[April 20, 2017] |
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Connection (CNXN) Reports First Quarter 2017 Results
Connection (PC Connection, Inc.; NASDAQ: CNXN),
an industry-leading national technology solutions provider of a full
range of information technology (IT) solutions to business, government,
and education markets, today announced results for the quarter ended
March 31, 2017. Net sales for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 increased
by 17.2% to $670.6 million, compared to $572.4 million for the prior
year quarter. Net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 decreased
by 18.0% to $7.4 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, compared to net
income of $9.1 million, or $0.34 per diluted share for the prior year
quarter.
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, adjusted
for stock-based compensation expense and rebranding, acquisition and
restructuring costs ("Adjusted EBITDA") totaled $92.1 million for the
twelve months ended March 31, 2017, compared to $90.8 million for the
twelve months ended March 31, 2016.
Quarterly Performance by Segment:
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Net sales for the SMB segment increased by 5% to $273.6 million in the
first quarter of 2017, compared to the prior year quarter. Software
and mobility products each grew at double-digit rates. Gross margin
decreased by 67 basis points due to increased sales of lower-margin
mobility and desktop products.
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Net sales for the Large Account segment increased by 26% to $252.9
million in the first quarter of 2017, compared to the prior year
quarter. Software, net/com products, and servers had strong growth
during this quarter at 61%, 87%, and 70%, respectively. Gross margin
decreased by 64 basis points due to product mix and an increase in
large project rollouts, which generally carry lower margins.
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Net sales to the Public Sector segment increased by 30% to $144.0
million in the first quarter of 2017, compared to the prior year
quarter. Sales to state and local government and educational
institutions increased by 15%, compared to the prior year quarter,
while sales to the federal government increased by 62%. Gross margin
decreased by 357 basis points due to a large federal customer project
rollout that consisted of lower-margin products such as desktops,
which grew 288% during the quarter.
Quarterly Sales by Product Mix:
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Notebook/mobility sales, the Company's largest product category,
increased by 9% year over year and accounted for 22% of net sales in
the first quarter of 2017 compared to 24% of net sales in the prior
year quarter. Large Account and SMB experienced strong year-over-year
growth in notebook/mobility sales.
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Software sales increased by 36% year over year and accounted for 19%
of net sales in the first quarter of 2017 compared to 17% of net sales
in the prior year quarter. We experienced growth in cloud-based
offerings, security, and office productivity.
Overall gross profit increased by $4.5 million, or 5.5%, in the first
quarter of 2017, compared to the prior year quarter. Consolidated gross
margin, as a percentage of net sales, decreased to 12.9% in the first
quarter of 2017, compared to 14.4% for the prior year quarter.
Selling, general and administrative dollars increased in the first
quarter of 2017 to $75.3 million from $67.0 million in the prior year
quarter, with variable cost increasing due to higher levels of gross
profit. We also had three months of Softmart SG&A in the current
quarter. We continue to invest in technical solution sales capabilities
and expect SG&A expenses to rise accordingly. However, we are highly
focused on improving efficiencies and streamlining wherever possible.
The Company generated significant cash flow during the quarter ended
March 31, 2017. Total cash was $65.8 million at March 31, 2017, compared
to $49.2 million at December 31, 2016. During the quarter we paid a $9.0
million special dividend to shareholders. Days sales outstanding were 48
days at March 31, 2017, and inventory turns were 25 turns in the first
quarter of 2017.
"We are encouraged with the acceleration of our top line during the
quarter. We saw strong growth in software, networking communications,
workforce productivity, and services," said Tim McGrath, President and
Chief Executive Officer. "With this market share growth, we remain
focused on gross margin improvements, operating expense management, and
our strategic plan to help our customers solve their business challenges
with advanced technology solutions," concluded Mr. McGrath.
Non-GAAP Financial Information
Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. This information is
included to provide information with respect to the Company's operating
performance and earnings. Non-GAAP measures are not a substitute for
GAAP measures and should be considered together with the GAAP financial
measures. Our non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to other
similarly titled measures of other companies.
