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ADTRAN, Inc. Reports Earnings for the Third Quarter of 2021 and Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

ADTRAN, Inc., (NASDAQ:ADTN) (“ADTRAN” or the “Company”), today announced financial results for the third quarter of 2021. For the quarter, revenue was $138.1 million. Earnings for the third quarter of 2021 were a net loss of $10.4 million and earnings per share was a loss of $0.21. Non-GAAP net loss was $0.8 million and non-GAAP earnings per share was a loss of $0.02. Non-GAAP net income (loss) and non-GAAP earnings (loss) per share exclude stock-based compensation expense, acquisition related expenses, amortizations and adjustments, restructuring expenses, amortization of pension actuarial losses, asset impairments, 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 (loss) and non-GAAP earnings (loss) per share are set forth in the table provided below.

ADTRAN Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Tom Stanton stated, “We are experiencing unprecedented demand, highlighted by our record-setting Q3 bookings – up 43% year-over-year. We continue to add new customers, including now three new Tier 1 operators since the beginning of the third quarter. An additional highlight was our 61% year-over-year growth rate in customers deploying our SaaS applications. Finally, we remain extremely excited about our announced proposed combination with ADVA and the synergies we believe it will bring in terms of customer base and product portfolio to further accelerate our growth.”

The Company also announced that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend for the third quarter of 2021. 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 November 16, 2021. The payment date will be November 30, 2021.

The Company confirmed that it will hold a conference call to discuss its third quarter results on Tuesday, November 2, 2021, 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 3rd Quarter 2021 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 at investor.relations@adtran.com.

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 (or variants of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, including the Delta variant), including the severity and duration of the pandemic and the delivery, acceptance and effectiveness of vaccines, which could lead to a decrease in demand for the Company’s products and services, and which has disrupted, and could lead to further disruptions in, the Company’s supply chain, adversely impacting the operations and financial condition of the Company and its customers; actions that have been taken and that may be taken by the Company, its customers, suppliers and counterparties in response to the pandemic, including the implementation of alternative work arrangements for employees, which may delay the timing of some orders and expected deliveries and which may impact the Company’s ability to mitigate inefficiencies, delays and additional costs in the Company’s product development, sales, marketing and customer service efforts; the legal, regulatory and administrative developments that have occurred and may continue to occur at the federal, state and local levels and in foreign jurisdictions in response to the pandemic, including travel bans and restrictions, quarantines, shelter-in-place orders, and business limitations and shutdowns; potential disruptions, breaches, or other incidents affecting the proper operation, availability or security of the Company’s or its partners’ information systems; potential declines in revenues due to declining customer demand and deteriorating macroeconomic conditions; increased expenses related to labor, raw materials, freight or other expenditures; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s liquidity, as well as risks associated with disruptions in the financial markets and the business of financial institutions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic which could impact the Company from a financial perspective; the pace of recovery in our markets when the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, which could affect demand for our products; and (ii) the other risks detailed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 and the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 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 table below non-GAAP operating income (loss), which has been reconciled to operating income (loss), and non-GAAP net income (loss) and non-GAAP earnings (loss) per share - basic and diluted, which have been reconciled to net income (loss) and earnings (loss) 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. The presentation of non-GAAP operating income (loss), non-GAAP net income (loss) and non-GAAP earnings (loss) per share - basic and diluted, when combined with the U.S. GAAP presentation of operating income (loss), net income (loss) and earnings (loss) 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 (loss), non-GAAP net income (loss) and non-GAAP earnings (loss) per share - basic and diluted, may not be comparable to similar measures calculated by other companies.

 
 
 
 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)

