NASDAQ:SPCB SuperCom Q2 2024 Earnings Report $6.55 -0.13 (-1.95%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Earnings HistoryForecast MiMedx Group EPS ResultsActual EPS$1.80Consensus EPS N/ABeat/MissN/AOne Year Ago EPSN/AMiMedx Group Revenue ResultsActual Revenue$7.55 millionExpected RevenueN/ABeat/MissN/AYoY Revenue GrowthN/AMiMedx Group Announcement DetailsQuarterQ2 2024Date8/15/2024TimeN/AConference Call DateThursday, August 15, 2024Conference Call Time10:00AM ETUpcoming EarningsMiMedx Group's Q1 2025 earnings is scheduled for Wednesday, April 30, 2025, with a conference call scheduled at 4:30 PM ET. Check back for transcripts, audio, and key financial metrics as they become available.Q1 2025 Earnings ReportConference Call ResourcesConference Call AudioConference Call TranscriptPress Release (8-K)Earnings HistoryCompany ProfilePowered by MiMedx Group Q2 2024 Earnings Call TranscriptProvided by QuartrAugust 15, 2024 ShareLink copied to clipboard.There are 4 speakers on the call. Operator00:00:00Ladies and gentlemen, good morning, and welcome to Supercom's Second Quarter 20 24 Financial Results and Corporate Update Conference Call. Participants of this call are advised that the audio of this conference call is being broadcast live over the Internet and is also being recorded for playback purposes. Joining me from Supercom's leadership team is Ordan Tribelsi, Supercom's President and Chief Executive Officer. I'd like to remind you that during this Supercom management may be making forward looking statements, including statements that address Supercom's expectations for future performance or operational results. Forward looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause Supercom's actual results to differ materially from those statements. Operator00:01:16For more information about these risks, uncertainties and factors, please refer to the risk factors described in Supercom's most recently filed periodic reports on Form 20F and Form 6 ks and Supercom's press release that accompanies this call, particularly the cautionary statements in it. Today's conference call includes EBITDA, a non GAAP financial measure that Supercom believes can be useful in evaluating its performance. You should not consider this additional information in isolation or as a substitute for results prepared in accordance with GAAP. For a reconciliation of this non GAAP financial measure to net loss, a comparable GAAP financial measure, please see the reconciliation table located in Supercom's earnings press release that accompanies this call. Reconciliations for other non GAAP financial measures and comparable GAAP financial measures are available there as well. Operator00:02:18The content of this call contains time sensitive information that is accurate only as of today, August 15, 2024. Except as required by law, Supercom disclaims any obligation It is now my pleasure to turn the call over to Supercom's President and CEO, Ordan Tribelsi. Speaker 100:02:51Thank you, operator, and good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us today. Earlier this morning, we issued a press release of our financial results for the Q2 of 2024. You can find a copy in the Investor Relations section of our website at www.supercom.com. Today, I'll start my comments with a brief update on our recent business highlights, strategies and Q2 results, followed by a Q and A session. The Q2 was an outstanding quarter for Supercom, marking our 2nd consecutive period of remarkable net income growth with a 183% increase quarter over quarter this time. Speaker 100:03:30We achieved a record breaking high year high and quarterly net income of $2,200,000 reflecting a $3,300,000 year over year improvement. For the Q2 in a row, we were breaking our record. Additionally, our cash flows from operating activities decreased by $5,300,000 to positive $2,000,000 this quarter year over year, reflecting the strength of our operational performance. We are thrilled with this outstanding performance and look forward to maintaining this momentum in the coming quarters. During this quarter, we executed and advanced the various projects in our portfolio and utilized operating leverage and prior investments in our proprietary technology to achieve a significant EBITDA increase of 82% year over year to $1,600,000 this quarter. Speaker 100:04:14We're particularly proud to have successfully integrated the Tier 1 solution into multiple new markets during this period, reflecting our continued commitment to innovation and our ability to meet the evolving needs of our clients. This, along with other strategic initiatives, has positioned us to deliver sustained growth and profitability. For those new to Supercom, our mission is to revolutionize the public safety sector worldwide with our proprietary electronic monitoring technology, data intelligence and suite of complementary services. With over 36 years of experience since our founding in 1988, we've been a trusted partner with dozens of national governments worldwide, providing cutting edge electronic and digital security solutions. Our strategic footprint is straightforward yet powerful, lead with innovative technology. Speaker 100:05:04Our proprietary technology monitoring technology, which scores highly in competitive government tenders and supports various programs such as house arrest, GPS monitoring, rehabilitation services, domestic violence prevention and more. Moreover, we have recently broadened our portfolio to include advanced AI driven analytics, which are an integration in our electronic monitoring solutions. This addition enhances our ability to provide predictive insights and improved outcomes for our clients. We're developing superior solutions. Since 2018, we secured over 50 new multi year government projects with these solutions. Speaker 100:05:42We're expanding our global presence. Our strong growing reputation as a premium provider of electronic monitoring solutions and services enhances our market position with each new customer win. And we deliver outstanding service. Our strategic focus on the IoT tracking business is developed in developed markets, which is where the opportunity is the greatest. With the electronic monitoring market projected to reach $2,300,000,000 by 2028, the U. Speaker 100:06:09S. And Europe constitute about 95% of these markets. We continue to amplify our technological leadership with significant R and D investments, leading to the launch of advanced solutions like Jirprotect and Tier 1. These offerings are already making headway in various markets, including the U. S. Speaker 100:06:24And are pivotable in Supercom expansion. GIR protect is a life saving domestic violence monitoring solution providing preventative measures to families suffering from domestic violence or stalking, thereby increasing their safety. Tier 1 is an all in one GPS tracking ankle bracelet monitoring solution, integrating comprehensive monitoring capabilities into a single device. Like many of our products, it offers top notch features, placing it above the competition in most metrics. Our cloud based software enabled pure security product line has been particularly effective in monitoring offenders and managing real time information. Speaker 100:07:04This real time advantage is a game changer. Empowering authorities with actionable insights and timely intervention to mitigate potential risks and ensure public safety. These products have significantly expanded the company's addressable market. We've been very pleased with our reception and traction and expect them to help facilitate the accelerated expansion of Supercom into the U. S. Speaker 100:07:29Market and further into European countries. We fortified our operational infrastructure to support our growth and have revamped our sales strategy with a proactive outreach approach. Our sales