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August 11, 2020

CARROLLTON, Texas, Aug. 11, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ADDvantage Technologies Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: AEY) (ADDvantage Technologies or the Company) today reported its financial results for the three- and nine-month periods ended June 30, 2020.

We continue to lay the groundwork to position ADDvantage Technologies for the widely anticipated acceleration of the 5G network rollout, commented Joe Hart, Chief Executive Officer. During the quarter, we solidified our management team, adding a proven CFO and addressing leadership of our two main operating segments. The 5G expansion remains a critical initiative, particularly amidst the Pandemic and the strains of the work-from-home situation, but the expected investments by the large wireless providers are still largely in a holding pattern, impacting our near-term sales. As the roll-out accelerates, with our strong customer relationships, we are well-positioned for this 5G opportunity to help our customers grow and for the U.S. to take a leadership position in the 5G roll-out.

Meanwhile, the companys strategy and focus on execution is starting to pay off as we improved gross margins by 9% year-over-year, continued Hart. Driving the gross margin improvement was our Wireless division by achieving favorable sales mix and the recognition of change-order revenue for which costs had previously been booked in Q2. This was added to an improvement in operational efficiency which underscores the earnings power of the company as the 5G opportunity materializes. Year-over-year, we have reduced our quarterly SG&A expenses by 15%. We also strengthened our balance sheet as cash exceeds $10 million and working capital is almost $10 million. This solidifies our place in an industry readied for explosive growth.

Financial Results for the Three Months ended June 30, 2020

Sales decreased 32% to $12.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 compared with $17.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019. The decrease was due to a decline in sales in the Wireless segment of $3.6 million due to the cancellation of most summertime special events in the Midwest due to the COVID-19 pandemic in which we normally provide substantial temporary wireless networks and the delay in infrastructure spending from the major U.S. carriers on the ramp up of construction for 5G. We also experienced a decline in sales in the Telco segment of $1.9 million resulting from a decrease in equipment sales at Triton, which sells enterprise telephone equipment, as many of its customers were closed during the quarter also as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Even with a $5.5 million sales decrease, gross profit only decreased $0.4 million to $4.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 compared with a gross profit of $4.6 million for the prior year three-month period. The decrease was primarily due to the Telco segment as the Wireless segment was essentially flat. Gross profit margin improved from 26% to 35% year-over-year due to the recognition of project change-order revenue for which costs had already been recorded, a more favorable sales mix and the initial impact of operational initiatives in the Wireless services group.

Operating expenses increased $0.4 million to $2.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 compared with $1.6 million the same period last year. The increase is attributable to increased expenses in the Telco segment including additional personnel costs.

Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased $0.4 million to $2.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 compared with $2.8 million for the same period last year. This decrease was due to a decrease equally between our Telco and Wireless segments.

Net Income for the three months ended June 30, 2020, was $23,000, or $0.00 per diluted share, compared with a net loss of $1.5 million, or $(0.14) per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. The net gain for the third fiscal quarter of 2020 included a $660,000 impairment charge related to a right of use asset associated with a building lease for a property formerly used by the Telco segment. This was more than offset by a $1.2 million tax benefit related to the CARES act. The year-ago period included approximately $1.4 million in loss from discontinued operations.

Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended June 30, 2020 was a loss of $187,000 compared with positive Adjusted EBITDA of $176,000 for the same period of 2019.

Financial Results for the Nine Months ended June 30, 2020

Sales increased 2% to $37.9 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2020 compared with $37.3 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2019. The increase in sales was driven by the January 4, 2019 acquisition of Fulton Technologies to create the companys Wireless Segment. Sales for the Wireless segment increased $3.6 million to $16.6 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2020 compared with $13.0 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2019. Sales for the Telco segment decreased $3.0 million to $21.4 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2020 compared with $24.4 million for the same period last year. The decrease in sales resulted primarily from a $1.8 million decrease in equipment sales at the Companys Triton unit and a $1.2 million decrease in equipment sales at the Companys Nave unit.

