CynergisTek Reports Third Quarter 2021 Financial Results

AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–$CTEK #ITaudit–CynergisTek, Inc. (NYSE AMERICAN: CTEK) (the “Company” or “CynergisTek”), a leader in cybersecurity, privacy, and compliance, today announced financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021.

Q3 2021 Operational Highlights

  • Bookings for the quarter up 16% from prior year and 24% year to date.
  • 17 new customers added during the quarter.
  • After a Q3 raise of $1.4 million Company suspended and is in the process of terminating the ATM equity distribution agreement in light of progress with recent post-pandemic growth initiatives.

“It has been a busy few months since my return with the roll out of our Resilience Partner Program that added six new multiyear clients, including two outside of the healthcare industry. Our consulting service has seen recent growth in our technical testing, certification, and privacy services with 200% growth in the number of contracts year-over-year and our best quarter this year in adding new customers with a total of 17,” said Mac McMillan, President and CEO of CynergisTek.

“The need for our core products and services is bigger now than it has ever been. The Healthcare Task Force has said that healthcare cybersecurity is in critical condition. Nearly 90% of hospitals are reporting major breaches and the average cost of a breach has risen to over $9 million. On top of that, cyber insurers are making it harder to get covered, making building resilience in these organizations more important than ever.”

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2021, as Compared to the Three Months Ended September 30, 2020

Revenue was $3.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to $4.5 million for the same period in 2020. Managed Services revenue decreased for the three months ended September 30, 2021, by $0.5 million to $2.2 million, due to the impact of the pandemic and some short-term delays in beginning work at a couple recently signed contracts. Consulting and professional services revenue was $1.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to $1.8 million for the same period in 2020, due to underperformance in our Backbone business unit, which we expect to recover in Q4 2021 and in to 2022.

Gross margin was 48% of revenue due in part to the positive impact of the Employee Retention Tax Credit. Excluding the Employee Retention Tax Credit, gross margin was 35% for the three months ended September 30, 2021, comparable to the same period in 2020.

SG&A expenses increased for the three months ended September 30, 2021, by $0.9 million to $3.7 million, as compared to the same period in 2020, primarily due to severance costs associated with the departure of our former CEO.

GAAP net income for the three months ended September 30, 2021, was $1.2 million, or $0.10 per basic and diluted share, as compared to a net loss of $1.3 million, or $0.12 per basic and diluted share, for the same period of 2020. This includes income of $2.9 million from the forgiveness of the full principal balance and related interest of the PPP Loan.

Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA loss was $0.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021, compared to a loss of $0.8 million for the same period in 2020.

The reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP information can be found in the table at the end of this release, which provides the details of CynergisTek’s non-GAAP disclosures and the reconciliation of non-GAAP information.

Use of Non-GAAP Measures

CynergisTek, Inc. (“CynergisTek” or the “Company”) prepares its consolidated financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). In addition to disclosing financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP, the Company discloses information regarding Adjusted EBITDA (“Adjusted EBITDA”), which differs from the commonly-used “EBITDA.” In addition to adjusting net income (loss) to exclude income taxes, interest, depreciation, and amortization, Adjusted EBITDA also excludes share-based compensation, impairment charges, fair value adjustments, severance, and other cash and non-cash charges and gains.

Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of performance as defined in accordance with GAAP. However, Adjusted EBITDA is used internally in planning and evaluating the Company’s operating performance. Accordingly, management believes that disclosure of this metric offers investors, bankers, and other stakeholders an additional view of the Company’s operations that, when coupled with the GAAP results, provides a more complete understanding of the Company’s financial results.

Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to loss-from-continuing-operations or net-cash-used-in-operating-activities as measures of operating results or liquidity. The Company’s calculation of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies, and the measures exclude financial information that some may consider important in evaluating the Company’s performance.

Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider it in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of the Company’s results as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations are (i) it does not reflect the Company’s cash expenditures, or future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments, (ii) it does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, the Company’s working capital needs, (iii) Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments, on the Company’s debt, (iv) although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future, and Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements, (v) it does not adjust for all non-cash income or expense items that are reflected in the Company’s statements of cash flows, (vi) it does not reflect the impact of earnings or charges resulting from matters the Company considers not to be indicative of its ongoing operations, and (vii) other companies in the same industry may calculate this measure differently than the Company does, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.

