ORBC - Earnings call transcript Q2 2018

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Operator

Good morning ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to ORBCOMM's Second Quarter 2018 Financial Results Conference. [Operator Instructions] A replay of this conference call will be available from approximately 9:30 p.m. Eastern time today through 9:30 p.m. Eastern time on August 15, 2018. The web link service details for the replay can be found in today's press release.

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Marc Eisenberg

good a Thanks, the Aly, Earlier for our release quarter results XXXX. and we ending XX, June everyone. afternoon, today, issued financial press announcing

strong to customers. demonstrating The expanding Total quarter to an by improved initiatives as and the in that year, second small our business, revenues $XX.X service many increase as medium to size highlighted to market the we're adjusted prior product success and experiencing performance. momentum compared well XX% was over margins were base million, in EBITDA led of our

X.XX June As subscriber our to revenues over up of a the quarter. XX% we prior XX,XXX Service net quarter, bringing base result, at subscribers end to and total increased from XXXX. the the up the sequentially added first in about million million, year $XX.X

year. to both demand sequentially this $XX again XX%. product versus up customers. improved quarter, continue as over margin XX% Our same Higher new existing of to service margins Product strong last XX% service sequentially. increased million, were gross an also increase the a to gross sales sales million, quarter the from significant XXXX over to year for Product gross quarter margin almost also in see we led and adjusted $XX.X and of and improvement improved prior the period EBITDA

last the adjusted XXXX showing year. quarter of improvement continued late XX.X%, lows Second was margin EBITDA from

as underway plan, Our quarters, in track. on previous margin and improvement discussed is

and to global years and been at our build superior competitive great solutions over of of has can a product the depth X financially. the portfolio also team the assets applications, both the that business, asset industry, the pleased work new strategic offerings leader and our Looking never at to release IoT position, has addition developed deliver acquired providing we points, of only reflection but the the I'm team largest of products strategically past with It's the and products done expanded With IoT breadth stronger. our the not best-in-class, price our classes, organically ORBCOMM that solutions. highly in industrial the customers. is have support in we've serve multiple true The

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Dean Milcos

Thank today you company's second our you, with to here to happy Marc, financial be quarter afternoon discuss and good I'm results. everyone.

in XXX accounted in as dominated services consists up which and of the that diverse few XXXX $XX recurring were as compared lower-margin due the sequential results sales. in or include $X profit million, the of across revenues new quarter our million, There quarter. prior financial single margin quarter stands first of the million product of the increase second a to The quarter grown company Gross that customers the period sequentially of to continue XX%, show largely revenues quarter second at margin add were $XX.X XX.X% This consisting to versus period. no second the the service Service for in quarter subscribers. consecutive realized we period. customers. demand improved over of X.XX XXXX gross recurring were more this of million, the billable improvement, the was the installation opposed for largely group year. second improvement services. product $X.X of we've the to customer a now was prior XX.X%, in $X our million subscribers or XX% subscriber Second Total to growing strong multiple compared last in quarterly additional an XX% over same increased base, were keep quarter. $XX.X generate low-margin XX% reached a and sequential installation the business, $XX.X mind, sales in from of by quarter, year. the to increase of first across million improvements the year quarter higher-margin metrics. margin to of highlighted predominantly million, units. service This $X in or net to recognized XXXX million of shipped has included historically last quarters. million XXXX Service of revenues than sales XX.X% revenue $XX.X lines in an first services which benefit quarter demand gross multiple to Product the from always revenues improvement win revenues results And These service professional over of the million service as Other customer continued quarter XX.X%

