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Carasent — Earnings Release 2013
Feb 12, 2014
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Fourth Quarter & Year End 2013 Earnings Report
David Ehrhardt, CEO Chris Mack, CFO February 12, 2014
© 2014 Apptix, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Fourth Quarter & Year End 2013 Highlights Strong Bookings Trend Continues; Implementation Still Lagging
- USD 7.4 million annualized bookings in 2013, up 24% over 2012
- 509 thousand users under contract as of December 31, 2013; up 33% over Dec 2012
– Backlog of USD 1.1 million of QRR (107 thousand users); increased 18% Q/Q
- New partner install base onboarding times extending to 6 months
- Speedway pushes Q2 new users (40 thousand users and USD 300 QRR) to late 2014 for onboarding
– Channels driving H2 and YTD bookings
- 70% of H2 bookings and 61% of 2013 bookings from Channels
- Consistency in bookings beginning to materialize; shrinking onboarding time increasingly a focus
– Churn saw an uptick in Q4 pushing annual rate to 11%
- Memory management issues within upgraded load balancers resulted in connectivity challenges early in the quarter
- Anticipate return to normalized levels in Q1-14
- Business continues positive net income and cash flow trends
- Continue to invest most operating margin gains into sales and onboarding resources
Key Performance Indicators
| \$ in Millions | Trend | Q4 - 13 | Q3 - 13 | Q/Q | Q4 - 12 | Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Users - Billable * | 403,000 | 405,000 | 0% | 381,000 | 6% | |
| Users - Under Contract * | 509,000 | 502,000 | 1% | 384,000 | 33% | |
| Backlog (QRR) | \$1.05 | \$0.89 | 18% | \$0.21 | 399% | |
| Revenues | \$10.15 | \$10.43 | -3% | \$10.90 | -7% | |
| Gross Margins | 72% | 69% | 3% | 72% | 0% | |
| EBIT | \$0.35 | \$0.50 | -29% | \$0.69 | -49% | |
| Net Earnings | \$0.06 | \$0.18 | -68% | \$0.44 | -87% |
* User/customer data shown as actual
- Revenue of USD 10.15 million in Q4-13; down 3% Q/Q and 7%Y/Y
- Revenue backlog of ~ USD 1.1 million QRR (contracted and in process of implementing)
- Q4 bookings of USD 327 thousand QRR, down 45% Q/Q ; up 30% Y/Y
- Fourth quarter traditionally seasonally low bookings quarter
- Due to complexity of contracts and customer requirements, onboarding can be up to 6 months
- Net income of USD 58 thousand; down 68 % Q/Q and down 87% Y/Y
- Attributed to revenue declines (churn) ahead of onboarding of current year bookings
- Billable user counts flat Q/Q; up 6% Y/Y to 403,000
- Net user churn of 11% annualized due to spike in Q4-13; pricing churn is ~3%
- Total Users under contract now exceeds 509,000 (including backlog)
Comparative Cash Flows
| Cash Flow Statement: | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4-12 | Q1-13 | Q2-13 | Q3-13 | Q4-13 | |||||||||
| Net income | \$ | 438 | \$ | 366 | \$ | 175 | \$ | 182 | \$ | 58 | |||
| Depreciation, amortization and impairment | 1,000 | 939 | 967 | 1,196 | 1,286 | ||||||||
| Stock based compensation | 45 | 36 | 41 | 28 | 24 | ||||||||
| Net changes in working capital & FX impact | 278 | (150) | (286) | (577) | 525 | ||||||||
| Cash from operating activities | 1,761 | 1,191 | 897 | 829 | 1,893 | ||||||||
| Fixed asset purchases, net of financings | (119) | (51) | (34) | (283) | (132) | ||||||||
| Debt and lease related payments | (1,003) | (915) | (877) | (933) | (819) | ||||||||
| Cash used in financing & investing activities | (1,122) | (966) | (911) | (1,216) | (951) | ||||||||
| Change in cash position during the period | 639 | 225 | (14) | (387) | 942 | ||||||||
| Beginning period cash | 1,719 | 2,358 | 2,583 | 2,569 | 2,182 | ||||||||
| Ending period cash | \$ | 2,358 | \$ | 2,583 | \$ | 2,569 | \$ | 2,182 | \$ | 3,124 |
- Consistent, positive operating cash flow trend continues across the business
- New credit facility in place January 2013
- Liquidity of USD 4.1 million, including cash balances and available borrowings
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Strategic Priorities Address Growth Challenges
Reaching an Inflection Point
- Selling Above Churn Level YTD (QRR basis)
- USD 7.4 million of bookings in 2013, an increase of 24% year over year
- Bookings exceed churn by over 70%; but "net bookings" resides in backlog
- Onboarding backlog key focus for H1-14
2014 Priorities
- Accelerate development of channel network
- Channel is primary "go-to-market" strategy; drive resource allocation in favor of channel
- Run rate production from existing partners remains a focus
- Shrinking on-boarding time
- New partner install base on-boarding times have grown to 6 months
- Turning backlog regularly will help overcome consistency of even low churn levels
- Expand uptake of service portfolio
- Key to fighting pricing pressures
- Value differentiator to both partners and end customers
- Protecting the base continued focus on operational excellence
© 2014 Apptix, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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