Management believes Adjusted EBITDA facilitates operating performance comparisons from period to period by isolating the effects of some items that vary from period to period without any correlation to core operating performance or that vary widely among similar companies. These potential differences may be caused by variations in capital structures (affecting interest expense), tax positions (such as the impact on periods or companies of changes in effective tax rates or net operating losses) and the age and book depreciation of facilities and equipment (affecting relative depreciation expense). Management also presents Adjusted EBITDA because (i) management believes this measure is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties to evaluate companies in the same industry, (ii) management believes investors will find this measure useful in assessing the Company’s ability to service or incur indebtedness, and (iii) management uses Adjusted EBITDA internally as a benchmark to evaluate the Company’s operating performance or compare the Company’s performance to that of its competitors.

Conference Call Information

Date: Thursday November 11, 2021

Time: 4:30 pm ET / 1:30 pm PT

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International: 786-204-3977

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A replay of the call will be available from Thursday November 11, 2021, 7:30 PM ET to Thursday November 18, 2021, 11:59 PM ET. To access the replay, please dial 1-844-512-2921 from the U.S. and 1-412-317-6671 from outside the U.S. The PIN is 8966580.

About CynergisTek, Inc.

CynergisTek is a top-ranked cybersecurity consulting firm helping organizations in highly-regulated industries, including those in healthcare, government, and finance navigate emerging security and privacy issues. CynergisTek combines intelligence, expertise, and a distinct methodology to validate a company’s security posture and ensure the team is rehearsed, prepared, and resilient against threats. Since 2004, CynergisTek has been dedicated to hiring and retaining experts who bring real-life experience and hold advanced certifications to support and educate the industry by contributing to relevant industry associations. For more information, visit www.cynergistek.com or follow us on Twitter or Linkedin.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements

This release contains certain forward-looking statements relating to the business of CynergisTek. These forward-looking statements are within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “would,” “could,” “intends,” “may,” “will,” or similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to uncertainties relating to product/services development; long and uncertain sales cycles; the ability to obtain or maintain proprietary intellectual property protection; future capital requirements; competition from other providers; the ability of the Company’s vendors to continue supplying the Company with supplies and services at comparable terms and prices; the Company’s ability to successfully compete and introduce enhancements and new features that achieve market acceptance and that keep pace with technological developments; the Company’s ability to maintain its brand and reputation and retain or replace its significant customers; cybersecurity risks and risks of damage and interruptions of information technology systems; the Company’s ability to retain key members of management and successfully integrate new executives; the Company’s ability to complete acquisitions, strategic investments, entry into new lines of business, divestitures, mergers or other transactions on acceptable terms, or at all; potential risks and uncertainties relating to the existing and ultimate impact of COVID-19, including the geographic spread, the severity of the virus, the duration of the COVID-19 outbreak, actions that may be taken by governmental authorities to contain the COVID-19 outbreak or to treat its impact, and the potential negative impacts of COVID-19 on the global economy and financial markets, and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from those described herein as anticipated, believed, estimated or expected. Certain of these risks and uncertainties are or will be described in greater detail in the Company’s Form 10-K and Form 10-Q filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available at http://www.sec.gov. Given the risks and uncertainties, readers should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement and should recognize that the statements are predictions of future results which may not occur as anticipated. Many of the risks listed above have been, and may further be, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, including its impact on the healthcare industry. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements and from historical results, due to the risks and uncertainties described herein, as well as others not now anticipated. CynergisTek is under no obligation (and expressly disclaims any such obligation) to update or alter its forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

CYNERGISTEK, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

September 30,

2021

(unaudited)

December 31,

2020

ASSETS

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

5,088,141

 

$

5,613,654

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts

 

1,773,227

 

 

2,063,136

 

Unbilled services

 

648,968

 

 

566,713

 

Prepaid and other current assets

 

1,392,791

 

 

2,032,420

 

Income taxes receivable

 

1,845,502

 

 

1,680,866

 

Total current assets

 

10,748,629

 

 

11,956,789

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

 

283,966

 

 

541,525

 

Deposits

 

34,310

 

 

64,586

 

Deferred income taxes

 

6,003,866

 

 

4,959,125

 

Intangible assets, net

 

5,042,021

 

 

6,063,617

 

Goodwill

 

8,394,483

 

 

8,394,483

 

Total assets

$

30,507,275

 

$

31,980,125

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

$

766,006

 

$

1,326,919

 

Accrued compensation and benefits

 

1,153,093

 

 

814,830

 

Deferred revenue

 

1,671,922

 

 

1,265,864

 

Current portion of earnout liability

 

200,000

 

 

562,500

 

Current portion of promissory note to related party

 

281,250

 

 

562,500

 

Current portion of operating lease liability

 

84,009

 

 

