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Tucows Inc · Q1 2023 earnings

Q1 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Tucows' financial performance reflected resilience amidst macroeconomic uncertainty and strategic operational management.

Tucows reported a slight decrease in consolidated net revenue, offset by growth in Ting and Wavelo revenues. The company experienced a significant decrease in gross profit and a net loss due to increased network depreciation, impairment costs, and lower margin from the Domains business. Adjusted EBITDA also decreased due to reduced contributions from Ting and Wavelo.

  • Ting business saw a 21% increase in revenue year over year.
  • Wavelo experienced a 63% increase in revenue from last quarter due to accelerated subscriber migration.
  • Tucows Domains business stabilized in domains under management and transactions post-pandemic.
  • Cash flow from Wavelo and Tucows Domains was used to reduce syndicated debt.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$80.4M

Previous: $81.1M-0.8%
EPS (adj)

-$1.77

Previous: -$0.28-532.1%
Adjusted EBITDA

$3M

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$31.7M

Previous: -$23.1M-37.7%
Free Cash Flow

-$50.8M

Previous: -$26.1M-94.9%
Net Income

-$19.1M

Previous: -$3.02M-531.9%
Operating Income

-$17.3M

Previous: -$4.85M-256.5%
Gross Profit

$14.1M

Previous: $21.2M-33.7%
Cash & Equivalents

$11.8M

Previous: $6.2M+89.9%
Total Assets

$682M

Previous: $563M+21.0%
Stock-Based Comp

$2.25M

Previous: $1.39M+61.5%

Revenue & EPS history

Tucows · Revenue · Quarterly

$80.4M

Q1 2023-0.8%vs Q1 2022
Beat estimate in 4 of 7 quarters(57%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Management's pre-recorded audio commentary discussing the quarter and outlook for the Company will be posted to the Tucows website. Shareholders, analysts and prospective investors can submit questions to Tucows’ management via email. Management will post responses to questions in an audio recording and transcript to the Company’s website.

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2023

Historical avgQ1 2023

+0.4%

Avg return

Earnings day

-2.0%

Avg return

5 days after

-1.9%

Avg return

30 days after

49%

32 / 65 earnings

Positive

+31.1%

Q3 2012

Best reaction

-20.7%

Q3 2022

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-5.0%-7.2%-14.7%
Q4 2025+5.6%-2.2%-11.2%
Q3 2025+4.6%+11.1%+8.1%
Q1 2025-2.2%+0.0%+11.7%
Q4 2024+26.6%-11.1%-16.4%
Q3 2024-8.0%-10.2%+2.7%
Q2 2024-7.1%-10.1%-14.6%
Q1 2024+4.3%+16.0%+22.5%
Q4 2023-5.7%-13.5%-15.9%
Q3 2023+23.5%+26.4%+41.9%
Q2 2023-10.7%-21.6%-9.2%
Q1 2023-12.2%-10.8%+11.0%
Q4 2022-0.7%+0.9%-32.8%
Q3 2022-20.7%-20.0%-25.5%
Q2 2022+12.6%+9.9%-5.9%
Q1 2022-11.2%-11.5%-11.5%
Q4 2021-2.1%-1.0%-18.1%
Q3 2021+5.1%+3.5%-6.9%
Q2 2021+2.1%-0.9%+1.1%
Q1 2021+5.0%+6.2%+6.0%
Q4 2020-7.4%-7.5%-10.7%
Q3 2020-5.6%-2.3%+2.3%
Q2 2020-6.7%-9.3%-11.3%
Q1 2020+6.4%+1.3%+15.3%
Q4 2019-4.5%-4.6%-21.1%
Q3 2019+5.9%+7.2%+4.3%
Q2 2019+4.3%+4.0%+17.8%
Q1 2019-19.2%-23.1%-27.1%
Q4 2018+0.5%+5.1%+12.1%
Q3 2018+16.9%+9.4%+14.9%
Q2 2018-4.1%-2.3%-1.7%
Q1 2018-4.8%-3.8%+0.1%
Q4 2017+5.0%-1.9%-0.9%
Q3 2017-3.8%-1.1%+2.1%
Q2 2017+12.4%+1.8%-2.8%
Q1 2017-5.7%-2.6%-0.8%
Q4 2016-5.6%-4.2%-4.6%
Q3 2016+5.1%+9.0%+20.2%
Q2 2016-5.2%-5.8%-3.8%
Q1 2016+6.0%
Q4 2015+4.0%
Q3 2015-2.4%
Q2 2015-4.3%
Q1 2015+7.5%
Q4 2014-0.1%
Q3 2014+2.4%
Q2 2014+2.3%
Q1 2014-3.2%
Q4 2013-2.4%
Q3 2013+8.0%
Q2 2013+9.2%
Q1 2013-9.5%
Q4 2012-12.4%
Q3 2012+31.1%
Q2 2012-4.4%
Q1 2012-8.1%
Q4 2009+5.9%
Q1 2011+5.9%
Q4 2011+5.9%
Q3 2010+1.1%
Q3 2011+1.1%
Q4 2010+0.0%
Q2 2011+0.0%
Q2 2010-3.8%
Q1 2010-4.2%

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