NASDAQ$ULBI

Ultralife Corporation · Q1 2022 earnings

Q1 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported an operating loss due to supply chain constraints and investments in engineering, despite revenue increase.

Ultralife Corporation reported a revenue increase of 16.9% to $30.4 million, driven by strong order flow and the acquisition of Excell Battery Group. However, the company experienced an operating loss of $0.3 million due to supply chain constraints, input cost inflation, and investments in new product development.

  • Total revenue increased by 16.9% compared to the first quarter of 2021, reaching $30.4 million.
  • Battery & Energy Products sales increased by 31.8%, driven by the Excell Battery Group acquisition and growth in industrial, oil & gas, and medical markets.
  • Communications Systems sales decreased by 68.3% due to supply chain disruptions.
  • Total backlog grew to $91.9 million, with $73.8 million expected to ship in 2022, representing a 26.2% increase over the previous quarter.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$30.4M

Previous: $26M+16.9%
EPS (adj)

-$0.01

Previous: $0.05-120.0%
Adjusted EBITDA

$1.1M

Previous: $2M-45.0%
Capital Expenditures

-$371K

Previous: -$489K+24.1%
Free Cash Flow

-$539K

Previous: $182K-396.2%
Net Income

-$168K

Previous: $671K-125.0%
Operating Income

-$295K

Previous: $952K-131.0%
Gross Profit

$6.96M

Previous: $6.98M-0.3%
Cash & Equivalents

$5.97M

Previous: $13.6M-56.0%
Total Assets

$161M

Previous: $136M+18.3%
Stock-Based Comp

$189K

Previous: $184K+2.7%

Revenue & EPS history

Ultralife · Revenue · Quarterly

$30.4M

Q1 2022+16.9%vs Q1 2021
Beat estimate in 5 of 8 quarters(63%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Ultralife · $1.2M total across 1 segment · Q1 2022

  • Communications Systems
    $1.2M-69.2%

Forward guidance

The company is balancing the impact of current supply chain disruptions while advancing new product development initiatives, receiving early acceptance of new product rollouts, and transitioning new products to production. They retain the view that their long-term profitable growth drivers, strategy, and expectations remain sound and achievable.

Tailwinds

  • Advancing new product development initiatives.
  • Receiving early acceptance of new product rollouts.
  • Transitioning new products to production.
  • Long-term profitable growth drivers remain sound.
  • Long-term profitable growth strategy remains achievable.

Headwinds

  • Balancing the impact of current supply chain disruptions.
  • Rapid input cost inflation ahead of price realization.
  • Investments in engineering pressuring profitability.
  • Lingering supply chain disruptions delaying shipments.
  • Lower factory volume due to delays in the timing of orders.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2022

Historical avgQ1 2022

+0.1%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.7%

Avg return

5 days after

+5.4%

Avg return

30 days after

46%

30 / 65 earnings

Positive

+56.6%

Q2 2023

Best reaction

-26.7%

Q2 2012

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-14.3%-16.4%-4.6%
Q4 2025+8.3%+22.9%+28.5%
Q3 2025-9.0%-5.4%+4.7%
Q1 2025+2.9%+13.1%+57.8%
Q4 2024-6.1%-16.0%-18.2%
Q3 2024-14.3%-16.5%-18.3%
Q2 2024-3.1%-4.1%-1.8%
Q1 2024+30.5%+34.0%+29.4%
Q4 2023+16.5%+11.6%+6.6%
Q3 2023-22.3%-19.3%-18.2%
Q2 2023+56.6%+70.8%+87.4%
Q1 2023+3.6%-1.2%+4.9%
Q4 2022+0.5%-3.2%-0.2%
Q3 2022-4.6%-7.1%-15.4%
Q2 2022-4.1%-1.9%+8.8%
Q1 2022+6.4%+3.9%+7.1%
Q4 2021-7.4%-9.1%+0.9%
Q3 2021-9.3%-7.4%-19.9%
Q2 2021-6.3%-4.8%-5.3%
Q1 2021-1.4%-3.5%+14.0%
Q4 2020+8.2%+24.6%+11.9%
Q3 2020-9.8%-6.5%+20.1%
Q2 2020+1.7%+1.0%-9.7%
Q1 2020+7.6%+19.7%+19.3%
Q4 2019+11.4%+12.7%+0.0%
Q3 2019-7.1%-5.5%-6.4%
Q2 2019+6.0%-1.8%-1.8%
Q1 2019-18.1%-23.2%-30.0%
Q4 2018+4.1%+12.9%+26.1%
Q3 2018+10.9%+9.7%+8.4%
Q2 2018-3.5%-1.0%-13.5%
Q1 2018+3.3%+0.0%+12.1%
Q4 2017+7.6%+8.3%+19.7%
Q3 2017-14.3%-12.2%-12.9%
Q2 2017-2.2%-4.3%-6.5%
Q1 2017+7.2%+6.3%+20.7%
Q4 2016-1.0%+6.9%+8.8%
Q3 2016-7.8%-8.9%+6.7%
Q2 2016-7.6%-13.8%-11.0%
Q1 2016-11.0%
Q4 2015-4.5%
Q3 2015+5.3%
Q2 2015+0.0%
Q1 2015+1.5%
Q4 2014+9.7%
Q3 2014+5.7%
Q2 2014-8.3%
Q1 2014+7.2%
Q4 2013-5.2%
Q3 2013-4.5%
Q2 2013-0.3%
Q1 2013+1.8%
Q4 2012+11.2%
Q3 2012+5.9%
Q2 2012-26.7%
Q1 2011+0.5%
Q1 2012-1.0%
Q4 2011+0.6%
Q4 2009+0.6%
Q3 2011-3.0%
Q3 2010-3.0%
Q4 2010-0.2%
Q2 2010-0.2%
Q2 2011-0.2%
Q1 2010+4.2%

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