CommScope Holding Company (NASDAQ: COMM) yesterday reported results for the quarter ended March 31, 2019. The company reported first quarter sales of $1.10 billion, a decrease of 1.9% compared to $1.12 billion during the same period in the prior year. CommScope generated a net loss of $2.3 million, or $(0.01) per basic share, a decrease from the prior year period’s net income of $33.7 million, or $0.17 per diluted share. Non-GAAP adjusted net income for the first quarter of 2019 was $93.0 million, or $0.48 per diluted share, versus $95.0 million, or $0.49 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2018.
First quarter results do not include ARRIS, which CommScope acquired on April 4, 2019.
“We delivered solid first quarter revenue at the high end of our range and adjusted earnings per share that exceeded our expectations,” said President and Chief Executive Officer Eddie Edwards. “Capitalizing on our excellent customer relationships and market position, we drove strong Mobility Solutions results, as telco providers continued to rely on CommScope to build out their networks’ rapidly increasing capacity and coverage requirements. While Connectivity Solutions results were softer than expected, we see improving trends in the second half of the year, and we are well positioned for future earnings growth.”
“We are excited to have closed the ARRIS acquisition early last month and welcome the new team members to CommScope. We believe that together we can transform our combined companies to deliver even greater benefits to customers worldwide. While we still expect to deliver the financial targets from the acquisition that we previously disclosed, the recent, significant declines in capital spending by certain cable providers is having a pronounced impact on ARRIS. We are taking steps to address this situation and moving quickly to combine ARRIS, Ruckus and CommScope in a way that positions us for long-term success. We are confident that, with ARRIS and Ruckus, we can grow faster than the industry and benefit from favorable networking market trends, while enhancing shareholder value.”
Sales decreased 1.9% year over year as growth in the U.S. was more than offset by lower sales in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Asia-Pacific regions. Sales benefited from the continued build out of 4G networks partially offset by a decline in Indoor Copper. Changes in foreign exchange rates unfavorably impacted net sales by approximately 2%.
May 10, 2019
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