Gross profit decreased $2.5 million to $7.3 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2020 compared with $9.8 million for the prior year nine-month period primarily due to an increase in inventory obsolescence expense of $2.4 million for the companys Nave and Triton businesses and increased expenses related to repositioning the Companys Southern workforce to the North. This was partially offset by the addition of a full 3 quarters of gross profit from the acquisition of Fulton in January 2019.

Operating expenses increased $2.3 million to $6.3 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2020 compared with $3.9 million for the same period last year. The increase in operating expenses was due primarily to the addition of the Wireless segment in the previous year, additional facility costs as a result of moving into Tritons new facility in the first fiscal quarter of 2020 and additional personnel costs.

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $0.7 million to $8.1 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2020 compared with $7.4 million for the same period last year. This increase was primarily due to the addition of the Wireless segment of $0.9 million in the previous year, partially offset by a decrease in personnel costs in the Telco segment as well as Corporate overhead reductions.

Impairment of intangibles including goodwill for the nine months ended June 30, 2020 was $8.7 million related to the write-off of goodwill and certain intangibles in the Telco segment in the second fiscal quarter.

Net loss for the nine months ended June 30, 2020, was $16.4 million, or ($1.49) per diluted share, compared with a net loss $3.7 million, or $(0.36) per diluted share, for the first nine months of last year. The net loss for the first nine months of fiscal 2020 included the $8.7 million write-off of goodwill, the $660,000 impairment related to a right of use asset, partially offset by the $1.2 million tax benefit. The prior-year period included approximately $1.3 million in losses from discontinued operations.

Adjusted EBITDA for the nine months ended June 30, 2020 was a loss of $6.9 million compared with a loss of $1.4 million for the same period of 2019.

Balance sheet

Cash and cash equivalents were $10.4 million as of June 30, 2020, compared with $1.2 million as of September 30, 2019. As of June 30, 2020, the Company had inventories of $6.0 million, compared with $7.6 million as of September 30, 2019.

Outstanding debt was $7.6 million as of June 30, 2020 comprised of $2.8 million on a revolving line of credit and $4.8 million of notes payable, compared with no debt as of September 30, 2019. The payments required under the $3.5 million notes payable correlate with payments that we will receive from the $5.8 million promissory note receivable balance from the 2019 sale of our cable business.

Subsequent to Quarter End

Subsequent to June 30, 2020, the Company announced several management changes. First, Jarrod Watson was appointed as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Watson comes to the Company with more than 20 years of corporate financial leadership, including multiple Fortune 500 organizations. Reginald Jaramillo was promoted to President of the Telco segment. Mr. Jaramillo has 15 years of experience in the telecommunications industry working for companies such as Cox Communications, Time Warner Cable and Suddenlink Communications. Jimmy Taylor was named President of the Wireless segment, where he had been serving in that capacity on an interim basis since February 2020.

Earnings Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call today, Tuesday, August 11, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

Webcast: www.addvantagetechnologies.comDial-in number: 1-855-327-6837 (domestic) or 1-631-891-4304 (international)Access code: 10010577

Replay number: 1-844-512-2921 (domestic) or 1-412-317-6671 (international)Available through: August 25, 2020 Access code: 10010577

About ADDvantage Technologies Group, Inc.

ADDvantage Technologies Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: AEY) is a communications infrastructure services and equipment provider operating a diversified group of companies through its Wireless Infrastructure Services and Telecommunications segments. Through its Wireless segment, Fulton Technologies provides turn-key wireless infrastructure services including the installation, modification and upgrading of equipment on communication towers and small cell sites for wireless carriers, national integrators, tower owners and major equipment manufacturers. Through its Telecommunications segment, Nave Communications and Triton Datacom sell equipment and hardware used to acquire, distribute, and protect the communications signals carried on fiber optic, coaxial cable and wireless distribution systems. The Telecommunications segment also offers repair services focused on telecommunication equipment and recycling surplus and related obsolete telecommunications equipment.