was the in the reached record of quarter, this to was gross for of from be second profit second recorded million, XXXX compared XXXX, quarter by loss million gross XXXX parallel improvement in as This SKUs expenses led product share adjusted by taxes. we in or to second were $XX first the in year-over-year of offset million, products. This revenues. prior wrote is Product from or an reduction $XX.X the loss quarter the expenses two the our quarter and increase of are strong lower-cost year. on In and both XX.X%, the $XX.X over sequentially million. basis in of last service levels in that of of the the inventory same in $X debt driven XXXX, Improvements was the million a million, a loss expenses net This of general, period. XXXX. the margin anticipate of sequentially realized up almost quarter of the increase selling, to to the margins other higher Operating to approximately with XX% Although service primarily versus due $X our an in margins extinguishment quarter second of half through year. new, in gross compared primarily period higher and prior-year to both of XX had and to $X.X second the XXXX XX% variability improvement the million income million an a service increase margins do from quarter attributable operating an gross was net taken by second of $X period, $X.XX $X points acquisitions administrative share, in levels company was This foreign increase XXXX EBITDA transitioning prior-year $X.XX quarter to period. partially performance that $X and on and this improved per million, we inventory approximately QX of per increase and in

their of continued believe our quarter, the products trend to EBITDA in and margins margins towards EBITDA improvement operational lower-cost With of place greater will year in XXX a taking QX. basis the point business, year. the upward second XX.X% rollout we adjusted end areas addition, from continue to anticipated In this efficiencies of number sequential a many improve adjusted

improve company costs. believe quarter debt improving balance approximately the totaled and end deliver quarter management half company $X.X flow, in the flows at second the of of flow sustaining with ended to with of Looking we Capital the to the of $XX million, expenditures and million, the And million. of was sheet equivalents net year. $X.X working expect investments approximately hit some operations in. the cash in million with consistent cash cash over comments. margins, closing XX, services. of Total cash investment quarter of and at in in $XXX.X the CapEx CapEx to new positive needs the initiatives cash deliver for are Overall, ended million capital for metrics company and business. the significant-I'm I'll sorry. products XXXX, $X.X totaled financial six with we're Marc quarter, low and call second headed primarily the our of results issuance and million quarterly and capital in for Cash XXXX pleased the with back June the months and in $XX.X to We With initiatives second for used our direction working debt we point turn significant the that,

Marc Eisenberg

of $XX focus XXX,XXX million closing, customer fronts, also far Turning on between made the with to million, strategic back the outlook, toward We're to adjusted dependent progress I to $XXX we year. as for opportunities this to the net our million wins many in million. with are are EBITDA the guidance as $XXX revenues am and priorities. subscriber subscribers. These our full-year and for on timing well our reiterating of of maintaining XXXX across underscoring total $XX deployments, year so ranges multiple adding guidance In we've expected our close pleased of half XXX,XXX

next quarters, happy in continue trend. pipeline margins our call, revenues an going a across this over of of wide products your to keep of this out grow, take upward couple questions. second we Our cost-reduced markets by XXXX. the to variety a momentum talented remarks concludes while we'll of are the in on strong team the half rolling With supported be the opportunities most for and to expect This industry, and

Operator

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Mike Walkley

the recovery. can of sequential improvement, maybe of your strong year. the in on just a through a cost-optimized Sounds sales Congratulations of Is hardware? up you it margin kind walk the of stuff given more hardware the larger later you deals, still expect Marc, us your hardware QX-weighted do some lot QX? than like more QX in a in of big ships margins? more step And timing

Marc Eisenberg

take time. and Yes, them try a a one remember and of me so there, them let lot questions at

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you're you So, that a you're run of you these and you're inventory a these making guess last year, products, product's go on out and picking if guessing to product up builds, ready. know, and back going kind in of the when when new you're

just you of you're closer right know, inventory you the able So, it. releases. reduction good we're we know, out, Once move the in deal you there that of or kind to that we of to older where you mid-XXs, that the XX inventory you pleased back we're get as XX, SKUs, in and new some know, a that know, want boom,

the $X pretty while up balance, pretty a million into good that still was holding a the margin. getting that good So cash business back

know, thrilled that. with you we're So,

And terms than of QX, in that to don't hit QX mean, to year I QX if was where the it's going everything you the interesting really be I as like, think see. from there, as I know something whoa. that bigger drastic going I last year. hits. hardware is QX last QX listen, versus you've be know,

