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PRINCETON, N.J., Aug. 2, 2016
PRINCETON, N.J., Aug. 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Dataram Corporation (NASDAQ: DRAM), an independent manufacturer of memory products and provider of performance solutions, on July 29, 2016 reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended April 30, 2016.
"While our efforts in 2016 built on the financial and operational initiatives established in 2015 to turn around and transform the memory business, we continue to face challenging and hypercompetitive conditions in the memory market," said Dataram Chairman and CEO Dave Moylan. "As before, we continue to take actions to address the current environment and strengthen business, and are implementing initiatives that continue to reduce costs and increase operating efficiencies while expanding our footprint and diversifying our business through acquisitions."
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Mr. Moylan continued, "In 2016, part of growth strategy centered on increasing international sales volume. International revenue increased approximately 10% and shipments more than 40% during the reporting period. We continued to strengthen our global footprint and increase brand awareness while expanding our distribution channels and partner network both domestically and internationally."
Even with international growth, Dataram's global revenues decreased slightly even after reflecting the revenue loss associated with the exit of the unprofitable consumer business and the pull back from the non-core brokering business. The primary driver is that while the Company's overall unit shipments increased more than 35%, the average selling price for these shipments decreased more than 40% during the same period.
The Company's operational and financial improvements over the last 18 months have helped reduce annual cash operating costs more than $4.5 million. Of the $1.2 million loss in 2016, approximately $746,000 was due to stock based expenses and $166,000 was due to uncollectable receivables. In January 2016, the Company eliminated nearly $680,000 in debt and an associated 8% note obligation and exchanged the Series A shares for Series B shares to extinguish the 8% preferred Series A dividend and anti-dilution protection in the Preferred Series A agreements.
On June 14, 2016, Dataram announced an agreement to acquire all of the outstanding shares of U.S. Gold Corp ("USGC") and USGC subsidiaries. USGC is a U.S.-focused gold exploration and development company advancing two high potential projects in mining friendly Nevada and Wyoming. Dataram believes that the acquisition will notably strengthen the balance sheet and working capital as well as improve the memory business margins through sharing of public company costs across business and reduction of duplicate costs. Additionally, the transaction is an all equity transaction and "turn-key" in that USGC has seasoned management team in place to execute. Closing of the acquisition of USGC is subject to usual and customary conditions, including the approval of shareholders.
Mr. Moylan concluded, "In 2017, we will continue our focus on improving the memory business while evaluating acquisitions to diversify the Company's business, reduce costs, and our increase portfolio of assets across sectors. We will continue to pursue high-value opportunities with compelling value propositions while making and managing risk/reward tradeoffs. We look forward to providing our shareholders updates to the closing of the USGC acquisition and believe this will significantly benefit our shareholders and future investors."
***** Financial Tables Follow *****
DATARAM CORPORATION and Subsidiaries CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (In thousands, except per share amounts) (Unaudited) | |||||||
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| Fourth Quarter Ended April 30, | | Twelve Months Ended April 30, | ||||
| 2016 | | 2015 | | 2016 | | 2015 |
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Revenues | $ 5,189 | | $ 5,603 | | $ 25,182 | | $ 28,258 |
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Costs and expenses: | | | | | | | |
Cost of sales | 4,383 | | 4,874 | | 20,464 | | 24,068 |
Engineering and development | 56 | | 192 | | 191 | | 767 |
Selling, general and administrative | 1,324 | | 1,319 | | 5,021 | | 6,158 |
Stock-based compensation expense* | 80 | | 5 | | 746 | | 14 |
| 5,843 | | 6,390 | | $ 26,422 | | $ 31,007 |
Loss from operations | (654) | | (787) | | (1,240) | | (2,749) |
Other income (expense) | (17) | | (107) | | (168) | | (1,077) |
Loss before income taxes | (671) | | (894) | | (1,408) | | (3,826) |
Gain on sale of state NOL, (tax expense) | (3) | | - | | 187 | | (3) |
Net loss | $ (674) | | $ (894) | | $ (1,221) | | $ (3,829) |
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Net loss per share: | | | | | | | |
Basic ** | $ (0.42) | | $ (0.97) | | $ (0.97) | | $ (4.53) |
Weighted average number of shares | | | | | | | |
outstanding: | | | | | | | |
Basic ** | 1,624 | | 925 | | 1,255 | | 846 |
* Items are recorded as a component of operating costs and expenses in the Company's financial statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 10-Q.
** Share amounts and per share data have been adjusted to reflect a 1 for 3 stock split effective July 11, 2016
DATARAM CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (In thousands) (Unaudited) | ||||
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