PROFIRE ENERGY REPORTS RECORD FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR FISCAL FIRST QUARTER OF 2015
 
Fiscal First Quarter of 2015 Revenues up 83% to Record $13.1 Million, Driving Net Income of $0.05 per Share
 
LINDON, Utah, August 14, 2014 - Profire Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: PFIE), a technology company which creates, installs and services burner management systems and other combustion technologies for the oil and gas industry, reported financial results for its fiscal first quarter ended June 30, 2014.

Fiscal Q1 2015 Highlights vs. Same Year-ago Quarter
 
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Total revenues increased 83% to record $13.1 million.
 
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Net income increased 38% to $2.2 million or $0.05 per share.
 
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Extended product line with launch of proprietary valve-actuator.
 
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Opened new service center in Victoria, Texas, and upgraded Pennsylvania satellite office to a service center.
 
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Began testing a service-based, recurring-revenue model.
 
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Expanded sales team, now totaling over 20.
 
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PFIE added to Russell 2000®, Russell 3000®, and Russell Microcap® Indices.

Fiscal Q1 2015 Financial Results
Total revenues in the fiscal first quarter of 2015 increased 83% to a record $13.1 million from $7.2 million in the same year-ago quarter. The increase in revenues was primarily due to improved sales execution, and increased efficacy in a number of growing sales territories, including Texas, Colorado, and Pennsylvania. The increase is in part driven by leveraging new service personnel, as well as the expansion of existing sales and service territories.

Gross profit increased to $7.4 million or 57% of total revenues, compared to $4.2 million or 58% of total revenues in the year-ago quarter.

Total operating expenses increased to $4.0 million or 31% of total revenues from $1.8 million or 26% of total revenues in the same year-ago quarter. The increase in operating expenses was primarily due to expansion and opening of offices throughout the U.S., purchase of equipment for the Company’s expanding service team, and hiring of additional personnel, particularly in the Utah, Texas and Pennsylvania offices—ultimately to support long-term sales growth. The increase in total operating expenses was also driven by increased non-cash stock option expense, as well as increased research and development expense to support the introduction of the Company’s next generation burner management systems and other products.

 
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Net income increased 38% to $2.2 million or $0.05 per share, compared to net income of $1.6 million or $0.04 per share in the same year-ago quarter

Cash and cash equivalents totaled $4.5 million at June 30, 2014, as compared to $1.7 in the comparable prior-year period. Subsequent to the fiscal first quarter of 2015, the Company completed an equity raise for gross proceeds of $18.0 million.

Management Commentary
“Our record first quarter reflects the expansion of our sales and service teams in the U.S., along with a new sales office in Pennsylvania and service center in Texas,” said Brenton Hatch, Chief Executive Officer of Profire Energy. “Also during the quarter, we began testing a new service program designed to generate recurring revenue, and also expanded our product line with the launch of a proprietary valve-actuator.

“The test program intends to offer a compelling value to the oil and gas service industry by regularly deploying our service teams throughout the year to help ensure our customers’ burners are operating optimally when using our latest burner management technology. The program includes calculating customer-specific savings derived from the use of Profire’s products and services, to help illustrate Profire’s value to the customer. We are already beginning to experience increasing service revenues as a result of leveraging new service personnel and expansion of new service territories, such as in Utah, Texas, and Pennsylvania, and hope to couple that expanding team with a growing line of service-products in the coming months.”

Andrew Limpert, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, spoke to the general success of BMS in the industry:

“In many markets we are continuing to see growing adoption of burner management systems, primarily driven by their unique capability to make oil and gas production safer, more efficient, and more compliant with changing industry regulations,” said Limpert. “While Canada has had BMS-related regulation for years, the U.S. is just beginning to catch up. In fact, we are experiencing strong growth and expansion in Colorado with the state’s recently passed mandate for the use of ‘auto igniters.’ With the industry growth in the U.S.—recently demonstrated by becoming not only the world’s leading producer of gas, but also the leading producer of oil—we are confident in our market opportunities in coming years.