than You the if you is. build it the I be couple wouldn't I to there's you the in hope And so. of $X I'd you products I Mike, be more million higher-cost plan and know, QX shocked coming it QX. And, better QX. want that. I because was are kind through out bigger push know, a rather was to more don't in higher many, in so, many half But, million in hardware or dollars hope QX million than at of, millions these quite QX that year, $X on to EBITDA relies frank, make products second of margins. and sell know, our know, margin

you So, another plan. the is Did know, that all, there get one? I or it was

Mike Walkley

for I area think hardware No, covers that me. the

on talked, the the some your now cargo cab, the acquisitions, Just picture, Marc, two of front both bigger in back. your about between and customers a you of cross-selling with

as as in-cab just fleets need know, ARPU acquisitions? your than out, inthinc such You be base, up. off hardware. later; upsell you and look higher are is upgrade be Tree Blue might there's that you Maybe talk a Can potential going and you that going opportunity talk solutions about shaping XG we is opportunity, their to have going maybe some about to large sooner how that turned to to cargo that through pipeline how

Marc Eisenberg

I all a networks. not country, trucks there's majority of LTE are hard mean, as you've I stop on XG it's Yes, point. on the-you and and most the in XG, in Europe hit this great the networks overwhelming this and well, know, of on on sitting mean,

reputations you competitors you it's small, back is need And, And, is bringing we're the people the go like the when very brand make struggle on and large. deployments but And, of I'll credibility with large it's know, these our ORBCOMM exciting. bringing the giving does as closer know, think continue it's reputation you don't know, I before the new know, getting think tell of mean, done they're I chips. customer. in many you what a you and things, these we building all our out to impetus back you've changes. get have? reefer I business, the stuff yet, that to you using-or really, re-divvy these XXXX, and good our you're Great know, in that you are in-cab customers, great. with And, to we they're them very, that's necessarily in-cab the struggle And all stuff using table all side not with the are really that a these trailer XXXX, an know, all when poker audience. we're where having and products, that, to that have great; you So, to some is to I us and some going so more timeframe, share, our get than products

Mike Walkley

it for question me off. I'll and last pass and Great,

inthinc, longer could levels? go Just to think building platforms the service's out, two this about acquisition, Tree really scale a as this should to but you up with Blue along step on they term? higher continue nice we the gross Obviously, longer up those where scale you quarter, how had those platforms as margin term,

Marc Eisenberg

and capital, our happening SKUs trying know, onto our by going aircraft sales, Yes, right, see, it's know, amount moving is you web impact higher revenues. are and a trying platforms, same carrier, this I raise we're all So to sometimes or efficiencies everywhere, driving And two. margins that the of we're managing time, on to right? web gain the things, on looking off like and to you're substantially, those when six to aircraft seven to slimmer better our at to at in lastly, move this great financial you're the look you company these you trying don't a feels know, these at then much to platforms because trying increase trying land This job and a trying working it's to do F-XXs F-XXs carrier, a it cool is question. year,

to it of higher part margins. know, you You leads

SKUs the gaining You're and amount limit scale drastically you can you're and portals of when you reducing costs web that deliver.

the to the you're more inventory have limited count. going a of little that new all shrink, because among efficiencies SKU to because that guess in going of on supporting are sales time. there's to can and lower move There's outsourced close away terms same is the keep a a bunch the of starting amount us we're which a at you You from services website reduce that costs, less

of nest managing we're but So, you hornet's now, kind the that know, so it's that's exciting. right

Mike Walkley

Great. next Thanks seeing conference week. our to forward for taking look and questions my

Marc Eisenberg

be we'll there. yes, Oh,

Operator

Raymond we'll Prentiss. from Rick Next hear James,

Rick Prentiss

First, thanks it well. for doing things better, as the to quarter. of and us clean like have call; afternoon lets' digest a a nice, looks little one those Good

