Earnings call transcript Q2 2023

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Operator

Good morning. Welcome to PowerFleet's Second Quarter 2023 Conference Call.

Joining us for today's presentation is the company's CEO, Steve Towe, and CFO, David Wilson.

Following their remarks, we will open up the call for questions.

Before we begin the call, I would like to provide PowerFleet's safe harbor statement that includes cautions regarding forward-looking statements made during this call.

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Steve Towe

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David Wilson

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Steve Towe

David. Thanks,

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we drive in these addition, continue investor support PowerFleet initiatives. are confident to In financing that trends will interest greater and

prepared That remarks. concludes our

Now I'll over for operator turn back it Operator? the to Q&A.

Operator

at coming [Operator Lake Jaeson Instructions] from today first is for Schmidt Capital Markets. question Street Your

Max Michaelis

and This guys out Thank you. customers? count the new was year-over-year. existing that is saw wondering subscriber guys. could you I up for I X% on break Jaeson. between customers Hey, if Max

Steve Towe

growth doing of transparency, But more Yeah. level Obviously, there's been that that's providing something there significant we'll at point. this of so has historically. terms be in than from not new

Max Michaelis

North XX%. you Okay. into in half the segment at and And gave of I growth looking was growth expectations Israel, then, could for first if your American QX and out XX% you guys XXXX. rates wondering going share that

Steve Towe

Yeah.

basis. a XX% on We currency see was North the So, was The acceleration XX% did an constant in America. for in Israel QX. growth for

in that out, how good out, sense of it just trending, in So, trend. breaking of the it not give in give insight terms breaking that a terms to actually you of but terms you we're should is

David Wilson

is, trends And from SaaS, and into I internally, very into made growth shift I to think we now really And very prospects to expect we've our our continue. transition QX overall XXXX. both we growth. view through then and QX strong solid think base customer and have those It's the that

Max Michaelis

That's guys. for you. Thank me. it right All

Steve Towe

you. Thank

Operator

Your next question at Gary Barrington Prestopino is coming from Research.

Gary Prestopino

Good morning, to lot here. unpack David, Steve and a

First neutral and on talked your going read should what you be all drag Movingdots press is EBITDA QX, I as for to correct? of you release of be a that but Is QX. all, in EBITDA about, still

Steve Towe

That's correct, Gary.

David Wilson

flow completed. taking obviously QX little Those And actions costs put of the a color little those said a through in from to bit that, time business the million substantial last on actions we $X as will million out just to And deeper savings through QX. we have cut we some Yeah. to take and just to take annualized. $X as actually went on our were We call, been cover.

EBITDA you're we'll From yes, September. QX neutral, be right. but -- So onwards,

Gary Prestopino

you. Thank Okay.

out wasn’t discussed then correct? -- QX? platform, the one of you now. right in One in what have and Is Unity the one that was two modules So, terms you

Steve Towe

That hearing They're in do Obviously, was safety lot the so. the terms safety of wins drivers terms customer of dominating module. our a our to you're in space. wins in

in the first second quarter safety So and in sustainability quarter. the

Gary Prestopino

what's then cadence the public? the And that rest Can the year? make Okay. for you of

Steve Towe

Yeah.

ingestion device all, lot getting of traction the we're the into agnostic and a integration first with So, applications. with of third-party also

So, we've on because resource kind of expense scaling of level into and of some the demand really pivoted those both.

priority year that in followed our fuel advanced one. later and And that's the number around compliance. will also with modularity more be So

Gary Prestopino

Okay.

that break not you have you still as to you've So, nice have able this everything, what these at is -- number, which core of in you're reported you markets countries been I look here, still in. terms that out

sold or You planning have yet, You're them not recall do in QX, jettisoned as from your to them right? that narrative. I

Steve Towe

correct. is That

call, So, next update to next we give an on the on the a expect update substantive call.

currently If core for and look core obviously our the growth Europe, we sorry, Mexico currency is our at are year-on-year Israel constant is terms XXXX our then which a plus of territories, of then US, which on America, you basis. and revenues XX% at segment for America, in margin North Israel is SaaS -- North added kind XX%

that and services margin is XX%. gross business for core XX% at gross overall Our margins at

center you business. to about should efforts, looking we're are investments where metrics So think go-forward our be if the then kind the going that for and we focus, at those of

Gary Prestopino

Okay.

senior you get So things management integrating in you -- to of EBITDA to there terms you integration that's and gotten side going then, What terms said out. in Movingdots, doing cost are help breakeven? other the of on the you've

Steve Towe

Yeah.

