Crossroads Systems Reports Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2019 Financial Results

DALLAS, Dec. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Crossroads Systems, Inc. (OTC Pink: CRSS), a holding company focused on investing in businesses that promote economic vitality and community development, reported financial results for its fiscal fourth quarter and the year ended October 31, 2019.

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The overall performance for the quarter and for fiscal 2019 was consistent with expectations. Portfolio growth remained in line with historical growth. The results of additional homes in inventory converting to additional sales volume has begun and to date, we are pleased with the sales volumes experience.

Fiscal Q4 2019 Financial Highlights

Total property sales income was $6.6 million for the quarter compared to $4.1 million for the comparative period of 2018
Total interest income was $3.2 million up from $2.7 million from the comparative period of 2018
Operating income of $1.0 million, up from $476,000 for the comparative period of 2018
Cash EPS (operating income less income to non controlling interests) increased to $0.14 from $0.06 for the comparative period of 2018
Held 128 properties in inventory compared to 79 at the same time in 2018
Added $5.6 million in new single-family mortgages during the quarter
Book Value of $51.0 million or $8.54 per share
Cash balance of $1.7 million

Fiscal 2019 Financial Highlights

Total property sales income was $25.3 million for the fiscal year compared to $19.3 million for the comparative period of 2018
Total interest income was $12 million up from $8.9 million from the comparative period of 2018
Operating income of $4.4 million, up from $2.6 million for the comparative period of 2018
Cash EPS (operating income less income to non controlling interests) increased to $0.63 from $0.36 for the comparative period of 2018
The company booked $688,000 of state and federal income tax expense for the fiscal year which will be offset against the deferred tax asset. In addition, the company recorded a tax valuation allowance of $1.3 million related to unusable tax carryforward losses. This non-cash valuation allowance will swing year over year as we grow earnings and are able to utilize additional losses.

Eric A. Donnelly, Chief Executive Officer at Crossroads Systems, said, "With an almost 75% increase to EPS and 69% increase to operating income, we are excited about the momentum going into the recent announcement of our bank acquisition and what that means for our shareholders and customers later this year and beyond. We will continue to be prudent with inventory management and managing our liability sensitive balance sheet. The Texas economy continues to perform at a high level and interest rate outlook remains favorable for responsible scaling of our company and continued social impact throughout our markets."

About Crossroads Systems

Crossroads Systems, Inc. (OTC Pink: CRSS), is a holding company focused on investing in businesses that promote economic vitality and community development. Crossroads' subsidiary, Capital Plus Financial (CPF), is a certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and certified B- Corp which supports Hispanic homeownership with a long term, fixed rate single family mortgage product.

Important Cautions Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes forward-looking statements that relate to the business and expected future events or future performance of Crossroads Systems, Inc. and Capital Plus Financial and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause its actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Words such as, but not limited to, "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "intend," "plan," "targets," "likely," "will," "would," "could," and similar expressions or phrases identify forward-looking statements. Forward- looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about Crossroads Systems' and Capital Plus Financial's ability to implement their business strategy, and their ability to achieve or maintain profitability. The future performance of Crossroads Systems and Capital Plus Financial may be adversely affected by the following risks and uncertainties: economic changes affecting homeownership in the geographies where Capital Plus Financial conducts business, developments in lending markets that may not align with Capital Plus Financial's expectations and that may affect Capital Plus Financial's plans to grow its portfolio, variations in quarterly results, developments in litigation to which we may be a party, technological change in the industry, future capital requirements, regulatory actions or delays and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from those described or anticipated by these forward-looking statements. For a more detailed discussion of these factors and risks, investors should review Crossroads Systems' annual and quarterly reports. Forward-looking statements in this press release are based on management's beliefs and opinions at the time the statements are made. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement, and Crossroads Systems undertakes no duty to update this information to reflect future events, information or circumstances.

