Top Image Systems Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2017 Results

Top Image Systems Ltd (NASDAQ:TISA), a global innovator of intelligent content processing solutions announced its financial results for the fourth quarter if 2017 and year ended December 31, 2017.

The company said that fiscal 2017 represented an important inflection point for the Company with the over-arching priority for the Company during the year was to deliver improved operational performance and restore the Company to financial health by focusing on achieving continuous efficiency improvements from operations.

As quoted in the press release:

“I am pleased to report that, as of the end of fiscal 2017, we have made significant progress toward our goal to achieve break-even EBITDA from operations and delivered sequential quarter over quarter growth in our top line revenue, as well as revenue growth over the same period in fiscal 2016, enabling us to position our company for stronger financial performance in fiscal 2018,” commented Brendan Reidy, CEO of Top Image Systems.

The Company entered into a Term Sheet with Hale Capital Partners, LP, for the provision of up to $3 million of senior debt financing, bearing interest at a rate of prime plus 5% per annum, in order to provide the Company with additional liquidity if needed. The Company will issue to the HCP Lenders 10-year warrants with an exercise price of 115% of the market price to purchase a number of shares of common stock equal to 40% of the sum of the New Senior Debt Facility.

“The investment by Hale Capital Partners, LP, confirms their confidence in and support of the transformational measures that we have undertaken to restore the company to financial health and to pave the way toward profitable operations,” commented Brendan Reidy, CEO of Top Image Systems.

Fourth Quarter Highlights

• Revenues for the quarter were $7.9 million, compared to $7 million in the same period in 2016 and $7 million in the third quarter of 2017, representing 13% quarter over quarter growth in our top line revenue;
• Quarterly operating loss was ($1.2) million, compared to $(1.5) million in the third quarter of 2017 and $3.2 million in the same period in 2016;
• Adjusted EBITDA* was a loss of $(0.7) million, the same as in the third quarter of 2017 and $(1.1) million during the same period in 2016;
• Quarterly recurring revenues were $4.6 million, representing 58% of total revenue, compared to $4.9 million, representing 70% of total revenues, in the third quarter of 2017 and $4.6 million, representing 65% of total revenues, in the same quarter of 2016;
• Quarterly GAAP total expenses were $9.1 million, compared to $8.5 million in the third quarter of 2017.

Full Year Fiscal 2017 Highlights

• Annual revenues were $29.7 million, compared to $31.6 million last year;
• Net loss was $(6.6) million, the same as fiscal 2016;
• Operating loss was $(5.8) million, the same as in 2016.
• Adjusted EBITDA* was a loss of $(2.8) million, compared to a loss of $(0.6) million for fiscal 2016;
• Recurring revenues were $18.7 million, representing 63% of total revenues in fiscal 2017, compared to $19.4 million, representing 61% of total revenues, in 2016;
• GAAP total expenses for fiscal 2017 were $35.4 million, compared to total expenses of $37.4 million for fiscal 2016.
• Successfully extended multi-year subscription agreements with our top financial service providers, which will generate high-value private cloud recurring revenue streams;
• Closed a multi-year, seven-figure agreement with a leading business process outsource service provider in EMEA, providing call center financial process automation and digital mailroom solutions;
• Successfully upgraded one of our largest customers, Bosch, to the latest version of eFLOW AP, processing more than 450,000 invoices per month, which was featured by IDC in a published case study;
• Closed a two-year, $3.3 million transaction with a leading multinational energy company to upgrade its existing accounts payable solution to eFLOW AP for SAP;
• Selected by a Japanese personal care company with subsidiaries worldwide to implement an accounts payable solution that automates the capture and processing of over 180,000 supplier invoices annually; and
• Closed two strategic deals for eFLOW AP for SAP in the US including a multi-year, six-figure transaction processing over 65,000 invoices annually in a hybrid cloud environment.

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