Top Image Systems Reports First Quarter 2017 Results

TEL AVIV, Israel and PLANO, Texas, May 18, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Top Image Systems, Ltd. (NASDAQ:TISA), a global innovator of intelligent content processing solutions, today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2017.

First Quarter Highlights

• Quarterly revenues were $7.3 million compared to $7.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2016 and $8.5 million in the same period last year;
• Quarterly net loss was ($1.8) million, compared to a loss of ($3.8) million in the fourth quarter of 2016, and ($2.1) million in the same period last year;
• Adjusted EBITDA* was a loss of ($0.9) million compared to a loss of ($1.1) million in the fourth quarter of 2016, and breakeven in the same period last year;
• Quarterly recurring revenues were $4.5 million, representing 61% of total revenue, compared to $4.6 million, representing 65% of total revenues, in the fourth quarter of 2016 and compared to 60% of revenues in the same period last year;
• Quarterly GAAP total expenses were $9.0 million, compared to $10.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2016 and $10.4 million in the same period last year;
• Previously announced project with top global bank managing more than $1 trillion in assets successfully entered production;
• Previously announced large government forms processing project in South America entered production;
• Selected as one of the Top Twenty Most Promising SAP Application Providers for 2017 by CIOReview.

Brendan Reidy, CEO of Top Image Systems, commented, “The transformation of our company continues and, though the process will take time, we are achieving early results which creates the foundation for a return to profitability and growth. We made progress against our three key priorities: protecting our core remittance and forms processing business; introducing continuous efficiency improvements into our operations; and making prudent investments in high-velocity cloud applications.  We continue to carry out successful forms processing and receivables automation projects; to consolidate our operations and increase operating efficiency and to invest in the development of our eFLOW AP on-site and cloud-based solutions. I am confident that the end result will be the transformation of our company into a nimble, high-growth, cloud applications and services business to maximize shareholder value.”

First Quarter Financial Results

Total revenues for the first quarter of 2017 were $7.3 million compared to $7.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2016 and $8.5 million in the same period last year. Recurring (SaaS and maintenance) revenues for the first quarter of 2017 were $4.5 million, compared to $4.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2016, and compared to $5.0 million in the same period last year.

Gross profit for the first quarter of 2017 was $3.2 million compared $2.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2016, and compared to $4.2 million in the same period last year. Gross margin for the first quarter of 2017 was 44%, compared to 39% in the fourth quarter of 2016 and 50% for the same period last year.

GAAP net loss for the first quarter of 2017 was ($1.8) million compared to ($3.8) million in the fourth quarter of 2016 and ($2.1) million in the same period last year. First quarter 2017 GAAP loss per share was ($0.10) compared to ($0.21) in the fourth quarter of 2016 and ($0.12) in the same period last year.

First quarter 2017 Non-GAAP* loss per share was ($0.07), compared to ($0.10) in the fourth quarter of 2016 and compared to ($0.02) in the same period last year.

Adjusted EBITDA* loss was ($0.9) million compared to ($1.1) million in the fourth quarter of last year, and breakeven in the same period last year.

Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call and webcast later today, Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 10:00 am ET, during which the Company’s management will present and discuss the financial results and be available to answer questions from investors.

To join the conference call, please dial in to one of the following teleconference phone lines using the numbers listed below.  Please begin placing your calls at least 5 minutes before the conference call commences.  If you are unable to connect using the toll-free number, please try the U.S. Toll/International dial-in number.

US Toll-Free Dial-in Number:                       1-877-407-0784
US Toll/INTERNATIONAL Dial-in Number:  1-201-689-8560
Israel Toll-Free Dial-in Number:                  1-809-406-247

The conference call is scheduled to begin at: 
10:00 am Eastern Time
  7:00 am Pacific Time
  5:00 pm Israel Time

To join the live webcast, please click on the following link:  http://public.viavid.com/index.php?id=124470.  For those unable to attend the live call or webcast, from the following day an audio recording of the call will be made available for download from the Investors section of the Top Image Systems’ website www.topimagesystems.com; during the next three months the recorded webcast can be viewed by clicking on the same link as for the live webcast: http://public.viavid.com/index.php?id=124470

* GAAP and Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This release includes GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures, including, without limitation, Adjusted EBITDA (which eliminates the impact of interest, taxes, amortization and depreciation expenses, as well as non-cash stock-based compensation expenses and other non-recurring items not part of regular business), Non-GAAP Net Income (Loss) (which eliminates the impact of amortization expenses as well as non-cash stock-based compensation expenses and other non-recurring items not part of TIS’ ongoing business operations) and Non-GAAP Income (Loss) per share. Non-GAAP measures are reconciled to comparable GAAP measures in the tables below.

The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to TIS’ GAAP results provided in the attached financial statements for the first quarter ended March 31, 2017 and the other periods presented, and is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. The tables below reconcile each non-GAAP financial measure to its most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. TIS’ management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding TIS’ performance by excluding the impact of certain items that may not be indicative of TIS’ core business operating results. TIS’ management believes that both management and investors benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing TIS’ performance in addition to the GAAP results. These non-GAAP financial measures also facilitate comparisons to TIS’ historical performance and its competitors’ operating results. TIS includes these non-GAAP financial measures because management believes they are useful to investors in allowing for greater transparency with respect to supplemental information used by management in its financial and operational decision-making.

About Top Image Systems

Top Image Systems™ (TIS™) Ltd. is a global innovator of on-premise and cloud-based applications that optimize content-driven business processes such as procure to pay operations, remittance processing, integrated receivables, customer response management and more.  Whether originating from mobile, electronic, paper or other sources, TIS solutions automatically capture, process and deliver content across enterprise applications, transforming information entering an organization into useful and accessible electronic data, delivering it directly and efficiently to the relevant business system or person for action with as little manual handling as possible.  TIS’ solutions are marketed in more than 40 countries through a multi-tier network of distributors, system integrators, value-added resellers and strategic partners. Visit the company's website at http://www.TopImageSystems.com for more information.

Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

Certain matters discussed in this news release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results to be materially different from any future results expressed or implied in those forward-looking statements. Words such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "estimates," and words and terms of similar substance in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance identify forward-looking statements. These statements are based on management's current expectations or beliefs and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially including, but not limited to, risks in product development, approval and introduction plans and schedules, rapid technological change, customer acceptance of new products, the impact of competitive products and pricing, the lengthy sales cycle, proprietary rights of TIS and its competitors, risk of operations in Israel, government regulation, litigation, general economic conditions and other risk factors detailed in the Company's most recent annual report on Form 20-F and other subsequent filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. We are under no obligation to, and expressly disclaim any obligation to, update or alter our forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.