Concurrent Reports Fiscal Year 2015 Second Quarter Financial Results

ATLANTA, Jan. 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Concurrent (NASDAQ: CCUR), a global leader in unified content delivery, video analytics, and real-time Linux^® solutions, today announced financial results for the second quarter of its fiscal 2015 ended December 31, 2014.

Revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2015 was $16.0 million, a decrease of 10.3% year over year, compared with $17.8 million for the same period in fiscal 2014 and $17.5 million in the preceding quarter. 

Gross margin for the second quarter of fiscal 2015 was 55.1%, compared with 55.8% for the same period in fiscal 2014, and 55.3% in the preceding quarter.  Operating expenses were $9.4 million, including $0.8 million of CEO transition costs, compared with $8.8 million for the same period in fiscal 2014 and $8.8 million in the preceding quarter.  

The company reported a net loss of $571 thousand, or $0.06 per share, in the second quarter of fiscal 2015, compared with net income of $1.1 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, in the same period in fiscal 2014, and net income of $387 thousand, or $0.04 per diluted share, in the preceding quarter. 

"I am proud to have joined Concurrent as CEO in the second quarter," said Derek Elder, the company's president and CEO.  "Concurrent's video solutions business is positioned to benefit from the fierce competition in the global market driven by the growth of over-the-top streaming services such as Netflix^® and Amazon Prime TV.  We made solid progress in the second quarter, with deployments of our next generation IP-CDN technology and initial trials of our Transparent Caching solution.

"Additionally, our real-time computing business is benefiting from the advantages of simulation to accelerate innovation and reduce costs.  We added new customers in the quarter, including an additional global automotive customer, and saw additional traction for our SIMulation Workbench™ software solution."

The company paid quarterly dividends of $0.12 per share in each of the first two quarters of the fiscal year.  At December 31, 2014, Concurrent had cash and cash equivalents of $25.1 million. The company has no debt.

Recent Company Highlights

Video Solutions:

• A tier-one cable TV operator in Europe deployed Concurrent's UpShift™ Unified Content Delivery solution to deliver IP video services to mobile devices, smart TVs, and PCs
• Concurrent entered the Latin American market and established a channel partnership with TVC Communications, a division of WESCO
• The company launched the first network-based digital video recording system in Africa at ZAP, a leading service provider in Angola

Real-Time:

• The company delivered 26 iHawk™ systems to support avionics testing for a heavy-lift rocket program
• Concurrent added its 19^th automotive customer and delivered simulation and test systems to a major Japanese automotive company and a European luxury car manufacturer
• In the defense market, the company shipped 28 iHawk systems to support a military flight simulator program and 12 additional units to support the design and testing of advanced weaponry

Conference Call Information
Concurrent will hold a conference call today, Tuesday, January 27th, at 4:30 p.m. ET to review its second quarter of fiscal 2015 financial results.  The call will be broadcast live at www.ccur.com, on the "Investors" page, under the 'About' tab. The call can be accessed live by dialing 1-800-230-1766 (U.S.) 612-288-0329 (international) and entering pass code 150127.  A replay will also be available at www.ccur.com.

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About Concurrent
Concurrent (NASDAQ: CCUR) is a global leader in unified content delivery, video analytics, and real-time Linux solutions.  The company delivers solutions for every screen and every network in support of commercial video services.  Concurrent's unified content delivery and video analytics solutions support every screen simultaneously, making it easier for cable MSOs, fixed-line telecommunications providers, mobile operators, and online media companies to deliver revenue generating video services to consumers on any device, over any network. The world's leading multichannel video service providers have selected Concurrent to deliver the solutions and services required to support their next-generation multi-screen video initiatives. Concurrent's Emmy^® award-winning video solutions are based upon a rich heritage of high-performance real-time technology. Concurrent's real-time Linux solutions are used to support applications in the defense, aerospace, automotive and financial industries. Concurrent has offices in North America, Europe and Asia. Visit www.ccur.com for further information and follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/Concurrent_CCUR.

For more information, contact:

Media Relations:
Concurrent
Kristen Bryant
(678) 258-4221
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Horn Group
Alex Shapiro
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Investor Relations Contact:
Concurrent
Sandra Dover
(678) 258-4112
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Certain statements made or incorporated by reference in this release may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Statements regarding future events and developments and the company's future performance, including, but not limited to, management's expectations, beliefs, plans, estimates, or projections relating to the future, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of these laws. All forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events to differ materially from those projected.

The risks and uncertainties which could affect our financial condition or results of operations include, without limitation: the potential consolidation of the markets that we serve, U.S. government sequestration; European austerity measures; delays or cancellations of customer orders; non-renewal of maintenance and support service agreements with customers; changes in product demand; economic conditions; various inventory risks due to changes in market conditions; margins of video solutions business to capture new business; fluctuations and timing of large video solutions orders; doing business in the People's Republic of China; uncertainties relating to the development and ownership of intellectual property; uncertainties relating to our ability and the ability of other companies to enforce their intellectual property rights; the pricing and availability of equipment, materials and inventories; the concentration of our customers; failure to effectively manage change; delays in testing and introductions of new products;  the impact of reductions in force on our operations; rapid technology changes; system errors or failures; reliance on a limited number of suppliers and failure of components provide by those suppliers; uncertainties associated with international business activities, including foreign regulations, trade controls, taxes, and currency fluctuations; the impact of competition on the pricing of video solutions products; failure to effectively service the installed base; the entry of new well-capitalized competitors into our markets; the success of new video solutions; the success of our relationships with technology and channel partners; capital spending patterns by a limited customer base; the current challenging macroeconomic environment; continuing unevenness of the global economic recovery; privacy concerns over data collection; our ability to utilize net operating losses to offset cash taxes in the event of an ownership change as defined by the Internal Revenue Service; earthquakes, tsunamis, floods and other natural disasters in areas in which our customers and suppliers operate; and the availability of debt or equity financing to support our liquidity needs.

Other important risk factors are discussed in Concurrent's Form 10-K filed August 27, 2014 with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), and in subsequent filings of periodic reports with the SEC. The risk factors discussed in the Form 10-K and subsequently filed periodic reports under the heading "Risk Factors" are specifically incorporated by reference in this press release. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and speak only as of the date of such statements. Concurrent undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of future events, new information, or otherwise.

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