First Quarter Financial Outlook
Kaleyra’s financial outlook takes into consideration broader geopolitical and macroeconomic factors such as the effects of the foreign exchange environment, the possibility of global recession, and the impact of inflationary economic conditions. Kaleyra remains confident in its growth strategy and ability to capture its multinational market opportunity. The Company is including financial projections for the first quarter 2023 as follows:
| • | | First Quarter 2023: Total revenue is expected to be in the range of $77 – $81 million. |
| • | | The Company will be providing guidance one quarter at a time, given the increasing difficulty of projecting forward global economic conditions, but expects to see revenue growth in 2023 when compared to 2022. |
Conference Call
Kaleyra will hold a conference call today, Wednesday, February 15, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time (1:30 p.m. Pacific time) to discuss these results. A question-and-answer session will follow the management’s presentation.
U.S. dial-in: 1-855-327-6837
International dial-in: 1-631-891-4304
Please call the conference telephone number 10 minutes prior to the start time. An operator will register your name and organization. If you have any difficulty connecting with the conference call, please contact Kalerya’s investor relations at KLR@mzgroup.us.
The conference call will be broadcast live and available for replay here and via the Investor Relations section of Kaleyra’s website.
A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available after 7:30 p.m. Eastern time on the same day through February 22, 2023.
Toll-free replay number: 1-844-512-2921
International replay number: 1-412-317-6671
Replay ID: 10020921
About Kaleyra
Kaleyra, Inc. (NYSE: KLR) (NYSE American: KLR WS) is a global group providing mobile communication services to financial institutions, e-commerce players, OTTs, software companies, logistic enablers, healthcare providers, retailers, and other large organizations worldwide. Through its proprietary platform and robust APIs, Kaleyra manages multi-channel integrated communication services, consisting of messaging, rich messaging and instant messaging, video, push notifications, e-mail, voice services, and chatbots. Kaleyra’s technology makes it possible to safely and securely manage billions of messages monthly with over 1,600 operator connections in 190+ countries, including all tier-1 US carriers. For more information, please visit www.kaleyra.com.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Related Information
To provide investors and others with additional information regarding Kaleyra’s results, the following non-GAAP financial measures, not prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”), are disclosed:
| • | | Non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Profit and Non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin. For the periods presented, Kaleyra defines non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Profit and non-GAAP Gross Margin as GAAP gross profit and GAAP gross margin, respectively, adjusted to exclude, as applicable, certain expenses as presented in the table below; |