Investor Contact: Crossroads Systems ir@crossroads.com

Press Contact: Matthew Zintel Zintel Public Relations matthew.zintel@zintelpr.com

CROSSROADS SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In Thousands)



			October 31,
			2019
ASSETS

Current assets:
	Cash and cash equivalents		$ 1,736
	Restricted Cash		2,583
	Accounts receivable, net		892
	Current portion of mortgage notes receivable		1,478
	Inventories		11,796
	Prepaids and other current assets		349
		Total current assets	18,835

Mortgage Notes Receivable			122,207
Goodwill			18,567
Deferred tax asset			19,680
Other non-current assets			214
		Total assets	$ 179,503

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current liabilities:
	Accounts payable		$ 350
	Accrued expenses		620
	Escrow liabilities		2,653
	Current portion of senior secured credit facilities		63,139
	Current portion of other note payable		168
	Current portion of acquisition note payable		2,495
		Total current liabilities	69,425

Senior secured credit facilities, net			48,637
Acquisition debt, net			10,397
		Total liabilities	128,458

Stockholders' equity			51,044
		Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 179,503

CROSSROADS SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In Thousands)

			For the year ended
			October 31, 2019


Revenue:
	Interest income		$ 11,986
	Property sales		25,331
	Other revenue		387
		Total revenue	37,704

Cost of revenue:
	Interest expense		6,298
	Cost of properties sold		21,149
		Total cost of revenue	27,447

Gross profit			10,257

Operating expenses:
	General and administrative		2,071
	Salaries and wages		2,760
		Total operating expenses	4,831

Income (loss) from operations			5,425

Other income (expense):
	Interest (expense) income		(1,064)
	Other (expense) income		-

	Income before provision for income taxes		4,361

	Income tax provision		(1,991)
Net Income (loss)			$ 2,370

	Less: income attributable to non-controlling interests		(618)

Net income attributable to controlling interests			$ 1,752

CROSSROADS SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(In Thousands)

	For the year ended
	October 31, 2019
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$ 2,370
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
Stock compensation	(2)
Gain on derivative related activity	(155)
Amortization of deferred financing fees	11
Provision for income taxes	-
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Interest receivable	(161)
Notes receivable	(14,663)
Inventories	(4,308)
Prepaids and other assets	368
Accounts payable	2,279
Accrued and other liabilities	(241)
Escrow liabilities	119
Net cash used in operating activities	(14,382)

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Restricted cash	(41)
Net cash used in investing activities	(41)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Preferred equity contributions	2,500
Preferred equity dividend distributions	(664)
Borrowings on credit facilities, net	16,594
Principal payments on credit facilities	-
Principal payments on other notes payable	(168)
Borrowings on acquisition note payable	-
Principal payments on acquisition note payable	(4,427)
Net cash provided by financing activities	13,835

Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(588)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year	2,324
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year	$ 1,736

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Cash paid for interest	$ 7,098

CROSSROADS SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In Thousands)

			For the three months ended
			October 31, 2019


Revenue:
	Interest income		$ 3,160
	Property sales		6,611
	Other revenue		42
		Total revenue	9,814

Cost of revenue:
	Interest expense		1,683
	Cost of properties sold		5,548
		Total cost of revenue	7,231

Gross profit			2,583

Operating expenses:
	General and administrative		666
	Salaries and wages		691
		Total operating expenses	1,356

Income (loss) from operations			1,226

Other income (expense):
	Interest (expense) income		(240)
	Other (expense) income		-

	Income before provision for income taxes		986

	Income tax provision		(1,587)
Net Income (loss)			(601)

	Less: income attributable to non-controlling interests		(156)

Net income attributable to controlling interests			$ (757)

CROSSROADS SYSTEMS, INC.
Supplemental Schedule - Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheet
As of October 31, 2019


				Crossroads	CPF	Elimination Entries	Consolidated
				October 31, 2019	October 31, 2019	October 31, 2019	October 31, 2019
ASSETS
	Current assets:
		Cash and cash equivalents		34,030	1,701,595	-	1,735,625
		Restricted cash		-	2,583,057	-	2,583,057
		Accounts receivable, net		-	892,213	-	892,213
		Inventories		-	11,796,430	-	11,796,430
		Intercompany receivable		3,143,910	18,579,160	(21,723,070)	(0)
		Prepaids and other current assets		201,704	97,338	-	299,042
		Earnest money deposits		-	49,890	-	49,890
		Mortgage notes receivable (residential)		-	121,858,489	-	121,858,489
		Discount on notes receivables acquired		-	(20,244)		(20,244)
		Mortgage notes receivable (Commercial property)		-	1,847,106		1,847,106
			Total current assets	3,379,644	159,385,034	(21,723,070)	141,041,608