September 30,

December 31,

2021

2020

Assets

Current Assets

Cash and cash equivalents

$

75,503

$

60,161

Restricted cash

102

18

Short-term investments

2,610

3,131

Accounts receivable, net

124,146

98,827

Other receivables

9,867

21,531

Inventory, net

127,241

125,457

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

10,061

8,293

Total Current Assets

349,530

317,418

Property, plant and equipment, net

56,556

62,399

Deferred tax assets, net

8,957

9,869

Goodwill

6,968

6,968

Intangibles, net

20,291

23,470

Other assets

31,675

25,425

Long-term investments

83,935

80,130

Total Assets

$

557,912

$

525,679

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Current Liabilities

Accounts payable

$

79,074

$

49,929

Unearned revenue

16,394

14,092

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

15,392

13,609

Accrued wages and benefits

17,270

15,262

Income tax payable, net

5,914

1,301

Total Current Liabilities

134,044

94,193

Non-current unearned revenue

7,426

6,888

Pension liability

16,988

18,664

Deferred compensation liability

28,336

25,866

Other non-current liabilities

7,365

7,124

Total Liabilities

194,159

152,735

Stockholders' Equity

363,753

372,944

Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

$

557,912

$

525,679

 
 
 
 
 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss)
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share data)

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

September 30,

2021

2020

2021

2020

Revenue

Network Solutions

$

120,767

$

115,229

$

360,025

$

323,924

Services & Support

17,314

17,914

48,821

52,457

Total Revenue

138,081

133,143

408,846

376,381

Cost of Revenue

Network Solutions

81,029

62,795

216,044

178,492

Services & Support

9,379

11,386

28,860

33,855

Total Cost of Revenue

90,408

74,181

244,904

212,347

Gross Profit

47,673

58,962

163,942

164,034

Selling, general and administrative expenses

30,972

27,205

89,273

84,624

Research and development expenses

26,759

27,223

82,131

85,794

Asset impairments

65

Operating Income (Loss)

(10,058

)

4,534

(7,462

)

(6,449

)

Interest and dividend income

344

344

887

1,031

Interest expense

(6

)

(18

)

(1

)

Net investment gain (loss)

(63

)

2,844

2,942

1,819

Other income (expense), net

648

(1,679

)

2,673

(2,307

)

Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes

(9,135

)

6,043

(978

)

(5,907

)

Income tax (expense) benefit

(1,292

)

(562

)

(3,467

)

2,171

Net Income (Loss)

$

(10,427

)

$

5,481

$

(4,445

)

$

(3,736

)

Weighted average shares outstanding – basic

48,609

47,957

48,470

47,957

Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted

48,609

48,424

(1)

48,470

47,957

Earnings (loss) per common share – basic

$

(0.21

)

$

0.11

$

(0.09

)

$

(0.08

)

Earnings (loss) per common share – diluted

$

(0.21

)

$

0.11

(1)

$

(0.09

)

$

(0.08

)

(1)

 

Assumes exercise of dilutive stock awards calculated under the treasury stock method.

 
 
 
 
 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

2021

2020

Cash flows from operating activities:

Net loss

$

(4,445

)

$

(3,736

)

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

Depreciation and amortization

12,246

12,525

Gain on investments

(3,320

)

(1,819

)

Stock-based compensation expense

5,457

5,056

Deferred income taxes

437

(1

)

Other

89

195

Asset impairments

65

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

Accounts receivable, net

(26,346

)

(9,131

)

Other receivables

11,152

(6,224

)

Inventory, net

(2,669

)

(21,170

)

Prepaid expenses, other current assets and other assets

(8,514

)

(672

)

Accounts payable

29,614

14,204

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

10,392

5,618

Income taxes payable, net

4,798

(227

)

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

28,891

(5,317

)

Cash flows from investing activities:

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

(3,572

)

(5,082

)

Proceeds from sales and maturities of available-for-sale investments

28,305

86,145

Purchases of available-for-sale investments

(28,853

)

(42,641

)

Insurance proceeds received

500

Acquisition of note receivable

(523

)

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

(3,620

)

37,899

Cash flows from financing activities:

Proceeds from stock option exercises

6,111

Tax withholdings related to stock-based compensation settlements

(113

)

Dividend payments

(13,124

)

(12,993

)

Repayment of bonds payable

(24,600

)

Net cash used in financing activities

(7,126

)

(37,593

)

Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

18,145

(5,011

)

Effect of exchange rate changes

(2,719

)

2,641

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period

60,179

73,773

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period

$

75,605

$

71,403

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing activities:

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations

$

1,833

$

231

Purchases of property, plant and equipment included in accounts payable

$

100

$

442

 
 
 
 
 

Supplemental Information
Reconciliation of Operating Income (Loss) to Non-GAAP Operating Income (Loss)
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended
September 30,

