Exhibit 99.1
Quest Resource Reports 2015 Results
Expanded portfolio of customers to over 90,000 user service locations
The Colony, Texas – March 14, 2016 – Quest Resource Holding Corporation (Nasdaq: QRHC) (“Quest”), a leader in sustainability, recycling, and resource management, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2015.
Full-Year 2015 Operational Highlights
| | • | | Expanded portfolio of customers to over 90,000 user service locations (user service locations = number of customers x locations per customer x services per location) with the addition of key accounts within the retail, restaurant, grocery chain, and automotive industries |
| | • | | Revenue slightly declined in 2015, but grew 16.0% excluding the $32.0 million commodity decline in used motor oil and cooking oil |
| | • | | Increased annual gallons of used motor oil collected for recycling to approximately 40 million in 2015 from 23 million gallons in 2014 |
Subsequent to the end of the fourth quarter, the Board of Directors appointed Ray Hatch as President and Chief Executive Officer.
Ray Hatch, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “I am very excited to have accepted the responsibility of leading Quest and have already had an intense and instructive time immersing myself into the business.”
Full-Year Financial Results
Revenue
For the year ended December 31, 2015, revenue was $170.1 million, a decrease of $4.4 million, or 2.5%, compared with $174.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2014. The decrease was primarily due to a decline in used motor oil and cooking oil commodity values of approximately $32.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2015, largely offset by a combination of new and expanded services with customers added in 2015 and 2014 of approximately $26.5 million. Revenue grew 16.0% excluding the $32.0 million commodity decline, and user service locations expanded to approximately 90,000.
Cost of Revenue and Gross Profit
Cost of revenue decreased $3.7 million to $156.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2015 from $160.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2014. Gross profit decreased $627,000 to $13.6 million from $14.3 million in 2014. The decrease related primarily to the decline in the cost of commodities in 2015, partially offset by the increase related primarily to a combination of new locations and expanded services with customers added in 2015 and 2014. In addition, there was increased cost of certain contracted services of $498,000 in the fourth quarter of 2015.
Operating Expenses
For the year ended December 31, 2015, operating expenses increased $2.7 million to $20.9 million from $18.2 million for fiscal 2014. The increase was primarily related to an increase in selling, general, and administrative expenses for servicing an increased number of customer locations in the year ended December 31, 2015 and expenses related to the office relocation in September 2015. Additionally, the year ended December 31, 2014 included an expense reduction of approximately $554,000 as a result of the sublease of our former headquarters that did not recur in 2015. Operating expenses also included depreciation and amortization of $4.6 million and $3.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The increase for the year ended December 31, 2015 primarily related to amortization of software development costs capitalized subsequent to 2014 and $566,000 related to the cessation of the Earth911 e-commerce marketplace website during the fourth quarter of 2015.
Net Loss and Net Loss per Share
Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2015 was $7.4 million compared with a net loss of $9.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2014. Net loss per basic and diluted share was $(0.07) for the year ended December 31, 2015 compared with a net loss per basic and diluted share of $(0.10) for the year ended December 31, 2014. Increases in cost of revenue and operating expenses was partially offset for the year ended December 31, 2015 by the decrease in interest expense of $4.1 million to $218,000 from $4.3 million for 2014.
EBITDAS
Adjusted EBITDAS was a loss of $1.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2015 compared with Adjusted EBITDAS of $1.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2014. (See attached table “Reconciliation of Net Loss to Adjusted EBITDAS.”)
Balance Sheet Summary
As of December 31, 2015, Quest had $3.0 million in cash and cash equivalents compared with $3.2 million as of December 31, 2014. Working capital was $2.1 million as of December 31, 2015 compared with $1.3 million as of December 31, 2014.
Quest added capacity to its line of credit in July 2015 with the increase of the aggregate revolving credit commitment to $15.0 million.
For more information on Quest, visit www.QRHC.com.
Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In this press release, a certain non-GAAP financial measure, “Adjusted EBITDAS”, is presented. From time-to-time, Quest considers and uses this supplemental measure of operating performance in order to provide an improved understanding of underlying performance trends. Quest believes it is useful to review, as applicable, both GAAP measures that include: (i) depreciation and amortization, (ii) interest and other expense, (iii) stock-based compensation expense, and (iv) income tax expense, and non-GAAP measures that exclude such information. Quest presents this non-GAAP measure because it considers it an important supplemental measure of Quest’s performance. Quest’s definition of this adjusted financial measure may differ from similarly named measures used by others. Quest believes this measure facilitates operating performance comparisons from period to period by eliminating potential differences caused by the existence and timing of certain expense items that would not otherwise be
apparent on a GAAP basis. This non-GAAP measure has limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the company’s GAAP measures. (See attached table “Reconciliation of Net Loss to Adjusted EBITDAS.”)