	Property and equipment, net			-	24,540	-	24,540
	Investment in subsidiaries			13,386,175	-	(13,386,175)	-
	Goodwill			18,566,966	-	-	18,566,966
	Other assets			177,749	11,543	-	189,292
	Deferred tax asset			19,680,324	-	-	19,680,324
			Total assets	$ 55,190,857	$ 159,421,118	$ (35,109,245)	$ 179,502,730

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
	Current liabilities:
		Accounts payable		10,162	340,298	-	350,460
		Accrued and other current liabilities		199,457	420,206	-	619,663
		Escrow liabilities		-	2,652,581	-	2,652,581
		Due to subsidiaries		18,579,160	-	(18,579,160)	(0)
		Revolving line of credit, inventory		-	10,677,838	-	10,677,838
		Revolving line of credit, mortgage notes (current maturities)		-	54,186,080	(1,724,723)	52,461,357
		Current portion of other note payable				168,071	168,071
		Current portion of acquisition note payable				2,495,160	2,495,160
		Payroll liabilities		-		-	-
							-
			Total current liabilities	18,788,779	68,277,003	(17,640,652)	69,425,130

	Senior secured term notes (long-term)			-	46,911,858	1,724,723	48,636,581
	Acquisition debt (long-term)			12,891,703	-	(2,495,160)	10,396,543
			Total liabilities	31,680,482	115,188,862	(18,411,089)	128,458,255

	Stockholders' equity:
	Total participating payables			-	156,049	-	156,049
	Total preferred equity investment			-	18,053,507	-	18,053,507
	Total subordinated debt			2,199,377	1,514,898	(168,071)	3,546,203
		Members equity in CPF		-	18,580,846	-	18,580,846
		Common stock		5,972	-	-	5,972
		Additional paid-in capital		242,361,362	-	(13,351,925)	229,009,437
		(Accumulated deficit)/Retained Earnings		(217,499,406)	-	(3,178,160)	(220,677,566)
		Current year net (loss) income		(3,556,930)	5,926,957	-	2,370,027
			Total stockholders' equity (deficit)	23,510,375	44,232,256	(16,698,156)	51,044,475
							-
			Total liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficit)	$ 55,190,857	$ 159,421,118	$ (35,109,246)	$ 179,502,729

CROSSROADS SYSTEMS, INC.
Supplemental Schedule - Consolidated Income Statement
For the Quarter Ended October 31, 2019


			Crossroads	CPF	Consolidated
			October 31, 2019	October 31, 2019	October 31, 2019
Revenue:
	Interest income		$ -	$ 3,160,107	$ 3,160,107
	Property sales		-	6,611,054	6,611,054
	Other revenue			42,433	42,433
		Total revenue	-	9,813,594	9,813,594

Cost of revenue:
	Interest expense		-	1,682,942	1,682,942
	Cost of properties sold		-	5,547,809	5,547,809
	Other cost of revenue			-	-
		Total cost of revenue	-	7,230,752	7,230,752

Gross Profit			-	2,582,843	2,582,843

Operating expenses:
	General and administrative		126,771	538,908	665,678
	Salaries and wages		-	690,675	690,675
		Total operating expenses	126,771	1,229,583	1,356,354

Income (Loss) from operations			(126,771)	1,353,259	1,226,489

Other income (expense):
	Interest (expense) income		(240,126)	-	(240,126)
	Other (expense) income		-	-	-
Total other income (expense)			(240,126)	-	(240,126)

Income before provision for income taxes			(366,896)	1,353,259	986,363

	Income tax provision		(1,587,459)	-	(1,587,459)
Net Income (Loss)			$ (1,954,356)	$ 1,353,259	$ (601,096)

	Less: income attributable to non-controlling interests			$ (155,546)	(155,546)