About Connection
Connection (www.connection.com;
NASDAQ: CNXN), is the combined corporate brand name for PC Connection,
Inc., a Fortune 1000 company, along with its subsidiaries: PC Connection
Sales, GovConnection, and MoreDirect, reflecting the Company's mission
to connect people with technology that enhances growth, elevates
productivity, and empowers innovation. Headquartered in Merrimack, NH
with offices throughout the United States, the Company continues to
deliver custom-configured computer systems overnight from our ISO
9001:2008 certified technical configuration lab at our distribution
center in Wilmington, OH. In addition, the Company has over 2,500
technical certifications to ensure that we can solve the most complex
issues of our customers. Connection also services international
customers through its GlobalServe subsidiary, a global IT procurement
and service management company. Investors and media can find more
information about Connection at http://ir.pcconnection.com.
Connection - Business Solutions (800-800-5555), (the original business
of PC Connection,) operating through our PC Connection Sales Corp.
subsidiary, is a rapid-response provider of IT products and services
serving primarily the small- and medium-sized business sector. It offers
more than 300,000 brand-name products through its staff of technically
trained sales account managers, publications, and its website at www.connection.com.
Connection - Public Sector Solutions (800-800-0019), our GovConnection,
Inc. subsidiary, is a rapid-response provider of IT products and
services to federal, state, and local government agencies and
educational institutions through specialized account managers,
publications, and online at www.connection.com/publicsector.
Connection - Enterprise Solutions (561-237-3300), www.connection.com/enterprise,
our MoreDirect, Inc. subsidiary, provides corporate technology buyers
with best-in-class IT solutions, in-depth IT supply-chain expertise, and
access to over 300,000 products and 1,600 vendors through TRAXX™, a
proprietary cloud-based eProcurement system. The team's engineers,
software licensing specialists, and project managers help reduce the
cost and complexity of buying hardware, software, and services
throughout the entire IT lifecycle.
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to, the impact of changes in market demand and the overall level of
economic activity and environment, or in the level of business
investment in information technology products, competitive products and
pricing, product availability and market acceptance, new products,
market acceptance of the Company's new branding, fluctuations in
operating results, the ability of the Company to manage personnel levels
in response to fluctuations in revenue, and other risks detailed in the
Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including
under the caption "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the year
ended December 31, 2016. More specifically, the statements in this
release concerning the Company's outlook for selling, general, and
administrative expenses, the Company's efforts in improving efficiencies
and streamlining its business and other statements of a non-historical
basis (including statements regarding the Company's ability to increase
market share and enhance long-term shareholder value, and integrate its
two acquisitions in an effective manner, and the Company's continuing
investments in technical solution sales capabilities) are
forward-looking statements that involve certain risks and uncertainties.
Such risks and uncertainties include the ability to realize market
demand for and competitive pricing pressures on the products and
services marketed by the Company, the continued acceptance of the
Company's distribution channel by vendors and customers, continuation of
key vendor and customer relationships and support programs, the ability
of the Company to gain or maintain market share, and the ability of the
Company to hire and retain qualified sales representatives and other
essential personnel. The Company assumes no obligation to update the
information in this press release or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of any new information, future events,
or otherwise, except as required by law.
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CONSOLIDATED SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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At or for the Three Months Ended March 31,
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2017
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2016
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% of
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% of
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%
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(Amounts and shares in thousands, except operating data, P/E
ratio, and per share data)
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Net Sales
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Net Sales
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Change
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Operating Data:
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Net sales
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$
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670,594
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$
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572,394
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17
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%
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Diluted earnings per share
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$
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0.28
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$
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0.34
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(18
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%)
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Gross margin
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12.9
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%
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14.4
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%
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Operating margin
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1.7
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%
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2.7
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%
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Return on equity (1)
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11.0
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%
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12.3
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%
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Inventory turns
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25
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19
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Days sales outstanding
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48
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41
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% of
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% of
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Product Mix:
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Net Sales
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Net Sales
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Notebooks/Mobility
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22
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%
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24
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%
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Software
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19
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17
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Servers/Storage
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9
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11
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Net/Com Products
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9
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8
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Other Hardware/Services
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41
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40
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Total Net Sales
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100
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%
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100
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%
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Stock Performance Indicators:
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Actual shares outstanding
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26,761
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26,501
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Total book value per share
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$
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16.54
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$
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15.16
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Tangible book value per share
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$
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13.34
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$
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13.17
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Closing price
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$
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29.79
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$
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25.81
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Market capitalization
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$
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797,210
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$
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683,991
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Trailing price/earnings ratio
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17.0
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14.5
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LTM Adjusted EBITDA (2)
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$
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92,136
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$
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90,795
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Adjusted market capitalization/LTM Adjusted EBITDA (3)
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7.9
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6.6
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(1) Based on last twelve months' net income.
