NASDAQ$AIOT

Powerfleet Inc · Q1 2022 earnings

Q1 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported a solid start to the year with year-over-year revenue growth.

Powerfleet's first quarter 2022 results showed a 14% increase in total revenue year-over-year, driven by deployments with major customers and growth in core verticals and markets.

  • Total revenue increased by 14% year-over-year to $33.2 million.
  • Services revenue accounted for 57% of total revenue, amounting to $18.8 million.
  • Product revenue was $14.4 million, comprising 43% of total revenue.
  • The company is focused on establishing a world-class SaaS and AI platform.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$33.2M

Previous: $29M+14.4%
EPS (adj)

-$0.06

Previous: $0.00
Net Income

-$2.93M

Previous: -$1.79M-63.9%
Operating Income

-$3.74M

Previous: -$1.88M-98.7%
Gross Profit

$14.4M

Previous: $14.5M-0.5%
Cash & Equivalents

$20.6M

Previous: $41M-49.8%
Total Assets

$226M

Previous: $232M-2.5%
Stock-Based Comp

$774K

Previous: $1.36M-43.0%

Revenue & EPS history

Powerfleet · Revenue · Quarterly

$33.2M

Q1 2022+14.4%vs Q1 2021
Beat estimate in 11 of 16 quarters(69%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Powerfleet · $21M total across 1 segment · Q2 2023

  • Services
    $21M+6.1%

Forward guidance

PowerFleet expects product gross profit to improve as they begin to realize the benefits from their operational and product reengineering initiatives and are working hard to expand recurring revenue while reducing operating expenses through even closer integration of our business units.

Tailwinds

  • Ongoing deployments with major customers.
  • Growth across core verticals and markets, particularly in Mexico and Pointer operation.
  • Product gross profit expected to improve.
  • Benefits from operational and product reengineering initiatives.
  • Closer integration of business units to expand recurring revenue and reduce operating expenses.

Headwinds

  • Navigating through the global supply chain and electronic component challenges.
  • Product gross profit was impacted by product mix, higher costs associated with supply chain issues and electronic component shortages and inflation.
  • Selling, general and administrative expenses increased compared to the same year-ago period.
  • Research and development expenses increased compared to the same year-ago period.
  • Net loss attributable to common stockholders increased compared to the same year-ago period.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 18 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2022

Historical avgQ1 2022

+3.2%

Avg return

Earnings day

+3.5%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.9%

Avg return

30 days after

57%

16 / 28 earnings

Positive

+42.7%

Q3 2024

Best reaction

-29.0%

Q4 2019

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q4 2025+0.5%+9.6%
Q4 2026+0.5%+9.6%
Q3 2026-1.2%-19.6%-32.6%
Q2 2026+4.9%+0.6%+9.2%
Q1 2026+13.4%+18.1%+29.2%
Q4 2024+11.9%+2.0%-1.1%
Q3 2025+31.1%+36.1%-1.2%
Q3 2024+42.7%+36.1%-1.2%
Q2 2024+13.5%+8.4%+23.7%
Q1 2024-0.2%+0.6%+1.4%
Q4 2023-0.3%-1.9%+16.3%
Q3 2023+4.0%+13.6%+16.1%
Q2 2023-17.1%-20.5%-6.8%
Q1 2023+11.1%+3.6%+19.7%
Q4 2022-0.7%+5.4%+4.1%
Q3 2022-9.7%-2.9%-13.4%
Q2 2022+15.6%+32.0%+12.9%
Q1 2022-17.3%-19.7%-19.0%
Q4 2021+0.3%-2.3%-2.3%
Q3 2021-4.9%-6.1%-16.0%
Q2 2021+4.6%+6.5%+4.1%
Q1 2021-6.1%-11.1%-3.4%
Q4 2020-2.2%+3.0%+11.1%
Q3 2020+22.6%+15.6%+13.3%
Q2 2020+1.3%+12.2%-10.8%
Q1 2020-3.8%+11.3%+16.4%
Q4 2019-29.0%-44.5%-21.8%
Q3 2019+3.9%+2.9%+0.9%

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