team with deep industry expertise has been instrumental in achieving new wins and driving growth. Over the past months, we announced many new orders and projects in the U. S. Speaker 100:07:52And Europe. Supercom has continuously displaced incumbent vendors and achieved over 65% win rates in European competitive tenders. In the European market, Supercom has secured several national tracking programs across Europe over the past 2 years, with bids and contracts at various stages of execution. Notably, the company's large scale domestic violence offender tracking programs like the one launched in Romania have the potential to catalyze further uptake from existing European customers. As more European countries adopt these technologies, we anticipate a broader expansion of our solutions across the continent. Speaker 100:08:29In the European market, Supercom expanded its business into over 10 countries and secured significant new contracts, which are typically awarded through a competitive tender process. Besides winning new projects, we continue to execute and receive ongoing orders from our partners. Just about 4 weeks ago, we announced a receipt of new orders valued at over $2,900,000 from European governments, totaling over $11,000,000 in orders from European clients. Last year, we secured a new national program with the Finnish government to deploy our domestic violence monitoring solution. The deployment of our Pure Security Suite consisting of PureProtect, PureTag and PureMonitor demonstrates the versatility and effectiveness of our solutions. Speaker 100:09:12It underscores our leadership in the electronic monitoring space. Our collaboration with Finland is a prime example of the confidence that clients have in Supercom, as those who experience our services often choose to broaden their engagement with our diverse array of solutions. Notably, at the end of 2022, the company won the largest industry award of the year for national electronic monitoring project in Romania, valued at $33,000,000 including up to 15,000 monitored offenders per month for up to 6 years. The project has been progressing smoothly and demonstrates substantial advancements, further extending our engagement in the country's national EM project. This large scale project reinforces the strength of our future security suite and cements our position as a trusted partner for governments worldwide. Speaker 100:10:04We've also launched a domestic bivalosolutions in other European regions and have recently launched them in the U. S. While the European market continues to grow, it's important to know that the U. S. Market offers an even larger opportunity, bringing approximately 3 to 4 times the size of the European market. Speaker 100:10:23With the introduction of our PURE-one electronic monitoring products now available in the U. S. And the expansion of our domestic bioinstructor solutions, we believe Supercom is well positioned to unlock substantial growth potential in this untapped market. Although Supercom already does business in multiple U. S. Speaker 100:10:41States, we are actively focused on further expanding our presence in the U. S. Our wholly owned subsidiary LCA located in California is actively expanding the size and scope of existing programs, winning rebids with existing customers and winning new programs with new customers. The company strategically prioritizes Pier 1's expansion to new markets and geographies. The Pier 1 has already received high praise during its introduction to various regions of the USA, where it has been successfully deployed and actively utilized to monitor live offenders. Speaker 100:11:14Moreover, sales activities for Pier 1 have commenced in promising new markets outside Europe and North America. Despite our long standing presence in parts of California, the U. S. Market remains largely untapped for us. Since we began investing in outbound sales efforts in 2022, we have secured wins in California, Idaho, Texas, Kentucky, Wyoming, to name a few. Speaker 100:11:39The launch of Pure 1 in 2023 Coupled with the positive feedback from initial deployments positions us to accelerate market capture across the U. S. Unlocking significant growth opportunities. Our new strategic sales team and new wins have been the first steps in executing the company's U. S. Speaker 100:11:58Market expansion strategy and have already driven increased activity with existing customers in multiple new demos, resulting in a significant increase in the company's pipeline. Launching our Pier 1 solution in U. S. Markets in late 2022 was a significant milestone in our U. S. Speaker 100:12:15Expansion strategy. Entering 2024, we've already announced 3 new projects in North America to provide the solution. Through LCA, we won a new project in California valued up to $2,000,000 to provide a comprehensive jail based program focusing on reentry services for adult inmates. The award was a result of winning a formal competitive process. Moreover, LCA secured a new contract in California with an established California service provider in the judicial sector. Speaker 100:12:39This contract is particularly notable for Supercom's successful displacement of long time incumbent competitor. Finally, Supercom won a new project in Canada with a known Canadian industry partner in the track and solutions sector. This project expands the existing collaboration with this long standing partner, transitioning from providing RF based technology to embracing new GPS technologies. As I mentioned earlier, introducing our Pier 1 solution is game changer in securing these contracts. It underscores our competitive edge and commitment to delivering innovative and superior technology solutions. Speaker 100:13:15By securing these contracts and others, we leverage our technologies and our services and our track record experience to win our competitive tenders. And with securing these contracts, we further reinforce the position as a market leader. We view our recent wins as indicators of a growing influence of expansion potential in North America and worldwide. In conclusion on strategy, despite macroeconomic uncertainties and ongoing global challenges, including those in Israel, Supercom solution are being increasingly relevant. We continue to see growth driven by high recidivism rates, the escalating costs of incarceration and the surge in the adoption of victim protection solutions worldwide. Speaker 100:13:59The company's pure security technology solutions have been designed to address these trends, offering new effective ways for institutions to enforce home confinement, ease prison overcrowding and lower costs significantly. For example, monitoring the offender on home confinement or GPS costs about $10 $35 a day, which is 90% less than the $100 to $140 daily cost at a correctional facility. Moreover, HomeClin 5,000,000 helps to reduce repeat offenses, highlighting its effectiveness in helping offenders improve their lives and communities. As we've mentioned in previous calls, we believe there is also an opportunity to enhance our U. S. Speaker 100:14:41Growth through strategic acquisitions of local electronic monitoring services providers with a strong reputation and customer base in the local markets. We constantly monitor the market potential acquisitions that generate significant value by immediately expanding market presence and providing vertical integration synergies. Our acquisition of LCA in 2016 for $3,000,000 is a great example. The successful acquisition has proven to be a great strategic value throughout the over $35,000,000 of new project wins that's generated since then in California alone. I'll now turn to the financials. Speaker 100:15:21During our previous conference call, I mentioned that we anticipated contributing to our financials results in the subsequent quarters as our ongoing projects