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(2) Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA (earnings before interest,
taxes, depreciation and amortization) adjusted for acquisition,
rebranding, and
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restructuring costs, and stock-based compensation.
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(3) Adjusted market capitalization is defined as gross market
capitalization less cash balance.
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REVENUE AND MARGIN INFORMATION
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For the Three Months Ended March 31,
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2017
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2016
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Net
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Gross
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Net
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Gross
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(amounts in thousands)
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Sales
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Margin
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Sales
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Margin
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SMB
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$
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273,633
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15.3
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%
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$
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261,246
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15.9
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%
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Large Account
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252,918
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12.5
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200,109
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13.1
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Public Sector
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144,043
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9.2
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111,039
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12.8
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Total
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$
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670,594
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12.9
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%
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$
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572,394
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14.4
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%
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
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Three Months Ended March 31,
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2017
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2016
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(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
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Amount
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% of Net Sales
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Amount
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% of Net Sales
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Net sales
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$
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670,594
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100.0
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%
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$
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572,394
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100.0
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%
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Cost of sales
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583,861
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87.1
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490,201
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85.6
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Gross profit
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86,733
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12.9
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82,193
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14.4
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Selling, general and administrative expenses, other
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75,281
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11.2
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67,029
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11.7
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Income from operations
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11,452
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1.7
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15,164
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2.7
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Interest/other expense, net
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19
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-
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(14
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)
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-
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Income tax provision
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(4,039
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)
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(0.6
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)
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(6,087
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(1.1
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)
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Net income
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$
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7,432
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1.1
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%
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$
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9,063
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1.6
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%
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Earnings per common share:
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Basic
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$
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0.28
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$
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0.34
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Diluted
|
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$
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0.28
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$
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0.34
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Shares used in the computation of earnings per common share:
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Basic
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26,697
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26,499
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Diluted
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26,866
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26,671
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EBITDA AND ADJUSTED EBITDA
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A reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA is detailed below.
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA (earnings before interest,
taxes, depreciation and amortization) adjusted for stock-based
compensation. Both EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are considered
non-GAAP financial measures. Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure
is a numerical measure of a company's performance, financial
position, or cash flows that either includes or excludes amounts
that are not normally included or excluded in the most directly
comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP.
We believe that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA provide helpful
information with respect to our operating performance including our
ability to fund our future capital expenditures and working capital
requirements. Adjusted EBITDA also provides helpful information as
it is the primary measure used in certain financial covenants
contained in our credit agreements.
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(amounts in thousands)
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Three Months Ended March 31,
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LTM Ended March 31, (1)
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2017
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2016
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% Change
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2017
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2016
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% Change
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Net income
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$
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7,432
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$
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9,063
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$
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46,480
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$
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47,306
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Depreciation and amortization
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2,855
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2,416
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10,892
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9,185
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Income tax expense
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4,039
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6,087
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30,294
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32,131
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Interest expense
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28
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14
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|
121
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|
|
102
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EBITDA
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14,354
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17,580
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87,787
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88,724
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Acquisition, rebranding and restructuring costs (2)
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-
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-
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3,406
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1,026
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Stock-based compensation
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|
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183
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|
|
289
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|
|
943
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1,045
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Adjusted EBITDA
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$
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14,537
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$
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17,869
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-19
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%
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$
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92,136
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$
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90,795
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1
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%
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(1) LTM: Last twelve months
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(2) Acquisition, rebranding, and restructuring costs relate to our
2016 acquisitions, the re-branding of the Company to "Connection,"
severance related to internal restructuring, duplicate costs
incurred with the move of our Chicago-area facility, and in 2015,
duplicate costs incurred with the transition to our new
distribution center.
