Powerfleet Reports Third Quarter and Nine Month 2023 Financial Results

Q3 2023 total revenue increased 7% sequentially to $34.2 million, marking the highest revenue performance in four quarters

Company's SaaS-centric business model transformation continues at pace with high-margin service revenue increasing 11% in Q3 2023 and 14% for the year to date compared to prior year periods (constant currency)

AEBITDA increased threefold following the execution of annualized $4 million cost reduction measures to absorb AI and data science talent acquired with the Movingdots transaction

North America total business grew 12% year over year in the quarter leading to service revenue YTD growth of 15%, reflecting the adoption of the Unity data platform for new and existing customers

Previously announced transformative business combination with MiX Telematics expected to double revenue and provide the foundation for future Rule of 40 financial performance

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Nov. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Powerfleet, Inc. (Nasdaq: PWFL), reported results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2023.

THIRD QUARTER 2023 FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

• Business returned to topline growth with revenue of $34.2 million, up 7% sequentially with the increase of new sales centered on Unity and safety led solutions outstripping the shuttering low value and non-core business.
• Service revenue increased 11% year-over-year (constant currency) to $21.0 million, or 62% of total revenue, demonstrating the company's transformation to a SaaS centric business model.
• Product revenue increased 19% sequentially and product gross margin expanded to 33% from 22% in the prior quarter, showcasing the company's strategy to pivot selling high-margin products that drive enduring SaaS revenue.
• Total North American business revenue increased 12% year-over-year, with service revenue growing by15% year to date fueled by Unity data platform success.
• Adjusted EBITDA totaled $2.0 million; three times higher than Q2 2023 following cost reduction activities of $4 million per year absorbing the incremental operating expenses from the Q1 2023 Movingdots acquisition.
• Subscriber count increased 8% year-over-year, totaling 707,342 at quarter end.

MANAGEMENT COMMENTARY

"These highly satisfying quarterly results underscore remarkable execution by our global team and are particularly impressive as they were achieved during our pursuit and signing of a transformative business combination with MiX Telematics," said Powerfleet CEO Steve Towe.

"Business expansion continues to be led by North America with total revenue increasing by an impressive 12% in the quarter and 15% for the first nine months of the year. This performance provides compelling proof points of the adoption of our Unity data integration platform and its potential to drive meaningful recurring SaaS revenues and best-in-class net dollar retention.

The success of our Powerfleet business model transformation, shifting focus from devices to the Unity SaaS platform, was always expected to be evident in quarters rather than months. We made bold strategic choices to close out non-core and low-margin product lines while strengthening the pipeline of SaaS-centric offerings to enable high quality revenue growth. I am delighted to share that we have now moved past the expected inflection point with our Q3 results posting a 7% sequential increase in total revenue, and the highest revenue performance in four quarters.

"Our announced combination with MiX is a game changer and meets multiple strategic objectives for the company, deepening our opportunity to create meaningfully increased shareholder value while simultaneously addressing the current balance sheet overhang. We are excited about the business combination and the momentum we are building and look forward to sharing more about our future vision for shareholder value creation, the integration strategy, growth drivers, go-to-market approach, technology roadmap, and financial targets for the combined business during our Investor Day."

David Wilson, Powerfleet CFO, added: "We are successfully executing our strategic priorities to build a high-value business focused on high-quality, recurring SaaS revenue. Our Q3 performance is a clear testament to our transformation, both financially and operationally. Notably, our rapid execution of strategic measures, including a $4 million cost-cutting initiative for Movingdots, directly led to a threefold increase in adjusted EBITDA."

KEY THIRD QUARTER 2023 FINANCIAL RESULTS
Total revenue was $34.2 million, compared to $34.3 million in the same year-ago period, an increase of 5% on a constant currency basis with $2.0 million of low value product revenue actively shed from the business and replaced with high margin service revenue which increased by 11% on a constant currency basis.

Gross profit margin of 50.1%, was in line with the prior year period with improved product margins offset by the commencement of depreciation expense for the Unity platform. 

Operating expenses were $20.4 million compared to $18.4 million in the same year-ago period.  Current year operating expenses included $1.4 million in one-time rationalization and deal costs related to the announced business combination with Mix Telematics; and $1.2 million in Movingdots' run rate expense,

Net loss attributable to common stockholders totaled $(5.0) million, or $(0.14) per basic and diluted share (based on 35.7 million weighted average shares outstanding) while adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP metric, totaled $2.0 million. See the section below titled "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" for more information about adjusted EBITDA and its reconciliation to GAAP net income (loss).