About Quest Resource Holding Corporation
Quest provides businesses with one-stop management programs to reuse, recycle, and dispose of a wide variety of waste streams and recyclables generated by their businesses. Quest’s comprehensive reuse, recycling, and proper disposal management programs are designed to enable regional and national customers to have a single point of contact for managing a variety of waste streams and recyclables. Quest also operates environmentally based social media and online data platforms that contain information and instructions necessary to empower consumers and consumer product companies to recycle or properly dispose of household products and materials. Quest’s directory of local recycling and proper disposal options empowers consumers directly and enables consumer product companies to empower their customers by giving them the guidance necessary for the proper recycling or disposal of a wide range of household products and materials, including the “why, where, and how” of recycling.
Investor Relations Contact:
Ross DiMaggio
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212.675.2100
Financial Tables Follow
Quest Resource Holding Corporation and Subsidiaries
OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
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| | | Three Months Ended | | | Years Ended | |
| | | December 31, | | | December 31, | |
| | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Revenue | | $ | 44,232 | | | $ | 46,798 | | | $ | 170,139 | | | $ | 174,454 | |
Cost of revenue | | | 40,812 | | | | 43,223 | | | | 156,498 | | | | 160,186 | |
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Gross profit | | | 3,420 | | | | 3,575 | | | | 13,641 | | | | 14,268 | |
Selling, general, and administrative | | | 4,506 | | | | 4,412 | | | | 16,301 | | | | 14,384 | |
Depreciation and amortization | | | 1,628 | | | | 965 | | | | 4,568 | | | | 3,827 | |
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Total operating expenses | | | 6,134 | | | | 5,377 | | | | 20,869 | | | | 18,211 | |
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Operating loss | | | (2,714 | ) | | | (1,802 | ) | | | (7,228 | ) | | | (3,943 | ) |
Interest and other expense | | | (55 | ) | | | (36 | ) | | | (218 | ) | | | (5,955 | ) |
Income tax expense | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
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Net loss | | $ | (2,769 | ) | | $ | (1,838 | ) | | $ | (7,446 | ) | | $ | (9,898 | ) |
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Net loss applicable to common stockholders | | $ | (2,769 | ) | | $ | (1,838 | ) | | $ | (7,446 | ) | | $ | (9,898 | ) |
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Net loss per common share: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Basic and diluted | | $ | (0.02 | ) | | $ | (0.02 | ) | | $ | (0.07 | ) | | $ | (0.10 | ) |
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Weighted average number of common shares outstanding: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Basic and diluted | | | 111,751 | | | | 111,601 | | | | 111,693 | | | | 100,554 | |
RECONCILIATION OF NET LOSS TO ADJUSTED EBITDAS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
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| | | Three Months Ended | | | Years Ended | |
| | | December 31, | | | December 31, | |
| | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
Net loss | | $ | (2,769 | ) | | $ | (1,838 | ) | | $ | (7,446 | ) | | $ | (9,898 | ) |
Depreciation and amortization | | | 1,631 | | | | 965 | | | | 4,572 | | | | 3,827 | |
Interest and other expense | | | 55 | | | | 36 | | | | 218 | | | | 5,955 | |
Stock-based compensation expense | | | 384 | | | | 424 | | | | 1,316 | | | | 1,548 | |
Income tax expense | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
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Adjusted EBITDAS | | $ | (699 | ) | | $ | (413 | ) | | $ | (1,340 | ) | | $ | 1,432 | |
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BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
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| | | December 31, | |
| | | 2015 | | | 2014 | |
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| ASSETS | | | | | | | | |
Current assets: | | | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 2,989 | | | $ | 3,155 | |
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $587 and $761 as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively | | | 33,299 | | | | 29,632 | |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | | | 947 | | | | 684 | |
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Total current assets | | | 37,235 | | | | 33,471 | |
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Goodwill | | | 58,337 | | | | 58,337 | |
Intangible assets, net | | | 11,828 | | | | 15,116 | |
Property and equipment, net, and other assets | | | 1,609 | | | | 753 | |
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Total assets | | $ | 109,009 | | | $ | 107,677 | |
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| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | | | | | | | | |
Current liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
Line of credit | | $ | — | | | $ | 5,250 | |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | | | 34,847 | | | | 26,622 | |
Deferred revenue and other current liabilities | | | 329 | | | | 282 | |
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Total current liabilities | | | 35,176 | | | | 32,154 | |
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Line of credit | | | 4,000 | | | | — | |
Other long-term liabilities | | | 341 | | | | 45 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 39,517 | | | | 32,199 | |
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Commitments and contingencies | | | | | | | | |
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Stockholders’ equity: | | | | | | | | |
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 10,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 | | | — | | | | — | |
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 200,000 shares authorized, 111,788 and 111,601 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively | | | 112 | | | | 112 | |
Additional paid-in capital | | | 152,249 | | | | 150,789 | |
Accumulated deficit | | | (82,869 | ) | | | (75,423 | ) |
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Total stockholders’ equity | | | 69,492 | | | | 75,478 | |
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Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | | $ | 109,009 | | | $ | 107,677 | |
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