Revenue of $106M, Record End of Quarter ARR of $108M
ARR Surpasses Quarterly Revenue for First Time
Cash Flow From Operations was $19 Million
(Minneapolis, MN, January 31, 2024) - Digi International ® Inc. (Nasdaq: DGII), a leading global provider of business and mission critical Internet of Things ("IoT") products, services and solutions, today announced its financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2023.
First Fiscal Quarter 2024 Results Compared to First Fiscal Quarter 2023 Results
- Revenue was $106 million, a decrease of 3%.
- Gross profit margin was 57.6%, an increase of 130 basis points.
- Net loss per diluted share was $0.08, driven by the $0.26 impact of the term B debt issuance cost write off, compared to net income per diluted share of $0.16.
- Adjusted net income per diluted share was $0.48, flat year over year.
- Adjusted EBITDA was $23 million, flat year over year.
- Annualized Recurring Revenue (ARR) was $108 million at quarter end, an increase of 13%.
Überleitungen von GAAP- und Non-GAAP-Kennzahlen finden Sie am Ende dieser Mitteilung.
"Double digit ARR growth propelled Digi to reach a milestone of ARR exceeding quarterly revenue for the first time," said Ron Konezny, President and Chief Executive Officer. "Lowered inventory levels combined with a reduction in debt significantly improved our balance sheet. We are committed to achieving $200 million of ARR and $200 million of adjusted EBITDA within the next five years."
Weitere finanzielle Höhepunkte
- We retired the term loan existing under our prior credit facility in the first quarter of fiscal 2024, incurring a one-time expense of $10 million for the write-off of debt issuance costs. In addition, we made payments towards our new revolving credit facility, reducing our gross outstanding debt to $196 million at quarter end and debt net of cash and cash equivalents to $163 million.
- We had $5.7 million of interest expense in the first quarter of fiscal 2024, compared to $6.0 million a year ago. The decrease was driven by reduction of our effective interest rate and decreased debt outstanding.
- Cash flow from operations was $19 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2024, compared to $3 million a year ago, driven primarily by year over year changes in inventory.
- Net inventory ended the quarter at $68 million, compared to $74 million at September 30, 2023. This represents a $13 million reduction from the balance a year ago, reflecting continued efforts to manage inventory levels.
Segmentergebnisse
IoT Produkt & Dienstleistungen
The segment's first fiscal quarter 2024 revenue of $82 million decreased 3% from the same period in the prior fiscal year. This decrease was driven by decreases in sales volume in Console Server and Cellular products, partially offset by growth in OEM products. ARR as of the end of the first fiscal quarter was $23 million, an increase of 64% from the prior fiscal year. This increase primarily was due to growth in the subscription base for Console Server services, complemented by growth in other business lines. Gross profit margin decreased 110 basis points to 53.5% of revenue for the first fiscal quarter of 2024, driven primarily by decreased volume in Console Server, partially offset by increased volume and higher margin mix in OEM. Operating income was $10 million, a decrease of 18%, primarily due to the decrease in revenue.
IoT Lösungen
The segment's first fiscal quarter 2024 revenue of $24 million decreased 4% from the same period in the prior fiscal year. This decrease was a result of decreased sales of Ventus offerings, partially offset by volume growth in SmartSense. ARR as of the end of the first fiscal quarter was $85 million, an increase of 4% from the prior fiscal year primarily driven by growth in SmartSense. Increased revenue and expanding margins in SmartSense drove a 950 basis points gross margin increase to 71.6% in the first fiscal quarter of 2024. Operating income was $1.8 million, compared to an operating loss of $0.7 million a year ago.
Strategie der Kapitalallokation
We intend to continue to deleverage the company while managing inventory appropriately as our supply chain continues to normalize. Our inventory position remains elevated, but we believe this investment will deliver working capital benefits for Digi in future quarters.
Acquisitions remain a top capital priority for Digi. We will be disciplined in our approach and act when we believe an opportunity is appropriate to execute in the context of prevailing market conditions. We are evolving and monitoring our acquisition pipeline, and we intend to focus more on scale and ARR.
Second Fiscal Quarter 2024 and Full-Year 2024 Guidance
Digi remains steadfast in achieving our new long term strategic goals of doubling ARR and Adjusted EBITDA to $200 million within the next five years. Digi’s resilient execution in a large and growing Industrial Internet of Things market has stayed consistent. Our outlook for fiscal 2024 remains unchanged, with our ARR and Adjusted EBITDA growing 5% and our revenue projects to be flat year over year.
