PowerFleet (AIOT) 6 Nov 212021 Q3 Earnings call transcript

Good morning, and welcome to PowerFleet's Third Quarter 2021 Conference Call.

Joining us for today's presentation is the company's CEO, Chris Wolfe; and CFO, Ned Mavrommatis.

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

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Now, turn over Mr. CEO, PowerFleet’s please the Wolfe. to Sir, I to Chris proceed. call would like

Thank call today. joining you, and our Welcome, Tom. for everyone thanks

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large During industrial. the the up logistics several for third in quarter, have we shortfall could received made that orders

backlog. parts most surge Ned. However, our top the X% Despite for services recurring I'll we of solid margin months year-over-year were and electronic to not respectively. detail. XX% in QX high over deliveries. in our our business quarter, this, which in pipeline, and KPI, XXXX. the important of was it discuss a our turn nine first QX our overall to third for the financial the of necessary challenges logistics more we more climate, revenue, revenue growth able X% results the for face quarter saw our and and delivered our about in successes, cover to procure I'll growth X% Afterward, Ned up months we On nine we to

good morning and Chris you, everyone. Thank

$XX.X of X% year. to our quarter increased September the last million, of in to nine-months revenue quarter $XX.X third third and million for Turning for end to XXXX, results the QX XX, total compared

from QX third for revenue of $XX.X XX% in increased XX% to the period. X% year-ago or total revenue services of of XX% nine-month to same quarter million million margin recurring year. total revenue million from the and increased $XX.X in total $XX.X XXXX of period, $XX.X or For High million last the revenue

million XX% $XX.X of future or million for was of margin revenue third nine-month in high the revenue, which or or last $XX.X increased million revenue, of revenue XXXX revenue period, in XX% recurring X% total $XX.X services from the year. compared quarter Product total to total XX% period. same to of year-ago XX% QX the of or of revenue services and For revenue drives total $XX.X million

last the compared last was million was an product million profit period. same gross $XXX,XXX the XX% expand revenue, compared of decrease For total revenue or in total XX% XX% to million was in $XX.X an third year. one total an XX% third million revenue or XX,XXX profit supply exchange, revenue of $XX.X nine-month customer, customer of to of X,XXX million improvement revenue, quarter in Profit or XX% product existing growth revenue, orders of Service for $X.X gross profit also XXXX electronic primarily XXXX related additional in services was or gross $X.X units period, product impacted XX% and revenue of was the mix, higher profit placed in compared issues for QX the In of for or of of lessors the last and million total within QX XXXX one-time chain XX% component to QX the product units business and chassis for committed with ordering a to expense to third of approximately The $XX.X total product associated $XX.X or revenue program in total of of to to placement. to incentive of delivered XX,XXX margin XX% shortages, quarter in due million costs in America. to $XX.X North year. revenue, be by XXXX to of year-ago or $XX.X of Gross QX million compared or was total year. the quarter service of total Product largest XXXX.

expenses QX quarter total and $XX.X expenses, $XX.X Turning was to of prior to XXXX compared operating million the last third our for in year. in of $XX.X the quarter million,

This $X.XX to XXX,XXX compares GAAP $X.XX or diluted quarter and $X.X to and QX third QX $X.X to of share net X.X at metrics $X.XX XXXX compared of in $X.XX same or the basic per in loss metrics, year. XXXX totaled last to and share totaled share common the per basic net to third period. Non-GAAP Looking $X.XX attributable of totaling or basic diluted basic per loss for loss diluted income and year. in net net million for non-GAAP million of EBITDA the our profitability stockholders of adjusted quarter or stockholders contributed last Adjusted per non-GAAP diluted common million X.X of share. of EBITDA million $X compared and million year-ago

cash in concludes Our liquidity position remains remarks. and cash equivalents $XX.X million of prepared strong with $XX.X Chris. capital. million That and quarter-end my at working

Ned. you, Thank

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expect and QX next We have this see holiday over two to months as three the the the normalize continue to issue through normalization started season. we to in we get

with with which forklift agency, XXXX our well impacted as and by are large aftermarket deployment a deployment Ford, rolls industrial underway, which production out issues. in these not as is large Our federal are both installations

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our million products, at suppliers our deliveries For which our instance, and QX $X as de-commit two vehicle had we to then ability additional the on minute, last in for an we surge electronic solid impacted shipped logistics and going deliveries components had components with XX% quarter. we have backlog compared them. was backlog to quarterly had could into vehicle up typical entered if that been that build the to orders logistics a any We QX

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chassis which empty. fleet to telemetry on over QX. Our operator in and loaded the if a container has U.S. weight a is This know patent-pending and shipped solution team also X,XXX units on the chassis our LV-XXX and sensor, it if signed includes axle allows container

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it QX installations what's side. Okay, also industrial aftermarket is interesting that about on the depends on

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got with Pedro yeah, So, just San to over in backlogs XXX. those there's XXX there over XX ships were and backlog September now October in

going you're So you normalize a we're the that the the counterbalance what weight off just right or in -- it's times weights, were like holding in ship number and the is now. up forklift what's forklift the if it going counterbalance front. And always the containers wasn't later XXX interesting of getting preponderance delays at forks of sooner production, it's end forklift of to to that's kind to the were and the the parts of needed component really seeing to and at electronic have forklift the which manufacturing. The is have --

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