Powerfleet had $19.6 million in cash and cash equivalents and a working capital position of $34.5 million at quarter-end.

INVESTOR CONFERENCE CALL
Powerfleet management will discuss these results and business outlook on a conference call today (Thursday, November 9, 2023) at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time (5:30 a.m. Pacific time).

Powerfleet management will host the presentation, followed by a question-and-answer session.

Toll Free: 888-506-0062
International: 973-528-0011
Participant Access Code: 531533
Webcast: https://www.webcaster4.com/Webcast/Page/2467/49375

The conference call will be available for replay here and via the investor section of the company's website at ir.powerfleet.com.

If you have any difficulty connecting with the conference call, please contact Powerfleet's investor relations team at 949-574-3860.

INVESTOR DAY
As previously announced, Powerfleet and MiX Telematics are hosting a joint Investor Day for financial analysts and institutional investors on Thursday, November 16 at The InterContinental New York Barclay hotel in New York, NY.

Powerfleet and MiX Telematics leadership teams will share the strategic rationale and expected benefits for the previously announced business combination, which will create one of the largest mobile asset Internet of Things (IoT) Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) providers in the world. Senior leaders from the Powerfleet and MiX organizations will present the vision, integration strategy, growth drivers, go-to-market approach, Unity platform and AI roadmap, customer success stories, and financial targets for the combined business, followed by a live Q&A.

In-person attendance is by invitation only. For those who would like to attend the event in-person, please contact respectively Powerfleet's investor relations team at [email protected] or MiX's investor relations team at [email protected].

A live webcast will be available on the investor relations section of each company's website. A replay of the webcast will be available shortly after the event concludes. 

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
To supplement its financial statements presented in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Powerfleet provides certain non-GAAP measures of financial performance. These non-GAAP measures include adjusted EBITDA and total revenue and service revenue excluding foreign exchange effect. Reference to these non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to results prepared under current accounting standards, but are not a substitute for, or superior to, GAAP results. These non-GAAP measures are provided to enhance investors' overall understanding of Powerfleet's current financial performance. Specifically, Powerfleet believes the non-GAAP measures provide useful information to both management and investors by excluding certain expenses, gains and losses and fluctuations in currency rates that may not be indicative of its core operating results and business outlook. These non-GAAP measures are not measures of financial performance or liquidity under GAAP and, accordingly, should not be considered as an alternative to net income or cash flow from operating activities as an indicator of operating performance or liquidity. Because Powerfleet's method for calculating the non-GAAP measures may differ from other companies' methods, the non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Reconciliation of all non-GAAP measures included in this press release to the nearest GAAP measures can be found in the financial tables included in this press release.

ABOUT POWERFLEET
Powerfleet (Nasdaq: PWFL; TASE: PWFL) is a global leader of internet of things (IoT) software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions that optimize the performance of mobile assets and resources to unify business operations. Our data science insights and advanced modular software solutions help drive digital transformation through our customers' and partners' ecosystems to help save lives, time, and money. We help connect companies, enabling customers and their customers to realize more effective strategies and results. Powerfleet's tenured and talented team is at the heart of our approach to partnership and tangible success. The company is headquartered in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, with our Pointer Innovation Center (PIC) in Israel and field offices around the globe. For more information, please visit www.powerfleet.com.

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements include statements with respect to Powerfleet's beliefs, plans, goals, objectives, expectations, anticipations, assumptions, estimates, intentions, and future performance, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may be beyond Powerfleet's control, and which may cause its actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be forward-looking statements. For example, forward-looking statements include statements regarding the proposed transaction with MiX Telematics; prospects for additional customers; potential contract values; market forecasts; projections of earnings, revenues, synergies, accretion, or other financial information; emerging new products; and plans, strategies, and objectives of management for future operations, including growing revenue, controlling operating costs, increasing production volumes, and expanding business with core customers. The risks and uncertainties referred to above include, but are not limited to, future economic and business conditions, the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the proposed transaction with MiX Telematics, the loss of key customers or reduction in the purchase of products by any such customers, the failure of the market for Powerfleet's products to continue to develop, the inability to protect Powerfleet's intellectual property, the inability to manage growth, the effects of competition from a variety of local, regional, national and other providers of wireless solutions, risks related to the proposed transaction with MiX Telematics and other risks detailed from time to time in Powerfleet's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including Powerfleet's most recent annual report on Form 10-K. These risks could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, Powerfleet. Unless otherwise required by applicable law, Powerfleet assumes no obligation to update the information contained in this press release, and expressly disclaims any obligation to do so, whether a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND WHERE TO FIND IT
In connection with the proposed transaction with MiX, Powerfleet intends to file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 that will include a joint proxy statement of Powerfleet and MiX and a prospectus of Powerfleet. Furthermore, Powerfleet intends to procure a secondary inward listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange to accommodate existing and future South African Shareholders.