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Gary Prestopino

for mean, shares total And that haven't. been with I convert. there Is And lastly, had shares convert ABRY, just would effect then, guess, your the this you that? with the the be you reporting a And of what exercise? quarter, outstanding I Okay. outstanding reason

David Wilson

get me back let on to Gary, Yeah. you that.

company, I'm so connect not given history to the with just on the you familiar So but with my happy offline. with that tenure

Steve Towe

I All there's to read Gary, nothing say, it. into would

philosophy has in to in our reporting. happened, any has led So, change which or our nothing

Gary Prestopino

No, that’s fine.

Steve Towe

the an have we Because in PIK impact of cash, dividend terms ABRY know were I count. EPS does paying versus in that

PIK] sort we're I we with have been if think So, and were (ph). of we [$X.XX PIK the $X.XX

in paying we're So cash.

may I'm be you issue. with that to So the offline. connect happy again, And

Gary Prestopino

in Yeah, it the subscriber I shares mean, it year-over-year were what it's to or million like about X And I QX be possible? the you counts quarter. gave the Would get is then, something subscriber it that. counts think increase? lastly, and that great for was possible

David Wilson

can that sequential is increase you, we The Gary. get The [X%] year-over-year is Yes, X%. (ph). to

Gary Prestopino

on ARPU that's the QX because what want number and to subscriber accounts, helpful. an like start you that, stuff doing For and really like that's

much appreciated. QX, plus So, would year-over-year increase number the be the subscriber for

David Wilson

Yeah.

that fix will for We you.

Gary Prestopino

thank Okay, you.

Steve Towe

Thanks.

Operator

coming for is Scott from today next ROTH question Your Searle MKM. at

Scott Searle

to that not Or cost-cutting one just you in have seems onetime picking taking Thanks reference particularly the just sold like the for growth to a know to breakeven that to morning. side, it's look clarification. clarifications. you charges are does? the services side equation. really fact specific if hardware in the it any it as a then, it see And that that questions. the an should in reference depressed a of cost quickly in to in to moving normalize, good relates are there what are ongoing? couple jump up? quarter, just of insurance the fourth my but little to area on Is if of cost forward, the quarter. the Maybe Hey, going Nice necessarily the focus of on this there, on starts efforts It Movingdots David, Steve, goods front? I making vertical on

Steve Towe

then answer financial one David take So, and the I'll first, can last the ones.

this the exercise. is So around cost

So, was you and came skilled highly revenue to the us that the Movingdots, main in a drivers talent for to the engineers our couple know, bring Unity with insurance drive propositions, us drive XX-plus ultimately, Europe. plus as of wasn't it in give beachhead

in referencing. that So, our $X sheet, cut and made that's to we're to million accommodate balance we've that order within the those cover,

David Wilson

And terms there's Yeah. no Scott, of margin, in product one-time.

So, one-time isn't really in the major driver is, here. But seeing what we're we are pressure seeing Israel.

sort So, position [indiscernible] we're whereby in costs the dollars. in our are of US

bulk of So, that cost dollars. into are products the go the in US

given it situation macro share, end very the a maintain we're pass to user. where costs those Just situation the situation the political increased to challenging market in on there, there, is given to

to most thing think the we do for value maintain share. important is to So, long-term

So said, in from reduction Israel. in standpoint. margin a getting essence, we're was squeezed in concentrated sequentially, And margins as I the

Scott Searle

around of could I relative bit you follow incremental the $XX Very provide ERP I'm a to color on savings sounds sounds largely schedule. ongoing. little you integrations some comments. if have ahead of in million last It little like bit could of focused a that's cost And you. the up, like helpful. Got your wondering that if that

David Wilson

Yeah.