252,398

 

Total current liabilities

 

4,156,280

 

 

4,222,511

 

 

 

 

Long-term liabilities:

 

 

Earnout liability, less current portion

 

50,000

 

 

1,300,000

 

Promissory note to related party, less current portion

 

 

 

140,625

 

Paycheck Protection Program loan

 

 

 

2,825,500

 

Operating lease liability, less current portion

 

 

 

40,031

 

Total long-term liabilities

 

50,000

 

 

4,306,156

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

Common stock, par value at $0.001, 33,333,333 shares authorized, 12,882,997 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2021, and 12,024,967 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2020

 

12,883

 

 

12,024

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

41,154,149

 

 

38,564,520

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(14,866,037

)

 

(15,125,086

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

26,300,995

 

 

23,451,458

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

30,507,275

 

$

31,980,125

 

CYNERGISTEK, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Net revenues

$

3,825,679

 

$

4,502,909

 

$

11,874,343

 

$

14,176,307

 

Cost of revenues

 

1,972,545

 

 

2,909,788

 

 

6,146,436

 

 

9,679,816

 

Gross profit

 

1,853,134

 

 

1,593,121

 

 

5,727,907

 

 

4,496,491

 

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

Sales and marketing

 

1,092,906

 

 

1,325,965

 

 

3,547,525

 

 

4,490,797

 

General and administrative

 

2,646,064

 

 

1,480,597

 

 

5,793,316

 

 

5,381,929

 

Change in valuation of contingent earnout

 

250,000

 

 

 

 

(1,050,000

)

 

 

Depreciation

 

48,383

 

 

48,296

 

 

144,265

 

 

141,668

 

Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles

 

340,539

 

 

416,191

 

 

1,021,596

 

 

1,248,574

 

Finance cost for equity commitment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

390,000

 

Total operating expenses

 

4,377,892

 

 

3,271,049

 

 

9,456,702

 

 

11,652,968

 

Loss from operations

 

(2,524,758

)

 

(1,677,928

)

 

(3,728,795

)

 

(7,156,477

)

 

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

Gain on forgiveness of PPP loan and other income and expense

 

2,843,254

 

 

 

 

2,843,266

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

 

1,867

 

 

 

 

9,545

 

Interest expense

 

(9,982

)

 

(26,046

)

 

(47,322

)

 

(77,654

)

Total other income (expense)

 

2,833,272

 

 

(24,179

)

 

2,795,944

 

 

(68,109

)

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) before provision for income taxes

 

308,514

 

 

(1,702,107

)

 

(932,851

)

 

(7,224,586

)

Income tax benefit

 

911,900

 

 

425,708

 

 

1,191,900

 

 

1,642,902

 

Net income (loss)

 

1,220,414

 

 

(1,276,399

)

 

259,049

 

 

(5,581,684

)

Deemed dividends from warrant anti-dilution provisions

 

(8,343

)

 

 

 

(14,177

)

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders

$

1,212,071

 

$

(1,276,399

)

$

244,872

 

$

(5,581,684

)

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per share:

 

 

 

 

Basic

$

0.10

 

$

(0.12

)

$

0.02

 

$

(0.53

)

Diluted

$

0.10

 

$

(0.12

)

$

0.02

 

$

(0.53

)

 

 

 

 

 

Number of weighted average shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

12,141,088

 

 

10,597,024

 

 

12,101,466

 

 

10,486,334

 

Diluted

 

12,610,443

 

 

10,597,024

 

 

12,573,978

 

 

10,486,334

 

 

CYNERGISTEK, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP LOSS FROM OPERATIONS TO NON-GAAP ADJUSTED EBITDA

(UNAUDITED)

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

GAAP loss from operations

$

(2,525,000

)

$

(1,678,000

)

Adjustments:

 

 

Stock based compensation

 

672,000

 

 

378,000

 

Change in valuation of contingent earnout

 

250,000

 

 

 

Non-recurring severance, restructuring and legal costs

 

587,000

 

 

79,000

 

Depreciation

 

48,000

 

 

48,000

 

Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles

 

341,000

 

 

416,000

 

Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA

$

(627,000

)

$

(757,000

)

 

 

 

Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA per share:

 

 

Basic

$

(0.05

)

$

(0.07

)

Diluted

$

(0.05

)

$

(0.07

)

 

Contacts

Investor Relations Contact:
Bryan Flynn

(512) 402-8550 x7

InvestorRelations@cynergistek.com

Media Contact:
Allison + Partners

Jaime Tero

(415) 755-8639

jaime.tero@allisonpr.com

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