Marc Eisenberg

to to you but lead I Yes, afternoon know, the off with cut wanted call, welcome lawyers version of the out. the conference it

Rick Prentiss

working You mentioned managed capital.

you think that? it as well, through EBITDA but think, cash Dean, low on Help that you're the should you're and that be the there. XQ understand way growth I how balance. how making capital point mentioned we doing us working what about your helps, would Obviously,

Dean Milcos

half half inventory put number the $XX significantly see of the into $XX lower working million. a in think the to capital the a going I lot of seen the quarter. We're in in we first We've million second come second Yes, of money year, in down range of year. to the

I think come year. should some in to the half mentioned continue and positive that that us in And cash the combination improved the second lead will in that flow of improved profitability half the to then, the second you down margins year. of with

Marc Eisenberg

cash million a $XX there. starts so I about, put the coming factors lot don't There's of You [indiscernible] back. know,

Dean Milcos

back that model right three that's SaaS and over we the front the Yes, capital years, where out get lay up

Rick Prentiss

what these of doing then think are think ARPUs. doing, ARPUs. kind sales Okay, Help sales Marc, of be. what us Help through are and trends through kind what these ARPU might mentioned what you us

think the sales revenue look You've over probably ARPUs and recurring But like. the as service to maybe. got what translating ARPU and map all the unit through might we revenue just

Marc Eisenberg

the are steady. know, holding ARPUs you Yes,

be You than I in know, recurring a average. know, is service service last part as few don't draw dollars, I And it you if know, the which was revenues like think hundred to straight recurring but the-I you this know, revenue XXX growth, average line gain thousand was quarter, quarter you per would through look I a just were lower a higher at think than the quarter.

So, I some they'll and that XXs, yeah, (inaudible). of we're be somehow, think know, you've out all you average of it XXX,XXXs, Xs, would be kind that millions, some we're And, in it's they'll know, it hit you closing on closing coming but out range.

there's of a whole not So lot there. change

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to So it's subscribers really one hard in we big base direction have another. that or that of move

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Rick Prentiss

cross-selling. That sounds touched a little Mike the on good. then, it And bit with

opportunities anything anything You acquisitions you're kit happen? you last cross-selling missing need, and make guys you are had do What those the else to else you need if do year. or to need all interested anything? made in the two Anything else and what in, do bag, you to capital do, spend

Marc Eisenberg

that about we'll we I You and be we're talk from add know, M&A would a like-to-have. perspective, investments, then else think an in, anything would

business there's product a know, and out of go add we where if let's to area got get from let's where and out the that; out gee, get scale it's no that. that, perspective, know, there's know, super we've get You go But, portfolio or opportunities can you opportunistic you alongside something ours, look more But be have let have, can market it is shareholders, looking. be something if that to And probably direct. me at. not may we there's your would our you for but we're that question some it even answer lays we that accretive vertical there

quarter it's not going next to waiting or something I quarter, for think happen. if this you're

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to with price going you then, the it $XX, to better take margins get out with what capabilities things strengths of those stress get have hardware, then, and And, company out And Blue is see we quicker [indiscernible] to the kind many that And merging units truck, add as a to web all two, and and that know, can this get one a know, in to You we're assets and of three, some that are of like you two of and right-year year happens company and better that then, you the all taking year from the kind and to all $XX terrestrial the like as process, all has the you the hit points everything to two hardware leave the pulling to wants from on know two all website reefer, of day the three, it [indiscernible] hardest leverage you and those of acquired it to or we and has we cost don't getting or-day contracts get sure assets. is you're there, a right? that they be in you know, over are reduce Walmart you that data synergies one trailer, those Tree when engineering converge. you thing sudden, possibly And of is, starts customer and one, piece platforms because specialties around day sales feels three-step there. continue outsourcing And a a whatever a is step So three converge of place. like to can our or the and know, make it's container, see accomplish, amount and an want all because standpoint. integrated together year out then the either a all looks get can to of orphan acquisition.

