Revenue for the first quarter was lower than expected due to the delay of shipments for two purchase orders totaling $3.2 million. One delayed shipment was for military flash array products, which was delayed due to customer-requested postponement of the shipment. These products were subsequently shipped in April.
The second delayed shipment was forin-flight entertainment systems, which was delayed due to late-arriving materials that did not meet specifications. The issues that delayed this second shipment have also been resolved, and these products are expected to ship later this month.
These delays effectively shifted revenue from the first to the second quarter. The revenue delays for these two shipments were offset by about $1 million in shipments to other customers that exceeded expectations.
Revenue on an organic basis, which excludes 2018 acquisitions, decreased 27% to $5.2 million in Q1, due to the delayed shipment for flash array products.
Bressner, acquired in October 2018, contributed $4.5 million or 45% of consolidated revenue in Q1. CDI, acquired in August 2018, contributed $300,000 or 3% of the consolidated revenue in Q1.
Gross profit was $2.4 million or 24% of net revenue, compared to $2.2 million or 31% of net revenue in the sameyear-ago quarter. The decrease in gross margin percentage is due to lower sales of flash array products andin-flight entertainment systems attributed to the shipment delays, and lower margins from Bressner due to a certain bulk sale.
Total operating expenses increased 52% to $4.4 million from $2.9 million in first quarter 2018. The increase was due to expenses associated with being a public company, and increased expenses associated with CDI and Bressner.
Net loss attributable to common stockholders on a GAAP basis totaled $945,000 or $(0.07) per share in Q1 compared to $794,000 or $(0.08) per share in theyear-ago period.
Net loss attributable to common stockholders on anon-GAAP basis totaled $418,000 or $(0.03) per share in Q1, as compared to $660,000 or $(0.07) per share in the sameyear-ago period.
Adjusted EBITDA, anon-GAAP term, was a loss of $1.4 million in Q1, as compared to a loss of $237,000 in the sameyear-ago period. See definitions of thesenon-GAAP terms and reconciliation to GAAP, below.
Cash and cash equivalents totaled $455,000 at March 31, 2019, as compared to $2.3 million at December 31, 2018. The decrease is primarily due to cash used to pay down Bressner subsidiary debt, as well as for working capital and infrastructure investments.
To provide for future liquidity, during the first quarter, certain members of the company’s board of directors agreed to funding commitments of up to $4.0 million. In addition, the Bressner subsidiary entered into a new line of credit for up to €2 million.
Subsequent to thequarter-end, the company borrowed $1.5 million of the $4.0 million commitment from multiple parties, inclusive of members of the board of directors. Bressner also entered into a new term loan agreement for €500,000.
In 2019, the company is investing approximately $1.5 million in infrastructure projects to increase capacity, improve operating efficiencies and stay on the forefront of high-performance computing technologies. These investments include a major expansion and remodel of the company’s corporate headquarters and primary manufacturing facilities in Escondido, implementation of a new company-wide ERP system, and investment in new hardware and software tools relating to high bandwidth system design.
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