“Our systems not only auto-ignite, but also manage oilfield flames, providing temperature regulation and remote-monitoring capabilities. We also provide other combustion-related solutions to address challenging industry problems, as demonstrated by the recent introduction of our flare-stack igniter. By offering a portfolio of related, complementary products—with an experienced, strong service team behind them—we can more comprehensively understand and meet the industry’s needs. Our investment in—and management for—long-term stakeholder value creation will continue to be our key focus as an industry leader.

 
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“As we look forward to the rest of the fiscal year, we plan to continue expanding our marketing, sales and service teams. The completed expansion of our Lindon, Utah warehouse in the fall will add increased efficiency and scalability to the delivery of our products. Supported by the growing industry demand for burner management systems, we expect these efforts to lead to another year of significant top- and bottom-line growth.”

Fiscal 2015 Outlook
As previously reported, Profire Energy currently expects fiscal 2015 total revenues to range between $46 million and $48 million, which represents an increase of 30% to 36% from the prior year. The Company also expects net income to range between $7 million and $9 million, which represents an increase of 25% to 61% from the prior year.

About Profire Energy, Inc.
Profire Energy assists energy production companies in the safe and efficient production and transportation of oil and natural gas. As energy companies seek greater safety for their employees, compliance with more stringent regulatory standards, and enhanced margins with their energy production processes, Profire Energy's burner management systems are increasingly becoming part of their solution. Profire Energy has offices in Lindon, Utah; Houston, Texas; Victoria, Texas; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Tioga, Pennsylvania; and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements. Statements made in this release that are not historical are forward-looking statements. This release contains forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to statements regarding its sales, marketing, and operational advancements/expansions, including, but not limited to, the continuation of increased sales efficacy or execution in any number of areas; the increased leveraging of personnel; the intention or success of the Company’s efforts to sustain long-term sales growth or the introduction of the Company’s next-generation of burner management systems and other products; the reflection of the first quarter on the expansion of the sales and/or service teams in the US, or the opening of any offices; the success of—or value provided by—the Company’s test program to generate recurring-revenues, and the intent to pursue, the features of, or efficacy of the test program; the Company’s hope to grow its line of service-products, or combine such with any other sales or service strategy; the adoption—or the Company’s assessment of such—of burner management systems throughout certain markets; the Company’s assessment of the regulations related to its industry or products; the relative position of the US in oil- or gas-production, or maintenance of the same; the Company’s plans to continue expanding its marketing, sales, and service teams; the expectation that the Company’s warehouse completion will add enhanced efficiency and scalability to the delivery of the Company’s products; or the Company’s expectation to realize another year of significant top- or bottom-line growth . Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future results or performance and involve risks, assumptions and uncertainties that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from the events or results described in, or anticipated by, the forward-looking statements. Factors that could materially affect such forward-looking statements include certain economic, business, public market and regulatory risks and factors identified in the company's periodic reports filed with the Securities Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All forward-looking statements are made only as of the date of this release and the Company assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances, except as required by law. Readers should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

 
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Contact:
 
Profire Energy, Inc.
Andrew Limpert, CFO
(801) 796-5127

Profire Energy, Inc.
Nathan McBride, VP Strategy & Finance
(801) 796-5127

Liolios Group, Inc.
Ron Both, Senior Managing Director
(949) 574-3860
PFIE@liolios.com
 
 
 
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PROFIRE ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
 
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
             
             
             
   
June 30,
   
March 31,
 
   
2014
   
2014
 
ASSETS  
(Unaudited)
       
CURRENT ASSETS
           
             
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 4,570,088     $ 4,456,674  
Accounts receivable, net
    12,036,286       8,873,471  
Inventories
    6,860,755       6,579,858  
Deferred tax asset
    500,186       420,978  
Prepaid expenses
    55,804       32,263  
                 
Total Current Assets
    24,023,119       20,363,244  
                 
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net
    5,398,904       4,385,881  
                 
TOTAL ASSETS
  $ 29,422,023     $ 24,749,125  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
                 
CURRENT LIABILITIES
               
                 
Accounts payable
  $ 1,890,021     $ 1,461,138  
Accrued liabilities
    212,066       193,727  
Deferred income tax liability
    99,107       107,857  
Income taxes payable
    2,892,183       1,605,133  
                 