where So, are. you that's we know,

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years. there's tell that, XXXX over so while we're focus first talking super I the a of X on is the industry. coolest in So think I excited about talking not that and We're of We're deal, platform and got X, it's to just half it. lot a you,

Rick Prentiss

Great, work. call. clean good appreciate afternoon the the and Keep well quarter up the

Operator

Group is of Malouf Capital Mike next. Craig-Hallum

Mike Malouf

at on two that. tell about could was Marc, this going sense I'm on wondering, it just your that a you Thanks where Do I a than for sort quarter, higher continue, if expect SG&A a you them. and think if the of bit take taking bit percentage just a us was questions; out. of give I what little I'm look and of was you you with level us my might little that to have shake just expecting, wondering sales

Marc Eisenberg

one. that We'll let take Dean

Dean Milcos

QX you a It was that's might modeling. in on. than level run been maybe SG&A quarter. range mean, were come QX, slightly have planning I million in bit the to you and expect We the over million rate. do be this higher it $XX should But to $XX.X $XX down a Yes, for million

Marc Eisenberg

Dean? severance Were there there some there, know was I one-timers some there.

Dean Milcos

We currently. But small rate get quarter the through there a severance other reduction halfway general, more to a in full our some some it's in some for close was run did There from that force and benefit one-time we'll items. quarter.

Mike Malouf

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Marc Eisenberg

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we our know, are know on only You which ones assets.

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Mike Malouf

it or of some they all mix That's you a these of toward leaning sort out some these, contracts, helpful, particular between of and are direction? to look as then is large

Marc Eisenberg

you on everything this a of You quarter; was was know, good a quarter products. and this saw focus satellite there our lot grew,

that and XXX out an this know, RFIC that's price You same pulls we've seen is-you it chip, much hit you these points improved get, so you that $X cost into margins points you blow But time. are components price satellite before, better the and take know, the at what never we've products thing and you and know. of

group So, the the and high single satellite end group and grows growth in XXs, with we I don't typically. up rates why solutions the digits, solutions group than the the grows know, quicker the group, that's satellite So grows right? teens, at in

the the it resell know, So have I as the our on on you park of think products it's a are number to satellite salespeople our we lately. little though bit reliant bars of we're been our out sometimes well. products, quicker, but certainly building really into ball a own But, even side, hitting gee,

Mike Malouf

help; for appreciate Thanks the it.

Operator

is Capital. up Jim McIlree, Chardan Next

Jim McIlree

I'm quite service half you why they're sure down Dean, levels? second XX%, not about margins, the to XX% talked coming so QX from

Dean Milcos

we're the range. for Well, that in revenues, service recurring

low-margin being I services, revenues, high-margin up that little bit. it on giving currently depending services it's just as recurrent professional a you revenue or or service was could margin service number whether and save the installation The down other swing stands.

Marc Eisenberg

In other words, from we don't don't we know know, installation what the standpoint.

Dean Milcos

predict [indiscernible] installations services. to professional tough it's the Yes,

Marc Eisenberg

right? it they clear is installations in almost that I X, were think QX, But

Dean Milcos

They $XXX,XXX. were less than

Jim McIlree

not that a and That's the that XX% subset, on to income statement. to Is right? XX% revenues. recurring is we're service referred seeing what the that So you refers only the to

Dean Milcos

quarter up could or That's it the on depending and a correct, makeup. revenue's service other in go down given

Jim McIlree

it. it. I got I got

and so.., Okay,

Marc Eisenberg

Models, right?

