PWFL - Earnings call transcript Q1 2022

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Operator

Good morning. Welcome to PowerFleet's First Quarter 2022 Conference Call.

Joining us for today's presentation is the company's CEO, Steve Towe; and CFO, Ned Mavrommatis. [Operator Instructions] Before we begin the call, I would like to provide PowerFleet's safe harbor statement that include cautions regarding forward-looking statements made during this call.

During the call, there will be forward-looking statements made regarding future events, including PowerFleet's future financial performance. operation, present company's facts, anticipated for plans position, forward-looking results than statements include future growth, other position, statements. industry anticipated the competitive trends company's regarding for of and demand statements for and regarding product which historical any financial company's the All expectations strategy, offering opportunities other business future considered operations, are financial include, are not expectations company's for but the XXXX statements Such to, beyond. and limited and statements uncertainties are forward-looking All imply of control. of risks contingencies, the which and such beyond presence many company's the materially results, those forward-looking The or company's actual performance or achievements any may in differ from assumed projected statement. that overall and factors, emergence Factors could filings, economic materially and the differ of new business services, competitive technologies for results cash cause products could and position. conditions, to company's SEC include, amongst company's others, demand actual the any The to events circumstances. company duty reflect update any to not future intend statements to or does undertake forward-looking

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Now turn over Mr. CEO, PowerFleet's please the Towe. to Sir, I to Steve proceed. call would like

Steve Towe

Welcome, everyone, joining thanks and call. for our

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Ned Mavrommatis

years but the Thank PowerFleet's the and supporting in over for to ahead. only I a you word, for shareholder not coming the friend of consulting look kind a the company Steve. months, capacity as forward family also the a

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net loss year. concludes Looking compares and and cash to per million working attributable million end, non-GAAP and per That diluted At loss million of net same $X.XX year $X.XX Non-GAAP income million or or the of Steve? at of $X.X totaled $XXX,XXX diluted ago equivalents year compared metric quarter This diluted and $X.XX share in non-GAAP to $XX.X million million period. stockholders $X.X adjusted and share. capital. share $X.X to $X $XX.X basic or compared common net loss basic per company of $XX,XXX and in metric per non-GAAP our QX remarks. or ago EBITDA share profitability in prepared basic and net last and GAAP basic had diluted to metrics. same cash the EBITDA stockholders in totaled to my attributable $X.XX common loss period. Adjusted the GAAP totaled of

Steve Towe

you, Thank Ned.

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Operator

Canaccord [Operator coming today question Genuity. Instructions] first from Walkley from Your for Mike is

Mike Walkley

to and in solid Congrats your future wishes on start a Ned, endeavors. the best year

very me, the margins how this? slope from several over quarters? should challenging. Can the on supply chain, what just it's manage just question to doing hardware know is is think further Steve, elaborate you for next the recovery PowerFleet about And we on of First we gross

Steve Towe

for question. start. question the A Thank you good to

So potential through. for And of reengineer the us medium have to time that looked takes work term, a in terms of to obviously estate. of we challenges component the number out

taken implement customers that got is are that. you've the There in to of We've hit a life market back And end components So products. components. in are end nearing can gross margin. the philosophy to of sent the a prices practically we And or our where the in of where those there to of that's seen being there with are the solutions life. continue off meantime, shortage provide -- are

work. reengineering we to slight in over I seeing because are coming So plus start ease situation a say, improvement, the that the the will quarters, would

kind the to of we see our steadily. quite sales glide as the of we So rebound end should year,

Mike Walkley

Great. can focus And AI your adopting sales team in on I of growing how might you know terms discussions changing customers? and more What strategy talk about is your your to this? be elaborate Maybe SaaS revenue. go-to-market and with is or

Steve Towe

Yes.

talked strategy. we've on-demand this before, an think I So is

as we with we the data all, and and of really kind first then on of to the strategy -- into subscribers it's solutions let's expand that So market can get many the ourselves provide. as devices focus cement

both a make obviously So sure asset sets is the solutions all to this very shop also to of across of now to asset has provide, good data across because customers, we breadth and very are able term those more What we're from that to team types. in sales types. a go we the looking they but received perspective, be do well been different can longer sell have one-stop terms

C-suite make of on within now a a So in going looking particular of business as than number maybe we're rather the solutions a to at sure conversations segment. the different appropriate with organizations the we have whole that members across

Mike Walkley

pass line. I'll Great. question and me, Last from back to

the about some guess, of revenue want model, term, initiatives going mix but greater think you cutting, longer you cost also or there's obviously, as initiatives I on. Just SaaS efficiency

team operating course with hire the year? about of strategy? do expense changing over to think go-to-market new you declining the need sales the a should Or So overall dollars we

Steve Towe

Yes, of it's a a both. of bit balancing

before really market feel quite opportunity, the need talked there's an to for feet market a bringing the some put large as the a about way. street good we example So we've U.S. solutions to market further on in Pointer obviously, the we and segments

the I So time, integration we'll come same will cost the to At be efforts time and reductions think take people. adding in.

go quick up costs perspective. But fruit same So be there full the some the cost might there we the time, reductions. wins well see at from are before as a of reduction some