Total Current Liabilities
    5,093,377       3,367,855  
                 
TOTAL LIABILITIES
    5,093,377       3,367,855  
                 
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
Preferred shares: $0.001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized: no shares issued and outstanding
    -       -  
Common shares: $0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized: 48,024,543 and 47,836,543 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
    48,024       47,836  
Additional paid-in capital
    6,927,026       6,496,980  
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    65,385       (231,051 )
Retained earnings
    17,288,211       15,067,505  
                 
Total Stockholders' Equity
    24,328,646       21,381,270  
                 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
  $ 29,422,023     $ 24,749,125  
 
 
The accompanying notes are a integral part of these condensed consolidated financials statements.

 
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PROFIRE ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Other Comprehensive Income
 
(Unaudited)
 
             
   
For the Three Months Ended
 
   
June 30,
 
    2014     2013  
REVENUES
           
Sales of goods, net
  $ 12,316,512     $ 6,838,961  
Sales of services, net
    828,322       342,619  
Total Revenues
    13,144,834       7,181,580  
                 
COST OF SALES
               
Cost of goods sold-product
    5,067,627       2,724,480  
Cost of goods sold-services
    640,107       268,197  
Total Cost of Goods Sold
    5,707,734       2,992,677  
                 
GROSS PROFIT
    7,437,100       4,188,903  
                 
OPERATING EXPENSES
               
General and administrative expenses
    2,409,069       839,123  
Research and development
    271,227       95,930  
Payroll expenses
    1,265,699       835,076  
Depreciation expense
    124,715       61,328  
                 
Total Operating Expenses
    4,070,710       1,831,457  
                 
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS
    3,366,390       2,357,446  
                 
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
               
Interest expense
    -       (10,467 )
Rental income
    3,121       615  
Interest income
    237       801  
                 
Total Other Income (Expense)
    3,358       (9,051 )
                 
NET INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
    3,369,748       2,348,395  
                 
INCOME TAX EXPENSE
    1,149,042       734,411  
                 
NET INCOME
  $ 2,220,706     $ 1,613,984  
                 
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION GAIN (LOSS)
  $ 296,436     $ (110,033 )
                 
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
  $ 2,517,142     $ 1,503,951  
                 
BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE
  $ 0.05     $ 0.04  
                 
FULLY DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE
  $ 0.05     $ 0.04  
                 
                 
BASIC WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING
    47,922,059       45,250,000  
                 
FULLY DILUTED WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING
    48,579,418       45,727,737  
 
The accompanying notes are a integral part of these condensed consolidated financials statements.

 
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PROFIRE ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
 
(unaudited)
 
 
             
   
For the Three Months Ended
 
   
June 30,
 
    2014     2013  
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
           
             
Net Income
  $ 2,220,706     $ 1,613,984  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to 0net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation expense
    182,392       81,771  
Stock options issued for services
    351,364       63,427  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Changes in accounts receivable
    (3,071,142 )     (170,636 )
Changes in inventories
    (187,668 )     (1,110,448 )
Changes in prepaid expenses
    (23,461 )     (27,070 )
Changes in deferred tax asset
    (79,208 )     -  
Changes in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    428,360       (104,699 )
Changes in income taxes payable
    1,246,558       612,273  
                 
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
    1,067,901       958,602  
                 
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
               
                 
Purchase of fixed assets
    (1,147,274 )     (33,150 )
                 
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities
    (1,147,274 )     (33,150 )
                 
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
               
Stock issued in exercise of stock options
    78,870       -  
                 
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities
    78,870       -  
                 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
    113,917       56,929  
                 
NET INCREASE IN CASH
    113,414       982,381  
CASH AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD
    4,456,674       808,772  
                 
CASH AT END OF PERIOD
  $ 4,570,088     $ 1,791,153  
                 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF
               
CASH FLOW INFORMATION
               
                 
CASH PAID FOR:
               
                 
Interest
  $ -     $ 10,467  
Income taxes
  $ (138,008 )   $ 114,762  
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
 
 
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