For the second fiscal quarter, revenues are estimated to be $105 million to $109 million. Adjusted EBITDA is estimated to be between $22.5 million and $24.5 million. Adjusted net income per share is anticipated to be between $0.45 and $0.49 per diluted share, assuming a weighted average diluted share count of 37.7 million shares.
We provide guidance or longer-term targets for Adjusted net income per share as well as Adjusted EBITDA targets on a non-GAAP basis. We do not reconcile these items to their most similar U.S. GAAP measure as it is difficult to predict without unreasonable efforts numerous items that include but are not limited to the impact of foreign exchange translation, restructuring, interest and certain tax related events. Given the uncertainty, any of these items could have a significant impact on U.S. GAAP results.
First Fiscal Quarter 2024 Conference Call Details
As announced on January 19, 2024, Digi will discuss its first fiscal quarter results on a conference call on Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. ET (9:00 a.m. CT). The call will be hosted by Ron Konezny, President and Chief Executive Officer and Jamie Loch, Chief Financial Officer.
Participants may register for the conference call at: https://register.vevent.com/register/BI5fa5a3d6e5ca4856948123f5f6ddf85e. Once registration is completed, participants will be provided a dial-in number and passcode to access the call. All participants are asked to dial-in 15 minutes prior to the start time.
Participants may access a live webcast of the conference call through the investor relations section of Digi’s website, https://digi.gcs-web.com/ or the hosting website at: https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/tn9spd4c/.
Eine Aufzeichnung wird innerhalb von etwa zwei Stunden nach Beendigung der Telefonkonferenz für etwa ein Jahr verfügbar sein. Sie können die Aufzeichnung per Webcast über den Investor Relations-Bereich der Digi-Website abrufen.
Eine Kopie dieser Gewinnmitteilung kann über die Seite "Financial Releases" im Bereich "Investor Relations" auf der Website von Digi unter www.digi.com abgerufen werden.
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Über Digi International
Digi International (Nasdaq: DGII) ist ein weltweit führender Anbieter von IoT Konnektivitätsprodukten, Dienstleistungen und Lösungen. Wir helfen unseren Kunden, vernetzte Produkte der nächsten Generation zu entwickeln und kritische Kommunikationsinfrastrukturen in anspruchsvollen Umgebungen mit einem hohen Maß an Sicherheit und Zuverlässigkeit einzurichten und zu verwalten. Wir wurden 1985 gegründet und haben unseren Kunden geholfen, mehr als 100 Millionen Dinge zu vernetzen - Tendenz steigend. Weitere Informationen finden Sie auf der Website von Digi unter www.digi.com.
Zukunftsgerichtete Aussagen
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are based on management’s current expectations and assumptions. These statements often can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "anticipate," "assume," "believe," "continue," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "potential," "project," "should," "target," or "will" or the negative thereof or other variations thereon or similar terminology. Among other items, these statements relate to expectations of the business environment in which Digi operates, projections of future performance, inventory levels, perceived marketplace opportunities, interest expense and statements regarding our mission and vision. Such statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Among others, these include risks related to ongoing and varying inflationary and deflationary pressures around the world and the monetary policies of governments globally as well as present concerns about a potential recession, the ability of companies like us to operate a global business in such conditions as well as negative effects on product demand and the financial solvency of customers and suppliers in such conditions, risks related to ongoing supply chain challenges that continue to impact businesses globally, risks related to cybersecurity, risks arising from the present wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, the highly competitive market in which our company operates, rapid changes in technologies that may displace products sold by us, declining prices of networking products, our reliance on distributors and other third parties to sell our products, the potential for significant purchase orders to be canceled or changed, delays in product development efforts, uncertainty in user acceptance of our products, the ability to integrate our products and services with those of other parties in a commercially accepted manner, potential liabilities that can arise if any of our products have design or manufacturing defects, our ability to integrate and realize the expected benefits of acquisitions, our ability to defend or settle satisfactorily any litigation, the impact of natural disasters and other events beyond our control that could negatively impact our supply chain and customers, potential unintended consequences associated with restructuring, reorganizations or other similar business initiatives that may impact our ability to retain important employees or otherwise impact our operations in unintended and adverse ways, and changes in our level of revenue or profitability which can fluctuate for many reasons beyond our control. These and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions identified from time to time in our filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, including without limitation, those set forth in Item 1A, Risk Factors, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2023, subsequent filings on Form 10-Q and other filings, could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf. Many of such factors are beyond our ability to control or predict. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date for which they are made. We disclaim any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Darstellung von Non-GAAP-Finanzkennzahlen
Diese Mitteilung enthält den bereinigten Jahresüberschuss, den bereinigten Jahresüberschuss je verwässerter Aktie und das bereinigte EBITDA, die jeweils eine Non-GAAP-Kennzahl darstellen.