mature. I'm delighted to share that we've substantially improved our financial and operating results. Our gross margin improved by 20.4 percentage points to 49.6 percent year over year. Moreover, our operating income improved by $1,000,000 reaching $400,000 a significant year over year turnaround from an operating loss of $700,000 driven by the substantial rise in our gross profit. Our non GAAP net income surged by 8 74 percent year over year to $3,300,000 reflecting the benefits of operating leverage associated with higher revenues and continued progress in our IoT projects. Speaker 100:16:09This quarter's results highlights our ability to see the high margin potential of our project portfolio through successful execution and progression in different stages of these projects, showcasing our focus on sustained growth and profitability. Our momentum is also evidenced by our improved cash flows from operating activities, which increased by $5,300,000 year over year to $2,000,000 in operating cash this quarter from negative $3,300,000 in Q2 of last year. The following is a comparison between the financial results of Q2 of 2024 and the Q2 of 2023. Gross profit increased by 65.2 percent to $3,700,000 compared to $2,300,000 reflecting the progress we've maintained across our projects, where margins typically enhance as projects mature. Typically, initial project stages incur higher expenses, while advanced stages yield higher gross margins, causing fluctuations in our gross profit depending on project and revenue composition and deployment stages. Speaker 100:17:11As the project pipeline matures, we expect an upward trend in gross margin based on our evolving project portfolio. As we deploy additional braces in regions where we run existing projects on our existing infrastructure, the contribution margins for each additional bracelet can be as high as 70% or more. We observed a slight increase in operating expenses this quarter, which balanced the increase in gross profit. These expenses are primarily aimed at supporting the future growth of our pipeline, maintaining our technological edge and ensuring high levels of client satisfaction. We increased R and D expenses by $150,000 as we continue to develop and launch new features and improve existing products to meet the needs of new existing clients, ensuring they remain at the forefront of innovation and technology leadership in our space. Speaker 100:17:57In addition, our sales and marketing expenses increased by $130,000 to support projects wins in new territories and fields such as domestic violence prevention. We plan to continue to invest in our sales and marketing as well as R and D to expand our global footprint and execute on our business plan. EPS improved by $0.27 to positive $0.06 from a negative EPS of negative $0.21 in the former year. Company's EBITDA improved by 83 percent to $1,600,000 this quarter compared to $900,000 reflecting the benefits of operating leverage associated with higher revenues, deploying new IoT projects and continued progress in the phases of our ongoing projects. This achievement underscores our focus on sustained growth and profitability. Speaker 100:18:45Our net income improved by $3,300,000 to a new record profit of $2,200,000 from a net loss of $1,100,000 last year. And our non GAAP net profit improved by $3,000,000 to a $3,300,000 profit this quarter from $300,000 last year. Positive non GAAP EPS improved to positive $0.09 compared to non GAAP EPS of $0.07 last year. Additionally, we've made considerable strides in reducing our long term liabilities by $4,500,000 year over year, which includes multiple exchanges with our creditors of debt to equity and negotiated premium prices booked 100 percent premium to market price. Our operating cash flows improved by $5,200,000 year over year and our cash position grew by $4,100,000 to $5,700,000 quarter over quarter, supported by a successful close of a $2,900,000 public offering as well as $2,000,000 in positive operating cash flows this quarter. Speaker 100:19:48This marks our highest reported cash position in the past few years. We remain focused on reducing our need for external funding as we continue to win and execute new projects. These improvements further strengthen our financial foundation to support our ongoing growth initiatives and strategic investments. In closing, I'd like to thank our global teams for the hard, tireless work to achieve our company's record setting performance once again. We've developed the right technology and products to help criminal justice system clients overcome challenges and make better use of their over $80,000,000,000 spent annually in the USA on operating rehabilitation centers and prisons. Speaker 100:20:28With research showing that approximately 75% recidivism rate in the USA, there's significant room for improvement when effective programs and technology are deployed. We're excited about the growth we are experiencing and about the growing demand for our products. After several years through which we transitioned from our legacy business to the IoT tracking of vendors business, we're happy to show the shift to nice growth in revenue and profit. We believe that we're well positioned for continued expansion by capitalizing on the many new opportunities that lay before us. These are being driven by multiple factors, including our strong presence reputation in the U. Speaker 100:21:03S. And European markets, the countercyclical nature of the electronic monitoring industry, the growing public policy shift to monitoring instead of incarceration and the growing adaption of domestic violence prevention solutions. We anticipate sustained growth by expanding our market share in the U. S. And Europe. Speaker 100:21:25Our commitment to preserving our technology advantages and robust growth foundations remain steadfast as we continue to invest and the investment will support the expansion into more locations. With that, I'll turn the call over to the operator to open for questions. Operator? Operator00:21:44Thank Your first question for today is from Matthew Galinko with Maxim Group. Speaker 200:22:23Hey, good morning. Thanks for taking my questions. Maybe if we could Good morning. So I guess congrats on the strong quarter. In terms of the I think you mentioned adding to sales and marketing. Speaker 200:22:44I think we see that in this quarter's operating expenses. Do you expect to add more like quota carrying sales reps for the U. S. Market or what sorts of investments are you making or do you plan to make in the U. S? Speaker 100:23:02What was the first part of the question for the quota carrying part on Salesforce? Speaker 200:23:09Yes, really just focused on what the investments are that you'll plan to make. I think you mentioned that there's like $150,000 increase sequentially of spend in sales and marketing. So I guess between that Speaker 100:23:24Year over year. Year over year. Yes. Year over year. Some of that yes, some sorry, go ahead. Speaker 200:23:33No, I guess really the focus of the question is about what your plans are there for the second half of the year and particularly if you're adding to the sales force or what the investments are? Speaker 100:23:46In general, we're seeing the traction in the U. S. In Europe, we've been winning a lot of projects just by bidding remotely. We haven't had much of quota carrying sales team in the European market. We've bid on a national level. Speaker 100:23:58In the U. S, it's more fragmented. And while there is RFP related wins that are possible through state tenders and others, a lot of it is going through the resellers or through the specific county agencies. For that, we also leverage quota carrying salespeople. We started with expanding the team and that means the actual quota carrying. Speaker 100:24:20So first and the support behind