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us things, opposed as the example, side I for at of, G&A us. just that to the high, we of look you reflective If for is on work is and against that spend would have, say, systems it that relative

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In seeing benefits $XX million XXXX. the terms we'll the during ERP the costs, specifically, of start

So which Steve we'll be you there's of towards think But through. will walk sources savings I other working that. too,

Steve Towe

Yes.

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some because pressure a see aggressively of we of come And little we've some accelerated Plus, are of certain terms getting in will geographies. particularly center we've started to therefore, in start price well. our shared earlier. we Mexico, of So, that some that work moving, some service in as

Scott Searle

Okay, helpful. lot in the that to building heard opportunity. pipeline like And pipeline TCV you a there's there examples, very number. there quarter? maybe if maybe not then, a sure the I'm in a a was of And terms TCV. shifting I TCV on of It of going but a sounds number, gave the number couple

they're XX% sustainability, so business of think XXXX, grew highlight mix up. some us talking on And if you we I kind they're Obviously, of the services you that blended And for XX%. the think far do going safety, you're new last update an winning? But well ARPUs as year-to-date. think I as quarter, talked start into about growing about what about it of you does where could when I trending? wonder of that the there's ARPUs if front? that

You're talking XXXX. about as we into services 'XX? How accelerating thinking we go growth in should be Thanks. about

David Wilson

$XX terms of pipe, $XX up the -- net during pipe. during qualified million million the the it in in quarter So, quarter was of terms

Steve Towe

Scott. higher from layering for way is something well, services be I ARPUs, think that that our that overall, shift allows is higher-quality we're we're into which we've deals, channels that real Plus, before, XX% in of about range the uplift of we're we'll we hardware than totally up logo us overall XX% tick top attacking -- Unity commoditized see is in range layer Then service the once growth And of value, XX% hardware then rather as XXXX, to highly which, services terms ultimately part we're those significant winning the core obviously talked on that we that are to hardware again, side. not our feel territory we've side get revenues, European achievable. seeing, on with the to doing we all In markets. strategy. the plus new that, as the we for focused If on previously, more that on which mix, is software growth the markets Ultimately, within revenues can a SaaS had business. you

on modularity, third-party side, more integration with ARPU the is that's bringing OEM gives This the we of that the our within expansion fees advanced have standard which whether the application about, in incremental device whether base. software. different We the integration that's ability all are us to Unity elements the customer versions talked plus the platform side, agnostic

of phase of out a came coming talked feel across the now we we feel six stuff months would done said outs that and about the proof really satisfied the call, confident are be in why that The So, having change. early lot We're strategy. and points and and transformation very this ins we on hard. And and fast a We that's of about. that. very, with coming transition and lot

Now it's tuning about the engine.

for bringing Now our bear our overall our customers, to and shareholders. that in it's value the really about we numbers create

Scott Searle

will I much. so the get queue. Thanks back Great. in

Steve Towe

Scott. Thanks,

Operator

coming question Your is Gary from follow-up next question a Prestopino.

Gary Prestopino

back to want just pipeline. to get I the sales Yes.

said that You year-over-year? million. Is $XX sequentially or added you

David Wilson

sequential number. a That is

So, net million -- pipe grew the on in $XX quarter by the TCV.

Gary Prestopino

were $XXX You million. at

about net million So, $XXX pipe? year-to-date, it's

David Wilson

in an number. versus increase the number to will we in more pipe That be referred the was was than time last pipe the It pipe. that. Again, total increase number

Gary Prestopino

you. Thank Okay.

Operator

over session, the I to We Steve of turn now call and will question-and-answer have the remarks. for closing end reached the

Steve Towe

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PowerFleet (AIOT) 8 Aug 232023 Q2 Earnings call transcript