Wir sind uns bewusst, dass es wesentliche Einschränkungen bei der Verwendung von Non-GAAP-Kennzahlen gibt. Non-GAAP-Kennzahlen sind kein Ersatz für GAAP-Kennzahlen, wie z. B. den Jahresüberschuss, zum Zweck der Analyse der finanziellen Leistungsfähigkeit. Die Offenlegung dieser Kennzahlen spiegelt nicht alle Kosten und Gewinne wider, die von Digi tatsächlich verbucht wurden. Diese Non-GAAP-Kennzahlen stehen nicht im Einklang mit oder sind keine Alternative zu Kennzahlen, die nach allgemein anerkannten Rechnungslegungsgrundsätzen erstellt wurden, und können sich von Non-GAAP-Kennzahlen unterscheiden, die von anderen Unternehmen verwendet oder von uns in früheren Berichten dargestellt wurden. Darüber hinaus basieren diese Non-GAAP-Kennzahlen nicht auf einem umfassenden Satz von Rechnungslegungsvorschriften oder -prinzipien. Wir sind der Ansicht, dass Non-GAAP-Kennzahlen insofern Einschränkungen aufweisen, als sie nicht alle Beträge widerspiegeln, die mit unseren gemäß GAAP ermittelten Betriebsergebnissen verbunden sind. Wir sind der Meinung, dass diese Kennzahlen nur in Verbindung mit den entsprechenden GAAP-Kennzahlen zur Bewertung unserer Betriebsergebnisse verwendet werden sollten. Darüber hinaus spiegelt das bereinigte EBITDA nicht unsere Barausgaben, den Bedarf an liquiden Mitteln für den Ersatz abgeschriebener und abgeschriebener Vermögenswerte oder Änderungen oder den Bedarf an liquiden Mitteln für unseren Betriebskapitalbedarf wider.
Wir sind der Ansicht, dass die Angabe des historischen und bereinigten Jahresüberschusses bzw. des bereinigten Jahresüberschusses je verwässerter Aktie ohne Posten wie Auflösung von Steuerrückstellungen, diskrete Steuervorteile, Restrukturierungsaufwendungen und -auflösungen, immaterielle Abschreibungen, aktienbasierte Vergütungen, sonstige nicht-operative Erträge/Aufwendungen, Änderungen des beizulegenden Zeitwerts bedingter Gegenleistungen, akquisitionsbedingte Aufwendungen und Zinsaufwendungen im Zusammenhang mit Akquisitionen es Investoren ermöglicht, die Ergebnisse mit früheren Zeiträumen zu vergleichen, in denen diese Posten nicht enthalten waren. Die Geschäftsleitung verwendet die oben genannten Non-GAAP-Kennzahlen, um die laufenden Betriebsergebnisse und Trends zu überwachen und zu bewerten und um ein Verständnis für unsere vergleichbare Betriebsleistung zu erhalten. Darüber hinaus haben einige unserer Aktionäre ihr Interesse daran bekundet, finanzielle Leistungskennzahlen ohne die Auswirkung dieser Angelegenheiten zu sehen, die zwar wichtig sind, aber nicht im Mittelpunkt des Kerngeschäfts unseres Unternehmens stehen. Das Management ist der Ansicht, dass das bereinigte EBITDA, definiert als EBITDA, bereinigt um aktienbasierte Vergütungsaufwendungen, akquisitionsbedingte Aufwendungen, Restrukturierungskosten und -auflösungen sowie Änderungen des beizulegenden Zeitwerts bedingter Gegenleistungen, für Investoren nützlich ist, um unser Kernbetriebsergebnis und unsere Finanzleistung zu bewerten, da es Posten ausschließt, die wesentliche nicht zahlungswirksame oder einmalige Posten sind, die in den verkürzten konsolidierten Gewinn- und Verlustrechnungen ausgewiesen werden. Wir sind der Meinung, dass die Darstellung des bereinigten EBITDA als Prozentsatz des Umsatzes nützlich ist, da sie einen zuverlässigen und konsistenten Ansatz zur Messung unserer Leistung von Jahr zu Jahr und zur Bewertung unserer Leistung im Vergleich zu anderen Unternehmen bietet. Wir sind der Meinung, dass diese Informationen dazu beitragen, die Betriebsergebnisse und die Unternehmensleistung ohne Berücksichtigung der Auswirkungen unserer Kapitalstruktur und der Methode, nach der Vermögenswerte erworben wurden, zu vergleichen.
Kontakt für Investoren:
Rob Bennett
Investor Relations
Digi International
952-912-3524
E-Mail: rob.bennett@digi.com