the person and the tech support call center and monitoring support and everything that is related to deploying these services to fragmented markets. We continue to invest in that and we expect as sales grow to continue to bring on more personnel. We did it in a gradual fashion so that we could see that things are done effectively and people are utilizing their resources properly and growing their sales. Speaker 200:24:51Got it. Very good. Speaker 100:24:53We also added in Q3 more people to the sales team in the U. S. And there is sufficient for a little bit more addition by the end of the year and that should support our growth for the coming years and together with that more salespeople, but step by step. Operator00:25:30Your next question for today is from Ken Warner with Alton Capital. Speaker 300:25:36Yes. Hi, good morning. I've been a stockholder in the company for a long time and I don't really understand Speaker 100:25:50a couple of things. Speaker 300:25:51First of all, when is the long term debt to I mean you have about $29,000,000 in long term debt. What are the dates of that? What are the due dates on that? Speaker 100:26:09Sorry, do you about which part of that? Speaker 300:26:14The long term debt. Yes. Speaker 100:26:17So in our latest filings, we announced that the senior debt from Fortress is due at the end of 2025 and we've extended that maturity date several times. We expect to extend it more towards for better years. And the sub debt is subordinated to fortress, it's required to be paid after that is paid. What is the amount of additional Sorry? Speaker 300:26:49What is the amount of the debt with Fortress? Speaker 100:26:55Fortress is roughly $18,000,000 and the rest is the sub debt and that is expected probably going to be amended to 20 8 or 20 9 based on our expectations and our negotiations with them. It's been amended a few times. It's said that we've had for a long time and we have a good relationship with them. They seem to believe in the prospects and the growth of the company to allow us to pay that in the future. Speaker 300:27:22And what interest rate do you pay on that? Speaker 100:27:31It fluctuates based on the EBITDA levels, but the normal is LIBOR plus certain percentage points. Operator00:27:49Your next question is a follow-up question from Matthew Galinko. Speaker 200:27:55Hey, thanks for taking my follow-up. Maybe as a follow-up on the debt, it sounds like, I think you mentioned you were able to exchange a portion of the long term debt into a good swap for equity. Is there potential to do more of that? Or can you just talk about your strategy for managing the debt balance? Speaker 100:28:26Yes. So our debt balance, we've had a good relationship with our lenders over the years, the fortress debts from 2018 and as I said, we amended it several times, and also with the sub debt. We were able to, over the past year negotiate some exchanges at premium prices, some up to 100% premium to market, which we think is beneficial for shareholders of course with such kind of premiums. They allow us to reduce our debt balance and without using our actual operating cash. So there is opportunity for more of that in the coming years. Speaker 100:29:02And together with that, we expect maturity to be pushed to that in 2028. Speaker 200:29:11Got you. Okay. And I guess another question on the cash flow. I think it was your from $1,600,000 or $2,000,000 inflow from operations. Just curious if you expect to be able to generate operating cash flow for the full year 2024? Speaker 100:29:35If we expect what, sorry, if we said operating cash flow for the full year? Speaker 200:29:39Yes, operating yes, do you expect to be positive on operating cash flow this year? Speaker 100:29:45As you saw, we had a great quarter with 2,000,000 dollars of cash generated. There are some fluctuations. It depends on the deployments of the customers. So it's hard for us to know for certain. But so far things are going good. Speaker 100:30:01We certainly have seen improvements in operating cash flow over the past 3 years. In 2021, I think it was negative $9,000,000 and then went down to $4,000,000 and continue to go down in 2023 and now we're seeing strong positive cash flow in Q2. Things sometimes fall differently between the quarters and targets are the whole year will fall. But as you can see, the trend is certainly very positive. Speaker 200:30:28Got it. Great. And then as we think about the second half of the year, obviously, it was a very strong first half and last year was a very strong second half. You mentioned the $11,000,000 or $12,000,000 or so that you have in orders already for the back half of the year. But I'm just curious, how investors should be thinking about the trajectory here in the back half of the year? Speaker 200:30:57Do you think you could kind of match the first half for revenue? Is there enough in the pipeline to sort of have a flat first half to second half comparison? Or just generally, how should we be thinking about second half revenue? Speaker 100:31:11I love your questions. We're currently not giving guidance and we haven't for the last few years because of the somewhat variable nature of the project appointments, which are not only in our control. So far things have been going well over the past years. We've had nice growth in 2021, it was 11.7 to 12.5 to 22 to sorry, from 12.5 in 20 $1,000,000 to $16,000,000 or $17,000,000 to $26,000,000 and things have been falling nicely. There is things continue with our existing customers and new ones. Speaker 100:31:51Of course, there's room for more growth, but at this point, we're still not giving guidance, particularly for which quarters and how things will fall. Speaker 200:32:01All right. Thank you. And one final question for me is on the expansion of your U. S. Sales operation, how long does it take for a new person to be productive and sell there Speaker 100:32:22and start capturing sales? Yes. It's a great question. Typically, if it's a new salesperson, it's the company and they don't have the infrastructure, it could take them 6 months to 9 months to start to get going. But for us, a lot of these sales people are veterans and they have a good experience in the industry. Speaker 100:32:42They already know they already understand the market and the players and the technologies. So they actually get into things really quickly. And we see some of them within a few months already start to make a good impact. That being said, some of the projects is, as you know, the big RFPs that govern competitive processes sometimes takes 6 months to 18 months. So for those large projects, regardless of the first sources they're not, it's going to take a little bit of time. Speaker 100:33:09But in the U. S, it's nice as you have the large ones, but also the small fragmented ones. And you also have resellers. Sometimes someone just goes up to reseller that they know and offer our technology, they'll take it in to try it, compare it to what they have. And if they like it, they'll buy it. Speaker 100:33:26So the Pure One is a great solution for the U. S. Market tailored and designed for the U. S. Market and it boasts some of the best features around in terms of weight, battery usage, battery life, capabilities and communications abilities, antennas. Speaker 100:33:42And right now we're seeing people like it a lot and we hope and expect to be announcing more and more wins in the U. S. Market based off of that solution. We'll start with small to medium size and if it's like Europe that will grow from medium to large, just like the latter that we saw in Europe, where we started projects that are $100,000 in revenues over 5 years. And one of the recent projects that we won was $33,000,000 in revenues in Romania. Speaker 200:34:17Great. Thank you. Operator00:36:00At this time, I will pass the call back to Ordan for closing remarks. Speaker 100:36:08I want to thank you all for participating in today's call and for the interest in Supercom. Please contact us directly if you have any additional questions. We look forward to sharing our progress with you on the next conference calls, filings and press releases. Thank you and have a good day. Operator00:36:27This concludes today's conference and you may disconnect your lines at this time. 