Net income attributable to controlling interests			$ (1,954,356)	$ 1,197,713	$ (756,642)

Outstanding shares					5,971,994

Earnings per share, before income tax provision					$ 0.14

CROSSROADS SYSTEMS, INC.
Supplemental Schedule - Consolidated Income Statement
For the Year Ended October 31, 2019


			Crossroads	CPF	Consolidated
			October 31, 2019	October 31, 2019	October 31, 2019
Revenue:
	Interest income		$ -	$ 11,986,113	$ 11,986,113
	Property sales		-	25,330,557	25,330,557
	Other revenue		-	387,264	387,264
		Total revenue	-	37,703,935	37,703,935

Cost of revenue:
	Interest expense		-	6,298,379	6,298,379
	Cost of properties sold		-	21,148,760	21,148,760
	Other cost of revenue		-	-	-
		Total cost of revenue	-	27,447,139	27,447,139

Gross Profit			-	10,256,796	10,256,796

Operating expenses:
	General and administrative		501,539	1,569,875	2,071,413
	Salaries and wages		-	2,759,964	2,759,964
		Total operating expenses	501,539	4,329,838	4,831,377

Income (Loss) from operations			(501,539)	5,926,957	5,425,418

Other income (expense):
	Interest (expense) income		(1,064,403)	-	(1,064,403)
	Other (expense) income		-		-
Total other income (expense)			(1,064,403)	-	(1,064,403)

Income before provision for income taxes			(1,565,941)	5,926,957	4,361,016

	Income tax provision		(1,990,989)		(1,990,989)
Net Income (Loss)			$ (3,556,930)	$ 5,926,957	$ 2,370,027

	Less: income attributable to non-controlling interests			$ (617,582)	(617,582)

Net income attributable to controlling interests			$ (3,556,930)	$ 5,309,375	$ 1,752,445

Outstanding shares					5,971,994

Earnings per share, before income tax provision					$ 0.63

Shareholder Report for
the Fourth Quarter & Fiscal Year Ended
October 31, 2019

Crossroads Systems, Inc.
Delaware	74-284664
(State of Incorporation)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

8214 Westchester Drive
Suite 950
Dallas, TX 75225
(Address of principal executive office)

(214) 999-0149
(Company's telephone number)

Common Stock
$0.001 Par Value
Trading Symbol: CRSS
Trading Market: OTC Pink Open Market

75,000,000 Common Shares Authorized

5,971,994 Shares Issued and Outstanding as of October 31, 2019

Dear Shareholder:

As we complete our second successful fiscal year at the helm of Crossroads, we look to our third year as hugely transformative to our business. Before we expand on the proposed bank acquisition, we'd like to summarize the 2019 financial results.

During the year, we successfully sold 179 properties, ending the year with a mortgage portfolio balance of $122 million. To further impact our communities, we made a decision to decrease our operating margins on property sales as a means to drive more volume and loan growth. This is especially significant in a bank structure where loan growth and interest margin are key metrics. Our operating income for the year continued to grow to $4.4 million compared to $2.6 million in the prior year. As a result of our focus on volume and loan growth, we have been able to increase our inventory of available homes from 79 homes at October 31, 2018 to 128 homes at October 31, 2019, which should result in higher sales for 2020. We feel strongly that the margin reduction will result in long-term portfolio growth and increased earnings for the company.

In addition, we continued to evaluate new markets opportunities and chose to expand into McAllen, Texas by acquiring three individual lots and another group of 22 in a new residential development. We have partnered with a local builder to build the homes and have sold and closed on one to date. The delivery of these homes will have a longer cycle than our usual single-family product in our existing markets but have a lower risk profile as the homes will be built after qualified buyers are under contract. We will offer financing to qualified buyers of these homes as we do on our existing inventory of homes.

We continue to operate with social responsibility at the forefront, and we are quite proud of the work our team has done. A copy of our Social Impact report can be found on our website.