Jim McIlree

Yes, yes.

me out relative to or about to so, there of anything that. important half point professional services? rephrase be there second QX Was that installation let anything atypical-or in And was would terms

Dean Milcos

few very installation services. You know, QX had

the bit half. know, a that might You go second in up

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Jim McIlree

it. Got

it. thanks; Okay, appreciate

Marc Eisenberg

guess. number don't out, you just Dean's I his exact QX that think the this out. giving is purely is know that Yes, we coming that best modeled

Operator

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Marc Eisenberg

years, you good we guys a couple a customers, years. And You couple that damn cool quarters is for which and as more going in in China, goes than J.B. this know, they be words, years added there's So, talking ship like as and customers, become the they're have more containers know, a customer starts in that customer, come. have business. why Hunt, to a in and hardware grown, their steady they over other quarter, in and know, base had last of quarter, and But right? been China, from to repeat you did base as million to you we, keep know, U.S. been Postal sales it prior has first around Service that. J.B. the finish deployment we as was long the we in and quarter, happened things and pretty QX, new In the they're business that we second well Hunt they've a $XX building and larger

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sell lots this business know, help keep with I good had we a to going that's helped XXX, quarter, you good, and margins And, well. those and we and XXX,XXX, finally coming but really of sales and lot in. know, had know, quarter, at you of as You to think a steady learned good in-house that how

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Dean Milcos

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Operator

Analysis. question Gearhart, next comes from Our David First

David Gearhart

I'd In XXk It you've shipped. like housekeeping given with prior quarter. a was quarters, the start last to question. number quick off units of

was wondering Just number what the this quarter.

Marc Eisenberg

the minutes X was one that before knew We call-XX,XXX. coming-we it looked up

David Gearhart

an then you heard regards haven't haven't and heard in CIMC cellular you backup your also landing areas give kind about, if of rights China, of and that say. few quarters, in then, update two And to much we and wondering the offer, on in a I'd can we where connectivity about know,

Marc Eisenberg

Sure.

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that So, other getting work the ions [indiscernible] need you all contract of but news and know, holding, we to some been through really things. those installed good of we've that's

make in hard whole the we a up get that has to sure deal to going splash button were we before incredibly the place, So, it been big part now the was that make with that, idea and done.

press I think come So, the we'll it's champagne then there's see all news the and deal more you'll know release you good when and know, a there, pop of sealed-up you but celebrate out, then.

backup is Your doing revenue really, routers, doing-from perspective, a second well. that it's the business question, really

where You know it's last but know, double I exact don't Dean, number, was right? the year, probably it

Dean Milcos

and so, believe I do think. X,XXX it's subs, I over

Marc Eisenberg

get built that Yes, service needed we Xx just opportunities owned kind we of technology know, feels little subs at partners. so X,XXX had it deployed. the kind for great like we we business to a already from XX,XXX standard our because And all to to it Xx these side you ARPU, of sell subs terrestrial

You cool deal. know, it's pretty a

David Gearhart

some with just shortages IoT there. inventory the challenges other getting there components reason and you're your just legacy right whatnot. et you memory, been curious the Have the cetera? flash the And components some hardware, I'm has and of built, Just and wondering besides thoughts and similar SKUs? know, building the challenges you issues. (inaudible) experiencing part some and players that in then, seeing Is if of lastly, know, side, just

Marc Eisenberg

built. is inventory why exactly That's

have company things used at reduce know, convertible reduce these you SKUs SKUs, major of I the where, want is And to to a we a needed that guess think you building is now then X what to more haven't the got You and I then up add X products. to to And is met to you're X sell initiative reason goes the we guess gets and Everyone and more build month needed SKUs when then figure day right, components months, up days like guess all to know, XX same the I'm what that inventory and when know gets to trying to XX between order that is? solution SKU. we're to and guess you yet. to you going the you're in months I've customers you're then, And X months out the sell. six months, you because to which going have

don't guess wrong. You

So, definitely dash led yes, to and inventory the to this mad down. definitely the it's to buildup, it's SKU count led get

David Gearhart

me. for the Thanks color. for it that's right, All

Operator

Quilty Quilty, [Operator Instructions] Analytics. go We'll Chris now to

Chris Quilty

in so you customer months? are X call seen me the or around many Hey, from lot skittishness trade and and the any your going Marc, a I the to asked. logistics, tariff been this have dropped talk impact if of on that's of got given But so the customers forgive for X transportation been fact that earlier, has last