Operator

Jaeson from with today coming Schmidt Your is next Lake question Street. for

Jaeson Schmidt

March. in line on the momentum nice Really revenue

Just you're standpoint seeing and here an early curious what in from April May? order pattern

Steve Towe

Yes.

our seeing in So pipelines. remain we're good momentum

demand quarter, the and strong QX we're a quarter, was strong a revenue revenue that seeing think QX was I continue.

customers a I again, are, thinking light. us in now think different of

but to also broader pipeline So be not a pipeline basis. on can as longer-term partner only near-term how a PowerFleet

in the that term short those are the said both I long note, As feeling term. helps conversations fruitful we're and that and the

Jaeson Schmidt

that's expect initiatives supply But really helpful. just line. improvement of this some if then improves? kind equipment of just curious gross as know you flow I at No, assuming improvement of this Okay. the the -- overall also through. looking And margin some the is chain backdrop year

Steve Towe

of last year. through is we've our reengineering, execution from act said, rest into been this putting lot it, of midyear as obviously A I've that and year the

that, this pattern confident seeing but makes at We say point slight to totally feel in that improvement, wouldn't I going is continue are time. anything that us

Jaeson Schmidt

from just out other in jump in And from last one and positive know perspective, But the back either you Okay. the spelled out, Mexico jump a in any or areas I'll I that me, then negative? geographical release. queue.

Steve Towe

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we our So good well. team Mexican our Israeli U.S. and said, growth, as team also team, our as saw

X negative way out market the say, for getting standing us. say gain. and wouldn't anything but share really I market territories, leading they're are I from a as So those would perspective,

Operator

is coming Scott ROTH today for Capital. question next Searle Your with from

Scott Searle

on start wondering And exit targets then 'XX? up think at the going ultimate Ned, over you gross subject used still best of front. the going working entails could to a time of should to the of XX%. that? to I'm from want are fun what you be in redesigns. XX% I It's Steve, on kind that the we product we're product plus, wish in that what ran all years. side, earlier a around an here? margin And you what to Is questions through the the that number frames be been Maybe recovery we process, -- just about to couple as expecting you're what business luck follow This the at rate mix? certification some put achievable are on with a forward. if

Steve Towe

Okay.

X in those take let's So separation.

do So of we designs we need in terms the minor we're in everything some certifications, and certification, the of some that terms don't, changing.

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plus. the a a getting But that's to I year. that be forward. be to early the at in to that mid-XXs In the able first So need target year look on that part. part, macroeconomics second us, lot short-term and improve moving good think back mean, later there's to certain XX% to expect of is of for we I we mid-XXs next

Scott Searle

the any terms there that front, beginning like is highlight Got FICA of But anything you year, you. base onetime level on and of there the out? are up I if Very starting things know otherwise. helpful. to items OpEx if And I'm the in there that sequentially, OpEx we're to from? call in at wondering got

Steve Towe

that Ned, do one? take you want to

Ned Mavrommatis

actually to down QX, but anything It's compared not specific. Sure. slightly

there's During hundred there onetime items hit second that in the be should the first thousand not that gets quarter, quarter. first in few quarter the of

Scott Searle

Got you.

if I lastly, Steve, And could. Okay.

some It partners. a those gotten think second And those tracking? about an of fourth sounds is in the talked betas I quarter third past, metric we into marketplace And reporting looking along about I'm lines of the you You've that forward about? time also quarter, in initial Analyst business you before more be Or identifying that be how to wondering kind Is guys think know platform had, Day. standpoint further kind you're those half. Are should if I the the starting of from thinking the metrics, front. business to see going on something rolling are with going the the partners as And and that still about that frame? could, like of modular forward? going talked still some evolution in like time lastly, about of the more talked I the you've you had

Steve Towe

X now. first live And of from in are those terms integrations the one the integrations,

So fantastic done very to team quickly. the have a move job

that second a now for it. So our start the that's and I half think of fantastic be we'll year us, behind from and getting really teams publishing the go-to-market

business? In terms just of reporting more of the in -- explain can you of your terms question

Scott Searle

that forward? be the terms I'm internally going business, but the any subscribers side? and I guess, working in metrics I early thoughts how we early of of Yes, enterprises the reporting little with tenure, on about Steve, it's otherwise, the you're to of or thinking there Street in just SaaS know both measuring is be terms in how -- thinking to going business a what you're you're about your particularly should

Steve Towe

the saying I I making be quality organization recurring to we've something game. of strong don't different or think sure very the our that Obviously, at different internally, revenues on the and before that. metrics the is going anything saying organization would we're way. at go to in around the that throughout we're And think we're across top we what business looking a been

So the general business, around think of the we mix. metrics have maybe good bit particular a those strength running I But more today.

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Operator

floor no questions Steve like queue. closing are to in remarks. further would over I turn the There to for

Steve Towe

and for to call. thanks the everyone questions, you the insightful joining Thank today for

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Operator

conclude and ladies event. gentlemen. today's you, Thank This does

you have and Thank time, this for participation. at disconnect may a wonderful day. You your

PowerFleet (AIOT) 14 May 222022 Q1 Earnings call transcript