On November 18^th, we announced our definitive agreement to purchase Rice Bancshares Inc. (the "Bank"), a Texas community bank located just outside of our DFW market and 8 years away from celebrating its 100^th year serving it communities. We will acquire the Bank for approximately $32M in cash which will result in merged bank book value of just under $60 million dollars. We anticipate that the combination of our operating subsidiary, Capital Plus Financial ("CPF"), and the First State Bank will result in one of the best capitalized and highest performing Community Development Financial Institution ("CDFI") banks and Minority Depository Institutions ("MDI") in the country. Our goal is not only to lead in our corner of the industry but to be one of the best performing banks in the country. With a holding company board comprised of experienced bank board directors and a bank board actively supporting the success of the combined companies, we are confident in our ability to execute on our growth plan.

While the timing for regulatory approval is unknown; the acquisition and merger with the Bank is expected to be immediately accretive to our shareholders. The Bank's current cost of funds is less than 100 basis points which will result in a decrease to our current cost of capital of greater than 300 basis points. Moreover, we anticipate growing the deposit base of the Bank considerably to broaden the shorter end of the liability side of the balance sheet in today's favorable interest rate environment. On the longer end of the curve and to better match fund the longer dated assets of the combined entity, we intend to complete our CDFI Bond Guarantee Application in 2020 which was carried over from last year.

In addition, we are projecting historical originations for CPF and conservative loan growth at the Bank. While there will undoubtedly be efficiencies gained from the merger and increased quality commercial loan production, we expect our return on average assets and return on equity to be far in excess of average bank metrics. We expect our return on assets to be in excess of 2.5% and our return on equity in excess of 18% with a capital ratio of at least 15%, all of which compare favorably to peers and demonstrate a highly profitable and well capitalized bank. We hope to be able to realize further savings from collaborating with our bank partners to share important compliance services. One of our goals is to continue to help them achieve their Community Reinvestment Act ("CRA") qualifications by sharing services and excess deposits with our bank, for example.

Not surprisingly, our deposit strategy will focus both on earnings and social impact. We plan to grow the Bank organically in our markets by banking quality C&I customers but we will also leverage on the trust we've developed in our markets to offer basic financial services to the underbanked and unbanked in Texas which by some estimates represents 25% of the population. As a proven social enterprise and B-Corp, we believe we can close the trust gap which often prevents people from depositing with traditional banks. The third deposit strategy will be to solicit excess deposits from larger institutions in our markets who will receive CRA credit for supporting a CDFI and MDI. A recent House Financial Services Sub Committee meeting on MDIs highlighted the push for collaboration between large banks and MDIs. A common form of this collaboration is the placement of deposits into the MDI.

We expect to file our regulatory application with the Federal Reserve this quarter for Crossroads to apply for bank holding company status and to the FDIC and Texas Department of Banking for the bank acquisition. The resulting transaction will merge CPF and the bank with CPF's real estate activities done through a wholly owned subsidiary of the bank in a community development corporation ("CDC"). The CDC will continue CPF's mission of providing affordable housing throughout its markets and will look to expand its social impact throughout its markets.

To that end, CPF consummated a licensing agreement with SG Blocks, Inc. (NASDAQ: SGBX) in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2019 to license SG Blocks' residential technology under the name SG Residential ("SGR"), a public welfare investment of the CDC. Our agreement provides exclusive rights to the residential construction pipeline in the United States and its territories. Our licensing agreement allows us to develop residential home and multifamily projects in an efficient and profitable manner to help scale the real estate vertical of our business. The public welfare investment will focus initially on Opportunity Zone eligible projects. We do not believe this will be a capital intensive endeavor however it does help us to fulfill our mission to improve low to moderate communities.

We believe in the SG Blocks technology, its efficiency and the benefits it can provide to low to moderate income homeowners often most at risk in natural disasters. We view this as a very low cost opportunity to expand our housing mission and one which leverages our expertise in project management and bidding accuracy to create a low risk, high return vertical for the company using our existing overhead.

In summary, we're honored that you're on this journey with us as we continue to transform Crossroads into a well-capitalized financial holding company. We will continue to come up with innovative solutions to maximize shareholder value and social impact equally. Thank you for your continued support.

Saludos Cordiales,

Robert H. Alpert & Eric A. Donnelly

SOURCE Crossroads Systems

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