Additionally, MiX intends to prepare a scheme circular for MiX shareholders in accordance with the Companies Act of South Africa (including the Companies Act Regulations, 2011 thereunder) and the JSE's listings requirements with respect to a shareholder meeting at which MiX shareholders will be asked to vote on the proposed transaction. The scheme circular will be issued to MiX shareholders together with the proxy statement/prospectus. If you hold MiX ordinary shares through an intermediary such as a broker/dealer or clearing agency, or if you hold MiX ADSs, you should consult with your intermediary or The Bank of New York Mellon, the depositary for the MiX ADSs, as applicable, about how to obtain information on the MiX shareholder meeting.

After Powerfleet's registration statement has been filed and declared effective by the SEC, Powerfleet will send the definitive proxy statement/prospectus to Powerfleet stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting relating to the proposed transaction, and MiX will send the scheme circular, together with the definitive proxy statement/prospectus, to MiX shareholders entitled to vote at the meeting relating to the proposed transaction. MiX and Powerfleet may file other relevant materials with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction. INVESTORS AND SHAREHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT, JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO AND ANY DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE THEREIN), THE SCHEME CIRCULAR AND OTHER DOCUMENTS THAT MAY BE FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY IF AND WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. Investors and shareholders will be able to obtain free copies of these documents (if and when available) and other documents containing important information about Powerfleet and MiX once such documents are filed with the SEC through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. Powerfleet or MiX make available copies of materials they file with, or furnish to, the SEC free of charge at https://ir.powerfleet.com and http://investor.mixtelematics.com, respectively.

NO OFFER OR SOLICITATION
This communication shall not constitute an offer to buy or sell any securities, or the solicitation of an offer to buy or sell any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

PARTICIPANTS IN THE SOLICITATION
Powerfleet, MiX and their respective directors, executive officers and certain employees and other persons may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of Powerfleet and MiX in connection with the proposed transaction. Securityholders may obtain information regarding the names, affiliations and interests of Powerfleet's directors and executive officers in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, which was filed with the SEC on March 31, 2023, its amended Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2022, which was filed with the SEC on May 1, 2023, and its definitive proxy statement for its 2023 annual meeting of stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on June 21, 2023. Securityholders may obtain information regarding the names, affiliations and interests of MiX's directors and executive officers in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2023, which was filed with the SEC on June 22, 2023, and its definitive proxy statement for its 2023 annual general meeting of shareholders, which was filed with the SEC on July 28, 2023. Other information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitations and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be contained in the joint proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC regarding the proposed transaction when such materials become available. Investors should read the joint proxy statement/prospectus carefully when it becomes available before making any voting or investment decisions. You may obtain free copies of these documents from Powerfleet or MiX using the sources indicated above.

Powerfleet Investor Contact
Matt Glover
Gateway Group, Inc.
[email protected]
(949) 574-3860

Powerfleet Media Contact
Andrea Hayton
Powerfleet, Inc.
[email protected]
(610) 401-1999

CONSTANT CURRENCY
Constant currency information has been presented to illustrate the impact of changes in currency rates on the company's results. The constant currency information has been determined by adjusting the current financial reporting period results to the prior period average exchange rates, determined as the average of the monthly exchange rates applicable to the period. The measurement has been performed for each of the company's currencies. The constant currency growth percentage has been calculated by utilizing the constant currency results compared to the prior period results.

The constant currency information represents non-GAAP information. The company believes this provides a useful basis to measure the performance of its business as it removes distortion from the effects of foreign currency movements during the period; however, this information should be considered as supplemental in nature and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the related financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. See the section above titled "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" for more information.

Due to a portion of the company's customers who are invoiced in non-U.S. Dollar denominated currencies, the company also calculates subscription revenue growth rate on a constant currency basis, thereby removing the effect of currency fluctuation on results of operations.

SOURCE Powerfleet