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There are 4 speakers on the call. Operator00:00:00Ladies and gentlemen, good morning, and welcome to Supercom's Second Quarter 20 24 Financial Results and Corporate Update Conference Call. Participants of this call are advised that the audio of this conference call is being broadcast live over the Internet and is also being recorded for playback purposes. Joining me from Supercom's leadership team is Ordan Tribelsi, Supercom's President and Chief Executive Officer. I'd like to remind you that during this Supercom management may be making forward looking statements, including statements that address Supercom's expectations for future performance or operational results. Forward looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause Supercom's actual results to differ materially from those statements. Operator00:01:16For more information about these risks, uncertainties and factors, please refer to the risk factors described in Supercom's most recently filed periodic reports on Form 20F and Form 6 ks and Supercom's press release that accompanies this call, particularly the cautionary statements in it. Today's conference call includes EBITDA, a non GAAP financial measure that Supercom believes can be useful in evaluating its performance. You should not consider this additional information in isolation or as a substitute for results prepared in accordance with GAAP. For a reconciliation of this non GAAP financial measure to net loss, a comparable GAAP financial measure, please see the reconciliation table located in Supercom's earnings press release that accompanies this call. Reconciliations for other non GAAP financial measures and comparable GAAP financial measures are available there as well. Operator00:02:18The content of this call contains time sensitive information that is accurate only as of today, August 15, 2024. Except as required by law, Supercom disclaims any obligation It is now my pleasure to turn the call over to Supercom's President and CEO, Ordan Tribelsi. Speaker 100:02:51Thank you, operator, and good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us today. Earlier this morning, we issued a press release of our financial results for the Q2 of 2024. You can find a copy in the Investor Relations section of our website at www.supercom.com. Today, I'll start my comments with a brief update on our recent business highlights, strategies and Q2 results, followed by a Q and A session. The Q2 was an outstanding quarter for Supercom, marking our 2nd consecutive period of remarkable net income growth with a 183% increase quarter over quarter this time. Speaker 100:03:30We achieved a record breaking high year high and quarterly net income of $2,200,000 reflecting a $3,300,000 year over year improvement. For the Q2 in a row, we were breaking our record. Additionally, our cash flows from operating activities decreased by $5,300,000 to positive $2,000,000 this quarter year over year, reflecting the strength of our operational performance. We are thrilled with this outstanding performance and look forward to maintaining this momentum in the coming quarters. During this quarter, we executed and advanced the various projects in our portfolio and utilized operating leverage and prior investments in our proprietary technology to achieve a significant EBITDA increase of 82% year over year to $1,600,000 this quarter. Speaker 100:04:14We're particularly proud to have successfully integrated the Tier 1 solution into multiple new markets during this period, reflecting our continued commitment to innovation and our ability to meet the evolving needs of our clients. This, along with other strategic initiatives, has positioned us to deliver sustained growth and profitability. For those new to Supercom, our mission is to revolutionize the public safety sector worldwide with our proprietary electronic monitoring technology, data intelligence and suite of complementary services. With over 36 years of experience since our founding in 1988, we've been a trusted partner with dozens of national governments worldwide, providing cutting edge electronic and digital security solutions. Our strategic footprint is straightforward yet powerful, lead with innovative technology. Speaker 100:05:04Our proprietary technology monitoring technology, which scores highly in competitive government tenders and supports various programs such as house arrest, GPS monitoring, rehabilitation services, domestic violence prevention and more. Moreover, we have recently broadened our portfolio to include advanced AI driven analytics, which are an integration in our electronic monitoring solutions. This addition enhances our ability to provide predictive insights and improved outcomes for our clients. We're developing superior solutions. Since 2018, we secured over 50 new multi year government projects with these solutions. Speaker 100:05:42We're expanding our global presence. Our strong growing reputation as a premium provider of electronic monitoring solutions and services enhances our market position with each new customer win. And we deliver outstanding service. Our strategic focus on the IoT tracking business is developed in developed markets, which is where the opportunity is the greatest. With the electronic monitoring market projected to reach $2,300,000,000 by 2028, the U. Speaker 100:06:09S. And Europe constitute about 95% of these markets. We continue to amplify our technological leadership with significant R and D investments, leading to the launch of advanced solutions like Jirprotect and Tier 1. These offerings are already making headway in various markets, including the U. S. Speaker 100:06:24And are pivotable in Supercom expansion. GIR protect is a life saving domestic violence monitoring solution providing preventative measures to families suffering from domestic violence or stalking, thereby increasing their safety. Tier 1 is an all in one GPS tracking ankle bracelet monitoring solution, integrating comprehensive monitoring capabilities into a single device. Like many of our products, it offers top notch features, placing it above the competition in most metrics. Our cloud based software enabled pure security product line has been particularly effective in monitoring offenders and managing real time information. Speaker 100:07:04This real time advantage is a game changer. Empowering authorities with actionable insights and timely intervention to mitigate potential risks and ensure public safety. These products have significantly expanded the company's addressable market. We've been very pleased with our reception and traction and expect them to help facilitate the accelerated expansion of Supercom into the U. S. Speaker 100:07:29Market and further into European countries. We fortified our operational infrastructure to support our growth and have revamped our sales strategy with a proactive outreach approach. Our sales team with deep industry expertise has been instrumental in achieving new wins and driving growth. Over the past months, we announced many new orders and projects in the U. S. Speaker 100:07:52And Europe. Supercom has continuously displaced incumbent vendors and achieved over 65% win rates in European competitive tenders. In the European market, Supercom has secured several national tracking programs across Europe over the past 2 years, with bids and contracts at various stages of