ADDvantage operates through its subsidiaries, Fulton Technologies, Nave Communications, and Triton Datacom. For more information, please visit the corporate web site at www.addvantagetechnologies.com.

Cautions Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

The information in this announcement may include forward-looking statements. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, which address activities, events or developments that the Company expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future, are forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from these statements. A complete discussion of these risks and uncertainties is contained in the Companys reports and documents filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Adjusted EBITDA is a supplemental, non-GAAP financial measure. EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA as presented also excludes impairment charges for operating lease right of use assets, intangible assets including goodwill, stock compensation expense, other income, other expense, interest income and income from equity method investment. Management believes providing Adjusted EBITDA is presented below because this metric is used by the financial community as a method of measuring our financial performance and of evaluating the market value of companies considered to be in similar businesses. Since Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of performance calculated in accordance with GAAP, it should not be considered in isolation of, or as a substitute for, net earnings as an indicator of operating performance. Adjusted EBITDA, as calculated in the table below, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA is not necessarily a measure of our ability to fund our cash needs.

For further information:Hayden IRBrett Maas(646) 536-7331aey@haydenir.com

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ADDVANTAGE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS(UNAUDITED) June 30, September 30, 2020 2019 Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 10,365,744 $ 1,242,143 Restricted cash 105,117 351,909 Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of$250,000 and $150,000, respectively 3,164,893 4,826,716 Unbilled revenue 677,702 2,691,232 Promissory note ? current 1,400,000 1,400,000 Income tax receivable 34,915 21,350 Inventories, net of allowance for excess and obsoleteinventory of $3,400,000 and $1,275,000, 5,964,490 7,625,573 respectivelyPrepaid expenses 1,013,645 543,762 Other assets 289,300 262,462 Total current assets 23,015,806 18,965,147 Property and equipment, at cost: Machinery and equipment 3,503,199 2,475,545 Leasehold improvements 846,783 190,984 Total property and equipment, at cost 4,349,982 2,666,529 Less: Accumulated depreciation (1,326,477 ) (835,424 )Net property and equipment 3,023,505 1,831,105 Right-of-use operating lease assets 4,158,786 ? Promissory note ? noncurrent 2,950,000 4,975,000 Intangibles, net of accumulated amortization 1,504,773 6,002,998 Goodwill 57,554 4,877,739 Deferred income taxes 1,220,564 Other assets 178,602 176,355 Total assets $ 36,109,590 $ 36,828,344 Liabilities and Shareholders? Equity Current liabilities: Accounts payable $ 4,786,788 $ 4,730,537 Accrued expenses 1,415,792 1,617,911 Deferred revenue 241,452 97,478 Bank line of credit 2,800,000 ? Note payable ? current 2,580,652 ? Operating lease obligations ? current 1,224,630 ? Financing lease obligations ? current 328,151 ? Other current liabilities ? 757,867 Total current liabilities 13,377,465 7,203,793 Note payable 2,171,680 ? Operating lease obligations 3,809,803 ? Financing lease obligations 855,052 ? Other liabilities 15,000 177,951 Total liabilities 20,229,000 7,381,744 Shareholders? equity: Common stock, $.01 par value; 30,000,000 sharesauthorized; 11,294,839 and 10,861,950 shares 112,950 108,620 issued, respectively; 11,294,839 and 10,361,292shares outstanding, respectivelyPaid in capital (2,592,034 ) (4,377,103 )Retained earnings 18,359,674 34,715,097 Total shareholders? equity before treasury stock 15,880,590 30,446,614 Less: Treasury stock, 0 and 500,658 shares, ? (1,000,014 )respectively, at costTotal shareholders? equity 15,880,590 29,446,600 Total liabilities and shareholders? equity $ 36,109,590 $ 36,828,344

