Data management technology provider Quantum Corporation QTM recently announced strong preliminary results for fourth-quarter fiscal 2015. Following the results, shares of the company surged 34.2% in after-hours trading yesterday.
The company’s earnings and revenues compared favorably with the Zacks Consensus Estimate and increased on a year over year basis.
Quantum’s fourth-quarter total revenue came in at roughly $145 million, significantly above the company’s guidance range of $130 million to $135 million as well as the year-ago comparable quarter level of $128 million. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues is pegged at $130 million.
The year-over-year increase in the top line was mainly due to year-over-year branded growth coupled with strong performance registered at scale-out-storage and DXi businesses.
Branded revenues were roughly $120 million, up from $102 million reported in the year-ago quarter. Revenues from scale-out storage grew $15 million year over year to $30 million while DXi revenues reached $25 million, up nearly 30% from the year-ago period.
Quantum reported a significant improvement in its operating and net income. The company’s GAAP operating income came in at nearly $2 million as against a GAAP operating loss of $12 million a year ago. Excluding one-time items, non-GAAP operating income came in at $6 million as compared to a year ago loss of $159K.
The company’s GAAP net income was $12 million as against a GAAP net loss of $14 million in the year-ago quarter. Excluding all one-time items, non-GAAP net income jumped from a loss of $2 million and came in at $17 million. The company revealed that the year-over-year bottom-line improvement was mainly driven by operational efficiency and higher revenue base.
Quantum’s earnings per share on a GAAP basis were 4 cents per share as against a loss of 6 cents per share a year ago. On a non-GAAP basis, earnings came in at 6 cents. The Zacks Consensus Estimate is pegged at a loss of 1 cent.
The company is scheduled to release its full fourth-quarter results on Mar 6, after the market closes.
We believe the secular growth of digital data and modest growth in the total addressable market will prove to be beneficial for the company. Additionally, new product launches and go-to-market strategies should act as growth catalysts.
However, the company competes with bellwethers such as International Business Machines Corporation IBM, Hewlett-Packard Company HPQ and Oracle Corporation ORCL that are slowly tightening their grip on the market.
Quantum has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
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