execution. Notably, the company's large scale domestic violence offender tracking programs like the one launched in Romania have the potential to catalyze further uptake from existing European customers. As more European countries adopt these technologies, we anticipate a broader expansion of our solutions across the continent. Speaker 100:08:29In the European market, Supercom expanded its business into over 10 countries and secured significant new contracts, which are typically awarded through a competitive tender process. Besides winning new projects, we continue to execute and receive ongoing orders from our partners. Just about 4 weeks ago, we announced a receipt of new orders valued at over $2,900,000 from European governments, totaling over $11,000,000 in orders from European clients. Last year, we secured a new national program with the Finnish government to deploy our domestic violence monitoring solution. The deployment of our Pure Security Suite consisting of PureProtect, PureTag and PureMonitor demonstrates the versatility and effectiveness of our solutions. Speaker 100:09:12It underscores our leadership in the electronic monitoring space. Our collaboration with Finland is a prime example of the confidence that clients have in Supercom, as those who experience our services often choose to broaden their engagement with our diverse array of solutions. Notably, at the end of 2022, the company won the largest industry award of the year for national electronic monitoring project in Romania, valued at $33,000,000 including up to 15,000 monitored offenders per month for up to 6 years. The project has been progressing smoothly and demonstrates substantial advancements, further extending our engagement in the country's national EM project. This large scale project reinforces the strength of our future security suite and cements our position as a trusted partner for governments worldwide. Speaker 100:10:04We've also launched a domestic bivalosolutions in other European regions and have recently launched them in the U. S. While the European market continues to grow, it's important to know that the U. S. Market offers an even larger opportunity, bringing approximately 3 to 4 times the size of the European market. Speaker 100:10:23With the introduction of our PURE-one electronic monitoring products now available in the U. S. And the expansion of our domestic bioinstructor solutions, we believe Supercom is well positioned to unlock substantial growth potential in this untapped market. Although Supercom already does business in multiple U. S. Speaker 100:10:41States, we are actively focused on further expanding our presence in the U. S. Our wholly owned subsidiary LCA located in California is actively expanding the size and scope of existing programs, winning rebids with existing customers and winning new programs with new customers. The company strategically prioritizes Pier 1's expansion to new markets and geographies. The Pier 1 has already received high praise during its introduction to various regions of the USA, where it has been successfully deployed and actively utilized to monitor live offenders. Speaker 100:11:14Moreover, sales activities for Pier 1 have commenced in promising new markets outside Europe and North America. Despite our long standing presence in parts of California, the U. S. Market remains largely untapped for us. Since we began investing in outbound sales efforts in 2022, we have secured wins in California, Idaho, Texas, Kentucky, Wyoming, to name a few. Speaker 100:11:39The launch of Pure 1 in 2023 Coupled with the positive feedback from initial deployments positions us to accelerate market capture across the U. S. Unlocking significant growth opportunities. Our new strategic sales team and new wins have been the first steps in executing the company's U. S. Speaker 100:11:58Market expansion strategy and have already driven increased activity with existing customers in multiple new demos, resulting in a significant increase in the company's pipeline. Launching our Pier 1 solution in U. S. Markets in late 2022 was a significant milestone in our U. S. Speaker 100:12:15Expansion strategy. Entering 2024, we've already announced 3 new projects in North America to provide the solution. Through LCA, we won a new project in California valued up to $2,000,000 to provide a comprehensive jail based program focusing on reentry services for adult inmates. The award was a result of winning a formal competitive process. Moreover, LCA secured a new contract in California with an established California service provider in the judicial sector. Speaker 100:12:39This contract is particularly notable for Supercom's successful displacement of long time incumbent competitor. Finally, Supercom won a new project in Canada with a known Canadian industry partner in the track and solutions sector. This project expands the existing collaboration with this long standing partner, transitioning from providing RF based technology to embracing new GPS technologies. As I mentioned earlier, introducing our Pier 1 solution is game changer in securing these contracts. It underscores our competitive edge and commitment to delivering innovative and superior technology solutions. Speaker 100:13:15By securing these contracts and others, we leverage our technologies and our services and our track record experience to win our competitive tenders. And with securing these contracts, we further reinforce the position as a market leader. We view our recent wins as indicators of a growing influence of expansion potential in North America and worldwide. In conclusion on strategy, despite macroeconomic uncertainties and ongoing global challenges, including those in Israel, Supercom solution are being increasingly relevant. We continue to see growth driven by high recidivism rates, the escalating costs of incarceration and the surge in the adoption of victim protection solutions worldwide. Speaker 100:13:59The company's pure security technology solutions have been designed to address these trends, offering new effective ways for institutions to enforce home confinement, ease prison overcrowding and lower costs significantly. For example, monitoring the offender on home confinement or GPS costs about $10 $35 a day, which is 90% less than the $100 to $140 daily cost at a correctional facility. Moreover, HomeClin 5,000,000 helps to reduce repeat offenses, highlighting its effectiveness in helping offenders improve their lives and communities. As we've mentioned in previous calls, we believe there is also an opportunity to enhance our U. S. Speaker 100:14:41Growth through strategic acquisitions of local electronic monitoring services providers with a strong reputation and customer base in the local markets. We constantly monitor the market potential acquisitions that generate significant value by immediately expanding market presence and providing vertical integration synergies. Our acquisition of LCA in 2016 for $3,000,000 is a great example. The successful acquisition has proven to be a great strategic value throughout the over $35,000,000 of new project wins that's generated since then in California alone. I'll now turn to the financials. Speaker 100:15:21During our previous conference call, I mentioned that we anticipated contributing to our financials results in the subsequent quarters as our ongoing projects mature. I'm delighted to share that we've substantially improved our financial and operating results. Our gross margin improved by 20.4 percentage points to 49.6 percent year over year. Moreover, our operating income improved by $1,000,000 reaching $400,000 a significant year over year turnaround from an operating loss of $700,000 driven by the substantial rise in our gross profit. Our non GAAP net income surged by 8 74 percent year over year to $3,300,000 reflecting the benefits