciprico to return to profitability
in fiscal year 2009.� On December 26, 2007, Ciprico Inc. announced
that it entered into a Convertible Note Purchase Agreement with
multiple accredited investors for the private placement of a $5.1
million of convertible notes and common stock warrants for $0.25
worth of warrant shares for each $1.00 of principal invested. The
conversion price for the notes and the exercise price for the
warrants is fixed at an amount equal to the average closing bid
price of the Company�s common stock for the five (5) consecutive
trading days ending on the trading day prior to the issue date.
That price was $3.86 for the initial closing on December 26, 2007.
The notes are due and payable in full on the 15-month anniversary
of the date of issuance and the warrants are exercisable from the
date of issuance until the five year anniversary. The number of
shares issuable upon exercise of the warrant is subject to
adjustment in the event of stock splits or dividends, business
combinations, sale of assets or other similar transitions. The
Company will host a conference call on January 7, 2008 at 10:00
a.m. Eastern Time and 9:00 a.m. Central Time, to discuss this
release. The conference call will be broadcast live via the
Internet at www.ciprico.com. The conference call will also be
available live via telephone at 800-218-4007. A replay will be
available through January 14, 2008 at 800-405-2236, replay code
11105681. Safe Harbor Statement Under the Securities Reform Act of
1995 This press release includes forward-looking statements that
involve risk and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Such
forward-looking statements, which reflect our current view of
expected growth in software licensing revenues, quarterly sales
growth, revenue growth in fiscal 2008, our ability to build
sustainable growth and return to profitability in fiscal 2009,
product development efforts and impact on new product
introductions, and other future events and financial performance,
involve known and unknown risks that could cause actual results and
facts to differ materially from those expressed in the
forward-looking statements for a variety of reasons. These risks
and uncertainties include but are not limited to: delays in product
development; market acceptance of Ciprico's products and services;
technological change in the storage and related industries;
competition in the storage software market; the potential failure
of Ciprico�s partners to introduce products incorporating Ciprico's
products; intellectual property issues; and other risk factors
discussed in Ciprico's reports on Forms 10-KSB, 10-QSB and other
reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Investors should take such risks into account when making
investment decisions. Forward-looking statements speak only as of
the date on which they were made, and except as required by law; we
assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements. We
do not intend to update or revise any forward-looking statements
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
About Ciprico Ciprico Inc. (NASDAQ:CPCI) is a leading provider of
intelligent storage software, solutions and appliances for
enterprise class IT servers, professional workstations and digital
media workflows. Ciprico is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN. More
information about Ciprico is available at www.ciprico.com CIPRICO
INC. CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) � � (Amounts in
thousands, except per share amounts) Three MonthsEndedSeptember 30,
Twelve MonthsEndedSeptember 30, 2007 � 2006 2007 � 2006 � � NET
SALES $ 2,199 $ 2,804 $ 8,605 $ 11,932 Cost of sales � 1,626 � �
1,943 � � 5,762 � � 7,590 � � GROSS PROFIT 573 861 2,843 4,342 �
OPERATING EXPENSES: Research and development 1,487 911 4,715 3,714
Sales and marketing 1,320 698 3,972 3,013 General and
administrative � 653 � � 384 � � 2,634 � � 1,936 � � Total
operating expenses � 3,460 � � 1,993 � � 11,321 � � 8,663 � LOSS
FROM OPERATIONS (2,887 ) (1,132 ) (8,478 ) (4,321 ) Other income,
primarily interest � 77 � � 158 � � 469 � � 660 � � LOSS BEFORE
INCOME TAXES (2,810 ) (974 ) (8,009 ) (3,661 ) Income taxes � 16 �
� - � � 65 � � - � � NET LOSS $ (2,826 ) $ (974 ) $ (8,074 ) $
(3,661 ) � Shares used to calculate net loss per share: Basic and
diluted 5,100 4,977 5,071 4,916 � NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE: Basic
and diluted $ (0.55 ) $ (0.20 ) $ (1.59 ) $ (0.74 )
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