NASDAQ$ULBI

Ultralife Corporation · Q4 2019 earnings

Q4 2019 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Ultralife reported strong fourth quarter results driven by revenue increases in both Battery & Energy Products and Communications Systems segments.

Ultralife Corporation reported Q4 2019 results with revenue of $31.0 million and operating income of $2.5 million, compared to $20.9 million and $1.1 million respectively for Q4 2018. The revenue increase was driven by growth in both Battery & Energy Products and Communications Systems segments.

  • Q4 revenue increased by 48% year-over-year, driven by growth in Battery & Energy Products and Communications Systems.
  • Battery & Energy Products revenue grew by 38%, benefiting from the acquisition of Southwest Electronic Energy Corporation (SWE) and higher core business sales.
  • Communications Systems revenue increased by 113% due to increased shipments under existing contracts for the U.S. Army's Network Modernization initiatives.
  • Operating profit increased by 132% year-over-year, driven by higher revenue and favorable mix.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$31M

Previous: $20.9M+48.2%
EPS (adj)

$0.13

Previous: $0.07+85.7%
Capital Expenditures

$1.44M

Previous: $2.19M-34.5%
Free Cash Flow

$442K

Previous: $1.16M-62.0%
Net Income

$1.6M

Previous: $19.7M-91.9%
Operating Income

$2.5M

Previous: $1.07M+134.3%
Gross Profit

$9.4M

Previous: $5.71M+64.6%
Cash & Equivalents

$7.14M

Previous: $25.6M-72.1%
Total Assets

$145M

Previous: $121M+19.6%
Stock-Based Comp

$234K

Previous: $183K+27.9%

Revenue & EPS history

Ultralife · Revenue · Quarterly

$31M

Q4 2019+48.2%vs Q4 2018

Revenue by segment

Ultralife · $31M total across 2 segments · Q4 2019

  • Battery & Energy Products
    $25.1M+37.9%
  • Communications Systems
    $5.9M+110.7%

Forward guidance

Ultralife is focused on capturing new opportunities and continued end-market diversification in 2020, with a Battery & Energy Products backlog higher than the beginning of 2019.

Tailwinds

  • Focused on capturing new opportunities.
  • Continuing end-market diversification in 2020.
  • Battery & Energy Products backlog is higher than the beginning of 2019.
  • Confident that they will extend their track record of profitable growth.

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 Q4 2019

Historical avgQ4 2019

+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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