of operating leverage associated with higher revenues and continued progress in our IoT projects. Speaker 100:16:09This quarter's results highlights our ability to see the high margin potential of our project portfolio through successful execution and progression in different stages of these projects, showcasing our focus on sustained growth and profitability. Our momentum is also evidenced by our improved cash flows from operating activities, which increased by $5,300,000 year over year to $2,000,000 in operating cash this quarter from negative $3,300,000 in Q2 of last year. The following is a comparison between the financial results of Q2 of 2024 and the Q2 of 2023. Gross profit increased by 65.2 percent to $3,700,000 compared to $2,300,000 reflecting the progress we've maintained across our projects, where margins typically enhance as projects mature. Typically, initial project stages incur higher expenses, while advanced stages yield higher gross margins, causing fluctuations in our gross profit depending on project and revenue composition and deployment stages. Speaker 100:17:11As the project pipeline matures, we expect an upward trend in gross margin based on our evolving project portfolio. As we deploy additional braces in regions where we run existing projects on our existing infrastructure, the contribution margins for each additional bracelet can be as high as 70% or more. We observed a slight increase in operating expenses this quarter, which balanced the increase in gross profit. These expenses are primarily aimed at supporting the future growth of our pipeline, maintaining our technological edge and ensuring high levels of client satisfaction. We increased R and D expenses by $150,000 as we continue to develop and launch new features and improve existing products to meet the needs of new existing clients, ensuring they remain at the forefront of innovation and technology leadership in our space. Speaker 100:17:57In addition, our sales and marketing expenses increased by $130,000 to support projects wins in new territories and fields such as domestic violence prevention. We plan to continue to invest in our sales and marketing as well as R and D to expand our global footprint and execute on our business plan. EPS improved by $0.27 to positive $0.06 from a negative EPS of negative $0.21 in the former year. Company's EBITDA improved by 83 percent to $1,600,000 this quarter compared to $900,000 reflecting the benefits of operating leverage associated with higher revenues, deploying new IoT projects and continued progress in the phases of our ongoing projects. This achievement underscores our focus on sustained growth and profitability. Speaker 100:18:45Our net income improved by $3,300,000 to a new record profit of $2,200,000 from a net loss of $1,100,000 last year. And our non GAAP net profit improved by $3,000,000 to a $3,300,000 profit this quarter from $300,000 last year. Positive non GAAP EPS improved to positive $0.09 compared to non GAAP EPS of $0.07 last year. Additionally, we've made considerable strides in reducing our long term liabilities by $4,500,000 year over year, which includes multiple exchanges with our creditors of debt to equity and negotiated premium prices booked 100 percent premium to market price. Our operating cash flows improved by $5,200,000 year over year and our cash position grew by $4,100,000 to $5,700,000 quarter over quarter, supported by a successful close of a $2,900,000 public offering as well as $2,000,000 in positive operating cash flows this quarter. Speaker 100:19:48This marks our highest reported cash position in the past few years. We remain focused on reducing our need for external funding as we continue to win and execute new projects. These improvements further strengthen our financial foundation to support our ongoing growth initiatives and strategic investments. In closing, I'd like to thank our global teams for the hard, tireless work to achieve our company's record setting performance once again. We've developed the right technology and products to help criminal justice system clients overcome challenges and make better use of their over $80,000,000,000 spent annually in the USA on operating rehabilitation centers and prisons. Speaker 100:20:28With research showing that approximately 75% recidivism rate in the USA, there's significant room for improvement when effective programs and technology are deployed. We're excited about the growth we are experiencing and about the growing demand for our products. After several years through which we transitioned from our legacy business to the IoT tracking of vendors business, we're happy to show the shift to nice growth in revenue and profit. We believe that we're well positioned for continued expansion by capitalizing on the many new opportunities that lay before us. These are being driven by multiple factors, including our strong presence reputation in the U. Speaker 100:21:03S. And European markets, the countercyclical nature of the electronic monitoring industry, the growing public policy shift to monitoring instead of incarceration and the growing adaption of domestic violence prevention solutions. We anticipate sustained growth by expanding our market share in the U. S. And Europe. Speaker 100:21:25Our commitment to preserving our technology advantages and robust growth foundations remain steadfast as we continue to invest and the investment will support the expansion into more locations. With that, I'll turn the call over to the operator to open for questions. Operator? Operator00:21:44Thank Your first question for today is from Matthew Galinko with Maxim Group. Speaker 200:22:23Hey, good morning. Thanks for taking my questions. Maybe if we could Good morning. So I guess congrats on the strong quarter. In terms of the I think you mentioned adding to sales and marketing. Speaker 200:22:44I think we see that in this quarter's operating expenses. Do you expect to add more like quota carrying sales reps for the U. S. Market or what sorts of investments are you making or do you plan to make in the U. S? Speaker 100:23:02What was the first part of the question for the quota carrying part on Salesforce? Speaker 200:23:09Yes, really just focused on what the investments are that you'll plan to make. I think you mentioned that there's like $150,000 increase sequentially of spend in sales and marketing. So I guess between that Speaker 100:23:24Year over year. Year over year. Yes. Year over year. Some of that yes, some sorry, go ahead. Speaker 200:23:33No, I guess really the focus of the question is about what your plans are there for the second half of the year and particularly if you're adding to the sales force or what the investments are? Speaker 100:23:46In general, we're seeing the traction in the U. S. In Europe, we've been winning a lot of projects just by bidding remotely. We haven't had much of quota carrying sales team in the European market. We've bid on a national level. Speaker 100:23:58In the U. S, it's more fragmented. And while there is RFP related wins that are possible through state tenders and others, a lot of it is going through the resellers or through the specific county agencies. For that, we also leverage quota carrying salespeople. We started with expanding the team and that means the actual quota carrying. Speaker 100:24:20So first and the support behind the person and the tech support call center and monitoring support and everything that is related to deploying these services to fragmented markets. We continue to invest in that and we expect as sales grow to continue to bring on more personnel. We did it in a gradual fashion so that we could see that things are done effectively and people are utilizing their resources properly and growing their sales. Speaker 200:24:51Got it. Very good. Speaker 100:24:53We also added in Q3 more