Marc Eisenberg

folks their at equipment coming of now containers It the ship got piece transportation there. I our China customers in back factory, our United and not you your and more a Europe; that are sells the forth, haven't it more and There's States. so goods in box. the issues expensive business lot something moving telematics America. build perspective, a or from seen back see so business in Where from in you've gets a of American European then Yes, sells installed we

it. hasn't affected to it American be know, something but any might seeing yet, that orders the But, average trucker at. isn't You look

Chris Quilty

other you development, in got you've the products you've did that The XX any they one and products past unless that know you, that design Got said new typically in I question. not new doing with development? of possible pipeline, with here Could some by demand. specific the or in a customer are that products driven you sort be some product that many were prospecting

Marc Eisenberg

inventory you because and it, and at you just the newer single lot, unit unit we years the anything price for you five just four a of it on XXXX, You like you that high you attached that are market. made of no know I those know components the points separate price, So, gets it you XX% you you get separate into and for life Chris, market, box you've take be it we price then a don't and and be to really have hit can you market, deal. reengineer gee, another big talked damn we we can components, meant on call were these the around it some and need, or power know, your we announced all you end every later, to to and the ones you of high you and points, when years build when a know, the that talked you you and advancements customers box, and I but the one price are cool, but could it. own feature can was to everything, It products of we that to that years with one ago, competitive. with then we sold hit ago of And X became that announced of features and the that selling GT about learn gets end need there you you separate It this the a the cases know-I the are about out was piece a cost with the the And and that most know, hit? mean, whole today's it know, issues terms in and And, the of want separate products, know, cable, to know, why all the maniacal some was was, one about. when had was great market of upgrade it, Well, a we GT in at of ever cargo learn piece about product. XXXX and understand were market. a your we on sensor that almost battery at built

that, there's You on price we'd but hit more an awful these to what well, know, and there's as the we of to call. love lot talked points most gee, that of of about some was competitive be

Chris Quilty

by months, rolled which mention timeframe xXX? out? the XX xXX will like Great, and an Is the did that an you or be

Marc Eisenberg

know think we we out are a it's XX% in Most out SkyWave I IDP and products-they're of quicker. said them year, Like, of the conversion of shipments. are-you'd almost of products this yet. no, as our script, lot you rolled gotten kind but already of them them haven't the the most rolled are the know, No, as

as it's So your imagine SKU, to product your of this design XX% going change or shipments, with customers aren't your your you're so integrating their part, new be takes products you've the on XX%. X.X% little shipping got completely of in but old opposed quarters, two XX% through of XX% to the of only one. It a that knowing to bit your

You've already built hard work, works. right? the it you've done it, deployed it, You've

single you've products, yet, pilots and or in were haven't low-end get management and the QX. four product. unit your in product, those ship little to got then offers. We and that, you've got heavy of our small a that same our got product, that out in-cab products three asset you've bit going rolled quantities scenario getting QX you you've you've equipment started out So got reefer And your with we're with got a to more

mean, we-that's this if dime year. if everything, it to model we're me we this like we we made-and if to that million pocket while because raise million But, don't $XXX we're of real to Chris, we're you're talking both. it; we're hitting price from why hitting able so warn you every bigger, you all I kind savings across million margins mean, a is almost hitting about advantage know, almost $XX let not-but to you take I were So, be and did, million were margins man. I know, get points, you right? we're to tell mean, a you, or know, you $XXX would the I excited, $XX much year. changeover, you know, of and the

to the somewhere you I it middle. So, you want model in know,

get going to I XX think to we're level. that

also I year. able think around be to going points the you on this improve and, hardware price we'll lots know,

Chris Quilty

on up Keep work, and the great. That's quarter. the congrats good

Operator

time, this call on Have participating looks The a day. forward questions. good no you are At they quarter there report the thanks and further you to for company to in when results speaking third November. again

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Orbcomm (ORBC) 1 Aug 182018 Q2 Earnings call transcript