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March 31,
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December 31,
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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|
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2017
|
|
2016
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(amounts in thousands)
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ASSETS
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Current Assets:
|
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Cash and cash equivalents
|
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$
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65,755
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$
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49,180
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Accounts receivable, net
|
|
|
|
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378,453
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|
411,883
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Inventories
|
|
|
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99,973
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|
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|
90,535
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets
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|
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5,604
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5,453
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Income taxes receivable
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|
953
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|
|
2,120
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Total current assets
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550,738
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|
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559,171
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Property and equipment, net
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38,650
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39,402
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Goodwill
|
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73,602
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73,602
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Other intangibles, net
|
|
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|
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12,151
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|
|
|
12,586
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Other assets
|
|
|
|
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1,351
|
|
|
|
1,373
|
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Total Assets
|
|
|
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$
|
676,492
|
|
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$
|
686,134
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|
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
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Current Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
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|
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Accounts payable
|
|
|
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$
|
171,866
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|
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$
|
177,862
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Accrued expenses and other liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
24,079
|
|
|
|
31,047
|
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Accrued payroll
|
|
|
|
|
15,572
|
|
|
|
21,345
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
211,517
|
|
|
|
230,254
|
|
Deferred income taxes
|
|
|
|
|
19,640
|
|
|
|
19,602
|
|
Other liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
2,600
|
|
|
|
2,836
|
|
Total Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
233,757
|
|
|
|
252,692
|
|
Stockholders' Equity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock
|
|
|
|
|
286
|
|
|
|
285
|
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
|
|
|
|
112,941
|
|
|
|
111,081
|
|
Retained earnings
|
|
|
|
|
345,370
|
|
|
|
337,938
|
|
Treasury stock at cost
|
|
|
|
|
(15,862
|
)
|
|
|
(15,862
|
)
|
Total Stockholders' Equity
|
|
|
|
|
442,735
|
|
|
|
433,442
|
|
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
|
|
|
|
$
|
676,492
|
|
|
$
|
686,134
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended March 31,
|
|
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
(amounts in thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
|
$
|
7,432
|
|
|
$
|
9,063
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
|
|
2,855
|
|
|
|
2,416
|
|
Provision for doubtful accounts
|
|
|
|
|
545
|
|
|
|
(103
|
)
|
Stock-based compensation expense
|
|
|
|
|
183
|
|
|
|
289
|
|
Deferred income taxes
|
|
|
|
|
38
|
|
|
|
34
|
|
Excess tax benefit from exercise of equity awards
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(32
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Changes in assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
|
|
|
32,885
|
|
|
|
67,942
|
|
Inventories
|
|
|
|
|
(9,438
|
)
|
|
|
5,431
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
|
|
|
|
1,016
|
|
|
|
(1,928
|
)
|
Other non-current assets
|
|
|
|
|
22
|
|
|
|
(128
|
)
|
Accounts payable
|
|
|
|
|
(6,177
|
)
|
|
|
(52,359
|
)
|
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
(3,936
|
)
|
|
|
(7,156
|
)
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
|
|
|
|
25,425
|
|
|
|
23,469
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases of equipment
|
|
|
|
|
(1,487
|
)
|
|
|
(2,078
|
)
|
Net cash used for investing activities
|
|
|
|
|
(1,487
|
)
|
|
|
(2,078
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividend payment
|
|
|
|
|
(9,041
|
)
|
|
|
(10,591
|
)
|
Exercise of stock options
|
|
|
|
|
1,678
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Excess tax benefit from exercise of equity awards
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
32
|
|
Payment of payroll taxes on stock-based compensation through shares
withheld
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(40
|
)
|
Net cash used for financing activities
|
|
|
|
|
(7,363
|
)
|
|
|
(10,599
|
)
|
Increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
|
|
16,575
|
|
|
|
10,792
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
|
|
|
|
|
49,180
|
|
|
|
80,188
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
|
|
|
|
$
|
65,755
|
|
|
$
|
90,980
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-cash Investing Activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued capital expenditures
|
|
|
|
$
|
291
|
|
|
$
|
578
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental Cash Flow Information:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income taxes paid
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,546
|
|
|
$
|
7,638
|
|
|
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