people to the sales team in the U. S. And there is sufficient for a little bit more addition by the end of the year and that should support our growth for the coming years and together with that more salespeople, but step by step. Operator00:25:30Your next question for today is from Ken Warner with Alton Capital. Speaker 300:25:36Yes. Hi, good morning. I've been a stockholder in the company for a long time and I don't really understand Speaker 100:25:50a couple of things. Speaker 300:25:51First of all, when is the long term debt to I mean you have about $29,000,000 in long term debt. What are the dates of that? What are the due dates on that? Speaker 100:26:09Sorry, do you about which part of that? Speaker 300:26:14The long term debt. Yes. Speaker 100:26:17So in our latest filings, we announced that the senior debt from Fortress is due at the end of 2025 and we've extended that maturity date several times. We expect to extend it more towards for better years. And the sub debt is subordinated to fortress, it's required to be paid after that is paid. What is the amount of additional Sorry? Speaker 300:26:49What is the amount of the debt with Fortress? Speaker 100:26:55Fortress is roughly $18,000,000 and the rest is the sub debt and that is expected probably going to be amended to 20 8 or 20 9 based on our expectations and our negotiations with them. It's been amended a few times. It's said that we've had for a long time and we have a good relationship with them. They seem to believe in the prospects and the growth of the company to allow us to pay that in the future. Speaker 300:27:22And what interest rate do you pay on that? Speaker 100:27:31It fluctuates based on the EBITDA levels, but the normal is LIBOR plus certain percentage points. Operator00:27:49Your next question is a follow-up question from Matthew Galinko. Speaker 200:27:55Hey, thanks for taking my follow-up. Maybe as a follow-up on the debt, it sounds like, I think you mentioned you were able to exchange a portion of the long term debt into a good swap for equity. Is there potential to do more of that? Or can you just talk about your strategy for managing the debt balance? Speaker 100:28:26Yes. So our debt balance, we've had a good relationship with our lenders over the years, the fortress debts from 2018 and as I said, we amended it several times, and also with the sub debt. We were able to, over the past year negotiate some exchanges at premium prices, some up to 100% premium to market, which we think is beneficial for shareholders of course with such kind of premiums. They allow us to reduce our debt balance and without using our actual operating cash. So there is opportunity for more of that in the coming years. Speaker 100:29:02And together with that, we expect maturity to be pushed to that in 2028. Speaker 200:29:11Got you. Okay. And I guess another question on the cash flow. I think it was your from $1,600,000 or $2,000,000 inflow from operations. Just curious if you expect to be able to generate operating cash flow for the full year 2024? Speaker 100:29:35If we expect what, sorry, if we said operating cash flow for the full year? Speaker 200:29:39Yes, operating yes, do you expect to be positive on operating cash flow this year? Speaker 100:29:45As you saw, we had a great quarter with 2,000,000 dollars of cash generated. There are some fluctuations. It depends on the deployments of the customers. So it's hard for us to know for certain. But so far things are going good. Speaker 100:30:01We certainly have seen improvements in operating cash flow over the past 3 years. In 2021, I think it was negative $9,000,000 and then went down to $4,000,000 and continue to go down in 2023 and now we're seeing strong positive cash flow in Q2. Things sometimes fall differently between the quarters and targets are the whole year will fall. But as you can see, the trend is certainly very positive. Speaker 200:30:28Got it. Great. And then as we think about the second half of the year, obviously, it was a very strong first half and last year was a very strong second half. You mentioned the $11,000,000 or $12,000,000 or so that you have in orders already for the back half of the year. But I'm just curious, how investors should be thinking about the trajectory here in the back half of the year? Speaker 200:30:57Do you think you could kind of match the first half for revenue? Is there enough in the pipeline to sort of have a flat first half to second half comparison? Or just generally, how should we be thinking about second half revenue? Speaker 100:31:11I love your questions. We're currently not giving guidance and we haven't for the last few years because of the somewhat variable nature of the project appointments, which are not only in our control. So far things have been going well over the past years. We've had nice growth in 2021, it was 11.7 to 12.5 to 22 to sorry, from 12.5 in 20 $1,000,000 to $16,000,000 or $17,000,000 to $26,000,000 and things have been falling nicely. There is things continue with our existing customers and new ones. Speaker 100:31:51Of course, there's room for more growth, but at this point, we're still not giving guidance, particularly for which quarters and how things will fall. Speaker 200:32:01All right. Thank you. And one final question for me is on the expansion of your U. S. Sales operation, how long does it take for a new person to be productive and sell there Speaker 100:32:22and start capturing sales? Yes. It's a great question. Typically, if it's a new salesperson, it's the company and they don't have the infrastructure, it could take them 6 months to 9 months to start to get going. But for us, a lot of these sales people are veterans and they have a good experience in the industry. Speaker 100:32:42They already know they already understand the market and the players and the technologies. So they actually get into things really quickly. And we see some of them within a few months already start to make a good impact. That being said, some of the projects is, as you know, the big RFPs that govern competitive processes sometimes takes 6 months to 18 months. So for those large projects, regardless of the first sources they're not, it's going to take a little bit of time. Speaker 100:33:09But in the U. S, it's nice as you have the large ones, but also the small fragmented ones. And you also have resellers. Sometimes someone just goes up to reseller that they know and offer our technology, they'll take it in to try it, compare it to what they have. And if they like it, they'll buy it. Speaker 100:33:26So the Pure One is a great solution for the U. S. Market tailored and designed for the U. S. Market and it boasts some of the best features around in terms of weight, battery usage, battery life, capabilities and communications abilities, antennas. Speaker 100:33:42And right now we're seeing people like it a lot and we hope and expect to be announcing more and more wins in the U. S. Market based off of that solution. We'll start with small to medium size and if it's like Europe that will grow from medium to large, just like the latter that we saw in Europe, where we started projects that are $100,000 in revenues over 5 years. And one of the recent projects that we won was $33,000,000 in revenues in Romania. Speaker 200:34:17Great. Thank you. Operator00:36:00At this time, I will pass the call back to Ordan for closing remarks. Speaker 100:36:08I want to thank you all for participating in today's call and for the interest in Supercom. Please contact us directly if you have any additional questions. We look forward to sharing our progress with you on the next conference calls, filings and press releases. Thank you and have a good day. Operator00:36:27This concludes today's conference and you may disconnect your lines at this time. Thank you for your participation.Read morePowered by