Nine Months ended
September 30,

2021

2020

2021

2020

Operating Income (Loss)

$

(10,058

)

$

4,534

$

(7,462

)

$

(6,449

)

Acquisition-related expenses, amortizations and adjustments

6,041

(1)

1,042

(4)

9,470

(8)

3,499

(11)

Stock-based compensation expense

1,842

(2)

1,610

(5)

5,457

(9)

5,056

(12)

Restructuring expenses

1,903

(6)

309

(10)

3,648

(13)

Deferred compensation adjustments

(459

)

(3)

791

(3)

2,091

(3)

765

(3)

Asset impairments

65

(14)

Settlement income

(28

)

(7)

(28

)

(7)

Non-GAAP Operating Income (Loss)

$

(2,634

)

$

9,852

$

9,865

$

6,556

(1)

 

$5.6 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 income (loss).

(2)

$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 income (loss).

(3)

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 income (loss).

(4)

$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 income (loss).

(5)

$0.1 million is included in total cost of revenue, $0.9 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 income (loss).

(6)

$0.2 million is included in total cost of revenue, $1.1 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 income (loss).

(7)

Includes income related to certain freight forwarder claim settlements, all of which is included in total cost of sales on the condensed consolidated statements of income.

(8)

$8.0 million is included in selling, general and administrative expenses and $1.5 million is included in research and development expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of income (loss).

(9)

$0.4 million is included in total cost of revenue, $3.3 million is included in selling, general and administrative expenses and $1.8 million is included in research and development expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of income (loss).

(10)

$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 income (loss).

(11)

$0.3 million is included in total cost of revenue, $1.7 million is included in selling, general and administrative expenses and $1.5 million is included in research and development expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of income (loss).

(12)

$0.3 million is included in total cost of revenue, $3.0 million is included in selling, general and administrative expenses and $1.8 million is included in research and development expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of income (loss).

(13)

$0.3 million is included in total cost of revenue, $1.6 million is included in selling, general and administrative expenses and $1.7 million is included in research and development expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of income (loss).

(14)

Includes abandonment of certain information technology projects.

 
 
 
 
 

Supplemental Information
Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) and Earnings (Loss) per Common Share – Basic and Diluted
to Non-GAAP Net Income (Loss) and Non-GAAP Earnings (Loss) per Common Share – Basic and Diluted
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

September 30,

Nine Months ended

September 30,

2021

2020

2021

2020

Net Income (Loss)

$

(10,427

)

$

5,481

$

(4,445

)

$

(3,736

)

Acquisition-related expenses, amortizations and adjustments

6,041

1,042

9,470

3,499

Stock-based compensation expense

1,842

1,610

5,457

5,056

Restructuring expenses

1,903

309

3,648

Pension expense(1)

272

248

825

720

Deferred compensation adjustments(2)

(262

)

(90

)

552

(1,432

)

(3)

Valuation allowance related to deferred tax assets

2,455

(956

)

4,413

2,622

Asset impairments

65

Settlement income

(28

)

(28

)

Tax effect of adjustments to net income (loss)

(736

)

(1,279

)

(2,931

)

(3,089

)

Non-GAAP Net Income (Loss)

$

(815

)

$

7,931

$

13,650

$

7,325

Weighted average shares outstanding – basic

48,609

47,957

48,470

47,957

Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted

48,609

48,424

48,470

47,957

Earnings (loss) per common share - basic

$

(0.21

)

$

0.11

$

(0.09

)

$

(0.08

)

Earnings (loss) per common share - diluted

$

(0.21

)

$

0.11

$

(0.09

)

$

(0.08

)

Non-GAAP earnings (loss) per common share - basic

$

(0.02

)

$

0.17

$

0.28

$

0.15

Non-GAAP earnings (loss) per common share - diluted

$

(0.02

)

$

0.16

$

0.28

$

0.15

(1)

 

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

(2)

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

(3)

Includes a net investment gain of $1.5 million related to the out of period remeasurement to historical cost basis of certain long-term investments held in the Company's stock as part of one of the Company’s deferred compensation plans.

Contacts:

Investor Services/Assistance:
Rhonda Lambert/256-963-7450
investor@adtran.com

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