NASDAQ$SURG

Surgepays Inc · Q4 2024 earnings

Q4 2024 earnings · · After market close · Investor relations

Briefing

SurgePays reported its Q4 2024 results with declining revenue and a significant net loss due to the end of ACP funding and strategic customer retention efforts.

SurgePays faced a challenging Q4-24 with revenue of $9.62M and a net loss of $19.81M, reflecting the impact of ACP funding cessation and self-funding decisions. Despite short-term losses, the company is positioning itself for future growth with the national launch of LinkUp Mobile and the completion of its AT&T integration.

  • Q4 revenue reached $9.62M, significantly lower due to the ACP program ending.
  • Net loss of $19.81M driven by self-funding efforts to retain customer base.
  • AT&T integration completed, paving the way for aggressive growth in 2025.
  • LinkUp Mobile national rollout expected to accelerate subscriber acquisition.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$9.62M

Previous: $32.3M-70.2%
EPS (adj)

-$1.01

Previous: $0.19-631.6%
Lifeline Subscribers

70.0K

No prior period
Retail Locations

9.0K

No prior period
Net Income

-$19.8M

Previous: $3.02M-755.7%
Operating Income

-$19.8M

Previous: $866K-2386.9%
Cash & Equivalents

$11.8M

Previous: $14.6M-19.4%
Total Assets

$24M

Previous: $42.1M-43.1%

Revenue & EPS history

Surgepays · Revenue · Quarterly

$9.62M

Q4 2024-70.2%vs Q4 2023
Beat estimate in 6 of 14 quarters(43%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Surgepays · $16M total across 2 segments · Q1 2026

  • Point-of-Sale and Prepaid Services
    $14.2M—
  • Mobile Virtual Network Operators
    $1.8M—

Forward guidance

SurgePays projects revenue exceeding $200M over the next 12 months and positive cash flow before the end of 2025, fueled by LinkUp Mobile national launch and MVNE business expansion.

Tailwinds

  • Completed AT&T integration will enhance wireless service offerings.
  • National rollout of LinkUp Mobile to drive retail growth.
  • MVNE wholesale platform expected to scale quickly with high margins.
  • Expansion of the point-of-sale platform will drive top-up revenue.
  • Positive cash flow expected before end of 2025.

Headwinds

  • End of ACP funding has impacted short-term revenue and profitability.
  • Heavy reliance on successful Lifeline subscriber migration.
  • Current net losses require careful cash management.
  • High cost of self-funding customer retention strategies.
  • Potential delays in scaling MVNE partnerships could affect revenue projections.

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 Q4 2024

Historical avgQ4 2024

-1.0%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.7%

Avg return

5 days after

-0.6%

Avg return

30 days after

47%

16 / 34 earnings

Positive

+70.3%

Q4 2024

Best reaction

-30.7%

Q2 2022

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q2 2026———
Q1 2026-3.8%-2.6%-16.3%
Q4 2025-7.9%+6.8%-20.7%
Q3 2025-17.8%-20.6%-39.1%
Q2 2025-25.5%-21.2%+3.1%
Q1 2025+1.8%+10.9%-6.0%
Q4 2024+70.3%+50.0%+141.3%
Q3 2024+3.6%-7.3%+11.5%
Q2 2024-24.9%-21.9%-44.5%
Q1 2024+11.5%+10.1%+2.1%
Q4 2023-20.3%-26.6%-34.6%
Q3 2023-1.1%+5.9%-3.6%
Q2 2023-5.0%-14.0%-11.6%
Q1 2023+10.9%+35.7%+73.3%
Q4 2022-6.7%+5.0%-10.6%
Q3 2022-6.8%+4.6%+25.8%
Q2 2022-30.7%-25.6%-35.7%
Q1 2022+5.3%+18.4%+31.8%
Q4 2021+1.3%+3.5%-8.9%
Q3 2021+6.2%-16.5%-16.3%
Q2 2021-12.4%-13.6%+9.1%
Q4 2020+11.9%+16.0%-10.0%
Q1 2021+11.9%+16.0%-10.0%
Q3 2020+13.1%+39.4%+36.7%
Q2 2020+3.9%+14.3%-12.1%
Q1 2020-10.2%-10.1%-17.2%
Q4 2019-4.1%-3.3%-7.0%
Q3 2019+8.6%+28.6%+5.4%
Q2 2019-14.3%-15.8%-40.4%
Q1 2019-16.0%-30.8%-37.6%
Q4 2018-1.7%+3.0%+26.4%
Q3 2018+4.0%-4.0%-0.5%
Q2 2018-3.7%-11.1%-12.1%
Q1 2018+11.6%+15.9%+14.6%
Q4 2017+3.3%-15.0%-6.7%
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