ADDVANTAGE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS(UNAUDITED) Three Months Ended June 30, Nine Months Ended June 30, 2020 2019 2020 2019 Sales $ 12,021,820 $ 17,559,315 $ 37,943,303 $ 37,259,352 Cost of sales 7,851,241 12,971,910 30,619,379 27,472,042 Gross profit 4,170,579 4,587,405 7,323,924 9,787,310 Operating expenses 1,998,184 1,611,751 6,276,442 3,943,026 Selling, generaland administrative 2,420,629 2,846,168 8,095,815 7,385,008 expensesImpairment of 660,242 ? 660,242 ? right of use assetImpairment ofintangibles ? ? 8,714,306 ? including goodwillDepreciation andamortization 241,501 382,565 1,196,860 1,069,653 expenseLoss from (1,149,977 ) (253,079 ) (17,619,741 ) (2,610,377 )operationsOther income (expense):Interest income 83,544 ? 258,847 ? Income from equity ? 20,005 40,500 75,005 method investmentOther income (29,454 ) 158,739 (86,588 ) 118,319 (expense)Interest expense (101,327 ) (25,860 ) (184,005 ) (68,612 )Total other income (47,237 ) 152,884 28,754 124,712 (expense), net Loss before income (1,197,214 ) (100,195 ) (17,590,987 ) (2,485,665 )taxesBenefit for income (1,220,564 ) (42,000 ) (1,235,564 ) (13,000 )taxesIncome (loss) fromcontinuing 23,350 (58,195 ) (16,355,423 ) (2,472,665 )operations Loss fromdiscontinued ? (1,426,970 ) ? (1,267,344 )operations, net oftax Net income (loss) $ 23,350 $ (1,485,165 ) $ (16,355,423 ) $ (3,740,009 ) Income (loss) per share:Basic Continuing $ 0.00 $ (0.00 ) $ (1.49 ) $ (0.24 )operations Discontinued ? (0.14 ) ? (0.12 )operationsNet income (loss) $ 0.00 $ (0.14 ) $ (1.49 ) $ (0.36 )Diluted Continuing $ 0.00 $ (0.00 ) $ (1.49 ) $ (0.24 )operations Discontinued ? (0.14 ) ? (0.12 )operationsNet income (loss) $ 0.00 $ (0.14 ) $ (1.49 ) $ (0.36 )Shares used in per share calculation:Basic 11,079,580 10,361,292 10,955,235 10,361,292 Diluted 11,216,688 10,361,292 10,955,235 10,361,292

A reconciliation by segment of loss fromoperations to Adjusted EBITDA for the three and nine months ended June 30, follows: Three Months Ended June 30, 2020 Three Months Ended June 30, 2019 Wireless Telco Total Wireless Telco Total Income(loss) from $ (253,416 ) $ (896,561 ) $ (1,149,977 ) $ (454,672 ) $ 201,593 $ (253,079 )operationsImpairmentof right of ? 660,242 660,242 ? ? ? use assetImpairmentofintangibles ? ? ? ? ? ? includinggoodwillDepreciationand 143,245 98,256 241,501 81,607 300,958 382,565 amortizationexpenseStockcompensation 25,577 35,769 61,346 12,166 34,436 46,602 expenseAdjusted $ (84,594 ) $ (102,294 ) $ (186,888 ) $ (360,899 ) $ 536,987 $ 176,088 EBITDA Nine Months Ended June 30, 2020 Nine Months Ended June 30, 2019 Wireless Telco Total Wireless Telco Total Loss from $ (4,136,645 ) $ (13,483,096 ) $ (17,619,741 ) $ (1,568,255 ) $ (1,042,122 ) $ (2,610,377 )operationsImpairmentof right of ? 660,242 660,242 ? ? ? use assetImpairmentofintangibles ? 8,714,306 8,714,306 ? ? ? includinggoodwillDepreciationand 461,672 735,188 1,196,860 172,240 897,413 1,069,653 amortizationexpenseStockcompensation 64,344 103,061 167,405 31,628 121,063 152,691 expenseAdjusted $ (3,610,629 ) $ (3,270,299 ) $ (6,880,928 ) $ (1,364,387 ) $ (23,646 ) $ (1,388,033 )EBITDA (a) (a) The Telco segment includes inventory-related non-cash adjustments of $2.3million for the nine months ended June 30, 2020.